"Hahaha, I've been waiting for this opportunity for far too long..." Iaquinta's face turned frenzied. As he spoke, the blue leather armor on his body turned into a flurry of debris, revealing his muscular upper body with a tattoo of an alien beast on his bare muscles.
Sun Fei's gaze sharpened slightly as he recalled the legends surrounding the cultivation path of Moon Class experts.
" Krasic, today I have slain you, the so-called pillar of the Zenit people, on Martial Saint Mountain. With you dead, within days that worthless ' God of War ' Arshavin will also be reduced to ashes. The Spartak Emperor will then command a million troops and annihilate Zenit in a single day. Then we will slaughter Saint Petersburg, and use the skull of the eternal traitor Yassin to make a goblet to honor the Spartak emperors of all time!"
Iaquinta's expression grew increasingly frenzied, and blinding crimson flames surged wildly from his naked upper body, seemingly spewing fire from his pores. Gradually, his entire body was covered in blood-red flames, transforming him into a humanoid flame radiating intense heat.
Those watching below felt an intense heat wash over them; the green grass beneath their feet began to turn yellow and wither; their hair silently turned to ash; and even their clothes became scorched yellow, as if a blazing red sun had appeared in the sky.
Everyone channeled their inner Dou Qi to resist the terrible heat.
The young girl, Ziyan, emitted waves of light that enveloped herself and the eldest princess. The second prince and Paris were protected by their guards. Ajax's One Sword, Huntelaar, wielded a thin silver sword with a faint silver halo that enveloped himself and his four guards. Eindhoven's renowned general, Costacurta, and his four guards remained motionless, seemingly oblivious to the intense heat. Crown Prince Gilano of Saint-Germain was the most at ease, simply planting a half-meter-long sky-blue magic staff in the ground before him. A gentle blue halo rippled outwards, protecting himself and his four beautiful concubines within it.
At the summit of Sword Peak.
Faced with the opponent's terrifying aura, Krasic remained calm and composed, his face expressionless, his long hair dancing wildly in the wind, his body towering like a mountain, exuding an indescribable demonic aura in his silence!
With his hands behind his back, increasingly clear and melodious sword cries, like the roar of a dragon, emanated from his body. Then, a two-meter-long giant sword with an ancient design and an aura of time slowly emerged from behind him, as if it possessed a life of its own. It floated behind Krasic, its blade trembling slightly and emitting clear sword cries, as if it were teasing him.
Seeing this, Sun Fei's eyes lit up.
He could tell that the two-meter-long giant sword that appeared behind Krasic was definitely not a manifestation of Dou Qi aura, but a real steel giant sword. And this huge giant sword was being slowly pulled out inch by inch from Krasic's body, as if his flesh and blood body were a scabbard. It was truly bizarre!
That sword was actually a [ Dou Weapon ]!
Everyone instantly understood that only the legendary [ Dou Weapon ] could be contained and nurtured within a martial artist's body.
After a martial artist advances from the Star Class to the Moon Class, their cultivation path becomes much broader, divided into many systems, among which three are the most widely circulated.
The first is ascetic training. Most of those who choose ascetic training are grassroots strongmen who lack the support of money and power, and are unwilling to rely on powerful forces. They cannot obtain the assistance of Dou Weapon and magical beasts, so they can only exhaust their life's strength to seek internal development and cultivate their own bodies.
Secondly, there are the Dou Weapon Warrior. Artifact Cultivation possess the legendary weapons [ Dou Weapon ], which belong to the strong. By relying on the magical combination of man and [ Dou Weapon ], they can unleash several times their power. When the compatibility between man and [ Dou Weapon Dou Weapon reaches the perfect level, they can even transcend the mortal realm and enter sainthood, and the breakthrough to the Sun Class powerhouse is just around the corner.
Thirdly, there are Beast Soul Warrior, who sign a soul contract with a magical beast and thus unleash power several times greater than their own by borrowing the beast's strength. They can even share their growth potential and bloodline with their contracted magical beast, thereby acquiring supernatural abilities that humans do not possess. Of course, the amount of power and potential gained is related to the level of the contracted magical beast.
In the Azeroth Continent, many royal children and nobles from powerful families favor this path of martial arts because it is a shortcut for them. It saves them years or even decades of arduous training. By using their family's strength to capture powerful magical beasts and forcibly sign soul agreements, they can instantly gain the power and magic of the beasts and become experts overnight from ordinary people.
"Roar!!!!"
A deafening roar resounded throughout the heavens and earth, causing Rock and debris to tumble down from the Sword Peak, as if the entire mountain was trembling. Crimson flames surged, and the elemental power of heaven and earth surged wildly. A Grizzly -shaped monster, ten meters tall and fiery red, resembling an ancient demon, appeared in the sky.
" The Brown Bear of Flame!!" someone exclaimed.
