Chapter 3053: Heavenly Thunder

The Feather God was kicked quite hard by Su Xiao, its HP dropping by a small chunk. Do not underestimate the power of this kick; it was only because the Feather God's total HP was terrifyingly high.

Just as the Feather God stabilized its figure, a gust of wind-tearing sound struck from its front.

"Blade Dao Blade · Flow."

An elegant wind scar slashed over. Multiple layers of mental barriers appeared in front of the Feather God, forcibly blocking the "Flow."

As Su Xiao charged forward with large strides, he saw that all the mental barriers in front of the Feather God had shattered. He immediately slashed out a phantom blade.

"Blade Dao Blade · Green..."

Before the Green Ghost could be slashed out, the Feather God's large hand reached forward, grabbing at Su Xiao from a distance.

*Snap! * A dark giant hand suddenly grabbed Su Xiao. His entire body emitted rustling, crisp sounds. Inside this dark hand composed of energy, black worms with sharp heads, resembling slender leeches, burrowed into every part of Su Xiao's body. If this scene were witnessed by someone with insufficient psychological endurance, they would definitely howl loudly.

Blue veins bulged on Su Xiao's neck. He released his Green Steel Shadow energy at high intensity, and all the "leech worms" on his body surface were dispersed into energy form.

【Prompt: The "Annihilation Mark" you are bearing has reached five layers!】

Unknowingly, the "Annihilation Mark" had accumulated to five layers; this last grab alone had increased it by three layers.

Su Xiao pulled up the cuff of his right arm. Five black marks were located on his right forearm. A circle of fine lines surrounded these black marks, sinking deep into his flesh, causing his entire body to ache faintly, and his HP was dropping at a speed that was not slow.

Su Xiao attempted to use Green Steel Shadow energy to devour and extinguish them, but he immediately discovered that the "Annihilation Mark" was not an energy body; it was condensed from mental power.

If attacked one more time, there was a one-third probability of death. If knocked back by a mental shock, death was 100% certain.

By common logic, one should retreat now, but Su Xiao did not intend to do so. The Feather God's various abilities were all unsolvable, and the more unsolvable an ability was, the longer its cooldown interval.

Just now, Amu had tanked four layers of the "Annihilation Mark," Baha had tanked three, and he himself had tanked five, plus the various abilities the Feather God had used. The current Feather God likely did not have many means left. Retreating would be very unwise and would only allow the opponent's various abilities to recover.

To win, he could only grasp the current opportunity.

It seemed as if Su Xiao had pondered for a long time, but in reality, he had considered all this the moment he landed. The stone slabs beneath his feet shattered, and his entire person seemed to transform into a blood-colored arrow, heading straight for the Feather God. He was gambling—gambling that the Feather God could not use an unsolvable knockback ability like "Mental Shock" in a short time.

The Feather God's dark yellow pupils constricted. It raised its hand, and mental fluctuations spread. Upon discovering that Su Xiao had not retreated, a black-blue light sphere composed of mental power flew into its hand.

The Feather God's hands made a stretching motion, pulling the dark blue light sphere into a sharp sword nearly three meters long.

Seeing this scene, Baha's spirit was invigorated. The opportunity had come; the Feather God actually wanted to engage in melee combat with its boss.

"Finish it off... *Gawk? *"

Baha's shout was stifled.

*Clang! * The long blade and the sharp sword clashed. The Feather God actually appeared to be handling it with ease. It had never admitted that it could only fight with mental power; an Ancient God who didn't even understand divine techniques wouldn't survive half a month in the Star Fall Continent.

*Clang! Clang! Clang! *

The long blade and the sharp sword clashed repeatedly. The Feather God's other hand reached out, and another black-blue light sphere formed a sharp sword, which it gripped in its left hand.

The Feather God held a mental greatsword in each hand, and both greatswords stabbed down simultaneously. A black mist spread.

Inside the black mist, Su Xiao looked around. His perception was severely suppressed, and he could only perceive the situation within a few meters around him.

A black shadow struck from the front. Su Xiao blocked with his long blade horizontally. As the blades met, a powerful slashing force transmitted from the hilt.

Almost simultaneously, Su Xiao discovered a wind-tearing sound behind him; another black shadow holding a sword appeared.

*Clang! Clang! Clang! *

Black shadows continuously rushed in from all around. These were all incarnations, possessing strength and speed similar to the Feather God's main body.

"Blade Dao Blade · Ring Break."

A ring-shaped slash spread out, clearing the black mist figures around him. The black mist also dissipated, and three sharp swords stabbed down toward his head.

