Chapter 1092: Close-Quarters Combat

In such a space, Wu Lu's flexible movement was more advantageous. Moreover, the primordial power radiating from his body meant that every time he struck the violent ape's palms or wrists, he brought immense pain to his opponent.

"Roar, roar!" The violent ape bared its teeth in pain. It would rather fight the Wood-Abode True Lord again than fight these martial generals with primordial power; it really hurt the monkey to death! When would those two finally make a move?

Wu Lu stabbed the violent ape's thumb again, and just as he pulled back his hand-fork, his back suddenly turned cold! It seemed something was coming—danger! He didn't hesitate to take a diagonal step to the side, and the puppet giant bear also turned, blocking its master just in time.

However, the hair-raising sensation Wu Lu felt did not disappear.

The next instant, a shadow appeared out of thin air behind him, a long blade in its hand stabbing silently toward Wu Lu's back.

This heart-piercing strike was fierce and ruthless, with no warning, like a tiger lurking close before baring its fangs. The light of the Floating Life Blade appeared and vanished instantly, breaking through Wu Lu's protective aura, piercing his back-heart mirror, and exploding two defensive barriers in succession.

A blood-stained blade tip grew out of Wu Lu's chest for no reason! He saw it himself, and his eyes widened.

The puppet giant bear raised its claws to knock the shadow away, but the golden-armored copper general anticipated it, bumping it away a step early.

Puppet fought puppet, and master fought master for their lives.

The puppet giant bear's master was Wu Lu, and the golden-armored copper general's master, He Lingchuan, had finally found the opportunity to strike! He had lurked in the darkness for so long; he didn't move until he had to, and his move was earth-shattering.

The Bailong tribe's famous stunt was indeed useful; a "Shadow-Following" move allowed him to stick to Wu Lu's back, starting with a black tiger heart-piercing strike.

This move, he had learned from Fushan Lie.

No wonder the Fushan family loved heart-piercing; killing people this way was truly satisfying.

The Floating Life Blade had indeed pierced the heart, and He Lingchuan could experience the fierce weapon's ecstasy of drinking human blood. Wu Lu roared in pain and lunged forward! This lunge was incredibly powerful, as if he had ignited all his life potential, and He Lingchuan couldn't hold onto his shoulders.

He knew it was bad.

The heart is the source of strength; his heart had been pierced, so his strength should have dissipated, so why was he even more fierce? Sure enough, before he could act, Wu Lu's figure vanished from the spot.

When he appeared again, he was actually riding on the giant bear's neck.

*Snap*, something in Wu Lu's arms shattered.

Only he knew that this was his substitute doll being destroyed!

Without this doll, he would have been a ghost under the attacker's blade.

This puppet giant bear had a special divine ability: within fifteen zhang, it could drag its master onto its neck, a move that could only be used once every two quarter-hours.

As the substitute doll took effect, he activated this ability, moving directly away from He Lingchuan's blade.

At this moment, the golden-armored copper general happened to thrust its spear over.

Although He Lingchuan hadn't upgraded it, he had bought it a fine copper spear from Platinum Island, about two zhang long, and it was a detachable integrated type, which could be split into two short spears to adapt to different fighting scenarios.

It could have been equipped with weapons, but it insisted on fighting with its fists; he despised those blockheads the most.

As soon as He Lingchuan discovered Wu Lu's figure on the puppet giant bear, the golden-armored copper general's spear tip turned, going straight to stab the giant bear's neck.

He himself hadn't had enough of piercing the heart once and wanted to turn Wu Lu into a skewer again.

At this time, retreating or dodging was useless; the puppet giant bear was caught between the golden-armored copper general and the violent ape, attacked from front and back, and there was an even more fierce opponent on the ground. Wu Lu's choice was to drive the giant bear to accelerate, crashing into the golden-armored copper general's arms instead.

Regardless, he still had nearly two hundred men under his command, all possessing primordial power, which naturally suppressed these monsters and giant puppets.

As long as he could drag it out until the main army arrived, his side would be invincible.

But this mountain road was too narrow, and with a few big guys in the way, it wasn't conducive to his side's numerical advantage. He had to switch to a suitable terrain first.

The giant bear's pounce burned out its core, and its joints glowed with blue light, erupting with more than three times its original strength, even more agile than before. The golden-armored copper general was caught off guard and knocked over.

The two heavy puppets rolled down the mountain slope! Seeing the golden mountain fall and the jade pillar push, the Ya Kingdom guards dodged frantically, but two unlucky ones couldn't avoid it and were crushed into meat patties before they could even squeak.

There were a few spider webs hanging on the road, but the rolling force of the two heavy puppets was truly astonishing, and the trees tied with spider webs couldn't withstand it, being snapped in half! The puppets rolled to the bottom of the slope, their parts falling off, and repairing them would cost a huge sum of money. But they had finally left the narrow road and reached the open space at the bottom of the slope.

There were three or five hundred square meters here, with sparse trees and scattered rocks, perfect for an army to deploy.

By the time the two heavy puppets stood up, Wu Lu was gone.

When the puppet giant bear rolled down the mountain road, he had slipped into the giant bear's arms first. He Lingchuan, looking through the golden-armored copper general's eyes, couldn't see where he was hiding.

This giant bear had quite a few functions; if only he could get the blueprints.

The golden-armored copper general rolled to the bottom of the slope, and He Lingchuan immediately jumped onto the violent ape's shoulder and pointed down the slope: "Chase!"

If Wu Lu escaped, it would truly be a failure.

He could see that this General Wu had extraordinary cultivation, but after being ambushed, he didn't fight him head-on, but chose to flee.

It was clear Wu Lu had a clear head: why tangle with the enemy? Once the main force arrived, wouldn't the problem be solved?

Honestly, this was the opponent He Lingchuan hated the most: someone who didn't care about personal victory or defeat and had no style of a fierce general.

If there were a few more such generals in the Ya Kingdom, they would truly be his formidable enemies in the future.

Because his relationship with his master was harmonious, and He Lingchuan's martial power was growing, the violent ape no longer had the resistance it once had, so it leaped without hesitation upon hearing the order.

The Ya Kingdom guard team had already surrounded them, and it was in so much pain from being beaten that it also wanted to break out of the encirclement.

This leap was ten zhang, and it was downhill; when the violent ape landed, there was a loud *bang*, and the ground shook violently.

"There!" He Lingchuan's spiritual sense was fully open while lying on its shoulder, and he pointed to a large rock four zhang away.

The violent ape smashed into the ground like a stubborn rock; with it as the center, sand, stones, and grass were instantly pushed in all directions by the shockwave, dust billowing.

However, a cluster of summer violets beside the large rock didn't move at all.

This momentary abnormality didn't escape He Lingchuan's sharp eyes.

The violent ape threw a handful of sand and soil, and something beside the large rock suddenly vanished. Afterward, it and He Lingchuan saw a figure dart toward the Ya Kingdom guard team, as fast as smoke.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1093 =====