Chapter 556 (1/2)

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I quickly gulped down a health potion and also used Tenacity of the Dead for good measure to recover a bunch of my health at one go. Two numbers swiftly popped up above my head as I temporarily delayed death's embrace.

+3500!

+14735!

……

Candlelight Shadow seemed somewhat leery of approaching me. My Heaven-stealing Sword was flickering with what seemed to be a terrifying light as I moved toward him.

”Bring it on, you garbage Martial G.o.d! Why are you running away?”

My rage was nowhere near satisfied as I endured the attacks of G.o.d's Dance and Transient Smoke and Clouds to close the distance with Candlelight Shadow. When I raised my hand, four divine weapons shot down from the heavens to trap Candlelight Shadow in place, but he neatly avoided them by running a zigzag route. However, him dodging my G.o.d Binding Art was all part of the plan. He had fallen into my trap! Candlelight Shadow hadn't noticed it, but my G.o.d Binding Art had been strategically placed to force him to move right next to a huge stone wall, the same one that Li Chengfeng had been nailed to just a little while ago. I had tricked him into maneuvering himself into a corner.

Clang!

Despite being tricked into cornering himself, Candlelight Shadow still fought with sublime skill and alacrity. His face was warped with rage as he parried my sword and struck back with a swift riposte. But I didn't let up either. I immediately raised my left arm to block his attack while my Heaven-stealing Sword flashed past Candlelight Shadow's throat, causing a huge damage number to pop up in the air.

25674!

Candlelight Shadow naturally survived that blow. He had also been buffed by a high-level bard, so his defenses and health were exceptionally high.

”Let's see how many more of those you can take!”

Our swords danced furiously in the air as we rapidly exchanged blows. Finally, I managed to block three consecutive strikes from Candlelight Shadow. I sprang forward and ran him through with my Heaven-stealing Sword. The sound of metal striking stone rang out in the air as I nailed him to the wall in an act of poetic justice. I raised up my left gauntlet and a b.l.o.o.d.y energy started swirling around it before I smashed it straight into the Martial G.o.d's face!

Bang!

Blood sprayed into the air and the vaunted Martial G.o.d wasn't looking so good anymore. Even Candlelight Shadow himself would have never imagined that he would ever experience a day like this.

As he stared at me in fury, Candlelight Shadow slowly raised his right hand and pointed a finger toward me, causing the picture of a ghost G.o.d to appear over my head. This b.a.s.t.a.r.d had actually used his Ghost G.o.d Prophecy on me.

I roared, ”f.u.c.k you! Will your Ghost G.o.d Prophecy even linger after your death? How many people do you think you can kill, you absolute disgrace of a Martial G.o.d?!”

I continued to rain blows furiously on his head and after he let out one final groan of misery, Candlelight Shadow's proud head finally sagged as he died! After that, the Ghost G.o.d Prophecy debuff above my head disappeared. It looked like killing Candlelight Shadow would also cancel the effect of this Famous General Skill as well.

……

I savagely pulled my sword out of his body, then kicked it brutally. I also bent down to pick up the legguards that had dropped. I'd pa.s.s them to Li Chengfeng as an apology for the indignity that he had suffered.

Thud! Thud!

Arrows fell on me like rain and my back was filled with so many arrows that I looked like a porcupine. I had less than 5% of my HP left and it looked like the gig was up for me. I turned around to look at Transient Smoke and Clouds. I suddenly bared my teeth at him and said, ”Do you want to kill me? Hurry up then! I've already killed my fair share, so this death is worth it…”

Bang!

Spiraling Arrow Blade blasted my tattered body backward. My knees. .h.i.t the gravelly ground as I stumbled and lost my balance. Not far in front of me were the bodies of High Fighting Spirits, Li Chengfeng, Xu Yang, Purple Marquis, and Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun. I grinned, muttering to myself, ”Dying together with you guys on the same patch of ground is also a sort of f.u.c.king bond I guess…”

But it was at this exact moment that a beam of holy light suddenly fell on my head. My HP shot back up to more than ten thousand and the only person who could have healed me by such a great amount was Murong Mingyue.

At the same time, Transient Smoke and Clouds' body suddenly stiffened as it was rendered immobile. The stun CC's icon appeared above his head as a beautiful a.s.sa.s.sin appeared behind him. Her sharp dagger whirled in the air as she used Blade Vortex, the consecutive strikes killing the hapless archer just as he was about to recover from his debuff.

The a.s.sa.s.sin girl sheathed her dagger and looked toward me. When she saw my ragged appearance, she smiled at me and said, ”Lu Chen, sorry about that! We came late…”

G.o.d's Dance was just about to attack Moonkiss when her Magic s.h.i.+eld suddenly started to buzz and whine incessantly. A scorching ball of flames exploded against it and that attack was swiftly followed by a Galaxy Storm. Both attacks combined to reduce the durability of G.o.d's Dance's Magic s.h.i.+eld by half. There was only one person who could deal such high magic damage on our server and that was Luo River G.o.d of the Capital herself!

”Ah?!” G.o.d's Dance let out a startled cry. She clearly hadn't expected Luo River G.o.d of the Capital's Magic Attack to be so high. G.o.d's Dance had no choice but to quickly retreat. She'd already lost the upper hand in their duel since Luo River G.o.d of the Capital had got off a free shot at her Magic s.h.i.+eld, so there was no way she could win this duel in the first place. Furthermore, the beautiful a.s.sa.s.sin who could infiltrate any location, Moonkiss, had also drawn her daggers again. If she allowed Moonkiss to get close, G.o.d's Dance would find it even more difficult to escape from this altercation alive.

When I saw Luo River G.o.d of the Capital attack, I sprang to my feet without any warning, then broke out into a dead sprint. As such, I was already waiting for G.o.d's Dance when she started to retreat. The Heaven-stealing Sword flashed with a deadly light as I smashed it through her Magic s.h.i.+eld with a Universe Break!

19034!

G.o.d's Dance collapsed to the ground with a stifled groan. Now all five of Candle Dragon's famed experts were dead. She had even dropped a pair of s.h.i.+ny mage shoes when she died. I picked those up and tossed them to Luo River G.o.d of The Capital. This was merely returning one good deed for another. However, Luo River G.o.d of the Capital pouted and said, ”Hurry up and pick up Candlelight Shadow's dragon scale!”

”Oh right.” I picked up the Wood Dragon Scale that Candlelight Shadow had dropped. With this, I now had three dragon scales once more.

……

He Yi, Lin Yixin, and the rest of my party soon arrived and as they surveyed the battlefield, both girls were more than a little shocked. He Yi's delicate mouth dropped open as she muttered, ”Lu Chen, you're really awesome…”

Lin Yixin nodded her head while also saying, ”Despite being surrounded by the five G.o.dlike experts of Candle Dragon, he managed to kill Blue Sky Scar, Tempest Shadow, and Martial G.o.d Candlelight Shadow himself in the span of sixty seconds. I suspect that he's probably the only person in the world that could pull off such a feat, right? Lu Chen's skill is simply unbelievable…”

Beiming Xue cautiously replied, ”That's only because big bro got mad…”