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It's gotten stronger again!

A continuous stream of power is surging from within my body! My muscles feel as if they are being reshaped; the sensation is simply unbelievable!

"No!"

Yanshan's expression changed drastically. He looked at Bai Shuodong standing in the distance, then glanced at his own hand, and was absolutely certain that the feeling of the hit just now was wrong.

While he was still in a daze, the gray rock giant lizard suddenly rushed out, ramming its head into his waist and abdomen, wildly slapping him with its claws, knocking off a large amount of rock debris.

How despicable!

What a bastard!

Rock Mountain immediately used his power to re-condense rock and envelop his body. If he hadn't used the Rock Armor, he wouldn't have been able to suppress the Gray Rock Giant Lizard like this.

The power is starting to run out!

His expression grew increasingly grim. He had previously fought Iron Fang, and in that intense battle, he needed to continuously expend his strength to maintain the Bermuda Heavy Armor. Now, he was fighting the Gray Rock Giant Lizard.

After fighting for so long, his spirit attribute is only 13 points, and his energy is running low. If he continues to fight at a high intensity...

We must finish this quickly!

Chapter 82 Slaying the King! Blood Demon Armor Advances!

Yanshan's gaze swept over the gray rock giant lizard and Bai Shuodong, and he made a judgment in an instant.

That strange creature had only increased its physical strength, not its raw power, so it posed little threat to me or the army; it was just difficult to kill. The Gray Rock Giant Lizard, however, was different. It was a true war beast, possessing unimaginable and terrifying vitality. Without using my innate abilities, I had no chance of defeating it, and might even have been worn down!

We must take down the Gray Rock Giant Lizard first!

[Giant Formation]

A yellow light flashed in Yanshan's eyes, and an invisible power burst forth.

Suddenly, his size increased again, from five meters to ten meters, and the aura emanating from his body became even stronger.

"Whoo~"

He exhaled softly, clenched his massive rock fist, and threw a punch that instantly produced a terrifying whooshing sound. [Gigantification] not only increased his size, but also greatly enhanced his strength, speed, and defense.

The Grey Rock Giant Lizard roared, completely unafraid of the gigantic Rock Mountain, and directly took Rock Fist head-on.

"Boom!!"

In an instant, the gray rock monitor lizard's head was knocked to the side, and its body lay twisted on the ground.

Even so, the Grey Rock Giant Lizard did not die, nor did it lose its fighting ability. Its body trembled, its neck recovered at an extremely fast speed, its twisted bones restored themselves, and its thick tail lashed towards the rock.

It already possesses the ability to regenerate severed limbs, and now, with the self-healing amplification from the [Laughter Factor], its vitality is unimaginably strong.

but...

"Die!!"

Rock Mountain roared and swung its fist, unleashing terrifying power as it pounded the Gray Rock Giant Lizard with each punch. The force of the blows shook the ground, and blood and shattered rocks scattered everywhere.

But what terrified him was that even though the gray rock giant lizard's head was smashed, it could still move. Its giant tail and claws attacked him frantically, and flesh was spreading and growing on its broken neck, making it seem like an unkillable monster.

"There's no other way!"

Rock Mountain clenched its teeth and continued to punch, completely destroying the gray rock monitor lizard's body, turning it into a pile of rotten flesh that could not regenerate.

The gray rock monitor lizard finally died.

"Finally! It's over!"

Rock Mountain's chest, covered in rock armor, heaved violently, and his body shrank at an extremely rapid pace. The consumption of [Gigantification] was enormous. The Gray Rock Giant Lizard's vitality was stronger than he had imagined, and the consumption of maintaining [Gigantification] for a long time made him feel a bit weaker.

However, it's alright. At least the most troublesome gray rock monitor lizard is dead, and the biggest threat on the battlefield is gone. Now all we have to do is continue...

Iwayama turned to look at the battlefield.

"Yohohoho!"

"Hello~!"

"Hehehehe~!!"

