Chapter 104: Finally, I Still Win

Li Mu, wielding his twin blades, held his breath and focused all his attention on the Blade Intent gathering within himself!

Especially when he first entered the Demon Domain, Li Mu had just witnessed Song Haolin unleash the Second Layer Blade Intent: Xi, and his heart was filled with many insights.

But.

Later, after arriving at the Demon King Fortress, each of the battles he faced was a one‑second kill.

This left Li Mu no chance to even forge the First Layer Blade Intent: Wei, let alone the Second Layer Blade Intent: Xi he had just perceived.

Never before had any battle forced Li Mu into such a desperate corner as this.

【Ding!】

【System identified: host is perceiving Second Layer Blade Intent: Xi, gaining Hundredfold Heavenly Dao Blessing!】

【Congratulations host, gained Hundredfold Gain!】

"……"

Accompanied by crisp system notification sounds ringing in his ears.

Countless insights rose like a tide in Li Mu's mind, causing him, immersed in them, to overlook the abnormality of the opposing Mystic Scale Evil Jiao.

A moment later.

Feeling his Blade Intent nearing its peak, a flash of brilliance burst from Li Mu's eyes.

He growled low from his throat, "Beast!"

"Die!"

In an instant.

All the Blade Intent surging through Li Mu's body converged onto the Earth‑Dragon Mountain‑Piercing Blades in his left and right hands, the Vengeance Blades.

Representing the brutal red‑black Seven Absolute Blade Qi.

Representing the ever‑lasting earth‑yellow Land‑Mine Blade Qi.

It had already grown at a speed visible to the naked eye, displaying extraordinary sharpness!

"Slash!"

After both reached their peaks, Li Mu let out a low roar!

The earth‑yellow and red‑black blades instantly solidified into blade shapes, shooting out like comets.

"Whoosh!"

Accompanied by a crisp sound, the two Blade Qi surged forward unrelentingly, slashing straight at the head of the Mystic Scale Evil Jiao from both sides.

This slash was Li Mu's consolidation of his entire Blade Intent!

Unleashed, it was his most formidable move!

Its power!

Far beyond what those previous attacks could compare to!

The Blade Intent within the blade rays stirred up gusting cyclones!

Within the cyclone, a dozen sharp blade edges were intermingled.

The blades swept by, cutting the hard stone floor and walls as easily as a knife through tofu, leaving deep incisions!

This slash!

Li Mu must slay this Mystic Scale Evil Jiao!

At the same time.

In the eyes of the Mystic Scale Evil Jiao, a beast‑like, bone‑chilling murderous intent continuously coalesced, clearly reaching a peak.

Dark‑colored light continuously gathered and rose within its massive maw.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

As the Mystic Scale Evil Jiao's serpentine mouth widened a bit, the power of the dark energy source within its mouth grew stronger by the same degree.

Boom!

The aura as powerful as Li Mu's Seven Absolute Blade Qi and Land‑Mine Blade Qi surged like a tide in an instant.

Over a hundred dark blades rained down, covering the sky, pouring toward Li Mu from all sides.

Beasts of the Mystic Scale Evil Jiao's caliber, even if suppressed for a hundred or a thousand years!

Yet when crisis strikes, they can unleash their true demonic technique!

And this!

It is the Mystic Scale Evil Jiao's true demonic technique: Dark Moon‑Chasing Blade Formation!

The earth‑yellow Blade Qi and dark Blade Qi complemented each other, mutually reinforcing the hundred dark blades.

In midair, they instantly collided and locked together!

Boom—boom—boom…

Accompanied by a thunder‑like explosion, a massive shockwave instantly radiated from the plaza's center, sweeping outward in all directions.

The blade edges collided with the dark blades, erupting violent energy surges!

For a moment.

Within the vast plaza, the spiritual energy balance seemed on the verge of total rupture, and the ground beneath crackled 'crack, crack…', as if about to shatter at any moment.

