Close Combat Begins (Thanks to Forbidden Game)
"Axe splits the heavens and earth!"
With a deafening roar, a blood-red axe line ripped through the void, and the enormous axe, of exaggerated size, was swung down like a divine weapon.
A Five-Star Dou Saint level Heavenly Demon Phoenix felt the pressure from the axe and roared angrily, creating layers of sonic booms in an attempt to use the explosive force to block the impact of the giant axe.
The figure behind the blood-red giant axe had dark, blood-red eyes, looking like a bloodthirsty beast that had lost its mind. The destructive force of the sound waves seemed to have no effect on him. The giant axe's speed was not only not hindered by the impact, but was even faster.
At the same time, several auras at the level of One-Star Dou Sheng locked onto the Heavenly Demon Phoenix's dodge route, making it impossible for her to avoid this attack even with her speed.
The Five-Star Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan Battle Saint gritted his teeth, and the feathers on one of his wings were covered with colorful Dou Qi, which then formed a shield in front of him.
He didn't seek to completely avoid the damage from the crimson giant axe; he only needed to buy himself some time. Then, the crimson giant axe completely sliced through his wings and half of his body. Blood and colorful Dou Qi intertwined, creating a gruesome scene.
"Ah!" A mournful phoenix cry rang out, and the aura of the Five-Star Dou Saint rapidly weakened. Using the impact of the axe blow, he hurriedly fled backward.
The surrounding Dou Sheng released their Dou Qi to block her, which could have had some effect, but the Heavenly Demon Phoenix had just been severely injured and was filled with excruciating pain, completely disregarding the danger of forcibly breaking through the blockade.
The Five-Star Dou Saint charged around haphazardly, and with multiple attacks following, his wounds reopened more severely. He only managed to break through the encirclement by sheer luck. After all, the threat posed by One-Star Dou Sheng was far from enough to him.
Two other people were also quite fast and followed immediately. In their haste, they didn't even realize that they had slowly entered an area filled with a faint Black Mist.
Just as they approached their target, three sharp, cold lights shot towards their vital points. The appearance of these lights was extremely strange; their soul perception had not detected them beforehand. Just as the two were about to be severely injured, the blood-red giant axe once again brought a heavy whistling sound, shattering all three cold lights with an exaggerated speed disproportionate to its size.
The Blood Axe's owner trembled slightly, clearly indicating that the Cold Light's owner was no weaker than him. However, he moved quickly, blocking the attack and swiftly leading the two undead powerhouses backward.
The two powerful undead had just escaped a life-or-death situation, and even they were taken aback. They then respectfully thanked the Blood Axe Master, saying, "Thank you for saving us, Senior Xiao Chen."
Xiao Chen waved his hand. He was also a battle maniac and martial arts fanatic. As soon as the battle broke out after leaving the formation, he took the lead in gathering with these undead powerhouses. With him as the spearhead, the other undead resurrected from the Heavenly Tomb followed closely, ready to pounce on any potential opponents. Their combination could even be described as somewhat insidious. They had already successfully hunted down a Four-Star Dou Sheng and a Five-Star Dou Saint from the Extraterritorial Evil Clan.
Their record would have been even better, but that guy got away.
As Xiao Chen watched the Black Mist disappear into the area, he realized that the outermost area he could approach was still only a small amount of mist, and the mist was quite thin. The further he looked in, the more alarmed he became. The Black Mist had already enveloped half the battlefield, and he wondered how many powerful figures like the owner of that cold light were hiding within it, waiting for their chance to strike.
Within the Gate of Silent Death, all the Dou Sheng Expert belonging to the Extraterritorial Evil Clan had perished. However, they did not completely disappear. Their bodies and Hun Du turned to ashes in the self-destruction, but the black energy bestowed upon them by the four leaders of the Extraterritorial Evil Clan still lingered.
The black aura released by those two hundred-plus people actually formed a barrier in front of the Continental Allied Army, and it continued to spread.
On the Continental Allied Army' side, as long as they are shrouded in those large clusters of black energy, even Dou Sheng Expert or someone with Heavenly State Soul will have their perception and consciousness significantly affected.
Meanwhile, the members of the Extraterritorial Evil Clan were quite clever, and they all took their positions at the edge of the Black Mist.
If the powerful figures on the Continental Allied Army side want to pursue them, they will have to fight in the extremely disadvantageous environment of the Black Mist. However, if the Continental Allied Army side does not intend to enter directly but instead wants to surround them, they can also recover their combat strength in the Black Mist, further weakening the gains Xiao Yan made through the explosion of the Gate of Silent Death.
"This fog isn't right!" Everyone knew what Xiao Chen meant, but the fact that he said it aloud meant that the situation might be more serious than expected.
Feng Qiu, who was waiting not far from Xiao Chen, also said, "I noticed that our young master hasn't made a move since just now. He must be thinking about this matter. We can all see that, so there's no way he can be kept in the dark."
Xiao Chen looked at Xiao Yan's figure, who stood like a pillar of strength not far away. He saw a hint of approval appear on Xiao Yan's chiseled face, and then he nodded, remaining silent.
Not long after Feng Qiu finished speaking, Xiao Yan, who had been waiting in mid-air for a long time, suddenly moved, flashing past and arriving directly in front of Xiao Chen and his group.
"Greetings, little..." The Heavenly Tomb Undead expert's words were cut off before he could even finish them.
A deep, resonant bell rang out, accompanied by a creature formed from condensed Black Mist. The creature's body was round like a python, with a diameter of over ten zhang, but its forehead was half dragon and half sheep, and its eyes shone with a bluish-black light.
The Black Mist monster arrived with incredible speed; just moments before, no one had sensed it, yet it was already upon them.
Upon reaching the Dou Saint Realm, one naturally develops an unconscious sense of danger. When this Black Mist monster appeared, everyone, including Xiao Chen, had only one thought in their minds: this was a threat they could not handle; whoever touched it would die!
Xiao Yan simply waved his hand, and a huge vortex of black flames was released.
That vortex was a simple vortex that the Nihility Devouring Flame could create, only it was dark and devoid of light!
Within that pitch-black vortex, where no boundaries could be seen, floated numerous Flame Lotus that had already been assembled. At a rough glance, their number probably exceeded three digits. Xiao Yan had simply not truly "moved" yet, but that didn't mean Xiao Yan would just stand by and watch his opponent use tricks. Xiao Yan's preparations had never truly stopped.
The menacing Black Mist monster charged headlong into Xiao Yan's vortex, and then Xiao Yan closed the vortex, causing a devastating explosion within.