Strongest Lord by Opening Blind Boxes

Chapter 282 - 231: Gu Man Wanshou

Gu Man Wanshou used his golden round axe to block, but the giant sword forced him back.

Wang Yi seized the chance to pull Li Longyu away. "Find a sheltered spot! I’ll finish this barbarian off!"

Then he realized that Li Longyu, in her Sirius Mecha, was much faster than him.

Soon, Wang Yi and Li Longyu reached a sheltered mountain hollow, with Gu Man Wanshou in hot pursuit.

"The most beautiful woman in the world, Princess Longyu of the Golden Sparrow Country! I am the Lord of the Ancient Barbarian Royal Court, and I want you to marry me! Our union will undoubtedly produce superior heirs, continuing the Barbarian Witch Bloodline and elevating my people’s destiny!"

Gu Man Wanshou’s eyes blazed as he stared at Li Longyu, completely ignoring Wang Yi.

Wang Yi didn’t waste any words. He had been busy repairing the chariot earlier and hadn’t had a chance to act. Now, he had no intention of letting Gu Man Wanshou run rampant any longer.

With a thought, a speck of light flew from between his brows. To be safe, he first equipped Li Longyu with the Great Ore Vein Mountain God.

Immediately after, Wang Yi consumed 1,000 points of Chaos Energy. His form flickered, and he transformed into ten Monkey Kings.

"Monkey Kings, kill him! And don’t fly! The winds will sweep you away!"

Wang Yi grunted. He hadn’t used his Fantasy Avatars before because of the flight restriction. When the Monkey Kings couldn’t fly, they weren’t particularly fast on the ground, but against Gu Man Wanshou, it didn’t matter.

Nine Monkey King avatars immediately charged Gu Man Wanshou.

"I’ll help too!"

Li Longyu actually joined the attack. The hundred-meter-tall Great Ore Vein Mountain God brought its foot down hard on Gu Man Wanshou, landing a solid blow that left a huge crater in the ground. It even ground its foot for good measure.

When the giant foot lifted, Gu Man Wanshou was still alive. He leaped out of the crater, only to be immediately beaten back to the ground by the nine Monkey Kings and their clubs. Swarmed and unable to utter a single word, he dazedly broke out of the Monkey Kings’ encirclement, only to be pinned to the ground by a giant sword that fell from the sky.

The giant sword was the Sea Covering Sword, which Wang Yi had called back. But for all its imposing power, the Giant Sword Technique dealt minimal damage to Gu Man Wanshou.

Clad in his Battle Armor, Gu Man Wanshou was invulnerable, his body like steel.

He pushed himself up, straining against the giant sword. With a great effort, he threw it aside, then let out a furious roar, hurling his round axe at the Great Ore Vein Mountain God before charging wildly at Wang Yi.

Wang Yi stood his ground and uttered a low chant, "Om Mani Padme Hum!"

A strange power suddenly descended upon Gu Man Wanshou. He instantly felt as if he were carrying a mountain on his back. His body bent under the pressure, and he found it impossible to take even a single step.

"Kill!"

Wang Yi grunted, and the Monkey Kings charged once more. They rained solid blows down on Gu Man Wanshou’s head, deforming his helmet and sending a bloody mist into the air.

Suddenly, a powerful force erupted in a shockwave, sending the nine besieging Monkey Kings flying.

"HAHAHAHA!"

Wild laughter erupted from Gu Man Wanshou’s mouth. His deformed head and helmet were rapidly regenerating.

"You pathetic native barbarian. My descent upon you is an honor, yet you were so reluctant, only remembering this god when on the brink of death. You truly ask for suffering!"

The voice coming from Gu Man Wanshou’s mouth was clearly not his own.

Wang Yi’s spirit tensed. He acted decisively, and another speck of light immediately flew from between his brows.

The speck of light rapidly transformed into the Great Pumpkin Mountain God, which in turn transformed into the Big Pumpkin Mountain. The mountain then came crashing down on Gu Man Wanshou!

’Release the Refinement! Mountain and River True Qi... detonate!’

Wang Yi reached out, pressing a hand toward the Big Pumpkin Mountain.

