The True "Spear of the Virtuous Star"

Zhao Xin stepped forward with a grave expression, dropped to one knee, and cupped his hands. "Unworthy descendant Zhao Xin respectfully asks for your guidance, Ancestor!"

"Oh? You're my descendant? Why don't I remember leaving behind any offspring?" Zhao Zilong asked suspiciously.

"Idiot, he's not your ancestor at all!" Lena snapped in exasperation. "He's merely a Third Generation Super Soldier constructed from your Gene Model. Strictly speaking, you're his ancestor!"

Zhao Xin shot to his feet and shouted, "Damn it, why didn't you tell me earlier? I already knelt!"

"Who knew you were going out there to kneel? I thought you were going to challenge him!" Lena rolled her eyes and replied irritably.

"Xin Ye really did go to challenge him!" Wei Zitong said with a laugh. "But he had to kneel before his ancestor first!"

"Damn it, Zi Tong, did you know all along that he wasn't the real Zhao Zilong?" Zhao Xin complained loudly.

"Could the real Zhao Zilong possibly appear here?" Wei Zitong countered.

"What are you brats talking about? I am the real Zhao Zilong! Genuine in every respect!" Zhao Zilong's face immediately darkened as he shouted furiously.

"Damn it, this guy is really into character!" Zhao Xin spat, then turned into an afterimage and charged at Zhao Zilong!

"Good! Come and fight!" Zhao Zilong sneered, wielding the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear as it transformed into a spear dragon and met Zhao Xin head-on!

"Zhao Xin, be careful!" Lena shouted. "He's a Third Generation Super Soldier, and his Gene Model is the same as yours..."

Before she could finish, Zhao Xin was sent flying backward at even greater speed than before. He skidded across the ground in a long trail of sparks before finally coming to a stop!

"Hmph, when has Xin Ye ever feared anyone?" Zhao Xin spat and lunged forward again!

"Should we help him? Brother Zhao Xin seems to be at a huge disadvantage!" Rui Mengmeng asked uncertainly.

"Let's keep watching!" Wei Zitong said. "This is training for him. Besides, they're both too fast. Other than Lena..."

"Call me 'Little Na'!" Lena added expressionlessly.

Wei Zitong sighed helplessly and continued, "Other than Little Na's area attacks, we can't help him."

"But..." Rui Mengmeng watched Zhao Xin charge several times, only to be effortlessly sent flying by Zhao Zilong each time, and still hesitated. "And his men are charging at us..."

"Damn!" Lena cursed. "I was too focused on this so-called Zhao Zilong. I didn't expect all ten of his subordinates to be First Generation Super Soldiers..."

"They're coming, they're coming, they're coming!" Rui Mengmeng shouted nervously, raising her sword as she watched the ten knights form a wedge formation the moment they began their charge.

Wei Zitong also shifted his attention from Zhao Xin's battle to the ten charging knights. To his surprise, their horses were no ordinary mounts either. Though they were not as magnificent as that white horse, they could still reach 100 km/h—and this was only their short-distance acceleration. Who knew how fast they could get afterward?

If Cheng Yaowen had been here, this would have been easy. He could have pulled up the mud and rocks from the ground to create the perfect obstacle for cavalry, sudden enough to make for an excellent ambush. Watching the cavalry nearly arrive in an instant, Wei Zitong decisively shouted, "None of you move!"

The sudden immobilization left the ten knights flustered. Their powerful momentum threw them all from their horses, while the magnificent warhorses whinnied continuously as they crashed to the ground!

"Attack!" Seizing the opportunity, Lena hurled ten Super Micro Radiation-Free Solar Flare Bombardments in rapid succession, instantly blasting the ten knights into disarray!

"What kind of sorcery is this?" Zhao Zilong's expression darkened. He wanted to turn back and rescue his subordinates, but Zhao Xin held him fast.

"Your opponent is me!" Zhao Xin said through gritted teeth.

"Heh heh!" Zhao Zilong bared his teeth in a cold grin and sent Zhao Xin flying again with a thrust of his spear. Then he leaped high into the air, lightning flashing around the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear in his hand. "Junior, now I'll show you what true power is!"

