NOVEL WEB Chapter 0476: The Second Trait
"Is this the Spiritual Artifact?"
Tie Yuanshan gazed at the Nine Bone Demon Spirit Sword in Chen Yu's hand, realizing that the aura it emitted was indeed astonishing, its grade far surpassing his own Black Thunder Claw.
Ding dang!
Chen Yu swung his sword backward, striking the chains, and a metallic boom resonated.
The lightning from the Black Thunder Claw and the black Demonic Qi from the Nine Bone Demon Spirit Sword intertwined but did not transmit to Chen Yu's body.
However, the black electric claws were still firmly embedded in Chen Yu's flesh.
On the other side, the Red Flame King conjured a massive flame, turning it into a magnificent, rolling and crushing giant fireball.
Tie Yuanshan slapped his other hand fiercely, releasing a black Iron Palm like a black wall, blocking the attack from the Red Flame King.
At the same time, the Black Thunder Claw that captured Chen Yu twisted, emitting a "zzt zzt" sound, attempting to entangle Chen Yu.
"Once entangled, I'll be electrocuted all over, the paralyzing effect is too great."
Chen Yu crouched and then rushed out, dodging the chains' confinement.
"Demon Scale Shield."
Chen Yu activated the second demon rune, forming a Demon Scale Shield around his body, charging toward Tie Yuanshan.
As a Body Cultivator, in most cases, he chose close combat, even if his opponent was in the late Guiyuan Realm, Chen Yu would still try.
Additionally, Tie Yuanshan's Black Thunder Claw posed a greater threat in long-range combat, while close combat would weaken its capabilities.
Boom!
Chen Yu thrust his sword fiercely, and the Demon Spirit Sword, with demonic light shimmering, a powerful and overbearing black wind stabbed out.
Faced with a divine weapon like the Nine Bone Demon Spirit Sword, Tie Yuanshan had to deal with it with all his might.
On the other side, the Red Flame King also charged over, its hooves enveloped in firelight, fiercely kicking.
Bang bang!
Around Tie Yuanshan, flashes of black iron glowed, creating an impenetrable defense around his body and blocking attacks from Chen Yu and the Red Flame King.
"The power of Late Guiyuan Realm is indeed formidable; even using the Nine Bone Demon Spirit Sword, I can't injure my opponent."
Chen Yu felt a bit of pressure.
After executing an attack, Chen Yu had to immediately escape to avoid being entangled by the chains.
Little did he know, Tie Yuanshan also felt some pressure inside.
His end was near, and his body's recovery ability was poor, making injuries more likely to worsen, so he needed to avoid getting hurt as much as possible. If the injuries were too severe, he might prematurely meet his death.
Therefore, he focused fully, his defense flawless.
But the combined strength of Chen Yu and the Red Flame King exceeded his expectations, and Tie Yuanshan felt he might not be able to kill Chen Yu.
Now, Tie Yuanshan wondered where the Mantu Clan Chief had run off to, as he had initially been following right behind him.
If the Mantu Clan Chief were here to assist, Chen Yu and the Red Flame King would undoubtedly be dead.
Thump thump! Thump thump thump!
Chen Yu's heart burst with power, significantly increasing his speed and strength, as he slashed out with his sword again.
"Such formidable power."
Tie Yuanshan's gaze flickered, and a clump of black fierce fire surfaced on his palm.
"Iron Flame Hand."
Tie Yuanshan manipulated the true fire, striking with a metallic giant hand engulfed in flames.
Bang boom!
The two attacks collided, tearing into a black storm.
It was apparent that Tie Yuanshan's true fire was not very strong; otherwise, Chen Yu would have been at a disadvantage from this strike.
Then Tie Yuanshan once again controlled the Black Thunder Claw, the black electric claws unleashing powerful force to attack Chen Yu, while the black chains continuously twisted, trying to ensnare Chen Yu.
