Chapter 303: Bloodaxe’s Fall

Chapter 303: Chapter 303: Bloodaxe’s Fall

Chapter 303: Bloodaxe’s Fall

Rhain stood in the very center of the arena, his entire figure wrapped in a majestic blood-red flame.

Until now, he had relied on his domain to hide his movements and launch sneak attacks.

But with the domain of darkness completely dispersed and replaced by the blinding radiance of the Origin Domain of Fire, he was entirely exposed.

There was no more hiding.

It was a direct, head-on confrontation.

Across the scorched, magma-veined arena, Bloodaxe stared at Rhain.

For a moment, he just stood still, his eyes, already red with grief and madness, widened slightly in shock.

"Two Domains?" Bloodaxe shrieked in disbelief, "You actually mastered two Domains at the Core Formation Realm? You weren’t even using your full strength while fighting me?"

But the shock only lasted for a second before the blinding hatred for his brother’s killer swallowed his rationality once again.

"EVEN IF YOU POSSESS TEN DOMAINS, I WILL STILL CHOP YOU INTO PIECES!"

Bloodaxe screamed like a frenzied demon.

His Level 6 Domain Master aura exploded, the crimson mist of his Domain of Slaughter thickening as he charged forward, lifting his colossal battle aze with both hands.

Rhain looked at the charging Bloodaxe.

Beneath the demonic Asura mask, his lips curled into a savage smirk.

With fifty-five percent comprehension of the Law of Fire and the Origin Domain now fully manifested, the chains that had restricted his martial arts were completely shattered.

"Empyrean Purgatory Bloom. Third Form."

Rhain raised his heavy broadsword high into the air.

"Burning Purgatory Domain!"

BOOM—!!!

The blood-red fire surrounding Rhain expanded, instantly transforming his entire Domain of hellfire.

From the roaring sea of hellfire, thousands of exquisite, blood-red lotuses began to bloom in the burning air, drifting gracefully toward Bloodaxe.

"DIE!" Bloodaxe bellowed, swinging his massive axe to clear the path.

But the moment his weapon touched the first petal—

BANG! BOOM! BANG!

The blood-red lotuses detonated in a synchronized chain reaction.

The explosions engulfed Bloodaxe, searing his heavy plate armor and blasting him with concussive waves of Heavenly Fire.

"GAAAH!" Bloodaxe gritted his teeth, he was completely consumed by his manic vengeance. Ignoring the searing burns blistering his arms and chest, Bloodaxe forcefully pushed through the sea of exploding lotuses and swung his colossal battleaxe horizontally, attempting to split Rhain in two.

WEEEEEEEE—!!!

As he closed the distance, thousands of wailing ghosts surged forward.

Rhain simply scoffed.

"Overlord’s Tyranny!"

A pressure erupted from his spiritual sea.

The dominance of the Abyssal Sovereign Physique crashed down upon the howling ghosts, obliterating the mental intrusion in an instant and crushing the phantoms into nothingness before they could even touch his consciousness.

"YOUR TRICKS WON’T SAVE YOU!" Bloodaxe roared.

Rhain didn’t try to dodge facing Bloodaxe’s attack.

His dark grey eyes ignited with a piercing golden light.

Eyes of Truth!

The golden glow pierced through Bloodaxe’s frenzied movements, instantly slowing down the descent of the battleaxe in Rhain’s vision and highlighting the minute flaws in his stance.

Rhain ducked under the sweeping blade with millimeter precision. Using the momentum, he spun and drove the hilt of his broadsword brutally into the exposed joint of Bloodaxe’s armor.

CRACK!

Bloodaxe staggered, his armour slightly damaged, but he instantly reversed his grip, slamming the heavy iron butt of his axe directly into Rhain’s chest.

BANG!

Rhain was knocked backward, three of his ribs shattering on impact.

But Rhain didn’t hide anymore.

He dug his boots into the scorched earth and launched himself back like a coiled spring, slashing his broadsword across Bloodaxe’s thigh.

CLANG! BANG! BOOM! CLANG!

The broadsword and the battleaxe met again and again and again.

Rhain swung a diagonal slash toward Bloodaxe’s neck.

Bloodaxe caught it with his axe and pushed back, immediately following with a spinning back-heel kick that Rhain barely evaded by leaning backward as the iron-studded boot swept past his chin.

As Rhain recovered his stance, a hell-fire lotus silently drifted into position behind Bloodaxe’s right knee.

BOOM—!!!

The lotus erupted directly against the joint, causing Bloodaxe to stagger momentarily.

Rhain pressed the opening, and and slashed his broadsword across Bloodaxe’s exposed flank.

SLASH!

"ARGH!" Bloodaxe roared as the blazing blade carved a deep, searing wound into his ribs.

