Another Battlefield
"Downward Stroke Form, Crashing Waves Chasing Thunder!"
Su Yingbo and Yan Jinghong took turns charging forward, and Su Yingbo's fully charged slash successfully cleaved the demon's head. Su Yingbo was knocked back by the residual force, but Yan Jinghong timely extended his palm to block his back. The two combined their Cultivation Body and easily neutralized the impact.
The Nether Master sneered, "What a touching display of trust. One moment they were mortal enemies, the next they were tacit brothers. Indeed, those who understand you best are often your enemies."
"Yes, my trust in him was as deep as the One Sword he stabbed me with."
He could vaguely sense that the tide of battle was turning and the situation was gradually turning in his favor, so Su Yingbo was still in the mood to joke and laugh.
Yan Jinghong sighed and reminded him, "Be careful. Now is not the time to be careless. The more critical the moment, the less room there is for negligence."
Su Yingbo nodded slightly, then turned to the Nether Master and said, "Did you hear that? Faced with these words, your chances of survival are absolutely nonexistent."
The Nether Master's face darkened as he threatened, "Aren't you worried about your wife's safety? Do you really think I haven't left her any backup plans?"
Su Yingbo remained calm and said indifferently, "She should no longer be in the Sea Continent. If your spell can truly break through the seal of the Eternal Barrier, then I have no choice but to accept it."
Upon hearing this, the Nether Master quickly formed a Law Seals, his expression changing drastically. He angrily waved his hand away, saying, "It seems you had everything prepared all along..."
"This is the anger of an honest man. Blame it on your greed, pushing your luck and thinking you can manipulate a Nascent Spirit Transformation at will." Su Yingbo snorted and said frankly, "I am indeed a weakling, but my weakness has its limits. When you threatened me with my wife's illness, I decided that even if it meant dying with you, I would get my wife free."
"How do you plan to deal with the aftereffects of the resurrection technique? I'm not exaggerating, but her memory will gradually fade until she forgets you too. In the end, in your wife's eyes, you'll be nothing more than a stranger."
"As long as I make her fall in love with me again, that's enough," Su Yingbo said casually. "Death cannot separate us, let alone mere amnesia."
The Nether Master remained silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Dragons have scales that cannot be touched, and those who touch them will die; phoenixes have thin necks that cannot be violated, and those who violate them will perish. Even a weak-willed Spirit Transformation is still a member of the dragon or phoenix family. It was I who acted too recklessly and arrogantly, treating you as a mediocre person who could be easily deceived and manipulated. However, to think that you can kill me with just this is simply arrogance on your part."
He raised his hand, and the tip of his staff was enveloped in evil power, condensing into a strange black sun that slowly rotated in the air. Dark red lightning bolts shot around it, and the world changed color.
"Are you going to fight to the death?"
Su Yingbo's expression turned solemn. He discarded the precious sword, replaced it with the Judging Official, and murmured his beloved wife's name a few times. Then, he channeled all the remaining power in his body, and dense seal script appeared behind him. His energy was as heavy as a mountain, pushing everything to the extreme.
"Silver Brush Strokes Chill a Thousand Mountains!"
Beside him, Yan Jinghong held the Vermilion Flame Sword, which had been heated to four thousand degrees. The intense heat even distorted the surrounding light. He also poured all his power into the sword, unleashing the second ultimate move of the Hero Sword Technique with his sharp Sword Intent, as if he wanted to annihilate the evil in the world and restore peace to the world.
"The Heaven and Earth Overturned, Locusts and Borers Slaughtered!"
All three parties pushed their skills to the limit, risking their lives. The intense killing intent froze the air within a kilometer radius, and even the air currents a hundred meters above the ground became still.
At the critical moment, Su Yingbo struck first, sending three thousand seal characters charging forward with a single stroke; each seal character possessed the power of ghosts and gods.
Yan Jinghong was a step slower, but he was already faster than Su Yingbo. Even though he deliberately circled around and launched an attack from another direction, he still caught up with Su Yingbo and formed a perfect pincer movement.
Seeing that defending one side was no longer feasible, the Nether Master launched an indiscriminate offensive from his own position. The dark red sun exploded and shattered, transforming into a cloud of blood-red evil energy that spread out like a hungry tiger devouring everything in its path.
"The Sun Shrouded, Clouds Darken, Spirit Pass Sealed!"
The three forces converged with great effort, resulting in a brief stalemate. Then, the pen and sword pierced through the evil current, slowly approaching inward. In terms of the total amount of remaining True Qi, Yan Jinghong and Su Yingbo combined might not be as powerful as the Nether Master. However, no matter how much water is in the reservoir, the amount that can be released at any given moment is still determined by the water pipes. At least in this brief exchange, Yan and Su had already overwhelmed their opponent. When the two weapons were joined together, it would be the time for the Nether Master to be slain.
