— As soon as he finished speaking, Lei gave a slight wave of his hand, and three sharp web strings flew towards Xander.
— Xander swung his sword and with one strike cut through all three strings.
— Then Rui raised his hand again, and two thicker web strings flew towards Xander.
— Xander took a deep breath, and a thin crust of white frost appeared on the blade of his sword.
— "Breath of Ice! First Form! Ice Strike!"
— The blade flashed, and Xander cut through the web strings with a single strike. A light frost still remained on the blade.
— Seeing how easily Xander parried his attack, a hint of surprise appeared in Lei's eyes. — It seems you're not so weak, but I warn you right away, I won't kill you in one go. I will torment you for a long time and then tear you apart.
— But if you take back your words right now, I can still kill you in a single stroke.
— Xander smirked. — Ha, you haven't even injured me, how dare you say such things?
— Rui stretched the web strings in his hand and said: — Is that so? Do you think my strings are only capable of this? — As soon as his words faded, Lei waved his hand, and four web strings flew towards Xander.
— This time the strings were faster, sharper, and stronger Xander was not planning to engage in direct combat; he decided to dodge instead.
— "Slide!"
— In the blink of an eye, Xander vanished from his spot, and in the next second, he was already beside Rui.
— "Breath of Ice! Second Form! Ice Star!"
— Clang!
— Xander's sword cut through three strings with one strike. Then the strings behind him charged at him.
— Seeing his attack fail, Xander quickly retreated.
— "Slide!"
— Xander disappeared once more, and the tired web strings struck unsuccessfully at empty space.
— The little demoness standing nearby covered her mouth in shock, witnessing Xander's speed.
— What incredible speed! If I had faced such an opponent, I would have been dead a long time ago!
— Rui grew angry, seeing how Xander continuously evaded his attacks and even had the chance to counterattack.
— After Xander dodged Rui's attack using "Slide," he said: — As expected from the Twelve Demonic Moons, you're hard to kill. But since I promised Rose I would help her escape from you, I must do so.
— Oh! I forgot to mention, Rose is your mother, whom you've bound to yourself with fear. She is now under my command.
— Upon hearing this, Rui smirked. — No wonder I didn't feel like my mother was dead. Turns out she didn't die but betrayed our family.
— But she only possesses such power thanks to my blood, and I can control her life and death.
— Rui said this and stretched out his hands as if to crush the air, but nothing happened.
— Rui looked at Xander in confusion. — I don't feel that part of my blood, did you release her?
— Xander smiled at Rui. — She is in a place where I can summon her at any time. She's waiting for me to kill you.
— Hearing Xander's words, the little demoness behind Rui felt something, but the thought quickly slipped away.
— Rui looked at the little demoness behind him and said: — Do you also want to leave me?
— Hearing this, the little demoness explained in a panic: — How could that be! Sister will never leave Rui, sister will fulfill her duty!
— Then go and kill all the people wandering the mountains, and I will forgive you. — Lei said coldly.
"I... I understand, I will do it right now!"
Saying this, the little demoness ran off in a panic.
After the little demoness left, Rui looked coldly at Xander. "I will kill you, and then find that woman to make her feel the price of betraying our family."
Xander, holding the Sword of the Solar Wheel, said, "Then try."
As soon as these words were spoken, Xander instantly lunged at Rui.
"Slide!"
The distance between Xander and Rui closed in a flash, and Xander found himself in front of Lei in no time.
Blood gushed from Lei's hands, instantly turning all the web threads red.
"Art of the Blood Demon! Inscribed Prison!"
Rui seemed to anticipate that Xander would attack head-on, and a cage of blood threads surrounded Xander.
The next second, the cage closed around Xander.
"Breath of Ice! Third Form! Frenzied Ice Strike!"
— In the blink of an eye, the entire cage of web was covered with a layer of frost, then a white blade flash sparkled, and the whole cage of blood threads completely melted, turning into ice crystals scattered across the sky.
— Each ice crystal in the sky reflected an image of Rui.
— Rui's hands once again wove blood threads and threw them at Xander.
— "Art of the Blood Demon! Cage of the Deadly Eye!"
— Blood threads were everywhere, blocking all paths for Xander, like a giant net.
— The sound of breathing was heard, frost covered Xander's hands and the Sword of the Solar Wheel. Even Xander's hair was covered in icy crystals.
— "Breath of Ice! Fifth Form!..."
— A red thread wrapped around Xander, then strangled him.
— With a pop, Xander turned into smoke and vanished.
— Looking at the strange scene before him, Lei glanced around in alarm.
— The next second, Xander appeared behind him and struck him forcefully on the back with his sword.
— "Aaa!"
— Lei cried out pitifully, and three blood threads flew from behind him.
— However, Xander had already disappeared. In the next moment, he appeared once more behind Lei and struck him with his sword.
— Rui, frantically flailing, kept throwing blood threads around, while Xander, like a phantom, inflicted more than a dozen wounds upon him. Only when the final blow severed Lei's head did Xander reveal himself.
— "Breath of Ice! Fifth Form! Illusory Ice Mirror Assassination!"
— The reflection of the ice crystals, both real and unreal, and the ice mirror assassination seemed both illusory and real at the same time.
— Rui's headless body dropped to its knees, blood streaming continuously from it. Suddenly, his headless body began to rise slowly. It was unclear when the blood on his body had frozen into ice shards. Blood and ice shards were scattered all over the ground, and Lei's wounds had also healed.
— Do you think you've defeated me? Do you think you've severed my head? Before you cut off my head, I severed it myself with my own thread!
— Enough! I haven't been this angry in a long time! Now I can tear you to pieces mercilessly!
— Xander smiled slightly. — I know this move can't kill you, but this next blow should be able to do it.
— I'm quite fed up!
— Rui roared after he placed his head back on, clasped his palms together, and made a circular motion over his chest.
— Countless blood threads swirled and intertwined around him, ultimately forming a ring on Lei's chest.
— "Art of the Blood Demon! Engraved Rotation!"
— Using the strongest threads, a giant cocoon of vortex was woven and hurled towards Xander.
— Xander's right hand gripped the hilt of the Sword of the Solar Wheel, waves of cold air spreading around him. The ground around Xander was covered in a layer of frost, and frost covered Xander's face. A breath was heard.
— Shhh!
— "All in one! Breath of Ice! Seventh Form! Snow Tiger Roars in the Heavens!!!"
— In the blink of an eye, Xander's Sword of the Solar Wheel flew from its sheath, a tiger's roar echoed, and alongside the blade appeared a snow-white tiger.
— With the tiger's roar, the giant cocoon of vortex woven from blood threads instantly shattered.