#992 - A battle between trapped beasts

“Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”

Sword shadows rose from all directions, and silver light instantly enveloped the blood-colored evil Buddha.

After Wei Changtian conveyed Pu Xuan's words, he wasted no time and immediately swung his sword at Guankong.

The latter, regardless of his mood at the moment, could only resist desperately with bloodshot eyes, fighting like a trapped beast.

Sword energy and internal force surged wildly within the illusion array, and the sounds of clashing, "Bang bang bang," broke the previous silence.

As time passed, Wei Changtian found it increasingly easier to fight, while Guankong, whose strength was greatly reduced, naturally found it increasingly difficult.

However, after all, he had the foundation of a quasi-first-rank expert, so Guankong was not too vulnerable. At least, he could barely maintain the fight for a hundred breaths, and it was estimated that he still had some time before he was defeated.

In fact, since Wei Changtian killed Xiao Feng, aside from the "True Buddha" in the illusion array of Yun'an Temple, Guankong was already the strongest person he had encountered.

Although he had experienced many dangerous battles before, they were all one-against-many. It was the first time that he could not quickly win in a one-on-one fight like this.

Buddhism, Taoism, Gu techniques, Witchcraft...

Just as Pu Xuan said, the methods Guankong displayed were indeed a "hodgepodge of various schools," and any one of them could reach a quite profound level, which could be said to be an eye-opener for Wei Changtian.

Unless Wei Changtian suddenly changed his mind, or something unexpected happened, Guankong would surely die tonight.

Obviously, Wei Changtian would not change his mind.

As for whether there would be any accidents...

Outside the Dongli Tower, at the end of the long street.

The bright moon hung in the sky, and the bright moonlight faintly illuminated a lonely black shadow.

Wearing a somewhat untidy black robe, with messy white hair, if it weren't for the fact that this person appeared at the wrong time in the wrong place, he would look like a homeless old beggar.

"Who is it?!"

"Clang clang clang clang!!"

Outside the illusion array of Dongli Tower, accompanied by Xu Quan's roar, the elite Tiangou Army soldiers guarding the perimeter drew their swords one after another, and the ear-piercing sound of metal resounded in unison.

Everyone stared intently at the figure in the distance, knowing very well that it was impossible for an ordinary person to stray here by mistake.

After all, the surrounding streets were filled with fully armed Tiangou Army soldiers, and ordinary people could not possibly pass through the heavy defenses to get here.

Considering that they had not received any early warning before... there was no doubt that this was an expert.

And the person who came was not friendly.

"Stop!"

Taking a step forward with a grim face, Xu Quan's clothes had already begun to sway violently.

Now that Yang Liushi and Zhili were manipulating the illusion array with several experts from various forces, and Wei Changtian was fighting Guankong in the illusion array, only he was here to lead the team on guard.

Since the task was to "prevent anyone from entering the illusion array," Xu Quan naturally had to stop this mysterious person.

However, the latter's overly calm performance made Xu Quan feel more and more uneasy.

"Everyone, prepare to meet the enemy."

Taking a deep breath, Xu Quan did not try to be brave, but ordered the surrounding Tiangou Army soldiers in a deep voice, his eyes still fixed on the figure that seemed to blend into the darkness.

Thirty zhang, twenty zhang, fifteen zhang...

As the mysterious man walked step by step, the distance between the two sides became closer and closer, and the air became more and more tense and oppressive.

From beginning to end, the mysterious old man had not said a word, but just walked slowly on the long street, as if the many bright long knives not far away did not exist at all.

Xu Quan finally saw that the other party was carrying a sword on his back when the two sides were only ten zhang apart.

The sword hilt was pure black, and the part of the scabbard exposed on the shoulder was already tattered, with many mud spots on it.

Frowning, Xu Quan moved his gaze down, trying to see the person's appearance clearly.

However, because the latter's entire face was almost completely covered by tangled white hair, he couldn't see clearly.

But even if he couldn't see clearly, Xu Quan suddenly widened his eyes at a certain moment, and the whole person froze in place as if struck by lightning.

Because at this moment, he seemed to finally recognize who this person was.

"..."

"General Xu, General Xu! Look!"

Less than a breath later, a shout exploded in his ears, waking Xu Quan from his daze.

In the blink of an eye, the figure in front had disappeared, and following the direction of the soldier's finger, Xu Quan saw that a long crack had been opened in the boundary of the dense, rolling illusion array, only a few zhang away from him.

"..."

"Quick!! Everyone follow me into the array!!!"

After a brief moment of astonishment, Xu Quan's face changed dramatically in an instant, and even his shout seemed hoarse due to a broken voice.

It should be known that after Wei Changtian entered the illusion array, Yang Liushi had "sealed" the array, not only could the people inside not get out, but the people outside could not get in.

This "shielding" effect was indiscriminate, and the effect was exactly the same.

And this also meant that if one wanted to enter the array from the outside, it was actually as difficult as breaking out of the array.

But now, this mysterious person had broken through Guan Kong's helpless "array barrier" in the blink of an eye. In Xu Quan's mind, only one person possessed such terrifying strength, and it was precisely the person he had just guessed.

Qin Zhengqiu.

