Free Web NovelChapter 317: Chapter 317: You Cannot Kill Me
At Lu Chao’s words, Dongfang Ren and Cheng Yunsu immediately spun around, staring intently at the barrier behind them.
The barrier was rippling nonstop.
Just then, Lu Chao spoke again, "Hide first. We’ll wait for a chance to rescue them."
The three of them vanished into the clusters of bones, while the Tiger Flame expert remained lying on the ground.
The instant the three of them disappeared, four figures emerged from the barrier of the 6th Floor.
The next moment... BOOM! BOOM!
Sun Shijin and Yin Ye erupted with powerful True Qi. They shouted in near unison, "Quick, protect Marshal Fan!"
But...
one figure was faster. A wild blast of Saint Bone aura surged toward Fan Changcun.
In an instant, he had Fan Changcun in his grasp. He viciously blasted Sun Shijin and Yin Ye away, sending them flying backward.
PTAH—
Both men spat out a mouthful of blood. When they looked up again, their bloodshot eyes were fixed on Ming Huasheng.
With Fan Changcun in his grip, Ming Huasheng chuckled darkly.
"Sun Shijin, Yin Ye..."
"This is the 6th Floor. I’ve already adapted to the conditions of the Forbidden Land’s barriers. Did you really think you could be faster than me?"
On the previous five floors, he, Ming Huasheng, had been somewhat unaccustomed to the conditions after emerging from the barriers. That was why Fan Changcun and Sun Shijin had escaped his grasp. But this time, he was prepared.
He had captured Fan Changcun in one fell swoop.
"Hahaha..."
Ming Huasheng clutched Fan Changcun, laughing uproariously.
"Now, how do you plan to escape me? You two are as good as dead."
"I never expected to catch another big fish. Marquis Jilong, the Dragon Flame Halberd, Yin Ye, is also going to die by my hand."
Ming Huasheng’s face was alight with joy. He was completely unaware of the presence of Lu Chao, Dongfang Ren, and Cheng Yunsu. He had no idea that a terrifying Martial Arts Illusion Realm awaited him as soon as he entered the 6th Floor.
Just then, Fan Changcun rasped, "Yin Ye, quickly! Take Junior Brother Sun and enter the 7th Floor!"
Fan Changcun would not die. Ming Huasheng couldn’t possibly kill him; the Great Wu Empire wanted him alive. Right now, their only hope for survival was for Yin Ye to take Sun Shijin through the barrier to the 7th Floor.
Even if Yin Ye couldn’t get past the 7th Floor, they could stay inside for a while to preserve their lives.
"Enter the 7th Floor? You think I’ll give them the chance?"
Ming Huasheng’s face twisted into a snarl. He tossed Fan Changcun behind him and charged straight for Sun Shijin and Yin Ye.
The two men exchanged a glance and muttered, "We fight to the death."
Faced with Ming Huasheng’s speed, they had no chance of reaching the 7th Floor’s barrier. They could only fight to the death.
"Gentlemen, we meet again."
But just as the three were about to clash, a weak voice suddenly piped up.
The voice was so bizarre that it rooted the three combatants to the spot.
All three subconsciously turned toward the source of the sound. Sun Shijin was dumbfounded. Yin Ye was dumbfounded. Even Ming Huasheng was dumbfounded.
A sudden chill swept over them.
All three felt their hair stand on end. ’How is this Tiger Flame expert suddenly on the 6th Floor?’
Indeed, the one who spoke was the very same Tiger Flame expert Lu Chao had thrown on the ground.
In the minds of Sun Shijin and the others, this guy was supposed to be in the area past the fourth floor. How did he suddenly get here?
’This is just too bizarre.’
Ming Huasheng felt the same way. He remembered this man clinging to his leg before he struck him down with a palm strike.
Suddenly, an even more uncanny female voice rang out. "Marshal Fan, are you alright?"
The hair on their bodies stood on end once more. Sun Shijin and Yin Ye whipped their heads around... and were stunned to see a beautiful, fiery-red figure flash out from the shadows to Fan Changcun’s side. Amidst the eerie piles of bones, the sight was enough to scare a timid person to death.
