Hai Bodong stared intently at Chen Mo, visibly stunned.
Jumping from an eight-star Dou Shi to a one-star Dou Wang in an instant—how was that possible?
But then he remembered: the Dou Qi Continent did indeed have some secret techniques capable of boosting one's strength quickly. However, such methods were usually at the Earth Tier or higher. Chen Mo was likely using one of them.
Even so, this technique was far too heaven-defying. A direct leap from eight-star Dou Shi to Dou Wang?
Hai Bodong tilted his head slightly toward Tie Gang and Wang Yan, and said, "This kind of secret art won't last long, and it isn't his own strength anyway. Deal with him quickly. Also, if his technique really is Earth Tier or above, whether you can seize it depends on your abilities."
As soon as he finished, Tie Gang and Wang Yan's eyes lit up with greed, locking onto Chen Mo like starved wolves.
But Queen Medusa's expression instantly turned ice cold. "If either of you dares to lay a finger on him, this Queen will exterminate your entire clans!"
Tie Gang and Wang Yan's expressions changed drastically. They hadn't expected Queen Medusa to defend this human so fiercely.
"Queen Medusa, you'd better worry about yourself instead!"
Hai Bodong's wings flared as he surged toward her.
"Then this Queen shall shred you to pieces today!"
A fierce glint flashed in Queen Medusa's eyes. With a sharp cry, two crimson greatswords appeared in her hands as she clashed head-on with Hai Bodong.
Right as she leapt forward, she rarely showed concern for Chen Mo—though her way of doing so was unique.
"Relax. They're not capable of that."
Chen Mo's lips curved slightly into a confident smile.
"Young man, don't get cocky." Wang Yan hovered mid-air across from Chen Mo. "Hand over the Heavenly Flame and the secret technique you used, and I might let you live."
Beside him, Tie Gang nodded and retrieved a pair of massive silver war hammers from his storage ring. Each hammerhead was the size of a human skull.
"We have no grudge against you," Tie Gang added. "Just give us the Heavenly Flame and the secret technique, and we'll let you walk away."
Chen Mo laughed, twirling Tianyuan in his hand to form a sword flower. Then he pointed the blade diagonally at them.
"If you leave now, I'll let you live."
"Then don't blame us for being merciless." Tie Gang gripped a hammer in each hand and charged at him.
Wang Yan, intent on ending the fight quickly, didn't wait around. He condensed a long sword from Dou Qi and slashed toward Chen Mo from a different angle.
"I gave you a chance."
Chen Mo gave them both a cold glance. With the system's detection, he already knew—one was a three-star Dou Wang, the other a one-star Dou Wang.
As the two rushed in, Chen Mo remained calm, even closing his eyes slowly.
A moment later, the sword Tianyuan trembled in his right hand. A faint blood-red sword pattern formed along the blade.
A terrifying sword intent erupted from the sword. The overwhelming force felt like it could tear through mountains and oceans, as though nothing in the world could withstand it.
Sword intent—a conscious force born from sword qi—was far stronger than ordinary sword qi alone.
It was something Chen Mo had mastered after advancing his Heaven-Earth Sword Body to perfection.
Tianyuan let out a sharp, anxious hum.
Then, Chen Mo's eyes snapped open. With a fluid motion, he slashed, and trails of sword scars appeared in the air before him.
The sword marks rapidly intertwined. A few breaths later, the sword intent flared, and with a dazzling light, a lotus flower the size of a palm formed before him.
This lotus was exquisite beyond words. Each petal resembled a sharp miniature sword, radiating a destructive power.
With a flick, Chen Mo launched the Sword Lotus forward.
In the next instant, a blinding light spread across the heavens, outshining even the sun.
Within that overwhelming brilliance, Chen Mo's calm voice rang out:
"One Sword, Beyond the Mortal World."
Faces below turned pale.
Even Queen Medusa and Hai Bodong in the distance were stunned, their pupils shrinking.
Tie Gang and Wang Yan suddenly felt an immense, crushing pressure descend upon them.
The radiant Sword Lotus exploded in mid-air.
When the light faded, Tie Gang and Wang Yan were nowhere to be seen—only two clouds of blood mist hung in the sky.
With just one sword, two Dou Wangs were obliterated.
The onlookers below were left speechless, their faces twitching in disbelief.
At the same time, Queen Medusa and Hai Bodong were locked in an intense battle.
But Queen Medusa, already gravely wounded, began to falter. Her stamina was nearly exhausted.
Hovering in front of her, Hai Bodong laughed loudly. "Haha! What a thrill! I've never felt so refreshed. Queen Medusa, how about you try this next move?"
"Multi-layered Frost Dragon Soar!"
Hai Bodong shouted. Two blue rings appeared on his wrists, slowly rotating.
The next moment, several massive ice dragons, each over a hundred meters long and exuding biting cold, formed behind him.
The temperature of the entire battlefield plummeted.
With a shove of his hands, the ice dragons surged toward Queen Medusa.
Queen Medusa transformed into her true form—a giant Violet Flame Serpent, over ten meters long—soaring into the sky.
Opening her jaws wide, her body rapidly expanded to over a hundred meters, charging head-on into the dragons.
The air trembled violently.
Each ice dragon shattered one after another, but the last one whipped Queen Medusa violently.
She was slammed into the sand, coughing up blood, and reverted to her half-human, half-snake form.
But that last ice dragon, still intact, continued diving straight toward her.
"One Sword, Beyond the Mortal World!"
A palm-sized Sword Lotus slammed into the ice dragon.
Chunks of ice flew everywhere. Cracks split the massive dragon's body, though it wasn't completely destroyed.
Suddenly, a white-robed figure appeared above the dragon, holding a deep blue long sword. He dropped down, driving the blade directly into the dragon's skull.
A brilliant surge of sword intent exploded from within.
The massive dragon began to collapse.
Just before it could reach Queen Medusa, it shattered completely.
Chen Mo landed on one knee, plunging Tianyuan into the sand to support himself. Turning his head toward her, he asked, "Your Majesty... are you alright?"
"Move!" Queen Medusa snapped, trying to push him away as she struggled to rise.
Chen Mo frowned. Looking up, he saw Hai Bodong once again forming a new hundred-meter ice dragon, aiming it at both him and Queen Medusa.
"Get out of the way!" Queen Medusa shouted again, her voice cold and urgent.
But Chen Mo didn't move.
He gritted his teeth and muttered:
"Great Sun Undying Body!"
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