206: Chapter 205 A desperate gamble? Your teammates are ready!!

Chapter 205: A Desperate Struggle? Your Teammates Are Ready!!

[Wuzhiqi] stood atop the water cloud and said to [Sun Po], "Master, helping [Li Tiance] next will be up to you. I will hold back this [Sæhrímnir]."

[Sun Po] was actually a bit unsure in his heart, and he asked mentally, "[Wuzhiqi], although the [flame dragon armor] has immense potential, it is only at [Orange 9-Star] after all. Can it really deal with a gold-quality monster?"

It was no wonder [Sun Po] had his doubts. As everyone knew, there was a watershed divide between orange-quality and gold-quality. It could be said that in most cases, the gap in combat power between orange-quality and gold-quality was even greater than the gap between white-quality and orange-quality. Going from orange to gold was a true qualitative change.

Before reaching gold-quality, one might still rely on some powerful traits, skills, or restraint relationships between combat styles to achieve the feat of a lower rank defeating a higher rank. However, once past gold-quality, every single star represented a massive gap, let alone using an orange-quality entity to battle a gold-quality monster.

Yet [Wuzhiqi] seemed quite confident, simply telling [Sun Po] in his mind, "Master, generally speaking, it is completely impossible for orange-quality to deal with gold-quality, but doesn't a precedent already exist in Master's hands?"

Saying this, [Wuzhiqi] paused for a moment before speaking again in [Sun Po]'s mind, "Although the big blockhead is a bit foolish, his potential and strength are solid. Fighting across tiers under full outburst is completely not a problem."

Earlier, when [Overlord Xiang Yu] had just ridden [Snow-Treading Wuyua] out from [Sæhrímnir]—meaning the collapsed [Fenglei Mountain Range] mystic realm—and wanted to ask for battle, [Wuzhiqi] had still advised him with the respectful title of "General Xiang." It was probably out of fear that [Overlord Xiang Yu] would hear the nickname "big blockhead" and instead insist on going into battle.

As soon as [Overlord Xiang Yu] returned to [Tianhe Budu], [Wuzhiqi] immediately dropped his facade. Truly, they were [Overlord Xiang Yu]'s bickering nemeses.

But [Wuzhiqi] was indeed not wrong. [Sun Po]'s heart stirred as he recalled the two towering giant shadows that pierced through heaven and earth when [Overlord Xiang Yu] unleashed the [Overlord's Arrival] in the [Jinshan Temple] mystic realm, and remembered the scene of [Overlord Xiang Yu] punching a monster of the same [Orange 9-Star] into a pork meatball with a single fist. He was completely unable to refute it.

It was just that [Overlord Xiang Yu] was the strongest human since the ancient times, hailed as the strongest numerical freak after ancient humanity. Could the potential and combat power of the [flame dragon armor] actually rival his?

He asked mentally once more, "[Overlord Xiang Yu]'s talent can be called peerless through the ages. Although the [flame dragon armor] has some special traits, I'm afraid it hasn't reached that level, right?"

[Wuzhiqi], however, chuckled, his voice ringing out in [Sun Po]'s mind once again, "Master, you still underestimate the potential of the [chaos fire seed]. This is the true ancestor of all fires. Even if the [flame dragon armor] only carries a trace of chaotic fire, to fire-attribute monsters, it is the ancestor of ancestors. While the big blockhead's talent is indeed peerless through the ages, the gold content of the chaotic fire is not the least bit lower than the big blockhead's talent."

[Sun Po] was half-doubtful, but still chose to believe [Wuzhiqi]. After all, compared to himself—a civilian [Card Maker] who hadn't even entered college—[Wuzhiqi] could be considered a thoroughly high-knowledge intellectual.

Beneath the water cloud, [Sæhrímnir] had fully awakened, two beams of red light piercing through the void to lock onto [Wuzhiqi], which had awakened it.

Seeing this, [Wuzhiqi] flashed a smile and said, "I can finally let loose and have a real fight!!"

Afterwards, [Wuzhiqi] leaped down from above the water cloud, softly chanting, "[Divine Ability: Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth]!!"

As [Wuzhiqi]'s voice fell, his divine body also began to swell rapidly in mid-air, quickly growing to several hundred meters tall.

Although he was still incomparably tiny compared to [Sæhrímnir] below, the cyan divine light and powerful aura emanating from his entire body proclaimed that this was a formidable deity who had also reached gold-quality!!

Seeing this, [Sun Po] couldn't help sighing with emotion. He had always felt that [Wuzhiqi] was a "tactical general" passionate about books and research, almost forgetting that he also originated from a desolate beast, and his desire for battle was likewise carved into his bones.

It was just that he had always been spinning around within the domain, rarely able to find opponents that could make [Wuzhiqi] go all out, which somewhat suppressed his combat nature.

[Sun Po] thought to himself secretly, "It seems that in the future, given the opportunity, I must let [Wuzhiqi] move around more, emphasizing the mutual complement of stillness and motion, combining labor and rest."