Just utilizing the Spiritual Artifact Black Thunder Claw to bind Chen Yu would end this battle.
However, Chen Yu was fast and physically strong; merely being caught by the black electric claws, the electric paralyzing effect couldn't affect him much.
"Old man, you forgot about this king,"
the Red Flame King roared, releasing a Qilin flame phantom from its body, charging at Tie Yuanshan.
Tie Yuanshan manipulated the true fire, coupled with his battle technique, striking another palm.
Boom!
The Qilin flame phantom was blasted apart, turning into countless flames.
"Burn for me."
The Red Flame King exerted full control over the fire, with endless flames around, seemingly alive, converging towards Tie Yuanshan, continuously burning.
"How could this Holy Beast be so powerful?"
Tie Yuanshan cursed in his heart.
If it were not for the Red Flame King's interference, Tie Yuanshan, controlling the Black Thunder Claw with all his might, might have already bound Chen Yu by now.
"This is disadvantageous for me."
Tie Yuanshan's expression darkened slightly.
Chen Yu had the Demon Sword and Blood Crystal Flame, his attacks fierce and dominant, and the Red Flame King was no ordinary creature either; his fire control skills were among the most exceptional Tie Yuanshan had ever seen.
The two of them together, although Tie Yuanshan was not afraid, his goal was to kill Chen Yu, otherwise, it would be a failure.
"As long as I can deal with either one of this pair, this battle will become very simple."
Tie Yuanshan's thoughts were clear.
After considering, Tie Yuanshan decided to pay some price to first restrain Chen Yu, especially since the black electric claw of the Black Thunder Claw was still embedded in Chen Yu's back.
Swoosh!
Tie Yuanshan suddenly lunged, pressing towards Chen Yu.
"You won't escape my grasp."
Tie Yuanshan coldly shouted, his palm condensing into a solid, dark Iron Palm, its surface pitch black like a black hole, darkening the surroundings.
Suddenly,
The palm of the black Iron Palm emitted a strong suction force.
Immediately, fierce winds howled, everything around being pulled towards Tie Yuanshan's palm.
"Not good."
Chen Yu hurriedly fled.
However, in terms of speed, Tie Yuanshan was faster, and with the pulling force of the Iron Palm, the distance between Chen Yu and Tie Yuanshan rapidly closed.
The Red Flame King spit out a fireball, but as it approached, it slowly fragmented, sucked into the palm, and disappeared.
Tie Yuanshan grunted, his move seemingly strong, but the attacks absorbed into his palm would weaken and then affect him.
However, for victory, this minor injury meant nothing.
Chen Yu found himself getting closer to the black Iron Palm, and seeing there was no way to evade, he thrust his Demon Sword forward.
Hiss!
Chen Yu's Demon Sword pierced into the void, striking Tie Yuanshan's palm.
Hiss!
Although Chen Yu wounded Tie Yuanshan, the black chains took advantage of this moment to coil around Chen Yu multiple times.
Sizzle sizzle!
The lightning effect from the Spiritual Artifact "Black Thunder Claw" was fully released, a layer of black lightning spreading over Chen Yu's body, rendering him weak and numb.
Boom boom! Boom boom boom!
Chen Yu's heart surged, suddenly filling his body with strength, but he still couldn't break free from the "Black Thunder Claw's" bindings.
After the outburst, Chen Yu slumped, still bound.
"To this day, no one has escaped the bindings of the 'Black Thunder Claw.'"
Tie Yuanshan said with a faint smile.
Chen Yu was captured!
This battle could now end.
Boom!
On the other side, the Red Flame King launched a furious attack.
Tie Yuanshan used real fire combined with battle techniques to shatter the Red Flame King's assault.
Though the Red Flame King was strong, he was the only one attacking, and Tie Yuanshan handled it quite effortlessly.
Victory was within easy reach!
Tie Yuanshan glanced at his palm, the flesh had blackened and became extremely rigid.
And the blackness was spreading.
