Chapter 457: 【Netherfire Mantis King】

Surrounded by over a hundred elites of the Divine Guard Bureau, Yang Ling actually felt relieved.

As long as they didn't send more powerhouses like a Fourth-Rank Grandmaster, he could handle even an Upper Fifth-Rank.

"Sir, you are an Upper Fifth-Rank expert. Why be so cautious against someone as lowly as an Upper Sixth-Rank like me?"

Yang Ling said slowly and deliberately:

"It's not hard for your Department Head to see me. Once my spirit pet finishes its bloodline mutation, I'll go with you."

The Upper Fifth-Rank from the Divine Guard Bureau wore a faint smile:

"You have no room to bargain. Either come with me now, or die now.

You have only these two paths. Choose."

"Come fight me one on one."

Yang Ling crooked a finger at him:

"If you win, I'll go with you immediately."

"Why should I duel you?"

The man looked like he'd heard a joke, shaking his head with a light laugh:

"The Department Head said you've already killed quite a few of our Divine Guard Bureau experts this time, and even though I'm Upper Fifth-Rank, he told me to be careful."

After a pause, "See the Sixth-Rank heavy crossbows in their hands? The power of these crossbows is not to be underestimated. If a hundred crossbows fire a volley at once, how long do you think you'd last?"

Yang Ling thought it over and said sullenly:

"Truly shameless. You're clearly Upper Fifth-Rank, yet you threaten me with hand crossbows."

The man didn't mind, "You sect disciples are just too naive. In this state, you have no right to walk the martial world."

As he spoke, he felt his body itch and saw festering wounds had already appeared on his neck. Increasingly impatient, he said:

"All right, I can't stay here long. I'll give you three breaths to decide whether to leave or stay."

"I'm not leaving. If you've got the ability, shoot me dead with your heavy crossbows."

Yang Ling wore a stubborn expression.

The man held back no courtesy. With a light raise of his hand, a hundred crossbow bolts in an instant sliced through the air, sweeping over Yang Ling like a raging storm.

Vajra Bright King Body!

A golden radiance flowed through Yang Ling's entire body!

Exclusive skill, Ironclad Fortress!

Clang clang clang, ding ding dang dang...

Those crossbow bolts did not fall under the category of blade or sword, so they couldn't trigger the reflection mechanic.

But their damage was also quite limited.

Yang Ling had not only activated the Vajra Bright King Body but also the Ironclad Fortress.

That faint golden glow over his body became even more elastic.

Over a hundred crossbow bolts landed on his body, only pressing his skin down slightly before discharging all their force.

They clattered down around Yang Ling.

Yang Ling glanced at his Status Panel; his health had dropped about two thousand points.

"A single volley of a hundred Sixth-Rank heavy crossbow bolts costs me one-tenth of my health..."

He found this result tolerable.

But the Divine Guard Bureau experts stared at each other, looking somewhat stunned at the figure that seemed quenched in gold.

"Buddhist sect Internal Technique?"

That Upper Fifth-Rank stood up unconsciously, his gaze growing more solemn:

"Aren't you a disciple of the Crimson Refined Fire Flood Dragon Sect? Why would you cultivate a Buddhist sect Internal Technique?"

"I'll cultivate whatever Internal Technique I want to cultivate. What business is it of yours?"

Yang Ling said impatiently:

"Either you wait here for my spirit pet to finish its bloodline mutation, or you get lost!"

The man fell silent for a few breaths, then suddenly moved.

He drew the official saber at his waist and, with the speed of a thunderclap, slashed at Yang Ling.

A terrifying saber momentum appeared behind him!

The man's Statistics Panel began skyrocketing madly.

Both attributes broke through five hundred points!

Yang Ling watched him with a face devoid of expression. Vajra Bright King Technique, Great-Grade Azure Dragon Force, and Heavenly Will Hundred Battles Diagram revolved simultaneously!

Ethereal Steps!

Wind God Vajra Legs!

At this moment, though he had lost the Fire Crocodile Set's 40-point Strength Bonus.

With the Swallowing Heaven Golden Sword and the Centenary Refined Kylin Pickaxe, Yang Ling's Strength could still reach 600 points.

Agility could also break past 500 points.

In terms of pure attributes, he was no weaker than this Upper Fifth-Rank of the Divine Guard Bureau.

