novelSusiti Chapter 24: The Halberd Annihilates the Three Heroes, Xuanyuan's Valor
Chapter 24: The Halberd Annihilates the Three Heroes, Xuanyuan's Valor
The three men exchanged glances, their killing intent clearly evident as they resolved to fight the audacious Xia general in close combat, three against one!
Xuanyuan Tianshang's face was as cold as a pool, and the overwhelming pressure of the Saint Martial God Realm around him quietly dissipated, causing the air within ten steps to suddenly sink, as if it were a quagmire.
The Golden Phoenix Burning World Halberd in his palm seemed to possess a spirit, humming softly. The three cold stars at the tip of the halberd flickered uncertainly. Before the move was even made, its aura had already locked down all directions.
As Baturu's twin hammers came crashing down, Xuanyuan Tianshang gripped his horse's belly like iron clamps, and his black steed, seemingly possessed, reared up! At the same time, he swung his halberd upwards with one arm—"Clang!!!"
The deafening roar was like a thunderclap from the heavens! A blinding burst of sparks erupted at the point where the halberd and hammer clashed! A violent shockwave exploded outwards in a ring, and several soldiers who couldn't dodge in time were thrown to the ground!
The black horse neighed loudly, and was forced back three steps by the tremendous force, the mud beneath its hooves churning up.
Xuanyuan Tianshang remained firmly seated on the saddle, his body as solid as a rock, not moving an inch. Only the muscles under the armor on his right arm, which held the halberd, tensed slightly before relaxing.
He glanced up at Baturu, whose face was flushed red, and sneered like an ice blade scraping his bones: "An ant trying to shake a tree, only to be laughed at. Are there no one left in the Eastern Barbarians?"
Before the words were even finished, a chilling wind swept over him from the left! Seth's poisoned ghost-head dagger had already silently reached three inches to his waist. Before the blade even touched him, a wisp of sweet and pungent poisonous odor had already entered his nostrils!
The blade's movements were bizarre and cunning, precisely at the moment when the old force had just been exhausted and the new force had not yet been generated—extremely vicious!
A cold glint flashed in Xuan Yuan Tian Shang's eyes, and his wrist suddenly twisted, causing the Golden Phoenix World-Burning Halberd to trace a strange arc in the air as if it were alive! The end of the halberd swept horizontally, striking the back of the poisoned blade precisely at its seven-inch mark.
"Clang!!!"
The sharp clang of metal clashing pierced the eardrums! Seth felt an overwhelming force explode from the blade, instantly tearing open his tiger's mouth and spurting blood!
The ghost-headed knife trembled violently, almost slipping from his hand. He instinctively clenched his fist, but the poisonous thorns on the blade cut his palm, and a trickle of black blood immediately seeped out, sending a tingling sensation straight up his arm!
He staggered back five steps, each step leaving cracks in the frozen ground. Looking down, he saw black energy appearing in his palm, and his face turned deathly pale. He had been struck by his own "Viper Saliva"!
On the right, Achina saw a golden opportunity, his eyes flashing with ferocity! He slammed his hips down, his massive axe sweeping across the ground, the blade gleaming coldly, aiming straight for the kneecap of the black horse's foreleg!
This axe strike was insidious and cunning, clearly intended to cripple the warhorse and disrupt the enemy's formation!
Xuanyuan Tianshang seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. He lightly touched the stirrup with his left foot, and his figure soared like a crane in the sky, suddenly leaping more than ten feet into the air!
At the same time, the Golden Phoenix World-Burning Halberd sank downwards, its grip carrying immense force as it slammed down on the axe head.
"Bang!!!"
The dull thud was like a heavy hammer striking leather! Achina felt as if the bones in his arms were about to crack, and a sharp, tingling pain shot straight to his shoulder blades. He was so violently shaken that he was forced to kneel on one knee!
The axe blade was deeply embedded in the frozen ground, reaching all the way to the handle, and the surrounding ground cracked like a spider web.
He tried desperately to pull it out, but felt as if his arms were filled with lead and mercury, unable to move an inch. For the first time, a chill ran through his heart. This person's strength was terrifying!
"The light of an ant dares to shine?" Xuan Yuan Tian Shang flipped in mid-air, his black cloak billowing like ink clouds, and landed steadily on the saddle without stirring up a speck of dust.
The Golden Phoenix World-Burning Halberd danced, its shadows swirling, like a golden halo enveloping him for three zhang! The halberd's moves were unpredictable and ever-changing.
At times, the spear would transform into a dragon, its cold light piercing the gap between the scales on Baturu's breastplate, forcing him to hastily parry with his hammer.
Sometimes he would sweep his knife horizontally, and the halberd would flash like a crescent moon. The fierce wind forced Seth to shrink his head repeatedly, and the poisoned blade could not even advance half a foot.
At times, it was as if an axe was splitting a mountain; the heavy halberd grip would strike Achina's axe handle repeatedly, causing his tiger's mouth to split open and the muscles under his arm armor to throb wildly.
The three of them, Baturu and his companions, grew increasingly terrified as the battle progressed. These three had traversed the Changbai Mountains and the Heilongjiang River region, having once joined forces to slay seven Xia generals and even kill the Xia warrior Huangfu Tianyang. They prided themselves on being the best in close-quarters combat among the Eastern Barbarians, yet today they were being forced into a corner by this young Xia general's single halberd strike!
The opponent's halberd technique seemed to carry the power of heaven and earth. When it was fierce, it was like Mount Tai pressing down. When it was agile, it was like flowing water without leaving a trace. Every strike was precisely aimed at the moment when the old force was exhausted and the new force had not yet been generated. It was wonderful to the extreme!
