Chapter 142: A King Is Hard to Slay

On the other side, Lu Qingshan, who was roaming within Silver Bank Bay, naturally had no idea of the schemes of Zifeng Zunzhe.

What Lu Qingshan wanted most right now was to see if he had a chance to slay a Hei Fengwang Undying.

So after arriving at Silver Bank Bay, he simply found a remote area at random to serve as a temporary residence, and then very soon began riding a spaceship to search for a suitable target.

But although there were over fifty thousand Hei Fengwang Undying within Silver Bank Bay, scattered across such a vast region, searching for them was not exactly like fishing for a needle in the ocean, but it was still quite troublesome.

And while searching for Hei Fengwang Undying, Lu Qingshan would occasionally strike out and slay some alien teams led by Fenghou Undying to accumulate wealth and military merit.

It had to be said that Lu Qingshan, now having broken through to Fenghou Peak and raised his soul amplitude secret art to four times, his strength was actually no less than that of a true Hei Fengwang initial-stage.

Under the state of burning divine power, basically very few Fenghou Peak powerhouses could withstand his soul attack.

Even when encountering Fenghou Peak alien powerhouses without souls, as long as their divine bodies were not especially enormous, Lu Qingshan, under the burning divine power state, could easily slay them relying on his sword art and Nine Hsoul Eroding Water.

It's just that now the divine body of his Endless Divine Sea avatar kept shrinking as his strength broke through, so in most cases he would no longer burn Undying divine power, and instead chose to hunt those at Fenghou initial-stage, or Fenghou high-stage!

Just like that, as time passed, Lu Qingshan also carved out a title of Soul Ling Ling Jian Wang within this Silver Bank Bay.

Finally, after roaming Silver Bank Bay for over a hundred years, Lu Qingshan finally encountered a suitable Hei Fengwang Undying target.

It was a strange lifeform about eight meters tall, its head somewhat similar to a crocodile's head, with thick limbs, a long scaled tail, and even a black turtle shell on its back!

"Zerg faction, ordinary race 'Chi Yong Race' powerhouse, Blood Kill King!"

Lu Qingshan quickly queried the information he had learned before and found the target's data: "The Chi Yong Race, as an ordinary race, is known for being fierce and bloodthirsty, but this Blood Kill King's strength should be relatively ordinary among Hei Fengwang initial-stage!"

"At least in the various data collected by the human race, it doesn't show his strength to be anything special; among Hei Fengwang initial-stage powerhouses he should count as average level, not bad for practice!"

"Even if I can't handle him alone, calling out Klester to join should be no problem then!"

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan quickly boarded his spaceship and flew rapidly toward the direction where the Chi Yong Race powerhouse Blood Kill King was.

……

Within Silver Bank Bay there were pieces of planetary fragments, all left behind in Silver Bank Bay after those mineral planets nurturing precious ores had been shattered by powerhouses.

And on one irregular continental fragment about thirty thousand-plus kilometers in diameter, a burly figure had just arrived by spaceship and stopped here, then directly descended onto the planetary fragment—it was precisely the Chi Yong Race powerhouse Blood Kill King!

"Wanting to kill a Fenghou high-stage is still too much of a struggle!"

Blood Kill King, who had descended onto the planetary fragment, could not help sighing in his heart: "That Fenghou high-stage Ziqian Ziqian Wanshe just now was really too arrogant, daring to be so disrespectful in the face of an Undying like me!"

"Damn Ziqian Ziqian Wanshe, if not for your divine body being too enormous, I would have burned Undying divine power to kill you!"

Although it was very difficult for a Hei Fengwang initial-stage to kill a Fenghou high-stage, if one was willing to burn Undying divine power, it could still be done.

Under normal circumstances, a Hei Fengwang initial-stage only needed to burn less than five percent of divine power to completely annihilate a Fenghou high-stage!

Of course, this refers to situations where the divine bodies don't differ too greatly!

