Chapter 268: Chapter 148: Bloodshed Unleashed, 100,000 Households (Part 2)
Simultaneously spewing fresh blood.
The rat’s body shrank, becoming only the size of a bowl.
The person was a middle-aged man, with a braid woven behind his head and fierce triangular eyes, who now appeared extremely flustered, completely puzzled as to how his Human-Pet Unity technique was dissolved.
He stood in place, almost failing to gather his breath, discovering only that his shoulder bones, chest bones, and limbs were all fractured. If not for the Dantian preserving a breath of True Qi, he might have been at the mercy of others by now.
"Escape."
His heart trembled, and without a second thought, he and the golden-haired rat fled in two different directions, not daring to burrow into the ground this time.
"If they manage to escape like this, we won’t be able to see anyone again."
Han Wushang chuckled.
His body glistened with golden light as he dashed forward swiftly.
Cheng Wuduan said nothing, as his sword momentum invoked the force of Wind Thunder, roaring straight at the giant rat.
He thought to himself about bearing the burden of guilt and seeking forgiveness, somewhat earning the chance to make meritorious service and atoning for his sins. Whether the Wind and Thunder Sword Hall thrived in the future depended on whether he and the disciples could achieve merit, or even great merit.
Encountering such a heaven-sent opportunity now, especially against an opponent who was a half-crippled Innate expert, he couldn’t help but show his prowess.
As soon as the two acted, Master Anman and his reared Spirit Rat immediately were driven to the brink of despair.
...
When the golden-haired giant rat collided head-on with the sword light like a calm sea, Doroghi realized something was wrong. Being too far away now, even if he wanted to help, he couldn’t.
Dumbfounded, he felt deep regret in his heart.
Since the opponent had long guarded against Anman’s underground attack and executed a Primordial Sword Form from afar, with power affecting a range of tens of zhang, how could it not reach him when he was over ten zhang away?
It was nothing more than feigning weakness, using himself as bait, to lure him and Anman apart.
With this realization, Doroghi’s heart shivered, remembering the first confrontation. The opponent swung a sword, whistling to reach him, but was intercepted mid-way by the golden-haired giant rat, giving him the chance to retreat and strike.
’So, he actually had a way to attack me, but he feared showing his true strength too early, being intercepted by the giant rat, and then discovered and kept at bay by me...’
’His main target was, in fact, me.’
Danger...
As Doroghi moved, his fingers bloomed like a flower, forming various hand seals, then abruptly withdrew. Instead of attacking, he formed the Great Wheel Seal, causing the airflow around him to spin rapidly, turning into a massive rotating wheel.
Countless Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi rose from beneath his feet, making his body incredibly light and agile, ready to retreat several miles away like the wind-borne Liezi.
His speed was like an arrow, reducing damage with his protective shield.
As this wheel seal appeared, Doroghi saw through Chen Ping’s techniques and lost all will to fight, light as a floating dandelion, he flew away swiftly.
A blur appeared before his eyes.
The opponent, clearly standing over ten zhang away, was no longer a single person but forty or fifty.
There both there and here.
Dense and filling the void before him.
Every one of them wielding swords, slashing, stabbing, sweeping, or chopping...
In an instant, he couldn’t discern which was real and which was fake.
"Not good."
As soon as the numerous figures appeared, Doroghi immediately sensed something was amiss. His hand seals changed again, and just as the Marici Heart Mantra was about to be spoken, before his body could disappear, his back was struck heavily.
It was like a giant mountain pressing down.
The Protective True Qi, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Essence, all shattered under the force as heavy as a collapsing mountain.
Doroghi roared maddeningly, unable to maintain the Seal Technique. His back’s bones cracked into countless pieces, and his body shot straight to the ground like a meteorite.
Boom...
Dust exploded into the air.
Under the immense impact, a humanoid pit appeared on the ground.
Doroghi, covered in dirt and ash, face pale, rolled over trying to stand, only to find all his bones shattered.
In an instant, he couldn’t stand.
"I..."
As soon as he opened his mouth, a large amount of fresh blood gushed out.
He sensed his internal organs were all cracked from that strike, and his heart was filled with despair.
"Unexpectedly, you, a Mage Stream expert, possess such a formidable physique, Earth List number seventeen truly is extraordinary."
Chen Ping chuckled, his figure swirling like the wind, thrusting a sword, and a muffled thunderous sound echoed in the sky.
The sword light pierced through the void, and before Doroghi could utter the second word, his head, struck by the sword light, exploded into a spray of blood mist.
"To avoid future troubles, one must not hold back."
Looking back, he saw that the giant rat was already dead at Cheng Wuduan’s hands, its head pierced by a Wind Thunder Sword strike; while the Celestial Witchcraft Sect’s Master Anman, under Han Wushang’s full force assault, was dealt a fatal blow to the heart within three exchanges, collapsing in despair.
Further away, three columns of dust were drawing nearer.
The rumbling sound of hooves made the ground tremble.
Stones and earth particles danced wildly, the heart also fluctuated with the sound of hooves.
An impending sense of oppression, like a storm approaching, silently crept in.
"Nearly twenty thousand elite troops, Ji Xuange..."
A cold glint appeared in Chen Ping’s eyes.
Back when he left Lii City with Hua Lian’er on his back, it was so desolate, so helpless.
Many times, he narrowly escaped death.
Ultimately, the formation of such a situation was because of Ji Xuange’s scheming.
His Seven-Colored Hall, committing all kinds of evil, pressuring from all sides, drove a small beggar who just wanted to survive into a bloodbath.
Now, the Seven-Colored Hall had only Chizi Hall and Cyan Hall severely damaged, the other five halls remained unharmed, and even the Cyan Hall and Chizi Hall might have quietly rebuilt themselves.
