Chapter 175: Counterattack (Part III)
Chapter 175: Counterattack (Part III)
Bang! Bang! Bang!
As the Frost Silver Spear carried Wei Wuya’s body flying backward, Tang Jinbiao immediately jumped down and gave frantic chase.
“Old Dog Wei! Today, this place shall be your burial ground!”
Tang Jinbiao charged forward while simultaneously blasting strikes of Qi Energy from his hands.
“Argghhh!”
Wei Wuya, pierced through by the Frost Silver Spear, writhed like a demon, howling in rage.
Skreeeeech!
Suddenly, Wei Wuya stretched out both hands and desperately clawed at the stone walls flanking him. An ear-splitting screeching sound immediately rang out, accompanied by a shower of sparks that illuminated the dimness of the narrow passage below.
Even so, the force behind the Frost Silver Spear was immense. Wei Wuya slid back more than two zhang before grinding to a halt.
Thunk!
Unable to drag Wei Wuya any further, the Frost Silver Spear forcibly tore itself free, spraying blood as it shot backward.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The moment the spear shot out, the projectiles of Qi Energy slammed one after another into Wei Wuya’s body.
“Return!”
Landing on the ground, Tang Jinbiao mentally summoned the Frost Silver Spear back.
Thud!
As soon as Tang Jinbiao touched down, he realized a grave problem: within this Stone Forest, it was impossible to send forth their Divine Sense.
Whoosh!
But luckily, as Tang Jinbiao fretted whether the Frost Silver Spear would return on its own, the spear seemed to possess a life of its own as it flew back into his grasp.
It emitted a low, resonant hum, as if rejoicing.
“Aaah! Aaah! Aaah!”
Once his body stopped, Wei Wuya stared venomously at Tang Jinbiao, wailing in agony.
“Hahaha! Hahaha! Hahaha! Fine! Fine! Fine! Since childhood, Wei Wuya believed himself a once-in-a-generation genius! And now, to be brought low by the likes of you!”
Wei Wuya clutched the wound pierced through by the Frost Silver Spear with one hand. Step by step, he slowly advanced towards Tang Jinbiao, his eyes filled with venomous hatred.
Drip… drip…
He had braked forcefully against walls too hard even for a Body Refiner; the flesh was ripped from the fingers of both his hands, severed at the knuckles – a horrifying sight. Blood streamed continuously downward.
Crackle… crackle…
Making matters worse, the gaping wound in his chest had been torn open by the Frost Silver Spear. Now, frost began rapidly spreading around it. Much of the blood froze before even falling, forming tiny Frost Crystals.
“Hmph! You’ve brought this calamity upon yourself through your own misdeeds! While Heaven’s retribution might be survivable, self-inflicted doom is inescapable! This is the fate you carved! All I ever sought was an ordinary, peaceful life!”
Gripping the Frost Silver Spear firmly, Tang Jinbiao showed not a hint of fear. A trace of contempt played on his lips as he spoke.
He seemed utterly transformed now. With the Frost Silver Spear in hand, the very posture declared the world was his to conquer.
Snap!
Wei Wuya struggled to take a step forward, his body trembling slightly.
“You only want a plain, ordinary life?”
After hearing Tang Jinbiao’s words, Wei Wuya showed a hint of disdain in his eyes. He raised his head, glanced at Tang Jinbiao, slightly tilted his mouth into a smile, and said calmly.
“What if it is? What if it isn’t?”
Not to mention now with the Frost Silver Spear, even without it, Tang Jinbiao had no fear of Wei Wuya in his current state.
Snap!
Wei Wuya raised his head and struggled to take another step forward.
“Hmph, what a plain, ordinary life! Who in this world doesn’t want a plain, ordinary life? Who doesn’t want a happy life? But is that realistic? It’s completely unrealistic! Have you ever experienced that life where you didn’t have enough to eat every day and didn’t have warm clothes to wear? Have you ever, on a freezing cold day, been barefoot, without a decent piece of clothing on your body, and gotten beaten half to death just for picking up an ice chunk to eat? You definitely never went through that, did you? Look at you, take a good look at yourself!”
Staring at Tang Jinbiao’s arrogant appearance, Wei Wuya looked at him with full disdain and questioned.
“I don’t care about that. I only want your life now!”
Tang Jinbiao ignored Wei Wuya altogether. He raised his Frost Silver Spear and pointed it at Wei Wuya.
