Invincibility starts when I see the BOSS health bar.

Chapter 972 Bombardment
A deafening bang suddenly tore through the air, like a thunderclap from the heavens, or the roar of a prehistoric beast, causing the surrounding buildings to tremble and fine dust to rise up without any wind!

The violent shockwave spread wildly outwards in a ring from the point of impact between the two, kicking up broken stones and wood, filling the air with dust and blurring visibility for a moment.

however……

Despite such a terrifying display of power, Ya Qingli remained as steadfast as a rock in the abyss.

She didn't even blink, her face expressionless, her eyes as cold as ice, piercing through the lingering smoke and dust, fixed on Fang Yu. It was an almost indifferent gaze, as if the blow that had just struck, powerful enough to split mountains and shatter rocks, was nothing more than a gentle breeze to her.

Her forehead, covered with fine, bluish-black scales due to excessive demonic transformation, reflected a cold, metallic sheen in the dim light filtering through the dust, seemingly possessing an extraordinary and illogical terrifying defensive ability.

In the finest details of its scales, ancient and obscure demonic patterns could be faintly seen flowing, drawing upon the sparse spiritual energy of heaven and earth around it to strengthen itself.

Under the full force of Fang Yu's Yuan Body Hammer, which was composed of immense Yuan power and capable of shattering a small hill, not even a white mark was left on the scaled forehead. It was as if the blow was not to flesh and blood, but to divine iron and immortal gold that had been forged through countless hammerings, leaving no effect whatsoever!

The force of the rebound caused Fang Yu's arm to tingle and tremble slightly.

"What a hard head?!"

Fang Yu's heart trembled violently, and his pupils contracted involuntarily.

If it weren't for his combat instincts driving him to constantly monitor the battle results, he wouldn't have been able to clearly see the dark red damage numbers that suddenly appeared above Ya Qingli's head.

This proved that Fang Yu's all-out attack had indeed pierced through the defense and caused real damage. Fang Yu almost thought that he was doing something useless and that his attack was completely ineffective.

This scene, this contrasting sight, made Fang Yu's thoughts race in an instant, and he suddenly thought of the fierce battle not long ago, the life-or-death struggle with that Guardian Elder.

At that time, although his Yuan Body Hammer Head was extremely difficult to strike, it ultimately played a significant role, barely managing to interfere with and injure Elder Huxin. It should be noted that Elder Huxin's strength of 40,000 HP already exerted immense pressure on him.

Now, facing Ya Qingli, the Lord of Yudi Prefecture, whose strength and cultivation are unfathomable, this little trick that once made a difference has failed to achieve the expected effect, and it can't even shake the opponent's body. It seems... to be reasonable and justifiable.

After all, this is a monster with 100,000 HP!

In that instant of stunned silence caused by the comparison, the flaw was already revealed!
Ya Qingli's ability to seize opportunities was terrifying. Instead of taking the opportunity to launch a strong attack, her cold, sculpted face slowly twitched upwards at the corners of her mouth, outlining a subtle yet chilling smile.

That smile held no warmth, only a chilling killing intent and a hint of... mockery that confirmed some suspicion.

"It really is a demon."

She parted her red lips slightly, her voice not loud, but with a strange penetrating power, clearly reaching Fang Yu's ears, as if declaring a fact.

The fact that he survived with his heart ripped out, displaying an unbelievable tenacity, undoubtedly confirmed her initial suspicions and solidified Fang Yu's inhuman identity.

Ordinary human martial artists, even those who have cultivated to an extremely high level, have no chance of survival once their heart, the core of their qi and blood, is completely destroyed.

As this thought flashed through her mind, the icy coldness in Ya Qingli's eyes almost solidified, and the boiling killing intent in her heart surged like a volcanic eruption, so intense that the surrounding air became viscous and oppressive.

In the brief moment when Fang Yu's attack paused slightly due to shock and contemplation, she suddenly leaned back a little, her waist displaying astonishing flexibility. This movement, seemingly an evasion, was actually to accumulate even more terrifying power!

Then came...

boom! ! !
A louder, more muffled, and more explosive roar than before suddenly erupted!

