pjbooks Chapter 158, Third Halberd: Old School Uniform Blocks Half a Step Towards Kingship
Chapter 158, Third Halberd: Old School Uniform Blocks Half a Step Towards Kingship
The bronze gatekeeper remained silent for a long time.
Its half-body pressed down on reality, its two feet stepping on the outer ring of the main star gate, and its bronze halberd held horizontally in front of it.
The dark blue patterns on the door spread out like a tide.
Everyone could sense that it was angry.
It's not the instinctive ferocity of a doorworm.
It was not the fury of the bronze gate arm after it was swallowed up.
Rather, it was a deeper kind of murderous intent.
It confirmed Lin Yuan's identity.
The body of the person who swallowed the door.
The boy who had always been hidden under his old school uniform and was mistaken by everyone as being at the "first level of Qi and Blood Realm" was actually the source of the true power that swallowed the sect bone, the sect master's will, and the residual energy of the bronze sect arm's core.
Bloodface is just a clone.
The protection of the seal was a misjudgment.
Lin Yuan is the furnace.
The bronze gatekeeper half-closed his true eye on his chest, no longer easily looking directly at Lin Yuan.
It has already learned its lesson once.
The reverse gaze of the Extreme Star Soul made it realize for the first time that this boy in reality was not an ordinary human martial artist.
If you look at him, he will look back at you.
If you spy on him, you'll be betrayed and bitten back by the very clues you leave behind.
Therefore, it no longer uses its eyes.
It raised its halberd.
boom--
The bronze halberd was slowly raised.
On the halberd's edge, one after another, dark blue patterns lit up.
This was different from the halberd strike that had just shattered the Star Law Net.
With this strike, the Bronze Gatekeeper truly locked onto Lin Yuan.
The primordial tides of the entire outer ring battlefield began to collapse towards the halberd's edge.
The silvery-white river of light was swallowed up by the dark blue patterns on the door.
The remaining threads of the starlight were crushed inch by inch.
Zhou Xuanheng's expression changed drastically.
"Everyone back off!"
"Don't get close to the trajectory of the halberd!"
Marquis Zhenxing also shouted in a deep voice:
"Those below the rank of marquis shall retreat to the second line of defense!"
Everyone quickly retreated.
No one dared to act recklessly.
Because that last halberd strike proved that this level of attack was simply beyond the reach of ordinary town generals and grandmasters.
The aftershocks could shatter them into pieces.
But Lin Yuan did not back down.
He stood in mid-air.
The old school uniform fluttered in the night wind.
The sleeve of his clothes had been shattered by the halberd's light, revealing the faint dark gold star pattern on his wrist.
The star pattern wasn't bright.
But it sank.
It was like a star compressed into my bones and flesh.
Blood Shadow stood behind him, his dark gold mask cracked, but it did not dissipate.
This scene shocked everyone.
In the past, they thought that the Blood-Faced Ancient Cultivator was Lin Yuan's backer.
Now they finally understand.
Bloodface was merely a shadow behind Lin Yuan.
The bronze gatekeeper spoke in a low voice:
"The Third Halberd."
"I'll shatter your soul."
"I'll cut you off."
"Destroy your furnace."
The words fell.
The halberd slashed down.
Nothing fancy.
There was no shower of sunlight.
Only a dark blue halberd mark slashed towards Lin Yuan from below the main star gate.
The halberd mark was extremely narrow.
It's so narrow it's like a line.
But the moment it fell, everyone felt as if the entire sky had been sliced open.
The star-like lines are broken.
The source of the tide has dried up.
The space emitted a harsh, screeching sound.
Zhou Xuanheng subconsciously raised his hand, wanting to use the Star Law Domain to help Lin Yuan stall for a moment.
But as soon as he lifted it, he stopped.
Because Lin Yuan made a move.
He took a step forward.
The void did not explode when this foot was stepped out.
But the dark gold starlight beneath his feet suddenly sank slightly.
The next instant, he charged forward to meet the dark blue halberd mark.
"He's going to take it head-on?!"
Countless people's pupils contracted.
Song Li almost cried out in surprise.
Ji Qinghe clenched her fingers tightly, her knuckles turning white.
Ning Wushuang stared at the figure in the old school uniform, her breath catching in her throat for a moment.
Chu Tianheng said in a low voice:
"It's not a direct hit."
