Chapter 86: The Might of the Five Qi Heavenly Monarch
Zhang Hainan observed Lu Xibei in the distance with a subtle expression, and after a while, let out a sudden laugh.
The various false identities carefully constructed by Lu Xibei had completely collapsed in his eyes.
It was as clear as seeing a man in a bathhouse, completely exposed, even the leg hair spinning around was visible.
“No wonder I felt that her vows were a bit off when she was swearing. I thought that if something went wrong, I could find Gu Qiqi at any time…”
“Heh, if she really went to find Gu Qiqi, she’d probably just be playing into this little b*stard’s bad intentions, right?”
Although he realized that the vows he had previously made with Lu Xibei were almost entirely ineffective, Zhang Hainan felt even more at ease.
“What should we say about such matters in current terms?” Zhang Hainan pondered for a moment, then nodded, “Oh right, social d*ath!”
Secrets grasped by both parties capable of causing each other’s social d*ath, the relationship established was only second to bl**d ties and marriage!
“Hehe, interesting…”
Zhang Hainan thought about the scene where, when facing Lu Xibei later, he already saw through everything while she was still putting in effort to perform, and he laughed.
Although he respected Qing Ji, whenever he encountered similar situations, he couldn’t help but mentally rebut Qing Ji’s saying that “living too long can be dull.”
He wouldn’t get tired of watching such scenes even after a thousand years!
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The suffocating pressure of the wind erupted, and the air exploded, piercing his eardrums.
Huasang, who was being corroded by the pain brought on by the uncontrolled spirit patterns, suddenly looked up and saw that massive fist rapidly enlarging in her line of sight, until it occupied her entire vision.
At that moment, it seemed that only she and the strange creature’s fist remained in the world.
Just then, she suddenly felt Lu Xibei move behind her, grabbing her clothing and climbing onto her shoulder.
With the weight on her shoulder, Lu Xibei unexpectedly leaped from her shoulder, charging towards the towering figure ahead.
Seeing the brilliant light gathered between Lu Xibei’s delicate fingers and sensing the horrific power contained within that spell formula, a thought flashed through Huasang’s mind—this woman was indeed preserving her strength!
But then, through her divination technique, she sensed that the spirit patterns on the verge of losing control, the dissipating Night Corrosion, was flowing into Lu Xibei’s body like a river entering the sea. Combined with the situation when they faced the spirit energy attack at Huacheng Airport, she seemed to realize something, and her pupils slightly constricted.
Lu Xibei could actually absorb the Night Corrosion from my body and convert it into spirit energy?
If this ability didn’t impose any burden on her body…
Watching Lu Xibei’s silhouette, Huasang’s half-side, which was not illuminated by the violent explosion, suddenly felt “hot.” Her entire being surged with excitement, and her heart raced.
It was like a person told by a doctor that they had an incurable disease, and who had already made preparations to face d*ath, booked a ticket to see the world, suddenly discovering that there was a miraculous medicine for their ailment.
That feeling was beyond description.
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Lu Xibei herself was unclear why her previously exhausted spirit energy had suddenly recovered.
It felt as if someone had used a highly efficient charging skill on her, instantly preparing all skills for use.
With no time to think, predicting the trajectory of the strange creature’s actions, she jumped up from Huasang’s back.
Thus, the Four Beasts Bright Sky Cannon roared, and the alchemical bomb erupted with fierce light from the holes that had been blasted into that towering body.
Amidst the deafening roar that was difficult for human ears to capture, along with the uncontrollable violent spirit energy, shattered metal fragments, pale plasma, and broken bones, everything flew outwards, creating a violent wind that swept through the narrow street.
The intense wind pressure hit them, instantly lifting Huasang and Lu Xibei like kites with broken strings, hurling them to the ground.
The two rolled in the dust, feeling as if their bones were about to fall apart.
At that moment, several members of the Secret Society rapidly approached, using the smoke as cover, wielding weapons that merged with their bodies, releasing ripples of spirit energy fluctuations in the air.
Lu Xibei’s predictive instincts caught the movements of those Secret Society members, her heart tightened, and she instinctively wanted to dodge, but she found her body had briefly slowed down due to the previous violent impact.
Her limbs felt heavy as if filled with lead, unresponsive.
Just as she was momentarily dazed, the long swords, spell formulas, and alchemical bullets had already launched at her.
In a moment of urgency, Lu Xibei grabbed Huasang and shielded her in front of her.
