Chapter 362 Eternal Burning
The seven-thousand-year-old Blue Demon Bird had regained its normal rationality, a privilege of super soul beasts.
Blue Shadow suddenly paused. It could feel its entire body trembling as it faced the falling sun; even if it didn't die, it would be crippled.
It hurriedly spread its wings, and the fleshy wings beneath them also unfolded, forcibly slowing itself down by relying on air currents.
Finally, it narrowly grazed the sun and rose again, returning to the high sky.
The sun's light gradually dissipated, revealing a majestic figure interwoven with gold and deep purple.
The blade of the Golden Dawn Greatsword, woven with gold and silver, flowed with the radiance of destruction.
Golden and purple divine wings unfolded behind it, and indifferent golden eyes locked onto the Blue Demon Bird circling in the sky.
A destructive will made the Blue Demon Bird instantly terrified; it sensed that something terrible was about to happen.
Bai E raised the Golden Dawn Greatsword, its blade pointing at the Blue Demon Bird.
Under the threat of the true meaning of destruction, the Blue Demon Bird was unable to dodge for a moment, and its proud speed became useless.
Soon, the surging destructive power ignited the Dawnbreaker Greatsword, and a massive amount of soul power surged within its body.
A golden torrent shot from the sword's edge towards the Blue Demon Bird.
The brilliant sunlight paled in comparison to this golden torrent, and the entire world was drawn to its golden light.
Wherever the golden torrent went, the destructive power wantonly ravaged everything, and space itself creaked under its unbearable weight.
The Blue Demon Bird folded its wings, the nine silver stripes on its back gleaming.
As a "space messenger," its spatial attribute quality was extremely high, perhaps even surpassing that of ordinary space dragons.
Heavy spatial blockades and barriers appeared directly in front of the golden torrent.
The golden torrent mercilessly crashed into the spatial barriers, the destructive golden light momentarily paused, and then the destructive power began to frantically dissolve the barrier before it.
The Blue Demon Bird cried out "Screech!!!" and mobilized its spatial power to the fullest extent.
The barrier constantly shifted between solidification and shattering.
The darling of space and the new ruler of destruction clashed, but it was clear that in this round of clashes, the Blue Demon Bird was at a disadvantage.
Spatial power is indeed a very high-level power. In Douluo Continent, time is not much more noble than space, mainly being mysterious.
To contend with Bai E's destructive power, one would need at least the spatial power of a second-generation spatial dragon king like Ti Bao.
"Screech!!! (If you don't act now, I'm doomed!!!)"
"Screech! Screech?! (And why are you just watching?!)"
Seeing that the golden torrent of destruction had already formed multiple barriers and was only a few meters away from it, the Blue Demon Bird immediately screeched loudly, questioning the Thunderous Hell Vine below why it was just watching the show.
Questioned by his companions, Thunderous Hell Vine finally stopped pretending, its dark purple body wreathed in roaring purple lightning.
The lightning shot high into the sky, covering a section of blue sky with thunderclouds, purple lightning flashing within the dark clouds, a thunderstorm brewing.
Because Thunderous Hell Vine Canyon was not far away, where the sky was covered with thunderclouds year-round, the lightning element here was abundant, and the thunderstorm quickly completed its preparation.
Several bolts of purple lightning as thick as buckets shot through the air at extremely high speed, terrifying currents ionizing the air, filling the surrounding area with the acrid smell of ozone and nitrogen oxides.
Bai E frowned, stopping the output of the golden torrent, the lingering destructive golden light still remaining on the Dawnbreaker Greatsword.
With a flap of its golden and purple wings, Jin and Zi carried Bai E away from the spot, and no sooner had they left than the purple lightning slammed heavily into the ground.
Large amounts of soil were hurled high into the air, creating massive, spiderweb-like cracks in the ground.
Countless trees were shattered into sawdust by the lightning, scattering across the forest along with the soil.
The Blue Demon Bird, relieved to see the golden torrent disappear, used its smaller-than-normal bird-like body to carve through space and arrive beside the Thunderous Hell Vine.
Its sharp eyes glanced disapprovingly at the Thunderous Hell Vine, which had been slacking off.
The Thunderous Hell Vine ignored it.
How much did it get paid a month? Working so hard?
Besides, the Venerable God had said it was just a token effort; they'd let two people in when the time was right.
These two insisted on testing the newcomers' strength, and now they'd angered them.
The Thunderous Hell Vine just wanted to finish quickly and then pretend to be dead to refresh its magic network.
Although it was a soul beast created by the Venerable God, it was still recognized by its clan in the Thunderous Hell Vine Valley.
It had sworn an oath before all the Thunderous Hell Vine members to serve the great Venerable God forever, thus acknowledging its ancestry and returning to its clan.
It even joined the chat group of the loving family of Thunderous Hell Vine.
Unlike the Golden Lion Mastiff and the Blue Demon Bird, who didn't even need a family photo when blocking the bridge, it had a family.
But before that, it should put in a little effort and strike a few more times to avoid being reported for slacking off by those two.
Being criticized by the Venerable God was better left until it was dead.
As it thought this, the purple lightning on Thunderous Hell Vine intensified, crackling and piercing the air, and a foul smell entered Bai E's nostrils.
The Blue Demon Bird breathed a sigh of relief when it saw its companion stop slacking off.
