Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 772 - 744: Three Swords (Part 2)
From the moment he revealed his fiery wings, Shi Kesong began to regret.
Why did he impulsively choose to join the battle personally, risking infection from the cold poison, and come to Sand Hill City for this? Wouldn’t it have been better to just send a clan elder?
With this thought, he glared at Liang Li.
If it hadn’t been for this young brat insisting that each patriarch personally supervise the division of Sand Hill City, he wouldn’t have come in a fit of passion!
Maybe... it’s better to just run! Although it would be a bit embarrassing, they probably wouldn’t dare laugh at him openly.
As this thought flashed through his mind, and at that very moment, Jiang Yuan, afraid that the heaven-sent lifespan bonus would escape, activated his mind, launching three swords simultaneously!
"Wild Wave Sword Technique!"
This skill was one Jiang Yuan rarely used because its momentum was too overwhelming. Once unleashed, the sword waves surged like wild waves, unstoppable.
Especially in densely populated areas, it easily caused unintended injuries; even without outsiders, accidental damage to plants and trees would leave nothing but fragments, not even a piece of wood could be salvaged, it was too wasteful.
Now there was nothing but endless yellow sand and the big villain with his sidekicks; if not now, then when?
"Woo!"
The sound of wind and waves howled in his ears, and the rolling yellow sand obscured the eyes.
The three swords turned into a barrage of sword shadows, and screams filled the night sky as Shi Kesong and his group, directly assaulted, cried out miserably.
"The might of Mr. Jiang is truly terrifying!" Ming Qingyan had only seen him wield abnormal fire before, but had never witnessed his sword skills. The overwhelming spread of sword intent was enough to frighten even the bravest.
The originally packed demon cultivators were instantly enveloped in the sword light, their screams endless, bloodstains everywhere, and not a single one able to escape!
And Jiang Yuan stood there with his hands behind his back, a slight smile on his face, not even moving a little finger.
"What formidable sword intent! What a terrifying flaming aura!"
"Did you hear? Just now, when Mr. Jiang’s wings unfolded, even the Sky Pit let out a terrifying wailing sound, it was so frightening."
"We’ve been saved! With Divine Doctor Jiang here, curing our cold poison and taking down those bullying us, who would dare ride roughshod over us again?"
"His medical skills are superb, and his swordsmanship even more remarkable. As fellow cultivators, look at him..."
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The city had been terrified and anxious upon seeing Lord City Lord being beaten back in disgrace. In a few short moments, the battle reversed, and the bear demons were instantly jubilant, even daring to speak louder.
The sword waves swept through, clearing out a batch of weaker ones without protective treasures, with about a hundred demon cultivators left, all somewhat injured, their previously formed attack formation in chaos.
"Devouring Mountains and Rivers!"
[Lifespan +16 years]
A swath of blood-red numbers drifted past, and the enemy’s ranks dwindled further.
Jiang Yuan’s lips curled up with a hint of pride at the perfect execution of his plan.
Harvesting lifespan was crucial, but there were just too many opponents, and any carelessness could let the big fish escape, even leaving future troubles.
Therefore, he immediately went for the group attack skill, Wild Wave Sword Technique. After upgrading his sword intent to level 10, it had risen another level last time at Cold Spring Temple. The level 11 group attack skill boasted impressive range and power, effectively interrupting teleportation rituals and ensuring none could escape.
Then, another Devouring Mountains and Rivers wiped out any remaining spiritual energy around them, making teleportation talismans useless!
As expected, Shi Kesong and his subordinates, who had initially been smugly escaping while fighting Ming Qingyan, were suddenly faced with Jiang Yuan amidst the confusion caused by the backlash from the array.
After two successive combos, few could still stand firm.
"With such meager skills, and not staying home to cultivate properly, you come out here to make a fool of yourself." Jiang Yuan intentionally used the array to let all the bear demons in the city hear his easygoing boast, "I haven’t even started yet."
The Angry Fire Bears stared dumbfounded at the scene.
A second ago, the sword waves had fiercely swept through; then they saw a terrifying beastly shadow flash across the sky, its huge mouth swallowing up the group of bastards entirely!
Within a few breaths, the previously fearsome five merchants and their lackeys were all collapsing in chaos.
Shocked to the point of nearly forgetting to breathe, they suddenly heard Mr. Jiang chatting leisurely, realizing he hadn’t even lifted a finger!
