Chapter 3089

The cold wind subsided, snowflakes drifted down slowly, nearly 200 Eclipse Organization supernaturals surrounded Su Xiao, with Wazwo at their forefront.

Wazwo possessed a dangerous item—a very small snake that usually disguised itself as a ring, and when activated, it appeared to be made of metal.

Facing such a siege, Su Xiao felt no fear; even without mastering the Blade Domain, he could confront this peril, for the passive effect of his Azure Shadow King allowed him, after killing enemies of the same rank, to restore his own mana by absorbing the soul energy released at their moment of death.

Combined with the Undying Shadow, when consuming internal Azure Qing Qing Gang Ying energy, it triggered a life-force activation phenomenon to recover his own vitality—thus, as long as Su Xiao's cellular energy was not overdrawn, his probability of dying in battle was very low.

Sending so many supernaturals to besiege Su Xiao was not a wise choice; if they wanted to kill him, dispatching a few high-tier combatants to surround him would be far more effective.

Pairs of eyes watched Su Xiao from the surroundings; most Eclipse Organization members held medium or short weapons in their hands, such as extendable and retractable metal staffs, or wooden-handled hook-blade knives that, when not unfolded, were about half a meter long; many more wielded gear-crossbows, whose bolts were attached to steel cables.

The Eclipse Organization members' choice of such weapons was normal, as they more often fought dangerous objects, and human-to-human combat was merely occasional for them.

Click-click~

One after another, the wooden-handled hook-blade knives sprang open; these people's right hands held their primary weapons, while their left hands either gripped a gear-crossbow or a short spear as thick as an arm, the principle of which resembled a shotgun, using a mixed crystalline blue fire powder as propellant.

This hybrid explosive had tremendous kinetic energy, but its drawback was excessive force—no known metal could withstand it, so they designed a thicker barrel to release energy through a large caliber, and using scatter-shot pellets, they sacrificed precision for increased attack area, one shot blasting a wide swath.

"Attack."

Wazwo outside the encirclement shouted loudly, and almost simultaneously, all Eclipse Organization members around Su Xiao dropped to one knee, tilted their upper bodies sideways, nearly prone on the ground, raising their short shotguns with muzzles slightly elevated; though the posture was awkward, it prevented friendly fire.

Bang, bang, bang……

Gray smoke tinged with fluorescent blue spread, large pieces of scorching metal fragments flew toward Su Xiao; these scattershot pellets not only had immense penetrating power, but due to the crystalline + blue fire powder mixture burning, they were coated with high temperature, giving them a certain degree of fire-attribute attack—fire, in the history of dealing with dangerous objects, has left indelible traces.

The howling sound of air being torn apart came from all directions; Su Xiao slightly lowered his body but did not dodge, he gripped the sword hilt with one hand, the long blade still sheathed.

Rice-grain-sized metal fragments pierced through various parts of Su Xiao's body; he had entered a spatial penetration state, requiring no evasion for two seconds.

When the last scorching metal fragment passed through Su Xiao's shoulder, he had completed his charge and exited the spatial penetration state.

The surrounding Eclipse Organization members found their short shotguns ineffective, all sprang up from the ground and charged Su Xiao, not in a chaotic rush but in echelon formation, showing considerable siege experience.

"Blade Dao Sword·Super·Ring Sever."

Clang!

The ring sever unleashed after 1.7 seconds of charging was incomparable to before—its width exceeded 20 centimeters in a circular blade aura spreading outward, and its speed had greatly increased.

Among the Eclipse Organization members charging from the surroundings, more than half lunged forward leaping, some lowered their bodies in a shovel-like stance; these were not novices, they had extensive experience handling dangerous objects, and under Kinsley's personal charm, were willing to sacrifice their lives for the Eclipse Organization.

Pfft!

Blood spattered; over a dozen Eclipse Organization members who failed to dodge were struck by the ring sever—some had blood gushing from their abdomens, intestines spilling as they ran; others, physically weaker, were instantly bisected at the waist.

Wails and curses rang incessantly; a one-eyed burly man with an eye patch charged at Su Xiao from behind, the front end of his metal short staff sprang open, forming a faceted hammer, he swung his arm and brought the hammer down toward Su Xiao's occiput.

The sound of breaking wind came from behind his head; Su Xiao prepared and leapt, nearly pressing against the one-eyed burly man behind him, he placed the Dragon-Slaying Flash horizontally above his shoulder, blade facing upward.

Swish~

The blade of the Dragon-Slaying Flash swept across the right arm of the one-eyed burly man gripping his weapon; so sharp was the blade that, relying solely on the force of the man's downward arm swing, it severed his arm at the upper arm; as the blade left his arm, it slightly tugged his skin, revealing a brutal yet violent beauty.

The one-eyed burly man's hammer-wielding arm, due to inertial impulse, flew forward in front of Su Xiao and slammed into the ground; Su Xiao kicked forward with his foot.

Bang!

The hammer was kicked flying by Su Xiao, smashing the skull of a staff-wielding woman ahead; her headless corpse lurched forward a few steps before collapsing, and her left-handed short shotgun also flew out, heading toward Su Xiao.

