Without hesitating, the six of them attacked. I used blood blades to block their attacks and I kept on fighting. When I defended my front against one of them, another would attack from behind me. It was becoming tiring to keep up. They started getting faster and faster and their attacks started to reach me. I kept attacking and defending, but it was no use.
"Advanced blood art: Ultra Blood Regeneration"
Even if it ran out of energy, I had to keep myself healthy.
"Wow, you're a strong one, interesting. Make sure to keep it up," the bastard said. My basic attack and defense was hopeless against them; all I could do was regenerate my injuries and hope they would get tired. Check if you can regenerate this!
"Weapon art: Destroyer of qi and flesh!"
The first one charged at me and I was about to dodge, but another attacked from the left.
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I blocked the attack and fell back, and then...
I spat out a large amount of blood. Everything started to look blurry. I looked down and saw a sword piercing through my abdomen from behind. I looked behind and saw the first one holding the sword that pierced through my abdomen. He pulled out the sword and kicked me to the ground.
"I thought it would have lasted longer," he said as they all turned to take their leave.
Am I really going to die here? Am I going to let Chenghu win? Am I going to leave my people again and forget my family? Why... why is life so unfair? Why... why... WHY... WHY!!
Breakthrough > Achievement: At death's door
Gift: Advanced blood art
Demonic qi dispersal
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Demonic Teleportation
Blood drop explosion
Hanzhou: ... ... What the, there is no way I am alive right now.
Inner demon: Of course you are. I saved you, again. Now say thank you.
Hanzhou: Why did you save me?
Inner demon: Cause I was bored, and besides, if you die, I die so...
Hanzhou: Exactly, you saved yourself, so you do not deserve a thank you.
Inner demon: Wait, but it is, + you, the heck.
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Hanzhou: Now tell me? Is it possible for you to save me everytime, like I'm immortal or something.
Inner demon: Actually no, as far as you have dark energy inside you, I can exist and bring back the remaining part of your soul in here and heal it, making it whole again.
Hanzhou: How much dark energy do I have left?
Inner demon: You have exhausted your body's dark energy and have 70% of reserve energy remaining, and let me warn you, if you are out of energy... You will die immediately.
Hanzhou: I don't get it. Why?
Inner demon: Because I have brought you back, so your dead soul was replaced with dark energy, so without it, you wouldn't be alive.
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Hanzhou: Which means I have to be extra careful out there. Inner demon, I need you to send just a short message updating me on the amount of energy I have next, so I don't run out of it. Now, send me back.
I stood up from the ground feeling... So now. I tore off my cloak so I could move more freely. Wow, my wound actually closed up, but the huge mark was still there. I better not show this to women, or else I'll never get married. (You think you'll actually get married). Shut up, how can you say that to someone who just died.
"Hey bastards, you tryna run away!" I said, drawing the attention of those six bastards.
"Woah, you're still alive. I guess you're better than I thought," he said as he ran toward me. I didn't give them time to block...
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...my attacks. If I keep on using dark energy little by little, they'll just keep dispelling my attacks and I'll finally exhaust my energy. So I have to end it with full force.
"Advanced blood art! Maximum Energy Burst"
I know I never thought of using this attack due to the amount of dark energy it uses, but it's worth the risk... Let's do this.
"Forbidden art! Blood Moon Temple"
Immediately, we entered the blood moon dimension. I surrounded myself with blood drop explosion in case anyone tried to attack, and used demonic teleportation to move around unnoticed. I teleported behind them and slashed them with both my blood blade and blue blossom blade. The first one tried to attack...
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...but it hit a blood drop and it exploded on him. I started getting faster and faster. Right now, my moves were unreadable. Now, time for the main attack.
I started slashing them one by one, making them misinterpret my moves, then I teleported behind one of the defenders and...
"Advanced blood art! Maximum slash"
I bit him so hard on his neck that his head fell off. The five others got frightened and ran to his body. I can't believe they mourned their partner as if he was family; now they make me look like the bad guy.
"Wait... were they crying just now?"
(You have 35% left)
What, already? I have to finish it now before the place crumbles... ... ... What... what is this intense aura I am feeling? The, the first one released...
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...such a dark and huge amount of energy that it was toxic to all of us in the dimension... Suddenly, he disappeared. What the! I looked around to prevent any surprise attacks and then...
"Behind you," a voice said with rage.
I turned back and saw no one, I looked front again and—he kicked me so hard with energy that my dimension broke and I flew into three buildings.
(You have 20% left, so you cannot sustain the dimension. Retreat now unless you would die.)
No, I can't just run away... I spat out a lot of blood due to the internal injury I got from the crash. I wanted to keep on fighting, but as I felt that dark energy again, I lost it. My mind went blank and I tried my best to run away. My legs failed me, but the zeal to run away was so strong that I started crawling away. He walked to me and stepped on my hand.
"You...
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...were awesome out there, but you should know that I am the second strongest cultivator in the whole of Murim, that was until I kill whoever that Xuemen guy is, so you actually had no hope of winning, so die happy, okay?" he said as he kicked me again, making me roll helplessly on the ground.
"Time to say goodbye," he said as the four of them raised up their blades and said:
"Weapon art: Glorious wrath of the Dragon god"
The sky was filled with clouds which struck out golden lightning. This lightning struck their blades, forming some kind of lightning qi which looked like a dragon. They all attacked at the same time and the dragon made of lightning rushed towards me with full force. I used the blood blossom qi and dark energy to defend myself from the attack... It was pushing my energy...
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(17%)
I hope this attack ends before I run out of energy.
(15%)
My energy started to fade, and the pressure of the attack started to tear my skin.
(12%)
The pressure was getting too much, so I had to use ultra blood regeneration, hoping the attack would end.
(7%) ... ... ...
What the heck am I thinking... Am I going to finally die?
(5%)
No, the attack didn't even look like it was going to end. Such a powerful attack would never leave me alive.
(3%)
I... I can't... do... anything...
(2%)
No... please... No
(1%)... I... don't... want to...
(0%... ... ...)
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