Chapter 26: Battle of Tianshu Tower
"Settlement?" The demon-masked figure looked at Chu Yun and the other two standing shoulder to shoulder and let out a hoarse, maniacal laugh. "Just the three of you? One's exhausted, one's vitality severely damaged, and the other... a worthless master, constantly restricted by the very things he created? What can you use to settle accounts with me?" He waved his hand violently, and the madly spinning energy crystals on the central platform instantly unleashed dozens of thick, destructive black energy beams, blasting towards the three of them. "Scatter!" Mo Li shouted. The three of them simultaneously scattered in three different directions, narrowly dodging the first wave of attacks. "Boom! Boom! Boom!" Dozens of black beams slammed into the ground where they had just stood, leaving deep, smooth-edged holes. "He can manipulate the energy of the Tianshu Tower! We can't fight him head-on!" Mo Li shouted as he dodged. "We must find a way to get to that central platform!" "Easy as that!" Chu Yun dodged another passing beam, feeling the searing energy burn his cheek. "This attack has no blind spots!" "Then create one for him!" Li Ge's voice came from the other side. She suddenly stopped dodging, pulled out a handful of black powder of an unknown material, and tossed it forward. The black powder quickly dispersed in the air, forming a thick, dark cloud that seemed to absorb all light. "Netherworld, Corrosion Powder!" The energy beams emitted from the Tianshu Tower seemed to be corroded by something the moment they came into contact with the black smoke. Their brilliance quickly dimmed, their power greatly reduced. "Now!" Li Ge shouted. Chu Yun and Mo Li immediately seized the opportunity, charging simultaneously from two different directions towards the central platform. "A trifle!" the demon-masked figure snorted. He reached out and lightly tapped the air in front of him. Several energy crystals suspended on the central platform instantly changed their trajectory. "Click, click..." Dozens of thick metal walls suddenly rose from the control room floor, like a moving maze, instantly blocking Chu Yun and Mo Li, completely separating them. "Chu Yun!" Mo Li, trapped behind a wall, shouted anxiously. "I'm fine!" Chu Yun's voice came from the other side. "Just focus on your work! Trust us!" Mo Li gritted her teeth. She knew Chu Yun was right. Now they had no choice but to trust each other.
"Settle the score?" The demon-masked figure looked at Chu Yun and the other two standing shoulder to shoulder and let out a hoarse, maniacal laugh. "Just the three of you? One's strength is exhausted, one's vitality is severely damaged, and the other... is a useless master who is restricted in every way by the things he created? What can you use to settle the score with me?"
He waved his hand violently, and the madly spinning energy crystals on the central platform instantly shot out dozens of thick, black energy beams full of destructive aura, bombarding the three people.
"Disperse!" Mo Li shouted. The three of them simultaneously dispersed in three different directions, narrowly avoiding the first wave of attacks.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Dozens of black beams bombarded the ground where they had just stood, leaving behind bottomless holes with smooth edges.
"He can control the energy of the Tianshu Tower! We can't fight him head-on!" Mo Li dodged while shouting, "We must find a way to get closer to that central platform!"
"Easy to say!" Chu Yun dodged another passing beam of light, only to feel his cheeks painfully burned by the scorching energy. "This attack has no blind spots at all!"
"Then create a blind spot for him!" Li Ge's voice came from the other side. She suddenly stopped dodging, pulled out a handful of black powder of unknown material from her bosom, and violently sprinkled it forward. The black powder quickly dispersed in the air, forming a thick black smoke screen that seemed to swallow all light.
"Netherworld, Erosion Powder!"
The energy beams emitted by the Tianshu Tower seemed to be corroded by something the moment they came into contact with the black smoke. Their light quickly dimmed and their power was greatly reduced.
"Now!" Li Ge shouted.
Chu Yun and Mo Li immediately seized the opportunity and simultaneously charged towards the central platform from two different directions.
"A trifle!" the demon-masked figure snorted coldly. He extended his hand and lightly tapped the air in front of him, instantly causing several energy crystals suspended on the central platform to change their trajectory.
“Click, click…”
Dozens of thick metal walls suddenly rose from the floor of the control room, like a moving maze, instantly blocking Chu Yun and Mo Li, completely separating them.
"Chu Yun!" Mo Li was blocked behind a wall and shouted anxiously.
"I'm fine!" Chu Yun's voice came from the other side, "Just focus on your work! Trust us!"
Mo Li gritted her teeth. She knew Chu Yun was right. Now they had no choice but to trust each other. Without further hesitation, she turned and moved quickly in the other direction, intending to use her familiarity with the tower to bypass the maze and find the best angle to attack the demon-masked man.
On the other side, Chu Yun was trapped in a blind spot formed by three walls. On the wall in front of him, a black hole in the muzzle of a gun was slowly gathering energy. Knowing he couldn't escape, he took a deep breath and mobilized all the remaining strength in his body.
Just as he was about to fight to the death, a gray, almost imperceptible shadow suddenly floated down from above his head - it was Li Ge. In her hand was the ancient bronze mirror.
