148: Chapter 148 The Fifth-Order Demon King, Bone Fiend, was crippled on the spot! Trying to escape? Leave your life behind!

[ Demon King Gu Sha's withered white face mask tilted slightly. ]

[ The battlefield was officially split. ]

[ Huo Quji took the initiative to create distance. ]

[ Under the cover of the collapsed wall, he launched a diagonal slash aimed directly at Demon King Lei Yuan's left flank, fire-attributed spiritual energy whipping up long flames on the sword's edge. ]

[ Ling Qingmeng cut in silently from the flank. ]

[ Her dual swords were thrown in a cross, the blue-purple lightning transforming into two tangible chains that latched onto Demon King Lei Yuan's right arm. ]

[ Demon King Lei Yuan raised one arm, and thick lightning struck down from the sky. ]

[ The protective flames in front of Huo Quji were forcibly pierced by the lightning wave. ]

[ He used the aftermath to roll to the side and back to dissipate the force, but his body was still sent flying eight zhang, crashing into the ruined wall. His spiritual shield withstood most of the impact, and the sound of cracking bones emanated from under his ribs. ]

[ Clenching his back teeth, he landed and pushed off with his feet, shattering the floor tiles as he changed direction to continue maneuvering. ]

[ Ling Qingmeng's lightning chains locked tightly onto Demon King Lei Yuan's wrist. ]

[ Blue-purple lightning and dark lightning clashed fiercely, causing the suspended short swords to vibrate violently, splitting the webbing between her thumb and forefinger and drawing blood. ]

[ Demon King Lei Yuan flicked his arm, snapping the lightning chains. ]

[ Ling Qingmeng was sent flying backward for fifteen zhang. ]

[ She landed and forcibly rolled to dissipate the force, dropping to one knee before raising her hand to lash out with lightning again. ]

[ The two relied entirely on their movement techniques to take turns harassing and stalling. ]

[ You confronted Demon King Gu Sha head-on. ]

[ You activated the Army-Breaking Explosive Killing Array, and red-gold energy patterns covered every inch of the stone platform beneath your feet. ]

[ Demon King Gu Sha raised its bone spear high and brought it down in a vertical strike. ]

[ The tip of the bone spear was coiled in dark red blood mist, creating a sharp whistling sound as it tore through the air. ]

[ You did not raise your sword to block. ]

[ You activated Star-Shifting Shadow-Swapping, instantly swapping your true body with an afterimage three zhang away. ]

[ The bone spear smashed the afterimage, its tip piercing into the ground and sending rocks flying everywhere. ]

[ You materialized to the rear-left of Demon King Gu Sha. ]

[ Thirteen Gale Strikes. ]

[ The first strike slashed directly at the gap in its waist bone armor. ]

[ Demon King Gu Sha dragged its spear back to force a block, the spear shaft taking the impact of the sword spine directly, the metallic clang piercing through to the eardrums. ]

[ Your right arm went numb, and your feet plowed two steps backward on the ground. ]

[ The raw strength of a late-stage Nascent Soul realm cultivator was before you; there was no chance of winning in a head-on clash. ]

[ You decisively changed your tactics. ]

[ You pushed Void-Escaping Purple Shadow to its limit. ]

[ A purple line cut across the entire battlefield, and in one step, you moved directly behind Demon King Gu Sha. ]

[ The second strike slashed viciously along its spine, carving a conspicuous white mark on the surface of its hard bone armor. ]

[ Demon King Gu Sha spun around and unleashed a sweep, the violent wind from the spear scraping past half a foot above your head. ]

[ You crouched low, and Sword Dao Insight simultaneously dismantled the trajectory of its follow-up attack. ]

[ When the spear tip drew a circle and returned, it exposed a flaw for a third of a breath, and the bone armor on its right rib was at its weakest point. ]

[ The third strike pierced directly into the opening. ]

[ The sword edge bit firmly into the weakest point, stabbing in two inches, as black and white sword qi poured entirely through the gap. ]

[ Demon King Gu Sha's movements stalled as it lowered its eyes to look at its right ribs. ]

[ You had already withdrawn your sword and opened up a distance of twenty zhang. ]

[ "Is that all the strength you have?" An icy cold divine sense transmitted into your mind. ]

[ The ten-breath cooldown ended, and Void-Escaping Purple Shadow erupted for a second time. ]

[ Purple lines crisscrossed the battlefield. ]

[ You cut in aggressively from the front, the fourth strike aimed directly at its left arm joint. ]

[ Demon King Gu Sha pressed down with its bone spear to defend. ]

[ Just before the spear tip settled, you forcibly twisted your wrist to change the move, the sword edge grazing the arm bone diagonally and shaving off a large amount of bone powder. ]

[ Demon King Gu Sha's left arm was injured and dropped, but it regained its grip with one hand after only half a beat, and thick demonic qi immediately surged up to repair the damage. ]

[ On the other side. ]

[ Huo Quji was forcibly sent flying by the lightning wave for the seventh time, his arm's spiritual shield shattering into debris. ]

[ His left arm was dislocated and hung by his side, and he used one hand to prop himself up with the chiyan sword, desperately holding on. ]

