Holy Fist!

Chapter 472 Senior Brother, I'll wake you up with my fists!
The person in front of me is both familiar and unfamiliar.

At this moment, even members of the Ferocious Bird School would hesitate, unsure whether it was Wu Binghe or Kong E standing here.

At that time, Wu Binghe was taciturn and had a cold demeanor. But those who truly knew him understood that the senior brother was warm-hearted beneath his cold exterior and had a gentle personality.

But now, this mysterious figure riding a skeletal warhorse is ferocious and brutal, exuding an aura of boundless terror. It's as if he has experienced unimaginable carnage in some unknown time and space, completely transforming into terror itself.

While they are not exactly opposites, they are quite different.

Only that familiar face bore a faint resemblance to the image I once held in my mind. Everything else, however, confirmed what the black-armored figure had said: he was indeed the fourth Dread Knight under the Demon Bird's command!

"It seems you are no longer the Wu Binghe you once were."

Bai Xiao withdrew his gaze and spoke quietly.

Below, the figure in black armor seemed completely oblivious to his words. He simply raised his right hand, then suddenly reached down to his spine, making a slight clenching motion. A series of cracking sounds, like bones grinding together, rang out.

"Hiss hiss!"

"Zhi!"

A black cross-shaped sword lay exposed in the air. Like a human spine, its surface was covered in layers of blood-red veins, as hot and bright as molten lava, radiating an extremely terrifying aura. The blood-red veins writhed slightly, even swaying and flickering in the air like countless tentacles. This made the entire cross-shaped sword seem shrouded in a red mist, exceptionally eerie. On the blade, a miniature heart pounded rhythmically.

The shape of despair, the sword of fear!
When Bai Xiao cultivated the Demon Bird Manual to a certain level, he also forged this cross-shaped sword, possessing the incredible ability to sever the will of others. This sword could probably only unleash its full power in the hands of the Fear Knight, becoming as responsive and complementary as an extension of his own limb. Visibly, the surrounding dark gray mist of fear suddenly formed a massive vortex, frantically gathering and swirling around the cross-shaped sword in Wu Binghe's hand.

"I have come here on the orders of the Supreme Demon Bird..."

"Don't refuse, don't resist."

"You will be the fifth Paladin of Fear under the Supreme Demon Bird!"

His pupils were jet black, without a trace of white, like two obsidian stones staring at Bai Xiao. Wu Binghe's voice was flat and emotionless, as cold as a machine. He seemed like a puppet, his self-awareness suppressed to the extreme, merely carrying the will of the Supreme Demon Bird, waging war everywhere.

It's like a heavy cross-shaped sword that has neither blood nor tears!
Wu Binghe suddenly raised the Sword of Fear with his right hand and gripped the hilt with his left.

"Hoohoo!"

It had already covered most of the war city, and the boundless fog of fear surged violently, crashing over like a terrifying tsunami unleashed by an earthquake.

Layer upon layer, surging and turbulent, some reaching heights of hundreds of meters!

Simultaneously.

Under its command, all the fearsome creatures rioted, charging madly towards the Temple of the Big Dipper. With each step of those colossal figures, as large as mountains, the ground trembled violently, creating a series of enormous tremors. Like a natural disaster, the temple was like a small boat in a storm…

Blown by wind and rain, violently shaken, it could collapse and shatter at any moment.

"Then... kill!"

A battle intent that shook the heavens and the earth reverberated throughout the world.

The four avatars of Bai Xiao, along with his main body, simultaneously erupted. An extremely terrifying forbidden power sealed off the heavens and earth, transforming the area into a death zone.

Even a grandmaster couldn't achieve this level of ability!
That's a special state achieved only through the combined enhancement of "Ultimate Intent" and "Five Elements in the Chest, Five Intents in the Spirit." Even Bai Xiao had to use two cheat codes to gain this ability, which is similar to an avatar.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Kunpeng, Feixian, Huangting, and Huangquan all charged out, unleashing their grandmaster-level power with unparalleled might. Each strike covered an area on the order of kilometers, possessing the immense power to reshape the terrain with a flick of the palm.

Instantly, within the boundless fog of terror, seemingly endless hordes of terrifying creatures were subjected to a massive slaughter, their bodies utterly destroyed. Almost every second, tens of thousands of terrifying creatures perished, exploding in mid-air. Among them were even colossal terrifying creatures comparable to top-tier sect masters. What had previously appeared as invincible Titans in Bai Xiao's eyes now resembled slightly larger ants, instantly annihilated by one of his clones.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

Finally, the unbridled killing was stopped.

