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Chapter 1481 - 1038: Want to Live? Exchange it for a Head! (3K)

Chapter 1481: Chapter 1038: Want to Live? Exchange it for a Head! (3K)

Outside the great gate of the Immortal Palace, five members of the Tianyan Association were responding to the siege led by Chen Yu, Jiangshan, Yun Ting, and the Biomimetic Teardrop.

Although the Tianyan Association had the numerical advantage, and each member’s abilities were quite strange, summoning ghosts that flooded the sky like a tide. These were ghost weapons developed by the Tianyan Association over the years—a type of terrifying weapon that could ignore physical defenses. Even divine creatures would be gnawed alive if surrounded by these ghosts.

And among them was an even stranger individual who could throw out threads that forcefully restricted the movements of the armored warriors, even using the threads to control corpses.

Yet they still could not shake the powerful besiegers.

Yun Ting unleashed various heroic spirit abilities, relentlessly attacking Luo Qiao because, with the Seal of the Heroic Spirit, she could use the abilities of many players.

She could obtain the abilities and attributes at the time of five heroic spirits, including Li Changhe and Qiu Wentian.

Bow Rank Li Changhe as the Hundred-Headed Shooter, Sword Rank Qiu Wentian as the Northern Ocean Ship-Slicer, Assassin Rank as the Scholarly Rogue Wild Cat, Knight Rank as the Ghost Rider who took an arrow to the knee, and Berserker Rank Flamenco in his Bloody Bombing.

The alternating switch between the five abilities provided Yun Ting with an extremely powerful error tolerance. And with the Ghost Valley Secret Stash, Yun Ting acquired even more potent defensive and offensive abilities.

This made her battle with Luo Qiao difficult to resolve.

Luo Qiao, once a high-ranking member of the Tianyan Association, had five demons as his Symbiotic Body. He was not weak by any means but was directly burned to death by three of Yun Ting’s World Burning Demonic Flames.

Luo Qiao, as a player, couldn’t lift his head when fighting against Yun Ting, who was a Symbiotic Body, and she struggled to receive any support.

Because she had already been completely surrounded by a squad of armored warriors.

Biomimetic Teardrop was an top-notch expert in his own right, cutting down countless ghosts with a simple move of his general’s robe. The summoned Undying Rider Warriors were the nightmare of most players. And with Jiangshan’s auxiliary support, his threat level skyrocketed. Tianyan Association experts could be replaced by Biomimetic Teardrop at any second when facing any armored warrior; they would have been pulverized long ago if not for one of them using strings to control war puppets to fight the armored warriors. They were in no position to support Luo Qiao.

Meanwhile, Chen Yu had activated the Heavenly Eye Divine Abnormality, with a red gem emerging on her forehead, its light coalescing into halberds in the air, effectively warding off the ghost onslaught. Her use of the Heavenly Eye Divine Power even drew the attention of the remnants of the Celestial Court.

"Is that... the Heavenly Eye? Does this girl have our Celestial Court’s inheritance?" A remnant of the Celestial Court recognized Chen Yu’s ability and exclaimed in surprise. Indeed, the Heavenly Eye Divine Power was one of the inheritances of the Celestial Court.

"Is there still Celestial Court inheritance left in the outside world?" wondered a member of the Celestial Court remnants.

"Let’s not worry about that now. Shouldn’t we take action? This girl is considered one of our Celestial Court inheritors," one of the remnants said. Clearly, they regarded Chen Yu as one of their own.

"Why take action when the current General has won?" said another Celestial Court remnant, looking at the Bronze Demon God approaching from the distance. "He didn’t drag out until the divinity of the Immortal projection was exhausted; he just straightforwardly killed two Immortal projections. And he isn’t even injured.... With such a being present, our intervention won’t change the outcome, and we would needlessly involve ourselves in karma."

"But... he’s a General," another Celestial Court remnant responded. In the legends of the smaller Celestial Court, the Primordial Warlord Chiyou was always portrayed as the villain second only to the Evil Spirits. Now that a General of this era had appeared, it made the remnants of the Celestial Court uneasy. What if he suddenly decided to settle Chiyou’s scores? There were no Immortal-level combatants inside the smaller Celestial Court.

"Whether it’s a General of this era or the Primordial Warlord doesn’t matter," said Jianmu in a somber tone, "They’re all human. The war between the General and the Yellow Emperor was an internal conflict of the Human Race. And if the General were to reappear during the Protecting-the-World War, he probably wouldn’t care about the Celestial Court; he would likely campaign against Evil Spirits!"

That was correct.

Although our ancestor was killed back in the day, we’re now defending humanity.

If during the time when Chiyou and Xuanyuan were leading the True Gods in a brawl, Annihilation arrived,

Both sides would likely lay aside their hatred first, turn to beat Annihilation, enjoy a moment of triumph, then turn back to pummel each other for a final showdown.

Internal struggles aside, if an external enemy appears, the priority is to defeat them first.

And when the Bronze Demon God neared the Immortal Palace,

The players of the Tianyan Association went completely mad. They were determined to break through the encirclement at all costs and enter the Immortal Palace.

The players from the Black Palace and the Round Table had even turned pale with fear. They had been close to the exit of the relic previously and could have reached it quickly at full speed. But Jianmu, to protect them from being affected by the Immortal-level battles, had moved them hundreds of miles away with a simple gesture. This actually saved them because the fight between three Demigod-level combatants would have caused them devastating losses.

