Chapter 628: Taking Action 6
"It’s very safe here... No one will harm you... Here, you are still the exalted Great Spirit Divine General..."
Zhang Rongfang’s voice continuously transformed into invisible tendrils, seeping through the blood, into Auduna’s ears as she battled against the blood’s corrosion.
Her mind began to slightly drift, swaying, and the boiling struggle of the spiritual lines on her body also started to weaken.
Buzz!!
But in an instant, a point of silver light suddenly lit up between her brows.
The silver light turned into a shockwave, shooting out and piercing through the blood in front, fiercely stabbing towards Zhang Rongfang.
Zhang Rongfang originally felt no movement, assuming he had temporarily gained control over Auduna, preparing to fully corrode and destroy her before leaving to support elsewhere.
Suddenly, a silver light grazed past his face, slicing his cheek and leaving a fine bloody mark.
Blood slowly seeped from the wound.
He gently reached out, touched the blood, and put it into his mouth.
"Can’t heal?"
A cold smile appeared on Zhang Rongfang’s face as he looked at Auduna, who was restrained and bound by the lotus platform.
At this moment, the entire lotus platform began to shake violently.
Ripples spread from the blood in circles, as if something inside was about to burst out.
The trembling grew stronger and increasingly uncontrollable.
Finally...
Puff!!!
A beam of silver light burst out, piercing the blood of the lotus platform and striking the mountainside.
Immediately following, the second, the third, the fourth...
Dense silver pillars of light shot out from the center, instantly riddling the blood lotus platform with holes.
"Zhang Rongfang!! I admit I underestimated you... But... from now on, I will not make such a mistake again..."
Auduna slashed a war lance through the blood, tearing open the lotus platform, and stepped forward, walking out.
Her entire body was now enveloped in a thick, powerful stream of invisible energy.
That energy seemed strong, but it did not affect the surrounding stones. It was only in Zhang Rongfang’s perceptive sight, constantly swirling, sweeping, like boiling water.
The energy twisted the light, twisted the sound of the wind, disturbing his perception of everything around.
"Is this the spiritual attack of a Grandmaster?" Zhang Rongfang squinted and asked.
"Spiritual attack?" Auduna laughed disdainfully. "It seems your master taught you nothing..."
"But it doesn’t matter; after today, whether you know or not won’t matter..."
She raised the war lance.
Swish!
The tip of the war lance pointed at Zhang Rongfang.
"Where is the spirit?!"
She suddenly shouted fiercely.
Boom!!!
With a loud shout, the invisible energy surrounding her swiftly transformed, and large patches of silver spiritual lines drilled out of her skin.
The spiritual lines and energy combined, suddenly weaving into a giant silver dragon.
The dragon was six meters high, with wings, a serpentine neck, pure white eyes, and opened its mouth to emit an invisible roar.
"Nine Dragons Spirit Lance!"
Auduna raised the war lance high, her eyes also turning pure white.
"Kill!!"
She swung the war lance.
At the same time, the silver dragon also flapped its wings fiercely.
Hiss!!
The dragon vanished into a silver mist, pouncing towards Zhang Rongfang.
Its speed was almost the same as when the spiritual lines erupted, traversing three hundred meters in an instant!
In just a moment, the silver dragon lunged in front of Zhang Rongfang, its mouth opening to bite at his head.
At this moment, an inexplicable stiffness overcame Zhang Rongfang’s muscles, as if countless small forces from all directions ceaselessly interfered with his movements.
"Interesting."
He raised his head, facing the silver dragon’s white eyes.
Those eyes seemed to connect with Auduna’s...
Blood lotus patterns instantly spread from his back, extending outward.
Zhang Rongfang abruptly raised his hand, and his right arm swelled and expanded rapidly, transforming into a massive blood-red hand, larger than himself, that seized the dragon’s neck.
Boom!!
With a loud noise, the spiritual line skin on the dragon’s neck continuously cut into Zhang Rongfang’s palm like a chainsaw.
But just as it sliced through a bit of skin, the spiritual lines were corroded by the gushing blood, turning to black ash.
Then the skin healed, only to be cut open and corroded again.
This repeated over and over.
For a time, the two were stuck in a stalemate in the canyon.
The silver dragon struggled, roaring angrily, but could not escape Zhang Rongfang’s innate giant strength conferred by the blood lotus transformation.
Bang.
At this moment, a faint sound of a line snapping echoed in Zhang Rongfang’s mind.
His expression shifted slightly, and he closed his eyes for a quick scan.
A vast array of red lines from the blood tracking system illuminated before him.
Among them, one of the thickest red lines suddenly severed.
’That was...!?’
Seeing this, Zhang Rongfang’s face instantly darkened.
A Bloodline Grandmaster from the Celestial Character Institute... died!?
Without any warning, not even showing any signs of weakening, it directly proceeded to the stage of death.
He opened his eyes.
A blood-colored crystal slowly emerged on his forehead, inlaid like an eye.
He no longer wanted to delay with Auduna any further.
To resolve the battle swiftly.
He made a decision in his heart.
Zhang Rongfang’s blood-red eyes intensified.
’White Scale.’
’Here!’
Whoosh!!
At the same time, four divine and imposing auras erupted from behind him, rushing onto the silver dragon before him, immobilizing it, and partially charging towards Auduna as well.
"Final Form · Divine Speed!"
Zhang Rongfang’s body swelled, grew larger, and rose higher, not yet fully transformed before disappearing in a faint afterimage from the spot.
"Kill!!!" Auduna shouted, lunging forward with the war lance.
Under the pressure of the military force, she can see clearly the speed of the opponent and can react accordingly.
So! Begin the next round!!
Crack!
Suddenly a crisp sound.
Auduna’s eyes froze, and she remained motionless in place.
