Chapter 1815 - 1818: Almost There

Chapter 1815: Chapter 1818: Almost There

The first wave of explosions was only to crack open a gap, so the sound and the following tremors wouldn’t be too big, and could be covered up by that one strike from Optimus Prime.

But the second round of explosions was different.

This was a sustained chain of blasts. Not only would the detonated charges blow up, even those Spirit Stone mines buried underground would start exploding one after another.

Especially since this was an uncontrollable explosion—meaning Lu Xiaobu had no way to know exactly when each blast would go off.

Not only that, once the second explosion kicked off, this whole area would start separating from the main island, and the people standing on it would definitely feel something.

Normally speaking, that feeling should be no more than a mosquito dancing on the deck of a big ship, hardly noticeable.

But these people were still Cultivators after all, and the separation caused by the explosion wasn’t some smooth-sailing big ship, so it would give them a much stronger sense of movement.

And what Lu Xiaobu had to do was blur out both the sound of the explosions and that kind of feeling.

There was only one way to do that.

Make these Cultivators keep up nonstop, no-break Energy Attacks, so they’d think whatever they were feeling now was just the impact from their own attacks.

That’s what "the onlooker sees clear, the one in the game is confused" is all about.

So, it started!

"Fuck your grandpas!"

Lu Xiaobu’s ashamed-into-anger roar came from the bombardment zone: "You think I don’t know how?!"

As he cursed, the Knight robot formed by Bu Bai and Little Home got slapped onto his body.

Even though the system had completely separated from him, that didn’t mean he couldn’t use it anymore.

Put simply, Lu Xiaobu’s relationship with the system now was like Iron Man and Jarvis.

And it was still a Jarvis that came with its own Energy.

Pretty damn slick!

As the bamboo hat dropped into place, that giant sword also started morphing into a massive bow.

Finally, as Lu Xiaobu kept drawing the bowstring back, an Energy Giant Arrow shot up into the sky!

"Hahahaha! This is your attack? Doesn’t even have the slightest bit of aim!"

The God Slaying Alliance Hierarch, who had just regained his lost Hierarch seat, saw arrow after arrow piercing into the clouds and immediately let out a mocking laugh.

The people around him were the same.

"These Demon Realm guys only have tough bodies, that’s all. Compete in Energy?! They’re way behind!"

"Everyone, push harder, kill him!"

"He’s almost done for!"

"..."

However, compared to the sneering faces of these people, the expressions of those five Crossing Tribulation experts were much more grave.

"Defense, now!"

The old beast roared, cutting off those ignorant jeers.

"Why?!"

The God Slaying Alliance Hierarch froze.

"Your successor really is dumb as hell! Changing Hierarchs was the right call!" Optimus Prime sneered, throwing out his own mockery.

Then he looked up at the giant arrow in the sky, a complicated hint of nostalgia flashing in his eyes: "It’s been a long time, huh? I remember that man was called Yue Fei? So this Lu Xiaobu is Yue Fei’s successor?"

Yeah, just like Optimus Prime said, this was a trump card Lu Xiaobu learned from Yue Fei.

Ever since he’d gained Divine Thought, his control and mixing of Energy could finally reach this level!

This was the same kind of attack Yue Fei once showed off on the Blood Continent, an attack that looked just like Magic!

The Energy Giant Arrow rose into the heavens, then the different Energies injected into it started crashing against each other inside.

And then—!

"Bang!"

An explosion like a burst of Fireworks!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The first wave to strike was the fusion of earth and fire—Meteor Fire Rain!

Right on its heels came the fusion of yin and Water—Dusk Descending!

And after that was...

These dreamlike attacks that looked just like Magic hammered those "top-tier combat strengths" who were still busy mocking, catching them completely off guard in an instant!

"How is this possible?!"

"How can there be so many Attribute-based Energy Attacks?!"

"Damn it! Defend! Defend now!"

"..."

For a brief moment, Lu Xiaobu actually managed, all on his own, to suppress the firepower of that many high-level combatants!

But it was only suppression, nothing more—he still couldn’t inflict effective kills.

And that was exactly what the five Crossing Tribulation experts saw through, so they watched with perfect composure.

After all, their goal was only to find Lu Xiaobu’s location. Whether he got blasted out, or revealed himself by counterattacking, made no difference!

"Found him!"

One Leg swept his gaze around, locked onto where Lu Xiaobu was hiding, and his body shot out in a blur.

The other four followed right behind.

The Blood Sea Buddha Grass was still in Lu Xiaobu’s hands—they couldn’t let it go!

However—!

Their Speed was fast, but Lu Xiaobu’s Speed was no slower, in fact it was even faster!

In the blink of an eye, Lu Xiaobu disappeared from his original position.

Leaving the five Crossing Tribulation experts who’d come up empty-handed feeling their old faces burn!

"Keep bombing! If he wants a direct shootout, then let him have it! I want to see how much Energy he’s got!"

Gatekeeper narrowed his eyes and spoke.

The few Crossing Tribulation experts all nodded.

This was the dumbest strategy, but also the best one.

While burning through Lu Xiaobu’s Energy, they’d also level every spot he could hide in. In the end, this Lu Xiaobu would be nothing more than a turtle in a jar, ready to be scooped up!

So—!

The duel of bombardments began!

Just like they’d predicted, after Lu Xiaobu grabbed the initial advantage, he started losing ground!

Two fists can’t beat four hands.

No matter how strong he was, no matter how much Energy the Knight robot fed him, as long as he didn’t focus on one target, he couldn’t form lethal damage.

The other side was different—their target was only one.

Even if they were bombing wildly, as long as a few strikes hit, that would still hurt Lu Xiaobu.

Not to mention, Cultivators didn’t exactly have bad aim!

So the five Crossing Tribulation experts just kicked back, watching from the sidelines as Lu Xiaobu scrambled around like a rat.

That gave them a sense of superiority and accomplishment they hadn’t felt when facing Demon Realm invaders before.

Only Optimus Prime frowned deeply: "What the hell is this Lu Xiaobu playing at?"

Ever since earlier, he’d felt something was off.

Because Lu Xiaobu had actually self-exposed his identity.

Self-exposed and then let them hunt him?!

What’s he getting out of that?!

Besides Optimus Prime’s frown, Cheap Girl also felt something was wrong.

But she was focused on the explosions themselves.

It seemed like some blasts were coming from inside the ground, not from normal external bombardment!

What the hell was going on?!

Did the Energy Attacks set off some explosive-type ore veins?!

Cheap Girl turned this over in her mind.

This was the upside of them not talking to each other.

Of course, "upside" for Lu Xiaobu.

Because if they were united, if they opened up and actually shared intel, Lu Xiaobu’s plan probably wouldn’t stay hidden for long at all!

But they weren’t united.

So everyone just thought their own thoughts—and that gave Lu Xiaobu his opening!

"Bang!"

Lu Xiaobu took another hit, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and narrowed his eyes: "Almost there! Almost! Just one more minute!"