Chapter 785 - 780: Karmic Fire
When Demon Throat burst into the northern great hall, even the usually composed Dongbo Cheng appeared a bit disheveled.
His strength had not fully recovered.
And to protect Bai Pu, Dongbo Cheng couldn’t fully exploit the advantages of his Dancing Wind Secret Sword Art—
What could Dongbo Cheng do when Demon Throat charged at Bai Pu?
He could only stand in front of Bai Pu!
Facing the lock-on of Demon Throat’s Abyssal Mouth, Dongbo Cheng could only swing his sword, sending out layers upon layers of delicate sword qi, weaving into beautiful flying petals and falling leaves, to resist the pull of the giant mouth.
But these petal-like and leaf-like gorgeous sword techniques were all swallowed by Demon Throat’s giant mouth.
It felt like a cow chewing peonies, making Dongbo Cheng feel very uncomfortable.
He looked back and saw that Bai Pu had opened his eyes.
Dongbo Cheng quickly said, "How is it? If you keep practicing, I’m afraid I can’t hold on any longer."
"Almost done."
Bai Pu stood up, pulling out a short spear and a hand guarding staff, holding them in a dual-wielding stance, and stood in front of Dongbo Cheng, "Next, let’s verify with this fellow."
"Be careful, this isn’t the time for slaying the Red Emperor. If not, we’ll run... don’t worry about the White Dragon Fang." Dongbo Cheng whispered.
Dongbo Cheng knew Bai Pu’s strength. Even now, though not in peak form, his combat power was enough to rival Dongbo Cheng at his prime.
However, Dongbo Cheng understood more in his heart that ever since Bai Pu appeared at the Palace of Roots to save him and led him fleeing all the way into the Demon Bone Dao, and then summoned the giant Demon Beast (Winged Tooth Beast King Da Fei) to confuse the enemy...
Along the way, the energy consumption alone was quite considerable!
Moreover, Bai Pu in the Palace of Roots took two solid barrages of ultimate skills from two Demon Generals and a group of Fallen Samurai (Awakened)...
Now Bai Pu, to say he is an arrow at the end of its flight, isn’t really an exaggeration.
So, Dongbo Cheng said to Bai Pu, "If it doesn’t work, just run."
Bai Pu indeed, at this moment, was as Dongbo Cheng guessed.
His Prismatic Demon Fighting Qi had only about thirty percent left, and both his body and spirit were somewhat exhausted.
"Next, I still need to conserve energy to break the Emperor Qing’s Barrier... and there are two Demon Generals on the way back."
Bai Pu looked up at the massive Demon Throat, murmuring to himself, "It must be a quick battle."
"Human! Die!"
Demon Throat was enraged, perhaps wanting to impress before Emperor Qing’s Phantom. Its dozens of meters long slender body suddenly moved, opening a giant mouth abruptly on the palace wall.
Abyssal Mouth!
Today, Demon Throat had used this talent skill many times, and the sawtooth mouth even had cracks, indicating overusage.
But Demon Throat still wanted to use this move!
Because the rumors of Gangxin suggested it was an extremely, extremely tough opponent, even the Punching Fist of Lord Red Emperor could be taken head-on!
And the second segment of Demon Throat’s Abyssal Devouring’s talent skill, with its direct death effect, ignored Bai Pu’s Life Value and damage reduction ability!
So, Demon Throat abandoned other fancy skills, focusing solely on opening its black hole-like giant mouth against Bai Pu.
The formidable suction slowed Bai Pu down significantly, and Demon Throat’s gigantic mouth was getting closer.
Bai Pu stood still, seemingly frozen in fear, watching Demon Throat’s giant mouth approaching.
"Aren’t you going to act? What are you doing?" Dongbo Cheng was getting a little anxious.
Just as the giant mouth of Demon Throat was close enough to launch the Abyssal Devouring, Bai Pu finally moved.
A seemingly simple thrust, the lance pierced into Demon Throat’s big mouth.
