So this is an undefeated warrior!

’I really underestimated him.’

’But... I’m not just some punching bag you can wail on.’

BANG!

This time, the corpse exploded again!

Source·the Dark Void (Tier Four) (Level 301)

SWISH!

The very instant the corpse was destroyed, the War God was imprisoned within a square, iridescent black cube.

Dark Void—Sensory Deprivation, Imprisonment, Cage, Perception Block.

This was the Tier Three Dark Vision Magic he had purchased from the Magic Shop.

’Your senses are sharp? Then I’ll just strip them away from you.’

And then...

Source·Convergence Burst—Sacrifice: 500,000 souls.

The Dark Void trapping the War God instantly transformed!

It became a Convergence Burst, completely enveloping him.

’Let’s see if you’re really so indestructible.’

BOOM!

The Convergence Burst detonated!

The entire process was seamless and instantaneous.

Just as the War God charged forward, his kick turning Lu Cang into a corpse substitute, he was already trapped by the Dark Void, which immediately detonated!

As for when the Convergence Burst had formed?

The process was so fast, it was practically nonexistent.

’You’re fast.’

’But I’m not slow either.’

As the souls ascended, a figure had already appeared before his eyes!

’Fuck...’

’He took a 500,000-soul Convergence Burst to the face. It’s one thing that he’s not dead, but how is he still attacking with the same intensity, like nothing even happened?’

SWISH!

The Humming Hunters were also giving chase.

But the two of them were fighting so fast that these Nation Destruction Level Summoned Creatures had no opportunity to intervene!

Fortunately, the ground was littered with corpses.

His Death Exchange Technique, now at Tier Two, was no longer restricted to using only the corpses he had placed himself. He could now use any corpse on the entire battlefield!

’This Death Exchange Technique really is useful.’

In truth, the most difficult condition for casting this Magic was that it required the consumption of a soul with Spirituality at least equal to his own.

Souls like that are not easy to come by.

If not for Lu Cang’s Noble Soul Talent, he would never have been able to use this Magic even once.

Where was he supposed to go to kill someone with higher Spirituality than his own?

Even if he wanted to, finding such a target would be impossible.

Lu Cang weaved and dodged, repeatedly swapping with corpses to evade attacks, all while planting small tricks within the bodies he left behind.

His main strategy was to wear his opponent down with corrosive effects, supplemented by Convergence Burst bombardments.

But even a 500,000-soul Convergence Burst couldn’t inflict any noticeable damage on him.

If he hadn’t awakened Extreme Intent, Lu Cang wouldn’t even have been able to sense the subtle change in the War God’s condition.

He was indeed injured.

But the damage was no different than a scratch.

With the killing power of a Convergence Burst, a 500,000-soul blast should be more than enough to instantly kill a Tier Five King Level Demon if it hit a vital spot—no questions asked.

No... even if it didn’t hit a vital spot, it should have been a one-shot kill.

’Is physical damage just not that effective against him?’

Soul Tearing and Spirit Stealing (Tier Four).

Lu Cang tried to rip his opponent’s soul out to inflict soul damage, but the man’s soul was almost perfectly fused with his body.

It wouldn’t budge an inch.

Lu Cang switched places to appear near the four Humming Hunters, which simultaneously closed in on the War God before them!

But they only saw him sweep his War Axe in a wide arc!

BOOM!

Before they could even get close, the Humming Hunters were blasted into smithereens!

Tsk...

’It makes sense for me to be this strong. I have high Spirituality, I get a Divine Talent with every level, I’m blessed by fortune, I train relentlessly, and I have Izism backing me up. My strength is perfectly logical.’

’So on what grounds are you this powerful?’

Lu Cang couldn’t understand.

’There are far too many absurdly strong people in this world.’

’No.’

’I shouldn’t just dismiss it... If it’s happening, there must be a reason.’

’If he’s this strong, there has to be a reason for it.’

’I need to observe.’

BANG—BANG-BANG-BANG-BANG-BANG-BANG-BANG!

Countless corpses exploded into a mist of blood. In the span of a single breath, Lu Cang and the War God clashed dozens of times, a blur of pursuit and teleportation.

For the moment, Lu Cang couldn’t touch him, but the War God couldn’t kill Lu Cang either.

Lu Cang found the War God to be a huge pain, but his opponent felt the same way about Lu Cang’s... bizarrely slippery nature.

BANG!

The War God drove a knee straight at Lu Cang!

But at almost the same instant, a hundred different kinds of Magic coalesced in the path of the attack.

BOOM!

Magic and Combat Skill collided!

