Chapter 234: The Abyssal Saint King Backs Down

  Suddenly, Qin Xiao also smiled.

  "What are you ughing at?" The Abyssal Saint King frowned.

  He felt that Qin Xiao's smile was a bit strange.

  "In fact, I share the same thought as you. By destroying you and devouring the Abyssal Pne, the Douluo Pne can become even stronger."

  Qin Xiao's words were blunt, revealing his immense confidence.

  Destroy me?And devour the Abyssal Pne?

  The Abyssal Saint King was momentarily stunned. Is this what they call ignorant fearlessness?

  "Heh, I have to admit, for a mere Second-Level God, you've got quite the audacity to spout such nonsense."

  Although the Abyssal Saint King was fully aware that he and Qin Xiao were on the same level, he still looked down on Qin Xiao.

  So what if Qin Xiao was powerful?Did he possess a Supreme Divine Artifact?

  As long as he had the Heavenly Sacred Abyssal Halberd in hand, he had nothing to fear.

  Qin Xiao couldn't be bothered to respond to his words. He began to channel his golden and gray divine powers. However, unlike before, this time the two forces merged, forming pitch-bck lightning.

  Crackling.

  Bck arcs of lightning flickered across Qin Xiao's body, exuding a terrifying aura of destruction that sent chills down one's spine. Then, like a bolt of thunder, he charged at the Abyssal Saint King.

  "An ant shaking a tree!"

  The Abyssal Saint King sneered coldly.

  When it came to battle, there was no one he feared.

  After all...

  To become the ruler of the 108 yers of the Abyss and to control an entire pne, he had experienced countless battles.

  In the next moment, under the watchful eyes of all, the Abyssal Saint King disappeared from his original position.

  He transformed into a blood-red streak of light and collided with the pitch-bck lightning that Qin Xiao had become.

  Both of them moved so fast that no one could see their figures clearly.

  Even the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, who had already ascended to godhood, couldn't keep up.

  Crack, crack.

  The powerful impact from their collision shattered the void like a mirror, revealing pitch-bck spatial cracks.

  "I wonder if Qin Xiao can really match the Abyssal Saint King!"

  Below Wuhun City, Liu Erlong began to worry.

  "Master Liu, please rest assured. Qin Xiao always manages to do the unexpected. I believe this time, too, he will emerge unscathed and even resolve this crisis that has engulfed the entire continent."

  Standing beside Liu Erlong, Ning Fengzhi kept his eyes fixed on the bck lightning in the sky as he spoke calmly.

  ...

  "What a powerful opponent... I wonder if His Eminence will get hurt..."

  On the other side of Wuhun City, Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, Ning Rongrong, and the others were also deeply concerned about Qin Xiao.

  They couldn't help but worry about him.

  "Your worries are unnecessary!"

  Zhao Wuji snorted, annoyed, "Tell me, have you ever seen His Eminence lose?"

  Somehow, Zhao Wuji had developed a blind confidence in Qin Xiao.

  No matter how powerful Qin Xiao's opponents were, he always believed that Qin Xiao could fight them and emerge victorious.

  "Teacher Zhao, are you serious?"

  "What, you don't believe me? Do you think His Eminence will fail?" Zhao Wuji frowned at the questioning.

  "Uh, no... We also believe that His Eminence will win."

  Zhu Zhuqing and the others quickly backtracked.

  "That's more like it."

  Zhao Wuji grinned and added, "Actually, instead of worrying about His Eminence, you should be more concerned about yourselves..."

  He wasn't wrong.

  Because behind them, a rge number of abyssal creatures were charging at them.

  Without a doubt, another bloody battle was imminent.

  ...

  With a loud bang, the Scythe Emperor was once again sent flying by the brutish charge of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.

  "Damn it, can't you use any other moves besides this?"

  He felt like his entire body was being smashed to pieces.

  "Qin Xiao said that the simplest, most direct method is also the most effective. If I can crush you, why would I bother with fancy tricks? Raw power always creates miracles!"

  The Deep Sea Demon Whale King replied in a muffled tone.

  Raw power creates miracles, my ass.

  Can't he teach you anything better?

  The Scythe Emperor was nearly on the verge of colpse.

  He could accept defeat.

  But he couldn't accept being defeated in such a humiliating manner.

  Who do you think you're looking down on?

  "Don't mind the details."

  "Take this—Spiral Ascension!"

  The Deep Sea Demon Whale King bellowed as he charged again.

  Another loud bang.

  But this time, the Scythe Emperor wasn't so lucky.

  The terrifying force smashed him to pieces.

  Normally, given his abyssal nature, he would be able to heal even from severe injuries.

  But don't forget, there were restrictions pced by Qin Xiao, so self-healing was impossible.

  Pieces of his body floated in the air.

  Yet, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King didn't hesitate, opening his massive jaws and swallowing everything.

  An abyssal emperor with god-level cultivation was an enormous source of nourishment; how could he let it go?

  Moments ter...

  The aura around the Deep Sea Demon Whale King grew even stronger.

