Super Combat Soldier

Chapter 735: Chapter 734 [Heavenly Number Mysterious Sect, United as One]

Ye Tianchen’s status between life and death was unknown. Zhang Ruotong was of low cultivation, and although Tianshuang possessed the cultivation of an Early-stage Martial Venerate, she was no match for Quan Li, a Mid Martial Venerate. Moreover, Quan Li had made the sacrifice of disabling his left arm to use the Absolute Skill Great Killing Skill, turning the Black Great Sword back to its original form—a gigantic Poison Scorpion coiled in mid-air, clawing and baring its fangs, an intimidating sight.

Quan Li was a ruthless character and an extremely arrogant and haughty person. Seeing that Tianshuang and Zhang Ruotong’s cultivations were lower than his own, he was utterly fearless. He immediately commanded the Poison Scorpion beneath his feet to attack Tianshuang and Zhang Ruotong.

Boom!

Although Tianshuang was fast, she grasped Zhang Ruotong’s hand and flew backward as soon as the Poison Scorpion began to move. Yet, they were still shaken by the huge poisonous gas emitted by the scorpion. Both of them fell mid-air, their faces instantly paling. This kind of virulent gas could be life-threatening even for experts at the Martial Saint Realm.

”Hmph, I told you to nicely stay put, but you wouldn’t listen, would you? How about now?” Quan Li, controlling the gigantic Poison Scorpion, flew up close to Tianshuang and Zhang Ruotong and snorted, smiling smugly.

”If you want to kill, then kill—what’s with all the nonsense!” Tianshuang coldly said to Quan Li.

”Go on and kill us!” Zhang Ruotong also said defiantly.

”Fine then, since you are so eager to die, I’ll grant your wish...”

No sooner had he finished speaking than Quan Li’s left hand chopped out a blast of Qi Force, extremely sharp, directly aiming for the heads of Tianshuang and Zhang Ruotong. If Tianshuang hadn’t been injured, she might have been able to block this force, but now she, too, was poisoned by the scorpion’s venom, unable to utilize even half of her Martial Arts True Power, and simply couldn’t dodge it.

”Let go of our master sisters!”

Just then, a childish voice rang out, and two children, looking about three or four years old, burst out from the depths of a bleak canyon. With four small hands, they activated a talisman and attacked Quan Li, blocking the blow aimed at Tianshuang and Zhang Ruotong, continuing its trajectory towards Quan Li.

”Ridiculous, a mere peak talisman thinks it can stop my path, Quan Li? Ignorant of the vast sky above and the earth below!” Quan Li scoffed, seeing the power on the talisman pressing down on him and not considering it strong at all, then punched at it with his left hand.

Boom!

The tiny talisman was shattered by Quan Li’s punch, but it didn’t disappear—instead, it quickly formed into a net-like bowl, enveloping Quan Li inside. At that moment, the two youngest disciples of the Heavenly Number Mysterious Sect, a boy and a girl, reached Tianshuang and Zhang Ruotong’s side.

”Sect Leader, are you alright?”

”Sister, let’s get out of here quickly!”

”We can’t go back to the sect now, we need to preserve the legacy left by our Grandmaster and retreat!” Tianshuang frowned and looked at the two youngest disciples and said.

The two child disciples, both under four years old, had already seen quite a bit of the Martial Arts World and were not like typical children of their age, knowing nothing. They knew their own strength was very minimal, so they were always waiting for an opportunity. Seeing Tianshuang and Zhang Ruotong nearly slain by Quan Li, they acted. They didn’t have the power to defeat Quan Li, they could only try to rescue their master sisters and leave.

Tianshuang knew that Quan Li’s cultivation was higher than her own, the Grandmaster had passed away, and the Heavenly Number Mysterious Sect currently had no one capable of defeating Quan Li. She had thought that Ye Tianchen was capable, but he was too careless and had been swallowed by the Poison Scorpion, likely dead. Now, all they could do was flee and plan later.

Letting the two youngest disciples lead with Qi Manipulation Flight, Tianshuang and Zhang Ruotong, supporting each other, also tightly followed behind. They were fleeing for their lives; if they couldn’t escape, everyone would die here at the merciless hands of Quan Li, who would certainly not leave any survivors.

Rumble!

Hearing the loud noise coming from behind, Tianshuang frowned, stopped in her tracks, then pushed Zhang Ruotong forward, and said to both her and the two youngest disciples, ”You go ahead, I’ll hold off the enemy for a moment and catch up!”

”No, we leave together!” Zhang Ruotong immediately responded.

”We wish to live or die together with our master sister.” The two children, truly moving, with their doll-like faces, looked so innocent and tender. Facing the threat of a powerful enemy, they did not show any fear but were resolute in choosing to fight alongside their master sisters.

