mesbooks Chapter 295 On-the-Spot Breakthrough
Chapter 295 On-the-Spot Breakthrough
At this moment, Hu Lei had officially entered the interior of the Jingfeng Ship. On the arena, Hu Lei looked at Yun Li, San Yueqi, and Yan Qing, who had come to provide support, and let out a disdainful sneer.
"Why are only three juniors stopping me? Does the mighty Luofu Immortal Ship have no one left to rely on? Call Jingliu out! I want to fight her to the death!"
"It's a pity that the Mirror Stream you mentioned is no longer on Luofu." Yan Qing stepped forward, sword in hand, assuming a fighting stance. "She has committed a grave crime and is currently being sent to another immortal ship for trial. Hu Lei, this time I will be your opponent!"
"Don't forget we're here!" Yun Li and San Yueqi stepped forward and stood side by side with Yan Qing.
Hu Lei looked at the three of them with disdain, after all, in his eyes, the three of them were too weak and no match for him at all.
However, he never expected that the former swordsman would become a wanted criminal after all these years. He had heard about this before.
At that time, he was still suffering from the torture of piercing. The passing jailers also discussed matters related to Jingliu. It was at that time that he learned that Jingliu was suffering from the demonic body and had been imprisoned in the Youju Prison.
However, it seems that she escaped while in a state of unconsciousness due to the onset of her demonic possession, and seriously injured the Cloud Cavalry who came to capture her. After that, Hu Lei didn't know what happened, because the two jailers had already moved away from his cell and naturally couldn't hear their conversation.
He had initially learned from Lu Jun that Jing Liu had appeared in Luo Fu and thought it was because Jing Liu had come to take revenge on Luo Fu. However, he did not expect that Jing Liu would turn himself in. It seems that Jing Liu's loyalty to the Immortal Ship is indeed commendable.
"Fine, since you're all so eager to die, I won't waste any more words. Come at me all at once!"
With that, Hu Lei leaped high into the air and hurled himself towards the group. Seeing this, the group quickly dodged the attack.
Immediately afterwards, Yanqing summoned his flying swords to attack, but it only served to harass. Compared to Jingliu's attacks, this was nothing more than tickling Hulei, so Hulei simply irritably knocked all the flying swords away.
But the next second, Yun Li pressed forward with her greatsword, and the powerful blow forced Hu Lei to block it with his own greatsword, which also gave San Yueqi and Yan Qing an opportunity.
Seeing this, the two tacitly chose to flank Hu Lei from behind, launching their attacks simultaneously from the left and right.
But who is Hu Lei?
He is the strongest warrior in Bu Liren over thousands of years, so how did he fall into crisis?
With a little force, he knocked Yun Li back to her original position. Then, he swung his sword in a circle, forcing Yan Qing and San Yueqi to retreat.
The same scene happened frequently afterward. It must be admitted that the three of them cooperated very well, which caused Hu Lei some trouble.
But it was just trouble. Hu Lei knew that once all the clansmen outside had been cleared out, one of the three generals on the Luofu Immortal Ship would surely come here to end this battle.
His goal was naturally to force Feixiao to come here, but given the current situation, it seems that only Feixiao has the time to come and provide support.
After all, while the Luofu Immortal Ship appeared stable and prosperous on the surface, it had long since fallen apart behind the scenes, and there were countless people who wanted Jing Yuan to step down.
These people were all high-ranking members of the old era, especially the dragon masters of the Vidyadhara clan, who had long disliked Jing Yuan.
Meanwhile, Huai Yan, the general of the other immortal ship, was already too old to go to the battlefield. He was more focused on guarding the rear and providing command, so that Jing Yuan could focus on handling the internal affairs of the Luofu Immortal Ship.
Of course, all of this was deduced by Hu Lei based on the information Lu Jun gave him, and Lu Jun's source of information was that mysterious woman who suddenly appeared.
It is said that she possesses extremely rich divine power, and at the same time, she also has a grudge against the Immortal Ship. This is why the desperate people of Buli chose to follow her plan to rescue Hulei, who was imprisoned.
After all, with the War Chief arrested and his token still on Hu Lei's person, they lost the means to elect a new War Chief.
Even so, Hu Lei was even more furious when he saw that the Bu Li people had almost lost their former fighting spirit.
Instead of carrying out that mysterious woman's plan, he now has a better plan to implement.
