Battle God

John's blood red eyes became even colder with his new transformation, chilling all those who looked at them. His aura exploded off his body with great power, shocking all with how sinister it felt. It was as if they were staring at a true Demon God.

Damon's expression changed slightly as he noticed John's newfound power. It was much greater than what he was able to display before. However, he was still confident in his own power, and his ability to handle John.

Damon had been bathed in blood and battle all his life, and so just an aura was not able to scare him off.

John once again activated his Heavenly Lightning Domain, causing lightning to rain down ceaselessly on the three youths before him. The power of each strike was shocking, and the Sword Emperor once again activated his Sword Domain to fight back against it.

The power of his Sword Domain was even stronger than before, revealing that he had not gone all out before. John increased his domain output to his maximum, leaving nothing behind anymore.

Swords and lightning continuously collided, bathing the battlefield with deafening booms. At the same time, the Sword Emperor held his sword and faced John alongside Damon and the other King. With his expanded sword domain, he was able to fully focus on John in direct combat.

A sharp sword intent emanated from his body, causing John to narrow his eyes slightly. In regards to lethality of attacks, the Sword Emperor was the one he had to worry about.

Damon suddenly smirked as he made a strange hand seal. A ball of blood floated between his hands, and a brief inspection from John revealed the blood to be his own. The blood had been collected when his sword attack landed on John's chest.

"This is the blood I collected from you earlier. I used this technique on that friend of yours, and I'll use it now again. Become a slave to my Crimson Hell Domain, hahahaha," Damon said to John, his laughter echoing out afterwards.

Damon completed his hand seals, and John could feel a sudden force invade his body. The force seemed to want to take control of his blood, in an even greater fashion than the initial Crimson Hell Domain.

The energy continued to invade John's body, seeking to completely enslave him to Damon's control. John felt that strange connection between his blood in his body and the blood hovering in Damon's hands. However, his expression remained calm, but his rage burned even greater.

'This must be the move Damon used on Russell to control him, based on the descriptions of the battle I received.'

However, John scoffed at such a feeble attempt at controlling him.

"My body is not something someone likes you can control," John replied in a cold tone.

"Haha, we'll see about tha-"

Boom!

John pressed off the ground, lightning snaking all over his legs. He appeared next to Damon in an instant, and his fist punched outwards with all his might.

Damon's expression instantly changed, and he raised his blood red sword to block the attack. However, his arrogant assumption of controlling John had lowered his guard, making him late to do so. This was the first time his technique had failed.

Peng!

John's fist collided with a sharp sword light just as he was about to reach Damon's chest. A metallic sound rang out, and John was knocked a dozen yards backwards. Blood slightly tricked down his fist.

While Damon was unprepared, Culein, the Sword Emperor was not. He had the fastest attacks of any of the three Emperors, and had just saved Damon.

John instantly pressed off the ground once more, his speed incredibly fast as he combined his Thunderflash Steps with the power of his body.

John's three opponents realized he was no longer the same person, and started to fight with all their strength.

Boom!

Explosions continuously shook the ground, as lightning, metal, and fists continuously collided in an endless barrage of attacks.

Due to losing his scythe, John was fighting barehanded right now, sending powerful kicks and punches towards his opponents. Every move of his caused the ground to shake and the air to ripple, revealing the incredible power of his body.

The crowd watched in stunned silence once again. John was fighting evenly against the two Emperors and one King.

"How is this possible? Is he truly a reincarnated battle god?"

"He must be, otherwise how else can you explain his strength?"

The youths spoke out in stunned voices as they watched John fight with incredible prowess. The Heavenly Lightning Sect youths gripped their fists tightly, expressions of pride and excitement on their faces.

Standing a distance away from the crowd, a lone girl stared at the fight, her expression stunned as well. While the overall power John was displaying was not above what she was used to, his battle prowess was completely unlike anything she had ever seen before.

Not only that, but his aura and will was incredible, as if he would fight against the heavens themselves without pause.