The entire stone chamber quaked, with dust and sand fluttering down.

The two streams of force were instantly neutralized!

It lasted only a blink.

The Vengeance Blades and Earth‑Dragon Mountain‑Piercing Blades in Li Mu's left and right hands dimmed to darkness.

He watched his all‑out slash...

When only a few meters away from the Mystic Scale Evil Jiao, it seemed as if a divine punishment halted any further advance.

Straight ahead.

That blade formed from dark energy also became denser and more terrifying!

The blade's power was completely negated!

"Damn it!"

"This Darkscale Evil Jiao has been suppressed here for a thousand years."

"How can it still employ such terrifying native demonic technique?"

Li Mu's sword‑like brows tightened, and he let out a low growl.

"If this stalemate continues, won't everything I've done so far be wasted?"

"Damn it!"

The Darkscale Evil Jiao seemed to read Li Mu's thoughts; in its orange‑yellow vertical pupils, a distinctly human sneer appeared.

Obviously!

If the stalemate persists, the Darkscale Evil Jiao will claim the final victory.

Feeling his Blade Intent peak and then begin to rapidly fade, Li Mu's complexion grew increasingly grim.

He clenched his fist and muttered under his breath.

"No way!"

"I must devise another way to turn the tide."

Earlier, Li Mu had cut two streams—Seven Absolute Blade Qi and Landmine Blade Qi—using the Revenge Blade and the Earth Dragon Piercing Blade.

Both were themselves reinforced by a strong, domineering Blade Intent!

Especially!

The two Blade Intents just cut already possessed the Second Layer of Blade Intent: the Rhinoceros prototype, whose destructive power is astonishing!

But...

Such Blade Intent is extremely difficult to trigger and control.

Favorable timing, advantageous terrain, and harmonious people!

None of the three may be lacking!

At least!

Before Li Mu truly ascended from the first layer of Blade Intent—Wei Jin—to the second layer—Rhinoceros, unleashing another strike of such magnitude could only occur by a fortuitous coincidence.

As for...

What counts as a fortuitous coincidence?

It could be as soon as the next strike, or it might take a year and a half without guarantee!

Moreover, the crucial point is.

These Seven Absolute Blade Qi and Landmine Blade Qi are designed for surprise attacks.

If a single strike misses.

Attempting to reuse the same technique would make it even harder.

Thoughts flickered like electricity.

Countless thoughts flashed through Li Mu's mind like slides.

After several intense battles, Li Mu's internal true Qi is now nearly depleted.

He can only unleash Seven Absolute Blade Qi and Landmine Blade Qi one final time.

He pondered briefly!

Li Mu gritted his teeth and whispered, "Opportunity!"

"Only once!"

"Now, this Darkscale Evil Jiao has forced me onto Liangshan."

"I must now Break Pot and Sink Ship!"

A cold glint flashed in Li Mu's eyes, his face resolute.

"Wretched beast!"

"Die for me!"

He roared angrily.

The Earth Dragon Piercing Blades in Li Mu's left and right hands, along with the Revenge Blade, flashed again with dazzling ochre and crimson‑black light.

"Seven Absolute Blade Qi!"

"Landmine Blade Qi!"

These two Blade Qi are markedly different from the Blade Qi Li Mu previously cut.

Both in momentum and power, they are far superior!

Indeed, Li Mu cannot even swing them as a direct Slash!

Even so, Li Mu still leapt high, charging forward.

Li Mu's form sprang up like a lithe leopard.

Following the two blade rays, he slashed toward the Darkscale Evil Jiao's head!

He became a black afterimage, surging forward with unstoppable momentum toward the Darkscale Evil Jiao's head!

A kilometer away, he arrived in an instant!

During the advance.

The first blade ray Li Mu had cut earlier was completely annihilated and devoured by the Darkscale Evil Jiao's dark energy blast.

That dark, ominously evil blade pierced Li Mu as brutally as a bone‑scraping knife.