[ Ling Qingmeng's dual short swords were covered in spiderweb-like cracks, the lightning light was thin, and her sea of qi was nearly dried up. ]

[ Demon King Lei Yuan held his right hand high, gathering dark lightning into a thick pillar of lightning, locking onto where the two landed. ]

[ "Retreat!" Your voice cut across the entire battlefield. "Quji, take Qingmeng and retreat to the city walls!" ]

[ Huo Quji clenched his teeth and straightened up. ]

[ He grabbed Ling Qingmeng's forearm, and the two retreated rapidly toward the rear wall. ]

[ Demon King Lei Yuan's lightning pillar smashed down vertically from the sky. ]

[ Mu Qing squeezed out the last of his meridians to prop up a thick earth shield. ]

[ The earth shield was shattered on the spot, and Huo Quji and the other took advantage of the buffer to tumble into a gap in the city wall, saving their lives. ]

[ Demon King Lei Yuan turned his skull, locking his eyes onto you. ]

[ Demon King Gu Sha and Demon King Lei Yuan repositioned themselves. ]

[ The two late-stage Nascent Soul realm demon kings had successfully formed a pincer attack. ]

[ On the city wall. ]

[ Daoist Qingxuan took a big step forward. ]

[ "Protector Shen! I'm coming down to help!" ]

[ With your back to the city wall, you held the Qiankun Yin-Yang Sword horizontally with both hands, black and white sword qi spreading outward in layers. ]

[ You did not look back. ]

[ You raised your right hand, fingers spread, and pressed down hard with the back of your hand facing up. ]

[ Daoist Qingxuan stopped in his tracks. ]

[ He stared at the defensive line below, where you stood your ground, your figure unyielding. ]

[ Demon King Gu Sha pressed in from the left. ]

[ Demon King Lei Yuan surrounded and intercepted from the right. ]

[ Two killing intents converged simultaneously. ]

[ The bone spear aimed straight for your heart, and the lightning light poured down onto your head. ]

[ Phantom Raid activated. ]

[ You were forcibly erased from your starting point, your form hidden for one breath. ]

[ Both the bone spear thrust and the lightning strike missed. ]

[ The two fifth-tier powers collided head-on, and the ground was instantly ripped open, creating a deep trench ten zhang wide. ]

[ You materialized at full speed directly behind Demon King Gu Sha. ]

[ Thirteen Gale Strikes combined with the Army-Breaking Explosive Killing Array, firing on all cylinders. ]

[ The first strike slashed solidly into its back. ]

[ The second strike followed seamlessly into the same opening, the cracks in the bone armor spreading rapidly. ]

[ The third strike followed. ]

[ Red-gold energy surged fully, shattering the entire piece of bone armor on Demon King Gu Sha's back, sending large shards of bone flying outward. ]

[ Demon King Lei Yuan's dark lightning lashed out viciously from the side-rear. ]

[ The rhythm of your consecutive slashes was interrupted. ]

[ Star-Shifting Shadow-Swapping activated again, swapping your true body with an afterimage ten zhang away. ]

[ The violent dark lightning pierced through the afterimage in mid-air, crashing directly into Demon King Gu Sha's side. ]

[ Affected by its ally's lightning power, Demon King Gu Sha was forced to retreat half a step to the side. ]

[ Demon King Gu Sha roared in pain. ]

[ You landed and panted for two beats. ]

[ The meridians in your right arm were swollen and sore, and more than half of your dantian's spiritual energy was consumed. ]

[ Demon King Gu Sha's back was shattered. ]

[ Where the bone armor had peeled off, thick gray-white flesh vessel walls were exposed underneath. ]

[ You locked firmly onto that flaw. ]

[ Sword Dao Insight laid out the internal structure of Demon King Gu Sha. ]

[ Four inches inside the flaw on its back was its demon core's secondary vessel; if the secondary vessel was severed, its demonic power center would be cut off by thirty percent on the spot. ]

[ Demon King Gu Sha forcibly twisted half its body. ]

[ The soul fire behind its mask jumped wildly twice; it lowered its gaze, staring at the shattered bone armor on its back. ]

Outside the light screen.

Shen Ji's fingers paused on the edge of the armrest.

This time, there was no danger to defend against; there was only a head-on clash.

Yet the sword was sharper than the previous round of deduction.

The Qiankun Sword Intent merged with the foundation of the Ten Thousand Sword Pavilion, increasing its piercing power by three levels.

He stared at the armor on Demon King Gu Sha's back in the light screen that had been shattered through.

Enough.

The next sword strike would definitely sever the demon core's secondary vessel.

