Swallowed Star: Lord of the Wolf

Faced with this terrifying attack that could scorch the heavens and boil the seas, enough to annihilate the stars, Blood Shadow remained as still as an abyss.

He didn't even raise the Abyss Devourer in his hand; he merely stirred his thoughts.

hum!
The Myriad Calamities Thunder Scale Armor covering his entire body suddenly burst forth with dazzling brilliance from its tough, pale purple lightning layer. Countless fine scales seemed to come alive instantly, fitting together tightly to form a flawless defensive whole.

At the center of the breastplate, the dragon's mouth swallowing vortex-shaped breastplate suddenly accelerated its rotation, emitting an incomparably powerful swallowing force.

boom! boom! boom! boom!
Dozens of the first World-Burning Flame Lizards slammed into Xue Yin like meteors, their golden-white flames, powerful enough to melt through chaotic weapons, instantly engulfing his dark figure.

"Lord!" A horrified cry rang out from inside the fortress.

"Hmph, arrogant and conceited!" A cruel smile curled at the corner of Fro's lips, and golden flames flickered in his eyes.

However, in the next instant, the flames in his pupils suddenly froze and contracted!
In the center of the raging, golden-white sea of ​​fire, a dark figure stood tall and firm, like a pillar of strength!

The pale purple lightning on the surface of the Myriad Calamities Thunderscale Armor fluctuated violently, as if it were being bombarded by billions of heavy hammers, yet not a single crack appeared. The armor plates were scorched by the terrifying high temperature, turning a dazzling crimson, and even showing extremely fine signs of melting. However, the heaven-defying self-repairing properties of the "Return to the Void Divine Gold" instantly manifested, and the minor damage was repaired and regenerated at a speed visible to the naked eye as the lightning flowed!

Furthermore, a powerful and irresistible force of thunderous repulsion swept back along the trajectory of the fire giant lizard's impact, blasting the head of the approaching fire giant lizard to pieces.

The thunderous impact transformed into billions of raging purple electric snakes, dancing and leaping wildly around Blood Shadow, frantically interfering with and tearing apart the laws of the World-Burning Flame, weakening its power.

Blood Shadow, relying solely on the Myriad Tribulations Thunder Scale Armor, actually withstood the terrifying concentrated fire that was enough to severely injure an ordinary Chaos Realm Transcendent.

Although the armor was under unimaginable pressure and its light was slightly dimmed, its defensive core was indestructible!
Like an immortal sacred mountain standing amidst the torrent of destruction.

"What?!" The sneer on Flor's face froze instantly, replaced by utter disbelief and horror. His World-Burning Flame, a supreme flame powerful enough to incinerate even the laws of nature, couldn't... couldn't even penetrate the opponent's armor?!

Just as Flor was in a state of shock, Blood Shadow finally moved.

He raised the ancient, dark red longsword in his hand.

The moment the blade was raised—clang—!

A fierce, menacing cry, seemingly emanating from the deepest abyss, suddenly overwhelmed the deafening roar of the infernal sea. On the blade of the Abyss Devourer, the three deep, dark, reverse-scale vortex patterns suddenly erupted with a dark purple light that pierced the sky.

The entire ancient blade instantly transformed into a pure purplish-black color that seemed to devour all light and even cause the gaze to sink in!
A devouring will, more domineering, more greedy, and more soul-freezing and trembling than Fro's World-Burning Flame Domain, erupted from Blood Shadow's center like a cosmic Big Bang!
"Devouring Realm - Abyss Break!"

Blood Shadow's chilling voice, like a death knell, resounded deep within the souls of every living being present.

Rumble, rumble—! ! !
With the Abyss Devouring Blade as the ultimate source, endless darkness instantly expands and spreads.

Wherever the Dark Realm passed, Frona's raging, arrogant, golden-white sea of ​​fire seemed to have encountered its nemesis.

Chichichichichi——!!!
There was no earth-shattering explosion.

Only the agonizing sound of energy annihilation, like millions of sheets of sandpaper frantically rubbing against the void, filled the air. The raging golden-white flames of world-burning fire, once they touched the edge of the expanding dark domain, melted and disintegrated instantly, like ice and snow under the scorching sun. The giant fire lizards, formed by the will of Flor and possessing overwhelming power, crashed into this all-consuming dark abyss and, without even a ripple, were completely decomposed and annihilated without a sound, turning into the most primordial fire energy particles, which were then frantically devoured and absorbed by the greedy, bottomless abyss.

The expansion of the dark realm is happening faster than anyone can comprehend!

In the blink of an eye, it turned the tables, compressing and eroding Floro's World-Burning Flame Domain, leaving it riddled with holes and scattered in pieces. The purplish-black Devouring Abyss and the remaining golden-white sea of ​​fire fragments fiercely fought and annihilated in the sky, forming a chaotic land.

