I, the leader of the esoteric sect, am doing great things in the infinite world!

As everyone knows, Li Lin never gives his enemies time to spout nonsense when they transform.

The 3.6-meter-tall metal giant roared as it strode across the water's surface, delivering a punch to the young master's waist with a speed beyond his wildest imagination.

However, the young master did not fly backward again. The inexplicable force wrapped around Li Lin's fist was still pulling his whole body, causing him to take every punch from Li Lin solidly.

The Demon King's Armor makes his health bar longer and his defense higher, naturally making him a better punching bag.

"Although the power touched the core of the conflict, it failed to be understood. The secrets are written on your skin, but you cannot unleash them!"

"You have no fighting spirit, you can't even unleash your elemental burst as you please—you have no right to live in this world anymore, you piece of trash!"

"Magnetic field rotation, 990,000 horsepower, Goredia's Explosive Fist!"

With each punch Li Lin threw, his trash talk was transmitted into the young master's ears through the vibrations of the metal.

The physical pain is secondary; the main problem is the distress.

"Magnetic field rotation, 990,000 horsepower, Skadi Fist!"

The young master tried his best to parry Li Lin's punches. Although he was able to ignore Master Li's trash talk at first, as time went by, he was horrified to find that his heart was beating faster and faster.

In an instant, the sound of his heart pounding in his left chest was like thunder, making his blood boil, and the violent heartbeat rang in his ears.

Boom, boom, boom!

Before he knew it, the young master was hit by Li Lin's punch again.

When he looked up, all he saw was a mocking gaze beneath that cold, iron-faced expression.

"Oh no, you found out."

206 The Death of the Prince

Li Lin stretched out his palm and slapped the young master across the face, a powerful blow that left Dadalia dazed and disoriented.

"Noble Phantasm: Benzai Ten Five-Stringed Biwa!"

Just as the young master was about to use the momentum to fly away, he was pulled back again by Li Lin, who was grinning maliciously, using his metalworking skills.

"You have nowhere to escape now, Happy Heaven - Womb Realm Mandala!"

At this time, the people of Liyue Harbor had been evacuated by the Thousand Rock Army who had rushed over. The residents living by the sea retreated in an orderly manner to Scarlet Cloud Slope and even further back to Mount Tianheng.

The storm unleashed by Li Lin had already triggered a chain reaction on the sea. Large ships anchored in the harbor had long been shattered by the waves, and the surging tides rushed up the long dike and dam, the turbid currents roaring and engulfing the bronze sculpture of the sea-suppressing crane.

Many talented individuals hidden in the streets of Liyue Harbor also jumped out to try and make their presence known, but were driven back by Boss Zhu, who was in charge of maintaining order.

"Go away, go away, the immortals are subduing demons, don't go up and cause trouble."

On the makeshift defensive line, Keqing was directing the Thousand Rock Army: "Load the guns of the Returning Machines. No one is to fire without my order—we only have one chance to completely nail the Prince down!"

"understand!"

Along the highest dike, the crossbows, decorated like cranes about to take flight, were aimed at the figure of the young master on the sea, whose forehead was being slapped by Li Lin.

As a national defense weapon designed by the former Dust King and personally crafted by the Cloud-Borrowing Wind Master to protect the Liyue territory, how could the Liyue Seven Stars easily give it up?

Even as a spectator of this battle, Keqing herself felt that Li Lin looked more like the villain.

On the sea, the young master's neck was hit by Li Lin's punch again. If it weren't for the tassels of the Demon King's Armor dissipating some of the force, the young master's neck would probably have been shattered.

However, what made the young master feel most threatened was the hidden move that Li Lin had planted at some unknown time—his heart was beating faster and faster, and the sound of his blood rushing was becoming more and more intense. Every punch Li Lin threw was like turning him into a big drum, and his fist was like a hammer striking the drumhead!

Boom, boom, boom!

An inexplicable sense of joy welled up from the depths of the young master's heart, gripping his very being. Beneath the iron mask of the Demon King's armor, Tartaglia's face, already covered in blood, couldn't help but curl up at the corners of his mouth, revealing a large, exaggerated smile.

The pleasure of fighting and death has become intertwined with this nameless joy.

The young master coughed up mouthfuls of blood, but the scarlet blood seemed to be alive as it flowed backward through his respiratory tract, almost suffocating him.

He had one minute left, and he was quite certain that he only had one minute at most.

Even if Li Lin didn't beat him to death, he would still die from a ruptured heart and boiling blood.

This unprecedented and bizarre method is even more unreasonable and direct than those beings in the abyss.

In the next instant, the young master completely abandoned his defense, letting himself be continuously struck by Li Lin. He recklessly summoned flowing water and lightning, and thrust it towards Li Lin's chest.

If Tartaglia lands a hit, she can use the skills she learned in the Abyss to launch a continuous counterattack, at least she won't be completely overwhelmed like she is now.

Fifty-two seconds.

As the spearhead formed from flowing water and thunder was about to pierce Li Lin's chest, a flash of blood suddenly appeared in the young master's eyes. The scalding blood in his body began to flow backward to his brain, and thunder rumbled from the depths of his heart, filling his ears with the sound of a howling storm.

