Chapter 459: Chapter 456: Power Showdown
The Minotaur was built like a mountain, his aura overwhelming.
Although he only used his physical strength, the sheer force of his presence crushed an area hundreds of yards around him, making it difficult for even the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy to draw near.
He moved with incredible speed, wielding an overwhelming force, determined to smash Mo Qi into a bloody pulp.
In stark contrast, Mo Qi’s entire body wasn’t even as large as the Minotaur’s forearm, but his next move took everyone by surprise.
He didn’t retreat, didn’t defend, and made no attempt to dodge the brunt of the Minotaur’s attack. Instead, he charged forward to meet it head-on.
"Haha! You forsake the path to heaven and barge right into hell! Die!" The Minotaur was ecstatic.
Forget that Mo Qi was a full Realm beneath him—even if they had the same level of Cultivation, daring to meet his fist without any defense was simply asking for death.
The Minotaur wasn’t the only one who thought so. The other four youths of the Demon Race, including the Wolf Demon, all felt the same way.
"That stupid bull is about to go all out. The human is screwed," the Peng Bird muttered under his breath.
The three demons beside him all nodded in agreement. A Strong Bull Demon on a rampage was no joke.
Just then, above the clearing, Mo Qi’s and the Minotaur’s fists collided.
The stark contrast between the large and small fists, a testament to their disparate sizes, created a visually stunning impact.
CRACK!
BOOM!
First came the sharp crack of flesh on flesh, followed by a deafening explosion as shockwaves of immense power clashed and tore at each other.
MOO~
A deep, resounding moo echoed across the entire island.
A colossal, pitch-black bull phantom, hundreds of feet tall, materialized behind the Minotaur.
STOMP, STOMP, STOMP!
The massive bull phantom lowered its head, shaking it from side to side. Its front hooves scraped and stomped the ground in a steady rhythm as jets of white mist shot from its nostrils.
"That bull is cheating! He’s breaking the rules! He’s using the power of Mental Realm Transformation!" a young man from one of the Sub-Palaces suddenly shouted from the crowd.
"Silence!" the Immortal from his Sub-Palace snapped, his face dark. "That is not Mental Realm Transformation! His power is so immense that it has stirred the Power of Heaven and Earth to manifest his Bloodline Shrinkage!"
"The bloodline is an extension of the physical body, so he has not broken any rules!"
The young man who had spoken hastily lowered his head, burning with shame at his own ignorance.
But no one paid him any mind, as all eyes were fixed on Mo Qi.
They never imagined Mo Qi would be able to force the Minotaur to use its Bloodline Shrinkage.
The Peng Bird’s beak hung open in astonishment, and for a long moment, he couldn’t close it.
"H-how... how did this human kid do that?"
No one answered him. Not even the Wolf Demon could fathom how Mo Qi had not only taken the Minotaur’s punch but had also forced him to unleash his Bloodline Shrinkage.
High above the clearing, the Minotaur was suffering in silence.
He had been certain that one punch would be enough to obliterate Mo Qi. But after they clashed, he discovered that not only was Mo Qi’s strength astonishingly great, but a subtle, destructive power was continuously pulsing from the point of impact, wave after wave.
This destructive force bypassed all defenses, penetrating his thick fur and hide to directly assault his muscles, bones, and flesh.
Worse, it was traveling up his arm toward his internal organs, threatening to destroy him from the inside out.
The Minotaur had been left with no choice but to activate his Bloodline Shrinkage to intercept this destructive power.
’Dark Force Vibrating Power! Just like those insidious humans!’
As an expert in the art of "power," the Minotaur naturally recognized Mo Qi’s technique.
But as a member of the Strong Bull Demon clan, a race that believed in the supremacy of absolute power, he was utterly contemptuous of such "unorthodox" methods.
"Little runt, you’re pretty good. You actually forced me to use my Bloodline Shrinkage. But this is where it ends. Die!"
The moment he finished speaking, the colossal bull phantom, as if given a command, shot toward Mo Qi like an arrow loosed from a bow.
The Minotaur threw another punch in concert with the phantom, creating an unstoppable force that seemed capable of toppling mountains and overturning seas.
’A Bloodline Shrinkage? I think I have one of those, too.’
With a single thought, Mo Qi activated his Five Elements Dominating Body.
RUMBLE!
The phantom of a colossal tree erupted from the ground. Its massive roots anchored themselves in the void, and its canopy blotted out the sky, covering the entire island.
It was none other than the Five Elements Tree, whose essence Mo Qi had consumed and absorbed!
The sudden appearance of the Five Elements Tree gave the Minotaur a fright.
The colossal bull phantom, unable to change course in time, slammed headfirst into the Five Elements Tree.
The bull phantom, though hundreds of feet tall and seemingly immense, was dwarfed by the phantom of the Five Elements Tree.
THUD!
The shockwave from the impact radiated outward, kicking up a ring of gigantic waves hundreds of meters high around the island. The waves pushed out for miles before gradually subsiding.
RUSTLE!
The Five Elements Tree, with its lush foliage, trembled. Its countless branches and leaves vibrated in unison, completely dispersing the force of the impact in less than half a second.
The bull phantom had no such ability. It took the full, unmitigated force of the recoil.
CRACK!
Both its horns shattered on the spot. Cracks spiderwebbed across its phantom form, which dimmed and faded.
The Minotaur himself didn’t fare much better. With his Bloodline Shrinkage on the verge of collapse, the backlash left him dizzy and dazed. More than half his strength was drained away, and his punching arm was thrown off course.
Mo Qi, of course, wouldn’t let such an opportunity slip by. He pressed his advantage, ready to butcher the bull for its meat.
’Beef from a creature with such a powerful physique... If I cook it into Medicinal Cuisine, it won’t just taste divine, the medicinal effects will be incredible. If an ordinary person just got a whiff of it, they could probably perfectly Refine Essence, gain Qi Sensitivity, open their Dantian, and reach the Qi Refining Realm in no time at all!’
’Kill!’
Mo Qi spun to the side, evading the Minotaur’s attack. He leaped high into the air, brought his legs together, and kicked viciously at the Minotaur’s face.
CRUNCH!
The kick landed squarely on the bridge of the Minotaur’s nose. The immense force instantly shattered the bone, causing his entire nose to cave in.
"MOO!"
The Minotaur roared in agony, feeling an excruciating, eye-watering pain shoot from his nasal cavity straight to his eyeballs.
Two streams of hot tears, mixed with blood, gushed from his eyes.
You don’t hit a man in the face, and you especially don’t hit him on the nose.
"Little runt, I’m gonna kill you!"
The Minotaur, absolutely livid, flailed his arms, trying to grab Mo Qi.
But before he could act, another searing pain shot from the tip of his nose.
This time, however, the pain wasn’t just excruciating; it was bone-deep, reaching the very depths of his soul.
The Minotaur almost dropped to his knees and cried for his mother.
In the next second, the ground vanished from beneath his feet. The world spun, and his body traced a beautiful arc through the air.
"I really have to wonder what possessed a bull like you to get a nose ring."
At that moment, Mo Qi had both hands locked onto the Minotaur’s nose ring, and he reflexively began to toss him about like a chef flipping a wok.
The Minotaur was instantly airborne. Led around by the nose, he was flung up and down like a dancing ribbon with every one of Mo Qi’s "flips."
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Because of Mo Qi’s small stature, every "flip" sent the Minotaur into intimate contact with the ground, smashing the earth to pieces and kicking up a messy cloud of dust and debris.
