Chapter 384: The Day I Was Forced to This Extent by a Human Genius
This drop of vital blood was not the one Gu Ming had initially bestowed upon him.
Instead, it was a new drop of vital blood that had condensed in his heart after refinement.
However, this drop of vital blood still bore the mark of Gu Ming.
If he were to directly remove it, Ye Yan's blood energy realm would plummet significantly.
But if he didn't remove it, all his blood energy would become food for Gu Ming.
Weighing the two options, he chose the lesser evil.
The reason Ye Yan hadn't acted before was simply that he couldn't bring himself to do it.
But now, he had no choice but to take action.
"Ah...!"
Ye Yan growled lowly, digging out the vital blood and tossing it into a bottle he had prepared in advance.
His entire body immediately became withered and emaciated to varying degrees.
His cultivation level also dropped sharply from the Golden Apex Demon Emperor level, all the way down to the Golden Apex Demon King level.
It was utterly devastating.
"Damn Gu Ming..."
"I thought he genuinely cared for me, that he truly intended to enfeoff me as a human king."
Ye Yan gazed resentfully towards the north.
Then, he took the various treasures he had obtained from the Demon Realm's treasure vault long ago and fled eastward.
The Eastern Sea was filled with numerous islands, more than enough to serve as his temporary refuge.
...
At the Mist Province Three Sect Alliance Camp.
An endless stream of blood energy converged from the south.
It merged into Gu Ming's body.
Gu Ming's body kept swelling.
In the blink of an eye, it had expanded to over two zhang in size.
The dragon-aura armor on his body was truly peculiar; it enlarged itself seamlessly to cover his entire body.
This scene, witnessed by the cultivators, was like a stormy wave crashing over them.
"Heaven... Gu Ming's blood energy has swelled to such an extent."
"It seems his injuries have vanished without a trace."
"Gu Ming now appears even more powerful than at his peak!"
"It's over, we're doomed..."
The cultivators muttered to themselves.
Some were scratching their heads in frustration, others were burning with anxiety inside, and still others had faces ashen with despair.
"It's too terrifying... where is all that blood energy coming from?" Tong Yuan was stunned.
"There were two screams of agony from the tower ship just now, seemingly from the Demon Realm's princes. Perhaps Gu Ming has some way to control those princes," Wan MuChun whispered.
In mid-air, Gu Ming was currently being infused with a vast amount of blood energy, feeling almost ecstatic.
A huge blood-colored shadow even appeared around him.
It was Gu Ming himself.
The shadow, standing a hundred zhang tall, seemed like a blood-colored giant connecting heaven and earth.
It was almost tangible, capable of blocking any external attack.
Shen Mo casually slashed out a sword qi.
As expected, the sword qi immediately vanished like a mud ox entering the sea.
This was the technique of the Divine Elephant Prison Strength, the ultimate defensive method, the Immovable Saintly King Body.
From within the blood energy shield, Gu Ming's laughter echoed.
"Useless, my blood energy is extremely abundant now, and the Immovable Saintly King Body I'm using is incredibly powerful."
"No matter what means you use, you won't be able to break it."
"I will absorb all the blood energy and crush you like a mere ant."
Shen Mo's expression remained unchanged as he said indifferently, "Oh? No means can break it? I don't think so."
With that, he suddenly stretched out both hands.
His left hand burst into red flames, while his right hand burst into golden flames.
They were the Red Lotus Earth Heart Fire and the Solar Essence Fire.
Without hesitation, Shen Mo slapped the two kinds of strange fire together.
Instead of exploding, they harmoniously merged into an even stronger high-temperature fluid.
Like a mass of flowing molten iron.
Shen Mo reached out and pulled to the left and right.
Clang!
A huge spear suddenly took shape.
It seemed to be forged entirely from blazing flames, with waves of heat rolling off it.
Even before it was thrown, it had already evaporated all the moisture in the surrounding air.
The cultivators in the Three Sect Alliance camp all felt parched.
Those cultivators with water affinity felt immense pressure and had to retreat step by step.
Even the Dragon-Blooded Guards, renowned for their robust physical bodies, were forced to activate the tower ship and retreat over a hundred zhang.
Sensing the extremely intense flame fluctuations outside, Gu Ming let out a soft "hmm."
He couldn't see what was happening outside, but he could sense it.
Shen Mo seemed to be building up an extremely powerful move.
"What is that move? I've never received any intelligence about it."
Gu Ming's eyebrows furrowed slightly.
"Great Wasteland Star Meteor!"
Shen Mo roared and hurled the huge spear, which was wreathed in surging flames.
Boom!
The spear roared as it flew forward.
At first glance, it seemed to move incredibly slowly.
But in the blink of an eye, it had already arrived in front of Gu Ming.
It was as if it were a divine punishment spear cast down from the heavens!
The moment the spear approached, Gu Ming finally sensed an intense threat.
His expression suddenly changed, and he immediately stopped absorbing blood energy, instead activating the power of the giant elephant within him.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
Over a thousand giant elephants roared within him, pouring their power into the Immovable Saintly King Body.
The Immovable Saintly King Body grew larger once again, swelling even more.
At this moment, the strange fire spear finally struck.
Boom!
Blinding light burst forth suddenly.
The surging flames shot out in all directions.
The brilliance of this place was clearly visible even tens of thousands of miles away in Yu Province.
Countless demonic beasts and wandering cultivators were terrified and scattered, watching this scene from afar with fear and astonishment.
After a long while, the dazzling light gradually subsided.
The cultivators were then able to see the battle situation in mid-air.
They were shocked to see that Gu Ming's golden armor had been blasted into pieces, flying in all directions.
Although Gu Ming was still floating in mid-air,
most of the black wolf fur on his body had been burned off, revealing an unusually slender figure.
There was a huge charred mark on his chest.
It seemed as if a huge spear had pierced through it.
If one looked from Shen Mo's perspective, there was already a huge hole there.
Through which one could see the scenery behind Gu Ming.
"So this is what a Demon Emperor looks like. No wonder he always wears armor."
"Demonic races are naturally ugly. He must have realized this."
"It seems like the Young Master has won."
The cultivators began to chatter excitedly.
Their tones finally carried joy and excitement.
However, cultivators like Tong Yuan, Wan MuChun, and Nan Gong Yun sensed something was amiss.
If Gu Ming had no more trump cards and was at the end of his strength, he should have been knocked down by Shen Mo long ago.
Why, even with his heart pierced, could he still float in mid-air?
Shen Mo gazed quietly at Gu Ming, his expression unchanged.
He had long known what Gu Ming's final trump card was.
Now he was just waiting for the opponent to make a move.
"Hahaha... impressive, truly impressive."
After a while, Gu Ming finally spoke slowly, his voice hoarse and unpleasant.
"I never thought that one day I would be pushed to such an extent by a human genius."
"Even forcing me to use my last trump card."
"Shen Mo... you are guilty, of a great sin!"
Gu Ming suddenly raised his head, and to everyone's shock, he was holding a withered purple heart in his mouth. After chewing it a few times, he swallowed it completely.
The flesh around his pierced chest began to grow on its own.
In just a moment, a new heart had regenerated, completely filling the hole.
However, that part was entirely purplish-black.
Neither demonic nor human, it seemed more like a demon.
"Die!"
Gu Ming was furious, wildly activating the power within his demonic heart.
What burst from his wolf claws was not spiritual energy nor blood energy, but a purplish-black, eerie demonic aura!
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