Xue Jing's true body was hidden in the very center of the giant dark humanoid's chest.
"Boom!!"
Following that, the Shadow Flame ignited on the giant figure, animating into a suit of ancient and exquisite armor covering the entire body. Each piece of the armor was even more intricate than that of Lv4, its color a deeper and darker black, dotted with bursts of Dark Flame.
As the helmet materialized, covering the head and revealing only the pale, hollow eyes, the complete form of the near fifteen-sixteen-meter-tall Shadowflame Armor giant was finally fully assembled.
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The Amethyst Giant Wolf issued a challenging roar towards the dark giant, the sound so immense it seemed as though the heaven and earth trembled twice in response.
In the distance, inside the cockpit of an airplane, Void Blade and Mountain Demon gazed through the cabin window at the mythic scene of the giant and the wolf, their mouths agape in astonishment.
"He... he wasn't at full strength just then?"
Inside the 'cockpit' at the center of his chest, Xue Jing was carefully feeling the changes occurring in the Lv5 Shadow Flame.
"Very good, the scale has expanded, and the strength has greatly improved," he noted.
"It's also much smoother to control and allows for much more precise maneuvers..."
Xue Jing's eyes twinkled as he thought of a use for his newfound ability.
"Maybe I can try..."
As the power in his legs ran out, the giant, lacking the ability to fly, began to fall towards the ground.
"Roar——!!"
The Amethyst Giant Wolf howled and started to 'run' on nothingness in mid-air, sprinting towards the dark giant with incredible speed. The giant body churned the air current, ripping apart the clouds on its way as if tearing them in two.
Xue Jing controlled the dark giant, spreading its arms and legs wide in a free fall, getting closer and closer to the wolf that was rushing upwards.
Just as the two were about to collide, Xue Jing's gaze intensified.
Inside the Shadow Flame animated humanoid, various changes began to occur.
At that moment, if a Martial Artist could have seen through the body of the giant, they would have been astonished to find
it was using breathing skills and mobilizing its Power!
Spiral indentations began to appear on the giant's armor-clad right arm.
Xue Jing's eyes lit up.
Although it couldn't compare to the extreme precision of a human body, and while his method was quite crude and brutal, by forcibly mobilizing the internal veins and tissue movements of the giant, he did actually manage to generate some Power!
"Come on!" he shouted.
The giant's right arm was raised high.
"Damn Super Rolling Thunder!"
The massive gauntlet-covered right fist swung out violently, sending a spiral-shaped visible blast of air towards the approaching wolf's head.
"Boom————!!"
An unprecedented terrifying noise erupted, and a ferocious wave of air tore open the clouds within a hundred meters, creating a kind of vacuum to some extent. The intense Sound Wave vibrations spread, causing the airplane's windows to crack and show lines, almost shattering completely.
"Quick, move further away! Don't stay so close to them!" urged Void Blade.
"Crack—Crack Crack Crack—"
The purple crystal skull of the giant wolf shattered directly from the punch, scattering countless shards, while the dark giant's entire forearm also burst into numerous flames of Dark Flame.
"Awooo——"
The wolf let out a pained howl, flung dozens of meters away before forcibly halting its body. It shook its head as the shattered skull began to regrow and continued to pounce again.
Xue Jing immediately drew out the dense black air current, transforming it into Dark Flame to refill the giant's arm.
Then the spiral indentations emerged again on both arms—
"Ora ora ora ora ora ora!!"
Countless shadows of black fists bombarded the wolf, bang bang bang bang bang!
A relentless barrage of random blows landed on the wolf's crystalline body, shattering countless fragments and keeping it at bay.
Each punch carried a weight that life could hardly bear, each one brutal and unforgiving.
The wolf was battered into continuous cries, and in desperation, its crystalline fur stood on end.
"Whiz whiz whiz whiz——"
A barrage of crystal spikes like a torrential rain assaulted the dark giant, striking its body, producing a cacophony of clashing metal sounds.
The black armor was ripped apart, spikes penetrating the giant's flesh, embedding deeply more than a meter before stopping. Seeing this, Xue Jing retracted the giant's arms in front of his chest.
