Ascension of the immortal Asura

The Demon's greedy gaze widened slightly as it noticed the deep wounds on John's body heal at a visible pace, and within seconds the wounds had disappeared, as if they never existed. Only the blood coating his arms and chest gave any proof that the now vanished injures had ever been real.

The Demon's gaze shifted to the side, towards Laia and Kirii in the distance. A vibrant aura emanated from Laia as she flooded John with her healing powers.

"Tch! Die!" the Demon cursed in anger as it figured out what was going on. Its body blurred as it shot towards Laia, but was halted as John appeared before it in an instant, expecting such an action from the Demon.

"Miserable little ant," the Demon cursed at John as it unleashed another attack at him, which was met with another Advent of Annihilation. The two attacks collided with incredible ferocity, sundering the land apart once again, and halting the Demon's forward progress towards Laia.

Raaaahhhh!

The Demon roared out in angered frustration, its roar shaking the land like an earthquake. It's power shot up once more as it unleashed its full strength, and appeared before John in an instant once again. Its fist slammed out with unstoppable power, while space seemed to constrict around John, forcing him to take the attack head on.

His battle axe cleaved out with full power, slamming against the massive fist that seemed to carry the weight of stars.

Bang!

The two attacks collided with horrifying power, while John's body shot backwards like a broken kite, unable to resist the Demon's full might. His eyes widened further as his Heaven Tribulation grade battle axe fractured in half, unable to withstand the singular punch from the demon.

The Demon appeared before him like a ghost, its fist aiming straight for his head. An ancient Dao Transformation grade sword appeared in his hands and slashed out, his hasty defense not nearly enough to withstand the full might of the Demon's attack.

Just as the Demon's attack was about to land on John's sword, it felt a restrictive force wrap around it, halting its movements.

Rahhh!

The Demon roared in rage as its power flared out, shattering the restrictions in fractions of a second. However, this incredibly brief pause was enough for John to complete his counter attack, and his sword collided against the Demon's fist with his full physical power. As he did not know any sword arts, all he could use was the weapon itself at the moment.

Boom!

The two attacks collided, and John found himself knocked backwards once again by the Demons unstoppable might. However, the fraction of a second had allowed him to counter attack with enough power to maintain his posture and not be injured too much, although the attack still made John feel as though a mountain had slammed into his body, almost destroying him. The angered Demon shifted its gaze back towards Laia once again, becoming more and more furious with her continuous interference. He could tell the restrictive power had come from her, and that coupled with her healing powers enraged the Demon to no end.

It unleashed a punch towards the distant Laia, the attack unleashing an overwhelming physical might that reached her in an instant.

Roar!

Kirii roared out in rage as he unleashed a lightning attack, which barely managed to resist the Demon's power. However, it had been enough, and Laia had been protected from its attack.

"Annoying little runts-"

Boom!

John's sword slammed against the Demon's head, knocking it backwards like a meteor. The Demon slammed into the earth, burrowing in deeply as it had not blocked John's attack at all.

A frown appeared on John's face as he watched the Demon appear once again, this time with a long wound on the side of its face, and an enraged expression as well. However, that was all it had, despite taking a full blown attack unguarded from John.

"Just how fucking strong is its body," John gravely grumbled, as that had been his best opportunity to kill the Demon so far. He had held nothing back, and yet it had still not been enough.

'Should I use my limited store of tribulation lightning?'

It was one of the only things John had left in his arsenal that could potentially do anything, but John was hesitant to use it. Each time he used it would reduce his limited reserves, as he could not replenish it himself. However, it was meant to be used in situations like these, and this was no time to be stingy.

'Even if I land a tribulation lightning attack, it will only stun the Demon. I still need a sharp or strong enough attack to kill it, and this sword is not capable of that.'

Despite the fact that the sword was a Dao Transformation grade sword, it was the lowest grade Dao Transformation weapon. Coupled with him knowing no sword battle arts, and John knew his power was not enough to land a fatal blow on the demon.

'The only attack I have that could injure it or potentially kill it is Dragontail Decimation, but even with Kirii's help I won't have enough time to use it.'

The Demon appeared before John again, unleashing another unstoppable punch towards his head. John flashed to the side, fully prepared to resist the restrictive pressure around his body this time. The fist narrowly missed his body, something that felt like the fist of death as each punch was capable of taking his life if landed on his head.

John appeared next to the Demon's massive body once again, and prepared to unleash another sword attack. The Demon quickly turned around, the scythe-like blades on the back of its elbows slashing at John, who moved his head backwards at the last moment to avoid decapitation. The sharpness of the scythe-like blacks on the Demon's elbow was unlike anything he had ever seen, and he knew he would be sliced in half if it landed on his body.

John's eyes widened as he felt the embrace of death nearly take him, but also because of something he had now noticed for the first time in their battle.

At the base of the Demon's right elbow blade, a small fracture ran through from one side to the other, and an insane idea suddenly popped into John's mind.