The battle halberd in her hand was suspended in mid-air, then snapped abruptly, like dry wheat straw, the front section breaking off and flying sideways.
Boom!!
At the same time, Auduna’s body flew backward, as if hit by an invisible force, slamming heavily into the mountain wall.
The layers of rock behind her shattered and exploded.
Large chunks of rocks broke off and fell, instantly burying the area where she stood.
She only felt intense pain throughout her body, a terrifying sense of threat rapidly surged from the front.
She wanted to perform the Great Descent of the Divine, but the sense of threat quickly dissipated.
Inside the mountain, within the rock tunnel created by the crash.
Zhang Rongfang held Auduna’s head with one hand, pinning her against the rock wall.
He felt that he could, with a single thought, extract something from her... even kill her instantly.
And this... seemed to be a special ability he had never used, brought about by soul plundering.
But likewise, the combat intuition continued to warn him.
Once he used soul plundering, Auduna would inevitably perform the Great Descent of the Divine.
Should he use it?
Zhang Rongfang stared at Auduna, but finally loosened his grip and let her go.
The ability of soul plundering is too troublesome. Once used, it would surely incur the hatred of all gods and deities.
At that time, it might lead to all-out assassination attempts from all the gods and deities.
Now... it is not yet the time....
"Well.... until next time."
Puff!
In an instant, Zhang Rongfang’s hand crushed Auduna’s head. Simultaneously, countless blood flowed from his palm, pouring into the wound on Auduna’s neck.
The spiritual line and blood crazily counteracted each other, releasing clouds of smoke.
Auduna was just about to initiate the Great Descent of the Divine, but she stopped...
Just a momentary error in decision during a duel between Grandmasters is enough to determine life and death.
She finally managed to resurrect, spending a year recovering from injuries and military force, and now....
"Looking forward to next time we meet." Zhang Rongfang smiled slightly, watching as the opponent’s body was completely covered and submerged by blood.
Then he turned to walk towards the exit.
Performing the Descent of the God too often truly damages one’s intelligence....
He suddenly understood the pain and confusion of the Spirit Generals.
People may accept their complete demise, but find it hard to accept becoming increasingly foolish.
After all, many hope to die with dignity rather than barely survive without it.
Bang!
The rocks at the entrance of the tunnel were shattered by enormous force, exposing the exit.
Zhang Rongfang stepped out of the mountain tunnel, looking towards the distant, cautiously hiding members of the Celestial Character Institute.
"Guard this place."
"Yes!"
The Daoists of the Human Immortal Temple responded in unison.
When they looked up again, there was no one left in sight.
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Guandu River.
The Daoists of the Human Immortal Temple fought and retreated, dragging the battle line several kilometers. They only stopped at the division base on the Guandu River, using the base to transmit messages, holding their position, waiting for reinforcements.
But unfortunately.
Two bloodline Grandmasters from the Celestial Character Institute were killed by a Holy Cross Star, who descended and beheaded them during their ultimate duel.
In a one-on-one, considering the final move, the two Grandmasters of the Celestial Character Institute opened the Blood Lotus, steadily overpowering their opponent.
But once the Holy Cross Star initiated the Descent of the God, the situation completely reversed.
The descent of the god by a Grandmaster suppressed others with divine power, though not as powerful as that of a Great Grandmaster or Spirit General, it greatly shifted combat strengths among similarly skilled masters.
In just a few rounds, a bloodline Grandmaster of the Celestial Character Institute was killed.
The Human Immortal Temple lost a top expert, and others were simply not opponents to the Holy Cross Star, and were killed one after another.
In mere minutes, only a dozen Daoists were left defending Chang Yuqing and others.
If not for that deceased Grandmaster, whose blood corroded a Holy Cross Star heavily injuring him.
They might not have lasted until now.
The Human Immortal Temple suffered heavy casualties, and the White Ten Sect endured difficulty as well.
Only three knights of the entire White Ten Sect remained.
France and another Holy Cross Star, Mina, were both lightly and heavily injured.
Moreover, the blood corrosion of the Blood Immortal Dao could not heal quickly.
"Very well.... you’re very good!!" France’s eyes betrayed slight madness, staring intensely at the last Grandmaster of the Celestial Character Institute.
"Looks like I underestimated you." He stood by the Guandu River, watching Chang Yuqing and others also gathered at the riverbank.
"Initially, I thought the Human Immortal Temple was just a small fry easily exterminated. With our army pressing forward, surely you wouldn’t dare provoke.
Yet you surprised me with such audacity!?"
France stepped forward.
He remained in the Descent state, eyes glowing piercingly silver, an aura of divine power invisibly covering behind him. The pressure gathered around was suffocating.
"Aren’t you arrogant!? Just earlier you were crying for us to die?" France said.
"Now, see who’s courting death??"
"Stop wasting time, France." Another Holy Cross Star, Mina, said gravely.
"After losing so many people, we must return with adequate spoils! Otherwise, the Archbishop won’t be satisfied."
"You think you’ve won??" Chang Yuqing sneered from the other side."Having killed members of the Celestial Character Institute.... surely the master already knows.... therefore.... you’re doomed!"
She knows Master Zhang Rongfang’s attitude well.
Ordinary bloodlines, he cares little about how many die, but bloodline Grandmasters are the very foundation of the Human Immortal Temple.
The death of one is like cutting his flesh!
Thus... the master will surely rush here soon. Perhaps these two still think the Human Immortal Temple would retreat or engage in reinforcement tactics.
But unfortunately....
They underestimated the master’s body technique speed...
At his speed, from the temple to here, requires only a little time....
"Doomed?? Ha, still stubborn even facing death. If your master dares to come.... the Archbishop and Chief Judge would gladly welcome him at the port." France said meaningfully.
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