bookbashuk Chapter 104 The Crisis of Yelin City (7) - The Fierce Battle is in Full Swing
Chapter 104 The Crisis of Yelin City (7) - The Fierce Battle is in Full Swing
At the Yelin Lantern Festival, the battle raged on. Thanks to the timely support of two smaller teams, the trouble on the pedestrian street of the Yelin Lantern Festival was greatly reduced.
Mu Chen finally found a chance to rest, collapsing into a corner and panting heavily. Fortunately, the Soul Masters of the 073rd and 102nd squads who came to support were all elites. As soon as they arrived, they launched a devastating attack on the Soul Beasts, unleashing their fourth and fifth Soul Skills simultaneously, causing the entire ground to rumble.
"Thanks to Captain Gao and Squad 073 for coming to our aid in time, oh my hip joint, it hurts so much—" Mu Chen muttered to himself.
Fang Ya followed closely behind Mu Chen, having experienced a thrilling battle together. Now, exhausted, she sat beside Mu Chen, panting heavily, seizing the opportunity to rest. The past half hour had been a life-or-death struggle, no child's play. For these young people, such a brutal and intense battle was truly unprecedented.
Especially for young boys and girls like Fang Ya, where would they have the chance to witness such a terrifying spectacle? Even Ouyang Luoxue, a girl with relatively rich combat experience, had only participated in ordinary battles in her own Ice God Arena before. But now, fate had ruthlessly dragged them straight into the peak competition. The fact that they hadn't suffered a crushing defeat and been utterly humiliated by their opponents in this fierce battle was already an astonishing miracle.
"Thank you... thank you so much. If it weren't for you protecting me, I probably would have..."
Fang Ya gazed at Mu Chen, who looked exhausted, beside her. Her voice trembled slightly, and tears welled up in her eyes as she slowly began to express her gratitude.
"Oh, don't say that! It's nothing, not worth mentioning at all. Uh... well, please don't cry, I... I can't stand seeing girls cry."
Seeing this, Mu Chen was at a loss for words. He scratched the back of his head in a panic and stammered in response.
His gaze involuntarily fell on Fang Ya's slightly moist eyes, and a wave of panic washed over him. Good heavens, he had only intended to comfort Fang Ya; he hadn't expected to make her cry.
Just as Mu Chen was about to open his mouth to say something more, a unique fragrance suddenly wafted into his nostrils. The fragrance was delicate and captivating, causing Mu Chen to pause slightly in surprise.
Before Mu Chen could react, Fang Ya suddenly hugged him tightly. Mu Chen instinctively opened his arms and placed his hands on Fang Ya's back, gently patting it as if to soothe her anxiety and tension, and to calm her somewhat agitated emotions.
At this moment, Mu Chen thought to himself, "Hehe, it seems that my relationship with her has taken another step closer! I feel like things are even more promising now!!"
Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield, Tang Xuan, Tang Chen, Qian Yuhan, Ouyang Luoxue, and Zhao Ke sat together in a corner. Leaning against the wall, they took a short break and quickly adjusted their condition. After all, no one could predict how long this fierce battle would last, so even a five-minute rest was incredibly precious to them.
While panting heavily, Tang Xuan unceremoniously stretched out a thick arm and forcefully put his arm around Qian Yuhan's shoulder. Then, he raised his eyebrows and asked with a curious look, "Hey, Fourth Brother, how exactly did you get to know this Miss Ouyang? Tell us quickly."
"I met her when I was acquiring a spirit ring. At that time, I and her companion killed a 20,000-year-old Thousand-Pound Ant together," Qian Yuhan recalled the scene, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
"She and her companions fought the Thousand-Pound Ant first. Perhaps the Thousand-Pound Ant was careless and underestimated its opponent, because it was severely injured by Ouyang Luoxue. I happened to run into them at that time, so I helped them kill it. Then I was lucky enough to obtain this third soul skill 'Guardian of Light' from it." Qian Yuhan continued, but it was a little embarrassing to talk about how he got this third soul ring by chance.
"Wow, that's amazing!" Tang Xuan was secretly astonished by Qian Yuhan's seemingly casual description. He exclaimed to himself, "My god!! What kind of monster is Fourth Brother?! He obtained his third soul ring and, together with Ouyang Luoxue and her companions, killed a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast. His strength is simply heaven-defying! Is it really that exaggerated?!" However, on the surface, he still pretended to be calm and responded to Qian Yuhan.
At this moment, Qian Yuhan was completely unaware of Tang Xuan's inner shock. She turned her head and smiled at Ouyang Luoxue, then suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "So you also have twin martial souls!"
"Huh? You just found out?" Ouyang Luoxue raised her head, a hint of doubt flashing in her beautiful eyes, and asked curiously.
