Chapter 233 - Waiting For An Opening (2/2)
He gripped a long metal rod in his hand. The rod stretched over four meters long with an enlarged tip, dark vascular lines running along the sides. From his blacksmithing experience, Tang Wulin understood that it was made of hundred refined metal. Considering its sheer size, the rod must have weighed at least five hundred kilograms.
That this young man acted as the vanguard was the sole reason why the soul masters had held on for so long, even to the point of wounding the lions.
His ident.i.ty as a power-type soul master was evident. Despite the rod not being his martial soul, he gripped and swung it to ward off the lions, his body exuding a yellow glow.
The giant youth crushed the skull of the first lion he had killed. As such, the surviving members of the pride were both cautious of and focused their attacks on him.
By his side, a girl conjured up s.h.i.+elds of white light, protecting him from the lions' barrage. Even so, exhaustion weighed down on her. Blood trickled down the corner of her mouth while her s.h.i.+elds became progressively weaker.
“Big brother Kun, I can't hold on any longer,” the girl said urgently.
With a roar, the youth swung the rod and staved off three charging lions. In a m.u.f.fled voice, he said, “Our luck is pretty bad to meet such a powerful Blazing Demon Lion pride this time. You guys leave first. I'll kill one or two more for vengeance.”
The girl nodded and pressed the escape b.u.t.ton on the back of her hand. The pain they felt in the spirit ascension platform was no joke. No one wanted to experience being torn to shreds by lions.
She disappeared in a flash of light.
Apart from the giant youth, only a slender agility-type soul master remained.
All of a sudden, the thousand-year Blazing Demon Lion King leaped toward the robust youth, spurring a shout from the young man in return. Yellow light erupted from his body, his veins jutting out as he waved his rod with all his strength.
However, the lion king was sly and his charge was a feint! In mid-air, it changed directions in an instant.
Obviously, this feat was impossible to accomplish by itself. No, it received the help of a thousand-year lioness. The lioness had pounced into the king's body, striking the male full force at the agility-type soul master.
This redirection was too abrupt for the agility-type soul master to react to. He was engulfed in crimson flames instantly. All he managed to do was slap his escape b.u.t.ton.
At last, the sole survivor of the group was its leader.
Just as he was about to succ.u.mb to despair and resolve himself to fight to the death, a blue vine shot out from the distance.
The vines burst out of the ground and bound the ferocious soul beasts.
Each vine was a thick as a child's arm, sparkling limpidly as if carved from crystal. Faint rays of light twinkled within them.
The pride of Blazing Demon Lions stiffened before the vines obstructed their movements.
To let such an opportunity slip by would be a crime. Without missing a beat, the young man charged forward and smashed open the skull of a hundred-year soul beast, sending its brain matter splattering through the air.
Like a flash of lightning, he turned around and clubbed the head of another thousand-year lioness.
The Blazing Demon Lions called upon infernos to disintegrate the blue vines. Unfortunately for them, the vines released their holds before burning to crisps.
Snarling, the majestic thousand-year Blazing Demon Lion King charged at the youth, but was locked in place by a golden vine. Though the other lions continued attacking, their combined strength paled in comparison with the king's.
At that moment, icy-blue lights showered down upon the lions like heaven's retribution.
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