As [Wuzhiqi] matched up against the boundless [Sæhrímnir], [Sun Po] knew it was time for him to take action as well.

With a thought from [Sun Po], a crimson-red armor appeared by his side. The [flame dragon armor] and [Black Rhino Armor] manifested in the world at the same time!!

This was also the first time the [flame dragon armor] appeared before the world. Unlike the heavy armor style of the [Black Rhino Armor], the [flame dragon armor] leaned more towards an all-around combat armor as a whole. Its styling was not as thin and agile as in the original work, and the exposed black joints were extremely few. Its overall color was dimmer than the original, and its styling was richer. Looking at it, it completely lacked the plastic-suit feel of the original work, but instead carried a few more shades of a battlefield's stern, killing aura.

The black goggles of the [flame dragon armor] suddenly lit up with a faint multicolored hue, and a wave of inarticulate, joyful emotions instantly flooded into [Sun Po]'s mind.

[Sun Po] couldn't help laughing. Looking at the joyful little crimson dragon in his mind, he thought, "Alright, alright, let's enter from this place right now and go help [Li Tiance]."

Although the little crimson dragon's intelligence was still not high, merely equivalent to a newborn infant, its advantage lay in being of one heart with [Sun Po].

[Sun Po] didn't even need to point out where the rift to [Li Tiance]'s small world entrance was; as long as it was within his field of vision or in his thoughts, a single thought could let the [flame dragon armor] know. It could be said to be truly seamless coordination.

Likewise, what the [flame dragon armor] saw with its eyes and thought in its heart could also be instantly transmitted to [Sun Po], because the two were inherently one entity.

Upon receiving [Sun Po]'s thought message, the [flame dragon armor] emitted another wave of joyful emotions, and even happily hopped a few times.

For it, this was the first time coming into this world, and it was to help its closest "father," so it was naturally incomparably happy.

But correspondingly, while someone was happy, someone else was unhappy.

Within the magma mystic realm, [Li Tiance] had no choice but to stand upon the [Xuanwu Gate] once more, his right-hand fingertips wrapped in a cluster of faint water-blue light.

"Screee!!"

With his left hand, he drew the longbow transformed by the [Golden Phoenix], and the loud cries of a bird resounded around him.

On his right side, a huge white divine bird appeared by his flank, rapidly transforming into an arrow emanating a gold-white light that materialized in [Li Tiance]'s hand. It was precisely the white arrow transformed by [White Phoenix].

That water-blue light flowed slowly, actually wrapping around that golden arrow truly like flowing water.

In an instant, the gold-white light seemed as if it had been injected with energy, becoming increasingly dazzling and blinding, while the water-blue light in [Li Tiance]'s hand also grew increasingly nimble.

[Li Tiance] raised his right hand, which was pinching the gold-white arrow, his expression solemn.

He knew deeply that the enemy he was facing right now was definitely not something that the previous purple and orange-tier cannon fodder could compare to. The scorching heat brought by merely the aftermath was already about to scorch his hair.

You must know that ever since he entered this mystic realm, he had urged the fire-elemental power accumulated by the [Saints Heart Formula] to condense into a protective shield.

This [Nine Flames Fire Shield] was a secret method specially collected for him by his family, considered an extremely top-tier body-protecting art.

Not only did it have good defensive power against physical aspects and other types of elemental forces, but more outstandingly, when in an area with abundant fire elements, it could absorb the surrounding fire elements to strengthen its own defense magnitude, while simultaneously having an extremely strong absorption and mitigation effect on fire-elemental attacks.

[Li Tiance] had learned many secret methods like this. Because his cultivation technique, the [Saints Heart Formula], would randomly generate energy during cultivation and accumulate it within his spiritual space, [Li Tiance] had been able to come into contact with various different powers since childhood, and correspondingly learned numerous secret arts.

Of course, this was also the mutual complementation of [Li Tiance]'s own specialty and a top-tier family background like the [Five Surnames and Seven Clans]; otherwise, ordinary families could never support a high school student proficient in dozens of secret arts like him.

However, among the secret arts [Li Tiance] knew, the [Nine Flames Fire Shield], which excelled at dealing with fire-elemental attacks, was already the strongest body-protecting method [Li Tiance] could think of in such a magma environment.

Even so, the monster beneath the abyss had yet to reveal its full appearance, and the residual warmth overflowing just from its entrance was already showing signs of breaking through the absorption limit of the [Nine Flames Fire Shield].

[Li Tiance] knew in his heart that the time for a desperate struggle had arrived.

Such might, such an aura—it was definitely a genuine gold-quality monster. Even if he went all out, he would likely have a hard time finding a chance of victory. At this moment, his heart was already mentally prepared to face death.

The gold-white arrow in [Li Tiance]'s right hand had become so brilliant that it looked like a wedge-shaped dazzling pillar of light, surrounded by water-blue flowing light, and even faintly emitted the sound of tides.

