Chapter 882: Imitator, the Second Xu Xiaoshou?

"What the hell is this?!"

Yi stared, completely stunned, at the jet-black Rampaging Giant in front of him.

He had fought Xu Xiaoshou before.

That time, Xu Xiaoshou had consumed Sheng Xue, unleashing combat power far beyond his cultivation level, along with that bizarre technique, "Ordinary Punch."

Yi had been caught off guard by the surprise attack.

The effects of Sheng Xue would normally wear off after a period.

He had underestimated his opponent the previous time, but this time, Yi had learned his lesson. He was ready and waiting for Xu Xiaoshou to drink Sheng Xue again, preparing for that strange "Ordinary Punch."

Yet, unexpectedly, when they faced off again, Xu Xiaoshou had even more tricks up his sleeve and could transform into this state!

Yi had read intelligence about the Sheng Nu, Xu Xiaoshou, and knew he possessed a spiritual technique that allowed him to turn into a giant.

But he never imagined that the oppressive force emanating from this transformed state would be so terrifying!

"It has You Si Jian..."

"This guy is completely saturated with You Si Jian's demonic energy."

"I absolutely cannot let him touch me—not even a graze, or the demonic energy will completely engulf me."

However!

Yi looked at the gigantic swords in the Rampaging Giant's hands, his face twitching.

Yan Mang and You Si Jian.

Both could virtually disregard Tai Xu defenses.

Moreover, Xu Xiaoshou had mastered Jian Nian, making it impossible to fight him without suffering any injury!

"Roar—"

While Yi was rapidly calculating in his mind, the Rampaging Giant opposite him had grown impatient.

With a thunderous roar, the giant's wings on its back flapped.

Whoosh!

Its figure vanished completely.

"So fast?!"

Yi's pupils contracted. He had assumed that with such a massive body, his opponent would be sluggish in movement.

But with just one flap of its wings, the giant was right in front of him.

Boom!

The Rampaging Giant's foot stomped down, accompanied by a deafening explosion. The explosive force shattered the ground completely.

Yi reacted quickly, dodging backward.

Unexpectedly, the seemingly berserk Rampaging Giant turned around with perfect composure, as if it had eyes in the back of its head.

The massive You Si Jian slashed fiercely towards him.

"Kid, are you getting addicted to this fight?"

Yi was furious.

His sleeves burned away, and two pairs of charred black hands extended into the air.

He actually tried to block You Si Jian's wild slash with his bare hands.

Clang!

The moment You Si Jian's blade met the Wu Xiu · Chi Jiao Shou, the space within hundreds of zhang around them shattered from the backlash.

"This is bad!"

Yi immediately sensed something was wrong.

The physical strength of the Rampaging Giant was too terrifying.

Its raw power alone was likely beyond what most Wang Zuo or Zhan Dao experts could match.

Coupled with various special spiritual techniques that amplified its attributes...

Yi even felt that the various forces radiating from the Rampaging Giant had begun to take on the invincible qualities of Tai Xu power.

"Shun!"

As You Si Jian broke through the Ling Yuan barrier, Yi didn't dare take any chances and instantly teleported away.

In that moment, he felt the power of Jian Nian and had no desire to test his hand defenses against the renowned sharpness of that deadly sword.

If he won, it would merely mean blocking a normal attack.

If he lost, even a small cut would allow the demonic energy of You Si Jian to drive any non-ancient Jian Xiu into demonic possession!

"Why?"

"Why does he know Wu Xiu · Chi Jiao Shou?"

In the rear, Lei Xier watched in utter confusion.

The wound piercing her chest had completely healed thanks to the massive amount of life force Xu Xiaoshou had transferred to her.

Now, observing the battle from a distance, she could clearly see that the pair of hands on Yi's transformed body as Sang Lao were the same ones that had pierced both her and Xu Xiaoshou earlier—Sang Lao's signature technique, Wu Xiu · Chi Jiao Shou!

But that made no sense...

