Swallowing the Stars: Cultivate to Become Stronger.

Chapter 178 Luo Shen's Knife

With the help of those two human immortals who had been granted the title of Marquis, the remaining two demon immortals who had been granted the title of Marquis naturally couldn't escape either.

Swish!Swish!Swish!Swish!

Several sharp blades tore through the defenses of the two demon clan marquises in succession, slashing heavily at their bodies. The spatial cutting power instantly destroyed their divine bodies. Even though they were immortal, they were still just ordinary marquises and could not escape the fate of death!

Only the lone member of the demon royal family remained on the sidelines.

"Damn it! Why isn't it here yet!"

When the demon royal family saw Luo Shen slaughter all three of his subordinates and turn his gaze toward them, they instantly felt their bodies stiffen, as if they were being stared at by some ferocious beast.

High-ranking king!

Moreover, he's not just an ordinary high-ranking king; his swordsmanship and strength are probably close to the peak of the king level.

"now you!"

Luo Shen held his battle sword, his gaze slightly tilted, landing on the demon royal guarded by two powerful human warriors. He thought to himself, "I've given you so much time, why haven't you summoned your demon warriors yet? If I don't kill you in front of your demon warriors, how can I make the name 'King of Blades' resounding?"

However, Luo Shen would not give up on taking action against it just because he was waiting for the arrival of a powerful demon.

The hatred and conflict between the demon race and the human race runs deep. The two sides often target each other's super geniuses. Showing mercy to them is being cruel to one's own people. Therefore, Luo Shen directly attacked the demon royal family.

"Sizzle!"

Another stab!

The blade flashed like starlight, streaking across the sky and tearing a huge gash in the universe along its path.

Despite their desperate resistance, the demon royal family was utterly powerless to retaliate. They were instantly torn apart and reduced to dust, but quickly reformed, showing no signs of weakening in their aura.

The highest level of being conferred the title of King versus the pinnacle of being conferred the title of Marquis!

Even though Luo Shen repeatedly shattered the other party's divine body, he did not harm the other party's essence in order to show goodwill.

This is immortality!

There are two main methods to kill a powerful figure at the Marquis level or above: "soul destruction" and "forced annihilation". The path of soul annihilation is not feasible, after all, Luo Shen's research on the soul is not deep. Although he has the Soul-Stabilizing Pearl to help him, the main function of the Soul-Stabilizing Pearl is to consolidate the soul.

As for forcibly annihilating them, that path is even more difficult.

After all, forced annihilation relies on absolute power suppression, destroying the opponent's immortal divine power, and completely annihilating them! As long as the opponent's immortal divine power is completely annihilated... the opponent will naturally die.

Forced annihilation can be divided into two types.

One type is where the difference in strength between them is enormous. Super beings at the level of universe masters, such as the Chaos City Lord or the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Lord, or even weaker universe venerables, can kill a Marquis Immortal with a flick of their wrist, without even needing to burn their divine body, without paying any price.

When the difference in strength levels reaches a certain point, an immortal body is no longer an immortal body.

The second scenario is when the difference in strength between the two sides is not significant.

For example, if a high-ranking king wants to kill a peak-ranking marquis, although the difference in strength between them allows the high-ranking king to repeatedly shatter the peak-ranking marquis's body, the latter, being immortal, can simply regenerate time and time again.

Want to kill your opponent? Then you'll have to pay a price.

For example, "Burning Immortal Divine Power"!

It can burn immortal divine power, which is equivalent to permanently losing that part of the divine power and the part of the soul contained within it. Although it can be restored little by little over a long period of time, or through the use of precious resources, the price is not low.

In other words, Luo Shen's current strength is still somewhat lacking.

Relying solely on physical foundation and comprehension of laws, the power unleashed with an F-grade battle blade is comparable to that of a typical high-level King, still somewhat lacking from the peak of Kinghood. Therefore, it cannot directly harm the essence of this demon royal family.

"I originally intended to kill you on my own, but it seems I'll need to borrow some 'external force'."

Luo Shen shook his head.

Just as he was about to take out the Skull Battle Blade, with its power, Luo Shen wouldn't even need to use the Divine Body Amplification Secret Technique. The terrifying power contained within the blade would instantly tear apart the divine body of this demon royal family, damaging its essence.

however.

The sudden spatial fluctuations made Luo Shen frown.

"Teleportation?"

