As his words fell, the dark-gold claws on Gu Xuan's right hand erupted with an even more intense radiance. He swung his claws, sending five dark-gold blades, each five meters long, streaking toward the Dark Golden Three-Headed Bat King.
Simultaneously, the four dragon swords and the Sky-Tearing Claw formed a slaughter array, completely sealing off the bat king's escape routes. He was determined to achieve a one-hit kill. There was no way to dodge; no matter what, the bat king could not evade such an attack.
However, to the surprise of both Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan, the Dark Golden Three-Headed Bat King didn't even try to dodge. Its massive wings extended to both sides of its body, causing it to hover momentarily in mid-air.
As the powerful slaughter array closed in, its leftmost head suddenly emitted a layer of golden light waves. These waves were not directed at its opponents but at itself. In the next instant, amidst a cloud of golden mist, the massive body of the bat king suddenly exploded, transforming into hundreds of small dark-gold bats that flew off in all directions.
Although Gu Xuan's slaughter array covered a wide area and reached the peak of its power, it could not eliminate all the small dark-gold bats. Even though every strike hit home, at most, it only destroyed less than half of the swarm.
'Clones?!' Gu Xuan's heart chilled.
This was something Gu Xuan hadn't expected. He only remembered that in the original story, this thing had posed a significant threat to Tang San and Hu Liena, but he hadn't expected the beast's abilities to make it so difficult to kill.
At this moment, the remaining small dark-gold bats let out irritating screeches. The previous blood bats immediately sprang into action, charging recklessly toward Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan.
Fortunately, four dragon swords still formed a five-meter-wide sword array around Gu Xuan. Although the number of blood bats was vast, they could not penetrate the barrier to reach them. The bat king had clearly launched the blood bat swarm not to kill Gu Xuan's group, but to delay their pursuit.
The remaining half of the small dark-gold bats quickly merged back together, reforming into the Dark Golden Three-Headed Bat King, though its size was now only half of what it had been. But in the next second, the bat king began devouring the surrounding blood bats in large gulps. Soon, its size was restored.
Now, its three heads and six small eyes glared fiercely at the two humans. Clearly, it was enraged. Witnessing the casualties of so many underlings, eerie shrieks rang out from its three heads simultaneously. A more intense dark-gold radiance surged across the bat king's body.
Dugu Yan's expression changed, and she said deeply, "This guy has regenerative abilities. If I'm not mistaken, the skill it's using now should be a self-buff. If we let it complete the enhancement, we'll be in trouble."
Gu Xuan understood this as well. However, the bat king had already distanced itself from them, using the blood bats to tie down their attacks while it concentrated its energy. The screeches of the Dark Golden Three-Headed Bat King grew louder and louder, and the light on its body became more dazzling.
Gu Xuan knew he couldn't wait any longer. The sword array formed by the four dragon swords began to expand, reaching a terrifying diameter of thirty meters. Because the blood bats were charging without regard for their lives, they didn't retreat; any bat within three meters of Gu Xuan was instantly shredded.
At the same time, soul power surged within Gu Xuan. The four dragon swords besieging the bat king suddenly merged into a single, even more massive dragon sword. A terrifying sword qi erupted, and using the massive sword as a core, it transformed into a ten-meter-long sword dragon.
Following this, Gu Xuan swung his Darkgold Terrorclaw again, sending out several Sky-Tearing Claws to seal the bat king's space. The ferocious sword dragon completely locked onto the bat king's three heads.
The Dark Golden Three-Headed Bat King had just completed its buff. Its three heads each spat out attacks in an attempt to block the Sky-Tearing Claws. However, the power of the Sky-Tearing Claw far exceeded the bat king's attacks. Not only did it fail to break Gu Xuan's attack, but its room for movement grew even smaller.
At that moment, the ferocious sword dragon, carrying endless sword authority, directly swallowed the bat king's three heads. Struck by such an attack, the golden light on the bat king's body shattered. With a loud pop, a large amount of golden liquid splattered everywhere. Any blood bat hit by the golden liquid perished instantly amidst agonizing screams.
The Dark Golden Three-Headed Bat King was dead!
However, the cost was that Gu Xuan had consumed half of his soul power. This consumption might seem average to others, but for Gu Xuan, it shouldn't have happened. He had been in Slaughter City for nearly a year and a half, and his soul power had now reached Rank 70. In about eighteen months, he had increased his soul power by nine ranks, averaging a rank every two months. Such a speed was unprecedented.
For a Rank 70 Soul Master, his total soul power was comparable to a high-level Soul Douluo. Thus, such a large consumption was indeed significant. Although Dugu Yan was slightly behind, her soul power had reached Rank 69, just a step away from Rank 70.
If Gu Xuan had started with this move, he definitely wouldn't have consumed so much soul power. Of course, this was also because the bat king's abilities were too difficult to kill—a powerful golden shield, light waves that ignored physical attacks, clones, regeneration...
Damn it, Gu Xuan felt that if this thing provided a soul ring, the resulting soul skill would definitely be a top-tier life-saving skill.
At the moment of the bat king's death, deep within the abyss of the endless blood pool where Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan could not see, an even more massive gold-red bat quietly opened its eyes. Endless blood-light flashed in those intimidating eyes, but soon the giant bat closed them again. It seemed that what had just happened was merely a small interlude, not worth its personal intervention.
With the death of the bat king, the remaining blood bats became leaderless. They lunged at Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan with near-suicidal madness. However, an army without a leader loses not only its morale but also its directing brain. Although the number of remaining blood bats was still considerable, they were now like moths to a flame.
The terror of Gu Xuan's sword array was far beyond what these blood bats could resist. In less than a minute, all the blood bats were turned into fragments.
Silence returned to the surroundings. Gu Xuan retracted his dragon swords, and the eight swords formed four pairs of wings behind him. Dugu Yan let go and stepped down from Gu Xuan, asking softly, "How are you? The soul power consumption must be quite high."
Gu Xuan nodded and replied after retracting his Martial Soul, "I've consumed about half of my soul power."
Dugu Yan squeezed his hand and said quietly, "Take a rest. There's no danger for now."
Gu Xuan did not refuse and nodded. He sat down as best as he could on the narrow path. As a top-tier genius, he entered a meditative state instantly, quietly recovering his physical strength and soul power. Dugu Yan, having consumed almost nothing, took on the responsibility of guarding him, staying alert for anything that might happen.
(End of Chapter)
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