"Huh? Should I know?" Qian Yuhan blinked and scratched his head in confusion.
"Huh? You don't know?" Ouyang Luoxue couldn't help but find it amusing, thinking to herself how oblivious this guy was. The two of them continued their back-and-forth questioning, and the atmosphere gradually became more relaxed.
Seeing Qian Yuhan's expression, Ouyang Luoxue smiled, tapped Qian Yuhan's forehead with her finger, and explained, "Back when we were fighting that Thousand-Pound Ant, Xiao Lan and my friend next to me were transferring their soul power to me. The soul skill I was charging up was the 'Ice God Slash' I just used, but before I could release it, that Thousand-Pound Ant got its throat slit by some deaf idiot with a glowing, stinky sword—"
As Qian Yuhan listened to Ouyang Luoxue's account, he seemed to recall that he had been standing diagonally in front of Ouyang Luoxue, so focused on the Thousand-Pound Ant that he hadn't noticed Ouyang Luoxue gathering her strength...
"You remember now?"
"Yeah, that's what I mean. If you use that 'Ice God Slash' again on the day of the arena, I'll lose even more miserably, haha—"
“That is—” Ouyang Luoxue said proudly.
The two chatted casually when Tang Xuan tugged at Qian Yuhan's sleeve and gave her a meaningful look.
Qian Yuhan then noticed Gao Feng, the team leader, approaching. He quickly stood up, and Mu Chen and Fang Ya also saw him and hurried over. Seeing that the six children were all safe and sound, Gao Feng said, "Children, you are remarkable, but now your strength is needed—"
"Captain Gao, please tell us, we will definitely cooperate fully!" Qian Yuhan said resolutely.
"We'll cooperate fully!!" the remaining people answered in unison.
"Alright! Good kids! In a little while, a swarm of thousand-year-old earth vipers will probably crawl out of that deep pit over there. Our instruments just sounded an alarm, and we need your help in defense. We'll handle the ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts! Are you all okay?"
"no problem!"
"Okay, get ready. I'm heading back now. Be careful!"
After giving his instructions, Gao Feng instantly returned to the front line of the battle on the pedestrian street, joining Squad 073 in fighting against the ancient soul beast in the central city.
At this moment, Qian Yuhan turned her gaze to the other side and saw that Director Han, who had just finished a fierce battle with a 90,000-year-old soul beast, was now fighting two 50,000-year-old soul beasts all by herself. The majestic Dragon Pattern Staff Martial Soul True Form had been in use for a full half hour, but Han Xue was clearly on the verge of exhausting her soul power. Her movements were gradually becoming sluggish, and she was finding it difficult to cope.
Qian Yuhan pondered for a moment, then leaned close to Tang Xuan's ear and whispered a few words. Tang Xuan nodded solemnly, indicating he understood. Then, Qian Yuhan turned to Zhao Ke and asked, "Ke'er, do you have any extra Soul Returning Devices in stock?"
Zhao Ke answered without hesitation, "Yes!" After saying that, he quickly took out the remaining Soul Returning Soul Tool from his storage soul tool and handed it to Qian Yuhan.
Qian Yuhan took two of them and returned the rest to Zhao Ke, instructing, "Distribute these remaining ones to the other partners. There will probably be a tough battle ahead, and these might come in handy. I'll take these two to Director Han first, and I'll be back in a moment."
Zhao Ke said with concern, "Be careful, squad leader!"
Qian Yuhan nodded slightly and replied, "Yes, don't worry!" Before he finished speaking, the pair of bright wings shining with dazzling light on his back instantly unfolded, and he sped off towards Director Han's location like a bolt of lightning.
As soon as Qian Yuhan left, Tang Chen glanced at the dark cave and squinted—just then, an eight-thousand-year-old earth viper crawled out.
"Everyone be careful! Prepare for battle!!" Tang Chen warned in time.
Seeing this, everyone immediately activated their martial spirits and prepared for battle!
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Qian Yuhan's figure flashed, appearing swiftly beside Director Han like a ghost. He uttered a soft shout:
Third Soul Skill: Guardian of Light!
In an instant, a dazzling golden light suddenly burst forth, transforming into a huge golden phantom that tightly enveloped Han Xue and Qian Yuhan.
However, the powerful Thousand-Pound Ant with 60,000 years of cultivation would not let them off easily. It opened its blood-red maw and let out a deafening roar, then swung its thick, powerful forelimbs and slammed them fiercely at the golden phantom.
With a deafening bang, the seemingly indestructible golden phantom shattered instantly under the Thousand-Pound Ant's earth-shattering attack, dissipating into specks of golden light in the air. Fortunately, Qian Yuhan's soul skill slightly deflected the Thousand-Pound Ant's attack, causing the fatal blow to deviate slightly after shattering "Guardian of Light" and not directly hit Qian Yuhan.
