Chapter 1995: Chapter Thirty-Five: Formidable

Seeing the data of the Moon God, Su Xiao's cheeks twitched involuntarily. The Moon Gods of the three great empires were not mere figments of imagination; they had indeed existed.

The Moon God standing before Su Xiao was the ancestor of those three Moon Gods. For some unknown reason, this Moon God had eradicated his own descendants, the Moon Goddesses.

Compared to the Moon God Su Xiao faced, the other three Moon Gods were utterly insignificant. The upheaval at the Moon God Monastery was not caused by this Moon God; he disdained to act personally, instead letting the monster beneath his feet descend upon the monastery.

Under normal circumstances, Su Xiao would likely be instantly killed by the Moon God, but he had an advantage: his soul strength was high, and due to the bonus from his swordsmanship, he was exempt from 50% of soul damage; otherwise, he wouldn't even qualify for direct combat.

Su Xiao could feel his soul transmitting waves of stabbing pain, his life points decreasing at a rate of 4% per second.

A talisman stone appeared in Su Xiao's hand, and he decisively crushed it.

【You have used the Willpower Talisman Stone.】

【Your soul resilience has greatly increased, lasting 30 minutes.】

【Within 30 minutes, you will be exempt from 29%+50% (Soul Blade passive) of soul damage.】

……

The Willpower Talisman Stone Su Xiao previously obtained proved useful; without this temporary boost, he could only choose a strategic retreat, as the Moon God's soul damage was too abnormal.

The surrounding air seemed to begin twisting, caused by the Moon God's ability, and the monster beneath his feet was no easy opponent either—hundreds of tentacles covered in fluorescent blue slime, capable of assimilating other organisms and turning them into the monsters within the Moon God Monastery.

The Moon God raised his arm; the gray bone armor appeared extraordinarily solid, though muscles protruded, there was no bloody sensation.

At the moment the Moon God raised his arm, Su Xiao felt a tearing sensation, as if something were about to be stripped from within him.

【Warning: The Hunter is suffering from the 'Soul Severance' effect, taking 143 soul damage per second (already exempted 79%).】

【Warning: If, during the 'Soul Severance' effect, the damage taken exceeds 50% of maximum life value, the Hunter will suffer an instant death effect.】

……

A tearing pain spread from all over his body; the monster beneath the Moon God's feet flicked its tentacles, carrying the Moon God as it charged toward Su Xiao, the ground beginning to tremble.

"Silent Death."

Su Xiao clenched his left fist, and a wave spread from the 【Black King's Meteor Sacrifice】 armguard.

The surroundings suddenly fell silent; the massive monster froze in place, its speed becoming extraordinarily slow.

Within 300 meters centered on Su Xiao, the world turned gray and black, cotton-like substances floated in the air, the soil on the ground began to yellow, dry, and crack—this area was being assimilated and eroded.

This area seemed abandoned by its world, filled only with death.

The monster beneath the Moon God's feet let out a mournful cry; the power of Silent Death rapidly eroded its massive body, the surfaces of all its tentacles began to gray, cracks appearing.

Silent Death Descends (Set Ultimate Ability Active): Upon activating this ability, the wearer cannot move; within 300 meters centered on the wearer, the area will be rapidly assimilated by the Silent Death City; all enemy units within this area have their movement speed reduced by 99% (this control involves no judgment), neural reflex speed and dynamic vision reduced by 80%, each second taking erosion damage equal to 7%~20% of maximum life value (depending on resistance).

Note: Silent Death Descends (Active) can last for 10 seconds.

……

Gray-black Silent Death power filled the surrounding 300-meter range; not only was the monster eroded by Silent Death, but the Moon God was no exception.

Silent Death power nearly destroyed a sixth-rank world—its horror is unimaginable.

The Moon God standing atop the monster's head lowered his arm; the Soul Severance effect ceased, and Su Xiao's life points stopped plummeting like water.

Su Xiao could not move now; as for Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang and Bahamut, they could not approach the surrounding area, for the Moon God's aura was too strong—once they drew near, they would surely die within 30 seconds.

Su Xiao could endure, but only because his soul strength had greatly increased in a short time; even so, he could not hold out for too long.

