Chapter 297: Vengeance is Served

Chapter 297: Chapter 297: Vengeance is Served

The conversation between the two in the sky left the distant onlookers with expressions of astonishment.

"The Alliance Leader is actually compromising with Yi Xiaoyao!"

"Knowing the Alliance Leader’s temperament, and with Yi Xiaoyao having killed his son, he would never compromise unless he had no other choice!"

"Didn’t you hear? Yi Xiaoyao is that powerful, mysterious expert who challenged nearly a hundred alliances!"

"That’s right! And when Yi Xiaoyao fought the Alliance Leader just now, he seemed to have the upper hand!"

"No wonder the Alliance Leader is willing to compromise. It seems he’s truly been pushed to his limit."

"But the most crucial part is that Yi Xiaoyao actually refused the Alliance Leader’s offer!"

The crowd was in a ceaseless uproar.

As for Yuan Chou, upon hearing Yi Xiaoyao’s absolute refusal, he flew into a rage.

"Hmph! I was giving you a chance, but you didn’t take it. In that case, I’ll take your life with my own hands!"

"Or did you really think I was afraid of you?!"

As he spoke, Yuan Chou slowly floated toward the golden giant’s phantom behind him.

Then, he merged directly into the golden giant’s phantom, and the resonance between them grew increasingly intense.

Yi Xiaoyao’s brows furrowed slightly. He could feel an incredibly dense and dangerous, frenzied aura emanating from Yuan Chou’s Power of Resonance.

Meanwhile, inside the golden giant’s phantom, Yuan Chou’s face was contorted in extreme pain. He was clearly having trouble controlling that frenzied power.

’Looks like he’s been pushed into a corner, has he?’

The corners of Yi Xiaoyao’s mouth curved up slightly, but he didn’t dare underestimate his opponent in the slightest. The Yuan Chou of this moment was even stronger than before.

The Bloodthirsty Sword let out a soft hum as Yi Xiaoyao’s figure gradually turned into flame and vanished on the spot.

But his real body had already appeared behind Yuan Chou several breaths ago, unleashing an eerie flash of sword light.

Following this sword light, a sky full of sword shadows descended, all converging on Yuan Chou.

Yuan Chou, however, roared in fury. A frenzied, golden light erupted from his body as he spun around and swept his arms wildly.

The slashes of light struck his arms, producing the sound of metal clashing on metal, and were all blocked.

Finally, Yuan Chou threw a punch, its point of impact meeting the tip of Yi Xiaoyao’s Bloodthirsty Sword.

The sword’s blade trembled violently. Even Yi Xiaoyao’s arm was shaken with excruciating, tearing pain. His right chest felt as if it were about to be ripped open as he was sent flying.

"Hmph! You think you can kill me? Dream on!"

Yuan Chou grunted, a triumphant grin spreading across his face. Then, his figure moved, and along with the golden giant’s phantom surrounding him, he slapped a palm down toward the retreating Yi Xiaoyao, crushing down on him.

"The Alliance Leader has gotten so strong!"

"Yi Xiaoyao can’t even break through his defense!"

"Is this the Alliance Leader’s true power? It’s terrifying!"

The crowd was filled with awe and shock.

A trickle of blood seeped from the corner of Yi Xiaoyao’s mouth. Seeing Yuan Chou’s descending palm, he frowned and hastily swung his sword to block.

Yuan Chou was like an unparalleled Fierce Beast. His fists, elbows, shoulders, and legs—his entire body—seemed to have transformed into weapons. Tyrannical and savage, he charged at Yi Xiaoyao with ferocious madness.

After a series of metallic clashes, Yi Xiaoyao was once again blasted away.

’This defense... this attack! What kind of technique is this? It’s horrifying!’

Yi Xiaoyao was utterly horrified as he flew backward.

After all, since breaking its second seal, the Bloodthirsty Sword had reached the level of a Celestial Tier Spiritual Artifact. Yet just now, none of his attacks had managed to cause Yuan Chou even the slightest bit of harm!

