Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 96: An Extraordinary Item?

"In fact, our organization did not discover the target first. It was originally discovered by an unorganized Heavenly Warrior. As a result, all the people he brought were drained of their Heavenly Warrior power, and he only managed to escape because no one could stop him."

"Then he shared the information with the village of his organization, which was a hundred kilometers away. A large number of people came, including another unorganized Tianwu and Li Li, the leader of the third regiment of his group."

Thorn Rose paused here, gesturing for Li Li to explain the situation.

Li Li said with lingering fear:

"To put it simply, the Heavenly Warrior who discovered the target did not have enough Heavenly Martial Power when he turned back for the second time. He was caught up and killed before he could get very far with his Unstoppable Strike. The other one got lost in the cave and was forced to abandon his Unstoppable Strike, and was also killed by the target."

"None of the Tianwu Po team that came in such a mighty manner left alive. Only I remembered the way and discovered that the target was afraid of the white light, so I was able to escape with little loss."

Lin Xiufeng understood; this mutated beast was most likely a king-level beast.

Putting aside everything else, the sheer amount of Heavenly Martial Power accumulated from absorbing so many Heavenly Martial Souls is astonishing.

"How could a single mutated beast kill so many people?"

Zhao Youyue felt this made no sense, unless it was an ability like that of the Mist Spirit King.

However, the prerequisite for the Mist King is that a dense fog has been spread out, and during this period, many targets must not run out of the fog's range.

"The target has an ability to separate its body into many small individuals, all of which can absorb a person's Heavenly Martial Power. Once the Heavenly Martial Soul is bitten, it is not easy to pull it off, and the Heavenly Martial Power will be drained in about ten seconds."

Li Li revealed the final risk point.

The danger level of the target has been directly upgraded!
More importantly, increased cooperation leads to a crisis of trust.

Is it possible that, at a crucial moment, one might choose not to help the other party in order to gain greater benefits?

Even worse, resorting to underhanded tactics?

Lin Xiufeng wasn't even sure if the Anti-Heaven Organization really only had three Heavenly Warriors present.

"Is there anything else we should know? The target is dangerous; the primary concern should be how to defeat them?"

Li Li didn't look at the thorny rose, but instead considered what to say:
"Uncertain information. The person who first discovered it exclaimed on his second visit, 'This monster has suddenly started fighting!'"

Lin Xiufeng and Zhao Youyue exchanged a glance, realizing that if this statement was accurate, it contained a surprising amount of information.

If the target absorbed the Heavenly Martial Power, could he also gain memories or something similar?

That would be truly terrifying!
A mutant beast that understands humans, a mutant beast that can fight using human thinking...

Thorn Rose said, "That's the situation. If you're considering the risks, you can stay for a few days. We'll provide reasonable compensation after our operation is over."

"Of course, if you are willing to take the risks and continue to cooperate, we will proceed as planned."

Lin Xiufeng looked around at the group members, and Zhao Youyue said, "I'm fine with whatever."

"What storms haven't we weathered? Are we afraid of this?" The willful man was full of fighting spirit.

Fang Yuan nodded, while Lin Qiru smiled and said, "I'll go with everyone else."

Lin Xiufeng stopped arguing and said to Thorn Rose, "Let's begin."

Thorn Rose immediately addressed the many Heavenly Martial Souls:

"Initiate the final phase of operations ahead of schedule, and continue to tighten the encirclement!"

The Heavenly Martial Spirits inside the caves shouted and relayed orders, and for a time, the voices were continuous and there were many responses, making it seem like an amazing force.

The Heavenly Martial Spirits activated the white light devices, moved around the perimeter, and arranged the white light illumination range to ensure no dark areas remained.

Then, continue pushing it inwards another circle.

Lin Xiufeng and her group followed Thorn Rose and her two companions deeper into the area.

As the Heavenly Martial Souls advanced layer by layer, a scream suddenly came from inside.

The cries grew increasingly urgent, as if it wanted to say something.

The white light illuminated the third level, and the Heavenly Martial Souls continued their advance.

When the white light illuminated the fourth level of the cavern, only half a circle of dark, unlit cavern remained, encircling a dark cavern. The urgent screams in the darkness were becoming increasingly clear, as if someone was trying to speak, speaking more and more clearly, until it was barely possible to make out what they were saying.

"Get out of here! All of you, get out of here!"

