Forbidden Technique

Dongbo Xueying's expression shifted slightly. He held the advantage, yet this monster-like brute remained so confident—this was highly abnormal.

"Young master of the spear! Your strength is actually a notch above mine; killing you truly won't be easy." The monster-like brute grinned. Nearby, hiding in the corner of the great hall, Yu Jingqiu, Lu Huairu, and Si Borong all watched these two powerful existences with secret shock.

They were all filled with wonder.

From the exchange just now, they could see that Dongbo Xueying was actually holding a slight advantage!

In truth, this was normal. Dongbo Xueying's raw strength was superior, while his opponent possessed the suppression of "World Energy," which effectively canceled out that gap. However, Dongbo Xueying possessed the Transcendence-level Mystic Ice Spear Technique and the divine weapon Flying Snow Divine Spear, combined with the perfect, unified power of a spear master... he was fully capable of suppressing his opponent.

The opponent had many areas of great strength, but he ultimately lacked the ability to unify his power perfectly! This single flaw left him on the back foot.

"Whatever tricks you have, bring them out," Dongbo Xueying barked coldly. He felt that his opponent was acting very strangely at this moment.

"Hahaha... I escaped back to the mortal world only after a brush with death, and it took some time for my injuries to recover even halfway! But for you, it is worth it for me to unleash the forbidden art bestowed by the great Demon God once more." No sooner had the monster-like brute finished speaking than his body began to shrink rapidly! He plummeted from his previous height of two point four or five meters down to roughly one point eight.

His waist, which had seemed as thick as a water vat, and his arms, thicker than an ordinary man's thighs, were constantly shrinking!

All his flesh, blood, and bones transformed in an instant into terrifying energy, forming a strange black current that swirled around his body. Once shrunk, this Divine Envoy was merely a lean, muscular man of one point eight meters.

"How is this possible?" Si Borong's eyes widened.

"The great Demon God's forbidden art," Lu Huairu said, his eyes glowing.

"Impressive. As expected of an evil god or Demon God; their research into the physical body has already surpassed the vast majority of mages." Yu Jingqiu was filled with wonder. Mages generally studied the body and soul, sometimes even creating monsters; the Si Family ancestor, Si Lianghong, had transformed her own body into that of a Blood Demon to attain a long lifespan.

"Crackle, crackle, crackle..." The Divine Envoy shook his neck slightly, emitting a terrifying sound. The black current coiled around him, making him appear like a demon.

"This is true power." The Divine Envoy stared at Dongbo Xueying. "If not for the pursuit of great power, I likely would never have followed the Demon God! Young master of the spear, feel it now... my current strength."

"Interesting."

Dongbo Xueying, however, stared intently at the black current on his opponent's body. "So much flesh, blood, and bone instantly converted into power to bolster your body? It is worthy of a forbidden art bestowed by a deity. If I am not mistaken, this form is your true appearance, isn't it?"

"Correct. Learning this forbidden art requires eating—eating an immense amount—to store it as flesh, blood, and bone within the body," the Divine Envoy said casually. "How many normal humans could ever be that massive?"

Dongbo Xueying nodded.

He had also felt it was highly abnormal. Even if there were rare, exceptionally tall individuals of two point four or five meters, they were usually thin and lanky! As for someone both tall and immensely thick... Dongbo Xueying had ridden his Snow-Treading Horse through the entirety of Qinghe Prefecture without ever seeing such a monster.

"Is it over?" Yu Jingqiu worried.

"They're completely insane, two terrifying lunatics," Si Borong said, trembling.

"The Divine Envoy will surely win," Lu Huairu said, growing more confident.

At this moment, the Divine Envoy, with black currents swirling around him like a demon, radiated an aura that made them tremble with fear.

"Good, very good," Dongbo Xueying suddenly spoke. "I was complaining that your strength was a bit weak just now, completely suppressed by me without a shred of challenge. Now, this is interesting! My first battle against a Title-level expert should be spectacular; otherwise, killing you so easily would be far too dull."

"You won't be so arrogant in a moment," the Divine Envoy snorted. "Die." In an instant, he lunged forward, his speed even greater than before. At the same time, the World Energy constantly suppressed Dongbo Xueying. Since the fluctuations of World Energy could not affect a spear master, he would simply keep it suppressed! At the very least, it would weaken his opponent's strength.

"Is that so?" Dongbo Xueying instantly lunged forward, once again swinging his spear with both hands.

"Whoosh." The Divine Envoy's body stopped abruptly, retreating a step in a strange manner. With a loud boom, Dongbo Xueying's spear slammed directly into the ground, causing the floor of the great hall to shatter and countless stone fragments to fly.

The flying debris was blocked the moment it touched the black current surrounding the Divine Envoy.

The Divine Envoy sneered. His strength had now fully surged, with his power and speed enhanced in every aspect, allowing him to dodge the strike easily without even needing to use his axes.

"Whoosh."

The spear that had slammed into the ground suddenly utilized the rebound force, instantly snapping upward to strike with even greater speed and ferocity.

