162: Chapter 161 All trump cards revealed! This guy is practically unbeatable.

The dragon slaying sword slashed toward the Taotie's neck, the golden patterns on the blade glowing to the extreme, and the Sword Qi condensed into a golden light blade, ten meters long, slicing through the air with a sharp whistle.

The azure thunder sword pierced toward the Taotie's eye, the azure lightning on the tip crackling like an angry thunder snake, lunging straight for that blood-red eyeball.

The two swords, one from the left and one from the right, attacked simultaneously.

The Taotie did not dodge.

It didn't even look.

It simply raised a claw and swiped casually.

"Clang!!!"

A loud bang resounded as sparks flew everywhere.

Lin Feng felt as if he had been hit by a high-speed train, flying backward and flipping over a dozen times in the air before crashing heavily onto the ground, creating a large crater.

Rubble flew and dust filled the air.

He lay at the bottom of the crater, gasping for breath, still holding the dragon slaying sword and the azure thunder sword, but his arms were shaking—not from fear, but from the shock of the impact.

He looked down at his health points.

[health points: 2.87 million / 2.97 million]

A single strike took off a hundred thousand of his health.

It wasn't even a full-strength blow; it was just a casual swipe.

He climbed up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and looked at the Taotie.

The Taotie stood in the middle of the lava, its blood-red eyes staring at him, its huge mouth grinning to reveal rows of densely packed teeth as if it were laughing.

It was laughing at him.

A tiny human, holding two toothpicks, trying to kill it.

Lin Feng took a deep breath and brought his hands together in front of his chest.

Eight-colored light began to converge—gold, crimson, deep blue, azure, earthy yellow, purple, silver-white, and pitch black.

The eight colors rotated, intertwined, and underwent Fusion in his palms, turning into a ball of Chaos-colored light.

He pushed his hands outward, and a Chaos-colored beam of light shot from his palms, as thick as a water bucket, blasting straight at the Taotie's head.

"Chaos Destruction Cannon!"

This was his strongest long-range skill, costing eight hundred thousand mana per shot, capable of blasting through a mountain.

The Chaos light beam struck the Taotie's head and exploded.

The blinding Chaos-colored light engulfed the Taotie's head, and the shockwave spread out, overturning the surrounding rubble and sand.

After the light dissipated, the Taotie was still standing there.

On its head, there was a shallow white mark.

Like a mark made by a piece of chalk.

[Taotie health points: 49.98 million / 50 million]

Twenty thousand damage.

Out of fifty million health, twenty thousand didn't even count as an itch.

Lin Feng's mouth twitched.

His strongest strike only took off twenty thousand of its health.

At this rate, he would have to hit it two thousand five hundred times.

The Taotie wouldn't give him two thousand five hundred chances.

It lowered its head, its blood-red eyes staring at him, and opened its mouth; a suction force surged from within, stronger and more violent than before, like a black hole, like an abyss, like the end of the Universe.

Lin Feng flew toward that mouth against his will.

"Void Walk!"

He instantly disappeared from where he stood and reappeared a hundred meters away.

The suction was still there, so he struggled to stabilize himself, flapping his Wind Wings to the extreme; the azure wings of light beat frantically in the wind, making a buzzing sound.

He was like a petrel caught in a storm, struggling against the hurricane.

The Taotie's mouth continued to suck, the force growing stronger as rubble, sand, black smoke, and lava were all sucked into its maw.

Lin Feng slid toward that mouth bit by bit—fifty meters, forty meters, thirty meters.

He gritted his teeth, pulled the azure thunder sword from his wanxiang ring, and activated Thunder Flash.

His figure vanished and reappeared behind the Taotie.

The suction was gone, and he gasped for breath, sweat from his forehead trickling down his cheeks.

The Taotie turned around, its blood-red eyes staring at him, its huge mouth grinning to reveal rows of densely packed teeth.

It stopped sucking; it wanted to eat its prey alive.

It pounced toward Lin Feng.

Its speed was incredibly fast; its ten-meter-tall body was like a moving mountain, each step making the earth tremble and leaving a deep footprint.

Lin Feng did not retreat; he spread his Wind Wings and charged at the Taotie.

He swung the dragon slaying sword, sending a golden Sword Qi toward the Taotie's neck.

The Taotie did not dodge, allowing the Sword Qi to strike its body.

Clang—

Sparks flew, and another white mark appeared on the Taotie's scales.

Lin Feng struck again, the azure thunder sword piercing toward the Taotie's eye.

