A Scroll of Infinite Glory

Chapter 159 Kill the Healer First

In Su Mu Dao Ren's team of reincarnators, Xu Hongmei's original role was to act as a healer.

Although Sun Ling no longer needed Xu Hongmei's treatment after undergoing the demon flesh-stitching and modification surgery, Fux's vampire magic and Su Mu Daoren's spells had become increasingly sophisticated, giving them multiple means of self-preservation, and they were not usually very dependent on Xu Hongmei.

However, after entering this world, her healing magic, which has been upgraded to three-star level, can be even more crucial than the effects of all her other teammates if used at the right time.

However, Guan Luoyang, who possessed considerable intelligence about their squad, could not possibly allow her spell to fall on Shao Lingxiao.

Two thin, golden-red beams of light flashed through Guan Luoyang's eyes and struck Xu Hongmei. The Li Huo Jin Tong Sword, which was most adept at breaking through demonic energy, instantly shattered the demonic energy protection and left two charred wounds the size of copper coins on the neck of the half-demon girl.

Although it couldn't sever the head directly, the impact of the sword energy abruptly stopped the spell in the half-demon's throat.

The giant centipede carrying the half-demon opened its mouth and spat out an iron lock. As the lock swirled, hundreds of yin-energy horses galloped out from the explosive gray, cold smoke.

The horse's body was initially just a miniature image, but as it moved away from the chains, it rapidly enlarged, expanding to the size of a real warhorse, its body covered in iron armor and a red-tasseled mask, as it galloped wildly.

A chilling atmosphere filled the air, and cries echoed like thunder.

Like a phantom, it passed through the surrounding physical objects without any hindrance and charged towards Guan Luoyang and the others.

A fleeting, ethereal afterimage, like a white dragon, flew out from Guan Luoyang's sleeve.

No, it wasn't something that flew out of his sleeve, but rather his entire sleeve that stretched more than twenty meters in an instant.

The Thousand Illusion Robe can change its form at will. Although it is only a two-star item, its toughness far surpasses that of ordinary gold and silver threads.

Especially with this long sleeve as a physical carrier, Guan Luoyang's dantian true qi and physical strength could be simultaneously channeled into it. With this flick, the impact directly shattered the first few horses in the lead.

With a flick of his arm, his long sleeves stirred up the yin energy and smoke, shattering the horses on both sides one by one. However, after the yin energy collapsed, many of them immediately reformed and reappeared as horses.

For martial artists, the only way to completely eradicate these yin spirits and ghosts is to use their own true energy to counteract them, but that would be too costly.

With a flick of his wrist, Guan Luoyang sent the Cheng Zhou magic blade, which was specifically designed to slay spirits, sliding down his sleeve.

After the magic knife flew out of the sleeve, the end of the long sleeve twitched rapidly, wrapping around the hilt of the knife. Then the long sleeve began to dance wildly, moving left and right, sometimes slashing and sometimes sweeping.

Wherever the blade, imbued with the true energy of non-action, passed, numerous fine horses were sliced ​​into smoke, never to be restored. Guan Luoyang, all alone, defeated hundreds of yin-energy horses in the blink of an eye, causing them to collapse and roll back.

A figure burst out from the smoke, heading straight for Guan Luoyang. As he approached Guan Luoyang, his hands moved like sharp blades, slashing dozens of afterimages across his long sleeves.

The human-shaped Sun Ling dispersed and softened the energy on her long sleeves, and when she was three meters away from Guan Luoyang, she suddenly grabbed the completely loosened sleeves, trying to pull Guan Luoyang off balance.

But as he grabbed it, he suddenly felt his palm go empty, and the sleeves of the Thousand Illusion Robe became as thin as silk.

The changes of the Thousand Illusion Robe were entirely determined by Guan Luoyang's will. He had just conjured long sleeves to make it easier to exert more power. Now, with another change, the sleeves on his arms returned to their normal length, just reaching his wrists. However, a silk thread extended out from the corner of the sleeve.

Sun Ling lost her grip and was instead severed by the rapidly sliding thread infused with true energy.

