The incredibly hard bone shield, under the strike of the Heaven-Shattering Sword, was as fragile as tofu, failing to buy Lei Nuo even a tenth of a second.
The sharp sword energy, after shattering the bone shields into fragments, continued its descent towards Lei Nuo.
A dazzling sword shadow, like a bolt of lightning in the darkness, suddenly tore through the dark sky, revealing Lei Nuo, who had shifted positions multiple times below.
"You want me dead? Not so easy!"
The bone on Lei Nuo's body, which was like white jade, instantly became even more crystalline and transparent.
A golden light emanated from the bones, imbuing Lei Nuo's skeletal form with a hint of sacredness in an instant.
"Break for me!"
Lei Nuo thrust his hands upward violently, unleashing a colossal fist print that slammed into the descending sword shadow.
For thousands of years, he had continuously refined his own bones, forging his skeletal body to be comparable to the finest supreme treasures, making it incredibly resilient.
He firmly believed that his bone body could withstand this sword strike.
As long as he could block this sword, his opponent would surely perish.
This was because his Ghost Flame was also his trump card.
Any living being touched by the Ghost Flame would have its physical body incinerated.
Even their souls would be refined into pure soul energy.
Although the opponent's sword shadow was on the verge of striking him,
Lei Nuo's Ghost Flame had already flown before the opponent.
As long as the opponent didn't retract their sword and continued to slash down, they would inevitably be engulfed by the Ghost Flame.
Lei Nuo now simultaneously hoped that Qin Shi Lei would continue to strike, which would ensure his opponent was caught by his Ghost Flame,
and yet he also wished the opponent would retract their sword, as he was not entirely confident he could withstand this strike.
Steve, from afar, felt as if he were being crushed by a colossal mountain the moment the Heaven-Shattering Sword formed.
His face turned ashen, and his entire body trembled involuntarily.
Steve lacked the courage to even look directly at the Heaven-Shattering Sword.
He fiercely bit his own tongue, jolting himself back to awareness from the sword energy's oppressive might.
Then, without hesitation, he turned and fled into the distance.
Steve knew Lei Nuo was strong, but he had never imagined Qin Shi Lei to be this powerful.
When he had summoned Lei Nuo, he felt everything was secure.
Now, he had lost all confidence.
As Steve ran, he cursed under his breath, "Stupid Lei Nuo, always showing off, now you're getting struck by lightning."
At this moment, Lei Nuo was also filled with boundless regret.
The fist shadow he had unleashed was instantly annihilated by the impact of the sword shadow.
Then, the sharp sword energy struck his hands.
Lei Nuo's prideful hand bones instantly developed countless cracks, and these cracks rapidly spread throughout his entire body.
"Why did I spout so much nonsense?"
"Why didn't I annihilate the opponent with overwhelming force the moment we met?"
"Why did I arrogantly allow the opponent to transform into a giant?"
"Why didn't I use the various treasures from my spatial ring in time?"
Numerous thoughts flashed through Lei Nuo's mind.
Then, with decisive action, he abandoned his bone body.
Lei Nuo's soul fire swiftly flew out from his skull.
It then quickly darted to the side.
However, before the soul fire could escape three meters, the sword shadow had already passed through his bone body.
Then, tracing a mysterious trajectory, it continued to slice towards his soul fire.
"Ah!"
"I'm dead, but you won't live either!"
Lei Nuo only had time to utter a curse before the sharp sword energy cleaved through him, annihilating him in the air, leaving behind only a shimmering golden treasure chest.
His bone body, split in two, suddenly began to weather away, disintegrating into fine powder that sprinkled onto the ground.
Although Qin Shi Lei had slain Lei Nuo, his crisis was not yet over.
For the Ghost Flame had not vanished with Lei Nuo's death; instead, it accelerated towards his body.
A pain that pierced his very soul spread through every part of his body.
Elementalization!
Qin Shi Lei's body suddenly transformed into a dazzling ball of lightning.
The intense pain instantly vanished.
The hundreds of Ghost Flames were also rapidly annihilated under the assault of the lightning.
Qin Shi Lei had not dodged earlier because, when facing the Ghost Flames, he felt no life-or-death premonition that would make his heart race.
Coupled with the fact that elementalization could significantly weaken most ability attacks, he had resolutely struck to kill his opponent.
Qin Shi Lei quickly collected the treasure chest dropped by Lei Nuo, then transformed into a phantom and rapidly pursued Steve, who was about to escape his line of sight.
"I surrender!"
Seeing he could not escape, Steve turned and raised his hands.
Purple Eye of Delusion!
Qin Shi Lei, too lazy to waste words, directly unleashed an illusion.
"Ah!"
Just as Steve was about to fall into the illusion, he suddenly cried out and then woke up.
"Roar!"
Suddenly, a dragon's roar echoed in Qin Shi Lei's ears.
His eyes seemed to perceive a colossal bone dragon, raising its head and roaring.
Under the intimidating power of the dragon's roar, Qin Shi Lei felt his strength reduced by at least thirty percent.
"Roar!"
An even louder dragon roar sounded again.
A phantom of a bone dragon emerged from the staff in Steve's hand, opening its maw and growling at Qin Shi Lei.
"Hmph!"
Qin Shi Lei felt as if his head had been struck by a massive hammer, and he couldn't help but grunt.
The Soul Suppressing Pearl he wore around his neck instantly shattered amidst the bone dragon's roar.
Had Qin Shi Lei not maintained his Heavenly Phenomenon state, with a mental strength comparable to a diamond expert, he might have been directly reduced to an idiot by this bone dragon's roar.
Qin Shi Lei endured the excruciating pain in his head, flipped his Great Que Sword, and swung its body to strike Steve.
A bone shield suddenly appeared to Steve's left, blocking this blow for him.
"Eh!"
Qin Shi Lei was completely bewildered. Lei Nuo, as powerful as he was, had his bone shield unable to withstand his sword strike, yet Steve, who was only at the Gold realm, had managed to block an entire sword strike.
With a twist of his wrist, he swung again, this time aiming for Steve's right hand, which held the staff.
A series of lightning balls, the size of footballs, continuously emerged from the top of the staff and shot rapidly towards Qin Shi Lei.
"Ah!"
Under Qin Shi Lei's full-force assault, the previous shield finally shattered after blocking three strikes, and then an arm suddenly flew to the side.
Crimson blood spurted out.
At that moment, the spherical lightning bolts also struck Qin Shi Lei.
Under the bombardment of these lightning balls, Qin Shi Lei felt a wave of numbness, and he could barely hold onto his Great Que Sword.
The mental energy in his mind and the primordial energy in his meridians began to riot.
Suppress!
Qin Shi Lei concentrated and suppressed his mental energy and the primordial energy within his body.
He swung his sword again, its body aimed at Steve, who was attempting to flee and retrieve his staff.
*Smack!*
Steve was sent flying dozens of meters away like a deflated ball.
Purple Eye of Delusion!
Qin Shi Lei once again created an illusion that enveloped Steve.
This time, there were no further surprises. He successfully controlled the opponent as intended.