Huasang, “????”
“…”
Although she could similarly defend using Ling Tai Purification, she had just witnessed Huasang’s Ling Tai Purification fragment display treachery, so she wasn’t too reassured.
What if her broken sword rebelled too?
Surely the Pink Fluffy Rabbit couldn’t control Huasang’s body as well? thought Lu Xibei.
The next moment, over ten high-level attacks rained down on Huasang’s body, various weapons striking different parts of her body, clanging and sparking.
Although Huasang could endure those attacks unscathed, unscathed didn’t mean pain-free!
Her small face suddenly turned pale, her brows twisting into a frown, lips parting as if to say something, and just then, she heard Lu Xibei suddenly mutter, “Sorry!”
Huasang initially thought Lu Xibei was addressing the members of the Secret Society.
After all, Lu Xibei’s actions had already been quite “offensive,” surely there wouldn’t be more “offensive” behavior, right?
But as her world began to spin, she realized how naive she had been.
Lu Xibei grabbed her right ankle and swung it like a hammer, carving a circle with a radius of 165.3 + 52.6 cm, sweeping away the members of the Secret Society armed with blades around them.
Using humanoid weapons in battle was something she was far too familiar with; it was a skill she had mastered when she first entered this world full of urban legends!
“Take that, villain! Eat my hammer!”
Huasang, “…”
She silently felt conflicted for a few seconds and then cooperatively straightened her body, casting two high-level defensive spell formulas with reflective damage effects onto herself…
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In the distance.
Witnessing everything, Zhang Hainan’s lips twitched violently; he had never expected such cooperation.
Immediately, as Lu Xibei wielded Huasang and slaughtered her way through, countless items infused with spirit energy gathered rapidly towards the remnants of the strange creature left behind by the explosion of the Four Beasts Bright Sky Cannon and the alchemical bomb.
The repair of items did not require the comparatively slow process of healing like living beings; usually, it only required replacing damaged parts to restore normal operation immediately.
As numerous items flowed from the dark, from the streets and alleys towards the pile of wreckage, they fused and welded together efficiently.
Soon, a massive entity, completely dissimilar to the previous strange creature but radiating an even greater sense of pressure, rose up from the ground and began to operate.
The sound of mechanical operation and engine roaring echoed, like the roar of a ferocious beast, and the earth trembled in response.
A new enemy had appeared, and now buoyed by enough confidence after facing the members of the Secret Society and the small strange creatures, Lu Xibei swung Huasang and charged forward.
“!!”
Seeing this, Zhang Hainan, who had been watching from the sidelines, could no longer remain idle and finally sprang into action.
Although Lu Xibei and Huasang didn’t seem pushed to their limits, he suspected that if he continued to stand by, his disciple was going to be played to d*ath by that little brat.
Yes, in a physical sense!
He quickly made several hand signs, and suddenly, a massive phantom emerged around him.
Mysterious Jade Crown, wearing mysterious feathered garments, hoisting a black banner, swirling black dragons…and soldiers clad in dark iron armor, densely packed in the thousands, almost filling the skies above the blockade. It was a distant phantom symbolizing the power of the Five Qi Heavenly Monarch.
In an instant, the entire blockade was shrouded in an overwhelming atmosphere, the air thick with suffocating moisture.
“…From the Divine Nine Gods, guiding the yang energy of the Five Emperors, rescuing all beings, protecting the dual principles from tipping, ensuring the safety of people for eternal peace, known as the Black Emperor of the North, the Five Qi Heavenly Monarch!”
As though thousands of people were reciting in unison, Zhang Hainan’s description of the authority of his spirit patterns reverberated like war drums across the sky.
Seemingly high above, the aged man looked down from the command platform, his eyes shining with a tangible dark blue light.
In that moment, a thick fog rose around the massive entity on the ground, the members of the Secret Society, and the rampaging strange creatures, enveloping them layer by layer.
Then…
Zhang Hainan furrowed his brow, his left hand forming the hand signs, while his right hand reached out and grasped toward the ground.
“Boom——!”
A deafening thunder roared, illuminating the entire blockade with blinding white light, freezing the heavens and earth.
Under the cover of the pale light, the thick fog gripped the bodies it surrounded tightly, like a hand closing around them.
In an instant, bolts of lightning descended, transforming the entire blockade into a realm of water and thunder, engulfing those already completely warped and deformed figures.
The sounds of shattered devices and bones mixed with tragic wails erupted.
