Beginning Of Multiverse Saga

Chapter 166: Battle Against General 4

Then, Lu Xiao took the lead to run in the direction Catherine and the others had disappeared into. Wei Pingyang and He Li followed close behind. Trailing behind them were the rest of King George Manor’s experts.

Soon afterward, they arrived at a fork in the road. After King George Manor’s deathsworn soldiers looked around, they came back and reported, "They split up into two groups and ran in different directions."

"Brother Lu, what do we do?" Wei Pingyang asked.

Lu Xiao harrumphed. "It’s just a small trick of that girl Catherine; they just want us to split up. Unfortunately, they only have so many people, and we have a huge advantage in both cultivation rank and numbers. So what if they split up? You two go to the left; I’ll be in charge of the right. Don’t leave any of them alive."

"Fine!" Their group also split up into two groups, one with Lu Xiao, and one with Wei Pingyang and He Li. As the pursuers, they all had confident smiles on their faces. After all, victory was within their sight.

But their moods soon turned sour, because both sides quickly discovered that there was another fork in the road. Those people had split up again.

"She really is a crafty woman!" Both Lu Xiao and Wei Pingyang cursed inwardly. Only Catherine could have thought of something like this.

"Hmph, it’s all useless!" He Li exclaimed with a laugh to boost his men’s morale. They had the absolute advantage. If their target split up, then they obviously could as well. They still had the advantage no matter how they split up.

Just like that, there were several more forks in the road. Even Wei Pingyang and He Li separated from each other. Wei Pingyang had been thinking about Sharky’s pitch-black dagger the entire time, that dagger that had made him feel the fear of death.

Lu Xiao, that bastard, he won’t use this chance to secretly seize that dagger, right? Otherwise, why would he have stopped me from jumping into the water?

Hmph, that fella has always been on his guard towards me, worried that I’ll surpass him in cultivation and affect his position. King George even gave him a life saving medicine, but didn’t give me anything! It’s only because he’s the first guardian. I need to take his place.

All kinds of thoughts rushed through his head. He found it harder and harder to hold himself back. As such, he chose a moment when he was apart from his subordinates to head back the way they had come

Flight was possible once one reached the master rank. As such, he just flew back and quickly arrived at the previous battlefield. The bloody scene had drawn many beasts, but they didn’t pose a threat at all to a master rank like him.

Then, he arrived at the lake and jumped into the water where Sharky had fallen. As a master rank cultivator, his mastery over the power of the world wasn’t something a normal cultivator could compare to. A trifling lake obviously wouldn’t stop him.

He didn’t even need to create a protective formation around him; he could just use ki to communicate with the water element, allowing him to breathe underwater.

He swam deeper and deeper. The world around him also grew darker and darker. But this didn’t affect him too much. He released his divine senses to scan the surroundings and didn’t need to use his eyes to see at all.

"Found you!" Wei Pingyang exclaimed joyfully. Then, he quickly dove down, rushing toward his target.

Soon, he ’saw’ the submerged Sharky. His skin was as pale as a corpse, and there was a huge hole in front of his chest left behind by Lu Xiao’s flying sword.

He had already stopped breathing, but Wei Pingyang didn’t find that strange. It had already been some time, so all of the blood had probably already left his body.

He didn’t waste any time. He reached his hand into Sharky’s clothes and groped around, trying to find that mysterious black dagger.

The moment he was distracted, the ’corpse’ suddenly moved, wrapping tightly around him like an octopus.

"This guy hasn’t died yet?!" Wei Pingyang was horrified. But how was that possible? That was Lu Xiao’s full powered attack, something not even he would be able to take! Why had this young brat been able to withstand it?!

But it didn’t matter. He’d just finish the job here. He began to gather strength to kill Sharky. However, as soon as his strength gathered, it was as if it were sucked dry by a powerful force.

"What the hell?" Wei Pingyang was baffled. In that instant, he felt as if every inch of the person wrapped around him was like a black hole that continued to suck at everything he had. It was as if a dam had burst, as the ki within him instantly rushed out.

"Noooo!" Wei Pingyang’s expression was no longer as calm as before, and he struggled frantically.

Unfortunately, Wei Pingyang’s yelling didn’t do anything. Instead, it only made Sharky more excited.

Wei Pingyang finally realized what was happening. He asked in a trembling voice, "Sharky, you didn’t die?"

Sharky sneered. "How could I afford to die when you’re not dead yet?"

"Impossible!" Wei Pingyang’s entire body shook in fear and shock. "You shouldn’t be alive after having your meridians destroyed by Lu Xiao’s flying sword!"

Forget about Sharky, not even the emperor or King George would be able to live if they let go of their defense and just let Lu Xiao’s sword strike them.

Sharky sighed. "Just because you had a life saving treasure, did you think I didn’t have one?"

He recalled how before he had entered this dungeon, Liana had brought him to see Xie Daoyun in the academy’s rear mountain. Back then, Celia had given him a Last Breath Talisman.

The talisman would block twenty percent of the damage when the user suffered a lethal attack. As for whether or not one could survive after blocking that twenty percent, that would depend on one’s luck. That was why it was called a Last Breath Talisman.

Fortunately, Sharky’s body was incredibly tough because of the Electronic X powers. After the damage was negated, the sword couldn’t fully destroy his heart.

