Chapter 991: Burning His Lifeforce
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
This was an extremely tough battle!
Xia Fei had just clashed with a Founder, and had even used his top grade tool the Heavenly Stalwart Spine and even Peacock Blue. Even the combined Peacock Blue had been severely damaged by Atrophy!
Living up to their name as a super existence that first established the Law Realm, a Founder’s combat strength was overwhelming! Xia Fei was extremely pressured by it, yet the relentless assault made it impossible for Xia Fei to catch his breath!
*Kaboom*
Just as Peacock Blue was severely damaged by Atrophy, the other Founder, Smile, immediately followed up with an attack at Xia Fei from far away, unleashing a series of dazzling sharp blades!
Smile and Atrophy. One cultivated the Law of Space, while the other cultivated the Law of Matter. Furthermore, the latter was able to integrate the Law of Matter into his body, and was akin to a thunderball after being strengthened by the Law’s force. Not only was Atrophy’s body extremely tough, his speed had also heightened to a fantastic level, reaching a speed of two million meters per second!
It had to be known that even Xia Fei, someone who came from the Skywing Clan that specialized in the Law of Speed, could only just barely reach a speed of two million meters per second! It is only when completely discharging the rainbow energy ball in his brain region and forcibly increasing his strength that Xia Fei could raise his speed to four million meters per second. It was extremely shocking for someone that did not specialize in the Law of Speed, like Atrophy, to be able to reach the extreme speed of two million meters per second!
Furball was dedicated to protecting his master, and even he could tell the situation was dire. Letting out a fierce howl, he used as much energy as he could muster to shoot out cannonfire repeatedly in an effort to intercept Smile’s ranged attack!
But even if Furball could hold off Smile’s ranged attacks, Xia Fei would still have a very tough time fending off Atrophy. Though he was faster than Atrophy in terms of speed, Atrophy’s cultivation was astonishing! He had an even quicker neural response speed than Xia Fei!
Furthermore, Atrophy’s body was even sturdier and more impregnable than metal alloy, and most attacks could barely harm him!
*Whoosh*
With the unbelievable speed boost from Xia Fei’s Crafty Approach, the Law Sage managed to evade Atrophy’s direct attacks, and while the Founder was turned around, he took out his Divine Bow, Celestial Stamp Bodhi!
*Swoosh Swoosh Swoosh*
Three arrows fired in unison, one behind another.
“Hmph, is such a bow technique even fit to use with the Celestial Stamp Bodhi? I’ll have you know that that bow was something I gave to Tai Xiaojun years back! Know your limits!” Atrophy bellowed, and his speed increased further!
Xia Fei’s attack seemed to cause no effect, aside from interrupting Atrophy’s approach, extending the distance between Xia Fei and him some.
The corners of Xia Fei’s lips curled. His plan was not to shoot Atrophy. He was well aware that there was no way Celestial Stamp Bodhi could slay a Founder. All he was after right now was space and distance!
*Clank Clank Clank*
The sound of interlocking metal rang out,?and a huge cannon appeared in Xia Fei’s hands!
It was none other than the combined cannon formed by both Azure Dragon Soul Meteor and White Tiger Soul Meteor!
After the two energy cannons combined, it had both the accuracy of the White Tiger Soul Meteor and the ferocity of the Azure Dragon Soul Meteor, able to shoot at far ranges or bombard close by. It was one of Xia Fei’s most powerful trump cards!
*Chunk*
Raising the muzzle, Xia Fei aimed at Atrophy, who was still speeding toward him. The Founder was feeling a little regretful inside that he had carelessly given his opponent so much space that Xia Fei now had the time to calmly merge the two huge energy cannons together! Had he continued to make a beeline for Xia Fei and keep the fight in close combat, there was definitely no way Xia Fei could have finished the complex combination!
“Don’t think that speed is a specialization only you Skywings hold; my speed isn’t any slower, either!” Atrophy yelled as he continued to accelerate, thinking that Xia Fei was planning to use that combined cannon to blast him.
No one had noticed that Furball had abruptly accelerated from the side! The energy ball he spat out from his mouth instantly sped up several times! He had devoted all of his energy to this attack, and was forcibly suppressing Smile!
