Chapter 487: Blood Wave
At this moment, Dasch stood alone on the pavilion, surrounded by dense blood vapors. Below the pavilion, in the huge blood pool, the roiling blood water resembled raging waves, as if it were being drawn by some mysterious force, faintly forming a blood vortex that encompassed the entire pool.
As the blood vortex gradually took shape, the bloody aura steaming from the blood pool became even more intense and suffocating, increasing several times from when Sean had first arrived. Was this the so-called Blood Wave?
Amidst his astonishment, Sean’s expression began to grow serious. He could distinctly sense that under the influence of the Blood Wave, the intense blood vapors in the hall were rapidly being refined and devoured by Dasch, while Dasch’s own aura was steadily rising.
Evidently, as the branch master, Dasch could enhance his own strength by harnessing the blood vapors in the hall to assist him in battle.
“Good! This is great! We’re saved!” Seeing this scene, whether it was Single Eye, the surviving members of the Hall of Jade, or even Little JJ, who had stopped trembling and suppressed the urge to urinate, their ashen faces were suddenly revitalized, filled with newfound hope.
“On no! We’re done for! We’re finished!” Conversely, the people in the cold iron prison cage, who had witnessed Sean’s formidable display, were jubilant at first, thinking they could finally leave this dreadful place. But now, their hearts were shattered.
“Playing tricks!” Although somewhat surprised, Sean showed no fear. With a cold snort, he lifted his fist without hesitation, aiming it at Dasch, who was enveloped in blood vapors on the pavilion, and said in a deep voice, “Show me what you’ve got. I’m not easily frightened!”
With a thunderous punch, a massive illusory fist shadow emerged, whistling through the air like a sledgehammer, fiercely slamming towards Dasch.
“Hmph! You’re overestimating yourself!” Confronted with Sean’s resolute punch, Dasch showed no fear. His sinister face even bore a hint of disdain as he retorted, “I will let you know what it means that there is always someone better, and there are always higher peaks!”
“This is not a place where you can act recklessly!”
With a punch of his own, Dasch, although only close to the level of Bright Realm cultivators, did not produce a half-transparent illusory fist shadow. It was as if the originally illusory and semi-transparent fist shadow had, under the influence of the intense blood vapors, transformed forcefully into a horrifying blood-red color.
At first glance, it seemed like a bloody fist, exuding astonishing power.
Boom! Sean and Dasch were only a few dozen meters apart. How fast could a cultivator close to the Bright Realm unleash their fist shadow? In the blink of an eye, the two fist shadows collided head-on, causing an explosion like thunder, and a violent aura swept through the area. It was as if a brilliant firework had exploded in mid-air.
Everyone held their breath, eyes fixed on the colossal fist shadows colliding. Their hearts were in their throats, understanding that the outcome of the battle between “Great Monkey” and Dasch would essentially determine the fate of the entire struggle, even their life and death.
Soon enough, the answer became clear. After a brief stalemate, Sean’s enormous fist shadow, under everyone’s gaze, suddenly shattered like a broken egg, while Dasch’s blood-red fist, on the contrary, remained as solid as a rock. Its momentum unabated, it pierced through Sean’s illusory fist shadow and continued its ferocious assault towards Sean himself.
Witnessing this, the people in the cold iron prison instantly turned ashen, while Single Eye and the three surviving Hall of Jade members breathed a sigh of relief.
Boom! As the blood-red fist approached Sean, who stood unwavering, he didn’t dodge or evade. Instead, he met it head-on with another punch, using a flesh and blood fist to counter the blood-colored fist. Accompanied by a piercing explosion, he completely shattered the blood-colored fist.
As the blood mist filled the air, the stench of blood pervaded the surroundings.
“Now, do you still think you’re my match?” Dasch gained the upper hand, his confidence soaring. He stared at Sean from a distance, his words filled with pride and arrogance. “However, you, with near Bright Realm strength, could withstand my punch without flinching, indicating that your bloodline is indeed extraordinarily powerful.”
“So, after you die, I will personally refine your body, allowing you to unleash your final value!”
Unbeknownst to Dasch, he himself was close to reaching the level of a Bright Realm cultivator. With the assistance of the Blood Wave, the power of his last punch hadalready approached that of an ordinary Bright Realm cultivator. Sean, on the other hand, remained unscathed, standing motionless. This surprised Dasch greatly; he had thought that using the Blood Wave against Sean was a bit of overkill, but he had chosen to do so for safety’s sake.
“Wishing to refine me? Haha!” Although in a disadvantageous position, Sean’s expression remained calm. He shook his head and said, “I’m afraid you don’t have the ability or the opportunity.”
