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"The sound of such a fiery woman being whipped must be even more alluring and seductive."
Lei Heng let out a sweet laugh, and the gold-flecked mole at the corner of her eye blazed with fire. The moment she took flight, three thousand white feathers scattered phosphorescent silver light in the wind, unaware that Suo Chao already had experience fighting against flying single-person aircraft when he fought Liu Hong.
Suddenly, the captured wild horse let out a neigh. Taking advantage of the horse's momentum, Suo Chao on the saddle laid his battle axe horizontally, twisted his waist, and drew his bow. A powerful iron bow with a draw weight of one stone was drawn into a deadly full moon by his three jade fingers!
"call out!!!"
Before Lei Heng could react, the arrow shot straight into the sky, accompanied by a chilling shriek, creating spiraling air currents.
Caught off guard, the sound of the wolf-tooth arrow piercing through his wings was like a glass cup shattering on a bluestone slab. Before he could take flight, Lei Heng screamed as he fell to the ground, half of his white feathers stained red with blood!
"Urgent! Urgent! Urgent! Urgent! Suo Chao, the Vanguard, is here!!!"
Suo Chao's eyes lit up. He put the iron-rimmed bow back into the bow case, grabbed the golden-tipped axe, and seized the opportunity to charge forward!
Lei Heng was caught off guard when this brute pulled out such a heavy iron bow from behind her back, and even more so when she realized that her shooting skills were quite good.
The moment the golden axe blade tore through the airflow, cracks in the damp earth spread wildly toward the kneeling Lei Heng. The hooves of Suo Chao's chestnut horse kicked up waves of mud, and the axe light shot upwards, carving out a destructive arc like molten iron!
"clang!!!"
In an instant, all that could be seen was sparks exploding and clanging sounds echoing. The hem of Lei Heng's silver armor was ripped open by the shockwave from the Golden Axe. Even though Lei Heng immediately raised his broadsword to defend himself, he, along with his armor and broadsword, was sent flying by the charging Golden Axe!
"Boom!!!"
The muffled thunderous crash of the horse's charge followed perfectly. Lei Heng had just plummeted from the apex of her parabola, and before she even hit the ground, the chestnut horse let out a deafening neigh, using the force of its charge to send all four hooves flying, crashing headfirst into her chest! Lei Heng was sent spinning backward like a kite with a broken string, shards of her breastplate mingling with blood and foam, spraying out like crimson lotus blossoms.
Suo Chao gave Lei Heng no chance to land. The giant axe twirled in his palm like a dragon's tail, and the spear at the top of the golden axe shot forward like a dragon emerging from its cave! Taking advantage of the momentum of the warhorse, Suo Chao pierced Lei Heng's chest cavity at a 45-degree angle from his collarbone, bringing out two butterfly-shaped fragments of lung tissue as he went through, and slammed Lei Heng to the ground!
Even worse, while the warhorse was still galloping forward, Suo Chao used the golden axe to press against her collarbone, causing her back to rub violently against the ground. Accompanied by an alluring, melodious wail, her body plowed a deep trench ten meters long into the ground, her two wings scraping against the ground until they were a bloody mess.
And all of this happened in just one second.
Suo Chao breathed a long sigh of relief. He had indeed had a rough time lately, unable to ride a horse or charge into battle at Gui Fanlou.
Since Liu Hong couldn't ride a horse on his boat, he still couldn't charge.
After finally reaching Liangshan Marsh, my horse was shot dead by that brat Lü Fang. I was charging on foot, so I couldn't unleash the full power of cavalry!
This time, I finally dealt my full charge damage!!!
If Suo Chao hadn't mounted his horse and charged, Lei Heng could have fought him for over thirty rounds. But cavalry against infantry—a charge that sends them crashing to the ground and instantly killing them—needs no further explanation.
Zhu Tong was shocked to see his old partner defeated by Suo Chao in one round. He was furious, his eyes bulging! Four crimson tendrils under his nose danced wildly in the air! His red steed scrambled through the mud, its mane bristling like flames, and its eyes, like its master, became bloodshot. He charged forward to save Lei Heng.
The three-and-a-half-meter-long Nine-Dragon Spinning Blade in her hand also erupted with a terrifying wave of fire, its slashes resembling a waterfall of molten iron. The nine golden rings on the back of the blade resonated with the sound of a Buddhist bell, and the three-foot-long blade tore through the air, sending up plumes of sulfurous smoke!
