Chapter 114: The One-Armed Divine King (Ten Thousand Words by Midnight, Please Support with Votes)
At the very moment the purple orb was about to strike Ke Bei, his eyes, previously closed, snapped open. Deep within, two faint purple flames flickered softly.
Facing the incoming purple orb, Ke Bei’s expression turned resolute. He stomped his foot firmly, and the Netherworld Purple Flame suddenly surged within him. Instantly, a faint layer of purple fire gracefully rose around his body.
Boom!
As the purple flames ascended from Ke Bei’s body, the terrifyingly charged purple orb slammed into him.
Sizzle~~
The moment the orb struck, the purple flames enveloping Ke Bei flickered violently. Accompanied by a sharp sizzling sound, the orb, brimming with dreadful energy, was incinerated into nothingness by the purple fire.
A sinister smile crept across Ke Bei’s face, his entire body cloaked in the violet blaze. Slowly, he extended his palm, where a strange, flickering purple flame danced.
“So what if you’re a God King?” he sneered coldly.
With a faint smile, Ke Bei shifted his stance. His steps became light and swift, like ripples on water, pushing his Lingbo Microstep technique to its limit. A clear afterimage remained where he had stood, and in the next instant, Ke Bei appeared before the God King, the purple flame still flickering in his palm.
“Die!” Ke Bei’s face twisted with a wild grin as he hurled the purple flame fiercely at the strange man.
Startled by Ke Bei’s sudden appearance, the man clad in purple battle armor gasped sharply, a wave of terror flashing through his heart.
What unnerved the God King was not Ke Bei’s speed, but the ball of purple flame in his hand!
The purple light screen was the God King’s domain, and within it, everything could be clearly sensed. Though the exact nature of the flame was unknown, the terrifying heat radiating from the pulsating purple fire sent chills down the God King’s spine.
He faintly felt as if his domain itself was on the verge of being burned into oblivion by that flame.
This shock was grave. A heavy seriousness crossed the God King’s eyes. Just as the purple flame in Ke Bei’s palm was about to strike, the strange man suddenly moved.
The God King’s speed was already far greater than Ke Bei’s, and being enveloped in his own domain made his speed even more terrifying.
Boom!
The purple flame from Ke Bei’s palm nearly grazed the God King clad in purple armor.
Sizzle~~
Where the purple fire passed, the domain dotted with violet light was burned into a pitch-black void. The terrifying heat incinerated the omnipresent purple energy into nothingness.
“What kind of flame is this?” The God King, barely evading Ke Bei’s attack, stared intently at the rising purple fire, swallowing hard.
“Hmph!”
After a brief shock, the God King’s eyes blazed with killing intent.
Ke Bei’s strength far exceeded his expectations.
A mere Ascendant, yet so powerful—how terrifying would he be once he broke through to the War God realm? The thought made the God King shudder inwardly, mixed with a hint of relief that he was only facing an Ascendant for now.
“I told you, no matter how strong an Ascendant is, they’re still just Ascendants. I admit you’re the strongest Ascendant I’ve ever seen, but to kill me at this level? Hahaha, you truly underestimate the God King realm!”
The man in purple armor chuckled coldly. Streams of purple energy erupted from his body, and the entire purple light screen suddenly trembled violently.
“You cannot imagine the true power of a God King!”
The strange man clenched his palm sharply, merging the energy surging from within him with that of his domain.
With a cold shout, purple energy surged from all directions, pressing frantically against Ke Bei.
“Hm?”
Feeling the overwhelming pressure bearing down on him, Ke Bei’s expression shifted. Purple flames flared fiercely in his eyes.
Crack—crack—
Ke Bei’s bones creaked under the crushing force, his legs bending inch by inch.
“Die!”
The God King in purple armor watched coldly as Ke Bei’s body bent slowly, his violet eyes flashing with madness. His hands traced strange motions before his chest, and torrents of purple energy swirled around him like a hurricane, unleashing waves of terrifying pressure onto Ke Bei.
The purple energy thickened, eventually engulfing the God King’s form entirely.
As the God King’s energy intensified, Ke Bei felt the weight pressing down on him grow heavier, as if a mountain crushed his body.
