Chapter 864: Great Battle of the Gemini Twins

"Haha, congratulations! You've successfully unlocked the qualification to face my second state. Now, you need to be fully prepared to confront me, or you'll regret it."

The young man's confidence stemmed from his formidable strength.

As expected, within moments, the radiant blood seeping from his wounds transformed into countless crimson specks, scattering into the surrounding void. These specks then dispersed, heading towards the core of the two stars behind him, furiously absorbing the dense energy essence from within them.

The absorption of various elemental attribute forces was like drawing from two abundant treasures, allowing the young man to extract power to his heart's content.

"Heh heh, once you're in my territory, you'll encounter endless surprises. This is just the first stage."

Finally, after furiously devouring enough energy, the crimson specks flowed back into the young man's body. The energy from the red star diligently healed his wounds, while the energy from the blue star provided him with various attribute enhancements.

In an instant, his aura surged to a significantly higher level!

"Hoo-hoo, I didn't expect you to have such a terrifying energy reserve, backed by these two stars. You seem to be quite the privileged one, don't you?"

Xu Yang was clearly taunting him. The young man forced out a sinister grin and instantly unleashed the immense energy reserves within him.

A thunderous rumble erupted!

His physical body abruptly strengthened, becoming twice its previous size. The pressure emanating from his powerful physique instinctively made Xu Yang a little more serious.

"Very good. If you were truly useless, I would find this quite boring."

With a deafening roar, a single array pattern shattered. The young man's fist seemed to contain the power to shatter stars, a highly unique energy technique that brought a refreshing sense of novelty to Xu Yang.

However, Xu Yang quickly responded with an even stronger, more consistent power.

Eight energy vortices simultaneously burst open within him. The terrifying primal aura, as it spread, instantly blocked the path of his opponent.

Boom!

A fierce burst of power erupted, forcefully sending the young man's enraged form flying backward.

"What?! Your power is this strong too? What kind of technique is that?"

Xu Yang sneered, "The means to conquer you!"

"Divine Emperor Arm!"

In that instant, Xu Yang unleashed a top-tier technique he had never used before: the Divine Emperor Arm, a power only manageable by the primal energy released from eight vortices.

A Dragon Emperor totem erupted in the void. The soul of a colossal dragon descended, its pure primal energy forming a dragon soul pressure that tore through all the power defenses surrounding the young man.

Destruction and rebirth came so swiftly and intensely that the opponent was utterly unable to resist. Even with his newly enhanced physical body, he was firmly suppressed by Xu Yang's single strike.

Feeling the agony of being crushed and torn by the Dragon Emperor Arm, the young man finally adopted his true stance.

"Boy, you've successfully provoked me. If I don't show you what I'm capable of, you truly won't understand what this young master relies on in this place."

Boom!

In an instant, an incredibly fierce crimson aura burst forth from the young man, a surging wave of blood-red light burning wildly.

Even the surrounding void became violently turbulent due to this ferocious power.

"Heh heh, it seems this is your true channel for unleashing power: by burning your bloodline strength and releasing all your innate potential. This is a method that consumes life force to boost combat power.

As for your diminishing life functions, you compensate for them by continuously absorbing power from the stars behind you. Interesting. But this way, you'll eventually turn to stone!

Your unique human life force will constantly deplete, replaced by the increasing petrification attribute of the stars. In a few years, you'll completely become a monument."

The young man laughed wildly and arrogantly, "Don't bother worrying about me. Normally, I don't need to devour the stars' power essence. Significant life force depletion only occurs during confrontations between top-tier experts. To compensate, I absorb the bloodline power of those I conquer. And you will become my prey."

After the burst of blood energy, the young man's hair flared out in fury as he transformed into a crimson streak of light, forcefully landing behind Xu Yang.

"Roll!"

Boom!

The young man slammed both hands violently onto the ground. An immensely powerful force instantly locked onto Xu Yang, sending him flying into the air.

At that very moment, Xu Yang distinctly felt his body being frozen in place by a powerful void seal.

"Heh heh, I want to see what method you'll use to break free from my killing blow this time!"

In an instant, the young man's hands sharpened menacingly. The tyrannical aura pressing down from above carried an incredibly strong tearing sensation.

Crash!

The terrifying force crashed down with immense power. The smile on the young man's face intensified, as he truly believed this strike would severely wound Xu Yang and reverse his unfavorable situation.

Awkwardly, that momentary burst of power vanished without a trace upon Xu Yang's body, as if a stone had sunk into the ocean.

"What?!"

If the previous missed attack was due to failing to restrain Xu Yang's body and him dodging it...

...then this recent strike, with Xu Yang already having been launched and restrained, should have been impossible to dodge.

This meant the young man's recent attack did indeed hit Xu Yang.

But why was there no sound at all?

This question echoed repeatedly in his mind, but he couldn't find an answer that brought him peace.

"Hahaha, are you full of questions, little one? But I won't tell you the real answer."

The next moment, Xu Yang executed a powerful counterattack almost seamlessly, punching the opponent directly in the head instead of a body part.

Boom!

The rampant blood energy erupting from the red-haired young man was forcibly severed, causing him to scream in hysterical pain.

Seeing his recent performance, Xu Yang finally understood that the root of this guy's blood energy eruption relied on mental guidance.

"Hahaha, little red-hair, do you realize now that your strength isn't enough? If you don't rely on me, how could you possibly defeat this powerful opponent with your own strength alone?"

Just then, a soul entity materialized again from the blue star, glowing entirely in azure light, forming a stark contrast with the red-haired young man.

"Hmph, trying to steal my life force again? Demon Scythe, don't even think about it!"

"Haha... There's always a give and take. Do you want to be crushed by this powerful opponent, or do you want to rely on my power to conquer them? Do you wish to be a loser or a victor? Make your choice."