And facing the Ziqian Ziqian Wanshe whose divine body exceeded his own by a thousand or ten thousand times, even if he burned Undying divine power, it would still be very hard to have a chance to kill the opponent, and would instead be a pointless waste of Undying divine power, so he could only turn a blind eye and directly choose to withdraw from the battlefield!

But just at this moment……

"Someone scanning?" Blood Kill King's brow furrowed slightly.

Because the small detector he had purchased detected that a large detector was scanning the area he was in, and there was no signal of powerhouses from the same faction nearby.

"Is it a powerhouse passing by, or is it coming for me?" Blood Kill King guessed secretly in his heart.

He did not choose to flee, because a micro-detector could at most serve as a warning and fundamentally could not pinpoint the enemy's exact location; he wouldn't even know which direction to withdraw in.

If he randomly chose a direction to withdraw, as long as the direction was slightly off, he would ultimately still be caught up by the enemy, and the probability of a safe withdrawal was less than one in a thousand.

Moreover, with Blood Kill King's strength, even if he encountered a Hei Fengwang peak powerhouse, he could hold out for a short while, and could naturally invite allies to rush over for support!

After a full minute or more, Blood Kill King, sensing that the scanning signal had never disappeared, also grew increasingly wary.

Then, with a wave of his hand, countless vines spread out rapidly in all directions centered on him, soon covering a range of tens of thousands of kilometers around—it was precisely the Fenghou initial-stage Cloud-Touching Vine that Blood Kill King had cultivated at no small cost!

……

"Alien powerhouse!"

On the screen of Lu Qingshan's large detector, Blood Kill King said coldly: "I know you must be able to hear what I'm saying."

Inside the spaceship's control room, Lu Qingshan's brow furrowed slightly.

Because Blood Kill King doing this clearly meant he had used his small detector to discover that Lu Qingshan was scanning his tracks, and so had prepared his defenses in advance.

"But this doesn't matter!"

Lu Qingshan thought to himself: "This situation is quite common among Hei Fengwang Undying; after all, the large detectors of most Hei Fengwang powerhouses cannot possibly surpass the opponent's small detector in precision, so being discovered is still very normal!"

"It's just that Hei Fengwang Undying rarely fight each other; even Hei Fengwang peak are unwilling to deal with Hei Fengwang initial-stage! But if they want to fight, they still have to have a go in the end!"

And at this moment, Blood Kill King, standing amid the endless Cloud-Touching Vines, spoke again: "Alien powerhouse, I do not wish to make an enemy of you! As you surely know, battles between Hei Fengwang powerhouses have very serious consequences! If you insist on fighting, I am ready to accompany you at any time!"

Snap!

The moment Blood Kill King's words fell, the image on Lu Qingshan's screen instantly vanished—clearly Blood Kill King had already shielded the nearby signals.

Of course, Blood Kill King could only shield signals within twenty kilometers around himself, so Lu Qingshan could still determine the opponent's approximate location.

Therefore, Lu Qingshan quickly continued flying rapidly toward that location.

A moment later, Lu Qingshan finally arrived within a range of less than a million kilometers from the opponent.

Whoosh!

Lu Qingshan stepped out of the spaceship, then casually stored the spaceship away, and immediately transformed into a streak of flowing light, flying rapidly toward the direction where Blood Kill King was.

On the other side, after Lu Qingshan rushed into the twenty-kilometer range, Blood Kill King also quickly detected Lu Qingshan's tracks.

"It's the human faction's Soul Ling Ling Jian Wang!"

Upon seeing Lu Qingshan's figure, Blood Kill King finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

After all, according to the intelligence he had gathered, Lu Qingshan was merely a Hei Fengwang initial-stage; even though he was quite skilled in soul attacks, he posed no threat to him at all.

"Soul Ling Ling Jian Wang!"

