539 The Collapse of Sun Ce Army (1/2)
*CLANK*
Taishi Ci's halberd smashed Sun Ce's polearm away.
After getting disarmed, Sun Ce drew a sword from his belt. As soon as he injected his force into it, he vomited a mouthful of blood. Several wounds on his body gushed out more red liquid.
In the sky, Sun Ce was panting in exhaustion. His soul injuries had yet to heal, but he had to fight against someone with the same strength. Just now, he experienced a soul injury relapse because he had exerted too much wing power.
Flying in the sky and survive was the only thing he could do. He could barely lift his arm and swing a sword again.
Sun Ce didn't just get injured from failing his 8-wing breakthrough. This was the result of rushing cultivation without a thorough understanding of power utility and the right physical body preparation.
Also, Sun Ce lacked the experience of fighting in high-speed battles. His reflex was still the same as when he had 4 wings, and his eyes couldn't adapt to the changes. For the sake of matching against Taishi Ci's agility and superior reflex, Sun Ce had to pay some lifespan in enhancing his body and perform some extreme movements, such as juking backward while flying forward at the speed of sound, which caused backlash damage to his physical body.
On the other hand, Taishi Ci was still in good shape. The guidance of Medusa helped him a lot. He mastered the life force circulation technique, which made his lifespan usage and body enhancement more efficient. His lifespan stock was still abundant as he still had a million years to spare. If he had to, he could keep on fighting at his peak strength for a week without resting or eating.
Training under Medusa and Friday helped Taishi Ci understand his limits. He mastered aerial combat, in which he didn't need to expend too much energy for such trivial movements or techniques that Sun Ce couldn't do.
Sun Ce's cultivation base might be the same as Taishi Ci's, but the latter had a firmer foundation. The difference in strength was apparent when they fought.
”Give up, Bofu. You're not my opponent!”
Taishi Ci wanted to finish to a duel by having Sun Ce submitting to him. If the latter was obedient, there were chances that Diaochan and Dong Bai would spare his life.
”Otherworlders have ruined our destiny! They killed my father! They killed Gongjin! They stole my wife and my future! I have no intension of working for the likes of Zhang Tong!!”
Unfortunately, Sun Ce refused to accept reality.
Sun Ce also took pride that he was a gifted fighter. He even believed that he was stronger than Lu Bu without the cultivation factor.
Thus, he had a misconception. Sun Ce thought that since he was tired, Taishi Ci, who was supposed to be inferior to him, should have been exhausted as well.
From Sun Ce's perspective, Taishi Ci was below him!
Sun Ce waved his hand, sending his signal to his subordinates.
…
Song Qian, Chen Wu, and a former subordinate of Sun Jian, Zhu Zhi, flew forward to assist their lord.
Song Qian had 5 wings, while Chen Wu had 4. However, Zhu Zhi, the hidden elite, revealed his 6 wings.
The three men were weaker than Taishi Ci and Sun Ce, but they jumped into the battle as their lord commanded them.
As soon as these men came forward, Dong Bai, Zhang Ji, and Zhang Xiu rushed to stop them from interfering.
Dong Bai and Zhang Xiu revealed their 6 black wings. Zhang Ji was weaker than the two as he had 5 demon wings, but he was confident that he could contribute to the fight.
Liu Xie and Liu Ye stayed behind, but they were ready to participate as well. No one in Tong's forces shied away from combats and wars.
Dong Bai marked Zhu Zhi as her opponent. She appeared directly in front of Zhu Zhi and thrust her spear.
*SWUA*
The spear grazed Zhu Zhi's chest. The initiative was in Dong Bai's hands.
She didn't allow Zhu Zhi to regain his stance. Follow-up attacks rained upon him as a dozen spear tip afterimages cut and stabbed Zhu Zhi.
”Nnn!!”
Out of 100 strikes, 70 of them left deep wounds on his body.
Zhu Zhi retreated, flying backward and decreasing altitude to catch his breath. He fled back to his men, hoping to use his soldiers as temporary meat shields.
Dong Bai chased after him. She also didn't forget to cast a few curses to the soldiers on the southern riverbank, who had retreated from the battle.
”Wraith! Corruption! Envy!”
The surviving soldiers' cultivation base was weaker than Dong Bai. In an instant, several thousands of Sun Ce's men went berserk and attacked each other.
”Despicable!”
Zhu Zhi turned around in anger. He forgot that Dong Bai took advantage of her initiative and momentum to the point that he couldn't counterattack.
The distraction on the ground created another opening for the veteran demoness. The moment Zhu Zhi lost his focus, her spear tip found its way into his chest.
The spear punctured through Zhu Zhi's heart!
Yet, Zhu Zhi gritted his teeth and grabbed Dong Bai's spear. He summoned all his souls to catch the empress.
”You're going to hell with me!”
Zhu Zhi injected all his life force into the souls, preparing to self-destruct and kill Dong Bai!
”Predicable,” Dong Bai snorted. She released her spear.
*VHOOM*
As Dong Bai had expected Li Feihong to help her, she flew backward and entered a blue portal, which opened behind her. It immediately closed when she entered Li Feihong's world.
Zhu Zhi widened his eyes in shock. He had already activated the soul-detonation, and he couldn't cancel the skill.
”NOOO!!”
*BOOM*
*BOOM*
*BOOM*
Zhu Zhi's 6 souls exploded above the Yangtze River's southern bank. Several of his soldiers got caught in the explosion and died from soul destruction.
…
*SWUA*
Another battle also concluded. Zhang Xiu cleaved Song Qian in half from head to groin.