Translator: Noodletown Translations Editor: Noodletown Translations
A cold light flashed across Qingfeng Li’s eyes. “Well then,” he spoke coldly, “let me see if it’s your Golden Hammer that’s stronger, or my Sky-Breaking Halberd!”
Qingfeng Li, too, activated his vital essence and poured it into the Sky-Breaking Halberd. the weapon began to glow in a black light as two ancient talisman scripts appeared on its surface, blinking with a terrifying energy.
Holding the Sky-Breaking Halberd, Qingfeng Li felt that he was full of power. It was as though he was holding a five-million-pound mountain in his hand.
He swung the Sky-Breaking Halberd in the air, drawing a wide arc, as he slammed it toward the Golden Hammer before him.
Boom!
With a massive boom, Qingfeng Li’s Sky-Breaking Halberd collided with the Golden Hammer. The two massive objects emitted a sky-shattering sound, tearing a hundred-foot black hole into the dimensional barrier.
Dimensional debris flew out from the black hole and, seeing this, both the expressions of Qingfeng Li and the Golden Lion Demon Monarch changed. The two both scrambled backwards so as to not be cut by the dimensional debris.
Although they were both masters of the spirit monarch realm, they were still nothing before the power of the dimensional debris.
Qingfeng Li glanced at the Sky-Breaking Halberd in his hands and found that it was unscathed.
The Golden Lion Demon Monarch also looked to his own weapon. In the next instant, his expression changed. He saw that, on the surface his Golden Hammer, there was a clear dent.
The dent was left from the blow from Qingfeng Li’s Sky-Breaking Halberd. If one looked closely, they could even see that there were hairline cracks on the Golden Hammer.
The Golden Lion Demon Monarch stared at it, his heart aching. This Golden Hammer was a top-level Monarch Level Seventh Class spirtual treasure. Its power was immense, as was its defensive ability. The demon hadn’t expected that it would be cracked so easily by the Sky-Breaking Halberd. This was certainly a surprise to him.
Qingfeng Li smiled. “Your Golden Hammer sure is hard,” he said. “I can’t believe it didn’t fall apart. But next, I’m going to smash it to pieces. I’ll let you watch your treasure being turned into bits with your own eyes.”
“Ground-Breaking Heavenly Halberd!” Qingfeng Li roared as he swung his Sky-Breaking Halberd. He was using the second stance. This was the most powerful stance he had learned and he smashed directly toward the ground before him.
Rumble, rumble, rumble…
With a series of thundering rumbles, cracks began to appear in the ground.
From the ground, these cracks extended into the air, revealing the Void within. And the fissure just happened to be facing the Golden Hammer.
The Golden Lion Demon Monarch’s expression shifted as he made to retrieve his Golden Hammer. He found, however, that if he took back the weapon now, it would be his own body facing the massive fissure.
The Golden Lion Demon Monarch sensed a terrible danger from within the fissure. Even as a level seventh level monarch realm demonic beast, he would likely not be able to withstand it.
Left with no other options, the Demon Monarch swung his Golden Hammer forward with all his might, seeking to block Qingfeng Li’s Sky-Breaking Halberd.
But alas, it had underestimated the Sky-Breaking Halberd. Not only had it slammed a massive crack into the ground a hundred meters long, the cracks had also extended into the air and collided with the Golden Hammer.
Crack!
With a deafening crack, the powerful top-tier Monarch Level Seventh Class Golden Hammer was torn in half. The pieces fell the ground, now useless.
Seeing this, the eyes of the Golden Lion Demon Monarch filled with a look of heartache. The Golden Hammer had accompanied him on many campaigns. It had proven itself useful to the Demon Monarch on many occasions during the more than a millennium it has been at his side. Even masters of the seventh level of the monarch realm had been slain by it before. It never occurred to the Demon Monarch that it would be destroyed by the Sky-Breaking Halberd on this day.
The Golden Lion Demon Monarch glared at Qingfeng Li with murderous intent in his eyes. “You, damnable bastard,” he growled, “how dare you destroy my Golden Hammer? I’m going to eat you alive!”
Qingfeng Li smiled, pointing the Sky-Breaking Halberd at the Golden Lion Demon Monarch. “It’s your Golden Hammer that’s too weak,” he said. “How is it my fault? Come get me, if you can. Let me stab you to death!”
The Golden Lion Demon Monarch’s expression grew dark, his eyes filled with rage. If he could, he would have killed Qingfeng Li right then and there.
However, he had to admit that Qingfeng Li was strong. Whether it was his physical strength and combat ability, or his spiritual treasures, Qingfeng Li was no weaker than the Demon Monarch. This was a powerful foe, certainly the most powerful foe that the Golden Lion Demon Monarch had encountered in the past thousand years.
“Magma Realm!” the Golden Lion Demon Monarch roared as he released his magma realm. Within a seventy thousand foot radius, crimson magma appeared everywhere.
The crimson magma seemed to be spewing from underground like a volcanic eruption. With searing heat, it flowed toward Qingfeng Li, surrounding him. The magma’s temperature had reached eight thousand degrees and seemed to be about to melt Qingfeng Li’s body.
Facing the Golden Lion Demon Monarch’s Magma Realm, Qingfeng Li wasn’t afraid in the least. Quite the opposite, he seemed rather happy.
As a user of the Mortal Purgatory Body, his skin was tough as steel and could withstand high temperatures. But most importantly, he had golden flame within his body, which raged at over nine thousand degrees. Against the eight-thousand-degree magma, Qingfeng Li had no problems at all.
He stood in place, allowing the magma to surround him, and then drown him out entirely.
Seeing this, the Golden Lion Demon Monarch tilted his head back in laughter. “Brat,” it said, “you didn’t even have the sense to run. You’re about to be turned into a pile of bones by my magma!”
Qingfeng Li’s entire body, from head to toe, was engulfed in the in the magma. However, he still heard the Golden Lion Demon Monarch’s words.
However, a sneer appeared on Qingfeng Li’s face. He thought that the Golden Lion Demon Monarch was a massive idiot. The searing temperatures contained within the Magma Realm was just what Qingfeng Li needed.
Qingfeng Li activated the golden flame within his body, emitting temperatures of nine thousand degrees from his index and middle fingers. then, the dancing flames flew deep into the magma, absorbing all the heat within.
A moment later, the scorching magma had been turned into a pool of clear liquid. The magma and fire contained within had all been consumed by golden flame.
In addition, the Golden Flame themselves, which had been nine thousand degrees before, had now reached nine thousand eight hundred degrees. It was nearing ten thousand degrees.
Seeing that its Magma Realm had disappeared and had been replaced by water instead, the Golden Lion Demon Monarch was dumbstruck. It stared, its eyes wide and full of shock even more so than when Qingfeng Li had defeated it.
Suddenly, the Golden Lion Demon Monarch’s pupils contracted. “Golden Flames,” he cried, staring at the flames in Qingfeng Li’s hand, “how is it that you have the flames of the Gold Saint?”
Qingfeng Li smiled. “I’ve received the teachings of the Gold Saint,” he said. “I have his saint level flames. Now, I’ll let you have a taste of its power!”
