Chapter 676: Blood‑Soaked Battle

"Asina, continue!"

Reslin's voice rang in his teammates' minds.

The Barro Flame Demon's physique was far stronger than he had expected; the Eight-ring Bige Bai Crushing Fist could even kill an elderly giant dragon outright, and a Legendary Peak transcendent might not even be able to withstand a single punch, yet the Barro Flame Demon took five or six hard blows and only suffered a slight injury.

Given the Barro Flame Demon's combat experience, it would never simply stand still and await death.

Sure enough, almost the moment Reslin's words fell, the Barro Flame Demon lying on its back in the pit completed a spell it had been brewing for two or three seconds, and a transparent beam shot from its eyes struck the giant fist in midair.

Nine-ring Technique—Maximum Dispel Magic!

The massive Bige Bai Crushing Fist vanished instantly like foam, the Barro Flame Demon roared wildly as it rose, slashing several times with its decapitation sword, cutting the Void Chains on its legs.

Reslin's Mirror Image kept continuously casting Void Chains. However, Void Chains only reach seven rings at most, and the Mirror Image's spell power is only seventy percent of the original, so its restraining effect on the Barro Flame Demon is limited; once fewer than ten chains remain, it can break free with force.

Clang, clang, clang, the Void Chains were cut one by one; although they kept emerging continuously, they could no longer trap it.

The injuries the Barro Flame Demon sustained from the giant fist healed in the blink of an eye.

Just then, Asina's attack landed.

"Ho!"

The female giant charged, crushing a group of Demons ahead of her, used the momentum to leap into the air, her body swelling again to five meters tall, her weight soaring several times, and her strength increasing accordingly.

She drew a massive metal spear from the Nebula Ring, lightning coiled around the spear along her arms, her body stretched out like a giant bow, and she hurled it with all her might at the Demon Lord.

Thunder God's Spear!

The spear flashed like a blinding bolt of lightning, instantly striking the Barro Flame Demon's chest.

With a booming roar, the Demon that had just broken free from the Void Chains was impaled back to the ground by the spear, countless bolts of lightning erupted on its body, nearly harming Yizite, who was trying to sneak in for a strike.

The Barro Flame Demon's body gouged a trench dozens of meters long across the ground.

Asina did not stop there; after throwing the metal spear, she instantly transformed into lightning to pursue, and upon landing she stamped a fan-shaped thunderous trampling.

Belak also opened fire at full power, activating "Shadow Clone" to split from one into five; each Holy Spear Ranger dual-wielded Soul Spears, continuously firing at the Barro Flame Demon, a barrage of holy light projectiles, Explosive Shells, and Armor Penetration Shells rained down upon it like a storm.

Reslin and the Mirror Image did not cease casting for even a second.

The Barro Flame Demon's flame resistance was so high it was nearly immune, so it could only forgo fire spells and instead released various Weak Energy Techniques, Disintegrate, and Mind Blast in succession.

Daoensosu also employed Divine Technique to assault its mind.

If any legendary strongman, even one at Legendary Peak, were subjected to this barrage of attacks, not even a speck of ash would remain after half a second.

But on the Barro Flame Demon, the vast majority of attacks were resisted.

It let out a howl of pain.

Then a flash of flame vanished it on the spot, causing Asina's charging sword to slash the empty air.

The Barro Flame Demon leapt out of a blaze behind the demon army, looking somewhat disheveled, though only disheveled. Asina's thrown metal spear lodged in its chest; it seemed oblivious to pain, pulling out half of the spear, leaving a bowl-sized wound that sprayed molten-like blood.

The muscles within the blood wound twitched and restored to normal within half a breath.

Its other injuries also healed simultaneously; the broken massive wings unfurled again, showing no sign of damage.

"I admit, I underestimated you."

The Barro Flame Demon's voice rang out, evil flame spewing from its eyes; the injury fully triggered its ferocity, and in a low tone it said, "Insignificant mortals, the warm‑up before battle is over. Now you will face the wrath of a Barro Flame Demon!"

This time its words carried no Mind Blast, yet it chilled everyone's hearts.

Could none of these attacks threaten it?

Reslin felt a heavy weight in his mind, realizing how tricky it was, finally witnessing how powerful a Demon Lord could be.

The Soul Eye could not perceive its Element, but from the first round of combat it could roughly gauge that its power was at least level sixteen, one tier higher than Asina, who was augmented with multiple layers of Divine Technique; its defense matched its strength, and a second‑grade Thunder God's Spear only inflicted a light wound.

Its magical resistance was even more extreme, nearly immune to fire spells, and most of its own negative or weakening spells, such as Weak Energy Technique, were resisted.

