79: A cunning backup plan

Before Jiang Yan's voice even faded, he instantly ignited a Life-Burning Talisman.

Yu Kejiao's face changed drastically, her heart filled with extreme horror as she hurriedly thrust her jade flute toward his heart.

Unexpectedly, this was a feint from Jiang Yan; he suddenly shot three Fireball Talismans from his sleeve. As the fireballs exploded between them, the two immediately pulled apart.

“Su Chen, I thought you really didn't value your life,” Yu Kejiao said as she stood up. However, despite her hasty dodge, her cheek had still been grazed by the residual power of the fireball explosion, causing a burning pain.

Jiang Yan took the opportunity to roll to his feet, a light smile on his lips. “Hehe, I don't plan on dying just yet. But since you want the Qi Blood Fiend Source Art, then take it!”

As he spoke, Jiang Yan pulled out a Jade Slip and threw it into the air.

Ignoring the injury on her face, Yu Kejiao leaped up to grab it.

But just as her fingertips were about to touch the Jade Slip, it suddenly exploded with a “bang,” turning into a cloud of blood mist.

Jiang Yan's cold laugh came from within the blood mist: “What a stupid woman. Did you really think I'd carry that thing on me?”

The blood mist suddenly condensed into hundreds of Blood Needles as fine as ox hair, shooting toward Yu Kejiao's vital points.

In her haste, she blew her jade flute, and a Sonic Barrier barely blocked most of the attacks, though a few Blood Needles still pierced through her defense.

“Ah...”

Yu Kejiao cried out in pain as her right shoulder instantly lost all sensation. She discovered with horror that those Blood Needles were actually corroding her qi-blood and spiritual power!

High in the air, Lü Dong's eyes nearly split from rage upon seeing this. He swung his gilded mace at Ye Qingfeng and immediately dove toward Yu Kejiao.

“You still want to save someone at a time like this?!”

As Ye Qingfeng's voice fell, his figure flickered instantly, followed by a sword light slashing diagonally downward.

“Get out of the way!” Jiang Qiong shouted angrily. His bone whip, like a long snake, brushed past Lü Dong's scalp to instantly block the sword light.

“Boom!”

Although the sword light was blocked, the residual power of the collision between the sword light and the bone whip slammed entirely into Lü Dong's body.

Lü Dong's body tilted, and he crashed straight onto the ground.

Seeing this, Jiang Yan's face broke into a wild smile, and he immediately turned his gaze toward Yu Kejiao.

“Su Chen, if you kill her, I will never rest until you're dead!” Lü Dong stood up in a rage, surprisingly without any injuries.

Seeing the faint golden light emanating from Lü Dong's Inner Armor, Jiang Yan smiled and spread his hands. “Blood Son Lü, you seem to have misunderstood something.”

“What do you mean?” Lü Dong asked.

Jiang Yan didn't answer. He simply wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at Yu Kejiao with sinister eyes. Then, with a flick of his right hand, he slashed several times at her.

Yu Kejiao had lost sensation in her right shoulder and could only struggle to defend with her left arm.

As the sonic shadows behind her disappeared one by one, she ultimately failed to block Jiang Yan's slashes.

“Swish! Swish! Swish!”

Three consecutive slashes caused three bursts of blood mist to explode from Yu Kejiao's body.

“Su Chen!”

Lü Dong charged at Jiang Yan like a mad dog.

Seeing this, Jiang Yan immediately reversed his longsword and quickly slashed a sword light toward Lü Dong.

“Clang!”

The gilded mace broke the sword light, but by the time Lü Dong wanted to strike Jiang Yan down, Jiang Yan had already retreated ten zhang away.

“Kejiao, are you alright?” Lü Dong hurriedly held Yu Kejiao and asked.

“I'm fine. If not for the protection of my Inner Armor, I might have really died at Su Chen's hands,” Yu Kejiao said weakly.

Hearing Yu Kejiao's words, Lü Dong quickly took out a Medicinal Pill for her to swallow. “Give up; saving your life is more important.”

Hearing Lü Dong's shameless words, Jiang Yan grew angry and started cursing: “Hey, Lü, what do you mean? You're giving up just because you can't win? Do you think I, Su Chen, am just decoration?”

“Or is this Blood Son Battle run by your family? What, is your face bigger than your ass? Or does that thing of yours have extra functions?”

“I'm putting it out there today: if you dare to leave, I'll kill this bitch!”

Lü Dong remained unmoved, his gaze fixed on Jiang Yan. “Su Chen, I know you have many tricks, but that's all. If you're not satisfied, you can ask Ye Qingfeng if he has the ability to kill the three of us.”

Lü Dong's words were by no means alarmist. The Ten Victories Blood Disciples all had their own life-saving moves. Even if all their Magic Treasures and Magical Artifacts were exhausted, it was difficult to kill them unless they were countered or besieged by several experts of the same Realm.

