Chapter 1019: Jade and Stone Burn Together?
One must realize, the White Tiger Great Demon King, ranking fourth among the Great Demon Emperors and known also as "Heavenly Kill," is merciless to those who dare to challenge him. The fact that someone could walk away unscathed is a testament to their formidable strength.
In this battle for the throne, he is also conspicuously one of the seeded contestants, and is the Deputy City Master of White Tiger City, thus he may rest in the City Lord's Resting Area.
The White Tiger Great Demon King is the City Master of White Tiger City. Due to the lack of a direct heir to pass on the legacy, he has never relinquished his position. Within the Tiger Demon Clan, the Ferocious Tiger King has always shown little respect for the White Tiger Great Demon King. He has his own followers, mainly from the Golden Tiger Line.
It could even be said, they couldn't wait for the White Tiger Great Demon King to die sooner so they could replace him.
The Ferocious Tiger King's strength is indeed formidable. The previous Golden Lion King was gravely wounded by him and eventually perished, leaving behind the God-killing Sword.
Big Cat inherited the God-killing Sword, and with it, the connected karma. This battle for the throne is the perfect opportunity to challenge the opposition.
"Prepare yourselves," said the Tianyang Spirit King indifferently.
Two opponents, each with a statuesque build and an aura filled with an incredibly intense killing intent, face each other.
The Ferocious Tiger King has an odd name, Hhong Hhong. It is said that it was named after the "hhong hhong" sounds it made continuously upon birth. Its bloodline also has a high degree of mutation, although not quite like its siblings. But its bloodline level is also at the peak of Level 2 Bloodline, touching the edge of the First Level Bloodline. If it can ascend to Emperor, its bloodline would completely transform to a First Level.
"Begin!"
With the command of the Tianyang Spirit King who doubled as the referee now soaring to the skies, the two robust figures almost instantaneously pounced at their opponents.
The Ferocious Tiger King Hhong Hhong erupted with a tide-like dark golden glow, an aura fraught with dreadful energy that he furiously unleashed upon his opponent. In his hands, he already wielded a dark golden Heavy Sword each.
These two Heavy Swords, known as the Demon King Sword, were a set of divine tools, or rather, Demon Weapons. They required the nourishment of the blood of the mighty to grow. If they are not bathed in blood, they will backlash against their master. Over the years, Hhong Hhong has slaughtered countless powerful beings of other races. He challenged fighters relentlessly, travelling through all the major cities, with the vanquished almost invariably falling by his sword, thus earning him the name Ferocious Tiger King.
This pair of Demon King Swords has an intrinsic Demon King Domain, which can suppress any bloodline power when deployed. Indeed, even First Level Bloodlines can be suppressed by it. It's a kind of deterrence stemming from the soul. The Demon King Domain can invoke all the negative emotions in an opponent, such that their own emotions suppress their bloodline, weakening them continually in battle. The more they weaken, the more intensely their bloodline is suppressed. Unless Hhong Hhong is slain, his Demon King Domain will remain unaffected, regardless of Hhong Hhong's own state. But the condition is that a constant sacrifice of blood must be offered to the Demon King Swords for devouring.
The previous Golden Lion King, despite having a higher cultivation base than the Ferocious Tiger King, was worn down by the protracted effects of the Demon King Sword and ultimately defeated. Most of his blood essence was devoured by the Demon King Swords. By the time he returned to the Golden Lion Clan, his visage was wan, and he passed away after leaving his last words.
At this moment, that dark golden aura is precisely the Demon King Domain, fiercely assaulting Big Cat.
The Ferocious Tiger King Hhong Hhong declared in a cold voice, "The Golden Lion Demon Clan really knows how to pick, choosing such a mongrel like you to inherit the God-killing Sword. It seems they truly aren't far from extinction. Today, I will let them watch you die under my sword, and my Demon King Sword doesn't even deign to devour the blood of your mongrel lineage."
Big Cat did not respond; his Killing God Field exploded with fury as he charged at his opponent. A chilling blood-red spread, even turning his pupils to crimson. The suppressive force of the Demon King Domain appeared almost instantly, but his own Killing God Field forcibly raised his killing intent to the extreme, containing the backlash of negative emotions. The God-killing Sword, with its peerless momentum, wildly slashed at his opponent.
