Chapter 424: The Final Battle (Part 2)

The Li Family mansion, shrouded in the night, was like a dormant giant beast, gloomy and silent.

However, the calm was broken in an instant; two figures streaked across the night sky like meteors, charging straight toward the space above the mansion—it was Chen Che and Zanpu Dunzhu!

A soul-stirring life-and-death duel unfolded right then and there!

Chen Che's posture was vigorous; he held a golden longsword, its blade shimmering with the luster of mysterious runes, as if it shared a telepathic connection with him.

His gaze was resolute and calm, his black hair danced in the wind, and his entire body exuded a chilling aura.

Zanpu Dunzhu, meanwhile, had a ferocious expression; as his hands danced, black Qi swirled and condensed. Two Black Rods instantly grew thick and sturdy, with purple-black Heavenly Book runes attached to the rods, and dark red light faintly flowing across them, as if they were demonic weapons from hell.

"Zanpu Dunzhu, today is your death day!" Chen Che shouted angrily, his voice like a great bell, resounding through the night sky.

"Hmph, big talk! I have said it before, today I will surely become a god! And you will be the first sacrifice for my godhood; this is your glory, and also your fortune!" Zanpu Dunzhu responded with a cold snort, his eyes full of disdain and killing intent.

Chen Che struck first; he formed a seal with his left hand and chanted: "Xun Wind Blade, Cloud-Rolling!"

In an instant, a wild wind whistled up, forming a massive wind vortex centered on him; the surrounding air seemed to be sliced by sharp blades, emitting a "hissing" sound.

Within the vortex, streaks of wind blades shot toward Zanpu Dunzhu like hidden weapons.

Zanpu Dunzhu was unhurried; he swung the Black Rods with both hands, and black Qi permeated the air, blocking those wind blades one by one, emitting crisp clashing sounds as sparks flew everywhere.

"Li Fire Great Serpent!"

Seeing the wind blades were ineffective, Chen Che's eyes sharpened. He swung his longsword with his right hand, and a flame erupted from the tip, instantly transforming into a massive fire serpent that lunged at Zanpu Dunzhu with bared fangs and brandished claws.

Wherever the fire serpent passed, the air was scorched and distorted, and the night sky was illuminated in a deep red.

Zanpu Dunzhu let out a loud shout and stomped his Black Rods onto the ground; a powerful blood-colored giant hand burst forth from the earth to meet the fire serpent.

The blood-colored giant hand collided with the fire serpent, emitting a deafening explosion. Shockwaves rolled outward in all directions, and the windows of the Li Family Courtyard below were shattered, with glass shards flying everywhere.

The two landed back on the ground. Chen Che followed by thrusting his sword into the earth, quickly changing his hand seals, and shouted: "Gen Earth, Rise!"

Suddenly, the ground trembled violently, and massive chunks of earth and stone rose from the ground, smashing toward Zanpu Dunzhu like small mountains.

Black Qi surged around Zanpu Dunzhu, forming a black shield that blocked the earth and stones outside.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang..."

The earth and stones struck the shield, shattering one after another into dust.

"My turn!"

Zanpu Dunzhu finally began his counterattack. He crossed the two Black Rods in front of his chest, chanted, and then suddenly pushed the Black Rods forward; a black light shot toward Chen Che like lightning.

"Whoosh!!!"

Chen Che dodged to the side; the black light grazed his hem and sliced a row of houses behind him into two.

Before Chen Che could steady his footing, Zanpu Dunzhu manipulated the black Qi to form a black swamp beneath Chen Che's feet, attempting to trap him.

Chen Che tapped his toes and leaped up, simultaneously swinging his longsword downward. A golden sword Qi slashed out, carving an opening in the black swamp, and he used the momentum to jump out of the swamp's range.

At this moment, Chen Che's gaze grew even sharper; he mobilized the True Qi within his body to transform it into lightning: "Zhen Thunder, Thunder Pool!"

Lightning flickered all over his body, and his hair stood on end. He gripped the longsword with both hands, infused the lightning element into the blade, and then hurled it violently at Zanpu Dunzhu.

The longsword carried the force of ten thousand tons of thunder, tearing through the night sky; wherever it passed, the air was ionized, emitting a "crackling" sound.

