Chapter 543: Unprovoked Attack

But He He Lingchuan had fought battles in Panlong City, and had been subjected to strong light attacks many times both in the Reading Martial Hall and on the battlefield, two of which even caused him to go offline directly. After such devastation, his reaction to sudden strong light was not to turn his head, but to raise his left hand at the first moment, and the Soul-Absorbing Shield also appeared on the back of his hand, forcibly blocking the dazzling white light.

After the strong light descended, it was usually followed by a storm-like attack.

The opponent had finally seized this bit of initiative, how could they waste it? At such a time, He He Lingchuan had no time to think that the fireball and white light were both released by Bai Bai Ziqi.

In fact, less than a second after the white light landed, it turned into four giant snakes, rushing straight toward the two of them.

Each one was more than four feet in diameter and nearly ten zhang (33 meters) in length, with great prestige. Ordinary people seeing it at a glance would be scared out of their wits! Cheng Yu hadn't resisted much before being flipped away.

One giant snake turned its head to chase Cen Boqing, while the other two didn't change their paths, spitting out an ice bullet and a fire bullet each, with the target actually being He He Lingchuan! The last one gathered its strength slightly, with electric light flashing in its half-open mouth.

Thanks to the fact that before they sprayed their supernatural powers, they first had a movement of raising their necks.

Delayed by this half a second, He He Lingchuan got a breathing space from the light explosion. Although his vision was not clear yet, he didn't need very good eyesight to see the three large monster blocks that appeared in front of him.

Especially since they were still shining brightly.

He He Lingchuan jumped sideways, dodging the ice bullet.

The second fire bullet arrived shortly after, as if it had calculated his landing position.

He He Lingchuan exerted strength through both arms and raised his shield to block, but as a result, he was knocked flying more than four zhang away with a "bang," and even broke a small tree.

Weren't these just cannonballs, just like being fired from a cannon barrel? The force was so strong!

It was also fortunate that he had experienced the Emperor's Flowing Pulp twice, and his bones were becoming more and more solid. If he had taken this hit five months ago, his arms would have broken in seconds and he would have suffered internal injuries.

Even so, he felt his lungs and viscera shaking and his arms in great pain.

Where did these things come from, and why were they attacking him!

However, the focus of his attention was the third giant snake. The latter was covered in blue and white electric light crackling, and after gathering its strength for a while, it opened its big mouth, and a bolt of lightning shot over.

This speed was several times faster than ice and fire, almost as soon as the light flashed in its mouth, the lightning exploded in front of He He Lingchuan.

With a 'Pop—', mud and dust splashed, and a hole a zhang wide appeared on the ground. The soil inside hardened instantly, and the surface even shimmered with a bit of crystal light.

This bolt of lightning didn't directly hit He He Lingchuan, because a tall figure suddenly appeared directly in front of him—

Golden-Armored Guard!

This was an advanced version of the copper man, clad in strong armor and holding sharp weapons, with a body thicker, harder, and taller than the original copper man, holding a long spear in his right hand and a giant shield in his left.

That bolt of lightning struck the shield, and even the Golden-Armored Copper General shook twice.

Only then did one see that the materials Fu Fu Shanyue gave were correct, and the palace master craftsmen brought along didn't cut corners; the Golden-Armored Guard created was only paralyzed for a moment before rushing toward the fire snake, directly picking at its eyes.

He He Lingchuan touched the Dragon-Ascending Spear and threw it at the lightning snake, jumping away from the spot himself, because the ice snake had already pounced!

The ground it touched all formed a thick layer of solid ice.

After He He Lingchuan jumped away, it turned around to pounce on the Golden-Armored Guard, entangling one of its feet while it was dealing with the fire snake.

The Golden-Armored Guard's hind leg immediately froze, and even its knee couldn't be bent at will.

The lightning snake ignored the Dragon-Ascending Spear, lowered its head to bite He He Lingchuan.

He He Lingchuan raised his shield, blocking four times in less than a second.

