Chapter 471: You Are Truly Something Else!

"Kid, you have truly angered me!"

Slowly closing his eyes, by the time he opened them the next moment, Dong Yu's pupils were already filled with blood-red color.

The fresh blood in his eyes seemed as if it were about to seep out, filled with a bloodthirsty sensation that made one feel a sense of trepidation at a single glance, not daring to meet his gaze.

This terrifying, heart-palpitating feeling was as if, should one look for even a couple more moments, they would easily be influenced and infected by the invisible Mental Power contained within that gaze.

That such great power could exist in a mere look was truly terrifying. The gentle and cultivated young master from before had completely transformed at this moment, turning into the extreme opposite side of himself.

In just an instant, the injuries on his body seemed to have completely recovered, and the aura emanating from his entire being was so terrifying it seemed as if it would shroud the sky and stir the sun and moon.

The aura swirling around his body condensed into form, resembling a giant reaching to the heavens. With his head against the firmament and his feet treading upon the earth, the ten thousand miles of mountains and rivers seemed like small mounds of dirt raised on the ground in his eyes.

Shen Yu's attacks landed on him like a light scratching, as if they had suddenly lost all effect.

Within Shen Yu's eyes, he saw the scene of the future, seeing himself being torn apart directly by the violent power.

Afterwards, Dong Yu unceremoniously swallowed the torn-apart him into his belly, clearly intending to digest him completely, leaving him not a single chance.

Honestly, watching the scene of himself being torn apart and devoured had quite a significant impact. However, Shen Yu also saw that momentary lapse in Dong Yu's focus during his attack.

It was precisely this momentary lapse that caused a smile to curl onto Shen Yu's lips.

How could such an expert have such a mistake? The only possibility was that his spirit was far from matching the power of his body.

Therefore, Dong Yu's current bloodthirsty, terrifying gaze was merely a disguise, actually used to mask the fact that his Mental Power was insufficient.

A person's normal level is set right there; how could it just surge whenever one says so?

Even if it is an explosion of one's "small universe," it is not something that can be triggered just by wanting to, let alone clapping one's hands and having one's strength instantly skyrocket.

Therefore, it must consume something; the greatest possibility is the consumption of potential and the burning of life.

But if it comes to this, regardless of success or failure, it will inevitably result in severe damage to his Original Qi and injury to his foundation. In more serious cases, a significant regression in strength, or even becoming a cripple, is possible.

For Dong Yu, what he must face is the Great Contention Era; he is going to fight for his own life. In any case, he cannot damage his foundation at this juncture.

Thus, this momentary lapse was nakedly telling Shen Yu that the opponent's strength was converted from Mental Power.

He converted nearly all of his Mental Power into tyrannical internal energy to eradicate his opponent.

To put it bluntly, he temporarily added all his Mental Power to his strength to cause the phenomenon of an instantaneous surge in power.

Once the opponent is killed, the Mental Power returns, and he can naturally recover again.

Moreover, in order to obtain absolute power, Dong Yu at this moment likely also burned a portion of his own life.

However, relatively speaking, under the reinforcement of the vast majority of Mental Power being converted into internal energy, he himself did not burn much, and he could quickly make up for it after recuperating later.

Although the process inevitably involves some loss and damage, compared to consuming the future and potential, or even damaging his foundation, this is far more cost-effective.

The blood-red color in his eyes and that bloodthirsty aura were merely to cover up the fact that his soul was currently weak, to the point where he could barely manage normal thinking.

Although this move could temporarily cause his strength to increase earth-shatteringly, it had a fatal flaw: the opponent's Mental Power was already weak to the extreme, to the point where it would collapse with just a light touch.

Isn't this just delivering himself to his death!

"Kill!" A shout of "kill" seemed to make the heavens and earth desolate and all things lose their voice, with everything trembling under this terrifying killing intent.

Just as Shen Yu saw with his eyes, after Dong Yu's power climbed to its peak, he unhesitatingly wanted to rush up and tear him apart.

This terrifying power was a power that even the Mountain and River Map at this time could not restrain.

Once it fully erupted, Shen Yu would be torn apart and devoured under this power, just as he had seen before with the Future Eye.