With a thought from Blood Kill King, the Cloud-Touching Vines spread around him instantly retracted into his body.

Previously, he had spread out the Cloud-Touching Vines only to defend against a sudden enemy attack; now that he saw the enemy had revealed himself, he naturally would not leave the Cloud-Touching Vines exposed to be beaten!

After all, in battles between Hei Fengwang-level powerhouses, a Fenghou initial-stage Cloud-Touching Vine could at most play a supplementary defensive role!

After recalling the Sky-Touching Vine, Blood Kill King looked directly at Lu Qingshan, then asked coldly, "Soul Ling Ling Jian Wang, are you planning to make a move against me?"

But just at this moment…

Boom!

Lu Qingshan instantly ignited his Immortal Divine Power!

Then…

Hum!

A wisp of Void-Form Immortal Divine Power instantly swept toward Blood Kill King.

"Has this Soul Ling Ling Jian Wang gone mad?"

Seeing Lu Qingshan ignite his Immortal Divine Power right from the start, Blood Kill King could not help but be slightly stunned.

Of course, while feeling the permeation of Lu Qingshan's Void-Form Immortal Divine Power, he likewise ignited his own Immortal Divine Power.

And after Lu Qingshan's Immortal Divine Power permeated into Blood Kill King's body, it quickly transformed into a swarm of void-form small swords, attempting to shatter the opponent's soul.

"What a laughable soul attack!"

He saw only an ancient, unadorned bronze bell within Blood Kill King's body sway ever so slightly, instantly shattering all those void-form small swords completely!

"What?"

Seeing that his soul attack had absolutely no effect on Blood Kill King, Lu Qingshan could not help but be slightly stunned as well: "It seems this Blood Kill King's will is extremely powerful—at the very least comparable to a high-tier King, perhaps even comparable to a peak-tier King!"

"Soul Ling Ling Jian Wang!"

Blood Kill King's gaze at Lu Qingshan was full of mockery: "You don't actually think you can deal with me using mere soul attacks, do you? Since you've made a move against me, then have a taste of my power as well!"

The moment his words fell, Blood Kill King instantly employed his movement art and charged toward Lu Qingshan's position to kill.

His previous reluctance to fight Lu Qingshan was simply because he felt neither of them could do anything to the other, and there was no need to fight at all.

But since Lu Qingshan had already ignited his divine power to attack him, naturally he would not hold back any longer.

After all, although his divine body could not compare to Ziqian Ziqian Wanshe, it was still somewhat larger than Lu Qingshan's!

In his view, since he had already been forced by Lu Qingshan to ignite his Immortal Divine Power, naturally he had to teach Lu Qingshan a lesson.

Even if it meant killing a thousand enemies while losing five hundred of his own, he would still do it!

"Hahaha, well met!"

Seeing Blood Kill King attacking toward him, Lu Qingshan was surprised yet pleased, then likewise employed his movement art, long sword in hand, and went to meet him.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The warblade in Blood Kill King's hand and the purple-gold long sword in Lu Qingshan's hand clashed again and again!

After sensing Lu Qingshan's astonishing swordsmanship and strength, Blood Kill King's heart gradually calmed down.

"This Soul Ling Ling Jian Wang's attacks really are bizarre!"

Blood Kill King could not help but think secretly: "His strength is a notch greater than mine, but the profundity of his Laws seems somewhat lacking, while his swordsmanship is extremely exquisite, slightly superior to my blade art!"

"Enough, since I can't do anything to him, let us stop here!"

Thinking this, the now-calmed Blood Kill King quickly continued: "Soul Ling Ling Jian Wang, it's clear neither of us can do anything to the other. Continuing to fight would undoubtedly be a pointless waste of Immortal Divine Power. How about we stop here?"

"Hahaha!"

Lu Qingshan laughed loudly: "Blood Kill King, what you're thinking is far too simple!"

The moment Lu Qingshan's words fell, a sky-obscuring figure instantly appeared before him and Blood Kill King.