Even if Yi possessed the ability to change forms in a thousand ways, he couldn't possibly have mastered a spiritual technique that required long, arduous cultivation, could he?

At that moment, Wu Ji Laozu approached from behind, stroking his beard as he explained seriously:

"Yi is one of the Six Department Leaders, and what he holds is one of the Ten Anomalous Weapons of the continent, the 'Imitator'."

"The Ten Anomalous Weapons may not excel in attack, but in terms of their bizarre attributes, they can rival the power of the Ten Supreme Divine Artifacts."

"Are you wondering how he knows Wu Xiu · Chi Jiao Shou?"

Wu Ji Laozu paused, looking at Lei Xier beside him.

Though Lei Xier had just recovered from severe injuries, with a large amount of life force still lingering in her body, her delicate face retained a sickly pallor, giving her a pitiable beauty.

She glanced at Wu Ji Laozu with cold eyes, saying nothing.

Wu Ji Laozu felt awkward and didn't tease further, speaking gravely: "The anomalous trait of the 'Imitator' is that as long as you obtain a drop of blood from the person you want to imitate, you can transform into them and possess any of their abilities—though it can't perfectly replicate everything, it can mimic about seventy percent!"

Lei Xier couldn't stay calm any longer.

"Blood?"

"Seventy percent?"

Earlier, Yi had pierced her with one hand and broken through Xu Xiaoshou's chest with the other.

He had already obtained Xu Xiaoshou's blood, which meant...

Lei Xier suddenly turned back, looking at Yi, who was dodging around under the Rampaging Giant's sword, seemingly searching for a weakness. She realized what was happening.

He was probably testing the various stats of the Rampaging Giant?

Lei Xier grew anxious, her face stern as she said:

"Then what are you still doing here!"

"I'm here to apologize..."

Wu Ji Laozu took a deep breath and, without giving Lei Xier a chance to respond, said in one go: "I'm sorry. Although I have my personal reasons, I shouldn't have put you second—I should have saved you first. My apologies!"

With that, he bowed deeply, more than ninety degrees.

Lei Xier could hear the cracking sounds from Wu Ji Laozu's back, but he forced the bow until his head nearly touched his knees.

Lei Xier raised an eyebrow.

Wu Ji Laozu was the Sheng Di of Void Island.

Why would he go this far?

For her?

Lei Xier dismissed that idea first, then thought of Xu Xiaoshou, but quickly dismissed that too.

If it were Mu Zi Xi, that might be the end of it.

But Lei Xier felt that Wu Ji Laozu's bow wasn't for these two juniors at all.

He was doing it for the Eighth Jian Xian!

He was afraid!

Lei Xier didn't care whether Wu Ji Laozu apologized or not.

Right now, her only concern was Xu Xiaoshou in his fully rampaging state.

Even with a vicious sword and a famous one in hand...

Could Xu Xiaoshou truly defeat a Tai Xu expert?

Lei Xier held a negative view.

It wasn't that she doubted Xu Xiaoshou's strength, but she knew all too well how high the upper limit could be for true masters in the Tai Xu realm!

She watched Wu Ji Laozu finish his bow coldly and said: "You should make your move. If you don't, even if this is over, I can't guarantee you'll survive."

Xu Xiaoshou could go to any lengths for Mu Zi Xi, and Lei Xier knew that better than anyone else in the world—even better than Xu Xiaoshou or Mu Zi Xi themselves.

Wu Ji Laozu wished Yi could hold out longer to let Xu Xiaoshou vent all his anger.

But he knew the situation was urgent. Relying on Xu Xiaoshou alone, even in this state, he might tangle with Yi for a while, but defeating or slaying a Tai Xu?

Nonsense!

"There's still a little something I need to handle—just a moment. Once I cut off all backup plans, I'll make sure Yi can't escape." Wu Ji Laozu gazed at the sky, looking profoundly mysterious.

Lei Xier's eyebrows furrowed.

