446: Kill Xingkui!

The golden sea of light, which completely engulfed Xiao Shi's body, continuously gathered and surged on his skin.

Through constant interweaving, it transformed into a gigantic figure clad in an Emperors Armor, composed of numerous golden lights.

The entire figure stood tens of thousands of feet tall!

As if it could prop up the heavens.

This was a colossal figure wearing an Emperors Armor.

The broad, golden Emperors Armor exuded divine majesty, embroidered with nine soaring dragons that seemed to be real, sealed within the robe, flowing like water, emanating an aura of nobility.

The golden Emperor's Crown on his head, like a golden blazing sun, formed a massive golden halo behind him.

Most striking were the twenty-four dangling strings of pearls from the Emperor's Crown, twelve pearls per string, covering his face while each pearl emitted a dazzling glow, making him even more impossible to look at directly.

At the same time, behind him was a golden martial emperors cloak, with a solid gold base, the hem embroidered with crimson flames, and a huge black 'Martial' character on the back.

A golden belt was wrapped around his waist, and his battle boots and shoulder guards were all now a brilliant gold.

However, this Emperors Armor image, formed by numerous golden lights, did not belong to Xiao Shi... but rather, the Emperors Armor image of Martial Emperor!!

At this moment, Xiao Shi was completely enveloped within the vast Emperors Armor image.

His body was no longer under his own control.

And he clearly felt the will of the Martial Emperor attempting to seize his body!

A long time ago.

Xiao Shi had faced such a crisis before.

It was precisely because he realized the Emperors Armor had such a hidden danger that he did not continue to collect the Emperors Armor.

Now, the Martial Emperor actively gathered all the Emperors Armor onto Xiao Shi's body, intending to forcibly plunder Xiao Shi's body through the Emperors Armor!

This was a trump card he had prepared long ago to deal with Xiao Shi!

Previously, when his Demigod clone fought Xiao Shi, the reason he didn't use this trump card was, on one hand, because the Martial Emperor had misjudged Xiao Shi's strength at the time.

On the other hand, he felt that using this trump card then would not be very effective.

He knew very well.

Since the opponent had not gathered all the Emperors Armor, even if he forcibly applied the remaining two pieces of Emperors Armor onto him, the overall effect would certainly not be as good as Xiao Shi himself gathering all the Emperors Armor.

Even if he had used this trump card at that time.

At most, it would only bring a certain degree of restriction to Xiao Shi.

It would not be enough to plunder his body.

But now it was different!

For the Martial Emperor, the most pressing matter at hand was to quickly eliminate Demigod Xing Kui.

And through the Emperors Armor.

He had essentially trapped Xiao Shi, preventing Xiao Shi from stopping him from killing Demigod Xing Kui.

Once he dealt with Demigod Xing Kui.

Gathering the four types of Heaven and Earth Rules would allow him to strengthen the Emperors Armor's plunder of Xiao Shi's body!

He knew.

If he didn't take the initiative to act.

The Emperors Armor alone would definitely not be able to complete the plunder of Xiao Shi's body.

He needed to add fuel to the fire!

All current developments were consistent with the Martial Emperor's initial plan.

As a supreme powerhouse who had lived for an era.

His ability to strategize was beyond doubt.

Not only had he set up this current situation long ago, but he had even anticipated how Xiao Shi would react.

He directly used the Emperors Armor as a trump card against Xiao Shi, completely trapping him.

In this situation.

Xiao Shi was merely a lamb to the slaughter for him.

Once he dealt with Demigod Xing Kui, there would be no existence on the Tianwu Continent that could threaten him.

This made the Martial Emperor accelerate his killing of Demigod Xing Kui.

His arm, piercing through Demigod Xing Kui's chest, caused Demigod Xing Kui's life force to drain at an alarming rate.

In an instant.

Demigod Xing Kui was on his last breath, with only half a life left.

However, just as the Martial Emperor thought everything was firmly in his grasp.

The entire massive Emperors Armor image suddenly rippled.

"Hmm?"

The Martial Emperor frowned.

He immediately noticed that the Emperors Armor image, which had trapped Xiao Shi, exploded with a boom under continuous intense fluctuations, creating a hole.

This hole appeared on the back of the Emperors Armor image, at the original location of its martial emperors cloak.

This startled the Martial Emperor.

His expression changed drastically.

He knew very well.

Once the Emperors Armor image was broken, it would no longer be able to contain the opponent!

But he couldn't understand... how could Xiao Shi break the Emperors Armor image?

In his opinion.