"Maybe...with his help," her soft voice murmured out.

Boom!

Attacks continued to fly out, shaking the battlefield with nonstop explosions.

John suddenly pointed his finger outwards, sending an immediate Lightning Ruin towards Damon. Damon slashed out his sword, sending a powerful Crimson Blood Sword attack to meet it.

Boom!

The attacks collided, sending an explosion of Qi radiating outwards.

Che!

An incredibly sharp and fast sword light pierced towards John's back as the Sword Emperor got behind him, seeking to land a fatal blow.

Lightning Domain!

John's divine sense was constantly expanded in this fight, giving him vision in every direction. While such a thing was incredibly taxing on the soul, John's soul was strong enough to withstand the burden. A lightning domain attack instantly flared out, colliding with the sword light.

Che!

A continuous barrage of sword lights from both Culein and Damon filled the battlefield, while the Bloodfiend King sent out his own attacks as well. Lightning continuously rained down from the sky, landing on the sword attacks piercing towards him, bathing the battlefield in explosions.

However, Culein's sword domain swords continuously flew about the battlefield as well, neutralizing most of the lightning domain attacks.

John's finger continuously pointed in many directions, sending off blast after blast of Lightning Ruin's to meet the attacks his lightning domain was not able to neutralize. He was like a one man army, fighting against insurmountable odds, but someone managing to do so.

His aura remained unchanged, appearing as if he were a Demon God fighting against the world.

The battlefield continued to shake violently from the continued explosions, as John continued to fight back three against one. His powerful body collided against weapons and Qi attacks over and over, somehow withstanding the power of those attacks. However, despite his powerful body, his strength was diminished due to having no weapon.

Not only was his reach lessened, but the Sword Emperor's sword attacks were so sharp that they cut into his own body. While the wounds were not deep, John quickly came to the conclusion that he could only block so many of those attacks before they added up to something detrimental.

John's body suddenly blurred, and he instantly appeared next to Damon once more. His fist punched out powerfully, aiming for Damon's head. Blood freely flowed off his fists from the damage they had taken, but John ignored the pain as he continued to fight with all his power.

Peng!

Sword and fist collided, and Damon was sent flying backwards like a cannonball. While flying backwards, Damon slashed his sword out several times, sending sharp Crimson Blood Swords directly towards John.

Che!

More sword lights from the Sword Emperor pierced towards John's back, and he was forced to go on the defensive instead of follow up on his attack on Damon. John sped in every direction, narrowly dodging the sword attacks, while a frown appeared on his face.

'I need more firepower. Even when I land attacks, if they focus on defense, they get out relatively unscathed.'

John's blood essence reserves continued to dwindle as he used the Immortal Asura Transformation Art. Before long, he would run out, and as a result, run out of body Qi. He wanted to avoid using attacks that burned through his blood essence reserves faster, but realized that he needed to make a gamble.

His essence Qi reserves would outlast his opponents, but not his body Qi reserves. Once that happened, he was as good as dead.

'I guess I can't hold back anymore. Let's finish this.'

All of his opponents were incredibly powerful, and only overwhelmingly powerful attacks would be able to break their defenses and land fatal blows.

Che!

Another incredible sharp sword image pierced towards John's back, looking to land a critical blow. John's body blurred, and he narrowly dodged the attack.

He appeared in front of the Sword Emperor in a flash, his cold eyes staring at him as if he were prey. Lightning domain attacks pierced towards his two other opponents, seeking to keep them away for a moment.

The Sword Emperor scoffed, not caring about John's attacks. John's fists, while strong, were unable to break his defenses. John raised his hand above his head, slightly surprising the Sword Emperor with this strange action.

An ancient sword suddenly appeared in his hands, brimming with incredible power and lethality. John grit his teeth as his arm muscles bulged out with great power, controlling the sword to the best of his abilities. He suddenly swung down towards the Sword Emperor with all his might.

"Die!"

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