Finale (Part 2)
Misty Cloud Mountain, which had been severely damaged in the previous battle, was now completely devoid of vegetation.
A day ago, if anyone had said that Misty Cloud Mountain would become like this in a day, they would probably have been considered insane. But now, as people who have experienced all of this, they all know that Misty Cloud Sect will probably become a thing of the past.
Looking at the Desolate Blade shrouded in terrifying energy above everyone's heads, Old Yao turned to Xiao Yan and spoke again, "Xiao Yan, I know you're resentful that Lin Ming took your Storage Ring this time, and I am too. After all, it represents all my hard work. But from the current perspective, Lin Ming's rise is probably inevitable. We've had several interactions with him, and judging from his current act of standing up for his friend and taking on the Dou Zong title, he's someone worth befriending. So let those resentments go with the wind! In the future, treat him with sincerity. It would be even better if you could become friends, or even brothers in arms. If you can't even do that, at least don't become enemies. Remember! Remember!"
Seeing his teacher's serious words and looking up at the terrifying energy fluctuations in the sky, Xiao Yan felt that his teacher's words made a lot of sense and immediately nodded.
Above the sky, the terrifying, desolate energy emanating from Lin Ming's location caused the Barbarian Dou Ancestor's face to turn extremely ashen. He could no longer afford to entangle with Elder Yao and immediately retreated after unleashing his attack.
As he retreated, a sense of regret immediately arose in the heart of the Barbarian Dou Ancestor. But now, he knew that the most important thing was not whether he regretted it or not, but how to save his life.
Swallowing hard, the Barbarian Dou Ancestor's dry mouth trembled slightly as he said, "I will leave now and never bother you again."
The entire Misty Cloud Mountain range, after the desolate energy condensed, had fallen into an unusual silence. Therefore, the voice of the Barbarian Dou Ancestor could be clearly heard by everyone present.
A powerful Dou Zong who was once a legend in the Jia Ma Empire was now speaking in a trembling voice, filled with fear, and admitting his defeat.
Therefore, at this moment, Lin Ming's strength was elevated to a new level in their minds.
Despite the terrifying energy pressure emanating from the sky, countless gazes were fixed on the young man in the heavens, all wanting to see whether he would accept the Barbarian Dou Ancestor's surrender and let him leave, or simply cleave him down with a single strike.
Under everyone's gaze, Lin Ming stared coldly at the Barbarian Dou Ancestor. This icy gaze instantly made the Barbarian Dou Ancestor's heart sink.
"Trying to leave? You dared to lay a hand on someone I care about, and now you feel threatened and want to walk away? No way! Whoever lays a hand on someone I care about, I, Lin Ming, will fight them to the death!"
The loud voice echoed throughout the entire Misty Cloud Sect, and everyone could feel the solemnity with which the speaker spoke.
As the sound echoed, Lin Ming suddenly swung out the Star Dragon Saber he was gripping. The desolate energy, under this swing, was like a flood bursting through a dam, all rushing away in one go.
The Desolate Saber Aura, imbued with a chilling aura, shot towards the Barbarian Dou Ancestor. Wherever the blade light passed, the void was directly cleaved open, revealing Spatial Rift as black as the gaping maw of an abyss.
Gazing at the blade of light that silently sliced through space wherever it passed, the Barbarian Dou Ancestor felt a sudden chill run down his spine, and his pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints...
As the blade flashed, Lin Ming also began to pant.
Whether it's using the Blazing Sun Saber or splitting off a Fallen Heart Flame for Elder Yao and Protector Wu to fight, both require a considerable amount of Dou Qi. And when entangled in battle with Barbarian Dou Ancestor, the fact that Dou Emperor could Dou Zong for so long demonstrates an extremely terrifying consumption of Dou Qi. And now, the Eight Desolations technique, as Earth Tier High-grade Dou Technique, goes without saying; the amount of Dou Qi it requires is terrifying.
