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The ninth bronze lamp was successfully ignited!
As the flames of the ninth bronze lamp flickered to life, an eerie silence spread through both the Body Refining Pagoda and its surroundings.
Han Yue and the others stared fixedly at the burning lamp, their expressions filled with absolute shock and disbelief. No one had expected Mo Yu to succeed in lighting the ninth bronze lamp.
Even Cai Lin had momentarily lost herself in astonishment before quickly regaining her composure. A faint smile curled at her lips—after all, in her heart, she had always believed that Mo Yu would be able to accomplish this feat.
Before the black stone tablet, nine lamps burned brightly.
Mo Yu slowly retracted his fists, the purple-gold glow coursing over his arms. However, this time, he had pushed his strength to its absolute limit, leaving his muscles drained and his body powerless. Even taking a single step felt impossible.
This was the sign of complete exhaustion.
—Buzz!—
Just as Mo Yu felt his strength slipping away, the black stone tablet before him suddenly trembled. Crimson lines began to surface on its dark, weathered face, resembling a network of blood vessels pulsing with energy.
The stone tablet shook, and a wisp of near-blood-red chaotic energy seeped from within.
This chaotic energy carried an incredibly dense life essence, and within it, there seemed to be the concentrated blood essence of an ancient devouring beast. The moment Mo Yu inhaled a single breath of this energy, the strength he had lost instantly returned!
His entire body pulsed with vitality, his flesh and blood surging hungrily as if they longed to devour this energy completely.
Mo Yu's eyes gleamed—this chaotic energy was dozens of times denser than what Han Yue, Mang Lie, and Ran Ben had absorbed earlier!
So this was the reward for igniting all nine bronze lamps… truly a prize tempting enough to make anyone envious.
Without hesitation, Mo Yu opened his mouth and began to greedily absorb the crimson chaotic energy flowing from the stone tablet.
Meanwhile, not far away, Ran Ben's eyes flickered with jealousy and resentment, but he could do nothing but seethe in silence.
As time passed, Mo Yu completely refined and absorbed the blood essence, feeling a profound transformation in his physique. His body seemed to have undergone a rebirth, and even his Heaven-Shaking Divine Arm responded more fluidly, its power enhanced once again!
Now, even when facing the top-tier prodigies of the divine beast clans, he would no longer feel the slightest fear.
Among Seven-Star Supremes, there was likely no one left who could rival him.
A satisfied smile appeared on Mo Yu's face, but just then, he sensed something. Lifting his gaze, he looked toward the black stone tablet, where an ancient, primordial light gate had silently appeared.
It seemed to be the passage leading to the final level of the Body Refining Pagoda.
The light gate emitted an ancient aura, standing silently behind the black stone tablet. A boundless sense of antiquity and vastness radiated from within, filling the air with an oppressive reverence.
Mo Yu and the others locked their gazes onto the mysterious gateway.
"This must be the passage to the final level, right?" Cai Lin murmured, her beautiful eyes flickering.
Mang Lie, however, shook his head and replied, "Very few have ever entered the fifth level. It is said that the trials there are not fixed but change unpredictably. No one knows what kind of challenge awaits us this time."
Hearing this, Mo Yu narrowed his eyes slightly. Without wasting any more words, he said, "Let's go!"
With that, he stepped forward and strode into the light gate.
Behind him, Cai Lin and Mang Lie followed without hesitation. Han Yue and Ran Ben exchanged glances before quickly stepping through as well.
Ran Ben was the last to enter. As he watched Mo Yu disappear into the light, his eyes flashed with cold malice.
It was clear that in the fifth level, he had to obtain the greatest opportunity.
Once his strength increased, the first thing he would do was ensure Mo Yu never left this place alive!
"We'll see who has the last laugh!" Ran Ben muttered darkly before stepping into the glowing gateway.
The moment Mo Yu entered the light gate, the surrounding radiance lasted only for a brief instant before fading like receding tides. Then, an overwhelming stench of blood assaulted his senses.
The scene before him was a vast, ancient battlefield. Corpses littered the ground, and the air was thick with a suffocating, blood-drenched aura. The entire sky seemed to be enveloped in a haze of slaughter and carnage.