Su Xiao leaped backward, and the three sharp swords crossed and stabbed into the ground in front of him.

A pitch-black slash struck from the front. Su Xiao stabbed his long blade into the ground and lowered his body, using the blade edge to resist the pitch-black slash.

After an explosive sound, Su Xiao retreated, plowing the ground with his feet, still maintaining the posture of the long blade stabbed into the ground.

The Feather God in front held a black greatsword in each hand, and three other black greatswords floated behind it.

"Holy... crap!"

Baha, who was waiting for an opportunity, was stunned. It seemed the Feather God wasn't a ranged type; its melee combat was also incredibly strong.

The Feather God released the twin swords in its hands. Its abilities had basically recovered. It pointed a single hand forward, and an invisible cylinder fell from the sky.

*Thud! *

Su Xiao leaped sideways, accompanied by splashing gravel. Just as he landed, he blocked in front of himself with one hand. A half-meter-long black spike struck, piercing his palm and heading straight for his head.

While his left palm was pierced, Su Xiao exerted all his strength to raise his hand, deflecting the attack trajectory of the black spike. The black spike only left a bloodstain on his cheek.

Although he had dodged the fatal wound, bad news arrived: Su Xiao had been "marked."

The Feather God's attack did not stop. As its mental power spread, countless black feathers appeared in the sky, each half a meter long, resembling arrows.

A large number of black feathers fell. Strangely, these black feathers did not affect the surrounding four kilometers but tracked Su Xiao. He had been "marked."

Su Xiao dashed out, leaving a blood shadow. Besides maintaining high-speed movement, doing anything extra could lead to his death.

Just as Su Xiao dashed out a few meters, the Feather God in the distance pointed at him from afar.

*Boom. *

Su Xiao felt as if he had been hit by a hammer, flying to the side. Before he could land, black feathers stabbed down from the sky.

*Ding, ding, ding... *

The crystal layer on Su Xiao's body was stabbed until it rang. The crystal layer, with its defense fully activated, only lasted 0.8 seconds before shattering. There were simply too many black feathers stabbing down; in this short moment, thousands of black feathers had stabbed toward Su Xiao.

Su Xiao flipped up from the ground and dashed out another blood shadow. The continuously falling black feathers pursued from behind, stabbing the ground everywhere. Wherever Su Xiao passed, he left a path of feathers several meters wide.

The Feather God wouldn't just watch. It moved the direction its finger pointed; as long as it was pointed at, Su Xiao would be blasted away.

"Moo!"

Amu appeared beside the Feather God. Cold ice suddenly appeared, freezing the surroundings. 1.7 seconds later, the shattered ice and Amu were blasted away together. Before Amu could land, it was dragged into another dimension by Baha.

Just as the Feather God prepared to continue attacking Su Xiao, Baha appeared not far away.

"Hey! Your daddy is here..."

Before Baha could finish its snide remark, the Feather God had already gripped the air with one hand. Compared to Su Xiao, who was fighting it head-on, the Feather God held a deeper grudge against Baha; this feathered beast had been squawking incessantly.

"Yaha? You didn't hit me, are you pissed? Feather God, were you schooled by the Underworld God and then hid away in the Dark Star World? Look closely, you actually have scars on you?"

Baha flew at high speed, occasionally weaving through space. It had been careless this time; provocation was one thing, but it shouldn't have picked at the Feather God's scars.

The spiritual energy fluctuations around the Feather God surged violently. Its massive hand pierced through layers of space and snatched the distant Baha. By the time Baha regained its senses, it was already gripped in the Feather God's hand.

"If you've got the guts, kill me."

Baha spread its wings, red light gleaming in its eyes. An 【Apollo: Wrath of the Sun】 appeared, less than two meters from the Feather God's head.

Baha made a move to detonate the 【Apollo: Wrath of the Sun】 instantly, but the Feather God used Baha as a weapon and swatted the Apollo away.

In the distance, Xiang Bubu Wang, who had been waiting for an opportunity, noticed an object hurtling toward it from the front.

"Woof!"

Xiang Bubu Wang was terrified. An irresistible force clamped its upper and lower jaws, forcing its mouth open. The Apollo slammed into Xiang Bubu Wang's mouth, the strong kinetic energy sending it flying backward.

"Gulp—"

Xiang Bubu Wang choked, rolling its eyes, and actually swallowed the Apollo. That wasn't the point; the point was, how did the Feather God discover Xiang Bubu Wang? Perhaps it was because the Feather God possessed the 'Star Eye'?

After seeing this scene, Baha knew it was over. Xiang Bubu Wang had swallowed the Apollo, so naturally, it couldn't continue the detonation.

