Chapter 582 - 281: Facing the Fire Giant King! (Part 2)

The sky seethed with crimson killing intent, scarlet ripples surging in from afar, locking precisely onto the Giants’ hidden base.

Within that red light, the killing intent carried a terrifying surge of Blood Qi, along with a heavy Curse Power, making the gathered Giants’ hearts tremble.

He’s coming straight for us.

The Flame Giant King stood up and strode out of the base with confident steps, looking toward the Blood Erosion Tyrant standing high above the sky.

Right now, the Blood Erosion Tyrant looked different from those word-of-mouth descriptions before. He wasn’t bare-handed—he held a Blood Spear. The spear was a vicious, scarlet monstrosity, exuding an immensely powerful Blood Qi and killing intent, and along with it, an even more violent wave of curse.

"Something’s wrong!"

The Flame Giant King instantly realized the anomaly. Almost at the first moment, he understood that the Blood Spear was a top-tier Fierce Weapon—and one that could devour its master. This Fierce Weapon was built purely for killing, its interior brimming with Curse Power.

Even worse, he actually sensed a faint trace of Divinity from that Fierce Weapon!

The power fluctuation of a God!

This weapon was related to Gods, and not just a little; it was practically a Fierce Weapon that had once drunk deep of the blood of the gods themselves.

This thing is way nastier than that Ring!

"Huff!!"

All of a sudden, Blood Flame ignited along the scarlet Blood Spear. Under the reflection of the Blood Flame, the spear-body appeared even more bewitching. The Blood Erosion Tyrant raised the Blood Spear, its tip pointing at the Giant King below, and said:

"Blame your own bad luck."

"Hm?"

The next instant, the Blood Erosion Tyrant stomped hard on the sky. His body plummeted at extreme speed, wrapped in Blood Flame like a crimson fiend-star falling from the heavens.

The Flame Giant King didn’t dare underestimate him. He immediately dropped his concealment and revealed his true giant form. A fifty-plus-meter-tall Flame Giant abruptly appeared amidst the mountain range, his body wreathed in Immortal raging fire, covered in a profound suit of armor forged from some special material, wielding a Flaming Giant Sword.

That Flaming Giant Sword was a Tier Two Weapon, with destructive power far beyond Tier One. Only someone as powerful and extremely compatible as the Flame Giant King could wield a Tier Two Weapon.

Under normal circumstances, if one’s strength or compatibility was insufficient, they simply couldn’t use a powerful Tier Two Weapon, and those weaker Tier Two Weapons—even if usable—meant little in practice.

"Boom!!!"

The crimson fiend-star crashed down. The Flame Giant King swung his sword up to clash against it; a terrifying shockwave erupted instantly. A heaven-shaking, earth-shattering roar resounded, leaving countless Giants watching from afar inwardly shaken.

So strong!

This is the Blood Erosion Tyrant? This is the Flame Giant King’s strength?

Blood Spear and Flaming Giant Sword collided—Tier One Weapon versus Tier Two. This should have been a completely one-sided slaughter. Yet the Blood Spear, relying on Durability comparable to top-tier armor and its mind-blowingly gorgeous stat numbers, actually tanked the hit head-on! It wasn’t shattered outright by the Tier Two Weapon!

More importantly, with a base Power over 800 in his normal state plus various Power-related buffs, Ye Mingqiu actually managed to slightly suppress the Flame Giant King in a frontal Power clash.

This is a Giant King using Tier Two equipment!

Not a standard Tier One Giant King!

"Bang!!"

Soon, an even more violent shockwave burst out. The Blood Erosion Tyrant was blasted back dozens of meters, while the Flame Giant King crashed through several small mountains, the ground around him scorched into a vast stretch of char by the flames on his body.

He drove the Flaming Giant Sword into the earth, forcibly gouging out a magma trench. The ground was melted into liquid by the sword’s extreme heat—magma directly sculpted by the Flaming Giant Sword in an instant of contact.

"What terrifying Power."

The Flame Giant King muttered under his breath. Even with his true giant body displayed and a Tier Two Weapon in hand, he’d still been suppressed head-on by the Blood Erosion Tyrant. The Tyrant’s raw stats were even stronger than he’d imagined.

Most importantly, the Blood Spear in the opponent’s hand hadn’t appeared in any intel reports. It was an extremely horrifying Tier One Fierce Weapon and, barring accidents, it surely carried curse Traits as well.

