Chapter 1127: Killing the Heavenly King

“Fine, since you refuse to give me a fair fight, then I regret to say I will take you down with me, no matter the cost! Boy, do you know why I’m called the Slaughter King? ‘Slaughter’ doesn’t fully represent my true power. My greatest strength is the power that erupts when my life is threatened! Just watch, you’ll be crushed to nothingness by my next move.”

The Slaughter King’s face suddenly twisted into a chilling smile. At the same time, he grabbed a dagger and, right in front of Lister, severed his own left arm.

Blood gushed out wildly, then was gathered by the Slaughter King using a special technique, condensing it before him. This scene was not unfamiliar to Lister.

He recalled how Vortex Goro had first appeared before Xu Yang and others, using a similar method to burn his bridges, breaking through to unleash incomparable offensive power.

If not for the prior experience with Vortex Goro, Lister would not have been adequately prepared for this move. However, seeing a similar technique appear again, Lister adopted a far more cautious defensive posture than usual.

He unhesitatingly abandoned his current fighting style and immediately transformed into his true Dragon Knight form, allowing the Wind Dragon Armor to completely envelop his body.

Concurrently, within a hundred meters of him, endless wind-attribute energy cyclones swirled. Lister was using this method to protect his physical body as much as possible.

Meanwhile, since the Slaughter King had chosen a path of mutual destruction, he would unleash his strongest attack without reservation. This ultimate blow, delivered as his bloodline was depleted, aimed to instantly annihilate Lister’s life. It was a process that required accumulating power and was incredibly brutal.

Watching the blood pour from his severed arm, the Slaughter King felt immense unwillingness. However, he knew he had no other choice. The meridians and various powers within his body had been completely restricted by the hidden necromantic elements.

Had he not severed his arm to extract enough bloodline essence, he likely wouldn’t even have been able to gather the strength for this final, desperate attack.

“Do you have anything else to say to me, Mr. Lister? This is a great boon for the entire Emperor Soul Battle Group.”

Lister, however, responded with a loud laugh. “Are you really sure you can severely wound me with a single blow? That’s almost impossible! Friend, even if you possess peak Purple-level strength, your current state prevents you from unleashing your most destructive power. Naturally, you won’t be able to tear through the wind shield I’ve conjured. If you don’t believe me, feel free to try.”

Lister continued to goad his opponent into pushing his limits, which was, in fact, only accelerating the Slaughter King’s demise.

From Lister’s perspective, the Slaughter King was indeed an exceptionally talented cultivator. However, given his allegiance to the Emperor Soul Battle Group, there was no way he could ever align with the Glory Battle Regiment.

More and more blood was gathered by the Slaughter King before him. This concentrated bloodline essence, woven by his own hand, quickly coalesced into a massive, crimson blade of light.

It simultaneously locked onto Lister’s position in the void. Even Lister felt a sense of dread as this strike was unleashed. While it might not completely extinguish his life force, Lister’s judgment told him that this attack would certainly leave him either dead or crippled.

“It’s time to end this conflict, friend. I hope we can still have a showdown on the path to the underworld.” The Slaughter King clearly spoke with regret. How he had yearned to personally defeat Lister, a member of the Glorious Dragon Knights, in the Seven Stars Valley.

He had wished to crown himself and the Emperor Soul Battle Group with glory by defeating this member of the Glorious Dragon Knights. If he had truly won this battle, he would undoubtedly have stripped Lister of all his accumulated glory.

Although Lister had successfully landed on Dragon Demon Island, if he were to lose to the Slaughter King in Seven Stars Valley, all his achievements would become meaningless, merely serving to enhance the Slaughter King’s prestige.

However, all these fantasies had now become mere illusions for the Slaughter King. His only option was to expend everything he had to take Lister down with him.

Finally, when enough bloodline essence had been gathered, the massive crimson blade of light slowly expanded. Simultaneously, it locked onto the fluctuating aura of Lister in the void and shot forth. The crimson blade pierced through all obstacles and blockades, almost breaking through the very limits of the battlefield’s laws in the void.

Everything around them plunged into darkness in an instant. Even from the observation point of the elders on the other side of Seven Stars Valley, it was clear that the void corresponding to this sub-battlefield had fallen into complete darkness.

However, this darkness did not last long. As the black clouds in the sky gradually dispersed, all the energy chaos in Lister’s sub-battlefield completely dissipated into nothingness. Clearly, the climactic duel there had concluded.

Xu Yang gently closed his eyes. After only a moment, a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.

“Brother A-Yang, what are you smiling about?” asked Little Mushroom. “Did good news come from Lister’s side? I can’t sense his aura fluctuations. How did you know?”

At that moment, Little Mushroom, the only one still by Xu Yang’s side, sat in his lap, blinking her big eyes innocently as she questioned him. The basket she carried, holding more mushrooms, was still in her hand.

It was worth noting that just moments before, the little girl had innocently offered some mushrooms from her basket to Shiva. But how powerful was Shiva? He instantly recognized that this seemingly harmless and cute little girl harbored ill intentions towards him.

Yet, right in front of her, he ate the poisonous mushrooms she offered, remaining completely unharmed. This made the mischievous Little Mushroom gasp in surprise, and she promptly scurried back into Xu Yang’s arms.

Of course, the Glorious Dragon Knights were now, without a doubt, the premier battle team in the Western Regions of the Yingzhou Continent. Every member possessed sufficient strength to defeat any opponent.

As long as Shiva himself did not intervene, every member of the Glorious Dragon Knights would achieve victory. Naturally, Xu Yang’s words were meant only for Little Mushroom to hear.