Even when one or two spells took effect, their duration was extremely brief.

The Barro Flame Demon had almost no weakness.

No wonder it is one of the Abyss's strongest demons, having spawned many Abyssal Lords; its ferocity over tens of thousands of years is far from an empty reputation!

"Stop holding back."

Reslin said decisively, "Everyone use every means you have, hold out at least a minute; perhaps I have a way. If not, we retreat."

Before his teammates could respond, the Barro Flame Demon acted.

Its hooves hammered the ground with a thunderous crash, its massive body soaring into the air, high‑temperature flames surfacing on its skin as if solid, its height swelling to fifteen meters, its wings behind fully ignited, blotting out the sky like a blazing sun scorching the earth, and it swung its fiery claw with force.

The flame whip instantly extended a hundred meters, its tail swelling into a falling star, sweeping across at high speed toward the enemies.

Where the long whip passed, the rocks and soil were ripped up, melting into liquid magma that spewed in all directions; even a tiny fist‑sized clump of magma ejected was as powerful as a five‑ring Flame Explosion Technique.

Nine-ring Lava Technique!

The Barro Flame Demon's primary targets were Reslin and the Mirror Image.

With its centuries of combat experience, it knew the greatest threat among these foes was Reslin; even if it could not distinguish the original from the Mirror Image, it would eliminate a few first.

If it missed Reslin, the area of the Lava Technique could still strike others.

"Get out of the way!"

Yizite shouted loudly.

Several of Reslin's Mirror Images hurled a series of spells at the Barro Flame Demon—Anti-Magic Ray, Maze Technique, Disintegrate, Dispel Magic, among others—but, as expected, they were all resisted.

Unfortunately, the original was also within the sweeping range of the long whip, and Daoensosu was nearby.

A thought flashed through Reslin's mind.

The nearest Mirror Image opened a random-door, its landing point precisely in front of Daoensosu, and it slipped inside with perfect timing.

Reslin's original, however, did not dodge, and at the last moment completed the casting.

Bige Bai Capture Palm!

A few days ago, he upgraded the Capture Palm to eight rings; the massive hand was a half‑size larger than when he used it at Albert Bay, its five fingers spread six meters wide, and after forming from the void it did not attack the Barro Flame Demon but instead shielded himself.

Six Mirror Images likewise completed the casting in quick succession, also using Bige Bai Capture Palm, targeting Reslin's original.

Seven massive palms stacked together, layer by layer, shielding Reslin in the middle.

Boom!

The Flame Whip lashes the palms; the three outermost giant palms are instantly shattered, and a massive explosion erupts, spewing countless magma and flames that engulf Reslin.

Reslin, standing within the wall of giant palms, remains unscathed; some flames slip through the gaps, but they cause little damage.

His expression stays calm, focusing on casting, his reaction faster than usual.

The moment the Flame Whip strikes the palm wall, the four intact palms instantly flip, abandon their protection, and each grabs the long whip.

The Arcane‑formed giant palms are semi‑transparent; the clash of flame and Arcane energy splatters countless sparks.

Baro Flame Demon tries to pull back the Flame Whip but is a step too late.

The four giant palms clutch the long whip tightly, ignoring the flames burning their palms, and pull together like a tug‑of‑war, jerking the airborne Baro Flame Demon off balance. Meanwhile, three Mirror Images in the distance complete a long‑prepared spell, each summoning a five‑meter‑long cyan great sword.

Tim Kainan Demon Sword Technique!

Three Rending Sky Swords fly toward, aligning front to back in a line, slashing at the stretched Flame Whip at high speed.

The Mirror Images' spells are weaker than the original's, but the Rending Sky Swords remain indestructible and unmatched in sharpness; Reslin and the Mirror Images' coordination is meticulously calculated, giving the Baro Flame Demon no time to react, and the swords instantly cleave the long whip.

Snap! Snap! Snap!

Three consecutive cuts, the sounds almost merge into one, and the Rending Sky Sword strikes the same point each time.

The Baro Flame Demon's Flame Whip is an epic‑grade weapon of unparalleled durability, yet it cannot withstand such slicing; the whip is snapped in an instant.

The Demon Lord, exerting force to pull the Flame Whip, suddenly loses balance and nearly falls from midair.

Before it can rage, a Bigby Series Crushing Fist descends from the sky, slamming it to the ground. The four giant palms in front of Reslin lunge forward, each pinning one of its limbs, while thick black chains erupt from the Void, swiftly binding its body.

Seizing the chance, three Rending Sky Swords hack at its body, carving several wounds, yet none are fatal.

During the stalemate, the teammates also reveal their trump cards.

