Chapter 1202: Dong Fang Bu Bai’s Struggles
“Unless you, the alliance leader, also have the courage to sacrifice everything, it’s impossible to resist Hu Po without being affected. But the biggest problem now is that the two things you want to control Hu Po with… are in my hands!” Dong Fang Bu Bai spoke with extreme confidence and pride, his tone condescending, as if certain that the alliance leader could never seize Hu Po.
The alliance leader, on the other hand, remained calm, either pondering strategies or having already decided to give up on Hu Po, staying motionless.
This lasted a full half minute!
Suddenly, something unexpected happened!!! Without any warning, a gleaming long sword suddenly emerged from the sand beneath Dong Fang Bu Bai.
His expression changed drastically as he leaped back instantly.
Boom!!!
Almost at the same time, the sand exploded, and a dark figure shot out from the ground, chasing after Dong Fang Bu Bai’s retreating figure like a persistent pest.
Hohoho!!!
Gleaming sword lights flashed continuously in front of Dong Fang Bu Bai, acting like a giant winch. While cutting through his red robe, they created a powerful suction force that significantly slowed his retreat.
It was hard to believe that such a master of the Heavenly Dao could be suppressed by this sudden attack in the desert—especially Dong Fang Bu Bai, who wielded the divine weapon Hu Po.
“Kill him!” But there were clearly more than one person lurking in the sand…
Just as the first wave of ambushes began, two more sharp sounds came from behind Dong Fang Bu Bai as he fled.
Boom! Boom!!!
The sand exploded again, and two dark figures shot out simultaneously.
Swish swish!!!
Gleaming sword beams and dazzling sword lights intertwined behind Dong Fang Bu Bai, creating a deadly whirlwind of blades and swords.
“Zhou Huai’an!”
“To think you were once a renowned hero in the martial world!” Dong Fang Bu Bai turned around to face Zhou Huai’an and Mo Yan’s fierce attacks. Recognizing Mo Yan’s sword style, he flew into rage.
Boom!!!
The blade trembled.
The attacks from these two peak masters of mythology were effortlessly shattered by the blood-red tiger-shaped sword light…
Bang bang!
Zhou Huai’an and Mo Yan were struck by the blade head-on, their chests collapsing as they were severely injured and sent flying dozens of feet away.
At the same time, a palm strike sent the attackers flying back into the sand with a groan. Scattered across the ground were gruesome fragments of internal organs and blood—clearly, they were dead.
Out of the three sudden attackers, Dong Fang Bu Bai killed one and wounded two!
But Dong Fang Bu Bai also didn’t come out unscathed.
The first mysterious expert to leap out from the sand was Xiao Wu, the top henchman under Jin Xiayu. Though simple-minded, his swordsmanship, inspired by the technique of “Butcher Ding Butchering the Ox,” was extraordinary.
The treatment that Cao Shaoqin had never received before was now fully granted to Dongfang Bubai!
In just one strike, the flesh from his entire thigh was cut to pieces. The moment it hit the ground, Dongfang Bubai let out a shrill, agonized scream:
“My leg!!!”
Ah!!!!!!
A piercing scream erupted from Dongfang Bubai’s nearly frenzied mouth.
Boom!!!!!!
A tangible shockwave radiated outward from Dongfang Bubai, carrying a destructive force!
Roar!!!!
After the scream came a tiger’s roar.
The Tiger Soul, which had previously trembled frequently in Dongfang Bubai’s hands, suddenly stopped shaking. A dazzling red light flashed across his entire body!
His eyes, filled with blood, were instantly consumed by a hysterical blood red hue, along with a fierce and cruel aura!!!
Possessed!!!
This time, Dongfang Bubai was truly invaded by the Tiger Soul. Faced with an unacceptable reality, he was completely consumed by the evil spirit of the white tiger, which once again took control of his body.
Swish!!!
With a swift motion of the sword…
A tiger-shaped blade flash, filled with violent bloodthirst, was unleashed…
Not far away, Xiao Wu’s body was sliced by the blade.
Bang!
Xiao Wu’s body turned into fine powder and merged with the desert.
Wherever it passed, it left behind a deep trench over ten meters wide, stretching hundreds of feet far!
One strike!
The dominance of the Tiger Soul was fully displayed.
Having lost one leg, Dongfang Bubai was completely possessed. A terrifying aura, capable of turning the heavens and earth upside down and stirring up storms, emanated from him. The entire world seemed to be dyed blood red, visible for miles around.
From start to finish, the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance simply stood there, watching quietly!
From Xiao Wu’s sudden attack—without even a flicker of his eyelids, as if everything was expected—through Zhou Huai’an and Mo Yan’s combined swordsmanship—until Xiao Wu successfully tore pieces of flesh from Dongfang Bubai, leaving him severely injured—a hint of surprise flashed in the leader’s eyes.
It worked!
……
In fact, when using the “Supreme Skill of Heaven and Earth” earlier, the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance had already keenly sensed that there were three people with strong cultivation hidden beneath the sand.
Xiao Wu, Zhou Huai’an, and Mo Yan!