If the Blood Erosion Tyrant showed no signs of attacking and was willing to negotiate, the Flame Giant King truly didn’t want to fight. Battling someone carrying two pieces of Cursed Equipment... if he won, he wouldn’t dare land the killing blow; if he lost, he’d be eliminated. No matter win or lose, there was no comfortable outcome for him.

On the other side, Ye Mingqiu watched the Flame Giant King from afar, thinking to himself: He seems a bit weaker than I expected. If the top combatants of each race are only around this level, I can pretty much steamroll them, right?

No, I’m getting cocky. The Flame Giant King released his true form on the fly and reacted at top speed to swing his sword against me. This hit was inherently in my favor. And who knows what other hidden trump cards he has—he might have his own second phase.

"Blood Spear."

Ye Mingqiu gripped the Blood Spear tight. The scarlet shaft erupted with Light, Blood Flame roaring to life. Crimson Blood Crystal Patterns crawled from the spear’s surface onto his body, gradually extending up to his forearm.

"Urgh..."

He furrowed his brows, letting out a low groan of pain before he could help it. The HP bar above his head began to drop, instantly shaving off 10% of his Life Value, and it showed no sign of recovering, as though his Life Force had already been devoured by the Blood Spear.

A Fierce Weapon that devours its master!

The Flame Giant King got his answer at lightspeed. The Blood Spear seemed to be a Fierce Weapon centered around combat and Blood Flame. If the Blood Erosion Tyrant stopped fighting, he would be devoured and killed by the Blood Spear. So he was forced to fight with the Blood Spear—to use it against himself.

[Violent Blood]

The Blood Spear flared with vicious radiance as terrifying Power exploded from Ye Mingqiu’s body. His aura became even more fearsome than before, while the HP bar above his head began its steady descent.

Once Violent Blood is activated, Ye Mingqiu automatically loses 5000 Life Value per second—per second!

Bear in mind, he only has 84,000 total Life right now. The Blood Spear’s skill cost in Life is insane. It’s just that usually, the Blood Spear itself paid Blood Energy as a substitute, preventing obvious HP loss for Ye Mingqiu.

This time, however, the Blood Spear simply didn’t pay the cost, and Ye Mingqiu’s HP started plummeting rapidly. At the same time, his strength surged skyward.

[Violent Blood]: Increases movement speed by 80%, attack speed by 80%, boosts All Attributes Elemental Resistance, increases Blood Spear Attack Power by 80%, and Sharpness by 80%.

At this moment, the Blood Spear had a terrifying Attack Power of 1138–1514, breaking the thousand mark and surpassing many Tier Two Weapons! Pure raw numbers—an almost artistic beauty to those stats!

"Shit!"

The Flame Giant King’s expression grew incomparably grave. Seeing the fleeting flash of bitterness on the Blood Erosion Tyrant’s face, he gradually pieced everything together.

The Blood Erosion Tyrant was being forced to fight by the Blood Spear. If he didn’t fight, the spear would just kill him outright. This Fierce Weapon was even more terrifying than that Ring. Once the Blood Erosion Tyrant died, there was a high chance the Blood Spear would latch onto him next, forcing him to become just like the Blood Erosion Tyrant—driven to kill without end.

Can we negotiate?

Stall this guy first?

Hard. He’s already being driven to the brink; how could he easily stop fighting now? What comes next is definitely a fight to the death—unless I can somehow get the Blood Spear to stop its coercion.

Stay alive first!

Time to use some trump cards!

[Ragnarok]

The Flame Giant King unleashed his Mystical Technique. The fire aura around him surged violently, crimson flames skyrocketing into the heavens as billowing black smoke spread across the world. His body size rapidly swelled to a hundred meters in a short span, his Power fluctuations skyrocketing.

So he did have a trump card.

Does he have more?

Ye Mingqiu’s gaze sharpened slightly, but his hands didn’t slow in the slightest. He dashed in at maximum speed, the Blood Spear carving down from the sky, a crimson trail streaking across the heavens as though ripping the pitch-black sky apart.

"Boom!!"

The Flaming Giant Sword and the Blood Spear collided a second time, releasing an even more terrifying wave of force. The aftershock shattered mountain peaks. The surrounding Giant Race Warriors watched from afar, taking out Tier Two burst items, ready at any moment to drop a massive nuke on the Blood Erosion Tyrant.

Though they weren’t strong enough on their own, by cash-burning mid-fight and using Tier Two items, they could still exert some influence in a battle of this level.

"Ding!"

[Notification: Fen Shan has requested to add you as a friend]

Ye Mingqiu looked at the friend request, and a brilliant smile slowly spread across his face.

The fish has finally taken the bait!