173: Chapter 174 Flesh and Blood Aggregate, A World-Destroying Strike

"Hum~"

White electric arcs flickered beneath Lin Ye's feet.

The next second, his figure instantly blurred, wrapping around behind the butcher like a bolt of lightning.

The black iron heavy staff struck down at the butcher's head with a terrifying whistle.

This strike contained the dual augmentation of Wild Bull Strength and the Earth-Splitting Staff Technique, and its power was truly astonishing.

"Bang!"

However, when the staff landed on the butcher's head, the opponent merely staggered slightly, without sustaining any damage.

At the same time, the butcher gripped his butcher knife and slashed backhand, the blade sweeping upward toward Lin Ye's abdomen.

Lin Ye tapped his foot and calmly dodged the strike.

But his eyes became slightly grave.

This thing not only had terrifying strength, but its defense was also not to be underestimated.

Although he hadn't used his full strength in that previous strike, it would have been enough to blow up a Seventh-Grade Martial Artist in one hit.

Yet, hitting the butcher felt like nothing at all.

"Looks like this is going to be a real fight."

Taking a deep breath, purple electric arcs emerged on the surface of his body.

The Thunder Tiger Vajra Body didn't just increase defense; it could also be used to boost explosive power.

Admittedly, confronting such a high-attack, high-defense Demon head-on was not a wise choice.

But Lin Ye wanted to test if he could defeat this Half-step Sixth-Grade Demon head-on while going all out.

Lightning Flash Movement, activate!

"Hum!"

Lin Ye's figure instantly vanished, leaving only winding trails of light on the ground, like thunder snakes slithering across the surface.

Earth-Splitting Staff Technique, Fourth Form: Mountain Breaker!

The staff sliced through the air, emitting a sharp whistle.

Facing Lin Ye's extreme speed, the butcher had no possibility of dodging, and the staff landed solidly on his shoulder.

"Crack!"

Accompanied by a crisp sound of bone fracturing.

The butcher's shoulder visibly collapsed, his entire right arm hung limp, and he nearly dropped his butcher knife.

His body staggered two steps to the left, his feet stomping out a deep pit.

He tilted his head to look at his collapsed shoulder, then reached out with his left hand, grabbed his right arm, and gave it a violent pull and push.

"Click, click, click."

The sound of bones resetting was clearly audible.

His shoulder returned to its original state; although it still looked somewhat swollen, it was already functional.

He shook his right arm, gripped the butcher knife tightly again, stared at Lin Ye with dark red eyes, and a creepy smile spread across his lips.

Lin Ye did not hesitate at all; under the augmentation of Lightning Flash Movement, the black iron heavy staff in his hand fell continuously like a rainstorm.

The butcher swung his butcher knife frantically, like a tireless machine, constantly hacking in the direction of Lin Ye.

However, his attack pattern was too singular and couldn't hit Lin Ye at all while he was in full-speed mode; the butcher could only passively take the hits.

"Bang!"

Another staff strike landed, the butcher's head suddenly sank downward, and his body toppled forward.

"Now is the time!"

The black iron heavy staff in his hand was raised high, purple electric arcs and white Internal Qi interweaving on the staff, emitting crackling explosions.

Earth-Splitting Staff Technique, Ninth Form—Heaven-Collapsing, Earth-Destroying!

In that instant, it was as if thunder had descended upon the world, and the entire Qishan Village was illuminated by the brilliant light emitted from the staff.

The butcher clearly felt the terror of this strike.

He gripped the butcher knife with both hands, holding it horizontally above his head, and wisps of black qi surged frantically toward the blade.

"Hum!!"

The staff and the blade collided, but there was no roar as one might have imagined.

As the saying goes, the greatest music is soundless, and the greatest form is formless; this was exactly that.

"Click, click, click!"

One could see the butcher knife in the butcher's hand develop dense cracks on its surface, and then with a "bang", it exploded into shards filling the sky.

In fact, if not for the Immortal characteristic augmenting the black iron heavy staff, it would likely have been the one to shatter now.

At the same time, cracks appeared on the butcher's body as well, and wisps of gray mist permeated out, wrapping him tightly in the blink of an eye.

Before Lin Ye could make a move, the mist wrapping the butcher suddenly began to vibrate violently.

Then, it exploded.

The grayish-white mist surged in all directions like a dam bursting; seeing the situation was bad, Lin Ye directly activated Lightning Flash Movement and instantly retreated a hundred zhang away.

Stabilizing his figure and looking up, Lin Ye's pupils shrank sharply.

The butcher's figure was no longer in sight; in its place was a massive ball of flesh.

At this moment, the flesh ball was expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye—one zhang, two zhang, three zhang...

Slowly, organs and tissues began to emerge on the surface of the flesh ball.

They writhed and underwent Fusion within the gray mist, emitting bursts of creepy clicking sounds.

"Is this thing the true form of the Demon?"

Looking at the massive flesh agglomerate before him, even with Lin Ye's firm resolve, he felt it was a bit of an eyesore.

This thing was completely a monster stitched together from countless corpses.

It had no fixed form, or rather, its form was "chaos" itself.

You could see human heads, horse faces, ox eyes, and pig legs on it, all piled together in a mess.

The surface of the flesh ball was covered with a layer of grayish-white membrane, and beneath the membrane was churning black qi, with twisted faces occasionally emerging from within.

Lin Ye took a deep breath, and subconsciously gripped the black iron heavy staff tighter.

The diameter of this flesh agglomerate before him exceeded thirty zhang, like a mountain of flesh.

It had no feet, or rather, its feet were composed of countless twisted limbs.

Hundreds and thousands of limbs from different creatures writhed on the ground simultaneously, supporting its massive body as it moved.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

It moved, approaching Lin Ye with a slow yet unstoppable posture, accompanied by a chaotic and terrifying spiritual pressure.

An average Seventh-Grade Martial Artist would likely be unable to summon any intention to resist if they encountered it.

However, for Lin Ye, who had already comprehended the True Intent of the Heart-Ape, this level of pressure was not enough to affect him.

"Damn, this thing is too disgusting; better make it a quick battle."

Lin Ye gripped the staff with both hands and raised the black iron heavy staff high.

At the same time, with a thought, the black iron heavy staff in his hand began to change.

Its length extended to 30 zhang, and the diameter of its front end expanded directly to three zhang.

The dark gold patterns on the staff were fully activated, emitting a faint golden halo.

With the Ruyi characteristic added to the double gravity characteristic of the black iron heavy staff, the weight of the black iron heavy staff now exceeded two hundred thousand catties!

An invisible pressure spread rapidly from the black iron heavy staff as the center; the air itself seemed about to be crushed by this terrifying weight.

Seemingly sensing a fatal threat, the flesh agglomerate stopped writhing.

Black qi surged frantically from within its body, wrapping it tightly.

Wind Breathing, activate!

Thunder Tiger Vajra Body, activate!

True Intent of the Heart-Ape, activate!

Slaughter Vision, activate!

The three forms of power—essence, Qi, and spirit—flowed and underwent Fusion on the staff, finally condensing into a beam of pure golden light.

"Smash!"

The giant black iron heavy staff, carrying world-destroying power, smashed down.

Wherever the staff passed, all evil qi evaporated.

"Boom!!!"

Accompanied by an earth-shattering roar, a pillar of light shot up into the sky from the position of the flesh agglomerate.

"Rumble!"

Suddenly, the entire Qishan Village seemed to experience a magnitude ten earthquake, and it began to shake violently!