AWB Chapter 106 The Battle Situation Changes in an Instant
Chapter 106 The Battle Situation Changes in an Instant
Chapter 106 The Battle Situation Changes in an Instant
With the four of them attacking simultaneously, they naturally wouldn't allow a rogue cultivator like Chen Yi to covet their battle.
In their eyes, such a petty person who hides in the back and tries to reap the benefits is not even qualified to watch the battle.
Qi Yunxi's lightning seal struck first, followed closely by the puppeteer's Xuan Tie heavy fist. Qi Wuba's fiery palm was enveloped in scorching air, while Qi Yourong's sword light drew a sharp arc.
— Four attacks simultaneously locked onto Chen Yi.
Of course, because the four were wary of each other, they assumed Chen Yi was just an ordinary henchman and didn't go all out.
In their view, the four prodigies working together, even with just a casual strike, would be enough to get rid of this troublesome fellow.
They never expected that the bald man who had been lurking in the back, struggling forward, and dressed in rags, was actually the one who had been hiding the deepest.
Seeing the four men attacking...
Chen Yi sighed inwardly.
really,
There are no fools in the world. If you're actually standing in front of a peach, it's almost impossible to secretly pick it.
The four people had noticed him long ago, but he was too far away to pay them any attention.
Now that they see he has the ability to get nearby, they naturally choose to eliminate him first.
"Why--"
I can't keep up the act any longer.
Chen Yi sighed.
As the four attacked, suddenly, golden light shone brightly around him.
Hundreds of rays of light were divided into three layers:
The outer layer of hundreds of golden lightning shimmered like lightning, the middle layer of dozens of golden lightning flames concealed their power, and the inner layer of more than ten three-colored golden lights solidified into a tangible substance.
The five thunderfire golden crystals dormant in the bone orifices of his arms trembled faintly, and the thunder patterns of his fully formed golden bones emitted a dark light from under his skin.
Chen Yi activated both the Willow Step and the Golden Step simultaneously, his figure darting around in an instant.
As their clothes fluttered, afterimages linked together like lines, their speed clearly approaching the threshold of the quasi-third tier.
Within that small space, Chen Yi had moved countless times.
Qi Yourong's flying sword grazed past the hem of her clothes, and before the torn fabric could fall, the lightning bolt summoned by Qi Yunxi had already reached her head.
Chen Yi flipped his wrist and revealed the Magnetic Lightning Bead. The lightning was repelled from Chen Yi's body the moment it approached the bead and crashed to the ground.
Besides absorbing lightning spirits with its magnetic force, the Magnetic Lightning Bead can also use the power of lightning spirits as a source to transform it into magnetic force, repelling external lightning spirits.
It can attract and repel; this is the complete use of a magnetic lightning bead.
Of course, this involves the principles of magnetic lightning transformation and the interaction of the five elements, which no one in this world except Chen Yi can use.
After dodging the two women's ranged attacks,
Chen Yi looked at Qi Wuba and the giant puppet ape charging towards them.
He threw out both fists simultaneously, the golden light of his fists colliding with the iron fists and sparks flying, while his other fist intercepted the fiery palm, causing the scorching waves to surge back.
When the shockwave exploded, Qi Wuba and the puppet ape froze, while Chen Yi only took two steps back, his feet leaving long tracks on the ice.
The scene suddenly froze.
The four prodigies stared in astonishment at Chen Yi, whose already tattered clothes were now torn to shreds, revealing skin that faintly glowed with gold underneath.
"Golden Bone Technique fully developed, movement technique near third rank, kid, are you trying to play dumb with me?"
Qi Wuba's eyes widened as he revealed Chen Yi's strength.
The other three looked extremely surprised.
The lightning at Qi Yunxi's fingertips had not yet dissipated, the puppeteer's iron fist remained in a striking stance, and Qi Yourong's flying sword hovered in mid-air.
The way the others looked at Chen Yi became much more serious.
With his mastery of the Golden Bone technique, this bald man is probably only a step away from being one of the eight great geniuses. If he were to hide in the back now, he might actually be able to seize the opportunity at a crucial moment.
Outside, the cultivators who had come to watch the spectacle were all invigorated.
