Chapter 745: Dominance
Chapter 745: Dominance
As the relic was about to fall into the rift, a flash of light appeared, like a bolt of lightning, and the relic vanished. Sigward, one of the Thunder Twins, had snatched it and was about to make a quick escape.
But after only a few steps, a whip flew towards him, coiling around his ankle and throwing him to the side, slamming him into the ground.
Qianyang Qi took advantage of the collision with Chen Chuan to leap back, and in mid-air, he lashed out with the whip. However, after the clash with Chen Chuan, his strength had diminished, and he was unable to muster enough energy to strike again. If he had been able to, he could have whipped his opponent into the air, making further action unnecessary.
Another flash of light streaked by, and Svia, the female twin, rushed forward, taking the relic from her brother's hand and tossing it into the distance. It flew through the air before finally landing with a 'slap' sound near Euseios Hross.
Hross, already standing tall, seemed to have grown even taller, his aura more formidable.
On his body, including his cheeks and various parts of his torso, cracks appeared, and chunks of flesh fell away, revealing the bones beneath. And those bones were pitch-black.
These were the Hero's Bones.
The Harpomias Heroic Murals' legacy guided practitioners through three stages of cultivation: Hero's Blood, Hero's Bones, and Hero's Soul.
With each stage mastered, one's strength would increase significantly. The final stage, known as the Hero's Destiny, marked both an ending and a new beginning, as it was here that one's fate would be determined.
This final stage could be initiated by one's own choice, triggering the release of all latent potential. If the cultivator could overcome this challenge, they would pass the final test and open the path to greater heights. But if they failed, they would face their predetermined fate.
Hross had chosen to embark on this final journey.
He glanced at the orb but didn't bend down to pick it up. Instead, he lifted his foot and stomped it into the mud below, then looked up at Chen Chuan.
Having witnessed the earlier battle, Hross knew that even Qianyang Qi was no match for this opponent. The relic in his possession was useless to him, merely something he was holding for someone else. Only by defeating Chen Chuan could he turn the situation around.
The Thunder Twins understood his intentions and didn't object, also turning their attention to Chen Chuan, ready to attack.
General Seraph, the brigadier general of the Linaksys Federation, gestured with her hand, and the few remaining soldiers behind her spread out, forming an outer circle. It seemed that at this moment, they had reached a consensus to confront Chen Chuan together.
This was because Chen Chuan's unstoppable display had filled them with fear and unease, and they wouldn't rest easy until he was dealt with.
Qianyang Qi glanced around and then at Chen Chuan, a playful smile on his face. "I don't particularly care to join forces with them, but I can't control who they choose to attack, can I?"
Chen Chuan looked at everyone present. He reached for the buttons on his overcoat, unfastening them one by one, then lightly flicked his hand, allowing the coat to fly away in the wind, revealing the uniform beneath.
At the same time, he released the constraints on his anomalous organization.
By this point, his body's cultivation had reached a nearly perfect state, and the resilience of his anomalous organization had grown stronger with his cultivation. As he released the constraints, his anomalous organization rejoiced, and an endless surge of power emanated from every part of his body.
The anomalous organization within the Snow Queen Saber, being one with him, also became incredibly active, trembling slightly and emitting a faint buzzing sound.
The entire area where everyone was standing continued to rise, indicating that a massive creature beneath the ground was gradually awakening.
However, no one paid attention to the insect swarm outside or the object beneath their feet. Everyone's focus was solely on Chen Chuan, their eyes unable to look away for even a moment.
A gust of wind blew, causing Chen Chuan's overcoat to flutter. Everyone momentarily felt a sense of dizziness, only to realize with a start that Chen Chuan had appeared next to Mortimer, the Skinner, with his hand resting on Mortimer's head, gently turning it.
Mortimer's eyes widened in shock, and in the next instant, his neck, spine, and the bones in his limbs began to twist in opposite directions, like a twisted rope.
With a series of cracking sounds, blood and tissue oozed out as the body below the head contorted into a twisted mass.
Mortimer fell to the ground with a thud, but whether by intention or not, he didn't die at that moment, maintaining his wide-eyed expression.
A whip lashed out with a 'swish', but it only struck a remnant image left by Chen Chuan, carving a trench in the ground.
When Chen Chuan had moved, only Qianyang Qi had reacted in time, but he could only barely catch a glimpse of Chen Chuan's figure, and his whip still missed its target.
Suddenly, a sense of extreme danger washed over him, and his heart skipped a beat. He yanked the whip back, causing it to swirl and form a circle.
Fortunately, he responded in time, and a swift blade of light arrived in an instant, slashing onto the whip with a bang, and a force of strength seeped into his body through the whip, causing him to tremble.
