Chapter 36 - King vs Cerberus [2]

Chapter 36: 36 - King vs Cerberus [2]

Amidst the thick cloud of dust, King immediately stood up. No, more accurately, he never fell down even for a moment because he would never allow himself to fall in front of a dog.

Caught off guard by Cerberus’s sudden attack, King was left dizzy for a second by its huge paw. His body in the Heavenly Dao Swordsman state was indeed incredibly tough, since even after such a heavy collision, he still wasn’t seriously injured.

Suddenly, King felt something flowing from his nose. This liquid smelled strange, unlike snot. It was... blood!

A ’mere’ rank IV dog that had even lost one of its heads could actually make me bleed? Damn it! No one is allowed to see this pathetic sight.

Using the dust to block the view, King immediately wiped his nose with his hand to clean away the little bit of blood that had just flowed out. If Elias saw him getting a bloody nose from a dog, how was he supposed to act cool in front of him from now on?

"Damn dog! I’ll chop you into pieces!"

Spiritual power erupted from King’s body, blowing away all the dust and dirt around him. He once again appeared in Elias’s line of sight in an ’invincible’ stance.

"As expected of a reader. This power isn’t something a ’protagonist’ like me can compare to."

A few seconds ago, Elias was still worried about King when he saw King take Cerberus’s vicious attack head-on, but it seemed he had been worrying too much.

Cerberus was also extremely surprised after seeing King withstand its attack without suffering any injuries. Having lived in the dungeon for many years, this was the first time it had encountered a human who was this ’tough’.

As an aggressive and bloodthirsty fantastic beast, encountering a powerful opponent immediately awakened its fighting instinct.

"RRRRAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOO—!"

Cerberus’s deep howl tore through the silent air like a roar from hell. One of its feet stomped hard onto the arena floor, causing the stone slabs to crack.

Its raging battle intent at this moment was no less fierce than the two fireballs above its two mouths.

It only took three seconds to charge up, then the two fireballs shot toward King as fast as cannonballs. This attack would definitely cause a huge explosion, not a ’small’ one like its current appearance.

At the moment the two fireballs got close enough, King’s hand immediately tightened around the Heavenly Dao Sword.

"First Divine Skill - Heaven Splitting Sword!"

The tip of the sword shot straight into the sky at lightning speed. A sword qi slash with a bright divine aura flew upward from below and collided fiercely with the fireball.

Cerberus’s violent flames were clearly at rank IV, yet they could only struggle against the special spiritual power that had only reached rank III, 3-star of King.

The struggle didn’t last long before Cerberus’s flames showed signs of being overwhelmed by King’s sword qi slash.

The moment the two fireballs were cut apart by the sword qi slash, they immediately exploded, forming two enormous fireballs that occupied an entire corner of the arena. The giant rocks around them were blasted into pieces, and the moss covering them was burned into such fine powder that it could barely be seen.

In his Heavenly Dao transformation state, King’s clothes were also hacked, making them extremely difficult to burn.

"Flashy but completely powerless."

From within the dazzling flames, King’s figure, constantly releasing aura, appeared. His hair fluttered with every wave of hot air released by the explosion, making him look even more imposing.

King’s divine skill wasn’t so easy to be nullified. His dazzling sword qi slash was not only not shattered but continued flying at extreme speed toward the ceiling of the arena. A giant chain was easily cut apart by the sword qi slash.

Don’t let King’s arrogant personality fool you into thinking that he was nearsighted. The moment Cerberus fell from above, he had already noticed the ceiling of the arena.

Up above were four giant chains hanging a massive rock large enough to serve as a small arena. That place was where Cerberus used as its resting place.

Because that place was even higher than the corridor King and Elias had passed through earlier, King didn’t notice Cerberus lying there when he looked up.

One chain breaking caused the giant rock to immediately tilt to one side. Although Elias’s eyesight was a little blurry, the moment King’s sword qi slash lit up, he could also clearly see the ceiling of the arena. In an instant, he immediately understood King’s intention.

"That’s amazing. Not only does he have great strength, but his observation skills are also extremely good." Elias’s impression of King improved a little more.

Cerberus wasn’t very smart, so it didn’t pay attention to what was happening above and only stared at King. Seeing its attack being split in two made its fiery red eyes look like they were about to burst into flames.

Cerberus suddenly sped up. Its speed was so fast that it looked like a ghost that couldn’t be seen with the naked eye.

No one makes the exact same mistake twice in one go, but it seemed that King was an exception. Facing the giant paw that had just made his nose bleed, King had no intention of dodging and wanted to clash head-on.

[Master! What are you doing?!]

Cerberus’s steel-hard claws lunged straight toward King, and King firmly blocked them with the Heavenly Dao Sword. Spiritual power erupted as brightly as the midday sun.

The clash between them produced an extremely ear-piercing sound of steel scraping against steel. The collision between King’s strength, which could be compared to rank IV, and Cerberus’s genuine rank IV strength created a powerful shockwave.

"Damn it!"

King’s expression immediately turned ugly after the collision. He had just heard the sound of his bones cracking. If he weren’t in the Heavenly Dao Swordsman state, this blow might have shattered his bones.

[Master! The gap between rank III and rank IV is enormous. Although you have divine skills, if you don’t use them, you really can’t beat it.]