"So fast." The Divine Envoy was startled. This spear master's techniques connected too quickly, and he even perfectly utilized the rebound force between each strike to unleash even more terrifying power.

"Clang." The Divine Envoy hurriedly blocked with his twin axes.

The spear tip collided with the axe blades.

Dongbo Xueying's body jolted, and the spear in his hand immediately twisted, instantly transforming into countless spear shadows that enveloped the Divine Envoy.

Mystic Ice Spear Technique: Drifting Snow!

Countless snowflakes drifted, and hidden within the snow were cold, piercing spear tips.

"Such fast spearwork." The Divine Envoy parried repeatedly with his twin axes.

"Fast, fast, fast—even faster is still too slow!" Dongbo Xueying's eyes burned with terrifying battle intent. His spear shadows blanketed the opponent; the countless images were so fast that, in a split second, they were striking at the opponent's head, throat, right leg, left leg, right foot, and wrists... attacking wildly at different points, forcing the Divine Envoy into a purely defensive stance.

"Too fast, this Dongbo Xueying is just too fast. His spear shadows are so quick I can't even see them. Is this his true strength? He could kill me in a single move!" Si Borong was stunned. Yu Jingqiu was breathless; as a Silver Moon Archmage, she had always taken pride in her craft, but today she finally witnessed a clash of power at the peak of the Title-level.

Under such power, what was a Silver Moon Mage? Even a Title-level Archmage would need to prepare spells; if caught in a surprise attack, they would surely perish.

"So fast." Everyone present felt that Dongbo Xueying's spearwork was fast.

Could spearwork really be this fast?

The spear techniques Dongbo Xueying studied were renowned precisely for their speed!

When the power of a peak Title-level expert, the divine weapon Flying Snow Divine Spear, and the skills of a spear master—all combined with the Mystic Ice Spear Technique—how fast would it be? It was exactly the scene unfolding now!

"Ah, ah, ah, damn it, get away from me!" The Divine Envoy, having been under constant attack, finally grew enraged. He unleashed his movement technique, swinging his axes frantically as he exerted every ounce of his power.

"Boom."

The spear tip collided with the axes.

Dongbo Xueying's Flying Snow Divine Spear was bent by the force, but the spear shaft itself was designed to store energy through its flexibility. Dongbo Xueying immediately turned his body, utilizing the power contained within the bent shaft to deliver a fierce, whipping strike!

"Die, die, die, just die for me!" The Divine Envoy attacked with madness, his pair of massive axes wild and peerless. His figure was much smaller than before, and the two axes were like giant shields, making it difficult for Dongbo Xueying to land a strike.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Every time they clashed, Dongbo Xueying was forced to change his stance.

Either he was jarred into retreating, or he had to turn sideways to borrow the momentum for a counter-strike.

Although he was being suppressed the entire time... Dongbo Xueying still struck back time and again, launching countless spear attacks.

"Blood Axe, World-Extinguishing!" the Divine Envoy roared, the black currents around his body coiling tightly around the Blood Axe.

"Not good." Dongbo Xueying's expression shifted. Before his spear even touched the axe, it brushed against the swirling black currents, which felt incredibly slippery and tough. The reach of the Blood Axe suddenly expanded, and its power surged significantly.

"Whoosh."

The Blood Axe swept horizontally, the black currents widening the range of the strike.

Bang!

Dongbo Xueying was sent staggering backward by the impact.

"Die!" The Divine Envoy lunged forward instantly. His speed was far superior to Dongbo Xueying's, and he brought his axe down in a direct overhead chop, the force of this furious strike even greater than before.

Dongbo Xueying dared not block it head-on and desperately dodged to the side.

Boom!!! The axe slammed into the ground, instantly tearing a fissure twenty or thirty meters long.

"Slash, slash, slash." The Divine Envoy clearly intended to finish his opponent in one go. After all, the power granted by this forbidden technique was limited, and by lavishly coating his weapon in the energy, his strength had indeed increased, but his consumption was also accelerating. He had to kill Dongbo Xueying as quickly as possible.

"Clang, clang, clang." Dongbo Xueying's movement speed could not match his opponent's; he could only struggle to parry and deflect the force with his spear, but the enemy's strength was simply too overwhelming.

"Bang."

With one violent retreat, he slammed into the wall behind him, cracking the stone.

Dongbo Xueying scrambled away across the floor in a sorry state.

"He won't die, will he?" Yu Jingqiu's heart tightened, and Si Borong watched with anxiety.

"The Divine Envoy is sure to win." Lu Huairu watched from a distance. Because the three heavy gates of the hall had been closed and sealed, he had nowhere to run, so he too hoped for the Divine Envoy's victory.

The Divine Envoy unleashed move after move, and Dongbo Xueying became increasingly disheveled.

"Whoosh." Dongbo Xueying performed an unsightly roll across the ground to dodge.

"The gap is too large; I'm being completely toyed with. It seems I have no choice but to unleash my Strength Bloodline." Dongbo Xueying darted away, and while in mid-air, faint blood-red currents began to manifest around his body. The bloodline power of a powerful lifeform from the Primordial era was ignited at this moment, and the killing intent in his eyes grew increasingly frigid.

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