"What did I say? This Xu Lishi is no ordinary person. He single-handedly forced back four prodigies. How could he possibly be a strong contender for that third-tier Profound Ice Crystal Fruit!"
"Old Taoist, stop bragging! You said you single-handedly forced back four geniuses, but it was clearly those four geniuses who held back!"
This bald guy does have some strength, but he's no match for the eight great prodigies.
Moreover, the four greatest talents are gathered here at this time.
No matter what, there's no way a mere rogue cultivator could take that third-tier Mystic Ice Crystal Fruit.
"You're bald too, so why can't you stand seeing geniuses among the bald ones?"
"What if he manages to obtain a Crystal Fruit?" the old Taoist priest protested.
"If he can win it, I'm willing to be that ugly woman's gigolo, just like that bald man!"
Qin Chengcheng's cold gaze swept across the crowd, memorizing the appearance of the person who had spoken rudely earlier.
The old Taoist priest scoffed, "Mediocrity means ugliness? A physical cultivator like you is not even worth a hair on Xu Jiu's head. You're not even worthy of being spoken to in person!"
"Old Taoist, stop with your words! What will you do if that bald man fails to obtain the Mystic Crystal Fruit?" the other party retorted.
"Not getting it? Isn't that normal? Four of the eight great prodigies are already here, and someone else still managed to take it from them. Those four prodigies have no face to live with!"
The two argued, while the others watched the spectacle.
On the other side,
Long Xitian and Zhao Jingwu, who were sitting on the ground healing their wounds, also looked on incredulously.
"Xiao Wu, are you sure this bald Xu Jiu is your vice leader? He has mastered the Golden Bone technique; how did you manage to become the leader in the first place?"
Zhao Jingwu was also puzzled. His expression first showed surprise, then turned bitter. "So it turns out that I can also cultivate my Vajra Skill to the point of mastering Golden Bone!"
Brother Xu, you were so good at hiding it! You really fooled me so badly back then.
correct!
Be careful, when Brother Xu first came to my Strongman Alliance, he mentioned the strongmen kept by Qi Yunxi!
Suddenly, Zhao Jingwu remembered something and shouted inside.
In a flash,
The four prodigies in the formation were all dumbfounded.
"What?! This bald guy is one of Qi Yunxi's men?!"
Three pairs of eyes simultaneously shot towards Qi Yunxi.
Qi Yunxi was also confused. "I don't know him!"
"Ahem, young lady, you may have forgotten, but it was outside this Medicine Valley that Young Master Yunshan asked me to help the Treasure-Hunting Rat with some work."
Many people saw it at the time.
Even this time when I came in, it was the same."
Chen Yi didn't explain it clearly, letting them figure it out for themselves. Anyway, no matter what they thought, as long as the situation got chaotic, that was fine.
Sure enough, the next moment, the four people stopped pressuring Chen Yi at the same time.
Instead, Qi Yourong, under Qi Wuba's telepathic instruction, secretly distanced herself from Qi Yunxi, slightly turning her sword to point at Qi Yunxi.
Qi Wuba, on the other hand, was surrounded by flowing flames, his eyes fixed intently on Chen Yi, his fighting spirit rising.
The puppeteer Ning Bu'er, who was standing nearby, did not continue to make a move. He was hiding inside the ape puppet, seemingly lost in thought.
Just as everyone was discussing, at the edge of the perilous place, an ordinary-looking woman in a plain dress raised an array plate, protecting the three-foot space around her, and silently stepped into the Xuanbing Thunder Array.
"Has someone gone in again?"
"She's a female cultivator."
"The ugly woman you mentioned, does she also want to go in and help his bald gigolo?"
"Watch your mouth, or they might unleash their full power and beat up those prodigies, and then take care of you while they're at it."
"Ha, dream on! My Qi Kingdom hasn't even produced a second-tier cultivator capable of beating four of the Eight Great Prodigies. If these ugly women and bald man could beat those guys, I'd lick their shoes!"
next moment,
The situation on the front lines changed abruptly.
The two women each controlled their flying swords and lightning seals, engaging in a fierce battle in the distance.
The sword light and lightning clashed and intertwined, creating a surge of energy.
Chen Yi, Qi Wuba, and the puppet ape were engaged in close-quarters combat.
