Chapter 76 Brothers in a Time of Troubles (1/2)

”Whoosh!”

The insane amount of energy dispersed, and the blinding white light disappeared, leaving only clouds of dust twirling in the air.

”Spurt!”

Wang Bugui flew out backward from the dust and he could feel the taste of iron in his throat as he kept coughing up blood. His body was broken and covered with terrible wounds. The bones in his arms and calves had been wrung into bits by the insane energy shockwave.

He then gritted his teeth and channeled the Whole after Thousand Disasters technique to heal his wounds. He was still in Eight Limits Universal Order form, which had temporarily increased his power to the Sage Realm. As a result, it took just a few minutes half of his entire body to revert back to its original state.

”Oh? You managed to absorb an attack at my maximum strength. That's no small matter,” the ancient dragon muttered before unleashing another beam of power. He wanted to uncover the secret behind Wang Bugui's robustness.

”Spear of 100 Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix!”

”World Devouring Strike!”

Zhao Changge and Lyu Hao could be seen charging decisively back toward their friend, and the former's silver spear gave out a chilly glint, while the latter's halberd swept forward with immense momentum. Both of them unleashed all of their power and infused all of their Tao skills into their attacks as they appeared before the beam of power instantly.

There was a loud boom, and the ability of the Big Capables was completely displayed. The silver and scarlet dragons manifested from the weapons of Zhao Changge and Lyu Hao were instantly shattered, but fortunately this beam of power was not as powerful as the strike from the dragon's claw just now.

The beam of power was also smashed into pieces, and the intense shockwave created by the explosion knocked the three youth away. Zhao Changge and Lyu Hao each grabbed onto one side of Wang Bugui and used the momentum of the blast to retreat. The ancient dragon grew angry again and released his aura once more to knock them unconscious, but the youths were too far away from him this time, and it disintegrated the instant it drew near to them.

”Sheesh!” The dragon muttered subconsciously and drew in a cold breath of air after noticing the pendant on Wang Bugui's neck that was glowing with a blue light.

By this time, Wang Bugui and his friends were already knocked back to the entrance of the cave. Yu Wude hurriedly drew a few talismanic words in the air and a crack appeared the space around them. All four of them dashed out almost instantly as the gates opened.

”That pendant...what big event is going to happen during this era?” The ancient dragon muttered to himself as he gazed in the direction the youth had disappeared in.

”Buzz...”

Outside the Dragon Trapping Well, a gateway of light opened and shut, and four figures shot out of it. They took in huge gulps of air after exiting the well, and they had never desired clean air so much. They then gave out huge sighs of relief after ascertaining that they were truly out of the dungeon.

The ancient dragon in the Dragon Trapping Well was truly terrifying; it had nearly killed all four of them with just a few moves. If it were not trapped and immobile, the four youth would most likely have been dead by now.

”I, I say... that old dragon is indeed powerful; it managed to survive till now. It nearly killed me, and I think I lost 100 grams of weight from running just now,” said Yu Wude while he panted. Anyway, he was the person who ran the fastest just now.

”Enough, how dare you say that you were unharmed? If it weren't for Brother Bugui buying us some time, we would have ended up in the dragon's stomach long ago!” Zhao Changge said as he sat down and exhaled deeply. The amount of cold sweat that he produced was enough to soak a few shirts, and shivered uncontrollably as he thought about their close shave.

”Yeah, if it weren't for Wang Bugui, you wouldn't have been able to slice the space open and bring us out of the well,” Lyu Hao added. He was extremely brave, but even his behind was trembling now. If he had not supported himself on his double-bladed halberd, he would have collapsed onto his knees.

”Tsk, to think you guys would blame me even after I led you guys out of that well. You people are really... forget it. Someone as elegant as me should not bother myself with ignorant people like you,” Yu Wude retorted. He was truly thick-skinned, and he lay upon the ground to rest without a care about what the others thought. Wang Bugui gazed at the Dragon Trapping Well from the other corner, as if deep in thought, but he came to his senses after a short while.

”Was that a Greater Power we just encountered? Even though it was near death and chained up, the pressure it created was unbearable for us young practitioners. It's really strong, but I'll be even more powerful than that in future!” Wang Bugui proclaimed. His body was trembling slightly; after all, he had just had a frightening experience, but he wanted to show his friends that he had not conceded defeat.

He then sat down on the ground as well. His healing was still not complete, and most of his body was still covered with bloody wounds. He channeled his Whole after Thousand Disasters technique again, and all of wounds could be seen to heal quickly. Zhao Changge and Lyu Hao still sat cross-legged on the ground and began meditating to recharge their aura and heal their internal injuries.

After 10 minutes, the pale faces of all four youth regained some color, and all of their wounds were healed. Wang Bugui opened his eyes slowly and asked his friends if they had completely recovered.

The other three nodded. ”Brother Bugui, I never expected that you would be a disciple of the Palace of Human Emperors. You've concealed your talent really well!” Zhao Changge said.

After hearing him, the other two youths crowded around Wang Bugui as well. They were extremely interested about his identity.

”Right, Brother Bugui; you claimed that you were a liberal cultivator. If the disciples of the Palace of Human Emperors are liberal cultivators, then what are we?” Lyu Hao added as he nudged Wang Bugui on the shoulder.