She imitated Fang Yu, and mocked him, using her forehead covered with hard demonic scales in the most primitive, savage, and domineering way, striking Fang Yu's head with perfect accuracy and force!

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!
Fang Yu had no time to react effectively. He felt an indescribable, terrifying impact, like a mountain crashing at high speed, rushing in and exploding from the point of contact on his forehead!

The exaggerated power far exceeded his expectations. The Yuan Demon Body's withered bone armor protecting his head couldn't even withstand it for half a breath. It shattered into countless spiderweb-like cracks, making a teeth-grinding "crack" sound. Yellowish bone fragments mixed with strange wood chips flew everywhere!
He was struck head-on by an invisible giant hammer, his vision went black, his ears rang, and he completely lost control of his body. Like a cannonball, he plummeted straight down to the ground with a shrill sonic boom!

It moved so fast that it left a blurry afterimage in the air.

Bang! !

With an even more violent, earthquake-like, terrifying explosion coming from the ground, a huge crater with a diameter of more than ten meters was instantly smashed out, and smoke and dust shot into the sky like a small mushroom cloud, with debris and soil flying dozens of meters high.

In mid-air, Ya Qingli slowly straightened up, expressionless, and raised her hand to gently touch her forehead, which had just been struck, with her fingers covered in fine scales.

There, the scales remained smooth and intact, without even a scratch.

It was as if the violent impact that had just struck her, powerful enough to shatter steel, had merely brushed away a speck of dust.

boom! !

A sonic boom suddenly erupted from beneath her feet, as if her jade-like feet had truly stepped onto some invisible yet solid staircase or platform. Using this momentum, her speed surged dramatically! Her body transformed into a streak of dark blue-green light, almost imperceptible to the naked eye, tearing through the air and leaving a long trail of flame as she swooped down towards the massive crater formed by Fang Yu's fall! She wouldn't give her enemy any chance to breathe, determined to eliminate any threat at all costs!

Its speed was so fast that it even exploded in the air, creating a milky white, cone-shaped sonic boom. The deafening sonic boom rolled back like continuous thunder, causing everyone in the vicinity, near and far, to look up in horror and follow the sound and movement.

"What happened?! Was it thundering?" A passerby looked around in alarm.

"That commotion just now... came from over there! What a terrifying aura!" A martial artist felt a chill run down his spine and pointed in the direction where the smoke and dust were rising.

"It seems there's a conflict between top experts over there. The power... Quick! Get away from here! This is not something we can watch!" The knowledgeable elder turned pale and hurriedly pulled the people around him back.

Upon realizing that the battle was between powerful individuals far exceeding the ordinary, most people immediately made the wisest choice, hastily fleeing the area, fearing that if they lingered even a moment longer, they would be caught in the terrifying aftershocks of the battle and die without knowing why.

If it were just a dispute between ordinary martial artists or those at a slightly higher level, there might be some daring busybodies or those who overestimate their cultivation who would boldly approach to watch the spectacle, or even think about whether they could reap the benefits.

But judging from the terrifying commotion that easily tore through the sound barrier, created a huge crater, and shook the earth, the shockwaves and sonic booms alone were enough to make one's blood boil. It was clear that ordinary martial artists could not withstand such an event, so naturally, they would prioritize their own safety and stay away from danger.

Of course, the martial world is never short of desperate men and people whose curiosity outweighs everything else. There are also some who are not afraid of death, or who are extremely confident in their ability to conceal their movements. The moment they sensed the abnormality here, they chose the opposite direction, quietly concealing their aura, and approached the center of the battlefield like ghosts, wanting to find out what was going on.

As those people approached, many of their companions or acquaintances looked at them with pity, incomprehension, and mockery, as if they were looking at cold corpses, already mourning for them in advance.

The commotion here was nothing like the level of a friendly spar or a feud between ordinary experts; it was a terrifying spectacle that could only be produced by a superhuman confrontation at the monstrous level! The earth shook, sonic booms echoed, and demonic energy soared into the sky!

Getting involved in a battle of this level, even just watching from afar, is like dancing on a knife's edge—a sure path to death! Curiosity, here, will completely kill the cat.

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!

Just as these audacious individuals cautiously approached from all directions, a new anomaly occurred at the huge crater created by Fang Yu's fall!
Suddenly, a series of intense explosions, almost indistinguishable in sequence, erupted from the smoke-filled crater!

