Chapter 846: Chapter 716: Decisive Victory
Qu Jianlei saw that the opponent was prepared to fight hard, which fit perfectly with his intentions.
Where does the Golden Core surpass the Fake Pill? In the purity of cultivation level and spiritual qi!
If it’s purely about the gold element’s use, he might not be the opponent, but when it comes to spiritual qi, he truly isn’t afraid!
However, there’s a problem; he came for a swift battle, engaging in a battle of attrition wasn’t his original intent.
So his body flickered, changing to another angle, and unleashed another Golden Wheel Skill.
The message was clear: You can instantly generate Golden Shields? Then keep doing it, I want to see how many you can create!
The Gold Attribute Supreme sneered in his heart; is bullying others only possible because of superior body technique?
But he admitted the opponent’s tactics were sound; if he were in his position, he would also opt to emphasize strengths and avoid weaknesses.
The first Golden Wheel Skill only sliced through six of his Golden Shields before dissipating, not exceeding his expected mental limits.
Considering the opponent might be holding something back, his second release of Golden Shields still numbered ten.
Such consumption, he could sustain for quite a while.
However, in the next moment, the Gold Attribute Supreme’s eyes widened with fury, "You dare!"
It turned out Qu Jianlei’s body flickered again, swiftly charging towards the Wood Attribute Supreme.
A gray blade light flashed, and a head rolled to the side.
At this moment, the Wood Attribute Supreme hadn’t completely died, but his time was running out!
"You’re seeking death!" The Gold Attribute Supreme was genuinely furious, continuously firing Heart-Piercing Arrows and Golden Shields.
This time, he truly engaged in an all-out battle of attrition.
If he could timely destroy his opponent, there might still be a chance to save his comrade—though the hope was already exceedingly slim.
Qu Jianlei continued to use his body technique advantage, dodging back and forth, left and right, with great agility.
While evading, he didn’t forget to release one Golden Wheel Skill after another, simultaneously shielding himself with Golden Armor.
Seeing him strengthening his defense, the Gold Attribute Supreme naturally also donned Golden Armor.
At the same time, he had to be wary; should the opponent recover, might he again launch another spiritual power attack?
However, the next moment, he realized an issue: if I cast techniques too quickly, it also consumes spiritual power!
Yet, it’s regrettable; although he thought to guard against it, the fourth spiritual power attack still left him dizzy and disoriented.
Following that, the fifth and sixth spiritual power attacks came one after another, without any pause.
"Damn it..." the Gold Attribute Supreme cursed angrily; what the heck, spiritual power attacks can be launched continuously?
The latter two attacks were progressively lighter, indicating the opponent was truly burning out.
However, he also couldn’t hold out; his entire body wobbled, making it hard to maintain balance.
As for his Heart-Piercing Arrows, unfortunately, they missed once again...
Qu Jianlei’s body flickered, moving beside the opponent, raising his hand for a strike.
Sure enough, it didn’t break the opponent’s defense, but the Gold Attribute Supreme was heavily knocked to the ground by him.
If one strike isn’t enough, then let’s go for a few more!
Qu Jianlei slashed continuously seven or eight times, yet still didn’t break the opponent’s defense!
One must say, gold attribute resilience is impressive; this supreme is truly quite sturdy.
However, even so, the blunt force attack made his whole body feel as if it had fallen apart.
The injury wasn’t particularly severe, but he couldn’t muster energy, nor could he freely control his body.
Simple strikes can’t cause such results; ultimately, the consumption of spiritual power is too great, making it hard to concentrate his thoughts.
Onlookers were dumbfounded by the situation; they couldn’t intervene in a supreme battle, but the current situation was indeed dire!
"What are you waiting for? Open fire quickly!"
"There’s no way to fire; the two are entangled. If we accidentally harm our supreme, who will bear that responsibility?"
Qu Jianlei was also savvy about those surrounding guns and cannons; after all, shells don’t discriminate.
In the initial stages of the battle, he used a flexible body to dodge, now relying on the entanglement to make the opponent hesitate.
It truly was the case; the highest level present was B-level, with an A-level on the attack ship, but they hadn’t had time to come down.
Even if the A-level came down from the starship, so what? Would he dare issue an order disregarding his supreme’s well-being?
In fact, even if they dared to fire, the shells at most could harm Qu Jianlei; it would be very difficult to kill him.
The Divine Text Association and Central City people came here without bringing many powerful weapons.
Fundamentally, they planned to rely on the Awakened for combat; those advanced weapons shouldn’t be seen by the Celestial District.
Above Central City, none of those people respected the natives of Gathering Areas below.
However, unless necessary, they wouldn’t let the natives know too much, to avoid potential problems.
While they were discussing, Qu Jianlei focused intently on perceiving the supreme under his blade.
After five continuous slashes, he sharply identified a weak point in the opponent at the location of the left kidney.
His continuous slashing wasn’t just for venting; he intended to disrupt the opponent’s energy flow to identify weaknesses.
Now, he truly discovered an opportunity; his wrist flipped, producing a thirty-centimeter-long four-sided spike in his hand.
