Chapter 241 - 128: Suppressing the Beast Tide (2)

His left shoulder was a mangled mess of flesh and blood, with beads of it seeping from beneath his pale golden skin. His Mixed Element Gang Body had withstood the Erosion Gang Blood Light directly. While it hadn’t been breached, his internal organs were already concussed.

His right arm was temporarily spent, the Zhenxian Saber trembling in his grip.

"Junior Brother!"

Ye Zhiqiu struggled to his feet and staggered over.

Xiao Qingxue wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and stood guard at Liang Cheng’s side, sword at the ready.

"Not dead yet."

Liang Cheng grinned, revealing blood-stained teeth.

He looked out at the sea.

Although the One-Eyed Bone Sail Whale was wounded, the Life Force of a Tier Five Peak Fierce Beast was immense. The injury had little effect; it continued to thrash wildly, the bloody patterns on its bone sail already repairing themselves.

Seeing its leader wounded, the Rock Armor Thorn Turtle flew into a rage, recklessly charging and ramming into the foundation of the Outer City wall.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The entire section of the wall swayed.

"We have to deal with this bastard turtle first."

Ye Zhiqiu glared at it, his True Gang flaring as he moved to intercept the rampaging Rock Armor Thorn Turtle. Xiao Qingxue followed suit.

Liang Cheng took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing his churning Qi Blood, and slowly tightened his right hand on the saber’s hilt.

But just then—

A faint whistle cut through the air from behind him and to the side.

A Crossbow Arrow!

Its tip, gleaming with an eerie blue light, was clearly poisoned.

Aimed straight for the back of Liang Cheng’s heart!

The timing was wickedly precise, striking just as Liang Cheng’s full attention was fixed on the Rock Armor Thorn Turtle.

"Careful!"

A warning flared in Liang Cheng’s mind. Without even turning his head, he instinctively snatched behind him with a backhand grab!

SNAP!

He had actually caught the Poisoned Crossbow Arrow in his bare palm.

The tip was a mere three inches from his heart.

Liang Cheng slowly turned, his gaze as sharp as a blade, piercing toward the direction the arrow had come from.

At the edge of the seventh defensive sector, Yang Xian stood holding a Truth-Breaking Crossbow, a mixture of savagery and disbelief still frozen on his face.

He had never imagined Liang Cheng could actually catch that arrow.

Their eyes met.

Yang Xian’s face went deathly pale in an instant.

"So it was you."

Liang Cheng’s voice was calm, yet bone-chillingly cold.

His True Essence erupted. He crushed the Crossbow Arrow in his hand and strode forward.

The surrounding Martial Artists were stunned by the sight.

Yang Xian stumbled back two steps, bluffing through his fear. "Liang Cheng! What do you think you’re doing? We’re defending the city, you can’t—"

Before he could finish, Liang Cheng moved like a phantom, crossing the distance in three steps. His left hand shot out like an iron pincer, clamping down on the wrist Yang Xian had used to hold the crossbow.

CRACK!

His wrist shattered.

Yang Xian shrieked in agony.

Liang Cheng snatched the crossbow and backhanded Yang Xian across the face with it.

The bridge of his nose caved in, and blood sprayed everywhere.

"Why did you try to kill me!?"

Liang Cheng’s voice was not loud, yet it reached the ears of everyone present with perfect clarity.

Yang Xian’s entire body trembled.

The surrounding Martial Artists erupted in an uproar.

"Yang Xian! Are you even fucking human?!"

Yang Xian collapsed to his knees.

Liang Cheng crouched down, staring into his eyes. "Who sent you?"

His face a bloody mess and his eyes filled with terror, Yang Xian gritted his teeth. "I don’t know what you’re talking about! Liang Cheng, you’re framing me! The Yang Family won’t let you get away with—"

Zhou Meng, who had been standing guard against the One-Eyed Bone Sail Whale, saw the scene unfold. His face turned livid as he strode over, yanked Yang Xian up by the collar, and his eyes blazed with killing intent. "Assassinating a comrade is a capital offense! The punishment is death!"

"No! I’m from the Yang Family! You can’t—"

Yang Xian struggled frantically.

Zhou Meng suddenly drew his saber. Liang Cheng moved to stop him, but Zhou Meng’s True Gang flared, and Liang Cheng couldn’t hold him back.

A blade flashed.

A head tumbled to the ground.

Scalding blood sprayed across the gray stones of the wall.

For a moment, the entire wall fell silent.

Lifting the severed head, Zhou Meng’s voice boomed like thunder. "Let this be a warning to any who would dare harm their comrades!"

Liang Cheng didn’t spare Yang Xian’s corpse a glance. Instead, he gave Zhou Meng a long, hard look.

’He’s trying to sweep this under the rug, cutting off all the leads.’

Zhou Meng clapped him on the shoulder and turned to face the sea.

"This isn’t the time for investigations, Young Hero Liang. I ask you to endure this for now. First, we must hold back this Beast Tide. After, I promise I will give you a proper explanation."

Zhou Meng’s eyes were filled with supplication.

Meanwhile, the Rock Armor Thorn Turtle was still battering the wall.

The One-Eyed Bone Sail Whale had righted itself. Its single eye, now completely bloodshot, was locked onto Liang Cheng, and the bloody patterns on its bone sail pulsed furiously.

Liang Cheng nodded to Zhou Meng and made his way toward the Rock Armor Thorn Turtle.

"Miss Xiao."

Liang Cheng began, "Help us draw the Rock Armor Thorn Turtle’s attention."

Hearing this, Ye Zhiqiu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "Junior Brother, what are you planning?"

Liang Cheng stared at the Rock Armor Thorn Turtle, his eyes predatory. "Senior Brother, we’re going to kill it. Together."

Xiao Qingxue gave her longsword a flourish. "I can keep it busy for twenty breaths, max. Is that enough?"

"Enough."

Liang Cheng took a deep breath and nodded at Ye Zhiqiu.

The nine True Essence Light Groups inside him spun with unprecedented speed. He pushed his Mixed Element Gang Body to its absolute limit, its pale golden luster condensing and growing more substantial.

Without another word, Ye Zhiqiu lunged toward the Rock Armor Thorn Turtle.

His sword flashed like a rainbow as his True Gang erupted.

Liang Cheng and Ye Zhiqiu unleashed their full power, charging straight for the Rock Armor Thorn Turtle.

Xiao Qingxue moved like lightning, circling to the Rock Armor Thorn Turtle’s flank. Her sword light dissolved into streams of frigid Sword Qi, aimed specifically at sensitive areas like its eyes and nostrils.

Though the Rock Armor Thorn Turtle’s shell was nigh-impenetrable, its eyes still had to blink. The stabbing Sword Qi irritated it to no end. It shook its head back and forth, and its assault on the wall slowed.

"Now!"

Ye Zhiqiu and Liang Cheng exchanged a glance and sprang into action!

Ye Zhiqiu’s True Gang surged once more. He shot several dozen feet into the air, gripping his sword with both hands as the blade erupted in a brilliant cyan light. Cyan Rainbow Piercing the Sun!

He was still gathering power for the attack. With Xiao Qingxue running interference, he was free to unleash his most powerful Sword Technique. The Rock Armor Thorn Turtle seemed to sense the danger and abruptly retracted its head, trying to pull it into its shell.

But Liang Cheng was faster!

He didn’t attack its body. Instead, he made his move first, executing a full-power Wandering Dragon Step. He slid beneath the turtle’s belly like a slippery fish, heading for a ring of slightly darker, softer membrane at the seam of its underbelly armor.

"Wind and Thunder Slash—Shocking Thunder!"