CHAPTER 536: CHAPTER 536. DIE...!!!

Amon rushed forward, not because he was concerned about his follower, but because he saw an opportunity.

Da Niu sensed Amon’s approach. He turned to Amon while pulling his arm out of Xin Wuming’s body, but suddenly felt his arm was stuck. When he looked back, he was surprised to find Xin Wuming clenching his arm tightly, not letting his arm leave his body.

Da Niu was flabbergasted. This man should be an inch from his death, but he didn’t look like someone who was near death. His eyes were still full of fighting spirit, and so was the strength that grabbed his arm.

Da Niu wanted to punch and crush Xin Wuming’s head, but Amon was almost upon him. Amon again threw the ceremonial dagger at him. He knew the black dagger was not to be underestimated, so he used his Instantaneous Burst to dodge.

He successfully dodged, but he failed to move as far and as fast as he intended. Carrying a passenger during the art execution drastically lowered his speed. This made his movement art lose its edge. Amon could detect the direction of his dodge. The ceremonial dagger changed its flight path and chased him.

Da Niu was irritated. In response, he used Xin Wuming as a shield against the incoming dagger. Amon tweaked the Xian Cloth, and the ceremonial dagger moved like a snake. It slipped from Xin Wuming’s side and thrust into Da Niu’s shoulder.

Da Niu gritted his teeth. Though the dagger didn’t penetrate deep enough to cause serious harm, it was painful. However, he saw this as an opportunity. With the dagger inside his flesh, its movement slowed. His hand quickly came and caught the Xian Cloth before the dagger escaped.

"I got you now!" Da Niu exclaimed with a savage expression. He yanked the Xian Cloth. The other end of the Xian Cloth was wrapped around Amon’s right arm tightly. Amon couldn’t remove the Xian Cloth in time. He was pulled toward Da Niu.

Huang Er sent her rock spears to stop Da Niu, but Da Niu used Xin Wuming to shield himself from those rock spears. She had no choice but to redirect the spears away.

Amon didn’t fight the pull. He knew it was futile to contest in strength with Da Niu. Instead, he utilized the momentum and shot forward using Silent Swift Shadow Fist. His fist and the energy trails that followed him slammed into Da Niu’s chest. Da Niu, however, didn’t seem bothered by this punch.

Da Niu retaliated with his Raging Ox Punch. Amon blocked the deadly punch using his left arm. Bo Wu’s dark shadow covered that arm as Da Niu’s giant fist rammed into it. While the arm managed to stay intact from the blow, the power from the punch still sent Amon flying back with a serious internal wound.

Amon didn’t get far, though, because Da Niu was still holding the Xian Cloth. He yanked the cloth, and Amon was pulled back towards Da Niu. Da Niu performed another punch using his signature martial arts. This time, Amon failed to block using his left arm. He only managed to tilt his position, so Da Niu’s punch didn’t hit his fatal parts. Da Niu’s fist crashed into his upper right arm, and that arm exploded.

"Brother...!!" Xin Wuming called with worry. He wanted to save Amon, but he was not in a condition to do that.

’Keep impeding his arm! That is your job!’ Xin Wuming heard Amon’s voice inside his mind.

It was Amon’s right arm that held the Xian Cloth. With that arm gone, he was no longer tethered. However, contrary to Da Niu’s expectations, Amon didn’t retreat. He didn’t even let out a painful voice when his arm was severed.

His blood was spurting from the stump of his right shoulder, and he swung that stump. His blood splashed onto Da Niu’s face, hitting his eyes and entering his mouth.

"Aahhh...!!" The sting registered immediately. Even though Da Niu possessed high defense, his eyes and mouth were still weak points. Amon’s acidic blood burned his eyes, while the blood entering his mouth poisoned his internal organs.

Amon didn’t stop there. His left hand turned pitch black. He used Flesh-tearing Claw and jammed his fingers into one of the wounds caused by the ceremonial dagger earlier. Cold Stiff Poison was pumped into Da Niu’s bloodstream via that wound.

