Damned Healer-Chapter 577 577: Death Drew Closer
Vanh snorted, and his sword pulsed with a dazzling light. He moved his immortal power and activated one of his most powerful offensive Magical Techniques.
"Sword God's Execution!"
With his shout, in the very next second, countless golden blades filled the air, exuding a terrifying power. As they tore through space, their light was so intense that no one dared to look at them directly.
It was a horrifying move, meant to leave no chance of escape. Millions of golden blades formed a golden torrent that fell on Darian from every direction.
At that moment, another dagger appeared in Darian's hand, and a terrifying bluish light erupted. He moved and struck directly at that torrent of golden blades, causing deafening explosions.
Countless blades shattered in all directions. Even so, Darian's body was still injured by several of them.
Vanh was stunned. That dagger was emitting nothing more than simple elemental water power. Yet it was incredibly efficient and frightening, as if the blades were crashing into the waters of an ocean, their impact being easily absorbed.
But that didn't change much. The blades were made of energy; after being shattered, the golden torrent merged again and fell upon Darian like a golden dragon.
In an instant, blood covered Darian once more. Even so, he fought nimbly, defending himself and healing at the same time.
Although his body had reached a monstrous level of power, it was still being slowly broken. That made it clear just how sharp those golden blades were.
He had a lot of White power, and thanks to that, those injuries didn't pose a fatal threat. Feeling the attacks grow stronger, Darian roared and actually took the initiative to dive into that golden maelstrom.
Darian pushed forward to stop that flood of blades from gaining more strength. Eleri danced in his hands, cutting nonstop, and the shattered golden runes dyed the world in a new shade.
Even when destroyed, the energies merged again and kept attacking him in an endless torrent.
Still, that move failed to stop Darian. On the contrary, he slowly advanced toward Vanh.
Vanh wasn't an idiot. He understood that Darian's strengths were his defenses and his healing, and he knew he couldn't stay trapped in a battle of attrition forever. So he chose to slowly wear him down, keeping his distance and not giving him any chances to act.
Darian got a bit closer; then Vanh began to retreat.
But…
"!"
Suddenly, Vanh's eyes widened as he turned around. Emerging from the void, completely outside his senses, a sharp light appeared at his back.
"What?!"
It was a dagger, pulsing with a terrifying wind element, completely above the level of power that should be possible. It was a force coming directly from the Laws of the world, erupting within that dagger.
Darian smiled inwardly. With the powers of fire and lightning Annihilation that he had absorbed, his master had created two runes in his body. But she had also taken advantage of that to do the same with his three daggers. All three absorbed it perfectly and could unleash, a single time, a terrifying explosive force, just like Darian himself.
Because of that, Awel had become a frightening assassin. She could hide perfectly within the environment and appear with a devastating attack, completely out of nowhere.
Vanh turned abruptly, striking with his sword. If that hit him directly, he wouldn't come out unscathed. But at the same time…
*Blinding Break*
Darian hadn't moved closer for nothing. He had coordinated everything so both attacks would hit at the same time.
**BOOOOM!**
The sky and the land shook. That power made people's hearts tighten. It was a double, apocalyptic attack.
This time, everyone outside was prepared and wasn't thrown backward. When everything began to settle at the center of the explosion, people saw Vanh standing on the ground, blood dripping from the corner of his lips.
That devastating blow… had only lightly injured him.
The two stared at each other, as if immersed in a complete flow. Darian's gaze seemed completely devoid of emotion; he had never felt so carefree before.
Thanks to the new technique, Darian felt that before, it was like being a beggar sitting on top of a mountain of gold. He had immense power, but didn't know how to fully release it.
Now, in that battle, all the power of his four cores was erupting, and he was learning to use it better with every move. The feeling of being able to destroy even the sky and the earth set his blood ablaze. His thirst for battle exploded.
*RUMBLE!*
The two shot toward each other once again.
The sword and the dagger met suddenly. Tir was the best dagger for direct, physical clashes like that, thanks to its Earth power.
The collision was like a meteor hitting a planet, and an aura of annihilation spread like a supernova.
"Astral World Blade!"
"Azure Dragon Slash!"
"Heavenly Division!"
Vanh unleashed absurdly terrifying Magical Techniques one after another. His immortal power twisted and shifted constantly. Each technique was a supreme force, capable of destroying everything.
Yet no matter how much energy he used, Darian faced him head-on. He was brutally injured, shattered, felt like his body was about to break apart, but still managed to avoid fatal blows and any decisive attempt from Vanh.
He healed, attacked, and defended at the same time, in a violent and terrifying battle.
At that moment, Darian realized he had barely grasped even a superficial strand of the technique Meru had taught him. In fact, not even she knew the full extent of that new power; she had only created it and handed it to Darian so he could develop it on his own.
