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However, the black dragon was not a living creature, but rather composed of abyssal flames. The abyssal flames quickly filled in the missing parts.

The black dragon, now smaller than before, continued to pounce on the group.

Asagami Fujino closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, a bright light flashed in them.

The black dragon suddenly froze, then began to twist and turn in the air, like it was performing a folk dance.

"Humph!"

The headless witch snorted coldly, her pupils gleaming with black light.

He clearly noticed Asagami Fujino's little trick and forcibly regained control of the Abyss Flame.

The black dragon immediately stopped its strange swaying, let out an angry roar, and continued to pounce on the group.

"Well!"

Asagami Fujino let out a painful groan, instinctively covering her eyes, a tear of blood streaming down her cheek.

Xu Ming gripped the cross around his neck with a serious expression.

He had wanted to use this trump card several times before, but a strange unease always rose in his heart, as if he had forgotten something.

It was this slight unease that stopped him from taking action.

But now it seems that we will eventually have to use this trump card.

With the black dragon approaching, Xu Ming no longer hesitated.

Arbitration of the Olympic Flame!

Golden clouds gathered again in the sky, and the gates of heaven slowly opened.

The horns sounded, and the hymns rang out.

The Vice-King of Heaven once again raised the sword of judgment in his hand and swung it down with force!

Light! Golden light!

At that moment, it felt as if a sun had fallen from the sky.

The arrogant black dragon let out a mournful howl before melting away in golden holy light.

The golden sword of judgment pierced towards the headless witch.

"What is this!? What on earth is this thing!?"

The arrogant headless witch's face now showed only one expression—fear.

A mournful cry emanated from the depths of her soul, making her want to flee the place.

However, his body was unable to move and was firmly locked in place.

The golden sword of judgment pierced her body.

Even the 'Abyss' beneath her feet was affected; the black abyssal flames were instantly evaporated, and the magma returned to its bright, fiery red color.

I don't know how much time passed, but the golden light slowly faded away.

The headless witch had already turned to ashes and vanished into the air.

Xu Ming immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

it is finally over.

clap clap clap!

Just then, a round of applause broke out.

Chapter 398 The Cicada Awaits

"Fantastic! Absolutely fantastic!"

A cold, sinister voice came from behind.

The sound evoked images of venomous snakes lurking in caves—slippery, cold, and dangerous…

Soon, several unfamiliar figures suddenly appeared.

The leader was a man wearing a demon mask and a black Onmyoji hunting robe.

A group of strange people followed behind him.

There was a priestess wearing a fox mask, a one-eyed warrior wielding an ominous blade, a wild priestess dressed in gaudy clothes, a dissolute nun, and a short old man who looked like a farmer...

Although the other party was wearing a demon mask, Xu Ming could still feel that the other party was looking down at him with a superior gaze through the mask.

Xu Ming frowned, then suddenly a brilliant idea flashed through his mind, and he blurted it out.

"You are... the Dark Alliance!?"

"Hmph! Kid, you do have some good taste."

The demon mask sneered, then said in an unyielding tone:

"You brat, you have some nerve, daring to sabotage our plans several times!"

Because of you, the Dark Alliance is currently short-handed!

However, I am quite magnanimous. If you choose to join us and allow me to inscribe a soul seal on you, I will spare your life.

You have two minutes to think about it.

After the demon mask finished speaking, it ignored Xu Ming and turned to look at the center of the lava lake.

There, the headless witch had just turned to ashes and vanished.

"Hmph! That saves me the trouble."

The demon mask gave a cold laugh, then raised its hands and made a series of mysterious hand gestures, while simultaneously taking mysterious steps.

A massive, purplish-black magic circle appeared above the lava lake.

The scattered ashes seemed to flow backward, retreating and forming a humanoid phantom radiating black light.

Then the humanoid phantom transformed into a round black jade stone.

The jade emitted an ominous black light before slowly sinking into the magma below.

The magma was instantly dyed black, and the pitch-black flames boiled up again.

This guy actually used the headless witch's soul to forcibly open the 'Abyss'.

Seeing this, Xu Ming immediately understood that he had been tricked.

All that hard work, all his trump cards used up, and Haruyuki Arita even suffered serious injuries, only to have it all benefit someone else!

Moreover, judging from the situation, it seems that the other party also intends to harm him!

Xu Mingquan dismissed the other side's offer of surrender as utter nonsense.

Not to mention how arrogant this guy was.

Take his request for example: to place a restriction on him, putting his life and death entirely in someone else's hands.

This isn't a call for subordinates; it's a search for slaves, and free ones at that.

Xu Ming's expression instantly turned cold.

Judging from the other party's expression, it seemed that they thought he had revealed all his cards and therefore had him cornered.

Xu Ming completely ignored the malicious gaze from the other side and coldly touched the ring on the ring finger of his left hand.

A barely perceptible silvery-white glint suddenly flashed across the ring, as if in response to him…

As Xu Ming's mind raced, the Yin-Yang technique of the evil ghost mask was nearing its end.

The black jade formed from the headless witch's soul had completely sunk into the 'Abyss'.

The black flames surged and raged upwards as if doused with gasoline, like black snakes leaping in a lake.

The blackness spread outwards from the lava lake at an alarming rate.

The demon mask made another set of hand seals.

Rumble!

With a deafening roar, Xu Ming immediately felt the entire mountain rumbling, and his feet began to shake violently for no apparent reason.

With a tremor, a pure gold, mythical holy grail slowly rose from the center of the Abyss Flame and fell into the hands of the demon mask.

The demon mask, holding a golden cup, burst into hearty laughter.

"The Holy Grail of the Stars, finally in my hands! Hahaha!"

It takes him a full century to cultivate a soul crystal containing immense resentment and break through the seal. Now that he has finally achieved his goal, how could he not be excited?

Xu Ming watched his actions with a cold eye.

At this moment, one of his biggest trump cards, the Sacred Flame Arbitration, was on cooldown, and his phone's photo-taking count had just recovered once. Only the Holy Sword of Physics was still usable.

Haruyuki Arita was seriously injured, Fujino Asagami was slightly injured, and Erina was overexerted.

He is now out of ammunition and supplies, and surrounded by wounded soldiers.

On the other hand, the enemy had laid an ambush on him, not only outnumbering him but also waiting in ambush.

Once the fight starts, Xu Ming has almost no chance of winning...

Worried, Xu Ming subconsciously touched the ring on his left ring finger, and his heart immediately calmed down.

The demon mask, having achieved its goal, looked extremely happy.

After a long while, he finally remembered Xu Ming, turned to look at him, and had a smug look on his face.

"Kid, what's your decision?"

Surrender or die, choose one.

His subordinates understood immediately and moved their feet silently, subtly surrounding Xu Ming, their eyes revealing malicious intent.

Xu Ming was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed, his eyes filled with contempt and mockery.

I refuse!

I love saying 'no' to self-righteous idiots like you!

The demon mask's eyes instantly turned sinister.