The Pagoda Demonic Manifestation rose from the ground, its ten-zhang-tall dark gold and black iron body protecting Su Yu behind it. The terrifying aura of destruction and suppression made the entire Desolate Ridge tremble.
He Yuan paused slightly in mid-air.
A hint of genuine surprise finally appeared in her alluring phoenix eyes.
"Demonic Dharma Form? Hehehe... The secrets within you are truly becoming more and more intriguing to me."
Her laughter was alluring, but her murderous intent intensified tenfold in an instant.
She no longer harbored any intention to play games.
This young man Mystic Realm Ninth Level and possesses a demonic Dharma Aspect. His threat level must be eliminated immediately!
He Yuan drew a blood-red arc with her jade-like fingers held together.
"Mystical magic, Surging Blood River!"
Buzz!
The space behind her suddenly distorted, and a viscous, foul-smelling river of blood, seemingly formed from the vengeful spirits of countless living beings, appeared out of nowhere!
In the long river, countless distorted faces rise and fall, wailing and uttering Soundless curses.
This is no longer a simple attack of true energy, but a vicious secret technique aimed directly at the soul!
"Go!"
He Yuan pointed her finger from afar.
The blood-red river, carrying the force to sweep across heaven and earth, poured down upon Su Yu and the Pagoda Demonic Manifestation behind him!
Su Yu did not hesitate for a moment.
"Roar--!"
The Pagoda Demonic Manifestation let out a deafening roar, its massive black iron right claw clenched into a fist, enveloped in endless purple-black Sha Qi, and it unleashed a punch!
As soon as this demonic form appeared, the blood-red giant hand that corroded everything shattered like a bubble under the impact of the purplish-black demonic energy.
The rain of blood dissipated.
He Yuan hovered in mid-air, her blood-red palace dress fluttering in the gale. For the first time, the charming smile on her face froze.
She could sense that the pure power contained within the ten-zhang-tall dark golden demonic form before her was already infinitely close to the threshold of the Earth Realm.
How could a Mystic Realm unleash such power?
After a brief moment of astonishment, the amusement in He Yuan's eyes transformed into an even more morbid greed and excitement.
"Hehehe... What a wonderful boy! I like you more and more."
She extended her slender finger and pointed it at Su Yu from afar.
" Boundless Blood Sea."
Buzz!
The stench of blood that filled the air seemed to come alive at that moment.
Centered on Su Yu, the land within a radius of a hundred feet suddenly transformed into a viscous, blood-red swamp. Bubbles churned and surged, and venomous arms made of foul blood emerged from the swamp, gripping the legs of the Pagoda Demonic Manifestation tightly.
These bloody hands not only possessed extremely strong binding force, but were also frantically extracting the demonic energy from the demonic body.
Sizzle--
Black smoke billowed from the spot where the bloody hand gripped the dark golden demon's ankle.
Su Yu instantly understood that this was the true method of a powerful Earth Realm expert! It wasn't simply about overwhelming strength, but about drawing upon the energy of heaven and earth, transforming it for one's own use, and forming a "momentum" that belonged to oneself.
In this sea of blood, He Yuan is the sole ruler.
"Roar!"
The Pagoda Demonic Manifestation let out an angry roar, and its huge arms slammed into the ground, the violent force smashing dozens of bloody hands into a shower of blood.
But the next moment, even more bloody hands surged out of the swamp, relentlessly wrapping around him.
Su Yu's situation took a sharp turn for the worse.
Although the Pagoda Demonic Manifestation is extremely domineering, it has ultimately not escaped the realm of the Mystic Realm. Faced with the domain set up by Earth Realm Third Layer expert, it is inevitable that it will be suppressed.
Every time the Pagoda Demonic Manifestation struggled, it was entangled and dragged again by countless newly formed bloody hands, and the dark golden luster on its body was visibly dimming.
Su Yu could clearly feel that the connection between himself and the Demonic Image was being corroded and weakened by that sea of blood.
If this continues, in less than a quarter of an hour, this demonic dharma form that he relied on to withstand the Earth Realm will be completely dissolved.
"Little one, stop struggling."
In mid-air, He Yuan watched her prey's futile resistance, her charming voice carrying a hint of the languidness of a cat playing with a mouse.
"In my sea of blood, your demonic form is nothing more than a slightly prettier clay puppet. Give up obediently, and I'll give you a quick death."
