Free Web NovelChapter 1926: Confused Battle (IV)
Li Hao could not just sit by and watch the Human King be pummeled to death. The man could stand a chance if they joined the fight!
But under these circumstances, if the Human King died, then it would be lights out for all of them. The Silver Moon contingent would be obliterated as well. Eight eighth ranks were far beyond the limits of what they could endure.
A multitude of thoughts ran through Li Hao’s mind. The three eighth ranks next to him exchanged glances. Despite thinking that it was better to not save the Human King, they didn’t choose to retreat or refrain from battle.
None of the three said anything. They all owed a lot to Li Hao. As they said, favors were the hardest to pay off. Fog Mountain had made it to eighth rank due to the efforts of New Martial, and the Thunder Emperor and dao chess had ascended through Li Hao.
Someone who’d won Li Hao’s approval and was treated as a friend or fellow daoist naturally had many honorable character traits. The three eighth ranks considered no longer and took action together!
Thunder and lightning blasted through the void, clouds and mist filled the void. Chessboard squares of thousands of dao turned into a cage that spontaneously transported their occupants. They made for the three eighth ranks!
Six eighth ranks immediately clashed together.
“My deepest thanks to everyone!” the Human King threw his head back with a roar of laughter. “If I do not die from this engagement, you will be friends of the Human King! I will be sure to pay you back for your generosity!”
No one said a word. They weren’t as carefree as the Human King to be chitchatting at a time like this. They’d known from the very first blows exchanged that they were a bit less than the three veteran eighth ranks.
The sea of fog and mist wanted to crumble away after one round. The thunder and lightning were completely squashed and the dao chess’ primary body was still shaking after one clash.
The Reincarnation master sat in the center of the battlefield with a smile on his face. His hell hovered in the void. Two passageways formed from it. One was dark and disgorged a steady stream of wronged souls. The other was light and furiously stripped away any vitality in the area.
I’d only wanted to capture New Martial... but also have Silver Moon here today!
The smile on his face deepened and he looked at Li Hao. Time? It’s best if I can take that kid alive! He needed to study the young man. Chaos Sky also probably wished to do the same.
The Reincarnation master tilted his head at the distance, at the end of the east where the four regions were.
Long Zhan, I will wash clean the shame that you dumped on me last time!
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Li Hao cut down endless souls when he swung his sword. Number Two and Void were hot on his heels. A horde of Silver Moon exalted emperors materialized in the air. There was no need to give further orders.
When they saw that the wronged souls in front of them were all of the exalted emperor level, the Silver Moon martial masters looked around with alarm. They attacked the enemy without further ado!
However, the situation was far worse than they’d thought.
The Human King flew backward when the eighth rank chaos beast connected with a punch. His body was falling apart and his long blade shattered. He vomited blood.
Meanwhile, the foreboding Drifting Life struck with a palm strike, leaving a wound so deep on the Human King’s back that bone could be glimpsed.
The Human King really was beginning to flag by this point in battle. It was incredible that he’d held out for so long against five eighth ranks. Not to mention, there were beings such as Reincarnation present. He was so, so incredibly strong.
The Human King was a newly risen eighth rank at the end of the day. No matter how strong he was, he’d reached his limit in facing five eighth ranks.
Fang Ping chuckled, not minding his situation. He simply cast a glance at Li Hao’s group. His internal world rumbled to action and killing intent entered his eyes. You guys want to kill me? Then I’ll take a few of you with me! How many of you will be my burial goods when a premier eighth rank like me self detonates?
As for Li Hao and the rest, he wasn’t worried about them. None of the outer region heavyweights would be able to continue and go after Li Hao’s group once they were gravely injured.
He hadn’t encountered this level of danger in so many years. In fact, this sense of danger had gradually faded away once he left New Martial. New thoughts were entering the Human King’s mind now, such as how it was a pity that he hadn’t determined where Skyward and the rest had gotten to.
He didn’t have much regret apart from that.
Also, Ole Zhang, Big Cat, and the rest of those guys trust in me too much! You believe me so much that you think I’m dying. We’r gonna end up broke this time!
“You guys, withdraw!” the Human King suddenly bellowed. Dao strength surged madly and churned in from all directions. His internal world agitated immensely and the Reincarnation master’s eyes widened.
Self detonation?
Almost no one would choose this course of action at the eighth rank level, so long as there was a tiny sliver of hope left. The Human King wasn’t facing his doom yet, so what was he destroying himself for??
Damn it!! Is there a need to be this crazy?!