Even so, if someone had dove into the water to check his corpse, he would still have been dead. But thanks to Lu Xiao’s sense of urgency toward the crown prince and princess, his pursuers had left, giving him some time to catch his breath.

Furthermore, cultivators above the seventh rank naturally had powerful regeneration abilities; it was just that his current injuries were at a level that would need the better half of a year to heal from.

However, the Immortal Phoenix Technique healing ability was far greater than that of an ordinary cultivator, allowing him to recover seventy to eighty percent in a short amount of time. At the very least, he could fight again.

Wei Pingyang never could have predicted this. While his guard was down, he ended up being trapped by Sharky’s Immortal Phoenix Technique ability. When he heard what Sharky said, he felt despair. He knew he could no longer struggle free when he saw his own arms gradually shrivel up. However, a decisive look flashed through his eyes.

"Damn brat, even if I die, I won’t let you take advantage of me!" he exclaimed, using all of his remaining strength to destroy his blood vessels.

Sharky let him go, a bit of admiration appearing in his eyes as he remarked, "He was a surprisingly decisive person."

He inspected his own state first. His ki was abundant. Even though the wound in his chest still remained, he was starting to recover. His fighting strength was already back in peak form.

After he checked himself, he discovered that eight of his ninth rank formations were already lit up. He was now only missing one last formation.

As he adjusted the energies inside of him, Sharky looked at his palm and happily said, "I feel like I can now win even if I fight against a master rank." He then goes towards where Catherine has run.

However, he quickly reached a fork in the road. He immediately understood that this was one of Catherine’s tactics. While he was feeling a headache trying to decide which direction he should rush toward, he detected sudden waves of ki explosions in the forest.

"Lu Xiao?" Sharky exclaimed. He couldn’t be more familiar with the aura of the sword that had penetrated his chest. As such, he quickly rushed in that direction. As he drew near, he dropped from the sky and re-equipped the spice bag he had gotten from Bai Rouxue.

Even though he wasn’t scared of his opponent, he would be an idiot to charge at this guy head-on. The world of cultivators was incredibly harsh. Anyone who insisted on fighting like that wouldn’t live long.

If he wanted to win against someone stronger than him, he had to use strategy. As such, he quietly approached, planning to catch Lu Xiao unprepared and deliver him a surprise.

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Meanwhile, several dozen meters out, Piao Duandiao and Jiao Sigun weren’t doing well at all. They were covered in wounds, and only by leaning against their swords could they even barely stand upright. The other Eastern Palace guards had practically all collapsed on the ground, either already dead or close to it.

They stared at the man floating in the air. Even though one of his arms was missing, his aura was incredibly powerful. He looked at them as if he were a deity looking at ants.

"You all think you’re smart, but with a pig like Zhao Ruizhi, your footprints became a bit deeper than those of the others. As soon as I focused on that fact, I was easily able to find you," Lu Xiao said with a smile, his tone relaxed and carefree. Seeing this mission that had been in the works for several years on the verge of completion put him in an exceptionally good mood.

"Outrageous! You dare treat the crown prince with disrespect?!" Piao Duandiao roared angrily.

"Look at the situation you’re in. You’re all still treating him like a crown prince?" Lu Xiao brushed the dust off of his clothes. He had been seriously wounded by Catherine’s sword earlier, so he had already changed into a new set of clothes. "I have to admit that you all have quite strong wills. You were actually able to hold on until now. However, everything ends here."

As Lu Xiao’s voice lowered, an invisible wave of energy surged, smashing into the two guards. Piao Duandiao and Jiao Sigun flew away like kites with their strings cut. They smashed into a tree nearby, blood gushing out of their mouths. Then, they collapsed onto the ground and no longer moved.

Sharky just happened to arrive at that moment. His gaze immediately turned cold, but he didn’t act rashly and instead continued to remain hidden, waiting for the best opportunity to strike.

Lu Xiao dropped from the sky and looked at the fat crown prince. "Hm? You’re actually not that scared even in this situation? You really are an idiot after all."

"Why do I have to be scared?" The crown prince looked at him with a strange expression.

Sharky was shocked as he remained in hiding. His attention had originally been completely focused on Lu Xiao in order to find a chance to take him down, but now, he couldn’t help but take a look at the crown prince. It was the same face; however, it seemed extremely unfamiliar. He didn’t know if it was because the crown prince’s usual stupid smile was no longer there.

Lu Xiao also frowned, having sensed the same strangeness. "Because you’re about to die... Sigh, I actually have to explain this to an idiot."

Seeing Lu Xiao’s annoyance, the crown prince replied, "Do you think you’re really smart then?"

"At least smarter than you," Lu Xiao subconsciously replied. Then, he frowned. "Do you understand your situation? Stop trying to show off already. Do you really think that you have any qualities of an emperor?"

The crown prince sighed. "George’s subordinates are getting more and more out of hand."

Sharky felt a chill run down his back.

"You scoundrel, you dare utter King George’s taboo name?" Lu Xiao exclaimed. However, he suddenly frowned and stared at the crown prince halfway through his sentence, asking, "You aren’t an idiot?"

The crown prince laughed. "Who said I was an idiot?"