  It had to be said, the way soul beasts improved their cultivation was indeed straightforward—insight was secondary; all they had to do was eat, eat, eat to become stronger.

  "Scythe Emperor!"

  Not far away, the pupils of the Wisdom Emperor and the Demon Emperor, who were battling Bibi Dong, suddenly widened.

  Another emperor from the top ten yers of the Abyss had fallen.

  Throughout their countless years of conquest, they had never suffered such devastating losses.

  "I suggest you start worrying about yourselves," Bibi Dong's cold and eerie voice suddenly echoed around them.

  Immediately, a chilling light sshed through the sky.

  In a fsh, the Wisdom Emperor's arm was severed.

  "Argh!"

  He let out a painful scream, quickly withdrawing, leaving the Demon Emperor behind.

  "You've got to be kidding me!"

  The Demon Emperor was dumbfounded, never expecting to find himself facing Bibi Dong alone.

  "I'll help you!"

  Adding insult to injury, the Demon Emperor noticed the Deep Sea Demon Whale King charging at him with a howl, forming a pincer attack with Bibi Dong.

  "Gulp!"

  He swallowed hard, unable to resist shouting, "Saint King, if you don't deal with Qin Xiao soon, all your loyal subordinates will be brutally sughtered by them!"

  It seemed that the Abyssal Saint King heard the Demon Emperor's desperate plea, as both he and Qin Xiao retreated several hundred meters after a fierce exchange of blows.

  There was no denying that the battle between them was incredibly brutal.

  Qin Xiao's clothing was in tatters, with blood dripping steadily from his wounds.

  Some of his injuries were so deep that the bone was visible.

  And as for the Abyssal Saint King?

  His once endless bck cloak had been torn to shreds.

  Only the high colr remained around his neck, making him look rather ridiculous.

  Dark red blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, but he didn't even bother to wipe it away.

  More critically, his left arm was barely attached, hanging by mere strips of flesh.

  "I didn't expect that the fusion of two divine powers would make your strength so formidable," the Abyssal Saint King admitted with admiration in his eyes.

  Though they were enemies, he had to acknowledge Qin Xiao's power.

  In contrast, Qin Xiao shook his head in slight disappointment.

  "Your strength is somewhat weaker than I imagined."

  He meant it seriously.

  It seemed that, having arrived several millennia earlier, the Abyssal Saint King's cultivation hadn't yet reached the peak of a First-Level God; otherwise, Qin Xiao would have struggled to hold his ground.

  "Hmph, and you're still talking big at a time like this?" the Abyssal Saint King snorted coldly.

  He believed Qin Xiao was deliberately mocking him.

  "Let's see if you can still ugh in a moment."

  With those words, he clenched his hands, and a massive, exaggerated halberd appeared in his grasp.

  The terrifying sharpness of its aura was so overwhelming that even space itself couldn't contain it. Though it hadn't yet been activated, tiny spatial cracks appeared around its bde.

  There was no doubt—this was the Heavenly Sacred Abyssal Halberd!

  "This..."

  Bibi Dong's pupils shrank in arm.

  What a terrifying weapon.

  She couldn't help but gasp inwardly.

  The scythe in her hand was a divine artifact, yet compared to the weapon in the Abyssal Saint King's hand, it seemed utterly inferior. It felt like the halberd could sever her Rakshasa God Scythe with a single blow.

  "Hiss..."

  The terrifying sharpness of the halberd's aura swiftly spread across the battlefield.

  Everyone who noticed it gasped in shock.

  They could feel a chill in their very souls.

  "The Heavenly Sacred Abyssal Halberd."

  "A true Supreme Divine Artifact."

  Qin Xiao licked his lips, voicing his appreciation.

  It had to be said, this weapon was indeed powerful, and Qin Xiao acknowledged that.

  However, it didn't mean he was without a response.

  Suddenly, he spread his arms wide, exposing his chest.

  "What is the meaning of this?" The Abyssal Saint King was puzzled.

  Could it be that he's giving up and letting me pierce him directly? That seems unlikely.

  Crack, crack, crack.

  As everyone watched in confusion, a suit of armor appeared on Qin Xiao's body.

  The armor looked ancient and somewhat tattered, with holes all over it.

  There was no doubt that this was an extraordinary item—the Thunder Emperor Armor, left to Qin Xiao by the Thunder Emperor before his departure!

  "Wait, this armor isn't ordinary!"

  The Abyssal Saint King initially didn't pay much attention to it, but as he extended his spiritual sense, he noticed something unusual.

  The holes seemed like abysses, capable of devouring everything, and they also seemed to grant Qin Xiao boundless power.

  "This might be an artifact on par with the Heavenly Sacred Abyssal Halberd!"

  After a moment of contemption, the Abyssal Saint King realized the value of this armor.

  It was truly extraordinary.

  "Heh, I'd like to see if my Heavenly Sacred Abyssal Halberd is sharper or if your armor is tougher."