The pain felt by Da Niu was intense. His fist was raised. An image of an Ox formed behind that fist. It was then brought down toward Amon.

Amon gritted his teeth. Da Niu was a spirit stage cultivator, so he was not so easily killed by the cold stiff poison. Amon needed to keep his poison claw on Da Niu to inject a higher dose for it to reach enough lethality. Not to mention, Da Niu’s body was much larger than that of a normal person. The dose required to defeat him couldn’t be compared to a regular human.

However, he was not confident he could survive this incoming punch. He needed to let go of his poison claw to either block using that arm or escape. Both meant letting go of the chance to finish Da Niu.

When he was conflicted, a stream of water suddenly wrapped around Da Niu’s fist. This water was like a blanket that pulled Da Niu’s arm in the opposite direction, slowing his punching motion.

At the same time, Amon sensed Huang Er arriving behind him. She used her arcane art, creating a golden wall between Amon and Da Niu’s fist.

Both the water blanket and Huang Er’s golden earth wall served as a buffer for Da Niu’s explosive fist. It failed to hit Amon.

"Hah!" Huang Er exclaimed as her golden wall exploded, throwing Da Niu’s fist away.

As his hand swung wide to the side, Wu Di returned. His body was full of scratches that were still healing. Being ground inside Da Niu’s earth wave no doubt broke many of his bones, but he managed to break free. After those bones reattached themselves and allowed him to at least move, he immediately rushed back.

He now grabbed Da Niu’s arm. One was held by Xin Wuming, and the other by him.

"Die...!" Amon exclaimed. He jammed his black claw deeper into Da Niu’s wound.

The water blanket reappeared. This time, it wrapped around Da Niu’s lower body, just as one of Da Niu’s legs was about to kick forward. It was as if the water blanket anticipated Da Niu’s move.

The kick slammed into Amon’s abdomen. Amon heard the sound of his ribs shattering, but he persevered and refused to retreat. Thanks to the water blanket, Da Niu’s kick was severely slowed. Otherwise, his entire abdomen might have exploded like his arm did.

Huang Er advanced when Da Niu tried to kick again using his other leg. She grabbed this leg and stopped it in its initial motion, preventing it from kicking. She also used her other arm to hold the other leg. With help from the water blanket, she kept Da Niu from performing strong kicks.

"Die!!!" Amon exclaimed again.

"Haaa...!!!" Da Niu let out a thundering yell. His formidable raw aether slammed into everyone in the form of a powerful shockwave.

The shockwave failed to push away the three who held his limbs. It was Amon who got knocked away, but Amon used Invisible Sky Steps to shoot back and landed his claw on a different wound in Da Niu’s body.

Da Niu took a deep breath before uttering another roar.

"RAARRHHH...!!!"

*BOOM!*

This time, the energy shockwave that exploded from Da Niu was so great that everyone was knocked away. Even Xin Wuming, who had Da Niu’s arm lodged inside his body, was ripped out forcefully.

Everyone shot away like getting hit by a cannon, except for Wu Di. With the boost from the Saintly Ape, he and Amon had the highest physical strength among the four. Amon was heavily wounded, while his Saintly Ape healed him rapidly, so he was in a much better condition than Amon. This let him resist being thrown too far away.

He used Jet Dash and shot back.

"This is for Tutor An Guan...!!" He yelled as his fist gigantified. The giant fist slammed into Da Niu’s bull head. Five consecutive explosions battered the head. The explosive power was so great that it broke one of the horns on Da Niu’s head. Da Niu was tossed away and landed on one of the metal platforms.

Da Niu tumbled to the platform’s edge before rising with difficulty. He could open only one eye. Even that eye had a problem seeing due to the damage from Amon’s blood. His breaths were heavy. He was panting as he tried to use his Spirit Sense to locate his opponents.

After several breaths, he understood his opponents were the least of his worries. A deadly cold was accumulating from inside him. It was starting to affect his internal organs. He tried to stop the cold’s spread but learned that it was difficult to do in his condition.

He sensed someone landing not far ahead of him. He heard Amon’s voice.

"You are finished, general."