The man sensed that Yang Ling now gave off a trace of danger, and grew secretly wary.

He watched Yang Ling's long sword in his left hand and the pickaxe in his right.

Yet when his saber momentum arrived, the other seemed to have no intention of using weapons to clash with him.

This saber strike cleaved precisely and without error into this fellow's shoulder!

The Divine Guard Bureau elites present curled their lips slightly upward. Horesetting their Boss to deal with a mere Upper Sixth-Rank, there was absolutely no chance of failure.

【Vajra Bright King Body: Defense increased tenfold. Blade and sword weapon damage reflected unconditionally.】

That official saber came rebounding back in an instant with the speed of a thunderclap.

One strike was all it took to chop right into this Upper Fifth-Rank's face.

The might of this saber strike was extremely terrifying, and it came from such a tricky angle that even its master never expected it. There was simply no way to dodge!

Pfft,

This Upper Fifth-Rank's skull was split in two. Dead on the spot.

Ice-cold Experience Points surged into Yang Ling's body. This stream of Experience Points was rather substantial, and Yang Ling was somewhat expectant, but in the end there was still no level-up, so he couldn't help feeling secretly disappointed.

"Health loss of about five thousand points..."

Yang Ling checked his Status Panel and gained a fairly thorough understanding of the Vajra Bright King Body's combat ability.

This skill claimed unconditional reflection of blades and swords. By his understanding, it shouldn't consume health.

But right now, 5,000 health had been deducted, which should have been the Vajra Bright King Body's loss from nullifying the damage of that saber strike.

"In the future, if I use this move to defeat enemies, I need to first make sure the opponent's blade or sword damage is within what I can endure. Otherwise, my health simply isn't enough to pay for it."

"If it's only an Upper Fifth-Rank like this, I can forcibly take four hits without injury. If I encounter a siege, it could absolutely turn the tide at a critical moment."

"If the offensive is even fiercer, I still have HP Lock as a last resort, equivalent to having two lives."

"However, for the second life, there won't be health to use, so I can't use Ironclad Fortress, Resolute Heart, or Two-Times Critical Hit and other skills."

"Equipment-granted skills also won't be usable, and combat power would drop drastically."

Yang Ling thought this worthy of note so that his hands wouldn't be tied up scrambling in the future.

The Divine Guard Bureau elites present glanced at one another. The next moment, rage crushed fear, and they raised their hand crossbows one after another, launching a ferocious assault on Yang Ling.

One Sixth-Rank crossbow bolt after another landed incessantly on Yang Ling's body.

Yang Ling kept his Vajra Bright King Body active and quietly enjoyed volley after volley of arrow rain without retaliating at all.

"He can't be killed! We retreat!"

Some Divine Guard Bureau elites realized and developed the intention to retreat.

But just as they tried to retreat, a sky-full of Quenched-Gold Armor-Piercing Flying Daggers blew apart their heads.

Yang Ling collected all the scattered crossbow bolts on the ground into his Green Dragon Ring. These bolts were configured for Sixth-Rank crossbows, so they definitely weren't cheap.

Whether or not they could be taken out, he still had to give it a try.

After retrieving the flying daggers and crossbow bolts, he began looting the personal belongings of these fellows.

Whenever he found Spirit Nurturing Pills, he directly consumed them, and incidentally swallowed the previous Spirit Nurturing Pills as well, just in case there would be a waste if they couldn't be taken out.

After such a round of looting, for no clear reason, he had eaten another three hundred or so Spirit Nurturing Pills.

The Proficiency of the Candle Dragon Seven Star Sword Technique reached: 165000/1000000

The Divine Guard Bureau side seemed to no longer send anyone to disturb him.

About three hours later, Little White stirred. Clusters of flames gushed out from within its body.

Immediately after, a dazzling red light suddenly burst forth, flooding the entire cavern.

When the red light dissipated, Little White's body had swelled several times over, comparable in size to an elephant!

Now even the Tyrant Ghost Spider looked somewhat slim next to Little White.

Little White's dark-gold carapace now bore streaks of red on one after another.

Yang Ling hurriedly opened its Status Panel and took a look:

【Netherfire Mantis King】

Level: 100

Strength: 600

Agility: 600

Spirit: 50

Special Skills: Nine Heavens Whirlwind Sweep, Soar, Netherfire Blast!