"Hah—!" Baturu suddenly roared, his beard and hair bristling, his muscles bulging beneath his heavy black iron armor, and he swung his twin hammers into a ball of dark light!
Seth Black uses a powerful, potent poison on his arm, employing unorthodox techniques. His figure moves like a ghost, each strike aimed at the vital points such as the eyes, throat, and heart.
Aqina, enraged, abandoned his axe and lunged forward to lock the horse's legs! The three fought like cornered beasts, unleashing their most deadly moves!
"Baturu bravely launched"
Valiant: Evolved from Martial Valor, it can advance to Divine Valor.
Effect 1: Might and Strength, increases attack power by 3 when activated.
Effect 2: Skilled in battle, increases attack power by 3 during sustained combat.
Current combat strength +6, increased to 125.
"Seth Black skill crippling activation"
伤残
Effect 1: Increases attack power by 3 when activated.
Effect 2: Increases attack power by 2 when injured.
Current combat strength +5, increased to 121.
"Achina's brutal attack"
Effect 1: Increases attack power by 2 when activated.
Effect 3: When injured, attack power +2
Currently, Berserker Axe +5, Brutality +5, increased to 122.
However, in the blink of an eye, no more than ten rounds had passed.
Baturu's forehead was covered in sweat mixed with blood and cement dust. Every time he raised the hammer, it aggravated the halberd wound in his abdomen, causing excruciating pain.
The seams of the iron armor had been pried open in several places by the halberd tip, and dark red seepage had seeped through the inner cotton lining.
Seth's left arm bore a deep, bone-revealing halberd wound from which black blood gushed. Viper venom had seeped into the wound, turning his entire arm bluish-purple.
His breathing was heavy and labored, like a bellows. Several unpredictable advances were forced back by the halberd's wind, and he was instead struck in the ribs by the halberd's grip, probably with two or three ribs broken.
Aqina was in the worst condition; the flesh on his shoulder blade was torn open, and every time he exerted force, the wound would burst open, and blood would soak half of his wolf fur coat.
His eyes widened in horror as he stared at the seemingly alive golden halberd, a chill creeping into his heart. This was no battle; it was a cat playing with a swarm of mice!
"We can't fight in close combat anymore!" Seth shrieked, suddenly feinting with his sword, his body leaping back two zhang, and in his staggering state, he had already drawn the rhinoceros horn short bow from his back!
Though his fingers trembled, he gritted his teeth and nocked an arrow with a dark green poisoned tip.
"Baturu, hold him off! Achina, fire a volley!"
Upon hearing the sound, Achina retreated swiftly, rolling on the ground as he drew his longbow, nocking three eagle-feathered arrows onto the bowstring, the bow drawn as full as a moon!
The two men stared at each other, both seeing a desperate, frenzied struggle in each other's eyes. This was a desperate situation; only one arrow could decide their fate!
Baturu's eyes turned bloodshot, and he abandoned defense for a full-scale attack. He swung his twin hammers in wide arcs like a mad tiger pouncing on its prey, completely sealing off three feet of Xuan Yuan Tian Shang's body. He roared like a wounded beast: "You dog! Today, I'll settle this score with you!"
A golden glint flashed in Xuanyuan Tianshang's eyes, and he coldly snorted, "You've run out of tricks!"
The Golden Phoenix World-Burning Halberd suddenly burst forth with dazzling light, and the phoenix patterns on its body seemed to come alive and move around!
With a single, powerful strike, "Phoenix Wings Sweep Through a Thousand Armies," the halberd swept across, scattering the twin hammers. Then, like a venomous dragon emerging from its lair, the halberd tip swiftly pierced the crack in the Baturu's abdominal armor.
"Pfft!"
The halberd tip pierced through the armor three inches deep! Baturu let out a miserable howl, staggered backward, and his two hammers fell from his hands with a thud, smashing into the ground and sending dirt and rocks flying.
He looked down at the halberd blade embedded in his abdomen, his eyes filled with disbelief. This heavy black iron armor was forged by the tribe's master craftsman and had once withstood a crossbow bolt!
At that very moment, a sharp whistling sound pierced the air behind him! Seth Black's poisoned arrows flashed with an eerie light, aiming straight for Achina's back. The three arrows formed a triangular pattern, sealing off the upper, middle, and lower routes, the cold light of the arrowheads tearing through the morning mist!
In a flash, Xuan Yuan Tian Shang's figure twisted and turned like a ghost, the poisoned arrow grazing past his shoulder armor.
With a "thud," the arrow pierced the wooden post of the grain cart behind them, its fletching trembling violently as the venom hissed and corroded the wood!
At the same time, the golden halberd drew a dazzling golden arc in front of him, and with three sharp clangs, three arrows flew out, their shafts breaking and their arrowheads deeply embedded in the frozen ground!
"Those who resort to underhanded tactics deserve to be called generals?!"
A thunderous roar shook the three men, causing their blood to churn! Xuanyuan Tianshang spurred his horse forward, his black steed transforming into a black lightning bolt, the Golden Phoenix World-Burning Halberd aimed directly at Baturu's throat!
Baturu's abdominal wound gushed blood. He tried to pick up the hammer but staggered and knelt down. He watched as the tip of the halberd rapidly enlarged in his pupils. All the color drained from his face, leaving only ashen skin.
Seth and Achina's eyes widened in fury, and they drew their bows to shoot again, only to see that the blood-stained golden halberd had already transformed into a deadly, cold light, tearing through the chilly air of dawn.