Antony gaped at his opponent in shock.
He could sense that the shield Chad had created was not utilizing the energy from his sword for its own
benefit. Instead, the power was just vanishing into thin air after being absorbed.
Chad's dark power was absorbing only a little bit of Antony's sword power, but that little amount was
enough to turn the tides in the former's favor.
It was the sort of moment which usually determined the outcome of a fight, especially when two
warriors of the same level were engaged in combat.
Ricky and Mike's battle had been decided by a similar moment.
They were evenly matched. But Mike had lost some of his power in his efforts to deal with Ricky's
Heavenly Illusionary Palaces. As a result, he was defeated.
'Damn it! What kind of dark power is that? It feels even more terrible than the extreme devouring
power!' Antony cried inwardly.
However, he was a decisive man. Wasting no time, he withdrew all his powers. The swords moved
around him to keep him from any harm.
"Sword defense!"
he shouted and was immediately surrounded by the sword intent and his swords.
His attack had failed, and he needed to defend himself.
Boom! Chad's shield exploded, and the soil block behind it shot towards Antony. Before reaching its
target, it morphed into a black spear.
"Dark spear, attack now!" Chad ordered with a murderous look in his eyes.
The spear moved towards its target fast.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
After the collision, only the sound of breaking glass was audible. The swords revolving around Antony
were shattered away, and the sword intent was crushed like helpless prey by the dark power.
Antony spat out a mouthful of blood and his face turned pale. He himself was thrown several steps
backwards.
He had integrated his mind and will with the swords. Therefore, when they were shattered, it hurt him
directly.
Antony was defeated now. The battle was over.
Perhaps Chad had won since he was stronger, or perhaps it was simply because his opponent's
powers had been devoured.
In any case, the audience was shocked by this result.
Some of them had seen this coming, but they still found it hard to believe. It was the same feeling they
had once had at Mike's defeat.
"Kill him!" Chad shouted.
He had won, but it looked like he had no intention of stopping his spear. There was a bloodthirsty look
in his eyes and it was evident only death could satiate him.
The dark land behind Chad expanded and instantly reached Antony. The dark power inside it reached
out and entered Antony's body. Caught off guard, the man had no idea what was going on.
"Now!"
As Chad looked at the dark spear, it stabbed Antony through the chest. The dark power then
penetrated his body through the wound and destroyed his soul.
Antony died on the spot.
A stunned silence fell on the audience as they stared blankly at the still warm body of Antony lying
motionless on the ground.
It took them several moments to come to their senses and realize that Antony was dead, and Chad
was floating in mid-air, calmly retreating all his powers.
"What...what the hell?" Most of them were at a loss for words.
They couldn't believe that Chad would deliberately take Antony's life.
It was evident that he had done it on purpose. Perhaps he had never had any intentions of sparing
Antony from the start.
When they finally recovered from the shock, an intense discussion erupted among them. "Oh my god!
Antony is dead. He ranked second among the top ten geniuses , and he's gone!"
"Who the hell is that guy in black?"
"I don't know but he just murdered Antony. Even if he gets his hands on the spiritual potentate's
inheritance, the Zang Clan won't let him go. The guy's doomed!"
"It was such a stupid decision. He shouldn't have killed Antony."
Antony's death shocked all the young warriors from the outer region. The death of such a genius was a
real pity.
Moreover, Antony was a good man.
In short, most warriors weren't going to be able to get this scene out of their heads for a long time.
While an animated discussion was going on, members of the Zang Clan were seething with anger.
Antony had been their hope. He was the strongest warrior among the young generation in their clan.
But this young man in black had killed him in cold blood.
The Zang Clan had never even crossed paths with the young man, or made any conflicts with him out
of question. They held justice in their minds, and they never made enemies with other clans or sects.
They were righteous and just people who always made an effort to do the right thing.
'We must avenge Antony's death!' all of them swore inwardly. Chad had just invited the deepest
possible ire from all members of the Zang Clan.
The saints witnessing the battle were also in shock.
They were not surprised by Antony's death. Although the man was an ace genius, he was still several
steps away from being a top warrior. They just admired his talent.
Therefore, the saints felt nothing about his death.
Instead, they were in shock since they felt that Chad's spear was so powerful that once it merged with
his dark power, it could hurt even them.
Creatures at the Sage Level were close to comprehending the heavenly law. Hence, their intuitions
were always right.
Moreover, every single saint who had just witnessed the battle had the same feeling. This meant that
their intuition could not be wrong.
For a power that was released by a middle spiritual emperor to threaten them was a serious matter in
itself. It was no wonder these saints were shocked, especially considering that the man in question was
standing in a battlefield far away.
"Who is that young man? What kind of power did he use?" They were very curious about Chad's
identity.
Chad either didn't know or didn't care about the fact that he had just become the focus of everyone's
attention. In any case, he paid no heed to what they thought of him. Once he withdrew his momentum
and strength, he slowly walked up to Antony's body. A ferocious look was still visible in his eyes.
"The Sword Manipulating Mutant is a powerful mutant. It could prove useful," Chad murmured to
himself. He focused his eyes on the corpse, and two beams of black colored light shot out.
It turned out that
the beams were helping him devour Antony's powers.
"We're going to kill him!" The entire Zang Clan was furious at this sight. They roared in frustration and
anger.
"Holy shit! This guy's ruthless!" The rest of the warriors frowned.
It was common for warriors to absorb their dead enemy's powers. But few ever dared to do it in public.
It was generally considered a cruel and evil practice and the righteous ones didn't tolerate it.
Even the saints narrowed their eyes thoughtfully when they saw this.
They were threatened once more at this sight.
A moment later, Antony's dead body was nothing but a pile of ashes, and all his power had been
absorbed by Chad.
The truth was, Chad didn't care about most of Antony's powers. They were too weak for him.
However, he wanted his Sword Manipulating Mutant power, and now he had
it.
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