Chapter 153: Late Game (5)
"I never knew an artifact like that existed. What is that?" Xia Chen asked Xiao Shashen, who had been beside him.
Xiao Shashen sensed Fu Tong's life signature within the city. His eyes narrowed while he explained.
"That must be the Celestial Fox's lair. The Yuemei Clan and my young master fought over that land, but they all died because of a pest called Lu Bu… or Sun Wukong."
"Lu Bu was a fake name, wasn't it? Sun Wukong must be another alias. His real name should be something else, but who cares?"
Xia Chen, still in his Yeti form, crossed his arms. Thinking about what Fu Tong had done to him, he gnashed his teeth in anger.
Fortunately, he had a wide range of connections. One of his clan members offered him a modified divine shard—the Divine Bomb. He planned to return the favor to Fu Tong and cripple his entire people. Then, he would take advantage of the situation and rob everybody's skills, techniques, and cultivation methods. Xia Chen also didn't forget about Nazzeck's bloodline.
Playing it safe, Xia Chen triggered the divine bomb and threw it toward the city with all his might. It shot straight into the middle of the city.
Coincidentally, that was where Lu Liekong was. After being transformed into a tigress lady (boy), she was enjoying the spotlight and recognition from fox ladies.
Although Lu Liekong had changed, she was still a peak-stage immortal. And as a protagonist with a player's mind, she had a sharp sense and a unique cheat.
Lu Liekong had the power of 'Sloth'. As a main character, she was never a threat to players, for she lacked offensive abilities. But in terms of support and defensive skills, she was the strongest character among the protagonists. Even Pei Gui Hong's absurd damage immunity was not on the same level as hers.
The domain of stagnation and inactivity was her passive ability. No harmful physical, mental, or Qi attacks could harm her when Lu Liekong was resting or was not in a battle mode. Even a sage's full power attack could never put a dent in her skin.
The divine bomb landed directly next to Lu Liekong's right foot. She stopped talking to the ladies around him and glanced at the object.
SHHH
The divine bomb fizzled, but it was still ready to activate. The mechanism and Qi activation were temporarily suspended due to Lu Liekong's passive domain ability.
DING
Warning! A hostile saint has attempted to harm you.
Warning! A harmful object has been activated and has entered a threatening range.
The Stagnation Domain has frozen time!
The Inactivity Domain has suppressed all Qi of hostile objects and beings!
Without the abyssal star bloodline, Lu Liekong's domains stopped time and suspended the world. From her perspective, everything turned dark.
Unlike Fu Tong or Nazzeck, the time-stop domain of Lu Liekong didn't consume Qi. She could keep it on or off at will, which made her dangerous and troublesome to deal with.
Lu Liekong recognized the divine bomb. She picked it and looked up. By circulating Qi into her eyes, her vision expanded.
She saw the culprit, who was highlighted in gold in her domains. Seeing Xia Chen's face, she understood what she should do.
"So, Fu Tong predicted this. I get it now."
When Lu Liekong had been around Lu Potian and others, she was always afraid of revealing her abilities. But at the moment, she hesitated no longer .
She had a new lover here and a dream-like body of a beast woman (with high vitamin D). This was her paradise!
With resolve and determination, Lu Liekong took flight, flying straight toward the fleet of Xia Chen and Xiao Shashen's battleships. She hurled the activated divine bomb back at Xia Chen and flew away.
Xia Chen, on the other hand, couldn't move. He could see the incoming divine bomb, but his body failed to react to his commands.
Still, Xia Chen and Lu Liekong locked eyes. The former smirked and attempted to steal Lu Liekong's passive abilities.
At that moment, Lu Liekong snapped her fingers. The domain was deactivated, and the divine bomb flashed. Everything within 10 kilometers in the sky turned white.
As it was intended, all Qi in the blast radius dispersed and vanished.
Nobody could react when it happened. All battleships in the area lost their power sources and descended to the land. Cultivators who lost all Qi plunged to the ground.
Xia Chen and Xiao Shashen were also victims of their own toys. Gravity reminded them of how vulnerable they were without Qi.
