Chapter 831 - 374: One Man, One Sword—Leveling the Western Extremity
Chapter 831 - 374: One Man, One Sword—Leveling the Western Extremity
"Sphinx, analyze the damage!"
"The Vibranium shell has been cut by space; armor integrity down by 17%, energy output obstructed. Warning, target speed exceeds predictive model."
Stark saw that even his indestructible Nanometer Vibranium Armor couldn’t hold against Ye Qingzhou’s sword edge. Instantly, he chose to rapidly ascend to increase distance and release induced missiles.
Ye Qingzhou was riding the wind in mid-air, about to be caught in the explosion, but he swung his sword downward, slashing out a Sword Qi to break through the encirclement. He then displayed a Soaring Step at Divine Transformation Level, pursuing Stark at several times the speed of sound.
"Damn it!"
Stark changed direction urgently, but Ye Qingzhou’s sword was already before him.
In the nick of time, an electric whip entwined Ye Qingzhou’s wrist, pulling him off course.
Red Widow Anna stood on a sand dune, a red-glowing electric whip in her hand: "Eastern man, two against one isn’t fair."
She was a Martial Artist from the Winter Palace, who defected from the Northern Alliance decades ago to join the Celestial Sword Bureau. Though her cultivation wasn’t the top among Martial Saint Strong Persons, her tactical wisdom was extraordinary, often employing various surprising tactics to suppress the enemy’s actions.
Ye Qingzhou broke free from the electric whip, landing lightly.
He looked at Anna, glancing at the brilliant red lightning war pattern on her, then at Black Arrow aiming from afar, feeling the impending killing intent and sharpness.
He said indifferently, "Did the Celestial Sword Bureau send just you three to your deaths?"
"Arrogance is a fatal flaw."
Barton released the bowstring, three arrows flew in a triangular formation.
His archery was outstanding, combined with Alchemy Creation and Magic Arrows, his comprehensive combat power was low among Martial Saints, but his attack power was among the top five!
Arrows with magic aura pierced through the air at hundreds of mach, creating immense heat and pressure through violent friction.
This strike could collapse a skyscraper!
However, Ye Qingzhou merely flashed his sword light, easily severing two Magic Arrows, while the third suddenly accelerated, aiming straight for his throat. He tilted his head to avoid it, but the arrow grazed his skin, leaving a blood mark.
"A neurotoxin effective even on a Demigod Body?"
Ye Qingzhou felt a paralysis, but the remaining Innate Qi within forcibly expelled the mysterious magic poison.
He glanced at Barton. "Despicable."
"It’s called tactics."
Barton nocked three arrows again, appearing calm, but in his heart, waves of shock had surged: "What’s with this person? He can even withstand Hydra’s poison? Could his ancestor have been an Ancestral Giant Dragon?"
Ye Qingzhou no longer spoke, his figure blurred, splitting into three afterimages, each charging towards the three.
Anna’s electric whip lashed one, but it was an illusion.
Stark’s palm cannon shot through another, also a miss.
As Barton’s arrow targeted the third, the real Ye Qingzhou appeared behind him.
"Barton!"
Anna shouted in surprise.
Barton turned too late and could only use his bow to block.
The long sword cleaved the compound bow, relentlessly slicing towards his chest. At the moment the blade was about to touch, an energy barrier suddenly appeared, blocking the attack.
Stark descended from the sky, his shoulder armor opening up to release a high-frequency sonic wave: "Enough!"
The sonic wave made Ye Qingzhou pause, Anna’s electric whip entwined his wrist again, and a high-voltage electric current of over a billion volts coursed through him.
Ordinary people would have been turned to ashes, but Ye Qingzhou with his Demigod Body merely frowned before spinning his sword to cut the whip, and with his left hand forming a claw, he grabbed into the air.
"Come here you!"
Shifting Stars and Changing Dipper, the Grasping Stars and Catching the Moon variation!
From ten meters away, Barton suddenly felt a huge invisible force gripping him, pulling him fiercely towards Ye Qingzhou.
Stark quickly fired micro missiles to intercept, but Ye Qingzhou had already taken the opportunity to leap up, stepping on Barton’s shoulder and shooting straight towards Stark.
This series of actions was as swift as lightning, and Stark couldn’t react in time. The long sword had pierced the gap beside the reactor in Stark’s chest armor. Sparks flew, setting off the armor system alarm.
"Energy core damaged, emergency ejection!"
Stark was forced to initiate an emergency ejection procedure; the main suit exploded, and he was launched skyward by the ejector seat.
Ye Qingzhou was blasted back by the shockwave of a small nuclear explosion, stumbling as he landed, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, and the Death Domain of the Laws Destruction Golden Arrow expanded again.
Anna, helping the injured Barton, looked at Ye Qingzhou with shock in her eyes.
Even with the three of them working together, they were still no match.
Ye Qingzhou wiped away the blood from his mouth, pointing his sword at them: "Move aside, or die."
Just then, dozens of light spots suddenly appeared in the sky.
Reinforcements from the Celestial Sword Bureau finally arrived, as Kun Fighters, armed helicopters, F-22 Raptor Fighters, and dozens of aerial combat units appeared on the horizon.
"Looks like the game is over."
Stark’s voice came from high above; he had already donned the backup armor.
Ye Qingzhou looked up at the sky and then glanced eastward.
Xinxiang was still far off, and he had little time left. He took a deep breath and made a decision.
"Infinite Swordsmanship..."
His long sword suddenly emitted a dazzling white light, Sword Qi rising to the sky, stirring up the wind and clouds.
Within a hundred meters, sand, stones, and plants abruptly defied gravity, all floating and swirling around Ye Qingzhou.
"Infinite Star River!"
With a long howl, countless Sword Qi materialized, raining down in all directions like a storm, the sword light twinkling in a vast expanse, transforming into a brilliant star river.
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