Lu Yuan braced himself against the Elephantman's robust arms, terrifying power transmitting wave after wave through his body.

The huge, blood-red lotus eye pattern on his back seemed to come alive.

Its lotus petals writhed, the blood-red pupil opening and closing.

The Martial God Strength, which combined the Vigor of nine Transverse Martial Arts, had turned entirely into a dark golden hue. Interwoven with the black Death Qi, it flowed throughout Lu Yuan's body, lending his wildly flowing black hair and fierce, muscular figure a touch of solemn elegance.

The ground under Lu Yuan's feet continuously cracked and collapsed...

Yet his face wore an increasingly relaxed expression.

A twenty-meter-tall, lifelike Elephant God's True Intention hovered above his head, silent and motionless.

Compared to the violent Elephant God Walk, it appeared even more majestic and profound.

The pure opening of all nine gates and the activation of all nine Transverse Martial Arts produced considerable defensive power. However, the true qualitative change in his defense... was due to the presence of the Level 3 Elephant God's True Intention!

With the activation of the Elephant God's True Intention, Lu Yuan's nine Transverse Martial Arts immediately became unified, as profound and solid as the formidable Demon Mountain.

Only then did he truly possess the qualifications to directly contend with the terrifying, colossal strength of the double S-rank Elephant God Walk.

Lu Yuan had tested this many times in the Consciousness Space against the Imaginary Enemy.

Even though the actual strength of the Elephant God Walk before him exceeded Lu Yuan's estimation.

But, he had held it off.

He didn't experience a situation like the last time, when he was as vulnerable as an egg under a rock.

Lu Yuan... was quite satisfied.

Its full-force attack blocked, the five-meter-tall Elephant God Walk raised its trunk and let out an angry roar.

It seemed that its previous, sure-fire blow hadn't crushed the 'ant-like target' before it, making it feel as if its authority had been challenged.

Accompanying the roar, numerous black lines emerged on the Elephantman's arms and chest, emitting a faint, eerie glow.

In an instant, the Elephantman's body size and power seemed to surge once more.

The already barrel-thick arms swelled to the size of a water tank.

Its two blackened elephant hooves rose again, aimed at Lu Yuan below, and smashed down with ruthless force...

BOOM!

A mushroom cloud of gray-yellow dust rose alarmingly. Dozens of huge cracks instantly appeared on the ground, spreading in all directions like a spiderweb.

This terrifying force, transmitted through the ground, destroyed everything in its path, even causing small-scale collapses in the mountains several kilometers away.

All the spectators' pupils contracted fiercely, their hearts feeling as if they had been suddenly clutched.

Their bodies swayed slightly with the trembling of the ground.

Such destructive power surpassed the imagination and cognitive limits of most people.

It was even more horrifying than the Walker Level Elephantman from the previous attack, like a walking, humanoid nuclear bomb.

And their only hope... was the one who dared to confront this 'nuclear bomb' head-on.

Finally, as the mushroom cloud dispersed, Lu Yuan's figure reappeared.

Many onlookers, who had been holding their breath, finally let out a sigh of relief.

Just before the Elephantman's hooves smashed down, Lu Yuan had instantly retreated.

His 'stacked armor' state from opening all ten gates was only newly formed. Withstanding the Elephantman's first blow was already its limit. If he hadn't retreated from that last hit, his defense would have certainly been breached.

Impressive...

Lu Yuan couldn't help but mutter in admiration as he looked at the crater—over ten meters deep and tens of meters wide—that had suddenly appeared before the Elephantman.

The Elephant God Walk summoned by the Elephant God's curse was nearly twice as powerful as the last one.

If the last one was a 'youth version,' then this one was probably a 'mature version.'

If I were to enter the perfect Break the Limit Demon form now, I could probably kill it easily...

However, Lu Yuan didn't really want to play this trump card.

After learning about the Elephant God's curse, he had fought the Elephant God Walk as an Imaginary Enemy at least three hundred times a day in his Consciousness Space.

Over half a month, that amounted to more than five thousand battles.

If, after all that, I still need to enter the Demon form to deal with the enemy...

Then what was the point of those five thousand battles?