Puff—, puff—, puff—…

The muffled thuds of blades cutting into flesh came one after another from Li Mu's body.

Although the power of these black blades had been reduced to the extreme by the two Blade Qi that Li Mu had slashed earlier, they still carried a terrifying aura of utmost yin and evil.

This dark aura, even though Li Mu had cultivated the Forbidden Realm: Ninth Forbidden, could not be resisted even for a moment.

The dark energy fluctuations, like maggots burrowing into bone, continuously eroded Li Mu's flesh.

The darkness almost completely enveloped Li Mu.

Li Mu furrowed his brows and glared, shouting angrily, "Die!"

In the life‑and‑death crisis, the blade auras of Li Mu's twin swords flared brilliantly!

Blinding beyond compare!

At this moment.

Li Mu, fearless of death, had already charged to the gaping maw of the Xuanlin Evil Jiao.

Its forest‑white fangs flashed with chilling glints that made hearts race.

A nauseating stench assaulted the senses.

Roar!

The Black‑Scale Evil Jiao let out a roar, its serpentine mouth snapping toward Li Mu!

It!

It actually tried to swallow Li Mu whole into its serpentine belly!

Li Mu clenched his teeth, and a swift dodge on his right evaded the first bite from the Black‑Scale Evil Jiao!

The Seven Absolute Blade Qi from both hands, together with the Landmine Dao Technique's blade light, flared intensely as he leapt, thrusting hard into the massive vertical eye of the Xuanlin Evil Jiao.

Puff—!

Accompanied by two successive muffled thuds of blades entering flesh, the two treasured swords in Li Mu's hands slashed fiercely into the right side of the Xuanlin Evil Jiao's vertical eye, instantly spraying foul, bloody water.

Roar, roar, roar!

A piercing agony made the Xuanlin Evil Jiao emit a hysterical bellow.

But!

While you're weak, I will take your life!

Seeing his attack succeed, Li Mu would not give the beast any chance to catch its breath.

Puff—, puff—!

Two more muffled thuds sounded in succession, and Li Mu drew the Revenge Blade and the Earth‑Dragon Piercing Mountain Sword one after another.

His internal Seven‑Absolute Sword Technique and Landmine Dao Technique were driven to the limit!

A tawny light enveloped his entire body!

Like a thunderous punishment descending!

Li Mu exerted all his strength, his twin swords slashing like phantoms, countless blade flashes and sword shadows fiercely striking the wounded serpentine eye of the Xuanlin Evil Jiao.

The domineering slash, bright and rigid, poured like mercury across the ground, suddenly surging from all directions onto the massive head of the Xuanlin Evil Jiao.

Blade winds swirled!

Boom, boom, boom!

After several rounds of slashes, even the formidable flesh of the Xuanlin Evil Jiao was eventually broken through by Li Mu's concentrated attacks!

The massive skull burst open like a watermelon smashed by brute force, exploding instantly.

Red and white bursts, like fireworks, sprayed outward in all directions!

It seemed as if a red‑and‑white blood rain suddenly fell within the vast stone chamber.

Rumble— rumble—…

With a thunderclap‑like roar, the massive body of the Xuanlin Evil Jiao finally collapsed heavily onto the central plaza.

It kicked up chunks of debris, scattering everywhere.

Dust billowed into the sky!

"You damned beast!"

"Finally, I've killed you!"

At the same time, Li Mu collapsed onto the ground, panting heavily with huge breaths as if all his strength had drained.

He felt as if he had just walked through the Gate of Ghosts, his whole body aching and weak, completely hollowed out.

This life‑or‑death battle had completely drained Li Mu.

Li Mu lay on the ground in a sprawled, ungraceful heap, his eyes staring blankly at the hollow‑colored ceiling, his mind empty and unfocused.

Just as Li Mu thought he could finally get a good night's sleep.

But fate—

An anomaly appeared again on the virtual screen before his eyes!