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The Twisted Arrow of Heaven
🕑 Added 2024-08-26 18:57:11 +0000 UTC--- Chapter 250 ---
Thunderstorms swept the Demonic Region.
Lan Rou floated in the sky with a massive purple halo behind her, facing the three demonic leaders. Their strength combined could top off the Demonic Region, yet today, they had to fight her.
She readied her dagger-sword and slashed down, "Orchid Law, Space-Time Encompassing Crush."
Zhong Li, Kang Jin, and Hong Jia suddenly felt an enormous pressure from the sky. Their bodies bent abruptly as if a mountain just pressed them down.
The crushing force exceeded everything they had experienced in their lives.
'You gotta be kidding me. Even after we used the Nihility Devouring Flame's seeds-!' They were speechless.
They didn't expect Lan Rou to be this strong, especially Hong Jia.
Hong Jia was one of the elders chosen to enter Gu Sacred Mountain Range and witnessed Lan Rou's might firsthand.
A few weeks ago, Lan Rou wasn't this oppressive. Her 'main' ability should be her sorcery-like ability to control invisible force and use it like an irresistible power to wipe out Hall of Souls members.
After that, her enemies would fall like orchid petals.
That's why they called her Orchid Immortal.
In fact, Lan Rou rarely used her weapon. The silver dagger is the only exception back then.
She even fought the Hall of Souls' chief and injured him to a half-death state despite the latter having several life-saving treasures.
He's literally running for his life.
Unfortunately, Lan Rou didn't know this and thought she was weak.
This 'small' misunderstanding caused Lan Rou to become depressed.
After the so-called 'defeat' against the Hall of Souls, Lan Rou devoted all her focus to reaching Dou God Realm. She has yet to reach the legendary realm, but her strength does.
The 'Behemoth's bloodline' in Lan Rou's body strengthened when she was willing to enter the next stage of Six Paths reincarnation. And remember, her incarnation isn't weak.
They are as strong as Lan Rou based on the memory she chose to create them around.
BOOOM!
One kilometer was created by Lan Rou's attack, making the three demonic masters sink even further.
"Zhong Li, use the Ancient Void Dragon Tribe's resentment!" Feeling the dire situation and her bone cracking, Hong Jia immediately instructed the Jade Demon Sect's leader.
"Kang Jin, you too! Use your Heavenly Dark Feather to offset her pressure on us!"
Zhong Li and Kang Jin would feel annoyed to get ordered around if they were in a 'normal' situation. However, this situation screamed 'ultimate death' no matter how they tried to make sense of it.
So, they followed Hong Jia's order without further ado.
Kang Jin's Dou Qi rapidly exited his body and formed three wings made from dark feathers. He inhaled and controlled the wings to fight Lan Rou's pressure off.
They immediately felt they could breathe again.
Zhong Li utilized his armor to the limit and released a dragon's roar full of resentment.
ROOOOOOOARR!
Lan Rou's pressure broke, and the area was 'instantly' invaded with dragon resentment.
'Hmm, the collective amount of dragon's wills. No wonder it could break my Orchid Law.' Lan Rou thought calmly, considering this situation acceptable.
Lan Rou's Orchid Law revolved around her will communicating with Heaven and Earth. It was strong enough to decimate the Dou Qi Continent if she was willing to sacrifice a part of herself.
However, her technique is ineffective against enemies with strong wills.
While Zhong Li and two others have 'strong' wills, they are still weaker than hers.
The only exception is the dragon resentment born from the death of Ancient Void Dragon Tribes. That's over ten thousand strong wills combined, stronger than Lan Rou's.
In the end, Lan Rou is just one person.
Lan Rou's energy slash didn't stop, though. The 'crushing' effect is just the beginning of her attack.
Hong Jia knew this and prepared a countermeasure, "Ghost Shift!"
The purple energy slash met with a ghostly dark hand and vanished into thin air. Several kilometers away, Lan Rou's energy slash crashed to the ground and exploded into a purple-white pillar.
"Go!" Hong Jia shouted while bringing a greenish-dark spear with a twisted fork end.
Seeing the spear, Zhong Li and Kang Jin's eyes lit up. 'The infamous Demonic Dou God's artifact! The Twisted Arrow of Heaven!'
'All this time, the Hall of Souls actually has it.'
