Chapter 586: Heroic Rearguard? The Dayin Mountain Poison Nest

Boom! Pei Li was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing into a stone wall and embedding himself deep within the rock, disappearing from sight.

A crushing defeat after only one exchange?

Zhou You had no time to be surprised, for the long spear in his hand was slowly sliding forward—not because he was thrusting it, but because the flesh around the dwarf's wound was writhing like a gaping mouth, attempting to suck him and his spear forward to be slapped to death.

Zhou You let out a muffled grunt and exerted force through his feet, his ten-thousand-catty strength slamming into the ground through his soles.

The ground instantly caved in, and dust splattered everywhere.

"Feather-Stepping Skyward Walk."

Zhou You held the long spear in reverse, pulling the dwarf directly off the ground, the spearhead churning violently within the wound.

"Flying Tiger Shirt—are you a fierce general of Dayin Mountain?"

The dwarf was astonished and suddenly opened his mouth to inhale, "Iron Gate Thousand-Catty Jack."

In the blink of an eye, his body expanded threefold, rapidly growing from a child-like dwarf into a hulking giant far exceeding an ordinary man.

His weight surged accordingly, dragging Zhou You down from mid-air to the ground; he could no longer fight while airborne.

The Iron Feather battle robe had lost its effect; the opponent's Strong Martial Level methods exceeded the load capacity for flight, leaving him no choice but to stay on the ground and fight.

"Duck!"

Zhou You suddenly heard Hai Li'er's warning and lowered his head without hesitation.

A gust of wind brushed past, making his scalp tingle, and several severed strands of hair drifted down past his eyes to the ground.

It turned out that during the moment he was entangled with the dwarf, the attack this Strong Martial Level expert had been brewing for so long had arrived.

A wave of Qi a thousand meters long appeared, instantly piercing through and connecting the two points where Hai Li'er and the dwarf stood.

The surging, immense destructive power, like a focused ray, erupted from Hai Li'er, relentlessly rushing and pressing toward the dwarf's position, pouring continuously into his body.

Had Zhou You not ducked in time, his head would have been blown off by this strike, and he would have died an unjust death.

Without a doubt, this trump card was a life-saving technique imparted to Sea Pearl by Chi Riqianli.

The power of this single move alone had reached the Strong Martial Level; it could be used to kill enemies when advancing, and to protect oneself when retreating.

"Can a child holding a blade kill a grown man?"

The dwarf's mocking voice rang out from the storm-filled sky, and the next moment he raised his hand to strike back, "Hill-Breaker."

The giant he had transformed into moved, unleashing a punch with a thousand-fold oppressive force that caused the sky to darken.

Hai Li'er's attack had originally held every advantage in this space, but after the dwarf threw his punch, the situation instantly reversed.

Rumble.

The storm filling the sky was swept away, and the dwarf's giant fist surged against the current, striking Hai Li'er's palms.

A cracking sound rang out; Hai Li'er collapsed to her knees, drained of strength, breathing heavily, her face as pale as paper.

Zhou You gripped the spear handle with both hands, streaks of flowing light surging like cloud patterns, gradually accumulating into a raised, textured outline, locked in a tug-of-war with the dwarf's left shoulder.

With the physical toughness of a Strong Martial Level expert, a bloody hole could heal in the blink of an eye, but under the stabbing of his Black Cloud Spear, the flesh was torn apart repeatedly, offsetting the speed of growth and healing.

The dwarf remained in a bleeding, wounded state; otherwise, Pei Li and Hai Li'er would not have just been wounded and drained, but smashed to pieces.

"Brat, you've made me bleed; I will process you into a candle and light you for one hundred and eight days, making you suffer the most terrifying pain in the human world before you die."

The dwarf threatened coldly.

The next moment, Pavilion Master Chang's attack arrived.

She flicked her wrist lightly, and a string of bracelets spun out, featuring thirty-six blood-red gemstones. The largest one was red to the extreme, with a noble golden hue born in its core, like a golden light peering through a blood-colored pupil.

This bracelet was an Amulet; the dwarf's murderous intent toward her had triggered the bracelet to release its full power, automatically protecting its master.

