Chapter 97: Chapter 69: Furious Killing_1
Translator: 549690339
“Screech!! ! ”
Amidst the cries, a Golden Eagle swooped down from the sky, its might carrying the wind and clouds as it swept towards the people, its claws sharp enough to tear tigers and leopards.
“Be careful!”
All of them were cultivators with extremely fast reflexes and promptly activated their defenses.
The palace-garbed woman and Tie Xiner immediately crushed Jade Talismans, forming two Green Jade light shields to protect themselves within.
Zhang Guanghua was even more casual, with a flick of his folding fan, mana was urged forth, forming a protective Spirit Light not weaker than the two women’s.
Only the two men in sturdy clothing were a bit slower to act, frantically urging the Talismans in their hands, and lastly managing to conjure up a spiritual light defense.
And the target of the Golden Eagle was also them, with a wingspan of several meters, it came sweeping in with even stronger might, its golden-hooked claws directly smashing through one man’s light shield, piercing his flesh and shoulder blade, and snatching him into the sky.
“Big Brother!”
Seeing his elder brother being carried off by the Golden Eagle, the remaining man in black was filled with shock and rage, and quickly turned his gaze towards Zhang Guanghua.
“To think there’s a Spirit Monster here!”
“That treasure is no trivial matter!”
Zhang Guanghua, looking at the Golden Eagle about to fly off into the distance, lit up with excitement, but also a hint of doubt. He swept his folding fan, sending several Gang winds that condensed into sharp blades chasing after the eagle.
“Screech!”
But the Golden Eagle, with a flap of its wings, was incredibly swift. Even while gripping a person, it did not slow down, directly soaring against the sky and dodging the wind blades.
“Brother Zhang!”
Seeing his elder brother being taken away by the Golden eagle, the man in black couldn’t help but shout out again.
Zhang Guanghua’s eyebrows furrowed, and he was about to take out the Dark Iron Boat to chase after it.
But unexpectedly…
“Whoosh!!!”
An arrow flew, the powerful projectile breaking the air.
Zhang Guanghua’s gaze sharpened, his mana surged, and the Spirit Light instantly thickened.
“Bang!!!”
The powerful arrow split the air, its force tremendous. It shattered upon the light shield, causing the once solid Spirit Light to tremble and flicker.
The power of this arrow was evident!
“A master! ”
A shock surged in Zhang Guanghua’s heart, and he could no longer care about the man in white taken by the Golden Eagle. Mixed with shock and anger, he looked towards the direction from where the arrow had come.
However…
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!”
The arrows flew rapidly, like a torrential pear blossom rain, one arrow following the next, each faster than the last, instantly turning the sky into a shower of locusts covering them all.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The rain of arrows fell, the powerful projectiles bombarding them. The arrows, already strong and enforced with Gang Yuan, had a terrifying penetrating power, and even the Jade Talismans and Spirit Light shields began to crack under the onslaught.
As the Spirit Light shattered layer by layer, their protective measures were on the verge of failing.
Zhang Guanghua’s gaze focused, his mana from the late Qi Cultivation stage surged, even his plain green robe emanated light, forming a double defense to withstand the rain of arrows.
On the other side, Tie Xiner crushed yet another verdant Jade Talisman, and amidst the flickering green light, a set of Green Jade battle armor emerged, protecting her entirely and resisting the barrage of arrows.
Both had their own methods.
But the palace-garbed woman and the man in black didn’t have such potentiality.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The arrows flew with fierce intensity, bombarding the two who struggled to maintain their Spirit Light shields, their eyes filled with terror as they looked toward the source of the arrows.
In front of them, by a rice paddy, stood a striking figure, a man of impressive martial bearing stepping forward.
In his hands, he held a bow, an excessively large one, its body entirely black, like iron yet like bamboo, its string as thin as silk, taut to the extreme but also appearing incredibly tough, emanating an intimidating sense of power.
He strode forward, seemingly emerging from the rice fields, with a bamboo quiver—no, it should be called an arrow barrel—on his back, filled to the brim with arrows, at least a hundred.
A hundred?
Or even several hundred?
The two didn’t know, but looking at the dense cluster of arrows in the “barrel,” their hearts were filled with fear and even more despair.
“Brother Zhang…!!”
In their terror and desperation, they wanted to cry for help.
But unexpectedly, Zhang Guanghua was equally stunned.
He saw the imposing young man, his aura fierce, drawing the bow and shooting arrows, advancing towards them with deliberate strides.
It was clear that with each step he took, the speed and power of the arrows increased.
Step by step, the distance between them rapidly closed, the tempest of arrows grew more intense, more ferocious.
Arrows were drawn like lightning, raining down like a storm!
“Bang, bang, bang, bang!”
In the blink of an eye, several arrows pierced the air, streaking like a string of beads, hitting with precision.
“Bang!!!”
The Spirit Light shield shattered at the impact, the man in black’s eyes wide open with extreme shock and anger, yet he could do nothing but fall to the ground unwillingly.
As the man in black fell, the palace-garbed woman followed suit, pierced by three swift arrows through her Spirit Light, her body tumbling down.
“Sister Yang! ”
Zhang Guanghua showed no response, but Tie Xiner cried out in alarm.
But the next moment, she regretted that cry.
Because that shout caught the attention of the man, who then drew a terrifying iron arrow from the quiver on his back!
