Chapter 120: The Red Dress
Chapter 120: The Red Dress
A thin trail of lightning illuminated the entire marsh with a brilliant white light.
Zhangsun Shenji’s gaze turned vacant.
Though the Barbarian could not move, shock and astonishment flickered wildly in the depths of his pupils.
“What… what kind of spell is this?” Zhangsun Shenji asked softly, panting lightly, unable to hold back his question.
“Isn’t it obvious?” Despite being covered in wounds, Li Yi was surprisingly calm. He gave a faint smile. “Naturally—it’s the Electric Storm Sphere!”
“You mean this?” Zhangsun Shenji paused, speechless.
Li Yi’s fingers moved, and a faint sweat beaded on his forehead. A strand of silver lightning continuously danced and leapt at his fingertips, like a sprite.
“Huff!”
With each leap, that strand of lightning grew brighter, more dazzlingly green, shimmering and radiant, its sharp edge fully revealed!
Gradually, an aura of destruction gathered within it, its presence sharp and fierce.
Around Li Yi, the deep yellow Battle Aura that swirled like a ring of stars also surged downwards, thread by thread pouring into it, making the sense of destruction within grow even more heart-stopping.
“Now, let’s see if you can still live!” Li Yi looked at the Barbarian, the lightning at his fingertips splashing and leaping, as he spoke with fierce intensity.
Lurking Abyss and Bearing the Stele—these two Bloodline Abilities—he had pushed to their limits!
This was the first time he had used both Bloodline Abilities simultaneously.
It was also a move of desperation.
Although he had sealed the Barbarian’s movements, given its defensive power and vitality, ordinary methods, even targeting its vital points, could hardly break through. And they were both Mages, without divine weapons or sharp blades to protect them. They could only rely on fists or spells.
“Li Yi, are you ready?” Zhangsun Shenji’s eyes wavered, his voice trembling, showing signs of strain. “I’m almost done for!”
“Wasn’t it three minutes?”
“Nonsense! The opponent is a Barbarian royal and a Sword Tone expert!” Zhangsun Shenji said with some annoyance, speaking bluntly. “How about you try sealing him?”
“It’s about time… Die!”
Sharp light flashed in his eyes. Lightning rings coiled around his palm, condensing into a bright silver sphere of lightning. Li Yi pushed his palm forward, and silver light burst forth.
The lightning sphere shot through the air!
As the Electric Storm Sphere passed, the mist that filled the Soul-Return Marsh evaporated in patches. The ground dried up. Water plants and other things directly vanished into Obliteration!
“Ha!”
A roar rose from the Barbarian’s throat. He was about to regain his freedom, but this Electric Storm Sphere was already right before his eyes.
Boom!
The violent lightning trail instantly expanded tenfold in grandeur. The electric light seethed like dozens of pale dragons writhing wildly between heaven and earth. The aura of destruction erupted. A pale light shone brightly over a hundred meters away!
The gathered lightning, its momentum overwhelming, took the shape of a heavenly pillar, as if wanting to pierce through heaven and earth!
“Roar!”
As if suppressed by a great mountain, the Barbarian’s figure was swallowed by the surging lightning, only his roar echoing unceasingly.
“Let’s go!”
Li Yi darted forward in a step. He grabbed Zhangsun Shenji around the waist and lifted him. His Wind-Walking Boots shimmered with a dark light. Thunderous sounds, like mountains shaking, erupted from the soles of his feet. His figure shot forth like a violent gust.
He had planned this long ago. Once the strike was launched, regardless of success or failure, he would escape immediately!
“Li Yi, what are you doing? I can walk myself!” Zhangsun Shenji, slung over Li Yi’s shoulder, said angrily and loudly.
“You? You’re too slow!” Under urgent circumstances, Li Yi was also blunt. “With just ‘Wind Stride Spell,’ we can’t shake him off!”
Boom!
Swirling streams of wind wrapped around the tips of his toes. Thunderous sounds exploded under his feet. Like the Eight Steps Chasing the Toad, Li Yi’s movements were swift and fierce, as fast as wind and lightning.
“You… this is…” Zhangsun Shenji mumbled for a moment, unable to speak. “A spell?”
Integrating Mammoth Shakes the Mountain into his footwork was something Li Yi had tried back in the Dragon’s Burial Ground. Just now, witnessing “Echo Step,” he had gained further insight, handling it even more adeptly.
The Wind-Walking Boots combined with the mountain-shaking steps made his speed even fiercer and faster!
And Zhangsun Shenji’s slender limbs seemed to have almost no weight in Li Yi’s view.
In a few breaths, the two figures disappeared into the mist.
“Hmph!”
A fist erupted from within the lightning. A deep, powerful fist force blasted out a circular empty space, revealing the Barbarian’s gloomy face.
“Severing Water Horizontal Strike!”
The fist’s edge swept horizontally, as if lifting a curtain. The rampaging lightning was split into two sections!
The Barbarian’s figure stepped forward.
His skin had already turned crimson. Tendrils of blue smoke coiled around his body. In many places, wounds tore open, his blood congealed. His expression was one of extreme shock.
“A Lower-Rank Spell Disciple sealed me?”
