Chapter 185 – Death of the bodyguards
While he stood motionless at one place, the nine bodyguards of Wang clan closed in on him step by step.
Long Yu was surrounded by eleven powerhouses of Wang clan, no one of which had a lower cultivation than him. Being a Zhenling third layer expert, even if he dared to launch an attack against all of them at once, he wouldn’t be able to escape.
However, just when Wang Yuanchen and the old bodyguard thought the victory was theirs, the situation took a turn.
A black swaying figure jumped out of the same ice hole from which Long Yu had jumped out, and started launching fierce attacks on the nine bodyguards.
The nine bodyguards had invested all their energy in resisting Long Yu’s lunar domain, so they had no strength to spare in order to resist any other attack.
“Sword shade attack!”
Numerous sword shades were released from her red double-edged sword that killed a Zhenling fourth layer bodyguard.
While all the other people had focused all their attention towards Long Yu, Liu Yuan had jumped out from the ice hole and launched multiple attacks towards the bodyguards of Wang clan.
“Perfect timing!”
Long Yu laughed and was unaware of the attacks launched by the two Zhenling fifth layer powerhouses from both the sides.
“You’re courting death!”
Wang Yuanchen flashed his eyes and immediately rushed towards Liu Yuan to kill her.
If he didn’t get rid of Liu Yuan, she would kill all the bodyguards one by one, since all of them were busy resisting Long Yu’s terrifying lunar domain.
This elite group of bodyguards comprised almost 50% of the strongest warriors of the Imperial Wang clan. Wang Yuanchen couldn’t afford to lose them like this.
Watching one of his Zhenling bodyguards die in front of him had affected Wang Yuanchen pretty much. He didn’t want any other bodyguard to be killed by Liu Yuan.
Initially, Wang Yuanchen and the old bodyguard had planned to encircle Long Yu and Liu Yuan to stop them from escaping. Next, they would’ve killed Long Yu and seized his lunar tablet.
What they never considered was that Long Yu might have comprehended the powerful lunar domain!
The domain level of any world principle of imperial seal level held a terrifying strength. Wang Yuanchen and the old bodyguard hadn’t considered it.
They had never come across anyone who possessed a heavenly tablet, and that was why they wanted to kill Long Yu before he grew too strong for anyone to handle.
As Wang Yuanchen rushed towards Liu Yuan to kill her, Long Yu found an opportunity.
Time to kill the old bodyguard!
He didn’t stand a chance against two Zhenling fifth layer powerhouses, but with Wang Yuanchen running out of his way to kill Liu Yuan, there was nothing that could stop him from killing the old bodyguard.
Still, he was worried about Liu Yuan.
He was consuming a great amount of Xuan qi in order to maintain the lunar domain. What if he exhausted all his stored Xuan qi before Liu Yuan could kill the other bodyguards?
Although the remaining eight bodyguards weren’t much of a threat since they needed to invest all their strength in resisting the lunar domain, Wang Yuanchen could take advantage of the situation just like Liu Yuan.
However, Liu Yuan could defend herself from Wang Yuanchen since she had already comprehended lunar charm!
“Dantian!”
Long Yu quenched his Dantian to restore his level of Xuan qi rapidly.
After quenching his Dantian with the thunder charm and restoring his Xuan qi level, Long Yu’s speed became much faster than any ordinary martial expert.
“Kill!”
Long Yu stopped paying attention to Wang Yuanchen and Liu Yuan and focussed himself wholly on the old bodyguard. Without the necessary attentiveness, it was impossible to kill the old bodyguard.
After all, there was a huge disparity between their strength levels. Moreover, the old bodyguard had a Zhenling entity!
Long Yu wouldn’t dare to release his Zhentian Sun in such a condition, since the old bodyguard could easily damage his Zhenling thoroughly and cause him severe injuries.
“Awakening palm samsara!”
Long Yu condensed the power of samsara on his fist and flapped his lunar wings to rush towards the old bodyguard.
Within a moment, he was standing right next to the old bodyguard, ready to fight him!
“Now die!”
The old bodyguard noticed that Long Yu was about to attack him, so he rushed to the other side, thinking: “What does this boy think of himself? Does he really think that he can go against the heaven’s will and defeat a Zhenling fifth layer powerhouse while himself being only at Zhenling third layer?”
Although Long Yu could launch a sneak attack and use the element of surprise against the old bodyguard, it wasn’t going to be easy for him to overcome the resistance displayed by the old bodyguard.
“Wang Tiger fist!”
The old bodyguard condensed the terrifying power of Wang Tiger domain on his fist and launched it straight towards Long Yu.
The power of samsara immediately rescued Long Yu by weakening the old bodyguard’s attack by almost 50%.
“Awakening palm samsara, infiltrate!”
Long Yu launched one fist after another which made the power of samsara seep through the body of the old bodyguard.
Just as the old bodyguard’s fist hit Long Yu, his body reacted by releasing fierce thunder and lightning due to the thunder charm protecting Long Yu.
However, Long Yu’s attack affected the old bodyguard.
His cultivation level dropped by one layer!