"This is impossible!" Fro screamed. Both of them were at the Chaos Realm Transcendence stage, and he was a veteran powerhouse. How could there be such a big difference?

For the first time, fear and horror were revealed in the golden flames in his eyes.

This feeling was no less intense than when he faced the Great Sage Biyun!
"Retreat first, something's fishy!" Fro exclaimed, his heart pounding with fear and anger. His hands moved with incredible speed, forming hand seals at breakneck speed, his World-Burning Flame Lizard bloodline surging like an ignited oil vat, relentlessly driving forward!
He opened his mouth, and a golden-white pillar of primordial fire, condensed to its extreme and seemingly composed of countless tiny fire lizard runes, carrying the ultimate will to incinerate the laws of the Great Dao, pierced fiercely towards the core of the dark domain—Blood Shadow—like a spear of destruction that split the heavens and the earth.

The secret bloodline technique – “Flaming Lizard Dao-Breaking Cone”!
Faced with this attack that could annihilate the very essence of the laws and pierce through the defenses of a first-level God King, the cold light in Xue Yin's black hole-like eyes finally surged to its extreme.

He was no longer on the defensive; for the first time, he truly wielded the Abyss Devourer.

There were no complicated moves or earth-shattering momentum build-up.

With his hands firmly gripping the hilt of the sword wrapped in dark gold dragon scales, he faced the destructive golden-white fire spear and delivered a simple yet seemingly profound vertical slash!
"cut!"

With Xueyin's deep and cold command, the three reverse scale vortexes on the Abyss Devourer Blade spun wildly at a speed exceeding the limit. The power of the entire Devouring Dark Domain seemed to be instantly drained and compressed, all of it condensing onto that seemingly slender purplish-black blade.

A purplish-black blade of light, refined to its extreme and seemingly capable of slicing through the primordial chaos and separating yin and yang, purity and turbidity, was slashed out silently.

Wherever its trajectory passed, space tore open as smoothly as fragile cloth, revealing the cage-like membrane behind it, leaving behind dark cracks that could not be healed for a long time.

The flashes of swords and the flaming spears collided violently in mid-air.

The anticipated annihilation of laws and energy explosion did not occur.

laugh--!
Like a razor-sharp blade heated to a blazing white, it cut into the solidified golden protein.

The "Flaming Lizard Breaking Path Cone," which embodied the bloodline of the original Fiery Lizard and the will of the World-Burning Flame Lizard, was effortlessly cleaved in two the instant it came into contact with the purplish-black blade light, as easily as a hot knife through oil. Wherever the blade light passed, the Flame Lizard runes that formed the core of the fire spear crumbled and vanished silently, like the most fragile glass.

The raging golden-white flames seemed to have met their true nemesis, instantly disintegrating under the terrifying devouring power contained within the blade's light.

The purplish-black blade flashed, unstoppable!

It traveled upstream along the split fire spear, instantly crossing the void and slashing towards Fro, its speed exceeding Fro's reaction limit.

"Damn it—!!!" Fro was terrified, his golden flame pupils shrinking to pinpoints. An unprecedented shadow of death gripped his heart like a cold, gigantic hand, a feeling he hadn't experienced in years. He frantically burned his divine power, even igniting his bloodline's very essence. The crimson-gold scales on his body erupted with an unprecedentedly dazzling light, instantly condensing into nine massive, diamond-shaped fire crystal shields highly compressed from the flames of world-burning inferno before him.

Layer upon layer, like a nine-fold chasm.

"Ninefold Flame Crystal Wall!"
At the same time, his figure transformed into a twisted streak of fire, retreating backward recklessly.

However—Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

Nine soft sounds, like a sharp blade piercing through rotten wood.

The nine fiery crystal barriers, strong enough to withstand the attacks of a God-King level expert, were as fragile as nine thin sheets of paper in front of that purplish-black blade of light. The blade of light pierced through the nine layers of defense without any hindrance, its momentum undiminished, and struck with unparalleled precision the arms of Floro, which were hastily crossed in front of his chest and covered with crimson-gold scales.

Swish——!!!
A deafening tearing sound rang out, and the tough scales on Flor's arms, comparable to those of a god-king's weapon, were still firmly cut open by the Abyss Devourer's unparalleled sharpness.

The massive wounds, deep enough to expose bone and almost severing both arms, exploded instantly, and golden-red, flame-burning primordial blood gushed out like a fountain.

Furthermore, an incomparably terrifying devouring power, like billions of void venomous insects that have been starving for billions of years, surged wildly into Flor's body through the torn wound, frantically tearing and devouring his flesh and blood essence, divine power source, and the bloodline power of the World-Burning Flame Lizard.

He was instantly overwhelmed by excruciating pain and the feeling of weakness as his life rapidly slipped away.

"Ughh ...

It smashed through dozens of towering chaotic lightning and fire crystal pillars along the way, and finally embedded itself deeply into a crimson-black giant mountain formed by lightning and fire lava that had been solidified for hundreds of millions of years.

