Chapter 445

Following Gu You's guidance, Li Yuan converged his aura and approached rapidly. Gradually, he also perceived a trace of movement deep within the heavy clouds and mist.

"Hoo!"

"Hoo!" The slight sound of breathing caused the massive clouds to roll; it seemed some giant beast was fast asleep within them.

"It is just a few dozen kilometers ahead." Li Yuan had already locked onto the target's position and stopped.

A Void God-level soul has a spiritual sense range of at least a hundred kilometers, with a maximum range reaching up to a thousand kilometers.

Li Yuan's current spiritual sense range was over five hundred kilometers.

But being inside the blood mist, unless Li Yuan triggered a domain to disperse the mist, his spiritual sense perception was restricted everywhere.

"This vast blood mist is originally the innate divine ability of a Void God-level Dragon Beast, triggering the special 'Power of Heaven and Earth' of the Dragon Blood Realm to guard against sneak attacks from external enemies." A smile appeared on the corner of Li Yuan's mouth, "Unfortunately, it is of no use against me."

Having cultivated "Ten Thousand Shadows Void" to the Tier-Four limit, combined with Li Yuan's control over space—

In terms of stealth and concealment,

Looking at the countless Demigods of the Divine Fire Hall, Li Yuan was absolutely at the very top; few could rival him.

The more one cultivates a Nine-Layer Star Art, the more terrifying each one becomes, though each has its own specialty.

For instance, "Ten Thousand Things Divine Body" excels in frontal combat and is the most comprehensive.

"Heaven and Earth River" excels in group battle suppression and binding.

And "Ten Thousand Shadows Void" is not as good as "Ten Thousand Things Divine Body" in frontal combat, but it is the very best in terms of phantom bodies and stealth.

"Yueshan, Dong Pan, and the others—in terms of frontal combat, I fear they are still stronger than me." Li Yuan thought to himself, "But if they came to hunt a Void God-level Dragon Beast, I reckon they could only barge in recklessly."

Barging in is very dangerous and easily leads to accidents.

After all, judging by the range of the blood mist is not entirely accurate; perhaps a super-strong Dragon Beast forms a very small blood mist... accidentally provoking a Dragon Beast with peak or even limit-level Void God strength could easily lead to life-threatening danger.

"Hoo!"

Li Yuan's mind stirred, and an invisible ripple swept over the behemoth dozens of kilometers away. He had already obtained the result he wanted: "【Target life layer level 54, slaying can obtain spiritual nourishment】".

Mid-stage Void God!

"I thought it was an initial-stage Void God, but it turned out to be a mid-stage Void God." A hint of excitement flashed in Li Yuan's eyes, "Well, as long as it isn't a peak Void God, I can certainly give it a fight."

If the opponent were level 55, Li Yuan would turn around and leave.

Being able to cultivate to level 55 means one's comprehension of laws has reached at least the mid-stage of the eighth stage. That is one level higher than Li Yuan currently is.

But level 54?

If it were Li Yuan from the Ranking Battle two months ago, he would likely not be a match, but after two months of cultivation, he could give it a try.

"At the very least, saving my life won't be difficult." Li Yuan, like a body without shadow or form, approached rapidly.

He could not get any closer.

The opponent was a Void God after all; even while seemingly asleep, its ability to perceive its surroundings was astonishing.

"Hum~"

Li Yuan directly executed the soul attack "Mind Soul". An invisible ripple had already swept over the massive Dragon Beast, invading its mental world, attempting to make it sink into oblivion.

"Boom—" Although this Dragon Beast's soul was powerful, it did not have a soul divine artifact for protection like every one of the peerless Demigods in the top hundred of the Divine Fire Hall.

Soul-type divine artifacts are quite rare; many Void Gods cannot obtain them, let alone a Dragon Beast living in the Dragon Blood Realm.

Therefore, this Dragon Beast was caught off guard while asleep, and its consciousness fell into layer upon layer of illusions.

Boom!

In the next instant, Li Yuan directly erupted.

