674. How Are You Even Still Alive? / 675. Treasures Everywhere

Izayoi swung the sword in his hand, releasing a streak of sword energy at the dragons. He could already picture them being sliced into minced meat by his sword energy. Yet the scene he had imagined did not appear. His sword energy struck the dragons’ bodies, only lightly scraping their skin.

At the same time, the dragons glared at Izayoi furiously. A red glow appeared around them, and their auras suddenly surged, seeming far stronger than before.

Izayoi was shocked at the sight. He had not expected these dragons to undergo such tremendous changes.

He hurriedly poured the power within his body into the sword.

The sword energy within the blade instantly swelled and attacked the dragons.

The dragons suddenly lunged toward Izayoi, charging at him with lightning-fast speed.

Izayoi’s heart tightened at the sight. He knew he might truly fall here this time, but he still refused to give up and continued using the sword energy within his blade to attack the dragons.

Izayoi refused to believe he would fail like this. He was unwilling to accept it. He kept channeling the sword energy within the blade into it, and the sword energy continued to rise in power, growing faster and faster.

Finally, the dragons reached Izayoi’s side. They opened their mouths and breathed flames at him.

Izayoi could not evade in time, and flames immediately erupted across his body. His clothes and hair instantly caught fire.

Izayoi gritted his teeth. Ignoring the searing flames on his body, he continued attacking the dragons. However, the sword energy within his blade was simply too weak to stop them.

Seeing the dragons about to charge before him, Izayoi hurriedly circulated the spiritual power within his sword and infused it into the sword energy.

By then, the power within his body had already been exhausted. This explosion had also severely injured him internally.

Just then, he sensed a golden energy within his body. Though it was faint enough to be nearly imperceptible, it truly existed, and it was steadily growing.

Izayoi was delighted at the thought. He knew this energy could surely help him defeat the dragons.

With a wave of his hand, he infused that energy into the sword energy within his blade.

The golden energy instantly became dense and rushed toward the dragons.

The golden energy collided with the dragons, instantly producing a series of explosions. At that moment, Izayoi felt his body fill with strength.

Izayoi smiled. He knew this power had been brought by the golden energy.

At that moment, the golden energy became exceptionally violent, as though it might break free of its restraints and rush out at any time. Its power seemed to have been completely awakened.

It struggled fiercely, trying to break free from Izayoi’s body.

Veins bulged on Izayoi’s forehead. He could clearly feel how powerful this force was, but he did not dare let go. Once he did, the golden energy would leave his body.

He would never be able to retrieve it again. Moreover, the golden energy would become much weaker, and he would be unable to gather enough energy in a short time. If that happened, he would lose the golden energy forever.

He had to seize this opportunity. Taking a deep breath, he struggled to control the power in his hands.

At last, he successfully controlled the golden power. His overall strength also rose, and he released that power directly, instantly slaughtering every dragon.

You Can Actually Survive Like This

Izayoi returned to the castle once more. Just then, he discovered an armored guard at its entrance. What shocked him even more was that this guard radiated a powerful aura that seemed no weaker than his own.

Just then, the guard spotted Izayoi. Gripping his spear, the guard rushed over at high speed and launched an attack on him.

The guard was extremely powerful and carried intense killing intent.

Seeing the guard rush toward him, Izayoi quickly dodged while using all the strength in his body, hoping to injure him.

However, Izayoi’s attack was utterly useless when it struck the guard.

Looking at the guard before him, Izayoi wore a shocked expression, and fear rose in his heart.

At that moment, the guard had already reached Izayoi. With a shake of his spear, he stabbed fiercely at Izayoi with overwhelming force.

Seeing the spear rushing toward him, Izayoi hastily dodged, then raised his leg and kicked at the guard.

Izayoi’s footwork was extremely ingenious. The instant he kicked out, he contracted his body slightly, then twisted his form. Like a loach, he slipped beneath the guard’s arm.

The guard did not stop pursuing Izayoi. His spear stabbed toward Izayoi’s chest with tyrannical force. Izayoi reacted quickly and dodged, but the spear still tore through his clothes.

The guard flipped his wrist and stabbed at Izayoi again with tremendous force.

