Star Gate

Chapter 269: Three Warriors Slaying A Solar (III)

Li Hao knew this focus was due to the greater threat as posed by him. He was stronger and more lethal compared to Liu Long, so Zhang Ting would choose to kill him first. Therefore, the sword would target him!

This was precisely the moment he was waiting for. He threw out the Earthturner Sword and launched himself at Zhang Ting, ready to take on the Shadow Snake Sword with his bare fists. Zhang Ting almost broke out into laughter, but she didn’t have time to laugh!

Liu Long was back and bringing an ax down on her head. Such was the teamwork between martial masters—they hadn’t discussed this part beforehand, but Liu Long knew that it was what he should do!

Li Hao would handle the sword while he took on the mid Solar. Waves churned through the area once more as his ax swung down, but they were a little different from before. They were still waves, yet carried a few hints of pressing forward without looking back. Death was as if a return to home!

It was the final strike from the Battle Heaven Army, and it’d unknowingly affected this martial master too at some point in time.

Strike!

Contempt appeared on Zhang Ting’s face as an ice awl appeared in her hand once more. She stabbed forward! Do you think you’re worthy?

A golden longsword soundlessly burst behind her. A confused Wang Ming still didn’t know what was going on, but that didn’t prevent him from getting an underhanded move in. He was truly befuddled and only half sober at this stage. A Solar? And not an ordinary one at that. He almost jumped out of his skin to see that Li Hao and Liu Long wanted to kill a Solar!

But... killing a Solar also meant rich pickings!

He’d quickly risen to Sunflare last time they killed a Sunflare together. They were going for a Solar this time... No matter who she was or why she was a Solar, she was no one good if she’d concealed her strength! So who cared! Kill her!

His sword exploded with metallic sparks!

Boom!

Zhang Ting never fathomed that this cowardly little guy, one who’d been terrified out of his senses, would dare ambush her under these circumstances. She was so angry she roared with laughter. Were all of these people crazy?? Even an initial Sunflare dared attack her from the back! He was less than Liu Long!

The golden sword exploded with a loud bang! The ice armor on her back only trembled slightly—there was no sign of any other effect. Such was the difference between the two of them!

Although the initial Sunflare Wang Ming wasn’t weak, he was the only one to not break through a mid Solar’s defenses compared to Liu Long and Li Hao. He only caused her armor to shake, and that was when his target was in a distracted state.

Shocked surprise filtered into his continued confusion. How was this possible? How had the ice armor not broken? Li Hao had broken it and stabbed his weapon into the enemy’s body. Liu Long had broken it and continued through to a bloody blow. Meanwhile... Wang Ming didn’t even manage to chip the ice?

“Hmph!” Zhang Ting snorted with a cold look in her eyes, piercing through Liu Long’s small ax with her awl. She froze his right hand solid and was about to stab the awl into the man’s throat when Wang Ming howled with indignation behind her. The golden longsword didn’t explode this time; he jabbed it at the woman’s head!

Who’s she looking down on, huh??

Hum!!

Metal attribute supernaturals were the strongest when it came to offense, alright. This blow drew a frown from the multitasking Zhang Ting—it actually posed a bit of a threat to her. She couldn’t ignore it!

The ice awl didn’t have a chance to pierce Liu Long’s throat; he’d already shattered the ice covering his fist and backed away. Zhang Ting didn’t mind and waved her hand for a second blow. The ice awl swept in a large arc behind her and broke the golden longsword into pieces!

Wang Ming spat out a mouthful of blood, registering the scene with shock and horror...

Li Hao, you damned jerk! flashed through his mind. They were destined to die from this encounter! You guys are crazy to pit yourselves against a Solar! We’re all dead meat!

Another shrill sound came from the sky. Li Hao had drawn his sword again in the air, a small sword that wasn’t too long! He didn’t move it in the style of the Silver Armor’s blow, but the one of severing the self. He threw himself at the tiny snake—there seemed to be a real snake hovering over the Shadow Snake Sword. It had eyes and, at the moment, terror filled them!

It seemed to remember something and had forgotten something... A sword!

This sword and its aura...

A person materialized in the snake’s scant, eroded memories, one that’d once deployed one such move. It was a lofty existence that one could only raise their head up to! It seemed to recall that august personage in this moment...

“Hiss hiss hiss!” It agitated, but it was too late. Li Hao slashed forward with a grunt.

To sever the self!

He slashed through the snake—or possibly, the shadow of a snake—and cut it clean into two. The shadow immediately dispersed, but the young man’s eyes widened with surprise. As the small sword in his hand swallowed the snake; a familiar power burgeoned in the weapon...

Li Hao was surprised, stunned, happy, and euphoric...

Sword energy!

