Chapter 1278: Won’t Even Retreat In Death
Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
One of Prince Black Li’s claws had been stabbed by the Abyss Ancient Sword earlier. It was still bleeding.
Seeing Zhang Ruochen charge over, fear filled Prince Black Li’s eyes. Even Prince White Li couldn’t suppress Zhang Ruochen. How could Prince Black Li fend off Zhang Ruochen with his cultivation?
He retreated hurriedly, but his speed was very slow. It was like a snail crawling.
“Die.”
Sword light shone from Zhang Ruochen’s fingers, stabbing toward Prince Black Li’s forehead.
Green light rushed out of Prince Black Li, making his body glitter like jade. It was completely different from before.
When Zhang Ruochen’s fingers crashed against the green light, it created a crisp sound like hitting a metal stone. Prince Black Li flew back, hitting the pillar on the left of the stone bridge. Specks of green light fell down from him.
“You indeed have a powerful defensive treasure inside you,” Zhang Ruochen said.
Earlier, Prince Black Li had failed at collecting Nanling Dragon Fire but didn’t die. Zhang Ruochen had suspected that he had a defensive treasure inside. This point was proved now.
“I have the ancient protective weapon of the Black Li Tribe within me,” Prince Black Li said. “You can’t kill me.”
Zhang Ruochen used the Heavenly Eye and looked inside Prince Black Li’s heart. There was a jade ring. The ring shone brightly, blocking his attack.
“An ancient weapon can’t protect you.”
Zhang Ruochen opened his hand. A huge palm print formed in the sky and pressed down on Prince Black Li.
Prince Black Li was confident in his ancient weapon. “It’s no use. Not even the Nanling Dragon Fire can burn me. You can’t… What…what is this fire…”
Sizzle, sizzle.
Zhang Ruochen pulled out the Jingmie Divine Fire, and it surged out of his palms. He pushed down, breaking apart the green light, and squeezed Prince Black Li’s body.
A moment later, Prince Black Li was burned to dust. Only a jade ring was left in Zhang Ruochen’s hand.
The jade ring didn’t melt under the fire. Instead, it shone even more brilliantly. It was indeed a top-cla.s.s protective treasure. Zhang Ruochen put it away to study later.
“Zhang Ruochen, you’ve angered me!” Prince White Li’s expression hadn’t changed, but his eyes shone coldly. He lifted his arms. A white ring hovered above his palms.
The ring spun rapidly with ear-piercing noises. Then it flew toward Zhang Ruochen as a streak of white light.
“Shen Sword.”
The Shen Sword was one of the defensive techniques of the Twelfth Hour Sword Technique. Not only did it contain power of the Sword Way, but it also had the power of time.
Zhang Ruochen put the Abyss Ancient Sword back. Holding it with both hands, he stabbed it downward. The sword tip crashed against the stone bridge.
Boom.
Dense Sword Qi flowed out of the tip, forming a vortex of Sword Qi. The white ring flew near the vortex. It had been moving at the speed of light, but it suddenly froze in the air.
Time had stopped.
With Zhang Ruochen’s attainment in time, he could only stop time for an instant. But in that instant, thousands upon thousands of Sword Qi struck the white ring, making it change direction. It flew back toward Prince White Li.
Prince White Li’s eyes narrowed. He was forced to dodge to the side.
Poof, poof!
Poof!
…
Taking advantage of this, Zhang Ruochen used the fastest speed to kill three Saints in a row. Other than that, Crown Prince Motian was also hit. He had the Ten Saints Blood Armor, but he still spat out a mouthful of blood and flew out. He was about to fall down the stone bridge and die without a burial place.
Clank!
A blood-red chain formed out of thin air. It wrapped around Crown Prince Motian, pulling him back onto the stone bridge and allowing him to escape the time territory.
Ying Huo had formed the chain out of Spiritual Power.
She’d been at the edge of the time territory, so she escaped first. She’d rescued Qi Sheng and now saved Crown Prince Motian too.
Crown Prince Motian drank a bottle of saintly blood. His broken legs grew back and he roared angrily, “Zhang Ruochen, you break my legs and I’ll destroy your fiancée.”
He was an absolute genius. His physical body was in the Saint Realm and he had the Emperor-kill Demonic Sword. If Qi Sheng hadn’t come out of nowhere, Crown Prince Motian would definitely be the number one pride of the Immortal Vampires.
Just then, he’d almost gotten killed. Fury rose out of him, burning his entire body.
Whoos.h.!.+
The Emperor-kill Demonic Sword flew out of its sheath. It circled Crown Prince Motian and then cut down on Huang Yanchen and Qing Mo. If the ice mountain was shattered, their corpses would be shattered too.
The Holy Carnivorous Flower wrapped around the ice mountain. Discovering the flying Emperor-kill Demonic Sword, dozens of tentacles grew out of the vine. Each tentacle was as thick as an arm. All the tentacles tangled together, clas.h.i.+ng with the Emperor-kill Demonic Sword.
“As expected of the Holy Carnivorous Flower, it actually stopped the Emperor-kill Demonic Sword.”
Qi Sheng smiled. Then he grabbed the G.o.d-killing Cross s.h.i.+eld. A blood-red cloud flowed out with loud booms. The air in the five-colored ice gorge shook violently.
The G.o.d-killing Cross s.h.i.+eld flew out, aiming at the ice mountain.
Boom, boom.
In an instant, the dozen tentacles from the Holy Carnivorous Flower exploded under the G.o.d-killing Cross s.h.i.+eld, turning into puffs of wood Qi.