His body instantly transformed into a hundred-meter-tall behemoth, and a robust life aura diffused... After cultivating the Nine-Layer Body Refining Art to the Tier-Four limit, while maintaining peak combat power, his Divine Body could fully reach a height of a hundred meters.

The size of his body was at his will, entirely dependent on the opponent.

"Boom—" A vast, earth-yellow air current descended, covering a hundred-meter radius. Nine yellow dragons roared, colliding frantically with the surrounding blood mist, constantly annihilating the energy contained within it.

It also completely enveloped the Dragon Beast whose soul consciousness had sunk.

This Dragon Beast had four hooves and resembled a large ox, only it had a huge single horn on its head.

"Suppress!"

Li Yuan's mind stirred, and a large number of divine artifact chains flew out from around his body. Countless chains intertwined, and in almost the blink of an eye, they wrapped around the hooves of the Void God Dragon Beast.

"Hum~" The divine artifact chains bloomed with light, the law secret patterns were triggered, and the power operated, attempting to suppress the Dragon Beast completely.

This divine artifact chain was a top-grade Void Divine Artifact Li Yuan had exchanged for from the Divine Fire Hall, costing over a thousand square Divine Crystals.

Combined with the "Heaven and Earth River" domain, the effect was extremely obvious.

"Swish!"

Li Yuan's body became massive. Under full activation, the Dark Star Divine Spear grew rapidly to adapt to his body. Under the infusion of robust Origin Force rivaling a level 51 Void God, he triggered law fluctuations, and with the addition of domain power, the power of the Dark Star Divine Spear surged to a terrifying level.

"Boom!"

The spear tip was sharp and instantly slammed into the chest of the unprepared Dragon Beast.

For Void God powerhouses, the head is no longer a vital point.

Their souls and Life Fire Origin Pills have merged into one, transforming into a unique 'Divine Fire'.

As long as the Divine Fire is not extinguished, life does not end.

Void God powerhouses, even if their bodies are completely destroyed, can recover as long as the Divine Fire remains.

Therefore, the position Li Yuan attacked was exactly where the Dragon Beast's 'Divine Fire' resided.

"Bang!!" It was like the high-speed collision of two stars.

Even though the Dragon Beast's body was massive and sturdy, it was still knocked backward by this spear strike. Its scales were broken, a huge wound was torn open, and countless flesh and blood splattered.

"Roar~~" The Void God Dragon Beast's soul consciousness had been struggling in the illusion, attempting to wake up... The severe injury to its body stimulated its soul, causing it to break free instantly.

In an instant, it perceived its own danger.

"Demigod?"

"Human Demigod? Seeking death! Die! Die!" The Void God Dragon Beast erupted immediately. Its massive body instantly bloomed with layers of golden light, causing the life aura emitted from its whole body to soar, and the torn wound healed at extreme speed.

Body-Refining Star Art!

In the instant it woke up, this Void God Dragon Beast executed a Body-Refining Star Art, and its strength surged instantly.

On the surface of its body, a layer of black battle armor emerged; it had clearly triggered a defensive divine artifact.

"Boom—" The Void God Dragon Beast moved. Its four huge hooves danced, each over a hundred meters long, stomping on the void as it attempted to break free from the binding of the divine artifact chains.

However, if the divine artifact chains hadn't trapped it, that would be one thing, but now that they were perfectly triggered and suppressed by the domain, how could it be so easy to break free?

"Swish! Swish!"

"Swish!"

While the Void God Dragon Beast struggled, overwhelming spear shadows once again enveloped it, attacking the Void God Dragon Beast, forcing it to retreat step by step and causing its body to suffer constant injuries.

"This human—that soul attack just now must have been executed using a secret treasure."

"But this spear technique is definitely his own attack. He is clearly a Demigod, yet his material attack can rival mine?" The Void God Dragon Beast trembled inwardly; it finally felt the terrifying power contained in the long spear in its entirety.

Such a strong Demigod was a first in its thousand-year life journey.

In the past—

Demigod lives, whether human, alien beast from beyond the heavens, or other Dragon Beasts... were all wiped out by it with a casual wave.

