"Moo!"
Looking at Lantu's pained expression, the Demonic Bull Niu Xuanfeng's eyes flashed with a crimson light as he let out an angry roar.
The him now was no longer the chivalrous and courageous Niu Xuanfeng of the past.
He was a fierce beast, a creature driven only by destructive instinct!
Boom…
The Demonic Bull Niu Xuanfeng scraped his hooves heavily on the ground twice.
Then, he erupted with an unstoppable, soaring demonic aura and charged fiercely towards Lantu.
His speed even produced sonic booms, leaving afterimages in his wake.
On the arena platform, the boss watched this scene, a sinister smile appearing on his face.
"Niu Xuanfeng's physical body is extremely strong, capable of bearing the bloodline power of over thirty types of fierce beasts. He is the most perfect among all my test subjects."
"The Peerless Fierce Bull fused with him is also the strongest beast I found after searching throughout Coconut Island. Its charged collision can overturn an entire town, its power is overwhelming."
"The combination of the two..."
The boss sneered coldly, playing with two walnuts in his right hand, and shouted sharply.
"No matter who this woman is, her only fate is death!"
Thud!!!
As the boss's words fell, the Demonic Bull Niu Xuanfeng in the arena also descended before Lantu.
The terrifying demonic horns emitted an almost tangible, intimidating demonic might.
Even the wall dozens of meters behind the arena was shaken and dented by the intense force of the wind, a horrifying sight.
As for Lantu, she gently raised her right hand and released a surge of profound, extremely cold, water-blue internal energy.
The internal energy took form, slowly building a thin barrier before the bull's horns.
It was that ripple, seemingly as thin as a cicada's wing and fragile to the touch,
That actually steadily and firmly blocked the Demonic Bull Niu Xuanfeng's charge.
"How is this possible?!"
The beast fighting arena boss's eyes widened, staring at the arena with disbelief.
'Impossible, this woman absolutely cannot have such strength!'
'Under heaven, only the descendants of the Santai Pavilion, or one of the Seven Swords could possibly achieve this level.'
'This woman, looking confused and seemingly soft and weak, could definitely not be an existence of that level!'
"Niu Xuanfeng, kill her for me! If you can kill her, I'll let you move freely for one hour!"
In the stands, the boss roared loudly, his eyes nearly bursting with fury.
"Moo!"
Below the arena, the Demonic Bull Niu Xuanfeng, hearing the boss's roar, flashed an even brighter crimson light in its eyes.
Its primitive destructive instinct told it:
One hour of free movement meant it could kill many people, eat much flesh and blood.
Therefore, this human before it must die!
Boom!!!
A profound demonic aura expanded once more on the demonic bull's body.
The power it had displayed earlier was the strength of its 'Demonic Bull' part.
Although powerful, it was without method, and not a trace of demonic art was channeled within.
But now, the move the Demonic Bull Niu Xuanfeng used was the strength of its 'Niu Xuanfeng' part.
The beast fighting arena's secret method stimulated the combat instinct of this Demonic Sect remnant's body, allowing it to use the most signature ultimate moves from its lifetime.
For example…
"Mount Tai Crushing Weight! He used Mount Tai Crushing Weight! That woman is definitely dead!"
The boss shouted ecstatically, watching the scene in the arena.
Niu Xuanfeng leaped high into the air. The vast demonic energy fluctuations on its body transformed into a great mountain, heavily bearing down towards Lantu.
This move,
Even during Niu Xuanfeng's lifetime, was a trump card.
If it hit, Lantu's delicate and soft body would surely be crushed to dust.
Lantu looked up with difficulty at the familiar move in the sky.
The memory fragments before her eyes connected like puzzle pieces once again.
"Mount Tai Crushing Weight!"
"Lantu, Hongmao, you go first! I, Old Niu, will hold them off!"
"Hmph, Zhu Wujie, you despicable, shameless villain! I, Old Niu, will fight you to the death!"