Those who had never trained in physical toughness collapsed on the ground, coughing blood and screaming in pain. Xiao Shashen landed on his feet, but his saint physique saved him from breaking his bones. Xia Chen also landed safely, but he could feel the impact.
Xia Chen looked up, glaring at the massive cloud above. He remembered Lu Liekong's time-manipulation ability.
"DAMMIT!"
Without Qi, Xia Chen couldn't complete the stealing process. His skill-robbing attempt failed.
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The explosion instantly caught the attention of Fu Tong and his wives. All immortal foxes took flight, levitating above their cities and observing the massive fleet of enemies.
The fleet from the east had collapsed, but the other sides were still intact. All immortals inspected the threat and noticed multiple life signatures of saints and peak-stage immortals, who didn't suppress their strength to the quasi-immortal stage.
The foxes gulped, intimidated by the auras of immortals and saints. They all turned to Fu Tong, who also ignored the Qi suppression laws of this world.
Fu Tong floated over the city and found Lu Liekong, who had dealt with the east section. He asked her.
"Did you just stop time just now?"
Lu Liekong grinned. "They forced me to. My apologies."
"Don't apologize. I assume that you ran into Xia Chen."
"They used a divine bomb."
"I can tell. So, can I leave that side to you?"
"Leave it to me."
"Don't get your skills stolen."
"I know how to kill that prick. I'm also a player, remember?"
Fu Tong nodded. He turned west, facing another troop.
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While Fu Tong checked on Lu Liekong, Tang Youyan and Long Xueyao formed a team and headed south. The fleet to the south was thinner, but they bore large flags with the "Long" surname.
Long Xueyao, in her dragonewt appearance, tilted her head and crossed her arms.
"Long Clan? Immortal Long or my Azure Long Clan?"
"What's the difference?" Tang Youyan asked, curious.
"The Immortal Long Clan expelled me and my people because of our dragonic appearance. But when they discovered that our bloodline was superior to theirs, they hunted us down."
"Petty."
"Very."
"What about the Azure Long Clan?"
"They are our ancestors. Still, they are also no good. They abandon their children for cultivation instead of bringing them along or coming back to support us."
Tang Youyan chuckled dryly and shook her head.
"Ah, irresponsible parents, just like our husband."
"He at least hangs around in the mortal world, though. If it were other sex-addicted alphas, they would have dumped us for newer girls in the higher realm already."
"True."
The two ladies cracked their knuckles and exuded the aura of saints. They were ready to crush the clansmen in front of them.
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To the north, Jin Yu, Li Wushuang, and Ji Zixuan faced another army. But when they saw the name of the guild, their expressions turned dark, not because of shock or disgust.
They were furious.
The Starlight Taming Guild had brought all its guild members. Monsters, beasts, and abominations from the immortal realm stood on the battleships' decks, ready to strike them.
All three girls had seen the HCGs of their counterparts being violated by these men. Even though the women in the images were not them, they took it personally.
All perverts must die!
The girls all fetched their divine bombs. Without hesitation, they activated the bombs and launched them toward the fleet.
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To the west, Fu Tong ordered Huli Jiubai, Jin Yanxiong, and Meng Tianrui to serve as support, as they were too weak to deal with the attacker's main troops.
He turned to the flagship of the next foe. Even though he was several kilometers away from the flagship, Fu Tong saw the faces of their leaders clearer than any images from modern phones.
"I see you, Dong Huang."
Dong Huang made this easier for Fu Tong. As this man was related to his main quest, he might as well end everything and get the promising "Log Out" feature.
Without fear, Fu Tong charged forward. In his hands were the sage sword and two divine bombs.
Dong Huang crossed his arms and sneered. He pointed at Fu Tong and ordered his troops.
"Trample them underfoot!"
All battleships loaded karma cannonballs into their cannons and pointed at the city and the crowd above the city. By injecting their Qi into sophisticated medieval-looking black cannons, the weapons roared and spat fire.
A hundred thousand cannonballs, made from karma coins, blackened the sky.