NOVEL WEB Chapter 269 Fierce Battle
After several intense battles, Lu Hong was clearly struggling to hold on, and his skills followed suit.
A Heaven Slaying slash exploded across the sky, crashing down on the arrogant heir of the Gong family.
That heir, however, sneered coldly, "All show, no substance. I truly don't understand how Wu Lihua could have been killed by a waste like you."
As he spoke, the divine bow in his hand gleamed again, and the divine shadow rose from the ground, punching the blood-colored giant sword, shattering Lu Hong's execution of the Heaven Slaying skill into fragments.
At the same time, the powerful figures from families and worlds all made their move, countless streams of magic power surging as they pressed down fiercely on Lu Hong.
At this moment, Lu Hong no longer hid his strength, fully activating the Heavenly God's Descent.
As the five-colored divine light emerged, those magic skills melted away like snow before this divine light.
This scene left everyone present in utter shock. Taking advantage of this moment, Lu Hong unleashed a Blood Transverse Sky, clearing the enemies in front of him before making a beeline toward the Gong family heir.
Some powerful figures standing behind the Gong family heir immediately prepared to intercept, but were stopped by the heir: "Since he wants to spar with me, let him come."
Saying this, he held his long bow, his middle gate wide open.
To capture the leader first to capture the followers, Lu Hong had to first defeat this Gong family heir to possibly break the seal of the Divine Might that suppressed the sky. His stored magic power was his greatest advantage in the group battle, and he had to find a way to reclaim it!
During the sprint, Lu Hong also activated his Bloodline Power, and the roar of the Lion King resounded through the heavens.
In response, the Gong family heir's expression remained unchanged, making no move, calmly waiting for Lu Hong's attack.
In the blink of an eye, Lu Hong reached the Gong family heir, his sword sweeping up a massive wave of blood, slicing toward the opponent's chest with ferocity.
Just as the blade was about to touch the hem of the heir's garment, the heir moved. With that movement, time seemed to freeze. The heir stepped back half a step unhurriedly, then swung his divine bow, striking Lu Hong's face with force.
In the next second, Lu Hong flew like a cannonball, crashing to the ground a hundred meters away.
Blood flowed profusely, and Lu Hong was utterly bewildered. His sword was about to cut his opponent, so why—why would he suddenly fly away?
Under the heavy blow, his head throbbed with pain, and his vision began to blur. The damage caused by the divine artifact was not something that could easily heal.
At this moment, Gao Sheng explained from the sidelines, "Kid, this is the Gong family's second ultimate skill, Time Freeze—haven't you heard of it before? Still daring to challenge Young Master Gong Shou, truly courting death! Do you know what rank Young Master Gong Shou is on the Heir's List? Eighth! Eighth, do you understand?!"
Lu Hong clutched his head, a surge of divine power continuously assaulting his divine soul, seemingly about to tear him apart. The long bow in Gong Shou's hand was definitely no ordinary item, being capable of inflicting harm on the divine soul.
After injuring Lu Hong, Gong Shou lost interest and immediately ordered, "Finish it quickly; we can't delay Uncle Nian's business."
"Yes, sir!"
At Gong Shou's command, hundreds of powerful figures raised their blades, aiming to cut down Lu Hong.
Due to the severe damage to his divine soul, Lu Hong could no longer focus his attention. He could only hastily defend himself, his body covered in blood, even losing an arm to the attacks.
He then suffered another heavy kick, mercilessly knocked to the ground.
Leaving Lu Hong no chance to stand up, countless magical tools pressed him down, his hands and feet pinned to the ground.
Next, a horizontal blade was placed on Lu Hong's neck, a slight force would be enough to separate his head from his body.
Seeing that Lu Hong was subdued, Gao Sheng walked forward with a smug smile, kicking Lu Hong's face and spitting, "Well, do you now know what happens when you go against me? If there's a next lifetime, be smarter!"
After speaking, his subordinate swung the blade toward Lu Hong's neck.
At that moment, a white dragon roared through the sky as Gao Yi dashed into the crowd like a phantom, knives dancing in the air, instantly slaying eight of the strong individuals binding Lu Hong. Then, a kick sent Gao Sheng flying a hundred meters away.
Clutching his abdomen, Gao Sheng shouted, "Gao Yi?! What are you doing?!"
Gao Yi stood with his blade across, his gaze firm, "He is my big brother!"
"Are you crazy?! Do you want to go against the Gong family?!"
"He is my big brother!"
"You...you, you...you're not even obeying your brother anymore?!"
