novelSusiti Chapter 49: The halberd crushes the three demons, and the three demons are defeated.
Chapter 49: The halberd crushes the three demons, and the three demons are defeated.
Tai Chu Cang Ye pressed his advantage relentlessly, using the force of twisting his spear to launch himself backward like an arrow, aiming directly at Jin Peng, who had just regained his footing and was still breathing heavily!
His speed suddenly increased, leaving only a faint black afterimage in his wake.
The Azure Dragon Netherworld Halberd in his hand sliced through the air, emitting a deep, dragon-like roar. His halberd techniques unfolded without reservation, each move a deadly strike!
With a move called "Azure Dragon Probing the Sea," the tip of the halberd blazed with a sudden burst of dark blue light, piercing straight for the Golden Roc's face, so fast that only a sliver of cold light remained!
Jin Peng was greatly alarmed. His blood and qi, which had just been shaken back, had not yet recovered. In his haste, he could only manage to parry with his halberd.
"Clang!!!" A sound of impact, more violent than ever before, exploded out!
Jin Peng felt as if he had been struck by a heavy hammer. The bones in his arms groaned under the strain, his tiger's mouth completely split open, blood staining the halberd shaft. The "Gilded Roc Halberd," which had been with him for many years, could no longer be held and flew out of his hands.
With a "thud," he landed sideways in the snow some distance away. The force of the impact sent him flying backward, crashing heavily into a snowdrift several meters away, scattering snow dust everywhere. For a moment, he was unable to get up.
"Third Brother!" The Green Lion roared, its eyes wide with rage. Ignoring the numbness in its arm, it swung its blade and slashed fiercely from behind Tai Chu Cang Ye. The blade was brutal, a desperate attempt to buy time for Jin Peng.
It was as if Tai Chu Cang Ye had eyes in the back of his head. He didn't turn around, but his footwork changed mysteriously, and his body spun like a top. He swung his halberd backward in the same direction, and the halberd's tail lashed out like a scorpion's tail, hitting the weak spot on the side of the blade that Qing Shi was slashing at with perfect accuracy.
With a muffled thud, Qing Shi felt a sharp, icy force pierce through the blade. His already aching hand could no longer hold on, and the steel blade flew out of his hand and spun into the snow.
Before he could react, Tai Chu Cangye had already arrived, his left elbow striking backward like a hammer, hitting Qing Shi right near the Tanzhong acupoint on his chest.
"Ugh!" The Green Lion groaned, feeling a tightness in his chest and his blood rushing backward. His massive body staggered back several steps before finally collapsing to the ground, panting heavily, too exhausted to fight any longer.
Tai Chu Cang Ye's impact was perfectly controlled, only sealing his blood and qi, causing him to temporarily lose his fighting ability, without causing any real damage.
In the blink of an eye, both the Golden Roc and the Azure Lion were defeated! Tai Chu Cang Ye's figure did not stop, and like a black lightning bolt, he once again rushed towards the White Elephant, who had just barely suppressed the numbness in his arm and was trying to raise the broken spear.
Seeing his two brothers fall in the blink of an eye, the white elephant knew he was in dire straits, which instead stirred up the ferocity in the blood of the barbarian elephant tribe.
He roared, abandoning his defense, and gripped the unbroken part of the gun barrel with both hands. Using the broken gun as a giant club, he exerted all his strength and delivered a simple, unadorned "Mount Tai Pressing Down" blow, slamming it down on Tai Chu Cang Ye! The wind howled fiercely, and the force was immense!
A faint hint of approval finally flashed across Tai Chu Cangye's eyes—appreciation for his courage, not for his technique.
Faced with this desperate attack, he neither dodged nor evaded, but instead unleashed a concise and powerful "Raise Fire to the Sky" strike from bottom to top with his halberd!
"Snap! Thud—!"
The broken spear collided with the halberd shaft a second time, and the already fragile spear shaft could no longer withstand the impact, breaking completely in two!
The white elephant was so shaken by the enormous recoil that its arms went numb and its chest was wide open.
Taichu Cangye thrust his halberd forward, the cold tip gently touching the white elephant's throat, the eerie blue light causing tiny bumps to appear on its skin.
