Du Rufeng isn’t dead! Yang Kai thought to himself. This Heaven-wrapping Net was Du Rufeng’s artifact, and since it was being used now, it meant that Du Rufeng was still alive.
His figure rapidly plummeted, but the Heaven-wrapping Net was like a maggot clinging to his bones.
With the surrounding world locked down, Yang Kai couldn’t even use his teleportation ability and could only watch helplessly as the net wrapped around him. Yang Kai’s heart raced as he poured his strength into the Azure Dragon Spear and thrust it towards the sky.
However, the Heaven-wrapping Net was not affected and directly fell down, wrapping Yang Kai up tightly. The power of imprisonment came from the net and Yang Kai instantly felt his strength being bound.
In mid-air, Du Rufeng’s figure slowly appeared, his face filled with hatred and lingering fear. If it weren’t for his good luck when the Protector Formation was activated just now, he would have died in the hands of his fellow disciples.
However, at this moment, his condition wasn’t very good. His face was pale, his hand was clutching his chest, and the corner of his mouth was covered in blood. The shockwaves from Duan Hai and Old Xu’s previous confrontation had seriously injured him.
“You’re quite lucky you didn’t die!” Du Rufeng stared coldly at Yang Kai who was bound by the Heaven-wrapping Net and made a hand seal, causing the power of the net to suddenly increase.
Yang Kai let out a muffled groan. Although the situation was disadvantageous for him, his words were harsh, “Aren’t you also alive and well?”
Du Rufeng snorted, “Don’t be so smug, this king will kill you right now!” Yu Lian coveted Yang Kai’s Wood Element energy, but Du Rufeng didn’t care. Everyone’s condensed energy was different, and he had long since condensed his Wood Element energy, so he simply didn’t care about Yang Kai’s life or death. Now that such a great change had occurred, it was best to kill Yang Kai first for fear of any changes.
Saying so, he prepared to take action, grabbing the air with one hand and holding a long sword in his other hand as he changed his hand seal and shouted, “Go!”
The long sword transformed into a sword light and shot towards Yang Kai.
In his field of vision, the sword light rapidly enlarged as the aura of death enveloped him. In this life or death crisis, Yang Kai’s heart was as calm as still water. As the dragon roar rang out, the bones in his body crackled as his body rapidly expanded, his body covered in dragon scales.
After Dragon Transformation, Yang Kai suddenly opened his mouth and bit down on the incoming sword light. The powerful shockwave nearly shattered Yang Kai’s teeth, filling his mouth with blood.
Du Rufeng’s expression went blank as his eyes followed the changes in Yang Kai’s physique, seemingly not expecting him to have such ability. A moment later, he cried out, “Dragon Vein!”
After Yang Kai’s Dragon Transformation, his physical characteristics were too obvious, so how could Du Rufeng not notice anything?
In the blink of an eye, Yang Kai had transformed into a giant two hundred zhang dragon, but even so, he was still unable to break free from the Heaven-wrapping Net. This thing had a similar effect to the Six Directions Wishful Bag, both large and small. As Yang Kai’s body continued to expand, it was firmly bound.
However, Yang Kai clearly felt that the Heaven-wrapping Net was showing signs of instability and was overjoyed. He knew that even though this thing’s function was similar to the Six Directions Wishful Bag, it was no less profound than Old Xu’s Six Directions Wishful Bag.
What was there to hesitate about now? Holding the Azure Dragon Spear in his hand, he suddenly swung it.
In an instant, the light on the Heaven-wrapping Net flashed wildly and quickly dimmed.
“Don’t even think about it!” Du Rufeng shouted and waved his hand, causing the sword light in Yang Kai’s mouth to fly back. Du Rufeng grabbed it and slashed towards Yang Kai.
A huge sword light slashed down towards Yang Kai’s head, making it impossible for him to dodge. Even if he didn’t die from this attack, he would at least be seriously injured.
At this critical moment, a golden light flew over from the distance and blocked Yang Kai’s path. This golden light was originally a small ball, but after it appeared, it suddenly expanded and transformed into a giant golden chicken that was more than ten zhang tall.
“Great General!” Yang Kai was in a daze, never having expected that the one who had come to save him at such a critical moment would be that unreliable stupid chicken.
This time, after being summoned by Du Rufeng, he didn’t bring the Great General with him and instead left it in the fruit garden. He didn’t know why it had come here.
As the sword light slashed down, the Great General let out a short cry and was sent flying. In mid-air, his figure returned to its original size and his golden fur became much dimmer.
Yang Kai was enraged, his dragon breath filling the air as he thrust his Azure Dragon Spear forward like a dragon, shouting, “Break!”
It was like a real Azure Dragon had appeared, the power of its spear piercing through the void.
With a loud bang, the Heaven-wrapping Net that had been binding Yang Kai all this time shattered, and the restraining power instantly disappeared, but the Azure Dragon Spear continued forward towards Du Rufeng.
Feeling the power of this spear, Du Rufeng’s expression changed drastically and he quickly dodged to the side. How could Yang Kai give him a chance to catch his breath? This guy’s strength was a Half Open Heaven and was stronger than him. He also had a secret treasure like the Shadowless Gauze on him. If he was given a chance, the Shadowless Gauze would cover his body and he would never be able to find him again.
The dragon claw reached out and grabbed towards Du Rufeng while simultaneously activating his Space Laws.