The pressure was so great that even moving a finger was agonizingly difficult.
A deafening roar suddenly echoed, accompanied by a tornado of purple energy crashing fiercely toward the immobile Ke Bei.
Puff~~
The violent energy wave struck Ke Bei, draining his color instantly. Blood burst from his mouth, staining its corners, while the purple flames in his eyes danced wildly. The Netherworld Purple Flame seemed to respond to his will, surging fiercely around him.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The purple flames around Ke Bei leapt upwards, reaching three meters high. The intense heat swept outward, incinerating the purple energy surrounding him into nothingness.
Within the purple light screen, a ten-meter radius around Ke Bei became a vacuum. No matter how the purple energy raged, it could not approach this boundary.
At the same time, Ke Bei felt the invisible mountain pressing on him suddenly lift. He rose abruptly, his fiery eyes fixed on the massive pillar of purple energy hurtling toward him.
“Purple Flame, burn it to ashes!” Ke Bei roared, thrusting his palms forward. Two streams of purple fire erupted fiercely between his hands.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A purple energy hurricane collided violently with the twin purple flames.
Ke Bei unleashed all the purple fire within him. He knew that if he failed to repel the God King’s attack this time, death was inevitable. The God King’s power was simply too overwhelming for him to withstand alone. Without the Netherworld Purple Flame within the Golden Miniature Tower, he would have perished long ago.
All or nothing.
Life or death hinged on this strike.
Bang!
As Ke Bei released all his purple flames, the surrounding purple light dots surged toward him. The terrifying pressure pinned him to the ground. His bones shattered instantly. If not for the Nine Suns Divine Skill supporting him, he would have fainted.
“Purple Flame, my life depends on you!”
Ke Bei gritted his teeth, enduring the agony of shattered bones. Bloodshot eyes locked onto the suspended struggle between the purple flames and the purple energy.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Two utterly different energies collided with savage force.
The twin purple flames seemed tiny against the vast purple energy. In moments, the energy surrounded the flames, obscuring them from view. Only the dreadful purple energy remained visible.
“It’s over!”
Seeing the purple energy engulf the purple flames, Ke Bei’s heart turned icy cold. His bones lay shattered; even moving a finger was impossible.
Without the purple flame’s protection, the purple light dots invaded Ke Bei’s body, voraciously devouring his life force. This time, the light dots were far more numerous than before.
Ke Bei’s body shriveled again. At this rate, only a few breaths more and he would be dead.
Was the Netherworld Purple Flame to be swallowed just like that?
Just as despair engulfed him, a sharp sizzling sound suddenly pierced Ke Bei’s ears!
Sizzle~~
The Netherworld Purple Flame, known as the God Slayer Flame, was not so easily extinguished. Though vastly outnumbered by the purple energy, the God Slayer Flame lived up to its name.
If it were destroyed so easily, it would not deserve such a title.
The purple flame radiated intolerable heat, continuously incinerating the colliding purple energy into nothingness.
Boom!
Suddenly, with a thunderous roar, the purple flames burned a massive hole through the purple energy, then spread like wildfire, consuming the energy voraciously.
Almost the instant the flames broke free from the energy’s grasp, the vast purple energy began to dissolve into nothingness like a giant tornado dispersing.
“No!”
The God King in purple armor watched in horror as his purple energy dwindled. His face changed drastically. He shouted and attempted to retreat, but it was too late. A wisp of purple flame grazed his arm.
“Roar!”
The moment the flame touched his arm, the God King screamed in terror. He sensed his divine body beginning to disintegrate where the flame contacted.
“No!”
The God King howled painfully, gritting his teeth. A resolute gleam flashed in his violet eyes. With a swing of his palm, he severed his own arm, cutting off the portion tainted by the purple flame.
Boom!
The God King stared fearfully at the flickering purple flame, then stamped his foot hard. His figure shot forward, vanishing into the void in an instant.
The Netherworld Purple Flame seemed to possess a measure of intelligence. Seeing the God King flee, it swiftly returned to the nearly lifeless Ke Bei’s body.
(To be continued)