Yaoguang’s voice had barely faded when she lightly tapped the ground with her toe, and her entire person vanished from the spot.

The ground Yaoguang had stepped on exploded, leaving a large crater.

Joe Elm’s pupils constricted. This speed was not inferior to Tianxuan’s!

His eyes couldn’t even catch Yaoguang’s figure.

Suddenly!

He heard the sound of wind breaking near his left ear!

Joe Elm knew there was no time to dodge.

He raised his Azure Dragon Crescent Blade, forcibly blocking the attack!

Clang!

Not only was her speed terrifying, but Yaoguang’s strength was also shocking!

Joe Elm was sent flying like a cannonball, blood gushing out.

“Alas, being able to break through the first six lines of defense proves your strength is quite high, but why didn’t you leave?”

Yaoguang’s footsteps grew closer and closer.

“As the Mechanical Empress’s personal guard, I’m nothing like those six wastes!”

Yaoguang’s speed was as fast as lightning, and with the added boost from her finger tiger, every punch was heavy and powerful.

Joe Elm, unable to keep up with Yaoguang’s speed, could only passively take the beating. His health plummeted rapidly, soon falling below a thousand.

If things continued this way, it was only a matter of time before Yaoguang beat him to death.

“No! Dragging this out will only lead to a slow death!”

Joe Elm hardened his heart and faced Yaoguang’s incoming punch without dodging.

“Bang!”

“Critical Hit! -233!”

A bright red number appeared above Joe Elm’s head. Yaoguang’s punch landed squarely on Joe Elm’s chest, and her expression was somewhat bewildered.

What was going on? Why did it look like this kid deliberately used his chest to take her punch?

Joe Elm soon gave Yaoguang the answer with his actions.

Taking advantage of Yaoguang’s momentary daze after hitting him, Joe Elm grabbed Yaoguang’s arm.

“So you’re fast, huh? I’ve got you now, let’s see how fast you can be!”

Immediately after, Joe Elm delivered a violent headbutt to Yaoguang’s forehead.

Yaoguang instantly felt her head buzzing. She realized she had underestimated Joe Elm. She never expected she would actually be injured.

At this moment, Yaoguang’s attribute panel finally appeared before Joe Elm.

[Rare NPC: Yaoguang]

[Level: lv15]

[Health: 1900/2000]

[Strength: 118]

[Defense: 100]

[Agility: 180]

[Skills: Mechanical Giant Strength, Mechanical Overlord Fist]

Joe Elm was overjoyed. A single headbutt had dealt 100 points of damage! At this rate, he could kill Yaoguang with just twenty headbutts!

“Duang!”

Before Yaoguang could react, Joe Elm smashed another headbutt onto her.

“Stop! Let me go!”

Yaoguang tried to break free, but found that Joe Elm’s hands were like iron clamps, firmly locking her in place.

“Duang!”

Another headbutt landed, and Yaoguang’s mechanical mind was already dizzy. She suspected her gyroscope was broken.

“Duang!”

Another headbutt. Even though Joe Elm himself was already bleeding from the head, he relentlessly slammed his head into Yaoguang’s as if he didn’t feel fatigue.

“Get lost!”

Yaoguang activated the Mechanical Giant Strength skill, directly pushing Joe Elm away.

The area on her forehead had been smashed into a bloody mess by Joe Elm, revealing the mechanical components inside.

Both of their health bars had already dropped by more than half.

“I must admit, you are indeed the strongest enemy I, Yaoguang, have ever encountered!”

“To show my respect for you, you will witness my, Yaoguang’s, strongest arcane art!”

Yaoguang clenched her five fingers together, gripping the finger tiger tightly in her hand.

She didn’t dare to delay any longer. She had to finish off this human in one blow!

“Is that so? Then you shall also witness my, Joe Elm’s, strongest arcane art!” Joe Elm held the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade in his hand.

“Mechanical Overlord Fist!”

Yaoguang threw a punch, condensing it into a golden tiger, roaring towards Joe Elm.

“Azure Sky Overlord Blade!”

Joe Elm casually made up a name and swung his great blade at Yaoguang.

His opponent had abandoned their advantage in speed and was going head-to-head with him. This was his best opportunity!

The tiger and the long blade collided, sending sand and rocks flying and sparks flying in all directions.

The center of the collision blasted away the dust and sand, engulfing the figures of Joe Elm and Yaoguang.

Rumble!

The ancient palace collapsed under this strike, forming a large pit, and dust flew everywhere.

“Is the battle over? Who won, that kid or Yaoguang?”

The Zhou brothers’ faces were full of doubt. They only saw sparks flying and energy interlacing in the smoke and dust, unable to see how the battle was going.

Finally, the dust slowly dissipated, revealing two figures standing there.

Joe Elm and Yaoguang stood back-to-back, still maintaining their attacking postures.

“Puff!”

Yaoguang opened her mouth and coughed out a large mouthful of oil, collapsing limply to the ground, clearly defeated by Joe Elm.

“The Azure Sky Overlord Blade is indeed powerful, your swordsmanship is indeed well-deserved! Human, you have won!”

Yaoguang slowly closed her eyes, transforming into a soul core.

Joe Elm’s expression was a little strange. If Yaoguang knew that he had made up the name Azure Sky Overlord Blade on the spot, would she be angry enough to come back to life?

[Detected player Joe Elm has resolved NPC Yaoguang through melee combat, rewarding 15 free attribute points, experience +75]

[Congratulations player has successfully leveled up, current experience value: 15/1100, rewarding 10 free attribute points.]

The inner world system’s notification sounded, announcing that Joe Elm had officially broken through the initial stage realm and become an initial-stage mage.

Joe Elm checked his attribute panel.

“Name: Joe Elm

Occupation: Necromancer

Realm: Initial Stage (lv11)

Strength: 270 (Monstrous Strength)

Defense: 6

Agility: 9

Spirit: 0

Intelligence: 0

Mana: 1000/1000

Health: 140/2670 (+2560)

Experience: 15/1000

Talent: Mage’s Heart of a Brave (level unknown)

Skills: 《Great Strength Creates Miracles》 (A-grade), 《Great Strength Contract》 (A-grade)

Equipment: Skeleton King’s Ring (C-grade), Azure Dragon Crescent Blade (D-grade)

Skill Book: 《Skeleton Summoning》 (F-grade), 《Withering》 (B-grade), 《Gate of Akara》 (A-grade)”

“Phew! That was close, I was almost killed by that Yaoguang.”

Looking at his remaining 140 health points, Joe Elm secretly rejoiced.

Fortunately, all seven generals had been eliminated. There wouldn’t be any more battles, and he could end this dungeon once he obtained the Mechanical Heart.

Joe Elm reached out towards Yaoguang’s soul core. He was immediately overjoyed because there was something inside Yaoguang’s soul core.

It seemed his luck had finally turned around. Joe Elm was just about to take it out and see what treasure it was.

At that moment, he instantly felt his hair stand on end! It was the terrifying feeling brought on by the proximity of death!

Puchi!

Before Joe Elm could react, a sharp long blade pierced through his chest!