[ The cooldown for Void-Escaping Purple Shadow refreshed. ]

[ Stones rolled and tumbled beneath your feet, and your body transformed into a purple line, slashing forward. ]

[ The sword edge pierced straight toward the flaw in its back. ]

[ Demon King Gu Sha dragged its spear backward to force a block, the coarse spear shaft completely sealing off the path forward. ]

[ Just before the spear shaft closed in, you twisted your wrist rapidly and pressed down. ]

[ The sword edge used the force to lower two inches, forcibly squeezing into the inner flesh wall along the edge of the flaw. ]

[ The black and white sword qi went straight into the center of the flesh wall. ]

[ Demon King Gu Sha's body erupted with violent tremors, its internal demonic power supply stopped abruptly, and the blood patterns wandering on its left half dimmed completely. ]

[ The secondary vessel was severed. ]

[ Demon King Gu Sha retreated rapidly backward, waving its bone spear in front of it to pull out a defensive fan, all momentum for a counterattack completely reined in. ]

[ Demon King Lei Yuan's dark lightning lashed out at your waist. ]

[ You bent your waist and leaned back to evade, the destructive lightning pillar grazing your shoulder armor and smashing deep into the ground. ]

[ You used the force to retreat twenty zhang, landing heavily on one knee. ]

[ The spiritual energy in your dantian was nearing the bottom, and the flesh of your right arm twitched uncontrollably. ]

[ Your gaze pierced through the sky full of dust and smoke, locking tightly onto Demon King Gu Sha. ]

[ Demon King Gu Sha continued to retreat. ]

[ The flow of demonic power on its left half was completely chaotic, most of the blood patterns extinguished, and the height at which it held the spear dropped by three inches. ]

[ Demon King Lei Yuan stepped in front of it, using dark lightning to pull up a tangible curtain wall in mid-air as cover. ]

[ Demon King Gu Sha turned its withered white skull. ]

[ The soul fire in its eye sockets flickered rapidly, its legs pressed down to build up power, and a large amount of demonic qi surged up from the soles of its feet. ]

[ You straightened up from the ruins. ]

[ You held the Qiankun Yin-Yang Sword horizontally across your chest, the black and white sword qi contracting rapidly inward, the sword tip locked straight ahead. ]

[ The power of Lingxi Finger was fully concentrated, rapidly compressing to the extreme at the tip of your right index finger. ]

[ A ghastly white escape light rose at full speed from beneath Demon King Gu Sha's feet. ]

[ You raised your index finger steadily and leveled it, aiming at its damaged left arm joint. ]

[ A white light shot out from your fingertip, breaking through the air. ]

[ This white line spanned a hundred zhang of space. ]

[ The dark lightning wall that Demon King Lei Yuan had forcibly pulled up was pierced through by the white line, and the lightning power at the edges of the hole dissolved on the spot. ]

[ Demon King Gu Sha's ghastly white escape light had only risen three zhang. ]

[ The white light passed through the remnant lightning, hitting its injured left arm joint directly. ]

[ Demon King Gu Sha's entire left arm was completely severed from the shoulder joint; the withered bone was ground into powder by the remaining power of Lingxi Finger before it could even hit the ground. ]

[ The left defensive line collapsed completely. ]

[ Demon King Gu Sha's body spun out of control in mid-air, smashing back to the ground and crushing a large section of the ruined wall behind it. ]

Outside the light screen.

Shen Ji released the five fingers he had been pressing on the wooden armrest.

Demon King Gu Sha's left arm was severed, and half of its demonic vessels had stopped working.

He looked at the other side of the scene.

Demon King Lei Yuan's killing trap was set.

[ The ghostly green demonic fire in Demon King Lei Yuan's eye sockets flickered rapidly. ]

[ It retreated half a step, intending to fall back and defend. ]

[ Demonic consciousness crossed rapidly in mid-air. ]

[ "A combined strike! If we can't kill him, we retreat separately!" Demon King Lei Yuan raised both arms, directly revealing his trump card to Demon King Gu Sha. ]

[ The rolling black clouds in the sky were drawn by the demonic power and plummeted straight down. ]

[ Dark lightning solidified completely, transforming into a thirty-zhang-long heavy lightning spear. ]

[ The violent pressure of a late-stage Nascent Soul realm cultivator spread in all directions. ]

[ Inside the deep pit, Demon King Gu Sha propped up its broken body with one arm. ]

[ It channeled the origin within its demon core, and its remaining right arm used its strength to transform the long bone spear into a crimson line, actively weaving it into the lightning spear in mid-air. ]

[ Red and black converged. ]

[ The two great demons combined their desperate killing move. ]

[ This combined attack locked firmly onto your location. ]

[ Above the city wall, Daoist Daoist Qingxuan drew his flying sword, stepping out half a step against the heavy pressure. ]

[ Huo Quji and Ling Qingmeng, dragging their heavily injured bodies, rushed forward simultaneously. ]

[ You did not look back, but pushed one palm horizontally backward. ]

[ The palm wind blocked the three of them back behind the ruins. ]

[ Inside your dantian, spiritual energy was exhausted. ]

[ The dried-up meridians were sore and swollen, and your right arm was trembling. ]

[ You thrust the Qiankun Yin-Yang Sword upside down into a rock crevice beneath your feet. ]

[ Your right hand's five fingers released the sword hilt completely. ]

[ Above your head, the thirty-zhang-long red and black heavy spear had pressed to within five zhang. ]

[ Demonic wind rose around the two great demons, their escape techniques already primed and ready. ]

[ Since you have crossed the line. ]

[ Then leave your lives behind. ]