Ye Chen was faster than the Thunder Battle Saint, who had lost his physical body. The Azure Sky Sword slashed without pause. Though he could not force out Sword Qi like a Demi-God, the Sword Light condensed from the Law of Water was countless times sharper than ordinary Sword Qi, silently cutting into the Thunder Battle Saint.
His Martial Dao Avatar grew dimmer and dimmer, and intense Fear surged within the Thunder Battle Saint. He did not want to die. With a Golden Martial Dao Avatar, his life was nearly eternal. Dying now was far too not worth it.
"I'll fight you to the death!"
At this moment, the Thunder Battle Saint knew full well that fleeing meant certain death. Only by fighting desperately did he have a sliver of hope for survival. Having lost his physical body, he seemed free of gravity. He abruptly turned and pounced at Ye Chen, his pitch-black hammer wreathed in blazing arcs of lightning as hammer after hammer crashed toward Ye Chen.
"Desperate now?"
Ye Chen neither dodged nor evaded, clashing head-on with him.
The Thunder Battle Saint was indeed formidable when fighting for his life, his strength rising by at least a level. Heaven-Defying Supremes could erupt with power, and so could Demi-Gods. The price was the depletion of their Martial Dao Avatars. Unless driven into a corner, Demi-Gods would not fight so desperately. For every bit the Martial Dao Avatar was depleted, their future strength would decline by that bit. If too much was depleted, it could never be restored.
"Die!"
Enduring four or five of Ye Chen's sword strikes, the Thunder Battle Saint slammed his hammer into Ye Chen's chest. With a pop, ripples spread across Ye Chen's chest. The next instant, the watery ripples scattered, and the clang of metal