Divine Throne of Primordial Blood - Volume 4 - Chapter 73

Chapter 73

Chapter 73: Spare Him

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Streaks of light flew through the air .

The blade strikes were filled with an chilly energy that gave them quite a bit of penetrative power .

Miao Changqing was accidentally hit by one of the blade strikes . Three percent of the energy penetrated his barrier and slammed into him . Even though it couldn’t get through his Source-Returning Armor, it still gave him quite a surprise .

These people weren’t simple!

Their attacks only seemed so-so, but what was that strange glow emanating from their bodies? Why did it give them seemingly exceptional power? Even Miao Changqing felt surprised and a hint of fear .

When faced with these kinds of circumstances, Miao Changqing knew that he was probably going to lose if he held back any longer .

As such, he drew his blade .

The General-Beheading Night Blade .

The General-Beheading Night Blade was an exceptionally useful tool when fighting at night because its attacks were invisible .

When Miao Changqing attacked, no one could see where his blade landed . They would only see him wave his hand, causing the darkness of the night to thicken in some specific places . The darkness would then seep into the target’s body and swallow them up .

However, Miao Changqing was in an unusual situation today .

He waved his General-Beheading Night Blade, but he couldn’t see any of his opponents falling apart .

A glistening yellow light began to shine on their skin .

“Cliffrock Armor?” Miao Changqing frowned .

How had this Ancient Arcana Skill, which had been abandoned for centuries, suddenly reappeared in the hands of a normal guard?

But that didn’t really matter .

He continued to attack .

Only this time, he switched targets .

Unexpectedly, yellow light began to glow again .

Dammit, still another Cliffrock Armor user .

What’s with these guys? Why are their cultivation paths identical?

Some apprehension was beginning to seep in . He unleashed eight strikes in a row against eight different targets and was greeted by eight flashes of yellow light .

Cliffrock Armor, Cliffrock Armor, and Cliffrock Armor yet again!

Miao Changqing was completely dumbfounded .

Their bulging and expanding muscles caused their clothing to tear, revealing dense tattoos that almost looked like they had been inscribed into their skin .

“This is . . . . . . ”

Miao Changqing was stunned .

These tattoos glowed with a strange light that flowed through the lines . They seemed to pulsate with an incredible amount of Origin Energy, giving off a terrifying amount of pressure .

In that moment, the ten or so Origin Qi Scholars stood together and swung their blades simultaneously . An enormous blade took form in the air and began to descend, seemingly with the intent to bisect the whole earth .

This all happened so quickly that Miao Changqing felt as if he were facing a Light Shaking Realm cultivator .

‘NO!’ he yelled in his heart as he rushed forwards to defend himself with all his might .

The two sides collided violently, and Miao Changqing was sent flying with a grunt, as were the ten Origin Qi Scholars, who all fell to the floor in a crumpled heap .

“Pu!” Miao Changqing spat out a mouthful of blood . He was unable to get back to his feet .

Thankfully, his opponents weren’t much better off . All of them were seriously injured .

In this exchange, both parties had suffered losses .

“Young Master . . . . . . ” Miao Changqing said with labored breath, “Forgive my uselessness . . . . . . ”

Zhou Qingkuang said coldly, “You were indeed a bit useless . Even a bunch of trash like this could injure you to this point . But this is not that bad, since now . . . . . . ”

He stared at Long Shaoyou as he said, “Only you and I are left . ”

As he spoke, he walked forwards slowly . “I must admit that your performance surprised me . Even so, that’s as far as you go . ”

“Oh?” Long Shaoyou laughed . “Your strongest subordinate can’t even get up due to his wounds, but you still want to act this arrogantly?”

“Of course . ” Zhou Qingkuang stopped advancing . “That’s because I am stronger than him!”

As he spoke, Zhou Qingkuang’s entire body began to emanate with energy .

This energy began to surge and increase as a Scarlet-Eyed Cinnabar Crane illusory image appeared behind him . It stretched out its wings, manifesting the imposing appearance of a Demonic King .

Whoosh!

Zhou Qingkuang attacked .

This movement was so fast that it was as if he had disappeared into thin air . Long Shaoyou didn’t even see him move before he found himself being launched into the air .