Izayoi hurriedly dodged to the left, and the guard’s spear missed.

Izayoi immediately kicked out. The guard twisted hard to the side, and the spearhead flew straight off the shaft.

Seeing the spear flying toward him, Izayoi used his movement technique once more. This time, he dodged far faster than before.

The spear grazed Izayoi’s cheek, leaving behind a streak of blood.

Izayoi used his movement technique again, evading the guard’s pursuit.

As he evaded, Izayoi’s gaze fell upon the guard. The guard’s eyes had turned completely red, and his body was trembling continuously, revealing the extreme excitement in his heart.

Izayoi showed a shocked expression at the sight.

He did not know what had happened, but at that moment, cold sweat ran down his back.

Just then, the guard’s speed suddenly increased, and his strength became even greater. His spear suddenly transformed into a blue snake that coiled toward Izayoi, but Izayoi reacted swiftly as well.

Before the snake could wrap around him, he quickly evaded its entanglement.

The two continued like this, one chasing and one fleeing as they fought without pause. No matter how one looked at it, Izayoi was at a disadvantage, and his speed was far inferior to the guard’s.

Then, the guard suddenly leaped into the air and stabbed at Izayoi with his spear.

Seeing the guard’s move, Izayoi hurriedly dodged.

At that moment, a black dagger suddenly appeared in the guard’s hand. The dagger looked incomparably sharp and emitted an eerie, chilling gleam.

Seeing the black dagger, Izayoi quickly dodged.

The guard’s offensive was too fierce. Taking it head-on would definitely mean death.

Seeing the guard’s attack, Izayoi hurriedly evaded while considering how to escape him. Just then, the guard fired his spear, and a powerful shockwave pierced directly through Izayoi’s chest.

A large amount of blood flowed from Izayoi’s chest. He felt as though he was about to die.

Treasure Everywhere

At that moment, a miraculous power suddenly erupted from within Izayoi’s body, instantly healing all his internal injuries while greatly enhancing his strength. Izayoi looked at the guard before the castle, raised his sword, and summoned waves of icy rain at him.

The guard snorted coldly and summoned a powerful vortex of flames, blasting Izayoi into the air before he fell inside the castle.

Seeing this, Izayoi used several enhancement spells and formed walls of water around the guard, slowing him considerably and blocking his attacks. Yet the guard still quickly broke through the water walls.

The water walls vanished after he broke through them, but Izayoi discovered that the guard had already entered his range and was standing right before him.

Seeing the guard’s appearance, Izayoi was startled. He had not expected his ice magic to be completely useless against this guard, and the guard’s defense was even higher than his own. No wonder he could serve as a guard here.

Izayoi quickly dodged his attack and used Water Arrow, Wind Blade, and other attacks, attempting to defeat him.

The guard revealed a disdainful smile. He raised a fiery-red shield with both hands to block Izayoi’s attacks, then used his strongest offensive technique—Fireball.

Bang! A massive fireball appeared before Izayoi. He hurriedly dodged, but the guard used Fire Wall at the same time, trapping Izayoi outside.

Bang! Another fireball struck Izayoi. He was badly scorched, yet he still stubbornly resisted the fireball’s damage.

Seeing that his attacks had not caused much harm to Izayoi, the guard prepared to use his ultimate move.

Boom! He swung both fists, sending clusters of fireballs flying toward Izayoi.

Izayoi quickly dodged this attack, then summoned countless ice swords. The ice swords flew toward the guard, who saw them.

He immediately raised his shield and smashed all the ice swords apart. Then he walked toward Izayoi with the shield raised, amusement in his eyes, as though mocking Izayoi for overestimating himself.

Bang! An ice ball exploded by Izayoi’s feet, scattering shards of ice in every direction. The guard’s face carried contempt, as though he believed this was utterly useless.

Bang! He hurled several fireballs at Izayoi in succession. Izayoi hurriedly evaded, while his ice arrows and wind blades also shot toward the guard.

Bang! Although Izayoi’s attacks had no effect on the guard, they forced him back several steps.

The guard’s lips curled upward. He used his ultimate move again—Lava Burst.

