Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 316 The Divine Dragon Breaks Through the Wind, the Dragon Granny Appears

"This can't go on like this!"

Tong Bo felt the rate at which his internal energy was being depleted and couldn't help but become anxious.

The Dragon God Technique, which only manifests a portion of its power, does indeed consume far less energy, but it still has its costs.

However, the opponent possesses such strength thanks to the blessing of the divine sword, and their energy expenditure is probably far less than mine.

The two were evenly matched, but the one whose true energy was being consumed faster than the other's meant the outcome was obvious.

Tong Bo had not expected that his opponent, who had just been completely suppressed by his various moves, would turn the tables and suppress him in an instant, even more thoroughly than before.

And all of this is because of that sword.

Such power from a single sword strike!

Of course, there are other factors as well.

For example, the limited space of Hunter's Cave, and the existence of Tong Zhan.

Without these two things, Tong Bo would have turned and run, using his Dragon God Skill to soar into the air and easily escape.

But that won't work!

How could Tong Bo abandon his younger brother!
Hunter's Cave, two whirlwinds raged.

One to the left and one to the right, in completely opposite directions.

Within the whirlwind, wisps of light sword energy emerged, moving with the gale.

Although the power of each sword strike was far less than the previous one, it was still inexhaustible.

As the two whirlwinds spun, they displayed a powerful suction force, binding the two people firmly in the middle, one on the left and one on the right.

Although this move is less lethal than the previous one, it has a larger range of influence, the whirlwind has a controlling effect as it spins, and the sword energy between the whirlwinds cuts continuously, so although the power is small, it never stops, like a soft knife cutting flesh.

If one cannot break free from the whirlwind's restraints, the ultimate result will likely be being slowly sliced ​​to death by countless tiny sword energies.

Compared to the previous two moves, the outcome was even worse.

Tong Zhan's true energy surged, transforming into protective energy to safeguard his body.

Although Tong Bo's protection was not needed, Tong Bo knew that this was only temporary.

Once Tong Zhan's internal energy is exhausted, he will face the calamity of being slowly sliced ​​to death by sword energy.

The best way, of course, is to take Tong Zhan and rush straight out of the hunter's cave.

To others, this idea would probably be nothing more than wishful thinking.

The attack from the two whirlwinds resulted in minimal damage but extremely strong control. The suction force of the whirlwinds was like two giant hands pulling the two people together simultaneously with tremendous force.

Moreover, the whirlwind is invisible, and ordinary attacks can only disrupt it for a moment before it naturally recovers.

But a mere instant is not enough to escape the hunter's cave.

Moreover, Tong Bo also wanted to bring his younger brother along.

But just because others can't do it doesn't mean Tong Bo can't.

The method he was preparing to use was, of course, the Dragon God Technique.

All the true energy within his body erupted instantly, causing Tong Bo's humanoid body to transform into a semi-transparent dragon shape, which swept up Tong Zhan behind him and then rushed straight out of the cave.

The whirlwinds on both sides seemed like countless giant hands grabbing at him, trying to keep Tong Bo trapped in the cave, but the translucent dragon body blocked everything out.

It did almost no delaying effect whatsoever.

With the speed of a leap, Tong Bo crossed the distance in the blink of an eye and arrived in front of Zhou Ming.

In that instant, Tong Bo clearly saw the look of horror that appeared in Zhou Ming's eyes.

At the critical moment, Zhou Ming held his sword horizontally in front of him, and a violent wind burst forth, but it was not aimed at Tong Bo, but at himself.

The sudden gust of wind blew him back several meters, slamming him against the stone wall beside him.

But this also allowed him to avoid the dragon's attack.

Tong Bo, carrying Tong Zhan, had no intention of continuing the fight and rushed out of the hunter's cave, taking off into the air.

However, Zhou Ming was not about to give up so easily and immediately gave chase.

The whirlwind sword in his hand released a gale that lifted his body, allowing him to levitate at a considerable speed.

"Don't even think about running away!"

Zhou Ming raised the Whirlwind Sword high, and a whirlwind surged, spinning wildly around him. In just two or three breaths, it formed a tornado that stretched from the sky to the ground.

The raging tornado, with its unparalleled suction force, pulled away the surrounding vegetation and even some of the smaller trees.

As Tong Bo soared ahead, he felt the suction force from behind growing stronger and stronger, greatly slowing down his flight speed.

Although the power of the Dragon God Technique still allows them to continue moving forward, it is unknown how long it will take to fly out of the tornado's influence.

and……

Tong Bo looked back and saw that his opponent's figure was appearing and disappearing in the raging tornado, clearly flying with the wind and chasing after him.

If this continues, once his true energy is completely depleted, he will be immediately absorbed back.

Tong Bo, quick-witted, immediately came up with a solution.

