CHAPTER 587: CHAPTER 130: THE GAMBLE DUEL

"Huff! Boom!"

The Wind and Thunder Hammer in Long Xuhu’s hand was as large as a mountain, covered with golden Tao Runes. These were the Power of Wind Principle and Thunder Law, bestowed simultaneously upon the Wind and Thunder Hammer, mysterious and profound. As he brandished it, the sounds of thunderous winds echoed forth.

The dense Upper Qing True Essence whirled the sounds of wind and thunder, shattering this piece of starry sky. Meteorites, stars, beams of light – everything began to slowly crumble.

Matthews, controlling the Sky Wolf Saint Armor, had an expression of utmost solemnity. He held a long spear in his hand, emitting a magnificent oppressive force, as if he intended to flip Heaven and Earth, to suppress the Cangqiong.

"Boom!"

With a thrust of his spear, a silver wolf tens of zhang in size suddenly appeared behind him, its eyes fiercely gleaming, agile in posture, howling at the moon... The emergence of the Sky Wolf phantom was terrifying beyond measure, like an enraged Demon God!

Everyone inside the Pyramid was thoroughly startled.

Although they had anticipated that this Holy Armor would possess overwhelming combat power, no one expected it to be this formidable. This kind of pressure was comparable even to a Sub-Saint Peak expert. It seemed that Long Xuhu had finally met his match, an encounter with a worthy challenger.

"Thud"

A tumultuous sound wave erupted as the Wind and Thunder Hammer clashed with the spear in the hands of the one in the Saint Armor, causing an intense collision.

For a moment, light burst in all directions, runes swirled rapidly, grinding away at each other. The vast power swept across the surrounding Star Domain, turning everything unprotected into dust and ashes.

This was a fierce struggle, in no way inferior to that between Saints. The extreme spectacle resembled the beginnings of Heaven and Earth Creation, sending tremors throughout the cosmos, with Star Roads vanishing into oblivion.

Whether it was the people inside the Pyramid or those like Jack and Thomas watching from a distance, none of them expected such enormous might to befall from just one exchange between the two combatants.

Fortunately, this was the cosmic Void. If such force had descended upon a life-bearing planet in the Lower Realm, it would mean the destruction of stars and the extinction of life, with entire planets of creatures perishing.

"Hahaha! Good! You’ve got some skills!" Long Xuhu laughed heartily, seemingly the most exhilarating fight he had had since ascending the Path to Heaven.

He roared with laughter, and with a mighty effort from his right hand, he pressed down upon the cosmos out of thin air.

"Hum!"

A brilliant flash of green light overflowed from the Wind and Thunder Hammer, followed by an eerie fluctuation.

This seemingly casual strike was in fact infused with infinite Power of Life Law; eventually, it even transformed into countless streams of verdant sword light. Within tens of li in space, it was crowded with these emerald sword beams.

They appeared at random, some surging up from below the Sky Wolf Saint Armor, some appearing above it, and some almost immediately upon appearing were right in front of the Saint Armor...

"Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh..."

Each verdant sword light, nearly a zhang thick, was like a sky-supporting pillar, densely packed and filled with murderous aura!

Matthews’s expression was grave, daring not a sliver of negligence. After all, the strength he possessed at this moment had only been raised by the Sky Wolf Saint Armor, without it, he would be nothing but fodder for Long Xuhu’s instant kill.

"Exhale!"

Exhaling a breath of turbid air, Matthews’s body shook. The spear he held tightly in his hands began to float, slowly transforming into a layer of thin golden liquid, enveloping him.

On the exterior of this liquid shield, mottled Tao Traces emerged, with golden runes pressing down upon them, actually forming the engraving of the Holy Beast Xuanwu.

"Roar!"

A silent ripple washed over, and a Xuanwu with a dark greenish-black body slowly crawled out from the engraving, lying atop the protective shield, its dense traces of Tao immobilizing the Void.

Following that, the Xuanwu lifted its massive head, and a blue wave of water emerged, bringing with it a wild and untamed aura that overwhelmed and poured over the green sword lights.

"Splash!"

Like the Heavenly River descending to Earth, the deluge submerged the skies, and within tens of miles, blue ripples undulated!

The sword lights all fell into the waves and, after a flickering moment, vanished.

Matthews used this to counter the omnipresent Sword Qi, blocking Long Xuhu’s peerless attacks. And he wasn’t just passively defending.

His eyes sparkled, and every time he looked into the Void, specks of silver light would be absorbed into his pupils. The Sky Wolf Clan inherently cultivated the Taiyin Law, so naturally absorbing these specks of starlight was no trouble.

"Sss!"

In the blink of an eye, a black Divine Talisman projected out from his eyes. This was not one of the Holy Artifacts on Matthews’s Holy Armor, but a Secret Technique he condensed purely with the Power of Taiyin Law.

This Taiyin Talisman, exuding a fullness of Tao charm, gleamed with a lustrous, star-refined sheen akin to that of Star Essence Gold, dazzling and translucent, pressing forward to suppress!

He sought to end this battle swiftly, actually daring to attempt to suppress Long Xuhu with this Taiyin Talisman, to seal off all his movements.

"Thinking of suppressing me? Wishful thinking!" Long Xuhu coldly laughed, his hands beginning to form Seal Formations while the Dragon Horns on his head also began to accumulate power.

"Life Reversal!"

A mighty pressure spread from Long Xuhu’s body as he utilized the Power of Life Law to trigger his potential ahead of time. His strength, originally at the Sub-Saint Early Stage, was now elevated to the Sub-Saint Middle Stage.

"The eldest senior brother said I can’t kill you, but that doesn’t mean I can’t cripple you!" Twisting his neck, Long Xuhu bellowed a long howl, and under the state of the Nine Revolutions Mystical Skill, his Golden Body radiated a blinding glow, as the Upper Qing True Essence erupted fully.

"Whoosh!"

His figure moved as quickly as lightning, with the Wind and Thunder Hammer in his hand spinning as if blown by a gale, the extremely hard hammerhead directly striking the incoming Taiyin Talisman.

"Puff!"

A slight sound was heard as the Taiyin Talisman, twinkling with starlight, only withstood for a moment before being completely shattered.

And in a flash, Long Xuhu’s body appeared right in front of Matthews.

"Not good!" Matthews paled with fright, well aware of Long Xuhu’s abnormal physical toughness. Having Long Xuhu get close was definitely bad news for him.

Indeed, the moment this thought crossed his mind, the Wind and Thunder Hammer descended like raindrops upon the protective screen.

The hammer, with great momentum and heavy force, glittered with flowing light. Each of its small protrusions left a fine crack on the shield each time it struck; although not clear, the same spot couldn’t withstand thousands of repeated blows.

Matthews tried to resist, only to find, to his dismay, that he couldn’t see Long Xuhu’s attack trajectory clearly at all and could only be subject to the pounding.

"Thud! Thud! Thud..."

As time passed, when Long Xuhu himself was somewhat tired from the assault, the Xuanwu lying atop the protective shield finally let out a pained cry, completely shattering.

And that layer of the protective shield, under Long Xuhu’s expectant gaze, disintegrated into dust, scattering across the starry sky. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)