283: Chapter 283 Torch Spirit Blood Spear

"Guan Guo!"

Commander-in-Chief Gao Jing roared in shock, his figure flashing outward.

However, Commander-in-Chief Han Shixun was even faster than him, appearing directly in front of Tang Long in a flash.

Almost appearing in the arena with him was Crown Princes Tutor, Grand Preceptor Qian Wenzhao.

Immediately following, Commander-in-Chief Gao Jing, Xu Chaoyang, Liu Zhiming, and Yun Zhuoyue also appeared within the combat circle.

Grand Preceptor Qian Wenzhao asked indifferently, "Two Generals, what are you doing?"

Liu Zhiming also coldly questioned, "Are you two bullying Song City by assuming we have no one?"

Yun Zhuoyue didn't speak, but she had already grabbed her blade.

Xu Chaoyang, on the other hand, wore a smile, "Everyone, why go this far? Old Gao, Old Han, you aren't acting out of shame and anger, are you?"

Commander-in-Chief Gao Jing ignored him completely, his face ashen. He quickly flipped Guan Guo's body over, reattached the head and spine to the body, and immediately channeled a massive amount of Spirit Map energy into him.

Commander-in-Chief Han Shixun narrowed his eyes and continued to explain, "Everyone, you won this match. We haven't stooped so low as to make things difficult for a young person."

"However, this child, Guan Guo, is different from others. We have a secret method to save him."

"To avoid further damage to his body, Old Gao and I didn't have time to notify you."

"Now, please step back a bit and do not interfere with Old Gao and me while we save him."

Grand Preceptor Qian Wenzhao was very surprised, "So that's how it is!"

As he spoke, he inadvertently glanced at Tang Long; the meaning was self-evident.

He isn't fully dead; do you want this old man to help you finish him off?

Tang Long smiled without a word, turned around, and left.

When he walked out of the combat circle and spread his arms to the four sides, the audience finally closed their jaws and regained their senses.

Cheers, roars, applause, and whistles erupted into a chaotic din.

"President Tang is so mighty!"

"That's so damn awesome!"

"Let me tell you, no fancy tricks here. In front of my Brother Long, it's just a one-punch kill!"

"He punched his head off! Too ruthless, too brutal! But I love it!"

"Tang Long, I love you!"

"Fangirls, get the hell out of the way! Don't block my camera!"

"I'm honestly stunned. After watching their match, why do I feel like a useless person?"

"Brother, don't be too hard on yourself. You have to think about it this way: if you hadn't watched this match, you wouldn't even know you were a useless person."

"That guy surnamed Guan is pretty tough too. He didn't die even after his head was moved; do they have to fight another round?"

"Still fighting? Move his head again?"

"Haha! Forcing two Spirit Map big shots from Sang City to enter the arena repeatedly—it's so damn satisfying. Let's see what they have to act cool with this time!"

"Go, go, go! Hurry up and offer flowers to President Tang!"

"You guys go squeeze in; I'm going to go see my newly recognized grandson."

Tang Long was surrounded by thousands of students, thrown high into the air repeatedly, and they began a celebratory parade around the campus.

Ye Qingcang, the Crown Prince, Grand Preceptor Qian Wenzhao, and the others also left the venue, chatting and laughing.

Only the people from Sangyu, accompanied by the hypocritical Xu Chaoyang, managed to rescue Guan Guo with great difficulty before leaving in disgrace.

In Huaidu, University Scholar Zong Liangchen, who was eating breakfast, slammed his rice bowl onto the ground.

"What did you say! Rumors say you killed the Seventh Apostle?"

Ritual Master Yu Hai nodded angrily, "Those damned Blasphemers, they really can think of the most disgusting methods."

University Scholar Zong Liangchen waved his hand, his face ashen, "It might not be the Blasphemers."

"If not them, then who? They must have been killed so ruthlessly that they came up with this insidious method to sow discord between you and the Pope!"

University Scholar Zong Liangchen chuckled coldly, "If the Blasphemers did it, would they have needed to sacrifice over a hundred lives to set that fire at the Holy See last night?"

Ritual Master Yu Hai was slightly taken aback, "This... maybe it was a two-pronged approach?"

"You are becoming more naive as you get older."

"According to news from Cheng Yulai, the Seventh Apostle was not killed by the Blasphemers at all. The old man raised his butcher's knife against them merely to vent his anger and assert his majesty, or perhaps to save face."

"So no matter what they do, they cannot escape this blade."

"The reason they reacted so intensely is to make their stance clear."

"Since they didn't kill him, who is the murderer? What is the point of killing the Seventh Apostle?"

"Besides, ever since I achieved the Huagai Realm realm, does my relationship with the old man even need to be sown with discord? He has always been accustomed to being supreme. If I hadn't deliberately lowered my posture, how could we have coexisted peacefully?"

Ritual Master Yu Hai was greatly alarmed, "Brother Liangchen! Do you mean the old man might use this as an excuse to act against you?"

