116: It's just another dead person.

The last ice mirror shattered completely, and Doma's true form was forced to appear. The eternal smile on his face faded slightly, and the "inhuman" indifference in his rainbow eyes became clearer.

"How troublesome..." Before his voice could even fade, Lin Luo had already closed in as if teleporting!

This punch was no longer just a physical impact. On the fist's edge, golden spiritual flames, flickering lightning, and highly compressed dark-red destructive energy intertwined. It contained the grief over Kanae's severe injury, the hatred for Doma's toy with life, and the long-suppressed, finally erupting heavenly rage. Where the fist passed, space rippled, emitting an overburdened hum.

"This punch is for Kanae!"

The punch landed solidly on Doma's crossed arms.

There was no deafening roar, only a dull, strange sound as if the material structure was being forcibly disintegrated.

Doma's handsome face distorted significantly for the first time. His arms, along with a small portion of his chest, didn't shatter under this punch but "disappeared" directly—there was no flying flesh and blood, only a terrifying defect with molten edges left after being annihilated by extreme energy.

"Ugh...!" Doma let out a pained groan for the first time, his broken body flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing through a wall and burying himself in the rubble.

Lin Luo slowly raised his hand, and spiritual power from all around gathered in his palm like a tide. The air in the entire space trembled, and the continuous roar of collapsing buildings echoed from the distance.

Doma's pupils dilated slightly, his smile still hollow: "Miss Kanae's final expression was quite delicious, wasn't it?"

"Courting death!"

Lin Luo's face was ashen. Just as the blazing white spear condensed in his palm was about to be thrown to completely end Doma's mangled body—

A figure suddenly burst in like a meteor tearing through space! A violent shockwave kicked up rubble everywhere as the newcomer precisely grabbed Doma's remaining upper body, retreating dozens of meters in a millisecond before the spear could be released.

The dust settled, revealing the newcomer.

Akaza.

He was surrounded by a sharp fighting spirit, with fine electrical sparks flowing through his pink hair and blue tattoos glinting under the searchlights. He casually tossed Doma's mangled body onto the ground, his pink-gold eyes burning with Battle Intent as they locked onto Lin Luo, his expression more solemn than ever before.

"Cough..." Doma coughed, blood-colored ice crystals spreading to repair his wounds, a hollow smile still on his face. "Ah, Akaza Your Excellency, you're quite timely..."

"Shut up." Akaza didn't even look at him. "If it weren't for Lord Muzan's orders, it would be better if you were dead."

His gaze never left the blazing white spear in Lin Luo's hand, which was frantically absorbing energy and humming. From that spear, condensed entirely of spiritual power, he felt a destructive force capable of threatening his very existence.

The enemy before him was like a different person! This anger, seemingly born from the burning of the Soul, and this violent Spiritual Pressure that sought to drag everything into destruction... made his blood boil, yet instinctively alerted him. What made his Battle Intent surge even more was the lightning power within him, accidentally absorbed when he was severely injured and near death by the purple lightning talisman last time, which was now stirring restlessly.

Looking at Akaza's sudden intervention, Lin Luo showed no fear; instead, a cold, cruel smile appeared on his face. The golden spiritual flames around him became nearly dark gold due to extreme condensation, and the light from the spear in his hand grew more dazzling, as if he were holding a miniature sun.

"Akaza..." Lin Luo's voice carried an unmasked sneer. "One is death, and two... is also death."

He turned his wrist slightly, and the tip of the blazing white spear slowly moved, enveloping both Akaza and the regenerating Doma within its trajectory of destruction.

"Destructive Death: Compass Needle!"

The snowflake-shaped array under Akaza's feet expanded instantly, its precision and range far exceeding before! Without hesitation, he launched the first attack. His figure flashed, leaving behind tiny arcs of electricity as his true self charged toward Lin Luo's flank!

"Destructive Death: Disorder!"

A dense barrage of fist shadows poured down like a storm, but unlike before, every punch was entwined with dazzling blue electrical sparks! The air was ionized, emitting crackling explosions!

Lin Luo's pupils shrank! He had always used lightning techniques against enemies and never expected to face such a violent lightning counterattack! That familiar yet strange destructive Aura carried the characteristics of the purple lightning talisman but was even more ferocious! He blocked with his spear, and the blazing white spear collided violently with the lightning-entwined fists!