He channeled his true energy into Tong Zhan's body, used all his strength to throw him away, but suddenly transformed into human form, losing all resistance, and was carried back by the tornado.

He was in the wind, like willow catkins drifting in the air, facing the raging storm with almost no power to resist.

It seems that because the Dragon God Technique has consumed too much of its true energy, it has lost its power and can only be at the mercy of the raging wind.

The wind is actually weaker at the center of the tornado.

Zhou Ming, holding the Whirlwind Sword, couldn't help but laugh out loud upon seeing this.

But in that instant, Tong Bo suddenly transformed into a dragon, easily shaking off the influence of the gale, and charged directly at Zhou Ming.

Zhou Ming was shocked, but reacted extremely quickly. He immediately used the same trick again, holding the Whirlwind Sword horizontally in front of him and unleashing a violent wind force to propel his body, trying to dodge this attack.

But the current situation is different from before.

Tong Bo was not in a hurry to take his younger brother away. Instead, he was eager to defeat the enemy in front of him. His powerful dragon body, braving the gale, crashed into Zhou Ming.

The Dragon God Technique was simply too powerful. When Tong Bo was focused solely on fighting, Zhou Ming was completely helpless and could only watch as the semi-transparent dragon body broke through the wind and crashed into him.

All he could do at the last moment was to condense his true energy to protect his body.

He was then knocked away by Tong Bo, and even the whirlwind sword in his hand was knocked out of his grasp.

He fell into the dense forest, knocking down two trees before his body was covered by the falling leaves.

But Tong Bo is also suffering.

The Dragon God Technique, only at the fourth level, had greatly depleted his true energy for transforming into a dragon. He first led Tong Zhan away from danger.

In order to allow Tong Zhan to escape, he poured a lot of his own true energy into Tong Zhan.

Finally, the protection of the Dragon God Technique was removed, and he was brought back by the raging wind in his human form.

During this process, trees and gravel, which were also swept up by the gale and swirling wildly in the tornado, collided intimately with him.

However, in order to deceive Zhou Ming, he dared not use any of his true energy and could only endure it.

Finally, he used the last of his inner energy to form a dragon shape and unleash his final attack.

Although the task has been successfully completed, the internal energy within the body has been completely depleted.

He quickly flew to the ground to avoid completely exhausting his true energy and falling to his death, unable to take flight.

The moment he landed, Tong Bo's legs went weak, and he fell directly to the ground.

His clothes were torn in many places, and there were many bloodstains on his face and body, all from being hit by the wind earlier.

At this time, the tornado gradually weakened and disappeared, and countless trees and stones fell from the sky, forming a unique heavy rain.

Fortunately, Tong Bo was in the center of the previous tornado, so he was not hit by these things.

Otherwise, it would be too shameful to be killed by trees and rocks instead of by a powerful enemy.

Tong Bo gasped for breath, while simultaneously circulating his Dragon God Technique at high speed, refining his inner energy. Just then, a loud rustling sound came from not far away, as branches and fallen leaves were pushed aside, and a figure stood up from the ashes.

It was Zhou Ming.

His clothes were torn open, his face was pale, and there was blood at the corner of his mouth.

But his condition is much better than Tong Bo's.

The gaze directed at them at that moment carried undisguised hatred and a hint of smugness.

"Your scheme was indeed somewhat unexpected, but in the end, my strength is still superior!"

Zhou Ming kicked aside the tree in front of him and walked over.

Tong Bo couldn't help but step back, a look of despair appearing in his eyes.

In such a short time, he had only just refined a wisp of true energy.

This is thanks to the power of the Dragon God Technique.

With ordinary techniques, it would be considered good if one could recover a few strands of internal energy in such a short time, let alone convert internal energy into true qi.

But whether it was a few strands of internal force or a wisp of true energy, it had no effect on Zhou Ming, who did not appear to be seriously injured.

Tong Bo retreated step by step, his mind racing as he racked his brains for a way to resolve the crisis.

Suddenly, a chill ran down my spine.

It felt like a gust of wind was blowing from behind.

He turned around and saw a long, bluish-green sword stuck diagonally in the ground half a step behind him.

It is the Whirlwind Sword!
Tong Bo immediately realized that with the power of this weapon, even if he was ultimately defeated, he would probably be able to put up a couple of attacks if he had it in his hands.

He immediately reached out and grabbed the whirlwind sword in his hand.

Zhou Ming stopped in his tracks, his eyes widening in disbelief: "You...you actually...you deserve to die!"

In an instant, his gaze transformed into intense killing intent.

Even when Tong Bohualong knocked him to the ground earlier, the killing intent he displayed was not as profound as it is now.

With a wave of his hand, a powerful sword aura roared out and rushed towards Tong Bo.

Tong Bo quickly drew his sword to block in front of him.

