As Ming Yu was catching his breath, two sounds of something cutting through the air came from behind him.
Even without turning around, Ming Yu knew what was happening. He could even foresee that the two white spears must be hurtling toward his back with a powerful gust of wind.
Although the spears would pierce his body in the next second, Ming Yu felt no emotion, not even the desire to turn around.
"Clang, clang!"
With two crisp clashes, a giant black-and-white spear precisely intercepted the Honkai Beasts' attack.
At the same time, the black Honkai Beast continued its charge unabated, ramming into two Knight-class Honkai Beasts and drawing the battle away from Ming Yu.
Although the immediate crisis was averted, looking at the gradually gathering beast pack, Ming Yu couldn't relax at all.
Even if the Honkai Beasts he controlled were not afraid of death, the difference in strength was still obvious. Their bodies were already damaged and couldn't compare to the full-health Honkai Beasts.
As time went on, they began to show signs of defeat, allowing more and more Honkai Beasts to enter the battlefield between him and the Emperor-class Honkai Beast.
If he didn't clear out these lower-class Honkai Beasts, he couldn't focus on fighting the Emperor-class one. Even with the defense of the demon armor, he couldn't ignore the attacks of ordinary Honkai Beasts.
But if he were to clear out the lower-class Honkai Beasts, he would have to face a sneak attack from the Emperor-class one. He wouldn't be able to withstand many attacks of the intensity he had just experienced.
"Damn it!"
Ming Yu couldn't help but curse through gritted teeth as he tried to catch his breath.
Seeing the lower-class Honkai Beasts slowly surrounding Ming Yu, the Emperor-class Honkai Beast let out a mocking roar.
Although surprised that the human had survived such an attack, it didn't feel worried.
No matter what, it was a powerful Emperor-class Honkai Beast. Not only was this place filled with high-concentration Honkai Energy that allowed it to recover quickly, but there were also so many lower-class Honkai Beasts.
The heavens, the earth, and the people were all on its side. It had no reason to fail!
Absorbing the Honkai Energy from the air, the Honkai Beast watched Ming Yu, who was trapped in the encirclement, occasionally letting out terrifying laughter.
Taking a deep breath and feeling a tearing pain in his lungs, Ming Yu summoned three of the more intact Templar-class Honkai Beasts to protect his sides, shielding him from the constantly incoming Honkai Energy cannonballs.
Thrusting Jizo Mitama into the ground before him, Ming Yu closed his eyes and focused on feeling the power of the Divine Key.
At the same time, ignoring his mental fatigue, he forcibly entered the Sword Heart state. He really wasn't confident in unleashing the Divine Key in his normal state.
As the Sword Heart state was activated once again, Ming Yu's control over himself rose again, which also made him realize how bad his condition was.
The Honkai Energy corrosion alone had already covered his entire arm. Moreover, it showed every sign of continuing to spread to his torso.
Coupled with the terrible injuries inside his body, he seemed to have foreseen what his fate would be if he could survive this battle.
But even so, it couldn't shake the boiling killing intent in his heart.
Today, that Honkai Beast must die!
The Herrscher has come, and... the Herrscher won't come, he said so!
Sinking his mind into Jizo Mitama, the black longsword flickered with a strange frequency, and a pitch-black ring of Honkai Energy rapidly expanded outwards, a ferocious ghost-face pattern also appearing within the ring.
Sensing the commotion, the Emperor-class Honkai Beast was slightly startled, and an inexplicable fear slowly crept into its heart. It seemed that the human was doing something incredible.
But the next moment, this fear was replaced by an even stronger anger.
It was the king, it was fearless!
While urging the lower-class Honkai Beasts to intensify their attacks, it once again plunged its Carapace Leaves into the ground, channeling an even greater amount of Honkai Energy into the earth beneath it.
Hearing the constant clanging sound, Ming Yu knew that these three Templar-class Honkai Beasts wouldn't last much longer.
Even with their sturdy shields, they were still incredibly fragile against the attacks of the beast pack.
Moreover, in his Sword Heart state, he could clearly feel the scorching Honkai Energy gathering beneath him. When this energy erupted, it would definitely be a more terrifying attack than the last one!
Feeling anxious, Ming Yu accelerated the release of the Divine Key, and the black ring expanded even faster.
Even so, after feeling the scorching and oppressive energy beneath him, like a volcanic eruption, he knew he wouldn't be able to encompass all the Honkai Beasts with this move.
Sighing inwardly, he suddenly pulled out Jizo Mitama, pointed the black longsword to the sky, and shouted, "Corrosion Demon Formation, arise!"
The next moment, the demon formation with a radius of a hundred meters burst with black light, and the sounds of wailing ghosts and howling wolves echoed endlessly, like the underworld itself.
But before the demon formation could finish, a scorching golden-red pillar of fire erupted from its center.
The scorching heatwave swept across the entire battlefield, even igniting the forest for several hundred meters around.
Burning branches fell to the ground, creating a crackling sound.
Looking at the incredibly dazzling golden-red pillar of fire on the battlefield, the Emperor-class Honkai Beast let out joyous cries, completely ignoring the nearly hundred subordinates struggling within the demon formation.
As long as it could eliminate that troublesome human, it could have as many of these lower-class Honkai Beasts as it wanted. It wouldn't care how many died.
Only it, the Emperor, was the noblest existence here!
Gradually, the firelight dissipated, revealing a large patch of scorched black earth, and the human kneeling within that scorched earth?!
Huh?
Why wasn't that damned human dead yet!?
Seeing that Ming Yu hadn't turned into charcoal as it had wished, the Honkai Beast couldn't help but roar.
Coughing heavily, Ming Yu spat out several mouthfuls of blood tinged with purple.
The already hot blood instantly turned into a cloud of white mist upon contact with the scorching ground, only staining the scorched black earth with a hint of dried red.
Shaking his slightly dizzy head, Ming Yu dismissed the tattered red shield. The demonblade, its blade half-buried in the earth, flashed with a dim red light.
When the Honkai Beast's attack erupted, he used the power of Florid Sakura to create a shield for himself, barely managing to survive the Emperor-class Honkai Beast's attack.
But even so, he wasn't much better off.
The Crimson Demon Armor had completely dissipated, and even Cold Night had suffered considerable damage, on the verge of being scrapped. Many parts were even broken, revealing the red, scalding skin underneath.
And his own injuries had also worsened considerably, with the Honkai Energy corrosion covering most of his body.
But fortunately, it was all worth it.
Revealing a grim, ferocious smile, Ming Yu pointed the black longsword toward the Emperor-class Honkai Beast and said slowly, "Next, it's my turn!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the demon formation instantly converged, and nearly eighty black Honkai Beasts simultaneously turned around, raising their weapons against their former king.