It requires Fei Xiao, the fox spirit whom he highly regards, to be present, which is why he tries every means to increase the number of Bu Li people.
Not only did they want to hold back the main force of the Immortal Ship, but they also wanted to take this opportunity to deplete as much of Feixiao's power as possible.
After all, the power of the envoy was not something he could easily exploit. To ensure the success of his plan, he still needed to expend some of her power.
However, the farce should come to an end. Hu Lei could sense that a powerful being was rushing towards them at high speed. Judging from the intensity of that energy, it was undoubtedly the Commander.
So Hu Lei activated his Moon Frenzy state and quickly rendered Yun Li and San Yueqi powerless to resist. Then he rushed towards Yan Qing's direction.
As Hu Lei's figure grew taller and taller before her, Yan Qing subconsciously tightened her grip on the broken sword in her hand.
Just now, Hu Lei suddenly activated his Moon Frenzy state and slashed down with his sword. Although Yan Qing blocked the fatal blow with his sword, his beloved sword broke in two due to the immense force.
Feeling the immense pressure from Hu Lei and his ever-approaching figure, Yan Qing broke out in a cold sweat, but her heart calmed down.
He recalled the scene when he became Jing Yuan's apprentice, and remembered the days when he was full of vigor and ambition.
Back then, he was full of confidence, always feeling that there was nothing his sword couldn't do, until he met her.
Under the moonlight, her sword strike cracked his sword heart. Later, in the battle against Dan Heng and Ren in the Scale Abyss Realm, he lost the battle due to the vast difference in strength.
If the other party hadn't had no intention of taking his life, and if Jing Yuan hadn't intervened in time, he might have already died in the Northwest.
It was only then that he realized how ridiculous his pride was, and that he was just an ordinary person with relatively high talent.
He only won a few battles by chance and began to think that he was the strongest among his peers, and even that he could compete with his seniors.
At this point, his sword spirit was completely shattered. In addition, Su Chang's strength had also improved due to becoming Fu Hua's apprentice and the Herrscher of Knowledge, which made him even more confused.
Unlike Su Chang, who was simple-minded, Yan Qing had followed Jing Yuan since childhood and had been influenced by him. She had heard and understood a lot, and was much more mature than her peers.
This also makes him inevitably think more when he is thinking, which is why he has not found the purpose of wielding the sword to this day, and his sword heart cannot be repaired.
But now, facing the brink of life and death, he understood why he swung his sword.
His desire to wield the sword stemmed from a yearning for victory and a drive to become the strongest. It wasn't driven by lofty ideals like the righteous cause of the Immortal Ship; it was simply a reason that couldn't be more simplistic, bordering on selfish.
But that doesn't mean he can do whatever he wants. He can enjoy the joy that victory brings him in many ways, but he is still the same person, and that is the only thing that will never change.
At that moment, his eyes became clear, and his sword heart was completely restored.
At the same time, Yanqing felt as if something in his mind had shattered, and the whole world seemed different to him.
Sword techniques that he couldn't use or even knew before, he could now use with ease. Faced with Hu Lei's attack, Yan Qing subconsciously gripped his sword with both hands.
The next moment, a strong chill erupted from his body, and the broken sword in his hand was instantly covered by solid ice.
Yanqing broke through Hulei's aura lock and thrust out the ice sword in his hand with all his might. Looking at the young man Hulei was fighting with all his might, he seemed to see the shadow of Jing Liu in him.
This caused him to hesitate for a moment, and it was this slight hesitation that allowed Yanqing's attack to hit him.
In an instant, a powerful chill erupted from Hu Lei's body. Centered on the ice sword in Yan Qing's hand, most of Hu Lei's body was covered by the spreading ice. Even a path of ice spikes, neither too long nor too short, stretched out behind him. Just then, Fei Xiao finally arrived at the scene and rescued the exhausted Yan Qing from Hu Lei's grasp at the critical moment.
In reality, Feixiao had already arrived nearby and concealed his presence. The presence that Hulei sensed just now was actually the captain's.
Or perhaps it was the aura simulated by Feather Dust, which the captain had arranged in advance, and which had already contacted the captain after Feixiao arrived at the scene.
The captain used remote control to confuse Hulei with Feixiao's aura, making Hulei believe that the aura he sensed was Feixiao's, when in fact it was not.