Those familiar faces, now displaying unimaginable maniacal laughter, charged at him, brandishing blades. The scene was so bizarre that it left him speechless.

Yanshan blinked, trying to confirm his situation and whether he was seeing things correctly. But the final result was that he was not mistaken. At this moment, there were at least nearly a thousand people in front of him who were being cursed and had their wills twisted by the sorcerer who was controlling them from behind the scenes.

"You bastard!"

He finally couldn't hold back and cursed out loud.

There are nearly a thousand people on the other side now. If the fighting goes on for a while, our own soldiers might all be cursed and turn into the enemy. How can we fight then? Is there any point in fighting at all?

escape!

We must escape!

Before escaping, we should at least make that mage suffer. The warrior who cultivated both physical strength and magic was quite powerful; his slash was strong, and his physical strength was extraordinary. He was clearly a specially trained expert. If we could kill him here, that mage would definitely feel the pinch.

What about people?

Yanshan looked around and finally spotted Bai Shuodong in the center of the crowd.

The guy was in a stance ready to throw a punch, with golden flames burning on his fist. The flames were incredibly solid, completely concentrated on that one point of his fist, and even from a distance, he couldn't sense the dissipating fire element.

'This attack is no simple matter!'

Iwayama was alarmed. He wasn't afraid of powerful moves, but he was afraid of moves that he couldn't sense even when they were released.

Because this kind of move is often concentrated to the extreme, focusing all the power on one point, although the range is not large, the intensity of the burst is extremely high, and this is the most difficult move for him to defend against.

"Finally... finally they've looked over!"

"You bastard!"

"Do you know how long I've been waiting?!"

Bai Shuodong laughed and shouted, the flames on his fists becoming increasingly intense, and the surrounding space distorted accordingly—a special phenomenon where extreme high temperatures distorted vision.

[Slow Burst] Activated!

His body moved in an instant, rushing forward at an extremely fast speed. His fierce fist left an elegant trail of flame in mid-air, and the terrifying heat approached the rock mountain at an extremely fast speed.

"not good!"

Yanshan was shocked and immediately solidified his rock armor to its maximum, not daring to be careless in the slightest. Then, he raised his arms in front of him and curled his body into a ball as much as possible to avoid being too badly injured by the fiery fist.

The next moment, the fiery fist landed.

In that instant, the whole world seemed to fall silent, but this silence was not true silence. Rather, it was the extremely terrifying sound of the explosion that ruptured the eardrums of countless people, causing them to have the illusion of silence because they could not hear anything.

Immediately afterwards, a near-white flame erupted in an instant, like a flashbang igniting on the battlefield, bursting out with flames and a high-temperature shockwave centered on the rock mountain.

A terrifying explosion of flames erupted, forming a small mushroom cloud in the sky.

The soldiers of Wolf Fang Fortress watching the battle were almost blinded by the brilliance; they never imagined that Bai Shuodong's punch could have such terrifying power.

After a while, the smoke and dust dissipated.

Bai Shuodong had burn marks on half of his face and body, but he smiled as he looked down at Yanshan, who had returned to its original form and was lying on the ground, barely alive after being smashed.

"That was a truly exhilarating punch! To survive taking my attack, I can only say he truly lives up to his reputation as a king-level expert. He is indeed very strong."

"Cough cough!"

Iwayama, covered in burn marks, struggled to his feet, but before he could stand up, he stumbled and fell. Even so, his eyes remained firm and resolute, like a warrior who was determined to fight to the death in the face of adversity.

Iwayama looked up at him and asked, "What's your name?"

"Red Fang".

Bai Shuodong replied.

At this moment, he did not finish off the attacker not out of arrogance, but simply because the previous move, like Dragon Flame Burning Heaven, was an overdraft technique that had drained his spiritual energy several times, leaving him with not a single trace of spiritual energy.

More importantly, he delivered this extremely concentrated attack with his fist.

Because he was too close to the epicenter of the explosion, the attack also caused him terrifying damage, which he could not withstand even with his extra resistance to his psionic energy.

10 seconds!