"The monster can speak human language?" Many Heavenly Martial Souls realized this and were immediately astonished.

Thorn Rose calmly called for silence.

"Proceed according to plan. Tianwupo will retreat one circle of caverns and will only be responsible for maintaining the inner lighting, not for engaging in combat."

Then he said to Lin Xiufeng and his group:

"We launched the attack as planned, leaving the target a dark space to hide. If things went wrong, we retreated into the white light. We maintained firm control of our advance and retreat, prioritizing safety and doing everything possible to avoid being bitten."

"Understood." This was the first time Lin Xiufeng and the others had cooperated in this way, but they had heard about it on the way.

Large organizations sometimes cooperate with unorganized warriors. Asking for help from other parts of the organization takes time, or the nearby areas are too busy.

Instead of waiting, we should find readily available assistance that is not subject to any conflict of interest.

Dark red Heavenly Martial Power shone from Thorn Rose's body, condensing on her surface and covering her with dark red Heavenly Martial Armor.

The celestial weapon she conjured in her hand was actually a dark red spiked club about twenty centimeters long, covered with barbs.

The acupoints on the hands and arms are clearly part of the Five-Star Heavy Strike build from the "Overturning Heaven" data.

Looking at the radiant light of the Heavenly Martial Force beneath her feet, it seemed that she had at most cultivated a pair of acupoints on her feet, making her mobility slightly higher than the basic level.

Li Li's entire body was enveloped in golden Heavenly Martial Armor, and in his hand condensed a Heavenly Martial Blade twenty centimeters long. This was a typical three-star blade and armor style, a typical route that was quick to learn and balanced offense and defense.

The number of Heavenly Martial Artists who cultivate this route of star acupoints is the largest.

However, to truly become powerful, one must complete specific training of the Five Star Acupoints and Eight Star Acupoints, which are known as the Five Star Armor and Eight Star Armor.

Li Li's left foot was less bright, while his right foot was brighter. Judging from his six-star martial arts strength, he had obviously only cultivated a certain acupoint on one foot.

A silvery light of Heavenly Martial Power, of ordinary brightness, gathered beneath Wang Daliang's feet, making it seem as if he had never cultivated his feet. However, the Heavenly Martial Swords in his hands were both thirty centimeters long.

It turned out to be a five-star dual-soldier path, but Wang Daliang was originally a five-star second-level martial artist, which meant that the three-star acupoints at the time of breakthrough were just right.

However, this means that his mobility will be very poor until the acupoints in his feet are fully developed.

"Isn't it true that people from the same path rarely meet? Thorn Rose is a melee-focused unit with low mobility, and so are the two captains under her command."

Lin Xiufeng felt much more at ease, as this meant there was virtually no chance that Thorn Rose and her group would sell them to them today.

If they can't win and have to run away, Thorn Rose and her group will fall behind.

Lin Xiufeng turned to look at Fang Yuan, and seeing him nod slightly, there was no need to say anything more.

Lin Xiufeng initially chose Renxing as the third to demonstrate his strength because Renxing was warlike and he intended to save the most reliable Fangyuan for last.

He would naturally be wary of Fan Tian's hidden methods, and he would know when to act when truly necessary.

As for Lin Qiru, although she is strong, she doesn't seem very cunning and isn't used to thinking badly of people, so she really can't shoulder such a responsibility.

Lin Xiufeng's feet glowed with a dense black light, and a 30-centimeter-long Heavenly Martial Sword materialized in his right hand; Zhao Youyue's feet glowed with a dense red light, and a 30-centimeter-long Heavenly Martial Sword materialized in her right hand.

Renxing's fists were enveloped in the power of Heavenly Martial Arts, with protruding spikes that were clearly gauntlets, and his feet were condensed with bright blue light.

Lin Xiufeng suddenly realized that when they broke through, each of them had two or three pairs of acupoints on their feet, and they were all fast runners.

Thorn Rose felt reassured and said, "We'll take care of drawing aggro and absorbing attacks when necessary. You can handle attacking and consuming the target."

"Understood." Lin Xiufeng and his group agreed to the battle assignments.

"Let's go!" Thorn Rose led the charge into the darkness.

The gleam of their full-body Heavenly Martial Armor illuminated patches of hazy light in the dark cave.

A sudden burst of darkness, and a thorny rose leaps at it!
(End of this chapter)