Chapter 6981 The golden cicada escapes from its shell

Chapter 6981 The golden cicada escapes from its shell
Monroe's moves were simple, but Jiang Guang, a veteran of countless battles, felt a sense of threat. However, at this moment, the suppression of Chou Ming's boundary wall, the arrow lock of Lin Ke's essence, and Tu Shi's instantaneous, almost all-encompassing slash made it impossible for Jiang Guang to dodge.

As for Qiu Linnian and Gu Duying, the former, as the provider of illusionary power, was the best choice to let the illusionary soldiers test Jiang Guang's ridiculous output ability before making his own plans. As for Gu Duying, he currently has no combat power.

Moreover, Jiang Guang's combat strategy over the past twenty years would not allow him to employ such a weak tactic as evasion, which is difficult to execute on the battlefield. Since that's the case, there's no need for further discussion. When two armies meet on a narrow path, the brave will prevail. You do your thing, I'll do mine, and we'll see who's tougher!
Monroe's illusionary spear pierced Jiang Guang's chest even faster than Jiang Guang's. The suppressed explosive power burst forth the instant it struck Jiang Guang's breastplate, its terrifying force condensed into a needle-like point and erupting the moment it hit the breastplate.

In that instant, Jiang Guang's breastplate clearly dented by an inch, and then the fine coating light exploded, with a force almost like a heavy weapon crushing the chest, blasting into Jiang Guang's chest. Two ring-shaped white mists could be seen appearing behind Jiang Guang, and even Jiang Guang's eyeballs bulged out for a moment as a result.

Even so, Jiang Guang gritted his teeth and swung the door-shaped broadsword that the demon god had transformed into with even greater force, slashing at Monroe who was unable to dodge in front of him.

At this moment, Monroe bent over as much as he could, unleashing his Burning Talent to its limit and unleashing the repulsive force field to its fullest extent. However, in the face of Jiang Guang's unparalleled explosive power, these things were like a joke. Jiang Guang, with his face full of scars and looking extremely ferocious, slashed down with his knife in one hand.

"Boom!" The aftershocks of Jiang Guang's slashing at Monroe sent rocks flying through the air. Then, Tu Shi's sword light, as solid as a wall, precisely covered Jiang Guang. The dazzling sword light, accompanied by countless sparks, sent Jiang Guang flying.

In the blink of an eye, the three top-tier seventh-level cultivators seemed to have already decided the winner.

Jiang Guang, who was sent flying, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. Even with his physique and the protection of the fully armored fortress, Monroe's attack still seriously injured Jiang Guang. However, compared to the injuries Jiang Guang suffered, Monroe was almost split in two by Jiang Guang's attack.

As for the attack of Tu Shi, the chief of the Xiongnu guards, it was sharp and impactful, unleashing forty-one strikes in an instant, which was quite amazing. However, for Jiang Guang, it was nothing more than a scratch.

"Next, I'll kill you!" Jiang Guang, who had nearly killed Monroe, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and charged at Tu Shi like a hungry bear, wielding a large door-shaped knife.

The attack that sent Jiang Guang flying was analyzed by Jiang Guang based on his experience. It was a combination of the Right Army Colonel's talents in a charge attack, which was considered amazing in the past. But now, old man, it's time for you to step out of the trend!

On the other side, Monroe had already begun to turn into light. There was no way around it; no matter how strong the illusion of the coating was, it couldn't withstand Jiang Guang's full-force attack. If Monroe were alive, this attack would at most severely injure him. With the life imprint of the Undying Guardian, Monroe could catch his breath and continue fighting with Jiang Guang.

But now, the mere remnants of personality and self are locked in a life-or-death struggle with Jiang Guang, who is full of resolve. The fact that he didn't destroy the illusionary warrior with a single blow is already a testament to the high strength of his coating. In addition, Monroe has truly demonstrated the combat power of the Sevenfold Forging. Unfortunately, the terrain at the bottom of the valley is difficult to dodge. Even if true T0 players like Sun Er and Zhang Yong came over, they would not be able to withstand Jiang Guang's full-force attack head-on!

