Jiu Hao had almost completely healed, and flames returned to his eyes as he spoke in a rage: "Are you not finished provoking me, you worthless trash? From now on, there will be nothing but slaughter!"
With a loud thump, he stomped and charged towards Feng Luotian and Wu Neng, who were also launching themselves towards their enemy at the same time.
Jiu Hao relentlessly unleashed a series of slashes, using his Bone Claw Gauntlets, which were equipped on both hands.
Feng Luotian, who had deactivated his Pinnacle Flash Lightning ever since Jiu Hao had grabbed his leg previously, chose not to reactivate the skill and relied solely on his Momentum Eyes to survive the carnage, because he planned to use it in the deciding moment. He was hoping that Wu Neng could fill the gap in strength and make it easier for him to avoid the incoming attacks without using the speed skill.
Luckily, his hope came true, and Wu Neng was performing much better than he had expected. The village head had one of the blinding skills: Illusion of Ravens.
This skill was applied to the target's mind, not their physical body, and could significantly lower their vision scope, allowing them to see only ten percent of what they could normally see.
After Wu Neng cast the skill upon the target, Jiu Hao started to attach all over the place and missed at most times, creating weak spots for Feng Luotian to exploit and deliver some attacks.
"Great!" Feng Luotian exclaimed, while inwardly complaining: "But it would have been much better if you used it before my leg was caught."
Thanks to Illusion of Ravens, he had an easier time dodging Jiu Hao's attacks and was even able to land some hits, albeit not really effective against Stone Hide.
The fight went on for two minutes, with neither side dealing any damage to the other. That was when the effect of Illusion of Ravens wore off.
The first thing Jiu Hao did after he was free from the spell and regained his eyesight was to kill the village head.
Right now, he could not afford to be caught in the Illusion of Ravens again. If the skill was off its cooldown and he got caught in it again, his advantageous situation might turn into a perilous one.
Jiu Hao charged straight at the village head, turning his blind eyes to Feng Luotian, who was only an annoying brat who could not deal any damage to him anyway.
But would Feng Luotian let him do as he pleased?
The answer was "Hell no!!"
After witnessing Illusion of Ravens, an idea flashed into Feng Luotian's mind. It was his turn to use his own 'blinding skill.'
When Jiu Hao completely ignored him, he retrieved his bandages from his spatial ring and activated Pinnacle Flash Lightning.
In a flash, he climbed onto the vulture's shoulders and, with lightning-fast hand speed, wrapped a dozen rounds of bandages around the head, covering both eyes and tightening them with all his strength.
The moment Jiu Hao's eyes were covered, he attempted to remove the bandages, but in his frenzy, he accidentally cut his own face with his Bone Claw Gauntlets.
"Argh! You brat! Where are you? I'll kill you! I'll fucking kill you!" Jiu Hao bellowed and began swinging his attacks randomly, hoping to shred the irritating brat to pieces.
Feng Luotian had already deactivated his Pinnacle Flash Lightning and stepped back with a smile, surprised at his idea's effectiveness.
However, he quickly returned to attack, knowing he couldn't let his opponent stop using the skill and regenerate some Theríon in the process. And with his Momentum Eyes, he was not afraid of any random attacks.
Furthermore, whenever Jiu Hao attempted to activate Stone Hide on his face and use his Bone Claw Gauntlets to cut the bandages, Feng Luotian would flash in and kick his hand, causing him to miss his target.
Another two minutes had passed, and the brute's speed began to slow down as his Theríon depleted.
Feng Luotian could only thank Jiu Hao for his lack of intelligence that took more than two minutes to realize that he could remove the bandages with his bare hands without injuring himself.
But this was also a part of his plans.
The moment Jiu Hao removed his Bone Claw Gauntlets, Feng Luotian quickly seized the opportunity and snatched one of his weapons away.
Jiu Hao tore off the bandages to regain his eyesight and roared: "Brat!! Give me back my weapon!!"
Ignoring the furious demand, Feng Luotian equipped the stolen weapon and re-engaged in the fight. The clash of metal rang out as they exchanged blows.