  With those words, he stopped hesitating and swung the Heavenly Sacred Abyssal Halberd, unleashing a massive ssh that tore through the void, aiming to cleave Qin Xiao in half.

  However, at this moment, Qin Xiao's confidence surged.

  The Thunder Emperor Armor, a transcendent artifact, was not something that could be matched by a mere Supreme Divine Artifact.

  He stood still, letting the massive ssh nd on him.

  "You're too confident!" the Abyssal Saint King said in a deep voice.

  But just as his voice fell, the massive ssh shattered into pieces upon hitting Qin Xiao.

  "The defensive power is that strong?"

  The Abyssal Saint King's eyelids twitched, and his mouth twisted in disbelief.

  This was beyond unexpected.

  He had anticipated that the armor might provide Qin Xiao with strong defense.

  But for Qin Xiao to remain unmoved was simply ridiculous.

  "Hmph, this is nothing. That was just a test, though surprising, it's not unacceptable. The Heavenly Sacred Abyssal Halberd's true strength isn't in long-range attacks but in close combat. If I engage him in melee, I can definitely take his life."

  With this thought, the Abyssal Saint King quickly calmed himself, raised the Heavenly Sacred Abyssal Halberd, and charged at Qin Xiao.

  He couldn't believe that the Heavenly Sacred Abyssal Halberd would fail!

  Cng, cng, cng.

  The halberd continuously struck Qin Xiao, sparks flying everywhere, but Qin Xiao remained unaffected.

  "Is that all you've got?"

  Qin Xiao was thrilled.

  After all, this was a Supreme Divine Artifact, of which there were very few in the Douluo Divine Realm, and yet it seemed far inferior to the Thunder Emperor Armor.

  "You've been attacking for a while. Now it's my turn."

  Having gauged his own defensive power, Qin Xiao threw a punch.

  The Abyssal Saint King, not cking in pride, had wanted to test Qin Xiao's strength after nding so many attacks on him. So he let Qin Xiao's fists nd on his chest.

  At the same time, his halberd struck Qin Xiao again.

  The two of them seemed to be hitting each other.

  However, while Qin Xiao remained unharmed, the Abyssal Saint King was not so fortunate.

  Thud, thud.

  Qin Xiao's powerful punches pierced through the Abyssal Saint King's body.

  Two streaks of bck lightning shot through him and into the distant sky.

  "You…"

  The Abyssal Saint King opened his mouth, but before he could speak, blood gushed from it, and he was sent flying backward.

  "Saint King!"

  "Saint King!"

  Cries of arm rang out.

  The scene before them was completely beyond the expectations of the abyssal creatures.

  They couldn't believe what they were seeing.

  What's going on? When the Saint King drew the Heavenly Sacred Abyssal Halberd, they all thought that Qin Xiao would be sliced into pieces within seconds.

  But what was the result?

  Even after the Saint King brought out a Supreme Divine Artifact, he couldn't even break through Qin Xiao's defense. And when Qin Xiao retaliated, he was instantly sent flying with a pair of punches?

  It even seemed like he was seriously injured.

  This was utterly absurd.

  How were they supposed to accept this outcome?

  Cough, cough, cough…

  "You… how did your combat power increase so much…"

  The Abyssal Saint King finally steadied himself in the distance, his eyes filled with fear as he looked at Qin Xiao.

  Too powerful.

  Qin Xiao's current strength made even him tremble, giving him the feeling of facing a God King.

  This was an unbeatable force.

  He could already smell the scent of death in the air.

  At this moment, Qin Xiao silently took a step forward.

  There was no longer any point in exchanging words.

  To avoid any unforeseen circumstances, it was better to kill the Abyssal Saint King now.

  Seeing this, the Abyssal Saint King's heart sank.

  If Qin Xiao attacked again, could he withstand it?

  As soon as this thought crossed his mind, two words immediately came to him: unlikely!

  He hadn't been able to withstand Qin Xiao even when he was in perfect condition, let alone now that he was severely injured.

  "I'll retreat to the Abyssal Pne and strategize from there!"

  In an instant, the Abyssal Saint King made his decision.

  He then swung his halberd, creating a massive spatial rift.

  On the other side of the rift was the Abyssal Pne!

  He believed that once he returned to the Abyssal Pne, he would have the power to fight Qin Xiao.

  "Leaving so soon?"

  Qin Xiao frowned. He was fast, but he might not be able to stop the Abyssal Saint King.

  Even if he nded a couple more punches, it might not be enough to kill him, and the Abyssal Saint King could still escape back into the Abyssal Pne despite his injuries.

  Just as the Abyssal Saint King had anticipated, Qin Xiao was somewhat apprehensive about fighting in the Abyssal Pne.

  Gncing at the Wisdom Emperor and the Demon Emperor battling Bibi Dong, Qin Xiao had an idea.

  His third soul ring fshed, and in an instant, he teleported next to the Wisdom Emperor.

  The Wisdom Emperor immediately panicked.

  What's going on? Unable to stop the Saint King from leaving, and now you're taking out your frustration on me? (End of Chapter)

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