Chapter 351 | Sequence: Sacrifice

Upon hearing Mr. Qian's promise, the guandao suddenly flared with light!

Mr. Qian, holding the weapon, felt a surge of intuition. He sensed that any casual swing of the blade could now unleash power beyond his previous imagination.

He even felt that if he went all out, he might be able to cleave through the space of the stone mirror itself!

Mr. Qian's heart hammered against his ribs. He had gained a brand-new understanding of this sealed object.

If I go back on my word later, I'll probably be sliced into mincemeat.

He knew very well that even as a Sequence 4 of the Security Bureau, losing a sealed object was no trivial matter.

After all, every sealed object was unique. However, this guandao was an exception.

Because this particular guandao was already beyond the normal use of an ordinary Demigod.

Even when he used it, he had to dedicate a portion of his focus to suppressing it, fearing it might run off in the middle of a fight.

Because of this, the higher-ups had even listed it as a bounty reward.

Therefore, if he lost it, he could probably fudge his way through by writing a couple of official reports using his status.

His mind raced with these thoughts, but the guandao didn't care for such things. It only knew that if it cleaved the person in front of it to death, it could go find that 'Satiated' one!

Buzz—

Mr. Qian swung his blade, and the very space trembled.

The Giant Spirit God's expression changed abruptly. He keenly sensed that this strike was completely different from the ones before!

He dodged to the left, but Mr. Qian had already anticipated his movement.

For the [Ward Guard] pathway, their strongest ability wasn't actually combat, but observation!

From the very beginning of the engagement, Mr. Qian had been profiling his opponent.

Attack trajectories, frequency of strikes, subconscious habits—all of these were turned into pieces of a puzzle.

Now, the moment his opponent moved, Mr. Qian could guess his intent with near-perfect accuracy. Coupled with the sealed object in his hand, victory was merely a matter of time.

Splat!

The Giant Spirit God's left arm was severed by a single stroke. However, the muscles exposed at the wound seemed to come alive, twisting and coiling like earthworms to pull the severed limb back into place.

Sizzle!!!

A crimson mist erupted from the wound, hissing like steam.

By the time the mist dissipated, his left arm had been restored to its original state.

The Giant Spirit God stared at Mr. Qian with sharp eyes.

"You are strong, and the power of that sealed object is also formidable."

"However, I am stronger!"

As he spoke, the veins all over his body bulged, and his skin turned visibly red. An extremely violent aura began to radiate from him.

"I originally only intended to stall you, but the sealed object in your hand has made me feel a genuine crisis of life and death."

"It has been a long time since I've felt this way. How nostalgic..."

"Hahahaha!"

The Giant Spirit God's laughter grew increasingly frenzied, and his skin turned deeper shades of red, like fresh blood!

"Enjoy the battle!"

The Giant Spirit God suddenly exerted his power. The muscle fibers beneath his skin protruded and expanded, covering him like a suit of flesh armor.

Whoosh!

The air let out a sharp, explosive boom. The Giant Spirit God appeared in front of Mr. Qian as if teleporting, his afterimage not yet having faded behind him.

Buzz!

His right fist, accompanied by the sound of tearing air, smashed violently toward Mr. Qian's forehead!

This specific attack movement was not part of the 'profile' Mr. Qian had built.

He could only raise the guandao and use the handle to block the punch, but the power gap between the two was too great.

With that one punch, Mr. Qian felt as if a massive mountain had come crashing down. Every bone and joint in his body screamed in agony.

Crack.

The sound of breaking bones was distinct. In the next instant, he was sent flying like a cannonball, hammered straight into a building!

Debris scattered, kicking up a cloud of dust!

However, only Mr. Qian had been sent flying; the guandao continued the fight on its own!

Taking advantage of the Giant Spirit God's recovery window after the strike, the guandao swept up in a heavy Cleaving Mount Hua!

The Giant Spirit God gave a savage grin. The muscle fibers beneath his skin actually pierced through his flesh like venomous snakes, coiling toward the guandao.

Thud, thud, thud.

The muscle fibers were severed in succession, but they ultimately managed to block the strike.

Against the extreme sharpness of the guandao, meeting it head-on was useless. Using softness to overcome hardness and denying it any leverage was the true way to prevail.

Once the guandao's momentum was spent, the Giant Spirit God stepped forward and delivered a powerful kick to the joint of the weapon!

The guandao let out a hum and went spinning toward the ground.

From within the dust of the building, a large hand reached out and gripped the guandao firmly.

Mr. Qian wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, a savage grin of his own appearing on his face. Golden light swirled around his body, compressing and converging into several chains.

"What incredible strength."

Swish, swish, swish!

The chains behind him shot toward the air in unison!

The Giant Spirit God refused to be outdone. More muscle fibers pierced through his skin to meet the chains.

Clang, clang, clang.

The collision between the two sides produced a series of metallic clangs, sending sparks flying everywhere.

The muscle fibers and chains struck out in a blur of phantom images, the aftershocks alone demolishing the surrounding buildings.

Before the collapsing structures could even hit the ground, they were pulverized into dust by the exchange.

"Hahaha!"

"Thrilling! Absolutely thrilling!"

"This is what I call a fight!"

The Giant Spirit God shouted maniacally. Aside from his face, almost no intact skin could be seen on the rest of his body; he was covered in muscle fibers that looked like earthworms and venomous snakes.

To put it bluntly, he didn't look human at this moment. He looked more like an evil spirit!

Clang, clang, clang!

Amidst the flying sparks, Mr. Qian had already closed the distance.

He was well aware that compared to the Giant Spirit God, his greatest advantage was the sealed object.

If the distance was too great, he wouldn't be able to utilize the guandao's advantages at all!

"Heh heh heh, good timing!"

The Giant Spirit God grinned savagely as his body suddenly grew. In an instant, he exceeded ten meters in height and smashed a fist toward Mr. Qian.

Mr. Qian's eyes narrowed slightly as he flicked the guandao.

Buzz—

The world trembled violently. In the distance, the man with gold-rimmed glasses spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning whiter than paper!

The power of the guandao was too great. As the one who had opened the Mirror World, he suffered a severe backlash.

"He's over there!"

"He's injured! This is our chance, kill him!"

The Demigods who had been sucked into the Mirror World had been searching for him, hoping to take him out. If the one controlling the sealed object was gone, the Mirror World would naturally dissolve.

However, the man with gold-rimmed glasses had used his status as the controller to hide within the space, eluding their search until now.

But now that he was injured, he could no longer conceal his aura.

Facing the attacks of these Demigods, the man with gold-rimmed glasses turned and fled.

Even if he weren't injured, he couldn't possibly take them all on, let alone in his current state.

Furthermore, based on his current physical condition, he would be lucky if this Mirror World could last another five minutes!

...

Wangnian City.

'Qin Ye' looked at the array before him with a face full of anticipation. The mummified doll, connected by the umbilical cord, returned to his side and spoke.