"Go to hell!!!"

On the other side, within the array.

Inner force surged, and evil energy raged.

Countless longswords were sent flying by the chaotic and extremely violent blood-colored aura, causing Wei Changtian to frown for the first time.

Looking at Guan Kong, who was shrouded in crimson and had an extremely ferocious expression, he summoned the longsword back to his side and muttered softly.

"Fight to the death?"

That's right, in Wei Changtian's view, Guan Kong's current appearance was clearly due to being unable to bear the humiliation, and he had decided to "perish together" with him.

Of course, perishing together was definitely impossible.

Wei Changtian felt that even if Guan Kong risked his life, he should be able to deal with it easily with just the Falling Sky Sword.

So it was just the useless struggle of a dying person.

"Hmph."

With a cold snort, another hundred longswords surged out of their sheaths, forming a silver sword dragon together with the silver light that had been suspended beside him.

In the next moment, this sword dragon roared and shot out, crashing fiercely towards Guan Kong, who was "charging selflessly" towards him.

A one-star Falling Sky Sword, coupled with the enhancement of Myriad Blades Attraction.

Even without summoning the luck-infused divine beast to enhance the sword technique, even though Guan Kong was not weak, Wei Changtian still did not believe that the desperate latter could withstand it.

Wei Changtian was even intentionally holding back, fearing that this move would be too strong and accidentally trigger the Pure Jade Pendant on Guan Kong's body...

Damn it! Wait!!!

Suddenly, as if a bolt of lightning flashed through his mind, Wei Changtian's eyes changed drastically, and he wanted to control the sword dragon to change direction in the next second.

However, it was already too late.

Just as the sword dragon was only a few feet away from Guan Kong, the blood-colored aura surrounding the latter suddenly dissipated, and even the huge palm print that Guan Kong had unleashed instantly vanished into nothingness.

At this moment, Guan Kong, who had suddenly withdrawn all his inner force, should be stronger than ordinary people, but to be honest, he was not much different in front of such a sword dragon.

If the two sides collided, then he would undoubtedly die beyond death.

However, unlike Wei Changtian's extremely ugly face, Guan Kong actually revealed a hint of mockery at this time.

Yes.

All of this was within his calculations.

First, fight Wei Changtian with all his strength to make him relax his vigilance.

Then, before his inner force was about to run out, put on a posture of wanting to perish together.

Then, when Wei Changtian confronted him, suddenly withdraw all defenses.

Finally, trigger the Pure Jade Pendant to escape...

Obviously, Guan Kong was by no means an ordinary person. Not only was he extremely strong, but even his scheming was beyond the comparison of ordinary people.

Therefore, almost at the first moment Wei Changtian made his move, he understood that he only had this one way to survive.

Although the entire plan could not be foolproof, Guan Kong had already done everything he could.

On the other side, even though Wei Changtian had discovered it quickly enough, he was desperately controlling the sword dragon, trying to avoid him.

But as long as any longsword slashed at Guan Kong, then the latter's plan would succeed.

"Damn it..."

His eyes widened, and the veins on his forehead bulged.

Wei Changtian stared fixedly at Guan Kong, who was already standing in the middle of the sword dragon. The pain brought by the extreme operation of Myriad Blades Attraction made him feel as if thousands of fine needles were stirring in his mind.

He knew very well that the reason why Guan Kong was able to find an opportunity was because he had been careless.

However, now was not the time to regret.

"Swish! Swish swish swish!!"

In the distance, under Wei Changtian's extreme control, the longswords slightly deviated from their original trajectory, brushing past Guan Kong, leaving behind traces of blood of varying depths on the latter's body.

If viewed from a third-person perspective, this scene was actually quite strange.

It was like someone standing in the middle of the railroad tracks, but the speeding train did not knock him away, but instead strangely "passed through" him.

In fact, if Wei Changtian had noticed it earlier, this "train" might have really passed through unscathed.

Unfortunately, the distance between the two sides was not far after all, and it was really too difficult to change the trajectory of hundreds of longswords in such a flash of lightning.

"Whoosh!"

A silver light flashed, passing over the left half of Guan Kong's body, and without any obstruction, it took an arm flying into the air.

Although this sword still avoided the vital point, it undoubtedly represented that Wei Changtian's control over the sword dragon was becoming increasingly difficult, and it was about to reach the edge of losing control.

At this moment, Wei Changtian suddenly thought of Pu Xuan's sentence "If you can't let go, you can't get it."

He didn't know if this sentence had inspired Guan Kong, making the latter have such a "life-sacrificing" plan.

He only knew that if this continued, in at most two or three breaths, the killing game he had painstakingly set up would go bankrupt...

On one side, Guan Kong was unable to move because he suddenly dissipated his inner force.

On the other side, Wei Changtian was also unable to do anything else because all his energy was focused on controlling the sword dragon.

The two of them were desperately confronting each other in the chaotic scene. Especially Wei Changtian, he didn't even notice that there was another person behind him at some point.

"Clang..."

The black sword was drawn, and the face hidden under the white hair was old and狰狞.

Then, in the next moment, the bright moon dimmed, and the sword energy, wrapped in an unparalleled momentum, surged out and slashed straight forward.