This time, the Shield didn’t break, and Lu Cang didn’t swap places with a corpse!

’My Magic is no weaker than his Combat Skill.’

Lu Cang was certain of this point.

It was just that he had been casting his Magic in too scattered a manner before. If he only used a Shield, he indeed couldn’t withstand that deadly assault.

But if he combined his other offensive Magic with it...

He could block a single blow.

It sounded ridiculous—stacking hundreds of spells just to barely block a single strike.

But in reality... this was already an incredible feat.

Only someone who had personally experienced it could know just how damn unstoppable a single one of the War God’s strikes was.

’In other words...’

’My Magic isn’t focused enough. It’s too diffuse.’

’What if I could wield Magic in the same way one uses a Combat Skill...?’

A Combat Skill is the ultimate expression of technique.

It takes all of the body’s Qi and Blood, its energy, its raw power, and even its Battle Intent, and unleashes it all through a specific technique, creating an explosion of extraordinary killing power.

A simple side kick performed with a Combat Skill versus one that is all form and no substance could have a hundredfold or even a thousandfold difference in destructive power.

Lu Cang was deep in thought.

But the man before him spoke:

"THE ESSENCE OF A WARRIOR!!! IS TO UNLEASH THE LIMITS OF THE BODY!!!"

"UNLEASH EVERY SINGLE ATTACK!!! WITH YOUR FULL MIGHT!!!"

Before Lu Cang could even react, his block of the knee strike barely holding, his opponent snapped his leg straight into an upward kick!

BOOM!

A corpse exploded, and Lu Cang reappeared in the distance.

BANG!

A brilliant display of Magic blocked his opponent’s straight punch, but it was immediately followed by the swing of a War Axe!

"YOU HAVE NO TECHNIQUE TO SPEAK OF!!!!"

BOOM!

Another corpse was obliterated! A Dark Void formed, but a single sweep of the axe blew it away, shattering the dark cage.

But this time, he didn’t press the attack.

Instead, he pointed his War Axe at Lu Cang.

"YOU THINK YOU CAN DEFEAT ME WITH THOSE PISS-WEAK ATTACKS?!!!"

"BEFORE YOU EVER DEFEAT ME!!! I’LL HAVE CHOPPED EVERY LAST CORPSE HERE TO A PUDDLE OF MUSH! AND THEN! I’LL CHOP YOU UP NEXT!!!"

Lu Cang let out a long breath.

His eyes were cold, and he ignored the provocation.

’At range, he can dodge almost all of my Magic.’

’Should I just use Convergence Burst and Sacrifice 300 million souls?’

’That would certainly be a case of overwhelming him with raw power, a brute-force approach lacking any finesse.’

’If sacrificing 300 million souls isn’t enough to kill him, Lu Cang doubted he had any other means of causing him harm.’

’But...’

’That’s my final trump card.’

’This fight has given me a lot to think about. In fact... it’s been exhilarating.’

’Why is he so powerful?’

’Are my own accomplishments as a Mage really so weak?’

’Can I really not defeat him with Magic alone?’

’Did I miss some special path to improving my strength? A path that I should have experienced, but didn’t?’

’My Talents are by no means inferior.’

’My Spirituality shouldn’t lose out to his, either.’

’So where exactly am I falling short?’

’If Izparut were fighting him, what would he do? Would he lose?’

’No, it’s hard to imagine that guy losing so easily.’

’He would definitely find a way to win through his intellect.’

’So, am I weaker than him?’

BANG!

In the blink of an eye, the two clashed again! This time, Lu Cang used Magic to consecutively block two of the War God’s attacks!

He was hit on the third strike.

...

’I blocked two of them.’

’Unleashing Magic like Ice Bee, Earth Spike, Fire Bomb, and Thunder Shock all at the instant of the clash allows me to block him.’

’If this were Iz, how would he deal with such an enemy?’

’With Iz’s mastery of Magic, could he defeat this War God in a direct confrontation?’

Lu Cang continued his combat analysis, simultaneously trying to imagine the situation from Iz’s perspective.

Kai Jia was tough to handle, to be sure.

But it also made Lu Cang feel an unusual excitement. He knew he could defeat him—and not just defeat him, but defeat him through his own thinking.

He might need to use a small number of souls, but definitely not a huge amount.

"Is that so."

SWISH!

Lu Cang swapped places with a corpse, appearing behind the War God.

This time, it was not Lu Cang on the defense, but Lu Cang taking the offensive.

’Since you’re always getting in my face anyway, it doesn’t really matter whether I fight you up close or not.’

Source·the Black Weak Curse.

Source·Penetrating Thunder Burst.