19 Flame vs Fist (2)

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Ryu seeing the miniature sun in front of him getting closer and closer each second, Ryu used his martial arts to defend himself.

[War Fist Of The Desolated Land: Fortress Mode]

[Crimson Red Fortress]

The miniature sun collided on the crimson energy dome and the power of it was so strong that the dome that is even able to defend a projectile going on speed of sound broke, the flames of it then landed on Ryu's body burning it to a certain extent before the latter manage to get away before he got swallowed.

Ryu didn't care about his injury at this moment and dashed towards Joo Moon Baek to get back at him for burning him.

Once the two closed the distance between them both of them duked it out with each other, punching, kicking, and even elbowing, both of them exchange attacks so strong that the wind gust produced by it formed a vortex of hurricane.

Seeing that even after Joo Moon Baek losing his right arm and still stands and match him like nothing happen, Ryu decided to use his trump card before his enemy used his own.

Ryu plan to end this quickly before Joo Moon Baek used the Incomplete Unrecorded Divine Flames.

If Joo Moon Baek used this then even if he used his strongest defense he still wouldn't survive.

It was the Divine art that the Heavenly Demon, a Divine Art personally acknowledge by the Heavenly Demon, so it was obvious that it will be ridiculously strong thankfully it was still incomplete otherwise Ryu won't really stand a chance.

Ryu took on a low stance, he then outstretched both his hands like a wing about to flap, his muscles flexed and tighten.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense and heavy. No one knows what was happening as there was never a martial arts with this kind of stance, there is too much opening. But then Ryu's sleeveless martial robes began to expand and ripped apart, his back muscle suddenly tighten and formed a Demonic face.

And after then a surge of killing intent and pure Qi was released from him and formed into a humanoid figure.

It has red skin and pinkish hair that was floating air as if gravity didn't affect it, it's demonic smile reaching ear to ear and its gigantic size towering the entire hall almost reaching the ceiling.

[Red Demon Intimidation] + [Demon Back]

Right now Ryu's power was multiplied by two.

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Then someone from the crowd shouted something.

"DEMON PROGENITOR'S CONSTITUTION!!!"

"!!!"

All of them felt Ryu's martial prowess make leaps when the Demon Back emerged, there was a legend among the Demon Cult that the First Heavenly Demon have a body entirely built to learn martial arts and contain the Divine Flame, that constitution is called [Demon Progenitor's Constitution]. The story was very vague so all of them immediately jumped into conclusion. In the legend it was told that the First Heavenly Demon will manifest a Demon's face when he show his true power, there was no specific part which will it manifest so none knows, it was very vague.

"Joo Moon Baek, let's end this." Ryu said with confidence.

"I agree" Joo Moon Baek said agreeing to the latter, this brief exchange of words was a signal for both of them to use all their power on this last attack, as this will be their strongest and last.

"RAAAAAHHHHH!!!" Ryu roared in a guttural scream as if the Demon itself roared. His body was covered with [Red Leecher Qi] covering every part of it.

The red energy then shaped itself into as armor, the crimson light it projects made a majestic sight that awed everyone. After then a figure of a horse made of energy formed itself from his back.

[War Fist Of The Desolated Land: Great General]

[Red Leecher Qi] + [Lu Bu's Majestic Armor] + [Red Hare's Majestic March]

Ryu dashed with all of his strength, his fist cocked like a cannon ball ready to be launched.

Joo Moon Baek on the other hand manifested ten miniature sun behind him and hurdle it towards Ryu's incoming disastrously dangerous dash.

[Despair Flame King Art: Apocalyptic Demise]

The two attacks then clashed against each other, creating a blindingly flashy lights that engulfed the entire hall. After then it was followed by an explosion so strong that it shook the peak of Heavenly Mountain.

When the light subsided what they saw was the the most unexpected and shocking scene in their entire life, what they saw was Joo Moon Baek known as a menace on the battlefield pathetically writhing in pain.

His shriek and scream were filled with pain and his body endlessly shook like it was vibrating, and besides him was Ryu standing triumphantly, though half of his body was burned his face nor his will wavered.

Currently the [Red Leecher Qi] was invading every part of Joo Moon Baek's body, as a martial artist in the level of absolute realm Joo Moon Baek has total awareness of what's going on inside his body. What Joo Moon Baek was feeling right now was absolute despair.

His Qi was being invaded and he can't do anything besides crying in pain.

Ryu approached his body and poured [Red Leecher Qi] on Joo Moon Baeks body to intensify the process and fasten it.

And when Joo Moon Baek's entire being was consumed by the [Red Leecher Qi] it was now time to harvest the fruit.

All of the Qi from Joo Moon Baek's body that was converted to [Red Leecher Qi] moved out from his body and got absorbed by Ryu.

What he felt was absolute despair, all the Qi all the lifespan on his body was leaving it and the worst of all, he felt the Incomplete Divine Flame resided within his soul also gets absorbed.

Ryu whispered something to him that further lunged him to the depths of despair.

"You know Joo Moon Baek, one of the enemies I want to face the most are schemers"

"Do you know why?"

"They scheme through every way, sacrifice what was important to them, took effort and time that may even lasted for decades. BUT the moment they saw their intricate plan crumbled by pure strength is addicting"

"Just like the despair you are feeling right now, watch your castle fall before your very eyes Joo Moon Baek"