The Taotie tilted its head slightly, and the sword tip grazed the corner of its eye, leaving a shallow bloody scratch.

[Taotie health points: 49.96 million / 50 million]

Twenty thousand.

Another twenty thousand.

The Taotie was enraged—not by pain, but by being bitten by a mosquito.

It raised its claw and swiped at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng dodged to the side, but the edge of the claw grazed his shoulder, bringing a gust of fierce wind that sent him flying; he flipped several times in the air before hitting the ground.

His health points dropped by another eighty thousand.

He climbed up, spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, and looked at the Taotie.

The Taotie did not chase him; it stood in the middle of the lava and roared at the sky.

"Roar—!!!"

The sound shook the entire Secret Realm, causing cracks to appear in the sky and the ground, and the air itself began to distort.

Lin Feng's eardrums hurt, his vision went dark, and his head buzzed.

The black mass behind him shouted, "It's summoning its kind! Stop it quickly!"

Lin Feng gritted his teeth and brought his hands together in front of his chest, the eight-colored light converging once more.

This time, he poured in one million mana; the eight-colored light spun frantically in his palms, faster and denser, until it became a Chaos-colored light sphere.

He pushed the light sphere toward the Taotie; it flew slowly, but along its path, the air burned and the ground melted.

The Taotie looked at the light sphere, opened its mouth, and swallowed it in one gulp.

Lin Feng was stunned.

The light sphere was gone, eaten by the beast.

The Taotie chewed twice, swallowed, and let out a burp.

A puff of Chaos-colored gas escaped from its mouth and dissipated into the air.

It licked its lips, its blood-red eyes shimmering with excitement.

It loved to eat; it ate everything, even energy.

The black mass behind him shrieked, "It's eating your attacks! You can't use energy attacks! It will only get stronger the more it eats!"

Lin Feng fell silent.

He couldn't use energy attacks; he could only use physical attacks.

But with physical attacks, even his strongest dragon slaying sword could only take off twenty thousand of its health.

He took a deep breath, sheathed the dragon slaying sword and the azure thunder sword at his waist, and clenched his fists.

Eight-colored light converged on his fists—not as an energy attack, but as a buff.

He used the eight elements to strengthen his fists, making them harder, heavier, and faster.

Then he charged forward.

One punch slammed into the Taotie's leg.

"Clang—"

The sound of metal clashing rang out, and sparks flew.

A shallow fist print appeared on the Taotie's leg.

The Taotie looked down at him as if looking at an ant.

It raised its claw and swiped down.

Lin Feng dodged and landed another punch on its belly.

Clang—

Another fist print.

The Taotie swiped again.

He dodged and punched again.

Punch after punch, like raindrops, like hailstones, like striking iron.

He landed over a hundred punches; the Taotie's legs, belly, and neck were covered in shallow fist prints.

[Taotie health points: 49.7 million / 50 million]

A hundred punches, three hundred thousand health.

An average of three thousand per punch.

At this rate, he would have to land more than ten thousand punches.

His fists were bleeding, his knuckles hurt, and his arms were shaking, but he didn't stop.

He couldn't stop; if he stopped, he would be eaten.

The Taotie was getting fed up.

This ant wouldn't die, wouldn't go away, and kept clanging and banging on its body.

It opened its mouth, and a suction force surged out.

Lin Feng was prepared; he used Void Walk to teleport behind it.

The Taotie turned and swiped its claw.

Lin Feng dodged and landed another punch.

The man and the beast fought in a blur by the edge of the lava pit.

Lin Feng was like an agile monkey, jumping around on the Taotie, punching and kicking.

The Taotie was like a clumsy giant beast, pouncing and swiping, but it was always half a beat too slow.

But Lin Feng knew this was only temporary.

The Taotie hadn't used its full strength yet; it was playing.

Like a cat playing with a mouse, an eagle with a rabbit, or a human with an ant.

It was waiting—waiting for him to tire, to slow down, to make a mistake.

And then it would eat him in one bite.

The black mass in the back was setting up a Formation.

It had no body, but its consciousness remained, along with its knowledge of Formations.

Using its remaining strength, it drew runes on the ground one by one.

The runes glowed faintly and weakly, like a candle flickering in the wind.

But it drew them with great care, stroke by stroke, not daring to make a mistake.

It drew a Four Symbols Demon Suppressing Formation, then a Five Elements Spirit Trapping Array, and finally an Bagua Heaven Sealing Array.

The three Formations were layered on top of each other, nested like a giant cage.

After drawing the last rune, its strength was almost entirely depleted, and it slumped on the ground like a pile of mud.