At the tip of the Doomsday Blade, blue and red lights surged, transforming into a bright blue sharp Fighting Qi arrowhead, blasting towards Demon Throat.
Demon Throat sneered. When it launched its Abyssal Mouth, it had strong damage reduction ability, not fearing ordinary attacks.
If an enemy’s attack was too strong and broke through the mouth’s damage reduction protection, what would happen if it penetrated the throat?
Even then, one needn’t worry, because when launching the Abyssal Mouth, the demonic power in Demon Throat’s throat churned like a massive millstone, capable of easily obliterating any attacking force that penetrated the throat!
The bright blue Fighting Qi arrowhead, with its exceptionally pure energy, easily shattered the decaying layer at Demon Throat’s mouth and penetrated its throat.
However, while Demon Throat thought the demonic power in its throat could easily obliterate this exotic Fighting Energy, an unexpected change occurred.
It couldn’t sense the existence of the exotic Fighting Energy.
It was like grinding a bag of wheat with a millstone, where there should be a rough friction and pressure between the mill and the wheat grains.
But before the wheat was ground, it disappeared.
It was as if this bag of wheat became part of the millstone!
Demon Throat let out a puzzled "Hmm".
The next second, a faint red light appeared in Demon Throat’s throat!
Boom!
Demon Throat’s throat suddenly exploded, with intense flames spreading outwards like a blooming red lotus!
-4947!
Sssss—
Demon Throat’s body rolled on the ground, emitting an ear-piercing shrill howl. The demonic power in its throat surged quickly, attempting to repair the throat.
Emperor Qing’s Phantom fell into silence.
Dongbo Cheng was stunned, murmuring:
"How could it be so powerful... This isn’t merely the Mystical Arts of the Nan Zhu Burning Heart Style, there’s also the Water Element Mystical Arts of the Xiyuan Clan? You combined the two?"
"You’re half right, there is the Water Element Mystical Arts, but it has nothing to do with the Xiyuan Clan, it’s my own enlightenment of the ’Tide Mystical Arts’."
Bai Pu explained, "I was just trying to crack the demonic power frequency of Demon Throat, and then used the Tide Mystical Arts to wrap the Red Lotus Mystical Arts Fighting Qi, disguising it as the demonic power of Demon Throat, fooling its Demon Power Protection... and then the fierce Fire Force exploded from the defenseless throat, naturally causing it severe damage."
As Bai Pu spoke, he wasn’t idle. He snapped small red lotus-like sparks that landed on Demon Throat’s body.
"So, earlier... you were mulling over how to combine the Red Lotus Mystical Arts and Tide Mystical Arts? You did it so quickly?" Dongbo Cheng was incredulous.
"Not really..." Bai Pu chuckled, "I have some experience with Composite Mystical Arts, so it wasn’t hard to do. Earlier, I was contemplating the special effects of the Red Lotus Mystical Arts..."
Emperor Qing’s Phantom interrupted Bai Pu’s words, coldly saying, "That move is interesting, but so what? The life force of Demon Throat is beyond your imagination!"
Dongbo Cheng looked over. Sure enough, Demon Throat’s throat, under the repair of demonic power, had almost fully recovered.
And the Red Lotus Sparks Bai Pu flicked only adhered to the decayed outer layer of Demon Throat’s body, causing no real harm.
Emperor Qing sneered, continuing to taunt Bai Pu, "Your initial Water and Fire Mystical Arts attack couldn’t kill Demon Throat. Those subsequent weak sparks are even less effective, unable to break its shell!"
"I didn’t intend to kill it..."
Bai Pu smiled, "As long as I make it go mad, that’s enough."
Before the words were fully out, Demon Throat’s massive body suddenly convulsed, crashing headfirst into the palace’s side wall!
A few demon minions nearby were bit by Demon Throat, bloody rain spewed.
Demon Throat’s insect-like eyes were now a bloody red!
"This is the special effect of the Red Lotus Mystical Arts I just comprehended..."
Bai Pu slowly said, "I call it... Karmic Fire!"