Black lightning coiled around the Northern King's body like a giant python. The terrifying power of the lightning, as if receiving a command, slammed into Sun Hanxi who was attacking him the moment the Northern King appeared.
"Bang!"
Immediately following, accompanied by a loud explosion, Sun Hanxi's Sun Hanxi changed drastically, and his body was sent flying backward. His feet stomped heavily on the air, and the sound of air explosions echoed from beneath his feet. It wasn't until he had walked a hundred paces that he finally stopped, looking somewhat disheveled.
The moment Sun Hanxi looked up, the killing intent in his eyes intensified.
"Hmph! You're relying on this puppet again? In that case, I'll deal with this puppet before killing you!"
With a cold snort, Sun Hanxi's thoughts stirred, and icy blue Dou Qi instantly spread rapidly beneath his feet, freezing the entire space they were in instantly.
" Ice Domain, Shattering Star Break!"
With a cold shout, Sun Hanxi waved his hand, and instantly, streaks of cold light condensed in the void, transforming into a rain of Dou Qi qi that swept fiercely towards the Northern King and Xiao Yan.
"Bang!"
At the same time, Northern King stomped his foot hard on the ground, and the hard ice layer was instantly broken. The black lightning coiled around his body seemed to come alive. As Northern King punched one punch after another, the black lightning also separated into a black bolt of lightning, which shot out fiercely.
Unlike before, the Northern King had not only fully recovered from his injuries, but his attacks were also accompanied by thunder. With each punch, a piercing thunderclap resounded in the space, and the invisible void trembled violently under the thunder. Finally, with a bang, it shattered like a mirror, turning into endless darkness.
"Bang bang bang!"
A series of booming sounds echoed continuously within the ice-covered passage. At the same time, powerful aftershocks of Dou Qi swept through the space, and the ice layer that had just covered the passage was gradually blasted open by this terrifying power, revealing clearly visible cracks.
Immediately afterward, the moment the booming sound subsided, Sun Hanxi's figure flashed, and the next moment, he was already in front of the Northern King. With a twist of his left hand, he slammed his palm down hard on the Northern King's chest.
At the same time, the Northern King also threw a punch straight at Sun Hanxi in front of him. Black lightning spread up his arm and eventually covered the Northern King's entire arm.
"Bang!"
Their fists and palms clashed and separated instantly, but unlike before, this time, both the Northern King and Sun Hanxi retreated. Such a powerful attack had resulted in a draw between them. Even Sun Hanxi was surprised by this outcome. How could the Northern King, whom he had clearly suppressed so easily before, suddenly become so terrifying?
"This puppet... it's so strange, how could its strength be... could it be..."
With a jerk of her left arm, Sun Hanxi expelled all the black lightning that had surged into her meridians. Then, she raised her gaze and looked at the Northern King with a solemn expression. While she was wondering about something, her eyes swept over the black lightning that was swirling around the Northern King's body. Instantly, the expression in Sun Hanxi's eyes changed, and she seemed to be deep in thought.
In the previous clash, the Northern King did not use those black lightning bolts. It was precisely because of this that the lightning bolts had deflected most of the power of his palm strike. In fact, when the lightning bolts surged into his body, it forced him to retreat in a sorry state.
"It's because of those thunderbolts!"
Suddenly, Sun Hanxi's expression hardened, and she couldn't help but mutter in surprise.
On the other side, Xiao Yan also looked at the Northern King with a slightly surprised expression, especially when he looked at the black lightning.
Although the Northern King had been able to use black lightning before, he could only achieve a slight paralysis effect at most. But this was the first time Xiao Yan had ever seen someone use black lightning to fight an enemy like this.
Moreover, judging from this appearance, the Northern King has clearly completely refined these lightning bolts, merging the two into one. These lightning bolts are like the Heavenly Flames within Xiao Yan's body, completely becoming a part of the Northern King's strength.
"Tsk tsk, I really didn't expect that this puppet could actually manage to fuse with the power of heaven and earth by chance under countless lightning strikes. Hehe, speaking of which, the way your puppet obtained power is much simpler and faster than you, its master. I even wonder, between you and it, whose achievements will be greater in the future?"
