Chapter 1840: Waking a Person Who Pretends to Be Asleep
The surroundings were shrouded in bitter cold, yet the blood spurting from Zhao Dezhu's chest was scorching hot!
Li Mingshan's eyes were wide, his fists like heavy cannons, pounding Zhao Dezhu's body blow after blow!
Zhao Dezhu was laughing wildly!
"Hahaha! Is that all you've got? Punches this soft and weak can't kill me!"
"What's the matter? Getting old so even your fists have lost their strength? I'm the Dragon Armor of Huaxia! Are you looking down on me?"
Li Mingshan's steel-like teeth nearly ground to pieces!
Say no more!
Stop stabbing me in the heart!
Zhao Dezhu was seeking death, forcing Li Mingshan's hand!
"Boom!"
A heavy punch, and Zhao Dezhu's chest was directly pierced through, leaving a bowl-sized bloody hole!
Blood gushed out like a fountain, spilling onto the ground. The large patch of bright red was so glaring!
The life force was draining madly!
Everyone watching had red eyes. Stop fighting!
Zhao Dezhu forced himself to stand, grinned, revealing a mouthful of bloody white teeth!
"Not enough! Come again..."
Li Mingshan's forehead veins bulged, his eye sockets bloodshot!
He was about to step forward!
But Magician and Piers outside the domain couldn't hold back any longer!
"Screw it! Death or not!"
They roared fiercely, teleporting straight into the Execution Domain!
Magician's Dimensional Slash slashed straight toward Li Mingshan's head!
And Piers, like a madman, rushed at Zack with a kitchen knife in hand!
Li Mingshan's eyes nearly split!
"Get lost!"
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the Dimension Barrier extended, shifting sideways, slamming heavily into Magician!
Blasting him away like a cannonball!
Tens of thousands of meters of sky shattered, and a violent surge swept onto Piers!
His body was torn and shredded by space fissures, crashing heavily to the ground, spitting large mouthfuls of blood!
He stopped Piers who was charging at Zack!
Zack's eyes once again darkened with gloom!
The glazed mark on Li Mingshan's chest grew brighter, his expression becoming more ferocious!
He swung a fist, smashing heavily into Zhao Dezhu's face!
"Bang!"
Blood splattered across the sky. Zhao Dezhu's body flew far away like a torn sack!
He fell to the ground, twitching uncontrollably, his lower jaw completely shattered, blood gushing endlessly!
Even with all his strength, he couldn't get up. He could only lie still, feeling his life drain away!
No one could save him. Under the Execution Domain, even moving was a luxury!
Li Mingshan, eyes red, strode swiftly toward Zhao Dezhu!
But just then!
"Dragon Breath!"
A hundred-meter energy pillar shot fiercely toward Li Mingshan, but the Dimension Barrier automatically blocked in front of him!
Even the immensely powerful Dragon Breath couldn't harm Li Mingshan in the slightest!
Li Mingshan, fists stained with blood, his eye sockets scarlet, looked toward Ye Zhenguo!
Ye Zhenguo, draped in a Cold Veil, struggled to block Li Mingshan's path!
His spine stood straight and unbending!
Zhao Dezhu's vision blurred, watching Ye Zhenguo's back blocking in front of him, his mouth moving uncontrollably!
"Old Ye..."
Ye Zhenguo didn't turn back: "All these years, it's been you, Brother Zhu, blocking in front of us!"
"Today, let me block in front of you for once. This time, I'll go first!"
Zhao Dezhu clenched his fists tightly, but his dying body could no longer support him to stand!
He covered his eyes with his arm, hot tears streaming down from the corners of his eyes!
Ye Zhenguo gazed calmly at Li Mingshan. He gradually understood why his death could bring about the only acceptable future.
Li Mingshan's face was full of ferocity: "Old man, do you have to jump out and seek death?"
Ye Zhenguo's gaze was firm, his voice hoarse: "To kill him, you'll have to kill me first!"
"24 years ago, on this very battlefield in Jingdu, I taught you: against enemies, strike steadily, decisively, root them out, leave no room!"
"Have you forgotten all of that?"
Li Mingshan snarled: "Then I'll kill you first!"
With that, he charged forward, raised his fist, and smashed into Ye Zhenguo wildly!
Each punch hit flesh, every blow terrifyingly heavy!
He beat Ye Zhenguo's skin open and flesh torn, bloody and mangled. Broken teeth mixed with blood flew through the air!
Blood spattered like ink splashed on the ground, punch after punch!
Ye Zhenguo didn't even defend, nor had the means to. He let Li Mingshan pummel him!
