Chapter 379: Chapter 379: Won?
At a critical moment, Huang Yinghao cast a Tree Demon Guardian Soul Technique on Chu Qingyun, which played a vital role.
With the defense of the Tree Demon Guardian, Chu Qingyun finally seized an opportunity. He launched a sudden counterattack, his ten vines unleashing the Thunder Sword Momentum and violently bombarding the members of the Martial Soul Hall.
Meanwhile, he transformed into a yellowish-brown blur and charged into the midst of the Small Spirit Realm Martial Artists. His Sword Qi swept wildly, rapidly reaping the lives of one Martial Soul Hall member after another.
Whether they were first-level or third-level Martial Spirits, they were all instantly killed by his Strange Sword and Thunder Light Sword Qi!
Inside the encirclement, Chu Qingyun’s explosive power sent the Small Spirit Realm Martial Artists from the Martial Soul Hall into a panic, screaming in agony as he cut them down.
Outside the circle, several third-level Martial Spirits had consumed Elixirs, and their strength had skyrocketed. Caught in a pincer attack from both inside and out, this new wave of Martial Soul Hall reinforcements saw their moment of glory last less than three minutes before they were thrown into a perilous situation.
Even the desperate attacks from the first-level Martial Spirits, whose strength had been forcibly enhanced, were futile in their attempts to help suppress the Great Xia Dragon Guard again.
The power of the Elixirs was terrifying.
At the same time, over ten more of the Great Xia Dragon Guard’s geniuses consumed Elixirs. The instantaneous burst of power made the Small Spirit Realm Martial Artists of the Martial Soul Hall feel a rising sense of despair.
The situation was largely the same on the other three city walls, not just in the South Wall Battle District.
Initially, the thirty-some true Small Spirit Realm Martial Artists had joined the fray, mixing in with the surviving, trash-tier first-level Martial Spirits. They had indeed caused immense trouble for the Great Xia Dragon Guard, who at one point seemed on the verge of being overwhelmed.
However, as the surviving third-level Martial Spirits of the Great Xia Dragon Guard got a clear view of the situation, they realized, ’This is likely the Martial Soul Hall’s final, all-out attack.’
They too consumed their Elixirs, unleashing immense power and routing the Martial Soul Hall’s Small Spirit Realm forces in one fell swoop!
In the South Wall Sector, the fierce battle raged on for over ten minutes.
In those ten-plus minutes, the Martial Soul Hall suffered catastrophic losses. Over half their forces, from the remaining trash-tier first-level Martial Spirits to the newly arrived true Small Spirit Realm Martial Artists, had been eliminated.
However, the remaining Great Xia Dragon Guard were also decimated once again.
Even with the power of the Elixirs, another four third-level Martial Spirits from the Great Xia Dragon Guard fell in the chaotic melee, overwhelmed by the Martial Soul Hall’s assault.
More importantly, the burst of power from the Elixirs was short-lived. By now, the effects had to be wearing off.
Feeling the Elixir’s power begin to fade within them, Xiao Feng and the other third-level Martial Spirits started fighting more conservatively.
Chu Qingyun, however, only fought with greater ferocity.
Initially, he had been the target of the Martial Soul Hall’s concentrated attacks, so he had to be extremely careful, focusing most of his energy on defense.
But as the number of Martial Soul Hall members dwindled—particularly the second and third-level Martial Spirits he specifically targeted—the pressure on him lessened.
Chu Qingyun could afford to spend less energy on defense, allowing his own attacks to grow fiercer.
In such a large-scale, intense battle, everyone’s Primordial Power was being consumed at a drastic rate. Chu Qingyun was different, however. He continuously hid his Devouring Power within his vines, siphoning the Primordial Power from the members of the Martial Soul Hall.
He didn’t bother much with the Primordial Power of first-level Martial Spirits, sometimes just swatting them dead and moving on. But he made sure to absorb the Primordial Power from nearly every second and third-level Martial Spirit he defeated.
After fighting like this for over ten minutes, not only had Chu Qingyun not expended any Primordial Power, but his Qi Sea was actually almost completely full!
Furthermore, in the midst of battle, he hadn’t forgotten to use his Devouring Martial Soul to absorb the fallen Martial Souls around him.
These new members of the Martial Soul Hall were all true Small Spirit Realm Martial Artists. Upon death, each one left behind a cluster of Tier Three Martial Soul Power.
Chu Qingyun, of course, didn’t stand on ceremony and absorbed it all.
So many Tier Three Martial Souls would be enough for him to upgrade all of his own Martial Souls to Tier Four!
The jump from a Tier Three to a Tier Four Martial Soul was a nearly fundamental leap in quality. It was easy to imagine that after this battle, Chu Qingyun’s strength would undergo another massive increase!
After nearly five more minutes of fighting, watching the seemingly tireless Chu Qingyun who only grew more ferocious with every clash, someone in the ranks of the Martial Soul Hall finally broke.
"Run! We have to run!"
Unable to bear it any longer, one of them turned and fled toward the outside of the city.
Once one person took the lead, the thought of escape spread like a plague through the minds of the remaining Martial Soul Hall members.
More people followed his lead, turning to run for their lives.
Those who didn’t want to run, who either tried to continue fighting or attempted to stop the deserters, were quickly cut down by Chu Qingyun and the other Great Xia Dragon Guard.
Watching the Martial Soul Hall forces break and flee, the thirty-some survivors of the more than two hundred Great Xia Dragon Guard all felt a wave of relief wash over them, their faces breaking into weary smiles.
More than two hundred of their comrades had died, their Small Spirit Realm experts were almost completely wiped out, but they had finally done it. They had successfully defended the County City!
The joy of surviving the calamity and the thrill of victory instantly filled the hearts of everyone, including Chu Qingyun.
A few of the Great Xia Dragon Guard couldn’t hold it in any longer, collapsing to the ground and breaking down in tears.
Even the most veteran among the Great Xia Dragon Guard had probably never experienced such a brutal battle.
With the Martial Soul Hall completely routed, Chu Qingyun recalled his Iron Thread Ten-Star Vine Martial Soul. An exhaustion so profound it seemed etched between his brows settled over him, and the light in his eyes dimmed considerably.
He had just spent three days rushing here on the back of a Flying Demon Beast, fought a major battle against the Martial Soul Hall in Chu Family Village, and then spent another three days rushing back.
Upon returning to the County City, he hadn’t rested for even a moment, immediately joining the fray and rushing to "put out fires" in the battle districts on all four sides of the city—east, south, west, and north.
If one were to ask who in the entire County City was the most exhausted, the answer would undoubtedly be Chu Qingyun.
He certainly wasn’t lacking in Primordial Power, but such an intense battle consumed more than just that; it also drained a Martial Artist’s Physical Strength and mental energy.
Days of travel combined with the brutal fighting had taken a massive toll on Chu Qingyun’s Physical Strength and stamina.
His Primordial Power had nearly filled his Qi Sea. If he were to refine some more Primordial Spirit Liquid, he could probably break through to become a third-level Martial Spirit.
But Chu Qingyun was simply too exhausted. His powerful Soul Power allowed him to just barely hang on mentally, but physically, he was so tired he couldn’t even be bothered to lift a finger.
Just like the other Great Xia Dragon Guard, Chu Qingyun cast aside all thoughts of his image and flopped onto the ground with a THUD, panting heavily as he slowly recovered his Physical Strength.
But just then, a flash of insight struck him, and he suddenly remembered something.
’That dark-red Elixir Pill!’
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