The Feather God exerted force with its hand, and Baha's entire skeleton cracked and snapped. Just as the Feather God prepared to set Baha off like a firework, a blade gleam struck.

Puchi.

The long blade slashed through, and the arm the Feather God was using to grab Baha was severed at the elbow.

"Boss, nice!"

Although Baha wasn't afraid of death, it didn't want to die either. Having survived the ordeal, it ducked into a different dimension, drank a potion, and prepared for battle once more.

"Huff, huff—"

Su Xiao panted; he had been dodging the Dark Falling Feathers the whole time, continuously unleashing Shadow Shadows, which had consumed a massive amount of stamina.

Su Xiao sensed himself; the 'Obliteration Mark' on his body had reached five layers again. In this state, he wasn't qualified to clash head-on with the Feather God.

He had just withstood multiple attacks from the Feather God, and with Amu and Baha joining forces, the Feather God had been forced to use many of its abilities. Now, the Feather God had entered another energy cooldown period.

Thinking of this, Su Xiao took a seemingly ordinary, yet long-treasured round stone from his storage space: the 【Miracle Stone】.

With a crack, Su Xiao crushed the 【Miracle Stone】. In an instant, the five layers of the 'Obliteration Mark' on his body vanished. It was time for a life-or-death struggle; he had to end this quickly.

As the 'Obliteration Mark' on Su Xiao was dispelled, the Feather God sensed it too. It had felt immense pressure while fighting Su Xiao in close quarters; even as a god, it felt a sense of crisis that its head could be severed at any moment. In its current form, it was not qualified to engage that Law-Killer in melee combat.

The Feather God was decisive. A crack appeared on its chest; it was going to change forms. While not its flight form, it was its most proficient form for close combat.

An arm reached out from the Feather God's chest, and a figure about three meters tall, draped in dark blue feathered robes, emerged. The Feather God's skin was now white—not the white of a complexion, but closer to the white of a material.

This was the Feather God's third form. It had two main eyes, two rows of tiny eyes behind its temples, and a giant, closed eye in the center of its chest.

Looking at this closed giant eye, Su Xiao felt his hair stand on end. He was certain that if this eye opened completely, he would die immediately—right then and there. Whatever this eye looked at would have its life taken instantly. This was likely the 'Star Eye' of the Meteorite Star.

The Feather God hovered one meter above the ground. It pressed one hand against the giant eye on its chest. The eye opened a slit, and a sharp sword slowly emerged from within. Once this was done, the eye closed.

Seeing this, Su Xiao felt a sense of relief. Curiously, the Feather God's spiritual energy also relaxed slightly. The 'Star Eye' was indeed powerful, but the cost of making it open fully every time was too tragic.

The Feather God gripped the sharp sword. As its figure lunged forward, it flickered left and right; even his perception couldn't capture its movement trajectory.

The sharp sword in the Feather God's hand pointed forward. A black sphere appeared several dozen meters away. All matter and energy located there vanished, and the space itself showed signs of being devoured. Being caught in this ability meant being devoured.

The Feather God was fast, but Su Xiao was not slow. He vanished from his spot, and when he reappeared, he clashed blades with it.

The moment he clashed with the Feather God, the blood in Su Xiao's body churned, and his internal organs felt as if they were tearing apart. The durability of Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan plummeted by one-fifth. There was something wrong with the sharp sword in the Feather God's hand; he couldn't continue clashing head-on.

The recoil force Su Xiao's body endured transmitted to his feet, causing the rock beneath him to shatter. Taking this opportunity, a crystal battle scythe formed in his left hand—it was the Qing Gang Ying ability.

With a whoosh, the crystal battle scythe slashed out a pale blue streak, catching the Feather God in its wake. Scars appeared all over the Feather God's body, and its health plummeted by more than half. Its Ancient God energy had already been heavily depleted, and in its current state, its offensive capabilities were off the charts, but its defensive capabilities were abysmal.

The Feather God released the sharp sword in its hand. The sword shattered, and a pupil the size of a millstone appeared, staring fixedly at Su Xiao.

Su Xiao felt as if he were suffocating, as if an invisible hand were gripping his throat. Blood sprayed from his entire body, and his health suddenly dropped to 4.59%. He had nearly died right there!

It was too late to drink a potion. Su Xiao released a massive amount of Qing Gang Ying energy, relying on Undying Shadow to recover from his injuries.

Su Xiao was having a rough time, but the Feather God wasn't doing much better. After heavily wounding Su Xiao, its body size began to swell. The feathered robes on its back shattered, and its white skin was stretched until it broke, turning into powder.

