Ye Feng’s reaction was just as swift. The moment Ilyas appeared behind him, the Tang blade in his hand surged with white light, slashing backward towards Ilyas’s neck.
Ilyas made no attempt to dodge Ye Feng’s attack. Countless times before, all of Ye Feng’s attacks, including that peculiar true energy capable of piercing spatial barriers, had only been reflected back by Ares’s Retaliation Divine Armor…
"Clang! Hum!"
Just as Ilyas expected, Ye Feng's true energy-filled Tang blade attack was repelled by the Retaliation Divine Armor. At this moment, the hooked red blade in his hand was about to strike Ye Feng…
Suddenly, Ilyas’s expression changed drastically. He forcefully redirected the hooked red blade, adopting a defensive posture, as he sensed a terrifying aura that sent chills down his spine!
This time, Ye Feng’s Tang blade slash contained not only white light true energy but also a wisp of golden light. This was the Tribulation Fire that had inexplicably appeared within Ye Feng’s true energy when he underwent his tribulation previously.
Although Ye Feng's true energy was repelled by Ilyas's Retaliation Divine Armor, that wisp of golden light easily penetrated the Retaliation Divine Armor, which Ilyas had previously been unable to breach, and headed straight for Ilyas’s neck…
"Whoosh! Sss!"
In the blink of an eye, a thin, long line of blood spurted from Ilyas’s neck.
"Ugh! ~ Ah!"
Following that, Ilyas let out an incredibly piercing scream. He was sent flying backward rapidly, creating a considerable distance between himself and Ye Feng.
"No… impossible… Ares, the God of War’s Retaliation Divine Armor was actually breached… And… and I am a true half-step divine body… How could I be injured…"
Ilyas muttered in disbelief, his eyes bloodshot. The next second, he glared at Ye Feng, "Kid, what the hell did you do to me?"
Ye Feng did not reply, but he was not surprised that Ilyas was injured.
Earlier, Ilyas had been willing to tear off his own arms to avoid the Tribulation Fire targeting Wu Ye Lan… Back then, Ye Feng had guessed that the Tribulation Fire could indeed kill Ilyas, to the point where the latter would rather cripple himself to escape…
Therefore, in his attack just now, Ye Feng had used the Tribulation Fire, which existed only in minuscule amounts within his true energy…
"Tribulation… Tribulation Fire?!"
Ilyas stared at Ye Feng for a long while, then looked at Wu Ye Lan, who was still being scorched by the cascading waterfall of flames from the sky, and exclaimed in utter astonishment.
When Ye Feng attacked earlier, he had sensed something different about the attack, a powerful pressure similar to Tribulation Fire. However, he hadn't thought of Tribulation Fire because the oppressive aura of the Tribulation Fire, triggered by Wu Ye Lan, had always been present…
"Boom!"
"Clang! Whoosh! Roar!"
At this moment, sounds of fighting erupted from the ground far below Ye Feng and Ilyas. It was Xiao Xiao, Qiao Ying, and Sikla engaging in combat.
"Whoosh!"
As Ilyas was looking at Sikla, Ye Feng stomped on space and rapidly lunged towards Ilyas.
Ilyas reacted quickly. The space around his body distorted, and in a flash, he melted into the void.
"Sizz! Ah! ~"
Ye Feng's Tang blade flashed, and Ilyas's scream immediately rang out. He reappeared from the void, a bloody gash on his left arm, once again severed by the Tribulation Fire.
"Damn you!"
Ilyas gritted his teeth and glared ferociously at Ye Feng. He glanced at Sikla, who was being pushed back by the combined efforts of Xiao Xiao and Qiao Ying. The hooked red blade in his hand flashed with crimson-yellow light, and he swung it.
"Clang! Crash!"
The space around Ilyas instantly shattered, forming countless sharp blades that rained down on Ye Feng like a storm. Simultaneously, Ilyas followed behind these spatial blades, charging towards Ye Feng.
Seeing this, Ye Feng neither dodged nor parried. In fact, he dared not dodge.
He had discovered that although he could wield the wisp of Tribulation Fire within his true energy, it seemed to devour his true energy. After the recent attacks, his true energy was nearly depleted, and controlling the Tribulation Fire was extremely draining of his mental power. He was forcing himself to stay alert…
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
The storm of spatial blades whistled sharply as they headed straight for Ye Feng, with Ilyas close behind.
Just as Ye Feng was silently gathering Tribulation Fire, intending to kill Ilyas, Ilyas suddenly retracted the hooked red blade, formed hand seals, and slapped forward. A vast expanse of spatial energy barrier formed before him.
At the same time, Ilyas rapidly retreated. The space around him twisted, and he quickly melted into the void, evidently attempting to escape!
"This guy!"
Seeing this, Ye Feng became anxious. Although he had comprehended spatial power, it was still in its rudimentary stages. He couldn't merge into the void at all, and when faced with a spatial energy barrier, he could only forcefully cleave it open with his Tang blade…
If Ilyas was determined to escape, Ye Feng would truly be helpless…
"Hoo!"
The next second, Ye Feng gritted his teeth, let out a low roar, and drastically increased his control over the Tribulation Fire. Blood splattered from his body, and wisps of golden light surged out, which was the Tribulation Fire.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
Ye Feng crouched slightly, stomped his foot forcefully on the void beneath him, causing a much larger ripple than before to spread out.
In an instant, Ye Feng shattered a large number of spatial energy barriers and arrived at Ilyas's previous location. At this moment, the latter's body had completely merged into the void, and he was already a considerable distance from Ye Feng.
Ye Feng’s gaze sharpened. The unique golden light of the Tribulation Fire surged on his Tang blade, and he slashed towards Ilyas’s direction.
Ilyas formed hand seals again, and a large spatial energy barrier appeared, blocking in front of him. However, the Tribulation Fire slash that Ye Feng unleashed passed through as if it were nothing, striking Ilyas directly…
"Whoosh! Sss!"
"Ah! ~"
"Roar! ~ Roar!"
Ilyas screamed, and his body was instantly split in two by the Tribulation Fire. He rapidly emerged from the void, and under the scorching of the Tribulation Fire, he turned into a pile of ashes, scattering in the wind…
"Roar! ~ Boom!"
"Clang! Clang! ~"
"Ah!"
At this moment, Sikla’s scream also rang out. He had been killed by the combined efforts of Xiao Xiao and Qiao Ying.
"So… so strong… to be able to control the power of the Heavenly Tribulation, like Tribulation Fire…"
"No… that’s not right, it’s that Ye Feng possesses Tribulation Fire within him…"
From the distant sky, Wu Ye Lan witnessed this scene and was filled with astonishment.
He, who was suffering under the scorching of the Tribulation Fire, knew all too well how terrifying this power was. He had forcibly absorbed a lot of ice-attribute arcane energy, used his last reserves of fire-attribute arcane energy with Yan Jin, and coupled with the Eternal Frost Ye Feng had given him, he was on the verge of death from the Tribulation Fire…
This was the second time he had encountered Tribulation Fire, and he had made extensive preparations… Yet Ye Feng…
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