53: Chapter 53 Absolute Territory

First, he felt pleasantly surprised.

Previously, he hadn't dared to believe that someone could truly see the blasphemy mark directly, thinking that Tang Long might have been lying and just happened to guess it right.

But now that both Blasphemers had simultaneously revealed their true forms, it was enough to prove that Tang Long wasn't spouting nonsense.

This kid could not only identify Blasphemers but also cleverly utilized the Bounty Hunters to create a situation that was quite favorable to himself; such intelligence was all the more commendable.

However, he felt that Tang Long was in big trouble.

With the keen eyes of a Spirit Map realm expert, he could naturally see easily that Elder Ming was bluffing.

From the moment he started using his Blasphemy Power, Elder Ming's vitality had been constantly weakening.

After taking that slash from Tang Long, his vitality had decreased even further.

Although he had stolen some life force from Tang Long using his Blasphemy Power, there was still no sign of this trend stopping, and the flame of his life was not far from being extinguished.

In other words, the vitality consumed by his use of Blasphemy Power was irreversible.

As long as Tang Long didn't fight him, he would exhaust himself to death in at most half an hour.

However, for someone in the Qi Manipulation Realm, it was almost impossible to see through his ability.

Even if they did see through it, the difficulty of breaking the situation was immense.

Moreover, the other Blasphemer's ability was even more special; it was likely that no one within the Qi Manipulation Realm could deal with it.

Fortunately, he had arrived in time; otherwise, Tang Long would certainly die, and it would be a pity to lose those eyes of his that were suspected of being able to see the blasphemy mark.

However, Lv Yang still didn't rush to intervene. He wanted to see how far Tang Long could go relying on his own strength and whether he could give him another small surprise.

Even if he couldn't, relying on those eyes and his intelligence, he could be considered a good seedling, and it wouldn't be a loss for him to intervene now.

As for the High Priest, he could completely negotiate well based on the existing conditions.

For instance, regarding church affairs, it wasn't impossible to let Tang Long participate; just relying on those eyes of his, wasn't he perfectly suited to be responsible for hunting down Blasphemers?

Just as he was thinking this, someone in the battle group on the other side let out a cry of pain.

In the four-against-one situation, the Bounty Hunters had held the initiative when they first started, but Yellow Beard had defended very steadily.

However, for some reason, after a short while, all four of their states plummeted rapidly.

A young hunter named You Guang let his guard down and took a slash from Yellow Beard on his thigh.

Although Old Qi and the others rescued their companion in time and maintained their encirclement, their expressions were all very grim.

"Something's not right! It's been less than a minute, and my spiritual energy has already been more than half consumed. How about you guys?"

The injured You Guang panted, "I thought it was just me. You're all the same?"

Another chubby-faced youth, Guo Xiaopeng, was also very nervous, "What exactly is going on?"

Old Qu stared fixedly at the smiling Yellow Beard, "No need to ask; it must be the trick of this Blasphemer. The old guy over there has a very strange ability too."

Guo Xiaopeng swallowed his saliva, "My spiritual energy is still dropping even while I'm standing still. Once our spiritual energy is drained, can we still win? How about... we retreat first?"

Old Qi sneered, "I'm afraid they won't agree even if you want to leave now. Since the Blasphemers have made their move, they will definitely silence us. Right, Yellow Beard?"

Yellow Beard smiled, "If you run separately, maybe one or two might survive. I will chase and kill you first; the longer you hold out, the greater their chances of escaping."

Old Qi's expression changed abruptly, "Everyone, don't listen to his provocation! If we join forces, we still have a fighting chance; if we separate, no one will survive! There's another Blasphemer over there who will come to kill us after Tang Long dies!"

Although he said that, the facts could not be denied.

At this moment, Yellow Beard was clearly much stronger than in their memory, and they couldn't take him down even by joining forces. Just now, they had even had one person injured in a four-on-one fight; if their spiritual energy kept dropping like this, they would all be finished soon.

Just as the three of them were hesitant, Tang Long, who was over there, suddenly shouted loudly.

"You can't outrun him! Move towards me immediately! As long as you follow my commands, I can ensure you survive!"

Hearing this, the three of them had different expressions, and Yellow Beard laughed out loud.

"You can protect them? Who can protect you? You aren't thinking of using them as shields and muddying the waters again, are you? Since you want to live so much, how about I give you a chance? As long as you swear the Blasphemy Oath and join the Blasphemers..."

Before he could finish, Yellow Beard suddenly erupted, rushing toward Fatty Guo at an extremely fast speed.

The other three were distracted for a moment and failed to react in time. Although Guo Xiaopeng blocked two of Yellow Beard's slashes in a row, he had a flower of blood opened on his shoulder by the third slash.

Guo Xiaopeng was already cowardly to begin with; now he was even more terrified, and after barely blocking two more slashes, he scrambled toward Tang Long.

"Hurry over here! Return my gear to me!"

Tang Long urged again, and Old Qi and the other two could only retreat toward him while maintaining their guard.

Yellow Beard didn't stop them, just revealing a smile filled with disdain, and then slowly followed.

His Blasphemy Power was called Absolute Domain, which suppressed spiritual energy within a certain range around him. To put it bluntly, within this area, only Blasphemers could use spiritual energy.

Opponents who lost their spiritual energy could only wait to be slaughtered by him.

Of course, this required a little bit of time.

It was different from Elder Ming's style, but even more domineering.

When the two worked together, one binding and one suppressing, it was even more unsolvable.

Seeing the two groups come together, Elder Ming couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"You are truly idiots. If you had listened to Brother Yellow's advice and decisively fled just now, perhaps one or two might have really survived, but you actually listened to this kid."

"Let me make my ability clear to you first: those stained with my blood will have their lives connected to mine and be restricted from leaving ten paces around me. As long as I am injured, I can seize your vitality."

"Back in the day, when I cooperated with Brother Yellow, we even killed a seventh-stage expert of the Upper Realm."

"It can be considered an honor for you small fries to be able to die at our hands."

The hunters' faces turned green, and their gazes toward Tang Long inevitably held some resentment.

At this moment, even Lv Yang, who was watching the battle, was sighing inwardly; the Blasphemers' abilities were indeed terrifying.

Although those in the Qi Manipulation Realm could only be considered ants in his eyes, these two ants were indeed difficult to rival among others in the same Qi Manipulation Realm. Unless it was a peak ninth-stage expert who could quickly execute them before their Blasphemy Power was fully deployed, one would still lose if the battle dragged on.

The reason these two Blasphemers gave them time to catch their breath was precisely to urge their respective Blasphemy Powers to the extreme.

It seemed that he really had to intervene.

But just at this moment, Tang Long had already quickly snatched his long blade and long whip from Old Qi's hands.

"Don't listen to his bragging! This old guy can't even beat me; his blood lock can at most lock onto one person, me, at a time, and it won't affect you."

"His vital points are his left hand, right foot, and the tip of his tongue. As long as you cut off these three parts, or perhaps just one, his Blasphemy Power will be broken!"

"The four of you deal with him, and leave Yellow Beard to me!"

Elder Ming and Yellow Beard couldn't help but change color abruptly.