Danwu Refining Spirit

Chapter 252 It's all or nothing.

Chapter 252 Success or Death

During the battle to breach the city, Martial Saint Liu Guang suffered a great loss. Although Xiao Chong replenished him with a large amount of pills and he recovered a lot, he was still not as strong as before.

Therefore, Helian Tieshu was very worried when he saw Liuguang go to check the enemy situation alone. After giving a hurried order, he took Long Wu and Yin Feng and chased after Liuguang towards the city gate.

Songcui was a small city, so news spread quickly. After receiving the fat man's message, dozens of grandmasters rushed to the city gate and met up with Helian Tieshu on the way.

As they approached the city gate, they caught sight of Liu Guang's figure in the distance. Helian Tieshu urged, "Everyone, hurry up and catch up with Mr. Liu Guang! He is still recovering from his injuries, and if he encounters the enemy alone, he may be in danger!"

"Know!"

Everyone agreed and gathered their energy to unleash their full potential in their movement techniques.

As they drew closer to the flowing light, it suddenly stopped. Everyone knew that the flowing light must have discovered something, so they added a bit more energy to their feet and landed behind it a few breaths later.

At the city gate, five people dressed in black were walking towards the crowd as they crossed the dilapidated city wall.

Helian Tieshu turned to Liuguang's side and asked, "Sir, are these five people really sent by the Martial Elders Association?"

Liu Guang nodded slightly, his expression solemn, and said, "That's right, they are indeed from the Martial Elders' Association!"

"Do you know their background, sir? Is it possible to persuade them to join the Longhua Sect?" Seeing Liu Guang's extremely grim expression, Helian Tieshu knew that the five martial artists who had come must be extremely troublesome, so he quietly asked Liu Guang.

“Absolutely not! Even if these five people really wanted to join Longhua Dao, Dao Master Xiao would not agree!” Liu Guang said decisively.

"Why is that?" Helian Tieshu asked curiously.

Liu Guang replied in a deep voice, "The five who have come are the 'Five Tigers' of the Martial Elders' Association. These five are notorious assassins with blood on their hands. As far as I know, many leaders of the war divisions of the clan alliances have been assassinated by these five."

Do you think Master Xiao will accept them?

"No, blood feuds can only be washed away with blood. Let alone the Daoist Master, we all have deep-seated blood feuds with the Martial Elders Association, and we would never accept them!"

After hearing Liu Guang's explanation, Helian Tieshu shook his head in grief and indignation, and asked again, "These five people are highly skilled and are clearly all Martial Saints. What do you think we should do?"

"What else can we do? We can only fight them head-on!"

Liu Guang smiled bitterly: "If it were any other time, when my cultivation was at its peak, I could lead you to fight them for a while, allowing the other Daoists to take the opportunity to leave Songcui City, and then we could find another chance to escape."

But now that the Dao Lord is in seclusion and at a critical moment, we cannot evacuate under any circumstances; we can only stall for as long as possible.

“What you say is absolutely right, sir. We have no other choice!” Helian Tieshu said solemnly.

"We only hope that the Dao Lord can end his seclusion soon and successfully break through to the Martial Saint realm. With the Dao Lord's abilities, if he advances to Martial Saint, and we all join forces, we can certainly fight against the enemy. But now... alas!"

Liu Guang smiled helplessly, but the expression on her face was even more unpleasant than crying.

Just as the two were exchanging bitter smiles, five martial artists had already crossed the broken wall and arrived opposite them.

"Oh! Isn't this Lord Liuguang? I heard you found a new employer, but you went to Songcui City to make things difficult for your old employer. This kind of betrayal is not very ethical."

Sun Tieyi, the one with the least cultivation among the five, was the most frivolous. Therefore, upon discovering Liuguang, he was the first to step forward and mock him.

Liu Guang snorted coldly, his face turning ashen as he retorted, "Sun Tieyi, I've turned to the light and abandoned the darkness. What right do you, a notorious assassin, have to spout such nonsense here? Enough with the nonsense, let's fight!"

Sun Tieyi was thick-skinned. When Liu Guang cursed him, he was not angry at all. Instead, he said with a smug look on his face: "As long as it is fun to kill, what does it matter if the reputation is bad? How could you hypocrites know the pleasure of killing?"

"Let me ask you this: I've heard you've killed Wang Yi, but what about Li Sheng? You look so righteous and awe-inspiring; are you planning to kill me now?"

"Shameless!" Liu Guang cursed. "That Li Sheng couldn't see the situation clearly and insisted on opposing my Longhua Dao. He was already blasted into dust by our Dao Master Xiao with a single punch! Are you so concerned about him because you're eager to follow in his footsteps?"

"Keep bragging! What a load of nonsense! You said you could smash him to pieces with one punch? Even if Li Sheng is dead, he must have fallen for your despicable tricks. You think you can fool me?"

Upon hearing that Li Sheng had died at the hands of Xiao Chong, Sun Tieyi was first slightly startled, then burst into laughter as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.

After laughing, Sun Tieyi said again, "Don't try to fool me! We all received news when we came that your so-called Dao Master Xiao Chong is just a greenhorn with the cultivation of a Grandmaster. He doesn't even know if he's grown his hair yet. How could he kill Li Sheng with one punch?"

"Shut up! How could you, an ignorant fool, possibly have such wild imagination about the Dao Master's abilities? Let alone Li Sheng, even if all five of you attacked together, you wouldn't be able to withstand a single punch from the Dao Master!" Liu Guang shouted angrily when he heard Sun Tieyi's words insult Xiao Chong.

Sun Tieyi laughed again, even more so than before, as if he couldn't breathe, and said, "Good, good, good! If that's how it is, then let Xiao Chong come out and fight us!"