Although the Moon God was being eroded by Silent Death, he appeared very calm; the red moon in the sky was larger than before, seemingly gradually approaching the ground.

A blood-colored lightning bolt split the air, originating from the red moon in the sky, and instantly struck Su Xiao's head.

Crack!

The thunderous roar echoed far away; within ten or so meters around Su Xiao, soil flew sideways, forming a giant pit nearly two hundred meters in diameter, with blood-colored arcs spreading inside the pit.

At Su Xiao's location, a diamond-shaped crystal nearly two meters high enveloped him; the upper half of the crystal was shattered—this was formed by Su Xiao using Qing Steel Shadow Energy.

Blood dripped from Su Xiao's chin; he glanced at his life points—only 36% remained. If not for the Slaughter Shadow breaking through its limit twice consecutively, causing the crystal layer's defense to rise sharply, he would have died just now, and his journey in the Reincarnation Paradise would have ended.

Though Su Xiao was badly injured, he stood motionless in place; he must instantly kill the monster beneath the Moon God's feet in a short time, or there would be no fight at all.

The Moon God, located tens of meters away, looked down at Su Xiao from above, seemingly surprised that Su Xiao had not died.

"You idiot! Kneel!"

A flamboyant shout came from above—it was Bahamut, currently flying at 600 meters, perfectly avoiding the Moon God's soul aura.

"Whoo."

Bahamut's back, Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang, let out a long howl—this was its self-developed ability, capable of greatly increasing aggro.

The Moon God glanced upward at Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang and Bahamut; the next moment, Bahamut's entire body stiffened, beginning free fall.

After falling a few meters, Bahamut's eyes opened; it twisted its body, exerting full force to hurl Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang far away, to prevent Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang from falling within the range of the soul aura.

After Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang flew a certain distance, the light in its eyes returned; watching Bahamut plummet toward the Moon God, it took out a grappling hook gun from its storage space and fired at Bahamut.

Before the grappling hook gun could hit Bahamut, Bahamut's body regained sensation; just moments ago, it felt its core (soul) nearly freezing—a sensation it would never forget.

Bahamut spread its wings, dodged the grappling hook gun, and dove downward, straight toward the Moon God.

The Moon God raised his arm, loosely gripping with one hand; from beginning to end, he showed no strong emotional fluctuations—cold, powerful, looking down on all.

Deep wounds reaching the bone appeared on Bahamut's body, but it did not stop; the speed granted by 125 points of true agility fully erupted.

Boom!

Bahamut broke through a layer of air shockwave; the next moment, it appeared above the Moon God, its sharp claws fully extended, reaching straight for the Moon God's skull.

A flash of light flickered in the Moon God's eyes; his arm became a blur, reaching for Bahamut's throat.

Bahamut was fast, but the Moon God was faster; although all his abilities were soul-based, his astonishing physical condition granted him extraordinary close-combat capability.

Just as the Moon God was about to seize Bahamut, the monster beneath his feet collapsed with a plop, falling to the ground—this also caused the Moon God to miss Bahamut.

With a sizzle, Bahamut's six claws scraped across the Moon God's skull, producing a tremendous sound—but…… only left a few claw marks on the Moon God's external exoskeleton, without penetrating the outer bone.

"Worth it."

Bahamut flapped its wings, tilted its body, and flew off into the distance; just this brief moment, its life points dropped to 41.5%, and within a few seconds, it might perish here.

Bahamut and Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang's adventure was not without value; at this moment, the monster beneath the Moon God's feet had already crawled to the ground, its hundreds of tentacles grayish-white, their tips gradually turning into gray dust several meters out.

The effect of Dead Silence Descent ended, and Su Xiao took out a walnut-sized round capsule, threw it into his mouth, bit it, swallowed the liquid inside, and being able to concoct potions himself truly meant he could do as he pleased.

Su Xiao drew the Dragon-Slaying Flash from his waist, and the ground beneath his feet cracked open with a boom.

With a bang, Su Xiao rushed out, charging straight at the Moon God; if he could kill this ancient god in one round, it would be Su Xiao's victory, but if he failed to kill the opponent in one round, this place would become Su Xiao's burial ground.