Chapter 547: Chapter 453: After the Battle
“These two… their strength was truly remarkable!”
Xia Xuan sat on the ground with her knees hugged, her red pupils gazing far into the sky at Li Ba and Shen Die, her expression much more solemn.
Among the seven Star Lords, she had only seen Chen Chunhua in action before.
Although Chen Chunhua was ultimately defeated by Wu Qi, the strength he displayed was still formidable.
As for Li Ba and Shen Die before her…
Li Ba’s Four Symbols Unification could be said to have the strongest physical body at the Shining Star Level she’d ever seen!
And Shen Die, if she didn’t make a move, it was fine. But when she did, it was always at critical moments.
Especially that last strike which seemed to be a Spiritual Attack, completely annihilating Aquarius’s hope for Regeneration!
“But no matter what, this battle is… finally won!” Xia Xuan let out a long breath.
High in the sky, Li Ba looked excitedly at the lifeless Aquarius.
“Good job, Shen Die!!”
Li Ba excitedly stepped forward to check.
However, just as he took a step, the phantom-like signs of the Four Symbols on his body suddenly dispersed, turning into rays of green, white, red, and black light that merged into his chest.
In an instant, intense pain spread from every part of his body.
Li Ba’s face turned pale as he began to tremble violently as if having a convulsion. Beads of sweat as large as beans fell continuously from his body like rain.
“Can’t… hold… on…!”
Li Ba gritted his teeth and let out a muffled groan before completely passing out and falling from the sky.
Not far away, Shen Die’s expression changed upon seeing this.
In normal circumstances, it would be fine. But if Li Ba fell from that height right now, the consequences would be unimaginable!
A purple flash burst from Shen Die’s body as she turned into a stream of light and rushed forward.
But just as she was halfway there, several silver chains shot out rapidly from the Void, entangling Li Ba in mid-air.
Shen Die’s pupils contracted.
What was this? Could it be that Aquarius wasn’t completely dead?
But in the next moment, a flash of silver light appeared, and a person dressed in a star robe used Instant Teleportation to arrive beside Li Ba.
“Su Xing Lord?” Seeing who it was, Shen Die was stunned.
On the ground, Xia Xuan was also surprised.
“Su Yuan? What is he doing here!”
“Congratulations, everyone, for successfully slaying a powerful foe!” Su Yuan glanced around the scene and smiled.
…
Su Yuan and Shen Die returned to the ground. Xia Xuan, having somewhat recovered her strength and Star Power, also approached.
“Su Xing Lord, what brings you here?” Shen Die asked.
“Seeing that things here didn’t seem to be resolved, I came to check just in case. But now it appears to have been smoothly handled…”
Su Yuan observed Xia Xuan, Shen Die, and Li Ba who was still trembling despite being unconscious. His expression turned more serious.
It was clear that a fierce battle had taken place here.
Su Yuan had fought with many of the Star Envoys before and understood their strength.
Among the Twelve Palaces’ Star Envoys, there were no weaklings. There was only a distinction between “strong” and “even stronger.”
Shen Die asked, “Didn’t the southern flank’s Star Envoys come to support?”
“They did. Just like you informed, Virgo came from the northwest.”
Shen Die was puzzled and asked, “Then why…”
“Because I took care of them.”
“Took care of… huh? Took care of them?!” Shen Die’s eyes widened slightly. She quickly asked, “Su Xing Lord, did you kill Virgo?”
“Of course.” Su Yuan smiled, “But there was nothing left after his death, so I couldn’t show you anything.”
On hearing Su Yuan’s confirmation, both Shen Die and Xia Xuan’s pupils contracted. This unexpected news was astonishing!
Previously, they had only heard the names of the Twelve Palaces’ Star Envoys.
But today, they had directly confronted them.
Whether it was Leo or Aquarius, their strength was formidable and extremely dangerous!
Even though they won as planned, it was a narrow victory. Xia Xuan and Li Ba had nearly lost their combat capability.
Unexpectedly, Su Yuan, who was supposed to intercept, had slain Virgo all by himself.
And he had arrived so early without even appearing to be injured.
With a slight thought, Shen Die turned her hand, and a Purple Butterfly flew out from her palm, disappearing quickly to locations unknown.
Silver light gleamed in Su Yuan’s eyes. Without even turning around, he could see the butterfly quickly moving back along his arrival path, likely using some Investigation Technique.
Shen Die earnestly remarked, “This matter is significant, we must confirm it thoroughly. Please bear with us, Su Xing Lord.”
Su Yuan’s expression remained unchanged. “It’s understandable.”
Not long after, Shen Die opened her palm, and the Purple Butterfly flew back, fluttering its wings.
“It’s really dead!” Shen Die took a deep breath, seriously examining Su Yuan before her.
To be honest, compared to the three new Star Lords, Shen Die had more trust in the original ones.
Yet both Su Yuan and Xia Xuan had slain a Star Envoy today!
Su Yuan looked at the immobilized Li Ba caught by the Sky Lock and asked Shen Die, “Star Lord Li doesn’t seem to be in good condition?”
“Yes, the side effects of his skill are too severe…” Shen Die nodded, then thought for a moment and looked northeast. “Since the battle here is over, we should regroup with Wu Xing King first.”
“Alright!”
…
On the eastern battlefield, the previously serene lakeside was now in chaos.
