155: Chapter 155 The Decisive Battle

Wei Jian was startled, but suddenly realized that Tang Long's strength was not inferior to his own at all; he couldn't pull his right hand back.

As he raised his left hand to strike Tang Long's face, Tang Long also swung his right fist with a sinister grin.

The two fists collided with a boom, followed immediately by a loud explosion and a series of bone-cracking sounds.

Tang Long didn't budge an inch, while Wei Jian's left arm was bent into a strange and comical posture, and he let out a scream of agony.

Mr. Rong's pupils constricted.

He didn't understand how Tang Long could withstand so many Spirit Blade slashes in the Blood Fiend state, nor did he understand what method Tang Long had used to ambush Wei Jian.

But he could see that Wei Jian had already been defeated, and Tang Long... should also be at the end of his rope.

Even if he was still hard to kill, at least he could take back Wei Jian!

So he resolutely decided to take action.

He also burst forth with astonishing speed, even changing the way he used his Battle Qi. A white light seemed to emit from his fist, as if it crossed dozens of meters in an instant, shining directly onto Tang Long's face.

Tang Long leaned back, and Mr. Rong's other hand immediately slashed toward Tang Long's left shoulder.

However, in the next instant, he found that his hand was also caught by Tang Long.

Tang Long was leaning back, but it was only for that brief moment.

Mr. Rong's pupils constricted, a sense of horror rising in his heart, because he found that the Battle Qi strike that hit Tang Long's face... seemed to have caused no damage at all?

Just then, Tang Long, who had leaned back, lowered his face and gave him a bloody smile.

"Burst!"

Mr. Rong suddenly sensed an extremely chaotic surge of spiritual energy from Tang Long's hand. Immediately after, his right arm twisted and exploded within that chaotic energy.

Exploding at the same time was Wei Jian's right arm.

Mr. Rong and Wei Jian were both experienced; although they knew they had lost and that Tang Long was an extremely terrifying enemy, they still tried to flee during the opening created by their severed arms.

Unfortunately, just as Wei Jian lifted one foot, his other ankle was stepped on by Tang Long and snapped. After delivering an elbow strike to Wei Jian's lower back, Tang Long immediately activated his speed to chase after Mr. Rong.

Mr. Rong was tackled by Tang Long after running a dozen meters. After struggling to strike back a few times, he was hit in the crotch by Tang Long's knee, and blood sprayed wildly.

By the time Mad Dog and Golden Scorpion realized what was happening, Mr. Rong had already taken another beating from a flurry of punches and was completely motionless.

The two approached, looking at the wretched state of Mr. Rong, and then at Tang Long.

They both felt... brutal.

Too brutal!

These were two Blood Refining Upper Realm experts, yet they were beaten so miserably.

They felt like they didn't really know Tang Long anymore.

Tang Long rolled over and sat on the ground, covered in blood, pointing across the way while panting heavily.

"Don't just stand there! Hurry up and tie Wei Jian up, don't let him commit suicide!"

Golden Scorpion was quick-witted; he quickly picked up some scraps of cloth from the ground, rushed over, stuffed them into Wei Jian's mouth, and then tied him up tightly.

In fact, both of Wei Jian's arms and his left foot were ruined. Currently affected by the Blood Fiend backlash, he had basically lost consciousness and had no ability to commit suicide.

As for Mr. Rong... Tang Long raised his hand and cast a Healing Spell on him before starting to tie him up with the rags he was wearing.

Mad Dog's face twitched. "Brother Tang, there's no need to tie this one up. He can't resurrect; just kill him."

Tang Long waved his hand with a strange smile. "We went to so much trouble to catch him, how can we just kill him? The leader of a Yuanwu Kingdom spy organization must be quite valuable."

"Are you still short on money?"

"It's different. The essence of currency is exchange. Some things can't be bought with money, but can be traded for in other ways. You wouldn't understand, so don't ask."

Mad Dog sighed. "So your strength is actually this great. I really misjudged you this time."

Tang Long gave a bitter smile and shook his head. "Great? If I were truly strong, why would I have to get into such a mess? I had to use this method to trick them into getting close."

Tang Long was telling the truth.

His Heavy Strike, Spirit Blast, and Sprint were indeed exceptionally powerful.

With his current attributes as a foundation, it was enough to threaten the Blood Refining Upper Realm.

But does a battle always develop according to your wishes?

Blood Refining Upper Realm experts have abundant spiritual energy, throwing Spirit Blade and Battle Qi like they were free. Under such attacks, a level six Spirit Astral would be weak; only by adding Super Armor could he barely withstand it.

Their vitality was also much more tenacious, not shattering at a touch like Qi Manipulation, and they even possessed a desperate ultimate move like Blood Fiend.

Furthermore, martial artists who could cultivate to this level all had extremely rich combat experience.

They had suffered because they didn't understand the game's skills.

But once a round of skills was used without achieving victory, the danger would increase manifold.

Not counting using Healing Spells and Mad Dog and Golden Scorpion to wear down their stamina, Tang Long had first waited out an invincibility cooldown, then used Divinity to buff himself with level three Super Armor, before finally achieving such a result.

To say he was strong, he was; the results were glorious.

To say he wasn't strong, it was also a struggle; he had to rack his brains and still ended up covered in injuries.

An even bigger problem was that with the login of the players, many abilities would soon become familiar to the Blue Star martial artists.

By then, let alone how much of an advantage he would have left, simply the fact that they mastered the players' skills would likely be a huge trouble.

"Can you guys walk?"

Although their health had been healed up, Mad Dog and Golden Scorpion were indeed very tired and really wanted to rest.

But when Tang Long asked, they could only nod.

Golden Scorpion took the initiative to carry Wei Jian. Tang Long cast Detection on Mr. Rong, found that his health had recovered quite a bit, then gave him another kick in the face before hoisting him up.

With Mad Dog in the lead, the three of them set off again, sprinting through the dark night.

Due to the fierce battle and carrying two people, their speed was far slower than when they came.

Even so, more than an hour later, Blue Ridge was finally in sight.

They stopped by a large river, looking at Blue Ridge which cast a vast blue glow, all of them panting heavily.

Golden Scorpion couldn't help but ask, "Brother Dog, how much further?"

"We're here."

Mad Dog pointed at the frozen river ahead. "It's right underneath."

"We're going under the river?"

"You'll understand in a moment."

Mad Dog turned to Tang Long. "Brother Tang, how's your swimming?"

Tang Long grinned. "Brother Dog, are you worried about me? When I ambushed them before, I relied on Water Evasion. Don't tell me you didn't notice."

"Breathing almost synchronized with the current... is it Elder Zheng's Tide Art?"

"That's right."

"No wonder even I couldn't detect it."

Mad Dog nodded slightly. "Alright, come into the water with me in a bit."

He dug around on the shore and after a few minutes unearthed a long metal plate, then pointed at the river water to continue his explanation.

"Enter the water from my position. On the riverbed about twenty meters down, there should be an Ice Tablet. It's been a long time, so it might be buried under the mud; you'll need to dig it out."

"Look for the place where the temperature is lowest. If you find it, come ashore and wait for me."

"There's another one at the same position on the opposite bank; I'll take care of that side."

"Then we need to act simultaneously to shatter the Ice Tablet by more than a meter. That thing is very hard; you'll need to use Spirit Blast."

"As long as it's damaged enough, a phenomenon will naturally occur. Don't hesitate then, retreat to the shore immediately."

"If there are no problems, let's begin."