Chapter 294: Are You in Danger?
As Luxianbei pushed the North Spirit Seal to its limit, a violent heatwave suddenly descended.
The light and shadows before her twisted in the surging heatwave, like reflections in water, creating ripples.
An almost invisible phenomenon emerged amid the distorted light and shadows.
Brilliant scorching sun, dried-up riverbed, lifeless earth, cracked and dry bones…
Under the oppressive powers that resembled an alternate world, the overwhelming, crimson war scene was suppressed, sluggish and boiling bl**d evaporating.
And the war energy, like a river that continuously nourished the Shaman Queen’s powers, was cut off at its source at this moment.
Explosive collisions of spirit energy erupted, countless bl**d splatters shooting out, falling on the turbulent yellow sand stirred by shockwaves, dyeing the sand with a nauseating mottled hue.
On the ground, countless columns of wind, entwined with flames and bl**d, swept back and forth, violently expanding in all directions, crushing every figure that attempted to approach.
Success! Her powers are suppressed! As the sense of oppression that felt like the world was against her diminished and then dissipated, Luxianbei flashed this thought in her mind.
However, just for a moment of distraction, the figure of the Shaman Queen was already chasing after her.
Amid the reverberating roars around, he raised his hand.
A crimson light of bl**d instantly condensed into a spear in his hand, seemingly formed from flesh and bl**d.
With a firm grip, the bulging veins on his strong arms became apparent.
Armor had always seemed trivial in his eyes.
As long as the power was strong enough and the skills were refined enough, armor not only would not provide protection; it could even become a burden, causing more severe injuries on top of the existing ones.
If he could not achieve even this, how could he become the king of war?
When that pair of cold, heavy eyes looked down, Luxianbei raised her head and met his gaze, an inexplicable chill rising behind her.
Before the Shaman Queen made a move, she already felt as if her bones were shattered, her entire body had been crushed under a truck several times.
Following that, a hint of hesitation appeared in her.
At such a moment, summoning Xuan Ying Luo Fu could buy her some more time.
However, not long ago, the near destruction of Xuan Ying Luo Fu by Code 0’s urban legend had left her with lingering fears, worried that tragedy might repeat itself.
After a brief hesitation, she raised her heavily armored arm.
Fist and spear collided multiple times in the blink of an eye, and in the next moment, Luxianbei’s figure shot towards the ground like a cannonball.
Although the Shaman Queen’s powers were currently suppressed, his spirit energy fluctuations were still superior, combined with the world’s top combat skills… No, when it came to the Shaman Queen, it would be more accurate to call it a technique of slaughter.
Without spirit energy weapons and relying solely on one hand to engage in a few exchanges was the limit for Luxianbei.
Brutally pushing aside the obstructing arm, the upraised spear switched direction in an incredible way, like a high-speed racing car drifting through a corner, violently smashing down on the Ling Tai Purification.
The Shaman Queen’s grip on the spear, seemingly casual, unleashed terrifying power in an instant.
A deafening roar erupted.
It was as if a grenade had been thrown into an oversized bronze bell, the buzzing continuing and the sound waves creating ripples.
The terrifying shockwaves hammered down through the armor made of Ling Tai Purification like a heavy hammer striking her chest, spreading out as she felt as if her organs were grasped and squeezed into a lump, violently twisted around several times, her vision blurring.
For a moment, Luxianbei seemed to see Qing Ji, recalling the fear of being tortured by her ancestor…
Then, her body began to plummet rapidly.
After that, she thought to leave it all to everyone else. Luxianbei mused, her peripheral vision drifting towards the source of the howling sound in the distance.
At first, she did not intend to involve everyone in the God Realm Yumen in the battle against the Shaman Queen, not even considering using Ling Tai Purification layered armor.
First of all, the Shaman Queen’s powers were formidable, and her strength was unpredictable; even those as strong as Longxiang and Hong Bian, at the Cataclysm Grade, had perished at her hands. Recklessly dragging everyone into the battle posed a high risk of injury or disability, and a small probability of d*ath.
Secondly, from another perspective, she could be regarded merely as a time amendment launcher, unable to properly control the terrifying power of the Miracle Flower. A careless misstep could unmake the people or things she cherished.
