Chapter 2667 - 2666: Mutual Destruction

"I didn’t expect your strength to reach this level either. The Sacred Decree you cultivated must be incredibly powerful. It really makes me look forward to it."

Gu Xuan gave a faint, indifferent smile, his battle intent growing ever more intense, itching to cross blows with Candle Lord.

"Didn’t you just want a battle with me? I’ll grant your wish today." Candle Lord said with confidence. Even though his cultivation was lower than Gu Xuan’s, he was quite sure of his own combat power.

"Good, straightforward!" Gu Xuan laughed boldly, his aura surging a few more notches.

"Gu Xuan, don’t waste time. Let’s decide the winner in one move!" Candle Lord said confidently, already prepared to unleash his full power.

"Decide the winner in one move?" Elder Wuji frowned slightly, seeming worried that Candle Lord would not be a match for Gu Xuan.

"The Young Master is that confident?" Zhu E Hun was utterly stunned.

"This isn’t Jun’er’s usual style, but for him to say ’decide the winner in one move,’ he must be very sure." Zhu Tianmo thought to himself, not particularly worried.

Seeing Candle Lord so confident, Gu Xuan smiled lightly and said, "Fine. One move to decide victory. Come fight."

Gu Xuan’s ready agreement showed that he too was extremely confident.

Candle Lord and Gu Xuan had crossed hands for many years and were very familiar with each other’s techniques. Rather than waste time on a repeated clash, it was faster to settle things with a single decisive blow.

"Buzz buzz!"

Candle Lord pressed his palms together, his long hair billowing though there was no wind. An unparalleled destructive power frenziedly converged, shockwaves sweeping through space like a tidal wave.

"Ancient Sacred Decree! Demon Soul Ninth Level Seal!"

Candle Lord suddenly roared, and up in the void, a colossal black energy seal tens of thousands of meters high rapidly took form. Black electric threads coiled over its surface, exuding an extremely terrifying power.

The sight was magnificently grand, an overwhelming visual impact.

Just looking at it was enough to inspire fear.

Countless powerhouses in the Demon Domain were scared out of their wits by that monstrous black energy seal in the void; those with weaker guts fainted on the spot.

The Young Master of the Demon Clan—his strength was this terrifying!

"Demon Soul Ninth Level Seal!" Seeing that immeasurably huge black energy seal, Elder Wuji and the others were both shocked and excited.

"Jun’er, you really haven’t disappointed Grandpa." Zhu Tianmo’s face was full of pride and arrogance.

If such a terrifying energy seal smashed down, it could definitely annihilate the entire Western Region!

"Gu Xuan, make your move!" Candle Lord sneered confidently, then waved his hand.

"Whoosh!"

"Buzz buzz!"

The tens-of-thousands-of-meters-tall energy seal crashed down toward Gu Xuan at an astonishing speed, as though the entire Holy Realm were trembling. Its momentum was unstoppable, and a storm of dead space rampaged without restraint.

"The power of a Sacred Decree is indeed formidable. As it happens, I’ve cultivated an even stronger Sacred Decree. Let me show you as well." Gu Xuan said in high spirits, his hands quickly forming seals, gathering all the power in his body.

"Ancient Sacred Decree! Ten Thousand Buddhas’ Woe Palm!"

Gu Xuan let out a sudden explosive roar. His palms burst forth with dazzling blood-red light, and he thrust them toward the descending black energy seal.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

"Buzz buzz!"

Gu Xuan’s palms struck again and again, in an instant unleashing over ten colossal, extremely destructive blood-colored palm prints. The assault was fierce and wild, giving off a sense of absolute invincibility.

"Gu Xuan’s technique is incredible as well. These two forces are about on par!" Zhu Huang’s face was full of terror, his old features ghastly pale.

"Even as an elder, I wouldn’t dare say I could withstand this kind of power." Elder Wuji’s brows were knit tight, his old eyes flashing with shock.

"Candle Lord, how’s that? Satisfied yet?" Gu Xuan laughed excitedly.

Candle Lord bared his teeth in a cold smile. "Very satisfied."

