The Mad Shark King’s pupils constricted. Within his field of vision, a sky-scorching blaze hurtled toward him with terrifying power!
Crack—!!
A crisp, violent shattering sound erupted. The magic shield in front of the Mad Shark King was like fragile glass; the moment it touched the blade, it was completely torn apart by the violent flaming Battle Qi, disintegrating into a shower of light fragments!
The moment the shield shattered, the remaining force of the sword strike slammed into the Mad Shark King’s body without any further obstruction.
His mage robes instantly charred and disintegrated in the high temperature. A burn wound so deep that bone was visible was slashed across his chest and abdomen, the flesh curling back, blackened and smoking!
The Mad Shark King let out a muffled groan as he was sent flying like he had been struck by a giant hammer. He crashed through two layers of cabin walls in succession, leaving a trail of thick dust and flying wood splinters!
Blood mixed with fragments of internal organs sprayed from his mouth as intense pain swept through his entire body in an instant.
His originally peak aura instantly withered under this blow.
This was the first time the Mad Shark King had suffered such a major injury since his promotion to the Gold rank!
But it wasn’t just an injury they were after.
The goal of Leon’s trio was to keep the Mad Shark King here and kill him once and for all!
Miles raised his priest’s scepter, pouring all of his surging mental power into it. A brilliant sacred light suddenly flared to life.
“Gold Divine Art: Bemis’s Storm!”
A tornado only ten meters in diameter suddenly formed on the deck of the Sardine.
It seemed small, but the wind speed within it was as if it had been swept up from the depths of hell.
The moment the sturdy deck, forged from alloy, touched the tornado, it was shredded into countless sharp iron strips. These strips were then carried along with destructive force, hurtling toward the fallen Mad Shark King within seconds!
At the same time, Viscount Finn unleashed a terrifying surge of Battle Qi. No longer needing to hide his strength, he wielded his greatsword like a flaming meteor, appearing before the Mad Shark King in a flash.
With a thunderous roar, the greatsword in his hand erupted once more with a prairie-scorching blaze. Carrying all of Viscount Finn’s strength and overflowing Battle Qi, it slammed down toward the Mad Shark King like a bolt of lightning!
The power of this single divine art and this single battle technique completely surpassed all the methods Miles and Viscount Finn had displayed before.
In this moment, the Mad Shark King finally understood. The so-called bloodline warrior who hadn't recovered from his injuries and the weak priest who only relied on sacred artifacts were all disguises!
Their true strength was far greater than what they had shown before.
And the weakness Viscount Finn had deliberately displayed earlier was, just as he had suspected, a ruse intended to catch him off guard at the critical moment!
The Mad Shark King had anticipated a trap, but he hadn't expected it to be this treacherous!
The fatal sense of threat emanating from the divine art and the battle technique forced the Mad Shark King to defend.
He gritted his teeth, ignoring the risk of his mana going into a frenzy, and forcibly activated his spells. Multiple magic shields unfolded one after another in front of him, desperately trying to block the oncoming wave of destruction.
Crack! Crack!!
Shattering sounds rang out as layer after layer of magic shields were deployed, only to be completely crushed by Bemis’s Storm and the Blazing Sword Qi in the next second.
Yet the Mad Shark King continued to grit his teeth, frantically driving the mana in his body to desperately resist these two attacks that were enough to take his life.
Taking advantage of the moment the magic shields were holding back the attacks, he dared not hold back any longer. He quickly pulled a magic scroll from his robes and tore it apart.
Ripp—!
The moment the magic scroll was torn, a deep blue crystal barrier instantly formed in front of the Mad Shark King.
Though this deep blue crystal barrier appeared thin, it managed to firmly block Bemis’s Storm and the Blazing Sword Qi while the Mad Shark King was unable to cast spells due to the mana turbulence!
Seizing this brief respite, the Mad Shark King pulled out another teleportation magic scroll, his face showing clear agony over the cost.
He had spent many years burning, killing, and looting in the Dusk Sea to accumulate his power, and he had only obtained a few of these life-saving scrolls.
Now, he was forced to consume them all here!
But the rapidly deteriorating situation left the Mad Shark King with no room for hesitation. He gripped the teleportation scroll and tore it open.
A surge of spatial power flowed from the scroll, enveloping his entire body.
“I... will remember you!”
The Mad Shark King glared at Miles and Viscount Finn with eyes full of malice and hatred.
However.
“Did I give you permission to run?!”
A cold voice rang out from beside the Mad Shark King. Startled, he quickly turned his head.
He saw that the priest named Leon Douglas had somehow already reached his side.
Leon’s expression was as silent as a deep pool. His originally dark eyes had now turned into a translucent, pure white, and the light within them exuded an indifferent divinity that transcended humanity.
“I say, the Hand of Divine Art shall resonate with the Hammer of Sacred Light.”
“I say, this hammer shall shatter the Mad Shark King’s barrier.”
【Dong!】
【The Hand of Divine Art and the Hammer of Sacred Light have resonated, triggering the special effect of the Hammer of Sacred Light—Crushing Hammer】
【Crushing Hammer: The striking power of the Hammer of Sacred Light is doubled, and it possesses unique effects such as armor penetration, mana disintegration, and shield shattering.】
The Hand of Divine Art gripped the Hammer of Sacred Light, and with a terrifying momentum that made the Mad Shark King’s expression change drastically, it slammed down fiercely toward the deep blue crystal barrier—
BOOM!!!
Amidst the massive roar and vibration, the deep blue crystal barrier shattered piece by piece under the continuous bombardment of the horrific force. A gap as wide as a barrel was torn through the surface of the barrier!
Though the Hammer of Sacred Light’s power was slightly diminished as it barely penetrated the barrier, it still carried a piercing whistle as it slammed down violently toward the Mad Shark King—
CRACK!
The sickening sound of bones breaking erupted as the Mad Shark King was slammed to the ground by the downward strike. His skull split open instantly!
Yet, even so, this strike still failed to kill him completely.
This was only because Leon had not yet reached the Gold rank, while the level of existence of a Gold-rank powerhouse had already undergone its first step of evolution.
Their tenacity and life force were far beyond that of an ordinary merman!
However, Leon was already well aware of the Mad Shark King’s stubborn vitality.
He exited the empowered state of the Power of the Three Saints and let out a sharp shout:
“Alicia!”
As the words fell, a figure darted out from Leon’s shadow. She had long pink hair and a graceful form, like a dancer in the dark of night.
The moment she emerged from the shadow, two pitch-black daggers appeared in her palms. Simultaneously, the buff from Leon’s Power of the Three Saints descended upon her.
Alicia’s eyes were cold, her face as calm as ice. She plunged the Blades of Hunger precisely into the Mad Shark King’s wide-open abdominal cavity—
A massive wave of the world’s purest malice and hunger exploded within the Mad Shark King’s mind at that moment.
“HUNGER!!!!”
Flash!
The preparation time for the teleportation magic scroll ended. The Mad Shark King’s figure was like a stone thrown by an invisible hand, suddenly vanishing into a blossoming spatial vortex.
On the spot, only his roar of hunger and violence remained from before the teleportation, along with a pile of squirming flesh.
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