Without his control, a gust of wind naturally arose and blew toward Zhou Ming.

However, the wind generated spontaneously by this precious sword was clearly no match for the sword energy that Zhou Ming unleashed with all his might.

Streaks of sword energy pierced through the fierce wind.

Just as the sword was about to strike Tong Bo, a flash of sword light suddenly appeared.

Suddenly, Long Po appeared in the arena, blocking Tong Bo's way. She brandished her long sword, which flashed and transformed into a dragon-like sword aura that flew out.

It shattered Zhou Ming's sword energy in just two or three breaths after colliding with it.

Zhou Ming quickly used his light footwork to leap into the air and land on a nearby tree, having just dodged the dragon-shaped sword energy.

Let's look at the two of them again.

Holding a long sword, the old woman tightly protected Tong Bo, her eyes fixed on Zhou Ming, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes revealing a murderous intent.

Zhou Ming gritted his teeth and said, "Where did you come from, martial artist, daring to interfere in the affairs of my Imperial Sword Manor?"

The old woman remained silent, only waving her hand to unleash a sword aura.

Seeing that the name of Yujian Villa couldn't intimidate the other party, Zhou Ming immediately turned around and was already far away from the scene in a few leaps.

Seeing this, Tong Bo breathed a sigh of relief and clasped his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you for saving my life, senior."

The old woman turned around, her gaze restrained yet seemingly filled with boundless joy.

"You...you're surnamed Tong, aren't you?"

Tong Bo was taken aback: "Exactly."

"Tong Bo?"

"Senior, do you know me?"

"Yes, of course I know him!"

Luang Phor's eyes were filled with a mixture of joy and emotion: "In the blink of an eye, you've grown so much."

Tong Bo asked in surprise, "May I ask... are you perhaps an old friend of my father's?"

“He is your father, but not your adoptive father; he is your biological father. You should have the surname Long, and so should I!”

Long Po, whose original name was Long Yan, was from the Long clan.

Tong Bo's parents entrusted him to their maidservant, and then covered their retreat, blocking Yin Zhong.

That maid was Long Yan.

Although they belong to the same clan and share the same ancestors, there are naturally different branches within such a long-standing family.

Some prosper while others decline; that's normal.

Tong Bo's parents belonged to the main lineage, and in order to pass on the Dragon God Technique, they emphasized the purity of their bloodline.

Long Yan came from another branch. Although she had the blood of the Dragon God flowing in her veins, it had already been mixed with the blood of her ancestors in some unknown generation.

Therefore, it is impossible for him to cultivate the Dragon God Technique, nor is he qualified to do so.

Back then, following the instructions of Tong Bo's parents, she went to Shuiyue Cave, entrusted Tong Bo to the Tong clan, and then left Shuiyue Cave.

Despite the annihilation of her entire clan, her hatred remained unquenched, and she decided to seek revenge on Yin Zhong.

In reality, she didn't even know the specific identity of her enemy.

Yin Zhong clearly had no interest in explaining his grievances with the Long clan.

Therefore, the Long clan of that time truly died under mysterious circumstances.

Long Yan investigated for a long time without any clues, but later she discovered that the Second Master Yin Zhong, who was abducted from Yujian Manor more than ten years ago and returned to recognize his ancestors, looked somewhat like his former enemy.

So he infiltrated the Imperial Sword Manor to begin investigating the matter.

This investigation lasted for many years.

During that time, almost no one knew of her existence.

It wasn't until Yin Tianxue secretly learned Yin Zhong's martial arts that she contracted a strange illness, which nearly killed her when it flared up.

Seeing this, the old man felt compassion and appeared to help.

She had actually arrived right after Tong Zhan.

But at that time, the information she received was different.

Yin Tianxue's purpose in sending the signal was to get her to save Tong Bo and the others.

However, there was no communication between the two parties; Long Po only saw the signal released by Yin Tianxue.

However, the signal they had previously agreed upon indicated that the other party in their cooperation might renege on their promise and take the Blood Jade Scepter away, thus requiring Luang Phor to intervene.

Upon seeing the signal, Long Po mistakenly assumed that Yin Tianxue still meant the same thing, so when she saw Zhou Ming make a move, she did not offer any assistance but instead stood aside and watched.

Until she saw a divine dragon fly out of the hunter's cave!

Longpo suddenly realized that the other party was very likely the young master she had sent to Shuiyue Cave.

Even if they aren't, they must be descendants of the Long clan.

After all, without the bloodline of the Dragon Clan, one cannot cultivate the Dragon God Technique.

All prior agreements and the Blood Jade Scepter are irrelevant at this moment.

They rushed over to help.

Although she arrived a little late because Tong Bo and Zhou Ming both flew over, it wasn't too late!

(End of this chapter)