Blood splattered, the silk thread shortened, and the Cheng Zhou sword returned to Guan Luoyang's hands.

In an instant, his severed hand regenerated, and Sun Ling transformed into a six-armed demon, lunging at him.

Over there, the giant centipede retracted its chains, looking rather regretful.

The Five Horses Pagoda Lock was largely neutralized by the Buddhist energy of the monks at Shaolin Temple, and now it has been thoroughly slaughtered by Guan Luoyang, with most of it dead. It won't be of much use in the short term.

But at this moment, helping Shao Lingxiao restore his fighting strength was the most important thing. He couldn't care about anything else and rode the Soul-Summoning Banner down.

BOOM!!!

The flagpole was heavily inserted between the bricks and stones, and the long banner fluttered behind Shao Lingxiao, with wisps of black energy hanging down to protect the surroundings.

Xu Hongmei jumped off the centipede's body. The swirling black mist slid away from her skin, letting her inside.

The centipede let out another roar, as loud as a bull or a tiger, and swelled up segment by segment. Half of its body fell to the ground, and the front half of its body stretched upwards, reaching a height of seven or eight meters.

The centipede monster's enormous head had mouthparts that resembled intersecting, thick-backed black iron blades. These mouthparts passed over Xu Hongmei and the others, striking and intercepting a flying, armored figure.

The gold, white, and blue color scheme, especially the wing-like patterns on the helmet, face, and belt, gives the originally delicate Flying Shadow Armor an air of aloofness and majesty.

After summoning the Flying Shadow Armor last time, An Feiyu encountered Xu Miyuan and was beaten so badly that he didn't even have time to upgrade before his head was throbbing. Learning from past mistakes, he decided to complete the fusion and upgrade process before participating in the battle this time, transforming the Flying Shadow Armor into its fierce battle form—Lightning Flying Shadow.

In this state, the consumption of mental energy is more intense, reducing the ability to fight for a long time, but in return, it brings a short-term boost to all-around abilities.

Su Mu Dao Ren's four-star Seven Killing Primordial Spirit Technique, controlling the body of a demon beast, clashed with the Swift Lightning Flying Shadow, resulting in a near-equal outcome.

The giant centipede was thwarted, its entire body jerking backward, while the swift-flying shadow merely flipped over in mid-air.

However, Su Mu Dao Ren's strength does not lie in physical combat. His soul resides in the body of a demon beast, so he can still use all the magical treasures and evil arts he had previously practiced without any hindrance. In fact, he can use them with even greater ease and power when using his four-star demon power.

As the giant centipede curled its body backward, it opened its mouth and roared. Oil-like black energy, mixed with sound waves, was spewed out from its mouth in circles, forming a powerful and vigorous breath with extremely high corrosive power.

Anphifish's armor crackled with electricity, transforming into a raptor shrouded in lightning beneath its feet.

Activate the contract, thunder and lightning!

The Thunder Raptor, with a wingspan of nearly three meters, let out a sharp cry like a real mythical beast, turning him in the air to avoid the sonic breath, circling half a circle, and crashing into the part where the centipede's carapace was attached from the side.

Guan Luoyang and An Feiyu were the fastest to act.

Only at this point did the other characters on both sides begin to fight.

The soldiers from Xiushuo City were all heavily armored elites. Although the number of top-notch experts was less than that of the opposing side, including Han Wengong, Wu Pingqiang, and others, the battle-hardened soldiers cooperated well, their small formations were tightly arranged and interlocked, and they formed a large formation, which was enough to temporarily restrain all the protectors of Huoluo Dao.

The very methods that Xiushuo City used to thwart the Tibetan master have now come to this place.

It was a tall and imposing figure in heavy armor, with five tattered short-handled command flags lined up behind him. His appearance seemed to be that of General Feng, one of the six generals.

But anyone who has seen General Feng and then sees this person will feel that they might be brothers, father and son, ancestors and descendants. They are extremely similar in appearance, but their inner selves are definitely not the same person.

"Shao Lingxiao!!"