Chen Yi deliberately restrained his strength, using only five-tenths of his power to deal with the situation, saving his trump card for the crucial moment in the struggle for the spiritual fruit.
But Qi Wuba seemed to have gone mad, grabbing Chen Yi and unleashing a barrage of blows.
"Hey bald guy, don't run away! Taste my iron fist, so you'll know there's a difference between one kind of golden bone and another."
"You, a nobody from a small place, are not worthy to compete with us for the Mystic Crystal Fruit!"
The tower-like man was enveloped in flames, each punch and palm strike carrying immense force and fire spiritual power comparable to the quasi-third rank.
The fist struck Chen Yi, causing Chen Yi's entire body to tremble violently. He felt a burning sensation and pain, making him extremely uncomfortable.
Moreover, he only attacked Chen Yi, not the puppet.
The ape-shaped puppet was even stronger, comparable to a third-tier demonic beast. It would strike Chen Yi one moment and Qi Wuba the next.
Although the puppet lacked special elemental energy, its raw power absolutely overwhelmed Chen Yi and Qi Wuba, and it was immune to pain.
When he occasionally threw a punch, Chen Yi or Qi Wuba would tremble for a long time.
Fortunately, the defensive power of a fully-developed Golden Bone is extraordinary, and Chen Yi's Golden Bone, after being fused with Azure Origin and Earthly Qi, and tempered by Thunder Patterns, is even stronger than ordinary Golden Bone.
Chen Yi crossed his arms to take a heavy punch from the puppet, his golden bones trembling and emitting a muffled hum.
Although it did not damage the root of the disease, the internal organs were still shaken and the blood and qi surged.
However, Qi Wuba was an unreasonable person.
Whenever the puppet ape's iron fist struck Chen Yi, he would seize the opportunity to close in, his palms bursting with flames as he unleashed a torrent of fiery palm power at Chen Yi's vital points.
Clearly, he was determined to deal with Chen Yi first—as long as he was the only Golden Bone Body Cultivator left on the field, he would naturally have a unique advantage when entering the Cold Pool.
"Are you out of your mind?! That giant puppet is clearly Tier 3, the strongest enemy, why are you still hitting me?!"
Chen Yi was annoyed.
"I'd like to see what abilities you, with your royal bones, really have!"
He no longer held back.
With a shake of his arms, ten of the fifty-odd golden lightning beams on the second level were instantly activated.
Dark golden light emanated from the palm bones, and the two palms, like gilded iron, struck towards Qi Wuba with the force to split mountains and shatter rocks.
The moment the golden light collided with the fiery palm, thunder and fire exploded violently.
Qi Wuba was shocked. The flames on his palms were instantly dispersed, and most of his fiery armor was shattered. He staggered back several steps.
His arms were numb and his wrists were in excruciating pain, as if he had been struck by a ferocious beast. Chen Yi's golden bones combined with the explosive power of thunder and fire were in no way inferior to the puppet ape next to him.
He violently shook his arm, feeling the golden bones in it go numb. It took a long time before the flames rekindled.
Qi Wuba stared at Chen Yi in astonishment:
"Damn, what kind of Vajra Kung Fu do you have? How come your golden bones are stronger than mine?"
Qi Yourong, didn't you say this bald guy could be easily handled by Long Xitian with one hand? Damn it, I can't even block this bald guy's punches!
"You like to bully the weak, huh? Want to keep it up?"
Chen Yi was truly enraged. He had originally intended to hold back, but Qi Wuba seemed to have no brains but muscles, relentlessly grabbing and pounding him.
Forced to use 70% of his strength, Chen Yi punched Qi Wuba away.
"Who exactly are you? It's impossible for someone from the State of Qi to be a master of the Golden Bone Realm, and to be able to fight me to a draw simply by using body refinement."
Qi Wuba looked at Chen Yi with a surprised expression.
Even at this point, Chen Yi's remaining fragments of consciousness and vital energy, used to maintain the energy needed to transform into the bald Xu Jiu, remained completely unaffected.
"My name is Xu Jiu, the vice leader of the Loose Cultivator Alliance, and a strongman that Qi Yunfeng once employed."
Chen Yi answered.
Sure enough, just as Zhao Jingwu had pointed out, this bald man has now admitted it himself.