Even if Xiao Shi currently had the cultivation of a Demigod, once trapped by the Emperors Armor, his entire body would be unable to move, and all his power could not be exerted.

In this situation... there was simply no possibility of breaking the Emperors Armor!

Yet now, the massive Emperors Armor image formed by the Emperors Armor had strangely exploded with a hole.

This also gave Xiao Shi, who was trapped and unable to move within the Emperors Armor image, enough strength to raise his head and let out a low roar.

"Break for me!!"

As his words left his mouth.

The martial emperors cloak on his back, with its solid gold base and crimson flames embroidered on the hem, immediately fluttered and vibrated.

Boom!!

Accompanied by an earth-shattering roar.

Xiao Shi's figure was directly shaken out of the massive Emperors Armor image.

Blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

He looked a bit disheveled.

However, his eyes shone brightly.

It was the Martial Emperor who frowned instead.

Xiao Shi not only escaped the confinement of the entire Emperors Armor image but also shed the Emperors Armor pieces one by one.

Only the martial emperors cloak remained!

This made the Martial Emperor instantly realize that the problem was very likely with the martial emperors cloak!

Sure enough.

When he tried to activate the martial emperors cloak, he was shocked to discover... that he no longer had permission over the martial emperors cloak!!

The entire martial emperors cloak seemed to have been erased from the Emperors Armor.

It no longer belonged to the Emperors Armor!

This deeply shocked the Martial Emperor.

What he didn't know was... when Xiao Shi first realized the hidden danger of the Emperors Armor, he had already begun preparing for this day!

Especially after he learned that his enemy was the Martial Emperor, he understood that the Martial Emperor would eventually use the Emperors Armor to backfire on him.

And the reason he chose the martial emperors cloak as his exclusive item back then, besides valuing the clones it provided, was another important reason: to disrupt the integrity of the Emperors Armor!

Xiao Shi knew deeply.

The power of the Emperors Armor did not come from one or two individual pieces.

Although each component of the Emperors Armor possessed considerable abilities and effects.

The most powerful aspect, however, was the Emperors Armor when all pieces were gathered!

And to break the Emperors Armor, the only way was to break its integrity!

This might be difficult for others to achieve.

But for Xiao Shi, it was not a difficult task!

As long as he transformed one piece of the Emperors Armor into his exclusive item, he would naturally be able to break the integrity of the Emperors Armor.

Eight pieces of Emperors Armor... if any single component had a problem.

The Emperors Armor could no longer maintain its integrity.

Therefore, even though Xiao Shi was just trapped by the Martial Emperor with the Emperors Armor, he did not panic at all.

However, the feeling of being trapped still surprised him.

Within the confinement of the Emperors Armor, his body completely lost control, and all his power could not be used.

It seemed as if everything about him was replaced by the Emperors Armor, allowing the Emperors Armor to take the lead.

At the same time, the Martial Emperor's will constantly tried to invade him.

If it were a complete Emperors Armor... under such confinement, he indeed would not have had a very good way to break free.

Fortunately, with his cautious nature.

After realizing the Emperors Armor had certain hidden dangers, he had already made preparations and taken precautions long ago.

The Martial Emperor's expression was ugly.

He had thought that the previous battle between his clone and Xiao Shi had given him a clear understanding of Xiao Shi's strength and background.

He never expected that Xiao Shi... still had some unrevealed trump cards!!

"How many things... does he still hide!!"

The Martial Emperor clenched his fists.

This was a powerful trump card he had specially prepared for Xiao Shi.

He never expected... it would be broken so easily by the opponent!

This person repeatedly made moves that completely defied his expectations, making him feel that this fellow in front of him was like a bottomless abyss, whose depths he could never see, and whose hidden methods he would never know!

In response, the Martial Emperor took a deep breath.

He remained calm and composed.

Although the Emperors Armor's confinement failed.

He knew that the most important thing at the moment was still to kill Demigod Xing Kui and plunder the rules from his body.

As long as he could get Demigod Xing Kui's rules.

Then, even if he couldn't occupy Xiao Shi's body with the Emperors Armor, he could still control Xiao Shi's life and death.

Now, Demigod Xing Kui's life force had already drained away by more than half.

He was on his last breath.

Even if Xiao Shi tried to stop him now, it would be too late.

Killing intent flickered in the Martial Emperor's eyes.

As he raised his hand.

Waves of powerful and terrifying energy immediately condensed onto his raised left hand.

Not only did it gather the power of the Extinction Rule, but it also carried the power of Demigod Mu Wen's Life and Death Rule.

Under the interweaving of the two rule powers.

