Chapter 657: Defeating the Golden Crocodile: Dian Wei's Strongest Strike

Dian Wei, having landed his strike, did not grow arrogant because of it.

He immediately leaped high into the air, condensed his soul power into his legs, and pressed down heavily.

His "Chasing Tiger Over Stream" movement technique was not merely a movement technique; it contained a domineering leg art that used one force to overcome ten types of Mastery. This leg technique, descending from the sky, was not only fast in speed but also fierce and unparalleled in attack.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Golden Shield!"

Golden Crocodile was already unable to dodge this move in time and had no choice but to cross his arms in defense; the metallic energy condensed into a golden shield at the intersection of Golden Crocodile's arms.

Dian Wei pressed one leg onto Golden Crocodile's arms.

With the two of them as the center, the earth was instantly pressed into a giant circular pit with a diameter of several hundred meters.

Dian Wei's leg force was completely blocked by Golden Crocodile's shield, but the shield also shattered after blocking the attack.

Golden Crocodile Douluo praised, "Heh, kid, truly a fierce assault. If your opponent were not this old man, but Qingluan or Guangling and the others, I fear they would have already been injured by your kick."

"I have no need for your praise; today, you absolutely cannot leave this place." After Dian Wei broke Golden Crocodile's defense with his leg technique, he raised his Blazing Explosive Twin Halberds high and smashed them down simultaneously, determined to defeat him in one go.

Fire overcomes metal; the extreme high temperature on Dian Wei's twin halberds made Golden Crocodile Douluo feel extremely uncomfortable.

Although his metal had reached a level infinitely close to Extreme Fire, Dian Wei's fire was not ordinary fire either.

The Hundred Battles Heart Technique was also a divine art of the supreme Yang attribute; even though the True Qi cultivated by this technique was not as pure as Feihuang's "Dunjia Heavenly Book," and could not turn his own fire attribute into Extreme Fire, it was extremely domineering, even violent.

Coupled with the Explosive Fragment Halberd, which already possessed explosive attributes, it allowed Dian Wei's power to increase explosively.

Like gunpowder, when Golden Crocodile Douluo was grazed by the halberd light of Dian Wei, he only felt as if his entire body was about to explode.

It was fortunate that the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone he had obtained back then was a Torso Bone, giving him a formidable physique; had it been anything else, he feared his body would have already been blown apart in several places.

Unfortunately, his Torso Bone soul skill was useless this time; although that soul skill could weaken attribute power, it had no effect on explosive force.

In fact, in such a situation, Golden Crocodile Douluo already had thoughts of retreating; he did not expect that this Dian Wei was truly strong to such a degree, being able to suppress him to this extent despite his level being three ranks lower than his own.

Even Lan Xue, who was at Level 97 back then, could not achieve such a comprehensive advantage.

This was truly because Dian Wei's realm was too high; his control over his own body, soul power, and martial soul was likely even stronger than that of the Great Elder Qian Daoliu, with the only difference being the depth of his soul power.

It could be said that Dian Wei was a special Limit Douluo whose soul power had not yet reached Level 99.

Sensing that Golden Crocodile's offensive was gradually weakening and his defensive stance was increasing, Dian Wei felt somewhat disappointed.

He had once heard his lord mention this person; although his cultivation was very strong, due to hiding in the Pope Palace for seclusion for many years and not having had a decent battle in the last few decades, he had long since lost the sharpness of his youth.

After the crushing defeat to Lan Xue in the battle at Guteleisi Mountain in the Gulei Empire last time, the endless sharpness that the Golden Crocodile King martial soul of the Golden bloodline should have possessed could no longer be felt even a little.

Seeing him today, it was indeed as Feihuang had expected: a Golden Crocodile King without sharpness was simply vulnerable to a single blow.

Looking at Dian Wei, he was a battle general from the battlefield; at this moment, he was at his most Hot-Blooded age, and having just become a Title Douluo, his fighting spirit was awe-inspiring, with his combat will kept at its peak at all times.

In fact, in this battle, the strong and the weak were already clear.

To deal with him, Dian Wei did not even need Ring Detonation.

