Free Web NovelChapter 371: Chapter 317: Dragon Demon, Counter-kill, Questioning
"Explode!"
BOOM!
A tremendous roar echoed.
Xu Qing unleashed an item—an extremely special Purple Sky Celestial Thunder Talisman. It was originally a First Realm item, but Xu Qing had already upgraded it to Level 60.
Therefore, when the Level 60 Purple Sky Celestial Thunder Talisman detonated, the Mighty Power it generated was incredibly immense, even touching upon the Rules. The force of the explosion drove back a powerful enemy.
In fact, up to this point in the battle, Xu Qing had already used a considerable number of single-use Level 60 items and tools. The Mighty Power of each was extremely formidable, enough to even pose a threat to Fifth Realm experts.
However, they could only threaten Fifth Realm experts; it was impossible to rely on these Level 60 items to actually kill a Fifth Realm existence.
That was simply unrealistic.
Moreover, the Level 60 items and tools Xu Qing had accumulated over the years were now mostly used up. He likely wouldn’t be able to hold out for much longer.
COUGH, COUGH...
Purple Spirit coughed up blood. She looked at Xu Qing, a hint of resolve in her beautiful eyes, and said in a low voice, "Lord Xu, I have a way to break you out of this encirclement."
"But."
"After it’s done, I’m afraid I won’t survive. So, I hope that after we escape, you, Lord Xu, will treat my sister, Lan Yun, well."
"Sister? What are you going to do?"
Lan Yun looked horrified, her beautiful eyes filled with panic.
"Fine!"
Xu Qing’s expression remained unchanged. "I promise you."
"That’s good."
WENG! WENG! WENG!!!
In the next moment, Purple Spirit’s focus became absolute. She formed hand seals, took out a black dagger, and plunged it straight into her own heart. As the Secret Technique activated, countless dark, esoteric symbols spread across her entire body. freewebnσvel.cѳm
ROAR!!!
Immediately after, a roar that seemed to rise from the deepest pits of Hell echoed out. Purple Spirit’s entire body underwent an earth-shattering transformation. The once sensual and beautiful Fairy had now become a living monster.
This monster had the head of a dragon and the body of a human, like a Dragon-man, but it had almost completely lost its sanity, with only a sliver of reason remaining in its eyes.
"Please, Lord Xu, keep your promise."
ROAR!
With a furious roar, Purple Spirit transformed into a true Dragon Demon. Without a moment’s hesitation, she charged toward the eight Fifth Realm experts. The power she unleashed was so terrifying that she could fight one against eight and gain the upper hand, forcefully carving a path for Xu Qing out of the deadly encirclement.
"You think you can escape?"
BOOM!
Zhu Guyun made his move. He charged out swiftly, a pitch-black battle saber appearing in his hand. The full power of the Fifth Realm erupted as the Power of Rules spread out.
"Die!"
CRACK! CRACK!
Zhu Guyun blocked Purple Spirit’s path.
Behind them, the other eight Fifth Realm experts were rapidly closing in. If they didn’t get away now, they would be encircled once more as soon as the others arrived.
At this critical moment.
"Great Tang Envoy Order!"
ROAR!!!
Xu Qing’s gaze was ice-cold. With a thought, he took out the Great Tang Envoy Order from his robes and activated the Emperor Dragon Qi within it.
The cry of a dragon resounded in all directions.
Just as expected, the Emperor Dragon Qi burst forth. And this was the Emperor Dragon Qi of the Central Tang Dynasty. Upon its release, every enemy present was stunned for a brief moment.
"Go!"
With a thought from Xu Qing.
ROAR!!!
The dragon’s cry rang out again.
The wisp of Emperor Dragon Qi from the Great Tang Envoy Order surged into Purple Spirit’s body. After she absorbed the power of this Emperor Dragon Qi...
WENG! WENG!
Immediately, streaks of purplish-gold appeared on the completely pitch-black Dragon Demon monster. Purplish-gold Dragon Scales began to form all over its body.
In an instant, the aura of the Dragon Demon that Purple Spirit had become surged, as if it had suddenly ascended to a whole new level.
"What?!"
Zhu Guyun was flabbergasted.
ROAR!!!
The Dragon Demon bellowed, letting out a furious roar as it attacked Zhu Guyun with its full strength. A tremendous Power erupted, shattering Zhu Guyun’s defenses as if they were dry twigs.
PUH!
Zhu Guyun spat out a mouthful of blood.
"AHH!!!"
A bloodcurdling scream rang out.
"Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, be careful!"
...
SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!!!
The other eight Fifth Realm experts’ expressions changed drastically.
CLANG!
The ring of a sword sounded.
A glint flashed in Xu Qing’s eyes. He took a step forward just as Zhu Guyun’s defenses were completely shattered and he was wounded by the Dragon Demon.
Xu Qing seized the opportunity.
Without the slightest hesitation.
Xu Qing charged in for the kill.
"Die!"
Xu Qing unleashed his strongest Sword Dao Divine Technique. "A single thought blooms the flower, Sword Dao Lotus!"
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!!!
Xu Qing raised the Level 10 Celestial Law Sword in his hand. The full Mighty Power of his Sixteen-layered Law Domain erupted, and two thousand five hundred Law Marks fused together, transforming into a Sword Rune.
Ultimately, everything Xu Qing had mastered merged together through the Top-grade Great Divine Technique, Sword Dao Lotus, undergoing a qualitative transformation and erupting with the Power of Rules.
BOOM!