Behind him, Cai Lin, Mang Lie, Han Yue, and Ran Ben appeared as well. Their pupils shrank at the sight, and they instinctively channeled their spiritual energy to form protective barriers around themselves.
—Buzz!—
As they surveyed their surroundings, the ancient battlefield trembled.
Then, they saw something terrifying—the blood mist and the aura of slaughter condensed into a dark red figure in the sky before them.
This figure was clad in blood-colored armor and stood tall, exuding an infinite killing intent that surged like a torrential flood. The sheer presence of this being made Mo Yu and the others freeze on the spot, unable to move a single inch.
While their bodies remained rigid under the immense pressure, the blood-red figure slowly lowered its head.
A pair of dark crimson eyes, devoid of any emotion, locked onto them.
Under this gaze, every hair on Mo Yu's body stood on end, and a powerful instinct to flee surged in his heart.
Yet, despite the overwhelming urge to escape, all five of them gritted their teeth and suppressed their fear, standing firm as if nailed in place.
"…I am the Blood Battle King."
The dark red figure finally spoke, and the moment it did, a crimson wind howled through the battlefield, laden with the scent of fresh blood.
"The Blood Battle King?" Mang Lie, Han Yue, and Ran Ben's faces changed dramatically at the name.
"Who is that?" Cai Lin asked, unfamiliar with the ancient figures of the Divine Beast Origin.
Mang Lie's expression grew solemn as he explained, "Legend has it that the Blood Battle King was a supreme powerhouse who once existed in the Divine Beast Origin during ancient times. He was born with an ordinary talent, but he survived countless wars, wading through endless seas of blood and mountains of corpses. It is said that with his peak Earthly Supreme strength, he could threaten even a Heavenly Supreme."
"During the war against the Extraterritorial Evil Clans, the Blood Battle King fought with everything he had, ultimately perishing alongside a foreign king who was equivalent to a Heavenly Supreme."
"…Perishing alongside a Heavenly Supreme?" Mo Yu's expression grew heavy upon hearing this.
To understand the gap between Perfected Earthly Supreme and Heavenly Supreme was like an unbridgeable chasm—even his true self wouldn't dare claim he could face a Heavenly Supreme head-on while still at Perfected Earthly Supreme. Yet this person had managed to perish alongside a Heavenly Supreme, proving just how terrifying his abilities must have been.
A figure like this—no wonder that even after falling for ten thousand years, he still exuded such an astonishing presence.
As shock filled everyone's hearts, the dark-red figure hovering in midair spoke once again in an indifferent tone: "Take one punch from me, and you may pass this trial."
The moment those words fell, everyone's scalp tingled with fear. This was a terrifying existence who had once fought to the death against a Heavenly Supreme. Even if only a lingering projection remained after ten thousand years, it was not to be underestimated.
"Damn it, this is too much!" Han Yue couldn't help but grit his teeth. He had no confidence whatsoever that he could withstand even a single punch from the Blood Battle King.
Mang Lie also shook his head helplessly, clearly not holding any hope for this trial. Even Cai Lin's delicate brows furrowed slightly.
Meanwhile, Mo Yu's eyes flickered as faint streaks of purple-gold light flashed across his arms.
But regardless of what they thought, the Blood Battle King remained as indifferent as ever, unmoved by anything. As his voice faded, the killing intent surging from his body grew even more terrifying.
He slowly clenched his five fingers into a fist, his grand and impassive voice echoing across the battlefield: "I have waged countless wars and created my own divine ability—Sacrificial Demon Fist. Whoever can withstand it shall inherit its first form."
"What!?"
Upon hearing that the Blood Battle King was not only about to attack but also intended to use a divine ability, everyone was momentarily stunned before their eyes turned bloodshot.
A divine ability?!
Was he really offering the chance to obtain the Blood Battle King's self-created divine ability?!
Though their rational minds told them that surviving this punch was nearly impossible, the sheer temptation was something they couldn't refuse. It wasn't that their willpower was weak—it was just that the reward was far too enticing!