Dian Wei swung his halberds faster and faster; the two fought in the sky, and the entire sky was dyed red by the exploding flames of Dian Wei, like a burning cloud. Looking from afar, it was like a beautiful sunset.

But under this sunset was endless murderous intent; the Golden Crocodile King's body was burning everywhere, and Golden Crocodile Douluo's Spirit Avatar had been struck by the Flame Halberd and Explosive Fragment Halberd at least ten times, his aura beginning to weaken gradually.

"Damn it, this old man has roamed the continent for a hundred years; no matter what, it is impossible for me to be defeated by a brat like you." Golden Crocodile Douluo was completely enraged, and his surging powerful soul power shook away the flames all over his body.

At the same time, his Ninth Spirit Ring floated upward, emitting a blood-red radiance.

Dian Wei said coldly, "Oh, have you recovered your fighting spirit because of anger? This is more like it; otherwise, defeating you, senior, as you were just now, would be too uninteresting. Then this General will use this move to thoroughly settle the score with you!"

Dian Wei's Ninth Spirit Ring also covered his Flame Halberd and Explosive Fragment Halberd martial soul.

The Golden Crocodile King and the Blazing Explosive Twin Halberds flashed with dazzling brilliance at the same time.

"Ninth Soul Skill, Golden Crocodile Raging Waves!"

"Ninth Soul Skill, Five Mountains Magnificent Slash!"

Both were hundred-thousand-year soul skills; one was a golden Holy Light that pierced the heavens and earth, and the other was a fierce firelight that burned the Eight Desolations. No matter the result, this strike would be the strongest strike for both of them.

The Golden Crocodile King roared and charged toward Dian Wei; Dian Wei slashed down with his twin halberds, cutting out five deep purple rays of firelight, which held back the charge of the Golden Crocodile King.

For a time, both sides were evenly matched! This Five Mountains Magnificent Slash was precisely the ultimate technique of the Magnificent Slash type skills in the Three Kingdoms Heroes series of games.

As long as it is used properly, people in the pugilistic world call it, "Little Ghost Crying!"

It can unleash a powerful might on the battlefield slightly weaker than Ghost Crying God Howling.

Although both sides seemed evenly matched for now, and both sides had multiple subsequent impacts that could cancel each other out, the current Five Mountains Magnificent Slash was only in its first form; in reality, this move still had a very powerful follow-up.

That Tang Hao could defeat Golden Crocodile Douluo with Level 97 strength relied not on soul rings or soul bones, but on the secret technique of the Clear Sky Sect—Ring Detonation! This move, the current Dian Wei also knew.

Although Dian Wei believed that he could defeat Golden Crocodile Douluo even without Ring Detonation, since there was a way to end the battle quickly, he had no thoughts of not using it.

Anyway, with his physique, the side effects of Ring Detonation on him were negligible.

From one to six, six soul rings began to tremble simultaneously, and then, they shattered instantly; powerful force began to surge into Dian Wei's twin halberds.

Golden Crocodile Douluo was greatly shocked to see this, "Ring Detonation? How could you possibly know the Clear Sky Sect's Ring Detonation?"

Dian Wei did not have the bad habit of answering an opponent's questions on the battlefield; he still persisted in his attack. After Ring Detonation, the power of the Five Mountains Magnificent Slash soared extremely, beginning to gradually overpower Golden Crocodile Douluo.

Not only that, the five slashes were gradually merging, transforming into one most massive slash; that's right, this was the second stage of the Five Mountains Magnificent Slash, and also the moment of its greatest power.

This deep purple slash rushed fiercely toward the Golden Crocodile King; just at the moment of contact, the entire power of the Golden Crocodile King was completely scattered.

Blood continuously seeped from the corners of Golden Crocodile Douluo's mouth; his eyes were full of despair. Although he used the Golden Shield to protect himself again, and this time even used both his hands and feet.

But he clearly felt that his limbs, covered in golden light, were being continuously melted by the high temperature.

He understood that he had lost this great battle, lost completely! Under this strike, even if he were lucky enough not to die, he would inevitably end up crippled.

(End of chapter)