novellaaa Chapter 120 Melee
Chapter 120 Melee
The battle at the breach was beyond fierce; it was utter madness.
The divine iron body of the War God Beast became a mobile fortress on the battlefield.
A war beast shaped like a fierce tiger roared and charged into a group of disciples of the Li Tian Palace who were in formation. Its huge metal tiger claws brought down with terrifying power that could shatter mountains and split rocks.
The protective shield formed by the baleful aura shattered like a bubble, and the disciples below were instantly smashed into a bloody pulp, leaving a huge claw mark pit on the ground.
Another war beast resembled an eight-armed Asura, with its eight arms wielding different weapons.
Greatswords, warhammers, flails, and blades, like a whirlwind of death, swept through everything in their path, leaving men and horses in disarray, buildings crumbling, and carving a bloody path through the dense defensive formation.
However, the resistance from the Heavenly Palace was exceptionally fierce.
They knew they couldn't let the gap widen any further. The disciples quickly formed a formation in groups of three or five, which drew upon the surrounding evil spirits, transforming them into streaks of silver light shields.
Although it cannot completely withstand the beast's ferocious attacks, it can greatly weaken its power, creating opportunities for its companions.
Countless magical treasures, flying swords, and fiendish lightning rained down on the war beast like a storm.
Although most of them could only leave shallow white marks on the heavy iron armor or cause small-scale explosions, the cumulative effect meant that some war beasts were eventually found to have weaknesses under continuous bombardment, and were destroyed by concentrated fire, turning into a pile of burning scrap metal.
The disciples of Zhenwu Sect followed closely behind the war beasts. Their blood was surging, their fighting spirit was high, and their small battle formation operated in perfect coordination.
Just as a disciple shattered the oncoming malevolent skeleton with his Mountain-Splitting Fist, his companion swept away an enemy attempting a sneak attack from the flank with a Mountain-Splitting Kick.
The teammates behind them channeled their inner energy, condensing it into a shield that blocked the energy impact shooting from afar.
Their fighting style was perfectly coordinated, bringing the Zhenwu Sect's group combat capabilities to the extreme, and constantly consolidating and expanding the bridgehead at the breach.
Lie Xiushan stood at the bow of the ship, his gaze sweeping across the entire battlefield like that of a hawk. In an instant, he spotted the fortress turrets that were constantly spewing out Crescent Moon Cannons, posing the greatest threat to the war beasts and disciples.
These turrets are hidden inside mountains or behind special array nodes, making them extremely difficult to destroy with ordinary attacks.
"Shen Yuan! Wang Yuan! Follow me and pull out those nails! We can't let them attack with impunity anymore!"
Before Lie Xiushan could finish speaking, he transformed into a blazing golden-red streak of light, like a meteor falling from the sky, and charged directly into the chaotic gap in the battlefield, his target being the nearest crescent moon turret!
"Stop him!" Li Tiansheng roared. Although he was wary of Lie Xiushan, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and confront him.
Black flames surged wildly around him, merging directly with his own body. He seemed to transform into a fire demon god who had returned from hell, wielding a burning giant sword and charging headlong towards Elder Lie Xiushan with a terrifying aura that could burn the eight wastelands!
With a swing of the giant sword, a hundred-meter-long black flame blade tore through the sky, igniting the air wherever it passed!
"A mere grain of rice dares to shine? Get out of my way!" Faced with this fierce attack, Lie Xiushan neither dodged nor evaded, but instead increased his speed by three points!
He clenched his right fist, and above the knuckles it seemed as if he were holding a real sun. The extreme light and heat even distorted the surrounding scenery!
Great Sun Burning Heaven Fist!
The fist strikes! Like the rising sun, unstoppable!
"boom!"
The fist collided head-on with the black flame blade! The demonic fire, powerful enough to melt gold and iron, was instantly vaporized before Lie Xiushan's fist, which contained pure yang blood and supreme martial will, as if it had met its nemesis!
The force of the punch pierced through the demonic fire and landed squarely on the giant sword that Li Tiansheng had hastily blocked!
"clang!!!"
A deafening roar shook the entire battlefield! Li Tiansheng felt an overwhelming force surge along the sword, instantly splitting his hand open and drawing blood!
His chest heaved with blood and qi, his throat tasted sweet, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood. His body flew backward uncontrollably for hundreds of feet, his face deathly pale, his eyes filled with horror and disbelief.
With just one punch, the difference in skill was immediately apparent!
Lie Xiushan didn't even use any magic weapons; his fist met the demonic sword head-on.
On the other side, Shen Yuan faced off against Xuan Gu.
Xuan Gu's body twisted strangely, like a boneless snake, moving so fast that it left afterimages. His dark golden bone claws tore through the air, making a sharp whistling sound, and went straight for Shen Yuan's vital points. The claw wind contained a deadly poison.
Elder Shenyuan had a cold and stern face with sharp eyes.
He didn't even use any weapons; he simply pointed his fingers like a sword and swung them freely.
His fingertips were like the sharpest swords in the world! Streams of condensed, platinum-gold sword energy, as if they possessed life, precisely intercepted the Xuan Gu Guardian's bone claws.
"Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!"
A dense, pounding sound, like raindrops pattering on banana leaves, rang out! Each collision erupted with blinding sparks.
The Xuan Gu Guardian's bone claws, powerful enough to crush even the finest magic treasures, were no match for Elder Chen Yuan's sword energy. Instead, the extremely sharp sword energy caused his finger bones to go numb, and the dark golden luster on them dimmed somewhat.
The sword energy from the abyss forced the Xuan Gu Protector to constantly change his form, leaving him in a sorry state.
Wang Yuan faced off against the Ghost Guardian, who was most skilled in soul attacks.
The ghostly figure flickered like a phantom. He did not approach, but merely waved the eerie soul-summoning banner from afar.
As the banner fluttered, countless twisted and tormented phantoms of vengeful spirits roared out, unleashing the Soul-Devouring Howl of Ten Thousand Ghosts that directly attacked the soul!
This demonic sound is formless and intangible, yet it can penetrate most physical and energy defenses, reaching directly into the sea of consciousness. At best, it can cause mental confusion; at worst, it can cause the soul to be scattered!
However, Wang Yuan simply stood still in the face of this strange attack, the yellow light around him flowing steadily.
He didn't unleash any earth-shattering supernatural powers; he simply raised his own profound and unyielding martial will to its limit.
He seemed to have become an integral part of the earth beneath his feet, unshakeable.
The mournful howls and demonic cries crashed against this will as solid as the earth, like waves crashing against rocks.
Despite its impressive momentum, it could not shake the other side in the slightest; instead, it was itself shattered by the steady force.
Wang Yuan even had time to occasionally throw a punch or kick. His seemingly clumsy attacks contained immense shockwaves, sending some of the Li Tian Palace disciples who tried to get close and launch a sneak attack flying backward, coughing up blood along with their magical artifacts.
The three True Martial Elders, like three red-hot daggers, cut into the defenses of the Heavenly Palace, unstoppable, and rapidly approached the Crescent Moon Cannon Platform that was constantly emitting dark purple beams of light.