"What a powerful Spiritual Artifact, if only I had obtained this artifact earlier, what a pity…"
Tie Yuanshan couldn't help but exclaim.
His time was running short, and even the finest treasures were of no use to him anymore.
"It sounds like you think you've already won."
Chen Yu's voice was hoarse and powerless.
"Oh? You speak as though there's still hope for you, you've already lost your combat power, I could kill you now."
Tie Yuanshan's gaze hardened, and he prepared his killing move.
"Heh."
Chen Yu chuckled lightly, the True Yuan crazily surging into the "Nine Bone Demon Spirit Sword."
Instantly, black light gleamed on the "Nine Bone Demon Spirit Sword," trembling slightly and emitting a chilling sound of bone friction that was hair-raising.
The next moment, the nine segments of bone on the "Nine Bone Demon Spirit Sword" suddenly grew and elongated, piercing through Tie Yuanshan's palm and stabbing into his chest.
"...How is this possible!"
Tie Yuanshan's gathered killing move dissipated as he lowered his head to see his bleeding chest, his disbelief evident.
"I forgot to tell you, this sword has two major features!"
Chen Yu said with a light chuckle.
The first feature of the "Nine Bone Demon Spirit Sword" is contamination, which doesn't need to be activated and can be considered an inherent feature.
The second feature is "transformation," which requires active activation and consumes a massive amount of True Yuan.
Of course, the transformation feature doesn't mean it can transform into anything. Its primary mechanism involves bending and growing the nine segments of bone on the Demon Sword to achieve the desired transformation.
Lengthening is one of the simpler transformations.
"Damn it, to have two major features."
Blood spilled from the corner of Tie Yuanshan's mouth.
Most Spiritual Artifacts only possess one major feature, and only those of an especially high rank have two.
And both features of the weapon in Chen Yu's hands were highly practical.
"Die."
Tie Yuanshan reached out again, True Yuan swirling around his hand, aiming to strike at Chen Yu.
As long as he killed Chen Yu, he would still be the victor.
"Demon Scale Shield!"
Chen Yu activated the Demon Rune Battle Technique, although its power was only sixty percent of its usual.
But Tie Yuanshan was also not at full strength, so this palm strike was weak in both power and momentum.
Bang crack!
The Demon Scale Shield shattered, and Tie Yuanshan's palm struck towards Chen Yu's heart.
However, Chen Yu's heart was unaffected, the force of the attack dissipating like a stone sunk in the sea.
Still, some of the force impacted his other organs, causing Chen Yu some internal injuries.
"You're the one who will die."
Chen Yu continued to channel True Yuan into the Demon Sword while activating its two major features.
The contaminating power of the Demon Sword was greatly enhanced, and its nine segments of bone began to thicken and grow.
Originally, the wound inflicted on Tie Yuanshan's body was not large, but now it continuously tore further, causing Tie Yuanshan's face to twitch in pain.
"Pugh!"
Tie Yuanshan immediately spit out a large mouthful of blood.
"Old man, if you're going to die, stop coming out and making trouble."
The Red Flame King shouted loudly, seizing the opportunity to launch an attack.
Hum!
His eyes suddenly ignited with crimson flames, casting two eerie red lights towards Tie Yuanshan.
"This is bad."
Tie Yuanshan's complexion turned pale as he quickly erected a True Essence Protection Shield.
Bang!
The two eerie red lights pierced through the True Essence Protection Shield, leaving two bloody holes in Tie Yuanshan's back.
The Red Flame King's strike even affected the soul.
Even Tie Yuanshan's soul will could hardly resist, feeling as though it was pierced by a fiery rocket.
Boom!
Tie Yuanshan immediately backed away while retracting the "Black Thunder Claw."
At this moment, one of his hands and some of his internal organs were contaminated by the Demon Bone Sword, and he was also wounded in the soul by the Red Flame King, leaving him grievously injured and no longer able to kill Chen Yu.