BOOM—!!!

The lightning and Spiritual Pressure exploded violently, the blinding light momentarily blinding everyone present! Lin Luo felt a scorching, violent force surge up through the meridians of his arm, bringing numbing pain and causing his blood to churn slightly. He was forced back half a step, focusing all his effort on neutralizing this strange lightning energy.

"Your lightning...?!" A flash of disbelief crossed Lin Luo's eyes.

Akaza grinned, revealing his fangs, his smile wild: "Thanks to you! This power is perfect for tearing you apart! Destructive Death: Air Type!"

He punched the air, and shockwaves entwined with lightning were fired continuously like cannonballs. Their trajectories were tricky, sealing off all of Lin Luo's evasion space!

Lin Luo brandished his spear, golden flames and lightning constantly colliding and annihilating each other in a series of explosions. For a moment, he was flustered by this familiar yet strange lightning power, focusing most of his energy on neutralizing the pervasive lightning strikes.

Just as the two were engaged in a fierce exchange and lightning and Spiritual Pressure were ravaging the scene—

The discarded Doma nearby was slowly writhing. Blood-colored ice crystals repaired the wounds above his waist, but his regeneration speed had clearly slowed down. His rainbow eyes scanned aimlessly before finally settling on the panicked security personnel in the distance.

"Ah... how unsightly." He muttered softly, his tone still leisurely. "I need to replenish some 'nourishment'."

Several ice crystal vines shot out like venomous snakes along the ground, crossing dozens of meters in an instant and wrapping around the ankles of three security team members before they could react!

"What is this?!"

"Help—!"

The cries for help stopped abruptly!

The ice vines suddenly contracted, dragging the three team members toward Doma in an instant! He smiled and opened his mouth, which expanded to a terrifying degree, defying common logic—

"No! Fire!" The security captain's eyes were nearly bursting.

Bullets rained down on Doma and the ice vines, but they could only leave faint white marks on the ice crystals. The next moment, the sound of teeth-grinding chewing and short screams were heard. Blood splattered, only to be frozen by the biting cold. Doma's mangled body filled out at a visible rate, and his lower half began to grow frantically.

In the blink of an eye, Doma had restored his body completely. He stood up elegantly and brushed off non-existent dust from his kimono. He glanced in the direction of the consumption and frowned slightly:

"A coarse taste... The flesh and blood of men are indeed not as sweet as that of young girls."

At this moment, Lin Luo had just met Akaza's heavy punch with his spear. Lightning exploded, and the two temporarily separated. Before the energy aftershocks dissipated, his gaze swept across the battlefield, taking in the scene of Doma devouring the security personnel and restoring himself.

It wasn't pity, nor was it mourning for the lost lives. What burned in Lin Luo's eyes was a purer rage that nearly incinerated his reason!

He witnessed firsthand Doma's leisurely posture as he casually took "food," and the contempt in those rainbow eyes that viewed humans as playthings—this act of wantonly trampling on life and unrestrained arrogance completely ignited the most intense killing intent in his heart.

"You... piece of trash!" Lin Luo's voice squeezed out through his teeth, low and hoarse, yet carrying an extreme coldness that froze the air. The blazing white spear in his hand sensed its master's rage, its light surging as it emitted a sharp hum. His other hand quickly formed seals, and complex, dangerous golden runes flowed and collided in his palm, causing the spiritual power of the surrounding world to vibrate violently—he would no longer hold back, vowing to completely annihilate this demon who trampled on all bottom lines, along with his accomplice!

Akaza cracked his neck, the lightning around him becoming even more intense due to Lin Luo's sudden surge in pressure. The "Destructive Death: Compass Needle" array operated frantically with unprecedented precision. Doma, oblivious to Lin Luo's rage, still smiled as he condensed golden iron fans, ice crystal lotuses slowly rotating with an infuriatingly detached elegance.

Above the ruins, one human and two demons—the Auras of the three parties collided violently! Due to Lin Luo's extreme killing intent toward their "wanton behavior," the battle was pushed into an even more irreconcilable state!

