The Sect Master reached out his remaining hand, commanding his spear to come into his reach. *SWOOSH*, almost instantly the spear rushed into his grasp causing a gust of wind to blow due to its speed. Veins could be seen pulsating menacingly on the Sect Master's arm as he gripped the spear with unrestrained anger.
Han Sen felt a change in the atmosphere as he felt a sharp killing intent directed at him. Faced with the change he didn't back down as he mocked the Sect Master by saying, "You should've given it your all from the beginning! Now you've been put at a disadvantage because of your carelessness!"
The provocation seemed to work as the Sect Master's eyes went wide with insanity as he said in all caps, "DISADVANTAGE?!!!!!! DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE A CHANCE AT WINNING JUST BECAUSE YOU MANAGED TO INJURE ME???!! I'LL SHOW YOU WHO'S REALLY IN A DISADVANTAGE!!!"
Up till now, he had only been using his physical prowess combined with a few martial techniques as he only saw Han Sen as a plaything he could crush whenever. But now that he had lost his right arm due to underestimating his opponent, he had to get serious... also he was quite pissed at the fact that he had been amputated, so someone needed to pay.
Having practiced the Ninth Layer Gluttonous Consumption cultivation technique from an early age, he had been gifted with a superior physique and an unruly taste for violence. And considering the nature of the technique which allowed one to consume people's essence to further one's own cultivation, it seemed like they were a match made in heaven. It also gave him a unique trait that allowed him to absorb and assimilate other people's talents, bloodlines, and skills to a certain extent.
This allowed him to reach the first layer of the Complition realm at the tender age of 26. An accomplishment even the highly talented would gawk at.
'To think I got injured by a Foundation realm cultivation! Unacceptable!! But on the other hand, it only goes to show his absurd talent, I wonder how much my cultivation will progress after I drain this bastard!'
A greed-filled grin made its way onto his vein-covered wretched face making him seem even more menacing. That coupled with the veins glowing red due to the circulation of the Ninth Layer Glutenous Consumption cultivation technique, made the Sect Master look like a walking terror phenomenon.
He pushed off the ground, instantly disappearing from Han Sen's view, and due to the circulation of his technique, his speed experienced an explosive boon. Han Sen's eyes looked around in panic not sensing where the Sect Master had gone. Suddenly, the ground around him started breaking due to the strength by which his advisory launched himself.
By the time Han Sen had turned around to investigate, another three booms had been heard in the opposite direction. Before he could even gleam the Sect Master's location, a gust of wind had passed by him; gifting a deep laceration wound to his leg! Gritting his teeth, Han Sen executed his movement technique, all whilst the wound on his leg healed. Pushing his technique to its limits, he was able to finally see the Sect Master.
'His still too fast!'
A barrage of attacks landed on Han Sen's body, some were deep while others were shallow. Thankfully the majority had passed through his ethereal form. if not for the Demonic Lotus constantly healing him, he doubted he would have lasted this long against the Sect Master. Not seeing any other choice, Han Sen gritted his teeth as he pushed his movement technique to the absolute max!
His feet blurred as mist filled his every step, and his body swayed like a phantom dodging more and more of the Sect Master's attack.
'This bastard is actually getting faster!', thought the Sect Master as he too continuously used his Demon's Stride technique that was further enhanced by the circulation of his cultivation technique.
Han Sen seemed to go in and out of his ethereal form as if he was on the precipice of a breakthrough in his movement technique, but he couldn't quite get there. Fortunately, now he was able to dodge more and more of the attacks making the Sect Master tremble with anger.
Don't misunderstand though, the Sect Master was completely dominating the fight!
As they fought, on another island, the squirrel dug for the acorn with uncontrollable vigor. The steam-like smoke coming from its claws dug through the rubble at insane speeds, finally allowing it to reach the acorn. With unreserved glee, the squirrel grabbed at its most precious possession without realizing that the smoke coming from its claws had yet to fade away.
The black smoke affected the acorn as cracks formed across its body, starting from the place where the squirrel's claws had touched it. Through the cracks, a blinding light peered its way out, shining through anything and everything. The clouds below parted as the island directly under it crumbled away into nothing.
At that same moment, the main character who was in the distance below, still unconscious, shook uncontrollably causing Yuno and the staff to be frightened. Due to them still being in the air, they couldn't just land and take a look at him... I mean they could but this was a reality centered around murim, sci-fi, martial arts, fantasy, and monsters... so the probability of monsters hiding away in that large body of water was extremely high.
The more cracks formed on the acorn, the harder the MC shook; until finally, the acorn was overcome by the blinding light. No one was able to open their eyes as the blinding light shined for hundreds of thousands of meters. Han Sen and the Sect Master covered their eyes, afraid they would be blinded by its unbearable shine.
On the other hand, the MC who had been shaking violently suddenly released a mystical golden liquified light from his body. The liquid floated around him in a spherical manner pushing anything and everything away from him. Unfortunately for Yuno and the Staff, they were anything and everything. The rope that had held them together tore part; discarding the staff and Yuno to the side. Yuno with quick reflexes grabbed onto the staff allowing her to stay in the air.
The main character floated in the air *In the iconic Gwen Stacy death scene in 'The Amazing Spiderman 2'*, with his face contorted in pain. To solve that mystery, the [Cameraman] zoomed into his head, peering into his mind. There he saw the MC floating in a ghost-like manner, watching a hazy scene unfold in front of him.
Han Sen somehow managed to push the Sect Master to the brink of death, causing the Sect Master to take out a pill and ingest it. In exchange for his sanity, the pill boosted his powers by a great deal allowing him to literally rip Han Sen to pieces.
Once he had done that, the Sect Master set his sights on the nearest living things he could find, and unfortunately, those were the MC and Yuno. He appeared in front of them in an instant, grabbing Yuno by the neck and choking the life out of her. Yuno shook her body franticly, trying her best to escape the Sect Master's grip. The teen who was still unconscious was left there defenseless whilst the staff tried its best to make the Sect Master let Yuno go.
It ferociously attacked its target but the Sect master stood smiling like a madman without taking any damage. Squeezing a little bit tighter, a crack was heard as Yuno's fiercely flailing body went limp. She was dead!
Once that happened, the Sect Master turned his attention toward the MC before grabbing ahold of his face and ending him too.
As soon as that happened, the Main character regained his consciousness. He held his head as he breathed ruggedly, sweat could be seen running down the side of his face.
'I need to stop that from happening!' he thought with determination, as he looked at the brightly lit clouds. It was almost as if looking at the clouds that vailed heaven. He grabbed the staff with his left hand before he reached toward the sky with his right. For those who couldn't sense intricate natural phenomena, this seemed like a mundane act; but for those who had a real connection with the world around them, they would have felt the fabrics of space folding unto themselves.
As soon as he clenched his hand, the scene completely changed! Yuno was on another ruined island, alone and confused.
The MC on the other hand was gripping the Atlas as golden essence surged through his body, enhancing his bones and purifying his flesh. Inside his body, he felt a congregation of golden essence concentrated around his central chest area.
'Finally! My Divine Essence is regenerating!!!'
The shine from the sword slowly died down, draining the sword of all its power.
'It still has its uses though!' the MC thought, as he commanded the Atlas to change its shape. The Atlas slowly liquified into a large golden blob of mass before splitting into two. The two blobs flew towards the tips of the staff he carried, attaching themselves to them before reforming into deadly spear tips that pointed straight at the Sect Master, giving him a stifling feeling!
Han Sen having realized what was going on, created some distance between himself and the Sect Master, ready to attack at a moment's notice. Ladies and gentlemen, the final bout was about to begin!