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--- Chapter 81 ---
"Take my palm, Bai Ya!"
Baek Ain smiled under his face mask and dodged Fang Yan's flaming palm attacks. The Demon Flame Valley is a powerful faction because their 1st elder is someone in the realm of Half-Step Dou Ancestor.
However, using flame against Baek Ain is such a foolish move.
Well, Baek Ain can't blame them. They didn't know his secrets.
Even though Baek Ain appeared to be afraid of Fang Yan's offense, he would be fine even if this guy hit him.
Let's not mention Golden Crow's blessing first because his Fire Resistance alone is beyond the level of Dou Ancestor already. And the charged Dou Qi inside this flimsy flame isn't enough to damage Baek Ain's hair either.
After training in the Unrecorded Body Refining Technique, Baek Ain's body exceeded anyone under Dou Venerate's level. That's an incredible feat, as anyone who experienced his method will get at least one hundred years' worth of physical trauma.
Thank god Baek Ain has Pain Resistance(SS), or he'd be uncomfortable by the amount of physical torture he had gone through.
Baek Ain played around with Fang Yan for a few seconds and observed his attack pattern, stopping awkwardly when the red-haired elder rush toward him.
"Fool!" Fang Yan excitedly roared while slamming his flame-coated fist at Baek Ain.
Everyone watched the fist about Baek Ain's head, expecting the attack to blow him up. However, the reality is often disappointing.
BAM!
Muffled sounds reverberated in the destroyed arena.
Time seems to stop for everyone, especially Fang Yan. He stared at Baek Ain with widened eyes and a horrified expression as his fist planted on the white-haired man's right cheek, but nothing happened.
It feels like punching onto a hard metal plate with leather above it.
Baek Ain is unmoving, standing firmly on top of a cracked ground like a statue.
He gazed at Fang Yan as if he was bored of him.
"Are you done?"
"Is this the limit of your power because... I couldn't feel anything."
Baek Ain slowly grabbed Fang Yan's fist and commented, "Even a bite from a mosquito is more painful than this."
The time returned to normal, and everyone watched Fang Yan flying away like a broken kite. He has a shocked expression and a hole in his chest.
It was so sudden that they couldn't react in time.
Cough!
"Fang Yan!" The other elders from the Demon Flame Valley shouted in a hurry.
Fang Yan felt the world turned upside down as he coughed a mouthful of blood. In that short amount of time, Bai Ya didn't only destroy his chest but also several internal organs alongside it.
He also couldn't speak because his throat was "literally." crushed by an invisible attack.
Fang Yan crashed on another mountaintop a moment later, dying and out of breath.
"How dare you!!"
A group of angry elders approached Baek Ain, surrounding him in all directions. They furiously stared at him and released their fiery Dou Qi, forming a cage-like formation.
"Demon Phoenix Entrapment Formation... Die, Bai Ya." One elder stepped out and drew his saber.
Baek Ain glanced at the manifestation of the phoenix they created and chuckled because it was a cheap copy. A phoenix should be one of three sovereign fire beasts, rivaling the Golden Crow and Vermillion Bird, but this doesn't even reach that level.
A fire chicken is more fitting, to be honest.
"Shame." Baek Ain stretched his right hand, clenching it.
BOOM!
The air around him exploded as the fiery chicken formed by the Demon Flame Valley's elder turned into a wisp of flame and entered Baek Ain's mouth.
[Fire Devouring]
[You have increased your Dou Qi by 0.7%]
[You have increased your Dou Qi by 3.3%]
[You have increased your Dou Qi by 12.5%]
[You have increased your Dou Qi by 69.1%]
Baek Ain devoured the combination technique of Demon Flame Valley's elders and increased his Dou Qi by one level. Since it's fire-based Dou Qi Energy, he doesn't have to purify it.
[Ding! You have leveled up]
[You have reached 6-Star Dou Emperor]
"Thanks for the meal." Baek Ain quickly closed his mouth with a face mask again.
"Y-You..." The elders have disbelief looks on their faces.
Puchi! COugH!
Even the one elder, who rushed toward Baek Ain, couldn't help but question the reality.
Demon Phoenix Entrapment Formation is a powerful dou technique to restrain Dou Ancestor. And this white-haired devil ate it.
"How?"
"Just train hard." Baek Ain suddenly appeared before him. He punched the saber-wielder elder's face and slammed him hard against the ground, causing another tremor.
BOOM! CRACK!
Another peak Dou Emperor has fallen.
"Let me borrow this for a second." Baek Ain snatched the saber from the elder's hand.
