Chapter 1710: Valley River Battle
In the Valley Spirit Ruins, a once green and picturesque river valley was now a scene of devastation!
Corpses of beasts lay strewn everywhere!
At the center of the valley, the altar and its Dao Nails were sealed under an ice fortress radiating endless cold, completely covering the spell array!
This was Qin Shou's masterpiece!
Earlier, when Lucky Little Cherry's bug exploit failed, Hood-Wei suffered the worst of the bad luck!
She attracted waves of beast tides and sieges from several factions!
But the Mountain Cat Squad was almost entirely Star Glory, so they weren't weak and managed to hold out.
Finally, after three hours, they endured the curse of bad luck, but even after that, Hood-Wei still twitched occasionally...
No one knew what was going on!
From time to time, she glared bitterly at Qin Shou, who could only force a dry laugh.
Who knew that when Lucky Wei's luck exploded, all the Weis would share in the bad luck, damn it!
And through Hood-Wei, everyone learned that Xiong Er had pulled out one of the Dao Nails!
Three Dao Nails were the last remaining ones. With each one pulled, the hope of preventing the seal from breaking diminished a little!
Now only two were left, and everyone present had resolute looks in their eyes!
They couldn't retreat any further!
But the atmosphere in the valley was extremely tense!
Mountain Cat and the others were in battle formation, ready for anything!
Not for any other reason than that a large group of mercenaries had arrived in the valley!
Leading them were Huopu, Gugu Nazha, and a few others!
After many twists and turns, the Desolate River Society had finally discovered this Dao Nail!
Huopu's grin almost reached his ears!
Mountain Cat was covered in a black iron luster, her eyes cold and sharp.
(˶‾᷄～‾᷅) "I'll say it again: this is a Spirit-Sealing Spell Array. If you pull the Dao Nail, it will trigger an irreversible disaster!"
"This is all part of the Holy Star's World Purification Plan. You're being used as a pawn!"
"If you insist on pulling the nail, you'll be our enemy, and an enemy of Huaxia. You'd better think carefully: can you bear the consequences?"
Huopu was at Dao Heaven rank, not easy to deal with at all, putting immense pressure on Mountain Cat and the others.
Although Mountain Cat and her team weren't weak, Dao Heaven was still Dao Heaven—the gap was not small.
Huopu just sneered:
(￢৺￢) "The emperor is far away! What does Huaxia have to do with it? This is the Rain Country. Don't scare me with Huaxia!"
"Once I sit in the position of Rainforest King, even Huaxia will have to show me respect to get the resources of this Rainforest Maze!"
"As for some great disaster or Purification Plan, what do I care? Whether I'm being used or not, pulling the nail will make everything clear!"
"I finally found this nail. Heaven is giving me a gift. Do you think I'll just go home and forget it because of your words? I've staked the entire Desolate River Society on this!"
True or false, pulling the nail would reveal the truth. Even if there was only a slight chance, Huopu wouldn't give up.
Mountain Cat narrowed her eyes: "Turn back now, and there's still a way to live. Keep being stubborn, and you'll have no chance to turn back."
Huopu's eyes were full of contempt: "Are you threatening me? With a bunch of trash Star Glory and Diamonds?"
"That troublesome little girl and Jiangnan aren't here now. Even if he wanted to come to this maze, he couldn't. Do you really think you can stop me?"
"To be honest, I don't want to be your enemy. If you know what's good for you, get the hell out of here and disappear from my sight!"
"If you insist on blocking me, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Gugu glared: (:･ಠ︶ಠ) "Boss! Why waste words with them? Kill them all! As long as we clean up neatly, Jiangnan won't know it was us!"
Huopu's spiritual energy surged, and his gaze grew dangerous.
With Jiangnan not here, he had nothing to fear!
Wu Liang sneered: "We should have killed you back then, you ungrateful piece of trash!"
Mountain Cat took a deep breath: "Everyone, listen! Guard the Dao Nail to the death! Understood?"
In that moment, everyone's expression turned solemn.
"Yes! Cat Squad!"
Only two nails remained; they couldn't be pulled again. Even if they had to sacrifice their lives, they had to hold.
Huopu's murderous intent surfaced: "Guard it to the death? Then all of you go die!"
He instantly completed his half-beast transformation, his body covered in golden armor, blade wings buzzing wildly.
He turned into a golden cannonball and charged at Mountain Cat with terrifying speed!
The mercenaries also launched an assault on the ice fortress!
Mountain Cat's spiritual energy swelled: "Use the buffs! Star Glory, follow me to hold off Huopu! Hood-Wei, notify Xiao Nan!"
"The rest of you, hold off the mercenaries! Fight!"
As she spoke, Mountain Cat downed a bottle of Green Stick, Horse Biscuit, and Durian Pulp!
The others also took their buffs, grabbed wine bottles, and charged forward with roars!
Mountain Cat was covered in a spiritual energy veil.
"Blood Incineration • Seraphim!"
"Steel Force!"
In an instant, Mountain Cat spread a pair of blood-red wings behind her, her eyes burning crimson!
"Boom!"
With a loud explosion, the ground shattered beneath her feet. She didn't accelerate in one go but kept stomping, creating a series of huge craters, pushing her speed to a terrifying level!
Huopu's eyes widened: "You're going head-to-head with me? You've got guts!"
"Steel Force • Golden Armor Artillery!"
