Chapter 1252: Bare-Handed Devil Vanquishing
Xiang Shaoyun had never felt so sullen ever since he started cultivating. He was actually helpless against a hawktiger devil that was weaker than him. Fortunately, he still had his gift of instincts. The moment the hawktiger devil pounced on him, he jumped away and pounced on the devil as if he was a tiger himself. He landed on the devil's back and then gathered all his strength on his fists and rained down punches.
Even without astral energy, his punches were still strong. He was able to break the devil's neck with just his punches. He wanted to punch the devil to its death, but the devil shook him off before swiping him with its wings, which were akin to sharp blades.
Xiang Shaoyun was thrown into the air, and the wings struck him before he could land and regain his balance. He felt terrible, but the strike wasn't able to leave any wounds on him. Instead, it provoked his bloodlust.
"You want to eat this overlord? This overlord will tear you apart before you can do it!" said Xiang Shaoyun as he grabbed the devil's wings and started tearing them apart.
His body erupted with boundless strength as he ripped the wings apart. Not even he himself had expected he could do that. The devil whined in pain and clawed at Xiang Shaoyun. Its claws were laced with powerful devilish energy and blasted him away. Several bloody wounds opened up on his chest.
Xiang Shaoyun recovered his focus when the devil pounced on him yet again. He swiftly stepped to the side with the Overlord's Nine Nether Steps, completely dodging the devil's attack. The devil gave chase and repeatedly attacked with devilish energy and claw attacks, but not one of the attacks could reach him.
Xiang Shaoyun had always relied on astral energy. Now that he had no access to it, he finally noticed how strong his body was. He could erupt with the strength of a Sovereign by relying on just his body alone. If he could find an opening, it was very possible that he would be able to kill this devil.
Sure enough, the devil eventually grew impatient and revealed an opening. Xiang Shaoyun took the opportunity to make his counterattack. After dodging another attack, he moved to the devil's side, gathered all his strength into his fist, and punched the devil's lower abdomen.
The domineering punch was incredibly powerful. Even without any astral energy, it was strong enough to kill a Sovereign. The fist punched right through the abdomen. Blood spurted out, and the devil collapsed onto the ground. After several twitches, it died.
Xiang Shaoyun heaved a breath of relief as he muttered, "It really is uncomfortable without astral energy. Good thing this overlord is no pushover."
"Release three Emperor Realm gladiators inside," Ming Cigeng's voice rang out once again.
"No way. Are we really doing this?" Xiang Shaoyun exclaimed in alarm.
Then, three Devil Emperors were released in the ring. One apeman devil, one scaled-lizard devil, and one soil-swallowing devil. All three were peak Devil Emperors and were much more terrifying than the hawktiger devil.
The moment they were released into the ring, they charged Xiang Shaoyun. With the previous experience, Xiang Shaoyun felt that so long as his opponents were in the Emperor Realm, he would be able to kill them. Thus, he was able to maintain his calm.
The apeman devil spat a clump of energy at Xiang Shaoyun, the scaled-lizard devil swept its tail at him, and the soil-swallowing devil dove under the ground and shot toward him. The Devil Emperors were powerful enough to easily kill any peak Emperors when working together.
With his sharp senses, Xiang Shaoyun could detect all the incoming attacks. He instantly came up with a plan. First, he dodged the apeman devil. Next, he charged at the scaled-lizard devil's tail and hugged it.
The lizard devil's tail carried with it an overbearing might. However, it was so strong that it could overwhelm Xiang Shaoyun's physical strength. He locked his arms around the tail, roared, and threw the lizard devil at the apeman devil.
The apeman devil wasn't fast enough and was struck. Both devils collapsed onto the ground. At this time, the soil-swallowing devil arrived underneath Xiang Shaoyun. It opened its massive jaws to bite him.
Xiang Shaoyun had nowhere to go. He couldn't fly, and even if he jumped, the suction force from the jaws would still pull him down. He used the strength of his entire body before he could roll aside, barely avoiding the jaws. While he was rolling away, the soil-swallowing devil erupted with powerful earth energy. A wave of energy rippled toward him.
Xiang Shaoyun felt like he had been fed a mouthful of soil. It wasn't a great feeling to have. The soil-swallowing devil bit at him again. Blocked on all sides by soil, Xiang Shaoyun wasn't able to move away and was instantly swallowed by the devil.
Fortunately, the soil-swallowing devil was big enough that Xiang Shaoyun could still move even after being swallowed. He started bombarding his surroundings. He was someone who had braved countless dangers. In this situation, he knew that he could only rely on his fists.
"Die," Xiang Shaoyun was furious. He really hadn't expected to be tossed here before he could even meet the Nether Monarch. He didn't want to die here. The most primal of survival instincts within him stirred as he threw his fists around repeatedly. Even the corrosive energy within the soil-swallowing devil's body was blasted away from him. Eventually, he punched his way out of the devil's body.
The soil-swallowing devil had a tough body, but it was not tough enough to withstand Xiang Shaoyun's strength. After all, his body was nearly at the level of a Saint Realm cultivator's. The power he could erupt with was not to be underestimated.
After punching his way out of the soil-swallowing devil's body, he dashed at the apeman devil. The apeman devil was the slowest of the three devils. This was his next target. The apeman devil faced him bravely and threw its fists at him.
Moving in an s-trajectory, Xiang Shaoyun ingeniously dodged the punches. He slammed his feet into the ground, propelling himself forward before sweeping both his legs at the apeman devil's neck.
The neck was the apeman devil's weak point. It had not expected Xiang Shaoyun to be so fast. Its neck was struck, tormenting it with so much pain it couldn't even breathe. After the kick, its massive figure collapsed onto the ground.