Seeing Feixiao appear before him, Hu Lei knew that his plan was half successful. To be honest, he was gambling on the second half, betting that Feixiao would make the same choice he expected.
However, before that, he still wanted to try inviting Feixiao to see if there was still room for negotiation.
However, Fei Xiao decisively rejected Hu Lei's invitation, and amidst Hu Lei's laughter, he suddenly plunged his hand into his chest.
He endured the pain and dug out his own heart, which is the biggest secret of the entire Bu Li human race—the Crimson Moon that parasitizes the hearts of the chieftains of each generation.
Items that only each new leader of the Bu Li War is qualified to obtain and use, are essentially similar to the Jianmu tree of the Immortal Ship, both originating from abundant blessings.
The difference is that Crimson Moon can only grant one person the ability to achieve near immortality and the ability to perfectly control the Moon Frenzy state. It is also the source of Hu Lei's ability to transform the Fox Clan into the Bu Li Clan.
Because the Fox People and the Buli People share the same origin, it's just that after a long period of evolution, some of the Buli People became the Fox People we know today. The Crimson Moon can reverse this change and make the Fox People become Buli People again.
Hu Lei's plan was exactly this: he wanted Fei Xiao to become Bu Liren's next leader.
In his view, the current Bu Liren has long lost his former passion and glory, but he sees some of the Bu Liren of the past in Fei Xiao.
Therefore, he made this choice not only to thwart the woman's plan, but also to sow discord between the Fox Clan and the Immortal Boat Alliance, provided that Fei Xiao accepts his proposal to become the new War Leader and lead the Bu Liren to rise again.
Actually, he wasn't hurt at all. It was just that Yan Qing's last-minute breakthrough wasn't enough to seriously injure him. To put it another way, the damage he suffered from being hit by Yan Qing's move was nothing compared to the damage he suffered from tearing his heart out.
The reason Fei Xiao was able to save Yan Qing in time was simply because this attack reminded Hu Lei of the scene when he fought Jing Liu, which made his reaction a beat slower.
However, none of that matters. Since Feixiao had just refused his invitation, Hulei had a way to force her to swallow the heart containing the Crimson Moon.
That is to fully activate the ability to transform fox people!
The fact is that Hu Lei did just that. After fully activating the power of the Crimson Moon and throwing it high into the sky, Hu Lei's tall body collapsed, extinguishing all life force.
The crimson light emanating from the crimson moon high in the sky gave Feixiao a headache, and all the fox people on the immortal ship who were affected also stared blankly in the direction of the crimson moon.
Feixiao's instinctive reaction told her that what Hulei released before his death was definitely not a good thing, so she quickly summoned her battle beast [Feihuang] to help her.
Fei Xiao brought Fei Huang to the high sky where Chi Yue was and controlled Fei Huang to swallow it in one gulp. Chi Yue also successfully entered Fei Xiao's body through Fei Huang.
However, Feixiao fell from the sky, stirring up a lot of dust. The three of them went forward to check on him and were relieved to find that Feixiao was unharmed.
However, Fei Xiao seemed a little off, as she was still not completely at ease. When she turned around to look at the three of them, her face did not show her usual confident expression, but instead, it was filled with murderous intent.
"Bu Liren, prepare to die!"
After saying that, Fei Xiao rushed forward and attacked the three of them, but given their current state, they had no way to avoid this attack!
Just then, the captain arrived, and the Heavenly Fire Judgment descended from the sky in the form of a greatsword, crashing down between the two sides.
The captain drew his sword and began to fight Feixiao the moment he landed. However, the messenger was still the messenger. Even though Feixiao had lost control and his attacks had become chaotic, he was still no match for the captain in a direct confrontation.
Fortunately, after their initial surprise, the three quickly recovered and joined the team to stop Feixiao from getting out of control. In any case, the most urgent task was to prevent things from escalating further.
Just as everyone was trying to stop the out-of-control Feixiao in reality, Feixiao's consciousness also awoke in a pitch-black space of consciousness.
"Is this... the Competition Ship? Or somewhere else?"
Feixiao looked around, but there was nothing there. She could hear her own voice echoing in her ears before she lost consciousness.
No, there's also the sound of Yanqing and the others calling her name right now.
Just then, Hu Lei's voice came from behind Fei Xiao.