At this moment, what caught Robert's eye was Valmont's near-desiccated body. Like those animal warriors, Valmont's life was coming to an end, and the one absorbing Valmont's life force and power was the Saint Lord's Panlong statue standing behind him.
In the animation, the Saint Lord appeared never to have killed anyone, but in this world, the Saint Lord is a demon of fire. His demonic identity is enough to demonstrate his way of doing things…
In the eyes of the Saint Lord, Valmont was merely a disobedient collaborator, a puppet that helped him collect the twelve talismans! "I'm done... Heh! But you won't have it easy either!" Valmont spoke defiantly for the last time, uttering his final words in life as his body was completely consumed by the Saint Lord. At that moment, Robert launched a qi wave at the Saint Lord's statue.
With a "Pfft!" sound, a claw from the statue, radiating red light, grabbed the qi wave and shattered it instantly. Then the Saint Lord's entire body began to emerge from the wall, its stony form transforming into flesh and blood, just as the rat talisman had turned the Superman statue into reality.
Once transformed into flesh and blood, the Saint Lord looked somewhat different. He had the appearance of an Eastern dragon, but now he seemed to be a combination of Eastern and Western dragons, a dragon-headed humanoid demon.
"Kid, you're impressive. If not for you, I wouldn't have been a statue for these few hours... damn it!" The Saint Lord twisted his neck and smiled viciously at Robert, but his smile suddenly froze, along with his words, as Robert appeared in front of him and punched his enormous dragon face!
With a "Bang!" sound, the Saint Lord, still indulging in his entrance animation, was sent flying by Robert's punch. As a boss, he hadn't even finished his monologue before being interrupted, quite a loss of face.
"Bang!" And Robert's attack didn't stop there. He flashed and appeared where the Saint Lord was going to land, crossing his fists and striking like hitting a baseball.
"Bang!" And when the Saint Lord's body flew up again, about to hit the ceiling, Robert appeared above him and kicked the Saint Lord down, slamming him heavily into the ground.
"Boom!" The Saint Lord's body plunged into the ground, first creating a big crater, then disappearing into the earth.
Meanwhile, Robert vanished inside the secret chamber, diving into the deep pit created by the Saint Lord's impact, punching his body again.
"Enough!" An explosive shout resounded underground, and the Saint Lord's huge palm grabbed Robert's fist, trembling slightly and spewing a blaze of fire at Robert.
"Sizzle!" Robert ducked to avoid the Saint Lord's flames, which melted the soil on impact.
"Bang!" Robert's other fist hit the Saint Lord's chin, diverting the flames, and then his captured fist burst with power, launching a qi wave that blew the Saint Lord's palm apart.
However, the Saint Lord's hand quickly healed, a recovery speed that seemed almost visible to the naked eye. It wasn't self-healing; it was the horse talisman's regenerative ability. But such regeneration couldn't help the Saint Lord turn the tide of battle...
"It's useless! Kid, you can't kill me! No one can! Not you, not Liu Bei, not even the Eight Immortals! I am immortal, eternal... with heaven and earth..." The Saint Lord struggled to make his defeat look less humiliating, but Robert interrupted him once again.
"Pfft!" Qi blades pierced the Saint Lord's body, as Robert began to probe for the talismans inside him.
"Damn it! You want to steal my talismans? Dream on!" The Saint Lord quickly understood Robert's intent, glaring at him and saying, "I might not have fully reclaimed the power of the talismans yet, but I can still control their movement. You can't steal them. We don't need to fight to the death, do we?"
The Saint Lord seemed ready to back down. If he hadn't realized that Robert had shown no signs of diminishing strength during their long fight, he would have kept fighting...
But unfortunately for the Saint Lord, Robert, an anomaly beyond his understanding, maintained his strong combat power, even showing signs of growing stronger. This made the Saint Lord decide to temporarily retreat and wait until he had converted the talismans' power into his own divine energy and regained more strength before dealing with Robert again.
"Hm?" Robert, hearing the Saint Lord's words, didn't trust him easily. He continued to probe the Saint Lord's body, and the Saint Lord, as if to prove he wasn't lying, let Robert discover the talismans in a part of his body.
"Pfft!" Robert acted decisively, piercing the Saint Lord's flesh, but grabbed nothing – the talismans were no longer where he had detected them.
So, the Saint Lord wasn't lying, at least about the talismans. He could indeed control their movement, and with the Saint Lord's immortality, he was difficult to handle without capturing the talismans...
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