Chapter 369 - Thunderclap Arrival
Xiang Yun hurriedly slammed his palms to the ground and rolled to the side, dodging the claw. However, the black-robed figure"s speed was extremely fast, and he instantly rushed forward. Xiang Yun had barely managed to dodge two attacks, the black-robed man"s body rippled with cloud energy as Xiang Yun was forced to stagger backwards!At this moment, killing intent flashed in the man"s eyes as a blood-red light rapidly condensed in his hand. Bringing with it a destructive force, he punched out at Xiang Yun"s chest, his killing intent dense!
At this moment, Xiang Yun"s heart tightened as a sharp light flashed in his eyes. Yun Li and his blood surged to the limit, and as he channeled the Great Solar G.o.d Palm, the first stage of the Dragon Elephant Art was instantly activated!
An enhanced version of the Great Solar Palm was shot by a phoenix of fire. The phoenix flew towards the man in black, causing the s.p.a.ce to distort and the formations around it to buzz.
The black-robed man"s pupils suddenly contracted. A look of surprise flashed in his eyes. At the same time, he suddenly increased the force of his palm. A thick cloud of energy rushed out and condensed into a dark red palm print!
"Bam!"
An ear-piercing buzzing sound appeared in the empty s.p.a.ce as an enormous energy ripple spread in all directions. The formation rippled intensely. Clearly, it had suffered quite a large impact!
Within the array formation, in the center of the exchange between Xiang Yun and the black-robed man, a blazing light burst out, the palm imprint and the fire phoenix shattered at the same time, and Xiang Yun was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing into the edge of the array formation!
"Pfft!"
He spat out a mouthful of blood, and his aura instantly became sluggish. At the same time, his body, which had originally expanded after disguising itself, now began to shrink. His dark green skin also gradually lost its color.
The black-cloaked person was also sent flying by the slap. He retreated a dozen steps and suddenly stood still. The black cloaked person who was originally draped over his body turned into dust in an instant, revealing his original face!
The two of them simultaneously raised their heads to look at each other. Immediately, they widened their eyes and revealed looks of surprise!
"Xue Ba!"
"Wei Xiaobao!"
Xiang Yun had never thought that this black robed person would actually be Xue Ba. No wonder he felt that this person"s gaze was so familiar earlier.Ba Xin also did not expect that the barbarian who had barged into the Gesun Trading Company was Xiang Yun. He had been astonished at why this barbarian"s martial arts were so similar to that kid"s. Now, everything was settled!
Xiang Yun stared coldly at Xue Ba. In less than half a month, Xue Ba"s strength had actually become much stronger than before. It was obvious that his cultivation had improved greatly.
"So it"s you!" It"s no wonder that the barbarians were able to obtain these secret maps of the Wind Cloud Country. No wonder the inspection office of the Tiger City was so weak, yet no one was able to take charge of the situation.Xue Ba also calmed down after seeing Xiang Yun"s momentary shock. He looked coldly at Xiang Yun who had collapsed on the ground and mocked, "Humph! A man should not die by his own hands. Being a dog of the barbarians is still better than being a dead man. I"m a wise man at my word!"
"Bah!" Xiang Yun spat at Xue Ba, his blood stained, and laughed. "You cowardly thing. You think that just because you helped the barbarians, they would treat you with sincerity?"
Xue Ba glanced at Xiang Yun with disdain. "Ignorant child. There are no eternal friends but only eternal interests. As long as my goal and that of the barbarians is the same, we can sincerely cooperate."
"For benefits, you can even betray your country?"
"Hahahaha, you betrayed the country! The Wind Cloud Nation is not Xue Ba"s country, it is the Xiang Family"s country!" Why should I risk my life to swear allegiance to him? Rather than being a slave on both sides, it would be better to turn the tables and be the master! "
"You …" Xiang Yun couldn"t help but be shaken upon hearing this. He stared at Xue Ba with some disbelief as he said, "You … you want to rebel?"
Xue Ba"s laughter became even more savage!"So what if I am!?" The eighth prince of the barbarian race has already given me his word that if I can help him successfully invade the north and drive straight into the Windcloud Nation, he will give us thirty percent of the territory. His Highness the Barbarian Emperor will personally bestow upon me the t.i.tle of king.
"Take down the Windcloud Nation? "Haha, the barbarians couldn"t do it ten years ago, but it"s also impossible for them to do it now. General Ding Lei is guarding the Cold Mountain Pa.s.s, how could you let him do it!"
He had known from the start that Xue Ba was not a righteous man, but he had also not expected that he would actually rebel against the Empire.
However, Xue Ba snorted disdainfully: "Humph! Thunder? "He"s just a kid with a bit of talent. What virtue or ability does he have to be able to become a great general in the north?"
"It"s all because he has a powerful father. Now that the Tiger Tally that he"s controlling has fallen into my hands, the Cold City Pa.s.s is useless. Breaking through it is only a matter of time."
"What!"
When Xiang Yun heard that Xue Ba had actually stolen the Tiger Tally of Cold Mountain Pa.s.s, his heart violently shook. The army had to rely entirely on the Tiger Tally as proof, if Xue Ba really had stolen Xiang Lei"s Tiger Tally and was unable to mobilize the five Battalions of soldiers, then Cold Mountain Pa.s.s would truly be in danger!
"No, I must escape!"
Xiang Yun made up his mind in his heart. Even if he had to risk his life, he had to escape from this place and bring this news to Xiang Jinglei. Otherwise, if Xue Ba and the rest were to succeed, the consequences would be dire.
The barbarians had collaborated with Xue Ba in Tiger City. They had also acc.u.mulated a large amount of resources. This indicated that the barbarians had come prepared. The Windcloud Nation was in danger of losing its country.