"Escape!" The Void God Dragon Beast felt the urge to retreat. Its long life made it clear that such a terrifying human Demigod likely had a background so large it could scare one to death; perhaps he had some astonishing treasure that could kill it directly.

Boom~ The terrifying power contained within its body erupted, dragging the divine artifact chains as it attempted to rush toward the distance.

"Want to leave?"

Li Yuan's figure flickered, manipulating the divine artifact chains, whistling as he pursued.

Under the dual suppression of the Heaven and Earth River domain and the divine artifact chains, this Void God Dragon Beast was simply not allowed to escape; its speed was pitifully slow.

"Human!"

"You can hurt me, but you cannot kill me." The Void God Dragon Beast roared telepathically, "If we keep fighting, once my other brothers arrive, you will surely die."

"Then call your brothers over; I'll kill them all together, so I don't have to go looking for them one by one." Li Yuan transmitted, his Dark Star Divine Spear unaffected as he attacked again.

"Damn it!!"

"Stupid human." The Void God Dragon Beast was furious, the violent feeling derived from the depths of its bloodline surging into its heart: "Then let's kill! Let's kill! I want to see how a Demigod like you can kill me."

Hoo! The Void God Dragon Beast no longer dodged, its terrifying aura diffusing as it took the initiative to meet him.

Even though the power of the divine artifact chains had erupted perfectly, they only limited the Void God Dragon Beast's actions and could not bind it perfectly.

After all, Li Yuan's Origin Force power was a large margin weaker than the Void God Dragon Beast's.

Two massive figures collided instantly.

"Boom—!"

The long spear collided with the massive hooves in the void. Li Yuan only took one step back, while the Void God Dragon Beast retreated five or six steps in succession.

"Damn it."

"These divine artifact chains and the domain are suppressing my strength too harshly." The Void God Dragon Beast thought, feeling so depressed it wanted to vomit blood, "I can't even exert fifty percent of my strength; otherwise, how could I be suppressed by a Demigod?"

Living in the Dragon Blood Realm made Void God Dragon Beasts very ordinary in terms of Star Arts and divine artifacts; one could even say they were at the bottom of their tier. But their Origin Force cultivation and law comprehension were solid.

And over long years, it had also created many combat secret techniques, making its strength very terrifying.

"A level 54 Void God is indeed not easy to kill."

"Even if it is just a Dragon Beast from the Dragon Blood Realm, its attack power can likely rival a level 53 human Void God."

"My frontal material attack is only slightly stronger than his." Li Yuan sighed to himself, "Even if I seize the initiative with a soul attack, it is still hard to kill it in a head-on collision."

This was different from the battle during the Ranking Battle.

That was just a competition; to avoid the fall of either side, once the protective spiritual light of the combatants was exhausted, they would be judged as having lost.

That was why Li Yuan could defeat Demigod Dong Pan with a single domain impact, and why he was defeated by Demigod Yan Dong in a few moves.

But a life-and-death struggle requires killing the opponent!!

Secondly, the life-saving ability of a Void God powerhouse far exceeds that of a Demigod.

Demigods like Dong Pan might seem to have level 54 combat power, but that is only in terms of attack.

Compared to a true level 54 Void God, a Demigod's life-saving ability is much weaker.

"No wonder the trial mission in this Dragon Blood Realm—slaying ten Void Gods, even ten level 50 or 51 Void God Dragon Beasts—rewards one hundred thousand Juexing Points." Li Yuan thought to himself.

Defeating a Void God powerhouse is easy; killing one is hard.

"Human."

"Face reality; you cannot kill me." The Void God Dragon Beast roared.

"Is that so?"

Li Yuan revealed a mysterious smile, "Verification of strength is over; it's time to end this battle."

"Mind Soul!" Li Yuan's eyes narrowed.

Hum~ An invisible soul ripple descended once again, invading the mental world of the Void God Dragon Beast.

"What?"

"This human Demigod can still execute this? This soul method isn't from a secret treasure? It's his own method? How can a Demigod have such strong soul attainments?" The Void God Dragon Beast was shocked and did not have time to think, struggling to resist the invasion of the soul attack.