When the general spoke, it didn't sound like a single person, but rather like six ferocious beasts squeezed into one person's body, roaring as if even more people were faintly around him, echoing and repeating his words.

Shao Lingxiao raised his eyelids slightly, his vision blurry: "Su Xing?!"

"wrong."

He raised his eyelids slightly, his eyes brightening faintly, his voice low and almost inaudible, "Although it's very similar, but... so it's just temporarily combining the energy, intent, comprehension, skill, and momentum of six people into one person to elevate them to the level of a grandmaster?"

"After the Duke returned, he stayed for more than half a month, working day and night to create a brand new formation. He instructed us that if any master of the Demonic Sect were to reappear one day, we should seek his guidance in this way, no matter how far away he was."

General Feng, now one of the six generals, raised his spear. The spear shaft, as thick as a child's arm, seemed to be slightly bent because the spearhead was too heavy. "Since it is you who has returned to the martial world, that's even better."

It couldn't be better!

The entire mountain and the clouds within it seemed to echo his voice.

When he charged forward, the sound of his gunshot, like a thunderclap, made one involuntarily feel that all the buildings on the mountaintop in front of him should tremble.

The centipede monster was also on this trajectory, constantly swaying and colliding with the lightning-fast flying shadow. With its huge size, it blocked the lightning-fast flying shadow from getting close to Shao Lingxiao.

But when the gun was raised, both An Feiyu and Su Mu involuntarily dodged slightly, instinctively unwilling to be directly in the direction the spear was pointing.

Inside the centipede, Su Mu Dao Ren's soul expression became slightly anxious as he quickly formed several hand seals.

The summoning banner wailed and howled, gushing forth endless black mist, within which hundreds of heavy skulls floated and sank, roaring and crashing.

The power of this four-star magic weapon was almost pushed to its limit. Numerous skulls formed a giant skull, and every gap between the pieces emitted a ghastly green flame.

The assembled skeletons blocked General Feng's attack, which was fueled by hatred, divine will, fighting spirit, and rage.

However, it only withstood two breaths, dissipating three layers of force.

As the general twisted the lance again, the spearhead swung forward, and the spear, carrying a tremendous force that seemed to churn the sea, scattered all the skulls that formed the enormous skull.

The pale green flames and black smoke flew and splashed everywhere.

Before the first shot had even stopped, they advanced again. Although their strength had been weakened, their momentum seemed to be rising.

A figure rose from the crater in the ground, with the Four Seas on its left and the Eight Winds on its right, the moist and vibrating force pressing against both sides of the spearhead.

"The Grandmaster of the Demonic Sect, is that it? I wasn't a Grandmaster back then, nor was I in the mountains."

Yamotian gritted his teeth and roared, "But now, how dare you overtake me!"

The two forces collided violently, and the continuous clash of their internal energies caused the surrounding plaza to sink in concentric circles.

At this moment, Xu Hongmei's sorcery emitted an emerald-colored light. After a few twists and turns at her fingertips, it finally landed on the seventh vertebra of Shao Lingxiao's spine from top to bottom. The power of the sorcery would use this as the core to first expel the foreign energy entangled in Shao Lingxiao's body, and then begin to heal his injuries.

To avoid the backlash of foreign energy during treatment, which could cause secondary damage.

Her healing magic, when the target of treatment is limited to one person, is even enough to regenerate flesh and blood on bones, so the process of expelling foreign energy is also carried out in the most brutal way.

Once you estimate where those alien energies are located, you can remove all the flesh and blood tissue from that area.

Xu Hongmei was very confident that no matter how stubborn the internal energy was, it would be obediently removed when faced with this unreasonable treatment method.

But just as her demonic power was about to extend from her spine into her chest cavity, it was suddenly seized by a powerful vortex. The five-colored light even traced along her demonic power, covering her wrist from her fingers.

"What is that?!"

Xu Hongmei screamed and swung her left hand, severing her right wrist as easily as cutting off a piece of wet dough, without a drop of blood flowing out.

When the severed hand, which was covered by five-colored light, shattered into powder, a new right hand grew back.