The moment he finished speaking, Zhao Zilong transformed into a streak of lightning. In the blink of an eye, he was before Zhao Xin. Zhao Xin had no time to react and could only raise his spear to block. His entire body went numb, leaving him unable to exert any strength as he was sent flying once more!

This time, Zhao Zilong gave Zhao Xin no chance to rise and start over. With a flash, he closed in again, his Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear dancing like a swimming dragon as it stabbed straight toward Zhao Xin's chest!

Zhao Xin swung his spear, trying to knock aside the fatal blow, but the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear suddenly twisted with agile precision. Its shaft slammed viciously into Zhao Xin's abdomen, making him spew blood as he crashed into the ground like a meteor and kicked up a huge cloud of dust!

"This is bad! Brother Zhao Xin can barely hold on!" Rui Mengmeng cried out in panic.

"I didn't expect this Zhao Zilong to bring out the true power of the Spear of the Virtuous Star Gene Model!" Lena said with a frown. "Zhao Xin might be in serious trouble against him!"

"His genetic sequence is incomplete. He can't fully unleash the Spear of the Virtuous Star's true power!" Wei Zitong's observations differed somewhat from Lena's.

"Is that so?" Lena tossed out a Micro Solar Flare, blasting away a knight who was trying to stand up. "Let's keep watching. We'll help when Zhao Xin truly needs it!"

"Junior!" Zhao Zilong had naturally noticed his subordinates' miserable state. Growing anxious, his tone became increasingly irritable. "If you still refuse to surrender, I'll get serious!"

"Surrender? Are you kidding?" Zhao Xin rose from the crater he had smashed into, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and roared, "Xin Ye is the true Spear of the Virtuous Star! You counterfeit, die!"

As he spoke, Zhao Xin's eyes filled with lightning. Brilliant arcs of electricity continuously leaped around him, exactly like Zhao Zilong in midair!

"Hmph, I don't know what this so-called Spear of the Virtuous Star is, but you look like an interesting opponent!" Zhao Zilong snorted and dove down, once again becoming a streak of lightning as he flashed before Zhao Xin!

Lightning surged in Zhao Xin's eyes as he swung his spear to meet the attack. His speed was actually no slower than Zhao Zilong's. The instant they collided, the surrounding air was ionized, unleashing a terrifying plasma shockwave that reduced everything in its path to ashes!

"Wow! So powerful! So cool!" Rui Mengmeng screamed, stars shining in her eyes.

"Hmph, this is the true power of the Spear of the Virtuous Star!" Lena said. "Thunder and lightning are his source of strength!"

The moment Lena finished speaking, another terrifying lightning explosion erupted from the center of Zhao Xin and Zhao Zilong's clash. Both men were blasted back over a hundred meters by the shockwave before coming to a stop!

"Interesting. Junior, you've truly piqued my interest!" Zhao Zilong said excitedly, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. "After waiting all these years, I've finally met a truly worthy opponent!"

"Damn it, what's the point of yapping so much? You still can't beat Xin Ye!" Zhao Xin suddenly mocked, enraging Zhao Zilong.

"Impudent!" Zhao Zilong roared. "Ignorant junior, die!"

"Come on, then! When has Xin Ye ever feared anyone?" Zhao Xin refused to back down!

As soon as the words left his mouth, the two collided again, setting off bursts of lightning explosions!

Their exchanges grew faster and faster. By the end, everyone could see only two streaks of lightning constantly colliding. Every impact unleashed a terrifying thunderous explosion so bright it stung their eyes shut, followed by rumbling booms!

"So strong, so strong, so strong! Brother Zhao Xin is amazing!" Rui Mengmeng had practically become Zhao Xin's biggest fangirl, screaming nonstop from afar!

Zhao Xin flashed free from that extreme speed and gave Rui Mengmeng an OK gesture, only to be sent flying by Zhao Zilong the very next instant!

"No need to keep watching. Zhao Xin can handle this on his own!" Lena glanced at Zhao Xin as he flew backward in disarray and came to a conclusion. He still had time to show off, so he was clearly taking it easy!

"Right!" Wei Zitong nodded. "Let's head straight for the next target: Old Yi's Number 6 area!"