Seeing someone causing trouble, Gong Shou walked to Gao Sheng's side and said, "I'll give you three minutes. If you can't handle it, don't blame me for not giving face to your family, Gao."
"Yes, yes, yes—Gong brother, please wait, let me persuade him again."
Despite all of Gao Sheng's efforts to persuade, Gao Yi remained unmoved. Lifting Lu Hong, he said, "Big brother, I'm really sorry. By the time I got the news, it was already too late—I failed to arrive in time. It is my fault."
Lu Hong spat out a mouthful of blood, forcing a smile, "You coming is already enough for this big brother of yours. Don't you already understand why Gao Yue took you to the Yongji World?"
Gao Yi, though honest, was not foolish. His brows furrowed slightly, "Second sister intentionally sent me away?"
Lu Hong nodded, "Compared with the Gong family, how does your Gao family fare?"
"Slightly inferior."
"Then isn't it obvious?" Lu Hong patted Gao Yi's shoulder, "Alright, step aside; this is a personal matter for your big brother, no need for you to interfere."
"No! You're my big brother; if we must die, we die together!"
Hearing this, Lu Hong said, "If you still recognize me as your big brother, then listen to me. Step aside and do not intervene!"
"But..."
"He's right; our Gao family is inferior to the Gong family—are you going to drag our family down with him because of this? Gao Yi, think of your mother, your father, you can't ruin them!"
Finally, Gao Yi was persuaded, tears in his eyes, "Big brother, I'm sorry!"
"It's alright. Having a brother like you, I'm very happy."
With Gao Yi retreating outside the circle, Lu Hong faced the encirclement of hundreds of strong individuals once again.
At this moment, Gong Shou spoke, "Lu Hong, right? You have earned my respect. Unfortunately, I must teach you a survival lesson in All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, which is 'power!'"
With a cold look in his eyes, Gong Shou commanded, "Kill him!"
Instantly, countless strong individuals launched a fierce attack on Lu Hong once more.
But this time, they were not as lucky as before.
Because Gao Yi had killed eight strong individuals.
Bloodthirst quietly opened, and the blood qi of these eight strong individuals poured into Lu Hong's body. With the replenishment of blood qi, Lu Hong regained his advantage in magic power. Although the advantage was not yet significant, it could be expanded!
This time, Lu Hong's goal was clear: to increase the death toll, kill as many of these strong individuals as possible, and replenish his blood qi.
Chaotic Uprising erupted directly on the nearest strong individual. Given the enormous advantage in blood qi, the success rate of Chaotic Uprising was extremely high. The strong individual did not detect the skill's eerie nature and was instantly blasted into a shower of blood.
Under the pull of Bloodthirst, all of that strong individual's blood qi poured into Lu Hong's body.
"Kill!"
Lu Hong wielded the Blood Holy Sword, the Heaven Slaying skill reappearing across the sky.
Only this time, the target was not Gong Shou, but these powerful individuals from various families.
Under the Heaven Slaying's influence, Lu Hong unleashed a series of Chaotic Uprisings, like the Grim Reaper, reaping the lives of these powerful figures.
At this moment, Gong Shou frowned slightly. This shouldn't be happening. Clearly, he had sealed six-tenths of this guy's magic power, so why had it suddenly increased so much?
Closely perceiving the situation, Gong Shou quickly discerned the problem and had some calculations about the Chaotic Uprising executed by Lu Hong. He then said, "Concentrate the magic power to suppress the bloodline; do not let this guy use that detonation skill again."
With Gong Shou's guidance, Chaotic Uprising lost its effect, but for Lu Hong, it was already enough.
With the deaths of dozens of Third Transformation strong individuals, the total blood qi within Lu Hong rivaled his state before being suppressed.
Magic power was linked to the strength of skills in terms of proficiency, with magic power having the largest proportion.
If skills were a bomb pack, then magic power was the gunpowder in the bomb pack.
The more gunpowder, the greater the power.
Proficiency was like the posture of throwing the bomb pack. The more accurately one threw, the greater the damage to the target.
However, faced with enough gunpowder, hitting the target was no longer a concern.
With abundant blood qi, Lu Hong began to squander it freely, blood rivers hanging upside down, and Blood Qi Shockwaves almost continuously exploding, giving these powerful figures no respite.
Very soon, amidst the mad barrage of firepower, more than three hundred strong individuals were either dead or injured, with only a few left who could still move. The destructiveness of the Blood Qi Shockwave was nontrivial. Although it was just a Second Transition skill, as long as the blood qi was sufficient, its power was even more terrifying compared to those Third Transformation skills.