Zanpu Dunzhu sensed the approaching danger; he concentrated all his black Qi in front of him, forming a thick black barrier.

"Boom!!!"

The golden longsword pierced the black barrier, and for a time, they remained deadlocked. Lightning and black Qi intertwined, illuminating the entire night sky.

Suddenly, Chen Che formed a seal with both hands and shouted: "Explode!"

The longsword embedded in the black barrier exploded instantly, and the powerful impact sent Zanpu Dunzhu flying. Zanpu Dunzhu steadied himself in mid-air, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, his eyes filled with rage.

"Chen Che, you have thoroughly angered me!" Zanpu Dunzhu roared.

He swung his hands even more frantically, and black Qi poured out continuously, condensing in the air into various ferocious monster shapes: there were three-headed and six-armed demon gods, winged evil flood dragons, and giant beasts with gaping maws. These monsters roared as they lunged at Chen Che.

Chen Che was not afraid; he took a deep breath and formed different seals with his hands: "Xun Wood... Qian Metal..."

The True Qi in his body was mobilized once again, transforming into wood element and metal element energy.

Suddenly, countless tough vines grew around Chen Che. These vines intertwined to form a green defensive net, blocking those black Qi monsters outside.

At the same time, Chen Che quickly formed seals with his hands, and countless small golden swords appeared before him. Under his control, these small swords shot toward Zanpu Dunzhu like a rain of arrows.

Zanpu Dunzhu manipulated the blood-colored giant hand to continuously swat at the small golden swords, knocking them away one by one, but some still broke through his defense, leaving wounds on his body.

Zanpu Dunzhu felt the pain and attacked even more madly. He threw one Black Rod into the air; the rod spun continuously, releasing streaks of black light that coiled toward Chen Che like ropes.

Seeing this, Chen Che manipulated the wind element to form a wind wall, attempting to block those black lights, but the wind wall gradually dissipated under the erosion of the black light.

At this critical juncture, Chen Che mobilized all the elemental power within his body; his body began to emit seven-colored light, within which various elemental powers blended together.

He pressed his palms together, then suddenly pulled them apart; a massive elemental manifestation appeared—it was a divine beast Qilin composed of seven elements: wind, fire, water, earth, thunder, wood, and metal!

The Qilin let out a roar toward the sky, its voice shaking the heavens, then its four hooves generated wind as it charged toward Zanpu Dunzhu.

Zanpu Dunzhu did not show weakness; he fused all his black Qi and the blood-colored giant hand together, forming a massive black skull. Blood-colored flames burned in the skull's eye sockets, exuding a suffocating, evil aura.

The black skull flew to meet the Qilin, and the two collided in mid-air, erupting with a world-destroying power.

"Boom~~ Boom-rumble~~~"

For a moment, the intense light was blinding, making it impossible to look directly at it.

The entire night sky was illuminated as bright as day. Under the impact of this power, the Li Family courtyard began to crumble; cracks appeared on the walls, the roofs were blown off, and bricks and rubble flew everywhere. Surrounding trees were uprooted, and deep gullies were plowed into the ground.

The crowd guarding the perimeter of the Li Family witnessed this battle with their own eyes and were stunned by the scene before them.

"The strength of these two is simply too terrifying; such powerful energy fluctuations have likely already surpassed our imagination," the Li Family Fourth Elder said, his face full of shock.

"So this is Chen Che's true Martial Dao strength... We actually wanted to kill him before; now it seems... we were truly overestimating ourselves..." a young member of the Li Family said with lingering fear.

"That's right, it's fortunate we knelt so readily back then, otherwise we would have really lost our lives," a Li Family Martial Artist said, feeling lucky.

"This battle will surely go down in history; I wonder who will emerge victorious in the end," Gao He said, filled with worry.

Wu Qingkui did not reply, only silently gazing at the two people's battle.

She knew very well that while the battle looked intense right now, it was because both sides were holding nothing back. However, the consequences of such a fierce battle were the most unpredictable; it was hard to say if, while fighting, someone might suddenly collapse and be unable to rise again.

Wu Qingkui felt extremely worried in her heart, terrified that something might happen to Chen Che.

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