483: In a tough fight

Lu Xingchen smiled faintly and said softly, "Leave it to me!"

"Brother Dongfang, don't use Evil Soul Transformation yet, to avoid prolonged exhaustion from the enemy!"

Dongfang Yuqing nodded gently and said in a deep voice, "In that case, let's go!"

Immediately, Lu Xingchen, Dongfang Yuqing, and Li Qingshan launched a counter-charge toward the skeleton army.

Lu Yu and Yun Li hid in the back.

Lu Yu took out the Bamboo Sea Flute and began to play.

After hearing his flute melody, the surrounding skeleton army's movement speed slowed down significantly, and their aura weakened considerably.

This was Lu Yu's strength.

Enemies who heard his flute melody had all their attributes reduced by 30%, regardless of any Realm gap.

In other words, whether they were a lowly Martial Ancestor or as strong as a Saint, they would all have their combat power reduced by 30% by him.

The Legacy of the Bamboo Sea Sect was truly terrifying.

Yun Li took out the tianxing bow and used the Consecutive Arrow Technique to launch an attack on the skeleton army.

The tianxing bow was a high heaven grade spirit tool; even without using any Martial Skill, Yun Li could manage to take out one small skeleton per second.

This seemingly aggressive skeleton army was completely wiped out by the group in less than a minute.

Among them, Yun Li took out 60 small skeletons, and Lu Xingchen took out 30, even while he was deliberately trying to steal the kills.

By continuously taking out over 30 Five-Star Martial Venerables, Lu Xingchen gained 1.5 billion experience points, and his Realm rose directly from Five-Star Martial Venerable to Seven-Star Martial Venerable.

The power provided by the "God of Slaughter Domain" to Lu Xingchen further raised his superficial Realm to Eight-Star Martial Venerable.

However, before he could even catch his breath, over a hundred flame skeletons flew out from the spiritual energy vortex.

This time, all these hundred-plus skeletons had the strength of Seven-Star Martial Venerables.

Everyone could handle one Seven-Star Martial Venerable, but over a hundred skeletons at the Seven-Star Martial Venerable Realm was quite astonishing in terms of combat power.

Lu Yu couldn't help but curse.

"Damn it, over a hundred Seven-Star Martial Venerables! I can't even beat one in a one-on-one, let alone a hundred. Damn, we must have entered the death gate!"

Dongfang Yuqing said in a deep voice, "Complaining is useless now, let's go all out! We must get out alive!"

Without any hesitation, Dongfang Yuqing activated "Evil Soul Transformation," raising his Realm to Ten-Star Martial Venerable.

The enemy numbers were too large; they had to end the battle quickly and could not afford any hesitation, otherwise, they would be overwhelmed by them.

This time, everyone felt immense pressure.

Yun Li's feathered arrows were no longer effective at suppressing them; she had to use the String Twisting Archery Technique and apply the "Thunder Prison Art" to the feathered arrows using the "Heavenly Pivot Art" to barely take out a skeleton.

But this also came with a huge consumption of energy.

Li Qingshan only had the Realm of a Six-Star Martial Venerable, and relying on a Spiritual Artifact from the Sword and Blade God Sect, he held off five flame skeletons at once, but he couldn't kill them immediately.

The main contributors were still Lu Xingchen and Dongfang Yuqing.

Dongfang Yuqing activated "Killing, Breaking, Plundering," concentrating all his life force into a single point, then charged into the skeleton army, slaughtering in all directions.

Lu Xingchen activated the shadow sword's displacement skill, constantly supporting Yun Li, Lu Yu, and Li Qingshan, which prevented them from being killed instantly.

The great battle lasted for a full hour.

Yun Li took out over a dozen flame skeletons, and Lu Xingchen took out over thirty, gaining 2.1 billion experience points, and his Realm rose from Seven-Star Martial Venerable to Nine-Star Martial Venerable.

Dongfang Yuqing was the most ferocious, taking out over sixty flame skeletons at the Seven-Star Martial Venerable Realm.

But this was the result of him disregarding his own injuries.

By the time all the flame skeletons on the Plaza were wiped out, he was covered in wounds and soaked in blood.

Lu Xingchen walked over to him and said in a deep voice, "Brother Dongfang, thank you! If you hadn't been in front tanking the damage, Yun Li, Lu Yu, and Li Qingshan would have been killed long ago, and I wouldn't have had any chance to rescue them!"

Dongfang Yuqing grinned and said softly, "It's only right; after all, we are companions!"

Lu Xingchen cupped his hands in a salute to him and said softly, "Brother Dongfang, I, Lu Xingchen, have decided to make you my friend!"

"By the way, Brother Dongfang, you are so heavily injured, can you continue to fight?"

Dongfang Yuqing chuckled and said, "Thank you for treating me as a friend. In that case, I will tell you the truth. The Martial Skill I used is called 'Killing, Breaking, Plundering,' which can concentrate all my life force into one point. But with my current strength, I can only maintain it for three hours!"

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "To think there is such a miraculous Martial Skill in the world. Hopefully, no stronger enemies will appear next, otherwise, both you and I will die here!"

Just as Lu Xingchen finished speaking, the spiritual energy vortex churned again, and ten flame skeletons at the Nine-Star Martial Venerable Realm flew down.

Dongfang Yuqing patted his shoulder and smiled bitterly, "It seems your prediction is quite accurate! Let's continue the battle!"

Lu Xingchen shook his head violently and said in a deep voice, "Brother Dongfang, you cannot continue to fight! Your injuries are already very severe; if you continue to overdraw your life force, once the time for 'Killing, Breaking, Plundering' runs out, you and I will definitely die!"

Dongfang Yuqing said in a deep voice, "But if we cannot defeat these ten flame skeletons, we will still be torn to pieces by them!"

Lu Xingchen took out a phoenix nirvana pill from his Storage Ring and handed it to Dongfang Yuqing.

"This is my work that earned me the title of Pill King, the phoenix nirvana pill; it can instantly recover all injuries and has no usage restrictions. Take it quickly!"

Dongfang Yuqing didn't waste words, took the phoenix nirvana pill, and swallowed it in one gulp.

At the same time, his heart warmed.

If Lu Xingchen had ulterior motives, he could have completely avoided taking out this Medicinal Pill and let himself die from his severe injuries.

But he was willing to take it out to save his life, which showed that he truly treated him as a friend.

It took only ten seconds for Dongfang Yuqing to recover from all his injuries, his state returning to its Peak.

Immediately, he high-fived Lu Xingchen and laughed, "Xingchen, being able to become friends with you is the luck of my life. Let's go together!"

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "Ten flame skeletons, how should we split them?"

Dongfang Yuqing chuckled, "Of course, half each. Let's see who finishes the battle first!"

"Alright!"

With that, the two of them charged toward the ten flame skeletons at the Nine-Star Martial Venerable Realm.

The shadow sword hovered at his shoulder, while he held the immortal slaying sword in his hand, maneuvering around the five flame skeletons.

If he could use "Chixiao Slash," he would be confident in taking out one with each sword strike.

But unfortunately, the combat awareness of the five flame skeletons was very high, and they cooperated tacitly, not giving Lu Xingchen a chance to use his big moves.

Because inside them all contained the Souls of experts from the eight great Ninth-Rank Sects; although they had lost their consciousness, their combat instincts were still quite powerful.

Lu Xingchen was momentarily trapped in a bitter battle.