Chapter 1029: Peak State vs. Peak State

Leopard Essence Pill!
Fire Qilin’s blood!
The former can boost abilities by 20% in a short time; the latter contains immense vitality and healing power, restoring both life force and internal energy as a miraculous healing potion.

Seeing that Shi Zhi Xuan was now less than thirty meters behind and could soon pose a threat, Kai Xin couldn’t resist swallowing a Leopard Essence Pill at once and indulgently taking a drop of Fire Qilin’s blood.

In an instant!
His blood boiled with energy!
A fierce wave of warmth spread throughout his body; simultaneously, all his meridians seemed to boil, with qi surging and internal energy continuously generating.

Kai Xin wasted no time.
His sudden speed increase made the attacks from the Arhat Buddha statues miss, but the next wave of statues quickly reacted and tried to intercept him.

Dragon form!!
Just as he dodged the second wave of statues, attacks from the third wave came from all directions, sealing him in!

But Kai Xin had anticipated this as well. He suddenly unleashed a surge of true energy, creating a dense energy field within three feet around him.

Wave-Stepping!
He narrowly avoided a few attacks ahead and sent himself beneath the fists and feet of several other Arhat Buddha statues…

Bang!!
Bang! Bang!!!
Hit by three punches and four kicks in an instant, his true energy field shrank by a third. Kai Xin’s face paled slightly, and under the force of the impact, he was propelled dozens of meters away.

Shi Zhi Xuan watched closely from behind.
Seeing Kai Xin use the momentum of the Arhat Buddha statues’ attacks to gain another dozen meters of distance, he grew dark-faced:
“Trivial tricks!”

Yet soon, he felt the hindrance caused by Kai Xin’s “trivial tricks.”
Since the Arhat Buddha statues ahead hadn’t been defeated, the increasing number of attacks forced him to expend a lot of his internal energy, and he also took several hits unintentionally. Now, facing even more statues, he couldn’t help but slow down.

As his speed slowed, Kai Xin utilized the strong defensive power of his true energy field, combined with the momentum of the Arhat Buddha statues’ attacks, to gain distance several times over. He quickly approached the edge of the Arhat Formation.

Shi Zhi Xuan was furious!
“Trying to escape?!”

The greatest master of dark magic could no longer continue to steadily attack the Arhat Formation. Just as Happy was about to leave the Great Buddha Temple carrying one of the ancient monk’s stone tablets, a layer of dark light suddenly emerged from his body. With a sinister gaze, he swiftly approached an Arhat statue and struck out with his palm like lightning. The massive Arhat statue, weighing thousands of pounds, was lifted off the ground by Shi Zhi Xuan’s single strike! Whoosh!!! Like a small mountain, it charged forward with devastating force, shattering every Arhat statue in its path. Shi Zhi Xuan followed closely behind the statue, his cold gaze cutting through the air as the distance between them was halved in an instant… As the Arhat statue’s momentum began to fade, Shi Zhi Xuan’s black hair suddenly rose as if stirred by an unseen wind, and he delivered another fierce palm strike to the statue. Moving alongside the statue, he destroyed countless more Arhat statues along the way. Yet after delivering two consecutive powerful strikes, a faint pallor appeared on Shi Zhi Xuan’s face, and his strength waned momentarily before disappearing entirely… Boom!!! Almost at the same time, Happy had just broken free from the Arhat Formation, while Shi Zhi Xuan rushed up from behind on the Arhat statue. The statue, like a small mountain, charged toward Happy with terrifying speed, carrying destructive force. “Break through!!” Realizing Shi Zhi Xuan was right behind him, Happy knew he had no way to avoid it and roared in anger. His black iron sword stirred the winds once again, transforming into a black dragon that swallowed everything as it charged headlong at the approaching statue! Boom!!!! A thunderous explosion shook the earth! Happy spat out a mouthful of blood and was flung backward like a projectile, crashing through a damaged wall of the Great Buddha Temple before falling to the ground in disarray. But Shi Zhi Xuan wasn’t faring any better! Although Happy had taken his full-power strike, the fierce power of his black iron sword, combined with its violent dark energy, sent shards of broken statues flying back at him. His strength weakened, and he was hit by several stones, forcing him to retreat over ten meters before finally stopping. The two were evenly matched! Even Shi Zhi Xuan found it astonishing and showed a look of shock. What surprised him even more was that Happy, having taken his full-power “Immortal Seal Technique” strike, quickly stood up after falling, his strength miraculously returning to its original level. “…”

