Light blazed from Xia Le's entire body. The force he bore was like hundreds of mountains pressing down on him; the pressure alone made every bone in his body creak.
Crack!
His body split open, sending vast showers of blood raining down.
Agony surged into Xia Le's head, forcing a howl from him.
"Roar!"
He violently twisted his body and opened his jaws wide.
He swallowed a great swath of crimson light, but a torrent of blood gushed from his mouth the next second. Even his mouth was being dissolved by the pillar of light.
"There's no other way!"
"Do I have to take it head-on with my body?"
Xia Le murmured.
He beat his wings again and plunged into the crimson light.
His body collided with the light, the two dissolving as they canceled each other out.
Crack!
The sound of cracking rang out almost constantly. Skin and muscle vanished from the surface of his enormous body.
Gradually, as he charged toward the highest point, nearly all his outer skin peeled away. His enormous skeleton and the writhing organs within were visible to the naked eye.
Yet the silent battle continued.
The crimson light bore down, relentlessly bombarding his body.
Xia Le gritted his teeth and soared higher once more.
He wanted to see what lay at the end of this crimson light, to uncover the secrets of the World Government's Mysterious Weapon.
Gradually, his organs began to rupture under the heavy blows. Even his beating heart split with a crack.
"Have I reached the end?"
At that moment, Xia Le reached the highest point.
Crimson light enveloped him. His organs dissolved, and his bones shattered.
But the crimson light also vanished without a trace here. That meant he had absorbed the full power of the World-Destroying Strike.
"This