Chapter 1605: King Slaying!

The dark and mysterious sword formation resembled a primal beast of antiquity, capable of destroying anything and everything. As it sat in the sky, boundless amounts of sword energy flowed within it, gradually transforming into a Sword Prison that one couldn't see the end of. Sword energy clashed and fused in the very deepest parts of the Sword Prison.

It radiated terrifying amounts of sword intent, causing the void to be lacerated into strips. Sword hymns synchronized with each other, forming a unique melody that conveyed the most primordial essence of music. It was a mystifying and enigmatic tune.

Just hearing it caused the hairs of the Kings to stand on end... This was the Monarch Burying Dirge. Visible waves of sound radiated from the middle of the Sword Prison at such speed that it seemed to be able to freeze even space itself. Wherever these waves passed through, everything turned silent.

Whether it was Pang Qianyuan, Lan Lingzi, or even the Four Pestilence Kings, every King revealed a look of fear. As they watched the sword energy sound waves disperse, the source origin cores within their bodies began to groan and tremble as though they had met their mortal enemy. This meant that Li Luo's devastating art was capable of annihilating their source origin. Just how menacing was this Transcendent Art?

Although everyone was in a daze, Li Luo wasn't going to tarry. The Apex Resonance Crystal Core on his forehead blazed with radiant light and a draconic roar that seemed to transcend space and time erupted from it.

Boundless amounts of dragon source origin flooded out.

Li Luo's expression was solemn as he pushed out with both hands, causing the sword energy sound waves to congregate on the Enchanting Fox King's location. The strike was so swift that even a King couldn't escape.

All of the fur on its body stood erect in fright and its pupils shrunk to the size of a needle point. After which, the nine skeletal fox tails surged with corruption source origin, hastily drawing nine blood-red talismans in the air.

The source origin talismans came into existence with a thunderous boom, materializing a raging sea of blood that met the sword energy sound waves head-on.

Swish!

When the two attacks came into contact, the blood talismans were sliced to scraps like tofu. The corruption source origin that they were imbued with began to dim, eventually being scrubbed out of existence by the domineering sword energy.

The nine source origin talismans had collapsed instantly.

Horror filled the Enchanting Fox King's eyes. It couldn't believe what it was seeing. The source origin energy within Li Luo's sword attack was much more overbearing than it had expected; its own source origin energy was unable to resist.

It now understood that it was incapable of withstanding Li Luo's grand strike.

Thus, its body split into tens of thousands of black foxes. Some rushed into the skies, others attempted to evade the attack by tunnelling down into the ground. There were even some that attempted to create a passage through the void, making it virtually impossible to track all the clones down.

Even though this was an extraordinary and mystifying escape art, it was completely ineffective! The sword energy sound waves could disperse in every direction, so no matter where the foxes tried to go, the sound waves would follow.

Whimper! Whimper!

Countless tragic wails of foxes could be heard across the skies, the earth, and the void.

The void shattered in the distance, and a figure stumbled out miserably. It was the Enchanting Fox King, but it was covered in cuts. Every single wound was filled with sharp and overbearing source origin fluctuations that continually tormented it.

Furthermore, only four out of its nine tails remained. The being that could force the world to bow was completely weakened at this point.

The void around it continued to shatter and the gloomy sword energy sound waves continued to pour towards it, sealing off its location.

It could only shout urgently, "Save me!"

It could never have expected that an Other King like itself would be forced to such dire straits by a mere sixth-grade Transcendent. The sword energy stabbed into its bones, and it was completely unable to rid itself of them. As the sword energy continued to pulse, the Enchanting Fox King’s source origin was grinded into oblivion.

If this was allowed to continue, things would definitely worsen.

The Ichythian King, the Cadaverous King, and the Demon Witch King watched all of this unfold from afar, and their expressions changed. When Kings of similar stages fought against each other, it was very rare for the fight to end with a death unless one side had a miraculous method to close things out. After all, their bodies were essentially composed of source origin energy, which meant that their ability to protect their lives and their tenacity was beyond one's imagination.

This was why the Ichythian King and Pang Qianyuan hadn’t killed one another despite fighting for tens of years.

With all that in mind, no one could’ve imagined that a sproutling like Li Luo would force the Enchanting Fox King into such a dire situation in his first King-level fight. Were all youths from the outer divine continents this ferocious?

Regardless, the Other Kings couldn't sit by idly and watch the Enchanting Fox King be eviscerated by Li Luo. The fall of an Other King was not a cost they could bear.

However, Pang Qianyuan, Lan Lingzi, and Li Qingying were all closely eyeing them, preventing them from helping out.

"It looks like we have no choice but to use the gift from the Honored One." The Ichythian King's dead, fish-like, glassy eyes flowed with cold light. It then opened its mouth and spat out a palm-sized piece of ebony skin. It was engraved with countless runes.

The piece of skin expanded rapidly, becoming hundreds of feet wide. It resembled a painting scroll. A dark vortex churned within it and gradually, a gigantic head appeared. The head was green, its eyes resembled lava, and a sharp horn hund on its forehead. The appearance of the head caused the corruption in the surroundings to surge to unprecedented levels. An incredible pressure enveloped the space.

"This is..." Lan Lingzi and Li Qingying's expressions fell upon seeing the horned head.

