noffsinger Chapter 1341: Reinforcements from the Nightless Sky Fire Apricot
Chapter 1341: Reinforcements from the Nightless Sky Fire Apricot
In Lin Yu's opinion, Qiu Xinli is indeed very strong. As a violent machine cultivated by the royal nobles of the City That Never Sleeps with all their resources, her strength is unquestionable.
At least if he wanted to defeat the opponent alone, he would definitely have to hand over too many cards that did not belong to "Arthur" and the "Director" in front of Huo Ming and Fu Luo in the Nightless City.
Even if he didn't use [Guest Invitation], [Limit-Breaking Jue Kitchen Knife], or [Copy Art Painting·Part 3·Bloom of Life and Death], which were disposable consumable trump card items, he would at least have to pay [Sweet Words] and use [Repaired Mist Pocket Watch] once. He might even have to resort to transforming into "Morro" or release Hannah to assist him.
Even so, Lin Yu didn't dare to say that he could consistently defeat Qiu Xinli.
Even if he escaped from the opponent, Lin Yu would have to pay a heavy price.
But the good thing is...
Lin Yu is not alone now.
He can still hide.
Because he is not the only one who is hiding his strength.
Before forcing out the full strength of the Buyetian Fire Apricot, Lin Yu had already made preparations - he would deliberately expose flaws within the range that Qiu Xinli could withstand attacks.
And Qiu Xinli's move just now was simply the best for Lin Yu.
Extracting vitality could be a fatal move for ordinary people.
But for Lin Yu, what he lacks the least is vitality.
Lin Yu didn't even need to rely on the vitality in [Dead or Alive] to support himself. After all, with the [Empty Bottle] and the [Sage Emblem], Lin Yu was almost not afraid of any attack by means of "extracting energy".
If you want to smoke, just go ahead!
There is also an advantage to deliberately showing weakness.
In addition to testing the strength of "Bu Ye Tian Huo Xing", he also wanted to test...
Although Huo Xing from Buyetian always says that he considers himself a "friend", how trustworthy can he really be?
Although she was indeed helping herself, based on Buyetian Huoxing's personality, she was most likely doing it for "fun".
So, Lin Yu wanted to confirm...
Does Huo Xing of Buyetian just regard herself as a toy and playmate, or does she really regard herself as a "friend" and "partner" as she said?
And now at this moment, Lin Yu finally got the answer.
As expected, Huo Xing of Buyetian could not allow herself to fall into danger.
Even if it would expose her strength in front of Qiu Xinli and Buye Tian Huo Ming, she would take the initiative to save herself.
Qiu Xinli was also extremely shocked.
"You... can block the Bone View with your hands?"
Huo Xing sighed and said, "What's so surprising about that? Can't you stuff a hundred alchemical creations into your body without feeling disgusted? We're all royal nobles, so you can cheat but I can't?"
When Qiu Xinli heard what Buyetian Huoxing said, she did not continue speaking, but drew her sword and retreated, then swung it again.
It was still a domineering slash with the effect of draining vitality, but Huo Xing of the Nightless Sky was completely unaffected by it.
Qiu Xinli frowned slightly: "You know the supreme alchemy of the life lineage? And you have such attainments, this is really... a serious infringement!"
Huo Xing spread out her hands: "I didn't learn this by stealing. I have the authorization of the Mercury Family. If you don't believe me, ask His Excellency Art Mercury!"
"Alter Quicksilver is dead."
Qiu Xinli said calmly.
Huo Xing grinned: "Nonsense, I know this better than you."
"It seems that the alchemy of the Life Spectrum will be less effective on you," Qiu Xinli whispered, "At this point... I can only rely on my swordsmanship to kill you."
She bent slightly, changed her standing and knife-holding posture, and her body shrouded in robes made subtle noises, as the prosthesis in her body changed shape.
In the City That Never Sleeps, there are very few pure physical skills masters nowadays. When people fight, they compete with each other to see the value and sophistication of their alchemical prostheses and alchemical creations - even in the clubs in the outer city, before the fight begins, masters from both sides will come out and take turns showing off their equipment.
If the generation gap in alchemical equipment between the two parties is too large, the lagging party is likely to give up voluntarily.
However, if you go to the inner city, especially the core combat personnel of the three major companies, everyone's "combat experience" and "skills" become important again.
At the top level, naturally everything has to be the best - the equipment must have overwhelming numbers and the latest technology, but the user's skills must also be the best.
Although Qiu Xinli hardly uses her so-called combat experience in her daily life, she is still a master in the field of swordsmanship.
This is due to her numerous simulated battles and actual combat drills, as well as the highly realistic neural circuits of several sword masters installed in the alchemical prostheses of joints throughout her body!
Although she is only twenty-four years old, her experience in cold weapon combat and close combat has accumulated over a hundred years!
The power of the artifact "White Bone View" has almost no effect on the Nevernight Fire Apricot, so let it serve as a precious sword!
In addition to the advantages of the field that were still under her command, Qiu Xinli still felt that she had a great chance of winning.