A terrifying iron arrow?
Yes, a terrifying iron arrow!
What kind of iron arrow could be described as terrifying?
Six feet in length, completely black, made entirely of refined steel, an iron arrow with Golden Eagle feathers!
This was not just an arrow; it was a bolt, a bolt for a ballista!!!
How could a bow use such an arrow?
If it were someone else, or another bow, Tie Xiner might still have doubts.
But seeing this man, and the great bow in his hands already drawn to the limit, Tie Xiner harbored no doubts and dared not to have any.
“Green Jade Armor!”
Without any hesitation, Tie Xiner crushed the last Jade Talisman immediately.
“Buzz!”
In an instant, a bright green light shone forth as the jade armor materialized around her, forming the most perfect defense.
But Tie Xiner dared not rely on this to recklessly fight back; instead, she turned and ran, using her movement technique to confuse her pursuer’s line of sight.
However, Xu Yang’s gaze was cold and detached as he nocked a steel arrow, drawing the bow to a full crescent.
He didn’t know who these people were, how they had discovered this place, or even what their intentions were.
But none of that mattered now.
Their actions had directly threatened his survival.
So, they had to die, right now, all of them!
A small sound, a pathetic cry of a bow’s frame and string under unbearable tension.
But Xu Yang, heedless of the potential breakage, pulled with fury to the limit and then released the arrow.
“Swoosh!!!”
Such an arrow flew, breaking through the air.
At the same time, Tie Xiner, who was still making use of her movement technique in a desperate evade, felt an indescribable terror, a sense of utter hopelessness as if there were no escape from heaven to earth. She couldn’t escape, couldn’t escape, she… couldn’t escape! “Brother Zhang, save me…”
In a moment of terror and despair, she too chose to call for help.
But before she could finish speaking, there came a…
“Bang!!!”
“Spurt!
The Green Jade Armor shattered, and a shadowy light pierced through her.
Tie Xiner’s body trembled, disbelievingly she lowered her head, only to see in front of her the Green Jade Spirit Armor holed and shattered, revealing a deep, pitch-black and dark red wound, an arrow-inflicted gash that seemed bottomless…
“Thud!”
A corpse fell to the ground, life extinguished.
On the other side…
Xu Yang tossed aside the damaged bow that could no longer be used, raised both fists, and struck out like a thunderbolt.
“Boom, boom, boom!”
With the speed of lightning, his fists exploded with ferocity. First to strike, first to land, each punch carried the might of a thunderbolt, each blow had the force of ten thousand catties. They struck the Gengjin Sword, sending sparks flying and light scattering.
“Bang!!!”
The final blow landed—the unfinished Gengjin Sword was sent flying by a punch, pitted and twisted, returning miserably to Zhang Guanghua’s hands.
“This…”
Seeing his treasured Flying Sword pitted and nearly ruined, Zhang Guanghua’s pupils shrank, struck with utter terror.
“You are at the third stage of complete cycle, no, you’ve broken through the fourth stage of physical training!”
“Damn it!!
Startled by the unexpected development, Zhang Guanghua snapped out of his shock and, too distraught to grieve, he took out his Dark Iron Boat and prepared to escape.
He couldn’t understand, for the life of him, why someone with the physical training of the fourth stage, comparable to a Perfect Qi Refinement expert, would hide away in a world devoid of Spiritual Energy, farming land and raising eagles.
Was he insane, or was the world insane?
Did this fellow not fear his Cultivation regressing, no hope for Foundation Establishment?
It made no sense, no sense at all!
But now was not the time to think about these things.
Flee, flee at once!
Zhang Guanghua urged his Mana, poured it into the Dark Iron Boat, ready to activate this mid-tier Magic Artifact and fly far away.
But…
Beneath the earth, Xu Yang sank his stance, drew up the Gang Yuan within his body, and tapped into the forces of heaven and earth.
Martial Path Condensing Spirit, Unity of Heaven and Man!
In a split second, the winds and clouds changed, lightning streaked by, and a dragon shadow roared into existence, winding and circling around his body.
Holding the Dark Iron Boat and witnessing this terrifying spectacle, Zhang Guanghua was dumbstruck for a good while before reacting. Swearing furiously in his mind,
“You motherfucker are supposed to be a body cultivator, what the hell is this thing?!
Utterly frightened, unable to speak further, Zhang Guanghua’s face turned ashen. In a frenzy, he pushed his Mana, enlarging the Dark Iron Boat rapidly, carrying him as he flew into the sky.
However…
“Roar!!!”
With a dragon’s roar that shocked the heavens, Xu Yang brought his palms together, gathering the power of Heaven and Man. A dragon shadow intertwined with lightning bolts screamed forth, slamming towards the fleeing Dark Iron Boat in terror.
Aboard the Flying Boat, Zhang Guanghua turned his head in shock and rage at this scene, intending to reroute the Mana from the travel speed Array pattern to fully activate the Dark Iron Boat’s defensive Array pattern, but…
It was already too late!
“Boom!!!”
With a thunderous crash, the dragon collided in fury, assisted by thunder and lightning, shattering the Dark Iron Boat on the spot, exploding into a spectacular firework display above the small island.
After the fireworks, debris fell, among them a notably intact corpse.
Because it was the only thing that remained whole..