264: Chapter 263 Slaying

The greatsword heavy Slash!

Chu Xuan held his shield with both hands and was sent flying over twenty meters, crashing heavily into the wall behind him, causing even more cracks to appear on the already fractured surface.

The wind from the punch whistled, vibrating the air as King Seth of Dona followed closely behind, slamming a fist hard against the pitch-black shield. The impact actually caused the shield made of indestructible flowing shadow to crack and shatter, covered in dense fractures.

Under the immense force, Chu Xuan's back slammed into the wall once more. His body, propelled backward, caused the already damaged wall to collapse with a thunderous boom.

[You have taken continuous heavy blows, your health points -180]

[Current health points: 735]

“Die!”

King Seth of Dona stomped the ground, blasting out a deep crater as he chased after Chu Xuan, who had been blown out of the castle by that punch. A hideous laugh erupted from his mouth.

He seemed intent on taking advantage of the fact that Chu Xuan was still in mid-air with nowhere to find leverage, aiming to slice him in half with a single sword strike.

However, just as the sword was about to hit, Chu Xuan abruptly disappeared.

Teleport!

When Chu Xuan reappeared, he was already directly above King Seth of Dona.

The shattered shield in his hand transformed back into a long blade!

[You have restructured the indestructible flowing shadow, your spirituality value -10]

The Fire of Nirvana covered the long blade once more. The strike landed, hacking fiercely into the back of King Seth of Dona's neck.

In an instant, a line of blood sprayed out. King Seth of Dona was sent shooting toward the ground like a cannonball from dozens of meters high, smashing out a massive crater.

Two Slashes followed immediately after!

During the battle just now, Chu Xuan had tried to accumulate Slashes. However, the situation was urgent, and the process caused distractions, so he had stopped after accumulating only one.

By now, the cooldown had long passed, so he condensed another Slash. Together with the one he had previously stored, he fired them both out. Enveloped in Black Flame and vibrating with a sharp hum, they blasted into the crater.

Clouds of dust rose. Under the observation of Chu Xuan's Eye of Insight, King Seth of Dona had just been stripped of 950 health points, leaving him with less than 400.

Outside the castle, the sounds of battle were deafening. Rebel soldiers, dressed in either cloth or leather armor, were locked in a fierce struggle with the King's guards.

Everyone looked over one after another, their hearts filled with shock as they saw Chu Xuan descend from the sky and strike King Seth of Dona down with a single blow.

After Chu Xuan landed, he charged straight into the large crater not far ahead to finish the job.

But King Seth of Dona had already leapt out. This time, however, he didn't charge back to fight; instead, he turned and fled.

On his way, he encountered a rebel soldier. He grabbed the man's neck, pulled him forward, and suddenly opened his mouth. It grew to an exaggerated size, comparable to an iron pot, as he stuffed the rebel's entire head into his mouth. Then, with a loud slurp, more than half of the body was swallowed down.

A second later, accompanied by the sound of chewing and flying blood spray, Chu Xuan saw King Seth of Dona's health points actually increase by 180. The huge wound on the back of the King's neck, which had just been hacked open, was now visibly sprouting tentacle-like granulation as his injuries partially recovered.

“Flesh Devour?”

Seeing this, Chu Xuan's eyes turned red. Seeing that he was about to kill King Seth of Dona, he could not allow the man to escape, and continued the chase.

Both sides were extremely fast, kicking up clouds of dust.

[Your internal organs and bones have sustained trauma. In your current state, your health points will drain at a rate of 3-5 points per second... You are in high-intensity combat, your injuries are worsening, the health point drain rate will increase by 1-3 times and will gradually deteriorate.]

Chu Xuan ignored his own injuries for now. He didn't have King Seth of Dona's [Unyielding] skill; his combat power wouldn't be unaffected by the loss of health points.

He was already significantly injured and was only holding on by a thread. If he couldn't kill King Seth of Dona soon, his combat power would drop while the other's health recovered, and he would be the one to die.

However, King Seth of Dona's speed was already superior to Chu Xuan's. In this pursuit, the distance actually grew wider. It had been less than five meters, but after just a few seconds, it had opened up to over twenty meters.

Furthermore, if King Seth of Dona hadn't stopped to grab and devour another rebel soldier, slowing him down slightly, the distance between them would likely have been even greater.

A look of ruthlessness flashed in Chu Xuan's eyes.

He checked the [Teleport] skill; it still had about twenty seconds left on its cooldown, which was too long.

Next, Chu Xuan checked his current spirituality value; 697 points remained. He had originally intended to keep more spirituality in reserve to maintain the Fire of Nirvana, so that even if his base damage was low, he could eventually wear the opponent down to death.

“King Seth of Dona already knows about my trump cards, Teleport and All-Cutting Slash. I absolutely cannot let him recover...” A cold glint appeared in Chu Xuan's eyes. At this point, he could only take a risk.

—System, exchange 20 skill points for me and level up Teleport!

[You have exchanged 20 skill points.]

[Current spirituality value: 497]

[You have used 20 skill points, your Transcendent Skill Teleport has been leveled up to LV.3]

[Teleport: LV.3. You can perform short-distance movement not exceeding 35 meters within your field of vision. Cooldown: 20 seconds.]

As the Teleport skill level increased, Chu Xuan immediately felt its cooldown refresh. Seeing that the opponent had already run thirty meters away and had devoured several more people, his health points had recovered to 900.

Chu Xuan did not hesitate. He first fired a Slash from behind, then raised his blade to charge power, used Teleport, and disappeared from the spot.

King Seth of Dona was clearly keeping a close watch on Chu Xuan. His Killing Instinct skill seemed to give him an extraordinary, sharp intuition for danger.

Without slowing down, he twisted his body and swung his sword, perfectly shattering the Slash chasing him from behind.

Immediately after seeing Chu Xuan disappear, he seemed to predict that the attack would come from behind again. Following his instinct, he bent down and used his sword in a back-guard position to parry.

In this way, he could guard against a surprise attack from behind and also respond to any attack Chu Xuan might launch from above.

But this time, King Seth of Dona was wrong.

Chu Xuan did not appear behind King Seth of Dona, nor did he appear above him. Instead, he appeared directly in his face, still holding his blade in a reverse grip.

A horizontal blade Slash to the neck!

Chii—

Another wound was added to King Seth of Dona's throat. Within the line of blood, Black Flame burned.

Clearly seeing King Seth of Dona's health points instantly drop another 600 points, Chu Xuan did not stop his offensive. He launched a continuous close-quarters assault, forcing King Seth of Dona into a perilous situation where he had to rely on Killing Instinct to dodge and escape.

His injuries continued to mount, and his health points dropped significantly. Until twenty seconds later, Chu Xuan's figure suddenly paused, and he flicked his hand.

Another Slash arrived!

At the same time, Chu Xuan used Teleport, appearing behind King Seth of Dona. Just as the King hurriedly blocked the Slash, Chu Xuan held his blade with both hands and suddenly hacked down.

With this strike...

King Seth of Dona's head flew off!

“No! I am immortal!”

Amidst the angry roar and a fountain of blood, a burst of Black Flames suddenly rose, burning fiercely.

[You have slain the Strange Creatures · King Seth of Dona!]