"Oh, there's still a second stage," Buyetian Huoxing looked at Qiu Xinli and said with a grin, "Then... let's give it a try!"
Huo Xing from the Buyetian Sky took a step forward, and his legs were immediately entangled by the surrounding flesh and grass.
Qiu Xinli's figure flashed in front of Buyetian Huoxing again, and Baiguguan pushed forward and slashed.
Buyetian Huoxing squatted down to avoid the knife, then supported herself on the ground with both hands and headbutted Qiu Xinli on the knee.
"Crack!"
There was a crisp cracking sound from Qiu Xinli's knee, and her whole body lost balance to the right.
A distorted expression flashed across her delicate face, which was like a porcelain doll. Then, Qiu Xinli's combat experience allowed her to restrain her instinctive dodging reaction. She gripped the long sword tightly and stabbed it downward, piercing the back of Buyetian Huoxing and nailing her to the ground.
"Pfft!"
Huo Xing fell to the ground and screamed exaggeratedly: "Ah - I'm dead!"
Afterwards, Qiu Xinli saw Buyetian Huoxing rolling to one side, allowing the sharp bone blade to cut open her entire left chest, and then she got up from the ground.
And during this period...
The "White Bone View" that directly hit the opponent still failed to absorb any vitality, nor did it disrupt the flow of vitality in the opponent's body!
Even if this knife had hit Alan Mercury, if he didn't activate alchemy, it would probably have been sucked away.
Therefore, Qiu Xinli became confused again.
If the previous move was ineffective against the Nevernight Fire Apricot, it was because the opponent could use the "Supreme Alchemy" to control his own vitality to fight back.
So how did the other party do it after this direct hit?
Moreover, even though it looked like her entire body had been cut in two, how could she still move freely?!
"Buyetian Huoxing, what's wrong with you?"
Huo Xing from Buyetian stuffed the lung lobes and dislocated liver that had fallen out of his chest cavity and spoke calmly.
"Sometimes, you can think of me as a corpse."
As she spoke, Qiu Xinli frowned.
"Then it seems that I can only cut you into pieces."
Qiu Xinli whispered in the wind and sand.
Nevernight Fire Apricot gave a thumbs-up: "Very good, very ambitious - but now, it's my turn to attack!"
Buyetian Huoxing said this and stamped his feet.
"Captain, has Pippi brought the backup?!"
In the soft sand, a raccoon's paw popped out, opened, and swung up and down twice.
"Then kill Qiu Xinli for me!"
As Huo Xing of Buyetian spoke with great momentum, the raccoon retracted its claws.
Then...
From beneath the ground came a tremor as if a dragon were turning over.
"Boom!"
Qiu Xinli glanced at the ground that was shaking and cracking, and the sand that began to fall, her expression unchanged.
"Bu Ye Tian Huo Xing, I underestimated you."
As soon as she finished speaking, Qiu Xinli once again drew a semicircle in front of her with the white bones - this time, even greater energy exploded from Qiu Xinli's body than before!
The strong wind and sandstorm that Lin Yu forcibly created using "disaster" had already begun to subside, and this time it was cleared out again by Qiu Xinli in advance, and a vacuum zone with a radius of nearly 100 meters appeared again.
Qiu Xinli put away her knife, bent her knees and jumped up from the spot, instantly rising to a height of nearly ten meters.
In the air, before Qiu Xinli began to fall, the "Sky King" belonging to the Divine Power Group lowered several steel cables in the sky and pulled Qiu Xinli directly into the fortress!
Looking at this scene happening in the suddenly clear and open sky, Huo Ming of Buyetian spoke in surprise.
"Run away? Run away so decisively?!"
You know... Qiu Xinli's escape is not just a matter of losing face.
Her attack failed, leaving Buyetian Huoming and Buyetian Huoxing alive. Once these two return to a place where they can contact the Zhenli Company and the Buyetian family headquarters in the city, the Qiu family will definitely pay a heavy price!
Right now, the Qiu family and the Shuiyin family are at a critical stage of struggle and cannot afford any setbacks.
But Qiu Xinli still chose to retreat, which means...
"It shows that she knows that there is no point in staying any longer, and she may even be in danger."
Lin Yu slowly got up from the ground, and he no longer looked as old as before.
As soon as he finished speaking, Huo Ming of Buyetian quickly witnessed the reason why Qiu Xinli retreated.
More than ten meters in front of the crowd, the ground collapsed and cracked.
More than a dozen raccoons slowly rose from the sand.
And what lifted the raccoons up...
It is a female giant statue as pure white as mutton-fat jade.
Even without using any energy perception, just by looking at the oppressive feeling brought by the visual impact, Buyetian Huoming could understand why Qiu Xinli withdrew without any hesitation.
"Clap!"
The alchemical energy detector that exploded directly on her helmet revealed that although this thing looked shocking, its actual danger and power might far exceed its visual impact.
"Boss, is this the secret weapon of your Buyetian family?"
Dongming Shuliu asked in horror.
Huo Ming from Buyetian shook his head: "No, I'm very sure... this thing has absolutely nothing to do with the Buyetian family."