Upon hearing this, Qi Wuba confirmed it and sent another telepathic message to his sister, "Don't hold back. Keep a close eye on Qi Yunxi. This strongman has admitted that he's in cahoots with Qi Yunxi."
Upon hearing this, Qi Yourong's Purple Cloud Sword suddenly erupted with blinding flames, and her sword style changed drastically, with each move aimed directly at Qi Yunxi's vital points.
The latter retreated repeatedly, his robes torn in several places by the sword energy.
Qi Yunxi's expression changed drastically.
"Are you crazy? I really don't know that bald guy. You're fighting so hard against me, what if the puppet gets the advantage?"
Qi Yunxi was extremely annoyed. If the bald man hadn't been unafraid of her lightning, she would have wanted to unleash a few bolts of lightning on him.
When did my Qi family ever raise such a freakish strongman?
Over here, Qi Wuba was sent flying by two punches from Chen Yi, with lightning striking him intermittently in the air. He was wincing in pain.
The two women were locked in a fierce battle, their swords flashing and lightning striking each other.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the ape-like puppet quietly retreated.
Just as Qi Wuba recovered and his palms reignited with fire, ready to settle scores with Chen Yi,
The ape-shaped puppet, over ten feet tall, silently broke away from the battle and suddenly accelerated into the air.
With a light touch of his toes on the surface of the icy pool as if walking on flat ground, he headed straight for the third-tier Xuanbing Condensed Crystal Fruit in the center of the pool.
"court death!"
"stop!"
The two women instantly stopped fighting, and their flying swords and lightning bolts changed direction, simultaneously blasting towards the puppet ape.
Chen Yi and Qi Wuba exchanged a glance, and the golden light and fire from their fists simultaneously subsided.
Using the force of their punches, the two sprang up and flew towards the icy pool.
Everyone's smart enough to keep their focus on this area during a battle. Nobody wants to let someone else steal the peach while they're fighting.
In an instant, flying swords and lightning struck the puppet ape.
A protective shield appeared above its head, simultaneously blocking the attacks of the flying sword and the lightning.
That was the puppeteer inside its chest casting a spell.
"To think that he would use a near-third-tier defensive spell right off the bat, I underestimated him."
None of the eight prodigies were simple characters, even when they were just controlling puppets.
Its spiritual strength and spellcasting skills have already reached the threshold of the third tier.
Although it withstood the attacks of the two women, the puppet ape lost its balance and barely managed to walk across the water to the center of the icy pool.
When it broke into the spiritual light barrier within a three-zhang radius of the Xuanbing Condensed Crystal Fruit, its body was already tilted, and it could only reach out its iron arm to pick two spiritual fruits.
Just as his left foot accidentally dipped into the icy pool,
The seemingly calm waters of the ancient, icy pool suddenly unleash a terrifying chill—
Ice crystals instantly formed on the legs of the puppet, which was forged from black iron, and the joints emitted a piercing metallic twisting sound.
And then,
Chen Yi and Qi Wuba arrived at almost the same time.
The two carried thunder and waded through the water.
Qi Wuba displayed the extreme resilience of a body cultivator, his body shielded by flames amidst the lightning strikes, as he stomped towards the puppet.
Chen Yi was completely unafraid of lightning attacks. Even the chill that entered his body from the icy pool required the system to be activated to absorb it and convert it into energy.
However, the level of cold was too high, and he was having great difficulty converting it, so he obviously couldn't stay in the cold pool for long.
The two of them rushed to the puppet ape.
Chen Yi no longer held back; a Thunderfire Golden Crystal in his hand exploded, causing his entire body to glow brightly with golden light, surrounded by lightning.
The golden light bursting from the fist, crackling with lightning patterns, slammed into the puppet's joints like a heavy hammer.
The dark metal shell shattered amidst the blinding sparks, and a Xuanbing Fruit flew out of its grasp.
Chen Yi changed his fist into a claw, and three-colored golden light flowed in his palm. He steadily caught the falling spiritual fruit, put it into the jade box and put it into his storage bag.
Qi Wuba followed suit, unleashing nearly half of his full-body fire energy to snatch another Xuanbing Fruit.
Enraged, the puppeteer unleashed a terrifying shriek of divine consciousness from his chest the instant the puppet ape was unable to retaliate.