"It's ready... quickly, lure it in..." its voice was weak, like the buzzing of a mosquito.

Lin Feng heard it, landed a punch on the Taotie's nose, and turned to run.

The Taotie was infuriated and gave chase.

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It ran very fast, and every step made the earth tremble.

Lin Feng ran even faster, his Wind Wings flapping at full speed, like a streak of azure lightning.

He ran into the Formation, stopped, and turned around.

The Taotie charged into the Formation, stepping on those runes.

The runes lit up simultaneously; the Four Symbols Demon Suppressing Formation suppressed its speed and strength, the Five Elements Spirit Trapping Array restricted its movements, and the Bagua Heaven Sealing Array sealed its retreat.

The three Formations were like three locks, pinning the Taotie in place.

The Taotie struggled for a moment, but couldn't break free.

It lowered its head to look at the runes beneath its feet, a hint of confusion flashing in its blood-red eyes.

It did not understand how these glowing lines could trap it.

But it was not in a hurry; it had power, it had brute force.

It struggled with all its might, and crack—a section of the Four Symbols Demon Suppressing Formation's runes shattered.

With another struggle, the runes of the Five Elements Spirit Trapping Array also shattered.

With one more struggle, the runes of the Bagua Heaven Sealing Array cracked.

The black mass behind them shrieked in anxiety. "Quick! It's about to break free!"

Lin Feng charged forward, unleashing both fists, punching the Taotie on its head again and again.

Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang—it sounded like smithing iron, like striking a bell, like rain hitting banana leaves.

On the Taotie's head, the fist marks grew more numerous and deeper.

The Taotie's health points were dropping: 49 million, 48 million, 47 million.

But its struggle grew increasingly violent, and more and more runes shattered.

Crack—the Four Symbols Demon Suppressing Formation shattered.

The Taotie's speed was restored; it raised its claw and swiped at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng was sent flying, crashing onto the ground and spitting out a mouthful of blood.

His health points dropped by 150,000.

He scrambled up and charged again.

Crack—the Five Elements Spirit Trapping Array shattered.

The Taotie's mobility was restored; it turned around and swept its tail, like a giant pillar supporting the heavens.

Lin Feng couldn't dodge in time and was struck by the tail, flying off like a cannonball and crashing into a pile of rubble; the rubble collapsed, burying him.

He crawled out from the rubble, covered in blood, his left arm broken and hanging uselessly at his side.

His health points dropped by 300,000.

Crack—the Bagua Heaven Sealing Array also shattered.

The Taotie was completely free; it roared at the sky, the sound making the heavens themselves tremble.

It lowered its head, its blood-red eyes fixed on Lin Feng, its huge mouth grinning to reveal rows upon rows of dense teeth.

It was hungry; it wanted to eat.

Lin Feng stood on the pile of rubble, covered in blood, his left arm broken, his right arm still intact but shaking.

The dragon slaying sword and azure thunder sword were still at his waist, but he couldn't draw them.

His fingers were trembling, unable to grip the hilts.

He looked at the Taotie, and the Taotie looked at him.

The wind blew from the west, carrying sand and the smell of blood.

He smiled. "Come on."

The Taotie lunged.

Its speed was astonishing, its ten-meter-tall body like a moving mountain.

Lin Feng didn't dodge; he couldn't anymore.

He took a deep breath, brought his hands together in front of his chest, and eight-colored light gathered once more.

He was going to use his final move: Law of Heaven and Earth.

"Law of Heaven and Earth—Activate!!!"

Hum—

A point of golden light lit up between his brows; the light grew brighter and more blinding.

His body began to expand, growing from 1.7 meters to three meters, five meters, ten meters, twenty meters; in the blink of an eye, it grew to one hundred meters.

One hundred and seventy meters, significantly taller than the Taotie.

His body was no longer flesh and blood, but composed of pure golden light.

Like a giant of light.

[Law of Heaven and Earth · Activated. Size increased 100x. All attributes × 10. Duration: 100 seconds. Current spirit: 21,200. Spell attack: 106,000. health points: 29.7 million. mana: 28.1 million. Source of Life: Recovers 594,000 per second.]

Lin Feng looked down at the Taotie; in front of him, the Taotie was like a puppy.

He raised his fist, which was larger than the Taotie's head.

He smashed down with a punch, boom—the Taotie was smashed into the ground, creating a large crater.

[Taotie health points: 46 million/50 million]

One punch, three million health.

The Taotie crawled out of the crater, a look of gravity appearing in its blood-red eyes for the first time.

