Although the battle armor shields had filtered out the vast majority of energy contained in the Destroyer's attacks, and although Dao Lao and his companions possessed powerful protective divine powers and exceptional robust spirit bodies, they gradually began to feel the impact of the energy passing through the armor shields. As a result, all three priests suffered varying degrees of internal injuries. Therefore, they could only seize the moments gained from their coordinated attacks to hurriedly drink a mouthful of Haha Happy Pure Water, replenishing their mental strength and alleviating the effects of their injuries.
Even though Haoyun had returned to the Mu Star Palace and joined the battle against the Mastanian Gryphons near space, he still kept a close watch on Dao Lao's situation during breaks in his own combat. Furthermore, for more efficient coordination in battle, Haoyun and his companions had interconnected their combat systems to monitor each other's status in real time.
Therefore, when Haoyun noticed Dream Jia suffering some internal injuries after withstanding the Destroyer's attack and not promptly replenishing with Haha Happy Pure Water, he thought she had run out of it. Thus, using his overloaded movement speed, Haoyun swiftly launched Shadow Piercer, instantly cutting several annoying gryphons in half in the air, then hurriedly called through the system, "Dream Jia! I still have some Pure Water here! I'll clean up these enemies first and then bring it to you!"
"No need! Keep it for yourself! I just want to save a bit to find an opportunity later to launch a Hunter's Bullet and deal with him!" Dream Jia said after focusing her energy and launching a concentrated shot at the Destroyer's wings.
"Hey! What time is it? Don't save it! Besides, your previous Hunter's Bullets couldn't harm the Destroyer, and now it's even harder! If necessary, let me find a chance to try activating the Demonic Spirit Energy in my body again and give the Destroyer a real shot!" Haoyun replied.
"What the hell are you thinking! Your unauthorized use of Demonic Spirit Energy has already damaged your soul body! If you continue to misuse Demonic Spirit Energy, you might really risk your life! And don't forget, Elina's strength back then was nothing compared to the Destroyer now. So how can you guarantee that an attack powered by Demonic Spirit Energy will effectively harm him? I'm warning you, don't take matters into your own hands again! Otherwise, the first thing I'll do when I get back is revoke your divine status!" Dao Lao's voice sounded in Haoyun's mind.
"But the current situation is very unfavorable for us! If we don't find a solution soon, we may not have a chance!" Haoyun said with frustration.
As the battle progressed, due to the distraction caused by the Destroyer joining the fight against Dao Lao and his group, and because Haoyun reinforced the celestial shield at the top of the Mu Star Palace to prevent Mastanians from finding an opportunity to sabotage, Yan Chaoyue had to remain stationed at the Mu Star Palace. This made it difficult for the Mu Star flying ship to forcefully fly back to the teleportation channel inserted into the celestial shield under such a clear disparity in strength and seize the opportunity to destroy it.
As a result, the Mastanians could freely enter the celestial shield riding gryphons and assemble into aerial combat squads, attacking the ground defenses of the Mu Star people while deploying more Mastanian soldiers to the ground. Because Mastanians gained the opportunity to land on the Mu Star, scattered Mastanians gradually formed a sizable ground combat unit, finally forming a military force that coordinated aerial and ground attacks on the defenses of the Mu Star people.
With the formation of the Mastanian ground forces, their overall strength advantage became even more apparent. Not only did Mastanians benefit from the increase in Destroyer's power, but their combat effectiveness also improved significantly. Moreover, Mastanians could use their inherent properties of terror erosion to not only attack the Mu Star people but also seize the opportunity to convert them into their puppet bodies.
Under the viral-like attacks of the Mastanians, many Mu Star warriors who were fighting enemies moments ago suddenly turned into Mastanian puppets the next moment, turning their swords against their former comrades. Those Mu Star warriors who were corroded by Mastanian toxins and still had time to struggle, in order to prevent themselves from becoming accomplices in attacking the Mu Star Palace, bravely chose to detonate the explosives they carried or directly ignite themselves to perish with the Mastanians around them.
