Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era-Chapter 357 - 194: Fierce Battle Against the King Tier Awakened

In the instant he met those cold, indifferent eyes, Chu Xiu felt an intense murderous intent lock onto him!

This was a sensation he had never experienced when facing any other enemy, a murderous intent honed from countless battles and etched into his instincts!

Chu Xiu’s hair stood on end, and the Sin Punishing Demon Saber immediately formed in his hand. But Li Zhan was too fast; before the Sin Punishing Demon Saber could fully form, it had already collided with the Demon Sword in his hand!

"Clang!!!"

Without any suspense, in just one strike, the Sin Punishing Demon Saber shattered, and the sword’s momentum remained unchecked as it slashed onto Chu Xiu’s Great Sun Guard Shield!

With a piercing sound of metal grinding, Chu Xiu watched helplessly as this Fierce Tier Legendary Equipment was split from top to bottom!

"Puff!"

Pain shot through his right arm, and in Chu Xiu’s shocked expression, the sword edge split the Great Sun Guard Shield in two, along with his right hand!

Instantly, blood gushed like a fountain from the severed arm!

Chu Xiu’s face turned pale, the muscles at the stump quickly contracted to stop the bleeding, and a flicker of surprise flashed in Li Zhan’s eyes across from him, as if he hadn’t expected Chu Xiu to evade this strike.

But the hint of surprise didn’t affect his actions in the slightest. Without giving Chu Xiu any chance to catch his breath, Li Zhan’s sword edge shifted, and the long sword stabbed like a viper toward Chu Xiu’s throat!

This thrust was too fast; even though Chu Xiu evaded with all his might, there was no suspense as the long sword pierced directly through his throat bone!

"Cough, cough!"

A large amount of blood spurted from Chu Xiu’s mouth, yet although the stab hit, Li Zhan let out a light "huh."

Upon looking closely, his long sword, although piercing through Chu Xiu’s windpipe along with his throat bone, was blocked by the spine behind it, inflicting only some cracks and failing to completely sever it for an instant kill.

This caused Li Zhan’s pupils to slightly constrict!

One must know, even though his strike was modified, greatly reducing the force, the long sword in his hand was a King Tier [Perfect] Equipment. No matter how slight the force, it shouldn’t be possible to be stopped by bone.

But at the moment he stabbed into Chu Xiu’s throat, he sensed something wrong. The force felt in his hand didn’t seem like it hit a human body; instead, it felt like stabbing into a piece of ultra-alloy steel! And Chu Xiu’s bones were unbelievably hard!

"Is it some special Artifact or Skill?"

"Indeed, there’s something there."

Li Zhan swiftly made a judgment, slicing the long sword outward, immediately cutting through half of Chu Xiu’s neck. From the wound, the throat bone was almost shattered, and the gray, cracked spine was faintly visible.

But just as Li Zhan prepared to launch another attack, Chu Xiu finally mobilized his internal Mana, forming two Frenzied Celestial Demon Hands at his sides, forcefully clapping toward the center at Li Zhan!

"Bang!"

Li Zhan easily evaded.

Although Chu Xiu was merely a Fierce Tier Awakened, Li Zhan, before taking action, had thoroughly gathered information on him, naturally knowing that the pair of Frenzied Demon Arms were Chu Xiu’s primary means of confronting opponents.

"The power of those arms likely exceeds four thousand, truly astonishing."

"Moreover, the fact that he could narrowly dodge my slash, losing only an arm, indicates his extremely quick reflexes, probably with Constitution and Spirit both reaching Advanced General Tier levels."

"To possess such prowess at the Fierce Tier, truly worthy of the Dark Night Monarch’s infamous reputation."

And while Li Zhan retreated, Chu Xiu also took the opportunity to widen the distance.

At this moment, his gaze towards Li Zhan already bore deep wariness!

Compared to Li Zhan’s easy composure, his expression was much heavier!

"So strong!"

"Is this what a King Tier Awakened is like?"

In just a face-off, directly heavily injured! Since entering the Abyss, Chu Xiu had never been so embarrassed!

This was the oppressive might from a powerful Awakened. Although Chu Xiu possessed numerous High Tier Skills, the gap in Basic Attributes was difficult to bridge.

Li Zhan’s reaction speed was at least double his; while Chu Xiu was contemplating defensive strategies, the opponent unleashed two consecutive sword strikes, severing his right arm and half-neck. In such a situation, no matter how powerful the Skill, it lost its significance!

"No wonder Mage-type Professions are so scared of Close Combat Professions; a well-rounded Close Combat Professional gives Mage Professions no chance to breathe, and once in close contact, it’s comboed to death!"

In fact, Chu Xiu could sense that Li Zhan’s Basic Constitution was only slightly over four thousand, not even surpassing the Iron Armor Corpse.

But battle is not a contest of numbers. Holding King Tier Equipment, combined with the [Demon Sword Master (A)] inheritance providing various movement and Combat Skills, and the Blessing of the Outer Realm Demon, brought Li Zhan’s prowess to an immensely astonishing level! Far from being comparable to those sluggish Abyss Creatures!

His ability to instantly close in on Chu Xiu and land successive strikes before he could respond was unimaginable even for a creature with a Constitution of eight thousand!

This filled Chu Xiu’s dark eyes with gravity.

Yet despite the gravity, he wasn’t overly flustered.

Chu Xiu was not an arrogant person. Quite the opposite, he had a clear understanding of himself, knowing his strengths and weaknesses. He was aware that even though he easily slew several King Tier Abyss Creatures, when facing a King Tier Awakened, he still needed to give a hundred percent attention! Hence, from start to finish, he never underestimated the enemy.

Li Zhan’s surprise attack gravely injured him, but he himself was never one to sit and wait for death, having prepared thoroughly!