But it was also this relocation that increased their distance from the relic’s exit.

The more arrogant they had been earlier, the more terrified they were now. They could only run with all their strength, desperately heading for the exit as the Demon God approached.

And Tyrant Washington’s face turned extremely ugly.

Of course, he wanted to run too. Although a player from the same era as Chen Tianjiao, he had not achieved Demigod status.

In Li Ba’s presence, there was only one option—to flee. At this moment, nobody cared that Li Ba was just below a Demigod, for all knew he had the power to kill a Demigod.

But Chen Guang, the fifth Devil King, watched him closely, forcing him to turn back and confront.

The two powerhouses unleashed their Mythical States, clashing fiercely midair.

"Chen Guang!" Tyrant Washington’s lion heads all released sonic waves simultaneously, a wide-ranging powerful attack that pushed Chen Guang back and he shouted, "I didn’t know they would be from the Tianyan Association. It’s all a misunderstanding! Let us go, and we’ll relinquish our findings from the relic! If necessary, we can also erase our memories. We will absolutely not spread any rumors about General Li Ba!"

"Let him be the laughing stock, imagine what you want, what the hell do I care!" Chen Guang grinned, saying, "Right now, I just want to kill you bastards! Some of you have spilled blood from my Great Wall."

"Damn it, in past tasks or while seizing resources, players were only hostile when it was absolutely necessary. Survival was based on each person’s skills!" the Tyrant roared, "Haven’t you ever killed someone from my Black Palace?"

"Yeah, it’s all about skill in the tasks. Now I’m stronger than you, and that’s my skill," Chen Guang sneered.

"Do you really think you’ve got us cornered? We have over a hundred players here! If we really join forces, even if we can’t kill Li Ba..." Tyrant Washington suddenly stopped speaking. If he continued, Chen Guang would certainly retort with ’Are you fucking threatening me?’ and then strike with full force.

Indeed, they could band together to fight against Li Ba, given their numerical advantage.

A hundred players attacking together could theoretically challenge a demigod if well-coordinated. Although Li Ba had unconventional demigod combat power, the chances of success weren’t high. But they could kill the fewer Great Wall players or even replace Chen Guang.

Moreover, they could also aid the Tianyan Association in fighting Li Ba. The odds might really be better, but the cost would be much heavier. Moreover, the consequences of such an action would be more dreadful than any other choice.

Watching the Bronze Demon God rapidly approaching, Tyrant Washington’s brain whirled. Finally, he made his choice.

He dodged Chen Guang’s chopping strike and quickly drew near to the Immortal Palace.

The Biomimetic Teardrop at the entrance to the Immortal Palace instantly looked up. Sensing danger, it decisively abandoned its attack and returned to Chen Yu’s side.

Chen Guang coldly chuckled, with no intention to continue his attack. Instead, he turned and flew toward the distant exit.

The Tianyan Association players were overjoyed, believing that under the pressure of Li Ba, Tyrant Washington was finally deciding to join forces. As long as they could hold off these Great Wall players, they might have a chance to escape.

Among them, a player manipulating threads shouted, "Quick, help us kill..."

However, before he could finish, Tyrant Washington had already unleashed a sonic explosion, causing the Tianyan Association player’s vision to blur, and his soul shook from the fierce sonic blast.

But he was also one of the elite from the Tianyan Association, quickly recovering from the shock.

Yet, Tyrant Washington had already executed a sonic-speed slash, beheading him.

The Tianyan Association players couldn’t believe their eyes.

They never expected that the Black Palace, with grievances against Li Ba, would strike at them.

Tyrant Washington then grabbed the fallen head, leaped up, and as he approached the Bronze Demon God, he swiftly landed on the ground, kneeling on one knee, and shouted, "General Li Ba, I have slain a Heavenly Book strongman!"

Meanwhile, the escaping Black Palace and Round Table players were stunned, then quickly realized the situation, and lifted their blades against the Red Fist allies.

"General Li Ba, we will assist you in killing the Heavenly Book strongmen!" A Round Table player raised his sword and brought it down on the neck of a Red Fist ally player who was escaping alongside him.

The Red Fist ally players were stunned.

They weren’t strongmen of the Heavenly Book, nor were they from the Tianyan Association, just a group that had banded together with the Bloodriders for common benefits.

"Wait, I’m not a strongman of the Heavenly Book!"

"We have nothing to do with the Tianyan Association!"

They frantically explained, yet they were still caught up in a brawl with both sides.

Some of the quicker Red Fist allies finally reached the ruins’ exit.

But at the end of that spatial tunnel, they saw a sight that drove them to despair.

The Black Great Wall!

It was a Black Great Wall!

Before entering the ruins, the Great Wall had already been erected outside, blocking any possibility of escape.

Some players, breaking down, took out their Escape Coins, intending to flee the task completely, only to find their coins... none succeeded.

Amidst their total despair, they heard the laughter of Chen Guang.

"Want to live? Exchange for heads!" Chen Guang said, spreading his black wings and looking down at the players below, "As for whose head, you all know, right?"

The Red Fist ally players instantly grasped Chen Guang’s meaning, turned around, and began attacking some of the pursuing Black Palace and Round Table players with all their might.

After all, some of those Black Palace and Round Table players bore the lives of the Great Wall on their backs...

(I’m out of sunshine, which means I’ve had something bad to eat...)