Chapter 398 - 395: Beaten Back

Chapter 398: Chapter 395: Beaten Back

And so, Three-second Fire was plunged deep into a life-altering decision.

Feng Hao, meanwhile, cleared his mind of all distractions and cautiously approached Feng Qianxing. At the same time, he coated his Su Mu Dagger with the last vial of A Little Red he had on him.

His plan was simple: find a way to deliver A Little Red to Feng Qianxing. With the poison’s potent effects, he could easily help the City Lord gain the upper hand.

After all, the only reason Hundred-level Experts could fight for so long was their incredibly high vitality and regeneration.

The toxicity of A Little Red could completely strip away that regenerative ability, easily turning the tide of the current battle.

High in the sky, the battle between City Lord Zhong Yuntao and Feng Qianxing had reached a white-hot stage. Although Zhong Yuntao had gained a considerable advantage after going all out, Feng Qianxing was no pushover.

As a Hundred-level Root-cutting Mage, Feng Qianxing had his own advantages. Compared to a normal Hundred-level Mage, he had an extra 100 Gene Points.

Don’t underestimate these 100 Gene Points. Sometimes, they were all it took to activate an additional root system ability that others couldn’t.

And every root system evolution provided an enormous boost in power.

"Feng Qianxing, are you not going to surrender?" Zhong Yuntao stood poised with his sword, weaving through the attacks as he flew through the air, his deep voice urging Feng Qianxing to reconsider.

"Surrender?" Feng Qianxing sneered with contempt. "You think I’d let you fool me again? What a joke! I volunteered for this mission to Five States City for the sole purpose of killing a dog like you!"

"Stubborn fool," Zhong Yuntao snorted coldly. His figure blurred, splitting into three afterimages that lunged toward Feng Qianxing. Each afterimage used a different move, but without exception, they were all killing blows.

Feng Qianxing gave a sinister smile. With a swing of his long spear, his aura suddenly erupted, effortlessly annihilating the three afterimages.

At the same time, his spear erupted with golden light and instantly magnified tenfold. The two-meter-long weapon transformed into a massive, twenty-meter golden spear, thrusting toward Zhong Yuntao’s chest with unstoppable momentum.

Seeing the golden spear approach, Zhong Yuntao instinctively tried to dodge, only to find his body frozen in place, as if trapped in a swamp.

"A Mastery Secret Technique?!" Zhong Yuntao’s face went pale with shock.

"Hahaha... Under my Mastery Secret Technique, there is only death for you," Feng Qianxing laughed wildly, thrusting ruthlessly toward Zhong Yuntao’s chest.

Just then, Feng Hao, who had been lying in wait nearby, made his move.

He used a series of shadow strikes to close the distance, his Su Mu Dagger flashing as he aimed directly for the wound on Feng Qianxing’s shoulder.

BAM!

A single Moonstab successfully struck the wound on Feng Qianxing. It didn’t deal much damage, but it managed to interrupt his golden spear. The twenty-meter-long weapon instantly collapsed back to its original size.

"You court death!" Feng Qianxing immediately noticed Feng Hao and spun around, stabbing at him.

But it was too late. Zhong Yuntao had already broken free from the golden spear’s lock. He transformed into a streak of sword light, instantly appearing in front of Feng Hao to block Feng Qianxing’s attack.

Although Feng Hao narrowly escaped disaster, he was still sent flying by the terrifying wave of demonic energy. His Qi Blood churned violently, and he lost more than half of it.

"Kid, this isn’t a fight you can interfere in! Get down!" Zhong Yuntao had also been startled by Feng Hao’s sudden appearance, but he had to admit that Feng Hao had just saved his life.

"Hehe." Feng Hao steadied himself with the help of his Wind Spirit, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and hastily reminded him, "City Lord, that guy’s been poisoned! Please end it quickly!"

"Poisoned?" Zhong Yuntao looked startled. He subconsciously scanned Feng Qianxing with his Crystal Eye and then burst into laughter. "Good kid! You fall back! Leave the rest to me!"

