Chapter 1155: Chapter 90: Reencountering Xuan Yue_3
Ah Dai had used his precious second chance at Instant Teleportation, finally seizing a slight advantage. The black iron bow in his hands, in combination with the powerful attack generated by the Transforming Arrow, was his strongest weapon aside from the Sword of Hades. He knew clearly that at such a close distance, he would only have the chance to shoot one arrow before facing the opponent’s powerful attack. Having not practiced archery for a year, he naturally could not claim accuracy, initially aiming only to intimidate the opponent. Yet, when Rise and the others formed a Defense Barrier, Ah Dai was overjoyed—unable to hit a single person, but could he not hit a sphere of defensive energy? Faced with such strong defenses, the idea to test the destructive power of the Transforming Arrow emerged, and with a loud shout, a yellow-green Energy Arrow burst forth in brilliance, melding Ah Dai’s own strength with the amplifying power of the black iron bow, shooting out like a phantom light, and striking precisely on the Defense Barrier constructed by Rise and his eight men. A thunderous explosion and the twang of the bowstring rang out simultaneously. Rise and his men were thrown back, spraying blood as the impact from the black iron bow and Transforming Arrow was so great that even their combined strength could not shield them from injury. Nonetheless, they truly were the elite Assassins of the Guild; they did not give Ah Dai the chance to nock another arrow, retreating and then pressing forward in a flash, eight shadows darting toward Ah Dai.
Ah Dai had successively used Nether Slash, Tian Luo’s Web, and the Transforming Arrow, and combined with the injuries from the start, his inner strength was now greatly depleted. At the time when the Transforming Arrow had shattered the Barrier, he did have the chance to escape, but he had already resolved to face death, simply gathering energy in place. Seeing the eight opponents’ simultaneous attack, he couldn’t help but hesitate—should he use his last Instant Teleportation now? Just then, when Ah Dai was in the midst of a crisis, he felt a warmth in his chest, and a familiar thought entered his mind: "Big brother, let me out quickly, let Sheng Xie help you." Ah Dai was overjoyed, the Sheng Xie that had been dormant for more than two years was finally awakening. With Sheng Xie’s assistance, he had at least a fighting chance. With that thought, Ah Dai swiftly retreated, throwing out with all his might a solid energy sphere from the Transforming Arrow toward the eight men in the air.
Boom—The tremendous shockwave sent Ah Dai flying, blood spraying wildly, his body somersaulting in the air several times before crashing heavily to the ground. The combined strength of the eight from Rise was simply too terrifying; what Ah Dai did not know was that with their combined forces, they were powerful enough to contend with a Sword Saint. Had it not been for his continuous use of Unique Skills and relying on Goris’s wish, he would have long perished under their swords. Although his injuries were even more severe, Ah Dai was not alarmed but rather delighted, as he had won enough time for himself. He chanted rapidly, "With the blood of the Divine Dragon as the guide, open the gate of space and time." Blue light illuminated, and a furious roar of the Dragon resounded, the colossal soundwave echoing through the Illusive Forest, making the surrounding plants tremble and all the animals within thousands of meters to collapse, succumbing to the mighty Dragon’s aura.
Although Rise and his men had dissipated the explosive energy sphere, their bodies could not help but falter due to the previous energy injuries from the black iron bow’s Energy Arrow. Their anger having reached its peak after continuous setbacks, they were ready to kill Ah Dai with all their might, but then witnessed a horrifying scene. A colossal figure, about seven meters long, appeared in front of the fallen Ah Dai, with earth-shattering roars. Angry golden eyes glared at them; its immense wings spread out, completely scattering the surrounding trees. A great pressure emanated from this unknown creature, its gray Scales shimmering in sunlight, seven golden long horns from head to back glittering coldly, exuding an insurmountable pride.
Suddenly, Rise remembered a record in the Assassin’s Guild’s collection, which once mentioned that Ah Dai had summoned a silver dragon in the City of Darkness, destroying everything within a kilometer’s radius. Could it be that this terrifying creature before them was that very silver dragon?
Indeed, Sheng Xie had awakened. After the use of the golden Devouring power of the Dragon Language far beyond its capacity, it had to fall into a deep slumber due to excessive loss of potential. After more than two years of recuperation, its body finally began to recover gradually. Since all the energy absorbed from the Dragon’s Blood was used to replenish its own losses, Sheng Xie did not evolve again during these two years and remained in its growth stage. Today, as Ah Dai faced mortal danger, Sheng Xie, which was closely linked with Ah Dai’s mind, was finally awakened. It did not care who these people were; anyone trying to harm Ah Dai was its enemy. Without a second thought, after a roar, it unleashed a wide spray of gray Dragon Breath, enveloping Rise and his eight men.
The wide coverage of the attack left Rise and his men with no chance to dodge; reluctantly, they had to join forces once more to set up a Defence Aura Shield. In their minds, even if this dragon was incredibly powerful, it was impossible to breach their collective defense. But they were wrong. Although Sheng Xie’s current strength indeed could not surpass them, Sheng Xie’s Dragon Breath was very special—the corrosive evil energy had the capability to corrode all material objects. The gray Dragon Breath enveloping the Defense Shield of Rise and his men did not cause an immediate impact, but to their horror, Rise realized the Defence Shield, although filled with vast energy, was gradually melting under the assault of the gray gas. Though the dissolution was slow, he could clearly feel the looming threat of death.