Give me another 10 seconds to recover, and I can use a slash to finish him off!

"Whoosh!!"

A series of hurried footsteps sounded. Bai Shuodong turned his head and saw that the newcomers were the guards of Wolf Fang Fortress. The man standing at the front was none other than Tieya, a king-level expert. He held a long sword in his hand and stared intently at the two people in front of him.

A hundred meters away, he raised his hand to signal the people behind him to stop, and then slowed his pace slightly to approach. Even so, this speed was already very fast for an ordinary person.

You think you can steal my kill?

Bai Shuodong's eyes widened in anger, and he instantly turned around and roared, "Stop! Don't come any closer!"

"Ok?"

Tieya frowned, not understanding what he meant. He thought to himself: Could it be that Yanshan still has the strength to resist? If that's the case, then his situation is too dangerous. I must kill Yanshan before he does.

Thinking of this, he quickened his pace and charged toward the rocky mountain with his sword drawn.

"Wait! No...no!!"

Bai Shuodong raised his hand, his eyes widening instantly. At this moment, his body had not yet recovered, he could not use his spiritual energy, and he could not move quickly. It would only take three or four seconds to recover. Just a few seconds! Is this guy trying to steal my kill?

"Humph!"

Yanshan sneered, then a smirk appeared on his lips as he muttered to himself, "Since you're here, I'll leave this last move to you!"

【Absolute - Rockfall Slash】

The long blade made of rock instantly solidified, bursting forth with terrifying speed as it shot straight toward the oncoming Iron Fang.

"Bang!!"

Iron Fang raised his weapon to block, but he couldn't stop it at all. His body was carried away by the rock blade and flew backward, scraping a bloody mark on the ground.

Finally, a crisp sound of weapons breaking rang out as the rock blade pierced through Iron Fang's body.

The soldiers rushed over, shouting frantically, their faces filled with anxiety.

"Tch! What a pity, this move was originally prepared for you." Yanshan sighed, a regretful expression on his face. His eyebrows gradually drooped, and the final strike, a last gasp before death, completely drained the life force and energy from his body.

Just as he was about to die, Bai Shuodong raised his hand to him.

【断】

An invisible slash erupted, completely slicing open the mountain's throat.

[Hint: Congratulations on successfully defeating the King-level powerhouse - Yanshan, and obtaining a special exclusive treasure chest]

"Nobody can take my head."

Bai Shuodong slumped to the ground, but a proud smile graced his face.

The power of Yanshan's final blow was indeed fierce. If he had taken that hit, he would most likely have been crippled. However, his physical strength has been enhanced multiple times through "short-term adaptation," so he won't be killed directly. It's not a big problem.

His location was not close to Yanshan, which was why Yanshan did not use the final Rockfall Slash on him directly, fearing that the power would not be enough to kill Bai Shuodong.

pity...

Iron Fang emerged, forcing him to deliver the final Rockfall Slash to him.

"Shh!"

Suddenly, several slender, blood-red tentacles surged out from within the Blood Demon Armor, piercing straight into the corpses on the rocky mountain. A large amount of pure blood flowed into the Blood Demon Armor along the tentacles, and the blood-red color on the surface of the Blood Demon Armor lit up at an extremely fast speed.

It turns out that the Blood Demon Armor does absorb and devour blood on its own; it's just too lazy to expend its power to devour the blood of the weak. If a strong person dies, it will actively absorb their power.

[Note: The Blood Demon Armor has absorbed sufficient power; its quality has automatically increased to Bronze grade.]

The quality has improved so much?

So fast? Not even a transformation is needed?

Bai Shuodong was secretly startled, but quickly understood, since this thing didn't look like a Black Iron-grade piece of equipment at all. Its initial grade was Black Iron, probably because the previous host self-destructed after death, causing many of its functions to become unusable due to energy depletion, hence the Black Iron grade.

As long as the Blood Demon Armor absorbs blood to restore its energy and unlocks its original power, the upgrade of its grade does not require a transformation process.

However, the war was not over yet.