[Li Tiance] felt regret in his heart: "It seems the script has already deviated from the moment [Sun Po] appeared. Am I actually going to die at this moment? What a pity, I won't get to see the magnificent endless battle domain."

[Li Tiance] already had the intent to die in his heart. The palaces behind him slowly lit up, and behind one of the palaces, numerous figures faintly emerged.

Two orange cards lit up within the [Xuanwu Gate]. A golden-armored general with a white face and beautiful beard, and a dark-armored strong man with a dark face and needle-like beard slowly emerged within them—they were precisely [Qin Qiong] and [Yuchi Yigde].

After the two appeared, they merely glanced at the huge magma stone pillars continuously rising from the abyss, and said no more.

Both of them wielded double maces. They looked at each other and nodded.

Afterwards, the golden mace and black mace in their hands crossed and collided, and a brilliant light lit up.

When the light dispersed, two giant armored divine generals, as if cast from dark gold metal, rose from the ground holding huge double maces, guarding the two sides of the [Xuanwu Gate].

The plaque of the [Xuanwu Gate] shone brilliantly, and massive dark golden figures began to slowly condense around the [Xuanwu Gate].

In the blink of an eye, identical dark golden giants slowly emerged behind [Li Tiance] and the [Xuanwu Gate]. Instantly, [Li Tiance], who was originally all alone, seemed to possess an army of giants clad in dark golden armor, with an extraordinary momentum that looked not the slightest bit inferior to the giant magma stone pillars protruding from the abyss. This was precisely the Door Gods form fused by [Qin Qiong] and [Yuchi Yigde]!!

Unlike during the provincial competition, the Door Gods form at this moment had clear facial features. One could completely tell that the faces of all the dark golden divine generals were precisely those of [Qin Qiong] and [Yuchi Yigde]. The bodies of the dark gold divine generals also looked as if they were poured from metal, appearing quite solid and no longer carrying the illusory feeling of the provincial competition.

Moreover, in the palace behind [Li Tiance], figures also began to slowly solidify, making [Li Tiance]'s side look completely like a massive army!!

Yet the pressure in [Li Tiance]'s heart did not decrease in the slightest at this moment. You must know that this magma stone pillar was in all probability just the monster's weapon, and the monster's true main body had not yet shown its face.

Furthermore, he had practically played all his trump cards at this moment. Needless to say about the golden bow and white arrow in his hand, [Li Tiance] had already attached all the metal-elemental power accumulated over so many years onto this single arrow. On top of the white arrow transformed by [White Phoenix], he had additionally used secret arts to attach all the water-elemental power accumulated over these years, further enhancing the lethality of this arrow.

You must know that metal and water generate each other. Such powerful metal-elemental power and water-elemental power complemented each other through secret arts, and the resulting effect was by no means as simple as one plus one equals two.

Moreover, although this monster's main body had not yet appeared, judging by this aura, it was undoubtedly a powerful fire-attribute divine monster.

Although the metal-attribute [White Phoenix] arrow had formidable killing power, it was somewhat restrained by fire-elemental power. However, if water-elemental power served as the arrow's outer shell to restrain fire-elemental power and protect the power of the [White Phoenix] arrow from being weakened by fire-elemental power, the lethality of this arrow could be greatly enhanced.

Furthermore, the water-elemental power could also mutually reinforce the metal-elemental power, further strengthening each other.

It could be said that although [Li Tiance] only put out two shares of power for this arrow, the damage caused could at least reach the effect of eight shares of power.

This was the combat literacy of a successor from a top-tier aristocratic family. On the battlefield, in merely an instant, he could find the output method that maximized lethality.

Yet [Li Tiance]'s mood at present was still incomparably heavy. The gap in hard strength between himself and this monster was visible to the naked eye. Even with a guaranteed-hit arrow and maximized lethality, whether it could inflict heavy injuries on this monster remained an unknown.

[Li Tiance] suddenly thought that if [Sun Po] were here, he would definitely be able to handle this monster very easily.

After all, his [Wuzhiqi] was a water-attribute ancient deity and also of gold-quality. Although it might not match the monster before him, surely with the addition of [Overlord Xiang Yu] and the gold-quality [Tianhe Budu], there would definitely be the strength for a battle.

Just as he was thinking this, suddenly, [Sun Po]'s voice came to his mind: "Brother Tiance, can you hear me? Where are you right now?"

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[Li Tiance] chuckled. Why was he already hallucinating before even fighting? Earlier, he had tried many times; the mind arrow had only established contact with [Sun Po] right when he entered.

After the first wave of the purple beast horde, he could no longer reach [Sun Po].

But the next second, his gaze became somewhat dumbfounded.

He saw that from the rift in the horizon that faintly revealed a divine void, a small water cloud darted out. Upon the water cloud stood two armored figures, looking extraordinarily martial and majestic.

Among them, the owner of that pitch-black armor was precisely [Sun Po]!!