"Well done! A self-proclaimed Han Chinese heart-stealer, you must be the famous Zhu Tong, the Magnificent Beard! Your beard is indeed magnificent!"
Whether in praise or mockery, Suo Chao pulled out the golden-tipped axe that had pierced Lei Heng's collarbone, turned his horse around, aimed at Zhu Tong, and launched an equally ferocious and fearless cavalry charge!
On the left, the patrol officer was dressed in red, wearing blood-red armor, riding a red horse, carrying nine precious swords on his back, and wielding a Nine Dragons Whirlwind Blade that trailed a wave of fire.
On the right, the Liangshan vanguard, clad in crimson robes and scarlet armor, rode a black horse, his robes trailing a river of blood, his blood-red axe slicing two streams of blood. The two men, like two crimson meteors, crashed head-on into each other!
Thirty meters, twenty meters, ten meters!
Just as the two were about to collide on horseback, Zhu Tong's pupils suddenly exploded into a pair of burning silver stars, two blazing coronas of witch fire, releasing powerful and unparalleled spiritual energy shocks that transformed into tangible, terrifying waves in the real world! The impact caused Suo Chao, the red horse, and the sky and earth behind them to distort!
This is precisely the Mind Flayer's signature ability: Mind Blast.
Suo Chao's retina ruptured first—she saw the pasture where she used to graze horses in her childhood burning with phosphorescent fire. In each cluster of flames, her parents' charred and withered hands stretched out, and every explosion turned into her parents' desperate wails!
The mind-shattering attack from the mind-flayer materialized as countless psionic spikes, piercing deep into her brain and pumping fear hormones into every vein of her body!
"Hey!"
Suo Chao's warhorse let out a mournful cry, its front hooves kicking up mud and water. It was also affected by the mental shockwave, and its four legs went limp, foaming at the mouth. It fell to the ground along with Suo Chao, who was struggling to resist the mental shockwave on the saddle!
Zhu Tong laughed loudly and unleashed a mental blast that stunned Suo Chao and his horse. After being stunned, Zhu Tong brandished the Nine Dragons Whirlwind Blade and rode forward, using the momentum of the charge to slash fiercely at Suo Chao's neck!
"clang!!!"
At the critical moment, although Suo Chao's mind was shaken by fear, his muscles seemed to have their own consciousness, and he controlled the golden axe to move, barely blocking Zhu Tong's full-force charge.
Zhu Tong was not angry. He streaked across the spot where Suo Chao had fallen off his horse like a meteor, slowed down in the open space, turned his horse around, and charged at Suo Chao a second time!
At this moment, Suo Chao was fully awake. He raised his hands, pushed his warhorse away, pulled out his leg that had been pinned down, stood on the ground, and brandished his golden axe to withstand Zhu Tong's charging attack! The broadsword and the giant axe collided, and Suo Chao was forced back seven or eight steps before he could dissipate the force.
The current situation is extremely disadvantageous for Suo Chao. Her physical abilities are superior to Zhu Tong's in every way. If the two cavalry generals clash, Zhu Tong is no match for Suo Chao.
However, Zhu Tong is a mind-stealer with unparalleled mastery of psychic energy. With a single mind blast, he crippled Suo Chao's horse and even inflicted a negative status effect on Suo Chao.
At this moment, Zhu Tong spurred his horse and brandished his sword, charging wildly as if he were in an empty field! Man and horse as one, the behemoth weighing seven or eight hundred kilograms charged towards Suo Chao again and again at a speed of sixty kilometers per hour. Even the vanguard could not stop Zhu Tong's cavalry charge every time, not to mention that Zhu Tong could unleash another mental blast at any time.
When cavalry fights infantry, or when mounted soldiers fight those without horses, they possess an overwhelming natural advantage.
Chapter 78: Encountering a Powerful Enemy, Zhu Tong's Mind Shocks Him
"Quickly, save Suo Chao!"
Seeing Suo Chao in a disadvantageous position, Liu Hong instinctively wanted to send someone to rescue him. However, when he thought that Zhu Tong was a high-level spiritual energy user, and that among everyone present, only he, with his extremely high magic resistance, could fight her, he flapped his golden wings and soared into the sky like a meteor, heading directly towards Zhu Tong!
Seeing that the infamous "Great Sage of Chaos" was personally leading the charge at Liangshan, Zhu Tong, unaware of his opponent's background, dared not underestimate him. He first spurred his horse into a gallop, creating distance between himself and Suo Chao. He then lured Liu Hong into pursuit, before turning around and unleashing another psychic blast!