Thus, Xu Qing slashed out. Sword Light radiated, forming an incomparably resplendent Ninth-Grade Sword Dao Lotus. It seemed to descend slowly, yet in an instant, it struck Zhu Guyun.
"NO!!!"
PUH! PUH! PUH!!!!
Countless splashes of blood flew.
Countless bursts of Sword Light exploded.
Countless pieces of flesh flew through the air.
"AHH!!!"
The shrill, tragic scream was ear-piercing.
All the flesh on Zhu Guyun’s body was stripped away by the Sword Qi, leaving only a ghastly white skeleton. Even the organs within his ribcage were shredded.
All of his flesh had turned into a sky full of minced meat and bloody mist.
One could say that only Zhu Guyun’s head remained intact. His body had been flayed into a skeleton by Xu Qing’s Sword Dao Lotus—a fate a thousand times more painful than death by a thousand cuts.
CRUNCH!
With a sharp sound.
The Dragon Demon that Purple Spirit had become actually bit off Zhu Guyun’s head in one go, chewed on it, and swallowed it whole. freewēbnoveℓ.com
"NO!!!"
"YOUR MAJESTY!!!"
"NOOO!!!"
...
At this moment, Zhu Guyun’s subordinates cried out in despair and anguish.
"Kill them! Kill them!!!"
"Avenge His Majesty!!!"
"KILL!!"
They were utterly enraged, swarming forward to kill.
ROAR!!!
The Dragon Demon that was Purple Spirit roared, but the purplish-gold Dragon Scales that had formed on her body had already vanished. The Emperor Dragon Qi contained within the Great Tang Envoy Order had only granted the Dragon Demon enough power for that single strike.
Of course, it was precisely because of the power of that one strike that Xu Qing was able to seize the fleeting opportunity to slay Zhu Guyun, achieving a kill across realms.
"KILL!!!"
The eight Fifth Realm experts clashed with the Dragon Demon. The Dragon Demon that was Purple Spirit blocked the eight of them, buying time for Xu Qing to escape.
"Let’s go."
SWOOSH! SWOOSH!
Xu Qing grabbed Lan Yun’s hand. Although Lan Yun was incredibly reluctant to leave Purple Spirit, there was no other choice in this situation. If they didn’t leave now, they would be squandering the immense grace of Purple Spirit’s life-saving sacrifice.
"AHH!!!"
The eight Fifth Realm experts were furious. They used every method and Divine Technique at their disposal, and finally, several of them managed to break through the Dragon Demon’s blockade.
BOOM! BOOM!
However, Lan Yun acted swiftly, intercepting them and unleashing a powerful Escape Technique to flee the battlefield.
"Teleport."
WENG! WENG!
Without any hesitation, as soon as he was clear of the battle, Xu Qing immediately took out a Token. He injected the Power of Laws into it, activating it.
SWOOSH! SWOOSH!
A spatio-temporal fluctuation emerged, and a dense white light enveloped Xu Qing and Lan Yun. In the next instant, they vanished from their spot.
"Bastard! Bastard! BASTARD!!!"
...
By the time the Fifth Realm experts arrived, Xu Qing and Lan Yun had already escaped, having teleported back to the Great Tang Space-Time Hall.
BOOM!!!
The sound of an explosion thundered.
On the battlefield.
The Dragon Demon that was Purple Spirit had reached its final moments. Her rationality was about to disappear completely. If it did, she would turn into a mindless Demon, Fiend, or Evil Spirit.
Therefore, in the last instant before her rationality completely vanished, Purple Spirit resolutely chose to self-destruct. The Mighty Power generated by the Dragon Demon’s self-destruction was far too terrifying.
In the midst of the battlefield, two Fifth Realm experts died on the spot, and all the others were grievously injured.
One could see that once the aftershocks of the explosion dissipated, all life within a radius of 100,000 li from the epicenter was nearly annihilated, swept away by the blast wave.
You have to understand, a radius of 100,000 li—an area of that size, if placed on Earth, would be comparable to the land area of several Huaxias, or maybe even more.
It could be said that nearly half of the Chiyun Dynasty was affected.
「Central Tang Dynasty.」
In the Great Tang Imperial Palace.
Great Tang Space-Time Hall.
WENG!
Spatio-temporal fluctuations appeared.
Inside the hall.
SWOOSH! SWOOSH!
The figures of Xu Qing and Lan Yun returned. Both were badly injured. Lan Yun’s pretty face was filled with grief, while Xu Qing’s expression was grim to the extreme.
"Let’s go," Xu Qing said.
"Mm."
Lan Yun silently followed.
The two of them walked out of the Great Tang Space-Time Hall. Chief Eunuch Zhao Gao was already waiting outside, having arrived the moment they emerged.
"Lord Xu, you are...?"
Zhao Gao’s expression changed slightly as he looked Xu Qing over.
"Eunuch Zhao, please take me to see His Majesty," Xu Qing said in a low voice.
"This..."
Zhao Gao hesitated for a moment before asking, "Lord Xu, what happened? It’s been less than an hour since you left. How did you end up like this?"
"I must see His Majesty," Xu Qing repeated, his tone heavy.
"Very well."
Zhao Gao nodded. "Follow me."
"Mm."
Xu Qing followed him.
「A moment later, in a side hall.」
Xu Qing met Li Haotian once again.
"Xu Qing, you...?"
Li Haotian was also slightly stunned.
"Your Majesty."
Xu Qing took a deep breath and questioned in a heavy tone, "Your Majesty, there is something I must know. Why was I ambushed by Zhu Guyun the moment I arrived in the Chiyun Dynasty?"