[Demon-Ringed Saber(A)]
"Not bad."
"So, who's next?" Baek Ain changed his focus to the rest of the fighters.
...
...
"There is no way." A heavy breath escaped the audience's mouth.
"H-How can someone be this monstrous!"
"He defeated those powerhouses like they were nothing to him."
"I can't dream of doing something similar."
Everyone watched Baek Ain's move. No, dance is more fitting as he stepped skillfully on the destroyed mountaintop and defeated anyone before his path, using the stolen saber to neutralize his opponent.
Bai Yai could have killed all of them, but something seems to hold him back. His saber only created a deep wound, which isn't enough to kill someone instantly.
"Those moves are so refined..." The white-haired elder commented while rubbing his beard.
"Someone, who isn't even in his thirties, can wield a saber in such a manner. This world has gone mad. Hahaha~! This brat, he's more dangerous than everyone ever thought."
"The Black-Corner Region might become the new major faction in the Central Pains. It might take years, but as long as he is alive, there is a chance."
Unfortunately, no one heard the rambling of the white-haired elder.
Or else they'd be shocked to the core.
"Oh, wow? Is it the way of seniors, ganging up on their juniors?" Baek Ain suddenly said while facing three people.
The first one is the leader of Eight Gates.
The second one is the leader of the Black Emperor Sect.
And lastly, the founder of Demon Flame Valley.
Old Ground Demon Ghost snorted and commented, "Hmph, I'm not with them. I'm alone enough to kill you several times."
The Eight Gates' leader, Yuan Yi, chuckled harmlessly and added, "Yeah, junior Bai Ya. I'm not teaming up with them, but I did want to test your strength."
"Youngsters these days can't be so arrogant, no?"
"True, true... I can't let you steal all the spotlight." Mo Tianxing responded with a gentle smile. "Let's exchange blows, junior."
"If you're strong enough, you shouldn't have a problem receiving one or two of my attacks."
BOOOM!
Three Dou Ancestors released their Dou Qi at full blast, cornering Baek Ain with their superior cultivation realms.
'These old fools.' Baek Ain rolled his eyes.
[Revolver-Golden Crow's Possession activated]
[Wicked Sun's Ripple: Extreme Overdrive]
[Ancestor Blood Mark: 50% Release]
[Cinder's Eyes]
[Sixth Sense]
Baek Ain's Dou Qi power soared through the roof and caused the three Dou Ancestors to be dumbfounded. His cultivation jumped from 6-Star Dou Emperor to 1-Star Dou Ancestor immediately.
A flaming yellow flame appears from the pore of Baek Ain's skin, making Old Ground Demon Ghost feel threatened.
[Ding! You have triggered a quest]
[Name: Ruler of the Black Corner Region]
[Objective: Defeat three Dou Ancestors(0/3)]
[Time Limit: One hour]
[Failure's Penalty: Two of the host's skills will get permanently confiscated]
[Reward: A Drop of Random Divine Beast's Blood and 1x Random Skill(A-S)]
[Do you want to accept the quest?]
[Yes/No]
Baek Ain lifted the stolen saber and mumbled, "Yes."
"Come on, oldies. We do not have much time."
"Let's enjoy this fight!"
CRACKS! BOOOOOOOM!!
Four shadows moved so fast in the sky.
Everyone below Dou King Realms couldn't see the fight.
Even people in the Dou Emperor realm have a rough time observing the sky because the moves would leave several afterimages.
Baek Ain kicked the air and dodged the palm attack from the Old Ground Demon Ghost, slashing him with the saber.
CLANK!
The Old Ground Demon Ghost pulled his scary-looking red knife and defended himself against Baek Ain.
"Black Emperor's Fist." Mo Tianxing took his chance and launched a surprise attack behind Baek Ain.
Black energy traveled beyond the speed of sound, attacking Baek Ain's back. However, it passed through him.
Mo Tianxing frowned and said in surprise, "Afterimage."
BAM!
Baek Ain appeared behind Mo Tianxing and kicked him hard using Four Extreme Arts.
"Kuugh!"
This brat.
'How could a 1-Star Dou Ancestor injure me, a 4-Star Dou Ancestor.' Mo Tianxing gritted his teeth in pain. Their levels of difference are three realms, but Baek Ain's offense is lethal.
"Golden Ripping Hand." Yuan Yi appeared out of nowhere and attacked Baek Ain.
As if he had eyes behind his head, Baek Ain dodged and pushed Yuan Yi toward Old Ground Demon Ghost, making them face each other.
'Too shallow.' Baek Ain thought to himself.