From the depths of the black and gray mist, terrifying creatures comparable to grandmasters swept across, confronting the white owl's avatar. Their bodies were as large as mountains, their every movement shaking the earth; their grotesque and hideous forms were the most terrifying monsters in any human's imagination, the most horrifying nightmares. These monsters were known as Nightmare-level by the people of this world, representing top-tier combat power comparable to that of an imperial star.

From all directions, several Nightmare-level beings withstood multiple clones of Bai Xiao.

"Zhi!"

The center of the battlefield.

Wu Binghe rode his horse with incredible speed, like a black meteor, hurtling towards Bai Xiao. With a wave of his arms, the Fear Cross Sword unleashed a strange, dazzling light.

Tearing, eroding, destroying!
An endless, malevolent aura tore through the sky, transforming into a beam of light so dark it burst forth and swept across the heavens in an instant.

"Wow!!!"

"Zheng!!!"

Two powerful figures collided instantly.

"Ding!"

In an instant, the entire ground caved in, forming a smooth, rounded, giant crater. The invisible air, as if it were a tangible entity, transformed into a massive, visible white shockwave, sweeping outwards in all directions. The dozen or so waves of black and gray mist, originally crashing in from afar and hundreds of meters high, were instantly shattered by the shockwave, exploding inch by inch.

A fierce wind swept through, and a hurricane rolled.

on earth.

The two black figures, one above and one below, remained in their attack stances.

above.

Wu Binghe, clad in heavy, menacing dark armor, raised his strong arms high and slashed down with the Sword of Terror, almost tearing the entire space apart.

below.

Bai Xiao's powerfully muscular right hand extended out, like an unyielding pillar supporting the sky. His palm was covered in a golden, shimmering light, like the golden body of Buddha, shrouded in a thin veil of water and fire, impervious to all magic. On his wrist was a string of gleaming golden holy dragon beads, linked end to end, exuding a terrifying aura.

Bai Xiao actually managed to grasp the Sword of Fear out of thin air with his own palm. He didn't need any weapon; his physical body was the strongest weapon. Indestructible, perfectly flawless. The Dragon Elephant True Scripture, the Water and Fire Immortal Robe, internal and external martial arts training, and the profound arts of heaven and earth—he could withstand even attacks from grandmasters.

"Kakakaka..."

A golden palm and a sword of terror clashed violently, vibrating and trembling at a high frequency, bursts of terrifying golden-red flames erupting and surging forth. But it was clear that Bai Xiao was more composed and quickly seized the initiative.

With an expressionless face, he pushed forward with his palm, causing Wu Binghe, riding the ferocious skeletal warhorse, to involuntarily retreat. The horse's eight hooves dug deep craters into the ground, yet they could not withstand the suppression of Bai Xiao's terrifying power. The attribute limit for a peak-level sect master is 270 points.

Now, Bai Xiao's strength attribute is close to 440 points.

Even without using any forbidden effects, under normal circumstances, he was one of the most powerful masters, so it was perfectly normal for him to suppress Wu Binghe!

Since being taken away by the Fear, it's unclear what Wu Binghe, the eldest disciple, has experienced during this time. Originally, he was only a senior sect leader, but now he has stepped into the Grandmaster realm. Or, according to the Fear forces, he's a Nightmare-level existence. Of course, Wu Binghe has only recently become the fourth Fear Knight and cannot compare to the power of the previous Fear Knights. However, his strength is still above that of ordinary Nightmare-level knights.

At this moment, however, he was completely suppressed by Bai Xiao.

The next second, Wu Binghe unleashed his powerful abilities without hesitation.

"Ding!"

On Wu Binghe's forehead, a third eye had appeared, opening from its slumber. The eyeball was pitch black, like a bottomless black hole, surrounded by dense, bloodshot veins that formed patterns resembling the feathers of a raptor.

"The Eye of Utter Evil!"

"call out!"

A beam of extremely condensed black light pierced through the void, enveloping Bai Xiao. An extremely terrifying power of malevolence descended with a roar, causing countless cracks to appear in the surrounding air. From these cracks, it seemed as if thousands of skeletal arms stretched out, trying to drag Bai Xiao into the abyss.

However, at this moment.

In the sky, a black humanoid figure, its body wreathed in the phantoms of the Yellow Springs, flashed by and instantly merged with Bai Xiao. Instantly, the eerie environment of the surrounding area shifted once more, as if they were in hell itself, on the banks of the Yellow Springs. From the icy river, filled with boundless terror and deathly silence, over ten thousand blue-faced, fanged demons suddenly appeared. Their faces were indistinct, yet they vaguely resembled Bai Xiao; these were summoned scapegoats.

"call out!"

The extremely condensed evil black light fell on Bai Xiao, but was instantly teleported to the Yellow Springs, to the brow of one of the scapegoats.