The lightning snake's sensitivity was unimaginable, not at all clumsy like a behemoth, and fortunately, the mirror surface reflected part of the attack, shaking itself into injury.

It also had a long tail, curling backward from behind He He Lingchuan.

This guy was covered in electricity; touching any part of him was no joke.

Fortunately, He He Lingchuan's mind was clear, and when the giant snakes launched their attack, he shouted loudly, "Envoy Bai, save me!"

This was not the time to care about face.

The giant snakes that appeared suddenly were not flesh and blood, and they were shining with white light, looking majestic and holy; he didn't believe this had nothing to do with Bai Bai Ziqi!

Bai Bai Ziqi also followed, and upon hearing He He Lingchuan's plea for help, he immediately raised the white-gold candle and beckoned, "Nonsense! All come back to me!"

The three giant snakes immediately abandoned He He Lingchuan and the Golden-Armored Guard, turning into streamers of light and flying into Bai Bai Ziqi's hands.

With three light "chi-chi" sounds, the candle wick lit up.

The pale white flame flickered a few times and stabilized.

Sure enough, these three giant snakes were also transformed by the Lamp Spirit.

"Sorry, these guys are still not very obedient; they can't stop when they see living things." Bai Bai Ziqi walked over holding the candle, feeling guilty, "Are you okay?"

He He Lingchuan panted a few times and shook his numb hands, "Envoy Bai truly has good methods."

This Lamp Spirit was truly difficult to deal with; two rounds of fighting had left him in a precarious situation.

If Bai Bai Ziqi had stopped a few breaths later, he would have had to take out his trump card.

He He Lingchuan suddenly shivered, and a few strands of pale blue current ran across his body.

The residual electricity hadn't dissipated yet; he was numb all over.

Seeing himself in such a mess, and then looking at Bai Bai Ziqi's light and breezy demeanor. This guy, was he trying to give him a show of strength? Bai Bai Ziqi acted as if he didn't hear his double entendre, looking at the Golden-Armored Guard and laughing, "This golden puppet is made really well, exceptionally flexible."

The Golden-Armored Guard acted entirely according to the master's instructions, which was actually equivalent to He He Lingchuan's large clone. It was truly not easy for him to practice this ability of using one mind for two purposes. Moreover, the sense of control of the Golden-Armored Guard was much better than the copper man; the command was followed, and the sensitivity and attack-defense capabilities were not on the same level.

Sigh, it really is one cent for one cent of goods.

He He Lingchuan put away the Golden-Armored Guard, because the other giant snake had already caught up with Cen Boqing, using its signature skill to wrap him so tightly he couldn't breathe.

After all, he was a person from Lingxu City with an official position, so Bai Bai Ziqi didn't use a heavy hand.

Cheng Yu was miserable; he was originally fleeing at the very front, and the power of that light explosion basically hit him, so he was sent flying more than four zhang away along with the wolf, unconscious.

This was no different from being hit by a cannonball.

The puppet wolf that blocked most of the impact didn't move after rolling on the ground, its fur even burning, sizzling with smoke.

Bai Bai Ziqi waved his hand, and the giant snake released Cen Boqing.

The latter gasped for breath, coughing several times.

Bai Bai Ziqi walked over leisurely, looking at him with his hands behind his back, "Still want to resist stubbornly? The world is vast, there is no place for you to hide."

A suspect targeted by Lingxu City had nowhere to escape! Cen Boqing took two steps back, his legs went soft, and he knelt on the ground with a "thump."

He could be considered unscathed, his martial power undiminished, but from the moment he fell off the wolf's back, he couldn't muster a shred of fighting spirit.

Reaching this step was already a dead end; what was the point of struggling again? Despair.

Only then did Bai Bai Ziqi wave his hand at the giant snake:

"Alright, be obedient, come back."

The next second, the huge giant snake turned back into a small Lamp Spirit, slowly flying toward Bai Bai Ziqi's hand, and then crawled back onto the candle wick, re-merging into that small flame.

