Scourge Messenger

Chapter 413 [Dreamlike Body]

"Come on," Duan Xiaoxian said, holding a spear in his right hand and a shield in his left. "Let this old man experience your superb abilities."

Yan Qing narrowed his eyes slightly and sighed softly beneath his mask.

His arrogant words just now were not meant to mock, but to shake the resolve of the three great rulers of Qi.

Even if he has a sure-win method, it would require a lot of effort and time. Reality is not an RPG game; you don't necessarily have to defeat all three demon generals before you can defeat the Great Demon King.

At the beginning of the war, Duan Xiaoxian proposed a reconciliation plan. Now that Yan Qing has demonstrated unparalleled combat power, they should also recognize the importance of pragmatism.

"Are you still going to put up a stubborn resistance even now?" Yan Qing said, enunciating each word clearly, "You are not demon kings."

When Yan Qing fought the Demon King, he could only ethereal himself to avoid the Demon King's attacks, but when facing the Three Heavenly Kings, he could directly ethereal them!
At that time, Yan Qing can fight whenever he wants, and after the fight, he will turn them into nothingness. The battle will be completely controlled by Yan Qing. They will be like prisoners locked in coffins, only able to endure Yan Qing's punishment unilaterally!

[Epitaph] is certainly not invincible. If they have a way to block the view, Yan Qing will not be able to easily make them invisible through [Pupil Fire].

But now they are unable to crack the code yet refuse to back down, clearly in an attempt to buy time.

They also wanted to bet that Ying Le would win, and that they could hold on until Ying Le turned the tide!
They really are... stubborn and incorrigible!
Yan Qing sheathed his sword, clapped his hands to activate the "Thunder Pearl in the Palm," and his entire body was enveloped in lightning! Then he drew the Bingzi Pepper Forest sword, his fingertips lightly tracing the Buddhist inscription on the blade. The inscription ignited with orange flames, one side reading "All conditioned phenomena are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, and shadows," and the other side reading "Like dew and lightning, thus should you contemplate them!"
Overturn the heavens, activate!
Currently, his Bingzi Jiaolin is still only a third-level legendary figure. After activating Overturning Heaven, he can barely be considered to have the combat power of a fourth-level figure! It is worth mentioning that now he only needs to consume one spirit essence to activate Overturning Heaven. After all, one spirit essence is equal to 100,000 spirit power. A third-level legendary figure cannot possibly drain the spirit essence of a fourth-level foundation-building figure.

Seeing Yan Qing push his combat power to the limit, the three great rulers of Qi also became serious and prepared for battle. Who would he choose to eliminate first? They were all confident they could hold out for a long time, but without a doubt, the first person was the most dangerous.

Boom! As a muffled thunderclap resounded in the sky, Yan Qing transformed into a blur and rushed towards Duan Xiaoxian, while the Bingzi Pepper Forest drew patches of orange flames in the wind and rain!
Duan Xiaoxian wasn't surprised to be the first target. The thieves weren't there to kill, but to break through the glass barrier and find Ying Le. They believed that killing him, who maintained the divine power "Mountains and Rivers Remain," would cause the glass barrier to collapse; as for Hulü Guang and Hou Gujing, they were completely irrelevant.

Unfortunately, Duan Xiaoxian was also very skilled in defense. His shield fighting and spear fighting were both at the master level. Even when he encountered the sixth-level Grandmaster Shao Taibai, he was able to escape with injuries but not death!

But the moment Duan Xiaoxian emerged from his ethereal state, he looked in astonishment at Huli Guang behind Yan Qing, who was also staring back at him with the same look.

Both of them have been deactivated from their ethereal state!

At the same time, yellow paper appeared in Yan Qing's left hand, igniting green flames that strung together life and death. Duan Xiaoxian and Huli Guang felt a chill, as if death itself had called their names!
[Death and life together]!
The fire pattern on Yan Qing's forehead blazed like never before, shining as brightly as a blazing sun! Duan Xiaoxian, who was being stared at by the fire-patterned eye, felt as if his soul was about to leave his body.

