Chapter 760 - The Battle That Shook the East (III)
Qu Shen charged directly at Sundew. Crimson eagle wings erupted out of his back and he accelerated until he was a blur. A giant sword that was over three meters tall and half a meter wide appeared in his hands, pointing directly ahead. His entire being was filled with sharp killing energy, like an eagle diving for its prey.
"Crimson Heaven Strike!" His voice rang out like thunder, shaking the sky and making the ground tremble.
"Stop him!" Jasmine shouted.
Her tails tracked Qu Shen's move, guiding four white beams of moonlight to follow behind. Chen Wentian and Huo Tu also attacked, throwing a barrage of blue and orange fireballs that covered the sky. There were so many attacks that even if Qu Shen wanted to dodge, there was nowhere to go.
However, He Zicheng was ready for it. His halberd named the Gilded Vanguard was in his hands. He had followed directly behind Qu Shen, covering them both with a brilliant golden shield. It was the Bulwark of Fortitude, a defensive formation of spiritual energy that showcased the excellent resilience of his Armored Lion Transformation Art.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sky exploded into blue and orange. Miniature suns came into being and were quickly extinguished by a resolute golden shield. Jasmine's moonbeams were slightly more effective but were still unable to completely penetrate this defensive ability.
Behind He Zicheng, Qu Shen was also unharmed. His wings flapped powerfully. His crimson robes fluttered in the wind. The force of the spiritual energy clashes against He Zicheng's shield even served to increase Qu Shen's flying speed, causing him to turn into a streak of red akin to a giant spear.
"Watch out!" Huo Tu croaked, his eyes bulging out.
Sundew was retreating backward but against Qu Shen, she seemed to be at a standstill in comparison. The giant mantis wasn't very agile and could only raise her forelimbs to defend at the last moment. There was a sharp crunch as the Sky Lord's Claymore crushed the insect carapace. But even as her arms were being shattered, she gave a powerful push, changing the trajectory of the attack away from any vital areas.
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Ka!
Sundew lost her entire left arm, completely cut off at the joint to her body. Her right arm wasn't much better as half of it was crushed into a bleeding stump. She continued to retreat towards the west even as Qu Shen swung his sword again.
"Go die! Ha!"
Having lost the initial momentum, his subsequent attacks were weaker than his first. However, Sundew still l couldn't defend against them with just her body. Qu Shen cultivated the Crimson Eagle Transformation Art which specialized in attack. Eagles were the rulers of the sky and the supreme hunters. To an eagle, a mantis was just a tasty meal, no matter how big the mantis was.
Ka!
Clang!
Sha!
Qu Shen's attacks were swift and deadly. Sundew's moves were slow and heavy. In a blink, she had lost her remaining forelimbs, leaving only her legs. However, facing this situation, she didn't panic and instead let out a puff of pink powder. It was a kind of poison that would dull the senses and weaken one's mind.
Qu Shen quickly covered himself with his wings and swung his giant sword in a circular motion. Like a fan, he swept the cloud of poison away. When he was finally able to break through this attack, Sundew reemerged into his line of sight. Her four missing limbs had been replaced with brand new ones and she was every bit as ferocious as before receiving his sword move.
"Heh, more for me to chop off!" He shouted and attacked again.
While this duel of supreme attack versus supreme healing was taking place, a different but similar battle was taking place nearby. He Zicheng was surrounded on three sides and defending against powerful attacks without pause. He barely even had time to breathe, using all of his energy and effort to support the Bulwark of Fortitude. This was his only lifesaving move at the moment.
Facing a divine nine tailed moonlight fox and two Spirit King Realm flame users, He Zicheng's performance was truly commendable. Only a small portion of Spirit Kings in the world could hold up to such punishment. And an even smaller portion would willingly continue to suffer without escaping. However, in this particular situation, he could not escape or dodge away. Directly behind him was Qu Shen whose back was unprotected. It was only due to He Zicheng's complete defense that Qu Shen could focus solely on attack.
"Hurry up! How long will it take?" He Zicheng snarled.
He had just felt his golden shield waver after a particularly powerful moonbeam. He managed to recover in the nick of time but caused a tinge of worry in his heart for the first time. Originally, he had thought that they would be able to escape without much issue. He was confident in his defensive abilities and he was also confident in Qu Shen's attacking abilities. But this was taking far longer than expected.
"One more minute! I need one more minute!" Qu Shen shouted. "I'm going all out... Crimson Wing Domain!"
The bright sunny sky disappeared all of a sudden, replaced by a blood-red cloud. Qu Shen's aura doubled in a blink as a thunderous eagle cry rang out. This was the killing domain of the crimson eagle, one that amplified his attack to supreme levels.
"Now... die!" Qu Shen cried as he swung his sword.
Sundew felt the baleful pressure and fled without a second thought. Qu Shen's current form and his sword were enough to rival Jasmine's moonbeams in terms of power. She couldn't defend against those moonbeams in the same way she couldn't defend against this sword. Even more, she might be chopped into pieces before she could heal herself.
Sundew retreated but Qu Shen followed. His sword swept out like a battering ram, again crushing two of her arms into pieces. Her spiritual energy fluctuated from the impact, causing her to throw up a mouthful of green blood. In the next exchange, she sacrificed her other pair of arms, buying some more time, just enough for her to activate rapid healing once more and recover a fresh set of limbs.
The power of vitality was rare and mysterious. Few creatures in the endless world could recover from debilitating injuries like Sundew. However, it was not something that suited one-on-one battles. In the past, she always stood behind the toad and monkey, healing their injuries so that they were able to fight two against three.
Sundew gnashed her mandibles and stubbornly resisted. She felt like a piece of meat on the chopping block. There was nothing else she could do but sacrifice her body for the plan. Her task was just to retreat, keep retreating and blocking Qu Shen. As long as she stood in the way, the two old men wouldn't have an easy path back to Beast God Sanctum.
"Miss Jasmine, I won't let you down!"
Sundew was already bordering on exhaustion. She had fought Jasmine and Chen Wentian for so long. Immediately following that, she had flown all the way to the north and back without much rest. All of her honeypot ants were used up. Even if there were any left, there was no chance to use them to recover.
Qu Shen kept swinging his sword, feeling his opponent growing weaker. Truth be told, he was also pushing against his limits. Due to various provocations, he had already fought He Zicheng twice today and he was not in good shape as a result.
He knew that they shouldn't have lingered, that Jasmine's blood was a trap. It was too late to regret. He could only silently curse He Zicheng in his heart. That old bastard was too infatuated with Jasmine. It was a critical weakness that caused endless problems and which had led to their current situation today.
It was all his fault. That detestable He Zicheng!
Qu Shen promised himself that he would never fall for He Zicheng's schemes ever again!
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