Hehe, rather than thinking about others so much, why don"t you think about yourself too much? We were enemies on the narrow road, we couldn"t kill you last time in the military camp, but now you"ve delivered yourself to me. You should just hand over the treasure and map you stole.As Xue Ba said this, he had already approached Xiang Yun step by step. By his side, Governor Ouyang crossed his arms across his chest, looking relaxed as if he was watching a good show.
"You want me to hand over the map?" Xiang Yun stared straight at Xue Ba, unable to see the expression on his face. However, he waved his hand at Xue Ba and said, "Then come take it."
Xue Ba sneered repeatedly, his eyes filled with contempt and disdain as he continued to walk in front of Xiang Yun!
However, just as he was three meters away from Xiang Yun, the center of Xiang Yun"s palm suddenly glowed with a brilliant light as a gigantic black sword suddenly appeared in his hand.Holding the huge azure sword in his hand, Xiang Yun forcefully suppressed his injuries and used his Heavenly Dragon"s true energy to circulate the first stage of the Dragon Elephant"s Art, thrusting out with tremendous force!
"Buzz!"
The air hummed as the enormous sword broke through the air and left Xiang Yun"s palm, bringing with it the might of wind and thunder, as it instantly arrived in front of Xue Ba, piercing towards his chest!
Xiang Yun instantly took out the Blue Profound Sword from his storage ring. Suddenly wielding the sword could be said to be extremely fast that was hard to guard against.However, in the face of such a swift and violent strike, Xue Ba"s eyes only flashed. He instantly lifted his hand. The surface of his palm was suffused with a dark red l.u.s.ter, and on the surface of his skin, there were actually dense scales that were suffused with a metallic l.u.s.ter.
Immediately after, Xue Ba"s large hand made a sound as it directly grabbed towards the edge of the Blue Profound Sword!
"Clank, clank!"
With an ear-piercing explosion, sparks flew out from Xue Ba"s palm. He only took two steps back before he actually managed to stabilize his body. Meanwhile, the huge azure sword in his hand was steadily grasped in his hand. However, his hand was not the least bit injured.
"Your strength!" Seeing this scene, Xiang Yun was not only once more shocked.
The latter"s strength was indeed overbearing, but it was far from the overbearing that he currently had. At the very least, even though he was no match for Xue Ba at that time, he still had the strength to fight. Now, in front of Xue Ba, he had no power to resist at all.
"Hahaha!"
Xue Ba revealed a proud smile, "This is the benefit of working together with the barbarians. The baptism of fire dragon blood essence has allowed my cultivation to go one step further, from the Mid Mysterious Cloud Realm to the peak of the Mysterious Cloud Realm, and the fire dragon blood essence has also strengthened my body. With my reverse scale armor, I would even dare to take an early Earth Cloud attack head-on, not to mention you, a mere martial artist like Huang Yun.""You reckless fool!"
With a cold shout, Xue Ba shook his hand and the Giant Blue Profound Sword flew out. The sword hilt struck Xiang Yun"s chest, producing a dull thumping sound as Xiang Yun slid across the ground, heavily smashing into the barrier and spewing out another mouthful of blood.
At this moment, Xiang Yun"s internal organs had all been dislocated, his vital energy and blood as well as his Yun Li were in disarray as they surged in all directions. For a moment, Xiang Yun felt as though his entire body was on the verge of collapse, unable to muster up any strength.Xue Ba looked greedily at Xiang Yun and said, "Hand it over, kid. I didn"t think that a little guy would actually dare to have storage rings on him. It seems like you have quite a few treasures of your own, huh?"
Xue Ba"s heart burned with pa.s.sion as he thought of Xiang Yun"s ferocious and domineering palm. If he could learn this martial skill, his strength would definitely soar again. When that time came, he would have more resources to negotiate with the barbarians.
As for Xiang Yun, he was curled up in a corner, coughing out fresh blood as he surveyed his surroundings. Outside the array formation, the Goliath guards that he had scattered earlier had actually rea.s.sembled, surrounding the entire seven story building so tightly that not even a drop of water could trickle through.
On the other hand, the gloomy-looking and playful looking Ouyang Chengwen watched from the sidelines, his eyes filled with ridicule.
If it had been anyone else, they would probably have been killed by now. However, Xiang Yun was still tightly clutching onto the three pills.With the Small Teleportation Pill in his hand, Xiang Yun was able to teleport to a distance of a hundred meters away. With the remaining three Small Teleportation Pills in his hands, he had been saving them until now in order to protect his life at critical moments.
Xiang Yun coughed fakely, but stealthily placed the pill into his mouth. He thought, if I instantly move three hundred meters away, I might still be discovered by Xue Ba"s group. However, the moment I leave the formation, I"ll have a chance to escape.
However, just as Xiang Yun opened his mouth and had yet to consume the pill, a system notification rang in his head, "The Small Teleportation Pill is unable to pa.s.s through the energy barrier. Host is unable to use a pill to escape, please consume it carefully!"
"Holy sh * t!" Xiang Yun"s hand trembled, nearly throwing the three pills out!
He hurriedly said to the system, "System, are you joking? Isn"t this the Teleportation Pill? It can teleport within 100 meters, how can it not pa.s.s through the formation? This is a matter of life and death!"
The System did not know what "hundred thousand li" meant and calmly said, "The final right to explain the system belongs to the Jinyong Wuxia System. The Host does not have the right to question it, this is the Minor Teleportation Pills, there are naturally many restrictions, unless it is a Greater Teleportation Pill that can teleport thousands of miles, ignoring all energy barriers!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Xiang Yun was stunned on the spot. The Minor Teleportation Pills were no longer effective, but this darn system was still so arrogant. Xiang Yun knew that if he could not leave the formation, then there was really no path to Heaven and Earth.
"He"s dead for sure!"