Death... and me

*Swish, swish, swish!*

Roan used his Death Scythe three times in a row, aiming at those three without a shred of mercy.

Immediately, two heads flew off as the shock on their faces was obvious. As their heads began to fall to the ground, they also happened to catch a glimpse of the perpetrator. ‘Dark Element user… It’s him!’ Kluo and Hedoi! They were Roan’s victims. Two Elemental Transformation Realm geniuses of the Evil Path had fallen to an Initial Stage Saint, just like that.

However, Granto was different. Just as Roan’s scythe was about to take his head as well, a blob of blood suddenly appeared along the White Scythe’s path. It immediately expanded, creating a blood shield that blocked Roan’s scythe.

*Bang!*

Nevertheless, the force behind Roan’s Death Scythe sent Granto flying!

*Crash!*

He hit the wall while showing a shocked expression. From the looks of it, Granto couldn’t believe he was attacked during such a situation. How could someone move in an environment like that? Granto then saw how the blood shield lost its power and fell to the ground. This was another life-saving treasure. However, it was one that activated on its own. Unless Granto was definitely going to die from an attack, it definitely wouldn’t appear as it used a lot of Granto’s own blood in a short amount of time to take shape. Not to mention that it was an extremely expensive and rare item for others to have. It was easy to see how expensive and rare it was since Kluo and Hedoi didn’t have one. Why? Because of the self-activation ability. That’s what made it hard to make.

There was a problem, though. The blood used to save Granto’s life also weakened him. The Dark Element and Yin Energy concentration in the environment was still too much for him to bear as he held another treasure that protected him against it. Let’s not forget that the previous two life-saving treasures weren’t even able to protect him completely. He was still severely affected by the burst of Yin Energy and Dark Element.

Granto knew that things were not over as he looked at the attacker. ‘It’s him!’ Immediately, everything made sense. How could someone move at the moment? The answer was simple. One just had to have the same elemental affinity as the environment. Naturally, Granto also understood that the guy he had attacked at the entrance before was the person Gille was looking for. The one and only Dark Element Affinity cultivator to have ever appeared in their continent as far as the Blood Path Sect knew.

All those thoughts passed through Granto’s head in a flash. However, none of them mattered anymore. He was in an extremely passive position. Capturing Roan? Ha! He couldn’t give himself such a luxurious thought anymore. If he didn’t kill Roan right now, he would be the one dying.

‘Blood Field!’

The blood from his injuries suddenly transformed into a red mist that covered the area around Granto. Just like Roan’s Death World, the Blood Field increased Granto’s abilities in manipulating blood. However, it was very small. Not that he couldn’t do better, but because he lacked both the power and the blood to use it as he normally did. Nevertheless, he wasn’t afraid. ‘I’m still a Peak Stage Elemental Transformation Realm cultivator. Let’s see how you kill me with your Initial Stage Saint Realm cultivation.’

Granto immediately changed his stance and attacked Roan instead. He knew that doing such a thing would only increase the speed that the Dark Element invaded on his body. However, he definitely couldn’t stay still and wait.

‘Blood Breath!’

Blood gathered in his mouth before it shot in Roan’s direction. It then spread like a cloud, carrying a high destructive power.

Roan narrowed his eyes as he saw this. ‘You can’t underestimate someone at the peak of the Elemental Transformation Realm, after all.’

‘Death Style, First Defensive Form, Reversive Arcs!’

Dark threads, fuelled by Rean’s Light Element, created a protective barrier around Roan. The Blood Breath soon hit it, forcing Roan back several meters. Some of the Blood Breath still passed through it, hitting Roan’s body and causing the affected parts to burst into fountains of blood. Even though only some vestiges of the attack reached Roan, the painful difference in cultivation showed how dangerous it was.

Granto didn’t stop there, though. While Roan defended against his Blood Breath, he had already prepared the next attack.

‘Blood Vortex!’

Even more blood came out of Granto’s body, forming a whirlpool of blood around Roan’s position. Because Roan had to focus on Blood Breath a moment ago, he didn’t have time to use Shadow Steps and leave the area.

However, Roan didn’t seem to panic at all. He simply increased the momentum of his White Scythe, creating even more arcs to defend against it. He could feel that every attack Granto used diminished in power.

Granto felt his condition worsening. To add insult to injury, Roan’s defense seemed a lot more robust during the second attack. His Blood Vortex couldn’t break through it. Of course, that was also because he was far from his peak. Granto didn’t have even one-third of his power at the moment. The power of his life-saving treasure, which was being used to keep the Dark Element at bay, was quickly disappearing as well. He already used one for it, and he didn’t have a third one.

However, that only increased his killing intent. Suddenly, Granto raised his hand as more blood gathered above it. Roan was trapped inside his Blood Vortex, so that was his chance to give a finishing blow. He could think about the rest later.

Eventually, the blood took the form of a spear, which Granto aimed straight at Roan. He also increased the power of his Blood Vortex to make sure Roan wouldn’t be able to escape. ‘This attack has at least 80% of my real power. Let’s see your defense hold it back!’

*Kshush!*

The spear shot forward at extreme speed! Roan definitely couldn’t dodge it. However, unexpectedly, Roan faintly smiled as he didn’t feel the need to dodge in the first place.