Just as Xiao Yan was astonished by the strange scene unfolding before the Northern King, Gu You's mocking voice echoed softly from within his body.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan couldn't help but be taken aback. He glanced at the Northern King in front of him, then couldn't help but look up and down at himself, feeling a sense of helplessness.
Judging from this, it seems that the Northern King's achievements are indeed greater.
Compared to each other, both chose the most extreme methods to acquire power. Xiao Yan chose to devour Heavenly Flames, while the Northern King devoured lightning. Both are powers of heaven and earth, but Xiao Yan not only had to endure the pain of Heavenly Flames Heavenly Flames of fire, but also faced fatal danger if he was not careful.
In contrast, the Northern King possesses an indestructible body of steel. As a puppet, he is completely impervious to pain. No matter how the lightning strikes him, it will eventually be devoured. This way of obtaining power can truly be described as barbaric. Most importantly, the Northern King's strength never encounters any bottlenecks. In other words, as long as he has enough lightning power, the Northern King's strength can continue to grow!
So it seems that Xiao Yan is indeed no match for the Northern King's abilities. However, in the end, Xiao Yan chuckled, a smile spreading across his lips beneath his black robe. So what if the Northern King is strong? He is still no match for him.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yan couldn't help but chuckle to himself. Then, just as Xiao Yan looked up, Sun Hanxi, who was standing not far in front of the Northern King, slowly raised his eyes. His pair of sinister eyes stared at the Northern King like a venomous snake, and icy blue Dou Qi gradually rose from his body.
"It's truly unbelievable that a mere puppet could possess such formidable power, even capable of manipulating such bizarre lightning. But so what? A puppet is still just a puppet. Before true power, it's nothing more than a cold corpse!"
Sun Hanxi slowly clenched his left hand into a fist, his knuckles making a soft cracking sound. At the same time, his right arm, under the healing effect of the pill, gradually regained its agility. Although the injury was not fully healed, it was barely able to move thanks to the protection of his Dou Qi.
"Even if it's just a corpse, it's more than enough to deal with you."
Xiao Yan smiled coldly. He believed that with the lightning upon him, the Northern King's strength was now no less than that of a Mid One-Star Dou Di expert. Moreover, under the suppression of the lightning, Sun Hanxi's strength would definitely be greatly reduced. In the next battle, Sun Hanxi would undoubtedly lose!
"Hmph, if that's the case, then let me try it myself!"
Sun Hanxi's face was contorted with rage. With a clench of his fist, a Broadsword, gleaming and translucent in ice blue, appeared in his hand.
The blade trembled, and a chilling aura instantly enveloped it. Dou Qi surged, quickly enveloping the entire blade. Then, with a swing of the arm, the sharp edge cleaved through the void, accompanied by a sharp, ear-piercing sonic boom, and fiercely slashed down towards the Northern King's head.
Faced with this attack, the Northern King slowly raised his indifferent eyes. Then, the instant the Broadsword was about to strike, his iron fist clenched tightly, and a clanging sound of metal clashing came from his palm. Black lightning coiled up like a giant python, followed by a simple and unadorned punch that slammed out.
"Bite!"
The iron fist, shimmering with purple-gold light and enveloped in black lightning, collided fiercely with the oncoming Broadsword. Sparks flew everywhere, and a buzzing sound echoed throughout the passage.
With a single strike, both figures were forced back several steps. Sun Hanxi's expression changed slightly, and his gaze quickly swept over the Broadsword in his hand, which was trembling slightly. The muscles at the corners of his eyes twitched involuntarily.
With a thought, the Dou Qi qi within his body quickly circulated along his meridians to his entire body, rapidly dispelling the lightning that had surged into his body, and only then did the numbness in his body subside.
"What a bizarre thunder!"
He thought to himself, but dared not be careless, because while he was standing still, the Northern King on the other side launched the first attack on him.