Despite such depletion, it was only thanks to Lin Ming's peak Eight-Star Dou Emperor cultivation, coupled with the fact that the Chaos Spirit Five Elements Art had reached the third level, which was at the Earth Tier Low-grade or even Earth Tier Mid-grade, that Lin Ming was able to persist until his Dou Qi was completely depleted.
Logically speaking Barbarian Dou Ancestor should be severely injured even if he doesn't die under the Eight Desolations. However, Lin Ming is cautious by nature and doesn't know if the Barbarian Dou Ancestor has any other tricks up his sleeve, so he doesn't dare to be careless at all. Lin Ming immediately takes out a bottle of pills from his Storage Ring and pours them into his mouth.
Lin Ming swallowed the pill after a few quick chews, feeling its medicinal power rapidly dissipate within his body. Lin Ming breathed a slight sigh of relief, then turned his gaze forward again, intently watching the blade of light that pierced the void.
As the blade's light passed, the void split open. The Barbarian Dou Ancestor felt his scalp tingle, his face filled with conflict and reluctance.
However, in just a moment, the Barbarian Dou Ancestor took a deep breath, and the expression on his face was replaced by determination.
In a moment of desperation, the faint markings on the bare upper body of the Barbarian Dou Ancestor gradually turned crimson on his skin, and in just a breath, they had all turned into an extremely rich and conspicuous blood red.
"Blood Sacrifice! Soul departs! Go forth!"
A sinister shout came hoarsely from the mouth of the Barbarian Dou Ancestor, and as the shout fell, the blood-red patterns on the Barbarian Dou Ancestor's body immediately transformed into a stream of crimson Blood Qi that rose from the Barbarian Dou Ancestor's body.
As the Blood Qi surged and left his body, the markings on the Barbarian Dou Ancestor's body disappeared. And above him, as the Blood Qi rose and gathered, the figure of the Ancient Dragon Bear reappeared.
However, the Ancient Dragon Bear that appeared before not only looked more solid than before, but its fur had also turned a vivid blood color.
The crimson Ancient Dragon Bear hovered in mid-air, its massive form completely blocking the Barbarian Dou Ancestor behind it. With this move by the Barbarian Dou Ancestor, the Desolate Saber Aura, tearing through space, extended all the way to the Barbarian Dou Ancestor's front.
As the blade's edge drew near, the Ancient Dragon Bear's vibrant blood-red fur rapidly darkened, as if the moisture in its blood had been drained away, leaving it dry.
This was merely the afterglow of the blade's edge, yet it caused all the crimson fur on the Ancient Dragon Bear to wither and vanish completely. This scene made the already pale face of the Barbarian Dou Ancestor, who had unleashed Blood Sacrifice, turn even paler.
As the blade's light descended, upon contact, the Ancient Dragon Bear's two front claws, which were tightly guarding its body, began to disintegrate first. With each inch the blade's light advanced, the Ancient Dragon Bear's body dissipated a little more.
Looking at the scene in the sky, none of them were more deeply moved than the disciples of the Misty Cloud Sect.
The Cloud and Cloudy Smoke Covering Sun Formation the Cloudy Smoke Covering Sun Formation, which they had unleashed with the full power of their sect, was shattered by the Ancient Dragon Bear with just a single roar, demonstrating its immense strength.
But now, even such a powerful Ancient Dragon Bear was being annihilated without any resistance under this blade of light, leaving them with nothing but shock.
As the blade of light continued to advance, the Ancient Dragon Bear's body continued to shrink. Seeing this Barbarian Dou Ancestor, from the moment the blade of light made contact with the Ancient Dragon Bear until now, desperately wished that the blade of light would end at that very moment.
However, things did not go as he wished. He watched helplessly as the Ancient Dragon Bear gradually faded away until, with the full force of the blade's advance, the entire Ancient Dragon Bear had completely dissipated.
