The Heaven-Breaking Sword in Toji's hand plunged deep into Luo Tian's back.
The blade pierced through Luo Tian's chest, and blood ran down its edge, dripping onto the ground with a patter.
Luo Tian's body stiffened violently. He looked down at his chest, where the Heaven-Breaking Sword's blade gleamed with a cold light, blood streaming down its edge.
He had gotten carried away fighting Father Zhang and Liang Wu, his mind full of thoughts of killing Liang Wu. On top of that, he couldn't sense Toji at all, and for a moment, he had actually let his guard down.
And the moment he let his guard down was the moment his death became certain.
With Toji's abilities, he was unquestionably cut out to be a top-tier assassin.
Because no one could sense his presence at all.
"You... it's actually a level-six Soul Tool. No wonder it could pierce my protective Soul Power." Luo Tian saw the Heaven-Breaking Sword in Toji's hand and finally understood. He flew into a rage. "Trash who relies on Soul Tools! I'm a disciple of Shrek! In the name of Shrek's glory, I'll never lose to trash who uses a Soul Tool!"
The Heaven-Breaking Sword in Toji's hand turned slightly, its blade twisting inside Luo Tian as he prepared to force it downward and slice open his entire belly.
But Luo Tian concentrated his violent fire-element Soul Power at a single point and blasted it backward. It struck like a large truck charging head-on, sending Toji and the Heaven-Breaking Sword flying.
Toji quickly adjusted his posture as he fell to the ground. His legs scraped across the floor as he forced himself to a stop and steadied himself.
His blood surged within him and rushed up into his chest, making him spit out a large mouthful of blood.
"Pwah-"
Toji hurriedly raised a hand and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
The gap in their cultivation was too great. Even his body could barely withstand that blow.
"Kid, since you want revenge so badly, then die first!" Luo Tian strode through a towering sea of flames and let out a lion's roar, pouncing on Toji amid dazzling fire.
In Luo Tian's eyes, Toji now posed a far greater threat than those two Soul Emperors.
If he let Toji leave again, his own chances of dying would probably be even greater!
Toji raised the Heaven-Breaking Sword. His Second Soul Skill, Unyielding Fortitude, had already begun to activate, increasing his combat power invisibly. He too pounced at Luo Tian, and the two plunged into close-quarters combat.
Their figures flickered rapidly through the air like ghosts, flashes of blades and shadows of swords interweaving as deafening metallic clashes erupted.
Every clash between the Heaven-Breaking Sword and the lion claws sent showers of sparks flying.
"Clang, clang, clang, clang!"
The Heaven-Breaking Sword and lion claws clashed without end, and Luo Tian grew more alarmed the longer they fought.
This little brat has really grown capable. After five years apart, he can actually hold out against me, a Soul Emperor, for this long?
Though Luo Tian was now gravely wounded, the little brat still shouldn't have been able to contend with him.
Blood vessels began to fill Toji's eyes, and veins bulged on his forehead. His blood surged wildly within him, as though it would burst his body apart. He was clearly drawing on the potential within him.
As his injuries worsened, Unyielding Fortitude continued to increase Toji's combat power.
Twofold, threefold, fourfold-
Under Luo Tian's lion claws, wounds multiplied across Toji's body. Some of his skin was even scorched by the flames, leaving him breathing hard and heavily. He swung the Heaven-Breaking Sword faster and faster, each stroke bringing a fierce wind that whipped up the dust in the room, as though a small storm were raging.
Luo Tian, meanwhile, relied on the immense strength of his Flame Lion King Martial Soul to forcibly withstand every one of Toji's attacks.
"Roar!"
Luo Tian bellowed, and the flames on his body surged again. The fire on his lion claws condensed into solid form as he clawed viciously at Toji with the might to destroy heaven and earth.
His speed was no less than Toji's, and even faster. After all, he was a Power Attack System Beast Soul Emperor, and even in this bloody battle with Toji, he held a complete advantage.
Their fight grew fiercer and fiercer, making Father Zhang increasingly anxious as he watched.
He didn't dare act rashly.
The two were locked in close-quarters combat at such close range, while nearly all his Soul Skills were AoE types. If he charged in to help, he would likely injure Toji by mistake.
So Father Zhang could only look for an opening from the sidelines, ready to enter the fight and support Toji at any moment.
Before long, Luo Tian found an opening in Toji's defense and grabbed his left hand. He wrenched it hard with a crack, seemingly breaking Toji's hand outright.
But Toji's eyes were already red as he slammed into Luo Tian, knocking him straight out of the room and into the Soul Fighting Arena outside.
Toji was also red-eyed with bloodlust. An overwhelmingly dense, violent killing aura erupted from his entire body. Gripping the Heaven-Breaking Sword, he swiftly followed the Luo Tian he had sent flying.
Father Zhang couldn't stop him even if he wanted to, so he hurried after him.
By the time he stepped out of the room, Toji and Luo Tian were already locked in combat again. As they fought their way down the corridor, a layer of the entire floor was scraped away.
"This..." Father Zhang couldn't find any chance to join the fight. He could only watch helplessly as the two landed on the platform normally used for matches in the Soul Fighting Arena.
The longer they fought, the more carried away they became. Neither side would give the other an inch.
Luo Tian in particular unleashed all his Soul Skills at once. His Sixth Soul Skill appeared again, and a spear of flame viciously pierced Toji's abdomen.
But this Heavenly Fiend was like a God of War. He actually still had the strength to stand, and his combat power seemed to have increased...
"You trash, let's see how much longer you can hold out?!" Luo Tian roared. The sea of flames filling the sky transformed into the character for "kill" and thundered toward Toji, brimming with killing intent.
Luo Tian finally couldn't hold back any longer. His grave injuries, compounded by the poison, had severely weakened his combat power.
If this dragged on, he feared he really would die.
So Toji forced him to unleash an all-out attack.
At the same time, the instant he moved, Toji spotted an opportunity.
An opening.
Toji swung the Heaven-Breaking Sword fiercely, taking Luo Tian's all-out attack head-on while driving the blade straight toward his heart.
However, just as Toji was about to pull out the Heaven-Breaking Sword, Luo Tian suddenly raised a hand and grabbed the blade. His other hand clutched Toji's face, his forefinger digging viciously into Toji's eye to keep him from pulling away.
A trace of madness flashed in his eyes, and a savage smile curled his lips.
"Shrek will prevail!!!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Luo Tian's body swelled violently and his Soul Power gathered wildly. He was clearly preparing to self-destruct and take Toji down with him.
Seeing them locked in place, Father Zhang immediately rushed over to help Toji get as far away from Luo Tian as possible.
As the Soul Power fluctuations around Luo Tian grew more and more terrifying, Toji immediately let go of the sword hilt and tore the hand digging into his eye away. At the same time, he kicked Luo Tian, using the movement to get away from him as quickly as possible.
"No!!!"
Seeing Toji about to get away, Luo Tian let out a final cry of unwillingness.
Even in death, he would drag them down with him!
Yet just as Luo Tian was about to self-destruct, a figure descended from the sky and landed beside him.
The man raised a hand and placed it on Luo Tian's shoulder, abruptly stopping his body from swelling. The next second, he rapidly shriveled like a deflating balloon.
Having done all that, he turned around and looked at the blood-soaked Toji with a gratified smile:
"I finally found you."