Tianshuang hesitated for a moment, seeing Quan Li who was behind her had already broken free from the talisman’s constraints, and was about to attack. They had wanted to escape together, but it was almost impossible. She knew the intentions of Zhang Ruotong and the two youngest junior brothers and sisters, but if they all died, wouldn’t that mean the end of the Heavenly Number Mysterious Sect’s lineage? The Grandmaster had just passed away, and she, Tianshuang, had only just become the Sect Leader of the Heavenly Number Mysterious Sect, letting it suffer a catastrophe of annihilation. Wouldn’t she become the eternal sinner of the Heavenly Number Mysterious Sect, and even if her spirit perished too, how could she face the Grandmaster, or the predecessors who turned to dust for the sake of the sect’s legacy?

”I said, you three leave first, I will follow shortly, this is the Sect Leader’s command!” Tianshuang sternly said to Zhang Ruotong and the others.

”But...” Zhang Ruotong was still worried and wanted to persuade Tianshuang to escape with them.

”There is no ’but’. Anyone who does not comply with the Sect Leader’s command is no longer a disciple of the Heavenly Number Mysterious Sect from this moment on,” Tianshuang interrupted Zhang Ruotong, speaking sternly.

Zhang Ruotong and the two youngest junior brothers and sisters glanced at each other, each nodding heavily. They all knew what Tianshuang was thinking. If all four of them tried to flee, they would not make it and would all lose their lives. This would mean the end of the Heavenly Number Mysterious Sect’s lineage. Thus, leaving Tianshuang behind, who was the strongest among the four, to hold off Quan Li for a moment would give the other three a chance to escape.

”Take care, Sect Leader!”

In the end, Zhang Ruotong and the other two left. Tianshuang finally let out a sigh of relief. Her death mattered not, what was important was that the lineage of the Heavenly Number Mysterious Sect must not end. This was the only thought on her mind. Even if it meant death, she had to exert her full strength to stop the formidable enemy from charging through.

Tianshuang had just been injured by the deadly breath of the Poison Scorpion’s tail, leaving most of her Martial Arts True Power unable to be invoked. Forcing the Martial Arts True Power for invoking Divine Arts, she immediately felt a surge of blood and excruciating pain in her internal organs. It seemed that the Poison Scorpion’s poisonous gas could imprison the Martial Arts True Power inside a Martial Artist’s body, rendering them a helpless ordinary person, at the mercy of slaughter.

Despite this, when Tianshuang turned around, she already had an Ice Sword in her right hand. Forcing her body’s Martial Arts Power, she tried her best to block Quan Li. Given her current state, it was essentially impossible to kill Quan Li, she could only hope to stall him.

Quan Li, at that moment, was full of vigor and arrogance, seemingly unbeatable in his eyes, and despite having his left arm self-amputated, he seemed not to care at all. He had already stopped the bleeding, guiding the Poison Scorpion and chasing after Tianshuang rapidly.

Whoosh!

A streak of cold Sword Qi slashed towards him, and Quan Li instinctively dodged, stopping in mid-air on the Poison Scorpion and coldly smiled at Tianshuang, ”Staying behind to die, wanting to buy time for the others to escape? How naïve!”

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh... Tianshuang didn’t speak but continuously waved the Ice Sword in her right hand. At this moment, most of her Martial Arts True Power was imprisoned due to the poisonous gas from the Poison Scorpion, rendering her unable to use it. With each sword she swung, she felt piercing pain in her internal organs and her blood surged to her throat, yet Tianshuang bit back the pain, not knowing how many more strikes she could deliver but knowing she must exert all her might, even in death, to buy time for Zhang Ruotong and the others to escape.

Quan Li kept dodging, not rushing to pursue Zhang Ruotong and the others, as he could see that Tianshuang was fighting desperately, forcefully suppressing the internal poison, trying to stop him. He actually wanted to see how many strikes Tianshuang could make.

Pfft!

By the thirteenth sword, Tianshuang could no longer hold back, and a mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out from her lips; her face turned as pale as paper, and she fell to the ground, having no strength left to strike again, unable to even forcibly invoke a bit of Martial Arts True Power.

”With only this much strength, you thought you could escape from me, Quan Li. I don’t understand, you sacrifice yourself to cover for others, not caring about your own life, is it worth it? Now, those three have already abandoned you. The world of Martial Arts has no place for sentiment, only slaughter and strength can establish one’s standing!” Quan Li said coldly.

”It’s true that the world of Martial Arts is a survival of the fittest, but there is sentiment too, only someone full of killing intent and cold-blooded like you would have no friends,” Tianshuang gritted her teeth and said.

”No matter what, you’re dead!”

Quan Li punched out towards Tianshuang, but just as he raised his fist, three figures rushed back. Zhang Ruotong was at the forefront, with the two children behind her. Their power was limited, yet they all used their Divine Arts, fully striking out.

Bang, bang, bang... The three blasts of Martial Arts True Power hit Quan Li but were simply flicked away by him lightly with his fingers. Zhang Ruotong and the two youngest disciples for cultivation were far too low, unable to rival the Mid Martial Venerate cultivation realm of Quan Li.

Pfft!

Zhang Ruotong was blown back, covering her chest with her left hand, struck by a forceful finger strike from Quan Li, fresh blood also flowing from her mouth. Then, Quan Li turned his gaze to the two children under the age of four, saying with icy eyes, ”You two little beasts dared to save someone from me time and again, you both deserve to die!” (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)