"So this Spartak Martial Saint is actually a Beast Soul Warrior!" Although he had already guessed a little, Sun Fei still couldn't help but be slightly surprised. The [ Brown Bear of Flame ] is a variant of bear-type magical beasts. On the Azeroth Continent, most bear-type magical beasts are earth-type magical beasts, skilled in strength, but the [ Brown Bear of Flame ] is a fire-type magical beast, and is born a high-level magical beast. Standing on the mountaintop, roaring and howling madly, judging from its appearance, it is probably close to the level of a tenth-tier magical beast.
A tenth-tier magical beast is already equivalent to the strength of a human Moon Class expert.
If we also consider the unique bloodline, long lifespan, and powerful physique of magical beasts, coupled with their innate sensitivity to magical elements, they are even more troublesome than ordinary low-level Moon Class powerhouses.
This ultimate showdown was actually a duel between Beast Soul Warrior and Dou Weapon Warrior.
Buzz buzz buzz!!
The clear, resonant sound of swords echoed across the sky.
Ang ho ang ho ang ho!!
The wild and domineering roar of the bear was deafening.
"Hahaha, Krasic! Twenty-six years of old grudges, the destruction of the Zenit Empire —all will be settled in this battle! I will reclaim everything that is rightfully mine! Ahahaha, you will die today!!"
Amidst Iaquinta's maniacal laughter, the [ Brown Bear of Flame ] roared and charged toward Krasic. Its ten-meter-long, mountain-like body was engulfed in flames. Despite its enormous size, it was not at all clumsy and moved with extreme agility, trailing a trail of fiery light like a shooting star as it leaped up and pounced on Krasic.
"Royal!"
With a low, cold shout, Krasic took a step back, his right hand forming a sword gesture. The ancient longsword behind him hummed softly, like a peacock spreading its tail feathers, protecting him. One Sword transformed into a hundred swords, forming a defensive wall filled with sword energy.
boom!!
The [ Brown Bear of Flame ]'s mountain-like body crashed into the wall of sword blades, letting out a frantic howl. The once unstoppable fire meteor suddenly showed signs of weakness. The [ Brown Bear of Flame ]'s massive body was sent flying backward, while the wall of sword blades, which was only four meters in diameter, remained perfectly still without even the slightest tremor.
"Attack!"
Krasic shouted again and drew his sword again.
After all, he was Martial Saint. His timing in seizing the opportunity was perfect. A series of dense sword cries and metallic scraping sounds came. The wall of sword blades in front of him instantly transformed into a sword. After a slight pause, it slashed through the sky like a streak of light towards his opponent.
boom!
The sword energy was like a rainbow, as fast as lightning. The sword's edge directly abandoned the [ Brown Bear of Flame ] which was still falling backward, and drew a deadly arc of light, slashing towards Iaquinta.
The next instant, sprays of blood erupted.
In the dark night sky, Iaquinta's figure flashed by, appearing and disappearing like a ghost. However, even with such strange movements, he could not avoid the lightning-fast sword One Sword. When his figure finally came to a stop and reappeared clearly, there were deep wounds that reached the bone in four places: his shoulder, abdomen, arm, and neck.
The white, ghastly bone fragments were visible, and blood gushed out like a fountain, making him look like a blood-soaked figure. The blood that fell to the ground even emitted wisps of blue smoke, clearly indicating that the blood contained a terrifying temperature.
"You hurt me? Hahaha, good, great, I feel the pain again. Twenty-six years, this is exactly the scene I've been waiting for..."
After being injured, Iaquinta became even more frenzied. A flame swept across his wounded left arm, and wisps of blue light were forced out of the wound. It was the blue Dou Qi of Krasic that remained in his body after being stabbed. Then, layers of pale yellow flames burned at the wound. After the flames died down, he was completely healed, without leaving a trace.
"Tsk tsk, what a pity. Your sword, as long as it doesn't kill me in one strike, I can recover. But you, if you bleed even a drop, you can't recover. Even if you're a demon, I can grind you down. Ahahaha, Krasic, ever since I was defeated by you twenty-six years ago, I've gone through countless hardships and narrowly escaped death to finally subdue this tenth-tier magical beast [ Brown Bear of Flame ], all for today! Ahahaha!"
Iaquinta recovered from his injuries, and although he had lost a lot of blood, his momentum was even stronger than before.
Everyone watching the match showed a slight change in expression.
This is what makes the Beast Soul Warrior so terrifying. They can share some of the contracted magical beasts' innate skills, such as this unique fire-based healing method, its terrifying regenerative ability, and the [ Brown Bear of Flame's ] terrifying and powerful vitality. All of these can be shared with Iaquinta, which makes Spartak the Martial Saint inherently invincible.
If this injury had occurred to an ordinary Moon Class expert, their strength would likely have plummeted. However, for Iaquinta, it was an instantaneous recovery, leaving him with no loss of combat power.
"You talk too much nonsense!" Krasic grabbed the greatsword in his backhand and calmly said, "This sword is called the Heaven Sword. For twenty-six years, haven't you always wanted the sword manual for the Three Forms of the Heaven Sword? Look carefully! The first form, [ Heaven Judges Sin ]!"
This is the first update. I'll owe you one more tonight, but I'll make it up later.
Regarding the plot, the next important point is that everything I wrote before was actually useful and must be introduced.