Apex Madman!

Apex—Madman!

The force surged into Nine Nether Great Emperor's body, annihilating his bodily power.

But it was nothing much.

Nine Nether Great Emperor quickly eradicated the power that had seeped into his body.

He looked at Luo Feng and smiled. "Although your overall strength truly disappoints me somewhat, having just entered the Apex Realm, it is already quite good that you can reach this level with the help of treasures."

For the first time, he gave Luo Feng some measure of acknowledgment.

Expecting Luo Feng to possess strength comparable to Source Heaven Emperor's had been asking too much.

"Ten moves have passed. Next, I'll let you witness the methods of the Apex Realm. Consider it my respect for Source Heaven Emperor."

Yes, Source Heaven Emperor—not Luo Feng.

In Nine Nether Great Emperor's eyes, Luo Feng was still far too immature. He had not even lived through a single Annihilation Epoch, while Nine Nether Great Emperor—never mind how long ago he had broken through to the Apex Realm—even the time since he first became famous was infinitely distant. His strength had already reached the pinnacle of perfection.

That was why, despite knowing that Source Heaven Emperor had left behind contingencies, he was not the least bit nervous.

What could one Luo Feng do, even if he had obtained many of Source Heaven Emperor's methods? He was merely a newly advanced Apex Realm expert. Nothing more. He posed no threat to him at all.

As Nine Nether Great Emperor spoke, his body split into three. Two of those bodies appeared before and behind Luo Feng in an instant as they smiled, their palms aimed directly at his body.

Luo Feng stood between two of Nine Nether Great Emperor's bodies. At the same time, he suddenly felt an utterly terrifying suppressive force throughout the entire domain, restricting his movements. The surrounding time seemed to have come to a halt, and Luo Feng's entire body froze.

Even his thoughts stalled, as though he had temporarily lost the ability to move.

"You reacted too slowly." Nine Nether Great Emperor smiled.

Nine Nether Great Emperor's palms struck toward him, releasing terrifying power. Besides its immense might, this power also possessed extreme destructive force against rules.

Not good. Only at this moment, when Nine Nether Great Emperor attacked, did Luo Feng's thoughts begin moving again. He had only just reacted.

They were both in the Emperor Dao Apex Realm, and both possessed powerful control over their own Rules Domains. Yet Luo Feng could sense that his Rules Domain seemed to have been damaged. It was destruction at the level of rules, allowing Nine Nether Great Emperor to appear before him with a speed comparable to teleportation.

One had to know that under the influence of Nine Nether Great Emperor's Rules Domain, even Luo Feng could not achieve such teleportation-like speed.

Luo Feng had reacted.

But he was still too late.

And Nine Nether Great Emperor's attack was simply too fast.

Two streams of power erupted and slammed into his body. By the time Luo Feng reacted, it was already somewhat slow. He could only endure it head-on with his body.

Fortunately, Luo Feng's body had fused with the Star Tower, granting him an astonishingly extreme level of defense. Moreover, his body could expand and contract at will. If he wished, he could instantly transform into Dao Intent Power, and his power would return to the Star Tower, allowing him to avoid bearing the force of the attack.

But he could not do that. He needed to sense Nine Nether Great Emperor's power. He had even given up using the Star Tower Armor.

Boom!

The two forces struck his body simultaneously.

Even though Luo Feng's physical defense was strong enough, those two forces seemed to contain not only extreme physical destructive power, but also extreme destruction of rules. Using "rules" as their means of influence, they directly disrupted the Rule System within his body's defenses. Under sufficiently powerful external impact, his body was shattered outright.

The power from Nine Nether Great Emperor's two bodies directly inflicted immense damage upon Luo Feng's body. Under the impact, a large amount of Luo Feng's bodily power was instantly annihilated.

As Luo Feng endured this blow, the impacts from the front and back were balanced, making it nearly impossible for him to retreat by borrowing their force. He could only allow the destructive power to ripple through his body.

Moreover, without question, Luo Feng's body was directly pierced through by the two streams of power, which ultimately crashed against the Star Tower within his body.

Dong!

The Star Tower shook violently.