The world around them suddenly froze, and Du Rufeng’s figure also paused for a moment. In that instant, Yang Kai’s hand had already clenched tightly around Du Rufeng.
“Fuck off!” Du Rufeng roared, his strength surging. Even though Yang Kai was in his Dragon Transformation's form, he still felt like Du Rufeng was about to be freed from his grasp. Suddenly, his chest puffed up as he exhaled sharply towards Du Rufeng.
Fire Dragon Breath!
A dragon breath capable of incinerating everything in the world shot out from his mouth and enveloped Du Rufeng, causing him to scream in pain as he struggled even harder. With a sharp pain in his hand, Du Rufeng took this opportunity to escape.
Looking over, Du Rufeng’s entire body was in a sorry state. He had already suffered heavy injuries from the aftermath of Duan Hai and Old Man Xu’s battle, and now that the Heaven-wrapping Net had been destroyed and Yang Kai’s bombardment, his exposed skin was covered in blisters, making him look extremely miserable.
As their eyes met, Yang Kai could clearly see the fear and uneasiness in his eyes.
Unlike Yang Kai, who was used to fighting and killing along the way, Du Rufeng was born in the Seven Skillful Land, and in his entire life, he had only been able to walk out of the Seven Skillful Land a few times, let alone fight a life or death battle. At first, he had only been able to gain the upper hand because of his own strength and the power of his artifacts, but after suffering some setbacks, he was unable to cope.
Yang Kai had seen many such people, the flowers in the greenhouse could not withstand the wind and rain outside.
Grinning maliciously, Yang Kai flicked his finger towards Du Rufeng and activated his Space Laws, sending out a giant moonblade.
Du Rufeng’s expression changed as he hurriedly dodged.
However, Yang Kai had already enveloped the entire battlefield with his Space Laws. The Azure Dragon Spear trembled slightly as he shouted, “Open!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the space around him began to tremble as large and small spatial rifts suddenly appeared, filling the entire space. These spatial rifts all exuded a chaotic aura, causing Du Rufeng’s face to turn pale.
“Du Rufeng, on this day next year, it will be your death anniversary!” As he roared, Yang Kai shot out his spear towards Du Rufeng.
The countless spatial rifts around Du Rufeng made it difficult for him to escape, but how could Yang Kai give him such a chance? The spear had sealed all of his escape routes.
With no other choice, he could only fight Yang Kai to the death.
This was what Yang Kai wanted. It was true that Du Rufeng was a Half Open Heaven, and it was also true that Du Rufeng was stronger than him, but his combat experience was definitely not as good as Du Rufeng’s, and his recovery ability was also incomparable. If they really fought to the death, Yang Kai wasn’t afraid of him.
Now that the Heaven-wrapping Net had been broken, the only thing Yang Kai was afraid of was the Shadowless Gauze. If Du Rufeng really used it to conceal himself, the situation would be very bad. So, as soon as they began fighting, Yang Kai disregarded his consumption and injuries and continued to attack Du Rufeng, making it difficult for him to breathe.
Human figures crossed each other, blood spurting out as time passed.
After an unknown period of time, Yang Kai suddenly put away his spear and gasped for breath. At this moment, his Dragon Transformation form could no longer be maintained and his body had returned to its original size. His entire body was covered in large and small wounds, some of which were so deep that even his bones could be seen. His body was on the verge of collapse and he had to rely on the Azure Dragon Spear to not fall.
On the other side, Du Rufeng’s situation wasn’t any better. His entire body was dyed red with blood and his hair was dishevelled, making him look like an evil spirit. His eyes were trembling violently and his heart was filled with anxiety.
While gasping for breath, Du Rufeng said, “Yang Kai, such a great change has occurred, and no one knows what will happen in the future, so why are you and I fighting to the death here?”
Yang Kai grinned, “We’ve already fought, what do you want?”
Du Rufeng said, “Why don’t we just stop here? If something like this happens, you won’t be able to remain in the Seven Skillful Land any longer. It’s more important for you to escape while the Venerable is still busy. Otherwise, if the Venerable is free, I’m afraid you won’t be able to escape.”
“You’re right!” Yang Kai nodded lightly and tilted his head, “Then let’s make peace?”
Du Rufeng nodded repeatedly, “Good!”
Before he could finish speaking, his expression suddenly changed and he thrust his sword forward.
With a light piercing sound, his sword pierced through something and when he looked over, Yang Kai was already in front of him, the sword in his hand piercing through his own chest.
“Bastard!” Du Rufeng cursed.
Yang Kai grinned maliciously, “You’ve schemed against me, how could I let you off so easily!”
With a sudden push of his hand, Du Rufeng immediately felt a piercing pain from his chest. Looking down, his face paled as he saw that his chest had also been pierced by a spear.
“Collapse… collapse!” Yang Kai slowly spat out these two words as his Space Laws fluctuated wildly.
All of a sudden, Du Rufeng felt something inside his body collapse, and in his vision, a huge hole appeared where the spear had penetrated.
Slowly raising his head, he stared at Yang Kai in disbelief, his eyes filled with a longing for life.
Yang Kai’s kick sent him flying into the distance, and when his sword was pulled out of his chest, blood spurted out again. Yang Kai felt dizzy and almost fainted, but he forced himself to focus and walked over to Du Rufeng, looking down at him from above.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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