Luo Shen's eyes flashed and landed on a tall figure that suddenly appeared next to the demon royal family. This figure exuded a terrifying aura that made people's hearts tremble, and a layer of baleful red light was faintly shrouded around his body. It was somewhat like the baleful aura of the Blood Luo Continent, but not exactly the same.

"The Demon Clan—King of Slaughter!"

Luo Shen softly uttered the other person's name.

This is a super strong member of the demon race. On the seventh battlefield, he is a king-level expert who is second only to a few super kings of the demon race. His strength is so great that he has caused the human race to suffer considerable losses in several battles. He even has a record of killing a king-level expert of the same level in a single battle.

Even the strongest warriors at the peak of the King-level realm would choose to take a detour when facing this Killing King.

He's a fighting madman.

"So it's the King of Slaughter. No wonder this little guy is so confident and hasn't left." Luo Shen stared intently at the other party, a look of eagerness on his face. He had never actually fought a King-level expert before.

Especially without the ability to use the Wu-killing Wings, relying solely on his own sword would likely be quite difficult.

"Humans!"

The King of Slaughter glanced at Luo Shen with his blood-red eyes, appearing somewhat arrogant.

Of course, with the strength of the Killing King and his reputation on the battlefield outside the domain, he is fully qualified to do such a thing. After all, apart from a few people such as the Seven Sword Kings and the Black Shaving King, other human powerhouses cannot gain his recognition.

"King of Killing, that human, he killed three of my companions."

The demon royal family member approached the other party and hurriedly said, "This human's swordsmanship is very strong. He can find the opponent's weak points in just a few moves and cause great damage."

With the Killing King by his side, this member of the demon royal family felt more confident.

After all, if even the powerful King of Killing couldn't save him, then he had nowhere else to go in the entire outer battlefield.

"This is the first time I've seen you on the Seventh Battlefield."

The King of Slaughter's cold face remained expressionless as his gaze fell upon Luo Shen: "A high-level King-level combatant. Which human Venerable has trained this disciple? Is this his first time on the extraterritorial battlefield?"

When asked about the King of Killing, Luo Shen just grinned and remained silent.

"However, you have quite the audacity to kill a powerful member of my demon race!" As he spoke, the Killing King unleashed his killing intent, his aura overwhelming and his pressure like a prison, but Luo Shen felt as if a gentle breeze was blowing across his face, without the slightest sensation.

Although his combat strength is only at the high level of the King-level, which is two levels lower than the Killing King who is at the limit of the King-level, it would be a bit of an underestimation to think that he could be embarrassed simply by his aura.

"He has some guts."

The King of Slaughter's expression remained unchanged, a flash of red light appeared in his eyes, and he instantly pounced on Luo Shen: "Since that's the case, then you shall die!"

"I'd also like to test just how good the infamous Killing King, who's renowned across the battlefields, really is!"

Luo Shen moved with incredible speed, transforming into a phantom. His speed was like that of a ghost, leaving a winding trail in the air. He raised his battle blade and charged straight at the Killing King. The Killing King's entire body was radiating red light and murderous aura. He held a long halberd and thrust it straight at Luo Shen.

"Wow, that's fast!"

Luo Shen's pupils contracted, and he raised his battle sword, deflecting the Killing King's halberd with a clang.

An incredibly terrifying force erupted instantly, blasting Luo Shen's body millions of kilometers away. If he hadn't been wearing the Moyun Battle Armor, hadn't been sharpened by the battle blade, and hadn't had his life gene level increased by more than a thousand times, this single strike would have rendered him completely powerless.

"Cough cough~"

Luo Shen took several steps in the void, each step seemingly as heavy as a thousand pounds, leaving footprints in the void and causing space to crack.

"As expected of a King-level expert, this strength is indeed terrifying." Luo Shen glanced at the battle blade in his hand. Although there were no obvious nicks, Luo Shen understood that this battle blade could no longer keep up with his battle against the Killing King.

"My foundation is still a bit weak, after all, I haven't reached the limit of becoming a king yet."

Luo Shen sighed.

Originally, based on his understanding of the laws, even if he couldn't compare to the invincible powerhouses like True King, he was still comparable to the limit-level powerhouses in the outer battlefield. The only difference was his divine body.

The power of the world is ultimately no match for the power of immortal gods. In addition, the opponent has already reached the limit of the King-level, and both his divine body and the secret technique of body amplification have been cultivated to a certain level. The power he unleashes far exceeds that of an ordinary King-level. That is why Luo Shen was at such a disadvantage in the battle.