Feng Hao wasted no time. After swallowing a few Blood Recovery Pills, he quickly descended.

Feng Qianxing had also realized he was poisoned and hastily consumed an Antitoxic Pill to cure himself. But no matter how many Antitoxic Pills he took, the poison in his system showed no signs of weakening.

’Damn it, what kind of poison is this!’ Feng Qianxing cursed inwardly and dove straight for Feng Hao.

Unfortunately for him, Zhong Yuntao was already blocking his path. An immense torrent of sword light poured down, easily cutting his health in half.

Seeing the situation was dire, Feng Qianxing’s expression turned hideous. Gritting his teeth, he swept his spear horizontally and quickly fled toward the city outskirts. "Zhong Yuntao, don’t celebrate too soon! I’ll be back!"

"Trying to run?" Zhong Yuntao sneered and flew forward in pursuit, but he was blocked by an overwhelming barrage of spear shadows.

The spear shadows didn’t deal much damage, but their impact force was abnormally powerful, knocking him back several hundred meters.

By the time he recovered, Feng Qianxing was long gone. Zhong Yuntao could only grit his teeth and sigh. ’Forget it. I’d better deal with those grunts below first.’

Feng Qianxing may have escaped, but the Mages of the Celestial Eagle Team below were not so lucky. Under the assault of Barbarian Three Punches and the others, the Celestial Eagle Team was steadily forced back. With Zhong Yuntao joining the fray, the mob was quickly annihilated.

With that, the crisis at the City Lord’s Mansion was finally over for now.

At that moment, all eyes fell on Feng Hao. It couldn’t be helped; his sneak attack just now had been absolutely crucial.

"You damn medicine-seller! Who told you to fly up there? Why didn’t you take me with you?" Xi Yueyao pouted, looking displeased.

"Stop messing around. Why would I take you somewhere so dangerous?" Feng Hao said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Nearby, Xiyue Frost snapped, "You knew it was dangerous, but you still went? It’s a good thing you’re okay. Otherwise, what would Yaoyao do?"

Faced with his sister-in-law’s scolding, Feng Hao was left speechless and fell into an awkward silence.

Just then, Zhong Yuntao, having finished cleaning up the mess nearby, walked over. He patted Feng Hao’s shoulder and looked him up and down. "Nice work, kid. Are you also a student at the Five Provinces Academy? Don’t you worry. After this war is over, I, the City Lord, will personally visit the academy to commend you!"

"It was nothing, really. A formal commendation isn’t necessary. I’m just the owner of a small general store," Feng Hao said sheepishly.

"That won’t do. Hey... you run a store, right? When the time comes, you can take your pick of any storefront in all of Five States City. I’ll take care of it for you," Zhong Yuntao said with a hearty laugh.

"My current store is fine. I don’t need a new one," Feng Hao replied with a helpless smile.

Hearing this, Xiyue Frost shot Feng Hao an irritated glare and stepped forward. "Uncle Zhong, don’t listen to him. The storefront I asked you to find last time was for him."

"Is that so?" Zhong Yuntao paused, his gaze shifting back and forth between Feng Hao and Xiyue Frost. "Are you two...?"

Xiyue Frost naturally understood what Zhong Yuntao was implying. Her cheeks flushed slightly as she said, "Uncle Zhong, don’t get the wrong idea. He’s my brother-in-law."

"No wonder you’re so capable! So you’re Luan Girl’s son-in-law. You’re a fine young man. I have high hopes for you!" Zhong Yuntao chuckled, patting Feng Hao’s shoulder meaningfully.

Just as everyone was talking and laughing, a strange goshawk suddenly flew in from the horizon, flapping its wings before landing on Li Haoyang’s shoulder.

Feng Hao was slightly taken aback and was about to ask about it when he saw Li Haoyang’s grave expression. "A message came from Mu Feng’s side," he said seriously. "They’ve found the Headmaster’s location and are joining forces with Xie Kuangfeng’s squad to rescue him."

"Uh, isn’t Stone Listening Communication being blocked? How did you receive a message?" Feng Hao asked, stunned.