136: Super high burst: Lingchi execution

The dragon carriage sped, rapidly crossing the sea of trees.

The closer they got to the red glow on the horizon, the more obvious the burning sensation on their skin became.

Qin Yang looked down, large areas of mountain forest had begun to catch fire, and birds and beasts scattered in all directions.

Black smoke billowed in the air, reflecting the red firelight, like a dark red ocean.

At this moment, it seemed as if the entire Lizhou had fallen into Hell.

"We're almost there."

On the dragon carriage, He Zhiyi reminded him.

Although her flying speed was fast,

it couldn't keep up with the maximum speed of the dragon carriage.

Qin Yang considered her role in extinguishing the fire.

He still granted her the honor of boarding the dragon carriage.

Qin Yang followed He Zhiyi's gaze.

Among the towering mountains,

there was a barren wasteland where not a blade of grass grew.

In the very center of the wasteland was a slightly raised volcano.

Inside, lava churned, erupting with dense fire elements.

"Is that... the Gu King?"

Qin Yang's pupils contracted.

In the surging lava, a fleshy, fifty-meter-tall tree grew, extremely conspicuous.

Upon closer inspection, it wasn't a "great tree" at all, but a tree-like monster formed by numerous thick tentacles twisted together.

Human faces emerged on the body of the tree-like monster, contorting with twisted expressions.

Even Qin Yang felt his Mental Energy plummet and his scalp tingle after seeing it.

He swept it with True Dragon Qi Observation, and the panel of the tree-like monster immediately appeared before him.

"Name: Huang Jingshan."

"Luck: 500,000."

"Race: Human."

"Rank: Level 121."

"Profession: Tian Gu Spiritual Medium."

"Strength: 2630 (+1068)"

"Agility: 2330 (+1483)"

"Physique: 6030 (+7324)"

"Mental: 3630 (+3300)"

"Skills: Requires Imperial Power to analyze."

"Equipment: Requires Imperial Power to analyze."

"Tian Gu Spiritual Medium?"

Qin Yang was slightly stunned and asked He Zhiyi beside him, "Is the Gu King's profession also a Tian Gu Spiritual Medium?"

"You can detect his attributes?"

He Zhiyi was surprised.

The Gu King was a Professional of over one hundred Rank.

How could Qin Yang's detection skill be effective across so many Ranks?

However, now was not the time to think about such things.

Having some understanding of the Gu King, she could recognize at a glance that the giant tree-shaped monster was the Gu King, Huang Jingshan, transformed.

He Zhiyi's face showed a solemn expression as she said, "My predecessor as the Tian Gu Spiritual Medium was the Gu King, and he was also from the Huang family of Lizhou. I have to call him great-uncle."

"No wonder he can control Gu Spirits."

Qin Yang nodded slightly.

Like other Gu Masters of the Zhen Gu school,

the Gu King's attributes were primarily focused on Physique.

His Physique, as high as 13,000, allowed him to stand in the surging lava without being scalded.

However, for Qin Yang, this Physique was not considered high.

"My Mental Energy has already reached 2400."

"The Divine Weapon of the World's magic damage bonus is 600%."

"Each Divine Weapon can deal over 14,000 damage."

"Hitting the Gu King should be able to break his defense."

Qin Yang secretly calculated his damage.

From the attributes,

he already possessed the ability to break the Gu King's defense.

However, one couldn't just look at attributes.

A Professional like the Gu King, who primarily focused on Physique, would undoubtedly stack defenses madly, and his skills, equipment, and items might all have "damage reduction" effects.

True Dragon Qi Observation could analyze skills and equipment.

But Qin Yang felt it was unnecessary to use it.

There was a significant Rank difference between him and the Gu King,

and analyzing it once would consume tens of thousands of Imperial Power.

Facing other Professions, he would somewhat care about their trump cards.

But these Gu-playing fellows, no matter what cards they played, he could crush them.

Instead of spending tens of thousands of Imperial Power to see the opponent's durability, it was better to turn it into a thousand Divine Weapons and unleash a burst of attacks.

Thinking of this, Qin Yang immediately pointed to the sky.

Above the rolling black clouds, streaks of starlight immediately shone.

