Chapter 776: Golden Fire

Hearing the demon god's shrieks and wails, Ye Jingtian, who was battling Zhang Tianxing, couldn't help but rejoice—he hadn't expected Li Yi's strength to surpass his imagination; just one strike had left the demon god bleeding.

With this, victory in this battle should be certain.

"Good, we're going to win this fight."

Outside the darkness, the experts within the survival base were instantly invigorated by this sight—so long as they held the advantage, they no longer needed to fear the base's annihilation.

"It seems I won't need to go lend a hand."

Li Yugang, another holder of S-class authority, stood midair, his eyes gleaming.

The other S-class authority holders had also intended to intervene.

But seeing Li Yi's ferocity, they immediately abandoned the idea.

It wasn't that they didn't want to help—they feared their presence would hinder Li Yi's performance, preventing him from fighting freely. If so, it was better to unite and guard the survival base, wiping out Yu Wei.

But one demon god was clearly not as easy to kill as imagined.

Li Yi's strike had clearly grievously wounded it, yet darkness surged again, and the demon god's wounded flesh churned, healing at an unimaginable speed until it was fully restored.

Yet Li Yi was not surprised.

This demon god's power was extraordinary—if one strike could kill it, then Xuan Yuezi would never have struggled so fiercely in the past.

"Let's see how many times you can recover."

Li Yi charged again, wielding the Crimson Gold Shattered Star Spear, aiming to wear down the demon god with repeated strikes—even if it could heal, it must suffer cumulative damage, damage occurring where he couldn't see.

The demon god sensed the strength of this enemy, abandoned its massive form, retracted countless tentacles, condensed its body, and rapidly transformed into a knight over three meters tall, clad in armor, wielding a shield in one hand and a blade in the other.

Yet this knight had no face—its skin was covered in over a dozen strange eyes, each radiating fury and malice, fixed unblinkingly on Li Yi.

"No matter what form you take, you die."

But Li Yi gave it no chance—he struck again with the Crimson Gold Shattered Star Spear.

A terrifying divine light flickered, capable of annihilating everything before it.

The knight raised its massive shield, its surface writhing with countless tentacles, as torrents of dark power surged forth, attempting to extinguish the incoming divine light.

Yet as the darkness met it, the divine light from the Crimson Gold Shattered Star Spear dimmed slightly but retained its immense power.

Still, the knight's massive shield held firm against this terrifying blow.

Yet the shield, woven from countless flesh and sinew, was now riddled with cracks.

"Blocked it?" Li Yi was slightly astonished.

This demon god truly had some tricks—it could even withstand a strike from the Crimson Gold Shattered Star Spear.

The demon knight's dozen eyes blazed with lethal intent; its towering body moved slightly, instantly appearing before Li Yi, its blade of flesh and blood slashing down, wrapped in endless darkness.

Instantly, countless eerie whispers and mournful resentments filled the air.

"Dare to fight me at close range? You seek death."

Li Yi's body bloomed with a crimson lotus, protecting his soul and blocking the demon's whispers, then swung his Crimson Gold Shattered Star Spear again.

The power of Long Hu erupted, shattering the surrounding darkness.

Blade met spear.

Terrifying residual power surged outward like ocean waves, mercilessly spreading.

Even though this dark space was unique, the shockwaves reached the survival base outside.

"Here it comes—unite and block the residual force!" Li Yugang shouted from outside.

The other experts in the base immediately channeled cosmic energy, combining it with the base's array to form an impregnable energy barrier, tightly sealing the battle's residual force within a small area.

If this residual force spread unchecked, hundreds of thousands in the survival base would die or be wounded.

Fortunately,

Their strength was not weak—they successfully blocked wave after wave of residual force with the great array.

Within the dark space,

Li Yi and the demon knight clashed, their powers seemingly evenly matched—even though Li Yi possessed Long Hu power, this demon god was no ordinary foe, yet his Crimson Gold Shattered Star Spear held a tremendous advantage.

After the clash,

The demon knight's blade of flesh and blood could not withstand the Crimson Gold Shattered Star Spear's might—it exploded instantly, turning into a shower of blood.

"Perfect opportunity."

Li Yi seized the chance, swung his spear again, slicing clean through the demon knight's neck and severing its head, covered in over a dozen eyes.

Yet the demon knight's towering body did not fall—it immediately counterattacked, swinging its broken blade and striking Li Yi.

Darkness seeped from the blade of flesh and sinew, attempting to corrupt Li Yi, infect him, and turn him into one of the dark demon gods.

But Li Yi was protected by the crimson lotus—evil could not touch him; the broken blade's strike was absorbed outright by his Crimson Gold Purple Feather Armor, leaving him unharmed.

This situation was unbearable for the demon knight.

Why did it keep getting wounded, while the enemy remained untouched?

This was not fair.

The demon's body split open like a gaping mouth, roaring in fury—then from within the abyssal maw, grotesque hooks extended, each bearing eyes, instantly wrapping around Li Yi, as the body surged forward to embrace him.

Attempting to devour and digest this enemy with its demon body.

"So you were among those demon gods who fished for lives in the dark world," Li Yi said.

But the demon gave no reply—for it, if it could possess this man's body, its power would advance further; it needed no effort to seek other vessels.

Li Yi realized its intent—it coveted his Divine Blood Warrior's body.

But success was never that easy.

Instantly,

A thunderous dragon's roar echoed.

Countless golden flames burst forth from Li Yi's body, coalescing into a colossal golden dragon that lunged at the demon knight.

"World Dragon."

Though the demon knight had no head, a tone of terror emerged from its abyssal mouth: those four words.

Golden flames instantly ignited the grotesque hooks—the once indestructible hooks, upon contact with golden fire, became its nemesis, visibly turning to ash.

In mere moments, all the hooks entangled around Li Yi were burned to cinders, and the golden flames spread along the hooks onto the headless knight.

The demon god immediately screamed in agony.

Its body, which had healed instantly even after being split by the Crimson Gold Shattered Star Spear, now could not repair itself under the golden flames—instead, it was continuously burned, its flesh rapidly turning to ash.

"Indeed, the World Dragon's golden fire suppresses demon gods."

Seeing this, Li Yi did not hesitate—golden flames surged over his Crimson Gold Shattered Star Spear.

Then he swung the spear again, striking the demon god.

At this moment, the demon god sensed the threat of death—it abandoned any thought of fighting, and without a word, wrapped itself in darkness and fled.

Though the demon fled swiftly, the spear wrapped in golden fire still struck its body, tearing open a grotesque wound.

After enduring the blow, the darkness rapidly retreated, no longer even wishing to remain in the survival base—it fled far away.

The survival base's array could not stop the demon's escape—in the blink of an eye, it vanished dozens of kilometers away.

But as it tried to flee further, golden fire ignited within the darkness.

This golden fire fed on the demon's flesh and blood, burning fiercer and fiercer—no matter how dense the darkness, it could not extinguish it.

"Go kill Zhang Tianxing—I'll handle this demon god."

Li Yi gave it no chance—he stepped upon auspicious clouds and gave chase.

The other survival base experts halted, turning their gaze to Zhang Tianxing, still locked in battle with Ye Jingtian.

Without the demon god's interference, Zhang Tianxing was no match for Ye Jingtian—he was cut in half again after brief combat, yet Zhang Tianxing did not die; his body had undergone some transformation, becoming non-human, recovering in impossible ways after each severance.

Yet with the demon god's retreat, the outcome of this battle was already decided.

(End of Chapter)