The silver stripes on its back shone again, and the bird suddenly had an ethereal quality.
It wasn't like the Golden Lion Mastiff, who was stupid and didn't learn its lesson after being tricked once.
It would start by becoming ethereal, and then use its speed, spatial blockade, and distortion to wear down Thunderous Hell Vine, combined with its aggressiveness, to wear it down.
Bai E, wielding the Dawnbreaker, gazed at the two soul beasts before him with golden eyes. He gently stroked the greatsword, and destructive golden light flowed across its blade once more.
The second of the three golden soul rings beside him began to shine.
Bai E had passed the first trial of the God of Destruction's Ordeal, proving his destructive philosophy to the God King of Destruction and obtaining a divinely bestowed soul ring, thus completing his breakthrough.
"Soul Devouring Blaze!"
Bai E twisted his body in mid-air, a massive Dawnbreaker appearing in his hand.
The sword's blade tore through the earth, its dazzling golden light radiating destructive power, slashing towards the Thunderous Hell Vine and the Blue Demon Bird with an aura of annihilation.
The Thunderous Hell Vine did not panic. Its roaring purple lightning shot upwards at incredible speed, connecting with the thunderclouds of the core area.
The purple lightning, like chains, linked the earth and sky, drawing in the thunderclouds of the core area.
A pair of giant hands formed from black clouds, carrying endless thunderstorms, met the Soul Devouring Blaze head-on.
Seeing his teammate unleash their power, the Blue Demon Bird no longer hesitated.
Activating its spatial power, countless spatial chain blades pierced through the air, attacking Bai E.
The invisible blades on the chains sliced through the air, precisely slicing everything in their path in two, the cuts incredibly smooth.
Bai E's indifferent golden eyes revealed a profound divinity, making it hard to reconcile him with the always cheerful farm boy.
His third spirit ring lit up, and the Blazing Sun Wheel appeared behind Bai E's head, radiating dazzling light.
His aura surged, and his destructive power became even more frenzied.
The golden blood flowing on his body of destruction heated up, as if draping Bai E in a fiery cloak.
This was his third spirit skill, Eternal Burning, where the destructive power entered a frenzied state, his spirit power and mental strength surging together; the higher his emotions, the stronger the amplification.
The attacking spatial chain blades dissolved into nothingness under the destructive power, yet the Blue Demon Bird still attempted to use its spatial power to break through the defenses of the light of destruction.
Just as Su Nuo had wanted to do, its extreme speed was useless if it didn't find a way to break through the Light of Destruction.
Lei Yun's large hand also gripped the blade of the Soul-Devouring Blade tightly, and the two sides reached a stalemate.
Lightning and golden light intertwined, illuminating half the mountain range.
In the distance, the battle between Madmos and the Golden Lion Mastiff was also coming to an end.
The Golden Lion Head used its domain advantage to suppress the Golden Lion Mastiff, both fighting fiercely within their most proficient domains.
The Golden Lion Mastiff was somewhat frustrated; unable to unleash its domain and subjected to the suppression of its opponent's domain, it truly suffered the full negative effects.
"Roar!!!"
It let out a unwilling roar. Its remaining reason and instinct told it that its fate was likely sealed, and what followed might be its final blow.
As an ancestral race, the Golden Lion Mastiff was extremely arrogant.
When the continent besieged this race, if the Golden Lion Mastiff had been willing to submit to Di Tian, it could have continued to exist.
After all, if Xiong Jun could survive, there was no reason why the Golden Lion Mastiff couldn't.
Di Tian usually shows leniency towards powerful soul beast bloodlines, after all, they are beast kings.
However, the golden lion mastiff is still extinct.
Its extreme pride makes it never submit.
The one that Huo Yuhao killed back then has been confirmed to be the last natural native species on the continent.
The golden lion mastiff gathered all its strength, its black canine face revealing a ferocious expression, its muscles bulging, and savage power surged within its body.
Its soul power began to burn, and it began to increase its strength without regard to its body's capacity.
"Roar!!!"
Seeing this, Madmos knew that the opponent was about to deliver the final blow. In battle, the opponent's dying blow is always the most dangerous.
If one is careless, one may be directly killed. Both out of respect for the opponent and out of caution, Madmos's eyes narrowed, and the golden lion head began to roar again.
The surging heat wave scorched the golden lion mastiff's skin, and the blood was vaporized before it could even flow.
The golden lion mastiff endured the excruciating pain, roaring as it passed through the heat wave, colliding with the golden lion head like a surging fireball.
A high-temperature, rapidly vibrating crimson crystal longsword materialized in Medemos's hand.
Taking advantage of the golden lion-like beast being firmly suppressed by the golden lion head, he suddenly exerted force in his arm, and the longsword swiftly and accurately stabbed towards the golden lion-like beast's neck.
The high-speed vibration combined with the high temperature meant that this sword could almost ignore most defenses, especially since the golden lion-like beast's defenses were not particularly strong without its domain activated.
Death was imminent.
Just before the longsword was about to take the golden lion-like beast's life, an eye inscription flashed on its back, and the entire soul beast vanished, returning to the distant cliff face.
Huo Yuhao's duty to them was to protect and test them; it was just a test, and neither side would face the threat of death.
Even if it weren't Medemos and his group who came, but someone else who came here by chance, the assessment would be the same.
(End of this chapter)
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