"Clang!"
The grating roar accompanying the fierce collision of their domains was like the clash of tides, with the dark gold and blood-red areas surging tumultuously.
In almost an instant, the Killing God Field unleashed by the Big Cat was devoured by the Demon King's domain by more than half.
The Ferocious Tiger King's right hand bearing the Demon King Sword blocked the God-killing Sword of the Big Cat, both divine tools erupting with an intense buzzing noise. And yet another Demon King Sword was already stabbing out recklessly, aiming straight for the Big Cat's chest in a direct assault to strike home.
Once touched by the Demon King Sword, even without creating a wound, one's blood essence would be devoured immediately. Even before the Demon King Sword reached its target, the devouring power of the divine tool began to manifest, with the Big Cat feeling its own blood as if about to burst out of its body.
A necklace around the Big Cat's neck suddenly burst into a layer of golden light, blocking the sword beam of the Demon King Sword. At the same time, its God-killing Sword suddenly erupted with a blinding brilliance.
The attributes of the Demon King Sword are devouring, suppression, and domain.
Whereas the attributes of the God-killing Sword are slaughter. Under the radiance of the God-killing Sword, the originally suppressed Killing God Field of the Big Cat instantly turned dark red, suddenly rolling back and regaining the advantage in an instant.
The God-killing Sword moved to block horizontally, using its blade to stop the stabbing of the other Demon Divine Sword. The Big Cat's body instantly retreated in response.
With a burst of laughter, the Ferocious Tiger King moved with the sword, the intent to kill clear in his eyes. The double heavy swords in his hands swung up, one after the other, slashing straight for the Big Cat.
In terms of cultivation base and domain, he was superior to the Big Cat. Having been famous for many years, he already stood at the peak of the Great Demon King's summit. His twin Demon King Swords were even more dominant in their presence. Regarding the opponents of this competition, the last being the Ferocious Tiger King wished to encounter was a presence like Qiu Zixuan of the Heavenly Earth Sword, who could unleash all his power in a single strike, because against such an opponent, his Demon King domain did not hold the advantage. But in a prolonged fight, he considered himself no weaker than other seed contestants.
The Big Cat's participation in this competition was naturally known to him beforehand, and he had watched its previous two matches. He clearly did not find it as contemptible as he vocalized.
The first thing he noticed was the issue of the Big Cat's bloodline, the Lion Tiger Change being a true First level Bloodline. A First level Bloodline meant that the Big Cat possessed the strongest talent of the current Lion Demon Clan and Tiger Demon Clan. The Big Cat's Lion Tiger Golden Gang had tremendous potential; once it truly grew, then the Lion Demon Clan really might have the chance to produce an Emperor.
If the Golden Mammoth lineage could produce an Emperor, why couldn't the Golden Lion Demon Clan or the Golden Tiger Demon Clan?
As the Tiger King, he had to nip such a possibility in the bud, especially since the adversary had clearly aligned with the Lion Demon Clan.
Hence, it wasn't just that the Big Cat wanted to kill him; he likewise wanted to kill the Big Cat. To completely resolve this threat.
A platinum radiance burst forth from within the Big Cat, and the God-killing Sword in its hand was also painted platinum, leading to a scene that the Ferocious Tiger King utterly did not expect.
The Big Cat offered no defense, and against the fatal twin Demon King Swords, it poured all the power of the Lion Tiger Golden Gang into the God-killing Sword. Instead of defending itself against the twin Demon King Swords' attack, it allowed the swords to chop towards its body while its own God-killing Sword swept out horizontally, directly slashing at the true form of the Ferocious Tiger King.
Jade and Stone Burn Together, both the enemy and itself perishing!
The two had only just made a probing collision, yet the Big Cat chose such a tactic at this moment and did so without the slightest hesitation, boldly advancing forward. Its God-killing Sword burst into an odd platinum brilliance, the sword beam spewing forth, and the Killing God Field rising to its utmost limit. This sword carried with it a belief in certain death.