The entire city fell silent, only the cries for help of the wounded, crippled lackeys echoing. Suddenly someone, overcome with emotion, beat their arms to a thumping rhythm, shouting, "Mr. Jiang is mighty!"
More and more bear demons joined in the chorus.
"Mr. Jiang is mighty!"
"Mr. Jiang is mighty!"
The roar of the bears echoed throughout the city, while Shi Kesong trembled in fear, protected from injury only by his protective dharma treasure amid the two waves of assaults.
Run! Hurry and run! Once back in Silver Valley, he’d be safe. As his fingers pinched a teleportation talisman from his storage bag, before he could even muster the spiritual power to activate it—
A buzzing sound filled the air, and suddenly the world turned black!
"What’s going on? What happened? Liang Li! Old Qi? Lu Da, Lu Er! Where are you? Hurry, someone!" The premium teleportation talisman unexpectedly refused to activate, and Shi Kesong’s voice trembled.
Then he heard Liang Li’s equally shaky voice, "I-I’m here. Just now, it seemed like a giant cauldron fell from the sky, and everything went dark..."
"A cauldron, my ass! You, young and vigorous, can’t even tell apart from a half-blind old man; it was clearly a bell!"
"Patriarchs, stop arguing. We need to find a way to escape! My teleportation talisman isn’t working, how about yours?"
"Useless, definitely blocked by some barrier."
"What should we do? Think quickly, we can’t just wait to die here!"
The bickering in the darkness left Shi Kesong chilled to the bone, regretting underestimating his enemy. If he’d seen the reinforcements and teleported immediately, perhaps he could have escaped.
"Damn it, who was that with the big wings? Did anyone gather intel on him?" He punched the bell’s wall, forcing himself to calm down.
Old Qi, having exhausted his means of escape, slumped against the bell, murmuring in despair, "No idea, I’ve never seen him.
There’s no spiritual energy sensed from him; instead, he reeks of humanity. I thought, why fear a mere human? Those wings look intimidating, but only half remained... Who knew, sigh! We shouldn’t have come!"
"What’s the point of hindsight now? It’s about Sand Hill City, when has a patriarch not come personally?" Liang Li shouted, frustrated, "The urgent matter is finding a way out!
The Communication Stone seems inactive too; we should gather together, and when that bastard comes in or activates this bell, strike together for a slim chance of survival."
Shi Kesong agreed, "Liang Li is right, let’s gather quickly and be ready to act."
Despite saying so, within the Chaotic Heaven Bell, everyone verbally agreed but secretly held their teleportation items, planning to escape while others distracted the enemy!
Outside the Chaotic Heaven Bell, Jiang Yuan discovered the magic of his large wings — they worked like an extra hand, extending several meters with just a stretch, enabling him to activate the Soul-Devouring Demon Skill!
"Spare my life! Fellow Daoist, please spare my life! I-I have untold wealth, all yours, just spare me..." The scorching wings wrapped around a merchant, ignoring his pleas and screams as Jiang Yuan absorbed him until near death before following up with a Soul Searching Technique.
Having unified all his skills after upgrading at Cold Spring City, his precision of manipulation had improved.
As a Soul-Searching Note landed securely in his storage bag, the scrawny, bony merchant, tortured yet not quite dead, was conveniently stripped of his storage bag and portable magical treasures, and Jiang Yuan drained the last bit of his lifespan with another Soul-Devouring Demon Skill.
The shriek ceased abruptly as he began turning to ash from his gaping mouth, the entire body disintegrating in the wind within five seconds.
In the eyes of the bear demons, Mr. Jiang seemed to incinerate him to ashes with his fiery wings!
"Mr. Jiang is mighty!" Ming Qingyan, witnessing her old nemesis turn to ash, finally let out a breath of relief.
Her eyes shone with excitement as she clenched her fists, smiling, "Worthy of a Fire God, the craftsmen must hurry to modify, we should venerate him as the Fire God of tonight’s image!"
The taste of harvesting lifespan was indeed sweet.
Jiang Yuan casually captured another from within the newly upgraded Chaotic Heaven Bell, laughing as he discovered who it was, "Shi Kesong? Still cultivating Water Element Techniques, yet you came to this endless desert of Sand Hill City to stir up trouble. How could you have possibly had a way out?"