"He's eating."
Nobody understood what he meant.
But the next moment, everyone saw it.
Lin Yuan raised his right hand.
Spread your five fingers.
Dark gold energy flowed through his palms, and the dark gold starlight of the ultimate star soul emerged from his eyes.
The marks left by the halberd fell.
boom--!
Dark blue and dark gold collided.
A terrifying shockwave instantly exploded across the entire outer ring of the sky.
The outer defensive line of the star cruiser shook violently.
The star-patterned shields of the Zhenxing Army's second defensive line were shaken open, developing large cracks.
The windows of several tall buildings in the distance shattered simultaneously.
However, Lin Yuan was not cut open at the center of the explosion.
His palm grasped the halberd mark.
It's not about blocking it.
It means to seize it.
The dark blue halberd mark writhed wildly in his palm like a living venomous snake behind the door.
Bronze door patterns tried to drill into his palm, corrode his flesh and blood, pierce his bones, and then pierce his soul.
Within Lin Yuan's body, the Extreme Dao Star Body lit up.
On the dark gold skeleton, layers of silver-white star patterns unfolded.
All the bronze door patterns that had invaded flesh and blood were forcibly locked within the palm of the hand.
Then, the Extreme Star Furnace began to spin with a roar.
swallow!
The dark blue halberd marks began to crack.
The contamination behind the door was removed.
The bronze door pattern was crushed.
A wisp of halberd intent at the half-step King level was forcibly dragged into the Extreme Dao Star Furnace.
A system notification appears.
[The third gate pattern of the bronze halberd]
[In the process of removing contaminants from behind the half-step King-level gate]
[Physical compression of Qi and blood is underway]
[Current number of Qi and Blood Physical Compression Counts: 812000]
Lin Yuan's wrist dipped slightly.
This halberd strike was far more powerful than the last streak of light from before.
Even he felt real pressure for the first time.
It's not that it can't be stopped.
It's heavy enough.
It's so heavy it's worth eating.
The bronze gatekeeper saw the halberd mark being swallowed, and all four false eyes contracted simultaneously.
"You dare!"
Lin Yuan tightened his grip.
Click!
The dark blue halberd shattered on the spot.
The remaining halberd intent was drawn into the palm by the dark gold blood energy.
[Current number of Qi and Blood Physical Compression Counts: 818000]
Lin Yuan looked up.
"Is there anything else?"
This sentence was like a silent slap, striking all the oppressive forces behind the doors.
The entire city was deathly silent.
The Bronze Gatekeeper said that the halberd strike just now would shatter the soul, break the body, and extinguish the furnace.
As it turned out, Lin Yuan stood there and caught it.
It even swallowed it.
They even asked, "Is there any more?"
On the outer ring defense line of Zhenxing Army, countless soldiers felt their hearts pounding.
For the first time, they understood why the person behind the door was called Lin Yuan, the Gate Swallower.
For him, the deadly move behind the door was not simply dangerous.
It's food.
Zhou Xuanheng watched this scene with an extremely complex expression.
He once wanted to investigate Lin Yuan.
They wanted to monitor Lin Xiaoya.
They want to incorporate the Blood-Faced Ancient Cultivator into the General Headquarters' wartime system.
But now he realizes that his so-called system is completely ineffective in controlling this young man.
How could someone who could grab and devour a goalkeeper like Jihen, who was at the half-step King level, be merely a "guardian of a specially protected individual"?
Qin Guanlan stood on the high-rise building and said softly:
"This is the true form."
Qin Zhu remained silent for a long time, then said in a low voice:
"The branch of Longyuan, their deaths were truly not unjust."
Qin Guanlan remained silent.
He simply looked at Lin Yuan, a hint of genuine apprehension creeping into the depths of his eyes.
It's not a fear of blood.
Rather, it was out of fear of Lin Yuan himself.
……
The bronze gatekeeper was enraged.
It stopped talking.
The halberd was raised once more.
This time, it wasn't just a halberd mark.
It pressed its half-dead body forward completely, and the dark blue patterns on the doors beneath its feet lit up simultaneously.
Deep within the second anchor, countless remnants of energy from behind the doors surged into its battle halberd.
On the tip of the halberd, tiny bronze door shadows appeared.
With each door opening a crack, a faint blue light emerged.
