782. The Fleeing Mage / 783. Such Impressive Strength

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The mage’s body was struck several times by Izayoi, each blow inflicting serious injuries.

Seeing that he was wounded, the mage panicked and hurriedly summoned a magic shield, trying to protect himself.

But Izayoi was simply too fast. He could not react in time before a single punch shattered his magic shield.

Izayoi punched the mage in the chest, sending him flying several meters away.

Pfft~

The mage spat out a mouthful of blood, his face pale. It looked like his injuries were severe.

How could this be? How did you become so strong? I’m no match for you at all!

The mage’s face was full of pain as he gasped continuously.

Now you know!

Izayoi walked up to the mage and said coldly, "That was only a warm-up. Now, it’s time to end this!"

Don’t even think about defeating me!

The mage gritted his teeth and stubbornly said.

Izayoi shook his head. A small flame then appeared in his hand. It suddenly grew larger, looking immensely powerful.

The mage was shocked. He had never expected this boy to possess such powerful fire magic. Sensing danger, he hurriedly retreated.

You can’t escape!

With that, Izayoi controlled the flames in his hand and charged at the mage.

The mage hurried toward his magic shield, but it had already shattered.

Izayoi’s flames struck the mage, instantly swallowing him whole.

Boom!

A loud explosion rang out. The mage’s body was surrounded by Izayoi’s flames and immediately began to burn. Only by casting water-element magic did the mage manage to save his life.

Seeing that the mage was still alive, Izayoi released numerous wind blades from his hand, sending them stabbing toward him.

Seeing Izayoi cast wind blades again, the mage hurriedly dodged. However, the shattered magic shield had already left him badly injured, and there was no way he could evade Izayoi’s wind blades.

Pfft~

The mage avoided the wind blades, but his right shoulder was still slashed open, blood gushing out.

The mage’s face was pale. Covering his wound, he glared angrily at Izayoi. "Kid, don’t get cocky. I’m not afraid of you!"

The mage chanted a spell, and a holy light emerged from his body. This was his healing magic, and it successfully restored some of his injuries.

The mage chanted another spell, and a metal token appeared in his hand. It emitted Golden Light and looked exceptionally sacred.

The Fleeing Mage

Izayoi’s expression darkened slightly when he saw the metal token. He looked at the mage and asked, "What is that metal token in your hand?"

You don’t need to know that much. Just take my attack!

After saying that, the mage summoned countless flying knives, which shot toward Izayoi. Izayoi snorted coldly, and many wind blades appeared around him, colliding with the flying knives released by the mage.

Boom~

Explosions rang out one after another, and clouds of smoke drifted into the air.

When the mage saw all his flying knives destroyed by Izayoi, he could not help but be shocked. He had not expected Izayoi’s combat power to be so formidable, and his expression turned grim.

His gaze toward Izayoi was filled with shock and fear. Izayoi snorted and lunged at the mage.

A black sphere suddenly appeared in his hand. It was like a Black Hole, devouring everything around it.

Not good! It’s a spatial Black Hole! Run!

The moment he saw the spatial Black Hole appear, the mage immediately turned and ran.

But it was already too late, because the spatial Black Hole had sucked him inside.

Just then, the mage used light magic and successfully escaped from the Black Hole.

Izayoi continued summoning wind blades to attack the mage, while the mage released a protective shield to block Izayoi’s wind blades.

Go ahead and use all the magic you want!

The mage sneered, looking mockingly at Izayoi as if ridiculing him for overestimating himself.

Izayoi wore a cold expression, his eyes fixed on the mage. A frosty smile appeared on his face as he said, "I’d like to see how long you can hold out!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Izayoi’s magic staff swung again. Clusters of flames danced in his palm as he slowly approached the mage.

I’ll break every bone in your body, one by one!

Izayoi roared and charged toward the mage. The mage hurriedly dodged, not daring to clash head-on with him.

Izayoi attacked the mage without stopping, while the mage kept dodging. As he dodged, he used magic to attack Izayoi, but unfortunately, all of it was blocked by Izayoi.

Izayoi continued attacking the mage. He had already used his magic three times, while the mage had only used a light shield to block Izayoi’s attacks. However, that light shield was steadily weakening.

The mage’s magic shield was soon destroyed by Izayoi. With no other options, he was repeatedly wounded as wind blades struck his body.

The mage could only chant another spell and use healing magic to recover from his injuries.

Just then, Izayoi rushed in front of the mage and punched him away.

The mage was sent flying and crashed onto the ground, spitting out several mouthfuls of blood.

Izayoi’s expression turned cold. He rushed over quickly, stepped on the mage’s head, and viciously kicked down with his right leg.

The mage fired a light-wave projectile at Izayoi, but instead of dodging, Izayoi charged straight at it.

His body directly collided with the light-wave projectile. A loud boom rang out, and Izayoi was blasted away, crashing onto the ground without moving.

Izayoi came charging in again at high speed, and the mage had not expected him to be so difficult to deal with.

"He’s far too troublesome. Leave him to you!"