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang..."

Instantly, the light of the Eye of Extreme Evil flashed wildly, killing one of the demons with each flash, leaping at lightning speed, like a mirror reflecting light.

In a short time, thousands of scapegoats fell dead with their heads blown off.

But, at a glance, there were still tens of thousands of evil spirits standing silently.

At this moment, the power of the Eye of Extreme Evil had weakened, and after barely killing a hundred more scapegoats, it finally dissipated little by little.

"Another kind of...fear!?"

Wu Binghe's pupils suddenly contracted. He sensed an aura completely different from that of the Demon Bird and the Terror Emperor, yet belonging to the category of fear power. It was a completely new and strange power that had never appeared in the void before!

"No, it could also be..."

"That mysterious and terrifying Third Pillar!?"

A myriad of thoughts flashed through his mind, a flurry of speculations.

What surprised Wu Binghe the most was that Bai Xiao's power of fear might come from the Third Pillar of Fear deep in the void! That was something that even they, the Fear Paladins, had no idea about; only the Demon Bird and the Fear Emperor knew about it.

"The Scroll of the Underworld".

Ahead, the unharmed White Owl had a sudden thought.

The icy Yellow Springs River waters that had been coiling around his body suddenly surged and churned, transforming into a raging waterfall that crashed straight towards Wu Binghe. Wherever the Yellow Springs River passed, demonic energy swirled, and all sorts of bizarre and grotesque scenes appeared. Demons seemed to dance wildly, evil spirits roamed, and crimson flowers swayed in the breeze.

"Zhi!"

Wu Binghe suddenly unleashed a sword strike, instantly meeting the Yellow Spring Demon Scroll head-on.

"Rumble, rumble..."

The black, menacing armored figure was sent flying backward, piercing the depths of the dark gray mist like a cannonball. The Yellow Springs River water scattered, and all the terrifying creatures touched by it developed specks of yellow spots on their bodies. Even a colossal terrifying creature comparable to a peak-level sect master showed mottled marks on its arm. The yellow spots spread incredibly quickly, covering the entire body in the blink of an eye, like different species of bacteria frantically devouring each other.

A moment later, the horde of terrifying creatures froze motionless in place.

They are like robots whose consciousness has been erased.

"Heavenly Demon Scroll!"

With a single wave of his hand, Bai Xiao unleashed a torrent of water from the Yellow Springs River, instantly engulfing the fearsome creatures covered in yellow spots and sucking them to the bottom. After a period of complete assimilation, they would become beings similar to the evil spirits, controlled by Bai Xiao. This was the passive effect of the Yellow Springs Scroll: it could absorb and devour any energy related to mental will, especially fear.

"I never knew it could have such a wonderful use."

"Could this be the reason for the hostility between the Demon Bird and the Terror Emperor?"

Bai Xiao muttered to himself.

In the distance, deep within the fog.

Wu Binghe dismounted and stood up, looking quite disheveled. He was surrounded and bitten by a dense horde of evil spirits, and his body bore the marks of being soaked in the Yellow Springs. Shocked, he suddenly activated the will of the demonic bird, expelling all the strange forces.

"The essence of this power of fear..."

"Not inferior to the Supreme Demon Bird!"

"However, there is no being like the Demon Bird's Will to support it."

If Wu Binghe originally only wanted to take Bai Xiao away and make him the fifth Fear Knight, now he feels more fear and killing intent. This is a power beyond the Demon Bird, and he must drive it away and destroy it!
At this moment, Wu Binghe's self-awareness was deeply suppressed, and he became a weapon carrying the will of the demon bird, carrying out one command after another to invade and destroy the world.

"Oh!"

Just as the thought was forming in his mind...

A huge explosion, like a thunderclap, spread rapidly.

A terrifying force trembled, and an incomparably powerful figure, like a platinum meteor, descended violently, exuding an aura capable of suppressing everything.

After confirming that Wu Binghe's self-awareness was suppressed and experimenting with the effects of the forbidden secret martial art, the Yellow Spring Demon Scroll, Bai Xiao finally stopped dawdling and unleashed the full power of the Dragon Elephant True Scripture! His entire body was enveloped in a golden light, and his size rapidly expanded, transforming him into a giant containing the most powerful and masculine energy.

With a flick of his arm, he threw a punch!
The Dragon-Elephant Bead, imbued with destructive power, vibrated rapidly, radiating golden light. Within it, countless incredibly refined Heavenly Glazed Sacred Dragons and Earthly Glazed Elephant Gods surged forth, roaring and clashing, their terrifying intertwining transforming into a torrent of dragons and elephants!
"Elder brother..."

"I'll wake you up with my fists!"

(End of this chapter)