All soul attack techniques have traces to follow; therefore, the more times the same move is used against any powerhouse, the weaker the effect usually becomes.

Secondly, when prepared, any powerhouse's mental will becomes more condensed, and their resistance naturally becomes stronger.

However—

As long as the soul attack is strong enough, it can still cause a huge impact.

"Boom~~"

The Void God Dragon Beast felt its mental world shake, as if it were about to sink into it again.

"Break! Break! Break!"

"Wake up!" The Void God Dragon Beast roared internally, still maintaining a certain level of clarity, its peripheral vision catching the spear shadow carrying terrifying power.

Hoo! The Void God Dragon Beast waved its hooves, attempting to block, but the power had already diminished significantly.

Suffering a soul attack, even while maintaining clarity before breaking free completely, one's own strength exertion is still affected.

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

The terrifying long spear falling from the void suddenly transformed into two, three... ten... thirty...

"Ten Thousand Shadows Void"!

In an instant, Li Yuan erupted with all his strength. Dozens of phantom bodies flickered alternately, making it impossible for the Void God Dragon Beast to distinguish Li Yuan's true body for a moment, and thus difficult to distinguish the true location of the Dark Star Divine Spear.

And the thirty-six phantom bodies also possessed a certain amount of attack power.

Overwhelming spears fell!

Added to the invisible power of the soul attack, the Void God Dragon Beast did not know how to block for a moment and could only take those terrifying spear thrusts head-on.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" In a very short time, the Void God Dragon Beast was stabbed at least several thousand times by dozens of divine spears.

It was completely beaten into a daze, feeling terrifying attacks constantly transmitted into its body through its divine artifact armor, directly slamming it into the earth, deeper and deeper with each strike, the terrifying power constantly destroying its body.

The terrifying aftermath spread in all directions, causing the clouds and mist within a thousand-kilometer radius to dissipate completely; mountains collapsed, and countless giant rocks turned into powder, as if they had encountered a major earthquake.

No power to resist.

Correct!

In terms of attack power, Li Yuan was only slightly stronger than the Void God Dragon Beast, and his law comprehension was even slightly lower.

But in a life-and-death struggle, attack is only one aspect.

Possessing three Nine-Layer Star Arts, plus a super-strong soul secret technique... made Li Yuan's true strength far exceed that of the Void God Dragon Beast.

If it were Demigod Dong Pan or Demigod Yueshan, even if their attacks were stronger than Li Yuan's, they would likely have let this Void God Dragon Beast escape.

A full several dozen seconds.

"Boom—" Although the Void God Dragon Beast struggled with all its might, rushing out over a thousand kilometers and leaving a deep trench on the earth, it still could not escape the fate of defeat and death.

Scales shattered, hooves broke, and its Divine Body crumbled layer by layer.

"Extinguish!"

When the final divine spear arrived, it passed into the depths of the Void God Dragon Beast's body without obstruction, directly sweeping through the flame emitting surging vitality.

Divine Fire!

"Splat~" The spear light swept away everything, annihilating the Void God soul contained within the Divine Fire, and the aura dissipated rapidly.

"Sizzle~" A large amount of residual Divine Fire gathered, rapidly condensing to form a dazzling flame crystal.

Void God-level Dragon Crystal!

Only by slaying a Void God Dragon Beast and annihilating its soul will its Divine Fire condense to form a Dragon Crystal.

This area became completely quiet.

"Hoo!"

Li Yuan's mind stirred, and he took that Dragon Crystal from the residual body of the Void God Dragon Beast.

It was crystal clear, with a surging life force faintly released from within.

"A rare treasure!"

"A treasure condensed from the life essence of a Void God." Li Yuan marveled, a smile also appearing on his lips, "I, Li Yuan, in a frontal battle, as a Demigod, can also slay a mid-stage Void God powerhouse."

Li Yuan's gaze could not help but sweep across the Divine Palace panel.

"【Slaying a Tier-Five life, breaking the life shackles, obtaining spiritual nourishment, spiritual awakening degree reached 90%, obtained one infusion of Origin Force】"

(End of chapter)