The Nether Master was well aware of this and quickly made a judgment: if he were struck by Su Yingbo's sword, he would at most suffer serious injuries, but if he were struck by Yan Jinghong's One Sword, he would almost certainly not escape unscathed, because that high-temperature sword was exactly the kind of weapon that countered his Cultivation Body.
So, with his life hanging by a thread, the Nether Master simply ignored the Judging Official and mustered seventy percent of his power to block Yan Jinghong, leaving only thirty percent on Su Yingbo's side.
The result of such a division was self-evident: Yan Jinghong was blocked outside, while Su Yingbo, carrying the remaining eight hundred seal characters, bombarded the Netherworld Nether Master's body. Instantly, the upper and lower body were connected, and the internal and external forces were linked. The energy entered the body and exploded, causing the Nether Master to explode on the spot!
The residual force from the clash of ultimate moves sent shockwaves through the air, and Su Yingbo was the first to be hit, flying out with blood splattered. Due to the exhaustion of his power, his injuries flared up again, his skin cracked inch by inch, and in the blink of an eye he turned into a blood-soaked figure. Only his face was exceptionally pale due to excessive blood loss.
Yan Jinghong was protected by the Vermilion Bird Profound Armor. Even though the Vermilion Bird Profound Armor was a high-speed mobility type and its defensive ability was the lowest among the four types of armor, it was still a relative comparison. Moreover, when he sensed the Nether Master's mobilization of power, he also intercepted a portion of his True Qi and prepared to dodge in advance. After the residual force erupted, he immediately flew backward to dissipate the force and neutralize most of the impact.
"Oh no, this guy's trying to escape!" Su Yingbo suddenly warned.
A faint, unusually thin ball of light was seen rapidly fleeing outwards, while the air barrier that had been used to block it was destroyed by the residual force of the ultimate attack—clearly part of the Nether Master's plan.
"There's no escape; this is the final blow."
Yan Jinghong channeled the remaining True Qi, pressed his hand on the hilt of the sword, and plunged the Vermilion Flame Sword into the ground. The next moment, the Heavenly Pivot Spiritual Fire Formation that came with the Vermilion Bird Profound Armor was activated!
With a phoenix cry, a crimson halo instantly spread out, forming a closed magic array with walls of flames rising at its edges and a heavenly fire shield above, blocking all escape routes.
The Green Light ball of light collided with it, immediately emitting a hissing sound and a shrill scream. It struggled and shook desperately, but still could not break free, resembling a distorted human face.
"No—I am clearly..."
The magic circle gradually shrank from the center of the light, and the color of the light also became paler and paler. Finally, it extinguished along with the Heavenly Pivot Spiritual Fire Formation, turning into wisps of smoke that dissipated with the wind.
Chapter 531 Another Battlefield
In Nation of Valor, at North-Pacifying Fortress, the signal for the enemy's invasion had already been lit, and the fortress gates had been opened by an inside agent. The Demon Race army from the northern cold ocean surged towards the defense line like a tidal wave. The sounds of crossbows being released, cannons roaring, and Sword Qi and blades piercing the air rang out incessantly. Everywhere one looked, there was a scene of bloody slaughter.
In this meat grinder, human life has become insignificant. Every minute and every second, people die, and at the same time, several times more Demon Race are killed. The city walls are smeared with blood again and again, and corpses cover the ground.
On a distant hill, Yuezheng Qiong, Wei Chunxi, and Lin Qingtong were gazing at North-Pacifying Fortress. Because of their old acquaintance, the three often acted as a small team.
"Hahaha, blood! Slaughter! What an addictive taste!"
Wei Chunxi spread his arms wide, took a deep breath, and gave an expression that looked like he was on drugs, then turned regretful. "If only I could use all these corpses for experiments."
Lin Qingtong glanced at them and said, "Didn't you already test the new poison on them? Otherwise, these brainless beasts wouldn't have been able to break through the outer defenses?"
"A complete experiment includes three parts: preliminary preparation, the process of its effects, and the recovery of materials. Without recovering the bodies, it's impossible to collect a full set of data. Although we can infer the approximate effects of the poison by observing their condition after being poisoned, it ultimately lacks accuracy."
"Finding live people for experiments is easy. There's war and famine in Li State, a life is worth a few hundred dollars, buy as many as you like."
Even in the face of natural disasters and man-made calamities, it is only the ordinary people at the bottom who suffer. Truly capable people are valuable in any era. How can those good-for-nothings who have never practiced martial arts compare to the iron-blooded soldiers of Military School? The data collected from them is worthless.
"That's true. Nation of Valor truly lives up to its reputation as a nation where everyone is a soldier. These border guards are all fierce and full of energy. Although their average Internal Cultivation is only level five, combined with their military formations, they are enough to contend with the same number of Level Eight Internal Cultivation masters. No wonder they have been able to hold their line despite numerous unfavorable unexpected events. I think if the demon tide cannot break through the line in another half hour, by the time reinforcements arrive, it will be too late."