"What!"

Blood Kill King turned his head to look, and saw a Samsara Cong-Eyed Serpent over twenty kilometers long already appearing in the void not far away—it was precisely Kleister, who had charged out from the World Ring.

The instant Kleister appeared, he immediately ignited his Immortal Divine Power, then his tail lashed straight toward Blood Kill King.

"Not good!"

Sensing the terrifying speed of Kleister's tail, Blood Kill King's expression changed. He no longer even bothered to block Lu Qingshan's attacks, instead madly employing his blade art to obstruct Kleister's terrifying serpent tail.

Rumble!

Amid the violent collision, Blood Kill King's figure blasted backward, his entire divine body already damaged, yet his face bore a look of relief at having survived a calamity.

"Two percent of the divine body lost?"

Blood Kill King rejoiced inwardly: "Fortunately, this Samsara Cong-Eyed Serpent's comprehension of Laws and level of secret arts are both inferior to mine—it's only that its base strength is formidable!"

One must understand that a true high-tier King could crush an initial-tier King in both comprehension of Laws and level of secret arts, so even if an initial-tier King employed secret arts to defend, it could not weaken the attack by much.

Once a high-tier King ignited their Immortal Divine Power, they could produce a defense-breaking effect against an initial-tier King, and an initial-tier King definitely could not hold out for long!

Yet at present, Kleister was inferior to Blood Kill King in both secret arts and comprehension of Laws. Relying purely on brute force eruption, it was very difficult to break through the defense, so it was very hard to kill Blood Kill King in a short time.

In fact, part of the two percent of divine body Blood Kill King had just lost was due to enduring Lu Qingshan's attacks.

"But this Samsara Cong-Eyed Serpent's divine body is this powerful—I should not fight them!"

Thinking this, Blood Kill King instantly began borrowing the force of the counterattack to employ his movement art and flee backward, even going so far as to start accelerating the burning of his own Immortal Divine Power.

"Master, he's trying to run!" Kleister instantly chased after Blood Kill King.

Lu Qingshan naturally employed his movement art to pursue as well, and even joined Kleister in unleashing soul attacks to disrupt the opponent's movements!

Hum!

Blood Kill King had not fled very far to begin with, so with only a slight disruption to his soul and a momentary hitch in his movements, he was instantly caught up to by Lu Qingshan and his servant!

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The long sword in Lu Qingshan's hand and Kleister's serpent tail once again launched a joint attack on Blood Kill King.

"Not good, with these two coordinating, it'll be very hard for me to escape!"

Blood Kill King parried with his blade while swiftly sending out a distress signal, and even sent emergency pleas to several peak-tier King Immortals in the same camp who were capable of teleportation.

And so, with each successive attack from Lu Qingshan and Kleister, Blood Kill King's divine body was continuously being worn down.

95%, 90%, 80%…

"Master, he can't hold on much longer!"

Seeing that the Blood Kill King's resistance was growing weaker and weaker, Klaythes excitedly sent a voice transmission to Lu Qingshan.

This was the first King-Sealing Undying about to fall at his hands!

But just at this moment…

Hum!

The surrounding space trembled slightly, and a burly figure clad in silver battle armor instantly appeared in the void not far away.

That burly figure merely swept a glance at Lu Qingshan and Klaythes, and the two of them felt an immense pressure, even pausing their attacks for the moment.

At this moment, that burly figure vanished in an instant, then reappeared beside the Blood Kill King.

Whoosh!

That burly figure instantly radiated Undying Divine Power to envelop the Blood Kill King, and then the two of them vanished in a flash!

"Teleportation?" Klaythes was slightly stunned.

"It was actually teleportation!"

Lu Qingshan was also extremely helpless in his heart: "I didn't expect this Blood Kill King to be able to invite a peak King-Sealing expert capable of teleportation to rescue him in such a short time!"

