I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield

Chapter 696 - 508: Frenzied and Forceful Tribulation Crossing

Clang!

The Sword Intent pierced the sky.

Hou Yuansheng’s longsword at his waist autonomously unsheathed, and with a flash of blue light, landed in his palm.

His gaze swept over Zhuge Yu, who was being besieged by Spiritual Energy, and with a light flick of his wrist, a sword shadow as solid as reality cut through the air.

Before the sword shadow arrived, the chilling Sword Qi had already sliced through the air with a sizzling sound. The three Golden Bloodline prodigies besieging Zhuge Yu felt their scalps tingle as they hastily erected their Spirit Shields, only to have them shattered by the sword shadow, sending them all flying backward as their Qi and Blood roiled within.

"Whew..."

As Hou Yuansheng retracted his sword, he was slightly panting, his chest heaving slightly, clearly indicating that his newly broken-through realm had yet to fully stabilize. However, the Tier Seven Spiritual Energy flowing around him and his indestructible Sword Intent were enough to stall Shengongsi’s offensive by half a beat.

He turned to look at the injured Zhuge Yu, his tone apologetic: "Sorry, I woke up late."

"Came just in time."

Zhuge Yu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his taut nerves finally relaxing slightly. He quickly retreated to Hou Yuansheng’s side, forming a circular defense with Qin Tian and Taishi Feng, who had simultaneously freed themselves from entanglement, entrusting their backs to their comrades.

The clash in the ice valley abruptly halted, leaving only the sound of heavy breathing from the group. The brief silence was as oppressive as the calm before a storm, with Spiritual Energy, Sword Intent, and the aura of calamity colliding in the air, stirring up ripples visible to the naked eye.

"Looks like we were still a step late."

Shengongsi Yuzuo’s voice broke the silence, his eyes brimming with cold intent as he looked at Hou Yuansheng, sensing the still-raw Tier Seven aura, and his lips curled into a mocking smile,

"But it doesn’t matter, at most it’s another half-baked Tier Seven."

Shengongsi Xin Fu also sneered, "Today, none of you will escape."

The six Golden Bloodline prodigies behind him steadied their figures, their Spiritual Energy rising once more, tightening the encirclement. Eight formidable auras wove around Qin Tian and the others like chains, making even the air feel heavy.

"Qin Tian, find a way to teleport us out of here." Zhuge Yu’s voice transmitted through Spiritual Energy, reaching the minds of Qin Tian, Taishi Feng, and Hou Yuansheng precisely, "The three of us will try to hold them off and create an opportunity for you."

Qin Tian’s eyes sparkled with insight, nodding subtly without a change in expression.

Taishi Feng and Hou Yuansheng also tacitly adjusted their positions, with the former’s Heaven-piercing Halberd pointing obliquely to the ground as golden Spiritual Energy began to charge, and the latter holding his longsword horizontally across his chest, Sword Intent coalescing but not yet released.

They were all aware of the current disparity — the opposition had two Tier Seven Holy Bloods, and Shengongsi Yuzuo was even in the top tier of Seven Stars Spiritualists. The other six Golden Bloodline prodigies were experienced warriors. As for their side, Hou Yuansheng and Taishi Feng had unstable breakthroughs, while Qin Tian and Zhuge Yu were still Tier Six. Fighting head-on would be like striking a stone with an egg.

However, executing this escape plan was not easy at all.

Shengongsi Yuzuo had clearly anticipated this strategy, constantly locking onto the spatial fluctuations around Qin Tian. At the slightest hint of him activating the Power of Space, the eerie aura of calamity would instantly ensnare him, disrupting the stability of spatial coordinates.

Success depended on how well they coordinated.

"Take action!"

Shengongsi Yuzuo’s voice was like an ice spike piercing through the air, and before it even faded, the gray calamity Spiritual Energy around him surged several times over, morphing into a twisted gray shadow pouncing directly at Qin Tian, its claws tearing through the air with an ear-piercing sound.

Clang~

Qin Tian’s Black Frost Saber cleaved out, purple-golden lightning arcs instantly coiling around the blade. When the blade edge met the calamitous claws, the resulting energy shockwave shook the ice valley, causing ice shards to fall like rain.

On the other side, Shengongsi Xin Fu charged at Taishi Feng and Hou Yuansheng with a sinister smile. His arm’s skin split open instantly, revealing a tide of dark blue scales covering his arm. The tip of his right arm even transformed directly into a serpentine head bristling with fangs, spewing corrosive gray mist with each flick of its tongue.

Taishi Feng’s Heaven-piercing Halberd swept across, golden Spiritual Energy forming a crescent-shaped blade aura, only to be bitten by the serpent head’s open mouth, producing an ear-piercing sound as scales scraped against Spiritual Energy.

Hou Yuansheng seized the moment to thrust his sword directly at the serpent’s eye, his Sword Intent as sharp as a needle. Shengongsi Xin Fu, however, was unfazed, his left arm, covered in scales, punching out fiercely. Hou Yuansheng hurriedly pulled back his sword to block, and with a dull thud, the impact caused his tiger’s mouth to crack, his longsword nearly slipping from his grip.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the serpent head broke free from the halberd, viciously biting towards Taishi Feng’s shoulder. Though Taishi Feng sidestepped to evade, a deep wound lay bare the bone as snake fangs raked across his shoulder. The aura of calamity seeped into his body through the wound, leaving him paralyzed, his Spiritual Energy circulation stalling.

Zhuge Yu, fending off the encirclement of the six Golden Bloodline prodigies, had already pushed his Array Plate to its limit. The layered, pale blue defensive arrays crumbled constantly under their rotational attacks.

As expected, with Taishi Feng and Hou Yuansheng freshly stepping into Tier Seven, even teaming up to counter the Tier Seven Three Stars Holy Blood Shengongsi Xin Fu, they quickly fell at a disadvantage.

Zhuge Yu’s Spiritual Ability Level wasn’t high, facing six Golden Bloodline prodigies alone; it was astonishing enough that he could hold out this long.

Qin Tian’s pressure was no less than Zhuge Yu’s — his opponent was the Tier Seven Seven Stars master of multiple Holy Blood Martial Techniques, Shengongsi Yuzuo. Had it been another Peak Tier Six Spiritualist, even with a Holy Blood body, they couldn’t withstand three moves under him.

Qin Tian managing to hold his ground against Shengongsi Yuzuo’s onslaught was a feat in itself, but attempting to protect others was beyond his capability.

"I know you want to escape."

While attacking, Shengongsi Yuzuo sneered, "But I won’t give you that chance."

Qin Tian’s expression remained unchanged, but his eyes reflected utmost seriousness.