"Rumble!"
The ground shook with a series of deafening roars. Countless tall buildings collapsed, reducing the small city to ruins. Not a single structure remained intact within its confines.
Within the city, two colossal figures were locked in a furious battle, their blood spraying through the air as waves churned.
The monstrous form of Guli was now covered in blood, his own. He had been repeatedly struck by Xue San, his recovery speed no longer able to keep up with the pace of his injuries.
Yet, despite this, his aura grew increasingly potent. Even a mere glance at him instilled an immeasurable sense of fear.
Xue San, on the other hand, had not fared much better. His colossal blood-red giant form had shrunk slightly. Although he could absorb the beast's blood to recover, each absorption was met with a retaliatory attack from the beast, leaving him no chance to evade.
More importantly, Xue San had already been killed by the beast once!
"Damn it! What kind of monster is this?"
Xue San gritted his teeth, growling low, his heart filled with shock. He could clearly sense the beast's strength steadily increasing. Even with his current injuries, the beast's combat power was constantly growing.
His own strength, however, was not. As the duration of their fight extended, he was no longer in his prime.
If this continued, he might be forced to flee once more, heavily injured! Xue San thought, never considering that the beast might kill him. After all, last time, he was much weaker than Guli, and Guli had allies, yet neither of them could kill him.
Not to mention this time, he was far from his previous self, and he had also noticed that the beast's actions were dependent on the surrounding seawater. Once he decided to leave, he could instantly distance himself from the current body of water, allowing him to depart at his leisure.
"Heh heh."
Xue San chuckled coldly, his gaze drifting towards the distant figure of Hai Wei'er. If the opportunity arose, he could choose to escape in her direction, and perhaps capture her to devour her blood along the way. Of course, if the situation permitted, heh heh.
"Roar!!!"
As if sensing Xue San's intentions, the beast roared, its massive trident lunging directly at Xue San. Its speed was extreme, accompanied by raging tsunamis, charging towards Xue San with irresistible force.
"Damn it!"
Xue San cursed inwardly. Seeing that evasion was impossible, he let out a furious roar and charged forward.
"Boom!"
Xue San directly blocked the trident with both hands. Simultaneously, blood dripped from his body, forming a blood-red sword that shot towards the beast's eyes.
"Buzz!"
The beast's other colossal hands swung, directly shattering the blood-red sword. Following that, the beast's dragon tail whipped up waves of water, lashing out at Xue San.
"Seeking death! I merely glanced at your sister, and you're going to fight me this desperately?"
A flicker of crimson flashed in Xue San's eyes. His body instantly dispersed, transforming into a mass of blood.
"Boom!"
The dragon tail struck, scattering the blood that Xue San had become.
However, immediately after, the dispersed blood rapidly re-gathered, adhering to the surface of the dragon tail.
Like sulfuric acid, it began to corrode the beast's dragon tail, attempting to penetrate it and devour its blood.
But unexpectedly, the dragon tail merely swung violently, flinging off the blood. The dragon tail itself remained undamaged. The scales, shimmering with a faint blue light, showed not a single trace of injury.
"Roar!!!"
Following this, the beast opened its massive maw and lunged to devour the blood.
"Not good! Damn it, this monster is so troublesome!"
Xue San was startled. His form reappeared, and he immediately retreated rapidly. His expression was grim. With his abilities, he would have eagerly entered the beast's body, where he could have unscrupulously devoured all its blood.
However, the beast's initiative in offering him this opportunity made him hesitate.
At the same time, several streaks of light appeared on the distant horizon, rapidly approaching.
They had clearly sensed the battle's fluctuations here. Judging by their auras, they were all powerful cultivators at the late Emperor stage.
"Hmph! Today ends here. For this humiliation, I, Xue San, will surely return it a thousandfold!"
Xue San snorted coldly. If it were just the beast alone, he would not have been afraid and could have continued their struggle indefinitely. However, with other human experts arriving, he had no choice but to leave. Otherwise, he might end up fleeing in a sorry state once again.
With that, Xue San transformed into streaks of blood-red light, scattering in all directions to escape.
"Roar!!! Trying to leave? I told you, you will die today!!!"
The beast roared. Its trident slammed forcefully onto the ground, causing the surrounding seawater to churn violently. Starting from the boundaries of the small city, all the water surged upwards into the sky.
The streaks of blood-red light that were Xue San, upon encountering this seawater, were repelled. It acted like a barrier, preventing his escape.
"Damn it!!! Guli! You are courting death! Don't force me to invade your damn island of Atlantis!"
Xue San roared, growing desperate. The surrounding seawater was continuously rising, threatening to engulf the entire area of the small city.
"Kill!"
Xue San bellowed, regaining his original form, and charged towards a specific area with all his might. He wanted to escape. Delaying any longer would bring him nothing but harm.
"Rumble!"
Xue San crashed directly into a curtain of water, his full strength dedicated to breaking through. He was on the verge of escaping.
At that very moment, Hai Wei'er's figure outside moved. She instantly appeared outside the water curtain and made a gesture.
Immediately, numerous water spikes formed from the seawater within that section of the curtain, shooting towards Xue San.
"Bitch! You are courting death!!!"
Xue San cursed furiously. Seeing that he was about to escape, only to be interrupted by this vile woman.
Concurrently, a gust of wind sounded from behind. The beast, wielding its trident, swung towards Xue San. Without a second thought, Xue San quickly fled.
"Boom!"
The immense impact sent Xue San's figure flying backward.
"Cough, cough!"
Xue San vomited blood, stabilizing himself in the distance. His eyes had turned crimson.
In that brief moment, this entire area had been completely enveloped by seawater, forming a space like a glass sphere.
He couldn't escape!
"Damnable! You two siblings deserve to die!"
Xue San declared, his face contorted with rage. Now, within the seawater-enclosed space, only he and the beast remained. This meant that to escape, he had to defeat the beast.
If this continued, even if he somehow managed to defeat the beast, several late Emperor stage cultivators were waiting for him outside!
"We fight until one of us dies! You animal, you escaped once last time, but this time, you will surely die!"
Guli's voice boomed, filled with killing intent.
"Nonsense! Do you think you can kill me? I am immortal! By doing this, you are merely provoking me! Bringing a terrifying enemy upon your sea clan!"
Xue San shouted, his face a mask of fury.
"Immortal? Heh heh, truly immortal? It's just a bit troublesome to kill. Last time you escaped because I was careless, but this time, you can die!"
Guli's tone was mocking. Upon hearing this, Xue San's expression faltered slightly, a sense of foreboding settling in his heart.