The Feather God returned to its previous form. Its height approached five meters, its exposed flesh wrapped in a layer of fascia, its ribs visible at the chest, and rows of recurved bone spurs growing from the back of its head.

In this state, the Feather God's survivability was terrifying. Although transforming forms consumed Ancient God energy, it restored a large portion of the Feather God's health, and its severed arm was also restored.

The Feather God pressed down with one hand, and an invisible cylinder slammed down.

Su Xiao's head bowed, his shoulder blades clicked, and he knelt on one knee. Blood sprayed from wounds all over his body, and the ground beneath him cracked. He felt as if he were about to be crushed flat.

That wasn't the end of it. The Feather God made a pulling gesture, and all the flesh on Su Xiao's left arm was ripped away. Only the bone remained, so clean that not even a trace of blood was left on it.

Su Xiao's flesh flew toward the front of the Feather God and sank into the wounds on its body. Its health surged, recovering to over 95%.

The Feather God's eyes showed surprise. This was the first time it had consumed the flesh of a Law-Killer. This flesh far exceeded its imagination; compared to this, the flesh of other Ancient Gods was simply not worth mentioning.

The Feather God's gaze turned dangerous. In reality, among the Ancient Gods, the Feather God was a notorious existence. Unless they were mortal enemies, no Ancient God wanted to provoke it easily. It even dared to snatch things from the Underworld God and suffered no consequences after doing so, which showed its ferocity and decisiveness.

Undoubtedly, the scales of victory had tilted heavily toward the Feather God. Its two transformations just now could be called a stroke of genius in this battle.

A chaotic fluctuation spread to the surroundings. As Su Xiao lunged forward, he felt intense pain throughout his body, as if he were being torn apart. A buzzing sound filled his ears, and his health dropped at a rate of 0.5% per second—and it was true damage. Not only that, the 'Obliteration Mark' was also stacking rapidly.

"Start!"

Baha suddenly appeared and shouted. Amu broke free from the different dimension in mid-air.

Baha spread its wings, and the Feathers of Space shattered. The surrounding space was sealed. The Feather God was at the very center, its mobility suppressed, and the continuously spreading spiritual shockwave slowed down.

High above, with a crack, a bolt of golden lightning struck down, landing on Amu. Its bull eyes nearly rolled back, and the Dragon Heart Axe held upright in its hands swung down toward the target below.

At this moment, Amu hadn't landed yet; it was enduring the lightning strike damage, and the subsequent electric shock would only intensify after it landed.

Taking advantage of the Feather God being briefly suppressed by Baha's spatial power, the descending Amu swung its axe down, striking the Feather God's shoulder.

The Feather God, standing on the ground, was naturally a conductor. The golden lightning on Amu conducted through the Dragon Heart Axe into the Feather God. Golden lightning surged everywhere, the Feather God's body trembled violently, and it knelt on one knee. Amu fell to the ground, smoke rising from its body.

"Blade Dao Blade: Extreme."

The long blade tore through space, leaving a black mark in the air as it slashed across the Feather God's chest.

The slash crossed the Feather God's chest diagonally, blood spraying wildly. That wasn't all; Su Xiao stabbed his long blade through the Feather God's neck and cut upward, intending to split the Feather God's head in two.

The Feather God's eyes widened. With a boom, Su Xiao, Amu, and Baha were all blasted away by a 'Spiritual Blast'.

Amu, spraying blood, flew through mid-air. Its hand reached out, forming a wisp of ice. Xiang Bubu Wang, who had blended into the environment, ran at full speed across it and leaped.

Baha shuttled through space repeatedly. After reaching Su Xiao's vicinity, one of its eagle claws pierced Su Xiao's shoulder, and with a forceful swing, it stabilized Su Xiao's body as he flew backward. Baha itself crashed into a sculpture, leaving a large patch of blood on it—a truly tragic sight.

Just then, Xiang Bubu Wang had already leaped under Su Xiao's feet. Su Xiao stepped on Xiang Bubu's dog head with one foot and its back with the other, leaping with all his might.

Xiang Bubu Wang turned into a blur, landing on the ground with its four paws splayed. Clouds and mist scattered in all directions; it nearly pooped itself from the impact.

Su Xiao leaped into the high sky, and a scroll was crushed in his hand. This scroll was named: Heaven's Wrath: Thunder Fall!

Su Xiao raised the long blade in his hand. All the golden lightning in the sky converged, turning into a single stream, and with a crack, it struck down toward Su Xiao, finally attaching itself to the long blade.