In an instant, the entire space rippled like water after a pebble had been dropped into it. Thirty-six cracks appeared in the sky as silver-gray ripples tore open, each edge of which shimmered with a cold, purple light like nerve synapses. They instantly covered Liu Hong, causing him to fall to the ground with a thud, like a bird with broken wings, accompanied by a white fox phantom.
"Ha! The Great Sage Evil is nothing special!"
Zhu Tong was overjoyed. He grabbed the reins, turned his horse around, and was about to charge at the Great Sage of Chaos, take his head, and achieve great merit.
However, Liu Hong was only pretending to be controlled by the Mind Blast. Although this thing was powerful, it still couldn't break through his magic resistance.
Not only that, but the instant Zhu Tong charged forward, Liu Hong's spiritual energy was fully charged. A sinister and terrifying fleshy tendril burst from the ground, violently wrapping around Zhu Tong's galloping horse, rendering the beast immobile. Zhu Tong, on the saddle, was also thrown forward by inertia, falling off the saddle face-first, his four tendrils flattened.
It's now!
Liu Hong did a somersault to his feet, brandishing his 52-pound Scale Shadow Spear, and suddenly thrust it at Zhu Tong.
Zhu Tong was utterly shocked. He was not only astonished that Liu Hong had actually blocked his mental blast, but also that Liu Hong had feigned defeat and lay on the ground to lure him closer. Even more shocking was that this guy was a psychic?!
Wait a minute? The imperial intelligence all says this person is a flying warrior. I originally thought he was a combat figure like Lei Heng, but I didn't expect him to also have psionic abilities?!
Helpless, Zhu Tong awkwardly rolled over to dodge, and instantly cast a [Mind Control] on Liu Hong, actually trying to control Liu Hong's body with mind control power and throw him away, but the surging white fox phantom once again broke through the Mind Flayer's mind control.
This time, Zhu Tong finally understood Liu Hong's abilities—this person's magic resistance was just as high as his own, and conventional spiritual energy couldn't break through it. Since he was being attacked at close range, he had no choice but to fight hand-to-hand!
Liu Hong brandished his Scale Shadow Spear, while Zhu Tong raised his Nine Dragon Blade, and they instantly clashed! The battle was a whirlwind of flashing blades and spears, a storm of fire and lightning, the two weapons leaving dazzling and terrifying afterimages in the air. Only after bursts of metallic sparks flew could one hear the clanging of clashing weapons. The extremely intense and exciting battle captivated the soldiers of both armies, who watched with bated breath, completely mesmerized!
As the third strike of the Scale Shadow Spear deflected the Nine Dragon Blade, the dark spear blade, crackling with lightning, had already sliced off three layers of flesh from the back of Zhu Tong's hand. In the instant Liu Hong spun and shifted his grip, the fifty-two-pound iron spear unexpectedly unleashed a willow-like suppleness, its tip striking three dents into Zhu Tong's breastplate, each dent spaced an inch apart—a testament to the exquisite spear flourishes of the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear.
Zhu Tong's expression was solemn. He wielded the Nine Dragon Blade with fierce power, creating afterimages that swirled into a metallic hurricane. Just as he was about to unleash another full-force slash, Liu Hong's spear shaft spiraled forward along the back of the blade. The five-meter-long spear, amplified by Ao Ying's power, suddenly grew to seven meters! The spear tip, like a giant dragon, slammed into Zhu Tong's left eye, forcing him to tilt his head back and take three steps. However, he was then struck down on the left shoulder, injuring him! His swordsmanship gradually began to become chaotic.
As the dust settled after the tenth round, Liu Hong suddenly plunged the tip of his spear into the earth. The entire iron spear, bent into a full moon shape, sprang up violently, its tip creating seventeen afterimages, like a flock of crows taking flight, crashing into the densest part of the net of blades. Zhu Tong's hand holding the sword trembled from the blows, his wrist armor shattered, and he was riddled with wounds from the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear Technique, forced to retreat step by step!
Can't beat it.
Zhu Tong stared at Liu Hong in astonishment. After only five rounds, he was already showing signs of defeat. This man's marksmanship was superb, and not only that, his strength was simply unbelievable! Every time his weapon clashed with Liu Hong's, his arm was shaken and felt unbearably sore and itchy.
A black spear, carrying a twin-tailed comet and a thunderstorm of shadows, possessed astonishing power.