“Master,” the Holy Carnivorous Flower said, “this weapon is too powerful. I can’t handle it.”
Zhang Ruochen’s eyes darkened. Putting his hands together, he used a sword technique. The Abyss Ancient Sword streaked out in a beam of light, blocking the G.o.d-killing Cross s.h.i.+eld.
Boom, boom.
The Abyss Ancient Sword and G.o.d-killing Cross s.h.i.+eld clashed violently, producing deafening noises.
While Zhang Ruochen was distracted by the G.o.d-killing Cross s.h.i.+eld, Prince White Li hit Zhang Ruochen’s left shoulder with a claw print. It crashed against the Ten Saints Blood Armor, producing a huge spark.
Prince White Li’s cultivation was extremely advanced. Hit by him, half of Zhang Ruochen’s body was numb. The Holy Qi within him was scattered and he flew horizontally like a scarecrow.
While flying in the air, Zhang Ruochen recollected his Holy Qi. Steadying himself, he flew to the chain connecting the stone bridge. He rushed toward the ice mountain along the chain.
He would have to put the ice mountain into the spatial ring first.
Qi Sheng and Crown Prince Motian were using Huang Yanchen’s corpse to restrict Zhang Ruochen and distract him. Otherwise, how could Zhang Ruochen get injured by Princess White Li?
“Zhang Ruochen is really trying hard. He actually flew out of the stone bridge. Doesn’t he know that once he leaves the bridge, he’ll be frozen into an ice cube by the five-colored light and Extreme Yin Dragon Qi?”
“He has to try hard. Otherwise, his fiancée’s body will be shattered.”
The Sky-swallowing Demonic Dragon climbed up from the ground with a fierce expression. “Right now, Zhang Ruochen is a target hovering in the air. He can’t hide even if he wants to. Let’s work together to kill him.”
He acted first, striking with the Ancient Dragon Scale at Zhang Ruochen on the chain. The other Saints attacked at the same time, some striking at Zhang Ruochen, some at the ice mountain.
Zhang Ruochen was one man with one sword. He stood before the ice mountain, activating the strongest power in the Abyss Ancient Sword, blocking all the incoming attacks.
Poof!
The Ancient Dragon Scale flew past Zhang Ruochen, splitting open the Ten Saints Blood Armor. It cut a one-foot long cut on his body. He was almost cut in half.
A moment later, a sword shadow penetrated Zhang Ruochen’s body. It left behind a huge b.l.o.o.d.y hole. A large amount of blood flowed out.
Despite his injuries worsening, Zhang Ruochen’s eyes were unprecedently firm. He didn’t dodge because once he did, the attacks would land on the ice mountain. Huang Yanchen really wouldn’t even have a corpse left.
No matter what people thought, Huang Yanchen was his wife. Since they had the t.i.tles of husband and wife, and had done the act, Zhang Ruochen would protect her even if she was dead. He wouldn’t let her be hurt by anyone else.
“Zhang Ruochen, run!” the Holy Carnivorous Flower urged. “You can’t take away their bodies. If you don’t run, you’ll really die here.”
Zhang Ruochen didn’t run. Instead, he summoned the Mercury Gourd, wanting to collect the ice mountain.
But just as the gourd flew out, Qi Sheng sensed it. He used the G.o.d-killing Cross s.h.i.+eld and hit it away so Zhang Ruochen couldn’t do as he wished.
The Sky-swallowing Demonic Dragon couldn’t stop laughing. “Zhang Ruochen, you can be this pathetic too?”
Zhang Ruochen’s eyes darkened. He grabbed in the air and ten spatial cracks appeared, cutting toward the stone bridge.
However, mysterious power loomed over the bridge. As soon as the spatial cracks approached it, they were sealed before they could land.
Ying Huo was slightly relieved. Smiling, she said, “The Divine Dragons constructed this stone bridge, and the surrounding s.p.a.ce is very stable. As long as we’re standing on the bridge, your spatial attacks won’t pose any threat.”
“It’s a pity. A pride who’s been able to stir up a storm will die here in the end.”
Qi Sheng sighed, smiling at the b.l.o.o.d.y Zhang Ruochen. He finally got the upper hand in this fight against Zhang Ruochen.
Suddenly, Qi Sheng’s eyes narrowed. He looked at the ice mountain behind Zhang Ruochen with shock.
Inside the mountain, Huang Yanchen’s eyes had opened without anyone realizing it. Tears flowed out of her. Shreds of golden light wrapped around her injured body.
“How is this possible?”
The Saints on the stone bridge were all taken aback. No one had expected that Huang Yanchen was still alive.
Sensing something, Zhang Ruochen turned around and looked back. He smiled, his eyes actually turning moist.
As one of the Nine Heirs, Huang Yanchen had an extraordinary mission. Empress Chi Yao had naturally bestowed upon them some self-saving powers. The gold light pouring out of Huang Yanchen was a beam of the Empress’ Emperor Qi.
Fire poured out of Qing Mo, wrapping around her. It was the Wuliang Divine Fire that had been growing within her. She seemed to have not died either.
Qi Sheng got a bad feeling. “Continue attacking. We can’t let them out of the ice mountain.”
Zhang Ruochen’s eyes darkened. He took out the Kaiyuan Deer Cauldron, pouring Holy Qi into it. Golden runes instantly flew out of the cauldron, hovering inside the ice gorge like stars in the sky.