"Isn't this a bit too exaggerated?" Ganassis looked at Usnafaso's somewhat bewildered expression. Holy crap, this was Monroe, an elite Parthian from the last era, sevenfold refined, yet Jiang Guang managed to kill him with a single blow while withstanding an attack from three elite Huns!
"Monroe is just an illusion. Although he does have the explosive power of the seventh level, he obviously cannot use the life imprint from the Undead Guard, which makes his best tactic of trading blows impossible to execute." As the actual battlefield commander, Usnafaso was more familiar with these things, so he understood the problem after only glancing at the two sides' exchange of blows.

“But Jiang Guang directly blocked Monroe’s pinpoint attack with his breastplate, this…” Ganassis frowned. This physical defense was too exaggerated. You have to know that the armor’s defensive effect was basically negligible. Heavy weapons’ crushing blows cannot be blocked by armor, and the force condensed into needles has an extremely strong piercing effect.

It seemed like a very ordinary attack, but it was actually a top-notch killing move. As a result, Jiang Guang withstood the blow, and his chest armor only dented slightly. The rest was blocked by his pectoral muscles. Isn't that pectoral muscle a bit too ridiculous?

“Jiang Guang is seriously injured. I suspect his sternum may be fractured, and his internal organs are most likely damaged.” Usnafaso looked at Jiang Guang, whose mouth was bleeding but whose eyes were extremely firm, and said after thinking for a moment, “Even a top-level seventh-level expert could not have taken Monroe’s attack without injury. It was a multi-layered attack that could not be completely blocked. In fact, the fighting style of both sides was a desperate tactic aimed at killing each other.”

Usnafaso's judgment was entirely correct. After realizing that he could not dodge, Monroe instinctively chose to mobilize all his strength to kill Jiang Guang. This is why, with just one point of attack, two circular shockwaves appeared directly on Jiang Guang's back.

That attack was Monroe's desperate counterattack. If it had actually been on the battlefield, when both he and Jiang Guang were at their peak, they would have been severely injured. This is because Monroe's Life Mark could ensure that even if Jiang Guang had killed him half to death, he could still get up and unleash another attack.

Unfortunately, the Illusion Soldier is not a physical body, and the life imprint cannot be directly expressed on it. As a result, Monroe's instinctive tactical choice led to a major error, which resulted in Jiang Guang being wounded but not killed. Monroe was unable to recover from such a serious injury and could only die on the spot.

“In that case…” Ganassi stared intently at Jiang Guang, who was charging toward Tu Shi with his sword drawn, but he couldn’t detect any weakness in Jiang Guang after his serious injury.

“It’s hard to tell. Jiang Guang’s willpower is beyond limits. Even if he is on the verge of death, as long as his life has not been completely burned out, he can maintain an absolute peak. And there is another very important point: it is hard to say exactly how strong his recovery ability is.” Usnafaso shook his head and said, “Now we just need to see if this elite Xiongnu force can buy us time. If not, the Han Dynasty is bound to win.”

As Usnafaso had predicted, Jiang Guang had indeed suffered a fatal injury. But just as Usnafaso had thought, as long as one's will breaks through its limits, even if it is a false life, one can fight until one's life is completely consumed.

This resulted in Jiang Guang, despite having fractured ribs and severely damaged organs, acting as if nothing was wrong, charging directly at Tu Shi with his knife. As for Lin Ke and Chou Ming, one had a broken arm and could only suppress the enemy, while the other was a purely defensive veteran, posing virtually no threat to Jiang Guang.

Therefore, Jiang Guang, who was determined to kill Tu Shi, directly withstood the attacks of the other two illusions, and then raised his sword to slash at Tu Shi.

However, compared to Monroe, Tu Shi had more experience dealing with the elite core members of the Han Dynasty. After realizing that the super-speed slash was ineffective, he quickly changed the situation and interfered with Jiang Guang by charging slashes and impact grenades. With a hand speed of more than forty slashes per second, he ensured that every time Jiang Guang charged, several impact grenades and slashes would land on Jiang Guang's leg joints.