With lightning speed, the four-sided spike viciously thrust towards the opponent’s left kidney.
The next moment, the thirty-centimeter-long four-sided spike pierced almost twenty centimeters in.
Then he twisted and pulled it out, blood splattering everywhere!
"Ah~" The Gold Attribute Supreme screamed, but it wasn’t pain in his voice; it was terror. "How... how did you know?"
This was an old wound of his, from ten years ago, which had since healed.
However, a mere ten years wasn’t enough to make the injured area completely the same as the rest of his body.
But that didn’t matter much, as this spot was also quite tough; slightly weaker than other places, but not by much.
Anyone who could break through his defense needn’t aim here, and attacks that couldn’t break his defense wouldn’t breach this weak spot either.
The difference was truly minuscule, and it’s rare for someone to exist whose strength is precisely between the two.
Even if another Supreme attacked, if their output was high enough, they could break all his defenses; if not, they couldn’t pierce his left kidney.
Therefore, the Gold Attribute Supreme didn’t mind these things at all, thinking that in another twenty to thirty years, it would fully recover.
Unexpectedly, this person discovered the secret, and instinctively, he thought of one question: Who betrayed me?
Many knew of his injury, but only a handful knew the exact location of the wound.
Of course, Qu Jianlei wasn’t aware beforehand. His perception ability was strong, but the opponent wore armor as well.
The Supreme’s aura also masked others’ perception.
However, Qu Jianlei had an idea: he believed that no matter how strong a cultivation technique, it might not manage a fully unified body.
So this series of continuous slashes was also an experiment to see if the opponent had a vulnerable point of some sort.
The test proved that there was likely no vulnerable point, but a thorough, relentless assault could indeed reveal a weakness.
Thus, Qu Jianlei decisively took out the four-sided spike and pierced through the adversary’s defense.
Swords were never the best choice for breaking defense; what is point-to-surface penetration? Sharp objects are the most incisive weapon for breaching defense.
It’s said that Supreme Life Force is tenacious; even if both kidneys were pierced, one could still survive for a long time.
But the key issue was: he had broken through the opponent’s defense!
Overall, an Awakened’s defense mechanism can shift and transform; one broken defense doesn’t matter much and can quickly recover.
However, let’s put aside what qualifies as "quick" for the moment, there must at least be some time delay, right?
But who in close combat with a Supreme wouldn’t seize such a fleeting opportunity?
The Gold Attribute Supreme across from him understood this too, which is why he cursed angrily, feeling betrayed.
Qu Jianlei naturally wouldn’t let this chance slip by, flipping his wrist to bring out the gray alloy blade again.
The switch between the Long Blade and the four-sided spike was very natural, seamlessly executed.
After several strikes, the opponent began to bleed all over, like a lady just growing wings, with an astounding amount of blood.
However, for a Supreme, such injuries were nothing, not even worth calling severe.
A Gold Attribute Supreme is particularly hard to kill; the gold element’s affinity renders their bones as firm as metal!
In the past, Qu Jianlei relied on the inverse relationship of the Electromagnetic Technique to kill a Gold Attribute Supreme!
Yet, this Gold Attribute Supreme already sensed grave danger, "Sir, let’s talk... No!"
Could a member of the Divine Text Association speak softly? Of course, the proud are not unafraid of death!
Moreover, he knew very well that these few strikes weren’t just for bloodletting but to completely dismantle his defensive system!
As expected, in the next moment, the opponent once again switched to the four-sided spike.
"No!" he screamed again, and yet he couldn’t even finish the word.
Right then, intense pain spread from his right eye, and his consciousness gradually faded away.
Qu Jianlei’s stab directly penetrated the opponent’s eye socket, reaching his brain!
Then he pulled out the four-sided spike and thrust it into the opponent’s left eye.
With this, no matter how strong his life force, he couldn’t escape death; it was beyond saving.
Considering that the opponent’s spiritual power was nearly exhausted, even self-detonation was a luxury.
Yet, Qu Jianlei still, with a backhand swing, sliced off the opponent’s head.
The next moment, he skillfully extracted two items from the opponent’s body.
One was a sachet, similar to Kushnier’s, and the other was a gourd pendant hanging on his chest.
"Fire!" someone yelled with bloodshot eyes, "We still have a chance!"
The response was a loud explosion.
The crowd turned their heads to discover that a company-level warship had been hit; it was spinning and descending, clearly having propulsion issues.
The warship’s altitude hadn’t been very high, but its descent was still formidable.
It crashed heavily into the ground, causing the entire earth to shake several times.
Qu Jianlei spoke coldly, "Little Lake, leave no one alive!"
The Big Head Butterfly spun its body, "You want me to kill... is that right? I need confirmation."
"Confirmed," Qu Jianlei nodded decisively.
He wasn’t impatient but rather expressed his pleasure, "Glad to see you consulting the boss on sensitive matters, you’ve improved."
In the next moment, the attack ship’s guns and cannons roared, covering the surroundings.