Even though he could fight them simultaneously, defeating one is too hard, as the other two will intervene.
"Got you." Old Ground Demon Ghost stretched his wrinkled hand at Baek Ain.
[Wings of Freedom]
SWOOOOOOOOSH!!
Baek Ain's speed increased by three folds, leaving a trail of yellow flame in the air.
He looked at the three leaders and said, "It's still too much for me, huh?"
"I need to get serious, after all."
[Ancestor Blood Mark: 100% Release]
[Blade Intent]
Baek Ain pulled Severed Light and kicked the air, moving to the weakest Dou Ancestor out of the three.
"You targeted me because I'm the weakest, huh?! Not so easy." Mo Tianxing is displeased. Bai Ya looked down on him too much.
"Seven Kill Dance: Tango."
Mo Tianxing raised both hands, launching an extreme attack that caused the air around them to tremble. He tried to control spatial power, but Baek Ain's speed was too fast for him.
Like a light piercing the darkness, Baek Ain flew past Mo Tianxing and sheathed his Severed Light back.
"ARRRRRRRRGHHH!"
An invisible sharp energy struck Mo Tianxing and made him roar in pain as he fell from the sky with no arm. Baek Ain has cut them off.
If Mo Tianxing heals himself in the future, he couldn't use his arm anyway because Baek Ain's Blade Intent remains there. He's not different than a disabled person because Black Emperor's Sect focused on arm-related dou techniques.
Watching this, Eight Gates' leader and Old Ground Demon Ghost formed a solemn expression.
"That thing is dangerous." Old Ground Demon Ghost stared at Baek Ain's blade, specifically the invisible sharpness behind it.
Baek Ain didn't wait for them and swung his blade again.
"Dodge!"
Old Ground Demon Ghost and Yuan Yi evaded, feeling the sharpness passing through my hair difference. The invisible slash flew away and landed on another mountain range, blowing it into pieces.
[Super Jump 10x]
Baek Ain accelerated rapidly and approached Yuan Yi, swinging his blade mercilessly. "Seven Kill Dance: Quicksteps."
Yuan Yi felt a sharp sensation in his lower body and saw his legs sliced clean by Baek Ain. There is no blood, but he could feel extreme pain.
Baek Ain kicked Yuan Yi in the chest and launched him to the ground like a cannonball.
BOOM!
Baek Ain breathed heavily and pointed his blade at the Old Ground Demon Ghost. "You're next."
A smile appeared on the Old Ground Demon Ghost and commented, "You have been fighting us for one minute now. Increasing your realm recklessly like that must have consumed your stamina."
"You look quite tired. I believe you will return to the Dou Emperor Realm, making it easier for me to kill you."
"Kekeke~! What's stopping me from waiting for you to fall into misery."
Baek Ain smiled and returned, "Correct."
His cultivation realm returned to 6-Star Dou Emperor.
"However..."
"However?"
"Who said I can only do this once?" Baek Ain activated another Golden Crow's Possession stored in Revolver Skill.
Boom!
Baek Ain's body "immediately." surged with the same intensity as before.
"Second round starts."
"Now."
Old Ground Demon Ghost clenched his hand in disbelief, cursing Bai Yai with his hateful gaze. "How nice to be a genius..." He whispered indifferently.
They moved at the same time.
CLANK! BOOM!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The Endless Mountain violently shook as they moved from one mountain after another, destroying a chunk of it. They hacked and slashed each other, dealing massive damage to each other.
Baek Ain hissed in annoyance because Old Ground Demon Ghost could cut one of his arms. However, he dealt the same damage to him.
"Come on!" He regenerated quickly and punched Old Ground Demon Ghost's stomach, making him puke a mouthful of poisonous blood at his face.
Baek Ain is blinded, allowing the Old Ground Demon Ghost to pierce his chest.
Yet nothing happened.
Baek Ain's chest squirmed, exposing several mouths filled with razor-sharp teeth.
"GRRRR!!"
"WHAT THE-!" Old Ground Demon Ghost watched Baek Ain's blade appear and slash his wrinkled arm.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRGHHH! My ARM, YOU BASTARD!"
[Howl of Sovereign White Tiger]
ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOARRRR!
In a blinded condition, Baek Ain released a roar and stunned the Old Ground Demon Ghost for a few seconds.
And that a few seconds are precious at this moment.
"LET ME OUT!" Old Ground Demon Ghost screamed, forcing himself to move from Baek Ain's skill. He stepped back and made quite a distance between himself and Baek Ain.
It was too late.
Baek Ain stepped forward without cleaning his face from blood and marched toward Old Ground Demon Ghost.