To be honest, the power of the Blood Wave did exceed Sean’s expectations, to the point where his near Bright Realm strength was proving insufficient. It seemed that he would need to unleash some of his true strength. After all, Single Eye could enhance his own strength through beastification, and as a branch master, Dasch should be able to do the same. Since Dasch hadn’t entered a beastified state, it indicated that his previous punch was not his limit. Once beastified, he might be comparable to a genuine Bright Realm cultivator.
“Stubborn,” Dasch said coldly. “Since you won’t back down until you see a coffin, nor give up until you hit a wall, then I’ll use your own words.”
“If you don’t believe me, I’ll fight you until you do!”
The moment his words landed, Dasch acted decisively. He immediately launched a second punch at Sean, swiftly forming a blood-colored fist shrouded in intense blood vapors. In size and power, this second punch far surpassed the first one.
Clearly, the first punch failing to harm Sean had left Dasch feeling displeased. Therefore, he intended to press on, using the second punch to decisively defeat Sean, with the momentum of thunder, and win the battle.
“Is that so?” Sean shook his head. “You’re not worthy of using my lines.”
As the words fell, Sean’s aura surged in an instant, breaking through the barriers of the Bright Realm, erupting with the formidable momentum of a Bright Realm practitioner!
Then, he threw a punch!
This time, the massive fist shadow thrown by Sean was no longer semi-transparent and illusory; it was nearly solid, resembling a true flesh and blood fist, enveloped in unparalleled Bright Energy, leaving onlookers trembling at the sight.
“You!” Dasch’s pupils suddenly contracted, immediately realizing something was amiss. Just as he was about to speak, the colossal fist shadows from both individuals collided in mid-air, producing a deafening sound, interrupting his words!
Then, everyone watched in disbelief as, under Sean’s Bright Realm punch, even with Dasch enhancing the power of his second punch, he remained at an absolute disadvantage, unable to counteract Sean’s Bright Realm punch!
Crack!
As the two fists made contact, in a split second, Dasch’s blood-colored fist completely burst, turning into a sea of blood mist, while Sean’s Bright Realm fist, just like the first punch, hammered down fiercely towards Dasch on the dais!
“Oh no!!”
Amidst the shock, Dasch’s expression contorted. Almost instinctively, he immediately activated his beast transformation, while crossing his arms in front of his chest to withstand the residual force of Sean’s punch!
Bang!
Rows of scales rapidly spread across Dasch’s body like mushrooms after rain, but unfortunately, compared to the speed of the Bright Realm punch, they were still considerably slow. Thus, just as Dasch’s transformation was halfway through, Sean’s Bright Realm punch arrived, accurately and unerringly crashing onto Dasch’s arms!
The next moment, Dasch felt a gust of wind hitting his face, an irresistible force assaulting his body, even penetrating into his insides, causing his internal organs to churn, as if being torn apart!
“Ah!!!”
Accompanied by a scream resembling that of a slaughtered pig, Dasch staggered backward several steps, only stopping at the edge of the dais, barely stabilizing himself, dissipating the force of the Bright Realm punch!Content rights belong to NôvelDrama.Org.
Ptui!
A mouthful of blood sprayed out. Dasch was in an utterly disheveled state, the clothing on his arms torn to shreds by the Bright Energy, and many of the scales that had just begun to spread were forcibly destroyed by the Bright Energy, leaving him with numerous wounds and injuries!
It was a disaster! A complete disaster! Around him, whether it was Single Eye, the members of the Hall of Jade, or those within the Iron Prison, everyone was utterly dumbfounded, completely and thoroughly stunned, their eyes bulging like those of a cow, their mouths gaping in shock, wide enough to fit a large fist!
Goodness gracious! What on earth?
What in the world is this? How could this happen???
Unperturbed by the horrified gazes around him, Sean paid no attention and instead, stared across at the disheveled Dasch, asking loudly, “Now, do you still feel like you’re my equal?”
This! This was the question Dasch had posed after the first punch!
Sean responded in kind, “You!”
“You, you, you…”
Dasch returned to the center of the dais, glaring fiercely at Sean, gritting his teeth, “You dare to deceive me time and time again!”
“You are not even close to Bright Realm strength!”
Dasch was on the verge of exploding!
Evidently, compared to the damage caused by the previous punch, Sean’s deception and humiliation were even more difficult for him to accept, further fueling his anger!
“Correct!” Sean smirked, looking very smug. “I didn’t fully reveal my hand before, so let’s lay it all out now!”
“In fact!”
“I am a true practitioner of the Bright Realm!”
“All is fair in war!”
“I’ve said it before, you people from the Hall of Jade are all fools, and you still don’t believe it!”
“Now!”
“Do you believe me???”