I alone am the Honoured One!

"What are you all standing around for?! Catch him!"

The gathered vampires roared in unison and their bodies blurred into motion as they charged at Zhao Tian from all directions like a tide of darkness sweeping toward him with unrelenting ferocity.

Dozens—no, hundreds of vampires lunged at once as their claws gleamed like blades with their eyes burning with hunger.

Some leaped from the rooftops, others surged forth along the ground, surrounding him.

Zhao Tian’s fingers tightened around the hilt of his sword, and the air around him trembled as an overwhelming force began to rise.

His killing intent flooded the battlefield with an oppressive weight that sent shivers down the spines of even the most seasoned warriors.

The very ground beneath his feet cracked, unable to withstand the sheer pressure radiating from his body.

Then... he moved.

Like a shadow cutting through the night, Zhao Tian vanished.

A streak of golden-black energy—

SLASH!

A single arc of his blade split through the air, cutting effortlessly through the necks of five vampires before they could even react.

Their heads tumbled through the air, before their bodies collapsed in a spray of blood.

Before the others could process what had happened, Zhao Tian had already reappeared behind another group.

He twisted, sidestepping a vampire’s lunging claws, and drove his sword straight through its heart.

Without pausing, he pulled it back free and spun, severing another enemy’s arm before slicing cleanly through its torso.

Another vampire lunged at him from the side and its fangs bared as it aimed for his neck.

With a flick of Zhao Tian’s wrist, his blade reversed grip and stabbed backward, impaling the vampire through its open mouth and out the back of its skull.

*sleesh* *sleesh*

He was everywhere and nowhere all at once, weaving between the swarm of enemies like a phantom, striking down foes faster than they could comprehend.

The air became thick with the scent of blood and bodies collapsing like lifeless puppets.

A second later, another vampire’s head slid off its shoulders, rolling across the blood-soaked ground.

Zhao Tian exhaled slowly and his blindfolded gaze burned with cold fury as he stood amidst the carnage.

The battlefield was silent for a moment.

Then the remaining vampires... those who had not yet engaged, staggered back in horror.

Fear.

For the first time, true terror crept into their glowing crimson eyes.

Zhao Tian slowly lifted his sword, its blade still dripping with the lifeblood of those who tried to kill him.

A dark black energy oozed out of his body, rippling around the dead bodies and seeping into their souls.

Back in the war in Jade Eclipse Star, he used his dark energy only inside Elvoria’s blood domain because he had no other choice.

However, he never used it again, even though he killed many intruders there; he couldn’t claim their souls because he can’t show his darkness elemental.

However, that is not the case now.

The scent of iron thickened the air, mingling with the cries of the dying and the echoes of clashing steel.

Zhao Tian’s breathing was steady despite the overwhelming horde still rushing toward him.

The vampires hesitated now, wary of the reaper who stood before them.

But hesitation would not save them.

With a flicker of his foot, Zhao Tian vanished once more—

A vampire warrior swung a massive battle-axe at him but Zhao Tian sidestepped at the last possible moment and in a single motion, he drove his blade upward, slicing through the warrior’s arm and severing it completely before his sword reversed downward, cleaving straight through his skull.

Before the corpse even hit the ground, Zhao Tian vanished again.

Two vampires leaped at him from behind with their claws reaching for his spine.

With a subtle shift of his stance, he spun and his sword sliced through the first one’s waist, splitting him in half.

The second vampire barely had time to react before Zhao Tian drove his foot into its chest, sending it flying backward with bone-crushing force.

*THOOM* The unfortunate creature crashed through a stone pillar and its ribs shattered on impact. Read latest chapters at NovelBin.Côm

Zhao Tian turned and his blindfolded gaze locked onto another group attempting to surround him.

With a single downward swing, his sword unleashed a crescent-shaped wave of golden-black energy.

*WOOSH* The air howled as the devastating force tore through the ground, splitting it apart like brittle parchment.

The energy arc slammed into the vampires, reducing them to nothing but ash and scattered limbs.

The battlefield was a nightmare.

Corpses littered the ground as rivers of blood pooled beneath them.

Yet the vampires did not relent.

Despite the carnage, they roared.

But just as Zhao Tian prepared to cut down another wave of vampires—

His gaze narrowed, and the blood beneath his feet surged to life.

Thick tendrils of crimson burst from the ground, wrapping around his limbs.

Zhao Tian’s gaze flickered and he looked at Selena, who was dashing toward him.

Her twin lances gleamed under the moonlight and her body twisted in a blur as she thrust both weapons toward his chest with terrifying speed.

CLANG!

Zhao Tian’s sword flashed as he barely parried the attack and his arm vibrated from the sheer force behind her strike.

Sparks erupted, and in that brief moment of contact, she twisted her wrist, redirecting her attack in a masterful feint.

Her right lance speared toward his ribs.

Zhao Tian pivoted at the last second as the tip grazed past his side, cutting through fabric and drawing a thin line of blood across his torso.

But he was already countering.

His left foot slammed into the ground as he twisted his hips, generating momentum and his sword lashed out in a sweeping arc, aiming to carve through her midsection.

Selena bent backward as she evaded and retaliated instantly... one lance sweeping for his knees while the other stabbed toward his throat.

Zhao Tian’s body blurred and he vanished.

Selena clicked her tongue as her weapons struck empty air.

But before she could react, an oppressive presence loomed behind her.

’Too fast!’

BOOM!

A devastating kick slammed into her back, sending her flying forward like a cannonball.

She crashed through the stone floor, rolling several times before digging her lance into the ground to halt her momentum.

She barely had time to recover before—

THOOM!

Zhao Tian descended upon her as his sword cleaved downward with monstrous power.

CLANG!

Selena barely managed to raise both lances in a cross-guard, but the sheer force behind his attack sent her skidding backward as her heels carved deep trenches into the ground.

The air trembled from the impact, and her arms burned from the strain.

For the first time, her smirk faded.

’He’s overpowering me…?’

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