This is also a result of Liu Hongka's bug. After Suo Chao surrenders, when Liu Hongka uses the Heavenly Gang Slash, he will also receive that damned Blood God, or the power of the God of War, with +8 to Strength, +8 to Attack, and +8 to Accuracy.
However, I can use some methods to reduce the cost of the Double Heavenly Slash to 0, so that every attack I make can be imbued with the Double Heavenly Slash, which means that every attack I make can benefit from Suo Chao's Sky Star Power! This will turn it from a burst of damage into a permanent amplification.
Liu Hong's strength was originally 22, and after defeating Suo Chao and winning her blessing, he directly reached the 30 mark!
With a strength of 30, he has surpassed the level of a bear or tiger general and possesses the strength of an elephant.
In the end, Zhu Tong was more skilled in mind-stealing magic, a hybrid of physical and magical abilities. By using his weakness to attack the enemy's strength, how could he not be defeated?
Seeing that he couldn't win, Zhu Tong had no choice but to use a teleportation technique to temporarily retreat ten meters away, creating distance between himself and Liu Hong. Then, he used his psionic power again: "So what if you have high magic resistance? You really think I'm helpless?"
Zhu Tong's eyes suddenly burst into two balls of witch fire, and his four whiskers flew wildly, forming a serpentine shadow. He immediately unleashed [Third-Ring Psionic Power - Telekinetic Throw].
If my magical psionic powers can't beat you, then I'll use my psionic powers to control physical objects and smash you, okay?
In an instant, the nine swords behind her emitted an eerie silver light and were simultaneously drawn amidst a crisp dragon roar. What a Zhu Tong! She actually used her spiritual energy to control nine swords at the same time. The nine swords traced nine dazzling trails of flame in the sky and slashed fiercely at Liu Hong from nine directions!
The first sword tore through the air with a viscous sound like boiling brain matter, its blade wrapped in a bundle of nerve-like energy that slashed diagonally at Liu Hong's left shoulder. Immediately afterwards, three swords formed a triangular formation to block his lower body, their blades carving scorched, brain-like grooves into the mud.
The most insidious was the fourth psionic sword, which emerged from Liu Hong's shadow. Three rows of compound eyes opened at the hilt, their pupils reflecting nine possible scenarios of his dismemberment.
Liu Hong remained calm and composed, transforming his five-meter Scale Shadow Spear into a two-and-a-half-meter Scale Shadow Staff. He used the [Flying Dragon in the Sky] technique to defend flawlessly. The nine flying swords were merely a means to deal with the simultaneous attacks of nine people. The Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear was about fighting one against many, while the Flying Dragon Staff technique was all about one person taking on multiple opponents! The fruits of his hard work were on full display.
For a moment, the two were locked in a stalemate. Zhu Tong controlled nine spirit-powered flying swords, but he couldn't break through Liu Hong's 360-degree, all-around defense with his staff. However, Liu Hong also couldn't break through the entanglement of the nine flying swords to harm Zhu Tong, who was controlling them.
Chapter 79: Fighting the Great Sage is Like Adding Wings to a Tiger
For a time, the two fought to a standstill, and the soldiers on both sides watched with bated breath. Just then, Suo Chao's chestnut horse, which had been stunned by the mental shock, recovered and got up from the ground. Suo Chao pushed himself up with both hands, jumped onto the horse, and brandished his great axe to rejoin the battle!
Lei Heng's severely injured body was visibly healing. She snorted coldly, flapped her wings, and soared into the sky.
"Suo Chao! You hold Zhu Tong back!"
Seeing that Lei Heng had recovered so quickly and was even preparing to fly into the sky, Liu Hong suddenly became anxious for some reason. After the Scale Shadow Staff swept away Zhu Tong's nine swords like a storm, it immediately flapped its golden wings and took off like an arrow, rushing straight towards Lei Heng!
The Golden-Winged Roc's speed was twice that of Lei Heng and Bai Yu, and it arrived in front of the opponent in the blink of an eye! The Blazing Vision outlined Lei Heng's attributes. This person's attributes were mediocre, and his profession was just so-so. He was a level 5 live dissection expert and a level 1 assassin, probably a thief specializing in poison, sneak attacks, and assassinations.
