Chapter 119: Barbarian

“Berserk!” Zhangsun Shenji’s face changed dramatically, and he cried out in shock, “This person is a Barbarian royal!”

Amidst the boiling, mist-like red light, the Barbarian was covered in fierceness and ferocity. The bulging blue veins on his skin’s surface were like angry coiling dragons. His pupils turned into a terrifying crimson red, shining dazzlingly like bloody stars.

Under his feet, the water’s surface and wet soil churned and rolled, as if invisible giant serpents were madly churning beneath the marsh.

“Berserk? What is that?” The shocking scene made Li Yi’s heart tighten.

“Berserk is a Bloodline Ability that only the pure-blooded royals among the Barbarians can awaken! This ability can strengthen all body functions, greatly increase strength and speed, and also provides a certain degree of magic immunity,” Zhangsun Shenji said with a grim expression, his voice low. “Unlike ‘Bloodthirst,’ Berserk does not cause loss of reason.”

“Magic immunity?” Upon hearing this, Li Yi’s face also turned pale.

From Zhangsun Shenji’s words, he could tell it was not absolute magic immunity.

However, with the Barbarian’s powerful vitality and defense, plus this layer of protection, his magical defense could be called an iron wall!

“Wait!” Zhangsun Shenji changed his attitude and tried to negotiate. “We have rations here. Let us go, and you can eat as you please…”

“Killing you is the same, isn’t it?” The Barbarian showed a bloody smile, revealing wolf-like sharp canines. “Besides, fresh meat is better for replenishing my stamina…”

“It seems a peaceful resolution is unlikely!” Li Yi’s eyes turned cold, his hands lowered, and his Magic Gestures changed. Fire currents swirled between his fingers—it was the secret technique “Maple-Shadow Flowing Fire.”

“Don’t regret this!” Zhangsun Shenji’s expression became solemn. He softly chanted something, though it was unclear what he was preparing.

“Heaven-Shattering Roar—Howl!”

The Barbarian, rich in battle experience, did not rush to attack. He suddenly raised his head, his eyes icy cold, and let out a deafening, prolonged roar that shot up into the sky!

The furious sound wave transformed into a scorching white sun, descending from the high sky with a whistling, roaring sound, like a falling meteor, pressing down from above!

Boom!

It was as if a massive mountain had fallen. Zhangsun Shenji was slammed face-down into the muddy ground.

Li Yi let out a muffled groan, his knees slightly bent, his arms assuming a posture as if holding up a massive cauldron, his hands raised to the sky!

The sound wave impact arrived, causing Li Yi’s skin to tremble. His form was like “Siren Splits the Tide,” channeling the impact into the muddy marsh beneath his feet.

Although he wasn’t as disheveled as Zhangsun Shenji, the spell he had been preparing for so long had completely collapsed.

“Oh? Kid, are you a warrior? Why are you wearing a mage’s robe?” The Barbarian’s eyes showed surprise. “You humans are indeed cunning!”

In his view, only a warrior, and only a warrior, could withstand his roar with their physical body.

“However, for an appetizer, a Mage is more suitable…”

Whoosh!

The Barbarian’s foot stomped the ground, leaving a crescent-shaped crater with its violent force. His fierce figure suddenly moved, transforming into a soaring dragon, swift as the wind!

Where his crimson pupils passed, they left trails in the air that lingered for a long time, like streaks of bloody lightning!

“Echo Step!”

Li Yi’s voice was filled with shock.

This wasn’t his first time seeing Echo Step. During the Hundred Puppets War, the Level 2 puppet Tide-Severer had simulated this combat skill.

But seeing it with his own eyes, he realized that compared to the real Echo Step, that simulation was child’s play!

With a single step, the sound was like a tiger’s roar. It covered a hundred meters in an instant, almost like traversing the Void!

“Block him for me—Piercing Water Arrows!”

At Li Yi’s command, three Water Elementals clasped their arms together. Several emerald water arrows shot forth with the sound of piercing wind.

“Futile, all futile!”

The Barbarian showed disdain. His body shook, Battle Aura billowed around him, and the water arrows scattered one after another.

“Be—destroyed!”

After landing, his momentum didn’t stop. His large foot kicked back against the ground, his body moved sideways like a crab, his external Battle Aura blazing as he charged forward with his whole body.

His bloody eyes swept across the Void, leaving two straight crimson lines in their wake.

Crack!

The Water Elementals’ ripple shields shattered like paper under his fist, breaking instantly.

Having shattered two Water Elementals in a row, his fist momentum halted, stopping above the third, darker-colored Water Elemental.

“Hmm? This thing is also a Water Elemental? Its defensive power is quite good…”

There was a hint of admiration in his tone. The Barbarian clenched his fist, and thick yellow Battle Aura erupted. The Water Elemental exploded from within, water splashing everywhere.

“Still, it just requires a bit more effort…”

Crackle!

