Simultaneously, Billy and Death both spewed a mouthful of blood, swiftly sliding back a hundred meters each. After stabilizing, traces of blood lingered at the corners of their mouths, and their faces appeared pale, with disturbed auras.
From their conditions, it was evident that both had unleashed their trump cards, resulting in a deadlock. Neither gained an advantage.
“My lord!” The two deputy sanctum masters exclaimed in surprise, rushing towards Death when they witnessed the scene.
“You actually managed to withstand my War God-Emperor power?” Death, after catching his breath, looked at Billy with a hint of astonishment. If the previous round had surprised him about Billy’s strength, this one left him in shock. He never expected Billy to match him even when using his ultimate move.
“Why not?” Billy, after a moment of recovery, responded nonchalantly.
“I underestimated you.” Death’s face carried a serious expression. Billy’s skill exceeded his estimation, a combat strength that could challenge higher realms.
This only strengthened his resolve to eliminate Billy. Allowing him to grow further would eventually lead to an easy victory for Billy.
Taking a deep breath, Death continued speaking, “Commander Gardner, truly a talent of a millennium. With such skill at your age, in the entire martial world, only a few young people can be compared. Unfortunately, you shouldn’t have provoked our Sanctum of Darkness before reaching your full potential.”
“Perhaps, in another year or so, you might have the strength to kill me. But for now, you’re a bit weak.” Death remarked.
“Is that so?” Billy narrowed his eyes. “Then let’s give it another try.”
“Good!” Death responded and turned to the two deputy sanctum masters. “Attack together, no holding back!”
“Understood!” Both nodded in agreement.
As they spoke, two oppressive forces erupted, intensifying the already chilling atmosphere. Death, after a brief pause, also initiated, though his aura was slightly weaker than before. The three of them had the mindset of swift and decisive combat, aiming to finish Billy with a single strike. They simultaneously unleashed their War God-Emperor powers.
Death, still embodying the four-horned beast, exhibited a slightly diminished aura. The deputy sanctum master on his right wielded a colossal battle axe, exuding a frigid aura of destruction. The other deputy sanctum master had a weapon resembling a meteor hammer over his head.
“Attack!” In the next moment, the three roared lowly.
Three powerful auras, carrying destructive energy, assaulted Billy from different angles. The surrounding air seemed to transform into lethal waves.
Even before the trio launched their attack, Billy took action. With a slight frown, he stepped forward, drawing the Bloodshadow Mad Blade from his side.
“Bloodshadow Blade, Heavens Incinerating!”
With a loud cry, the enormous phantom of the blade materialized in the air, surrounded by thunder and lightning. The blade’s force soared to the sky. In an instant, half of the surrounding space turned blood-red as the blade’s radiance, accompanied by thunder and lightning, slashed through the oncoming assaults of the three.
Boom!
A deafening roar echoed, reaching the clouds. Creatures in the vicinity of the mansion’s back mountain panicked, fleeing in all directions. A mushroom cloud of energy rose into the sky.
Several large craters appeared on the ground, and a trench extended a kilometer into the depths of the estate.
A few hundred meters away, two massive ancient castles, already heavily damaged, crumbled entirely. Dust filled the air.
Simultaneously, Billy and the three opponents spewed blood once more, sent flying backward. The deputy sanctum masters, sustaining more severe injuries, coughed up blood relentlessly, with over half their bones broken. Billy and Death fared slightly better, but their conditions were far from optimal, exhibiting disrupted auras, pale faces, and traces of blood at the corners of their mouths.
Billy’s grip on the Bloodshadow Fury Blade had loosened, and it was now embedded in the ground some forty to fifty meters away.
In summary, this round still resulted in a draw, and neither side found it easy.
“How is this possible? How could you be this powerful?” Death, after glancing at his two comrades lying on the ground, looked at Billy with disbelief.
If facing a Tier-two War God-Emperor, with their combined attack, he didn’t expect to reach a stalemate. It was an unbelievable experience for him.
“Not bad. You managed to withstand my strike.” Billy, suppressing the internal injuries, responded.
Objectively speaking, Death’s combat strength was indeed impressive, ranking among the top within the same realm. However, without the two deputy sanctum masters to share half of the force, he would probably be in a dire situation by now.
Exhaling heavily, Death’s face turned unusually serious. He acknowledged that under the current circumstances, it would be pretty challenging to kill Billy.
Then, instead of rushing to take action, Death took out a dark green pill from his clothes and threw it into the mouth, then stood on the spot and adjusted his breathing.
Billy didn’t take action either. His injury was serious and he needed time to recover. After glancing at the other party, he also took a pill, and then used his mental skills to deal with the injuries in his body.
Later, he didn’t rush to make a move. Instead, he took out a dark green pill, tossed it into his mouth, and stood there to recover. Billy also refrained from attacking; his injuries were not light, and he needed time to recuperate. After giving the other side a glance, he similarly took out a pill, swallowed it, and circulated his internal energy to deal with his injuries.
Around ten minutes passed, and both regained about seventy to eighty percent of their strength. The two vice sanctum masters on the other side also showed a slight improvement, standing up from the ground.
“Come on, let’s settle life and death with one move.” Death said, looking at Billy.
“Sure thing!” Billy stood up in response.
“If you can withstand this move of mine, I’ll die without regrets.” Death added. As he spoke, he pulled out silver needles from his pocket. His wrist continued to flip, and the needles pierced several crucial acupoints in his own body. Soon, his aura escalated step by step. In less than a minute, it reached its peak again.
Simultaneously, his blood vessels expanded at a visible speed. A series of bone-dislocating sounds echoed throughout his body. His eyes turned crimson, and the expression under the mask became extremely distorted.
Boom!
Immediately after, an extremely chilling breath swept out from him, like a wind from hell. The air around plummeted to freezing point instantly.
Watching the transformation of the opponent’s body, Billy squinted slightly.
“Billy, be careful, he activated a forbidden secret technique!”
Just then, Ivy Chandler’s voice entered Billy’s ears.