In fact, this is precisely why King-Sealing Undying are so hard to kill!

After all, a King-Sealing Undying counts as high-end combat power in any faction. Take the entire human race, for instance—how many King-Sealing Undying are there?

Once such a strong expert encounters danger, he will quickly call for aid from other experts!

So unless the battle can be ended in a short time, or under special circumstances like the Sacrificial Pagoda in the original work, wanting to slay a King-Sealing Undying is indeed an extremely difficult thing!

At present, with Lu Qingshan and his servant joining forces, their strength could be considered decent, but wanting to slay a King-Sealing Undying in a short time was still quite difficult!

……

On an ordinary planet fragment within Silver Bay, two figures suddenly appeared—precisely the Blood Kill King who had just escaped from Lu Qingshan and his servant, and that burly figure who had helped him escape.

"Lord Lord Xue Zhan King!"

The Blood Kill King looked at the burly figure before him with utmost respect: "Thank you for your help!"

"Blood Kill King!"

Lord Lord Xue Zhan King said with a smile: "Helping you once lets me easily earn thirty million insect coins—this is far simpler than killing those peak Marquis-Sealing ones!"

"This was but a trivial effort for you, but for me it was a life-saving grace!" the Blood Kill King said gratefully once more.

"Hahaha! We both belong to the Insect Race faction, so naturally we should help each other!"

Lord Lord Xue Zhan King said with a smile: "By the way, Blood Kill King, how did you provoke that Soul Ling Ling Jian Wang of the human race? And what's the deal with that Marquis-Sealing high-tier Samsara Cong-Eyed Serpent?"

"I'm not clear on it either!"

The Blood Kill King shook his head with a bitter smile: "I had never seen that Soul Ling Ling Jian Wang before, but the moment he appeared he burned his Undying Divine Power and attacked me like mad—truly bizarre!"

"As for that Samsara Cong-Eyed Serpent, it should be the helper that Soul Ling Ling Jian Wang invited; I just don't know whether it belongs to the human faction or the Meng Yao Zu faction!"

"So that's how it is!"

After hearing the Blood Kill King's words, whether Lord Lord Xue Zhan King believed him or not was unclear, and he immediately nodded and said: "Blood Kill King, if there's nothing else, I'll be going first!"

"Thank you, Lord Lord Xue Zhan King!" the Blood Kill King bowed once more in gratitude.

Swoosh.

Accompanied by a slight ripple in space, that Lord Lord Xue Zhan King instantly vanished into thin air.

"I really took a huge loss this time!"

The Blood Kill King couldn't help but sigh inwardly: "Fortunately those two lunatics didn't dare to attack Lord Lord Xue Zhan King; otherwise, once Lord Lord Xue Zhan King made a move, it wouldn't be something thirty million insect coins could settle!"

"Damned Soul Ling Ling Jian Wang, and that Samsara Cong-Eyed Serpent, just you wait—once I get the chance, I'll definitely make you pay!"

Insect coins are the currency unit of the Insect Race; one insect coin is roughly equivalent to 0.5 Primordial units.

Thirty million insect coins just to have Lord Lord Xue Zhan King use teleportation to lead him away was already considered a fairly normal price!

In fact, if the Blood Kill King hadn't been in such a rush, twenty million insect coins could have also gotten someone to help!

But once he had to hire allies to fight, especially against King-Sealing experts, the price he had to pay would be much higher!

"Now my divine body has suffered serious damage; I should head back home to recuperate for a while!"

Thinking of this, the Blood Kill King quickly took out a Class F spaceship.

Normally, he naturally wouldn't ride a Class F spaceship, but now his strength had been severely damaged, so he had to play it safe.

Whoosh!

After boarding the spaceship, the Blood Kill King quickly ordered it to head for the nearest cosmic transit point, then enter the dark universe to rush back to the nearest Insect Race faction military base!

(End of this chapter)