A blurry figure burst out from the bottom of the pit, while another dark blue-green streak followed closely behind. The two figures clashed and crossed paths at a speed that was difficult for the naked eye to perceive! Each collision unleashed a thunderous roar and a blinding burst of energy, blasting out clouds of dust and shockwaves.

This series of explosions wasn't confined to a single point; instead, it moved rapidly, spreading wildly across the left side of the battlefield! Wherever it passed, the ground cracked, walls collapsed from the force of the explosions, pillars snapped, and roof tiles flew everywhere, leaving behind a scene of utter devastation! Until…

"Don't get too cocky!!!"

boom! ! !
A loud, furious, and resolute explosion suddenly rang out!
The rapidly moving trajectory of the explosion suddenly came to a halt.

For the first time, Ya Qingli's forward momentum was forcefully halted!

She maintained a one-arm blocking posture, leaned slightly backward, and slid backward for more than ten meters with her feet flat on the ground, carving two deep furrows in the ground before finally coming to a steady stop.

For the first time, a hint of surprise and disbelief appeared on Ya Qingli's face, which was covered with fine scales.

Those cold, demonic eyes narrowed slightly as they looked ahead.

Because... right in front of her, the guy who had just been hit by her in a series of heavy blows, whose left side, along with part of his shoulder and chest, had been completely shattered into pieces, looked incredibly miserable, and should have died instantly, was still stubbornly standing!

Moreover, he suddenly swung his remaining right arm, shaking away the surrounding smoke and dust. Instead of showing any fear, he slowly raised his only remaining, equally damaged right arm towards her, beckoned with his finger, and made a provocative "come here" gesture!

His posture clearly showed a fierce fighting spirit, growing more frenzied with each battle! It was as if the terrible injuries on his body were nothing more than insignificant scratches to him!

It should be noted that in the lightning-fast exchange just now, Ya Qingli's every attack was aimed at Fang Yu's empty and unprotected core.

Although she could clearly feel Fang Yu twisting his body with all his might, using his remaining limbs and bursting demonic power to defend and block, his left half of his body was completely shattered and annihilated by her violent and fierce attack containing terrifying demonic power, which went straight along the edge of his empty chest!
The strange armor covering his body, which looked as brittle as withered wood, was unexpectedly incredibly hard. Even with her terrifying power in her fully transformed demonic state, it took her considerable effort to repeatedly strike the same spot before she could successfully break through its defenses and ultimately inflict direct and devastating damage on the body protected by the armor.

At first glance, her attack just now seemed like a storm, with each move incredibly powerful, leaving her opponent powerless to fight back. But that was because... she had made full preparations before she came, and directly entered a state of full demonic transformation.

She was essentially at her peak, possessing overwhelming power, and came to kill Fang Yu. In her mind, it should have been a simple victory, ending the battle in an instant.

Who would have thought that... they would actually be temporarily held back, and that even after suffering such heavy damage, the opponent would still be able to unleash a counterattack and repel them?

Indeed, in Ya Qingli's eyes, this problem, this unexpected event, was still just a minor inconvenience, far from being a "threat." It simply required a little more time and effort to resolve.

Even though Fang Yu could see with his naked eye that countless slippery, wriggling flesh tentacles were frantically emerging from the edges of the wound on his completely destroyed left half of his body, they were intertwining, weaving, and filling each other, and were rapidly growing and reshaping new flesh, bones, and even nerves at a terrifying speed visible to the naked eye!
This near-immortal ability to regenerate the body is astonishing enough in the eyes of ordinary people, but as the Lord of the Foolish Underworld, Ya Qingli has seen too many strange and bizarre innate abilities of demons and monsters. Compared to that, Fang Yu's rapid regeneration of the pure body is actually simple, straightforward, and easy to understand.

In her opinion, they were also very easy to deal with.

After all, as long as the attack is powerful and dense enough, bombarding its physical body and core into dust again and again until its regenerative ability can no longer keep up or its demonic power is exhausted, then any recovery ability is just empty talk!
One force can defeat ten!

"It seems I did underestimate you."

(End of this chapter)