But a moment later, Sun Shijin focused his gaze and subconsciously cried out, "Cheng... Cheng Yunsu?"
Yin Ye froze as well. ’Isn’t that Lu Chao’s wife?’
Ming Huasheng, of course, had also turned his head. He remembered Cheng Yunsu. He said in a daze, "The woman with the Top-level Heavenly Bone... the Fire Sparrow Bone?"
Scarcely had he spoken when... THUMP. THUMP. THUMP.
Lu Chao also emerged slowly from the shadows. "Patriarch Ming, we meet again."
Everyone’s eyes widened. Ming Huasheng’s pupils constricted. "Fake Lu Chao."
Lu Chao had put his mask back on, and his appearance brought sudden understanding to Sun Shijin and Yin Ye.
It was Lu Chao who had brought Cheng Yunsu and the Tiger Flame expert in here, ahead of them.
"Fake Lu Chao, why have you entered the Forbidden Land again? Shouldn’t you be on the battlefield?" Ming Huasheng couldn’t help but ask.
He had yet to realize that Lu Chao’s arrival was a terrifying omen—more terrifying than the appearance of any demon or monster.
This was the 6th Floor of the Forbidden Land; only Soldier Dao experts could enter.
Lu Chao replied softly, "Thank you for your concern, Patriarch Ming. The matter on the battlefield is settled. The Three Flames army has been utterly routed."
At these words, Sun Shijin’s and Yin Ye’s eyes widened in ecstasy.
Ming Huasheng, however, froze on the spot, his expression clouding over.
But a moment later, he sneered. "I didn’t expect the Three Flames Soldiers and Horses to be such trash. But since you’re here, I can now claim both you and Fan Changcun... I’m going to tear you limb from limb!"
With that, Ming Huasheng charged violently at Lu Chao. But in the next instant... BOOM!
Dongfang Ren shot out from the shadows, thrusting his Sword at Ming Huasheng.
But Ming Huasheng dodged swiftly, a cold glint in his eyes. "Dongfang Ren, I knew you had to be hiding in the shadows. Farewell."
Ming Huasheng was no fool.
He knew that since Fake Lu Chao had arrived, he would certainly have brought Dongfang Ren, the expert from the Hundred Countries, with him. That was why Ming Huasheng had just feigned an attack on Lu Chao, creating a chance to flee without hesitation.
And then... BANG!
Ming Huasheng slammed hard into the 6th Floor’s barrier and was violently thrown back. He was utterly stunned. He scrambled up from the ground, staring dumbly at the barrier that blocked his retreat.
"Why is there a barrier on the 6th Floor?"
He remembered the first five floors having no such barriers. Caught completely off guard, he had slammed right into it and been thrown back.
And as Ming Huasheng’s words faded...
Dongfang Ren, Sun Shijin, and Yin Ye had already surrounded him.
Lu Chao spoke softly, "Once you reach the 6th Floor, you can’t leave just because you want to. Otherwise, how would Marshal Fan have been trapped? And why would there be so many bones here?"
Ming Huasheng’s jaw dropped. He looked at the bones strewn across the ground, and a violent tremor ran through his entire body.
The next instant, his gaze landed on Lu Chao. He roared, "You! You can definitely get me out of here!"
With that, he launched a true killing strike at Lu Chao.
But it was no use. Dongfang Ren and the other two had already closed in to attack.
Ming Huasheng’s strength wasn’t that much weaker than Dongfang Ren’s, but he was still weaker. And now he also had Sun Shijin and Yin Ye to deal with...
The three of them unleashed a relentless barrage. After just a moment, Ming Huasheng could no longer hold on and was blasted to the ground.
He coughed up blood again and again, his combat strength completely gone.
Just then, Lu Chao slowly walked over, a faint killing intent radiating from him.
Ming Huasheng was afraid. He stared fixedly at Lu Chao.
He shook his head frantically. "You can’t kill me! The Great Wu Empire would go insane! Lu Dingtian would never let you get away with it! I have already formed a complete alliance with Lu Dingtian. My Saint Bone Ming Family is his strongest asset!"
Hearing this, Lu Chao paused. Then, he slowly removed his mask...