Lin Luo raised his hand, and a slightly dim Purple-Gold Talisman suspended in the air. The edges of the paper were slightly curled, appearing ordinary, yet Akaza's pupils shrank—this was the very purple lightning talisman that had nearly burned him to a crisp!

"Before, my spiritual power was insufficient, and the lightning Talisman failed to show its true power." Lin Luo's voice was as cold as iron. "Now, try blocking it again!"

He quickly formed seals with both hands, the vast spiritual power in his body pouring into the seemingly light Talisman like a flood from an opened dam. The purple-gold patterns on the Talisman lit up one by one, emitting a low hum.

"Nine Heavens Response, Thunder's Universal Transformation... Order!"

As the mantra was spoken, the world changed color!

The Purple-Gold Talisman suddenly erupted with dazzling lightning, shooting straight into the sky! The originally twilight sky was instantly swallowed by rolling dark clouds, and low thunder boomed and gathered within the clouds as if an ancient giant beast were awakening. A vast and boundless heavenly pressure descended, firmly locking onto Akaza and Doma below.

Within the dark clouds, lightning flashed, gradually turning from deep blue to a profound purple! That lightning was no ordinary flash; it seemed to contain a noble spirit that judged all things and cleansed evil. The mere low rumble of the thunder made one's heart tremble, giving rise to a sense of insignificance that could not be resisted.

"Run—!!!"

Only this single thought screamed frantically in Akaza's mind! Every cell in his body was wailing. The terrifying power, originating from the purple lightning talisman but far exceeding it, made him clearly realize—once this thunder fell, it wouldn't just be a severe injury; the entire area would likely be razed to the ground, and total annihilation would be the only outcome!

He couldn't even spare a thought for Doma beside him. The "Compass Needle" array under his feet flashed wildly, and his body instinctively prepared to shoot into the distance—he had to leave this locked-on death zone!

"Move! Move for me!" He roared in his heart, his skin cracking inch by inch due to forcibly breaking through the pressure, and the seeping blood was instantly evaporated by the restless lightning arcs surrounding him.

At the moment he was desperately trying to break free from the lock-on, he caught a glimpse of Doma out of the corner of his eye—this guy seemed to be intimidated by the pure heavenly might, the damn smile on his face finally replaced by a blank fear, and his movements showed a fatal lag!

Just an instant before that destructive purple thunder tore through the sky, crashing down like a sword of heavenly punishment!

Akaza, firmly locked by the heavenly pressure, felt an unprecedented Aura of death. Under the pull of the Qi, he clearly realized that no matter where he fled, this thunder would follow him like a shadow until he was completely annihilated.

In this lightning-fast moment, his beast-like combat instinct made the cruelest and most effective choice—

"Pfft!"

A dull sound of a blade cutting through flesh!

Akaza's lightning-entwined hand-blade, without the slightest hesitation, first precisely and ruthlessly severed his own left arm at the root! Blood sprayed from the stump, but he didn't even look. Almost at the same instant, the trajectory of his hand-blade remained unchanged as it slashed fiercely into Doma's waist beside him!

"You...!" The fear on Doma's face instantly turned into shock and bewilderment.

Akaza's face was distorted. Using his remaining right arm, he grabbed Doma's severed upper body and, along with his own freshly severed arm—still entwined with his intense Aura and lightning—he threw them like a shield, using all his strength, toward the direct path of the falling thunder!

All of this happened within a hundredth of a second.

That "meat shield," a mixture of the flesh and Aura of two Upper Rank Demons, precisely met the destructive purple lightning.

BOOM————!!!

The world turned blindingly white, a terrifying explosion wave swept in all directions, and the violent shockwave tore up the ground layer by layer! Doma's half-body and Akaza's severed arm couldn't last even an instant in the lightning, vaporizing immediately without leaving even a trace of ash.

However, it was precisely this "substitute" containing the Auras of both that momentarily interfered with the heavenly thunder's lock-on.

Using this insignificant sliver of life exchanged for his companion and his own limb, Akaza roared. The Compass Needle under his feet burned to the limit as he dragged his mangled body, turning into a mournful streak of blood-red light. At a speed nearing space-jumping, he fled frantically into the distance, vanishing into the horizon in an instant.

The aftershocks of the thunder still swept over him, leaving half of his body charred and broken, but in the end... they failed to take his life.