Seeing this scene, although he should have been mentally prepared beforehand, the Barbarian Dou Ancestor still felt indescribable pain at this moment. Because the Blood Sacrifice he had performed to save his life had used up his entire Beast Soul. With such an operation, the Beast Soul was destroyed, unlike ordinary Barbarian Race Dou Technique where it could be nurtured back to life. It was truly destroyed and gone forever, vanishing from the world.
It should be noted that the Ancient Dragon Bear species is now basically extinct, and the Ancient Dragon Bear Beast Soul of an Ancient Dragon Bear that his ancestors had hunted by chance and had been passed down as the clan's Clan Leader's inherited Beast Soul. Now, it has perished because he saved his own life.
The grief in his heart was indescribable, but it was only for a moment before the Barbarian Dou Ancestor suppressed his sorrow. For the blade light that had annihilated the entire Ancient Dragon Bear Beast Soul did not dissipate with the destruction of the Ancient Dragon Bear Beast Soul. Without the Ancient Dragon Bear blocking his way, it began to slash straight at him again.
Fortunately, the terrifying blade light had been greatly reduced in power after it annihilated the Ancient Dragon Bear. This gave the Barbarian Dou Ancestor hope, and he immediately circulated his Dou Qi to gather in front of him to defend himself again.
Despite the obstruction of Dou Qi, the blade still cleaved through it with overwhelming force, then landed on the Barbarian Dou Ancestor with all its remaining power.
"Pfft~"
Blood, as if it were free, gushed wildly from the Barbarian Dou Ancestor's mouth and body. His body was sent flying backward by this.
The figure flew backward for several dozen feet before the Barbarian Dou Ancestor finally stabilized. As he stabilized, his bare upper body was covered in blood, and a terrifying knife wound that ran diagonally from his shoulder down through his entire upper body almost split him in two.
Of course, even if it wasn't directly cut in half, the internal organs inside are clearly visible through the horrific knife wound.
This demonstrates just how terrifying Lin Ming's strike was. Even after annihilating the Beast Soul of an Ancient Dragon Bear beast and expending most of its power, it still nearly cleaved a Dou Zong expert in two.
"Cough cough!"
Blood gushed from his mouth again, and he coughed involuntarily. Feeling his terrible condition, and looking at the young man whose Dou Qi was slowly recovering, the Barbarian Dou Ancestor knew that if he delayed any longer, he might really die here. So at this moment, even with such intense pain, the Barbarian Dou Ancestor dared not delay in the slightest. He covered his wounds with one hand, and immediately used the other hand to circulate his Dou Qi and imprint it into the void.
"You little bastard, you destroyed my Barbarian Dragon Bear Beast Soul! I'll remember this debt, and one day I'll make you pay!" As soon as he finished speaking, the void fluctuations caused by the Barbarian Dou Ancestor's palm increased, and then a void rift appeared, swallowing the Barbarian Dou Ancestor whole, leaving only his voice slowly echoing.
Seeing the Barbarian Dou Ancestor escape and still dare to utter threats, Zi Yan was instantly furious. She went to Lin Ming's side, grabbed Lin Ming arm, and said, "Lin Ming, that Barbarian ran away! Let's go after him!"
Feeling that his internal Dou Qi had only recovered to about one-fifth, Lin Ming glanced at Elder Yao, noticing that he was focusing much of his attention on suppressing the Fierce Soul. Lin Ming then looked at Zi Yan and said, "His severe injuries won't heal in a short time. Our recovery here is much faster than that of the Barbarian Dou Ancestor. Let this Barbarian live a few more days; we'll pursue him after we've recovered."
Upon hearing Lin Ming's words, Zi Yan pursed her lips and nodded. She then brandished her fists in the air, creating a powerful whooshing sound as her words were conveyed.
"Alright then, let that Barbarian live a few more days, and then he'll taste the power of my fists!"
As Zi Yan finished speaking, this battle, which involved five Dou Zong and two others who, while not quite Dou Zong, had severely injured Dou Zong, finally came to an end.