While breaking through the defenses was impossible, disrupting Jiang Guang's charging speed and center of gravity was certainly not a problem. Moreover, Tu Shi, being of Xiongnu origin, had his own judgment regarding the Han Dynasty's top elite troops. He didn't believe that Jiang Guang would be unharmed after taking such a brutal blow from Monroe.

"Damn it!" Jiang Guang swung his broadsword several times but couldn't take down Tu Shi. The opponent relied on his mobility, reaction, and obviously ridiculously high dynamic vision to weave through the gaps in Jiang Guang's attacks. If it weren't for the excessive strength of Jiang Guang's armor, Tu Shi's shockwave-infused slashes would have been enough to kill Jiang Guang directly.

"Damn it!" A blade slashed at Jiang Guang's chest. Taking advantage of the exploding sparks, Tu Shi ducked away from Jiang Guang's attack range. Then, the large, door-sized blade flew over Tu Shi's head with terrifying force. Tu Shi stepped back and looked at the now jagged, coated scimitar. His face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He didn't know what to say except curse.

Jiang Guang had already completely analyzed Tu Shi's talent structure and some of his special skills by this time, but it was useless. Tu Shi's difficulty lay not in his talent structure, but in his damned reaction speed, exaggerated dynamic vision, and the matching mobility.

With these three factors combined, even though Jiang Guang is stronger than Tu Shi in both offense and defense, he really has no way to deal with Tu Shi. The opponent can directly detect Jiang Guang's attack area with dynamic vision, and then use his reaction speed to change moves to dodge or pass through Jiang Guang's attack range.

This made Jiang Guang extremely uncomfortable. He had no way to deal with this guy unless he further restricted the terrain so that the opponent could not dodge. Otherwise, Jiang Guang simply could not kill the opponent!

Thinking of this, Jiang Guang once again swung his knife and pushed Tu Shi away, then turned around and retreated to Zhao Ying's side, directly reaching out to press down on Zhao Ying, who was receiving treatment.

Zhao Ying glanced at Jiang Guang and knew that Jiang Guang had suffered a rather serious injury. However, Jiang Guang's injury was much easier to heal than Xu Yuan's. The Killing Absorption Spear pierced the Demon God Jiang Guang Beast, extracting almost two seventh-level refined essences from the thing. Without even removing the internal contamination, it was directly introduced into Jiang Guang's body. A wave of blood and qi gushed out from the pores of his body, and Jiang Guang was cured.

Compared to other treatment methods, Zhao Ying's treatment method is more effective, efficient, and has a strong recovery effect for strong individuals with willpower exceeding the limit. It is simply powerful.

However, only those with unparalleled willpower can do this. For others, let alone those whose essence, energy, and spirit are extracted from demons, even if they are extracted from normal people, the impact of willpower carried in their blood and qi would be enough to take the patient away directly.

"Zhao Ying, take Xu Yuan with you. This time it's a bit troublesome. I can handle the other five without much trouble, but I'm having trouble killing Tu Shi." Jiang Guang said solemnly. He didn't even consider Qiu Linnian, with his internal energy leaving his body, as a threat. To him, the most troublesome person was actually Tu Shi. Tu Shi's reaction speed, dynamic vision, and mobility were too much of a problem.

For veterans like Jiang Guang, whose combat capabilities have reached this level, compared to those fancy gadgets and miscellaneous talent effects, the most important things are the most basic reaction ability, dynamic vision, and agility.

These things don't seem to have much effect when you're weak, but once you build a solid foundation, these three things combined can make your opponent run like a dog.

"It's no use. If you can't stop him, Xu Yuan will definitely die." Zhao Ying said calmly. Although he and Jiang Guang were not as good as each other in these three aspects, their foundation was sufficient, and they both had the margin for error brought by heavy armor. Even if Tu Shi wanted to kill them, it wouldn't be so easy.

“Qiu Linnian, you take the Bone Eagle and leave. Leave this to the three of us. I think you must have a more important reason for waking me and the Bone Eagle?” Tu Shi said without turning his head, standing in front of Chou Ming and Lin Ke. “After all, the Bone Eagle has quite special characteristics.”