Seeing this, Han Xue reacted swiftly. She grabbed Qian Yuhan's arm and, without hesitation, used her teleportation skill, instantly disappearing with Qian Yuhan from their original spot. When they reappeared, they were already far out of the Thousand-Pound Ant's attack range.
At this moment, Han Xue glared at Qian Yuhan with a resentful expression, her beautiful eyes fixed on him. She couldn't help but complain, "You little brat, you're too reckless! Facing a Thousand-Pound Ant with 60,000 years of cultivation, you, a mere Soul Master, dared to try and fight it head-on with your Soul Skill! You're practically courting death! Do you know how dangerous that was? If that attack hadn't been blocked or deflected by your Soul Skill, the consequences would have been unimaginable! You really are—"
Qian Yuhan felt embarrassed after being scolded by Han Xue. He turned his head away shyly, thinking to himself: "When the teacher gets angry, the suppressive force feels even more terrifying than those ferocious soul beasts..."
"Teacher, here is a soul-returning device. Please use it for now. While you're dealing with the Thousand-Pound Ants, keep looking for opportunities to recover your soul power. I need to hurry back to help my companions."
Fearing further reprimands from Han Xue, Qian Yuhan quickly interrupted her and swiftly pulled out an exquisite soul-returning device from her bosom, handing it to Han Xue.
Han Xue nodded, then watched Qian Yuhan leave safely. Fortunately, Han Xue had created a considerable distance just now, preventing the Thousand-Pound Ants from catching up immediately. Han Xue received the Soul Returning Tool that Qian Yuhan had promptly delivered and began a tug-of-war with the Thousand-Pound Ants, recovering her soul power in the process…
Qian Yuhan moved with lightning speed, quickly returning to his companions' side. Just as he stood in mid-air, his black fourth spirit ring suddenly flashed with dazzling light, and a powerful surge of spirit power instantly spread out.
As Qian Yuhan uttered a soft cry, "Baptism of Light!" In an instant, countless sword lights descended from the sky like dense raindrops, transforming into an incomparably fierce sword rain that swept across the earth viper swarm below.
A series of crackling sounds filled the air as the originally ferocious earth vipers were struck by the terrifying attack, their bodies pierced by the rain of swords, blood splattering everywhere. In an instant, the earth viper horde was severely wounded, their cries of agony echoing across the land.
At this moment, everyone on the battlefield was engulfed in fierce combat, with shouts of battle echoing everywhere. Just then, a small squad suddenly appeared from the side of the battlefield. They moved swiftly and silently, approaching like ghosts. Upon closer inspection, this squad was none other than the one led by Harley, who had been posing as reinforcements.
While engaged in fierce combat with the enemy, Gao Feng inadvertently caught sight of this mysterious squad. Overjoyed, he immediately shouted:
"Brothers, you're here to help too, right? That's great! They desperately need reinforcements over there; those kids won't last much longer!"
Hearing Gao Feng's shout, Harley, the team leader, looked in the direction of the sound and quickly locked his gaze on Qian Yuhan and the others who were engaged in fierce combat not far away. A subtle, sly smile appeared on his lips, and he nodded slightly to Gao Feng in response. Then, with a wave of his arm, he gestured and led his team members without hesitation towards Qian Yuhan's location.
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At the west gate, just over ten minutes after Harley's squad was allowed to enter the city, Ye Cheng felt a strange, inexplicable unease, as if an invisible force was tugging at his nerves. He kept rubbing his eyes, but the trembling never stopped, and he kept muttering to himself, "This is really strange. Something feels off. The way those people acted and behaved didn't seem like well-trained border guards at all..."
Just then, Ye Cheng swiftly swung his sword, repelling several ferocious soul beasts that lunged at him. He then quickly turned to face behind him, his sharp eyes sweeping across the crowd before he forcefully beckoned to one of them. The person being beckoned was Zhao Gao, the deputy general of the West Gate. Zhao Gao rushed to Ye Cheng's side, respectfully clasped his hands in a salute, and asked, "Lord Ye, what are your orders?"
Ye Cheng frowned slightly and lowered his voice, saying, "Old Zhao, that group of people who just entered the city makes me very uneasy. I feel there's something strange about them, so I'd like to trouble you to take a small squad of elite soldiers and quietly follow them to see what's going on. Remember, don't alert them. If you find that they are just carrying out a normal mission and have no unusual behavior, then assist them in going to the Yelin Lantern Festival to provide reinforcements; but if you notice anything suspicious, don't hesitate to take action immediately!"
Zhao Gao nodded and replied solemnly:
"Your subordinate obeys!"
After saying that, he turned around without hesitation, selected more than ten agile and experienced soldiers from his side to form a squad, and then led everyone into the city, disappearing into the bustling streets in the blink of an eye.
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