*Thoom thoom*
Xia Fei finally fired. The large energy cannon shot out two terrifying beams of energy, but the target was not Atrophy, but Smile, who was solely focused on defending against Furball!
It was a great misdirection play! Xia Fei had first caused Atrophy to increase their combat distance, combined the giant cannon, and then directed Furball to intensify his attack, forcing Smile into a corner. Just when everyone believed that Xia Fei would be using his cannon to blast away Atrophy, he unexpectedly targeted Smile as the recipient of his attack!
It was all a ruse! Xia Fei’s ruse!
A true warrior would never let their enemy figure out the next action they were going to take!
Unexpected, while the enemy was unprepared!
*Roar*
There was a limit to the giant energy cannon; it could only fire three times before it fell apart. He saw the frighteningly powerful and immense cannon shudder before it turned into a mass of metal slag, drifting away in space.
In order to eliminate the troublesome Smile, Xia Fei had paid an astronomical price!
*Whoosh*
Two fiery masses went flying right for Smile, still completely tied down by Furball.
Atrophy momentarily froze up, cursing the cunning Xia Fei in his heart. He promptly accelerated, charging diagonally toward Smile at an even greater speed.
Atrophy was fast, and his armor was thick. As long as he could grab a hold of Smile before the energy attack reached him, he could very well save Smile from certain peril!
But it was at that moment that Atrophy and Smile suddenly noticed that Xia Fei had lifted up the Divine Bow Celestial Stamp Bodhi again!
*Swish Swish*
Two arrows released… but they were actually flying toward the energy projectile that had just been shot forth?!
After much effort, and at the expense of losing both the Azure Dragon Soul Meteor and White Tiger Soul Meteor, Xia Fei had finally created two extremely powerful attacks, but now, Xia Fei was actually trying to destroy his own attack? Just what sort of logic was this? Had he gone insane?!
Neither Atrophy nor Smile could tell. In fact, there were probably not even a handful or people in this universe who could understand his tactic!
The ever-unconventional Xia Fei was not one for orthodoxy when it came to combat!
In that brief moment the two Founders hesitated, the two arrows shot from Celestial Stamp Bodhi had already arrived! Because it had been imbued with the Law of Speed, those two arrows had arrived first despite having been shot later!
*Kaboom*
*Kaboom*
Two thunderous explosions completely lit up the void of space!
Law of Speed, Law of Primal Chaos, Law of Space; the power from the energy cannons and the Divine Bow Celestial Stamp Bodhi had all coalesced, creating an explosion of insane proportions that could bring ruin to everything caught in its fires! The two Founders were enveloped in it!
“So this was your plan the entire time! Triggering an energy storm that would bombard both Atrophy and Smile!” Radix blurted out spontaneously.
This explosion was truly fearsome, as everything before Xia Fei and Radix’s eyes was set ablaze, a fiery swathe of red that covered half of the starry space in front of him!
Xia Fei did not answer Radix, but quietly took a step back, waiting in a ready posture.
“That Atrophy person is very powerful,” Xia Fei replied, his eyebrows still knit.
Radix grit his teeth. That was because he could also feel a power that was even stronger than before rising rapidly.
After the inferno abated, the Atrophy standing across from Xia Fei was different from the one before.
His two arms had transformed into the shape of fans, holding Smile protectively. Though Atrophy had suffered grievous injuries all over his body, with several parts burned until they were searing red, he did not seem to be harmed by the pain he had to be feeling. He was instead glaring straight at Xia Fei with harsh eyes.
“You’re a crafty one. I must admit, I truly underestimated you just now. But don’t worry, I will treat you as a real opponent this time, and kill you!” Atrophy hissed as he released Smile.
Smile patted his scarred war armor and lifted his head up.
The reason he needed Atrophy to protect him just now was not because he was not strong enough, but because Xia Fei’s attack had been too fast and far too abnormal. Atrophy and his ability to use Law of Matter to transform his body was far more suitable to deal with the attack.
“Shall we work together?” Smile crooked his head and looked at Atrophy.
“Alright. Let’s work in tandem and slay him!” Atrophy growled.