"Please trouble the Imperial Guard Commander to stop these people. I need to notify the other teammates. This is also an opportunity for us Xiongnu, and we need Gudu Eagle's help with this." Qiu Linnian did not hide anything and spoke the truth directly, after all, Tu Shi was his elder.

"I'll do my best. These two are very troublesome. It's basically impossible for me to kill them." Tu Shi looked at Jiang Guang with a solemn expression. To be precise, Tu Shi couldn't find a way to break through Jiang Guang's defenses at all. His strikes were strong, but it was impossible for him to use this kind of coated illusion to cleave through Jiang Guang's armor.

Okay, let's forget about the illusion of coating. Let's be direct. Even if Tu Shi himself were to wield his divine weapon, he would most likely not be able to break through Jiang Guang's defenses. A fully etched fortress like that is simply not something that the conventional armor-piercing methods used by veterans of the last era can tear apart.

"Moreover, killing and absorbing for healing..." Tu Shi looked at Zhao Ying, who had already healed Xu Yuan, and his expression became very ugly. This meant that unless Jiang Guang could be killed, Jiang Guang would recover to about 70-80% in just a few breaths.

Although using killing to absorb this kind of thing for healing is incredibly powerful, having witnessed it firsthand, Tu Shi, as the chief of the Northern Xiongnu Imperial Guard, almost instantly analyzed the logic behind this move. This meant that Jiang Guang was someone whose will had broken limits. Such a powerful being on both offense and defense, yet still someone whose will had broken limits, Tu Shi looked at the scimitar in his hand that had turned into a serrated blade. What a load of crap!

"I'll settle this with you later. Let's kill this guy first." Jiang Guang had finally realized who this familiar stranger was. Although he didn't know how it happened, it was obviously the work of his nephew Zhao Ying!
"Xu Yuan, hold down the demon god Jiang Guang." Zhao Ying glanced at Jiang Guang, not at all intimidated. It was true that he couldn't beat Jiang Guang, but if Jiang Guang claimed to be a step ahead of him in terms of raw strength, that would be a lie. So even after being discovered by Jiang Guang, Zhao Ying still spoke with his head held high. What was there to be afraid of? At worst, he would just get a beating. Hadn't he been beaten enough over the years?
"Huh?" Xu Yuan, who had just recovered, was somewhat embarrassed. In fact, when he saw something that looked exactly like Jiang Guang, he knew that something bad was going to happen. What's more, Zhao Ying was so arrogant in saying that this thing was called the Demon God Jiang Guang Beast. Xu Yuan felt that something big was about to happen.

Don't be fooled by Xu Yuan's reputation among the elite veterans of the Han Dynasty; compared to the two beside him, he's just average. Jiang Guang's strength is beyond doubt, but Zhao Ying? Zhao Ying is unlucky enough to live on the same street as Jiang Guang.

"Go quickly." Zhao Ying glanced at Xu Yuan, then gave Jiang Guang a look. Having sparred with Zhao Ying countless times, Jiang Guang instantly guessed what Zhao Ying wanted to do, and also understood what kind of thing this Demon God Jiang Guang Beast was.

Xu Yuan dared not say anything more and rushed over to hold down the motionless demon god Jiang Guang. Then Zhao Ying reached out and directly extracted the massive killing intent that was suppressing the demon god's will. In that instant, Zhao Ying's eyes turned blood red. Then she looked up at Tu Shi. With just one glance, Tu Shi, who had been clamoring to stop Zhao Ying and Jiang Guang, was completely obliterated.

Do you even understand the killing will that can shake the limits of will? How dare a mere remnant of will show its face in front of me? For Zhao Ying, if it weren't for bringing the demon god Jiang Guangshou along, he wouldn't even be able to withstand a single glance from such an illusion that only relies on fragments of personality and self-manifestation.

No matter how strong you are, this is all the strength you have at the level of will. Other will attacks may not be able to penetrate the coating, but in the face of this killing will that is enough to stun and break the limits of will, the little bit of will protection provided by the coating is nothing at all!
The moment Zhao Ying withdrew all her killing intent, the demon god Jiang Guangshou was completely freed from its restraints, unleashing a surge of wild power. Fortunately, Xu Yuan had recovered to about 70-80% by this time. He might lose to other things, but in terms of strength, to put it bluntly, Zhao Ying was no match for him. So, while the demon god struggled desperately, Xu Yuan had already transformed into his maximum form, forcefully locking the demon god with both arms, and then using his hind legs to push the demon god directly to the ground.