In short, after the Mastanians launched their ground attack, the battle became extremely fierce. The Mu Star army, which had not yet withdrawn to the Mu Star City, was forced to engage in direct hand-to-hand combat with the Mastanians because their retreat routes were cut off, paying an extremely bloody price for it.
Watching the Mastanian army gathering outside Mu Star City, the increasing number of Mastanian Gryphons in the air, and seeing Dao Lao and his group being knocked away time and again by the Destroyer, Haoyun knew that this war had reached its most difficult and perilous moment. If they didn't come up with a solution soon, the Mu Star Palace and Mu Star City would be completely lost!
Since learning that Yan Chaoyue had developed Mould Luck due to excessive use of residual Demonic Spirit Energy from the corpses, Haoyun and his companions, especially Haoyun, who had recharged his battle armor using the bodies, naturally did not dare to make similar moves again. This resulted in the energy in Haoyun's battle armor remaining at about two percent and dropping to around one and a half percent, nearly completely ineffective, just after his recent confrontation with the Destroyer. Dao Lao and Dream Jia's battle armor energy, on the other hand, remained at nine percent due to minimal consumption in their initial encounter with the Destroyer. However, because Yan Chaoyue absorbed a considerable amount of energy from both of them, their battle armor energy levels had dropped to around four percent. Now, after engaging in a battle with the even more powerful Destroyer, their battle armor energy levels had rapidly decreased to around two percent.
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Hao Yun was keenly aware that if the battle with the Annihilator continued as it was now, Dao Lao and Dream Jia would soon be completely at a disadvantage without the protection of their Ge Yin Spirit Realm battle armor. They might even face the danger of being killed by the Annihilator. Therefore, Hao Yun knew that if they didn't do something soon, everyone might really meet their end here! With this thought in mind, Hao Yun held his breath, trying hard to calm his accelerating heartbeat. Then, he ordered the system to activate the Mould Spirit energy storage device, quietly observing the battle in the sky while preparing to forcefully unleash the Mould Spirit energy from the storage device with his mental power at any moment.
However, to Hao Yun's surprise, just as he was preparing to forcibly launch another attack with Mould Spirit energy against the Annihilator, the Annihilator seemed to sense some kind of threat from him. Suddenly, after swiftly knocking Dao Lao and Dream Jia far away with two strikes, the Annihilator turned around and dove straight towards Hao Yun's position. As Hao Yun entered attack range, the Annihilator swung the Thorn Giant Sword in his hand without hesitation, sending a much larger energy wave towards him through the air. The Annihilator's sudden deadly move was so powerful that it completely exceeded Hao Yun's ability to react. Thus, in his confusion, Hao Yun could only raise the two daggers in his hands in a defensive posture, relying once again on his battle armor's shield to forcefully withstand the Annihilator's sudden attack.
At this moment, Dao Lao, who was still flying backwards, also realized that something was wrong. He desperately tried to stop his body from being blown away, then lunged towards Hao Yun's direction with all his might, loudly shouting, "Hao Yun! Get out of the way! It's dangerous!"
However, it was already too late by the time Dao Lao issued the warning. With a deafening roar, the Annihilator's decisive strike landed heavily on Hao Yun's shield. The force of the blow was so great that the protective wall where Hao Yun stood was split directly in half from the middle, leaving a trench on the ground that was tens of meters long and several meters deep. Both sides' soldiers who didn't manage to evade the energy wave were cut into pieces by the powerful sword energy and turned into charcoal by the black demonic flames formed by the sword energy.
The Annihilator's sudden attack caught Hao Yun completely off guard. It wasn't until he fully blocked the crescent-shaped black energy wave that he realized the Annihilator had hidden the Thorn Giant Sword within this energy wave. Therefore, when Hao Yun tried to withstand this attack head-on, he wasn't prepared to directly face the Thorn Giant Sword. It was precisely because of this that Hao Yun took a solid blow from the sword and was smashed into the deep pit on the ground.
