Chapter 514 Attacking the Red Malachite Ridge 21
Zhong Cai glanced at the sticky mess and felt slightly nauseous.
I think that if the ancient city's deodorizing system hadn't been activated, that thing would have stinked terribly.
Wu Shaogan was stunned for a moment, then realized what his wife, A Cai, meant.
It could indeed smell very bad.
After all, the stench from the previous blood rain was already terrifying, and now that a curtain of water has appeared, it goes without saying that it must be even worse.
...It's not like the Poison Toad Ancestor would suddenly become a human when he's about to unleash his ultimate attack, is it?
He's turned himself into this monstrous state by constantly being in similar situations. When he's fighting with others, isn't it obvious that he deliberately uses such methods to provoke them? He's already a heretic, yet he still insists on fighting to the death. Do you expect him to uphold any martial ethics?
Even the Lingxian Sect and the War God Hall wouldn't talk about martial ethics at this time.
Upon hearing this conversation, Wu Dongxiao and Xuan Bing were speechless.
Weren't we analyzing combat strategies and identifying secret techniques before? How did we suddenly start discussing whether it's bad or not...?
After Zhong and Wu finished their conversation, they noticed the atmosphere around them paused for a moment before realizing that they had unconsciously gone off-topic again.
Immediately, Wu Shaogan continued to express his views.
[...The Poison Toad Ancestor was heavily poisoned; upon closer inspection, the blade's edge had already been corroded.]
The other three looked at the part where the blade of light had struck the water curtain.
Sure enough, black smoke was billowing out from there.
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The stuck blade light quickly thinned under the corrosive effect of the black mist, and the originally enormous blade light gradually became transparent.
This is precisely how the black water curtain gains the upper hand.
At this very moment, Ji Zhan fired again!
Ever since he last manipulated the ancient city, this time when he used it again, it was much smoother than before.
Each cannon shot was launched with great rhythm. Seeing the blade light being swallowed up, he fired another shot, which exploded at the spot where the blade light had struck, instantly engulfing it!
The sword light disappeared, and so did the water curtain.
At the same moment, new artillery fire followed.
Two cannons fired, each aimed at the eyes of the giant blood-red toad.
The blood-red giant toad spewed water again, creating another black curtain of water that blocked his way.
However, although there were only two artillery strikes this time, they did not just bombard the target twice.
Fifty cannon shots were fired in succession along every trajectory of the impact of the artillery fire!
The combined power of these attacks was equivalent to fifty consecutive attacks at the Heaven-Reaching level—
It's clear how terrifying it is!
Previously, Pei Xiaoling's attacks consisted of tens of thousands of sword beams each time, but even combined, they were only equivalent to a very powerful attack in the First Tribulation of Heaven. Compared to the combined attack of fifty cannons this time, their power was actually much smaller.
After all, Pei Xiaoling's attack required the expenditure of his own profound energy, while Ji Zhan's attack used "money".
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The artillery fire looked like countless meteors clustered together, or like lava from countless volcanic eruptions converging.
All the attacks pierced directly through the water curtain.
The blood-red giant toad reacted as soon as the artillery fire approached, emitting a huge drumming noise from its throat and swelling up to several times its previous size.
When he opened his mouth again, the jet of water he spewed out was several times larger.
The resulting water curtain is no longer a single layer, but rather a series of overlapping layers.
And just as he was spewing his venom, the artillery fire had already swiftly penetrated layer after layer, and then another...
However, the energy gathered by the artillery fire was so great that even as it pierced through the water curtain, its power never diminished.
The roaring sound and the tearing sound of tearing through the water curtain were mixed together, and it actually pierced through as many as ten water curtains in succession!
The Poison Toad Ancestor continued to add new water curtains at an extremely fast pace, but even at its fastest speed, it still had to be used, and ultimately it couldn't keep up with the continuous barrage of attacks.
Even more so, seeing that the Poison Toad Ancestor had set up defenses one after another, Ji Zhan continued to fire without any hesitation!
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Gradually, the artillery fire blasted through all the defenses and rushed to the face of the Poison Toad Ancestor.
In that instant, a huge bulge on the back of the blood-red giant toad suddenly changed direction.
Explode in the direction of the artillery fire!
A stream of eerie green water sprayed out, instantly transforming into countless green mists that seemed to envelop the artillery fire.
The artillery fire continued to explode, blasting away all the green mist.
Instead, all the green mist was engulfed by the exploding flames and quickly burned away.
But the green mist is clearly not the real solution.
Along with the green mist, a faint, ghostly figure appeared.
If you look closely, you can see that the figure's face is very distorted, as if it is in a deep-seated pain.
It exudes intense resentment at all times.
The figure was met head-on by the artillery fire!
Then, the figure exploded.
However, the force that erupted after the figure exploded was no longer scorching heat, but rather an extremely cold, icy chill.
In this way, the hot and cold clashed and blended together silently.
That chilling aura not only extinguished the energy of the artillery fire, but also transformed into a cold current that rushed towards the ancient city.
Naturally, it was firmly blocked by the ancient city's defenses.
Although it blocked the view, one could still see large patches of frost suddenly freezing on the ancient city walls, like patches of ice flowers adorning the rustic surface.
The next moment, the artillery fire resumed.
Because the temperature of the artillery fire was so high, the frost on the wall evaporated and disappeared after it burst out of the muzzle.
Ji Zhan continued firing.
All the artillery fire still pierced through the blood rain, heading straight for the Poison Toad Ancestor.
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Everything seemed to be a repetition of what had happened before.
Ji Zhan seemed to have a grudge against the Poison Toad Ancestor's eyes. Every time he made a move, he would combine dozens of cannons to attack without regard for the cost, making the Poison Toad Ancestor almost exhausted while setting up defenses.
