Chapter 1156: Chapter 90: Reencountering Xuan Yue_4
Ah Dai lay on the ground, gasping for breath, as Sheng Xie’s huge figure stood in front of him, bringing an unprecedented sense of security. He suddenly felt that he wasn’t alone, he still had Sheng Xie! The Silver Body at his Dantian had lost its luster, and even with the constant circulation of True Qi, it couldn’t withstand such greedy consumption, leaving less than forty percent of energy. Although he kept condensing it, there was no way to recover to normal in a short time. Ah Dai understood, no matter what, he was no match for those eight people and couldn’t kill them, even in his prime with Sheng Xie’s help. His own strength was still too weak! The Assassin’s Guild was not as easy to defeat as he had imagined. Ah Dai used the Narrow Sword to support his body and slowly stood up. The Narrow Sword was so heavy that, with his greatly diminished power, Ah Dai felt he could hardly hold it any longer. He knew, not only was his power insufficient, but he also had serious injuries and couldn’t shoot arrows of True Qi anymore. Out of necessity, he had to retract it into the Dragon’s Blood. He moved away from Sheng Xie’s side, looking towards the eight from the Assassin Guild struggling hard.
Sheng Xie kept spewing Dragon Breath, the gray gas continuously corroding the Defense Shield created by the enemies. Ah Dai’s heart tightened, he suddenly had a bad feeling, given the skill of those people, they wouldn’t be trapped so easily. He turned to look at Sheng Xie, who had just recovered and looked somewhat tired from continuously spewing Dragon Breath. The huge, familiar figure filled Ah Dai with warmth, and he was about to gather some energy to help Sheng Xie when an abrupt change occurred.
The leader of the Assassin Guild realized that if this continued, the gray gas would inevitably breach the Defense Shield and the powerful Corrosion Power, once it touched their bodies, would cause unbearable damage. To achieve their goal of killing Ah Dai, he decided to expend his energy to keep him there. While supporting the Defense Shield, he whispered, "Use all your power, annihilate the world with one slash." The eight were in tune with each other, simultaneously pushing their power to the limit, their feet touching the ground, and they rose into the sky surrounded by the Defense Shield.
Seeing the enemy’s change, Sheng Xie’s Dragon Breath slowed down, the Black Energy Shield disappeared, and a massive pressure suddenly appeared. Even a creature as powerful as Sheng Xie couldn’t help showing fear. He spread his wings in front of Ah Dai, continually condensing his Dragon Power, and the seven Golden Horns on his back gradually brightened, a holy aura enveloping his whole body. Streams of golden energy continuously surged from the six horns behind, converging towards the largest horn on his forehead. Seeing Sheng Xie resolutely protecting him, Ah Dai’s heart trembled, and he silently vowed that even if he died, he would not let Sheng Xie be harmed.
Ah Dai wanted to summon the Bone Dragon to help Sheng Xie, but Sheng Xie stopped him. Although Ah Dai didn’t understand why, he still respected Sheng Xie’s choice.
The reason Sheng Xie didn’t want Ah Dai to summon the Bone Dragon was because he had discovered inside the Dragon’s Blood that the Bone Dragon, having fused with something unknown, had become extremely powerful and was beyond his control. The Bone Dragon was originally captured to assist Ah Dai, and if it couldn’t be suppressed by energy, he feared the Bone Dragon might endanger Ah Dai instead. Faced with such a crisis, they couldn’t withstand any more detrimental changes.
Ah Dai gathered the remaining True Qi, waiting for the final battle to arrive. Every extra second allowed him to condense more energy, so he didn’t intend to attack proactively.
The eight members of the Assassin Guild strangely paused in mid-air, aligned vertically, simultaneously raising the Narrow Swords in their hands. The leader at the front, with black fighting energy soaring into the sky, massive energy frenziedly wreaked havoc around their bodies, and the fighting energy gradually converged in the air, filling the atmosphere with immense pressure. The black fighting energy formed a mighty Energy Blade, and the full power of the assassins continuously converged into the Energy Blade, their eyes all lit up, the leader shouted loudly, "Annihilate—" and the assassins behind him sequentially cried, "World—One—Slash—Break—Heaven—Earth."
The seven chilling words echoed continuously in the air, and the eight simultaneously shouted, "Kill—"
The immense black Energy Blade, accompanied by their simultaneously descending Narrow Swords from the sky, came slashing towards Ah Dai and Sheng Xie like a cosmic separation. The moment the Energy Blade slashed down, Sheng Xie erupted, continuous Dragon Roars ringing out, a massive golden pillar of light soared into the sky, confronting the Energy Blade. Amidst a thunderous boom, the plummeting Energy Blade was forcefully stopped, the surging energies shredding all vegetation within a hundred meters around them, a black and a golden energy confronting each other in the air. The black energy clearly had the upper hand, pressing down slowly, the scent of death drawing closer to Ah Dai and Sheng Xie. In fact, both Sheng Xie and Ah Dai were unaware that, with Sheng Xie’s capabilities, it was simply impossible to block the strongest attack from the enemies. However, since the technique should have been executed by nine people, now one man short, naturally its power was greatly reduced, not to mention the eight had weakened a lot due to injuries, which was why Sheng Xie could barely hold it off.
Ah Dai clearly felt Sheng Xie’s body spasming slightly under the immense pressure. Even with Sheng Xie’s strength, it was gradually becoming unsustainable, blood slowly seeping from beneath the gray Scale Armor, his golden eyes progressively dimming. He had already given his all. Though the massive black Energy Blade also seemed to be gradually weakening, Ah Dai was very clear the first to perish would inevitably be Sheng Xie if this powerful energy attack continued, as it was not something his Scale Armor could withstand.