Bzzzt!
After being raised, the Frost Silver Spear emitted a clear tremor, its tip glowing and flickering unsteadily. As soon as Tang Jinbiao moved, Wei Wuya would become a corpse.
“Hahaha, hahaha! How laughable, how laughable! Think about I, Wei Wuya, started practicing martial arts at three years old, advanced a tier at five, was a Second Tier Body Refiner at twelve, reached Third Tier at twenty. Now, at twenty-five, all I seek is…”
Wei Wuya laughed maniacally, as if recalling his glorious history, but suddenly, his expression changed. An immense aura burst out from his body as the center.
Boom!
While speaking, Wei Wuya finally took his trembling, unsteady third step. But when he took that step, the entire small space underwent an immediate change.
“Ah!”
Suddenly, a powerful suction burst out from Wei Wuya’s body, forcefully yanking Tang Jinbiao toward him.
“No!”
Feeling that powerful suction, Tang Jinbiao’s face paled drastically. He instantly held his Frost Silver Spear horizontally and braced it against the stone walls on both sides.
Shhk shhk shhk!
But even so, the suction was too overwhelming. The Frost Silver Spear carved a deep groove into the stone wall, yet still pulled Tang Jinbiao closer relentlessly.
“Hahaha, hahaha! Now that I’m twenty-five, I, Wei Wuya, will become the first person in Divine Wind Continent history to execute the God of War’s Kick. Only I, only Wei Wuya, will be the Martial Saint of the entire future Divine Wind Continent, and only me! Hahaha, hahaha!”
Wei Wuya stood there, and his body, which had seemed on the verge of collapse, exploded with astonishing power. If Tang Jinbiao were truly pulled by that suction and kicked by Wei Wuya with that God of War’s Kick, he would surely die and go meet Yama.
“Ah, die!”
Discovering that even the hard stone wall couldn’t stop him, Tang Jinbiao hardened his resolve. He immediately ripped out the Frost Silver Spear and hurled it at Wei Wuya’s head.
“Ahahahaha, hahaha!”
Wei Wuya seemed completely mad. Ignoring Tang Jinbiao, he stood there laughing crazily.
Whoosh!
Riding the immense suction, the Frost Silver Spear flew even faster and could pierce through Wei Wuya’s head in an instant. But right at that moment, an unpredictable shift occurred.
Boom!
Just as the Frost Silver Spear was about to pierce Wei Wuya’s skull, his body abruptly exploded.
Splurch, splurch!
With the explosion, countless chunks of flesh sprayed outward in all directions.
Slap, slap, slap!
Even Tang Jinbiao couldn’t escape unscathed. As the suction force vanished abruptly, he staggered and tumbled to the ground. Despite this, splatters of gore still struck his body.
Clang, clang, clang!
The Frost Silver Spear let out a faint hum as it was violently flung backward.
Wei Wuya, once so arrogantly unrivaled, had perished after forcibly executing the God of War’s Stride. True, he indeed was the first person on the entire Divine Wind Continent to unleash the God of War’s Kick!
…
Within mere dozen breaths, Tang Jinbiao regained his senses.
“Bad news! Wei Wuya’s dead, but Young Master Ma and Jia Longwu are still alive!”
Realizing the situation was unresolved, Tang Jinbiao dared not linger. He immediately stored the Frost Silver Spear and, without a second thought, dashed out of the passage.
“Damn it!”
But just after sprinting a few steps, he sensed someone entering. Instinctively, using both hands and feet, he scrambled frantically up the top of the narrow passage.
…
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Scarcely three breaths after he hid himself above, a figure charged into the passage.
“Curses, it’s him!”
Young Master Ma was the intruder. Tang Jinbiao tensed even tighter.
Whoosh!
Though terrified, Tang Jinbiao prepared to repeat his earlier tactic. He clenched the Frost Silver Spear in his grasp.
“What?”
Upon entry, Young Master Ma’s eyes instantly fixed on the gruesomely blood-smeared walls. His eyelids twitched faintly.
Flicker, flicker, flicker!
Seeing something amiss, a Protective Spirit Light shimmered across Young Master Ma’s body. Simultaneously, he struck his Storage Pouch with one hand, summoning a shield-like artifact that began revolving swiftly around him.
“Show yourself! I see you!”