That hearty, straightforward voice, grew clearer and clearer in her ears, until finally, it was unconsciously murmured from Lantu's lips.
"Niu Xuanfeng... is that... you?"
Tap.
The black demonic energy mountain abruptly halted just centimeters above Lantu's head.
The Demonic Bull Niu Xuanfeng's crimson eyes, upon hearing Lantu utter those three words, fleetingly passed a flash of white light.
His consciousness became chaotic.
'Who was I?'
'The Demonic Bull?'
'Niu Xuanfeng?'
'The Third Hall Master of the Demonic Sect?'
Intense confusion and pain flooded into the Demonic Bull Niu Xuanfeng's mind simultaneously, causing him to roar wildly towards the sky.
"Roar!!!"
He was filled with hatred, he was lost, he was in pain.
'Who, exactly, was I?'
The Demonic Bull Niu Xuanfeng's eyes were dazed, countless scenes flashing before them.
The final scene froze on that moment from ten years ago.
"Brother Niu, No!!!"
Daben watched as he was pierced by countless arrows, shouting with a heart-rending voice.
The nine-foot tall man, who usually shed blood but not tears, also shed large, heavy tears, salty and metallic.
'Heh, so spineless.'
Niu Xuanfeng forced a faint smile, wanting to mock Daben a little.
But he couldn't.
The arrows were coated with a potent poison that had already seeped into his internal organs and bloodstream.
There was no possibility of survival.
Even the world's number one divine doctor, Doudou, would be powerless faced with this scene.
But so what?
Niu Xuanfeng closed his eyes contentedly.
A heroic smile curled at the corner of his mouth.
It was enough.
In his life, Niu Xuanfeng drank wine heartily, ate meat generously.
He cultivated peerless demonic arts, joined the Demonic Sect, repaying Hei Xiaohu's recognition and favor.
He befriended a sworn brother, Daben, and went to his death generously for his brother without even blinking.
Heroic enough.
When later generations spoke of him, perhaps they could also sigh a couple of words, call out once…
"...This man was a true hero."
'What more could I be dissatisfied with in such a life?'
As Niu Xuanfeng thought this, the cries of the Seven Swords and Daben's wails in his ears gradually faded.
His consciousness began to blur, his thoughts slowly disappearing.
He's about to die.
Niu Xuanfeng felt the temperature of his body fading bit by bit, his heart beating slower and slower.
Until finally…
Tap.
He stopped breathing, 'dead in the physiological sense.
Later, on a cold, rainy night, two plain white figures dug him out.
"Master, must we really use the world's purest treasure, the Purity Origin Pearl, on this Demonic Sect remnant?"
The slightly smaller figure said discontentedly.
"Silence! Feeding Niu Xuanfeng the Purity Origin Pearl to bring him back to life is the decision of the Santai Pavilion's Sect Leader. How dare we outer sect disciples question it!"
The taller white figure reprimanded with authority.
Then…
He took a pure white pearl, radiating the most refined spiritual energy between heaven and earth,
And slowly pushed it into Niu Xuanfeng's mouth, gently closing it.
The Purity Origin Pearl is the most precious treasure in the Hongmao and Lantu dimension.
It can dispel all evil spirits, purify all curses.
It can heal all injuries, and for the 'dead' who haven't been deceased long, with intact bodies and souls not yet dispersed…
It even has the miraculous effect of bringing the dead back to life.
Of course…
"After taking the Purity Origin Pearl, even if he revives, he won't have a single memory from his lifetime. Unless he experiences a deeply shocking event, which made it possible for his intelligence to awaken."
The smaller figure looked at Niu Xuanfeng, who was slowly regaining vitality, and said with a regretful expression.
"Using such a precious pearl on a Demonic Sect remnant is such a waste."
After speaking,
The two turned and left, disappearing into the flashing lightning, roaring thunder, and stormy wind.