Although Hao Yun's Ge Yin Spirit Realm battle armor still managed to protect him from the fatal damage caused by the sword, due to the dwindling energy value of his battle armor, the shield's strength was unable to completely withstand the Annihilator's full-force attack. As a result, the sword that the Annihilator had just thrown still managed to cause a lot of damage to Hao Yun by penetrating through the battle armor's shield. However, thanks to the defense capabilities of the battle armor itself and the defensive power of Hao Yun's innate divine energy shield, the sword energy that pierced through the battle armor's shield did not cause fatal damage to Hao Yun.
Nevertheless, under the impact of the Thorn Giant Sword's sword energy, Hao Yun's Ge Yin Spirit Realm battle armor was nearly rendered useless. The divine energy shield protecting Hao Yun showed a very obvious crack from being struck by the sword energy. Since Hao Yun's divine energy shield normally existed in a completely invisible form, seeing the shield forced to reveal its original form made Hao Yun understand just how powerful the Annihilator's recent blow had been. Moreover, Hao Yun was very clear that with several layers of his defenses breached by the Annihilator, if the Annihilator were to launch another attack of the same power against him, the consequences would truly be unimaginable.
Therefore, enduring the pain from the sword wounds on his body, Hao Yun climbed out in a sorry state from the deep pit on the ground. At the same time, he tremblingly raised the Phoenix Blade in his hand once again, preparing to face the Annihilator's attack. Obviously, given Hao Yun's current situation, what he should have done was quickly find cover to avoid being targeted by the Annihilator after losing the ability to attack. However, after climbing out of the pit, he chose to continue confronting the Annihilator who was hovering less than ten meters above his head.
Could it be that Hao Yun knew he couldn't possibly evade the Annihilator's attack at this distance, so he simply chose to face the Annihilator head-on? However, the gap in strength between Hao Yun and the Annihilator was indeed too great, so allowing himself to remain completely exposed within the Annihilator's attack range, did he really no longer wish to survive?
Seeing Hao Yun once again preparing to confront him with a stance, the Annihilator thought he knew he couldn't survive and was prepared to fight to the death once more. Therefore, the Annihilator grinned cruelly, swung his giant sword, and lunged towards Hao Yun's face. However, just as the Annihilator moved, an unusually loud breaking wind sound suddenly came from behind him. Immediately after, before the Annihilator could even turn around to look, a beam of holy white energy precisely hit the Annihilator's incredibly ugly head.
It's the Hunt-Kill Bullet! The Annihilator has been hit by the Hunt-Kill Bullet!
As it turns out, the reason Hao Yun persisted in preparing to face the Annihilator head-on after suffering heavy injuries was because he had already communicated with Dream Jia through the system channel. They planned to use himself as bait to attract the Annihilator's attention, allowing Dream Jia to seize the opportunity to launch the Hunt-Kill Bullet against the Annihilator. Furthermore, due to the Annihilator demonstrating sufficient strength to handle four High Priests on his own during the battle, he relaxed his guard while preparing to execute Hao Yun, who was relatively weaker in terms of strength. This allowed Dream Jia to finally seize the rare opportunity when the Annihilator exposed his back to her, accurately sending the Hunt-Kill Bullet straight into the Annihilator's brain.
Success! This time, the Annihilator was finally hit by the powerful Hunt-Kill Bullet! Everyone watched as a dazzling white light exploded on the Annihilator's head, filled with joy. However, their joy was short-lived. Just after the dazzling white light faded, they saw the Annihilator still standing proudly on the spot.
The Hunt-Kill Bullet indeed hit the Annihilator's left temple accurately, but what surprised everyone greatly was that it didn't kill the Annihilator on the spot. They could clearly see that the Hunt-Kill Bullet obliterated most of the tendrils growing on the left side of the Annihilator's head and blew a blood hole with a diameter of at least five centimeters. Since the Hunt-Kill Bullet releases intense divine energy burning the target upon impact, the left side of the Annihilator's face was now charred from the Hunt-Kill Bullet explosion, emitting a pungent smell of burnt carbon and continuously spewing black smoke.