When Master Tianfang delivered his final palm strike, he already knew that it wouldn't truly kill Shao Lingxiao.

The secret manual of the Wuwei True Scripture was not kept in the Xiaoyou Cave Heaven of the Library, but there are many martial arts in the Library that are closely related to the Wuwei True Scripture and belong to the same lineage, including the Five Elements Extinction.

Shao Lingxiao, with his superior strategic vision, had already grasped this key point. If the power of that final palm strike had continued uninterrupted, it would not only have been used to expel the Wuwei Divine Sword, but the power of the palm strike would have also been diverted into the void as the sword left his body, leaving only a minor injury.

—His heart had been hidden in his right abdomen by him using the secret techniques of the Demonic Sect to manipulate the flow of qi and blood, shift acupoints throughout the body, and transform the five internal organs.

At the last moment, Master Tianfang saw through everything and transformed his strength into gentleness. It seemed as if he had smashed Shao Lingxiao's chest with a single palm strike, piercing through from the front to the back, but in reality, most of the palm force was diffused throughout Shao Lingxiao's limbs and bones, deeply rooted and meticulously refined.

"At this rate, it seems that a heavy price is inevitable."

Xu Hongmei spread out her left hand, and slowly slid her right index finger down from her left shoulder to her wrist. Her finger did not press down hard, but it felt very heavy as it moved, as if it was constantly pulling on some heavy object.

As the line slid from the wrist to the palm, the crimson veins extended beyond the sleeve's coverage, rising beneath the skin and coalescing on the palm to form ancient patterns resembling dragon and phoenix script.

"My Lord, after you recover, you must let me drink your blood at least ten times..."

"Call upon the gods, my ancestors and my teachers. Their essence shines brightly, their bloodline is mysterious and profound. They are my guardians in life and death, and their fates have suddenly changed."

At the cost of bloodline purity, the ancestral supernatural powers of this leech half-demon bloodline are invoked.

Emerald-colored leech phantoms appeared behind Xu Hongmei.

The half-demon pointed at Shao Lingxiao's right arm.

The great demon's supernatural power directly replaced all the five-colored true energy in Shao Lingxiao's right forearm, causing it to dissipate into the void.

The Emerald Illusion dimmed by more than half. Xu Hongmei estimated that it could be used three more times, which would probably be enough to dispel the five-colored true energy within Shao Lingxiao's limbs.

Just as she was about to point again, a magic sword suddenly pierced through the black protective shield hanging from the soul-summoning banner.

With his flying sword still embedded in the ground, Shao Lingxiao raised his right hand and caught the magic knife between two fingers.

His injuries were severe, and he was constantly fighting against the five-colored true energy. The force from the magic blade pulled his arm back several inches.

The six-armed demon's figure was completely shattered from the shoulders down, leaving only a narrow triangular torso connected below the neck. Even with the flesh and blood regenerating frantically, it didn't have time to recover before someone pressed its face and carried it across a distance of over a hundred meters, directly slamming it into the black energy shield.

The black gas shield, which had developed a hole, collapsed entirely.

Guan Luoyang's palm strike carried Sun Ling's remaining body forward. Shao Lingxiao blocked with his right arm, suffering severe injuries, yet his technique still possessed an exquisite beauty.

He turned the blade of the magic knife around, flicked his wrist, and threw it, piercing through the back of Sun Ling's neck and heading straight for Guan Luoyang's ribs.

His empty right palm pressed down on Sun Ling's back, unleashing a demonic palm force that seemed both real and unreal, cool yet warm. The stronger a person's vitality, the stronger the poison would be transformed under this palm strike.

So when the palm struck, it immediately extracted an unimaginably potent poison from Sun Ling's body, penetrating every crevice and rushing straight forward.

But Guan Luoyang had already flipped over from above, so his knife and poison attacks missed their mark.

While he was in mid-air, head down and feet up, he unleashed a single, incredibly fast sword strike. The cyan-gold sword pierced through Xu Hongmei's head, severing all the possible countermeasures she hadn't yet been able to devise.

(End of this chapter)