The old bodyguard’s complexion changed as soon as he realised what just happened. Although he had heard a lot about Long Yu and his martial skills, he never heard of this technique and hence was completely unguarded against it.
“Wang Tiger roar!”
The old bodyguard stimulated his Xuan qi and made his Zhenling entity roar loudly.
It was a sound type martial skill!
The sound type martial skill and top grade spiritual level weapons were two of the Wang clan’s prized possessions.
The Zhentian sect, too, possessed a few top grade spiritual level weapons. This was the best a clan or school could possess.
At this moment, the old bodyguard was using two of the most powerful things that belonged to the Wang clan.
“Lunar eruption!”
Long Yu didn’t waste a single moment in activating his lunar wings which released a great amount of lunar qi. This prevented Long Yu from falling under the influence of the sound type martial skill used by the old bodyguard.
“Awakening palm samsara!”
Long Yu repeatedly used this technique to tire the old bodyguard off.
Under the influence of the power of samsara, the power of any attack he launched was diminished by half. Moreover, his cultivation level had also dropped by one layer, so it was impossible for him to severely injure Long Yu, let alone kill him.
Long Yu had lived without food or water for three months, and during this time, he fed only on the thunder mines and had quenched his entire body.
Had any ordinary martial expert been stuck in such a situation, he would’ve hardly been alive for two or three days.
However, Long Yu survived for three months!
Quenching his entire body with thunder mines was paying him off now.
After resisting the attacks of a Zhenling fifth layer powerhouse, he had been successful in overpowering him.
Fist after fist, carrying the power of samsara weakened the old bodyguard.
The inexhaustible release of lunar domain had made it even harder for the old bodyguard to display any other move.
“He’s going to kill me… Yuanchen!”
The old bodyguard’s complexion changed as he shouted out for help, but it was too late now.
“Nine hidden qi dragon burst stream!”
Long Yu pounded his fist on the surface of the frozen Hantan Lake, releasing the power of nine hidden qi as well as intoxicated hell.
Since the old bodyguard’s cultivation level hadn’t been restored yet. It was impossible for him to escape such a powerful attack.
The old bodyguard started screaming pitifully as the nine hidden dragon qi exploded.
The nine hidden dragon qi burst stream was the most powerful one-shot killing technique that Long Yu possessed until now. He hadn’t seen a single person who could escape from this attack.
The old bodyguard was certainly going to die.
Long Yu flashed his eyes and turned his head, only to find that Wang Yuanchen was still chasing Liu Yuan while their Zhenling entities were clashing.
Wang Yuanchen’s Wang Tiger Zhenling entity was constantly trying to overpower Liu Yuan’s Black Butterfly Zhenling entity. Their clash was releasing a great amount of energy.
It was good that Liu Yuan had comprehended phantom domain, through which she could fill Wang Yuanchen’s mind with illusion, thus being able to resist him longer.
The old bodyguard’s cry for help caught Wang Yuanchen’s attention, but soon he realised that it was already too late.
The old bodyguard was dead.
He had served three generations of Wang clan and was the strongest pillar of Wang clan’s power. Losing him was the biggest loss for the Wang clan.
The four most influential families of the Tang kingdom constantly tried to overpower one another. The old bodyguard was one of the most powerful people that Wang clan had. The other influential families would definitely take advantage of his death.
The old bodyguard’s death was a great blow to the Wang clan!
However, the fight in the Hantan snow valley had not ended yet.
“Kill ten thousand people!”
Long Yu swayed his Qian dragon spear and released a strong murderous aura that spread throughout the Hantan snow valley.
Under the strong suppressive power of the lunar domain, the remaining eight bodyguards were unable to display any martial skill and wanted to sneak away as soon as they got an opportunity.
But, could Long Yu possibly let them sneak away?
They were his enemies, and Long Yu never went soft when it came to his enemies.
“Die!”
He launched his spear and killed a Zhenling third layer bodyguard instantly.
“Kill him! He’s going to get exhausted soon!”
Wang Yuanchen shouted and launched his Wang Tiger Zhenling entity towards Long Yu.
His Wang Tiger roar technique wasn’t nearly as perfect as the old bodyguard’s. Moreover, he was standing only a few feet away from Long Yu, so his attack could cause harm to him.
“Die!”
Long Yu flapped his lunar wings and took a long leap. The next moment, he killed another bodyguard.
“Since you tried to kill me and seize my lunar tablet, I must stand up for myself. Do you really think it would be so easy to overpower me? Too naïve!”
Long Yu thought to himself.
He was in no mood of sparing anyone, even if it meant killing so many people!
However, at this moment, just as Wang Yuanchen had anticipated, Long Yu’s Xuan qi got exhausted.
Even though he could recover his Xuan qi faster than any other martial artist, prolonged release of lunar domain had caused his Xuan qi level to subside completely.
“Let’s work together!”
Liu Yuan shouted in a clear voice and released several sword shades towards Wang Yuanchen’s back.
Wang Yuanchen never thought that Liu Yuan might actually dare to attack him. He turned around and launched Wang Tiger roar along with Wang Tiger fist.
Liu Yuan wasn’t expecting these two attacks at once.