"You are not worthy!" Liu Guang shouted. "Dealing with a bunch of scoundrels like you is enough for me alone!"

“You…” Sun Tieyi finally became enraged after being repeatedly scolded by Liu Guang. He shouted and was about to exchange insults with Liu Guang, but was stopped by Ma Ming, the leader.

Ma Ming said expressionlessly, "Tieyi, what are you doing arguing with him here? Just kill these ants as soon as possible, and Xiao Chong will naturally come out."

After saying that, he waved his hand and strode towards Liu Guang and his group.

Seeing that the other party was finally about to make a move, Liu Guang whispered to Helian Tieshu: "When we fight later, I will deal with two of them by myself. You, Long Wu, and Yin Feng will each lead a team of Grandmasters to hold one of them off."

Remember, never engage them in a direct confrontation. Instead, engage them in skirmishes and buy them as much time as possible.

"understand!"

The three nodded in agreement, divided the martial artists around them into three small teams, and followed Liu Guang to meet the five assassins of the Five Martial Elders Association.

The distance of a few feet was only a few steps, and the two sides belonged to different camps, so there was no need for politeness. They shouted and fought each other.

The five martial artists from the Martial Elders Association were all Martial Saints, and ruthless people who were used to killing. Although his side had more people, apart from himself, everyone else was a Grandmaster. This made Liu Guang very worried.

To prevent the five from causing greater harm to the Longhua Dao members, Liu Guang chose Ma Ming, who had the most profound cultivation among the five, and at the same time, he moved swiftly to draw Sun Tieyi into his battle group as well.

With his cultivation level of Liuguang, he would have inevitably been defeated in a two-on-one battle, but he could at least hold out for a little longer.

However, he was still recovering from his injury, which made it very difficult for him to cope.

The pills that Xiao Chong gave him before he went into seclusion could increase his internal energy to the maximum extent, but they were external objects after all, unlike the energy crystals he cultivated himself. They could not be integrated with his body immediately.

As for forming Yuanli crystals within the body, that requires a long period of accumulation; it's a slow and steady process, not something that can be accomplished overnight.

Therefore, after only a few exchanges, under the intense offensive of Ma Ming and Sun Tieyi, Liu Guang felt that his internal energy was becoming unsustainable, and he was in grave danger.

Snapped!

A crisp popping sound rang out in the air, and a surge of Yuan energy tore through the air, heading straight for Liu Guang.

Liu Guang looked up in a hurry and saw Ma Ming punching him.

His punches are fierce and cannot be met by force!

In an instant, Liu Guang made a judgment, and immediately moved to the side, throwing a punch at the Yuan Power.

Wave!

The punch struck the middle of that energy, severing it from the middle.

At the same time, Liu Guang did not slow down at all, and rushed in front of Sun Tieyi, kicking Sun Tieyi in the waist.

Sun Tieyi was startled and was about to dodge, but he found that the power contained in Liuguang's kick did not seem to be very fierce, and he immediately changed his mind.

"That's not right! Liu Guang is renowned in the Martial Elders' Association. Although I've never fought him, he must be a highly skilled individual. But the power of this kick is clearly not as great as rumored. Could he have been injured while fighting Li Sheng?"

The thought flashed through his mind, and Sun Tieyi changed his strategy. Instead of dodging, he raised his fist to meet the attack.

boom!

When their fists and feet collided, Sun Tieyi only trembled slightly, while Liu Guang staggered back several steps.

"Just as I predicted, it seems he is really badly injured!" Sun Tieyi was overjoyed and began to launch a fierce attack, using both fists and feet.

……

In the courtyard of the city lord's mansion, Xiao Chong was in great pain.

The primordial energy between heaven and earth surged into the courtyard like a tidal wave, wave after wave, seemingly without end.

These vital energies entered Xiao Chong's body, raging and surging within him.

Wherever the vital energy passes, it feels as if countless sharp knives are cutting through the meridians, relentlessly and without pause.

This pain penetrated deep into his bones, constantly tormenting Xiao Chong's nerves and making him feel like he was about to go mad.

But Xiao Chong was completely unable to move, and he could only endure the excruciating pain.

The flow of vital energy accelerated, and the concentration of vital energy in the courtyard increased. Gradually, it transformed into a thick white mist, enveloping the entire courtyard.

The white mist that couldn't be absorbed even condensed into crystal-clear liquid droplets, dripping onto Xiao Chong's body, making his clothes look soaked.

This caused Xiao Chong even more pain, but the pain didn't stop there; there was also the starlight from the sky.

By this time, it was already dawn, the countless stars had quietly disappeared, and a sliver of red sun was peeking out on the horizon, about to burst forth.

But in the northern sky, a large star not only did not disappear, but grew brighter and brighter, its dazzling brilliance no less than that of the sun.

Most remarkably, the starlight emitted by that large star gathered together without dispersing, and all of it was projected into the courtyard, landing on Xiao Chong.

Xiao Chong was in increasing pain, his body filled with vital energy and starlight, as if he was about to explode at any moment.

He tried to stop it, but was horrified to find that the change was out of his control.

If you don’t succeed, you will succeed!

Since it can't be stopped, let it come even more fiercely!

Xiao Chong steeled his resolve and pushed the "Nine Transformations of the Stars" technique to its limit.

boom!

It was as if a loud roar exploded in Xiao Chong's mind, and the handle of the Big Dipper in his mind suddenly flashed, and the Po Jun star was lit up.

The primordial energy of heaven and earth in the courtyard became even more violent, rushing towards Xiao Chong's body like joyful swimming fish.

The most terrifying thing was that the big star in the sky, shining brightly, turned into a beam of light as thick as a water vat, which pierced directly into Xiao Chong's body.

"what--!"

Xiao Chong let out a heart-wrenching scream that shook the heavens and the earth!