Each time, the arrangements still couldn't be made in time. At the last moment, a venomous figure would emerge from the bulge behind the Poison Toad Ancestor, releasing a chilling aura and perishing together with the final barrage of fire.
Repeatedly, repeatedly, and again.
Ji Zhan controlled the cannons, giving the Poison Toad Ancestor no time to rest.
The ancestor of poisonous toads had no choice but to emit deafening croaks from its throat from time to time—
No matter how much the frogs croaked, it would still be drowned out by the artillery fire, and in the end, the bulges would burst open one after another.
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After a while, Ji Zhan slightly raised his hand.
Around him, piles of high-grade mystic stones appeared.
Upon seeing this, Zhong Cai quickly sensed it.
Good heavens!
Sect Leader Ji doesn't care about the cost at all! She's really generous.
The ancient city was originally filled with so much energy, but in the previous bombardment, as much as 30 to 40% of it was consumed!
It's likely that Sect Master Ji was worried that not replenishing the energy in time would leave him unsatisfied, so he released so many high-grade Xuan stones early on.
Zhong Cai's mind raced.
These top-grade black stones, like flowing water, were swallowed up by the ancient city.
Ji Zhan, on the other hand, never stopped controlling the artillery emplacements.
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Ancient city fortifications are undoubtedly a very suitable method for alchemists.
Alchemists are highly perceptive and can fully utilize the power of artillery fire. They are also skilled in alchemy and are often not short of money.
After Zhong Cai recharged the ancient city, and watching Sect Leader Ji fire so wildly, he couldn't help but feel a sense of longing.
I wish he could bombard the evil Daoist Tongtian like that someday...
Unfortunately, his current level is still somewhat low.
However, Zhong Cai watched Ji Zhan intently as he manipulated the device, trying to learn some techniques from it.
He felt he had gained a lot.
And so, I just kept watching...
etc.
Zhong Cai suddenly seemed a little confused.
Why has Palace Master Pei suddenly stopped making a move? It's always been the Sect Master who's firing the shots.
Wu Shao chuckled dryly.
[Perhaps they wanted Sect Leader Ji to have some fun first.]
Wu Dongxiao and Xuan Bing: "..."
Here we go again, we've forgotten about them again.
Zhong Cai snapped out of her daze.
[Old Wu, I learned a lot of techniques from this firing.]
Wu Shaogan smiled.
[A-Cai, speak slowly.]
Zhong Cai then began to explain his insights.
The main issue is the timing of firing... for example...
[You see, the sect leader's fifty cannon shots appear to follow the same trajectory, but in reality, they should be five cannons firing ten shots simultaneously. The core energy is concentrated together, but the energy that might have dissipated at the edges is absorbed by the other shots, preventing energy waste...]
As she spoke, Zhong Cai became radiant with excitement.
Wu Shaogan understood the importance of timing and immediately applied his combat strategy, filling in any potential gaps in the defense.
Wu Dongxiao and Xuan Bing understood what they were hearing and both seemed to be deep in thought.
Suddenly, Zhong Cai's voice paused.
[Princess Pei has made another move!]
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At this moment, the artillery fire was no longer as rapid as before; instead, there was an extremely vast blade of light. The blade energy was billowing, and the dazzling brilliance covered the sky, directly eroding the blood-rain cage.
One cut, one cut, and another cut.
Each strike was more powerful than the tens of thousands of previous sword beams, and each strike was sharper than the last.
The Blood Rain Cage was being repeatedly cut, and although it remained extremely stubborn, it was still being slowly slicing away amidst the sharp, gleaming blades.
Compared to the previous slow advance, this move is clearly more powerful, and it should only take a little more time for the Blood Rain Cage to be broken through.
However, after the blade flashes and the blood rains down, its power will weaken, requiring continuous and prolonged slashing.
Only then can the power be more sustained and domineering.
This level of efficiency is still a bit low.
Ji Zhan has come up with something big.
This time, all the cannons on the ancient city wall facing the Blood Rain Cage were opened.
It's unclear whether there were thousands or tens of thousands of cannons, densely packed together, aimed at that blood-soaked cage.
Ji Zhan fired.
With so much artillery fire bombarding it all at once, the Blood Rain Cage simply couldn't withstand it.
Suddenly, countless blood flowers bloomed on top, turning into pools of blood that fell to the ground.
Strangely, bubbles were rising from the blood, and there were many tiny, minor explosions.
However, this explosion actually made the blood more unstable, causing it to continue to explode, splattering out tiny sprays of blood...
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Zhong Cai understood.
This is because blood rain and artillery fire are two energies with opposite properties. It is actually very difficult for blood rain to absorb artillery fire and convert it into its own power.
The artillery fire is so intense, it's not just one after another, but hundreds or thousands at a time, how can we possibly "digest" it?
Even if much of it has already been endured and mitigated, the so-called "residual impact" is still far too much.
Therefore, the excess energy caused a backlash when the blood rain tried to devour it.
Finally, the blood rain cage was completely broken.
This also exposed the entire ancestor of the poisonous toads.
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The Poisonous Toad Ancestor suddenly opened its mouth.
All the blood—even the blood that was still slightly exploding—suddenly flew up and poured into his gaping maw.
He wanted to reclaim this energy to strengthen himself.
Moreover, he was confident that he could discard the "impurities" during the process of absorbing the food.
However, Pei Xiaoling's blade arrived first.
The blood pillar that the Poison Toad Ancestor had attracted was crushed into powder by the blade light—it was unclear what kind of blade technique was used, but it was first quickly frozen, and then pulverized in one fell swoop, and then Pei Xiaoling put it all into a golden gourd.
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