The Reincarnation master quickly deployed a vast sum of dao strength, Ignoring the Silver Moon representatives, he decided to fully suppress the Human King first. Otherwise, the rest of the eighth ranks might be weakened by the self detonation, while the chaos beast powerhouse remained fine.
If the three eighth ranks died again... it would be harder than ascending the heavens to bring them back again. They would also age swiftly after their return.
The heavens changed color when the Reincarnation master waded into the fight. Countless rays of dao strength appeared over the Human King’s body. They immediately transformed into death qi that began fading away.
The Reincarnation master was showing his domineering side, yet the Human King laughed heartily and reversed yin and yang. The death qi once more became vitality and transformed into rampaging dao strength. It threatened to explode in the blink of an eye!
Li Hao was busy dispatching souls when he turned his head for a look. His eyes widened at the Human King’s decisiveness.
They had not yet lost, but the man was going to self detonate! Why was this guy so harsh on himself? The young man was still thinking of a way out of this mess!
Li Hao wanted to sigh from the headache.
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The eight high ranks had surrounded the Human King. Being completely ruthless when the occasion called for it, the Human King was ready to self detonate on the spot.
“We of New Martial do not live commonplace lives!” The Human King roared with laughter, as arrogant as ever. He dashed toward Drifting Life, “Vermin, are you worthy of killing me?!”
Drifting Life purpled with rage!
He was already terrified of the man after dying to him. It was only because eight eighth ranks surrounded him that he dared join the fray. But the Human King had made straight for him as he began to self detonate. The chaos beast eighth rank that’d stopped him before had even pulled back.
Drifting Life was horrified!
“No...” He wouldn’t be able to come back to life if he was killed again. Even if he did, he would live only a few days before his lifespan ran out.
Drifting Life immediately backed away!
“Stop him!” roared the Reincarnation master. He could tell that Drifting gLife was afraid. Eighth ranks were supposed to be strong without compare, but Drifting life had once died to the Human King, so was innately afraid of the man.
He actually backed away enough to create an opening!
The Human King’s internal presence built and a loud rumble sounded. Energy emanated in all directions and his body exploded, revealing golden bones.
A skeleton shot through the void, darting out of the encirclement through the opening created by Drifting Life!
“Hahaha!!” The Human King’s mad laughter rang through the world. Self detonation??
The hell would I do that for? It’s not time for me to die yet! I knew that Drifting Life didn’t dare meet me head-on. I gambled right again!
Although he was yet to fully get away, he had some breathing space now. For the Human King, it was worth sacrificing his body for.
“Vermin!” the Human King brayed with laughter.
The retreating Drifting Life paled with horror. Reincarnation appeared at the same time with an ugly expression on his face. Drifting Life’s deep-seated fear of the Human King due to dying to the man was an extreme oversight on his part.
If the Human King had encountered Drifting Life by himself again, he wouldn’t need to go to the same trouble as last time. He just needed to kill Drifting Life with one blow!
“Control yourself!” shouted Reincarnation. His expression was exceedingly aloof. What are you afraid of, with five eighth ranks surrounding one person?? Even if he self-detonates...
Alright, he’d been concerned just now as well. Even with self detonation, the five eighth ranks could join hands to nullify some of the fallout. They might not die from the blast.
Letting the Human King escape from the siege, however, was the worst of all!
“Drifting Life, go handle the Silver Moon king!” commanded Reincarnation. He could not let this guy face the Human King anymore. He was a walking weakness, a built in opening to their offensive. Heading to another battlefield would be better.
The pale Drifting Life looked at the furiously running Human King. He set his jaw and whirled around.
This was not the battlefield for him.
Indeed, he was afraid.
He knew that the Human King had become his internal demon, but he could not face the Human King. If the two were caught in single combat, he felt only fear when he saw the man!
He’d even been on the verge of losing his mind just now.
Drifting Life looked viciously at Li Hao instead. The young man was still handling the spirits. Someone else was preoccupying the three eighth ranks, but Li Hao was almost invincible against the spirits.
No entity could stand against him, no matter how strong.
Since Drifting Life couldn’t kill the Human King, couldn’t find him, and was easily targeted by him...
He vanished from sight and sped for Li Hao.
In the distance, the Human King had just shaken off pursuit and was gasping for breath. He’d bought a bit of time for himself with his body. His golden skeleton was the one in the thick of things now.
Well, with one less eighth rank targeting him, things were better than before. But Drifting Life had gone over to Li Hao’s side. That was clearly untold pressure for the young man!
The Human King focused on running in the exact opposite direction as Li Hao.
