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Chapter 373: Fire God's Strike
Chapter 373: Fire God's Strike
As the enchanting voice resonated, a terrifying pressure suddenly descended.
Li Wu, bearing the weight, looked up and saw a woman standing in the air, nearly 1.8 meters tall, with long legs, and oddly wrapped in a gray mink coat despite the summer season.
This was undoubtedly the 9th Apostle.
The moment Li Wu laid eyes on her, he instantly perceived her attributes.
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Name: 9th Apostle
Strength: 3-Star (Archmage)
Summoned Beasts: Earth Bear (3-Star Archmage) | Succubus Queen (3-Star Archmage)
Mastered Skills: Earth Power (Killing Move) (Master) | Enchantment Heart (Killing Move) (Master)
Summoner's Domain: Earth Domain (99%) | Enchantment Domain (99%)
Other skills, omitted.
Summoner Talent: Position Swap (Instantly swaps positions with the target)
Description: An extremely formidable woman.
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Upon seeing her attributes, Li Wu's expression changed slightly.
Instinctively, he wanted to create some distance from Number 67, but it was already too late.
Just as Li Wu was about to push him away, Number 67 in front of him had already transformed into the 9th Apostle.
Simultaneously with the position swap, she extended her hand and slapped out.
Although Li Wu had already seen her attributes, he was caught off guard by her sudden action and could only barely block the slap with his longsword before being struck and sent flying.
The 9th Apostle, who had just slapped Li Wu away, frowned, sensing that something was amiss with the impact. Li Wu proved to be much tougher than she had anticipated.
However, she reacted swiftly, immediately summoning the Earth Bear she had with her.
Before Li Wu could even land, a massive shadow appeared out of thin air.
Its attributes appeared before Li Wu's eyes.
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Name: Earth Bear (Evil)
Strength: 3-Star (Archmage)
Quality: Legendary (Enhanced)
Attributes: Earth, Evil
Weakness: Light (Strong)
Core Basic Skill: Bear Roar (Master)
Core Advanced Skill: Roar (Master)
Core Killing Move: Earth Slam (Master) | Ferocious Roar (Master)
Core Superskill: Earth's Wrath (Master)
Talent: Earth Affinity (Passive) (Continuously draws power from the earth, never exhausting stamina, and heals injuries over time)
(Active) (Upon activation, combat power increases threefold)
Earth Body (Passive) (Greatly enhances physical and magical defense, providing immunity to 70% of same-tier attacks)
Domain: Earth Domain (99%)
Description: An ultra-fierce giant bear.
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Almost as soon as Li Wu saw its attributes, the bear launched an attack.
With a roar, its killing move, Ferocious Roar, exploded, causing Li Wu's head to buzz.
Seizing the opportunity, the bear pounced towards Li Wu, raising its heavy bear paw for a brutally violent strike.
Despite its massive size, the speed of its slap was terrifying, creating a sonic boom.
Number 67, standing nearby, witnessed this scene.
His face, which had been full of flattery just moments ago, instantly transformed.
"Hmph, the 60 minutes wasn't for me to report to the 9th Apostle, but for her to arrive.
I was just playing along with you, but now that the 9th Apostle is here, it's your turn to suffer."
As his words fell, the Earth Bear's slap descended.
A loud "Boom" echoed.
The ground within a radius of several dozen meters sank by ten meters, and the land within hundreds of meters trembled, a testament to the strike's terror.
Number 67 shook his head at the sight.
Such a violent slap would undoubtedly be fatal for Li Wu.
"Killing him so easily would be too good for him," Number 67 said, but as his words ended, something unexpected happened on the Earth Bear's side.
In an instant, countless dark clouds gathered, shrouding the world in darkness, and a terrifying aura unfolded, as if heralding the end of days.
"Holy sht!"
Confronted with this situation, the uncultured Number 67 could only exclaim in shock.
The 9th Apostle barely had a chance to speak.
The suppressed power erupted.
A divine sword beam shot out from underground, severing the Earth Bear's arm and rushing towards its head. The intense sense of crisis made the Earth Bear retreat, but it was too late. The sword beam slashed across its body, creating a hideous gash.
