Chapter 2262 - 1204: The Victor Becomes King (2)

In this situation, defeating the opponent is already very difficult, but Yang Xiao just wants to hold him back. He wants to see how long the opponent can maintain this state.

And now Yang Xiao also understands the deep meaning of the foreknowledge dream from his good elder sister. There’s no doubt that this guy has good treasures on him.

The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish; one must enter the tiger’s den to get the tiger cub.

Duan Jiqing has already exerted all his strength, but Yang Xiao has not.

But now the problem is that the opponent also has a space-type magical artifact. Defending blindly will sooner or later lead to a flaw being exposed.

He must find a way to break the impasse, disrupt the opponent’s attack rhythm, and delay as much as possible.

Yang Xiao thought quickly, reflecting in reality for only a brief moment. As his gaze swept to a nearby puddle, his eyebrow raised, and a plan came to mind.

Yang Xiao flashed to appear beside the puddle, lifted his ring-headed saber, and posed in a defensive stance, the blade pointed forward, extremely arrogant.

As expected, the next second Duan Jiqing responded, this time not even using space power, simply charging straight at Yang Xiao, each step leaving a deep footprint on the ground.

Just as Duan Jiqing was about to reach Yang Xiao, suddenly, a large amount of bluish-gray mist surged around Yang Xiao, but Duan Jiqing didn’t care at all and lifted the Jade Ruyi, striking hard.

But in the next second, a burly figure appeared in the mist, charging at Duan Jiqing; it was the samurai puppet.

The samurai puppet’s momentum didn’t lose to Duan Jiqing at all, facing the incoming Jade Ruyi, it didn’t avoid it, raising its fist to strike.

No surprise, the two collided fiercely, the samurai puppet punched the Jade Ruyi, the contained force stopping Duan Jiqing forcefully, almost losing grip on the Jade Ruyi.

Conversely, the samurai puppet’s left wrist broke with a "crack" sound but continued to charge forward, using its body as a weapon to collide heavily with Duan Jiqing, causing him to retreat.

At this moment, another figure silently appeared behind Duan Jiqing; it was the Mirror Ghost taking action, with its strongest killing move, fiercely slamming the black stone against Duan Jiqing’s right arm holding the Jade Ruyi.

This slam, although not completely crippling his arm, made the Jade Ruyi slip from his hand.

Seeing the greatest threat to himself removed, Yang Xiao, hidden in the mist, didn’t hesitate any longer and immediately took action, thunder clouds gathering overhead, and in a blink, a bowl-thick Yin Thunder descended fiercely onto Duan Jiqing, visibly scorching his hair.

"It’s now!"

Opportunity rarely knocks twice; after consecutive attacks, Duan Jiqing was evidently thrown off rhythm, unable to use the Jade Ruyi anymore.

Take his life while he’s down, Yang Xiao seized the moment when Duan Jiqing was unsteady, flashing to his front, eyes full of fierce killing intent.

The ring-headed saber in his hand burst with the power of strangulation, a powerful thrust, stabbing towards Duan Jiqing’s chest.

Even if this guy is truly at a half-step Nether Realm, if this thrust goes through, it’ll cost him at least half his life.

But immediately afterward, Duan Jiqing, who had been attacked relentlessly, raised his left hand, and Yang Xiao’s peripheral vision saw a silver gleam in his palm.

A strong sense of crisis exploded in Yang Xiao’s heart, an almost instinctive reaction, moving his mind to summon the Mirror Ghost to his front.

Immediately, Yang Xiao saw a silver light flash, something seemed to split before his eyes; it was half an arm, with a fist still grasping a black stone.

This was the Mirror Ghost’s arm, actually slashed off.

The Mirror Ghost was also repelled by a force, flying backward.

Yang Xiao clearly saw the Mirror Ghost’s chest clothing neatly split open, revealing the pure black armor inside.

At this moment, Yang Xiao finally saw, Duan Jiqing’s left hand palm clutching a silver scalpel.

This thing, with one strike, severely injures the Mirror Ghost. If not for the Demon Sect Vajra’s armor, the Mirror Ghost’s chest would have been cleaved open.

If it were someone else, they might have retreated immediately, but Yang Xiao knows well this knife opportunity doesn’t come easily.

For this thrust, he paid a very heavy price; the Mirror Ghost was severely wounded, exiting the battle directly, and the samurai puppet’s hand broken, greatly reducing combat power, effectively crippling his left and right arms.

The ruthless side of him was triggered, Yang Xiao recklessly injected spiritual power into the ring-headed saber, thrusting straight towards Duan Jiqing’s chest.

And the opponent, having lost the Jade Ruyi, instinctively raised his left arm to block, attempting to repeat the trick, using the scalpel to wound Yang Xiao.

But he had no chance, because Yang Xiao was faster, the blade pierced Duan Jiqing’s left arm, ferocious strangulation power exploded instantly.

In the blink of an eye, Duan Jiqing’s left arm was shredded into pieces, more terrifyingly, the shattered bones and flesh inexplicably disappeared before they could spray into the air.

Duan Jiqing’s left forearm was completely destroyed, but it wasn’t over; the remaining momentum hadn’t dissipated, and Yang Xiao roared as he pushed the blade towards Duan Jiqing’s chest, with the imposing intent to cleave it open.

Yet Duan Jiqing was also ruthless enough, using the protective magical artifact golden silk jacket, blocking Yang Xiao’s final wave of attack, then extending his right arm, the Jade Ruyi reappeared in his hand, striking down towards Yang Xiao’s head.

The situation was extremely unfavorable for Yang Xiao; if he continued to fight, he could severely wound Duan Jiqing, but he might have his head smashed by the Jade Ruyi.

Yet retreating at this moment, Yang Xiao was truly unwilling, the exchanges had fueled his rage too.