Chapter 132: Belial Has Grown Stronger Again
The white Specium ray struck the churning magma directly, causing a distorted vortex to form at the fiery core.
Yue Longze’s expression grew grave; he wasn’t sure if this would disrupt Belial, who was still absorbing the magma’s energy.
Within the volcano, a profound stillness reigned.
Only the lava vortex, created by the Specium ray, continued to whirl relentlessly.
“Is it really unable to interfere with Belial?”
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“Whoosh—!”
While Yue Longze was lost in thought, a black figure suddenly burst forth from the twisting vortex at incredible speed, too fast for Yue Longze to discern its face.
Yet even without seeing clearly, Yue Longze knew without a doubt that it was Belial!
“Hu!”
A tightness gripped Yue Longze’s chest as he was flung backward.
“So... so strong!”
Clutching his aching chest, Yue Longze was shocked beyond measure. Belial, at this moment, had undoubtedly surpassed Zero!
At the very least, Zero’s normal state could never contend with the current Belial!
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“You are very arrogant.”
Belial’s voice was calm, devoid of any emotional fluctuation.
He had clearly heard all of Yue Longze’s earlier taunts. Although some words were internet slang Yue Longze had learned in the early days of the world, the common insults were still comprehensible to Belial.
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“Arrogant as you are, you pale in comparison to the Belial who once turned the Land of Light upside down! And you’ve grown stronger again.”
Yue Longze studied Belial carefully. The black parts of Belial’s body now bore faint, slender veins of molten lava.
At the same time, Yue Longze forced himself to remain calm—this time, he had miscalculated.
If Belial’s power remained as before, Yue Longze believed he still had a slim chance of victory. But now... that chance was less than one percent!
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Belial’s crescent-shaped, malevolent eyes gleamed sharply, as if seeing through something. “Yet you seem to have grown weaker.”
“But don’t be afraid—I won’t kill you. Your life is far too precious!”
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Belial’s tone lost its earlier detachment, now tinged with unmistakable joy.
He never expected that the body he had long sought had already crossed his path in their last encounter—and that they had even clashed!
Back then, Belial’s eyesight had failed him, and Yue Longze’s strength had been comparable.
Now, however, Yue Longze in his dark form was not only weaker but lacked the radiant aura that once concealed his true darkness.
Belial now discerned the pure, untainted dark energy within Yue Longze’s body!
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“Surrender!”
Belial roared joyfully, utterly dismissive of Yue Longze.
To him, Yue Longze of this caliber was already his captive.
Belial was genuinely delighted that Yue Longze had come to him of his own accord.
Even though his own evolution had been incomplete due to Yue Longze’s interference—resulting in only half the expected increase in power—Belial now deemed it inconsequential.
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Yue Longze knew he could not hold back; he had to give his all.
His black right arm instantly summoned a violet-black energy sword, while simultaneously unleashing the auxiliary divine skill—Ghost Step—to its utmost.
Belial observed Yue Longze’s strange footsteps, which were slightly dizzying to the eye.
“An interesting fellow.”
Belial remained unflustered, even intrigued by Yue Longze’s peculiar gait. Since their last clash, he had found this step to be quite extraordinary.
But interest aside—Belial’s monstrous right claw still advanced relentlessly.
“Hu!”
Belial’s enormous claw struck forward with an irresistible force aimed directly at Yue Longze.
Yue Longze desperately pushed Ghost Step to its limits, trying to evade the blow. Meanwhile, his energy sword was ready in his right hand to block if he failed to dodge.
Ghost Step was highly effective against opponents of comparable physical attributes.
But when a significant power gap existed—especially a large one—Ghost Step became little more than a hollow skill.
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“Bang!”
Yue Longze narrowly evaded the strike thanks to his exquisite Ghost Step, as Belial had not been taking the attack seriously.
Belial’s claw merely struck at an afterimage, and he froze briefly, slightly surprised.
“This step really is remarkable.”
Belial now desired to possess Yue Longze’s mysterious footwork.
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“If you hand over this marvelous step, I might just let you go this time.”
Belial crossed his arms, his deep yellow, sinister eyes flashing with cunning. His thick black fingers writhed menacingly.
“Really?”
Yue Longze was momentarily stunned by Belial’s words.
“Really.”
Belial nodded.
“Hah, I never thought the mighty Belial would stoop to such childish tricks.”
Yue Longze sneered, unconvinced that Belial would ever spare him.
Belial, hearing this, silently patted his forehead, somewhat embarrassed.
He himself knew such a ploy could only fool a three-year-old child!
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“I will never casually reveal this step to anyone!”
Yue Longze shook his head. This technique had been taught to him by Senior Jing Longjing, and he had to treasure it, passing it on with great care.
Belial did not grow angry at this; Yue Longze’s life was simply too valuable to him.
“Then I’ll just have to capture you first!”
Belial moved again, still underestimating Yue Longze and not even wielding his ultimate combat device.
Belial charged fiercely, while Yue Longze struggled to defend using the Jing Long sword technique.
It was reminiscent of his grueling battle against the God Kiri Elode.
Of course, there was still a noticeable gap between Belial’s power and that of Kiri Elode.
Facing Belial’s attempt to capture him alive, Yue Longze seized every opportunity to counterattack.
Leo Flying Kick—
Specium Ray—
Dark Zaperiao Beam—
...
Yue Longze fought desperately, unleashing a barrage of skills and beams, pushing himself beyond his limits.
Yet it still inflicted little damage on Belial.
Belial, in turn, grew ever more respectful of Yue Longze.
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“To wield such overwhelming power at your low level—truly worthy of a body infused with such dark energy!”
Belial seemed to have had his fill of play and was now prepared to fight seriously, determined to capture Yue Longze once and for all.