“A Lower-Rank Spell Disciple wounded me?”
“A young master from a Great Qian Empire noble family is this outstanding? Even the Saint Children of my Holy Race are probably far inferior…”
“Those two must die! Otherwise, they will surely become a calamity for my Holy Race in the future!”
He bent his knees and crouched, his foot stamping the ground. Just as he was about to give chase, suddenly, several streaks of lightning, mixed with a deep yellow aura, coiled upwards.
The Barbarian snorted lightly. His body shook slightly. The suspicion and shock on his face grew even heavier.
“The paralyzing effect of this lightning can actually penetrate my magic resistance? And this deep yellow aura—is clearly my own ‘Xingtian Battle Aura’!” The image of Li Yi’s face flashed in his mind. The Barbarian’s expression turned icy, his ferocity blazing fiercely. “I’ve changed my mind. I’ll kill you first!”
…
Feet treading the muddy ground, fleeing in a sorry state.
Ahead was the unchanging mist. Only the howling gale in his ears told him he was moving forward.
Li Yi tried to keep his breathing rhythm as even as possible. While preserving his stamina, his wounds healed little by little.
His powerful vitality and endurance were now fully on display.
Unfortunately, behind him was a Barbarian with even more immense vitality and endurance!
The sound of loud crashes echoed from behind, each louder than the last, meaning each was closer than the last, like the footsteps of Death.
Thump!
In the distance behind him, the great marsh let out a groan of being overwhelmed. The huge wave it kicked up could be seen in outline even through the fog.
The distance was already extremely close!
“So fast!” Li Yi was secretly alarmed. His hands and feet went numb, his heart pounded. “Is this guy even human?”
“Put me down!” Zhangsun Shenji gritted his teeth and struggled again. “I’ll hold him off for a while. You still have a sliver of a chance to live.”
“A sliver of a chance bought with your life? I don’t want it!” Li Yi firmly tightened his grip around Zhangsun Shenji’s waist and abdomen. In a contest of strength, Zhangsun Shenji was far from a match and had to let him be.
“Wait! There’s another person heading toward us!” Zhangsun Shenji raised his sleeve. His eyes turned cold. He snorted lightly. “Did we forget to check the almanac today? This person’s vitality is actually stronger than that Barbarian’s!”
“What?” Hearing this, Li Yi was also greatly surprised. “In which direction?”
Zhangsun Shenji turned his arm, pointing in one direction.
“There!” Lightning flashed rapidly in Li Yi’s eyes. He gritted his teeth, turned, and headed in that direction.
“Are you crazy?” Zhangsun Shenji’s expression grew anxious. “We don’t even know if the other party is friend or foe yet?”
“Anyway, if that Barbarian catches up, it’s also a dead end!” A resolute look appeared at the corner of Li Yi’s mouth. He said decisively, “If we take a risk, there’s still a sliver of a chance!”
His steps thundered. Li Yi turned and ran wildly.
…
“They’re getting closer, already right on our heels!” Zhangsun Shenji’s warning voice sounded at the right moment.
“Which one?” Li Yi’s breathing was labored. He was already feeling a bit tired.
“Both!”
A figure burst into his field of vision. Li Yi maintained some distance, his feet suddenly stopping.
A flash of scarlet red caught both their gazes.
“Is it her?”
Li Yi and Zhangsun Shenji exchanged a look. Their expressions showed surprise and disbelief.
That person with immense vitality, even surpassing the Barbarian, was actually a girl in fiery red, provocatively dressed?
Her slim waist was even thinner than the Barbarian’s forearm!
“Hmm? Who are you?” The corner of her eyes sharp as knives, she glanced at the two of them. An invisible pressure surged forth, actually making both of them tremble all over, unable to move.
Another monster!
Li Yi thought to himself.
“Never mind. Business first!” She turned her head, looking ahead. The pressure on the two of them suddenly lessened.
As soon as her words fell, a huge, ferocious figure descended from the sky!
“Oh? Another girl? Good, good…” The Barbarian looked down from above, surveying the three of them. “Women’s flesh, especially young girls’ flesh, is my favorite!”
“Oh? I don’t really like Barbarian meat. It’s dry and astringent. Only Barbarian children are barely palatable.” The girl smiled sweetly and charmingly, yet what she was discussing so seriously was actually the merits and demerits of human flesh!
“A humanoid magical beast?” Li Yi thought, startled, and asked in a low voice.
Zhangsun Shenji shrugged, indicating he didn’t know either.
“Who are you?” Even the slow-witted Barbarian sensed something was off.
“Can’t you tell? I’m just a little girl…” That stunningly beautiful girl actually spun around once in front of the Barbarian.
“Hmph! Seeking death!” Growing more guarded and wary in his heart, the Barbarian took a step forward. His huge fist carried the force of ten thousand jun, smashing down fiercely.
“Hiss…”
Li Yi and Zhangsun Shenji simultaneously sucked in a sharp breath.
Unbeknownst to them, that girl had already landed on the Barbarian’s shoulder. The long knife behind her waist slowly drew out, stabbing toward the Barbarian’s throat.
Her movements seemed very slow, but Li Yi and Zhangsun Shenji could not see at all how she had actually moved!