"You!!!"
The Black Knight's severed head, still flying, stared at Ye Ling in shock, unable to comprehend the situation.
Why… could Ye Ling control the living armor?
The Black Knight couldn't understand.
"Heh heh… this thing of yours is quite useful!"
Clad in the living armor, Ye Ling didn't intend to give the Black Knight any respite after decapitating him. He swung his great axe down the Black Knight's body, cleaving him in two!
Ye Ling's living armor immediately covered the Black Knight's severed wounds, constantly gnawing at his flesh, plunging the Black Knight into endless agony.
"D-damn it!"
After being gnawed by the living armor, the Black Knight finally came to his senses and began to counterattack with his own living armor.
However, the living armor created by Ye Ling was identical to the one the Black Knight possessed. Even though the Black Knight's living armor ferociously counterattacked like a living creature, it only slowed down the rate at which Ye Ling's living armor gnawed at the Black Knight's flesh.
It was a superficial solution.
No matter how much of Ye Ling's living armor the Black Knight's living armor gnawed, Ye Ling's living armor could instantly regenerate!
"Black Knight, this is called 'returning what one has received.' Do you have any way to break your own technique?"
Ye Ling chuckled as he looked at the struggling Black Knight.
After analyzing the characteristics of the living armor in the Source Text, Ye Ling was well aware that once the living armor touched flesh, there was no way to save it other than to abandon that part of the flesh!
The reason Ye Ling was unharmed when the Black Knight's living armor enveloped him was entirely because Ye Ling had generated a new layer of living armor between his skin and muscles before the living armor could consume him, successfully resisting the Black Knight's living armor's corrosion.
Even so, Ye Ling's entire skin had been gnawed clean by the Black Knight's living armor, and he could only repair new skin with the power of creation.
Now, the Black Knight, in his shock, had forgotten to protect his flesh with his living armor after Ye Ling split his body, leading to this situation.
Ye Ling's living armor had already penetrated deep into the Black Knight's body, and the Black Knight was beyond saving!
Seeing Ye Ling truly defeat the Black Knight, the Primordial Martial King within Ye Ling's body was stunned and asked Ye Ling in disbelief, "Returning what one has received… what kind of martial art is this? You, how did you do it?"
"You don't need to know how I did it. The important thing is that I won the bet, and you must keep your promise."
"This King…"
The Primordial Martial King hesitated. He truly hadn't considered the possibility of Ye Ling defeating the Black Knight using his body.
To be asked to hand over all his power, he truly couldn't accept it.
"What? Are you going back on your word?" Seeing the Primordial Martial King's hesitant demeanor, Ye Ling teased, "But I understand. Not everyone is a gentleman who keeps their promises. It's normal for you to go back on your word."
"Who said this King is going back on his word?"
Provoked by Ye Ling, the Primordial Martial King became agitated. "This King just hasn't recovered… it's just this King's core. What's the harm in giving it to you?"
As the Primordial Martial King spoke, Ye Ling felt his chest grow warm. A golden orb containing pure martial power emerged from the Primordial Martial King's heart.
"Little brat, this is the Heart of the Martial King, containing all of this King's power. Take it quickly, don't… don't let this King change his mind!"
By the time the Primordial Martial King finished speaking, he was almost gritting his teeth.
Ye Ling could hear the deep unwillingness and extreme regret in the Primordial Martial King's tone.
"I must say, even though you're not a good person and are quite despicable and cunning, you are still trustworthy!"
Seeing that the Primordial Martial King had handed over his power, Ye Ling didn't hesitate. He immediately imprinted the Source Text onto the surface of the golden orb and then transmitted it to his main body for absorption.
In Ye Ling's consciousness space, the transparent rune belonging to the Primordial Martial King began to fuse with the Primordial Martial King's Heart of the Martial King, emitting a golden glow.
Ye Ling's aura surged once more!
At the same time, the Black Knight had not given up struggling. His soul directly abandoned his physical body, then withdrew all his clones, recalled the living armor spread throughout the Extreme Martial Domain, and enveloped his fragile soul.
"Ye Ling… don't think you've won just yet!"
The Black Knight glared at Ye Ling and roared. A large number of black steles condensed around him. However, having lost his physical body and been tormented by the living armor for a long time, his strength had weakened significantly.
The black steles he condensed now were far less powerful than before.
Ye Ling's main body still needed some time to absorb the Heart of the Martial King, so he decided to use the Black Knight to pass the time. He smiled at the Black Knight and said, "Your physical body is severely injured, and you're left with only a spirit. Your only useful asset, the living armor, I have an identical one."
"What can you use to fight me now?"
"How can your fakes compare to mine?" the Black Knight roared, firing a large number of black steles at Ye Ling.
This time, Ye Ling didn't even bother to predict the future. He simply raised his left arm and opened his five fingers.
The living armor attached to his palm quickly generated a massive black shield in front of him, and all of the Black Knight's black steles were swallowed by the black shield!
"That's all you've got."
Ye Ling sneered, instantly appearing before the Black Knight. The living armor on his right arm transformed into a massive black hammer, which he swung down fiercely at the Black Knight!
Boom!!!
The Black Knight managed to condense a giant shield to block, but although his living armor withstood the impact of Ye Ling's living armor, his spiritual power and Ye Ling's current strength were not on the same level!
The Black Knight fell to the ground like a cannonball, and the living armor covering his body dispersed like liquid, spreading outwards.
"Hmph! Wishful thinking."
Ye Ling, standing in the air, saw the Black Knight trying to fuse with the Extreme Martial Domain using his living armor again. He merely sneered, transforming his arm into a black giant hammer and smashing it fiercely onto the ground.
The giant hammer instantly liquefied and spread rapidly in all directions, sealing off the Black Knight's living armor and preventing it from spreading further.
The Black Knight's spirit lay on the ground, a hint of despair in his eyes.
He had never dreamed that he would one day be completely defeated by his own power.
Now, the situation was lost.
The Black Knight completely surrendered, no longer attempting to defeat Ye Ling alone. Instead, he re-gathered his living armor, protecting his soul while using the living armor to weave a new body for himself.
"You think I'll give you a chance to recover?"
Seeing the Black Knight attempting to heal himself right under his nose, Ye Ling chuckled mockingly, a killing intent flashing in his eyes.
However, before Ye Ling could make a move, the Black Knight shouted loudly, "Singer, how long are you going to watch the show? Hurry and help me!!!"
As the Black Knight shouted, a beautiful song echoed from outside the Extreme Martial Domain, resounding through the heavens and earth!