Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 248 Falling Sun and Hanging Rainbow
Mu Xiang knew about Zheng Zha's attempt and now understood that he had completed the condensation of the Asura Clan's battle body through the red flames. Although he knew the power of the Asura battle body, Mu Xiang also knew that this was not the reason why Zheng Zha dared to attack him from below.

Sure enough, before the Branch of Destruction even arrived, the crimson flames at the tip of the sword caused the air along its path to boil... As if in a chain reaction, the terrifying high temperature instantly enveloped Zheng Zha's sky; for Mu Xiang, however, it arrived before the crimson flames even arrived!

Mu Xiang's eyes narrowed. He pressed down with his right wrist, and the moonlight trail hanging on the blade shot through the air, striking the Destruction Branch first and blocking Zheng Zha's attack. At the same time, Mu Xiang twisted his body and changed his move, unleashing countless slashes from Jiyue, almost sweeping through the entire space around him.

The scene remained one of bloodshed, with the scorching air being slashed by Mu Xiang's blades, resulting in even more solidified red flames.

The sudden release of the moonlight caused the upward thrust of the Broken Branch to falter, as if what had truly fallen from the sky was the moon itself. Even Zheng Zha in his battle form felt his arm sink.

But Zheng Zha has six arms! The remaining four dark red arms swept over Zheng Zha's body, scooping up four balls of red flame from the empty air except for the high temperature. The four arms were raised together and shot towards Mu Xiang in the air!
Surrounding the four clusters of red flames was a dark red aura, which was the aid of the four arms.

However, Mu Xiang was prepared. His left hand, which had remained still, finally opened and swept downwards with a blurry, distorted light. The fine sword energy annihilated the four balls of red flame, but the violent explosion caused by the energy clash had no effect on Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha in the slightest.

Mu Xiang's blade finally descended from the sky, striking the dark red greatsword fiercely. Zheng Zha simultaneously gripped the Branch of Annihilation with all six hands, desperately blocking Ji Yue's downward slash.

At the point where the longsword and the greatsword clashed, the moonlight and the crimson of blood rose and fell in stark contrast... At this moment, the true conversation was not between them, but between Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha.

"You don't think... this can overwhelm my power?" Mu Xiang sneered, but he didn't exert any force; he simply sank Ji Yue downwards. Zheng Zha's six arms trembled simultaneously, and the Branch of Destruction was gradually suppressed.

Zheng Zha shook his head slightly. The next moment, the two ferocious red flame heads on the left and right roared, and the rolling red flames turned into a wall of fire, pressing down hard on Mu Xiang.

Mu Xiang had long seen that Zheng Zha wasn't aiming to defeat him in a physical contest. From the very beginning, Zheng Zha had been using his exquisite control over the red flames to constantly launch unexpected attacks on Mu Xiang. Therefore, Mu Xiang was prepared for the approaching wall of fire. He suddenly exerted his strength, and the terrifying force pressed Ji Yue straight forward.

Jiyue shot out, tearing through a corner of the wall of fire with its clear moonlight, suppressing the Destruction Branch, and then slamming it down hard on Zheng Zha's face.

This strike was more like a collision, because Zheng Zha's body was thrown uncontrollably, but the strike did not leave any marks.

Several more floors of the building's exterior walls were completely shattered in the conflict, leaving only half-broken pillars. Zheng Zha crashed into a load-bearing pillar below, and before anything could hit him and be destroyed by the intense heat, he himself passed through a wall and was about to fall into the darkness below.

But the dragon-scaled bat wings didn't even move, and he floated in the air on his own. Before he could straighten up, an extremely heavy kick landed on his chest.

Even with his Asura Battle Body, Zheng Zha felt a sharp pain in his chest and spat out a stream of red flames.

Mu Xiang's eyes were filled with the excitement of battle and killing. After throwing Ji Yue, these primal impulses were no longer suppressed... This allowed him to break through the wall of fire and layers of red flames in an extremely violent way, and arrive directly in front of Zheng Zha.