Su Yu ignored her attempts to seduce him.
His mind was racing, trying to figure out a way to break the deadlock.
A thought exploded in Su Yu's mind: a head-on confrontation would surely lead to certain death! The Earth Realm Third Layer and the Mystic Realm Ninth Level may seem to be only one level apart, but in reality, they are an insurmountable chasm. The opponent can continuously draw upon the power of heaven and earth, while his own power diminishes with every bit he uses.
Asura One Slash?
The thought flashed through his mind, but he immediately rejected it.
That strike was his strongest single-target burst attack to date, but against this area-of-effect suppression, even if he could create an opening, it would be instantly closed by the sea of blood, rendering it meaningless.
There must be a power that, in terms of quality, can surpass this filthy sea of blood!
His consciousness sank into the system panel, rapidly scanning the rows of martial arts techniques.
Thunder Magic!
In an instant, two words exploded in his mind!
Thunder, with its majestic power, is the nemesis of all evil and filth!
Although his Purple Firmament Heavenly Thunder Art had reached Subtlety, it was still only a top-grade Mystic Realm technique. He was still lacking in the ability to shake the domain of Earth Realm Third Layer cultivator.
unless...
Su Yu's thoughts lingered on an inconspicuous corner of the martial arts section.
" Firmament Lightning Descent Art," a top-tier technique in the Mystic Realm.
This martial art, which he had casually acquired from Wen Zixuan, had been kept hidden away by him until now, when it became his only hope for breaking the deadlock!
A bold, almost insane idea took shape in his mind.
"System!"
Su Yu's divine sense roared within his sea of consciousness.
"A fusion of the ' Firmament Lightning Descent Art ' and the ' Purple Firmament Heavenly Thunder Art '!"
[Ding! Two thunder-based martial arts techniques of the same origin detected. Would you like to fuse them? After fusion, the martial arts will undergo an unknown transformation, and their rank will be upgraded.]
"Merger confirmed!"
boom!
A colossal wave surged through Su Yu's sea of consciousness! The domineering majesty representing the Purple Firmament Heaven Divine Thunder and the pure ferocity symbolizing the Nine Heavens Accumulated Lightning—the two fundamental sources of thunder magic—were forcibly torn apart and shattered under the system's immense power, only to be reassembled under entirely new rules!
[Ding! Fusion successful!]
[Congratulations, host, you have obtained Half-Step Earth Realm martial art—" World-Destroying Thunder Codex "!]
[Current Mastery Level: Mastery]
Half-Step Earth Realm!
It's done!
But Su Yu's tense nerves did not relax in the slightest.
That's not enough!
Facing He Yuan, who is at the Earth Realm Third Layer, only the strongest ultimate killing move can offer a glimmer of hope!
"System, consume all Slaughter Points to refine the ' World-Destroying Thunder Codex ' to its Subtlety!"
[Ding! Consume 300,000 Slaughter Points to refine the Half-Step Earth Realm martial art " World-Destroying Thunder Codex " to its Subtlety?]
"Confirm!"
[ Slaughter Points: 57000]
Boom!
A torrent of insights, more vast and powerful than ever before, washed over his soul!
That was about the birth of thunder, the destruction of thunder, the judgment of thunder... all the profound mysteries of thunder magic were imprinted deep within his soul at this moment.
On the system panel, the words "Great Completion" following " World-Destroying Thunder Codex " shattered with a crash.
[Ding! The World-Destroying Thunder Codex has reached the Minute Subtlety Realm. The original Ultimate Killing Move, " Heavenly Prison Thunder Cage," has been upgraded to the Half-Step Earth Realm Killing Move: World Annihilation, Lightning Punishment!]
All of this happened in the blink of an eye.
Outside, He Yuan saw Su Yu, who was tightly bound by the bloody hand, suddenly stop struggling, and couldn't help but let out a cute laugh.
"What? You've come to your senses? Are you ready to offer your neck for execution?"
Su Yu slowly raised his head.
Those eyes, hidden in the shadow of the straw hat, were no longer purely cold.
Purple-gold lightning flashed and disappeared deep within his pupils, revealing an unparalleled majesty that judged all living beings.
He ignored the frantically eroding sea of blood beneath his feet, and he also ignored the alluring figure in mid-air.
He stretched out his right hand, fingers spread, and pointed it at the gray sky.
"Imperial Edict!"