The fluctuations of divine sense instantly struck Chen Yi and Qi Wuba.
A jade bead lit up between Qi Wuba's brows, emitting a soft light that blocked the divine sense attack.
The golden patterns on Chen Yi's body shimmered slightly, and a three-colored divine sense shield silently appeared at the entrance of his ancestral aperture, steadily receiving the impact of this near-third-tier divine sense.
"Even divine sense is ineffective?"
The puppeteer's voice was filled with disbelief; she was a young woman.
at this time,
Chen Yi and Qi Wuba showed no mercy. They exerted their strength simultaneously, and golden flames exploded from the soles of their feet, kicking the puppet ape into the icy pool.
goo-dong-
The moment the black iron body sank into the icy water, spiderweb-like ice crystals suddenly condensed on the surface of the pool.
The two used the momentum to leap into the air, each carrying a crystal fruit back to the ice surface.
The two women then stopped attacking each other.
Qi Yourong quickly joined Qi Wuba, and the two of them huddled together in a defensive stance.
His gaze still shifted warily between Chen Yi and Qi Yunxi.
However, after Chen Yi went ashore, he did not approach Qi Yunxi.
At the same time, without saying a word, Qi Yunxi's magical power surged, lightning flashed, and several lightning beads formed around her, directly bombarding Chen Yi.
Each lightning bead was even stronger than the lightning seal spell she had just used against Qi Yourong, and had already reached the level of a near-third-tier spell.
Clearly, Qi Yunxi was genuinely angry.
At this moment, the Qi siblings realized that Chen Yi and Qi Yunxi were not on the same side.
They reacted extremely quickly, instantly seizing the opportunity to take the two Xuanbing Fruits.
Chen Yi, a lone strongman, could hardly hold on.
The two launched an attack instantly, heading straight for Chen Yi.
With three people vying for one, whoever gets Chen Yi's Crystal Fruit depends on luck.
Qi Yunxi's Thunder Pearl exploded first, followed closely by the Purple Cloud Sword Light, which tore through the air. Qi Wuba's body was engulfed in flames, and he charged straight at Qi Wuba like a meteor.
Just as the killing blow was about to strike,
Suddenly, the sound of a zither arose from the core of the Jedi.
The world fell silent.
The roar of the ice and lightning array abruptly stopped in their area, replaced by the omnipresent clanging of strings.
Each sound wave solidified into a tangible substance, transforming into countless sharp blades that swept across all directions.
"Not good. This is the Mystic Sound Domain Formation!"
Qi Yunxi, the most knowledgeable among them, was the first to change his expression, frantically probing outwards with his divine sense in an attempt to break the deadlock.
Her third-tier lightning orb was still in mid-air when it was shredded into electric fragments by the sonic blade;
Qi Yourong's Zixiao Sword trembled violently, and the spiritual light of her protective jade pendant dimmed at a visible speed.
Even the brilliance of her own magical jade pendant dimmed considerably under the bombardment of countless musical notes.
Qi Wuba's Fiery Armor exploded, scattering sparks everywhere, forcing him to switch from offense to defense.
For a moment, the group stopped fighting and immediately went on the defensive.
The perilous area was thirty feet away from them.
A woman dressed in plain clothes sat cross-legged in mid-air. A white light shone within a three-zhang radius around her, and her divine sense seemed to have a tangible substance, blocking the force field of the nearby ice and lightning array.
The sound of the zither surged like a tide, engulfing all four prodigies.
This is the power of a third-tier Xuan Yin domain—
Wherever the string is played, that is territory.
In that split second, Chen Yi slipped away and ran.
In the shimmering golden light,
He had already taken several steps and covered more than twenty feet, landing steadily beside Qin Chengcheng.
The entire battle situation changed once again.
Qin Chengcheng played the zither in mid-air, her white skirt fluttering without wind; Chen Yi's golden bones shone brightly, and thunder patterns appeared on his fist.
The two, one near and one far, intertwined their auras, facing off against the Qi siblings and Qi Yunxi from afar.
Just as the five were facing off...
At the center of the icy pool, the water clock is cracked, and a blinding blue light shines through the spiderweb-like cracks.
A terrifying spiritual pressure, reaching the third rank, surged out.
(End of this chapter)