Wu Ji Laozu noticed and quickly explained: "Actually, outsiders have detected the anomaly and want to seize control of the Yun Jing world. I have to hold them off first. Don't worry, it won't take long!"

Lei Xier turned away without a word, focusing on the battlefield. Her Shen Mo Tong subconsciously began to activate.

But she wasn't Mu Zi Xi; she wouldn't act on emotion. She forcibly suppressed the impulse.

"Just a little longer... just a little longer..."

She seemed to be explaining to herself.

In such a situation, what could a Zong Shi realm expert accomplish?

Even with Shen Mo Tong, activating it might only control Yi for an instant, and once he was alert, it would be useless.

"Xu Xiaoshou, give me some more time!"

Lei Xier clenched her fists tightly, no longer watching, and closed her Shen Mo Tong.

Above her Qi Hai, the remaining massive Sheng Xue power was being continuously devoured by the Bai Ku world source point.

Mu Zi Xi didn't know how to use it and had only figured out something similar to a Wang Zuo domain.

But Lei Xier was different.

In her mind was the complete memory inheritance of all the Lei family ancestors!

Boom!

Boom boom boom!

In the center of the battlefield, Yi had succeeded in several sneak attacks, only to be blasted back by the Rampaging Giant's terrifying physical strength each time.

Fortunately, it wasn't a You Si Jian slash.

Otherwise, he would definitely be bleeding now!

"Goodness, how long has he been cultivating? He's almost catching up to his master's pace..."

Yi's eyes were full of amazement.

In Hong Yi, people always said Xu Xiaoshou's growth was incredibly fast.

Yi hadn't believed it before, but now, seeing this power that was entirely Xu Xiaoshou's own, he believed it.

Once again, using the backlash to fling himself far away, Yi steadied himself in midair.

Ahead, the Rampaging Giant with wings on its back seemed extremely impatient, swinging You Si Jian toward him again.

Yi didn't move.

He stared intently at the Rampaging Giant from afar, sticking out his tongue to lick the dried blood on his charred right hand.

"Rampaging Giant, right?"

The black Rampaging Giant flapped its wings and charged forward.

Yi's transformed face as Sang Lao curled into a sinister, unfathomable smile, and he clasped his hands together.

"Imitator, activate!"

A brilliant white light burst from him.

In that instant, time seemed to freeze.

Wu Ji Laozu, who was clashing with Yu Zhi Wen using Tian Ji Shu from afar, suddenly turned his head.

Lei Xier, who had her eyes closed in breakthrough, also seemed to sense something unusual, and her Shen Mo Tong snapped open.

In the distance, the white light faded.

Yi's form as Sang Lao was gone, replaced by Xu Xiaoshou!

Black hair wild, body glowing with holy light, handsome face, eyes cold as he surveyed the world... the Xu Xiaoshou of the Tai Xu realm!

Lei Xier's Shen Mo Tong pupils dilated.

She was shocked.

Even though her memory inheritance had some mentions of the Imitator, seeing it with her own eyes, who wouldn't marvel at such a divine object in the world, capable of mimicking a person's appearance and abilities so vividly?

Lei Xier clenched her eyes shut.

She couldn't wait any longer. Life force surged wildly from her body, and the Sheng Xue power in her Qi Hai burned faster.

Just like when the Shen Mo Tong power had transformed before, the white Bi An Hua could be dyed black in an instant.

Lei Xier's head of black hair turned silver-white at a visible speed.

"Xu Xiaoshou, wait for me!"

Just as Wu Ji Laozu and Lei Xier were stunned by Yi's successful imitation of Xu Xiaoshou, in the center of the battlefield, Yi stared at the oncoming "Rampaging Giant," then glanced down at his own "shorter stature."

His mind suddenly went blank.

"This shouldn't be..."

He felt he might have missed a step.

Perhaps Xu Xiaoshou's abilities needed an extra activation.