At the same time, Jiang Guang, who knew Zhao Ying's strength well, was ready to act the moment Zhao Ying withdrew her killing intent. The instant Zhao Ying opened her blood-red eyes and felt a slight sting in her will, Jiang Guang grabbed a large door-panel sword and slashed directly at Chou Ming and Lin Ke.

Regardless of what kind of boundary wall it was, or what kind of heart-piercing arrow it was, it was instantly torn apart by the great power of the Second Stage Heavenly Demon Disintegration, and Chou Ming and Lin Ke were also instantly killed.

In the blink of an eye, the situation that was originally one against seven became two against two.

"You kill the other one, leave Qiu Linnian to me." Zhao Ying grabbed his broadsword and charged straight at Qiu Linnian. This arrogant guy had shown off to him before, making him lose face, so of course he had to chop off the other's dog head now. As for Bone Eagle, he hadn't done anything, so he'd send him to Jiang Guang to play with.

"Leave this one to me, you go deal with the other one." Jiang Guang used the blade of his broadsword to separate Zhao Ying, then raised his broadsword to fight Qiu Linnian one-on-one. "I also want to see just how strong the Xiongnu's internal energy is when it leaves the body. I was fortunate enough to see it back in the Northern Frontier, but I didn't have the chance to fight it. This time I finally have the chance. You go deal with the other one, and all the credit will be yours. I just need to weigh him."

"The Grand Commandant ordered me to be captured alive," Zhao Ying said irritably. "If you just cut him down, would you need to capture him alive? He'd be dead and nowhere to be found."

Jiang Guang glanced at his broadsword and tossed it aside. This thing could indeed easily kill someone. He then looked at the gauntlets, which were basically the same. He felt the immense power of the second stage of the Heavenly Demon Realm. Indeed, if he made a move, he would not be able to capture Qiu Linnian alive. Qiu Linnian was not a master cultivator, and he would die after taking a few hits.

"Alright, it's up to you. I'll go chop that demon god up." Jiang Guang said irritably, then rushed over and unleashed a series of punches on the demon god that Xu Yuan had bound. It was like pounding rice cakes, and soon it became sticky and stringy.

On the other side, Qiu Linnian grabbed the Bone Eagle, glanced at Zhao Ying, and poured his massive amount of essence and almost all of his illusions into the Bone Eagle's body, activating its power as much as possible. Then he waved to signal the Bone Eagle to leave. Without the inherited illusions, Qiu Linnian felt a sense of relief. He also felt that fighting the Han army under these circumstances was quite good.

Moreover, Qiu Linnian had a feeling that he might not necessarily lose.

"Take care." Bone Eagle nodded slightly to Qiu Linnian, then transformed into a beam of light and soared straight into the sky, leaving a streak of starlight in its wake before disappearing into the heavens in an instant.

This scene greatly surprised Zhao Ying and the other two.

"Alright, my final mission is complete. Now I can fight without any distractions." Qiu Linnian's expression was extremely calm, even showing a sense of relief and eagerness to try.

“Mission?” Zhao Ying looked Qiu Linnian up and down. “Don’t make it sound so sophisticated. In essence, it’s just a way to shed your skin. Making it sound so real only makes people think that the Xiongnu are nothing special.”

After saying that, Zhao Ying turned and left. Just now, the Bone Eagle had already separated from Qiu Linnian's main body. Or to put it more directly, the Bone Eagle, which had never made a move from the beginning, was probably positioned to escape directly in an unfavorable situation.

"Why don't you just use your killing intent to attack Qiu Linnian?" Jiang Guang kicked the crumpled demon god away and then looked at Zhao Ying and asked.

"We can't kill someone whose internal energy has left their body; the margin for error is too low," Zhao Ying said, shaking her head.

I'm outta here, I'm outta here, I'll start saving again.