After all, above the higher-level King Conferment, there is the peak of King Conferment, and then the limit of King Conferment!

"He does have some skill, but that's about it."

Having tested Luo Shen's limits, a murderous glint flashed in the King of Slaughter's eyes. If he had only wanted to test him before, now he truly wanted to keep Luo Shen here.

If Luo Shen were at the peak of his King-level combat power, he could at most have Luo Shen lose 10% of his divine body before letting him escape.

After all, once a King reaches the peak and burns his divine body, his strength far exceeds the limit of a King without burning his divine body. Unless the Killing King also burns his divine body, he will definitely suffer some minor losses in the battle.

However, Luo Shen only demonstrated the strength of a high-ranking prince.

There is a two-level difference between them. In terms of combat power, the Killing King has already overwhelmed Luo Shen. If he were willing to burn part of his divine body, he might really have a chance to kill Luo Shen.

"So quickly you've already decided to kill him?"

Luo Shen glanced at it and naturally understood the other party's intention. They were all old foxes, why were they playing at Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio?

He casually put his battle sword back into his world ring, and under the strange gazes of the Killing King and the other three Marquis Immortals, he took out the Skull Battle Sword. As soon as this strangely shaped battle sword landed in his hand, Luo Shen's aura changed noticeably.

"what?"

The King of Slaughter let out a soft exclamation, his gaze falling on the skull-shaped battle blade.

Although the Skull Sword has not yet revealed its true identity as a treasure, it is quite different from ordinary standard swords. However, the King of Slaughter himself does not possess any treasures; he merely glanced at it without giving it much thought.

Surely not just any powerful human being could possess such a treasure?

"King of Killing, the battle ahead will not be as easy as before."

Luo Shen grinned.

The Killing King sneered, "I hope your skills are as impressive as your mouth. Empty talk won't save you. If you're scared, you can call on the strongmen of your human camp. Maybe they can save your life."

While dealing with a peak-level King-rank expert is not as easy as dealing with a high-level King-rank expert, it is not impossible for a desperate expert to kill them.

Of course, it's very difficult.

First, you need to prevent your opponent from escaping. Second, you need to ensure that you kill them before they can be reinforced, since each faction has super strong individuals who can communicate with each other and provide support very quickly.

"That's none of the King of Slaughter's concern."

As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Shen instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning and shot out, leaving a ghostly phantom in the air. The battle blade in his hand left a long, bright river of light, shimmering with silver light and accompanied by a skeletal phantom.

"You dare to come here to your death!"

The King of Slaughter revealed a cold smile, his halberd slid, tearing open a huge spatial rift. At the same time, he took a step forward and instantly appeared in front of Luo Shen, thrusting his halberd forward.

"Clang!"

A terrifying impact, like Mars colliding with Earth, instantly spread across the mountain range. The trees and thick rocks below were torn to dust by the force of the impact. Even an ordinary world ring, a remnant from a battle countless eons ago, could not withstand the onslaught. It was instantly affected by the aftershocks of the battle, its surface shattering and revealing the space inside. Some items hidden within were also exposed, and then, under wave after wave of impacts, it turned to dust.

"Clang!" "Clang!" "Clang!"

The clash of swords and halberds.

Shockwaves erupted one after another from the point where the blades and halberds clashed, causing the height of the mountains below to drop segment by segment until they were almost the same height as the surrounding plains.

But Luo Shen's battle with the King of Killing continues.

Luo Shen, who was previously clearly outmatched by the King of Killing, is now able to go toe-to-toe with him and is even clearly outmatched.

Not only is the Skull Sword a treasure, but its power is also greater than the sword Luo Shen used before.

More importantly, the secret techniques inscribed on the Skull Blade are even stronger than the secret techniques Luo Shen created himself!

The secret technique within the battle blade was inscribed by the Abyss Lord's avatar using his authority over the Purgatory Abyss, imprinting within it the terrifying sword techniques left behind by ancient powerhouses from the Abyss.

It's important to know that the Abyss of Purgatory was extremely powerful in ancient times.

Even the Virtual Universe Company suffered huge losses in its attempt to conquer the Purgatory Abyss, with many powerful individuals buried there.

Although this sword technique is not yet at the level of a master of the universe, it is still at the level of a cosmic overlord.

(End of this chapter)