Chapter 255: Chapter 217: Slaying the Golden Core, Space Swimming
At that moment, the Spiritual Energy around Changqingzi surged violently, preventing all the Great Sage Avatars from getting close. A blue Great Sword materialized behind him. The sword flew into the sky and rapidly grew into a colossal blade over a hundred feet long. Steam billowed from it as it adjusted its orientation in midair, its tip aiming for Wang Yi on the ground before hurtling down.
The Great Sage Avatars were also affected by Changqingzi’s technique, feeling as if they were trapped in a mire, unable to break free and intercept.
However, just as the great sword was about to strike the ground, golden plates of armor appeared around Wang Yi, forming the shape of a Mecha. More and more plates materialized, causing Wang Yi’s form to grow larger and larger.
This was Wang Yi using Commanding Mountains and Rivers, manifesting the Vein Gold Mine he had refined within his body into the form of Battle Armor.
The Battle Armor’s name was: Gold Mountain Armor·Great Ore Vein Mountain God!
This Mountain God instantly expanded Wang Yi’s height to a hundred meters, like a Golden Armored Giant General. It raised a massive hand, caught the hundred-foot-long great sword, and with a tight squeeze, shattered it with a CRACK.
A golden light shone from the Mountain God’s eyes as it opened its mouth, its voice thundering, "A mere Golden Core Cultivator dares act so arrogantly before me!"
As it spoke, it lifted its right foot and stomped down toward Changqingzi.
Changqingzi was horrified. He spat out a small shield, which instantly expanded to ten feet in width and length, blocking the Great Ore Vein Mountain God’s foot.
But the moment it blocked the foot, Changqingzi violently coughed up a mouthful of blood. A look of terror filled his eyes. Although he had stopped the giant Mountain God’s foot from descending further, he had lost control over the other nine Great Sage Avatars.
The nine Great Sage Avatars rushed forward, swinging their Golden Cudgels. They instantly shattered Changqingzi’s Spiritual Energy Shield. Two of the Great Saints chuckled sinisterly and viciously slammed their Golden Cudgels into Changqingzi, sending him flying as the sound of breaking bones echoed.
The small shield propping up the giant Mountain God’s foot lost its support. With a BOOM, the massive foot slammed into the ground, shaking the stone-paved avenue.
The nine Great Sage Avatars levitated in the air, circling the hundred-meter-tall Mountain God giant.
Changqingzi landed on the stone avenue like a rag doll. A trickle of blood hung from the corner of his mouth as he turned to look back, his heart filled with terror.
’He actually broke two of my ribs!’
He ground his teeth. Seeing the nine Great Sage Avatars flying toward him, he quickly formed a hand seal and shouted, "Escape!"
In an instant, his body vanished.
But at that very moment, the tall towers on both sides of the stone avenue activated. Their tops lit up, and they began firing lasers at the flying Great Sage Avatars.
Those towers, though seemingly dilapidated, were actually Defense Towers. To be precise, they were anti-air towers that attacked any flying units, and they had now targeted the nine Great Sage Avatars.
The Great Sage Avatars immediately dodged.
Two of the Great Sage Avatars retaliated, smashing their Golden Cudgels toward the anti-air Defense Towers.
"Land!"
Wang Yi roared. The Great Sage Avatars immediately landed, and the anti-air Defense Towers ceased their attacks, the light atop them slowly fading.
"Changqingzi, where did you escape to? Show yourself and fight!"
Wang Yi shouted, his gaze sweeping in all directions, but he couldn’t find any trace of Changqingzi.
Behind them, Li Longyu stared at the hundred-meter Mountain God, her eyes practically glowing. She said to Hai Zhongxian beside her, "Is my husband really that strong?"
Hai Zhongxian bowed without a word, but his expression suddenly sharpened. He thrust his palm toward the empty space beside him.
The powerful palm strike sent sand and stone flying, scraping away a layer of the stone pavement and forcing a disheveled figure to appear.
It was none other than Changqingzi. He had used Earth Escape to close the distance, intending to abduct Li Longyu, but he hadn’t expected there to be another expert by her side.
"A mere Martial Artist managed to break my Escape Technique? Who are you..."
Changqingzi glared furiously at Hai Zhongxian, but he also quickly formed a hand seal for a spell, once again raising a Spiritual Energy Shield around himself.
Hai Zhongxian was a Martial Artist, but not an ordinary one. His Body Technique was incredibly fast. Before Changqingzi’s spell could fully form, he flickered forward, appeared right in front of him, and pressed his palm forward, unleashing his Inner Strength.
"Bone-Softening Palm!"
As Hai Zhongxian’s grim and cold voice sounded, a strange force washed over Changqingzi’s entire body. The Golden Core Cultivator felt an excruciating pain as his flesh, muscles, and bones began to melt rapidly. In the blink of an eye, he was reduced to a mass of flesh and blood. In the next, his body resembled a melting wax figure. Another breath later, he vanished into nothingness, leaving not a single trace behind.
Then, with a flash of light, a golden Treasure Chest appeared where he had vanished.
At that moment, Wang Yi received a system notification: "Ding! You have killed an important story character, the Island Lord of Changqing Island, Golden Core Cultivator Changqingzi. A special condition has been met: the path to Cultivation on Changqing Island is now severed!"
"Ding! The story quests for the Immortal Islands of Typhon World and the Ancient Cultivation Ruins have been altered. The ’Last Cultivator’ story quest has ended prematurely. All Cultivation story quests related to Changqing Island and Mengbai Island are now terminated."
"Ding! The important story character Changqingzi has died, dropping one golden Treasure Chest!"
Wang Yi was stunned!
The Golden Core Cultivator Changqingzi was dead!
He turned to look, and understanding dawned on him, filling his heart with astonishment.
A Golden Core Cultivator was actually insta-killed by Hai Zhongxian!
Hai Zhongxian was strong. His Bone-Softening Palm was terrifying enough to make ghosts weep and gods cry.
Wang Yi knew he was powerful, but he never expected him to be *this* powerful.
’Changqingzi must have been careless. He and Hai Zhongxian could probably one-shot each other. If he’d kept his distance, it wouldn’t have been easy for Hai Zhongxian to harm him!’
Wang Yi muttered to himself. He then dismissed the Great Ore Vein Mountain God Battle Armor and, in his Sun Wukong form, went to gleefully collect his loot.
In truth, Hai Zhongxian, Fish-Transformed Dragon, Jelena, and Wang Bushi were all highly specialized. Their skills were powerful, but their bodies were relatively fragile. They were like soldiers armed with missile launchers: they might not survive a stray bullet, but they possessed the firepower to destroy a tank.
