Night Without End

Chapter 1402 - 588: Orthodoxy_3

The surging sea of blood seemed vast and imposing, but it couldn’t possibly be entirely composed of Blood Souls. Even with Huang Zhaoting’s grandmaster-level accomplishments, he wouldn’t dare to slaughter indiscriminately.

His fifth axe exploded, sweeping horizontally. This line of slaughter was indeed terrifying, as if severing the sea and sky, with a rune of order blocking the way.

Qin Ming no longer held back, directly using the golden threads like rain, piercing through the vast expanse. Countless strands of golden silk interwove, trailing long tail lights, like a boundless meteor shower crossing the sky of the Inner Realm.

The massive giant axe was actually nailed and completely pierced through by it.

"How is this possible?" Huang Zhaoting was somewhat incredulous. This was the Axe Light second only to the Ultimate Technique among the Six Forms of Heaven Opening. Its might was unparalleled, and yet it was blocked like this?

"Kill!" he growled lowly, desperately urging the giant axe and fighting his opponent with blood.

Soon, his pupils contracted as he saw his opponent covered in a Golden Silk Jade Robe. The golden threads poured endlessly, overshadowing the blood-red waves in the Inner Realm.

Moments later, with a terrible cracking sound, the giant axe in Huang Zhaoting’s hand fractured and then exploded.

He was covered in blood, staggering backward.

Huang Zhaoting stared at the figure ahead, sinking in heart, but without any hesitation, gathering force up to this point, the Sixth Form of Heaven Opening could finally be unleashed.

Moreover, he regained confidence. A small axe took shape before his eyebrows, as if slashed from within his spirit, enlarging rapidly.

Subsequently, it carried an overwhelming force, hurling towards Qin Ming.

Crucially, the blood-colored vast ocean condensed as if entirely gathering on this Heaven Opening Axe.

Qin Ming’s hair stood on end, not frightened by the Axe Light, but wary of a shard of weapon at its core.

A piece of axe fragment was enveloped by the giant axe’s glow, resonating.

"That is the only shard preserved from the axe back then!" Qin Ming was extremely cautious and mentally shocked, knowing early on that the opponent carried it. Why would he waste time resonating with those messy Blood Refining Methods?

The true scripture was right there, in that finger-length metal shard!

At this moment, Qin Ming used all his techniques, with the Primordial True Form manifesting behind him. It seemed like the night sky was torn apart, showing a scene with stars descending into the world, intertwined with Thunder Seals, accompanied by the Big Sun suspended and the Taiyin hanging slanting, various complex imagery changing unpredictably, continuously emerging.

The giant axe was again immobilized!

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Seeing this, Huang Zhaoting couldn’t maintain his composure, his face slightly paling.

This was his ultimate strike, how could it be blocked?

"Axe Soul... resurgence!" he bellowed, using his own heart’s blood to refine the giant axe, primarily irrigating the core’s axe fragment with Blood Essence.

Indeed, the giant axe moved forward again.

Qin Ming was horrified, genuinely feeling an inexplicable consciousness on that metal shard responding to Huang Zhaoting, stirring up terrifying Evil Qi, with blood-colored Divine Light soaring to the sky, almost tearing apart this Inner Realm.

However, Huang Zhaoting had no intention of opening the Inner Realm, seemingly deliberately concealing the truth about the remaining axe being sentient.

Qin Ming felt something was off and unfurled the golden silk parasol, blocking in front of him.

"My Blood Refining Method was mainly for this strike, refining the Heaven Opening Axe fragment!" Huang Zhaoting’s face was full of killing intent.

With a thunderous crash, Qin Ming used the golden silk parasol to fend off the giant axe.

At the same time, he unleashed various techniques, aiming to knock out the metal fragment in the Heaven Opening Axe’s core area.

Qin Ming stood silently, the True Form manifesting again, attempting to immobilize the giant axe.

Simultaneously, layers upon layers of black vortices appeared on his body, combining into a terrifying black hole, devouring the sea of blood along with the Axe Light.

Then, densely packed golden threads intertwined, penetrating forward.

The golden silk parasol also inhaled... various Soul Light was being stripped from the opposite side.

The two confronted briefly, the giant axe cracked, and the core area’s metal fragment was knocked outward, carrying an eerie glow, flying towards Qin Ming’s forehead.

Qin Ming was shocked, having a feeling that if pierced by this axe blade, it would lead to major problems.

The axe fragment seemed imbued with a soul, automatically correcting its trajectory, no matter how Qin Ming dodged, he couldn’t evade it, as it pierced directly towards his forehead.

Huang Zhaoting laughed, saying, "Good, senior, quickly kill this fiend!"

Suddenly, his smile froze.

Because, soundlessly and without a trace, the axe fragment disappeared into thin air.

Qin Ming employed the broken cloth, crucially, opening its internal space, unnoticed by outsiders, thereby calmly opening it in advance, receiving the axe fragment.

This counts as another effective application of Old Bu.

"Ah..." Inside the Broken Cloth Space, miserable cries echoed, a mass of blood-colored consciousness struggled, yet horrified to find itself unable to escape and that its power was dwindling.

"A remaining soul fragment, not the Artifact Spirit of the Heaven Opening Axe, but a former opponent that was cleaved apart, attached to the axe head, waiting for a chance at revival."

Qin Ming observed, uncovering the truth.

He stared at Huang Zhaoting, saying, "How truly pitiful!"

The Huang Family’s exceptional genius retreated, saying, "What are you talking about?"

Qin Ming unveiled the truth, saying, "You think you’ve gained the Artifact Spirit’s favor, unaware that it’s merely a lone soul, an opponent cleaved by the Heaven Opening Axe, and yet you followed its guidance, doing Blood Refining Method, you’re nurturing him!"

"You’re deceiving me!" Huang Zhaoting’s expression changed dramatically.

At this time, Qin Ming naturally wouldn’t release that metal fragment, needing to wait until the blood-colored consciousness attached to it dissipated completely before he could interact with it securely.

Qin Ming needed no more idle talk with him, attacking directly.