"Boom boom boom!"

"Pff pff!"

The next second, under the terrified gazes of countless powerhouses in the Demon Domain, six or seven terrifying blood-colored palm prints bombarded the black energy seal one after another. The deafening detonations made the eardrums of countless cultivators in the Demon Domain ache with pain. Under this savage, frenzied bombardment, both Candle Lord and Gu Xuan were shaken by the backlash, coughing up blood.

From that brutal head-on clash, both sides took heavy injuries.

Both of their auras weakened considerably.

"Buzz buzz!"

The ripples of energy from the collision and explosion spread tens of thousands of meters in the blink of an eye. Thick smoke billowed, shockwaves roared. In that dim space, the blast’s radiance was extremely dazzling, and its destructive power could no longer be described as merely terrifying.

Fortunately, Zhu Tianmo was there to keep this power confined within a certain range; otherwise, the Western Region would definitely have been devastated beyond recognition.

"Candle Lord, can you still hold on?" Gu Xuan asked with a laugh.

"You haven’t fallen; how could I?" Candle Lord sneered.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Pff pff!"

The remaining seven or eight blood-colored palm prints followed close behind, ferociously bombarding the black energy seal. The earth-shaking detonations rang out endlessly, and the ripples of destructive energy once again shook the two of them into vomiting fresh blood.

Their injuries worsened in an instant.

"Young Master..." Zhu Aoyun and the others were full of worry and tension, their palms slick with cold sweat.

"Mutual destruction?" Elder Wuji said with a frown.

"Rumble!"

"Buzz buzz!"

When the final blood-colored palm print collided with the energy seal, they exploded on contact. In the blink of an eye, both men were swallowed by the energy ripples. The space of the Western Region trembled violently, and countless cultivators swayed along with it.

"Gulp..."

Countless powerhouses in the Demon Domain had their faces written full of boundless terror, their complexions deathly pale. They already looked as if their souls had flown apart.

"Old Clan Leader, how is the Young Master?" Zhuxinghun asked anxiously, frantic with worry.

"Rest easy. Jun’er won’t die." Zhu Tianmo smiled faintly, completely unconcerned.

As his words fell, Zhu Tianmo waved his hand, and the tens-of-thousands-of-meters-wide ripple of destructive energy vanished into smoke in an instant.

Up in the void, the figures of Candle Lord and Gu Xuan reappeared.

One move to decide the winner, both having gone all-out—Gu Xuan and Candle Lord were gravely wounded, their bodies covered in blood, their auras extremely weak.

The clash of the two peerless prodigies of the Holy Realm could truly be called mutual injury.

However, what shocked everyone was that Gu Xuan, who was seriously injured, actually began to recover at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Not only did his injuries fully heal, but the power he had expended also instantly returned to its peak.

Seeing this, Candle Lord was dumbfounded, his face full of disbelief.

"The Evil Spirit’s undying body!" Zhu Tianmo cried out in shock, his complexion changing drastically.

"Gu Xuan has an Evil Spirit too? And he’s signed a contract with it as well! How is that possible?" Elder Wuji’s eyeballs nearly popped out.

"Evil Spirit?" Candle Lord’s heart trembled violently.

It was one thing for the Ancient Profound Venerable to have one, but Gu Xuan actually had an Evil Spirit as well.

Where were all these Evil Spirits coming from?

"Candle Lord, looks like we’ve fought to a draw. It’s been many years since we last battled—today was truly satisfying. But if this were a life-and-death fight, the one to die would be you." Gu Xuan said with a light smile.

Gu Xuan had already returned to his peak. At this moment, killing Candle Lord would be easy as turning his hand.

Candle Lord shook his head slightly and said, "Gu Xuan, you didn’t go all-out, did you? I think you still have some power hidden, and you didn’t unleash your Evil Spirit. As for me, I simply didn’t summon my Holy Artifact."

Gu Xuan shrugged and laughed. "You haven’t yet advanced to the peak of Nine-Star Saintly Honor. Holding back a bit of strength can be considered making the fight fair."