Zhou Xuanheng's face darkened.
"It is using two anchors for power."
"We can't let it keep firing!"
He immediately activated the Star Law Domain.
The silver and black lines wrapped around the bronze goalkeeper's legs again.
Marquis Zhenxing and Qin Zhu also made their move once again.
The black blade light and the Mountain and River Candle Seal pressed down simultaneously, attacking the leg's groin nodes.
But the bronze gatekeeper ignored them this time.
It allowed the starlight to entwine it, the sword light to cut through its armor, and the mountain and river candle seal to press down on its knees.
It only stared at Lin Yuan.
Or rather, it dared not look Lin Yuan in the eye, yet still locked all its killing intent onto him.
The halberd fell.
The fourth halberd.
This halberd was heavier than the third one.
Before the azure halberd light had even truly fallen, fine cracks had already appeared in the void beneath Lin Yuan's feet.
Blood Shadow stepped forward, wanting to share some of the pressure with the main body.
Lin Yuan said calmly:
"retreat."
The blood shadow stopped.
Lin Yuan raised his other hand.
This time, the dark gold star patterns on his body finally lit up.
It's not a three-stage transformation.
It is not the Eight Asura Body.
This is only the first stage.
Ultimate Battle Body.
Dark gold patterns spread from the wrists to the shoulders and back, and then from the spine all the way to the chest.
His physique did not increase dramatically.
The clothes weren't completely torn.
But the feeling of physical burden suddenly became even heavier than before.
Like a human-shaped star, it truly begins to reveal its weight.
The moment the Extreme Battle Body was activated, Lin Yuan raised his hand and grabbed the fourth halberd.
boom!
This time, the impact is even stronger.
A crack finally appeared in the void beneath his feet.
The old school uniform shirt was shaken open and developed several tears.
But he still didn't back down.
He grasped the halberd with both hands.
The Ultimate Star Furnace roared.
The dark gold blood energy wrapped around the azure halberd light like chains, forcibly tearing open the gate patterns within.
The bronze goalkeeper roared:
"Crush me!"
The light from the halberd surged.
The pressure of being half a step into the King level suddenly pressed down.
Lin Yuan's body sank slightly by half an inch.
The hearts of everyone in the city tightened simultaneously.
Did he withdraw?
No.
No.
The halberd's light was heavy enough to give him a firmer grip.
A dark golden starry sky seemed to shimmer in Lin Yuan's eyes.
Following the pattern of the gate in the halberd's light, the Supreme Star Soul reversed and locked in a trace of the bronze halberd's true aura.
"We caught them."
His voice was very soft.
The next instant, he ripped it apart with both hands.
Stab it--!
He tore the dark blue halberd in half.
Countless bronze door patterns have cracked.
One of the remnants connecting to the bronze halberd was forcibly dragged into the Divine Soul Starry Sky by the Extreme Dao Star Soul.
The system notification reappeared.
[Fragment of the core of the fourth halberd in the Bronze Refining Battle Halberd]
[Capturing the patterns on the bronze halberd's body]
[Current number of Qi and Blood Physical Compression Counts: 825000]
For the first time, the halberd in the bronze gatekeeper's hand truly trembled.
It's not the light of a halberd.
It is a vibration of the body itself.
The trace of the door pattern was dragged away by Lin Yuan, which was equivalent to his halberd being bitten.
The bronze gatekeeper lowered his head and looked at the halberd in his hand.
A very thin dark gold mark appeared on the halberd's blade.
It looks like I've been bitten by something.
The mark was very small.
But the meanings are completely different.
Lin Yuan did more than just swallow the attacks.
He had already begun to follow the attack, biting into the weapon itself.
The Bronze Gatekeeper finally realized that continuing to use his halberd to kill Lin Yuan from a distance would not only fail to kill him, but would also allow Lin Yuan to eat him even faster.
It must be close.
It must be directly suppressed using the body projection.
The bronze gatekeeper took a step out.
boom!
The ground outside the main star gate subsided again.
Its massive body began to truly press forward.
Half of the bronze body stepped out of the doorway, leaving more gaps.
The breastplate, shoulder armor, arms, and halberd are all more solid.
The aura became even more terrifying.
Zhou Xuanheng's expression changed drastically.
"It's forcibly accelerating its arrival!"