The fireballs transformed into a massive volcanic crater that erupted toward Izayoi, carrying rolling waves of heat.

Boom! The volcano erupted, and Izayoi was swallowed by the flames.

Yet he did not die. His armor was merely tattered, and his body was slightly charred, but he had not suffered severe injuries.

Seeing that Izayoi had survived, the guard revealed shock. He knew Izayoi was extremely powerful, yet he had still underestimated him.

I never thought you could survive even this! The guard looked at Izayoi with shock on his face.

Izayoi snorted coldly, unleashed all his power, drew his sword, and killed the guard.

Izayoi finally entered the castle. Just then, he noticed that the door to a room stood open.

You Weren’t So Arrogant, Were You?

He hurried into the room and saw treasures scattered everywhere. He was greatly shocked, but he did not think too much about it and immediately collected all the treasures. Just as he was about to leave, a guard appeared before him.

This guard looked very different from the previous one. His armor was tougher than the previous guard’s, and the spear in his hand was also very different.

Izayoi was greatly shocked. He knew he had to use his full strength to defeat this guard.

The guard summoned a tornado, which began sweeping through the room. Izayoi was shocked. He had not expected this guard to be so powerful.

However, he did not fall behind. With a light tap of his sword, a huge fire dragon flew from the blade and crashed toward the guard.

The guard gave a cold shout and released waves of icy rain, blocking the fire dragon. At the same time, he shook his spear, and a bolt of blue lightning shot toward Izayoi.

Izayoi violently twisted his body and dodged it. Then he pushed off with both feet and charged toward the guard.

The guard sneered. Waving both arms, he sent a blue broadsword flying from his spear, slashing toward Izayoi.

Izayoi was secretly alarmed and hurriedly dodged, but the broadsword still struck him, leaving a deep bloody wound across his shoulder.

Izayoi glanced at it, his heart tightening. It seemed he had underestimated the guard. He had not expected his attacks to be so fierce. He would have to focus completely on this fight.

Thinking this, his blood began to boil again. It had been a long time since he had encountered a worthy opponent, much less one this powerful. This was exhilarating.

As Izayoi thought this, he swung the sword in his hand, producing waves of buzzing sounds.

The guard snorted coldly. You’re courting death. Take this.

As soon as he spoke, crackling sounds came from all around Izayoi.

The ground beneath Izayoi’s feet began shaking violently, while huge earthen spikes rose from the ground and stabbed toward him.

Izayoi frowned. He had not expected his opponent to be so insidious. Was he trying to ambush him while his attention was focused?

But it was already too late. Even if he wanted to dodge, he could no longer do so, because the spikes had already surrounded him.

Sharp hissing sounds rang out continuously as the spikes pierced flesh.

Izayoi’s brows tightened. He leaped fiercely into the air, jumping out of the cluster of earthen spikes. He did not dare stop and continued running forward without pause.

He knew clearly that he had to escape quickly, or things would become troublesome.

But the spikes were simply too dense, like the quills of a hedgehog.

He ran through the space while continuously using his sword to block them, hoping to stop the guard’s pursuit, but it had no effect.

Although his sword could block the spikes, his body’s defensive power was being rapidly depleted.

He also knew that he could never shake off this monster at such speed, so he stopped, turned to look behind him, and tried to find a breakthrough.

He hoped to find somewhere to evade the guard’s attacks before launching a counterattack, so he began observing the surroundings.

An Unremarkable Sword

However, this guard was simply too powerful. There was nowhere to evade his attacks, and Izayoi was soon struck several times. Izayoi’s heart sank. He knew that he probably would not last much longer in this state, and he also knew that if he became trapped—

Then, when his body was defeated by this monster, it would mean that his life was nearing its end.

He gritted his teeth. If that’s the case, then I’ll have to risk it all. He suddenly waved his hand, and the longsword in his hand immediately burst with dazzling light.

His body then transformed into a cloud of black mist.

Yet the spikes continued pursuing him without fear.

But when the spikes pierced into the black mist, they vanished instantly as though sinking into the sea.

Just then, however, the guard’s spear erupted with light and blasted Izayoi out. Izayoi’s situation was now extremely dire.