RUMBLE! The mountain peak disintegrated and blew itself apart. The powerful explosion shook the ground, startling the Gale Beasts, and the resulting dust and debris from the Mountain Collapse were instantly swept away by the fierce winds.

When the dust settled, a large crater was left in the ground. In its very center, Gu Man Wanshou lay spread-eagled, his Battle Armor in ruins.

Seeing that the enemy’s body was still there, Wang Yi assumed his target wasn’t dead. He pointed a finger at him again, consumed 5,000 points of Chaos Energy, and summoned the Qiankun Universe Blade.

"Die!"

With a sharp cry from Wang Yi, the Qiankun Universe Blade hung inverted in the sky, its tip aimed at the broken body in the center of the crater. Myriad threads of starlight rained down like a torrential river, gouging a deep pit into the ground, as if to pierce straight through the earth.

A moment later, Wang Yi retracted the Qiankun Universe Blade. Where Gu Man Wanshou had once lain, there was now only a bottomless, black pit. It had been carved out by the Starlight Flying Sword, and Gu Man Wanshou’s body was nowhere to be seen.

"Is he dead?"

Li Longyu had the Great Ore Vein Mountain God walk closer to take a look.

Wang Yi frowned. "A moment ago, a Starry Sky God must have descended using that barbarian’s body," he said. "If that hadn’t happened, the barbarian would be dead for sure. But now... it’s hard to say. It’s very likely he survived. Let’s not worry about him. We need to keep moving."

"Right! Oh, and there’s an axe on the ground!"

Wang Yi turned and saw the golden round axe Gu Man Wanshou had thrown at the Great Ore Vein Mountain God earlier.

[Golden Key Axe: Special Item, one of the Royal Authority Items. Possesses a hidden ability. Please discover it on your own.]

’Another Royal Authority Item!’

Wang Yi quickly collected the Golden Key Axe, counting it as a trophy from the battle.

He quickly finished repairing the Bronze War Chariot, and with Li Longyu aboard, they set off once more.

A good ten minutes after the Bronze War Chariot had left, Gu Man Wanshou slowly climbed out of the deep pit carved by the Starlight Flying Sword.

’Dammit, that was a close call. That little Player was ruthless. What kind of technique was that...’

Gu Man Wanshou muttered to himself.

In reality, the one controlling his body at this moment was the Starry Sky God Jiang Wuqing.

At the critical moment, he had activated Gu Man Wanshou’s special abilities as the King of Barbaric Witch and a Great Slave Lord, which allowed him to transfer any damage he sustained across vast distances to his blood descendants.

That was why Gu Man Wanshou hadn’t died. Impossibly far away, four of his blood descendants had died in his stead!

’I’ve wasted too much time. I have to catch up to them. But that Player bodyguard is surprisingly strong. If I want to abduct Li Longyu, I’m afraid it’s going to cost me.’

Without further delay, Jiang Wuqing set off into the wind.

And at that very moment, in an unnamed valley east of the Golden Sparrow Country and within the borders of the Ancient Barbarian Country, a fierce battle was raging.

Two opposing forces were locked in a bloody struggle.

One force numbered just over a thousand, while the other had more than ten thousand men.

The smaller force’s main troops were none other than the Manzi Camp, led by Man Datou, and the Red Tiger Camp, led by Lu Aqi.

They had already fought their way out of the Golden Sparrow Country’s Eastern Domain and into the territory of the Ancient Barbarian Country, where they were now clashing with elite troops.

The enemy not only had a massive number of slave soldiers but also elite generals. Their Commander-in-Chief was, moreover, a Prince.

The outcome of this battle would decide the fate of a city.

Zhao Wukang stood amidst the Taisen Soldiers, perfectly calm and composed. He turned to the slightly nervous Devil Muscle Man, Lu Aqi, and said, "Lord Lu, rest assured. I have run the calculations for this battle. Our casualties will not exceed three hundred. Though the enemy has over ten thousand men, their defeat is certain. After this fight, we can easily take Xiaoman City!"

But at that very moment, the main force of the Ancient Barbarian Country suddenly began to retreat.

A moment later, Man Datou descended from the sky, a Flying Bag on his back. "Their Prince has dropped dead!" he announced. "We’ve won the battle!"