Chapter 18 Wang Xuanmings Forbidden Ar (1/2)

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Each time the Red Dragon King clashed with Dracula, a blazing ball of flame would dance in the battlefield, just like the red lotus did. After about 30 minutes into the titanic clash, the Red Dragon King stopped. The areas where it had trampled upon had already turned into a sea of molten lava, covering the entire earth up.

”My double only has so much power. To think that you would have achieved such a level of mastery after only a few centuries; I can't afford to underestimate you. I'm tempted to appear in my true form to fight you again, but I can't leave,” said the Red Dragon King somewhat reluctantly. He had reduced Dracula's lives by one third as promised, but he was now unable to continue fighting.

”Don't be so haughty, if you're just a double. Die!” replied Dracula as he ran the dragon over with a 100 meters long dragon-slaying spear of blood. The Red Dragon King was just a double, after all, and it was already close to vanishing after exhausting all of its energy. Naturally, it would not be able to withstand such a blow, and the spear smashed its double's body into smithereens. Flames skyrocketed into the air and spread all over the surrounding area.

”Gasp!”

Big mouthfuls of blood spewed from Clara as she fell from the skies, and Alice hurriedly went over to grab hold of her. She felt her heart ache as she looked at Clara—her tiny body was withstanding an amount of pressure that was beyond anyone's imagination.

The red dragon had manifested itself upon this world using her as a medium, and the longer it stayed behind, the more of her life would be drained. Each time the dragon used magic to kill Dracula, her body would have a violent reaction, and this battle had cost her about 300 years of her life. Wisdom could last up to around 700 years, and Clara herself was older than 200.

”Can I...only reach...such a level?” Clara asked as she opened her eyes with much difficulty. She was badly wounded and could not fight again, but Dracula was still left with more than 20 million lives. It was a completely hopeless situation.

”As a Red Dragon Disciple and a Wisdom, you amaze me. But that's all. As expected, I can't withstand such destructive flames by completely giving up on defense; I'm still giving you humans a chance. I won't take any defensive measures, and I'll sacrifice a life to heal any minor wound I receive,” Dracula raved on. Van Helsing's prophecy said that only a human could kill Dracula, and he wanted to see how far they could push him.

”Chiou, if I fall in battle, take Wang Bugui and flee,” Wang Xuanming's told Hanae Chiou via the psychic transmission. She did not know how to answer him, and Wang Xuanming remained silent after that.

Of all the strongest human experts left, only Wang Xuanming and Alice were fit to continue fighting, and Hanae Chiou knew that mankind's chances of survival were slim. She did not speak much and looked at Wang Bugui, who was beside her and then turned her gaze to Wang Xuanming, who was walking toward Dracula.

Wang Xuanming looked incredibly majestic as he advanced, and his battle instinct increased onefold with each step he took. Black and white energies burst forth from his body again, and the barrier of golden light covering its surface skyrocketed into the heavens.

”You haven't come to understand the heart of darkness in humans. We can defeat demons because our heart is darker than that of your kind,” said Wang Xuanming as his aura amplified to unprecedented levels.

”Exactly. I want to exterminate all humans because of the ugliness in their hearts—and that fake God as well! After her death, there's no reason for the world to exist anymore,” shrieked Dracula insanely, having been reminded of the King's betrayal and his wife's death as a result. In the end, he wiped out the entire army of the King, and God banished him to become a vampire, leading to him being unable to see his wife ever again.

”The world is always balanced. When there's Yin, there'll be Yang, and Cause will lead to Effect. Likewise, Life and Death are nothing but part of a cycle. The human heart is exactly the same—there are good and evil people. Unfortunately, you didn't understand this fact and caused devastation throughout the world. We, pilgrims of a religious order, have the responsibility to stop you!”

Wang Xuanming chided Dracula loudly before punching at him with a fist stored full of power.

”Then I shall see how you're going to stop me!” Dracula shouted loudly as well, as he charged into the fray.

Wang Xuanming struck with one blow of his Break Heaven Fist which contained unrivaled aggression. Dracula could not match the force of his blow, and his arm began cracking apart. In fact, just one hit had already taken 10 of his lives. Wang Xuanming followed up with a Meteorite Kick, and Dracula's leg was kicked into pieces when he tried to fight fire with fire. The vampire, however, used his power of resurrection to regenerate his leg instantly.

His opponent did not give him any time to react and unleashed a torrent of blows on him. Within the short span of one minute, Wang Xuanming had made thousands of attacks, and Dracula stopped trying to engage him in close combat. Instead, the vampire burst his body open and tried to force Wang Xuanming to retreat with his blood.

”Undefeatable Body of the World!”

With a shout, the Yin and Yang energies surrounding Wan Xuanming merged into a mass of primordial vital energy and completely melded into the barrier of golden light. His entire body began to give off a faint golden glow, instead of all three forms of energy merely circling around his body, and his figure had become even more powerful. This was the Daoist theory of 'returning to the basics', and his body was so tough that even Dracula's bloody explosion could not harm him much. He then went on the offensive with a sweep of his Kick of the Universe.