Chapter 333: Chapter 197: Killing a Half-King Again

SWISH~!

Pitch-black chains, flickering between solid and ethereal, pierced through the void and shot toward him in a curving arc.

Carrying the unconscious Zhong Qishan, Gu Zheng abruptly dropped, falling into the jungle below.

SWISH! SWISH!

The pitch-black chains pursued him relentlessly, twisting like venomous snakes as they plunged into the jungle after him.

WHOOSH~

WHOOSH!

Gu Zheng, still carrying Zhong Qishan, moved with incredible speed, dashing and weaving to evade.

Half his focus remained behind him, listening for any sounds of pursuit.

"BOOM~! BOOM~!"

"Beiming Lang! Stop hiding! I see you!"

BANG! BANG! BANG~!

The shouts of Zhong Zhengao and Cao Qingsong echoed from the rear.

Evidently, the two had caught up and intercepted the two Heroic Body Realm assassins, and a fierce battle had broken out.

In other words, the only one still chasing Gu Zheng was the Half-King assassin!

WHOOSH~ WHOOSH~!

He flew at extreme speed, crossing two mountain peaks in a single breath.

Suddenly, Gu Zheng stopped. He set Zhong Qishan down, grasping the Red Abyss Blade and the Celestial Frost Blade in his hands. He unleashed a barrage of Sword Gang at the pursuing Half-King assassin.

Sword Gang imbued with Shattering Void Sword Intent!

BOOM~~

"CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!"

The ice-blue and crimson-red Sword Gangs shattered space, intercepting and severing the pursuing pitch-black chains.

BZZZT~!

An invisible, terrifying pressure erupted in the air once more, compressing the surrounding void and creating visible ripples.

’A Half-King’s pressure?’

Gu Zheng didn’t feel a thing.

He hadn’t felt it before, and he certainly didn’t feel it now.

At that same moment, his figure vanished.

In nearly the same instant, the Chaotic Heaven Shield transformed into three hundred and sixty blades that shattered the surrounding void, forcing the semi-invisible Half-King assassin out of hiding.

Then, four "Gu Zhengs" appeared from four different directions.

Deceptive Appearance!

Three of them, created through an Equipment Effect, each held a God-Hunting Arrow aimed at the Half-King assassin.

The real Gu Zheng wielded the Heaven-piercing Halberd. He activated his Eyes of Golden Flame, scanning the Half-King assassin’s movement trajectory.

SWISH!

WHOOSH~

A streak of black light shot out at the same time, moving with unbelievable speed as it attacked the Half-King assassin.

The Death God Mantis!

SCHLICK~ SCHLICK~

"PFFT~!"

As Beiming Bishang flickered in and out of view, a bloody gash appeared on his astonished face, spraying a line of blood.

If he hadn’t dodged so quickly, that gash wouldn’t be on his face—it would be on his neck.

’What was that?’

Beiming Bishang was horrified.

He’d only been surprised that Gu Zheng could ignore his pressure and create three Illusory Bodies.

But that streak of black light... Beiming Bishang couldn’t see through it at all.

The threat, however, was terrifyingly real, coiling in his heart.

SCHLICK~

SCHLICK!

As he dodged, the flexible, form-fitting defensive treasure on his chest was torn open. The skin of his Half-King body was cut, and Blood Pearls began to well up.

’Damn it, what in the hell is this...?’

Beiming Bishang roared inwardly, shocked and enraged.

WHOOSH-BOOM~!

Just then, a chilling killing intent descended upon him, enveloping his body and mind from all sides.

SWISH!

Gu Zheng swung the Heaven-piercing Halberd, bringing it down on Beiming Bishang from the front.

"Die!!"

Beiming Bishang roared in his heart. His eyes turned ice-cold as the pitch-black chains transformed into a tangible Divine Weapon Projection, striking straight at Gu Zheng.

"CLANG~"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

A series of muffled thuds and explosions echoed through the air.

Under the might of the Heaven-piercing Halberd, the pitch-black chains cracked inch by inch, then shattered into nothingness.

’A Divine Weapon Projection?’

’The Heaven-piercing Halberd is a genuine Divine Weapon!’

’The Heaven-piercing Halberd might struggle against an opponent in a Phantom state, but a solidified one?’

’It’s just asking to be shattered!’

The moment the pitch-black chains shattered, Beiming Bishang’s body trembled violently. His face turned deathly pale, and blood trickled from his lips.

WHOOSH~

SWISH!

Gu Zheng didn’t pause. He continued to swing the Heaven-piercing Halberd, bringing it down in a frontal assault.

BZZZT~!

A shield of light materialized around Beiming Bishang, blocking the Heaven-piercing Halberd.

But it only held for half a breath before it shattered and dissipated.

The Heaven-piercing Halberd continued its descent, striking Beiming Bishang’s shoulder.

"SQUELCH~!"

Blood sprayed as the sound of the blade tearing through flesh echoed across the mountains.

Beiming Bishang’s entire left arm was severed by the Heaven-piercing Halberd and fell to the ground.

If not for the shield buying him that half a breath to dodge, it wouldn’t have been his arm that was severed. The Heaven-piercing Halberd would have split his head and torso down the middle.

But while Beiming Bishang had dodged Gu Zheng’s fatal blow...

...the other three "Gu Zhengs" holding God-Hunting Arrows had been locking onto him the entire time.

Locking onto a target is the most critical step before firing a God-Hunting Arrow.

Without a lock, the arrow is useless.

Beiming Bishang had dodged Gu Zheng’s halberd strike from the front.

However, the two "Gu Zhengs" on his flanks had been maintaining their lock. The instant Beiming Bishang dodged, the "Gu Zheng" on his right completed it.

And fired the God-Hunting Arrow!

FWOOSH~

Once activated, the God-Hunting Arrow became a streak of light that pierced through the void, instantly reaching its target.

Beiming Bishang, who had just lost his arm, sensed it and reacted, but it was too late to dodge again.

"PFFT~~!"

A sickening crunch was followed by a spray of fresh blood that painted the air.

The look of horror and fury was still frozen on Beiming Bishang’s face as the streak of light from the God-Hunting Arrow split his armless body in two.

It sliced him clean in half along his chest line, separating his torso into upper and lower sections.

His heart, located right on the line of impact, was instantly shattered and disintegrated!

This was the tyrannical power of the God-Hunting Arrow.

Even a Half-King’s body, once struck, offered no resistance. It was simply torn apart, the arrow dissolving all flesh, organs, and bone in its path.

Only then was Beiming Bishang truly and completely dead.

Still, just to be safe, Gu Zheng controlled a few of the blades to dice Beiming Bishang’s head into several pieces.

Then, he quickly retrieved the Storage Pouch from Beiming Bishang’s remains.