The next moment, Mu Xiang's fists slammed into Zheng Zha's face at a speed invisible to the naked eye. Zheng Zha felt as if his face had been hit by hundreds of punches in an instant. Although the other two heads formed from crimson flames roared repeatedly, they were shattered by the fist wind wrapped in the Limitless Sword Qi the moment they made a sound.

A faint, dark red glow lingered on Zheng Zha's face. It was this highly condensed battle aura that allowed him to block Mu Xiang's punch by consuming his crimson flames. Otherwise, given Zheng Zha's physical strength, his head would likely have been smashed to pieces by Mu Xiang. Even so, Zheng Zha's head was still churning violently; the shockwaves from the countless punches were causing him considerable pain.

Mu Xiang's attack came quickly, and Zheng Zha reacted just as quickly. Although the Branch of Destruction hadn't even had time to rise before being blocked by Mu Xiang's attack, it didn't mean Zheng Zha was without a countermeasure.

The Branch of Destruction roared beneath Mu Xiang's feet, and a sudden burst of intense heat erupted. But Mu Xiang ignored it; Ji Yue was not in his hands. He simply continued to throw punches... The only change was that, with the infusion of energy and killing intent, the Seven Killers' force field also expanded, making Zheng Zha feel somewhat suffocated.

The next moment, a gigantic fiery hand formed beneath Mu Xiang, grabbing him and slamming him against the building's exterior wall. This dark red hand appeared out of thin air, rescuing Zheng Zha. Just as Zheng Zha had said, in spaces affected by the crimson flames, crimson flames could be present everywhere!

But Mu Xiang's current berserk state made him ignore Zheng Zha's skills. With a loud crash, Mu Xiang smashed through the outer wall and returned to the building.

Zheng Zha finally caught his breath and temporarily gained the upper hand. He roared, and his four dark red arms swelled in the wind, transforming into the size of the fiery hands. Zheng Zha stood in mid-air, outside the building, while his five giant hands, wrapped in scorching red flames, pressed down fiercely on Mu Xiang inside the building.

When the giant hand touched the building, this section of the exterior wall collapsed with a roar. If the building was previously sheared off its top, then this was like having a piece of its upper body wiped away.

The already dilapidated upper floor lost its support and collapsed with a roar, as five giant hands pressed down on it.

Mu Xiang silently watched Zheng Zha's offensive, his eyes filled with ferocity. Logically, he should have used the most violent method to counter Zheng Zha, but the aura descending from the sky made him temporarily stop.

With the Moonlit Blade in hand once more, Mu Xiang's gaze returned to calm. He frowned slightly and slashed to the right, breaking through the attack of a giant hand. But after the dark red hand was severed, it dispersed into countless streams of dark red energy, carrying with it out-of-control crimson flames as it continued to attack Mu Xiang.

This dark red aura was indeed the battle qi of the Asura race, possessing a fierce and valiant spirit. Although its form was broken, it actually further sealed off that space.

Mu Xiang tried to use his foot to push off the ground and retreat, but at that moment, the floor he touched shattered like tofu, plunging him to a lower level and leaving him with very little leverage. Although he didn't lose his balance, he was a fraction slower than expected. In that brief moment of deviation, the giant hand at the top tightened into a claw, effectively blocking Mu Xiang's back.

“No wonder an out-of-control fourth-order is not as good as a stable third-order…” Mu Xiang smiled bitterly, “I only got close, and I completely lost the initiative, and now I’m going to get hit.”

"But you won't have it easy either..." Mu Xiang growled, veins bulging on both hands, enveloped in golden ripples and boundless sword energy. In an instant, Ji Yue also shone brightly. The light in his right hand seemed to be poured into the longsword, but the power of his left hand was no less than that of the longsword, and even seemed to be rising further.

Just before Zheng Zha's attack reached him, Mu Xiang extended his left arm towards Zheng Zha, his long sword resting in his palm. It was as if Mu Xiang was admiring the sword, or perhaps as if he was cradling Zheng Zha in his palm.

The next moment, the light from the left hand moved, drawing out the radiance of the moon... They merged into one in the air, piercing through the dark red giant hand in front, piercing through the scorching air, their target being Zheng Zha!

"The setting sun hangs like a rainbow!"

(End of this chapter)