There was no time to think of anything else. A black short sword splintered in the air and fell to the ground with a thud. It lacked the mystical air that wrapped around it moments ago! The tiny snake that’d been cut down seemed to have been its essence. Once dead, this origin weapon that was precious no matter where instantly lost its differentiating qualities.

“Pfft!” Zhang Ting spat out a mouthful of blood, halting in her motions to dispatch Wang Ming. She looked incredulously at Li Hao, unable to believe her eyes. How was this possible?! The Shadow Snake Sword had broken! An origin weapon had broken!

Her eyes gleamed as she zeroed in on the sword in Li Hao’s hands—the sword of the Lis!

That had to be the sword of the Lis! She understood now. So the sword of the Lis had always been with Li Hao, not Hou Xiaochen. That made sense. If the Wangs of the eight families were this powerful as to own such a city, then what of the Lis? How could the sword of the Lis be just a simple weapon?

These thoughts had just taken shape when Li Hao launched himself like a bird and slashed with his sword! Six layers of sword light shimmered over it! As he buckled under incredible backlash, something similar to armor materialized over his body. Rather than being an origin weapon, it was his aura!

This was his aura of forging forward without pause, everything was disregarded! The earth aura as defense, the sword aura as offense!

Zhang Ting was still suffering from the recoil of a broken origin weapon. She roared with anger and thrust her palm out with domineering force! The power of ice instantly sealed off all possible paths!

A Dominator like you wants to kill me? Never!!

The destruction of her origin weapon was wholly unexpected and resulted in some injuries, but she quickly recovered. You won’t be killing me, Li Hao! I will consign you to death and claim that sword of the Lis!

That sword was possibly an earth level origin weapon, or even a sky level! She’d be able to kill Hu Dingfang and the others with it, claiming the greatest treasures within the city. When she finished with the defensive origin weapon with the city, she’d be able to face Novas with two ultimate origin weapons in hand. This wasn’t danger, but opportunity!

Li Hao’s sword was ferocious beyond compare and blazed with killing intent. While it was somewhat juvenile, the killing intent was so murderous that it seemed to resonate with the ancient city. It was as if it originated from the dead Battle Heaven Army!

He broke through the ice with one stroke and pierced forward with a loud crunch. Arcing through the void, an arm landed on the ground with a thud.

Zhang Ting’s eyes widened. My... my arm! She’d been dismembered by a Dominator! Her remaining hand slapped a palm strike forward and smashed Li Hao’s armor of earth aura. The young man spat out a mouthful of blood, his spleen suffering damage as well.

The aura of earth hadn’t stopped that blow, but it managed to defuse more than half of the strength behind it! Despite extremely strong defenses, Li Hao’s failure to withstand that blow was evidence of the might of mid Solar.

Bam!

Liu Long punched with the full power of the Nine Forged Force. He hit Zhang Ting just as she stumbled from Li Hao’s blow and splintered her armor of ice. He slammed so heavily into her back that she vomited a mouthful of blood.

The power of ice crept up his arm and numbed his limb to the point of stiffness. Liu Long frowned at their target’s obvious capacity to still attack and defend. Were Solars truly this strong? Two powerful Dominators working in conjunction, a Sunflare, Li Hao’s sword aura destroying the origin weapon, and possessing the advantage of an ambush... They were still unable to take down Zhang Ting after repeated exchanges. His arm now seemed to be frozen solid!

BAM!

Another loud rumble rang in the air. The ice armor that Liu Long had just broken through didn’t have the time to reform before the terrified Wang Ming coalesced another sword and detonated it in the opening!

Zhang Ting’s back was now a gory mess and she glared at him with blood-red eyes. The immense pain coming from her back was sending her into a frenzy. That the trash Wang Ming would be the source of this injury and not Liu Long was the last thing on her mind!

Horror overtook the young supernatural and he quickly backed away. “It... it wasn’t me... I just... just subconsciously...”

That was right, he subconsciously captured the proper battle timing. He was a talent indeed! He subconsciously detonated his sword of energy, subconsciously made a move, subconsciously prepared to kill a Solar...

And this was how he so naturally and immeasurably succeeded with an ambush at a critical moment, blowing a massive hole out of a Solar’s back.

Neither Li Hao nor Liu Long anticipated this. As such, they were at a loss for words. Yeah he’s talent!

“Pfft!” Zhang Ting spewed out fresh blood—possibly both from anger or her injuries. Her arm had been severed, then she suffered one of Liu Long’s punches to her back. Those wounds weren’t too severe, but then a Sunflare added to the pain and set off fireworks in her back. Her wounds were significant and extended to her organs!

Enraged beyond belief, she slammed her palm at Li Hao again. A world of ice enveloped the young man!