Marquis Zhenxing said in a deep voice:
"The second anchor is providing too much power; we can't hold it off any longer!"
The bronze gatekeeper will no longer cleave the halberd.
Instead, he gripped a real bronze halberd and pressed down on Lin Yuan.
That sense of oppression was completely different from the long-range halberd light.
Like a sacred mountain behind a door, it's crashing into a person.
As Lin Yuan watched it approach, he took a step forward instead.
The Ultimate Battle Body has been completely stabilized.
Dark gold star patterns covered the entire skeleton.
The old school uniform was torn in the wind, revealing the dark gold patterns that had settled beneath the skin.
He did not back down.
He didn't let Blood Shadow shield him either.
Because it's better to be close.
The closer you are, the more you eat.
The bronze gatekeeper brought his halberd down with a horizontal smash.
This time, it's a projection of the war halberd itself.
It's not the light of a halberd.
It's not a scratch.
boom--!
Lin Yuan raised his arm to block.
The bronze halberd struck his arm.
The entire sky looked like it had been smashed by a hammer.
A terrifying shockwave swept out.
Blood Shadow was knocked back by the aftershocks.
Only when Zhou Xuanheng, Zhenxinghou, and Qin Zhu acted simultaneously could they barely protect the outer defensive line.
And the epicenter of the explosion.
Lin Yuan's figure slid back ten feet.
This was the first time he had been directly repelled by the Bronze Gatekeeper.
The whole city felt a chill.
But the next moment, everyone saw Lin Yuan raise his head.
There is a shallow crack on my arm.
No blood gushed from the crack.
Only the dark gold starlight flowed slowly.
The crack quickly closed.
Lin Yuan looked at the bronze goalkeeper, his eyes remaining calm.
"It's a bit heavy."
The bronze goalkeeper's voice was icy:
"Human flesh and blood will eventually crumble."
Lin Yuan shook his wrist.
"Again."
The bronze gate will be smashed down again.
boom!
This time, Lin Yuan did not simply block.
The moment the bronze halberd fell, he grabbed the halberd's door with his other hand.
The five dark gold fingers were embedded in the dark blue door pattern.
The Ultimate Star Furnace suddenly reversed direction.
The projection of the bronze halberd body trembled violently.
The bronze gatekeeper roared, trying to pull back his halberd.
But Lin Yuan's five fingers gripped tightly.
The system is displaying a notification.
[Contact with the projection of the bronze halberd]
[Can absorb and refine parts of the body's gate pattern]
Pollution Intensity: High
[In the process of stripping away]
[Current number of Qi and Blood Physical Compression Counts: 831000]
The dark gold starry sky in Lin Yuan's eyes shone even brighter.
"Gotcha."
At that moment, everyone understood.
Lin Yuan wasn't simply blocking the halberd.
He deliberately let the bronze gate get close.
Only when the projection of the war halberd itself gets close can he truly eat the bronze gatekeeper's weapon.
The bronze gatekeeper also realized it.
It exerted its strength suddenly.
The dark blue patterns on the halberd surged.
The halberd vibrated, forcibly shaking Lin Yuan away.
Lin Yuan retreated several feet, but a wisp of dark blue bronze pattern appeared in his palm.
He clasped his five fingers together.
Swallow it.
[Current number of Qi and Blood Physical Compression Counts: 835000]
From 800,000 to 835,000.
Only a few encounters.
All the powerful figures in the city felt their scalps tingle.
They struggled to block the attacks, but Lin Yuan grew stronger with each block.
The Bronze Gatekeeper also noticed this.
It can't continue fighting like this.
But now, it has been forced into the center of the battlefield by Lin Yuan.
Blood Shadow was keeping the fake eye occupied.
Zhou Xuanheng, Zhenxinghou, and Qin Zhu began to re-lock onto the nodes of the legs and the door pattern.
The Zhenxing Army's heavy artillery continuously bombarded the connection line between it and the two anchors.
For the first time, the Bronze Gatekeeper was besieged.
The most dangerous thing is not these sieges.
It is Lin Yuan.
Every time the boy in the old school uniform got close, he would tear something off it.
Lin Yuan stood suspended in mid-air.
The dark gold star patterns on the Ultimate Battle Body flowed slowly.
He looked at the bronze gatekeeper and said calmly:
"Don't stop."
"I'm still not full."