An instant later, Zhou Qingkuang reappeared in the same place, as if he hadn’t moved at all .

By the time he had returned to his original position, Long Shaoyou was still tumbling through the air .

Bang!

He rolled along the ground before coming to a stop and spitting out a mouthful of blood .

“So fast!” Long Shaoyou spat .

“Do you recognize the gap between us now?” Zhou Qingkuang walked forwards arrogantly with his hands clasped behind his back .

Long Shaoyou clutched at his chest as he retreated . “I get it now . You’re very fast, but you’re quite weak . You live up to your reputation of having a Demonic King Bloodline that is good for nothing but fleeing!”

Killing intent flashed across Zhou Qingkuang’s face . “You’re asking for death!”

The Scarlet-Eyed Demon King had quite the reputation, but it was the most well-known for its ability to flee . Of course, the Zhou Clan didn’t appreciate this moniker one bit .

Long Shaoyou laughed when he saw Zhou Qingkuang’s expression . “I admit that I’m not your opponent in a one-on-one fight, but you shouldn’t think that you’re something special . A person like you, who specializes in speed to the point of neglecting physical strength, must also have weak defenses . If you get hit even once, you won’t be able to withstand it at all . ”

Zhou Qingkuang laughed loudly, “So what? My movements are as fast as lightning, and I can come and go like the wind . Who can hit me? You?”

Long Shaoyou sighed, “Of course I can’t . The person behind you can, though . ”

Zhou Qingkuang trembled as he quickly spun around and leapt backwards . However, he didn’t see anyone behind him .

He viciously snarled, “Trying to trick me, are you!”

However, he then heard a voice speak, “He wasn’t tricking you . ”

Zhou Qingkuang was badly startled as he instinctively leapt into the air .

His Scarlet-Eyed Demon King Bloodline allowed him to move at what seemed like the speed of light, but at this point it was already too late .

An attack that seemed to emerge from the depths of Hades itself charged towards him, the pressure it exuded threatening to shatter every bone in his body .

“Armor Piercing Awl!”

“AH!” Zhou Qingkuang yelled as he flew through the air, blood spraying from an open wound on his back .

Even though he had been badly injured, his speed activated at this moment . In the blink of an eye, he had escaped from his attacker, whose Raging Inferno Fist had yet to be unleashed .

Even so, he had unwittingly run in the wrong direction .

“Shadow Flame Claw . ”

A voice spoke coolly from in front of him, followed by a hand covered in shadowy flames slamming into his chest .

Zhou Qingkuang yelled loudly in pain . The jade charm he wore around his neck shattered as a jade-green glow began to suffuse out . The Shadow Flame Claw slammed into the jade light instead, causing a blinding explosion of light to burst forth .

The white light gradually faded .

Taking advantage of the distraction, Zhou Qingkuang continued to retreat as he shot into the air before the person chasing behind him could catch up .

However, he didn’t expect there to still be more people waiting for him even in midair .

It was the Shadow Servants .

“Erupting Firehawk!”

A large, flame-winged hawk appeared in the air .

It slammed into Zhou Qingkuang’s midsection, causing him to spit up a mouthful of blood as he flew through the air .

He hadn’t died yet .

He lowered his head as a cyan leaf flew into his mouth . A faint green light began to crawl over his body and illuminate it, causing the wounds he had just sustained to rapidly recover .

Just at that moment, however, two more streaks of light glinting off of two blade strikes arrived .

Whoosh .

These two blade strikes slammed into Zhou Qingkuang’s legs .

“AH!” Zhou Qingkuang howled out of desperation .

This time, he was no longer able to jump into the air and toppled to the ground .

Five people walked out of the darkness . Because they were shrouded in darkness, it was impossible for Zhou Qingkuang to identify them . They very quickly tied him up .

One of the people smacked him with the flat of the blade . The cyan leaf came flying out of Zhou Qingkuang’s mouth .

Without the aid of this greenish-blue leaf, Zhou Qingkuang’s recovery ability ceased .

The other four people simultaneously raised their blades .

Despair flashed across Zhou Qingkuang’s eyes .

But just at that moment, a voice spoke .

“Spare him!”