The entire bear fell backward, and as it did, Li Wu's figure emerged from the ground it had slammed down.
Holding the dimly glowing Celestial Cloud Sword, Li Wu was bathed in the golden moonlight that shone through the dispersing clouds above.
The scene was exceptionally picturesque.
Bathed in the moonlight, Li Wu appeared ethereal.
Number 67 on the side couldn't help but swallow repeatedly.
Well, he wasn't salivating; he was in awe.
Only then did he realize the extent of Li Wu's true power.
At this moment, Li Wu had no time to pay attention to Number 67's astonishment. In the moonlight, he turned his gaze towards the 9th Apostle: "Let's negotiate, shall we?
"I'll give you what you want, just take it and let's call it even, okay?" Lu Wu proposed, hoping to resolve the situation amicably.
The 9th Apostle, however, gently shook her head in response, "No, I'm not interested in that. I'm more interested in you now."
As she spoke, her gaze fell upon the long sword in Lu Wu's hand, her expression one of possessiveness.
Lu Wu sighed in exasperation.
"Are you sure about this? You're not making the right choice. How about I give you another chance to reconsider?" he offered.
His words elicited a smile from the 9th Apostle.
"Misunderstandings, perhaps?" she said with a charming and mocking smile.
As she spoke, the Earth Bear, which had just been knocked down by Lu Wu's divine sword technique, rose to its feet on the other side.
The massive wound that had been opened by the divine sword technique rapidly healed as the bear stood up.
It was clear that Lu Wu's previous strike hadn't significantly harmed the bear.
In a flash, Lu Wu drew out a long knife, the 1619 book, and a bar, while the 9th Apostle stood in shock.
The 9th Apostle was surprised to see the knife in Lu Wu's hand. She recognized it as the divine artifact of the Tsukimura family from District 11. How did this young man come to possess it? Wasn't he supposed to be dead?
"Wait, what's going on here?" she exclaimed.
To her astonishment, the divine artifact, which should have been dormant without its owner, began to glow as Lu Wu gripped it.
"What's happening? How is this possible?" The 9th Apostle's face paled.
She could sense a force acting upon her, locking her in place. A strong sense of crisis washed over her, making her realize that she had indeed made a foolish choice.
"Wait, stop! Just leave the artifact, and I'll let you go," she pleaded.
Lu Wu ignored her plea.
"Why now? You could've just left without any trouble," the 9th Apostle said, growing anxious.
Lu Wu smirked, "A little too late for that, isn't it?"
His energy was already flowing into the Flowing Blade of Fire.
This divine artifact didn't belong to him; he was only able to activate it using the energy of Tsukimaki Kouraku. Lu Wu had no control over such a powerful artifact. As the energy poured in, the unabsorbed energy of Tsukimaki Kouraku surged into the blade, and Lu Wu couldn't contain it. All he could do was wait for the Flowing Blade of Fire to absorb the energy and then strike.
The 9th Apostle realized the situation had taken a turn for the worse.
Without hesitation, she turned to flee.
But in this world, there's no such thing as seducing and then running away. The Flowing Blade of Fire locked onto her, and she couldn't move an inch.
Neither energy bursts nor talent transformations could save her.
This was an epic-level lock-on, and although she was nearly there, she wasn't quite at the epic level yet. There was no escaping this strike.
At that moment, the 9th Apostle deeply regretted her decision.
Had she known about Lu Wu's terrifying trump card, she would never have provoked him.
But it was too late for regrets. She had to fight with everything she had.
The 9th Apostle unleashed all her hidden powers, while Lu Wu, not one to sit idly by, channeled his energy and activated the Omnipresent Aura.
Lu Wu, having absorbed all of Tsukimaki Kouraku's energy, unleashed the Flowing Blade of Fire.
With a single slash, the Fire God Strike, a technique Tsukimaki Kouraku had never used, erupted from Lu Wu's blade with terrifying force.
After all, he wouldn't expend his regular energy so recklessly.
The Flowing Blade of Fire arced through the air, and the entire sky was engulfed in a blinding light. The Earth Bear, standing in the path of the blade, endured for only ten seconds before being obliterated.
The blade, having destroyed the Earth Bear, then fell upon the 9th Apostle, engulfing her completely...
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