"Reincarnation, Barrier!"
She aimed the mirror at the muzzle of the cannon that was gathering energy. A deep purple light flashed on the mirror, forming an invisible, constantly twisting energy shield.
"boom!"
The black energy beam slammed heavily onto the invisible shield, but it didn't explode. All the energy was forcibly absorbed by the mirror. Li Ge's face instantly turned even paler.
"Go!" She shouted at Chu Yun, "I can't hold on for much longer!"
Chu Yun nodded, and without any hesitation, he immediately turned around and rushed towards the only exit.
"Want to leave?" The ghost-masked man's voice echoed in their ears like a ghost. He seemed to have predicted their actions. The ground in front of Chu Yun suddenly cracked, and a giant hand composed of pure black energy suddenly stretched out and grabbed his ankle.
Chu Yun's pupils shrank, and he tried to dodge, but it was too late. At this moment, "Tut! Tut! Tut!" three crisp, light sounds were heard. Three crossbow bolts, made of special metal and with a faint glow at the tail, shot from a distance at an extremely tricky angle, accurately nailing the wrist, elbow, and shoulder of the giant hand.
"Buzz—"
The light from the three crossbow bolts instantly connected together, forming a miniature "trapped" formation. The giant hand suddenly froze, its movement being delayed for half a breath.
In just half a breath, Chu Yun lightly tapped the giant hand's fingers with his toes, and used the force to fly into the air, narrowly avoiding it.
He looked back and saw Mo Li half-kneeling on the ground at the other end of the maze, holding a strangely shaped, foldable, and extremely delicate crossbow. Her face was covered in sweat, but her eyes were full of concentration and confidence.
"Well done!" Chu Yun couldn't help but praise loudly.
"Stop talking nonsense!" Mo Li's voice came from a distance, "I've found a blind spot in his defense! Li Ge, use your Corrosion Powder to cover me! Chu Yun, get your golden needle ready, I need you to help me break through his last line of energy defense!"
Though separated by the maze, their hearts were now tightly connected through words. A bold, risky, and integrated three-way joint operation plan took shape in an instant.
"good!"
"Can!"
Chu Yun and Li Ge responded at the same time.
Li Ge sprinkled a handful of erosion powder again, and a thick black mist instantly enveloped a portion of the central platform, temporarily obstructing the sight of the demon-masked figure. Mo Li seized this opportunity and, like a cheetah, she suddenly emerged from the shadows of the maze and rushed straight to the central platform.
"Naive!" the demon-masked figure sneered. Though his vision was obstructed, as the controller of this area, he could clearly sense Mo Li's every move. He stretched out his hand, his five fingers forming claws, and grabbed at the void in Mo Li's direction. Five incredibly sharp claws composed of pure black energy materialized from thin air, blocking all of Mo Li's paths.
Mo Li stared at the five deadly energy claws, yet she didn't dodge or evade. Instead, a hint of a triumphant smile appeared on her face. Just as she was about to be struck by the energy claws, two small, spring-like devices suddenly popped out from her boots, which were made of a special material.
"The secret technique of the Mohist school, instant step!"
In a way that completely violated common sense of physics, her body was forced to move three feet to the side in mid-air, just avoiding the five energy claws and arriving at the defensive blind spot she had calculated before!
"What?!" The demon-masked man showed genuine shock for the first time. He hadn't expected Mo Li to have such a hidden weapon. He wanted to mobilize the energy of the Tianshu Tower for defense again, but it was too late.
Mo Li had already pointed the crossbow in his hand at his heart.
"Goodbye!" Mo Li's eyes flashed with a hint of revenge and relief. She pulled the trigger, and a crossbow arrow made of the hardest cold iron, its front engraved with armor-piercing runes, flew out of the string, carrying all her hatred and hope.
However, just as the crossbow arrow was about to hit the heart of the demon-masked man, a thin, almost imperceptible, inky black energy shield suddenly appeared in front of him.
"when!"
With a sharp, teeth-grinding sound, the armor-piercing arrow, powerful enough to pierce the city wall, was unexpectedly blocked by the thin shield. The tip of the arrow was less than an inch away from his heart.
"How... is it possible..." Mo Li's face drained of all color. This was already her strongest attack.
"I told you, little girl." The demon masked man looked at Mo Li who was so close to him and laughed hoarsely, "You are too naive."
He slowly raised his right hand, ready to give the ignorant descendant of the Mohist School a final blow.
At this moment, "It's not over yet!" Chu Yun's voice sounded behind him like thunder.
The demon-masked man turned around suddenly and saw that Chu Yun had circled behind him. A thin, golden-light-shining energy needle hovered at his fingertips—it was the "Evil-Breaking Divine Needle"!
"Now!" Chu Yun roared. He didn't shoot the divine needle at the evil ghost masked man, his target was the black shield blocking Mo Li!
He would use his own power of life, which could disintegrate all evil, to break through the defense composed of pure power of death! This was the ultimate showdown between two completely opposite laws!
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