"This is one of the Saturnine Hydra Devil King's eight heads. However, it is not a true head, merely a construct painted from its flesh and blood," Pang Qianyuan said with a low voice.

Lan Lingzi's expression turned ugly. The Saturnine Hydra Devil King was at the Triple Crowned King Stage and even had hope of becoming a Grand Devil King, reaching the peak of Others. Thus, a single head, even if it was a construct, brought about suffocating pressure.

The Ichythian King then respectfully bowed towards the horned green head and pointed with his finger. The green head then shot towards Li Luo, leaving behind a trail of light.

Li Luo’s expression stiffened when he sensed this. The attack was very sudden and had ruined the flow of things. He had to use his sword formation to block it, but the Enchanting Fox King would escape as a result.

His opponent was deep in the pit of despair, and if things progressed as planned, he would succeed in slaying her. They might never get such a good opportunity again.

After hesitating for a few moments, Li Luo sighed in his heart and prepared to protect himself.

Seeing that Li Luo was about to divert his sword formation to defend himself, Pang Qianyuan's voice suddenly transmitted into his ears. "Li Luo, do what you have to do! Leave the rest to me." Pang Qianyuan stretched his hand out, and a dark gold chalice appeared. It was exquisitely crafted and a golden dragon was coiled around it, its tail and head forming the handles. Mysterious waves of power emanated from it, filling the skies and the earth.

When Lan Lingzi saw this, she asked. "Are you really going to use the Dragon Bone Holy Grail? You used it to seal off the Other Disaster for numerous years, so the energy within it has been greatly depleted. If you use it now, you won't be able to use it to protect the students of the Astral Sage College in the future."

The Dragon Bone Holy Grail was Pang Qianyuan's strongest trump card, and he had planned to use it in a critical moment to save his students. It was his resort and thus, he had never dared to use it casually. That was why it was surprising that he had taken it out now.

"There was no other choice before, so we had to make preparations for the worst-case scenario. However, now that Li Luo is here, the pressure has been alleviated. If he can truly kill the Enchanting Fox King, it will be a grievous blow to the Others."

Pang Qianyuan acted decisively and sent the Dragon Bone Holy Grail flying out. A moment later, an ancient dragon soared out, and its boundless power blocked the horned green head.

"Thank you, Principal Pang!"

Pang Qianyuan had lifted all the pressure from Li Luo’s shoulders, so he no longer hesitated. The Monarch Burying Dirge hummed yet again and his Apex Resonance Crystal Core blazed like a sun.

The tyrannical sword energy sound waves rolled towards the Enchanting Fox King yet again. The indescribably sharp source origin energy directly ripped through its resilient body, mincing it into pieces.

The Enchanting Fox King burst out with a pained and venomous screech. The source origin energy within it was being grinded away by the Monarch Burying Dirge. What sounded somewhat melodious to others was like a deathly curse grating away at its eardrums. It summoned up all of its remaining strength and attempted to escape from the sword energy.

Boundless amounts of corruption source origin poured out of its body, attempting to resist the effects of the Monarch Burying Dirge.

When Li Luo saw this, he poured out every last ounce of energy from his body. His face had become so tense, it seemed distorted. After fighting for so long, he could sense that the power coming from the Heavenly Dragon Formation was showing signs of exhaustion. The tens of thousands of soldiers of the Five Guardian Armies were pale, but they continued to stubbornly grit their teeth, maintaining the formation to the bitter end and providing Li Luo with the necessary energy.

"Just a little more... just a little bit more!"

Li Luo's jaw was clenched. The Enchanting Fox King's physical body was about to completely disintegrate, and if he could hold on for just a while longer, he would severely injure it. However, his strength was waning and the Enchanting Fox King was gradually escaping the Monarch Burying Dirge.

At this critical moment between, sacred light resonant power burst out from between the heavens and the earth and a graceful figure descended from the sky, landing in front of the Heavenly Dragon formation. Jiang Qing'e had arrived.

"Li Luo, don't forget that I'm also a Dragon Fang Envoy." Her tinkling laughter sounded like the soothing sounds of nature to Li Luo's ears.

Six Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfrieds rushed into the air and a tide of light resonant power perfectly fused with the Heavenly Dragon formation. It was like the blessings of heaven had descended upon them. Li Luo's withered strength was replenished with timely aid, and he let out a long roar into the skies. Then he directed newfound energy towards the Monarch Burying Dirge yet again. An ancient tune filled the air when the sword energies clashed. A look of disbelief and terror appeared in the Enchanting Fox King's eyes. It was just a step away from escaping the reach of the damned sword energy sound waves, but it wasn't enough...

Domineering sword energy rushed towards her yet again.

Her body froze up in the skies above.

After which, everyone could see the Enchanting Fox King's body begin to break apart. The dense corruption source origin started to dissipate, causing gloomy black winds to kick up.

Its entire body scattered and vanished without a trace. All that remained was a crimson source origin core filled with scarlet liquid. Inside the core was a black fox filled with fear and panic. The entire world had turned silent.

Even Pang Qianyuan, Lan Lingzi, Li Qingying, and the rest of the Kings couldn't help but stare in disbelief. No one could have imagined that the terrifying Enchanting Fox King would lose its true body to Li Luo today! He had truly slain a King!