Chapter 374: Chapter 374: Particularly Jealous (Requesting Subscription)
Even though Pei Yan ridiculed Shitang Longsi sarcastically, he didn’t let his guard down nor did he deceive Shitang Longsi. Back when Hu Wenjun first engraved the disguise imprint on him, he had warned him that this imprint had short-term invisibility capabilities, but at the cost of consuming one’s inner source extremely. However, for Pei Yan now, this cost was almost negligible.
Looking at Shitang Longsi’s face, alternately red and white, Pei Yan sighed and continued to provoke him, "To be honest, you really disappoint me. The way you abandoned your teammates and fled in panic last time, what gives you the right, how dare you appear in front of me again to challenge me? Two whole months, in these two months, have you regained your courage? I don’t think so, you’re still the same waste as two months ago."
After hearing Pei Yan’s sneering words, which were almost like a small person’s triumphant sarcasm, the originally flustered Shitang Longsi instead calmed down. He took a long breath, stabilized his breathing, and smiled at Pei Yan, "Thank you!"
"Thank me for what?" Pei Yan squinted slightly, surprised.
Shitang Longsi twirled a sword flower with the long knife in his hand and chuckled, "Thank you for showing me your weakness. You are trying so hard to provoke me just to buy time! Why? Because you want to analyze the changes in my inner source." Observing the subtle changes in Pei Yan’s facial expressions closely, he caught the fleeting cold gleam in his eyes and sneered, "What? Did I hit the mark? Are you anxious? My inner source changes are more complex than before, right? Your real trump card to suppress me is useless now, right?"
As soon as the words fell, Shitang Longsi’s figure vanished from the original spot. The next second, his figure appeared on Pei Yan’s right side, slashing down with the long knife. Pei Yan’s right hand manifested a long knife to meet the attack. The two knives met in the air, sparking a series of sparks before hearing a furious shout from Shitang Longsi, "Kamuyamato God Body!"
After a series of transformations such as body expansion, facial change, and skin turning crimson, Shitang Longsi readjusted to his strongest state. Swinging the long knife, he yelled fiercely, "This time I won’t pull any punches, no more delay in killing you. I’ll kill you right away and won’t give you a chance to study the changes in my inner source! Go to hell, you bastard who only uses sneaky tactics!"
Under Shitang Longsi’s almost frenzied fast attacks, Pei Yan retreated step by step and quickly reached the edge of the sea of fire. Before he could engage in close combat again, the surrounding sea of fire suddenly converged, transforming into a massive fireball that struck Pei Yan’s back.
Although such high temperatures didn’t cause much damage to Pei Yan’s metallic body, the impact still made him stagger forward a few steps. Seeing this, Shitang Longsi, who was manipulating the flames to bombard Pei Yan, was overjoyed. The blade slid along the opponent’s neck, aiming to take Pei Yan’s life with no hesitation. A severed arm can regenerate mechanically, but he didn’t believe Pei Yan could survive without his head!
A harsh scraping sound emanated from Pei Yan’s neck, as Shitang Longsi watched the blade strike a blue protective shield around Pei Yan’s neck. The blade slid across without damage, and taking advantage of the opportunity, Pei Yan activated the engine on his back, soaring into the sky.
"Damn it!" Shitang Longsi cursed in a low voice, almost succeeding. When did he gain this protective ability, within these two months? Why did he advance so quickly?
Yet the situation before him didn’t allow much time for thought. As Pei Yan ascended above him, an intense sense of crisis welled up in Shitang Longsi’s heart once more. Looking around, footsteps seemed to emanate from the nearby slum area affected by the battle. When he saw one blue light circle after another illuminate, he was shocked but it was too late.
The mechanized Pei Yan clones surrounding him in a circle raised their arms simultaneously, the shining blue light being the prelude to the launch of a mini electromagnetic cannon.
Boom! A thunderous explosion erupted in the field, kicking up a storm of dust. Even after one round of firing, the mechanized Pei Yans did not stop their attack, continuously bombarding the field with round after round of explosions.
After using the Substitution Technique to transform into mud twice in succession, Shitang Longsi finally found a relatively safe place, shouting angrily, "Military God Descends!"
With his shout, one after another, samurai warriors formed of earth burst from the ground, charging towards the mechanized Pei Yans who continued their relentless attacks.
These earthen warriors couldn’t withstand the powerful firepower of the machines, but luckily they emerged continuously, and though they couldn’t cause substantial damage to the machines, they did block most of their firepower.
Having caught his breath, Shitang Longsi looked up at Pei Yan, who was suspended in midair and looking down at him coldly. With a snort, he thrust his long knife into the ground before him, mimicked a bow drawing gesture with his hands, and a long bow made of the inner source appeared in his hand.
"Bow God’s Blessing," Shitang Longsi said calmly, closing his eyes before opening them abruptly. Fitting an arrow to the bowstring, the inner source arrow formed without aiming. Three long arrows shot out with a whistle as soon as he released them.
Faced with the three long arrows flying straight towards him, Pei Yan shifted his body with ease to change his position. However, to his slight surprise, the three arrows also adjusted their direction and followed closely.
"Oh, this is interesting? They’re tracking!" Pei Yan smiled slightly, energizing his engine to fly higher. Looking down, he saw that the arrows still pursued him relentlessly, following at incredible speed.
After making half a loop in the air, Pei Yan decided not to dodge anymore. Since he couldn’t shake them off, further flying would only waste time. As the three arrows flew straight at him, he raised his arms and aimed at two of them, firing two electromagnetic shots, the blue light colliding with them mid-air, causing a violent explosion before both vanished.
Meanwhile, within this brief moment, the remaining arrow had reached beside Pei Yan. He didn’t intend to dodge and directly activated his protective shield. With a thud, after a mild impact, Pei Yan endured the attack with his protective shield, but what he didn’t expect was that the inner source arrow didn’t pierce his shield. Instead, after contact, it transformed into a chain of inner source, securely binding him.
The other end of the chain quickly extended in the blink of an eye, merging with the ground, where Shitang Longsi swung the chain. As soon as the two chains connected, Shitang Longsi gripped the other end of the chain with his mouth, withdrew the long knife from the ground with his left hand, then whipped his head to fling the chain out of his mouth. Upon his release of the chain, over ten earthen warriors leaped from the soil, grasped the chain, and desperately pulled it downward to the ground.
At this moment, Shitang Longsi had already leapt into the air, brandishing his knife to meet the rapidly falling Pei Yan. The full-force kill move made the lightning flicker on the long knife, accompanied by a faint thunderous sound. Watching Pei Yan fall continuously, a ferocious smile appeared on Shitang Longsi’s face.
The long knife sliced through the mechanical body, splitting it into two in mid-air.