He He Lingchuan saw at a glance that the candle only had a bottom left.

It could be seen that during the Lamp Spirit's outing, it had been burning slowly, and it was reaching the end of its life.

Bai Bai Ziqi noticed his gaze and explained, "No matter, this is just a small clone of the Ever-Bright Lamp Spirit."

He He Lingchuan was convinced, his expression even carrying a bit of awe, "Truly powerful."

An Ever-Bright Lamp clone had knocked down both Cheng Yu and Cen Boqing, and had also beaten He He Lingchuan into such a mess.

If the giant snake transformed by the Lamp Spirit really didn't listen, would Cheng Yu and Cen Boqing still have their lives?

They were gentle with the two fugitives, but instead launched a crazy output at him, the innocent special envoy of Chi Yan. If he didn't believe Bai Bai Ziqi had instructed it, He He Lingchuan wouldn't believe it at all!

But it was meaningless for him to be tough or care now; he could only admit his loss.

Looking at the expression on his face, Bai Bai Ziqi's smile became warmer.

Lord Zhongsun Mou, Cen Boqing, the Fan brothers, one after another had suffered losses at the hands of this young man, which probably made him think that Lingxu City had no capable people.

No matter how bad they were, they were still officials of Lingxu City; how could they be taught a lesson by an outsider! No matter who it was, since they were standing on the land of Between Beijia, they should be full of awe for Lingxu City.

Of course, giving this young man a slight punishment was enough.

He He Lingchuan obediently brought Cheng Yu back and threw him beside Cen Boqing, "Arrested and brought to justice, all complete!"

Bai Bai Ziqi looked at him and suddenly raised the Ever-Bright Lamp candle to shine on Cheng Yu's face.

The flame turned into a ghostly green light, which made He He Lingchuan feel a bit creepy.

And in the area illuminated by the green fire, the vision suddenly became a bit blurry.

He He Lingchuan said vigilantly, "What's wrong with him?"

Bai Bai Ziqi just flashed the green light in front of Cheng Yu's face and took it back, so close it almost burned his nose.

In just that short breath of time, He He Lingchuan discovered that he could actually see through things; there seemed to be a transparent shadow flashing inside Cheng Yu's head.

That was... Cheng Yu's soul?

Before He He Lingchuan could examine it carefully, Bai Bai Ziqi took back the candle, blew it out in one breath, and laughed, "His body and soul are both slightly injured, no major problem, he can live."

He He Lingchuan pretended to turn his head casually, and said "How dangerous" inwardly.

Fortunately, when he first grabbed Cheng Yu, he didn't use the Soul-Absorbing Mirror to directly take this guy's soul, otherwise wouldn't it have been exposed by this shine? This Envoy Bai was so meticulous it made one's hair stand on end.

He He Lingchuan turned his head to look at the stag beetle group, only to see that this group of insects was lying honestly on the ground, moving around on their six little thin legs, not a single one flying in the air.

All crowded on the ground, a large black mass wriggling.

He He Lingchuan wondered, "What's wrong with them?"

"Their wings are useless, they can't fly." Bai Bai Ziqi picked up the cloth doll from the ground, patted the grass dust, and examined it carefully, "This is a good thing."

There was a seam on the doll's belly; he reached in and fished around, fishing out a golden stag beetle.

This one was eye-catching in color, but smaller in size, only the size of a thumb, struggling desperately in Bai Bai Ziqi's palm.

"This is the Insect King."

The Insect King was captured, and the stag beetle group on the ground was restless, all crawling toward Bai Bai Ziqi, and their speed was not slow.

Bai Bai Ziqi said to He He Lingchuan with a smile, "If you can tame the Insect King, these little insects will belong to you, how about it?"

Give a slap and then a sweet date? He He Lingchuan didn't decline, "I can try."

Others might look down on this nest of stag beetles, but He He Lingchuan felt they were quite good.

Bai Bai Ziqi stuffed the Insect King into the cloth doll and threw it to him casually, wanting to see how he would tame it.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 544 =====