Li Yi’s eyes turned sharp. His fingers twitched, and behind him, the phantom of a Kui Bull wavered. Its gigantic mouth opened wide, and a dark Black Dragon, claws bared, snaked and soared through the air!

Divine Execution Finger Snap!

“Roar!” The Barbarian opened his mouth and let out an earth-shaking roar. The Black Dragon shattered into pieces, dispersing into the air.

“Damn it!” Li Yi gasped slightly, a feeling of helplessness arising in his heart.

His opponent was a Sword Tone. The gap between them was simply too vast!

“Eat him first, then eat you!” The Barbarian paid no heed to Li Yi, turning around and covering several yards in a single step, appearing right in front of Zhangsun Shenji.

“Entangle!”

Zhangsun Shenji shouted angrily. Countless emerald vines, like swimming serpents, coiled around the Barbarian from all directions.

“Wasted effort!” The Barbarian’s body shook, his Battle Aura blooming all over. The vines broke one after another, scattering in disarray.

Like an overcast sky pressing down, a giant hand grabbed toward Zhangsun Shenji’s head.

“Damn it all!” Zhangsun Shenji’s face turned ashen.

Thump!

Before the hand could land, a whistling sound came rolling in!

“Huh?”

The Barbarian’s expression changed drastically. Around his waist and abdomen, a vast and heavy force suddenly erupted. Within it was also a hint of a “knockback” effect, sending his body flying heavily backward.

He turned his head, and in his eyes appeared a fearsome Dragon-man, its form towering and majestic, threads of Dragon’s Aura swirling around it, its aura imposing.

“Dragon-man form? Is that a Bloodline Ability?” The Barbarian’s expression showed confusion. A moment later, he clenched his fists, murderous intent appearing on his face. “Are you from a noble family? Definitely, and you must be an outstanding one among them! Killing you means, in the future Barbarian Battlefields, our Sacred Tribe will have one less troublesome opponent…”

In his view, Li Yi’s various methods clearly exceeded his actual cultivation level, giving him the ability to fight above his rank! Such a youth must be from a noble family, and a remarkably talented one at that!

He must be killed!

Without hesitation, he shifted his target. His fists swung from a distance, several thick yellowish fist energies, like soaring wild geese, lunged forth to kill!

“Thousandfold Strategy!”

Li Yi snorted coldly. The Wind-Walking Boots on his feet shone, and his figure seemed to move according to some strange pattern, his movements bizarre, dodging these attacks.

“A few small tricks…”

Seeing this, the Barbarian let out a cold laugh, his murderous intent growing even stronger!

“Mountain-Shattering Heavy Strike!”

He shouted loudly, assuming a low horse stance. Battle Aura gathered on his fist. His posture was straight as he threw a punch!

The violent fist intent blanketed the sky and earth, transforming into towering mountain peaks that pressed forward, crushing grass, trees, and rocks into powder along the way!

The force was like mountains moving horizontally. It was already unavoidable!

“Humph!”

The Stone Fist Gauntlets shone with light. Li Yi lowered his shoulders and bent his waist, dragon scales rustling, and thrust a heavy fist forward. His form was like splitting a mountain, smashing heavily toward that massive mountain.

Boom!

“Ugh!”

A loud noise echoed. Li Yi’s figure, like an egg hitting a rock, shattered to pieces.

Sparks of fire crackled. The Stone Fist Gauntlets were destroyed completely!

Blood sprayed wildly, scales flew off. Li Yi could no longer maintain his Dragon-man form, crashing heavily into the marsh, stirring up countless mud and splashes of water.

“Die!”

Swift as a rabbit pouncing, the Barbarian’s figure descended like lightning, heading straight for Li Yi’s head!

“Halt!”

Zhangsun Shenji’s furious shout resounded through the air.

As the sound echoed, the Barbarian’s figure actually floated in mid-air, unable to move.

Words spoken, magic followed!

Such a secret technique naturally came at a great cost. Blood flowed from all seven orifices of Zhangsun Shenji’s head, and his figure swayed, on the verge of collapse.

“Li Yi, run now! The time I can hold him is very limited!” Zhangsun Shenji spoke, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth again. “After you get back, notify my family. Tell them to take a thousand Barbarian royal heads to mourn me!”

“You’re not leaving?” Struggling to climb out of the mud, covered in blood, Li Yi coughed as he asked.

“When I hold him, I cannot move either.” Zhangsun Shenji smiled bitterly and urged loudly, “You hurry and go. One death is better than both of us dying here! Besides, it was I who dragged you here. The danger should be my responsibility…”

“Nonsense!” Li Yi shouted sharply, cutting him off. “We leave together, or we die together! Besides, even if I escape alone, can I really get away? Zhangsun, how long can you hold him?”

“At most, three minutes,” Zhangsun Shenji thought for a moment and said reluctantly.

“Three minutes, that’s about right!” Li Yi looked at the Barbarian, his eyes icy cold. A silvery lightning flickered at his fingertips. “You enjoyed hitting me just now? It’s my turn!”