His Broadsword danced wildly, and streaks of fierce Dou Qi, carrying a terrifying momentum that could tear through the void, shot fiercely towards the oncoming Northern King.
Facing those Dou Qi strikes, the Northern King was completely fearless. He swung his iron fists fiercely, shattering most of the sword light into dust. As for the smaller ones, he blocked them with his body.
In mid-air, two figures chased each other, their Dou Qi surging and lightning flashing. Their ghostly speed made their figures gradually become blurry. If Xiao Yan hadn't been strong, he probably wouldn't have been able to see their figures clearly.
The two shadows clashed fiercely in mid-air. Each collision added new wounds to the already broken walls. In just a short while, the walls, which were already under immense pressure, looked even more precarious, as if they might collapse at any moment.
As time went on, the situation on the field gradually became clearer.
Sun Hanxi, whose strength was originally at the Early One-Star Dou Di, temporarily improved his strength through a secret technique. However, this was not a long-term solution. With such consumption, once the time limit of his secret technique expired, he would immediately fall to the bottom. At that time, he would truly become a fish on a chopping board, at Xiao Yan's mercy.
This was an outcome he absolutely did not want to see. Judging from the current situation, he either had to defeat the Northern King in front of him and kill Xiao Yan in one fell swoop, or he would have no choice but to flee in a sorry state and escape from this place.
"Clang!"
With a loud bang, Sun Hanxi and the Northern King each retreated a hundred paces. Under the repair of the black lightning, the injuries left by the Broadsword on the Northern King's body were rapidly healing at a visible speed. On the other hand, when Sun Hanxi stopped, he discovered that there were already many nicks on the Broadsword in his hand. In fact, at this moment, two conspicuous cracks were quietly spreading on the Broadsword.
Upon seeing this, Sun Hanxi's Sun Hanxi was horrified to discover that the little Dou Qi he had left was rapidly dissipating.
This also precisely illustrates that the secret technique used by Sun Hanxi is nearing the end of its time limit.
The two unexpected events dealt Sun Hanxi a heavy blow, making him realize that he was no longer a Mid One-Star Dou Di. His Dou Qi was beginning to dissipate, and if he couldn't end the battle in the shortest time, he would likely face a fatal blow!
At that very moment, the Northern King, who was opposite Sun Hanxi, also burst forth once again. Surging lightning coiled around the Northern King like a serpent, and with the aid of the lightning, the Northern King's speed became even more terrifying.
"You bastard! I'll fight you to the death!"
Upon seeing this, Sun Hanxi's expression changed drastically, and he quickly raised his hands, simultaneously activating the Dou Qi within his body.
Sun Hanxi's ten fingers moved in unison, rapidly forming a series of intricate hand seals that created a dazzling display of afterimages.
As these hand seals were rapidly unleashed, all the remaining Dou Qi within his body flowed rapidly through his meridians, eventually converging in his palms along the meridians in his arms.
However, although Sun Hanxi's speed was not perfect, the Northern King was faster. Just as Sun Hanxi's Dou Technique was about to be completed, the Northern King's figure had already appeared in front of him.
"Wh... what!"
The sudden appearance of the huge black shadow made Sun Hanxi's heart skip a beat. Then, a steel fist slammed into the space between Sun Hanxi's hands, followed by a heavy thud onto his chest.
"Bang!"
A loud bang, like a balloon bursting, rang out, and blood gushed out, mixed with fragments of internal organs. At the same time, Sun Hanxi's body was instantly bent into an exaggerated shape and shot backward, eventually embedding itself deeply into the already broken wall.
Just as the Northern King was about to set off, two solid handprints were imprinted deeply on his chest without his knowledge...
Immediately afterwards...
"Boom!"
A deafening explosion resounded throughout the passage, clearly heard by everyone within a radius of a thousand feet. At the same time, everyone's face turned to one of horror.
The next moment, amidst Xiao Yan's drastically changed expression, a terrifying wave of Dou Qi suddenly swept through the passage. In just an instant, the surrounding walls collapsed completely, and all the treasures within the stone chambers were instantly destroyed...