"I will extinguish all your hopes, so that you may know that before a Strong Martial Level expert, all struggle is futile."

The dwarf raised his right hand, and the Qi force from his punch struck the bracelet like a long spear. From 500 meters away, the bracelet was triggered and exploded.

The thirty-six rubies were, in fact, the condensed Qi and blood of 36 experts, and the largest one, in particular, was... Strong Martial Level Qi and blood.

The dwarf's wrist also shook; this was bad.

He had still underestimated Pavilion Master Chang's backing; just looking at this bracelet, the little rich girl was on par with the likes of Liu Fengji and Gaoyang Ruoqiang, possessing treasures that allowed her to retreat unscathed even when facing a Strong Martial Level expert.

The power of 1 Strong Martial Level's Qi and blood and 35 high-level martial masters' Qi and blood erupted in a ring, striking the right side of the dwarf's body as if it had eyes, and even Zhou You was caught in the aftermath.

Pfft!

Who knows how much time had passed!

"Pavilion Master Chang, you should be on your way back to Fucheng."

A dissatisfied accusation from Hai Li'er came from within the swirling dust, "The heavy talismans are all with you; you must send the items back."

"Cough, cough, I don't dare to travel alone."

Pavilion Master Chang's voice sounded somewhat aggrieved, "Are they still alive?"

"I'm still alive."

The dwarf's furious voice rang out, "You two sluts, I will use everything I've learned in my life to torment you to death in bed."

He smashed through the dust and lunged at the two women, but before he could raise his hand, a figure darted out from the side, reached out to grab the spear handle protruding from the dwarf's left shoulder, and used force to flip him to the side.

After the two landed, they caused the earth's crust to crack, rolling and crushing the rock into powder as the ground sank.

"Pavilion Master Pei, take them and go quickly."

Pei Li coughed up blood continuously; he had just been dug out of the stone cave by Zhou You, his clothes in tatters.

"You two, go first!"

Hai Li'er pressed her hand to her chest and bowed toward Zhou You, "You are a warrior; I will remember you."

"Daqian Martial Arts Hall—my Rare Treasure Pavilion will protect you for twenty years."

Pavilion Master Chang's promise meant much the same as Hai Li'er's words, treating Zhou You as a predetermined martyr.

After all, for him to block a Strong Martial Level expert alone, there was not the slightest chance of victory; it was certain death.

Pei Li also sighed; beneath Pavilion Master Zhou's appearance of looking out for himself, he was actually a man of cold exterior but warm heart—a rarity.

How precious are those in this world who sacrifice themselves for others; are they fortunate enough to have encountered such people?

Zhou You could no longer concern himself with them at this moment; the Black Cloud Spear was buried deep within the dwarf's body, churning through flesh and blood.

Though the spear appeared as if welded into the dwarf's body, it was actually vibrating slightly, clashing against the opponent's power of flesh regeneration.

Unlike spear techniques that emphasize wide and open movements, the technique he was using now to churn the dwarf's wound was one of minute, meticulous detail.

The dwarf had just been struck solidly by the Amulet of Pavilion Master Chang, and his Qi and blood had been reduced by more than half.

It was also fortunate that this was an opponent at the Qiangwu Yichongtian realm; after having his strength reduced by more than half, the gap was no longer as despair-inducing as before.

"Brat, don't get cocky. Once I take you down, I will catch up to those three and turn them into human candles one by one."

The dwarf cursed viciously, his ten fingers hooked like claws, wishing he could bypass the spear tip and gouge out Zhou You's eyeballs.

Splat!

A flower of flesh and blood suddenly burst from his left shoulder; it was a spear blossom shaken out by Zhou You using the Black Cloud Spear, the fierce power gathered within the square inch of the spearhead and detonated deep inside the wound.

The dwarf was sent flying by the blast, and a bag-like opening grew out of the void behind him, swallowing him whole.

Poison Nest!

And not just an ordinary Poison Nest, but the second one made using that piece of skin from Du Taiyue: the Taiyue Poison Nest.

(End of this chapter)