Thousands of Divine Weapon Phantoms instantly formed, their spearheads pointing directly at the Gu King.

At the same time, the Lamp-holding Golden Crow, shimmering with Supreme Yang Divine Light, appeared in the sky.

With the influx of a large amount of Mental Energy, the Lamp-holding Golden Crow also expanded into a blazing sun, illuminating the entire wasteland as bright as day.

Ah ah ah ah ah!

The Divine Light, which countered all evil, was like streaks of sharp swords, piercing the Gu King's body.

The distorted human faces on the "great tree's" trunk let out bursts of painful howls.

Sizzle sizzle!

Under the illumination of the Supreme Yang Divine Light, white smoke billowed from the great tree formed by the Gu King.

It was as if flesh and blood had been doused with sulfuric acid, rapidly corroding and melting.

Many of the human faces on the "great tree" had shriveled and twisted, revealing nauseatingly strange expressions.

Seeing the effect of the Supreme Yang Divine Light, Qin Yang's lips curved.

The Supreme Yang Divine Light itself had no damage, but it could make a Level 121 Professional continuously lose blood.

This confirmed his judgment.

The Monarch Tier Gu King was nothing but a bit more durable in front of him.

Just then.

On the trunk of the great tree, those human faces simultaneously opened their mouths, spewing out thick, crimson mist.

The mist rose, encircling the trunk of the great tree, forming a layer of protection, attempting to block the Supreme Yang Divine Light.

"Is it useful?"

Qin Yang's gaze was disdainful, and he pressed his single hand down.

The thousands of Divine Weapons, already condensed, shot down like a meteor shower.

Bang bang bang bang!

A series of ear-piercing collisions struck.

Qin Yang frowned slightly.

Just by the sound, he knew that the Divine Weapon Phantoms had been blocked.

He gazed down, only to see streaks of afterimages rapidly flashing around the great tree.

Crimson blood and limb-like objects splattered everywhere.

Qin Yang saw clearly.

The afterimages were rapidly waving tentacles, which had forcefully knocked away the all-penetrating Divine Weapon Phantoms.

"It must hurt a lot, right?"

Qin Yang chuckled softly.

Although the Divine Weapon Phantoms were knocked away, they also severed those tentacles.

This proved that the Gu King's physical resistance was not very high.

Saying that, Qin Yang once again condensed 1000 Divine Weapon Phantoms.

He wanted to see if the Gu King's tentacles grew faster, or if his Divine Weapons cut faster.

This traitor who disrupted his plan,

must be cut into a thousand pieces and slowly tortured to death!

The sound of breaking air rang out again.

Streaks of golden light descended.

The great tree in the center of the lava pool was submerged by dense golden sword light, and a series of sounds of flesh and blood tearing apart emanated.

In these sounds, one could almost hear the wails coming from the Gu King.

"It looks... like it hurts a lot."

"Is this sustained burst?"

He Zhiyi, standing beside Qin Yang, got goosebumps all over her body.

She recalled the term on Qin Yang's file: [Sustained Burst].

When she saw these four words, she was a bit confused.

She had only heard of "burst damage" and "sustained damage."

Burst damage referred to dealing a high amount of damage instantly.

Sustained damage referred to damage that wasn't high, but lasted for a long time.

Previously, He Zhiyi had thought that Qin Yang possessed both of these abilities.

Who knew... he had combined the strengths of both abilities.

High burst, and a long duration of output!

Good heavens... even if the Gu King had a high Rank and thick health, he couldn't withstand this kind of attrition!

Indeed.

After the second round of attacks,

the great tree in the middle of the lava pool twitched violently.

The crimson mist surrounding its body dissipated, and the tree body, condensed from flesh and blood, was covered in terrifying wounds, with no good flesh remaining.

Dark red blood flowed from the wounds like a burst dam, pouring into the lava pool, and hissing white smoke rose.

Only then did the Gu King roar in a weak voice:

"Pain! It's too painful!"

"Damn bastard!"

"The Wildfire Rift has already begun to unfold!"

"The entire Lizhou will fall into Hell!"

"The struggle between Wugu and Zhen Gu will continue in that world!"

Before he finished speaking, the earth suddenly trembled incessantly, as if violently torn by an invisible giant hand.