am-books Chapter 253 234 Battle Demon
Chapter 253 234 Battle Demon
"young man, you don't have any respect for martial ethics!"
as the words of xue yunzi fell, his figure twisted and transformed into a blood shadow, seemingly insubstantial.
the rocket passed through the blood shadow as if it were nothing and exploded on the ground, the high-temperature flames it produced were specifically designed to counter evil ghostly entities.
cackling!
from the blood shadow came a smug and strange laughter as it twisted and changed in the void like smoke, moving as fast as lightning, lunging at the captain in several flickers.
"protective shield!"
the captain shouted into the headset, and arcs of electricity as thick as thumbs flashed around him, which would have reduced him to charcoal if not for his protective suit.
"the same move, do you think i would be fooled twice?"
the voice of xue yunzi was cold; he had been injured in the last skirmish because he had been caught off guard by the body-protecting thunder.
suddenly, he dispersed into dozens of wisps of green smoke, slipping into the gaps between the electric arcs and entering the captain's body. the strong qi-blood did not stop him; on the contrary, it became a supplement to the blood shadow divine skill.
the captain, a burly man over seven feet tall, visibly shrank in size in the final moments as his divine sense was extinguished.
"die!"
he bravely triggered the self-destruction device, which was the last resort against ghostly entities—once possessed by a fierce spirit or fierce ghost and qi-blood could not suppress or expel it, it was used to perish along with the entity without harming teammates.
boom!
with a loud bang, thunderous flames burst from the combat suit, turning the man into purple and red hues.
"cough cough cough! damn it, you all deserve to die!"
xue yunzi cursed as he escaped from the flames, the blood shadow significantly shorter than before, obviously having suffered severe damage.
"attack!"
a command came through the headset, and a dozen weapons fired flames and thunder at the blood shadow in the sky.
"a bunch of ants, you also want to harm this demon monarch?"
xue yunzi formed a spell with his hands, casting the soul bewitching secret technique; ordinary mortals' souls couldn't resist at all and would fall into unconsciousness, leaving their physical bodies and qi-blood to be taken at will.
sure enough.
the invisible and traceless soul bewitching art spread out like ripples, and the touched team members only felt dizzy and weak in their limbs, about to fall to the ground.
from the headset came a voice from the remote combat control console: "activate the awakening device!"
a large dose of hormones specifically developed for martial artists was injected into their bodies, combined with electric shock stimulation, instantly waking them from drowsiness.
the commander fell silent for a long time, unsure of how to answer.
to choose left meant more people would die from the destruction attack; to choose right meant even more people would die at the hands of the demon head in the future. no matter what choice he made, he would have to bear the pressure of public opinion and the upper echelons.
"dispatch a standard team to delay, start evacuating the population, and be ready to attack at any moment..."
at that moment.
a change occurred on the screen, and xiao ran was about to die at the hands of xue ying when a protective spiritual light burst forth from his body.
"what is this?"
xue yunzi's brow furrowed slightly; he had already learned about the modern world where the immortal path's inheritance was long severed, and it was impossible that anyone could set up such an exquisite protective barrier.
"could it be a daoist friend who awoke earlier than the rest?"
at this thought, xue yunzi considered retreating, but it was already too late.
an old figure appeared out of nowhere, scolding, "you offspring of the blood god sect, dared to provoke my disciple, you shall be executed!"
"who are you?"
xue yunzi sensed the elder's aura, which was much stronger than his own at its peak and simply didn't conform to the norms of spiritual energy.
"i am yuan ling!"
zhou yi exhaled the supreme clarity divine talisman, imbued with xuan miao spiritual light, striking xue ying and with a miserable scream, he reverted back to his original appearance as the blood-haired taoist.
"heavenly monarch yuan ling?"
upon hearing the name, xue yunzi was shocked and horrified. ordinary people might not recognize this name, but as a direct descendant of the blood devil child, he found the name of divine transformation heavenly monarchs from both the righteous and demonic paths as clear as thunder.
xiao ran's life-and-death crisis was averted. suppressing the doubts in his heart, he stepped forward to bow deeply.
"i greet my teacher."
"born with a pupil skill, you have a good aptitude."
zhou yi nodded perfunctorily, ignoring xue yunzi who was kneeling and begging for mercy. zhou yi activated the supreme clarity divine talisman to scatter his soul, then waved his hand to capture several remnants and investigate.
"so that's the origin!"
before the collapse of the ancestral line of the blood devil child, he had not sacrificed all his sect disciples in a blood sacrifice. instead, he passed on the self-sealing technique to xue yunzi and sent him to beihai to escape the catastrophe.
xue yunzi seized the body of the ten thousand gu true monarch with a secret technique and kidnapped many loose cultivators and mortals from beihai, using them for a blood sacrifice to self-seal for a thousand years.
half a year ago, xue yunzi broke the seal. after a new body and a rebirth, he practiced his gu technique by killing people, which led to the investigation bureau's pursuit. today, having mastered the blood shadow divine skill, he was ready to wreak havoc.
knowing the causes and effects, zhou yi couldn't help but click his tongue in wonder.
"the demonic path is ruthless and vicious, yet they know to leave a few offspring. heavenly monarch yuan ling really did exterminate the entire qi sect!"