Radix could only feel his mind go numb. Xia Fei had only managed to last till now because of his trait of refusing to give up, as well as his precise judgment of the situation.
The two Founders were no longer underestimating Xia Fei, and they had made the decision to work together as well, dealing with Xia Fei using one hundred percent of their strength! The chances of Xia Fei emerging victorious in such a situation were simply too low! This was practically a hopeless battle!
Xia Fei was silent, and the only reply he returned to the two Founders was his Inner Demon surging to the skies!
Without any fuss, Xia Fei began to burn his own lifeforce!
Until forced into desperate circumstances, no one would pay the price of burning their own lifeforce just to heighten their combat strength, because lifeforce that was burned away could never be regained. It was the final card in a warrior’s arsenal! It was a method that sought mutual destruction!
A warrior would need all sorts of abilities; one was called judging the situation. Xia Fei had used only a very brief moment to consider and make his decision!
Xia Fei was well aware that he did not have the ability to take on two Founders at the same time, and since there was no way for him to win, then he would drag them down with him to die!
This was the crazy decision that the madman Xia Fei came to!
Smile and Atrophy each took a step back, as they were frightened by Xia Fei’s will to never back down, willing to gamble his very life away in the process!
“What a mad lad. Alright, I shall grant you your wish!” Atrophy declared?loudly as he covered his body with the Law of Matter before charging straight in!
“No, I’ll be the one granting you death!” Xia Fei bellowed and surged forward to meet Atrophy!
“Dark Crescent Ruinblade!”
A waning moon in black rose promptly. It contained the power of the Law of Primal Chaos!
This was a ranged attack that Xia Fei had come up with recently, but this time, Xia Fei did not toss the Law of Primal power out, but retained it in his hand. It continued to gather its strength!
Like he had gone insane, Xia Fei poured all the energy he could master into it! At this very moment, the colorful rainbow energy ball in Xia Fei’s brain region had already been tapped dry, and Xia Fei was using his indomitable lifeforce to power it!
“Xia Fei, what are you trying to do?!” Radix protested.
“Shattering the jade!” Xia Fei spoke those simple words, yet his tone was resolute! Killing intent shone from his body!
To shatter the jade rather than give it up intact; many had uttered this saying, but only a madman like Xia Fei could really walk the walk!
*Rumble*
The first round of Waning Moon appeared; Xia Fei’s Law of Primal Chaos combat technique was something he had spent a long time forming, and it had already reached its peak! Just a glance would cause anyone’s heart to chill!
Just like that, paying the price by expending his lifeforce, Xia Fei was about to be endlessly intertwined with the two Founders!
The Law of Primal Chaos was taking point, ready to sweep away everything in his way!
The fiendish Blade Nirvana acted as support, dashing out to attack whenever a chance presented itself, cleaving anything in its path!
Furball would coordinate in support, using his energy attacks to retaliate against the Law of Space techniques Smile unleashed!
One could not seek to live without going crazy!
Xia Fei actually managed to hold off the concerted attacks from the two Founders after literally putting his life on the line. It was truly a miracle!
However, both Xia Fei and Radix knew very well that while burning his lifeforce away increased the combat strength of Xia Fei severalfold, it was not a sustainable situation, and as Xia Fei’s lifeforce steadily diminished, the powerful attacks he possessed would gradually come to an end.
The two founders were very experienced. Neither reacted recklessly, nor did they get near Xia Fei. Instead, they opted to keep circling around him. It was obvious that Xia Fei had thrown caution to the wind. He would turn into a ravenous wolf whenever they got near, tearing at them with great ferocity, doing everything in his ability to injure his enemies!
What they had to do was wait for Xia Fei to use up his lifeforce, and Xia Fei would essentially bring ruin to himself!
As his strength slowly ran out, Xia Fei’s mind went blank, while the two Founders remained alive…
“How frustrating! I am not resigned to this!” Xia Fei’s eyes turned bloodshot as he let out a frenzied roar.
*huu*
Perhaps it was because Xia Fei had been putting up a stubborn struggle, but a weak yet strange glow slowly lit up from within him.
“What’s this?!” Radix exclaimed, his eyes widening in disbelief.
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