Chapter 218 The Swarm Has Arrived

Beneath the bell tower, the casualties were already heavy, and the battle was fierce.

Ota, Xue Zhiyu, Donghuang Yigu and the others were all injured, and the three hundred palace guards were almost all dead or wounded. Several seriously injured snow wolves lay beside their original masters with wounds all over their bodies, licking their masters' gradually cooling corpses weakly with their wet tongues, or using their heads to butt their masters' stiff bodies, trying to use their last bit of strength to help their masters stand up again.

There were not many people left on the Nine Gods' side, and most of them were killed by Donghuang Yigu and the mummy-like Mumuxi. The bandages on Mumuxi's body were completely controlled by his soul power, integrating offense and defense. When it was folded, it was as indestructible as a shield, and when it was unfolded, it was like a spirit snake. Everything within a radius of ten meters was within his attack range. Once he strangled a person, he would immediately tighten like a giant python, squeezing and flattening those Nine Gods' dead soldiers, and pinching them into human sticks!

Donghuang Yigu is both an ice wizard and a soul beast master. His soul beast is a very agile and cute golden snow ferret king. It is as fast as lightning, has extremely poisonous teeth, and will run away after a bite. It is like a super assassin, making it hard for the Nine Gods to defend against it.

As for the two most threatening Soul Crystal Cannons, one of them was broken through by the Snow Ferret King, but it was also injured by the explosion of the Soul Crystal Cannon barrel which was just in the firing state, making the Snow Ferret King unable to fight again. As an assassin-type soul beast, it kills enemies like mowing grass, but its defense is indeed average. The injuries on Donghuang Yigu's body were also caused by his distraction at that time. He wanted to recover the injured Snow Ferret King for recuperation, and he was unable to release a witchcraft in time, and was ambushed by Sister Hong.

The other soul crystal cannon was easily split open by the same graceful sword strike just now.

The might of that single sword strike was too terrifying, shining silently yet earth-shattering!

The eight Nine Gods warriors were instantly split in half and died tragically. Even someone as alert and agile as Sister Hong dodged early and was not hit head-on, but she still injured her arm. There was a bloody red on her left arm, and even half of the shoulder flesh was cut off without a trace by the invisible sword energy.

What's even more terrifying is that the swordsman's speed is so fast that he chased the flying sword and rushed across the block to the top of the tower in almost the blink of an eye. His speed is even three points faster than Fourier!

Honghe's eyes were filled with disbelief and fear.

Who is that person?

A sword-wielding hero who is so powerful, there is absolutely no such person in the Bingling Kingdom!

There were only a dozen or so scattered warriors still resisting stubbornly around, and they were in a stalemate with Xue Zhiyu and others. Mumuxi had already reunited with Donghuang Yigu, preparing to capture Honghe. In the distance, under the city gate, the new bee swarm was less than five miles away from the city gate.

It seems we can't hold this place any longer, but the mission isn't fully accomplished yet. The Ice Bees haven't entered the city, and it's uncertain whether Fu Liye can hold out up there.

Hong He couldn't help but look up towards the top of the tower, only to see a gust of icy wind whistling down.

　That...

　Sister Hong’s consciousness only managed to register these two words before she was plunged into an eternal white void.

　A terrifying chill instantly froze her, not just on the surface but from the inside out, transforming every organ and cell of her flesh and blood into ice!

　She appeared unchanged, her facial expression still frozen in the puzzled look from moments ago, yet her body was now devoid of life.

　“Great-grandfather?!” Xue Zhiyu shouted from below, her body stained with blood, her breath uneven.

　Oscar glanced at her hurriedly from the air.

　“Run!”

　He only had time to utter one word, his steps never pausing, surrounded by icy winds, his figure merging with the snow as he swiftly drifted toward the city gate.

　......

　Clap clap clap clap~~

　Blue cards were continuously unleashed, piercing through the void under the cover of purple cards, shooting from all directions in the sky.

　Sword qi blossomed instantly, the radiating light resembling blooming roses.

　Bang bang bang bang...

　All the blue cards exploded in an instant, the sword qi retracting and swiftly converging.

　Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Gathering is merely to bloom more splendidly.

The petals bloomed, their brilliance tinged with a heart-stirring destruction, countless sword auras retaliating as if to pierce the heavens.

A purple smoke forcibly opened, and Fu Liye left the tower's peak, instantly flashing dozens of meters into the air.

There he hung, feet dangling, hands supporting his qi, suspended in mid-air, his clothes flapping loudly in the high-altitude wind, several torn openings snapping in the fierce gusts.

The swarm was already approaching the city gate, and Fu Liye caught a glimpse of the frozen red lotus below, along with the last few Nine Gods' Death Knights who had been taken down.

"Your accomplices are finished!" Karida stood atop the tower, facing him from afar: "And so are you!"