Furthermore, Dong Yu acted ruthlessly and accurately; when he said he would move, he did not hesitate at all, moving like a thunderbolt and fast as lightning, leaving no time for others to dodge.

The entire attack process had no hesitation, nor would it give him the slightest time to react.

However, Shen Yu, who had already been silently watching this side for some time, had several items appear in his hands the moment before Dong Yu prepared to act.

The Soul Suppressing Gold Jade and the Soul Falling Bead—each one was a good item capable of attacking the soul.

Shen Yu's Future Eye had seen it, so he naturally knew when the opponent's internal energy was strongest and also when their spirit was weakest.

Therefore, when Dong Yu prepared to act, Shen Yu's mental attack had already arrived.

The good items targeting Mental Power that he had obtained through "signing in" were driven by him to transform into invisible sharp swords that pierced in.

Like a vast and mighty army, in one go, they shattered the opponent's already weak mental defenses in an instant.

If it were Shen Yu himself, he would admit that the probability of success was not actually high. But unfortunately, he had obtained many good items targeting Mental Power through system "sign-ins" over such a long time.

Each one had infinite power, and each one could bring extreme damage to a person.

However, these things could not be used casually; otherwise, if they didn't work the first time, it would be easy for people to be on guard.

This was also him courting death; otherwise, how could these things exert such effectiveness?

With a faint smile, Shen Yu also went all-in, adding all his power onto it.

Under the reinforcement of all his power and his entire body's Vast Righteous Qi, his Mental Power instantly invaded.

Especially the power of the Soul Falling Bead; under Shen Yu's frantic output, like a scorching sun emitting deadly light and heat, the already depleted Spiritual Sea was evaporated in an instant.

Dong Yu, who was originally preparing to attack, suddenly felt his whole body shake, followed by his Spiritual Sea oscillating and beginning to collapse continuously.

And his current giant image also instantly failed to be maintained, collapsing completely.

The backlash brought by the secret technique exceeded the sum of the damage caused by Shen Yu's previous attacks.

Only he himself was clear about his current state: his body was collapsing, his soul was dissipating, and only a single breath remained, intermittent and unable to last for more than a few moments.

"Lost!"

To lose at the hands of a junior, how unwilling he was; how could he have known that his spirit was weak?

From the outside, he should have just been burning his life regardless of the cost, a desperate "mutual destruction" fighting style.

Under the premise of burning his life, both his Mental Power and physical strength should have appeared incredibly tyrannical on the surface.

But the opponent was able to see that he had not completely burned his life, but rather had obtained powerful internal energy at the cost of temporarily sacrificing his Mental Power.

Although his Mental Power was weakened and his physical strength increased, he had long since disguised it, and outsiders should not have been able to see it.

Yet he had lost, lost in a crushing defeat, and years of effort had finally gone down the drain.

Clinging to his last breath, he wanted to stand up and burn everything to trade for one more chance to strike; even if he died, he would take this young man in front of him with him.

Seeming to see the unwillingness in Dong Yu's eyes—everything had been calculated perfectly, and he had originally held the absolute advantage, yet to be counter-schemed in such a situation would leave anyone feeling unreconciled.

But even so, Shen Yu still wanted to rub some salt into his wounds; it would be best if he could just anger him to death in one go.

You are already a dying man, yet you keep holding onto that last breath, neither here nor there; you should just let go, I'm worried with you struggling so hard like this.

"Do you want to kill me?" Appearing openly in front of Dong Yu, Shen Yu did not even have the slightest bit of defense, as if inviting the other party to strike at will.

"Don't waste your efforts; the body I am in now is also just a clone, even if you were to kill it ten thousand times, it would be in vain."

"You!" Dong Yu, who had originally prepared for a final struggle, suddenly gave a bitter smile; he had thought he was cautious enough before, but he hadn't expected there to be someone even more cautious than him.

Having lived for so many years, he deeply understood one principle: living in hiding is not shameful; survival itself is a form of success.

This young man before him was so young yet already well-versed in this way; if such a person could not succeed, then who could?

"Hahaha, I never thought that after all these years of plotting, I would end up making wedding clothes for someone else."

"Heaven's will is like a blade; so, I was merely a stepping stone for others all along!"