'If Orchid Immortal got hit by this, it's guaranteed death...' With the Twisted Arrow of Heavenly in Hong Jia's hand, Kang Jin and Zhong Li immediately become confident.
They glanced at each other and nodded.
Swoosh!
They rushed toward Lan Rou, bombarding her with their 'strongest' techniques.
Lan Rou fought them at once. She waved her left hand and struck the dagger-sword with the other.
CLANK!
Bam!
Kang Jin repelled Lan Rou's hand, and Zhong Li clashed his scimitars with her dagger-sword.
Fierce electricity and sparks fly everywhere in the air.
Shockwaves washed the area, and Lan Rou narrowed her eyes.
"Orchid Law, Wind and Thunder Convergence."
Lan Rou's body blurred, and her enemies suddenly felt shiver down their spines.
"What the fu-! Kang Jin couldn't finish his words when Lan Rou suddenly appeared behind her and stabbed his back with the dagger-sword.
BOOOOOOM!!
Kang Jin crashed to the ground like a ragdoll. Lan Rou broke his spine and shattered nearly every bone in his body. She also pulled the dark feather wings on his back, scattering them among the wind and lightning.
"You want to marry me?" Lan Rou turned around slowly, staring straight into Zhong Li's eyes despite being covered with a helmet. "You're not worthy."
Zhong Li's vision blurred as he felt extreme pain in his chest. A purple blade tore his armor and passed through his back, releasing a sizzling sound.
BAM!
He also felt a kick on his stomach, which sent him down like a falling comet.
CRACK! BOOM!
Several chunks of rocks flew everywhere.
Zhong Li coughed a mouthful of blood. No, his entire body has become bloodied.
Kang Jin and Zhong Li are dying. They thought they could buy enough time for Hong Jia but ended up miserable. They are supposed to be the villains, but Lan Rou makes them feel like they are just mobsters.
Demonic kings? No, compared to them, Lan Rou is more like a Demonic Goddess herself.
Hong Jia looked at the state of two demonic kings and felt chill, "Shit, Lan Rou is too overbearing."
"Even they couldn't handle her."
"I have no other choice but to sacrifice my lifespans..."
Hong Jia is 'actually' considered young among Dou Qi Practitioners.
She still has over 80,000 years to live for. Yet today, she sacrificed nearly 70,000 years to use the Twisted Arrow of Heaven.
The 'spear' in Hong Jia's hand ignited with a blood-colored flame and pointed at Lan Rou decisively.
Lan Rou watched this solemnly because she felt a threatening feeling from this weapon.
"HAHAHA, DIE!" Hong Jia laughed wickedly. Her skin became wrinkled like a cursed witch.
The Twisted Arrow of Heaven flew toward Lan Rou.
Lan Rou wanted to dodge and quickly found the space-time around her frozen. Her eyes widened because this weapon could render space-time useless for a moment.
But this moment is detrimental in a fight.
'If I can't dodge, then I will break it!' Lan Rou gathered all her energy and used it in this one last attack.
"Orchid Law, Everlasting Immortal's Wish."
A brilliant white light exploded from Lan Rou's dagger-sword, which looks similar to Baek Ain's Light Annihilation. The Twisted Arrow of Heaven clashed with her attack, but the former pierced through it.
It decreases the arrow's momentum but not its killing force.
Hong Jia's face beamed with a 'victorious' smile, "The Twisted Arrow of Heaven could nullify life-saving treasure and extinguish one's soul. It could kill Dou God with enough preparation."
Lan Rou watched her attack get destroyed and sighed. It seems she'd lose this memory here.
'How unfortunate. I was formed by the memory of my little journey with Ain when he was still a cute disciple of mine...' Lan Rou closed her eyes and believed this incarnation's life was over.
"Look at you. Why did you look so accepting?" A teasing voice brushed Lan Rou's ears. "With me around, you should forget death, Rou~!"
BAM! Crack!
Lan Rou opened her eyes and saw Baek Ain's back before her.
"A-Ain..." Her voice trembled slightly. One could tell she was emotional when seeing her beloved man coming back.
Meanwhile, Hong Jia felt her life just turned upside down.
"H-How is that even possible!" She questioned reality.
"H-He..."
"He caught it..."
In Baek Ain's left hand is the Twisted Arrow of Heaven, cracking under the sheer pressure of his grip.