WHOOSH—

Lu Yuan exhaled softly, his wildly dancing black hair settling down like a silent waterfall.

He stared silently at the Elephant God Walk before him, mentally activating—

Level 1 Body of Burning Blood!

CRACKLE! CRACKLE—

His physique, already augmented by the three ultimate transformations, expanded further. His originally dark red skin, under the blood-burning effect of Body of Burning Blood, turned an even more bewitching shade of red.

Lu Yuan himself was enveloped in a faint, crimson, mist-like aura, making him appear even more sinister.

This change caught the distant Elephant God Walk's attention. With a roar, it began to stride towards Lu Yuan.

THUD— THUD— THUD—

The dull thuds of its heavy elephant hooves stomping the earth didn't cause the slightest change in Lu Yuan's expression.

He continued to activate his buffs.

Level 1 Indomitable Will!

WHOOSH—

His True Intention radiated from his body, materializing as a massive, black, swirling vortex in the void above his head, slowly rotating like a black hole.

THUD— THUD—

The Elephantman continued its approach, now less than thirty meters from Lu Yuan.

Level 3 Absolute Focus.

Lu Yuan's heart was like an icy lake.

Fifteen meters.

Level 1 Hunting Perception.

A red, ethereal thread of connection appeared between the Elephantman and himself.

Five meters.

This distance, for an Elephantman over five meters tall, was something it could cover in practically just one step.

The Elephantman stomped its foot forcefully, its massive body leaping into the air and descending upon Lu Yuan like a dense black cloud.

And at that very moment, Lu Yuan activated his final skill—

Level 2 Unconquerable Instinct!

POP—

The instant this skill activated,

On the Fighter class panel, all his active skills seemed to burst forth with dazzling light.

From the collision of these brilliant skill-lights, a peculiar aura emanated from Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan looked up.

His expression was serene and composed.

He watched silently as the colossal Elephantman, like a dark Demon Mountain, crushed the air, rumbling as it collapsed down upon him.

The instant its cast shadow completely engulfed Lu Yuan,

The pupils in Lu Yuan's dark eyes...

Suddenly...

Turned a frigid, silver-white.

This silver point seemed to rapidly expand, and expand... until it finally transformed into a vast, tranquil silver lake.

The Elephant God Walk—over five meters tall and as black as a Demon Mountain—

Just like that, silently sank into the silver lake, swallowed by the pure silver light.

***

"Hey! Hey!"

An urgent voice crackled from the communicator.

"Xun Yue, are you still there?"

Xun Yue slowly recovered from his shock. Calming himself slightly, he answered, "I'm here."

"How's the situation on your end? Why did you suddenly bring up the Crown Prince? Did he encounter that double S-plus rank Walker?"

Xun Yue nodded, his eyes still fixed on the scene below. He replied, "He did.

"The Crown Prince thrust his spear and directly pierced the Elephant God Religion's Walker. Now..."

Xun Yue paused briefly before continuing, "The Crown Prince has entered the fray and is now engaged in close combat with the Elephant God Religion's Walker."

"What?!"

The voice from the communicator exclaimed in disbelief.

"Close combat with an Elephant God Religion... Walker?! Are you kidding me?!"

The voice heavily emphasized 'Elephant God Religion' and 'close combat.'

Xun Yue replied, his tone complex, "Do I seem like the kind of person who would joke about something like this?"

The other end of the communicator fell silent for a moment.

After a long pause, the voice asked quietly, "So, what's the situation now?"

Xun Yue replied, "The Crown Prince is at a disadvantage..."

A sound like a sigh of relief, as if to say, 'That sounds more like it,' came from the other end of the communicator.

But before the person on the other end could speak again, Xun Yue seemed to witness something utterly unbelievable. His eyes widened, and the words that came from his mouth were tinged with disbelief.

"No! The Crown Prince is evenly matched with the Elephant God Religion's Walker!"

"No! The Crown Prince is starting to gain the upper hand!..."

"...The Crown Prince..."

Xun Yue blinked, staring blankly at the scene below as he muttered, "...is now brutally overpowering the Elephant God Religion's Walker with his bare hands...."

"???!"

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