269 A Fatal Blow! (1/2)
The fighting proceeded while the situation continued to escalate. Waves and waves of intense attacks were layered upon each other.
He Hanqing had to constantly wipe the blood away from his mouth during the course of the battle.
The reason he was vomiting blood was not because ofthe arcane Art of Soul Inducement but it was by virtue of the sword air that had been left in his body by Ling Xiaozui. He almost could not suppress it. Add the fact that he was surrounded by four strong enemies and instantly his life was at tenterhooks.
He could only utilize the Art of Soul Inducement once more, yet the use had its own limitations.
His life would run out soon. Initially, even without fighting, he had been close to death. Unless he had the help of Mr. Nian or achieved hi own breakthrough, he could easily die at any time within a span of eighteen years.
Now, however, the continuous use of the Art of Soul Inducement, twice, in fact, had consumed his eighteen years of longevity. He was like a lamp that had all used up all its oil.
Faced with the siege of the four underworld kings from Concourse of the Underworld, it was not hard to imagine how fierce the fighting was. Even if He Hanqing had exerted the Art of Soul Inducement for the second time, allowing him to return to peak condition, his own arcane had, nevertheless, inexplicably collapsed and he would no longer be a worthy opponent of the Four Kings’ joint attack.
Another drawback of the Art of Soul Inducement was that it could only briefly aim to destroy. However, the combat power was simply unsustainable and would only go from bad to worse. He Hanqing was attacking while fleeing, wishing to take advantage of the gap to escape while his current combat force was still strong. However, King Qinguang and the three others had been chasing him unceasingly, locking him down and preventing him from escaping.
An extended roar rang out.
With the gleaming flash of his saber that greeted the world from the sky, the Venerable Lord Saber went all out in his attack.
Whistling sharply, the saber light lanced in front of King Qinguang and the others. The saber light exploded out of thin air like a crystal ball, diffusing into the sky with after trails of saber energy, barring the path of the four men in pursuit.
The Venerable Lord Saber had managed to break through the blockade of Emperor Song in the end and came to give support.
”Faster, leave!” Venerable Lord Saber urged anxiously.
He did not have even to say it. In a flash, He Hanqing had turned into white smoke, speeding into the horizon.
This moment was still at the point where the combat power of Supreme Lord Spring Frost was at its peak. His speed was akin to streaming lightning!
Venerable Lord Saber roared loudly once again. A stunning flash of saber light exploded again, spreading in all directions. By his own power, he had managed to hinder the chase of the seven Yama Kings.
He Hanqing bolted all the way. Within the split of fingers, he had managed to rush out for hundreds of thousands of feet. However, unexpectedly, there was turbulence in the air before him. Three men clad in hemp garments appeared out of the blue. Their faces were indifferent, yet their auras were no different compared to the seven underworld kings.
An immensely chill wind blew alongside these three, forming a violent whirlwind.
Almost at the same time, overwhelming shadows and flashes of swords flew down from above.
”He Hanqing, leave your life here before you go!”
”I already knew that you fellows would be lurking in the dark!”
He Hanqing whistled loudly. His figure, which had been bolting forward at high speeds,impossibly changed its direction, soaring towards the sky. His speed of movement was not reduced but had increased instead, forming a trail of white smoke behind him. He then swept past over the heads of the three kings. To their surprise, the defense line built by the three Kings had turned out to be totally ineffective.
Or perhaps it wasn't. Suddenly, above the line of defense formed by swords and sabers, a flash of sword light burst out magnificently, catching up with He Hanqing’s end. Its speed was above the escaping velocity of He Hanqing.
Soon after, a stream of blood emerged behind He Hanqing’s path, caused by the slash of a sword. An elongated wound could be seen appearing on He Hanqing’s back. However, He Hanqing’s escape rate did not diminish at all. Within a single moment, he had flown thousands of feet away.
At this juncture of life and death, He Hanqing's objective was to escape at all costs, and he was not to be slowed down just because of a slash from a sword!
”F*ck!”
These three people that had appeared was the last three Kings of the Ten Court Kings, namely, King Wuguan, King Biancheng, and King Dushi.
The changes that had happened before them was clearly beyond the expectations of the three.
The initial foolproof ambush and the plan of barring the escape of the other did not take into account the possibility that their victim was prepared for it. In the most unlikely occasion, he had managed to find a way to escape. Even though he was wounded, he was still able to continue escaping without any decrease in speed. His title as one of four Supreme Lords of the Four Seasons Tower was duly justified.
Of course, the three of them would not give up at that point. Turning their bodies back, they were back in hot pursuit.
However, since He Hanqing gotten a head start, his speed had reached its maximum limit. By that time, it was apparently unrealistic for the other three to catch up with him.
A little while later, the saber light flashed again and again. It was Venerable Lord Saber catching up from behind. Apparently, the speed of the Concourse of Underworld's kings was incomparable to the swiftness of Venerable Lord Saber who was utilizing his saber. Even though they were desperately trying to catch up, they were all gradually left behind.
At this moment, all the people from Concourse of Underworld were speechless.
This mission was an absolute failure.
This was the first time the Concourse of the Underworld had all ten courts of Yama Kings jointly appearing, and was unable to accomplish their task.
What a great joke indeed!
It was extremely shameful.
” Damn...” cursed First Court Qinguang while continuing with the mad chase, ”Have our people from the Concourse of Underworld gotten soft? With so many people, we still managed to let him escape.”
While still in pursuit, the other brothers cast murderous glances at him.
You are the one who has gotten soft!
Out of so many brothers, you are the only one who has gotten soft!
That was Supreme Lord Spring Frost.
Why didn't you comment that so many people had been killed by Ling Xiaozui? When this task was over, this dog of a person had a beating waiting for him.
He Hanqing kept on running, face against the wind. He felt the mystical Qi within his body being continuously consumed. His life force was rapidly fading.
However, his heart was without fear.
As long as he was still alive, there would be hope. Now that he had been exposed, to remain in Tiantang City had become an impossibility. With the rightful justification of the Concourse of the Underworld forcing an attack against him, boss would have to help him figure out ways to heal himself. Not only would he be able to lengthen his life, the sword air that Ling Xiaozui had shot into his body might be taken off too.
With that thought in mind, it seemed like this time’s assassination attempt was neither a crisis nor impasse at all, but a fortunate turning point, a new world for him to start all over again!