To Darian, it felt as if the four cores were connecting and creating new paths throughout his body. The synchronization between them kept growing, and at the same time, his power increased.
That relaxing sensation of feeling all his power grow brought an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.
As time went on, he became more and more familiar with that new technique and its nuances. His movements gradually became more efficient and graceful.
Vanh, on the other hand, was getting increasingly alarmed. He could clearly feel that even though Darian was losing energy with every passing second, his overall combat capability was actually increasing instead of decreasing.
But Vanh couldn't do anything about it.
His offensive power wasn't enough. He couldn't kill Darian directly and had no choice but to force him to exhaust all of his power first.
As for his speed, which was essentially perfect movement through space, it was surprisingly ineffective against Darian. He always reacted instantly, like a true god of battle.
When it came to defense, Vanh could feel that the power of Darian's technique, or even his daggers alone, could severely injure him if he made even the slightest mistake. So all he could do was maintain absolute focus and keep applying pressure.
*BOOM! BOOOM!! BOOOOM!!!*
The fight between the two turned that vast space into a death zone. Spatial rifts filled the entire area.
All the spectators could do was watch, using all their strength just to protect themselves. Even from far away, the power spilling outward felt like blades cutting into their faces.
"Hehe… Dan is having fun and getting stronger with every second," Niara murmured, her eyes shining.
Alear also watched completely relaxed, influenced by the confidence of her adoptive mother.
An entire hour passed quickly, with the two fully immersed in that battle.
*Blinding Break*
At that moment, Darian found a new opening and attacked with full power.
Vanh snorted, feeling that this time Darian had attacked too rashly. He activated his spatial power just to evade when, suddenly, his eyes widened.
Inside his body, the flow of power coming from his spiritual root had become absurdly slow. Only then did he realize that a sinister poison had infiltrated him.
"This… water element."
In Darian's hands, there were always two daggers. One of them was Eleri, which had also activated the maximum power it gained from that Heavenly Annihilation. It could use that power in many different ways, since the water element was known for its extreme flexibility.
In perfect sync with Darian, it silently activated its power, creating water in a vapor state. That power was at such a high level that even Vanh failed to notice it, as it slowly invaded his body.
The moment Darian attacked, Eleri released everything, causing Vanh's body to fail to respond properly.
**CRACK!!!**
Darian's attack hit him squarely in the chest, and the violent sound of bones shattering echoed throughout the world.
This time, there were no massive explosions of destructive power or anything like that. It was as if everything had been perfectly controlled and guided in a single direction.
In the skies, Darian breathed heavily.
Throughout this fight, he had completely mastered the power of his cores. That made the power of his offensive technique even more concentrated and deadly.
His power gathered exactly where he wanted it with a simple thought. There was no more stiffness or waste. It could be said that the current Darian had finally touched the threshold of power beyond the mortal level.
Amid the destruction, a figure appeared on the ground, slowly standing up.
Vanh took a deep breath, but inside he was shaken. Darian, without a doubt, would be capable of killing a complete immortal in the very near future. He only had seven rings, yet he was already able to fight against him, who wielded 60% of that power.
Vanh felt he had made the right decision. If he had waited just a little longer, and Darian had reached even eight rings, he would no longer have had any chance.
If Darian reached nine rings… Vanh felt a chill run down his spine just thinking about it. At that point, Darian might already be capable of defeating a weaker Spiritual Sovereign in a direct fight.
Everyone outside stared at Darian, hypnotized. His hair danced in the wind, a thin layer of primordial power circulated around him, and a multicolored light shimmered across his clothes.
Now, Darian's aura was completely different from before. It was even more domineering and cold. Just looking at the current Darian made people's hearts race.
However, something just as shocking was that even after that devastating attack, Vanh had still stood back up as if he were completely fine.
In truth, he had suffered extremely severe injuries. All of his bones were broken, and his organs were nearly destroyed. But… that body was already dead.
Living people, when they suffer heavy injuries, lose vital energy, which weakens them. Vanh no longer had any of that. No matter the damage, his form would not weaken.
Vanh's current power came from the curse he had absorbed from the other members of the Wube family. That was what allowed him to perfectly use 60% of his immortal power. Once everything ended, he would have to abandon that body and return to being just an immortal soul, with power that was almost completely unstable.
Darian calmly looked at Vanh on the ground.
'I only have 10% of my White power left for healing. Tir is the only one that hasn't used everything it has yet. And I can still use Blinding Break one more time…'
He reviewed everything he still had left. Meanwhile, Vanh clearly hadn't used even a third of the power he possessed and hadn't suffered any truly crippling damage that would stop him from continuing.
Despite the massive growth, the situation hadn't changed at all. With every passing second, death drew closer and closer to Darian. He needed to find a way to win.
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Chapter 577 577: Death Drew Closer
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