Jiang Yan didn't choose to ask Ye Qingfeng. He knew Lü Dong wasn't lying, but he was just annoyed.

Why did they get to decide his life or death, but he couldn't kill one of them in return?

“It seems I've won again this year.” Ye Qingfeng sheathed his sword and looked at Lu Xing.

Lu Xing didn't speak but instead looked at Lü Dong.

They all knew Lü Dong was trying to protect his cousin, and the condition was that they had to make a concession.

Just as Lu Xing was about to make a decision, Tang Yu walked out of the grass with Su Linglong... “I wouldn't be so sure,” Lu Xing said with a smile on his face.

Ye Qingfeng shook his head and laughed lightly. “In that case, let's continue!”

As his voice fell, Lu Xing and Jiang Qiong attacked Ye Qingfeng again.

Ye Qingfeng knew very well that the outcome of this Blood Son Battle didn't depend on them, but on Su Chen's performance.

If Su Chen could kill one of them, the scales of victory would tip in their favor.

Lü Dong glanced at Tang Yu and said in a heavy tone, “I'll leave it to you. Remember to kill him for me!”

“Don't worry, for Kejiao's sake, I will give my all,” Tang Yu answered solemnly.

Lü Dong nodded and flew off to attack Ye Qingfeng.

“Su Chen, you must die today!”

As Tang Yu's voice fell, he instantly charged at Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan watched Tang Yu rush forward with Killing Intent, but a cold smile curled on his lips.

He retreated rapidly and instantly arrived beside the dying Zhang Zhilin.

‘Buddy, it's your turn to take the stage!’

Tang Yu's expression was grave. He had no idea what trick Su Chen was about to play. His Blood Palm surged with Qi as he struck out fiercely toward Su Chen.

“Off you go!”

Jiang Yan aimed at Zhang Zhilin's heart and kicked out violently.

“Pfft!”

Zhang Zhilin's fading consciousness instantly cut out as a mouthful of blood sprayed from his mouth.

【Killed Foundation Establishment seventh-layer Cultivator Zhang Zhilin. Gained Experience: 29,500. Gained life span: 1,553 years. Gained life span: 3,455 years】

【Current Experience: 102.21%】

【Level Up Successful】

【Current Experience: 2.21%】

【Plundered 0.7 essence from Zhang Zhilin】

【Plundered Zhang Zhilin's Elementary Spell: Qi Blood Rain】

【Plundered Zhang Zhilin's Intermediate Spell: Blood Spirit Seal】

【Plundered Zhang Zhilin's Elementary Martial Skill: Transmuting Blood Spirit Finger】

【Plundered Zhang Zhilin's Intermediate Martial Skill: Qi-Driven Fiend Chain Cleaving Kick】

“Boom!”

The massive explosion shocked everyone. No one expected Su Chen to use Zhang Zhilin to block Tang Yu's Blood Palm.

Moreover, this massive explosion was incredibly strange, as everyone present knew that even if Tang Yu struck ten Blood Palms, he wouldn't be able to produce such explosive power.

“Su Chen!!” Tang Yu roared in anger.

At this moment, he was in a wretched state, his defensive Inner Armor reduced to tatters.

“So that's how it is!”

Chen Feng finally understood, and he also figured out Jiang Yan's series of actions.

“What's the situation?” Ruan Yuanlong and Qiu Yueshuang asked Chen Feng in confusion.

Chen Feng explained with emotion, “Su Chen's calculations are terrifying... Even when Su Chen and Yu Kejiao were covered in injuries earlier, he didn't plan to throw Zhang Zhilin out to detonate the Talismans. The reason was solely to target Tang Yu. After all, both Tang Yu and Su Chen are Body Refining Cultivators, so Zhang Zhilin became the final trump card of this battle to the death.”

Hearing Chen Feng's explanation, Ruan Yuanlong and Qiu Yueshuang were shocked. They never expected Su Chen to have hidden such a move.

While everyone was marveling at Su Chen's calculations, Jiang Yan took a deep breath. The remaining qi-blood power in his body boiled again, and his entire body began to glow with an abnormal crimson red.

“Tang Yu, did you really think you could kill me?” Jiang Yan slowly stood up straight, his fists clenched, his knuckles making a series of “crack” sounds. “For Yu Kejiao? Heh...”

Before his voice even faded, Tang Yu's enraged Blood Palm, now a blood fist, arrived! This punch condensed all of his qi-blood power, and the air was compressed into sonic booms wherever the fist passed.

Jiang Yan neither dodged nor avoided it. His right fist also boomed out, choosing to meet it head-on!

“Boom!”

The moment the two fists collided, violent energy exploded. The ground cracked inch by inch, and dust flew everywhere. Tang Yu's face changed; this punch was enough to shatter mountain rocks, yet Jiang Yan hadn't budged an inch!