Chapter 386: Chapter 386: Flying Ship
"True Martial Soul!"
Flame Wolf’s eyes flickered. After a moment’s hesitation, he gritted his teeth and activated his True Martial Soul.
As a very cautious person, Flame Wolf had rarely ever used his True Martial Soul. But this time, he could tell that he likely wouldn’t be able to resolve this situation without it.
He had originally planned to have Qingwa and the other one break through the County City’s defenses, then lead the Small Spirit Realm cultivators to massacre its inhabitants and force Xu Baolin to divide his attention.
He never expected that those two good-for-nothings would instead be cut down by Chu Qingyun!
Flame Wolf’s body contorted, and in an instant, his human form transformed into a roaring, flaming wolf.
The fire wolf was as tall as a man, its entire body wreathed in roiling crimson flames. Its eyes glowed with a golden heat, and the surrounding air grew scorching hot.
"Attack! Kill him!"
As the fire wolf spoke, bursts of flame erupted from its mouth.
A wolf, a sword, and a club.
The three Earth Spirit Realm experts from the Martial Soul Hall used all their strength, launching a ferocious assault on Xu Baolin.
But Xu Baolin was completely unfazed. "Haha, so you finally couldn’t hold back anymore! In that case, let me show you what I’m truly capable of!"
He channeled pure Primordial Power into his battle saber. A faint gray light suddenly appeared on the cyan blade, rapidly extending until it projected nearly five meters out from the weapon.
That was... Sword Qi!
Xu Baolin, in his mastery of Saber Technique, had actually reached the same Realm as Chu Qingyun—the Realm of "Qi"!
’Damn it, he was holding back...’
"Red Flame Bomb!"
The flames in Flame Wolf’s eye sockets flared violently. He suddenly opened his jaws wide as fiery red power gathered before his muzzle. In the blink of an eye, a massive fireball formed and shot toward Xu Baolin, leaving a crimson streak in its wake.
"Flame Wolf, die!"
"Gale Saber Technique, Gale Saber!"
Xu Baolin bellowed, raising his battle saber and bringing it down in a fierce slash, imbued with sharp Sword Qi.
Before the incomparably sharp Sword Qi, the fireball disintegrated on contact, cleaved in two by the single strike.
"Damn it!"
His Soul Technique was broken in an instant. Faced with that ferocious strike, Flame Wolf was terrified. He opened his mouth and spewed a torrent of fire, attempting to block the Sword Qi.
However, it was merely a death throe.
SPLASH!
The Sword Qi swept past, and Flame Wolf was cleanly sliced in two, right down the middle!
After unleashing his Sword Qi and a Secret Technique, even with Flame Wolf using his True Martial Soul, he was still no match for a single one of Xu Baolin’s moves.
The powerful Flame Wolf had been killed in a single blow. Tu Gen and Han Jian, who were beside him, were scared out of their wits.
’Flee!’
Without a moment’s hesitation, the two immediately split up and fled.
"Where do you think you’re going!?"
Xu Baolin’s figure flashed, and he appeared behind Tu Gen. With a swift fall of his saber, he cut Tu Gen in two. Tu Gen exploded into Martial Soul Power with a BANG.
As for Han Jian, at the critical moment, the power of his True Martial Soul was completely depleted. He reverted to his human form in an extremely weakened state and was also cut down by Xu Baolin’s saber.
Five Earth Spirit Realm experts had made a grand entrance.
Behind them, the Small Spirit Realm cultivators had thought victory was certain. They never imagined that all five of their leaders would end up dead!
This undoubtedly shattered their already crumbling morale, adding insult to injury.
The several hundred Small Spirit Realm cultivators no longer hesitated. They turned and fled frantically, scattering in all directions without daring to look back.
Naturally, Xu Baolin couldn’t be bothered to chase after them.
He turned his head, looked at Chu Qingyun on the city wall, and gave a nod, reminding him not to forget his promise. Then, he actually walked away from the city, quickly disappearing from everyone’s sight.
"This time, it’s finally over, right...?"
"Haha, unless the Martial Soul Hall has a few more Celestial Spirit Realm experts pop out of nowhere."
"Don’t jinx it!"
After the battle between the Earth Spirit Realm experts ended, the thirty-some remaining Great Xia Dragon Guards all sat down right there on the city wall, too tired to even enter the city.
Even Chu Qingyun couldn’t be bothered to move. He leaned against the wall, closing his eyes to rest.
And while Chu Qingyun and Xu Baolin were fighting the Martial Soul Hall’s Earth Spirit Realm experts, the battle at the Martial Soul Hall’s main nest—that abandoned small city—had also reached a stalemate.
At first, the experts from the Martial Soul Hall held back, their attacks hampered by their concern for their own people in the Underground Palace.
But as more and more people in the Underground Palace died, they gradually stopped caring and began to go all out, fighting the experts of the Great Xia Dragon Guards with their full strength.
On both the Martial Soul Hall and Great Xia Dragon Guard sides, more and more people began using their True Martial Souls and Secret Techniques. Casualties started to mount for both factions, with even Celestial Spirit Realm experts falling in battle.
"Jingtai, if we keep fighting, it’ll just end in mutual destruction. Or are you saying you don’t want to go back and see a County City flowing with rivers of blood? Hahaha..."
Sub-Palace Master Profound Snake and his two companions fought Jingtai, constantly mentioning the massacre at Lianshan County City.
To this, Jingtai just snorted coldly. "Mutual destruction? You think you’re worthy? No matter what, the Martial Soul Hall will be utterly annihilated today!"
However, what made Profound Snake and the others suspicious was that in the intervals between his fierce attacks, Jingtai would always lift his head to look into the distance, as if he were anticipating something.
Soon, they found out exactly what Jingtai was anticipating.
A black dot suddenly appeared on the distant horizon.
The black dot flew over at high speed, rapidly growing larger in their vision. Soon, they could see clearly that it was a long, shuttle-shaped Flying Ship, tapered at both ends and bulging in the middle.
The Flying Ship’s speed was incredible, yet when it stopped, it did so with perfect stability, hovering above the abandoned small city.
This Flying Ship was enormous, almost half the size of the small city itself. It hovered above, blotting out the sky and sun, and the shadow it cast created a silent pressure in the hearts of everyone below, whether from the Martial Soul Hall or the Great Xia Dragon Guards.
Nearly everyone stopped fighting, staring dumbfounded at the Flying Ship above the city.
The three Grand Chief Stewards and six Military Lords of the Great Xia Dragon Guards all showed looks of joy, because they knew that Prince Duan had arrived!
Meanwhile, Profound Snake and the other six King Realm Experts, as well as some of the most powerful Celestial Spirit Realm cultivators from the Martial Soul Hall, felt a deep sense of unease. They even had the urge to flee immediately, to get as far away from this place as possible.
However, escape was clearly not a realistic option.
The Chief Stewards and Military Lords of the Great Xia Dragon Guards were staring them down, giving them no chance to escape!
On the side of the Flying Ship, a door slowly rose, and a figure walked out from within.
The man appeared to be in his thirties or forties. He was tall, dressed in luxurious clothing, and naturally exuded an air of nobility.
This man was the one Grand Chief Steward Jingtai and the others had been waiting for—the Celestial King Realm expert, Prince Duan!
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