1264

 **Chapter 1264: The Second Skeleton King**

Among Han Yu's group, Huo De ranked highest on the combat power list. He was previously ranked 10th but was pushed to 11th by Lin Moyu. 

However, everyone, including Huo De, knew that if it came to a real fight, Han Yu was the most formidable.

Huo De was at the fourth stage of the God King realm, with combat power infinitely close to the peak of the fifth stage, almost reaching the sixth stage of the God King realm.

When he went all out, he could temporarily unleash the power of a sixth-stage God King.

However, his tendency to get easily agitated and his lack of intelligence affected his combat power.

Han Yu was also at the fourth stage of the God King realm, but his strategic mind made his combat abilities surpass Huo De's. Huo De and Han Yu were the top two in their group, with combat power significantly higher than the others.

Bai Tianzong asked, "Boss, can Second Brother defeat Lin Moyu?"

Previously, they were all instantly killed by Lin Moyu's single sword strike, which almost left a psychological shadow. Instinctively, Bai Tianzong felt that Huo De couldn't defeat Lin Moyu, but he still held a sliver of hope.

Han Yu shook his head, "He can't win, but at least he won't be instantly killed. Maybe we can learn something."

"If Lin Moyu only has that one move, Huo De might be able to hold him off for a while." Han Yu's eyes sparkled with anticipation.

Lin Moyu had only shown one move so far. Han Yu hoped to gather more information to have a better chance of competing with Lin Moyu. Although the odds of winning were slim, as a genius, Han Yu had his pride and wouldn't easily admit defeat.

Huo De's temper was volatile, but his combat power was undeniable.

His agitation stemmed from his soul being influenced by the fire laws during his cultivation. This issue could be resolved once Huo De reached the God Sovereign realm.

When his soul entered the Law Star River and was cleansed, he would naturally recover.

Everything has two sides. While his soul was affected, Huo De's combat power also increased. He even cultivated into a postnatal fire spirit body.

His physical strength greatly increased, and he became extremely close to the fire laws.

Han Yu believed that Huo De might really force Lin Moyu to reveal more of his strength.

In the arena, the battle began.

A wave of flames enveloped the stage, and Huo De also unfolded his law domain.

Unfolding the law domain was almost a standard opening move for all God Kings, without exception.

Flames covered Huo De's entire body, forming armor.

Huo De's body rapidly grew larger within the flames, becoming more robust. In an instant, he transformed into a three-meter-tall giant, like a fire god descending to the world.

A pair of flaming gauntlets appeared in his hands, and when he clashed his fists together, an even more astonishing aura erupted.

Flames soared into the sky, layer upon layer, and the flame armor became even stronger, almost solidifying.

Rationality gradually disappeared from Huo De's eyes, replaced by intense battle intent.

His eyes were fixed solely on Lin Moyu.

In this state, he could unleash incredible power, temporarily reaching the combat power of a sixth-stage God King.

He went all out from the start.

This was Han Yu's instruction: go all out from the beginning, without holding back.

Against an opponent like Lin Moyu, whose depth was unknown, there was no need to hold back.

Huo De followed the instruction, roaring as he charged at Lin Moyu.

His eyes were fixed solely on Lin Moyu, even ignoring the Skeleton King that had appeared above him.

The thousand-meter-tall Skeleton King swung a sword at Huo De.

The sword light exploded, shattering the flame armor and engulfing the stage in flames.

However, this time, the sword light didn't instantly kill Huo De after shattering the armor.

In the next second, the flames surged back, and the armor was restored.

From the start of the challenge, this was the first time the Skeleton King hadn't instantly killed its opponent.

"Interesting!" Lin Moyu smiled slightly, quickly retreating and flying diagonally into the air.

Huo De, engulfed in flames, appeared where Lin Moyu had been, his flaming fists smashing into the ground.

Like a volcanic eruption, flames shot into the sky. Huo De charged into the flames, which transformed into wings behind him, granting him incredible speed as he pursued Lin Moyu.

The Skeleton King flew over, blocking Lin Moyu, but was knocked aside by Huo De.

Huo De's size was disproportionate to the Skeleton King, but he still managed to knock the Skeleton King away, creating a strong sense of contrast.

Han Yu smiled as he watched from below.

"Finally, some movement."

"The Skeleton King couldn't instantly kill Huo De and was knocked away."

"Let's see what other moves you have."

From the start of the battle, Lin Moyu hadn't moved a step.

Now he finally moved, and the Skeleton King couldn't stop Huo De.

Clearly, if Lin Moyu had no other moves, he would be relentlessly pursued by Huo De.

Once Huo De started fighting, he wouldn't stop until his opponent was defeated.

After a brief exchange, Lin Moyu had already assessed Huo De's strength. His expression remained calm, showing no signs of panic.

He had only summoned a thousand-meter-tall Skeleton King, which gathered the power of a million skeletons.

The combat power of a thousand-meter-tall Skeleton King was only at the fifth stage of the God King realm.

Compared to the enraged Huo De, it was indeed slightly weaker.

Since that was the case, he would just add more power.

Lin Moyu lightly tapped his finger, and another burning Skeleton King throne appeared above him. This time, the throne was noticeably larger, and the Skeleton King on it was also much bigger.

The new Skeleton King slowly stood up, reaching a height of three thousand meters.

This time, it was a Skeleton King formed by the power of three million skeletons, with combat power reaching the sixth stage of the God King realm.

Han Yu's pupils contracted sharply. The second Skeleton King was even larger and stronger.

He realized that Lin Moyu could summon more than one Skeleton King, and the previous Skeleton King wasn't the strongest.

Now Lin Moyu was using more power, enhancing the spell's strength.

"He wasn't using his full strength before..."

Han Yu was greatly shaken, then felt a bit disheartened.

Lin Moyu still hadn't revealed his trump card.

The new Skeleton King locked onto Huo De and swung the God-Slaying Sword.

The sword light shone, completely shattering the flame armor on Huo De. The sword light didn't disappear and continued to fall on Huo De.

Huo De's physical body was extremely strong, and he screamed in pain within the sword light but didn't die.

Huge wounds appeared on his body, bleeding profusely.

In the Human Emperor Network, everything simulated reality.

Huo De could feel the pain, but the pain only increased his combat power.

He became even more enraged and crazed, ignoring the visible bone-deep wounds and the fountain-like blood, relying on his strong physique to charge at Lin Moyu again.

Huo De transformed into flames, like a burning star, crashing towards Lin Moyu.

As he approached Lin Moyu, he was suddenly enveloped by a massive shadow.

The three-thousand-meter-tall Skeleton King blocked his path, and his size was only as big as the Skeleton King's little finger.

This time, he couldn't knock the Skeleton King away.

The Skeleton King, with immense power, swatted him away like a fly.

Huo De was uncontrollably sent flying, the flames around him scattered. In terms of strength, the Skeleton King completely overpowered him.

At this moment, the other thousand-meter-tall Skeleton King arrived, raising its hand for another sword strike.

It was still the God-Slaying Sword, without any extra moves.

The bright sword light rose, and Huo De exploded into flames, scattering across the stage.