X-Dragon Era

Seeing Ming Xuan's impatient expression, He Shan froze momentarily, then erupted in fury. Without a word, he waved his hand, and the Bat Dragon exploded once again, transforming into a swarm of bats that surged toward Ming Xuan like an overwhelming tide.

In the face of this attack, Ming Xuan shook his head without speaking further. The Five-Colored Divine Light spun unceasingly behind him, sweeping out again and again. In an instant, the entire sky flashed repeatedly with blue, yellow, red, white, and black Rainbow Light. Each flash wiped out vast swathes of bats. In just three seconds, Ming Xuan swept no less than twenty times, and wherever the Five-Colored Divine Light reached, over sixty percent of the bats were completely annihilated.

He Shan reacted swiftly. Sensing the unfavorable turn of events, he immediately steered the remaining bats to retreat in disarray and regroup. However, judging by their current state, they were already gravely depleted of vitality.

While it was true that as long as even a single bat remained, He Shan could reform his true body and summon thousands of bats once more, the key was the Essence Blood. Now, the bats Ming Xuan had swept away had already been absorbed into his Five-Colored Space, and their Essence Blood ceased to exist. As a result, He Shan had suffered immense losses—so great that he had no idea how long it would take to recover through cultivation.

The bats were unafraid of death, as their Essence Blood would automatically return even if they perished. But with Ming Xuan, who directly swallowed the bats' Essence Blood and dissolved it, things were different. It was as if He Shan's energy had been extracted entirely.

Ming Xuan, however, was in stark contrast. He Shan had been terribly unlucky. Ming Xuan's Cultivation Technique countered him completely. Had He Shan not dismantled his main body and split into clones, Ming Xuan might not have been able to brush him into the Five-Colored Space. But as fate would have it, He Shan unwittingly dispersed himself into multiple individual forms, making it all too easy for Ming Xuan to wipe him out and digest the energy.

After absorbing sixty percent of the bats, the brilliance of Ming Xuan's Five-Colored Divine Light immediately surged to another level. Such a rare treasure for energy replenishment couldn't have been found even by searching high and low. Unexpectedly, it had appeared right here, during the finals of the competition!

Although Ming Xuan could absorb and digest the energy of other creatures, the reality was that the Bat Dragon was most suited to him. The Essence Blood contained within the Bat Dragon's body was, for Ming Xuan, the best nourishment in this world!

Seeing Ming Xuan so effortlessly destroy sixty percent of his power, He Shan flew into a rage. In his current predicament, he understood clearly that it was impossible to defeat his opponent through conventional means. Since that was the case... he could no longer afford to hold back!

As he mulled over his situation, He Shan reached into his robes and, with a fierce flick of his hand, released a burst of dazzling brilliance that shot into the sky, roaring as it sped toward Ming Xuan.

Confronted by this artifact enveloped in multicolored light, Ming Xuan's expression turned serious. His Five-Colored Divine Light swept out continuously, and within an instant, it struck five times. The interference caused the artifact's light to dim significantly. Witnessing this, Ming Xuan did not dare relax. His Five-Colored Divine Light swept out again and again, and by the third strike, the brilliant light vanished entirely, its power fully dissipated and absorbed into the Five-Colored Space. The treasure had been seized!

Seeing that He Shan had revealed his artifact, Ming Xuan naturally wouldn't hold back either. After claiming He Shan's artifact, he flicked his right hand, summoning the Fiery Sun Shuttle. The shuttle transformed into a streak of flame, roaring as it hurtled toward He Shan.

Facing the lightning-fast attack of the Fiery Sun Shuttle, He Shan hesitated for just a moment before instantly bursting apart, attempting to transform into countless Bat Clones to slip away. However, it must be said, his luck today was utterly dreadful—he was completely restrained at every turn.

The Five-Colored Divine Light countered the Bat Clones, as well as that peculiar artifact. Now, the Fiery Sun Shuttle proved to be yet another bane to the Bat Clones, leaving He Shan no chance of survival.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the fiery streak of the Fiery Sun Shuttle pierced into the swarm of countless bats. In the next moment, a violent explosion erupted. An intense blaze spread outward instantly, enveloping all of the disassembled bats.

As previously mentioned, the Fiery Sun Shuttle boasted three attacks. The first was the impact of the shuttle itself, the second was the explosion's shockwave, and the third was the scorching heat following the explosion. These three destructive forces combined to send He Shan straight to the Ghost Gate.

The initial impact was relatively insignificant, causing minimal harm to He Shan. However, the second shockwave was a different matter. It blasted nearly all of the bats, leaving some shattered on the spot while others were tattered and barely holding together.

The first two strikes were manageable, but the last—the scorching heat—proved fatal. In their fragmented state, the bats were too small to endure the flames. The moment the intense heat passed through, they turned to ash, utterly unable to resist.

A massive mushroom cloud erupted, interwoven with firelight that shot skyward. Within the blaze, countless bats disintegrated into ash simultaneously, completely obliterated. At the same time, He Shan had no hope of seeing the next sunrise.

What followed was, naturally, straightforward. After collecting the Diamond Fruit and all the accompanying prizes as proof of his victory, Ming Xuan and his party returned directly to the main hall of the headquarters. Everyone was brimming with curiosity about Ming Xuan's newly acquired artifact. Setting aside its functionality, its mesmerizingly dazzling display alone was enough to leave them in awe!