He raised his palm, giving Xiao Shi no chance to react.

His entire hand formed a palm-blade, and with the fastest speed, it slashed down with a roar.

He intended to decapitate Demigod Xing Kui with one palm strike!

Although at the Demigod level, even if one's head was severed, one would not die.

But now, Demigod Xing Kui's life force was already almost completely depleted.

Once his head was really cut off by the Martial Emperor.

He would definitely not have any extra life force to continue sustaining himself.

At that point, he would undoubtedly face certain death!

Although the Martial Emperor swung his palm down.

He did not even glance at Demigod Xing Kui, his gaze remained fixed on Xiao Shi from beginning to end.

He was certain that Xiao Shi would try every possible means to stop him.

However, to his surprise... even as Xiao Shi watched him swing his palm down, he remained completely unmoved, showing no reaction whatsoever.

"Hmm?"

This aroused suspicion in the Martial Emperor's heart.

Based on his understanding of Xiao Shi.

The other party was definitely not someone who would willingly accept their fate.

Even if he knew he couldn't stop it, he would surely take some action, not do nothing.

Xiao Shi's abnormal behavior... raised a strong sense of vigilance in his heart.

However, the speed of his downward slash did not slow down at all.

For him.

The sooner he killed Demigod Xing Kui, the more advantageous it would be.

As long as he got Demigod Xing Kui's rules, then no matter what Xiao Shi did afterward, it would be futile.

All of this seemed slow.

In reality, with the Martial Emperor's speed, in less than a second, his swinging palm had already reached Demigod Xing Kui's front.

But what he didn't expect was... after he slashed down with his palm.

It should have directly severed Demigod Xing Kui's head.

But the result was... he missed!!

The Martial Emperor looked down in surprise.

He found that Demigod Xing Kui's head had withered a step earlier, before his descending palm-blade could even reach it.

And it wasn't just his head; his entire body also withered and shriveled.

It was as if all his essence, including flesh, blood, and life force, were instantly drained dry!

This caused Demigod Xing Kui to die a step earlier, before the Martial Emperor's palm-blade could strike.

This made the Martial Emperor's gaze sharpen.

He suddenly looked up at Xiao Shi.

"eye of imperial judgment!!"

He knew very well.

Demigod Xing Kui's death state was clearly due to the eye of imperial judgment!

The Martial Emperor had a good understanding of this Demigod-level forbidden treasure that once belonged to Yan Huagu.

But what he didn't expect was... at this moment, Xiao Shi wasn't trying to stop him from killing Demigod Xing Kui, but rather was racing him to kill Demigod Xing Kui!

What did this mean?

The Martial Emperor frowned deeply.

The next second.

He understood Xiao Shi's intention.

"He knows that Demigod Xing Kui's death is inevitable, and it's too late to stop it no matter what, so he wants to kill Demigod Xing Kui faster than me, thereby gaining the initiative and plundering Demigod Xing Kui's Heaven and Earth Rules as quickly as possible!"

The Martial Emperor's eyes narrowed slightly.

Xiao Shi's idea was good.

But... useless!

A Demigod's rules do not belong to whoever kills them first.

The Martial Emperor believed that no one in the world could compare to him in plundering Heaven and Earth Rules.

He spread his hands, continuously forming various seals, first preserving Demigod Xing Kui's rules after his death intact, and then began to plunder this Heaven and Earth Rule.

Although he didn't think Xiao Shi could plunder Demigod Xing Kui's Heaven and Earth Rules faster than him.

But Xiao Shi's unfathomable nature made him dare not show any contempt.

He immediately plundered the Heaven and Earth Rules at his fastest speed.

However, just as he was in the process of plundering the Heaven and Earth Rules.

A branch suddenly and silently emerged from beneath the ground, sweeping across the ground to pick up something the Martial Emperor couldn't see, and rapidly retracted back into the ground.

Under normal circumstances.

The Martial Emperor would definitely have noticed.

But at this moment, his entire mind was immersed in the plunder of Heaven and Earth Rules, and he had no thoughts to pay attention to anything else.

This allowed Xiao Shi to successfully obtain the item dropped after killing Demigod Xing Kui through the Azure Calamity Ancient Tree!

He quickly scanned the item's information.

After discovering that this item could not bring about a breakthrough in his own realm, he did not examine it further.

Instead, a resolute and fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

Knowing that he now had only one choice before him.

"I'll risk it all!"

A sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

He once again made a tianwu wish, desiring for his Slaughter Rule to transform into Slaughter Origin!

The will of Heaven and Earth descended accordingly!