The Third Power of the Double Bright Eyes: [Dream Body]!
At this point, Yan Qing has revealed all his trump cards: the Bingzi Pepper Forest [Overturning Heaven], the Thunder Pearl in his palm [Thunder Body], the Double Bright Eyes [Dream Body], and the supernatural power [Life and Death Together]!
He had to kill two Foundation Establishment cultivators in one go within the five seconds that his [Dream Body] lasted!

In the first second, a clone escaped from Duan Xiaoxian's side. Yan Qing wielded the Bingzi Pepper Forest sword, a thirty-meter-long orange flame streaking across the sky, instantly shattering the clone like a bubble. Duan Xiaoxian felt as if his legs were nailed to the ground, unable to move! A thunderous roar resounded from behind as Huli Guang recklessly attacked Yan Qing, his speed even faster than Yan Qing in his thunderous form. His two massive swords fell like heavy hammers. Yan Qing, who had originally intended to withstand the attack head-on, felt his scalp tingle and could only activate [Epitaph] to dodge.

The two massive swords crashed to the ground, instantly shattering half of the altar!
Unfortunately, such a ferocious attack was far too easy for Yan Qing to dodge.

However, in the second second, Hulü Guang actually drew two thin swords and unleashed a continuous river of swords!
Yes, the rapier, Hulü Guang's twin greatswords, had a mechanism that could instantly remove the heavy blade, leaving only a slender sword.

Although it's called a sword, it's actually just a sharpened iron bar. Moreover, the rapier is relative to Hulü Guang's size, and for an ordinary person, it's at least equivalent to a two-handed greatsword.

Having shed the burden of the greatsword, Hulü Guang displayed an agility disproportionate to his size. If he was a cataclysmic force with the twin greatswords, then he is now a scythe that reaps lives!

Compared to Duan Xiaoxian's defensive stance, Hulü Guang was undoubtedly more threatening now. But Yan Qing didn't even glance at Hulü Guang, letting his vicious twin swords repeatedly strike his defensive barrier. He only had eyes for Duan Xiaoxian now, gripping the Bingzi Jiaolin tightly, trying to catch a fleeting spark.

Qi Guo's three great leaders had the confidence to bear the wounds, and Yan Qing was no exception.

His defensive artifact is the fourth-tier rare "Chongming Robe", along with the "Howling Moon Bracelet" for 20% damage reduction and the 16 points of true damage reduction from the Calamity Karma. In addition, with his spirit energy replenished to the fullest extent, unless Huli Guang shatters his barrier with a single blow using his dual greatswords, he can hold out until his spirit energy is exhausted!

The clone of the horse in the crevice has already shattered. If Yan Qing were to hit the clone of the fire in the stone again, their lives would be in his hands.

However, the timing of "Fire in the Stone" is extremely precise, requiring only 0.05 seconds, which is virtually impossible for gamers. Even top professional players need a reaction time of 0.1 seconds. To trigger "Fire in the Stone," players either rely on luck or the game mechanics. As long as the attack frequency is high, with twenty attacks per second, the "Fire in the Stone" clone will naturally be hit.

But just because players can't do it doesn't mean that Foundation Establishment can't.

Despite being on a perilous battlefield, Yan Qing's body was rapidly cooling down, like tempered steel being cooled. Sight, hearing, touch, and thought—all her senses were integrated into one; in extreme focus, Yan Qing automatically discarded all external influences.

The thieves had trained together these past few days, and they all agreed that Yan Qing truly lacked martial arts talent. He lacked the quick wit and adaptability to change situations, and most of the time he could only fight methodically. Whenever an unexpected situation arose, he would seek safety and retreat.

But this does not mean that Yan Qing is not good at fighting. On the contrary, he has the essential talent of a fighting master: selflessness.

Whether it's training or a life-or-death battle, he can easily become immersed in the fight. Whether it's fear or joy, he won't have any emotions until the battle is over. He has nothing in his heart except victory!
Snapped.

The moment Yan Qing saw the first spark burst from Duan Xiao's head, his body moved. The Stone Fire clone vanished in an instant, leaving not even a trace in his pupils, but before it disappeared, Bingzi Jiaolin's blade energy cleaved it into sparks.

With a shattering sound, Duan Xiaoxian's defensive barrier was completely destroyed!
(End of this chapter)