But Bloodaxe didn’t stop even for a second and dropped his shoulder, driving a knee directly into Rhain’s chest.

"Pfft!" Rhain was launched backward, his boots skidding across the scorched earth.

But even before he hit the ground, the pitch-black void within his dantian spun fiercely, instantly healing the minor fractures in his bones.

He wiped the blood from his chin, and a crazy, exhilarated smile slowly curled beneath his mask.

He was entirely at a disadvantage in cultivation and raw physical power.

Despite his Eyes of Truth and the heavenly flame, Rhain was at a severe disadvantage in the direct physical exchange.

Every time their weapons clashed, he took more internal damage than his opponent.

But unlike Bloodaxe, Rhain possessed the recovery of the Abyssal Sovereign Physique.

While Rhain’s injuries healed in a matter of seconds, Bloodaxe’s burns and deep cuts were accumulating, which will eventually weaken him.

However, this battle was not so simple.

The more Bloodaxe bled, and the more pain he endured, the fiercer and stronger his Domain of Slaughter became!

"I WILL RIP YOUR HEART OUT!" Bloodaxe roared, his muscles bulged unnaturally, his physical power skyrocketing as his madness deepened.

The two charged at each other again.

BANG! CLANG! BOOM!

It was a savage, barbaric brawl.

Two beasts tearing at each other with brute strength.

"Bloodlord’s Executioner Strike!"

"Crimson Whirlwind Slash!"

Bloodaxe unleashed multiple mystic grade martial arts in rapid succession that continuously forced Rhain onto the defensive.

But behind the demonic Asura mask, an animalistic thrill rushed through Rhain’s veins.

He was actually beginning to enjoy this.

It had been a very long time since he had encountered a punching bag that could withstand his full physical might without immediately dying or retreating.

The raw, thrill of blood-pumping combat, of exchanging blow for blow, was tempering his realm perfectly.

If he truly wanted to, he could have ended this battle minutes ago with his hidden trump cards.

But he actively chose not to, because he reveled in the brutal savagery.

CLANG! BOOM!

Another explosive collision sent both men skidding backward.

Bloodaxe was panting heavily, his massive body covered in dozens of searing burns and bloody gashes. His eyes were entirely bloodshot, lost in the madness of slaughter.

Rhain’s dark robes were shredded, exposing his heavily scarred but rapidly healing skin.

’That’s enough,’ Rhain thought as his rational mind finally overrode the frenzy. ’His aura is approaching the threshold of a late-stage Domain Master. If I let him go berserk, it will become problematic.’

Rhain straightened his posture, lowering his broadsword.

Bloodaxe let out a feral roar, raising his colossal battleaxe high into the air.

"SLAUGHTERING BLOOD-AXE TORRENT!"

A massive, overwhelming wave of thousands of condensed essence erupted from his weapon, rushing toward Rhain.

Rhain didn’t try to block.

With a flash of spatial light, a majestic golden bell materialized in the air above him.

The Emperor-Grade Artifact: Monarch’s Soul-Sealing Bell.

Rhain funneled his vast, ocean-like Soul Power directly into the artifact.

DONG—!!!

A clear and ancient bell toll resonated through the blazing arena.

The soundwave bypassed the domain of Heavenly Flames, the crimson mist of the Domain of Slaughter, and even the heavy plate armor protecting Bloodaxe’s body.

It struck his soul directly.

"W-Wh—"

Bloodaxe’s body froze instantly.

The wave of crimson essence dissolved into thin air.

His eyes widened in horror as his mind lost the ability to control his physical body.

He was rendered as helpless as a wooden statue.

Rhain raised his right hand, extending his index and middle fingers.

Buzz—!

The space around his fingertips distorted.

A pitch-black vortex of highly compressed, obliterating dark essence gathered instantly.

Emperor-Grade Martial Art: Heaven’s Judgement Finger!

Rhain aimed directly at Bloodaxe’s head.

Swoosh!

A concentrated beam of pitch-black light tore through the fiery space with an ear-piercing shriek.

Bloodaxe, trapped in his paralyzed body, could only watch helplessly in despair as the beam of destruction closed the distance.

BOOM—!!!

The pitch-black beam pierced straight through the thick iron mask, drilling a clean, bloody hole directly through the center of Bloodaxe’s forehead and exiting out the back of his skull.

The towering giant went completely stiff.

The manic, bloodthirsty aura radiating from his body instantly evaporated.

For a second, Bloodaxe remained standing, his lifeless eyes staring at Rhain.

His last remaining thoughts were consumed by hatred and unwillingness.

Then, his body fell.

THUD.

Bloodaxe’s colossal body crashed heavily onto the scorched ground.

He was dead.