The mage said this to the bandit leader, then swiftly fled into the bandit stronghold.

Such Strength

Before long, the mage had completely hidden inside the bandit stronghold and refused to come out. The bandit leader raised his enormous axe and charged toward Izayoi. Izayoi snorted coldly and fought him.

The bandit leader had initially looked down on Izayoi, but once they truly began fighting, he realized things were not as simple as he had imagined.

"I never thought this kid would be this strong!" the bandit leader thought to himself.

Izayoi had not expected the bandit leader to become so powerful either. He did not hold back, his sword dancing like a flower as he continuously forced the bandit leader back while gaining the upper hand.

The bandit leader was greatly alarmed. He knew that if he did not quickly deal with this human before him, things would become troublesome.

His strength was not inferior to Izayoi’s, but Izayoi’s swordsmanship was exceptionally fierce and his attacks were swift, making it difficult for him to find any openings.

The bandit leader suddenly remembered that the old man had once told them that if they encountered an expert, they should use their ultimate move to defeat the opponent.

Thinking of this, the bandit leader suddenly roared, "Universe Severing Axe!"

The bandit leader’s enormous axe suddenly chopped down. It was incredibly fast and immensely powerful, forcing Izayoi to dodge hurriedly.

Clang! Clang! Clang! A series of crisp sounds echoed through the entire space as Izayoi and the bandit leader fought in midair.

For a time, blade light and sword shadows flashed, axe radiance shot in every direction, sparks flew, and violent energy surged. The two moved so quickly that they were almost impossible to see, with only bursts of tearing wind audible.

Bang! A dull sound rang out as the two suddenly landed on the ground.

The bandit leader stared at Izayoi, utterly shaken. He had just used his strongest move, yet the person before him had blocked it with only a few moves.

Although he had only used seventy or eighty percent of his strength in that attack, the other side had still blocked it. That alone showed how strong he was.

I’d like to see just how strong you really are, the bandit leader thought.

Izayoi was equally shocked. He had not expected himself to be so much stronger than his opponent, yet the opponent’s strength was still not to be underestimated. He could also feel the powerful aura emanating from the bandit leader’s body.

Izayoi narrowed his eyes. This bandit leader was even more formidable than he had imagined. It seemed he had to use all his strength.

Whoosh!

A cold flash streaked through the air.

Slash! A soft sound rang out.

The bandit leader covered his chest and stared wide-eyed at the youth before him in disbelief.

I want you dead.

The youth’s icy voice rang beside the bandit leader’s ear, followed by a wound appearing on his arm.

The bandit leader swallowed a pill and recovered from his injuries before charging at Izayoi again.

Boom!

A powerful air current exploded between the two, blowing away the surrounding trees and grass. Izayoi and the bandit leader were both forced several steps back.

"You trash, get over here now! I can’t defeat him alone!"

The bandit leader roared as he ordered his subordinates. Upon hearing this, the other bandits immediately rushed forward.

They launched an attack on Izayoi, but they were simply too weak. Before long, Izayoi killed them one after another.

Watching the scene before him, the bandit leader could not believe that the subordinates he had cultivated for so many days had been killed so easily.

Magic Battle Axe

The bandit leader stared at the youth before him in horror. He had not even used his full strength just now, while the other side had used seventy or eighty percent of his power. Such strength surpassed his by far. How could he possibly win? Yet he refused to admit defeat and still pounced toward Izayoi.

Izayoi was not to be outdone and met him head-on.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Their fists collided, producing a series of loud sounds.

Bang!

Izayoi once again kicked the bandit leader’s right leg apart. The bandit leader fell to his knees again, but he still gritted his teeth, stood up, and charged at Izayoi once more.

Boom!

The two fought fiercely in the air, trading blow for blow like two venomous snakes biting at each other.

The bandit leader kept holding on, but his stamina was limited. In the end, he could not withstand Izayoi’s assault and was kicked flying.

The bandit leader fell to the ground and struggled to get back up while clutching his chest.

Izayoi walked up to him. At this moment, the bandit leader was furious because all his subordinates had died.

You lost. The bandit leader was incomparably furious. He took out a red pill from his robe and swallowed it directly. The pill immediately formed a wave of red energy within his body.

The bandit leader’s entire aura became violent. He launched a frenzied attack on Izayoi, his attacks appearing exceptionally fierce.

Looking at the bandit leader before him, Izayoi knew that this guy was extremely troublesome now. He had to finish him quickly!

With that thought, he also took out his weapon—a longsword.

Whoosh!

Izayoi swung his sword, sending a streak of sword light stabbing toward the bandit leader’s heart.

Clang!

The bandit leader blocked the sword light with his axe, his face filled with viciousness.

Kid, I want your life!

Intense hatred showed in the bandit leader’s eyes. He gripped his large axe tightly and chopped it at Izayoi.

Izayoi’s body shifted slightly, dodging the strike. At that moment, the bandit leader’s other axe had already arrived, and Izayoi blocked it with his longsword again.

Clang!