At this moment, Yuan Chou’s entire body seemed to have become a Celestial Tier Spiritual Artifact, and every one of his attacks was comparable to a low-grade Celestial Tier Spiritual Skill!

Swapping places with a Flame Illusion Body, Yi Xiaoyao instantly evaded Yuan Chou’s relentless, pursuing assault.

A thousand zhang away, his brows knitted tightly. ’If this goes on, I’m no match for him.’

In a flash, a series of thoughts raced through Yi Xiaoyao’s mind. He was recalling their recent exchanges, searching for Yuan Chou’s weakness.

Although the current Yuan Chou seemed completely without weakness, how could anyone truly be flawless?

’The reason this guy became so powerful is that after he merged with the golden giant, his Power of Resonance became even more frenzied.’

’But it also seems like he’s having a hard time controlling this Frenzy Power himself.’

’At the very least, the attacks and defenses Yuan Chou can manifest with this power should normally only reach the level of a low-grade Celestial Tier Spiritual Skill and Spiritual Artifact.’

These thoughts flashed through Yi Xiaoyao’s mind with extreme calm, and his expression grew incredibly serious.

"Yi Xiaoyao, since you came looking for me, why do you only know how to hide? If you have any guts, fight me head-on!"

With a furious laugh, Yuan Chou had already crossed the thousand-zhang distance and was once again charging toward Yi Xiaoyao to kill him.

This time, however, Yi Xiaoyao didn’t dodge. Instead, he raised a hand and pointed a finger at Yuan Chou.

"Eight Desolates Heaven-Burning Finger, Second Finger: Scorch the Eight Desolates!"

The instant the giant flame finger appeared, the Spiritual Power of the first Nascent Soul in Yi Xiaoyao’s body was instantly drained. Following that, a good portion of the Spiritual Power from his second Nascent Soul was also drawn out.

But that wasn’t all. The Primordial Spirit True Sword in his Right Dantian let out a cry, and countless streams of frenzied black Sword Qi surged forth, forming a long dragon of black Sword Qi that coiled around the giant flame finger.

In the blink of an eye, the surface of the Eight Desolates Heaven-Burning Finger’s second finger was instantly covered in a layer of black Sword Qi, resembling scales of armor.

Although this was the first time Yi Xiaoyao had used this fusion technique, it was based on the same principle as the Sword Qilin Flame Dragon. The fusion process was exceptionally smooth, succeeding on the first try.

Then, the scale-armored giant finger, radiating extreme heat, rumbled as it pressed down on Yuan Chou, who was still fused with the golden giant.

Yuan Chou felt the power emanating from this finger, and his laughter abruptly stopped. His expression became incredibly grave.

The next moment, the golden giant’s phantom around him began to rapidly shrink, converging entirely into his right fist to form an astonishingly massive golden fist.

"Golden Undying Fist!"

The golden fist shot out, and the aura it radiated was, astonishingly, also at the level of a mid-grade Celestial Tier Spiritual Skill.

In an instant, the two terrifying attacks, heading straight for each other, slammed together in the void.

The entire space shook, and a stunning explosion turned the night sky into day!

The golden fist and the giant flame finger collapsed one after the other. But just as the golden fist shattered, Yuan Chou suddenly let out a bloodcurdling scream.

His body, which had previously seemed indestructible, began to break apart just like the giant fist, despite not having been directly hit.

Immediately after, the layer of Sword Qi covering the giant flame finger pierced through Yuan Chou’s body with incredible ease, meeting none of the powerful defense he had before.

Yi Xiaoyao understood at once. It seemed his guess was correct. After Yuan Chou fused with the golden giant, the giant could provide him with powerful defense and attack. However, once that defense and power reached an unbearable level, the backlash would be fully transferred to Yuan Chou.

No wonder Yuan Chou had been unwilling to use this technique earlier, choosing to compromise with him instead.

So, while the technique was powerful, its drawback was just as immense.

But regardless, he had finally defeated Yuan Chou.

Watching Yuan Chou fall powerlessly, Yi Xiaoyao let out a long breath of relief.

Now that his great revenge was complete, it was time to begin the plan he had long prepared.

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