Chapter 424 An Unfulfilled Promise
Yan Luo dodged Zhao Jun's blade, but did not avoid Liu Qian's arrow at all.
The enormous golden arrow was blocked by an invisible protective shield in front of Yanluo. Liu Qian completely lost all his strength and abilities, and he could already see that this battle was destined to end in defeat for the throne.
This arrow drained Liu Qian of all his strength, and he collapsed to his knees, utterly dejected.
Nangong was surprised that his precious grandson was so powerful. Those were the seven strongest people in Longxia. Yanluo not only fought against them all without being at a disadvantage, but even Liu Qian, who was known as the "Saint of Bows," could not harm Yanluo with a single arrow.
Wang Yi frowned. He realized that Yan Luo's strength was beyond what his seven brothers could overcome. If this continued, Yan Luo would wear down all seven of them.
Zhao Jun also realized this problem. He and Wang Yi exchanged a glance, understood each other's meaning, and instantly disappeared from their original positions, rushing to Yan Luo's left and right sides respectively.
Wang Yi and Zhao Jun wanted a quick victory, as dragging it out would obviously be detrimental to the throne.
Yan Luo sent the two flying with a single sword strike, and Wang Yi and Zhao Jun fell into the woods surrounding the clearing.
The Fifth Winter and Summer group hadn't expected Yan Luo to be so powerful, as if all their efforts and sacrifices over the years had been a joke.
Yanluo held back with every sword strike.
Wang Yi and Zhao Jun reappeared in front of Yan Luo. Wang Yi shouted to the group, "Let's finish this quickly, we can't drag it out any longer."
It was 10 p.m., nearly three hours after the battle began, and Yanluo and the throne had been locked in fierce combat for almost three hours.
Tu Keke and Yu Xiaoyu secretly lurked in the bushes around the open space. Yu Xiaoyu was terrified by Yan Luo's calm demeanor. Luckily, she had chosen to run away decisively, otherwise she would have been caught by Yan Luo.
But if Yanluo wants to chase after him, can he really escape?
Yu Xiaoyu became more and more frightened the more she thought about it.
Looking at Yan Luo's expressionless face, Tu Keke immediately judged that Yan Luo was in great pain after understanding the current situation.
Grandma turned into a ghoul and wanted to turn everyone else into ghouls as well. The seven members of Dragon Summer's Ace Team defected to the ghoul camp and helped the ghouls attack them.
Yu Xiaoyu also said that to interrupt the formation's setup, Nangong must be killed; otherwise, the formation will continue to improve until it is activated.
Yanluo's desperate struggle is a manifestation of her inability to bring herself to harm Nangong.
Tu Keke stared seriously at the situation in the open space. Yan Luo would be fine for the time being. His battle with the throne was like playing house. Although the fighting was very intense, neither of them could hurt the other.
"Xiaoyu, can you do me a favor?" Tu Keke held Yu Xiaoyu's hand, her eyes pleading.
Yu Xiaoyu, whose hand was being held by Tu Keke, felt her breathing become erratic, and she nodded vigorously.
"I will do anything Coco asks me to do."
Tu Keke nodded, touched.
"We'll take advantage of their inattention and launch a surprise attack on Nangong. Nangong is weak and has no strength to resist. Once we kill her, everything will be over."
If Yanluo can't bring herself to do it, then Tu Keke will do it herself. Only Nangong's death can truly end this.
If the sword can't be used, then I will use it to stab.
Tu Keke was also suffering internally.
She didn't know if Yanluo would hate her after she took action. With this question and feeling, Tu Keke and Yu Xiaoyu prepared to act.
Upon hearing the call for a swift victory, Di Huanian split his long staff in two, revealing the hidden blade within. Half of it was a staff and the other half a blade, resembling the ancient Mo Dao (陌刀). With half of the staff gone, the over two-meter-tall Di Huanian wielding the staff-blade combination exuded an imposing aura.
He took off his shirt, revealing his well-defined muscles, and charged at Yanluo with a loud shout.
Di Huanian's powerful downward slash was easily dodged by Yan Luo. He followed up with a horizontal slash, but it was useless. Yan Luo was surrounded by an invisible protective shield, which blocked the attack.
The attacks from Wu Dongxia and Xuanyuan Changhong followed closely behind. Wang Yi and Zhao Jun appeared behind Yan Luo, constantly interfering with Yan Luo's defense with a spear and a sword.
The five people's serious siege made it seem like the throne had the advantage, but in reality, Yanluo was able to defend against every attack perfectly, and in some places, she was too lazy to defend and let the protective shield block for her.
"Damn it! You're a freak!" Wang Yi couldn't help but curse. He thrust his spear into Yan Luo's protective shield, but no matter how hard he tried or how much energy he channeled, he couldn't break through it.
Yan Luo remained expressionless, his red hair fluttering in the wind, the hair ribbon that had been tied up with his hair long since scattered somewhere due to his movements.
Xu Chun couldn't stand it anymore. He grabbed his shield, roared, and charged at Yan Luo, but the impact sent him flying and crashing to the ground.
Fifth Winter and Summer couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Hahahaha, Fatty, look at your pathetic state!!"
Xu Chunlai's gesture of touching his buttocks made Zhao Jun, who had been serious all along, purse his lips and look away from Xu Chunlai. Xu Chunlai stood up nimbly, snorted, and said, "You laugh, you laugh, as if you can break through Xiao Luo's defenses!"
Fifth Winter Summer pouted, "You got all worked up just from laughing at you a couple of times."
Indeed, no one on the throne can break through Yanluo's defense right now. Even Nangong was dumbfounded. Even if he didn't speed up the formation and conserve his internal power, he still couldn't break through Yanluo's defense.
Nangong even felt that even if all sixteen ninth-tier corpse kings on his side attacked Yanluo together, Yanluo might not necessarily lose.
Seizing the moment when Nangong was distracted, Yu Xiaoyu instantly appeared behind Nangong, her incredibly hard bone spurs intertwining into a single, extremely thick bone spur that hurtled towards him.
Nangong stared wide-eyed, clearly not believing that Yu Xiaoyu would betray him, but looking at the bone spurs getting closer and closer, Nangong felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
A jet-black sword aura suddenly struck, instantly severing Yu Xiaoyu's bone spurs.
Yu Xiaoyu took a few meters back in surprise, meeting Yan Luo's icy gaze.
Tu Keke ran out of the bushes and helped Yu Xiaoyu up.
"If you can't do it yourself, I'll do it for you."
The girl's words left Yan Luo speechless for a moment. He looked at the stubborn Tu Keke, his lips trembling, unable to utter a word.
Nangong glanced at Yu Xiaoyu and then at Tu Keke, and he already understood.
Yu Xiaoyu knelt on one knee and said sincerely to Nangong, "I'm sorry, sir, I like Coco, and I want to stand by her side."
Nangong shook his head.
"You're not wrong to do what you believe is right."
Yanluo's sword strike created an opening, revealing a weakness. Although they couldn't break through Yanluo's defense, the five of them combined their strength and sent the unsuspecting Yanluo flying into the air.
In mid-air, Yan Luo's dark red eyes met Tu Keke's blue eyes. Tu Keke gritted her teeth, her small face full of stubbornness.
Yan Luo recalled her promise to Tu Keke, and a ticklish sensation rose on her left shoulder, remembering how the girl had bitten her shoulder that day.
Remember how you feel right now. When that day comes, you won't be able to do it. I hope this pain will remind you of the promises you made to me.
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