The Star Tower had already done its utmost to dissipate the force, but even the recoil alone had a tremendous effect on Luo Feng's body. The vibrations annihilated Luo Feng's body and divine power.

The shockwaves caused by the entire Star Tower made Luo Feng's expression change. In order to dissipate the impact as much as possible, Luo Feng immediately transformed his body into the Undying Blade Body, turning into a liquid form of blade intent. Only by relying on the flow of liquid power did he shift out from between Nine Nether Great Emperor's two bodies.

"One move actually annihilated more than one percent of my divine body's power." At this moment, with a single assessment, he found that more than one percent of his bodily power had been directly annihilated.

Luo Feng's expression darkened.

This had merely been a casual strike from Nine Nether Great Emperor. He had not even used a weapon. One could imagine just how terrifying this fellow would be once he got serious.

Nine Nether Great Emperor did not stop Luo Feng from shifting positions. He merely showed a trace of surprise. "That strike only annihilated one percent of his power. His defensive level truly is impressive. It should be thanks to that golden giant tower."

In Nine Nether Great Emperor's eyes, that treasure was likely even stronger than his Heaven Origin Rod, let alone his own sealing treasure.

Back when the Axis of Space-Time existed, Source Heaven Emperor had refined far too many treasures. Now that they had been absorbed by the Star Tower, and the Star Tower had even fused with Source Heaven Emperor's true spirit, the value of this treasure was obvious.

"Then this trip into the void will also yield me another treasure. Not bad. Source Heaven Emperor, the treasure you painstakingly forged will belong to me as well."

Naturally, Nine Nether Great Emperor coveted Luo Feng's treasure, and it would become his treasure as well.

He also admitted that with such a treasure, killing Luo Feng would require considerable effort. This treasure would serve as compensation.

Even if the treasure did not suit him, he could still refine it into one of his own treasures.

"Are you ready?" Nine Nether Great Emperor looked at Luo Feng, still smiling.

Luo Feng's expression was grim. Before Nine Nether Great Emperor, his strength was like that of a child facing an adult. The gap was simply too vast.

"Both of us are in the Emperor Dao Apex Realm. Every one of us is a heaven-favored genius. He has been an Apex Realm expert for far, far longer than I have. With this body alone, I can never be his opponent. My hope still lies with the Devil Blade True Body." The more they fought, the more Luo Feng felt the inadequacy of this body.

Compete in comprehension? Compete in secret arts and Dao arts? He could not win!

Even Source Heaven Emperor had been unable to kill Nine Nether Great Emperor, ultimately relying on a wager to win through trickery. What did Luo Feng, a newly advanced Apex Realm expert, have to compare with Nine Nether Great Emperor?

He could only rely on the uniqueness of the Devil Blade True Body.

Or rather, if he had two Apex Realm true bodies, perhaps he could still fight Nine Nether Great Emperor.

As for refining the Devil Blade True Body into this Apex Realm true body? His thoughts remained the same. Unless it was the final moment, Luo Feng would not take that step. If he failed, then he would truly have failed.

Therefore, refining the Devil Blade True Body would only be a final, helpless choice.

Luo Feng looked at Nine Nether Great Emperor. There was no fear in his eyes, only madness. He still wanted to overcome the mountain that was Nine Nether Great Emperor.

Amid that madness, the fighting intent on Luo Feng's body grew ever stronger, its flames blazing fiercely.

"Nine Nether Great Emperor, your strength is indeed powerful. I admit that I am not your opponent, but as long as I am alive, I will not give up. This world was protected by Senior Source Heaven Emperor. I will not let you take away the World Embryo." A hint of scarlet appeared in Luo Feng's golden eyes, with madness as their underlying color.

His thoughts raced. He was also frantically attempting to construct the Eternal Dao of the Blade.

This time, to gain more verification, Luo Feng once more charged proactively toward Nine Nether Great Emperor—naturally, toward his main body.

Luo Feng had not expected Nine Nether Great Emperor to be capable of splitting into three bodies as well.

Seeing Luo Feng charge forward, Nine Nether Great Emperor had no intention of dodging. "I have already given you the opportunity you deserved. Next, I will use my methods to kill you."