"Zzzzzz——"
In a matter of seconds, the giant's body was filled with dense, slender crystal spikes.
Looking at his arms now penetrated and showing tips of spikes, Xue Jing raised an eyebrow.
Countless Dark Flames burst from the giant's body, burning and annihilating the crystal thorns stuck to his body, and then filling and repairing the giant's body.
Afterward, the giant assumed a double-handed grip, a mass of Dark Flames burned in its palms, materializing a long black sword.
"For fuck's sake, the Fatal Ascending Dragon Sword!"
The giant swung the pitch-black long sword, chopping towards the giant wolf with a force capable of splitting mountains.
"Swoosh——"
Starting from its head, the Amethyst Giant Wolf was split into two halves, the split extending from the head down to the abdomen, almost severing the body in two.
Xue Jing, who had been keeping his Eye-Penetrating Flow active, sharply noticed something abnormal inside the wolf's cleaved amethyst body.
In a specific part of its right half, there was a slightly brighter 'dot'.
That must be the location of the Sky Pirates' leader—Xue Jing instantly realized.
His entire body leaped out directly from the 'cockpit'.
Twin Speed, activate!
A black plate appeared beneath Xue Jing's feet, and with a fierce shove of his feet against the plate, he headed towards the inside of the wolf's body, which was gradually sealing itself.
"Gundam fight's over, now it's pilot brawl time."
Under Twin Speed, Xue Jing's velocity was truly that of an arrow released from the bowstring, instantly closing in on the 'dot'.
His right fist ignited with Dark Flame; corporeal Dragon Qi exited and coiled around his body while he activated the Power of Twins.
"Whirlwind Thunder!"
Thunder exploded, the spiraling Qi Force caused the Dark Flame to rotate as well, slamming into the crystal wall in front of him.
"Crack!"
The crystal shattered, and a spiral-shaped, deep hole was dug out. At the end of the hole, one could vaguely see a piece of rubber-like clothing buried within the crystal.
That was where the Sky Pirates' boss truly was.
Xue Jing immediately dove into the hole, raising his fist high; his blood boiled as if Ten Thousand Sparkling Starfires had been ignited, bursting forth.
"It's over."
He muttered to himself.
The fist capable of crushing steel and cutting iron passed through the crystal walls, bypassed the tough implanted skin membrane, and exploded within his body.
...
In a distant plane, Void Blade and Mountain Demon were nervously watching the giant battle the giant wolf through the cracked window.
"Xue Jing's real body seems to have jumped in there?"
"What's the situation now?"
Mountain Demon swallowed nervously.
Void Blade spoke, "Xue Jing's combat talent is high; he wouldn't make reckless moves. He must have found the Sky Pirate's weak spot."
As if responding to her words, in a short while, the Amethyst Giant Wolf's body stiffened up entirely.
Then, its body began to crack bit by bit, the cracks growing more and more numerous and wider.
As the cracks spread all over, the wolf's body reached its limit, and with a crack, it completely shattered.
Numerous crystal shards sparkled under the sunlight, like a magnificent curtain of rain, with Xue Jing's tall figure standing amidst countless shimmering crystal rains, holding aloft a burly man who was limp and boneless like a rag doll.
Void Blade stared at the scene, somewhat dazed.
"I... Goddamn, he won!"
Mountain Demon exclaimed in shock.
Returning to her senses, Void Blade picked up the intercom on the wall and said, "Jing, drive over there."
...
Xue Jing stood on a black plate in the air, dodged nimbly, and jumped onto the body of the airplane coming to pick him up.
The hatch was opened, and holding the Sky Pirates leader, he flipped down with agile movements into the cabin.
"Brother!"
Mountain Demon immediately knelt down in front of him, hugging his thigh.
"Mountain Demon has wandered half his life, lamenting the lack of a worthy master. If you do not cast me aside, I wish to become your sworn brother!"
He spoke with genuine sincerity.
Xue Jing tossed the Sky Pirates leader to the ground, ignored Mountain Demon, pretended to wipe the nonexistent sweat from his forehead, and sighed impetuously:
"That was close, almost got killed, lucky I'm one step ahead..."
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