Bai Xiang's body stiffened. He could feel the terrifying sharpness emanating from the tip of the halberd, enough to easily tear apart his protective energy. If the other party were to gently push his wrist... he closed his eyes and stopped struggling.
On the other side, Jin Peng had just struggled to get up from the snowdrift and picked up the halberd not far away when he saw the white elephant being subdued, and his heart sank.
But he was the most stubborn and fierce. Knowing he was no match, he still roared and, despite his sore and numb arms, charged at Taichu Cangye from the side and rear with his halberd, trying to relieve the siege of Wei by attacking Zhao.
Tai Chu Cang Ye didn't even turn his head. The halberd tip, poised at the white elephant's throat, remained motionless. However, his right wrist, holding the halberd, twisted in an extremely strange way. The halberd's tip, as if it had eyes, drew a bizarre arc, striking first despite being behind.
With a "poof," the needle accurately struck a pressure point on the side of Jinpeng's knee as he charged forward.
Jinpeng's forward momentum came to an abrupt halt, his entire right leg instantly went weak and powerless, and he bent at the knee.
With a "thud," he knelt down in the snow, the halberd slipping from his hand again, his face filled with disbelief and frustration.
The entire grassland suddenly fell silent. Only the sound of wind and snow whistling through the withered grass and the three people's heavy breathing could be heard.
Tai Chu Cang Ye slowly withdrew the halberd tip that had been pointing at the white elephant's throat, and also withdrew the tailbone that had been pointing at the golden roc's knee.
He casually placed the "Azure Dragon Netherworld Halberd" on the snow beside him, the dark halberd shaft sinking half a foot into the snow, as steady as Mount Tai.
His gaze swept calmly over the three men, some sitting, some kneeling, all disheveled and exhausted. His voice remained cold and emotionless, devoid of any victor's composure: "You've yielded. Remember your promise."
After saying this, he didn't look at the three people's reactions anymore, turned around, and walked steadily toward the tent where Mu Yunlingyuan was.
The snow that had fallen on the armor had been shaken off at some point, and it gleamed with a cold, hard luster in the morning light.
The imposing aura that had surrounded him receded like the tide, and he reverted to being the taciturn guard commander who seemed to blend into the shadows.
It was as if the fierce battle just now, in which he decisively defeated three grassland warriors against one, was merely a slightly stronger wind that swept across the snowfield.
Jin Peng knelt on one knee in the snow, staring blankly at the departing figure of Tai Chu Cang Ye, a figure as tall and solitary as a mountain peak, yet seemingly containing boundless power and secrets.
After a long pause, he suddenly grinned and laughed hoarsely. The laughter was initially somewhat strained, but then it became hearty and unrestrained.
"Hahaha...Good! Well done, Primordial Azure Night! Losing to you is not unjust! Not unjust at all!"
He struggled to his feet, rubbing his still sore and numb right leg. Far from showing defeat, his eyes burned with an even more intense and fierce fighting spirit.
"I, Jinpeng, will remember this defeat! You wait, once my halberd skills have improved, I will surely come back to challenge you again!"
Green Lion also stood up unsteadily, picked up his broken mountain knife, looked at the few minor chips and nicks on the blade, and sighed in a muffled voice:
"I'm impressed! Absolutely impressed! That strength, that speed, that technique... it's inhuman! With someone like this by the prince's side, how can he not achieve great things!"
His gaze as he looked at Tai Chu Cangye's back had changed from initial competitiveness to pure awe.
The white elephant silently picked up the spear, looking at the clean-cut crack. A bitter smile appeared on his calm face, but his eyes were unusually bright:
"The path of martial arts has no limits... Only today do I realize that there are always higher levels to reach. I have benefited immensely from sparring with such masters."
He looked at Jinpeng and Qingshi.
"My two virtuous brothers, it seems that after we return to our tribe, in addition to assisting the prince, we must not slack off in our martial arts."
The three looked at each other, their eyes still showing lingering fear from their defeat, but even more so, a clarity and renewed spirit born from being tempered by true strength.
They straightened their disheveled armor, picked up their weapons, and, covered in snow and steam from the fierce battle, walked side by side toward the felt tent.