His staggering body kept retreating!
Zack savored the scene, his eyes full of intense pleasure, the corners of his mouth curling madly!
"Boom!"
A punch landed, Ye Zhenguo's head slammed heavily into the ground, blasting a huge crater!
He coughed continuously, bringing up large chunks of lung fragments!
His life force was already extremely weak!
But he still forced himself to stand. Li Mingshan's heart felt torn with piercing pain!
Every time his fist landed on Ye Zhenguo, he wanted to die!
Scenes of them fighting side by side, defending Huaxia together, flashed through his mind!
Li Mingshan didn't want to fight! But he had no choice!
Just as Ye Zhenguo was about to get up, Li Mingshan raised his fist and brought it down heavily, punching straight through the right side of Ye Zhenguo's chest!
Ye Zhenguo's body slammed to the ground again!
"Don't force me!"
But Ye Zhenguo was still struggling to rise!
Li Mingshan:!!!
He lifted his foot and mercilessly kicked Ye Zhenguo's leg!
"Crack!" The leg was directly shattered, bent at an odd angle, with stark white bone protruding!
"Don't get up! Don't you dare get up again!"
Li Mingshan growled with bloodshot eyes, like a wounded beast!
But Ye Zhenguo still climbed up. Though one leg was broken, he supported himself with his dragon tail to keep from falling!
With a hole through his chest, a broken leg, and scars all over, Ye Zhenguo was on the verge of death!
But he was still standing!
In the corner, Zi Yuan covered her mouth, weeping bitterly. She couldn't bear to watch, yet she stared intently!
Though cruel, it had to be done. This was the only way!
Ye Zhenguo took a deep breath, looked at Li Mingshan, and grinned!
"You know what? For me, this is such a dreamlike way to die!"
"My Ye clan has defended Huaxia for over two thousand years, with all our might, a family of martyrs! My father named me Zhenguo—Guard the Nation! I have spent my whole life living up to those two words!"
"And now I've done it. Dying on the battlefield is the best end for me!"
"I just never thought I'd die at your hands. You once stood with us guarding this fertile land. How have you changed so much?"
Li Mingshan's expression froze. Waves surged in his chest like a violent tide. Even face to face, he dared not look into Ye Zhenguo's eyes!
Ye Zhenguo murmured: "You say you want to live for yourself. I won't stop you. But at your age, have you truly understood what living means?"
"You've always been indecisive. How many times have I scolded you? You never learn!"
"If you're going to live for yourself, do it thoroughly! What is this now? You pretend to be serious but can't bring yourself to strike?"
"One punch from you could kill me! Why don't you?"
"Come back. We won't blame you. No one will!"
Li Mingshan's body trembled. He looked straight into Ye Zhenguo's eyes, his face full of anguish!
"Old Ye... I can't go back!"
Zack's expression turned completely dark. His patience had run out!
He placed the Execution Blade directly on Li Mingshan's neck!
The blade cut into flesh, blood streaming!
"Kill him! You have three seconds! He dies, or both of you die together!"
At this moment, Li Mingshan was pushed to the edge!
Ye Zhenguo smiled freely, turned his head toward Zi Yuan!
Zi Yuan's heart was bleeding. Slowly, she raised one finger!
Ye Zhenguo understood. His eyes were full of desolation. Perhaps this was his mission?
Use his own life to wake a person who pretends to be asleep!
"Since you can't go back, then live for yourself with all your might. As a brother, I bless you!"
"This life—I give it to you!"
"I'm sorry..."
Li Mingshan's body stiffened suddenly. He saw Ye Zhenguo tear off the Cold Veil on himself!
The next moment, boundless cold invaded his broken, ruined body!
His body began to shatter, then exploded with a bang!
Countless blood and flesh splattered in all directions!
Zack dodged to the side with a look of disgust!
But Li Mingshan stood rooted like a wooden stake, letting the blood spray all over him!
He hung his head, staring blankly at his hands covered in blood!
He could still feel the residual warmth of Ye Zhenguo's blood, but it quickly faded, turning bone-chillingly cold!
The hands before his eyes blurred. Tears fell drop by drop onto his hands, diluting the blood!
Only when he truly watched Ye Zhenguo die before his eyes did he realize what that feeling really was!
Li Mingshan, what the hell have you been doing!
Zhao Dezhu weakly pounded the ground, roaring: "Old Ye!"
But Ye Zhenguo could no longer hear him!
Yet from the crowd, Wang Zong walked silently up to Li Mingshan!
