(Hidden Mountain Range- Temple of Agar)
(Underground Arena)
His position?
Xu Lu narrowed her eyes as she raised up her arm and parried Guo Rui's heavy attack using the edge of her blade.
If this was his position… then he would have to earn it with blood.
Holy Sword Arts- The Call Of The Valkyries!
Xu Lu's figure blurred and then vanished from the spot. She reappeared a few hundred meters away and then charged forward.
Her body was surrounded by dozens of copies of herself each covered by a whitish-grey aura that was both unsettling and comforting at the same time.
The copies were all identical in appearance to herself and each wielded a longsword that was covered in white flames.
The former saintess had never felt so powerful as she launched her fierce assault on her opponent whose eyes had widened in disbelief.
She was a warrior.
With the adrenaline pumping through her veins, Xu Lu began to madly laugh.
Her hoarse giggles echoed through the underground arena, and she was certain that she probably looked like a complete lunatic.
The thrill of battle… there was nothing like this feeling.
Guo Rui raised up his curved blade and desperately tried to fend off the wave of unrelenting attacks, but it was no use.
Pierce!
He stumbled forward holding his stomach in pain as blood gushed out of an open wound. Xu Lu did not miss this opportunity and swung her sword at his neck.
Guo Rui growled darkly and spat out a few curses under his breath.
Blood Arts- Unshakeable Barrier!
The blood pooling out of his stomach rose upwards in the air to create a heavy barrier that blocked Xu Lu's blade.
Dark purplish-black flames surrounded Guo Rui's fingertips as he pressed the fire into the open wound to cauterise it.
He screamed in pain as his flesh blackened and began to rot. It was a painful process, but he eventually stopped the bleeding.
This masked woman… she was so damn strong!
Wait… he was losing?
Him? The greatest of the young generation?
No… he would not accept that. He could not accept that!
"You bitch," Guo Rui cursed loudly as he took a knife out of the pocket of his robe and slit his left wrist.
"I'll never let you win…"
Blood Arts- Vitality Burn!
Demon Form!
The hair on Xu Lu's arms stood up and she immediately jumped backwards just as a loud explosion rocked the entire underground arena.
Large rocks and chunks of dirt rained down from the ceiling and she had to use her sword to cut a particularly massive boulder that was about to fall down on her face.
The air was now thick with dust and smoke making it impossible to make out what had happened to her opponent.
Xu Lu cautiously gripped her weapon and ducked behind a nearby rock.
She was not foolish enough to approach the source of the explosion without at least some idea of what she would be facing.
"Where are you?" a cold inhuman voice filled the air.
"Come out… come out… I want to play with you…"
The dust had finally begun to settle, and Xu Lu could make out a vaguely humanoid figure standing in the middle of a pile of rubble.
Guo Rui's appearance had completely changed.
The large cracks on his skin had gotten even wider to the point where one could see the flesh and bone that lay beneath.
His eyes were completely bloodshot and the veins on his neck and face wriggled and twisted eerily as if they had a mind of their own.
A single crimson horn jutted outwards from the middle of his forehead and the blood on the ground began to move towards this strange appendage.
A heavy aura of death surrounded his body.
Xu Lu had faced creatures of the night during her past life and knew exactly what Guo Rui had become.
He was a monster.
"I can smell your scent…" Guo Rui growled darkly.
He rushed forward and Xu Lu barely had time to jump out of the way before a sword swung directly for her throat.
Swish!
She could feel the wind that accompanied the blade brush against her skin as the weapon passed way too close for comfort.
The markings on Xu Lu's body responded to the dangerous situation and she could feel a warm current of energy flowing through her veins.
She was not going to die here.
Xu Lu gripped her sword and swung it to meet the curved blade. She planted both of her feet on the ground and pushed forward.
Guo Rui was strong. His newfound strength from whatever technique he had used made facing him feel like fighting a force of nature.
"You are weak…" Guo Rui whispered mockingly as he swung his left fist and spike of blood burst out of the tip of his knuckles.
Movement Technique- Cloud Treading Dragon!
Xu Lu stepped backwards, and her footsteps landed on solid air.
She moved in zig-zag pattern and used unorthodox movements to avoid the fist that was heading directly for her face.
"STOP RUNNING YOU COWARD!" Guo Rui bellowed so loudly that the very earth beneath his feet trembled as if responding to his words.
His eyes shone with madness as the side-effects of his technique finally began to overwhelm his mind.
Guo Rui screamed in agony as he rushed forward and flung his blade to the side. He began to punch in Xu Lu's direction using his fists that were covered in crimson spikes.
His primal instincts were now in full control.
All traces of sanity and reason had disappeared leaving nothing, but a mad beast determined to rip his opponent apart.
Xu Lu continued to run and dodge the wild attacks that were thrown her way.
Was this a cowardly method of fighting? Absolutely… but in a life and death struggle the only victor was the one who remained alive at the end.
Honour… was useless.
The minutes that passed felt like hours as Xu Lu constantly danced on the edge of death.
She stayed just out of range of Guo Rui's wild fists, but it was not easy to maintain her concentration after days of non-stop fighting.
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, her opponent stumbled, and his body began to slow down.
Xu Lu watched carefully as the cracks on Guo Rui's body widened even further until one of his legs fell off.
He crashed to the ground and crawled forward using his arms while continuing to growl and snarl like a dog.
The fight was over.
Xu Lu's crimson eyes briefly flashed golden as she touched the thin thread that was connected to Guo Rui's chest.
What are your sins?
The former saintess closed her eyes and a flood of information entered her mind.
She saw Guo Rui murdering his servants for fun, torturing prisoners that the demonic sect had captured and other atrocities.
He deserved death.
Slash!
Xu Lu's sword neatly separated Guo Rui's head from the rest of his body and his lifeless corpse slumped on the ground motionless.
The most powerful disciple of the Crimson Demon Sect among the younger generation was now dead.
BOOM!
Xu Lu closed her eyes as she felt a violent shaking noise rock the entire underground arena.
She could vaguely hear someone whispering in her ears a faint 'Congratulations' before the world faded away to darkness.
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