The broken spear shards, under the control of Spiked Head, transformed into sharp spikes, shooting towards Lu Yu.
Boom! The Qi Blood within Lu Yu erupted, and the Blood Burning Secret Technique activated!
The spilling Qi Blood formed a red cloak behind Lu Yu, and his attack speed instantly accelerated. The Demon-Breaking Saber became an impenetrable wall of blades, shattering most of the spikes aimed at him.
The smaller spikes could barely penetrate the spirit armor on Lu Yu, unable to harm him.
"Golden Dragon Armor!"
Gold Spiritual Power surged from Spiked Head's body, forming a vivid, scale-detailed golden dragon head above him. The golden dragon formed in less than a second before it viciously rammed towards Lu Yu.
With the activation of the Blood Burning Secret Technique, Lu Yu was so exhilarated he couldn't control himself. Seeing the golden dragon head descending, a crazed look appeared on his face as the Qi Blood within him surged into the Demon-Breaking Saber.
The Demon-Breaking Saber emitted a faint red Qi Blood as Lu Yu raised the blade to cut the dragon head.
Today, he would slay the dragon!
Red light clashed with golden light! Qi Blood and Spiritual Qi collided!
The power of Heaven Collapse, boosted by the Blood Burning Secret Technique, even surpassed the ultimate move "Golden Dragon Armor" released by Spiked Head, who was in the Qi Cultivation stage, but its follow-up was far less than that of Golden Dragon Armor.
At the moment of collision, the red light of Heaven Collapse smashed half of the dragon head, and then the red light was devoured by countless golden lights. As the follow-up power dwindled and Heaven Collapse was about to be defeated, the orange lines on the Demon-Breaking Saber lit up, dissolving the golden dragon head that struck it.
The spilling Qi Blood and scattered golden Spiritual Power intermingled, creating intense conflict and unleashing a destructive aura.
Boom! Blinding light erupted from the center of the collision.
Lu Yu instinctively shut his eyes but could still feel the light penetrating his eyelids, reaching his eyes.
Then Lu Yu felt a vast, irresistible force pushing him backward continuously. His legs carved two deep grooves into the ground as he retreated further than he could guess, only stopping when the white light in his eyes vanished.
Opening his eyes, the world before him appeared double-visioned. Lu Yu felt the world spinning, shaking his head vigorously. He steadied himself with the Demon-Breaking Saber, pulling his legs out of the ground. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ Novᴇ(l)Fɪre .ɴᴇt
Seeing the worn-out soles of his shoes, Lu Yu felt he needed to change into a Spiritual Treasure shoe. His shoes were part of the Divine Weapon Pavilion disciple's outfit, with tenacity equivalent to a first-grade spirit armor.
Taking several deep breaths, he calmed the boiling Qi Blood inside. The Blood Burning Secret Technique had already deactivated, but red Qi Blood still floated around Lu Yu, and steam arose from his skin, residual heat from the Qi Blood eruption.
Looking up at Spiked Head, he was in a dire state. His chest had already been crumpled by Lu Yu before, and in the explosion, even with spirit armor and a spirit shield for protection, the chest propped up by Spiritual Power caved again.
Struggling to get up, Spiked Head dripped with blood all over, the spirit shield formed by golden Spiritual Power on his body already shattered. The remaining golden Spiritual Power within him was struggling to repair the broken spirit shield.
He could stand up, supported solely by the spirit shield on his body.
He spat out a mouthful of blood and said with a smile, "You've exhausted your Spiritual Power and Qi Blood now. With what will you continue fighting me?"
"As for me, I still have Spiritual Power!" A few golden spikes flew towards Lu Yu, who merely tilted his head to avoid the weak, powerless golden Spiritual Power spikes. Spiked Head was already running out of energy.
"Hehe~" Spiked Head let out a dry laugh, "No worries, I still have something!"
He pulled out the black cylindrical bomb he had been playing with earlier, looking at Lu Yu, he said, "You should know what this is, right?"
"That's right, it's the improved version of the Black Bomb... You're lucky to be the first to taste its power." With that, he tossed the black Black Bomb towards Lu Yu, upon which a cluster of golden Spiritual Power converged.
The Black Bomb flew to the front of Lu Yu, just out of his reach, and the golden Spiritual Power detonated the black Black Bomb.
Boom! A mass of fire exploded, engulfing Lu Yu. The explosion range of the black Black Bomb reached five meters, larger and more powerful than the previously larger red and yellow Black Bombs.
The ponytail man walked over to Spiked Head, unable to help himself from laughing at his disheveled appearance, "You really are a mess now!"
The scar-faced man's body lay on the ground, his body sliced into several pieces, all burning with a purple-black flame. Yang Fan had already been rescued by other Yang family guards, the scar-faced man sacrificing himself to hold off the ponytail man, allowing the others to escape safely.
Yu Qinghua and the others looked at the ponytail man and Spiked Head, regretting why they had stayed to watch the development. Wouldn't leaving while they fought have been wise?
"Go check his bag for any good stuff, I'm going to take a break." Spiked Head said to the ponytail man, truly exhausted. He hadn't expected that, despite being in the Qi Cultivation stage, he would end up so drained fighting someone in the Qi Cultivation stage.
The main reason was that Lu Yu had crashed into him from the start, injuring him significantly, and his attack methods were countered by the Demon-Breaking Saber.
The ponytail man took a few steps before suddenly stopping, as his expression turned serious, "Something's not right."
The firelight around Lu Yu extinguished and dispersed, revealing Lu Yu within, unscathed as if the previous firelight was just a special effect of the explosion, causing no harm at all.
Seeing this, Spiked Head was utterly shocked. He was sure he'd detonated the Black Bomb and felt the immense power of the explosion, which absolutely couldn't be withstood by Lu Yu, who had depleted both his Qi Blood and Spiritual Power.