"The Dark Rock Citadel!" Basao also brought out his strongest defensive measure, his body slowly melting to form an ancient city wall made of rocks, but one could still vaguely make out Basao's figure.
His Dark Rock Demon originated from an ancient citadel wall that was enchanted by abyssal demons. It was said that those city walls could withstand the power of immortality, allowing Basao to transform back into his "true form," which was his most powerful defensive form.
"Go!" Bexia used the warblade as a spear and fiercely threw it towards Basao. It wasn't that he didn't want the warblade to pierce through, but he had already depleted all his strength. After throwing the warblade, all the artifacts on his body dissipated, and Christine also separated from him looking fatigued.
The warblade, containing the strongest strike of Bexia and his companions, flew out, cracking the space wherever it went. A long black spatial crack emerged, resembling a meteor streaking across the world.
"Ding!" The warblade collided with Basao's citadel barrier, a crisp sound rang out, followed by a violent energy explosion.
"Boom!"
However, this was only the beginning. Bexia's attack wasn't the piercing of the warblade but the energy it contained. The previous contact was just an appetizer; the true power had yet to be unleashed.
The external power of the warblade and the Dark Rock Citadel were in a stalemate for a moment. The tip of the warblade had already penetrated one-third of the way in. However, unable to withstand the forces at play, the warblade ruptured under the pressure.
"Crack!"
"Bang!" The warblade shattered, but this was when the true power of the strike blossomed.
"Boom!"
A massive column of explosive light shot up into the sky, causing the entire world to tremble under this strike. Outside this world, a terrifying black vortex could be seen slowly forming, releasing its dreadful power indiscriminately in all directions.
If Basao's previous strike only destroyed a fifth of the Great Tree Sea, Bexia's strike had now encompassed the entire Great Tree Sea and even reached the barren regions. Countless creatures perished under this onslaught, with numerous giant trees reduced to splinters.
"Sacred Great Barrier!" Bexia grabbed Christine and forcefully summoned the power from the Luminous Crown to protect themselves.
The energy release seemed to last a moment, yet also felt like an eternity. After everything calmed down, Bexia opened his eyes and looked towards the center of it all, revealing only a bottomless pit.
"Is it over?" After saying these words, Bexia felt all his strength draining away, his steps faltering as he almost sat down heavily on the ground.
"Gurgle Gurgle!" Bexia poured life essence liquid into his mouth to rejuvenate his exhausted body, while also summoning Conesy from the subspace.
"Master, are you okay?" Conesy looked at the pale-faced Bexia, quickly supporting him along with the now faint Christine.
Bexia gave Christine a potion to restore her soul energy, allowing her to regain some strength. Even though she didn't directly participate in the fight, Christine was the most formidable asset as both Conesy and Bexia heavily relied on her to unleash their full potential, with most of the pressure being carried by Christine.
"You go rest first." Bexia prepared to transport Christine into the subspace to let her recover slowly, but at that moment, a powerful vibration came from deep underground.
"Huh!?" All eyes were focused in the same direction.
A black shadow rushed towards them at lightning speed, causing Conesy to react quickly by erecting an energy shield to defend against it. However, the force of impact was too formidable, and the shield shattered upon contact, sending Conesy flying thousands of meters through the air, leaving behind a long trail on the ground.
"Conesy!!" Watching Conesy being thrown away, Bexia hurriedly called out, but before the words were finished, an iron-like arm grabbed his neck, lifting him up, along with Christine beside him.
"You guys are quite formidable, managing to completely destroy the body I condensed for tens of thousands of years, even causing serious damage to my true form!" The one lifting Bexia and Christine was a little giant over three meters tall, resembling a tower made of explosive muscles, looking as if it were a grotesque mass of black rocks.
From his words, it was evident that the individual before them was undoubtedly Basuo, and not only that, but it was Basuo's true form, with the previous one being merely his condensed body.
However, Basuo was not in good condition either at this moment. His upper body was covered in wounds, as if it were fragile glass about to shatter, and with his movements, some small pieces could even be seen falling off.
"Soul Blade!" Christine suddenly lifted her drooping head, a silver light bursting from her forehead directly into Basuo's.
"Ah ah ah—!" Once again subjected to a severe spiritual impact, Basuo loosened his grip, allowing Bexia and Christine to break free from his "claws." As Christine hit the ground, she passed out. The previous blow had drained her to the point of exhaustion.
"You all can go die!" Basuo's face half split open, his expression crazed as he raised his foot and ruthlessly stomped down towards Christine. His huge foot was larger than half of Christine's body, and a stomp like that would undoubtedly turn her into pulp.
However, Bexia quickly reacted and pulled Christine back to him. There was already a contract between them that was almost negligible, but now it unexpectedly proved to be advantageous.
Christine transformed into particles of light surging into Bexia's arm. He summoned his strength and quickly retreated, creating distance from Basuo while retrieving a warblade from the subspace, intending to use it to confront Basuo at that moment.
But before Bexia could react, Basuo's massive body appeared in front of him. Despite being severely injured, a saint is always a saint. An over-cautious camel is bigger than a starving horse, and the non-smoking state itself is also diminished to the extreme.
"Bang—!" A fist descended, knocking Bexia to the ground, and the warblade, in midair, carved a few arcs before falling aside. The monarch-level warblade was directly bent into a curve by this punch, while Bexia felt like every bone in his body was about to snap.
"You humans are really tenacious. It’s the first time in tens of thousands of years that I have suffered such severe injuries!" Basuo stomped on Bexia, causing the blood that he could barely hold back to spray from his mouth, his breath weakening further.
