Chapter 48

At this moment he stood upon the battlefield, like a towering mountain peak, unmoving.

「Ding! Kong Jin's skill Void Break activates!

Void Break: Flying, he shakes his eight wings; striking, he levels with heaven—this is a skill of the Peng bird clan, and its effects differ from person to person.

Effect One: Fighting spirit soars; when one has fighting spirit, martial power increases accordingly, each activation adds +6 martial power, up to two activations, which can be used consecutively.

Effect Two: In single combat, when affected by a negative skill effect, reflect half of that negative skill effect (round down for odd numbers).

Effect Three: In group battles, when affected by an enemy's negative effect, you may temporarily copy that negative skill effect, which disappears after combat. Note: After being affected by different negative skill effects in the same battle, when facing many enemies alone you may activate up to two times; when facing one enemy with many allies you may activate only once.

Effect Four: Extreme speed—shaking a wing carries you ninety thousand miles; who in the world can match you? When fighting someone whose skill contains the word "speed", you gain half immunity to their negative skill effects and suppress their speed-related skill effects.

「Ding! Kong Jin's Void Break Effect One activates, martial power +6+6, Kong Jin's base martial power 108, weapon Nine Heavens Heaven-Mixing Halberd +1, warhorse Steed of Vast Journeys +1, current martial power rises to 122.

「Heavenly dog, prepare to die!

Seeing the Yellow Turban Army's vanguard quickly collapse under the Heavenly Army led by Si Yan.

At this moment Kong Jin only felt a surge of reverse blood rushing to his head.

This was not pity for the fallen Yellow Turban Army, but because he had accepted this mission.

The result was that he had barely reached the front camp when it was already breached by the Heavenly Army.

His first battle since birth turned out so ugly—how could the ever-proud Kong Jin bear it?

Thus, seeing this scene, Kong Jin instantly flared with rage, his seven orifices smoking, a thick golden aura surged from his body, forming behind him a solid, arrogant Cloud-Heaven Golden Peng that rushed straight at Si Yan, who led the Heavenly Army in swiftly slaughtering the Yellow Turban Army.

「Ding! Kong Jin's skill Golden Peng erupts!

Golden Peng: As a Garuda, this cloud-golden wing, golden plumage, aspiring to Peng's flight to battle heaven, shaking the azure clouds and stirring feathers—this is the exclusive skill of the Golden-Winged Great Peng.

Effect One: Devouring Slaughter—the stronger the killing intent in one's heart, the higher one's battle power; each activation adds +3 martial power, up to three activations.

Effect Two: Fearsome Might—in single combat, killing intent shocks and intimidates; according to the opponent's strength, you can suppress 1–6 points of their martial power; in group battles, suppress 1–3 points. Note: This effect cannot activate if one's confidence is insufficient.

Effect Three: When pursuing or fleeing, martial power gains an extra +2, and speed greatly increases.

「Ding! Kong Jin's Golden Peng Effect One activates twice, martial power +3+3, Effect Two activates, suppressing Si Yan by 2 martial power points; Kong Jin's current martial power rises to 128, Si Yan's drops to 123.

Clang!

Following a tremendous boom on the battlefield came Si Yan's heavy footsteps.

Faced with the angry strike of the Golden Peng that had just unleashed two skills, Si Yan momentarily failed to notice and fell into a disadvantage.

「Not bad, kid!

However, Si Yan, who had been repelled by Kong Jin's strike, did not become angry from embarrassment; instead, looking at Kong Jin in his golden armor, he let out a heroic laugh.

He was originally a martial fanatic, and at the moment he saw the Golden Peng, he felt that Kong Jin's aura was no inferior to his own.

He knew then that tonight's camp raid was unlikely to succeed.

With a War God not inferior to himself appearing in the Yellow Turban main camp, he could not possibly spare a hand to command the Heavenly Army in storming the camp.

Therefore, since this camp raid has already fallen through.

Then, delighted at the prospect of a worthy opponent, the martial fanatic Si Yan naturally would not let slip Kong Jin, whose aura seemed comparable to his own.

At this moment in the Yellow Turban main camp, Si Yan clad in blood-red armor and Kong Jin in golden armor stood opposite each other, each gripping their Mixed Iron Halberd, their auras mighty.

The blood-red armor and golden armor shone against each other in the moonlight, emitting a chilling killing intent.

This was a fierce battle, also an exhilarating showdown; their gazes were filled with fighting spirit and excitement.

「Hahaha! Come on!

Si Yan, wearing blood-red armor, let out a long cry and launched the first attack, wielding his Asura Hellforge Halberd with the force of thunder, charging toward Kong Jin in golden armor.

The Asura Hellforge Halberd traced a fierce arc in the air, accompanied by a howling wind, aiming straight for the opponent's throat.

Meanwhile, Kong Jin opposite him remained calm, firmly gripping his Nine Heavens Heaven-Mixing Halberd, he sidestepped to evade and simultaneously swung a blow, backhanding a chop toward Si Yan's head.

The two iron halberds collided in midair, producing a deafening roar.

At this moment Si Yan's attack was swift and fierce, but his skills had not yet fully erupted.

Thus, Kong Jin, who had already begun to erupt two skills, clearly had the edge; his strike was steadier and more powerful.

The blood-red-armored Si Yan was shaken back several steps, but he was not surprised; instead, he gathered his spirit and launched another attack at Kong Jin.

However, this time Si Yan changed his tactics, no longer seeking a quick victory, aiming to swiftly settle Kong Jin.

Rather, he began to adopt the posture of facing an evenly matched opponent, quickly building up an advantage.

He moved with ingenious footwork, sometimes charging forward, sometimes shifting sideways, continually changing the angle and manner of his attacks.

And the golden-armored Kong Jin would not yield, meeting the opponent's attacks with steady footwork, continuously unleashing powerful blows.

The battle intensified, the figures of these two top War Gods intertwining, the clashing of iron halberds and the collision of armor echoing across the heavens.

Behind them, the ferocious manifestations bore a hint of the noble Asura Dharma Aspect and the wanton, arrogant Golden Peng Dharma Aspect contending for supremacy in the heavens, colliding with roars.

Their silhouettes flipped through the air, sometimes leaping high, sometimes swooping down in a rush.

This was a fierce contest, each seeking the other's openings and weaknesses.

「Ding! Si Yan's inner qi has reached its peak, the Asura skill Effect Two activates for the last time, martial power +8, Asura skill Effect Five activates, his inner qi already at the peak, ignoring half of negative effects, Si Yan's current martial power rises to 132!

As the battle continued, Si Yan's Asura skill also began to fully erupt, directly raising his martial power to level 132!

Having originally been suppressed by Kong Jin, who had two skills active, he gradually began to gain the upper hand.

「Hahaha! Exhilarating!

The blood-red-armored Si Yan suddenly leapt up, raising his Asura Hellforge Halberd high and fiercely chopping down at Kong Jin.

Facing Si Yan's offensive, Kong Jin remained calm, sidestepping to evade while simultaneously swinging a halberd strike toward his opponent.

Ding!

The Asura Hellforge Halberd and the Nine Heavens Heaven-Mixing Halberd collided again in midair, emitting a clear ring that echoed across the battlefield.

Si Yan's silhouette tumbled once in the air before landing steadily on the ground.

Yet he did not abandon his fierce offense; instead, seizing the moment his opponent had not yet found footing, he launched another violent assault.

And Kong Jin faced Si Yan's fierce attack without fear, passively taking the blows.

(End of chapter)