But the blade of light didn't stop, and it continued to slash. He steadied his breath and blocked with the whip again, but this time, the same force as before came, and the Obedience Energy adapted quickly. After this collision, he could barely withstand it, but when the next strike came, his body trembled again because the opponent had changed to another force.
In the following strikes, the force changed back and forth, and this change made the Anomaly Organization feel extremely uncomfortable. The power of the Obedience Energy lies in the adaptability of the Anomaly Organization. Without special adjustments, it will self-adapt according to the incoming force.
However, the force changed so intricately, and the impact caused during the short intervals was so brief that the Anomaly Organization was passively pulled and stretched back and forth. Unable to withstand each force entirely, in this short period, it caused a certain amount of disorder and fatigue to the Anomaly Organization, and even fed back a self-awareness to stop and rest.
But this was not allowed in battle. He endured the discomfort and forcibly mobilized the Anomaly Organization, drawing out enough strength to respond to the subsequent onslaught.
At this moment, Chen Chuan saw that his blocking power seemed to weaken, and the momentum of the spinning whip was not as swift and powerful as it was at first. His eyes flashed, and he gripped the hilt of the sword with both hands, slashing forward with a mighty blow.
Qi Qianyang felt a shudder and, without thinking, responded with all his might, whipping back. As the two clashed, a booming explosion erupted, and a force followed along the whip.
He was actually very familiar with the force that entered his body at this moment; it was the same force he had endured in the center of the city.
Normally, after having experienced it once and with the power of his Obedience Energy, his Anomaly Organization should be able to withstand it after recovery. However, compared to that day, this force was not only stronger but also more formidable.
No matter how powerful the Obedience Energy was in resisting, it still had a certain carrying limit based on his Anomaly Organization. This strike had completely exceeded the limit of the Anomaly Organization.
So his body trembled again, and the whip's movement paused for a moment. In that instant, the opponent stretched out a hand, and with a 'pa' sound, they grabbed the long whip. The faint light on the palm and the light on the whip's body mutually dissolved and disintegrated, and then with a swing outward, his entire body was pulled and slammed onto the ground with a bang, causing the ground to tremble slightly, and dust rose momentarily.
Chen Chuan knocked the opponent down with one strike, but his gaze seemed to sense something as he looked to the side. He saw Euseios Hross holding a long spear, ready to throw it. The opponent wouldn't allow him to kill Qi Qianyang directly, or the battle would be over.
At this moment, Chen Chuan turned and leaped to the side, not rushing towards the fallen Qi Qianyang but appearing in front of Euseios Hross in an instant. The latter was startled and turned to throw the spear.
Chen Chuan lightly lifted the sword and deflected the spear into the air. Euseios Hross, taking advantage of the momentum of the thrown spear, charged forward, entering the inner circle where Chen Chuan's sword couldn't reach. Simultaneously, he punched with the momentum, and a faint light appeared on the fist.
Chen Chuan neither dodged nor avoided it; instead, he clenched his other fist and met the punch. As their fists approached, the light between them first dissolved, followed by a clash of forces.
With a bang, both of their bodies paused from the collision.
Euseios Hross faced his fist force without retreating, and immediately followed up with a second punch, then a third, a fourth...continuously attacking without pause.
At this moment, Chen Chuan let go of the Snow Queen Saber and engaged in a head-on confrontation with him, meeting each of his punches head-on. Due to the overwhelming strength and speed, a large rotating mass of light erupted between them, making their figures momentarily indistinguishable.
After Euseios Hross fully unleashed his potential, his physical qualities also significantly improved, allowing him to dare to do this. However, after the first two punches, he could still unleash enough psychic power, and Hero's Bones could withstand the counterforce from the opponent. But by the third punch, it seemed like he had squeezed out all the remaining strength within his body.
By the fourth punch, a powerful force rushed towards him, dispersing the last bit of psychic power he had left. The surging force uncontrollably rushed into his body without any hindrance.
His mind shook, and he seemed to lose consciousness for a moment. His tall body staggered, and with a bang, he fell to his knees, his head drooping low.
Visible cracks appeared on his body, spreading even to the pitch-black skeleton, giving off a sense of imminent shattering.
At this moment, Chen Chuan reached out and grabbed the falling spear, raising it high.
In the next instant, two flashes of light came from behind and to his left, and the Thunder Twins abruptly appeared. The light on their arm fins flickered as they tried to slash at his body, but in the next moment, two booming explosions sounded, and the two were consecutively swept away by the spear.
Chen Chuan raised the spear again, pointing the tip downward, and thrust it forcefully downward towards Euseios Hross, who was kneeling. The spear pierced through the back of his head and out through his mouth, finally stopping with a hiss as it stabbed into the ground.
Euseios Hross's body and limbs tensed for a moment, and then suddenly relaxed, leaving him completely motionless, hanging there.
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(End of Chapter)
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