Chapter 561: Lightning Attacks |
“Five heavenly lightning, countless troops. Drive the thunder and lightning to illuminate the universe!”
There was a deafening roar of thunder, and five purple lightning descended from the sky and fiercely struck the rooftop of a palace.
The magnificent palace was enveloped by purple thunder and soon turned into a pile of charcoal.
He happened to be absent when they were in a full-scale battle with the Sitting Oblivion Dao. This was the first time Li Huowang realized the true strength of the Imperial Preceptor from Great Liang.
The pile of charcoal began to collapse under the weight of the roof tiles. A figure emerged from the falling debris and fled. It was a dying eunuch, and his charred face was filled with despair.
When he reached the plaza with its crumbling tiles, the Great Liang Imperial Preceptor descended from the sky and blocked his path while holding the Constellation Sword.
The eunuch stammered as he tried to say something. His figure twisted in a strange fashion as he dodged a rift that flew from behind.
His face lit up when he saw Li Huowang, who had a grim expression and was holding the spine sword. “So it’s you! I was wondering what happened. You did a good job this time. I’ll treat you to a meal when I have time.”
Li Huowang swept his sword across again, then turned to Huangfu Tiangang and said, “Imperial Preceptor! Don’t believe the nonsense of the Sitting Oblivion Dao! He’s trying to sow discord between us!”
The eunuch peeled off his face, revealing a dice with constantly changing numbers, “When it’s time, it’s time. People will die inevitably. Dying later or today is the same. But... hehehe, I've already accomplished my task.”
Shai Zi looked at Li Huowang, “Hong Zhong, Hong Zhong, did you really think you found me? It was all me leading you to find me. Every step you took was within my calculations.”
“Don’t give me that! I’m specialized in killing the Sitting Oblivion Dao! I’ve seen enough of these tricks! Who’s Hong Zhong? You can’t fool me!” Li Huowang charged forward with his sword.
Instead of dodging, Shai Zi rushed towards Li Huowang and even bared his chest to meet the blade, which emerged from Shai Zi’s back.
As they were very close, Li Huowang could even smell the scent of charred flesh from Shai Zi.
“Die!” Li Huowang pushed the hilt of the sword and forced Shai Zi backward. He bared his teeth and fiercely bit off a chunk of Shai Zi’s face.
Then, he exerted force with both hands to grab the hilt of the sword and lifted it upward to split Shai Zi's upper body in half.
The panting Li Huowang looked down at the corpse on the ground with trembling hands.
Just as he hadn’t yet reacted to what had happened, a chilling voice sounded in his ear, “Child...”
Dan Yangzi is back? As Li Huowang momentarily lost consciousness, the three-flowered Dan Yangzi appeared intermittently before him.
No! This is fake! Shai Zi is still alive! He has attached himself to me! As Li Huowang realized this, he took out the purple-tasseled sword and started stabbing himself.
“Hehehe, Hong Zhong. You play well. You’re quite naughty.” Li Huowang’s mouth began to speak involuntarily.
“You want my body, huh? Fine! I’ll let you have it!” Li Huowang took out a hook from his bag of torture instruments. He hooked his own collarbone and yanked on it forcefully.
“Pfft, Hong Zhong, be gentle. You’re hurting me.”
Compared to Li Huowang’s methods of forcing out Shai Zi with pain, the methods of the Great Liang Imperial Preceptor were obviously much more simple and violent.
“Clouds fly with urgency! Mysterious thunder dragon, pass rain! Immortal fire, urgently bestowed! Lightning to the rescue!”
Thunder rolled above Li Huowang’s head. He didn’t show any mercy as he intended to split Shai Zi in half.
Shai Zi didn’t dare to mess around upon seeing that Huangfu Tiangang was serious. The corpse that was cut in half and was on the ground suddenly stood up by itself and ran toward the east gate.
The voice in Li Huowang’s ear had disappeared completely as well.
As the eunuch’s two legs moved quickly, Shai Zi’s head was cut in half, and they swayed up and down like fruits on a tree.
Each side only had half a mouth left, and they began to speak one word alternately at a time, “Ah, old fellow, you’re really serious, huh? Don’t forget that I have a share of the credit in you obtaining your current position.”
Huangfu Tiangang sensed Li Huowang looking over, and he casually replied, “It’s like what he told you just now. It’s all lies from the Sitting Oblivion Dao. Don’t fall for it.”
He began to hold the Constellation Sword and perform a spell. Strong winds blew past, and thunder rolled in the sky.
Snap!
A purple lightning bolt struck Shai Zi, splitting his upper and lower body split in half.
However, Shai Zi could still move. His two halves, one left and one right, bounced up and down.
The Great Liang Imperial Preceptor didn’t pay attention to the left half and attacked the right half instead.
Li Huowang saw what was going on and chased after the other half. He didn’t want to let Shai Zi escape.
“Hong Zhong, you’re here? I went to Fengyang Tower the other day, and their signature dishes there are truly exquisite. You must bring Bai Lingmiao to try them next time.”
“Die!” Li Huowang swung the spine sword forcefully, and a rift flew toward Shai Zi.
Shai Zi’s figure twisted, and he easily dodged the rift. “This isn’t right, you know? Open a bit of a wider rift, and I can use it to escape to the Great Qi. If that happens, won’t all your previous efforts be in vain?”
Shai Zi's words had just come out of his mouth when he abruptly screamed in pain and fell to the ground. There was an intense pain radiating from his chest.
“Hey, why are you using those crazy Ao Jing tricks again? Isn't it going to hurt for you as well? I really don’t like playing with people like you.”
Shai Zi trembled and stood up. He used his lone eye to look at Li Huowang, who was holding his ribs and had stabbed them into his chest.
“What? Do you really think you can kill me? Even if I’m only half myself, you can’t.”
“How would I know if I don’t try? And I don’t need to kill you; I just need to stop you!” Peng Longteng’s headless body materialized slowly beside Li Huowang.
Right as things were about to break out, a dark gold arrow suddenly appeared on Shai Zi’s head, which sent him flying away.
Shai Zi landed heavily on the ground, and the fierce wind behind almost blew Li Huowang off his feet.
Five more arrows shot out from all directions and pinned Shai Zi to the ground. “The audacity to do something like this in the palace in broad daylight... Do you really think that my Liang Kingdom has no one to defend it? Hmph?”