In fact, the so-called PLAN B euphemistically stated was an alternative plan, bluntly, it was an emergency measure, forced into a corner, a second-best option.
If choices were available, who wouldn’t want to use the initially decided optimal solution?
However, as a factor that once destroyed the world, the Shaman Queen temporarily unaffected by the world’s malicious influence was, in comparison, vastly different in strength from Luxianbei, who had just gained Cataclysm Grade powers.
Outrageously, it was like facing a boss that was incredibly hard to tackle, even with cheat codes.
At such times, one could only try to switch to a stronger “cheat” or summon a teammate.
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In the distance, a solitary giant stone stood, while the surrounding rolling hills had been thoroughly crushed.
The Wordless Book, which had undergone an unknown transformation, stood atop the giant stone, observing the two figures in the sky.
“Is it Celestial Maiden Ya? To think there exists an urban legend that can extract its original form from such a power already fallen and corrupted by rumors, while regaining its powers and re-imbuing it with divinity…”
When the Cataclysm activated the powers to their utmost, stopping the Shaman Queen from continuing to absorb the war energy, the Wordless Book murmured its analysis.
“However, the Cataclysm has used all her powers to cut off the war energies. How will she defeat the Shaman Queen? Does she have some hidden cards? Interesting.”
The Cataclysm controlling the manifestation of the Miracle Flower and creating an unconventional disastrous event titled “Time,” which dealt a heavy blow to the Shaman Queen, had subconsciously instilled in the Wordless Book a subtle expectation toward her.
However, this expectation lasted for less than three seconds before it abruptly crumbled into pieces.
From afar.
Seeing the Shaman Queen closing in on the Cataclysm, the two figures enveloped in a blinding light had clashed nearly ten times before the Cataclysm’s figure fell toward the ground amidst a deafening roar.
The heavily armored body crashed down like a giant red-hot iron ball onto an icy surface, without even bouncing once, sinking deep into the earth, the terrifying fissures spreading out.
Scarlet flames surged from within, enveloping flames like countless waving arms aggressively extending in all directions, seemingly wanting to grasp everything tightly.
Under the swirling smoke and flames, glimpses of the Cataclysm’s figure struggled for a moment, as if trying to rise, but the next moment, a spear descended from the sky, slamming her deeper.
Following closely, a terrifying torrent of bl**d struck like a meteor, and the Shaman Queen’s figure emerged from the bloodlight.
His black armor was shattered, exposing most of his body, like muscles forged from steel, bulging on partly visible white bones, menacing and strong, advancing step by step toward the Cataclysm.
Upon seeing this, the Wordless Book’s corner of the mouth twitched, expressionless, she raised a hand to wipe away the beads of sweat that had formed on her forehead.
This Cataclysm guy, truly…
Hard to describe!
How could she manage to seem so powerful when others had no expectations of her, yet swiftly fall when others anticipated her greatly? the Wordless Book wondered.
Just then, she heard a familiar voice from the distance.
Faintly, there were resonant drumbeats and high-pitched suona sounds echoing, playing a momentum-building tune.
Looking in the direction of the music, she saw the iron curtain-like dark clouds gathering in the sky.
Boundless dark clouds roiled like surging ocean waves, accompanied by the rising thick smoke, darkness like a tide, surrounding the menacing contours gradually appearing, with thousands of cannon barrels aimed ahead.
[Map of the Hundred Generals, No. 97: Invincible Fleet]!
In the distance, a figure raised their weapon, pointing forward, as the shells were loaded, fierce light flowed, and then the thunderous roar of cannon fire suddenly exploded.
Countless brilliant streams of light shattered the sky, colliding with the bl**d shadows created by the Shaman Queen’s powers.
Steel, fire, and bl**d blossomed like flowers.
“Finally out…” the Wordless Book said.
Seeing the general appear, she finally let out a quiet sigh of relief.
Moments earlier, she truly thought that the Cataclysm might be killed by the Shaman Queen, and she could only stand by and watch.
After all, her powers were not good at fighting, and she was merely a projection in this place. Support would only waste part of her powers.
——–
Meanwhile, in the chasm engulfed in bl**d flames.