So, facing the black, winged Rampaging Giant, Yi clasped his hands together again, his killing intent surging in his mind, as if returning to the state before Xu Xiaoshou's transformation.

"Rampaging Giant, activate!"

Buzz! His inner Ling Yuan churned, rippling his brand-new clothes.

But aside from that, nothing else happened.

Not to mention the Rampaging Giant, Yi couldn't even mimic the explosive golden light points from before Xu Xiaoshou's transformation.

"Impossible!!!"

Yi was terrified.

The Imitator could mimic any ability from anyone in the Five Domains of Sheng Shen Continent.

Even a Sheng Di—if you dared, you could imitate it.

But why couldn't it imitate Xu Xiaoshou's abilities?

Was this guy beyond the Five Domains, not bound by the Great Dao?!

Before Yi could think more, the frenzied Rampaging Giant, after his two delays, had already raised its sword and charged.

"Roar—"

The Rampaging Giant roared, not giving any gap, and hurled the You Si Jian in its hand, crossing the remaining distance to plunge the vicious sword straight into Yi's chest.

Bang!

The ground was pierced to pieces.

The You Si Jian, now gigantic, was far larger than before.

Just the blade entering his body completely severed Yi's chest, splitting him in two.

"Feng Yun Incarnation, activate!"

Yi despaired.

He didn't dare try anymore and abandoned the car to save the commander, sacrificing the half of his body cut by Jian Nian, using that remnant to take all the demonic energy of You Si Jian.

In an instant, that remnant blackened completely, demonic liquid dripped out, and then the power exploded, shattering into pieces in midair with a bang.

"Go!"

Yi didn't dare wait. With his other half barely reforming, he tried to fly past the side of the Rampaging Giant's massive head, which was still moving forward from inertia.

But in the moment they brushed past...

The Rampaging Giant suddenly twisted its head.

Their eyes met.

Soul Reading!

Buzz—

Yi's mind went blank, and his body trembled violently.

As a master of mental control, he instantly realized that Xu Xiaoshou had an ultra-powerful mental technique he'd never heard of!

In his blackened state, Xu Xiaoshou's will hadn't been chaotic at all.

He had methodically directed the battle, with countless wild swings meant to condition Yi's thinking: "The Rampaging Giant is insane, completely without reason."

Until now, he had finally seized Yi's flaw.

One Soul Reading completely shattered any chance of Yi's survival through self-severance.

Soul Reading had encountered backlash before.

Xu Xiaoshou didn't know if Yi had encountered a Ban Sheng, so he didn't dare maintain it long, controlling it for just an instant before ending the awakening technique.

Then, he reached back with one hand.

The giant's palm gripped the fleeing Yi.

Thinking of Mu Zi Xi, thinking of Lei Xier...

Anger rose in his heart, malice surged to his gallbladder!

In that moment, Xu Xiaoshou admitted he couldn't suppress the demonic energy.

He should have finished the opponent directly, but the violent aura took over. The giant leaped into the air, twisted its body,

Swung its arm back,

And with terrifying force traveling from its legs and waist to its right arm and palm, hurled Yi viciously to the ground!

Yi's body turned into a streak of light.

Boom!

The earth for several li around exploded, debris shaking toward the sky.

Yi's body was smashed into fragments, blood spraying everywhere.

He felt the pain in that instant was enough to utterly extinguish his soul.

But Yi still wanted to live...

So, as his body was about to sink into the dark underground, Yi tried to turn the tide.

Yet, just like how debris would be blasted back by the shockwave,

Yi's fragmented body bounced high upon touching the ground.

In that instant, Yi's soul trembled, a vague sense of threat exploding.

The Rampaging Giant watched everything unfold unhurriedly, opened its mouth, and gently inhaled with the "Breathing Method."

Whoosh—

Debris gathered, pushing Yi's remnants into a line in midair.

The Rampaging Giant extended its right hand, pointing a finger at all of Yi's flesh and blood ahead.

"Farewell..."

Phantom Extinction Finger!