University Scholar Zong Liangchen sighed, "This possibility is definitely not small; we cannot afford not to be prepared."

"Then! What should we do!"

University Scholar Zong Liangchen narrowed his eyes, "Go to Song City, leave immediately! First, get away from this place of trouble."

"Song City? Isn't Song City dangerous too?"

"The Sangyu delegation will arrive in Song City today, and His Majesty and the Crown Prince have also gone there. That place is also a place of trouble."

"So what? If the High Priest of Song City really has a problem, I will be the only Huagai Realm. Besides, you don't think Xu Chaoyang didn't invite me, do you?"

"What! Brother Liangchen still has contact with Xu Chaoyang? But what about His Majesty..."

University Scholar Zong Liangchen sneered, "His Majesty? He and the Pope are actually the same kind of person. Being supreme is fine, but sharing power is not."

"For these years, I have withstood the old man's pressure to help him bolster his influence, but what about him? He only sees me as a stumbling block."

"The old man is already over three hundred years old. Even if the lifespan of a Huagai Realm expert can be greatly extended, his time should be running out."

"If the old man suddenly kicks the bucket one day, can that ungrateful wretch tolerate me?"

"The most terrifying thing is that he still holds a force capable of threatening a Huagai Realm, and to this day, very few people in the world know about it."

"Therefore, this old man has never bet everything on him."

"I have already instructed some people to contact Xu Chaoyang, including my son-in-Law, Bai Yan."

Ritual Master Yu Hai was even more shocked, "Duke of Huaicheng! After all, he carries the surname Ye!"

University Scholar Zong Liangchen sneered, "Under such a monarch, what does it matter if one is surnamed Ye? Which of Ye Baiqiao or Miao Yulin was not loyal? And what was the result?"

"Now, everyone in the court is in danger, who is still foolish enough to be loyal to the Ye family?"

"Even if someone surnamed Xu becomes emperor, they wouldn't make it impossible for everyone to live."

"This Dongyu, perhaps it is time for a change in atmosphere!"

A beautiful day has turned dark again.

In a dungeon near Dajiao Mountain, Tang Long once again took down the dungeon BOSS. The treasure chest still only gave a few pieces of trash equipment, which he threw into the faction warehouse.

"My luck still hasn't arrived today; I have to rely on my own strength for everything."

Just as he finished complaining, prompts appeared one after another before his eyes.

[Your {Wild Grass Breathing Method} has been cultivated to the peak! vitality recovery increased by 10%. For every 10% reduction in total vitality, recovery speed increases by an additional 10%.]

[Saint Treasure: Torch Spirit Blood Spear, binding complete!]

[The Torch Spirit Blood Spear is a weapon once used by the Seventh Apostle of the Red Religion. It contains the Law of Blood. Armor Penetration +988!]

[Treasure Trait 1: Blood Devour. Wounding an enemy with the blood spear allows it to devour the vitality in their blood to nourish the binder. If the treasure is damaged, Blood Devour will prioritize repairing the treasure itself.]

[Treasure Trait 2: Blood Control. For enemies wounded by the blood spear, it possesses control based on the difference in vitality and slows down their wound healing.]

[Treasure Trait 3: Blood Stealth. It can completely mimic the blood aura of a target wounded by the blood spear, obscuring one's own presence.]

[Treasure Trait 4: Blood Torch. Ignites the Blood Torch Holy Fire on enemies stained with one's own blood. It continuously consumes one's own vitality to deal damage to the enemy equal to twice the amount consumed, up to a maximum not exceeding one's own total vitality. This trait can only be activated once per day.]

A smile immediately appeared on Tang Long's face.

Three minutes of concentrated cultivation, maxing out the Wild Grass Breathing Method can only be considered a basic operation.

But successfully binding the Torch Spirit Blood Spear solved a big problem.

When he first got this thing from the Emperor during the day, he didn't know why, but the binding speed was outrageously slow, taking over a dozen hours to succeed.

However, those dozen or so hours were not spent in vain.

Although it doesn't have a Saint's Soul residing in it like the mask of calamity, allowing it to evolve gradually, this blood spear's Armor Penetration is truly high!

Don't look at how easily he took down Guan Guo and those small fries today; the enemies he faces next will basically not be such weaklings.

Peng Lin is only in the Lower Realm of Open Origin. If he were to face someone in the Upper Realm, especially one skilled in defensive methods, it's hard to say if his current abilities would even be effective.

He wouldn't even dare to think about the Spirit Map Realm.

Overall, he still lacks offensive means.

But now that he has the Torch Spirit Blood Spear, it's completely different.

With nearly a thousand in Armor Penetration, if the opportunity is right, even a Spirit Map expert isn't impossible to pierce.

Plus, this thing can drain blood, control, and turn invisible.

Especially the fourth attribute, Blood Torch Fire; if the opponent cannot dispel it, it can deal damage up to one's own maximum vitality?

I have over three hundred thousand vitality now!

If I summon my four Clones to burn together, how unstoppable would this fire be?