【Lei Heng】(Demon)
Level 6 (Level 5 Live Anatomy + Level 1 Assassin)
Life 35, Psychic 3
Strength 14, Agility 20, Constitution 14
Intelligence 12, Perception 10, Charisma 10
【Demon Messenger - ? ? ?】
"Oh~ you must be the famous Great Sage Evil! Come, let me have some fun with you~ and show you the tricks of the Yuncheng prison!"
Lei Heng used the tip of his tongue to lick away the drop of blood from his lips, deliberately making his pearly teeth faintly visible amidst the scarlet.
"Don't get caught by the patrol! I have all the tools you need for this job."
Lei Heng let out a coquettish laugh, her breath brushing past Liu Hong's ear from several meters away like a snake's tongue. Suddenly, her waist twisted into an incredible arc, her skirt armor blooming quietly like a silver peony. With the help of her waist, she swung her nine-tailed whip out with a mighty lash! The whip's head reflected the iridescent luster of chemical reagents under the sunlight.
The opponent was too fast, and Liu Hong's agility was too low. Caught off guard, he saw the whip shatter the sunlight and create a sonic boom three zhang away. The nine-tailed whip swept across Liu Hong's body! It crackled as it hit the dragon scales! The nine poisonous whips then wrapped around his arms, legs, throat, waist, and even the Scale Shadow Staff!
"In the water dungeon on the seventh floor of the prison... I specially prepared 108 wonderful little gadgets for a well-dressed man like you~ You must play with me for a while!"
Lei Heng swayed his supple waist, letting his snowy buttocks sway sensually in the air, causing the small knife, handsaw, and meat hook hanging on his belt to clink together. With his left hand, he held Liu Hong with a long whip, while his right hand brandished a broadsword, ready to strike.
In the critical moment, Liu Hong abandoned flying and let himself fall to the ground while suddenly unleashing the Heavenly Gang Slash! Although he was bound by the whip and could not strike, he was able to temporarily increase his strength. Then, with a forceful pull, he caused Lei Heng, who was soaring in the sky, to lose his balance and fall towards him. The two of them fell from the sky together!
"Boom! Boom!"
After the two men fell to the ground, they got up almost at the same time. Seeing that his hands and feet were controlled by the long whip, Liu Hong had no choice but to tilt his head back and forcefully ram forward with all his might!
With a muffled thud, Lei Heng had just gotten up when Liu Hong headbutted him, making him see stars and stagger as if he were drunk, almost falling to the ground.
Not to be outdone, Liu Hong used his superior strength to slam his shoulder forward again, knocking Lei Heng to the ground for the second time!
"You little devil, you really don't know what's good for you! When we get to the cell, I'll teach you a lesson about pain and torture!"
Seeing how difficult Liu Hong was to deal with, Lei Heng also got angry. With a roar, she put her hands and feet on the ground at the same time, her spine cracking loudly. Her muscles suddenly expanded like balloons, and her snow-white skin grew tiger-striped fur with gold and pink stripes. The normal black stripes of a tiger turned into a decadent pinkish-red demonic pattern on her body!
The most horrifying thing was her drooping eyes. Her left eye still retained the delicate, peach-blossom shape of a beautiful woman in spring, but her right eye had transformed into a vertical pupil like molten gold, with her eyelashes congealed into barbed bone fragments.
As her tiger claws tore apart the last piece of embroidered shoe, her tailbone suddenly grew seven feet long. Wherever her whip-like tail swept, reeds flew wildly, mud splattered everywhere, and she completely transformed into a four-meter-long Slaanesh tiger!
With a wingspan of three zhang, her white wings suddenly spread open, each feather a sharp steel blade. She tilted her head back and gulped down a vial of potion, then let out a roar that was a mixture of a tiger's and a woman's voice, like rolling thunder!
And her attributes changed directly.
【Lei Heng】(Demon)
Level 6 (Level 5 Live Anatomy + Level 1 Assassin)
Life 47, Psychic 3
Strength 22, Agility 24, Constitution 18
Intelligence 12, Perception 10, Charisma 10
[Demon Messenger - A Tiger with Wings]: Transforms into a winged tiger, possessing a flight speed of 100 kilometers per hour, Strength +4, Agility +4, Constitution +4. (Can transform once for each tormented soul offered to the Dark Prince.)
[Vivisection - Strength Potion]: Strength +4.
"Well done!"
Liu Hong also broke free from the Nine-Tailed Whip at this moment. Seeing the completely demonized winged tiger in front of him, he immediately transformed the Scale Shadow Staff into the Scale Shadow Spear and fought Lei Heng in a fierce battle!