All the golden lightning gathered on the blade in Su Xiao's hand, golden electric arcs surging. He began to descend. Not only that, his body's speed and reflex speed were stimulated, temporarily increasing by a large margin.

During Su Xiao's descent, the Feather God broke through a blur and retreated into the distance. It clearly sensed that if it didn't retreat now, it would have no chance left.

When Su Xiao was still a dozen meters from the ground, he swung the long blade in his hand, and the golden lightning spread out, forming a streak.

Too much golden lightning had gathered; in an instant, the area within several kilometers was filled with lightning.

Crackle!

The Feather God in mid-air fell. As soon as it landed, more lightning converged toward it, wrapping it inside; only golden electric arcs could be seen.

"Blade Dao Blade: Absolute Shadow."

As Su Xiao ran, half of the Qing Gang Ying energy in his body wrapped around Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan, causing the blade to take on a black-blue hue.

Clang.

Su Xiao left a black-blue slash mark as he passed. When he reappeared, he was already behind the Feather God.

The long blade in Su Xiao's hand clicked back into its sheath. Almost simultaneously, a massive number of slashes erupted around the Feather God, so dense that they formed a sphere around it, sending blood and flesh flying.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Three intersecting giant slashes finished the move, cutting huge gashes into space itself. The three giant slashes finally shattered.

Having suffered such heavy damage, the Feather God still wasn't dead. The exoskeleton on its head was covered in cracks, but it turned its body to face Su Xiao, firing a ray from its right eye.

The ray pierced Su Xiao's chest, missing his heart by a fraction of an inch. The temperature of the ray caused his heart to be severely burned, his chest felt stifled, and a sensation of heat filled his mouth.

Ignoring his injuries, Su Xiao's eyes flashed with blue light. Exile formed into a hiltless rapier shape, a hair-thin line of fire appearing inside, entering an internal combustion state. This form of Exile was one of Su Xiao's trump cards.

Bang.

Exile broke through the air blast, its speed terrifying. When it appeared again, it was already behind the Feather God's head, dragging out blood and bone fragments, piercing a fist-sized hole in the Feather God's skull.

"Taste this."

Baha appeared behind the Feather God. An ordinary Apollo appeared in its claws. Activating the instant detonation, it threw the Apollo into the hole in the Feather God's head.

Boom!

Golden flames erupted. The Feather God leaned back, frozen in place. But immediately, it dragged its smoke-and-flame-covered body upright, pointing one hand at Su Xiao. This monster—it still wasn't dead!

"Extreme Darkness: Final Funeral."

Everything around them froze. Su Xiao adopted a backward-leaping posture, activating the Dragon Shadow Flash ability, successfully evading the enemy's capture. Mastery over timing was one of the strongest abilities for a technique-type.

The surrounding world turned black and white. The only things with color were the black-blue smoke rising from the long blade in Su Xiao's hand and the Feather God's bright yellow single eye.

Su Xiao and the Feather God lunged at each other simultaneously. The Feather God's right hand was wrapped in darkness; in Su Xiao's current condition, being touched by it meant certain death.

"Blade Dao Blade: Demon Blade."

Clang!

In the black-and-white world, Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan slashed across the Ancient God's chest, leaving a bright bloodstain. Su Xiao and the Feather God brushed past each other, and everything froze.

The crystal layer on the side of Su Xiao's face fell off. Before it could even hit the ground, it was eroded by the darkness until not even a speck remained. Su Xiao had just brushed shoulders with death.

After a moment, the black-blue smoke seeped into the Feather God's body through its wounds. Its gaze remained fierce, but it seemed to have discovered something. The darkness on its hand dissipated, and it looked up at the cloud-shrouded sky. There was no fear, anger, or unwillingness in its eyes—it calmly and frankly accepted the fact that it was about to fall. It had lost, but it was an Ancient God; even in falling, it would fall with the dignity of an Ancient God.

"Law-Killer."

After saying these words, the Feather God collapsed to the ground with a thud. From beginning to end, it had only spoken these three words, without any superfluous nonsense.

The surrounding world gradually regained its color, and the stopped breeze began to blow again. After Su Xiao flicked the blood off his long blade, it clicked back into its sheath. The surrounding clouds and mist swirled, the scenery as beautiful as a painting.

Su Xiao lit a cigarette and exhaled smoke. He checked his remaining 1.62% health. He hadn't died; he had profited.

Feather God, hunted!

PS: (A 6000-word long chapter. I originally planned to finish the final battle tomorrow, but when I prepared to break the chapter, a strange chill appeared behind Fei Wen, as if many eyes were staring at me, so I honestly finished writing this battle.)