Chapter 104: Narrow Victory

"Since you have already accepted your fate, Lord Wang Dian, I shall now take your life." Xiao Han said nothing more, merely narrowing his eyes as he pronounced the death sentence upon Wang Dian.

"Then I would like to see if you have the ability to do so." Wang Dian coldly snorted, then immediately launched an offensive.

At this moment, the only good news for him was likely that he had found Xiao Han's whereabouts, sparing him from wandering around like a headless fly.

"Ice Sealed World!" Xiao Han whispered, and the previously calm Snow Domain suddenly erupted with violent snowstorms, a massive vortex of ice and snow gradually forming with Wang Dian at its center.

The storm, which tore through this space, was capable of easily shredding the body of a High-level Dou Saint; now, it intended to bury Wang Dian forever within this endless Snow Domain.

"Evil King True Body, appear." Before the words had even faded, a towering giant figure appeared, its every movement exuding an aura capable of destroying the heavens and extinguishing the earth.

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By now, about an hour had passed in the outside world, yet within the Meteor Thunder Crystal Ling, even ten thousand years would not compare to this seemingly fleeting moment of time.

At this moment, he was pacing back and forth in place, his gaze drifting from time to time toward the white sphere high in the sky, where a battle capable of shocking the world was taking place.

Although this feeling was not pleasant, Meteor Thunder Crystal Ling could only passively wait for the outcome of this battle.

If Wang Dian won, then everything would be over, and he and Xiao Han would both be buried in this world of sin.

But if Xiao Han stood until the end, it would be a sign of this world's rebirth; he would be qualified to cleanse this world of original sin, and at the same time, he himself could embark on a new journey.

Finally…

Amidst the interweaving of Meteor Thunder Crystal Ling's anxiety and anticipation, a weak figure in white clothes and blue hair stepped out. Before Meteor Thunder Crystal Ling could even begin to feel excited, the figure collapsed and plummeted toward the ground.

Meteor Thunder Crystal Ling hurriedly stepped forward, a gentle force enveloping Xiao Han. At this moment, his long crystal-blue hair had reverted to black.

Sensing the fragile vitality and the withered aura within Xiao Han's body, Meteor Thunder Crystal Ling's brows furrowed involuntarily.

Aura?

Not good… Meteor Thunder Crystal Ling reacted abruptly, carefully checking Xiao Han's current cultivation—Seven-star Dou Zong!

For a moment, Meteor Thunder Crystal Ling's heart was filled with mixed emotions. He had roughly guessed that this drastic drop in Xiao Han's cultivation was likely the price paid for breaking through from the late stage of Seven-Star Dou Saint to the mid stage of Nine-Star Dou Saint.

Although Meteor Thunder Crystal Ling had been trapped in the ruins, his knowledge perhaps already far exceeded everyone on this continent.

Even among those top Dou Emperor Families he knew of, he had never seen the existence of such a secret technique that could allow someone to jump two levels directly to Nine-Star strength without paying a heavy price.

Xiao Han's secret technique's price was even light enough; if it were a normal secret technique, even for just a one-star increase, the end of the battle might be the end of one's life.

At least he had kept his life, and some cultivation remained, so he wouldn't have to start over from zero.

Sighing, an icy cold aura radiated out, gently isolating the surrounding encroaching Evil Qi, and then he placed his finger on the center of Xiao Han's brow. A jade-green energy emerged, continuously repairing Xiao Han's broken body.

Although this Sealed World was not a good place for Xiao Han to recover his body, if one were to move Xiao Han's body lightly, he might just swallow his last breath right then and there.

If Xiao Han were awake, he might have been suspicious of Meteor Thunder Crystal Ling's identity or abilities—the power of vitality, an ability controlled by the Life and Death Heavenly Crystal, why would it appear on Meteor Thunder Crystal Ling, who was rumored to be at the bottom of the list?

Life and Death Heavenly Crystal, fourth of the Heavenly Ice, controls the power of life and death; vitality saves people, death qi takes souls, the two poles circulate, endlessly revolving.

Xiao Han was naturally completely unaware of Meteor Thunder Crystal Ling's actions; he was currently in a strange state.

In his mind, Xiao Han stared intently at Demon Commander Gexiusi before him, his heart full of doubt and shock.

"How did you survive?" Although he held no hope of getting an answer, Xiao Han still asked this question.

If Xiao Han's senses were not wrong, the power, vitality, and soul of Gexiusi and the other Demon Commanders had all been devoured. For this one to have successfully preserved such an intact soul was simply inconceivable!

"Since I had already guessed Lord Wang Dian's methods, how could I not make some preparations?" Gexiusi chuckled, saying noncommittally.

From the very beginning, Gexiusi had already noticed Wang Dian's abnormality. Out of consideration for keeping a backup plan, he had done something to his own soul.

It was originally just a means to prevent Wang Dian from directly devouring him; he never expected that he would actually use the Evil Emperor Life-Devouring Array, and the delirious Wang Dian gave him a great opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

The moment Wang Dian was finished off by Xiao Han, Gexiusi took advantage of the situation to occupy Wang Dian's body, and even had the mood to leave an image for Xiao Han.

"So, what exactly is your purpose in appearing before me?" Although his cultivation had regressed, his soul realm remained, so he could naturally perceive that Gexiusi was just an image.

But shouldn't he be hiding himself and waiting for an opportunity? Now he actually dared to reveal his existence to him—was he not afraid that he would free up his hands to kill him?

Even if Gexiusi possessed the Demon King's body, not to mention the issue of compatibility, Wang Dian's body had been almost completely smashed by Xiao Han in the previous battle.

It would take an unknown amount of time to recover; could there really be such a person in this world who was so fearless of death?

"Wait until you find me, then we shall talk?" Gexiusi did not answer, then smiled mysteriously: "Perhaps the next time we meet, we will be on the Dou Qi Continent?"

Hmm?!

Xiao Han's expression was stern; he did not believe Gexiusi was the type to spout nonsense, which meant he had the means to pass through that seal.

Even if it were just an isolated case, Xiao Han was still unwilling to lower his guard; once this Gexiusi grew powerful, the trouble would be immense.

However, after saying these words, Gexiusi's soul projection vanished, and that belly full of doubts naturally could not be resolved.

Although Xiao Han's body was in a coma, his consciousness could still move freely, just unable to perceive the outside situation. Recalling the process of this battle, Xiao Han could not help but feel a lingering fear.

If not for Xiao Han successfully disrupting Wang Dian's thoughts through his domain, who would have won was still unknown!

In fact, Xiao Han's domain was not as magical as Wang Dian imagined. He had merely used special means to transfer Wang Dian's Evil Qi outside the domain, while simultaneously increasing the injection of Dou Qi into the domain.

Thereby creating the illusion that the domain could absorb Evil Qi for its own use. Although it caused a huge consumption of his own, the result was good in the end—that old immortal Wang Dian was desperate!

After this battle, Xiao Han had a clearer understanding of the terrifying level of those old monsters in the cultivation world.

They were all leading figures of their respective eras, with no major talent gap; the former's methods were even more numerous, and even in a battle between peers, Xiao Han's chance of winning was only fifty-fifty.

"Hmm, I still need to be more cautious in the future!" Thinking of his own potentially terrible physical condition at this moment, Xiao Han could not help but smile bitterly.

The first time he had raised his cultivation to such a terrifying level, the results were bountiful, but the price was also very painful!