With a deafening roar, a huge, bottomless hole was punched into the mountain, and spiderweb-like cracks instantly spread across the entire peak.

Smoke and dust, mixed with broken crystal fragments and molten lava, shot into the sky, obscuring half of the sky.

The entire battlefield fell into a deathly silence.

Inside the fortress, all the guards, including the heavily wounded General Manlei, stared in disbelief at this mind-blowing scene.

The arrogant and domineering General Manlei, who had rendered the peak Chaos Realm expert helpless and treated the fortress's defenses as nothing, was actually cleaved into a dead dog by this new city lord with a single strike, leaving him severely injured and sent flying backwards!
That terrifying power... was simply like the presence of a god-king!
The smoke and dust slowly settled.

Fro struggled to escape from the lava cave deep within the mountain, his appearance utterly wretched. Two deep, bone-revealing gashes on his arms nearly severed them, and strange, writhing, devouring purplish-black energy swirled around the wounds, frantically preventing his divine body from healing and continuously consuming his power and life.

The crimson-gold light on his body dimmed like a candle flickering in the wind, his aura became disordered and weak, and golden-red divine blood kept spilling from the corners of his mouth. His gaze as he looked at Xue Yin, who stood in the distance holding a knife, was filled with fear.

He forged the bloodline of the World-Burning Flame Lizard, making his physical body incredibly strong. His World-Burning Flame was domineering and unparalleled, placing him among the upper-middle level combatants in the Chaos Realm of the Flamewind Ancient Kingdom.

But that strike just now... that absolute sharpness that ignored all defenses, that terrifying power that devoured everything, and that sword, that armor... completely overturned his understanding.

What kind of monster is this Blood Shadow, with such powerful treasures on its body?!

Could he be some emperor's illegitimate child whom he keeps secret?

Fro harbored resentful suspicions.

Blood Shadow stood holding the blade, the purplish-black light on the Abyss Devourer Blade slowly receding and turning back into an ancient dark red, but the three reverse scale vortexes were still slowly rotating, emitting a satisfied glow—clearly, devouring part of Fro's flesh essence and primordial flame power had given it considerable nourishment.

The lightning on the surface of the Myriad Tribulations Thunderscale Armor flowed calmly, withstanding the impact of the World-Burning Flame Domain and the Dao-Breaking Fire Spear. It only slightly dimmed the luster of the armor plates, which were rapidly being restored to their original state by the self-repairing properties of the Returning Void Divine Metal.

Blood Shadow's icy gaze pierced through space, locking firmly onto the dying Flor.

He did not pursue them.

King Gain's orders were "expulsion" and "paying the price."

His arms were almost completely destroyed, and part of his original bloodline was devoured. This price was enough for Floro to remember for eternity, and enough to give an account to the ancient kingdom. If he were to kill an important Chaos Realm Transcendent being from the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom here, it would likely break the "vegetable garden" rule tacitly agreed upon by the high-ranking officials of both countries, triggering an uncontrollable conflict, which would not be the act of a wise man.

"Get out of the Thunderfire Crystal Forest." Blood Shadow's voice, as cold as ice that had never melted for millennia, pierced through space. "Dare to set foot there again... this blade will surely sever your head!"

The voice wasn't loud, but it was extremely insulting.

"Blood Shadow!!!" From his shattered teeth, Flor squeezed out two words filled with endless resentment, like the curse of a dying beast. But he dared not hesitate for a moment. A dim golden-white flame rose from his body, enveloping his almost crippled form, and he fled towards the direction of the Flamewind Ancient Kingdom.

Its speed was so great that it left a charred trail in the void, as if fearing that Blood Shadow might change his mind.

Watching the fleeing streak of flame disappear completely into the chaotic, thunderous horizon, Bloodshadow slowly sheathed Abyss Devourer. The blade emitted a deep, satisfied hum, as if it had tasted the first drop of blood from a powerful enemy after being sharpened.

The defensive light shield of the fortress below was removed, and General Manlei, supported by his subordinates, led all the garrison out in great excitement. He bowed deeply to Xueyin, his head almost touching the ground: "This humble general, Manlei, kowtows to thank the city lord for turning the tide! The city lord's divine might is unparalleled throughout history!"

Blood Shadow nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the devastation below before finally settling on the battered outpost fortress. His voice was indifferent: "Fortify the defenses and assess the losses. This mine is of utmost importance."

"This humble general obeys, even at the cost of ten thousand lives!" General Manlei, enduring his injuries, solemnly agreed, his voice filled with gratitude for surviving a calamity and awe of absolute power.

Blood Shadow said no more, his figure slowly fading amidst the leaping lightning, finally disappearing into the still raging world.

This battle will be a chance to make a name for myself, and also a test of my abilities.

Of course, there were also the 20,000 merit points he received. (End of Chapter)