The Shaman Queen coldly glanced at the fallen girl, his gaze lingering on the forehead and heart, the common core locations of the urban legend, before grabbing a nearby spear, slowly lifting it above his head, aiming at the girl’s forehead.
Just as he prepared to pierce down with the spear, infusing immense spirit energy through the girl’s helmet into her body to destroy her core as an urban legend…
He suddenly sensed a tremor of powers, his eyes flashing with surprise, looking up to see countless brilliant rays streaming through the sky.
In that brief moment of distraction, a white figure dashed past him like lightning.
The speed was astonishing!
So fast that even spirit perception could not fully capture it.
Looking closer, the girl lying on the ground had been taken miles away by that white figure.
Upon seeing that, the Shaman Queen furrowed his brow, ready to pursue, but was startled by the thunderous sounds of air explosions behind him.
Turning abruptly, he saw a small mountain more than a hundred feet long and wide flying towards him.
In the distance, another mountain of similar size was slowly moving towards him, and upon closer inspection, he saw underneath that small mountain was a woman carrying it with one hand…
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In the past minute and thirty-one seconds, Luxianbei had finally truly witnessed the Shaman Queen’s terror.
Clearly, just a few minutes ago, she had been shouting for her kind, and in the blink of an eye, he began to strike deadly blows.
Like a sociopathic personality proclaiming “those who follow me thrive, those who oppose me perish.”
Every attack aimed for vital points, completely different from Qing Ji’s “know when to stop.”
A series of storm-like assaults left Luxianbei in complete darkness over how many times she had nearly fainted until she heard a familiar voice in her ear.
“Xiao Bei, Xiao Bei, how are you? Can you hold on?”
“Water… Water Brother?” Luxianbei trembled as she replied, “I’m fine.”
As she spoke, hot bl**d mixed with fragments of internal organs surged out, seeping through the gaps in her armor and dripping to the ground.
“This is what you call fine? You’re spitting bl**d!” Bai Kai shouted.
“Spitting bl**d… cough cough!” Luxianbei replied, “Isn’t that a common occurrence for members of the Siye Society?”
“So what’s the situation now?”
“What situation?” Bai Kai frowned, both anxious and angry, “You ask me, I want to ask you!”
Just now, he was in the God Realm Yumen, eating bugs and drinking aloe vera liquor, almost tricking a girl named Shu into his grasp when suddenly he was thrown out as if he were garbage, and before he could snap back to reality, he saw two Cataclysm Grade urban legends viciously fighting.
Uh, to be precise, it was supposed to be one heavily armored turtle being unilaterally beaten by a muscular man with disheveled hair.
The sudden shift felt like waking from a sweet dream.
Huaiyuan Jun was thrilled at the sight, wanting to step in and have a three-way battle, first hammering the armored turtle, then smashing the Shaman Queen.
His method of mediation was to knock down both quarreling parties.
If it weren’t for the general’s sharp eyes recognizing that the turtle being beaten was indeed the Cataclysm protected by Ling Tai Purification, the outcome would have been dire.
And Bai Kai, only after listening to the general’s words, realized that while he had been indulging in merriment with the locals in God Realm Yumen, his Xiao Bei had almost lost her life.
If not for having had an experience fighting the Shaman Queen and knowing he had no chance of winning, he likely would have rushed forward to confront her.
“Uh, sorry, Water Brother, worried you…” Luxianbei weakly said, then she intermittently began to explain the circuitous tale to Bai Kai.
Moments later.
After hearing Luxianbei’s explanation, Bai Kai glanced back at the Shaman Queen, who was locked in battle with Huaiyuan Jun and was about to break through the interception to pursue them, his expression deepening.
“I understand. So, my current task is to carry this nuclear bomb and escape until launch preparations are complete, right?”
“Yes, more or less.” Luxianbei replied.
“Don’t worry!” Bai Kai said confidently, “I won’t let him catch up.”
After a pause, he asked the final question, “Xiao Bei, one last question, doing this… are you in danger?”
“…” Luxianbei hesitated for a moment and replied seriously, “Of course not! Water Brother, do you not know me? If it’s something dangerous, how could I do it?”
Bai Kai, “…”