Liu Cuicui, Liu Qiutian—all stepped out!
"Brother Li! Go ahead, kill! Keep killing!"
Li Mingshan stood rooted, silent, his face devoid of any expression!
Lain urged: "Kill him! What are you thinking? Didn't you hear Lord Zack's order? That's only one dead!"
"So many have jumped out for you to kill. Why don't you act? The Holy Star doesn't need a disobedient dog!"
"Hey! I'm talking to you! Didn't you hear? Deaf? Ignoring me?"
As she spoke, she stepped forward and slapped Li Mingshan hard across the face!
"I told you to kill them! Didn't you hear? Want to die?"
She stabbed her Bose Particle dagger deep into Li Mingshan's chest!
Even when stabbed, Li Mingshan showed no reaction, as if the body wasn't his!
Lain was furious: "I think you—"
Before she could finish, a hundred-meter spatial wormhole suddenly opened behind her!
Sensing the spatial fluctuation, Lain spun around to look!
The next moment, the world in her eyes began to spin. She even saw her own body shattered into countless pieces!
A streak of glazed light shot in from the west, faster than anyone could react!
It smashed through Lain, then plunged into the spatial wormhole, cycling infinitely between two wormholes a thousand meters apart!
It crashed over a thousand times, until Lain's body completely collapsed!
No one could tell what it was. They only saw a blurry glazed light!
The next moment, the wormhole disappeared. The light finally stopped!
Jiangnan stood there, clad in blood-red Essence armor, his eyes blood-red!
Jiang Jing, who had been in Lain's arms, was now cradled in Jiangnan's embrace!
Lain's body was utterly shattered, dissipating into the air. Only half her head fell!
Jiangnan snatched it in one hand!
His killing intent, as boiling as a tide, swept the entire scene. Blood mist rose, black hair flew!
A cold, biting voice rang out from Jiangnan's mouth!
"Just some cheap gods! Quite loud, aren't they?"
Lain's half-head pupils shrank!
"Jiang—"
"Boom!"
A void black hole erupted violently. Lain's half head was compressed into a black pearl without even a chance to speak!
The field was dead silent. Everyone stared in shock at Jiangnan, who had appeared abruptly!
Lain! A top-tier Bose Body, comparable to the Ten Jue?
Killed... in seconds?
Magician was stunned. Piers rubbed his eyes in disbelief!
How was that possible!
Following the direction Jiangnan had charged from, a straight line cut through the earth, piercing everything along the way!
He had rushed all the way back from the Western Frontier?
Zi Yuan excitedly punched her thigh: "Yes! That's it! Hurry! And Xiaomila, there's still time!"
Jiangnan held Jiang Jing in his arms, his eyes as sharp as knives, sweeping the scene!
The pool of crimson blood in front of Li Mingshan was so conspicuous!
Jiangnan's heart clenched violently!
His gaze fell on Li Mingshan, frozen in place!
Hoarsely, he asked: "Uncle Li? Coming back?"
Li Mingshan didn't speak. He hung his head and silently stretched out a big hand toward Jiangnan!
A smile tugged at the corner of Jiangnan's mouth. He pulled out the Godslayer Blade!
With blade and sheath, he held the hilt and swung it fiercely toward Li Mingshan!
"Clang!" The sheath of the Godslayer Blade spun out, arcing through the air in a stunning curve!
It was caught firmly by Li Mingshan, clutched tightly in his hand!
The blood light in his eyes bloomed like a red moon. Gripping the sheath, he slanted it in a striking posture!
"Boom!"
Ten thousand meters of void shattered! The transcendent-level spiritual pressure burst forth at this moment, sweeping everything away!
Rolling killing intent surged like a tide in all directions!
"Then live for my true self for once. There's nothing left I can't abandon!"
As he spoke, he pointed the sheath straight at Zack: "No one in this world has ever seen me at my peak. Today, let you so-called lofty gods witness it!"
The glazed mark on his chest grew brighter, spreading across his body. The pain seemed ready to devour and annihilate him!
But the more it did, the more wild Li Mingshan's aura became!
Zack's face was uglier than if he'd eaten shit: "You don't want to live? You're courting death!"
Li Mingshan squinted: "The one courting death is you!"
"Domain Expansion: Infinite Mountains and Seas!"
Infinite spatial power burst forth. Jiangnan teleported beside Li Mingshan!
Alternate Dimension expanded, and the Flowing Silver Number flew out!
One old, one young. One held a long blade, the other held the sheath. They gazed at the powerful enemies!
Space churned. Killing intent boiled!