Saint Nusjuro, the only one maintaining his human-beast form, was the first to attack, his hand gripping the hilt tightly.
In human-beast form, both his strength and speed had increased greatly. The instant he closed in, he drew his blade and slashed.
It was the most basic iaijutsu strike, but also the strongest move.
Unfortunately, Yang Hao was even faster. With one hand, he drove his spear through Saint Nusjuro's head. The God-Slaying Domain devoured his consciousness and soul, rendering even his immortal body useless. With his other hand, he seized the man's sword.
"The sword's not bad."
After inspecting the blade, Yang Hao recognized it as one of the Supreme Grade Blades. Its quality was quite good.
The instant kill of Saint Nusjuro stunned the other three. Only then did they understand the true power of this Navy Blood Dragon. He felt far stronger than even Rocks had been back then.
At the very least, Rocks had been unable to kill them in an instant, much less kill them completely.
Realizing this, the three of them began to think of retreating. This man had already surpassed the limits of what they could handle. If they stayed and fought to the death, they would truly die.
"We should withdraw for now. Once Saint Saturn repairs that thing, we can come back and eliminate him."
Saint Mars suggested retreating and activated the pentagram magic circle, preparing to flee.
Saint Warcury and the other man also intended to retreat. They activated their pentagram magic circles as well. The circles activated successfully, yet they failed to take them away.
Before they could figure out what was happening, a flash of blood-red light swept past. The three were beheaded, their souls and consciousness utterly destroyed.
"You entered my domain and still thought you could