Chapter 575 467: A Hit! The Fall of the Strongest

In the end, Gao Xiaomeng didn't refuse.

Hearing Gao Xiaomeng's agreement, Gao Neng began to carefully observe the battlefield, looking for the best position to make his move.

Seven against one!

Although Li Tiannan had yet to formally join the fray.

In truth, the space around the Blood Marshal was already getting crowded with just Sword Elder, Qin Jianfei, and the four Ninth-Rank experts—six people in total—trying to surround him.

Most importantly, Gao Neng was certain that the Blood Marshal knew about his Illusion Technique.

Otherwise, when he'd charged the Blood Marshal moments ago, the man wouldn't have been so quick to strike. He would have waited for Gao Neng to get closer.

This meant that getting close to him openly...

...would be rather difficult.

At least, it would be problematic in the short term.

"Gao Neng, what are you waiting for? Why aren't you charging?" Fang Tangtang had already hoisted her massive cannon, seemingly ready to provide him with cover at a moment's notice.

"I've been thinking. To keep you safe, let's go underground first. You can find a hidden position down there and look for a chance to fire," Gao Neng said, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"Go underground? But that Silver Horn King is high above the ground. If we go underground, won't it be even harder to get near him?" Fang Tangtang asked, confused.

"I just thought of a plan."

"Alright. I'll follow your lead."

Fang Tangtang didn't object.

Neither did Gao Xiaomeng.

Gao Neng then had the Flying Earth Dragon dive into the ground in an instant.

"Why'd that brat run underground?" Li Tiannan happened to witness this but didn't say anything more.

A battle between the Strongest.

For Gao Neng, in his current state, it was far too dangerous.

Gao Neng finding a place to hide was no big deal. After all, it meant Li Tiannan could fight the Blood Marshal without holding back.

"Jianfei, we're running out of time! I can feel three auras heading our way. They're fast—they'll be here in a minute at most!" Sword Elder called out amidst the fierce battle.

"One minute? That fast?!" Qin Jianfei's grip on his sword tightened.

'Trying to kill one of the alien Strongest...'

'...is an incredibly difficult task.'

They were two of the Strongest, plus four Ninth-Rank experts, all attacking together, and even then, they hadn't managed to inflict any serious wounds on the Blood Marshal.

'Kill the Blood Marshal in under a minute?'

'It's nearly impossible!'

"Elder Li!" Sword Elder shouted again.

"Stop your damn nagging, I'm coming!" Li Tiannan snapped his head to the side, forcefully creating a Water Bomb the size of a person in front of him.

Thunder boomed in mid-air.

The Blood Marshal's gaze naturally fell upon the Water Bomb condensing before Li Tiannan, and his already crimson face paled slightly.

SWOOSH!

Just then, Li Tiannan charged down.

"Hold him!"

"Four-man battle formation! Encircle him!"

"Jianfei, you attack high, I'll attack low!"

"Right!"

Seeing Li Tiannan charge down, Sword Elder, Qin Jianfei, and the four Ninth-Rank experts coordinated perfectly, intending to trap the Blood Marshal and finish him.

"You're dreaming!" The Blood Marshal's eyes bulged. His body, like a rubber ball, began to rapidly inflate.

Thirteen meters in diameter!

Eighteen meters in diameter!

Twenty-eight meters in diameter!

BOOM!

He exploded!

The Blood Marshal's body had completely transformed into a Blood Mist.

At the same time, Li Tiannan plunged into the Blood Mist, bringing his 'Ghost Thunder Art' with him.

RUMBLE!

RUMBLE!

Purple lightning and the Blood Mist intertwined.

They erupted with a thunderous roar.

A flicker of joy appeared in the eyes of Sword Elder and Qin Jianfei. A commotion like this meant Li Tiannan's Ghost Thunder Art was inflicting massive damage on the Blood Mist.

But the joy in their eyes didn't last.

Because, under the bombardment of lightning, the Blood Mist was constantly spreading, and it quickly enveloped him, Qin Jianfei, and the other four Ninth-Rank experts.

KABOOM!

With a tremendous crash, Sword Elder felt a sensation on his arm as if a wild beast had taken a bite out of it. His left arm went numb, almost losing all feeling in an instant.

'This Silver Horn King is trying to take us down with him!' Sword Elder was horrified. He'd never imagined the Blood Marshal would use the Blood Mist as a conductor for the lightning.

By doing so, when Li Tiannan used his Ghost Thunder Art to harm the Blood Marshal, it would inevitably harm Sword Elder and the others as well.

After all, lightning doesn't pick and choose its targets.

"Argh!"

As the lightning spread, Qin Jianfei and the four Ninth-Rank experts were hit as well.

"Son of a bitch! This Silver Horn King is a treacherous bastard!" Li Tiannan cursed, immediately withdrawing his Ghost Thunder Art.

"Hahaha! One for six, not willing to make that trade? Foolish humans!" the Blood Mist taunted as it drifted apart, with pulsing red zones appearing within it.

BAM!

One of the Ninth-Rank experts was struck.

His body plummeted toward the ground like a meteor.

'Damn it, the Silver Horn King used this chance to break our encirclement!' A chill ran through Sword Elder's heart again, and he simultaneously slashed out with his sword.

VMMM!

A brilliant golden light flared.

The sound of metal slicing through something echoed from within the Blood Mist.

Then, all of the Blood Mist solidified once more, reforming into a ten-meter-tall Blood Marshal. This time, however, his face was as pale as a sheet of paper.

He had no other way to defend against Li Tiannan's strike.

The only thing he could do was...

...expand the area of effect as much as possible.

That way, the damage would be "transmitted" to the other humans.

By doing so, however, he had also effectively increased the surface area taking the damage. In reality, this meant the injury he sustained was actually more severe than if he had taken the blow in a single spot.