His thick arm, brimming with terrifying strength, smashed down fiercely toward Mountain Cat!
But Mountain Cat didn't back down!
"Heavy Bone • Power Accumulation • Mountain Shatter!"
"Boom!"
In a single stride, the ground shattered under her immense weight. The power she had stored for a long time exploded at that moment!
The Horse Biscuit pushed her strength to the limit her bones could bear. Combined with Spiritual Muscle and Jade Bone, the power was explosive!
Plus, the Green Stick's physical attack boost of +300% critical hit!
Her fist, shining with blue light, clashed heavily with Huopu's iron fist!
"Bam!"
Within a kilometer radius, the air was instantly cleared by the shockwave, leaving a kilometer-wide circular crater in the ground!
Huopu was shocked. With a "boom," his body was sent flying like a cannonball!
A Star Glory-ranked spirit warrior had actually sent him flying!
Though it didn't hurt him, how was this possible?
Mountain Cat's arm bones shattered into pieces, and she was sent flying by the massive recoil, coughing up blood.
But she still got up, stuffed a Small Ginseng into her mouth, and her arm quickly healed, her eyes full of ferocity!
(#‾᷄～‾᷅) "Don't compare strength with a pure power-type spirit warrior! Not even a Dao Heaven-ranked half-beast!"
"Iron Ox!"
A tearing sound rang out as Tieniu, who was originally slim, suddenly bulged with muscles!
ᕦ凸(ꐦಠ口ಠꐦ)凸ᕤ "Ah-ha!"
She transformed into a muscle-bound Barbie over two meters tall, her muscles pulled into threads, emitting white steam, her skin turning bronze!
After drinking the Power Pill and eating the Ox Biscuit, she burped, and a brilliant light bloomed on her head. Her body swelled three more sizes, with pitch-black, sharp ox horns sprouting from her head!
She looked like a Muscle Devil, snorting two streams of white air from her nostrils!
"Raging Titan!"
"Tank Charge!"
"Boom!"
The moment Huopu was knocked flying, she had already charged!
Tieniu, steaming white, accelerated faster and faster!
Her ox horns aimed directly at Huopu's lower back!
"Take this!"
"Bam!"
Huopu, still reeling from Mountain Cat's force, crashed heavily into Tieniu's horns!
The massive impact pushed Tieniu back several kilometers, but the knockback effect of the horns triggered!
It bent Huopu into an inverted C shape, his waist letting out a "crack" as his face turned green!
"Rumble!"
The impact dug a huge trench in the ground, sending Huopu tumbling!
Wu Liang watched Tieniu, pounding his chest excitedly, howling with delight, his eyes turning into hearts!
٩(๑♡﹃♡)و✧*｡ "Oh my baby! This is my little cutie!"
Tieniu's pretty face blushed, and she gave Wu Liang a coy glance:
╰(︶.̮︶#)╯ "You're so annoying~"
In the distance, Qin Shou and Qi Yu were already spitting blood. Sorry, but we really can't appreciate this!
Brother Wu Liang's taste is just too unique, damn it!
But even after the successive blows, Huopu suffered no real damage. Instead, it thoroughly enraged him!
He was about to climb out of the pit!
But just as he got halfway up, his body suddenly froze!
Looking down, he saw his shadow bound by hundreds of strip-like black shadows!
It was Crow's Shadow Bind!
But Huopu roared and slowly began to move!
Then, a dark figure suddenly shot out from Huopu's shadow!
A deadly poison dagger aimed straight for Huopu's eye!
"Liu Ming! Hurry up! I can't hold it!"
"Coming!"
In the sky, a fire meteor streaked toward them at terrifying speed!
The two giant fire pincers on his hands radiated scorching heat!
"Taste the wrath of my 'Fire Pincer Liu Ming'!"
Crow: !!!
Wrath of what? Can that thing really be used as an attack?
"Boom!"
Endless flames crashed onto Huopu, while Crow's dagger was about to pierce his eye!
"Golden Armor!"
In that moment, Huopu's entire body was completely covered in golden carapace, even his face masked by a golden visor, with two golden horns shooting upward!
Even his eyes were covered; he no longer relied on sight, but on insect instinct to fight!
Crow's dagger stabbed into the golden armor, breaking the blade!
Liu Ming's fire pincer attack also did nothing! He couldn't break through Huopu's golden defense!
Huopu's muscles bulged!
"Had enough fun? My turn!"
The shadow could no longer bind him. He reached out, grabbed Crow by the neck, and slammed him hard into the ground!
"Crack!"
His neck snapped instantly, but the next second, it shattered into black shadow—it was just a shadow clone!
Crow's real body appeared in a distant shadow, his face pale!
"Insect Chirp!"
An infrasound wave spread instantly. Liu Ming reverted from fire form to human form, coughing up blood as he was blasted away, bleeding from all seven orifices!
Mountain Cat, who had just charged up to land another heavy punch, was also affected by the infrasound, her movements freezing in pain as blood flowed from her seven orifices!
A golden fist shot out like lightning, smashing hard into Mountain Cat's face!
Her body flipped and tumbled through the air like a cannonball, blood splattering, flying far away!
Huopu's fist was covered in blood!
"Do you really think I'm weak? What gave you the idea you could hold me off?"
"I climbed my way to the top of the Desolate River Society in the mountain city, a place that eats people without spitting out bones!"
"If it weren't for Jiangnan's damn fire jar and that little girl, you think I'd be scared?"