To kill Luo Feng, he only needed to annihilate all of his power.

Given that a single strike from him could consume one percent of Luo Feng's power, once he truly used a weapon, Luo Feng's restoration would be unable to keep up with the depletion.

Thus, a long staff had already appeared in his hand—the Heaven Origin Rod.

Watching Luo Feng's blade slash toward him, Nine Nether Great Emperor casually swung his rod. It directly struck Luo Feng's blade, and at the instant the collision erupted, Luo Feng's entire body transformed into a streak of light and was sent flying.

Nine Nether Great Emperor remained standing where he was, without moving even half a step.

As Luo Feng endured that rod strike, he felt terrifying power transmit through the Blood Shadow Saber. His arm cracked from the shock, while dreadful brute force surged into his body. Though it was merely brute force, it directly inflicted extreme destruction upon his power. Its intensity was not inferior in the slightest to the previous palm strike—and that was with the Star Tower Armor protecting the surface of his body.

Furthermore, this strike seemed to contain only brute force.

If he removed the Star Tower Armor as before, his body would likely fare even worse.

This strike cost him more than one percent of his power. A large amount of divine power surged out from the Star Tower, swiftly restoring his body to its peak state.

"I need to experience this kind of offensive method a few more times." Luo Feng's eyes were filled with madness.

During that previous clash of rod and blade, aside from reconstructing his own Eternal Dao, he seemed to find that the fluctuations of rules within the void became clearer under the impact of power.

Clearly, the eruption of such impact force had some effect on the space they occupied. Luo Feng could use it to sense those elusive, intangible things hidden in the unseen.

Luo Feng showed no intention of retreating. His fighting intent continued to erupt as he charged proactively at Nine Nether Great Emperor once again.

It was still the same scene. His arm cracked from the shock once more, and his entire body was hurled in one direction. This time, in order to dissipate the force, Luo Feng transformed his body into an undying form when struck, reducing the expenditure.

Once he steadied himself, he charged forward again.

"This defense is rather interesting." Nine Nether Great Emperor raised a brow. A casual palm strike from him could annihilate one percent of Luo Feng's divine body, yet using the Heaven Origin Rod only achieved about the same result.

Nine Nether Great Emperor's perception focused on Luo Feng's armor. It shared the same origin as that golden giant tower.

As Nine Nether Great Emperor's thoughts turned, Luo Feng charged at him again.

He was sent flying, then charged again.

In an incredibly short time, they clashed dozens of times. Yet every time, Luo Feng's body was blasted backward, while Nine Nether Great Emperor remained in the exact same spot from beginning to end.

What slightly surprised Nine Nether Great Emperor was that Luo Feng changed with every collision, particularly in his level of control over Dao Intent Power.

The increase in might was not great, but it was there.

"Sure enough, his temperament is just like Source Heaven Emperor's. He is a complete madman, so unafraid of death." Someone favored by Source Heaven Emperor truly had something extraordinary about him.

Nine Nether Great Emperor could tell that Luo Feng was constructing the Eternal Dao without regard for his life. He was not even bothering with verification, only charging ahead madly.

In Nine Nether Great Emperor's eyes, such madness was no different from seeking death.

One wrong step, and his soul might collapse, his body might crumble.

What was more, Luo Feng was now mainly using the capabilities of the Eternal Dao of the Blade. This kind of supremely sharp power, once it backlashed against his soul, would directly annihilate it.

It could only be said that Luo Feng was a madman through and through!

Nine Nether Great Emperor did not care about Luo Feng's madness. The next moment, his expression became somewhat solemn as he finally grew serious. Watching Luo Feng charge toward him, he used his own Dao art for the first time. With one rod strike, both of their Rules Domains darkened. Luo Feng discovered that his Rules Domain seemed to have been devoured and torn apart by power, while that rod carried seemingly endless might as it smashed down.

Boom!

Luo Feng only felt his will shake. The rod contained tremendous power. His blade could not block the blow at all, and blade and hand alike were pressed down toward his chest. Under the violent impact, his chest trembled fiercely.

The incomparably powerful force was like endless tides, passing through the Star Tower Armor and crashing into his body.