It looked at Lin Feng as if looking at a worthy opponent.

It opened its mouth, and a suction force surged out.

Lin Feng didn't dodge; he was too big to dodge.

He raised his foot and stomped on the Taotie's back.

Bang—the Taotie was stomped into the ground, and the suction force was cut off.

Lin Feng threw another punch, smashing it onto the Taotie's head.

Boom—the Taotie's head sank into the ground.

[Taotie health points: 43 million/50 million]

The Taotie struggled to crawl out of the ground and swept its tail, striking Lin Feng's leg.

Lin Feng swayed but didn't fall.

He grabbed the Taotie's tail and, like holding a puppy, lifted the Taotie and slammed it onto the ground.

Boom—the ground was smashed into a large crater.

[Taotie health points: 40 million/50 million]

The Taotie crawled out of the crater, covered in wounds; a large section of its scales had shattered, and blood surged from the wounds, staining the ground red.

But it was still smiling, its huge mouth grinning to reveal rows upon rows of dense teeth.

It wasn't afraid; it was hungry, and it wanted to eat.

It opened its mouth and bit at Lin Feng's leg.

Snap—its teeth bit into Lin Feng's lower leg, and golden light surged from the wound.

[Damage taken: 500,000]

[Source of Life recovery: 594,000 per second]

Lin Feng looked down at the Taotie; the Taotie hung from his leg like a crocodile biting its prey.

He grabbed the Taotie's horn and wrenched it with force.

Snap—the horn broke.

The Taotie let out a miserable shriek, released its bite, and fell to the ground.

Lin Feng threw the horn aside and smashed a fist into the Taotie's stomach.

[Taotie health points: 37 million/50 million]

The Taotie scrambled up from the ground, its blood-red eyes filled with rage.

It opened its mouth, and a black beam of light shot out, blasting Lin Feng in the chest.

The black light was thick and dense, like ink, like asphalt, like congealed blood.

A large hole was blasted into Lin Feng's chest, and golden light surged from the hole.

[Damage taken: 2 million]

[Source of Life recovery: 594,000 per second]

He looked down at the hole in his chest; it was slowly healing, but very slowly.

The time for the Law of Heaven and Earth was slipping away; thirty seconds out of one hundred had already passed.

He only had seventy seconds left.

He took a deep breath, unleashed both fists, and punched the Taotie again and again.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Every punch made the Taotie vomit blood, and every punch made the earth tremble.

[Taotie health points: 35 million... 32 million... 28 million...]

The Taotie was also retaliating, clawing, sweeping with its tail, biting, and blasting with black light.

Lin Feng's body was covered in countless wounds; a chunk of his left shoulder had been bitten off, his right arm had three deep, bone-exposed lacerations, and the hole in his chest hadn't healed yet before another new hole was blasted into it.

His health points were dropping: 29 million, 27 million, 25 million.

The Source of Life was recovering 594,000 health per second, but the Taotie's attacks were too fierce, dealing over a million damage to him per second.

Sixty seconds had passed.

Forty seconds of the Law of Heaven and Earth remained.

The Taotie had 23 million health points left.

Lin Feng had 22 million health points left.

Man and beast were both covered in wounds, both panting.

The black mass lay slumped on the ground, watching the battle.

Its Formation was shattered, its power was exhausted, and it could do nothing.

It could only watch, watching that young man fight with his life.

In its eye sockets, something was flashing.

It wasn't tears; it was light.

Lin Feng smashed a fist onto the Taotie's head, and the Taotie bit down on Lin Feng's shoulder.

Man and beast were entangled, rolling near the edge of the lava pit.

Lava splashed onto them, burning their skin and flesh, but neither cared.

Lin Feng had twenty seconds of the Law of Heaven and Earth remaining, and the Taotie had 18 million health points left.

He knew he couldn't finish it.

It wasn't that he couldn't defeat it; there just wasn't enough time.

Once the Law of Heaven and Earth ended, he would revert to his original form, and by then, the Taotie would be able to swallow him in one bite.

He gritted his teeth, grabbed the Taotie's upper and lower jaws with both hands, and forced them apart.

The Taotie's mouth was pried open, revealing the pitch-black throat inside.

He pulled something out of his wanxiang ring—the Seven-Colored Explosive Candy.

That candy, created through the Fusion of a coffin and the Seven-Colored Divine Stone, was round and small, with a colorful surface and a black interior.

He tossed it into the Taotie's throat.

The Taotie swallowed it.

It didn't even taste it.