Volume 6 Chapter 170
by Golden DragonVolume 6 + Chapter 170: Severance
“Once struck by the Soul-Burying Spear, you will accelerate toward death. If you choose to fight, death comes even faster. If you do nothing, you might linger for a few more hours.”
Astride the towering Netherworld Envoy, the Death Envoy looked down at the inner demon Xia Yi, his tone dripping with contempt.
“And so what?” The inner demon Xia Yi could already feel that her life was running short, if she kept fighting, she likely had less than ten minutes left.
“All I need is to kill you twice.”
“Kill me twice? Hahahaha, utterly absurd!” The Death Envoy laughed heartily. “Do you really think you can kill me?!”
SWISH!
Without wasting a word, the inner demon Xia Yi kicked off the ground, using the Sword Saint’s footwork to leave an afterimage in her wake. In the next instant, she appeared before the Death Envoy and swung the Holy Sword.
But just as the blade was about to strike, that strange sensation returned. She felt her consciousness waver for a moment, her body grew weak, her swing slowed, and she could not bring her full strength to bear.
“Fool!”
The Death Envoy roared in anger, raised his lance, and smashed it down upon her as before.
THUD!
The inner demon Xia Yi was sent flying in a high arc. This time, however, she did not crash, she adjusted her posture midair and landed steadily.
After her senses returned, her first choice was not to press the attack, but to focus on defense, which spared her from serious injury. This had been a calculated probe.
“Something is definitely off.”
The inner demon Xia Yi narrowed her eyes and surveyed her surroundings. She noticed one crucial detail. The battlefield was encircled by ghostly green flames. That could not be a mere visual spectacle, it had to serve some purpose.
“Silver dragon Holy Sword wielder, have you realized it now?” The Death Envoy smirked. “The Netherworld Envoy releases Netherflames that can burn the soul itself. As long as you remain within this battlefield, they act continuously, especially at the moment you attack, when the Netherflames sear your soul violently, causing you to lose focus. Damage to the soul also affects your body, making it difficult to exert power.”
“That effect is practically a Domain.”
“Exactly. This is the Netherworld Domain I mastered in the Mythic Age! However, I have now merged the Domain into the Netherworld Envoy. As long as the Envoy appears, I can unleash the Domain instantly! Its potency is somewhat diminished, but it has shed the flaw of slow activation.”
“Both a Mimetic Divine Authority and a Domain, truly troublesome.”
The inner demon Xia Yi sighed lightly.
The Death Envoy was indeed a formidable opponent. His claim of being stronger than the Human Envoy was no lie, after summoning the Netherworld Envoy, his power far exceeded that of the Human Envoy.
But the inner demon Xia Yi was not without a way to win. She could also use her Domain, pitting Domain against Domain was the best strategy.
“Domain release, “
“So you can use a Domain. Impressive. Unfortunately, before my Netherworld Envoy, you will not get the chance!”
The Death Envoy raised his heavy battle lance and bellowed:
“Netherflame, burn!”
“Ugh!”
The Netherflames had covered every inch of the battlefield. Just as the inner demon Xia Yi began to manifest her Domain, her soul was seared with agonizing pain. Her consciousness flickered, the Domain release was interrupted, and her vision blurred.
When her sight cleared, the Death Envoy had summoned Death Clones that charged at her from all directions, attempting to intercept and slay her.
“Die, Soul-Burying Spear!”
Six Death Envoys raised their lances simultaneously, piercing through the air in a coordinated thrust.
The inner demon Xia Yi specialized in swordsmanship; she was unskilled in magic, and she knew that a magical barrier would be shattered in any case.
Only one choice remained. Reluctant though she was, she had to borrow Xia Yi’s tools.
“Human King Armor, Combine!”
She clutched the golden key of the Human King Armor, activated it, and the golden armor encased her body completely. Radiating sacred golden light, it assumed a defensive stance.
CLANG, CLANG, CLANG, CLANG, CLANG!
Five consecutive clone attacks, all of which the inner demon Xia Yi weathered thanks to the Human King Armor’s defensive properties. Given the armor’s sacred attribute, it naturally possessed high resistance against undead-type assaults, allowing her to temporarily withstand even the Death Envoy’s onslaught.
“Pointless struggle!”
The Death Envoy’s true body unleashed a final, decisive strike, clashing against the inner demon Xia Yi’s Holy Sword.
“Human King Armor, full power operation!”
The inner demon Xia Yi had the armor absorb the surrounding golden particles and channel all that energy into the Holy Sword.
The Holy Sword surged with golden radiance, its very form changing. In that dazzling light, she severed the Death Envoy’s body.
The Netherworld Envoy retreated swiftly with the Death Envoy’s lower half. After a pained neigh, a dense mist enveloped the severed body, in less than a few seconds, it was fully restored.
“The Holy Sword, truly a displeasing weapon.”
“…Attacking the body is useless, then?”
The inner demon Xia Yi confirmed the most critical piece of information: as long as the Netherworld Envoy existed, the Death Envoy could not die.
The Human King Armor had detached due to energy depletion, she no longer had any means of defense.
“Unable to use your Domain, and without armor to protect you,” the Death Envoy said coldly. “Silver dragon Holy Sword wielder, you have only three minutes left. No matter what you do, death is certain.”
“Three minutes is enough to kill you.”
The inner demon Xia Yi raised the Holy Sword, the energy infused by the Human King Armor had not yet been fully spent. She could still unleash one final killing blow.
“Arrogant!!”
The Death Envoy was genuinely enraged, at death’s door and still talking tough? He could have chosen to fight evasively and run out the clock, but instead he spurred the Netherworld Envoy forward, determined to reap her life with his own hands.
The inner demon Xia Yi stood her ground, ready to meet him.
SHING!
The Death Envoy closed in, driving his lance through her body. Scorching dragon blood stained the ground.
“It’s over,” the Death Envoy sneered.
“Yes, it’s over.”
The inner demon Xia Yi had allowed herself to be pierced deliberately. She seized the lance, using it as a conduit to unleash her Domain, not a full manifestation, but enough to affect the Death Envoy on the other end of the weapon.
“Domain Manifest, Silent Domain.”
“Damn it!”
The Death Envoy cried out in alarm, his vision was swallowed by darkness, and he had no time to interrupt. This silver dragon was an absolute madman! shuchonxsw.com huweixs.com piaoxiangxs.com xfengyunxs.com nonfuzww.com
“Netherworld Dom, “
He tried to use the Netherflames to burn the inner demon Xia Yi’s soul, but it was too late. His five senses were stripped away, leaving him unable to perceive her movements. In his panic, even when he unleashed a wave of flame, the timing was off.
Ten seconds remained.
Having endured the Netherworld Domain’s burning, the inner demon Xia Yi lost consciousness briefly. When she recovered, she entered a flawless mental state, activated her Mind’s Eye, saw through everything, and swung the Holy Sword down.
In the darkness, a flash of golden light erupted. The Death Envoy’s senses returned, he heard the Netherworld Envoy’s lament and saw his steed split asunder by the Holy Sword.
In the final instant before falling into death, the inner demon Xia Yi severed the Mimetic Divine Authority of Death, declaring the battle’s end.
“How exhilarating, Death Envoy. I doubt I will ever forget you.”
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