Each step seems to have limitless power, creating deep cracks and shockwaves.
Severed Light released a sharp sound similar to a whistle.
"Seven Kill Dance: Foxtrot."
"G-Go away!" Old Ground Demon Ghost released countless waves of Dou Qi, hoping one would stop Baek Ain from approaching him.
He never felt this way for hundreds of years.
Fear.
Baek Ain is blind, but he can see the truth.
DING! DING! DING!
He swung his blade tirelessly and sliced Old Ground Demon Ghost's wave attacks, leaving a cut mark on the mountain.
Once.
Ten times.
One hundred.
One Thousand.
Ten Thousand Slashes.
Baek Ain continuously pursued the Old Ground Demon Ghost like a cat chasing a rat.
One minute passes, and Baek Ain activates another Golden Crow's Possession, destroying Old Ground Demon Ghost's hope to survive.
"Haaa..."
"Haaa..."
"Haaaa..."
Old Ground Demon Ghost is exhausted, watching Baek Ain come with his blade.
"I'LL NOT DIE HERE. YOU BRAT!" He yelled at Baek Ain.
A burst of Dou Qi appeared from Old Ground Demon Ghost. He's igniting his life force for a temporary increase of power.
"GHOST DEVOURING RAY!"
A black light enveloped 200 hundred meter radius, devouring all unfortunate souls within it.
Baek Ain didn't care and appeared before Old Ground Demon Ghost, ignoring the searing pain all over his body.
"Final Dance: Endless Slaughter."
"DIE, BAI YA!"
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
Baek Ain faced a dark ray and lost a good chunk of his body, especially his right leg, left arm, and stomach. However, it didn't stop him from swinging Severed Light.
COUGH!
Baek Ain stood with one leg, bleeding from all his orifices.
He opened his eyes, seeing the headless body of Old Ground Demon Ghost. The Dou Ancestors have passed away, leaving behind a mutilated corpse.
Behind the corpse, three mountains rowed and stood tall proudly. Yet a second later, those mountains sliced in half alongside the group of clouds above it.
The cut doesn't end there as the fourth mountain "weirdly." disappeared from the world.
Cough! Cough!
Baek Ain stabbed Severed Light into the ground to support himself. He noticed some of his parasites didn't survive that last attack and laughed helplessly. It was a shame, but Baek Ain couldn't do anything about it.
[It's not over yet, host]
"I know." Baek Ain regenerated back.
Well, it's slow.
"HAHAHA, DO YOU THINK THIS IS OVER!"
"I, OLD GROUND DEMON GHOST, ISN'T EASY TO DEFEAT!!"
"YOUR BODY SHALL BE MINE, BAI YA!!"
"YOUR TALENT!!"
"YOUR LIFE!!!"
"EVERYTHING~!!!"
A black ghost appeared from the corpse and rushed toward Baek Ain's injured body. He attacked Baek Ain's soul and tried to take over, but doesn't this scenario feel similar?
[Ding! Soul Protection(Unknown) activated]
"Huh??!"
"What is this?" The Old Ground Demon Ghost watched a blinding gold light appear in Baek Ain's soul space.
It was a terrifying force beyond his level.
"N-NO!"
"THIS CAN'T BE!"
"YOU CANNOT DO THIS TO ME! DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I SACRIFICED-! AAAAAAARRRGHHHH!!"
Golden rays washed him over.
[Innate Skill: Soul Protection has killed "Old Ground Demon Ghost."]
[You have earned Old Ground Demon Ghost's Knowledge and some of his skills]
[Ding! You have finished "Ruler of Black-Corner Region."]
Baek Ain wiped the blood from his face and mouth, hovering over the Endless Mountain. Several thousand people witnessed him with reverence and indescribable feelings.
They could feel his calm gaze, thinking themselves lower than him.
It's an instinct.
Baek Ain opened his mouth and enhanced his voice with Dou Qi so everyone could hear him.
"From now on, Black-Corner Region will be mine."
"Is there anyone who has an objection?"
"NO!" Thousands of voices responded firmly.
Someone in the crowd looked at Baek Ain and uttered, "WHITE FANG, THE BLADE GOD!"
And then everyone followed.
"WHITE FANG, THE BLADE GOD!"
"WHITE FANG, THE BLADE GOD!"
"WHITE FANG, THE BLADE GOD!"
"LONG LIVE THE BLADE GOD!!"
From that day onward, the legend of Blade God spread over the Dou Qi Continent and was "directly." marked as one of the most mythical histories.
A man just made the legend for himself.