Asina fully unleashes Titan power, becoming a twelve‑meter‑tall imposing giant; she then shakes her shoulders and uses the Mirror Image technique shared by Lei En, summoning six identical female giants beside her, each wielding a round shield and a longsword, charging at the demon lord being beaten on the ground.

The seven giants sprint at high speed, causing the ground to quake.

The demons blocking Asina are smashed to pieces; some unlucky demons are trampled and burst. The Baro Flame Demon, having just shattered the giant palms and chains, is instantly surrounded by the giants.

It immediately leaps through the flames and escapes the encirclement.

Just as it appears in a blaze, Yizite's war blade slashes its neck.

The dark elf also enters full‑power mode, devouring countless soul fragments; Element fully activated, its body swells to over three meters tall, the pale skin etched with eerie green runes exuding massive evil energy, muscles seeming ready to explode, massive black‑smoked wings burning, a light beat granting blink‑like speed.

In this state, the Demonic Hunter's swiftness breaks level thirteen, fast enough that even its gaze cannot keep up.

The green war blade cuts the Baro Flame Demon's neck, finally breaching its defense; the Demonic Hunter's trait emerges, the blade's attached Soul‑Rending Touch being the bane of all monsters.

The wound from this slash is shallow, not even matching Asina's Thunder God's Spear strike.

But the damage to the Baro Flame Demon is far greater, striking its soul, slicing off a small piece that makes it emit a painful howl.

Despite the pain, the Baro Flame Demon reacts without delay.

It swings a decapitation sword without looking back—fast and precise—but strikes empty air. Yizite easily dodges, darts behind it in a blink, the two war blades crossing, leaving two deep wounds that gush blood like springs.

The wounds heal at a visible speed, yet much slower than before, consuming more stamina.

However, given the Baro Flame Demon's terrifying stamina, it would take at least hundreds of such wounds to affect its combat ability.

Yizite knows this is a war of attrition; the Baro Flame Demon can endure hundreds of his strikes, while a single hit would annihilate him. So he cautiously conducts guerrilla attacks around the demon, never lingering, never giving it a chance to land a blow.

If he were alone, he couldn't hold out long before a mistake would cost his life.

But he has teammates.

The seven Asinas bear the Baro Flame Demon's frontal assaults, absorbing most of the damage.

The Titan Giant at full strength, combined with the Egis Divine Shield, finally blocks the Baro Flame Demon's attacks; when a Mirror Image is severely wounded, she immediately swaps to the top position, letting the injured one retreat to the back to receive Daon S's treatment.

Asina's original form and her Mirror Images take turns on the front line, hard‑holding the Baro Flame Demon's onslaught.

Belak and his shadow clones keep firing wildly; each time Yizite's war blade creates a wound, his bullets follow like shadows, amplifying the demon's injuries.

Reslin and the Mirror Images continue casting.

He primarily uses Void Chains to bind the Baro Flame Demon, cutting off its "Fire‑Jump", supplemented by Bigby Series palm spells, occasionally attempting to cast Rending or Dispel magic; a single success could turn the tide.

Daon S, from afar, continuously casts Healing on the seven Asinas, letting them endure the Baro Flame Demon's attacks longer, while also replenishing the teammates' Divine Techniques.

Five of them join forces to battle the Baro Flame Demon.

The surrounding demon army is swept clean in the aftermath, leaving only the Baro Flame Demon, which has no time to summon more demons.

The Baro Flame Demon roars repeatedly, its wounds multiplying and its stamina waning.

The intense combat prevents it from noticing that one of Reslin and the Mirror Images is missing; the original vanished at an unknown time.

Unwittingly, the battle has lasted two minutes.

Only three Mirror Images of Asina remain, all wounded, and Daon S's Divine Technique cannot heal in time; these two minutes are more exhausting than his previous two hours, draining massive soul power.

Belak's gunfire slows.

The Holy Spear Ranger's burst power is strong but unsustainable, and the shadow clones' duration is also ending soon.

Yizite still grits his teeth and persists; twice he nearly gets slashed by the Baro Flame Demon, and if Asina hadn't shielded him in time, he would have been cut in two.

Yet the Baro Flame Demon continues its frenzied assault, showing no sign of falling. With each passing second the danger grows, and it could unleash another flame storm at any moment.

Everyone's will begins to waver.

"Reslin, are you okay?" Belak can't help shouting loudly.

As soon as his words end, he feels Reslin's reply in his mind: "Fine." Immediately, the teammates see all of Reslin's Mirror Images cease casting; two seconds later, countless violet lights burst across the view like stars, fluttering across the sky!

(End of Chapter)