Chapter 1257: First Battle (2/2)

Qianye arrived under the tree and, after a period of cautious exploration, cupped some of the liquid to sniff. “It smells like beast blood.”

Caroline’s constitution was special, and she was even bolder—she wet her fingers in the pink liquid and tasted it. “Very similar, tastes more like their blood gland.”

“Will drinking this spring water have the same effect?”

“Gotta try it to know.”

Qianye was gazing at the giant tree, pondering what role it played in this new world, when he felt a chill run down his spine!

Without a second thought, his figure flickered into the air a hundred meters away. A faint glow shot through his previous position, digging a deep furrow through the giant tree as it brushed past. A large amount of tree sap surged out from the new defect—the pink fluid looked just like the water in the pond.

The assailant failed to hit Qianye and injured the giant tree instead.

A furious howl echoed through the forest as that six-armed creature Qianye had seen on the stone platform appeared from the trees. He was equipped with five different weapons in each hand, leaving only one free.

Qianye landed slowly, sticking to the tree as he did so.

The furious six-armed creature swung its weapons about and roared loudly in a show of force. However, it did not come forward. Even Caroline had figured out that the six-armed giant was afraid of accidentally hurting the giant tree again.

Qianye shot a glance at her and made a gesture, to which she nodded.

As expected, the giant also took a step back when Qianye stepped away from the tree. His expression also relaxed and was no longer as agitated.

“Shall we fight outside?” Qianye pointed to the outside of the forest.

“Very… good.” Unexpectedly, the six-armed creature could actually speak the Imperial language. Although his accent was choppy and strange, he could still articulate.

“You first.”

The six-armed creature turned about and walked out of the forest to wait for Qianye.

Qianye followed him out of the woods, but he didn’t attack immediately. “Who are you people? Why do you come to our world?”

The six-armed creature only spoke one sentence, “You all, must, die!”

It looked like he had no intention of exchanging conversations with Qianye. The long, sawtooth blades in his hands swung down toward Qianye!

The slash came at unbelievable speeds. All one could see was him raising his arm, and the blades were in Qianye’s face the very next moment! There weren’t any afterimages, either. It was almost as though his arms had teleported.

Qianye’s figure sank as he blocked one of the blades with East Peak and utilized the impact to move to the side, effectively evading the next attack.

He had just dodged the first attacks when two more blades swung toward him! Qianye simply placed East Peak horizontally in front of him to block the assault. Sparks flew in all directions from the clash of force!

Qianye was jolted back over ten meters, his feet digging deep trenches in the process. The six-armed giant didn’t have it easy, either. His two swords were knocked upward from the impact, dragging him backward with them. Those arms were no longer as nimble all of a sudden.

Qianye’s countenance went pale, and a fishy scent welled up in his mouth. The six-armed creature arrived in large strides before he could recover, swinging his five weapons tempestuously.

Qianye’s joints crackled as he grasped East Peak under the effects of Excavator. He would block at times or apply skillful techniques to remain on par with the six-armed creature.

However, the entity possessed an extremely strong physique. Each of his blows was a simple attack that served to overwhelm the opponent with pure speed and power. Each blow felt like being rammed into by a colossus, leaving Qianye in great discomfort. Although he could still fight shoulder-to-shoulder at the moment, Excavator wasn’t going to last very long. Once the effects of the secret art had worn off, Qianye would no doubt fall into a disadvantage.

Suppressing Qianye proved how terrifying the creature was. An ordinary divine champion would hardly last a few minutes before it.

Qianye wasn’t panicked, though, and stood firm against his opponent. Qianye’s strength weakened soon afterward as Excavator reached its limits. Every strike shook his body and caused him to stagger.

Seeing hope of imminent victory, the six-armed giant raised his five blades with a loud roar. He was ready to deliver a powerful blow and end this annoying creature!

Charging up that last strike happened almost instantaneously. His five blades came swinging down as soon as they reached the highest point! This strike was so fast and furious that it didn’t look like Qianye would be able to take it.

It was at this time that muffled thuds erupted from the depths of the forest, almost as though someone was chopping wood with all their might.

The six-armed creature’s expression shifted drastically. Following a furious scream, the trajectory of his five blades suddenly became chaotic and moved in different directions. It was only natural that a lousy attack like that wouldn’t hit Qianye. On the contrary, the disruption in energy flow injured him quite a bit.

Ignoring everything else, the six-armed giant abandoned Qianye and rushed into the depths of the forest. He was fast, but Qianye was even faster! A single Spatial Flash took him above the six-armed creature. A black feather shot out and disappeared into the back of the creature’s neck!

The six-armed giant’s body kept charging forward. He was now like a vehicle that had gone out of control, crashing into several trees in his wake. Two more Shots of Inception appeared at this point and found their target.

The creature barreled forward for several hundred meters, mowing down countless trees before finally collapsing with a boom.