Now armed with the same weapon, he no longer needed to evade every attack from Jiu Hao. Instead, he parried and redirected the strikes. However, his main objective was to exhaust Theríon. Therefore, he abandoned his defensive tactics and focused on offense.
Despite sustaining some injuries and losing some blood, Feng Luotian continued to trade blows with Jiu Hao, who was unable to gain the upper hand in their exchanges after dozens of moves.
The sight of Feng Luotian's blood spattering around the battlefield was gruesome, but he remained determined to carry on until he had drained this vulture's Theríon completely.
Wu Neng stood dazed and unsure of when to intervene. The level of the fight was beyond his abilities, and he was afraid of becoming a burden. Despite that, he remained close by in case his help was needed.
Half a minute had passed since the start of the clawing battle, and Jiu Hao's skin gradually turned from stone back to a normal one as he fought with panting breaths.
Once Feng Luotian noticed it, on his blood-soaked face, his lips transformed into an evil grin.
He immediately reactivated his Pinnacle Flash Lightning.
Not only did he activate his skill, but he also burst out his Theríon to maximize his attack and speed. Even more, he transferred all Theríon used for his defense that was covering his skin to increase his attack and speed as well.
After he had done all that, he gave Jiu Hao a look. It was one of those looks butchers gave to their livestock.
In his panting breaths, with no more Theríon to activate his Stone Hide, Jiu Hao felt a freezing chill run through his spine under the terrifying gaze as he let out: "Oh, crap."
Feng Luotian's figure vanished.
And within just a few seconds, hundreds of slashes were made, then he reappeared in front of the thunderstruck Jiu Hao and snapped his fingers.
Jiu Hao's body exploded into thousands of pieces.
The scene was beyond Wu Neng's limit. He got on the ground and vomited all he had inside.
"It's over, Village Head." Feng Luotian walked to the village head and patted his hand on the back.
Wu Neng quickly changed his position to a kowtowing one: "Thank you, my lord!! Thank you!!"
The villagers who were at some distance away rushed to where they were and performed the same gesture as their village head.
"What are you all doing? Please get up." Feng Luotian told them to stop what they were doing.
"No, my lord!! You really deserve this courtesy and respect from us. Not only have you freed us from our crisis, but you are also from the Demon God Clan." Wu Neng firmly declared.
"Alright, I got what you want to say, but please excuse me for a second!!" Feng Luotian disappeared without waiting for any answers.
After hearing what their village head said about Demon God Clan, he finally understood why they were like this. He also very much liked to talk to them about it, but his current condition did not let him.
His Last Dance Curse's duration was about to end. If he did not collect enough souls in time, his cultivation would be decreased by two levels. That would spell big trouble as he would be coming to train for nothing.
First, he collected Jiu Hao's soul.
///// Soul collected : Energy: +40% » Five Fangs (68%)
///// Health Regeneration +35%
Feng Luotian gave out a pleasant smile: "As expected from a soul three levels higher!! Even though a single soul of this level would normally allow one to break through two levels in a row at the Fang Realm, forty percent is still okay. Plus, the health regeneration I got is pretty good."
Though, as a descendant of the Phoenix, his health regeneration rate was much higher than other average cultivators, it did not hurt to add a little more potency to what he already had.
After that, he proceeded to Mao Quanzhou's headless corpse.
///// Soul collected : Energy: +15% » Five Fangs (83%)
///// Ability – [Evil Cyclone] : Every time the user's melee attack hits the target, one cyclone will be generated and can be used to either attack or heal the user's injury.
///// [Evil Cyclone] Level 5 : Every time the user's melee attack hits the target, one cyclone will be generated and can be used to either attack or heal the user's injury at a maximum of 5 Evil Cyclones at a time.
"What?! I gain another ability just like that? This is great!!" Feng Luotian jumped with excitement.
"But damn. I should have collected Mao Quanzhou's soul first and then Jiu Hao's. That way the Evil Cyclone can heal much better. But how would I know that?! And if I could have an Evil Typhoon as well, that would be perfect. So unfortunate." He sighed and shook his head.
Heaven rolled their eyes at him.
The more he got, the more he wished for.