Su Xiao's left arm bent, he struck backward with his elbow—boom—hitting the burly man's flank behind him; the one-eyed burly man grimaced in pain, his eyes nearly bulging, he instinctively bowed his head.

As the one-eyed burly man lowered his head, Su Xiao's left index and middle fingers pressed together, double fingers stabbed upward from beneath his jaw, penetrating into his skull, his fingertips even touching the warm brain matter.

Su Xiao, in a one-handed shoulder-throw posture, flung the one-eyed burly man before him, two folding hook-blades came down, striking his spine; moreover, large scattershot pellets bombarded him, he had blocked all side attacks for Su Xiao.

The double fingers withdrew from the one-eyed burly man's head interior; Su Xiao's left hand grabbed, seizing the incoming short shotgun—the very one that had slipped from the staff-wielding woman's hand after her death.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Su Xiao slashed apart the incoming folding hook-blades and retractable staffs with several strokes, he aimed his left-hand short shotgun at empty space and pulled the trigger.

Bang!

Blood and shattered skull fragments sprayed; a transparent figure rapidly materialized in the air, his skull shattered by the blast, he fell backward with the shotgun's kinetic energy.

Wazwo outside the encirclement witnessed all this throughout, his eyes twitched violently; the battle had just begun, yet his side's personnel were already falling in droves.

Wazwo knew he could no longer stand by; he must join the melee, otherwise, even if they dragged the mechanism's legion commander to exhaustion, over ninety percent of their side would die.

Wazwo had just prepared to charge into the crowd when a bone-chilling sense of danger arose around him; he pushed off with his feet, leaping from the cracked ground.

Clang clang clang……

Faint blue blade auras appeared in the air, slash marks appeared on Wazwo's body at various points; these slash marks appeared extremely suddenly, giving him no chance to dodge.

Wazwo landed, he raised one hand to block in front of himself, blood soaked his tattered clothes, his pupils trembled in his eyes—just now… what was that?

Not only Wazwo, but all Eclipse Organization members around Su Xiao were covered head to toe in slash marks; though the Blade Domain lasted only one second, many enemies were slashed, some with organ injuries dropped to one knee, vomiting large mouthfuls of blood.

After the long blade swept past, Su Xiao severed a head, then leapt upward; earlier, he had activated the Blade Domain for a moment, and since the surrounding enemies were not numerous, he could have sustained it for three seconds, but he activated only one second.

The Blade Domain is an esoteric ability derived from swordsmanship masters; in truth, it has no cooldown concept—so long as his body can endure, he can continue using it; as a precaution, within 2–3 days, at most a few seconds of Blade Domain can be activated, and as he continually adapts to this ability, the activation duration will grow longer.

The Blade Domain can still be activated for two seconds; the leaping Su Xiao crashed heavily to the ground, the Eclipse Organization members within his perception range became more numerous, his long sword emitted a crisp sound, blue light gleamed in his eyes, and the Blade Domain reactivated.

Centered on Su Xiao, a semicircular domain appeared around him, with a diameter of 100 meters; faint blue blade auras flickered throughout the domain, vanishing instantly, leaving only gradually dissipating black traces in the air—this was space being severed, making the Blade Domain appear extraordinarily magnificent.

It is worth noting that among Su Xiao's many abilities, the Blade Domain absolutely represents the peak of aesthetic value; as for the Blade Dao Sword·Extreme, this strongest melee slash looks no different from a casual chop, and a straight kick hardly boasts high aesthetic appeal—it really is just a straight kick.

Clang clang clang……

Blood and severed limbs flew; Su Xiao's left hand loosely gripped, his internal Azure Qing Qing Gang Ying energy was greatly depleted, crystalline blade fragments appeared around him, shooting outward in all directions.

Most of the hundreds of crystalline blade fragments struck nothing; upon reaching the edge of the Blade Domain, they all halted, resonated with each other, and formed a circular blade chain.

Su Xiao's left hand clenched into a fist; with a swish-lash sound, the blade chain surrounding him contracted toward him as center, producing an inward cutting effect.

Numerous flesh-blurred corpses, even bisected bodies, collapsed; the bloody smell permeated the flying snow, the blood-stained blade chain around Su Xiao dissipated.

"Cough, cough……"

Wazwo covered his mouth with one hand, dry-coughing, blood seeped from between his fingers; his combat style favored ranged attacks, using toxic blood arrows, blood spikes, blood spears, etc., to kill enemies—colloquially, he is a supernatural ranged archer; earlier, he refrained from acting to accumulate allied blood, preparing to unleash his strongest ability to deal heavy damage to Su Xiao.

If given the chance, this guy could indeed do it; Wazwo is extremely extreme, his survivability is average—about that of an eighth-tier elite unit—while his attack power is so strong it defies belief, especially when holding the Dangerous Object·Serpent Ring.

As an attacker with horrifying offensive power but average survivability, Wazwo fought this battle feeling utterly stifled; he had not yet acted, and nearly died from Su Xiao's wide-area ability.

"Withdraw!"

Huaziwo let out a loud shout, turned around and fled, and the surviving members of the Eclipse, as if pardoned, scattered in all directions, leaving only a few treasure chests on the ground.