Chapter 2013: Chapter 2013: Birdman
Gabriel finally completed his transformation, becoming an angel, standing atop the snow-capped mountains overlooking the mortal realm.
His temperament changed from its previous arrogance and bravado to become very calm and steady.
As if nothing in this world, or anyone, could catch his attention.
Not until the Holy Light disappeared did Gabriel’s demeanor return to its original state.
Despite gaining powerful strength, his appearance seemed not so happy, and a faint trace of hatred and determination flashed deep in his eyes.
"Evil God Xiao Zheng, you should feel proud."
"Because in my long life, you are the first who can force me to exhaust my life and use Angel Descent!"
Gabriel slowly said, his voice overpowering the wind and snow.
Upon hearing this, a flash of realization appeared in Xiao Zheng’s eyes.
No wonder he previously felt something strange; although Gabriel’s combat power had clearly increased, his vitality was gradually decreasing. It turned out he was overusing his life force.
This so-called Angel Descent is actually similar to the Secret Techniques of the Demon, like Heavenly Demon Disintegration, all of which use a portion of one’s life as the price to gain temporary, powerful strength.
But judging from Gabriel’s previous state, after using this move Angel Descent, even if Xiao Zheng didn’t kill him, he wouldn’t have any chance to survive afterward. This was because he had no excess life force left to deplete.
From this, it was easy to see how much Gabriel wanted to kill Xiao Zheng, going so far as to use such a self-damaging Forbidden Technique that harms the enemy more than oneself.
After understanding all this, Xiao Zheng couldn’t help but smile with a hint of mockery: "Looks like you’re really planning to go all out, but do you really think that using a Forbidden Technique will be enough to kill me?"
"Why not? Angels govern the mortal world; if I want you dead, then you will die!" Gabriel said with a conceited expression.
Upon hearing this, the smile on Xiao Zheng’s face became even more radiant: "Ha! What angel crap, just a big birdman! Don’t think that just because your body suddenly got bigger, I’ll be afraid of you! At most, you’re just a slightly larger birdman!"
Hearing himself being repeatedly called a birdman, Gabriel could no longer suppress his inner fury and fiercely started attacking Xiao Zheng!
He flapped his pair of wings behind him, creating terrifying Gang Qi winds!
The Gang Qi winds swept up snow and wind, like Wind Blades and ice knives, immediately rushing toward Xiao Zheng!
All this happened in the blink of an eye, such that Xiao Zheng didn’t react immediately. Enveloped in the storm, the Wind Blades and ice knives raged across his body.
Crack! Crack!
Xiao Zheng’s clothes were shredded, and wounds constantly appeared on his body!
In just a few seconds, he was turned into a bloodied figure!
Realizing his predicament, Xiao Zheng quickly responded. He immediately raised a Vigorous Energy Shield, intending to protect against the Wind Blades and ice knives created by Gabriel.
However, at this moment, a terrifying aura suddenly erupted from the storm!
A flash of surprise appeared in Xiao Zheng’s eyes, and then his body was struck heavily, and he was sent flying!
It turned out that while he was trapped in the storm, Gabriel had followed the storm’s path and then shattered his condensed Vigorous Energy Shield with a single punch, finally striking him away!
It was lucky for Xiao Zheng that he managed to conjure up the Vigorous Energy Shield just in time.
Otherwise, that punch from Gabriel would’ve been enough to severely injure Xiao Zheng.
However, the current situation still didn’t look good for Xiao Zheng.
He had just steadied himself when Gabriel swooped back down toward him.
Now, having transformed into an angel six meters tall, Gabriel’s sheer size alone was impactful. Coupled with the immense power he gained by overusing his life force, he looked especially terrifying.
Xiao Zheng didn’t dare show the slightest negligence, gripping his dual blades tightly.
After seeing through Gabriel’s movements, he boldly struck out with his blade!
The blade light shone dazzlingly between heaven and earth, as if the world was being obliterated!
Gabriel’s screams immediately echoed in this desperate situation, with blood constantly dripping down, accompanied by falling white feathers!
The blade Xiao Zheng just swung didn’t land on Gabriel’s body, but directly cut through his right wing!
The Sword Qi was incredibly sharp, slicing half of the right wing off!
As a result, Gabriel now looked quite ragged and strange, with a stark asymmetry between his left and right wings!
After landing the blow, Xiao Zheng sneered and said, "I told you, a birdman is just a birdman. You think you can beat me? Keep dreaming! It’s a pity there’s no fire here; otherwise, I’d really like to try grilling some birdman wings."
Hearing his taunts, Gabriel went berserk with rage.
He never imagined that even after using Angel Descent, he wouldn’t be a match for Xiao Zheng. Now, he deeply regretted waking up too early; if he’d stayed asleep for a few more years to restore his cultivation to its peak, Xiao Zheng wouldn’t be able to flaunt himself in front of him.
"I truly am dissatisfied!"
Gabriel thought bitterly, then with a flash of light on his right wing, the broken part began to regenerate.
Seeing this scene, surprise again flashed in Xiao Zheng’s eyes, clearly shocked by his regenerative abilities.
However, the corner of his mouth soon curled into a cold smile.
Although Gabriel repaired his broken wing, his own power had also decreased a bit. Clearly, Gabriel couldn’t use his regenerative ability endlessly like Xiao Zheng could.
Every time he healed a wound on his body, it consumed a lot of his energy.
After figuring this out, Xiao Zheng seemed to find a way to resolve the battle. Without hesitation, he directly charged at Gabriel with his blade.
Gabriel let out a cold snort and also retaliated.
However, when his fist fell, Xiao Zheng in front of him mysteriously vanished like an apparition!
It was a mirage!
Gabriel turned sharply, but it was too late!
Xiao Zheng struck again with two heavy blows on his body!
The outcome of these two blows was that both of Gabriel’s wings were severed!
"Without bird wings, let’s see how long you can keep this up,"
Xiao Zheng grinned, then attacked again.
Gabriel gritted through the pain, quickly conjuring several layers of defensive shields around his body. After deflecting Xiao Zheng’s attack, his body retreated rapidly, swiftly distancing himself from Xiao Zheng!
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