In his blurred vision, he saw his arms opening to the sides uncontrollably.

Metals do not only exist on the surface, but also in the human body. These trace elements are also included in the category of metals!

The young master's body had long been riddled with holes by the Dao of the Outer Realm, and the power of the double-horned axe was constantly piercing through his Demon King Armor. Now, even metalworking techniques were starting to take effect through those sores.

The spear, imbued with the power of flowing water and thunder, pierced the sky, piercing through the gathering dark clouds, before exploding high in the empty sky like a dazzling firework.

Forty seconds.

"Extremely evil law—"

The Evil Eye, a replica of the Eye of God, has been driven to the brink of self-destruction. Its form is maintained by the power of the Ice Queen. The young master poured all the power of the Evil Eye into the Eye of God, hoping to forcefully push Li Lin away or perish together with him.

"Act in accordance with the times!"

The fragrance of hawthorn blossoms suddenly intensified, and Li Lin's face became blurred in the golden-purple twilight that lit up in an instant. Only his pair of antlers, pointing straight to the sky, like spear tips or axe blades, gradually changed from pure white to a strange deep purple.

A line of deep purple spread downwards from the void, and as it extended, hundreds of needle-like wounds burst open from the Demon King's armor, then merged into one.

The thought of retaliation that had been hidden deep in the young master's heart was split in two.

He was activated.

Space was cleaved, armor was cleaved, body was cleaved, mind was cleaved, yet even as he was about to be torn to pieces, the young master still felt...joy.

The “conflict” written on the skin was torn away, followed by tough muscles and hard bones. Finally, the heart, which was on the verge of bursting, was exposed to the air, still beating joyfully.

In that instant, Prince D'Artaglia did not feel any guilt towards the Queen of Winter Kingdom, nor any remorse towards his family; he thought of his teacher.

The mysterious swordsman who walks in the abyss and sits atop the darkest seat of the universe is named Skykirk.

He recalled the teachings Skylark gave him when he first met her as a young man.

Do not be arrogant, nor hold back.

That's exactly why. If he had unleashed the Demon King's Armor from the very beginning... No, there are no "ifs" in this world.

Until a thought buried deep in his heart suddenly began to swell, instantly occupying his entire brain, causing him to involuntarily shout out a sentence.

"Master, save me!"

The sea trembled.

The sea, which had been churning up towering waves, instantly calmed down, and countless tides simultaneously fell silent.

Countless water droplets floated eerily in the air, each reflecting the original dark colors of the starry sky. They spun around, like a galaxy in the universe.

A slender hand, seemingly imbued with countless colors, appeared out of thin air. With just a glance, it drove the Thousand Rock Army soldiers stationed on the Liyue Harbor dike into an uncontrollable frenzy. Their eyes shone with dazzling light, and when the light faded, only two dark, molten hollows remained where their eyes had been.

That hand gripped the young master's collar, about to drag him into the bottomless abyss.

The young master, who had been disemboweled but was not yet dead, was vomiting mouthfuls of blood, yet he was still laughing wildly, even though an inhuman fate awaited him.

Yes, he is not dead yet, and what cannot kill him will surely make him stronger.

Li Lin reached into his crotch and tossed a small object at him.

It was a celestial sphere that looked like it was cast from metal, with an exquisite and delicate structure, or a compass used to guide navigation.

[Ancient castings]

[A rare artifact with a third-grade casting]

[Characteristic: Transformation. Its core burns eternally, its scales rotate incessantly, its achievements are immeasurable, and its compass points to someone. Align the compass pointer of this wondrous object with the scales, and you will be able to summon the fiery one; the Craftsman of the Year will come to your side from the depths of the void!]

[Special Feature: No Distance. When the Celestial Wheel turns, six hundred stars follow, its radiance reaching far and wide. By aligning the compass pointer of this wondrous object with the scale, one can cross the gates of the world, briefly summoning Nian to your side, or summoning you to her side!]

[Special Feature: Perfection. This item can accomplish something, and something can also accomplish it. Align the compass pointer of this wondrous object with the scale, and you will surely accomplish something you specify. Three attempts remaining!]

[Characteristic: Revolution. This thing transforms everything. Centered on it, all things will be gradually changed, either quickly or slowly, either by altering their form or reshaping their essence. As time goes by, the scope of the transformation will also increase.]

Centered on that metal ball, a surge of metal and a whooshing sound suddenly arose!

The tides swirl toward that ancient casting, and the water droplets lose their trajectory. Everything is distorted as it moves!

"Let's go! Let's go!"

Having narrowly escaped the first attack, Keqing immediately ordered all the Thousand Rock Army to retreat.

This is no longer a war they can easily intervene in.

The scorching seawater, after passing over the triple dikes, only had its aftershocks, yet it transformed and recombined everything it touched into metal.

In the young master's wide eyes, tens of thousands, even hundreds of millions of tons of seawater rose out of thin air and condensed into a majestic, ferocious arm with grotesque scales.

Within that enormous hand, a giant sword that almost touched the distant Lonely Cloud Pavilion was forged.

With a gentle wave, it sliced ​​through the heavy clouds.

"Ah! What a magnificent death—"