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The blue sword in his hand glowed with a deep, dark blue light as his killing intent pierced the heavens.
"SPIRIT BLADE!"
"Trying to drag me down with you?" Meng Li scoffed. "Just because you've stepped into the Spirit Grandmaster realm doesn't mean we're equals, you fool!"
His red hair blazed like fire, and his eyes turned crimson, making him look like a devil from hell.
"Hell's Fire!"
Boom—!!
Two terrifying forces collided in the sky.
A massive explosion erupted, shaking the heavens and the earth.
Flames and sword intent clashed violently, distorting the space around them.
Even from within Xiao Hua's barrier, Yuan and Yuta could feel the intensity.
"That's… insane…" Yuan muttered, his face pale.
Yuta narrowed his eyes slightly, observing the battle.
'So this is the power of Spirit Grandmasters…'
In the sky—
Zhan Xuegang charged forward, ignoring the flames burning his body. His sword cut through the inferno, heading straight for Meng Li.
"DIE—!!"
Slash—!!
A deep cut opened across Meng Li's chest.
But—
Meng Li grinned.
"You're too desperate."
He raised his hand.
Boom—!!
A pillar of hellfire erupted at point-blank range.
Zhan Xuegang was engulfed instantly.
"Aghhh—!!"
His body was thrown back, heavily burned, his aura rapidly weakening.
Below—
Yuan clenched his fists.
"Is he… going to lose?"
Yuta didn't answer immediately.
His gaze remained fixed on the sky.
"…Yes," he said calmly.
In the air—
Zhan Xuegang struggled to stand, his body trembling.
But his grip on the sword remained firm.
"I… won't… fall…"
He forced himself forward one last time.
But—
Meng Li had already moved.
A red flash.
Then—
Pierce.
A hand went straight through Zhan Xuegang's chest.
"…!"
Zhan Xuegang froze.
Blood spilled from his mouth.
Meng Li leaned closer, whispering coldly—
"This is the end."
Boom—!!
A final explosion rang out.
Zhan Xuegang's body fell from the sky.
After killing him, Meng Li even licked the blood on his hand.
"What is this…?" Yuan frowned at the cannibalistic act.
"He is a demonic cultivator," Xiao Hua said calmly. "Such cultivators practice forbidden arts and are often cruel and animalistic by nature."
As if hearing her, Meng Li suddenly noticed them.
His eyes lit up.
"Hahaha! More prey… and a girl too," he said, licking his lips wickedly as he floated down toward them.
"I'll give you two a chance. Kill yourselves, and I'll leave your corpses intact."
Both Yuan and Yuta frowned, while Xiao Hua looked at him indifferently.
Yuta, however, was calm.
'He's weaker now that he's closer…'
After reaching the Spirit Warrior stage, his senses had sharpened. He could clearly feel Meng Li's condition.
'After Spirit Warrior comes Spirit Master, then Spirit Grandmaster… This would've been difficult before, but now…'
The black ring on his finger flashed.
A jet-black sword appeared in his hand.
Seeing the weapon, Meng Li's eyes shone with greed.
"What an exquisite treasure… it seems I'm quite lucky today," he said.
He casually waved his hand.
A bloody slash shot toward Yuta.
Yuta raised his sword.
A purplish light coated the blade.
Slash—!!
He cut through the incoming attack instantly.
Not only that—
The Tribulations lighting-infused strike continued forward, heading straight for Meng Li.
Meng Li's expression changed.
He quickly raised a barrier.
Boom—!!
But the attack tore through it.
"—?!"
Slash—!!
Blood splattered as a deep cut appeared across his chest.
Meng Li jumped back, staring at Yuta warily.
Yuta himself was slightly surprised by the damage.
But it made sense.
The Heavenly Tribulation Art harnessed the power of heavenly punishment, and demonic cultivators were naturally suppressed by it—taking even more damage.
On top of that—
His Dragon Spirit Qi was far more potent than normal spirit energy.
Naturally, his attacks were much stronger.
At the side, Xiao Hua was also surprised.
She could sense a dragon-like presence from Yuta.
'A dragon…?' she wondered silently.
Yuan, on the other hand, was completely stunned.
"…That attack…"
He stared at Yuta in disbelief.
Seeing that they were not ordinary, Meng Li relied on his Spirit Grandmaster cultivation and began to fly higher into the air.
"I will kill you next time we meet!" he shouted as he tried to escape.
But suddenly—
From Yuta's back, two membranous scaly and majestic wings appeared.
Boom—!!
With a burst of speed, Yuta shot forward like a sonic blast, instantly closing the distance.
Meng Li's eyes widened.
Before he could even understand what was happening—
Yuta had already arrived in front of him.
His sword was coated in void energy, glowing like a starry sky.
Then—
Slash.
A single clean movement.
Meng Li's neck was severed instantly.
Everything happened in less than a second.
With all the battles Yuta had fought in the Overgeared world, his combat sense was on a completely different level.
He had perfectly read the moment—
The instant Meng Li tried to create distance—
And struck without hesitation.
However, Yuta didn't stop there.
He pointed his palm at Meng Li's falling body and activated Chaos Devouring, the divine ability he had unlocked.
A greyish fog flowed out of his hand, enveloping Meng Li's corpse.
In the next moment—
The entire body vanished.
It was completely devoured.
Then—
Notifications appeared.
[You have absorbed enough Qi for a breakthrough…]
[…]
[…]
[You have reached Spirit Master — 2nd Stage]
In an instant, Yuta's cultivation rose all the way to the Second Stage of Spirit Master.
Not only that—
He also absorbed all of Meng Li's memories.
Yuta frowned.
"…Tch."
Meng Li had been a completely evil cultivator.
Through and through.
Thankfully, his Divine Ability came with a filter, allowing him to easily erase all those memories along with the negative and forbidden energy associated with Meng Li.
After taking care of everything, he returned to Yuan's side.
Yuan was staring at him in complete bewilderment.
"Were you surprised? Even I was. I obtained the inheritance of a dragon—that's why I'm this strong," Yuta said with a smile.
Yuan looked at him, then smiled as well.
"That's great," he said.
Yuta nodded.
'He's still naïve,' Yuta thought.
This protagonist was clearly still at the very beginning of his journey.
While at side Xiao Hua nodded 'No wonder I sensed Dragon Aura from him ' she thought.