Young Master Ma acted far more cautiously. Instead of advancing immediately, he stood his ground, bellowing loudly. He tilted his head up, scanning the surroundings suspiciously.
Fortunately, Tang Jinbiao’s hiding spot fell precisely within Young Master Ma’s blind spot. With Divine Sense still unable to manifest externally, Tang Jinbiao narrowly escaped detection.
“Damn it! Seems this is an exit. Unbelievably, he escaped!”
Finding no trace of Tang Jinbiao rendered Young Master Ma’s pale face utterly thunderous. He then began slowly advancing toward the pulpy remains of Wei Wuya’s corpse.
As Young Master Ma stepped closer, the Frost Silver Spear trembled slightly within Tang Jinbiao’s sweating grip. The urge to hurl the spear instantly clawed at him. Yet, Young Master Ma was already alert, and that swirling shield looked unnervingly mysterious. Success wasn’t guaranteed. Now was the time to endure.
“Hmph!”
After watching for a brief moment, Young Master Ma immediately headed deeper into the narrow passage.
After about ten breaths had passed!
“Alright, now’s the time!”
Tang Jinbiao estimated that Young Master Ma would just be reaching the deepest part of the narrow passage. He immediately jumped down. Without so much as a glance at the corpses on the ground, he bolted outwards.
Thud-thud-thud!
Tang Jinbiao’s legs churned like the wind; his speed was faster than before, with no sign of slowing down.
…
“Hmm? Why aren’t they out yet? Did they encounter some mishap?”
At the passage entrance, Jia Longwu incessantly peered inside, her delicate brows furrowed. She muttered continuously. Suddenly, though, a dark silhouette swiftly appeared within her line of sight.
“Huh? Oh no!”
Just as Tang Jinbiao was about ten zhang away from the entrance, he immediately spotted a dark figure standing there.
“Dammit!”
The person standing at the entrance was undoubtedly Jia Longwu.
Whoosh!
The Frost Silver Spear, which he had earlier put away, flew back into his hand. Without a moment’s thought, he hurled it straight towards the person at the entrance.
“What?! It’s you!”
When Jia Longwu clearly recognized the figure inside as Tang Jinbiao, fear flashed in her eyes, and she let out a small sound of surprise.
But just as she uttered that sound, she felt an intense wave of cold air rushing towards her face.
“Bad news!”
Sensing the frosty aura emanating from the Frost Silver Spear, Jia Longwu didn’t dare to retreat. Instead, she dropped her body hard towards the ground, plunging down. Immediately after landing, she rolled away, tumbling roughly a zhang distance before finally stopping.
Whoosh!
However, in that brief instant, Tang Jinbiao had already burst out. He paid Jia Longwu no mind. Slapping the Stealth Talisman back onto himself, he charged straight into the depths of the dense forest.
Although Tang Jinbiao bore resentment towards Jia Longwu, he couldn’t afford any delay. If Young Master Ma discovered the deception and pursued him, escaping death would be impossible.
“Tang Jinbiao!”
Watching Tang Jinbiao’s figure vanish into the dense forest, a faint sense of disappointment washed over Jia Longwu’s heart. She wanted to call out, to get him to stay, but it was all too late.
Whoosh!
Just as Tang Jinbiao’s figure disappeared, Young Master Ma erupted from the passage, his face twisted with ferocity.
“Damned! We’ve been played for fools by that brat!”
Young Master Ma emerged and, spotting Jia Longwu standing by the cavern entrance, paused momentarily, caught slightly off guard.
“Ah, Young Master Ma! I just saw that kid dart into that entrance over there! I didn’t dare pursue alone!”
Seeing the murderous rage on Young Master Ma’s face, Jia Longwu started slightly, but immediately pointed towards an entrance nearby and spoke.
That place was an entry point, an entrance that led deeper into the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
“Damnit! I forgot the brat possesses Spirit Eyes! There must be something cunning about this Stone Forest! Young Master Wei has already been scalped by that bastard! Come with me!”
Young Master Ma cursed vehemently, then transformed into a streak of white light, darting towards the entrance Jia Longwu had indicated.
“What?!”
Hearing that Wei Wuya had fallen to Tang Jinbiao’s hands, shock flooded Jia Longwu’s eyes.
She said nothing more. Without even a glance in the direction Tang Jinbiao had fled, she promptly followed…