Battle with the Hilichurl King, Xiao Trapped in Karmic Bindings!

The combat power of this Hilichurl King had already exceeded the limits of an ordinary Hilichurl, becoming extremely powerful.

Xiao coldly observed the roaring Hilichurl King.

Even though this Hilichurl King had surpassed normal strength, Xiao's pride made him unwilling to reveal his true abilities just yet.

After a roar, the Hilichurl King raised its massive arms, as thick as water barrels, and swung them down toward Xiao.

Xiao lightly leaped into the air, transforming into a green flash, passing through the Hilichurl King.

The rock-like layers on the Hilichurl King's skin exploded, revealing the black mist of karmic debt underneath.

Just as Xiao passed through the Hilichurl King and appeared behind it, the Hilichurl King swung its arm in a full circle, striking toward Xiao.

Xiao's eyes narrowed.

Could this Hilichurl King actually keep up with his speed?

No, it wasn't that. It was that his attack, while in rainbow light form, was too straightforward.

In the past, his speed was so fast that his enemies couldn't catch him, but this Hilichurl King seemed to know ahead of time that he would appear behind it and directly attacked.

However, even then, with the intelligence of a normal Hilichurl King, it shouldn't have been able to do this.

A Hilichurl King driven mad by the black mist should have been even less capable.

Xiao immediately understood. It was likely that the Hilichurl King's mind had been completely taken over by the karmic debt.

Since it had fused with all the negative energy, it made sense that it could seize this opportunity.

As Xiao calmly assessed the effects of the karmic debt on the Hilichurl King, its massive arms swung down toward him.

Xiao directly blocked the Hilichurl King's arms with his weapon, the Primordial Jade Winged-Spear.

The moment he made contact with the Hilichurl King's arms, Xiao could feel just how much its strength had been enhanced.

The ground beneath Xiao's feet couldn't bear the force pressing down on him.

Centered around Xiao, a web of cracks appeared, spreading outward like the petals of an earthen flower, with Xiao standing at its core.

Despite withstanding such immense power, Xiao's expression remained unchanged.

But then, the Hilichurl King let out a furious roar and kicked at one of the raised stone slabs, shattering it into several large chunks that flew toward Xiao.

Each stone flew at an incredible speed, with a whistling wind as they hurtled toward Xiao, threatening to pierce him.

At this moment, Xiao decided not to test the Hilichurl King's strength any longer.

He put away his spear, and in the instant the Hilichurl King's arms smashed down, he flashed behind it in a blink of green light.

"Roar!"

The Hilichurl King's arms struck the rocky flower on the ground, smashing everything to pieces and leaving a massive crater in the earth.

Xiao's gaze suddenly turned icy.

"If you wish to die, then I will grant your wish."

He reached for the mask tied to his waist and placed it on his face.

As the eyes of the mask flashed with green light, the entire world seemed to darken.

Then, a cold, pained voice rang out:

"Yasha's Masked Dance!"

A dark green energy appeared to wrap around Xiao.

Wearing the mask, Xiao's aura surged dramatically, a wave of ominous energy sweeping outward from him.

The black mist of karmic debt surrounding the Hilichurls on the ground trembled in response, as if both fearing and craving this version of Xiao.

The Hilichurl King roared again, smashing its fists against the rock layers on its body before charging at Xiao once more.

Xiao's figure disappeared again, and the Hilichurl King instinctively looked behind itself but saw no one.

At that moment, Xiao had already appeared above the Hilichurl King's head.

He transformed into a blade-like green flash, descending swiftly.

The green light struck the Hilichurl King, shattering its rocky armor.

The Hilichurl King let out a painful roar.

Xiao landed on the ground, holding his spear in a half-crouched position.

Around him, sections of green light-formed spears emerged from the ground, all aimed at the Hilichurl King.

Having had most of its armor destroyed by Xiao's previous attack, the Hilichurl King's body was now directly pierced by the many spears of green light.

In an instant, the Hilichurl King's legs were rendered useless by the green spears.

Without the support of its legs, the massive Hilichurl King collapsed, forced to use its arms to prop itself up.

The Hilichurl King was now defenseless, its head hanging low before Xiao.

With just one strike after donning the mask, Xiao had completely disabled the Hilichurl King, overwhelmed by karmic debt.

"It's over."

Xiao's cold voice emerged from behind the mask.

A green flash pierced through the Hilichurl King's skull.

Instantly, a large hole appeared in the Hilichurl King's head.

The red glow in the Hilichurl King's eyes gradually faded away as its massive body crashed heavily to the ground.

"Boom!"

The Hilichurl King's fall caused the ground to tremble.

Xiao removed his mask, and the dark green energy surrounding him dissipated.

A flicker of pain flashed through his eyes, and he took a deep breath before regaining his composure.

A Yaksha was constantly tormented by karmic debt.

Even though Xiao had grown accustomed to this torment over his long life, the karmic debt that stirred up during battle still caused him pain that he couldn't fully hide.

After hanging the mask back on his waist, Xiao approached the corpse of the Hilichurl King.

Though it was now dead, the thick black mist of karmic debt still lingered around its body.

Dealing with this Hilichurl King, enhanced by the karmic debt, had only been a minor challenge for Xiao.

Once he got serious, it was over in just a few moves.

Xiao gazed at the black mist swirling around the Hilichurl King and the other Hilichurls, his expression serious.

There was so much karmic debt—it had to be eradicated.

Xiao formed a hand seal, preparing to use his Adepti arts to clear the karmic debt.

Just as he was about to remove the black mist, it seemed to sense something.

Suddenly, tendrils of black mist began to drift away from the Hilichurls and toward Xiao.

Xiao was a bit surprised and prepared to dodge, but the densest karmic mist from the Hilichurl King had already crept to his feet, making contact with him first.

In that instant, the karmic debt inside Xiao's own body became active.

"Ugh..." Xiao let out a muffled groan of pain.

Normally, he could easily avoid contact with the other karmic mist, but now, he paused for a brief moment.

Seizing this opportunity, all the black mist surged into Xiao's body.

A Yaksha absorbs karmic debt far more easily than any other being.

And the amount of karmic debt a Yaksha could endure also far exceeded that of others.

In just a few breaths, the black mist in the area had been fully absorbed by Xiao.

Xiao stood still, his eyes blank, as his consciousness was drawn into a world of blood-red surroundings.

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