A divine ability like this would make even Earthly Supreme-level powerhouses covetous, let alone them! The value of just this one divine ability would surpass the sum of all their previous gains!
Even Mo Yu's eyes showed a blazing heat. The power of this Sacrificial Demon Fist… even his true self would likely long for it.
Once the Blood Battle King finished speaking, he wasted no more words. He clenched his five fingers into a tight fist, and a monstrous wave of killing intent erupted from his body. Then, he took a single step forward.
In that moment, it was as if countless roars resounded across the heavens and earth, an endless aura of slaughter surging through time and space, making the very world tremble.
His gaze was devoid of emotion as he looked at Mo Yu and the other four. Then, his fist slowly punched forward. At the same time, an ancient, echoing murmur seemed to resound through the heavens and earth:
Sacrifice my demonic body, extinguish past and present.
Boom!
The instant his fist was thrown, the sky above seemed to be emptied of air, as if space itself was being forcibly expelled from the region. Even the void was brutally torn apart.
A thousand-zhang-wide blood-red fist shadow descended from the sky!
It was like the fist of a heavenly demon!
Even before the punch landed, the ground within ten thousand zhang of Mo Yu and the others collapsed completely. Massive cracks spread beneath their feet like bottomless abysses.
This punch was enough to annihilate the entire land.
Faced with this, boundless spiritual energy erupted from the five of them, resisting the overwhelming pressure. However, even so, they all felt their knees beginning to buckle under the sheer force.
This divine ability… was not something ordinary people were qualified to endure!
Roar!
Han Yue let out a heaven-shaking roar. Black light surged around him, and the faint outline of an ancient Rhinoceros Demon manifested outside his body. The Rhinoceros Demon stomped the ground, letting out a long howl toward the descending fist.
Ran Ben also erupted with crimson light, and a giant red-scaled python emerged from his body. Countless runes ascended from its crimson scales, forming a powerful defense around him.
Mang Lie took a deep breath, seven-colored light swirling around him before transforming into a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, radiating an extraordinary aura.
Cai Lin, however, did not transform into her beast form. Instead, she swiftly formed hand seals, gathering nine-colored energy into a nine-colored light barrier. The barrier pulsed with multicolored radiance, seemingly indestructible as it resisted the might of the Demon Fist.
Seeing this, Mo Yu's expression also turned solemn. He dared not show the slightest negligence. Brilliant purple-gold light erupted from his body. Although he wasn't a Divine Beast, his Divine Beast Physique was pushed to its absolute limit, making his body shine like indestructible purple-gold metal.
As the five of them unleashed their trump cards, the descending blood-red fist shadow finally closed in, just a few hundred zhang above them.
In that instant, the terrifying fist might fully enveloped them.
Boom!
The already shattered land collapsed layer by layer, the surrounding sky shrinking—not because of some spatial distortion, but because the ground had sunk into a massive crater. Mo Yu and the others were pushed far beyond the horizon by the force.
The three who had taken beast forms—Mang Lie, Ran Ben, and Han Yue—let out agonized cries as their colossal forms were crushed downward. The light surrounding them quickly dimmed.
Cai Lin's nine-colored barrier also darkened. The once dazzling nine-colored radiance turned ashen, with cracks beginning to form.
Even Mo Yu wasn't faring much better. Though his Divine Beast Physique had been pushed to its peak, his body resembling solid purple-gold metal, the sheer might of the Demon Fist caused his bones to creak under immense pressure, as if they were about to shatter.
His feet sank deep into the ground, nearly to his knees, as countless fractures spread outward from his position.
Rumble!
To the Blood Battle King, the plight of Mo Yu and the others was insignificant. The blood-red fist shadow continued to press down relentlessly. And as it approached, its power escalated at an alarming rate.
Mo Yu felt like his body was paralyzed under the crushing weight of the fist. Yet within that suffocating force, he detected a profound intent—one of complete self-sacrifice.
A realization dawned on him.
The creator of this punch had poured his very life into it.
Sacrificial Demon Fist… Demon Fist, Demon Fist—when thrown, it demands the willingness to forsake one's own life!
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