Countless white bones sprawled in all directions like thorny dead wood. Debris from shattered rocks and destroyed trees were scattered everywhere.
In the center, two figures clashed at high speeds!
Wu Qi wielded a Silver Spear, clad in Silver Armor, covered in Black Runes, and had activated Xuan Bone Shura.
On the other side, Ruble, shirtless, wielded a massive sword, facing Wu Qi in his Xuan Bone Shura state. Remarkably, they were evenly matched.
“Iron Wire Thorns!”
At that moment, Wu Qi seized an opportunity, clenching his five fingers. Suddenly, bone thorns shot up from below at high speed!
“A tactic laid during previous clashes?” Ruble’s expression changed, seemingly caught off guard as several bone thorns entwined him in place.
Wu Qi gripped his Bone Spear tightly, gathering gray-white Star Power at the spear’s tip. With full force, he thrust it towards the heart of Ruble.
“Sssshhhh,” the spear successfully penetrated!
“Got him!”
Wu Qi’s eyes shone as he prepared to crush Ruble’s internal organs.
But upon exerting force, he found the spear stuck, unable to move, as if wedged by Ruble’s body!
Wu Qi’s expression changed, and suddenly the bone thorns entangling Ruble turned gray-black as if energy had drained from them. The same happened to the Asura Bone Spear piercing Ruble’s body!
“No, something’s wrong!” Wu Qi prepared to retreat immediately.
However, the blackened bone thorns and the Bone Spear both crumbled to dust from Ruble’s body.
Before Wu Qi could react, Ruble smiled and swung his massive sword down!
“Clang!”
The sword struck Wu Qi’s shoulder, and with a muffled grunt, Wu Qi flew backward, grasping the broken Bone Spear.
Picking himself up, he looked and saw large cracks forming on his Silver Bone Armor, with the fractures faintly turning black.
“The Asura Bone Armor shattered with just one strike?!”
Wu Qi felt a chill. The Silver Bone Armor in his Shura state could withstand Thunder God Body’s thunderous blows from Chen Chunhua for an extended time.
Yet, Ruble shattered it with a single sword strike?
And wasn’t his heart pierced? Could it be…
“You’re right,” Ruble caressed his healing chest wound and grinned, “I can completely regenerate, even my heart.”
Wu Qi’s pupils constricted.
Earlier, he had wounded this Scorpio multiple times using Bone Power, but Ruble easily healed thanks to Regeneration.
Now, despite piercing Ruble’s heart, he still couldn’t kill him!
In a flash of thought, Wu Qi directed bone spikes from the surrounding forest to shoot out and pierce Ruble’s body.
Ruble, however, didn’t dodge.
“Sssshhhh…”
In no time, Ruble’s body was riddled with holes, even his head had two punctures!
Still, Ruble’s smile remained undiminished.
“Didn’t I tell you? This won’t kill me~”
As Ruble spoke, his flesh began to wriggle, and every hole started to heal rapidly.
Seeing this, Wu Qi’s expression grew colder.
“What a hassle…”
Even Star Beasts or Star Card Masters with High-speed Regeneration had weaknesses in the head or heart.
But this Scorpio seemed to have no weak points at all…
In this situation, even using Black Asura wouldn’t completely kill him.
“Scorpio, with no weak points and High-speed Regeneration?” Wu Qi’s eyes focused on his blackened shoulder armor, “Wait, there’s more to it…”
Ruble didn’t give Wu Qi much time to ponder, chuckling as he raised his massive sword for another attack.
Just then, Ruble sensed something, taking out a translucent, shimmering blue Constellation Bottle.
After a brief look, Ruble’s eyes narrowed. “These Great Flame Star Lords are stronger than expected…”
Wu Qi’s eyes moved subtly, guessing something. He took out the Star Lord Token…
“Did they succeed!”
Wu Qi’s eyes gleamed, sensing Shen Die and others nearing.
“Surprising, how surprising…” Scorpio chuckled, then suddenly smirked, “But this makes things more exciting! If your Star Lords were easily killed one by one, it wouldn’t be interesting…”
Saying this, Scorpio put away his massive sword and grinned, “I’m looking forward to our future confrontations. For now, I’ll retreat…”
“Think you can escape?” Wu Qi’s eyes turned cold, his gray-white Star Power surged, “Bone Prison!”
The surrounding Bone Sea surged violently, forming a towering, chilling Bone Prison around Scorpio!
Wu Qi knew with Shen Die and others approaching, if he could stall Scorpio, there might be a chance to kill him!
Inside the Bone Prison, Ruble reached the prison walls, releasing a peculiar energy from his body.
In the energy’s area, the Bone Prison walls turned black rapidly.
“Everything has ‘Vitality,’ even non-living things.”
Ruble murmured, touching the Bone Prison walls.
“By draining this ‘Vitality,’ they become fragile and dead…”
With a light tap, the blackened Bone Prison walls crumbled into black dust, revealing a large hole.
Ruble slipped through effortlessly.
Wu Qi was stunned to see Ruble escape from the Bone Prison in such a short time.
“How is this possible!”
“Goodbye, cold guy~” Ruble waved, “No rush, we’ll meet again soon.”
With that, Ruble vanished northward as a shadow.
Wu Qi, intending to chase, noticed his blackened shoulder armor’s spreading decay and halted.
“What is this?!…”