The reason he hadn’t taken action yet was that the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance had concerns on this front, as well as worries about the Tiger Soul Divine Weapon and Dong Fang Bu Bai—those people beneath the sand must be waiting for the moment when both sides would be devastated. Moreover, the slight counter-effect of Dong Fang Bu Bai’s Sunflower Secret Manual on the Tiger Soul Divine Weapon gave him the ability to confront him head-on and even overpower him. Without certainty, the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance naturally wouldn’t act! Dong Fang Bu Bai, wielding the Tiger Soul Divine Weapon, seemed to have no weaknesses at all—but the leader found a way through the three people beneath the sand. While buying time to extract information from Dong Fang Bu Bai, he secretly sent messages to the three beneath the sand, proposing cooperation. Zhou Huai’an, being a chivalrous hero who despised the Tiger Soul Divine Weapon and Dong Fang Bu Bai’s killings, and with his companions dying at Dong Fang Bu Bai’s hands, the two sides quickly reached an agreement! Dong Fang Bu Bai was also unlucky… As he had to divert most of his strength to suppress the sword spirit of the Tiger Soul Divine Weapon and also guard against the formidable enemy, the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance, he failed to pay attention to what was happening below. Zhou Huai’an and his two companions struck swiftly, successfully crippling one of Dong Fang Bu Bai’s legs! … The Tiger Soul Divine Weapon trembled, and a fierce blood tiger instantly took shape, scooping up sand from the ground and charging at the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance with overwhelming force. “Die!!!!” Though possessed by evil, the intense pain coming from below kept stoking Dong Fang Bu Bai’s violent nature. At this moment, anyone who appeared before him was an enemy to be killed without hesitation, and the first target was naturally the man who posed the greatest threat to him—the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance. “Is this what true possession by evil looks like?” Faced with the blade-like attack like scorching sunlight, the leader’s expression changed slightly as he keenly realized that Dong Fang Bu Bai’s power was even stronger than at his peak before. He quickly steadied his mind, reducing his arrogance and underestimation. “Lord of the Tiger Soul, even without one leg, you’re still so hard to deal with. Truly fierce and unruly—worthy of being called the most terrifying weapon of ancient times!” As he spoke to himself, the leader suddenly rushed backward at high speed, crossing his arms and waving them… Whoosh!! The power of heaven suddenly erupted, and the sand on both sides burst forth again, forming two astonishing sandstorms that took on the shape of faces, opening their gaping mouths to confront the blood tiger. Thwump!! Though those faces seemed terrifying, they shattered instantly under the impact of the blood tiger, as fragile as sandcastles. Despite the shattered sand faces, the blood tiger’s momentum didn’t slow! But the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance had more tricks up his sleeve…
He waved his hands repeatedly. As he kept retreating, more and more sand faces emerged on both sides, and those behind swallowed the collapsed dunes ahead, making them even stronger. Boom!!! Faced with these increasingly formidable sand faces, Blood Tiger’s momentum was finally slowed down, and after repeated collisions, the solidified blade light was significantly weakened. Whoosh! Suddenly! A dazzling red figure bypassed the sand faces and appeared beside the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance like a ghost. Noticing this figure out of the corner of his eye, the latter’s eyelids twitched: So fast! Dongfang Bubai slashed with unimaginable speed right beside the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance… The rows of sand faces seemed to lose their cohesion, collapsing in rows and being scattered by the strong wind into piles of dunes. Having dodged Dongfang Bubai’s deadly strike, the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance also broke into a fine layer of cold sweat—this feeling had been absent for a long time. Speed! Explosive power! If not for the ultimate skill in “The Supreme Art of Heaven and Earth,” he might have followed in Cao Shaoqin’s footsteps by now… His thoughts raced. The leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance already realized things were bad. Clearly, Dongfang Bubai’s strength had reached an unbelievable level, rendering his earlier plan to slowly drain the opponent’s last bit of vitality impossible. Faced with the extremely powerful and violent Dongfang Bubai, the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance turned around and unleashed a majestic sword energy! Go! Using a single sword strike, he pushed back Dongfang Bubai and didn’t hesitate to flee immediately, his mind racing as he searched for a way to escape… “Die!” Dongfang Bubai’s missed strike forced him to turn and confront the sword energy thrown at him by the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance. Without even trying to block it, he slashed back with his own sword. Boom!! Sword energy, blade light! Both collided in midair, creating an earth-shattering explosion; a massive shockwave surged through the desert, with swirling sandstorms rising hundreds of meters high, resembling a tornado that spanned heaven and earth from afar. Affected by the tornado, Dongfang Bubai fell slightly behind the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance… Chasing behind, tiger-shaped blade lights, like fierce beasts pursuing prey, rushed forward rapidly, carving trenches behind and around the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance. Thanks to the distance, his situation wasn’t too dire, but Dongfang Bubai’s speed was too fast, closing the gap in an instant! As the distance narrowed, it became harder for the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance to dodge, forcing him to turn and fight back several times.
Every time there was a head-on confrontation, the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance felt an intense discomfort as if the waters in his chest were in turmoil, so depressed that he almost vomited blood! And in this vast desert, there was no way to get rid of this guy.
Just then…
The leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance pricked up his ears, hearing faint sounds of intense fighting from afar.