Shi Zixuan could feel the muscles at the corners of his face twitching uncontrollably.
“So you actually possess the ‘Blood of the Fire Qilin,’ a sacred healing potion—no wonder your wounds healed so quickly… Wait, you also have some high-grade pills that enhance strength…” Truly befitting the Evil King, a slight twitch of his nose was enough to analyze Happy’s current situation clearly.
Though there was still some confusion in his eyes, Shi Zixuan’s expression gradually improved.
…
“Shi Zixuan’s condition seems to have declined slightly…”
While Shi Zixuan was analyzing Happy, Happy was also closely observing him from head to toe—having just managed to repel the Evil King with a single strike, he sensed that the Evil King had expended too much internal energy and was not at his peak, which immediately sparked an idea in his mind.
“Good news.”
Suddenly, Happy gave up on escaping.
For a player at the Liberation realm to hope to escape from a peak Myth realm warrior was nothing but delusion. Moreover, with the situation in the Central Plains so precarious, encountering someone from the First-Class Hall or attracting the Prophet’s attention early and revealing his strength would not be good news for Happy.
Since Shi Zixuan’s condition had slightly declined due to his injuries, instead of just fleeing, it would be better to seize the opportunity to fight him properly. After all, he had plenty of “Blood of the Fire Qilin” and numerous healing pills!
Almost simultaneously…
The Evil King and Happy vanished from their positions.
Two dark shadows flashed past each other like lightning!
The Mark of Immortality!
The Demon Hong’s World-Destroying Art!
The former was cunning and fast, with overwhelming destructive power;
but the latter, thanks to the dominance of the divine weapon, the Black Iron Heavy Sword, had its strength elevated by more than one level. The moment the Black Iron Heavy Sword collided with the Evil King in the air, both were shaken.
Upon landing, they were once again evenly matched!
Shi Zixuan’s expression turned slightly grim…
Happy also frowned slightly.
After eliminating the suppression effect of the “Heart-Ripping Needle,” his strength had increased by about 10%; after using the Leopard Essence Pill, it increased by another 20%. In total, his current strength was nearly one-third higher than when fighting the Yin Queen…
But!
The Evil King’s condition seemed to have declined slightly.
Being able to match the Evil King at this peak level only filled Happy with frustration and helplessness!
The endurance of a peak Myth realm warrior was indeed extraordinary!
Yet!
He didn’t know…

To force his way out of the Arhat Formation and chase after her, the Evil King had actually activated the mysteries of the “Mark of Immortality,” boosting his strength at great cost. Though it wasn’t as powerful as the Queen of Darkness’s desperate “Sword of the Heart Demon,” the overall threat it posed over this period far exceeded that of the Queen of Darkness.
What Happy now faced was the Evil King at his peak strength! The true Evil King!!
A fierce battle ensued.
Although Happy used her greatest strength, which wasn’t hers, the equally enraged Evil King also gave it his all in fury.
With each clash, her True Vital Energy field seemed to be attacked by a group of early-stage Mythical Realm experts, shrinking by a third in no time!
If it weren’t for the effects of the Fire Qilin blood she had consumed not disappearing immediately, Happy would likely have collapsed under the Evil King’s fierce attacks by the fifth strike!
“Damn you!”
Even so, by the tenth strike, Happy felt as though all her bones were about to shatter—extremely painful.
Crack!!!
Her feet sank deep into the ground, leaving two deep grooves.
Just as Happy managed to lift her head, the Evil King, moving like a storm, had already taken complete control of the situation, his sharp palm wind descending from above!
Clang!!
Exhausted, Happy activated her Dragon Form while blocking with her sword—since the Dragon Form could only buy her a second or two, it couldn’t fully evade the Evil King’s attacks.
From an initial balance of offense and defense between the two, she was now on the verge of being shattered, forced to rely on her Heavy Black Iron Sword to defend against the Evil King’s assaults—she was clearly at a huge disadvantage.
“Damn it! The Evil King must have been hiding his strength all this time…” Happy cursed silently after each attack, retreating in disarray.
“Die!!”
The Evil King, Shi Zhi Xuan, had extraordinary strength. After several clashes, he noticed that Happy’s internal energy recovery speed was slowing down, and her True Vital Energy field was recovering even slower. Realizing the effects of the Fire Qilin blood were fading, he became even more aggressive, his face once again filled with fierce killing intent.
“Go!”
Happy feinted with a strike using the Lingbo Micro-Step technique, quickly swallowed a small pill, then immediately took another drop of blood from her Qiankun Bag, her expression complex.
The third drop of “Fire Qilin blood”!
For the mysterious stone tablet, sacrificing a few more drops of Fire Qilin blood was worth it!
Shi Zhi Xuan’s momentum was gradually weakening…
If she could hold on just one more round, perhaps it would be the Evil King who couldn’t hold on first!

With this thought, happily, he gritted his teeth and swallowed the Fire Qilin’s blood. That familiar sensation of his entire body’s energy boiling up, with a warm surge of power spreading throughout his limbs and body, reappeared once again.
Just then…
Suddenly, a clear and melodious voice rang out from above.
“The stone stele left by the Great Buddha Monk is a sacred object of Buddhism. How can it fall into the hands of the demons? I urge the Evil King to hand it over immediately. Otherwise, Fei Xuan will have no choice but to take it by force…”