727 Shameless Little Meng (2/2)
Miao Cong let out a deafening roar as he swung his copper stick downward again. The stick seemed to carry an earth-ravaging force and a light ray peeking out from the pitch-black darkness. Having just activated his Heaven Inflicted Pain and Flowing Fire, Meng Qi could only clench his teeth and activate the Sword of the Mystic Turtle.
Thick tortoiseshells appeared to cover Meng Qi's entire body. Meanwhile, his body turned increasingly illusory as he reached the limit of his Law Phenomenon!
”Pfft!”
The copper stick hit the turtle shell, making a dull thud. The torn airflow turned into dragons of gales that flew in all directions. Meng Qi tried his best to block this attack. His body shrank as the effects of the Law Phenomenon began to disappear.
Just then, taking advantage of the stalemate between the copper stick and the turtle shells, Meng Qi unleashed his magical power of changing according to the wind. He abruptly manifested his Vital Spirit and it sat cross-legged in midair. It pointed a finger at the sky and then another at the ground. The sounds of Buddha chanting reverberated all around:
”In the heaven and on earth, I, the Unique and Righteous, am everywhere and nowhere!”
Miao Cong felt a golden palm—so huge that it covered the clouds in the sky—flying at him. The palm was everywhere yet nowhere, leaving absolutely no room for Miao Cong to escape it!
His heart stirred and he frantically eased his wild emotions. However, his seventh breath had already ended, making way for his eighth breath. He was now in the Half-step to Dharmakaya realm. He forcibly suppressed the thought, leaving only the emergence of a little ripple.
However, this little gap was precisely what Meng Qi had been waiting for. His Vital Spirit's left palm turned into a saber and hacked at Miao Cong in a fluttering manner.
The saber radiance was hollow; red dust was descending!
”What am I attacking is precisely your spiritual realm!”
Echoing in Miao Cong's ears was the announcement of Liu Yuntao's death. His madness burned like flames. The only thing he could see was his enemy. He swung his copper stick around like a madman, razing the West Hill to the ground and thrashing Meng Qi until he was no more than a pile of bloody mud.
”Here comes the ninth breath!”
Miao Cong relied on his superior realm to suppress his opponent and instantaneously escaped the influence of Meng Qi's Vital Spirit. The rest of the scenery returned to his vision. His attacks earlier had swept Meng Qi away, causing the latter to cough up blood and sustain rather heavy injuries. Yet Meng Qi was not dead. Earlier, it was the illusion of the Mortal Dust Fall!
It was not that Meng Qi did not want to ambush Miao Cong when the latter fell into the trap of Mortal Dust Fall. However, Miao Cong's madness was burning so wildly that he gave Meng Qi no chance at all.
”I still have one more breath! That is more than enough to kill you!” Miao Cong could feel his strength reach an unprecedented height. He had no doubt that he had surpassed the level of First Order of the Earth Rank. No effort would be needed on his part to kill this ant in front of him, even if Meng Qi had great secret techniques!
Suddenly, he stopped his movement. His eyes were full of shock and fright. On the other hand, Meng Qi was patting his robe and rising to his feet in ease as if he was not at all engaged in a battle. He smiled serenely at Miao Cong.
”What a pity that you won't have the time that one breath would provide you. Your lifespan has come to its end.”
His words and tone were placid, but they were, in fact, an announcement!
Miao Cong's Vital Spirit collapsed and his breath vanished, leaving only a shred of his obsession. He said in disbelief:
”Impossible! I have a very precise grasp on my lifespan. How could my final breath be skipped just like that?”
Meng Qi rescinded his two additional arms and smiled at Miao Cong. ”To be honest, before you frantically burned your lifespan to achieve the Second Order of the Earth Rank, I could have used my full strength to create an opportunity to flee. I could even support Senior Brother Qi. But I didn't do that. Instead, I stayed until our battle turned to a stalemate. I waited for you to turn even crazier and count down your lifespan by your breaths.”
”Why?” Miao Cong looked utterly perplexed.
Meng Qi pulled a straight face and said in feigned solemnness, ”The Peach Garden has collapsed entirely and the lifespan of heaven and earth will be deteriorating for a certain amount of time until it regains stability again.”
”Such a deterioration would not be obvious to ordinary people who have several months, or several years, or several decades to live. In fact, it is virtually undetectable. But when there are only ten breaths or even shorter left in your lifespan, a period of deterioration is enough to skip the remnants of your lifespan.”
”That was why I wanted you to force you into this level of madness.”
Miao Cong wore an expression full of grievances that he could not fulfill his wish. ”How did you find out about all of this?”
”Because I did them myself,” Meng Qi replied with a grin. Thanks to his robust physique, his injuries were rapidly healing.
Disgruntlement and remorse were reflected in Miao Cong's eyes.
”Shameless!”
”I thought you were a tough guy who would face an enemy head-on!”
”Oh, I am really sorry for disappointing you.” Meng Qi unabashedly bowed at him.
”Thud!” Miao Cong collapsed once again, his obsession dissipating.
Wen Jing was crossing the river. Unwilling to be deprived of yet another teammate, he tried to bypass the warfront to help Miao Cong.
Just as he was about to move, he heard the voice of the Dominator of Samsara in Six Realms.
”Everyone will receive a deduction of 3,000 Karma points each for allowing the Samsara travelers of the Revolutionary Army to kill Miao Cong.”
”Miao Cong is dead? He got killed shortly after Liu Yuntao's death?” Wen Jing's pupils shrunk and he nearly fell into the river in his shock.