"Accomplices?" Fu Liye was slightly taken aback, then burst into laughter: "Ha ha ha, don't make it sound so ugly. I'm not on the same path as them. The Nine Gods and the Holy Sanctuary of the Blade mean nothing different to us; we just take what we need."

Karida watched him coldly, her soul power building up, the Death Rose humming under the surge of soul energy.

"As for me," Fu Liye chuckled: "Do you really think you can stop me if I want to leave? I just wanted to catch up a bit, honestly, Karida, a great Death Rose like you playing house with children in the Holy Sanctuary, creating a false world, I wonder how you can bear it... sigh, so..."

"Die!" Karida paid no heed to his chatter, the Death Rose in her hand suddenly spinning, a terrifying sword momentum converging from all directions, enveloping the tip of her blade.

Buzz buzz buzz buzz~~

The roaring sword, the trembling wind pressure.

"Girls shouldn't be so fierce..." Fu Liye said, spreading his hands.

Whoosh...

A massive surge of energy erupted, a row of radiant lights bursting forth before him, illuminating the sky.

Slap slap slap slap slap...

Fifty colorful cards instantly coalesced.

Red, blue, yellow, purple, gold!

Each set of ten cards of the same color formed a group, with energy pulling between them, and each group formed a cycle, five cycles of mutual generation and restraint.

"Five Cycles of Reincarnation!"

Fu Liye raised his hands, and the rows of colorful cards instantly arranged themselves into a vortex, gathering boundless energy that transformed into a dazzling light.

At the same time, the Death Rose in Karida's hand blossomed.

White sword shadows converged in an instant, forming a dense spiral bloom.

Supporting herself on her left toe, she twisted her body, her long, graceful legs and slender figure forming a beautiful curve, as if guiding the infinite sword beams. Her hands, holding the sword, circled over her head, and the sword formation activated!

Deadly Rose —— Celestial Pivot Sword Dance!

Swish swish swish swish...

Infinite sword beams surged forth, and from the opposite side, the light of the Five Cycles of Reincarnation also arrived as expected.

Boom boom boom...

The two terrifying energies collided fiercely in mid-air, creating a massive explosion space dozens of meters wide, with endless soul power unleashed. Even the residual energy was enough to pierce through the heavens.

Clang!

The massive copper bell, weighing over two tons, was struck by a stray burst of energy, emitting a deafening roar as it snapped the ropes that bound it and was sent flying, smashing into the residential buildings behind.

Rumble...

The clock tower collapsed immediately after, its upper half completely flattened, with countless fragments of stone and wood shooting out like fireworks toward the rear.

Bang!

As the energy dissipated, two figures suddenly parted in mid-air, hurtling backward several dozen meters.

Karida also hovered in the air, though her form was somewhat unsteady, with a crimson patch on her left shoulder.

On the opposite side, Fu Liye seemed to be faring better, smiling as he floated at a distance, just about to speak.

Rip...

His hat suddenly split open, the ponytail he had tied up also breaking apart, followed by a streak of blood extending from his forehead to the back of his head, his scalp actually torn open.

Blood trickled down his forehead, his long hair fluttering backward in the high-altitude wind, his smile making him look like a madman: "Tsk tsk, I didn't expect you to have changed your habit of using swords."

He made no move to wipe away the blood, only laughing, while five differently colored ace cards condensed beneath his feet: "A woman as fierce as you won't find a husband."

In response, there was only a cold shout. Karida paid no attention to her injured left shoulder, pausing slightly in mid-air as she stopped her backward flight. With a sudden burst of soul power, a sonic boom echoed, leaving a visible shockwave in the air where she had been hovering: "Stay right there!"

"Unfortunately, the one dealing with you isn't me." The two were nearly a hundred meters apart, and Fu Liye laughed heartily, the five-colored cards beneath his feet beginning to spin: "If you can survive this, I'll gladly join you!"

He paid no heed to the rapidly approaching Karida, closing his eyes leisurely, placing his left hand on his chest, and leaning back as if lying down: "A new world has already begun..."

Swish!

A sword strike as swift as a meteor only pierced through an afterimage; Fu Liye had vanished.

This time it was not the instantaneous teleportation trick of the purple token. Karida could sense the complete disappearance of his aura, indicating that he had used a pre-set coordinate to instantly transport the queen bee over a hundred miles away to Ice Spirit City.

He escaped again!

A trace of regret appeared on Karida's face as she turned her gaze toward the nearby city gate, her beautiful features solemn.

The buzzing of the ice bees now filled the air, audible even from this clock tower several miles away.

The terror of death enveloped the vast Ice Spirit City, but there was one consolation: the Tian Shu Great Array had been fully activated, a pulsating light like a protective shield enveloping the entire city and the mountain within it.

The swarm has arrived!

Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz...

The sky resounded with their presence.