Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1173 - 1173 682 Crashing the Game_1

Chapter 1173: Chapter 682: Crashing the Game_1 Chapter 1173: Chapter 682: Crashing the Game_1 Chapter 0682: The Game Crumbles

Before Pan and Ma Deru could decide what to do, a small sandstorm had already reached their vicinity. A wisp of black fog sprayed out from the sandstorm and began to spread rapidly, enveloping Pan and Ma Deru.

Pan and Ma Deru did not know what this wisp of black fog meant, but instinctively, they felt danger, extreme danger, and they each reacted differently.

Ma Deru almost subconsciously took out his staff, raised it high, and lightning flashed at the tip of his staff, striking towards the black fog. Each time the lightning struck the black fog, it shattered the fog, but instead of dissipating, the shattered fog began to spread again in new areas, quickly darkening the sky and filling a large area, engulfing Ma Deru from all directions.

Ma Deru immediately realized something was wrong. He was horrified to discover that the omnipresent black fog not only obscured his vision, preventing him from seeing his surroundings clearly, but also cut off all his senses, even his Divine Sense could not extend out to probe his surroundings.

Ma Deru’s combat awareness was still very commendable. After realizing the situation was bad, he quickly spurred his flying sword underfoot, trying his best to break out from the darkness and find the light outside, to end the chaotic state he was in, like a headless fly. But Ma Deru soon realized he was expecting too much. He had just started to activate his flying sword when he heard the sharp sound of something tearing through the air beside him.

He immediately associated this sound with the three grains of yellow sand that had just blasted Zhou Ping’s head. Ma Deru frantically spurred on the Protection Talismans on his body while his staff continuously cast shields around him.

Ma Deru made a deadly mistake here. He spared no effort in defending himself with armor, Protection Talismans, and shields, covering his entire body and head thoroughly. However, as he did this, Ma Deru forgot that he was standing on a flying sword, not on solid ground, and he did not secure the area underfoot with the same meticulous care.

If Ma Deru were facing off against someone else, this approach might not have been wrong. After all, he had a flying sword of quite good quality underfoot that could offer him considerable protection. Plus, the flying sword he controlled was continuously in flight, which made it difficult for the opponent to target his feet directly. Moreover, he could always adjust the focus of his defense at any time, including underfoot.

But the problem was that this time, his opponent was Liuli Sand. From the beginning, Liuli Sand launched its specialty technique, cutting off all contact between Ma Deru and the outside world, creating a battlefield most advantageous for itself.

When Ma Deru was well-defended but exposed a vulnerability, Liuli Sand did not hesitate to strike. It shot out several grains of yellow sand that, in accordance with Qi Tian’s instructions, did not transform into a vast sandstorm, but instead concentrated all their energy together. Like bullets fired from a gun, they shot out directly from under Ma Deru’s feet.

Under the control of Liuli Sand, these grains of yellow sand seemed to have eyes, perfectly avoiding the flying sword under Ma Deru’s feet and then, at a tricky angle, shot across directly towards Ma Deru’s heart.

Ma Deru had prepared so many shields and Protection Talismans, but now, none of them worked. Only the armor he wore provided the last line of defense. However, this layer of defense could not withstand the continuous attack of the yellow sand for long and was penetrated. Then, the final grain of yellow sand entered his heart, shredding it completely.

Although Ma Deru was a cultivator at the Eighth Level of the Gold Core Realm, his heart was still one of his vital points. Without a heart, a person could not live, and in an instant, he fell just like Zhou Ping had, his body tilting and plummeting from the sky, crashing heavily to the ground, dead beyond any doubt.

While Liuli Sand was killing Ma Deru with its onslaught of yellow sand, it also locked onto Pan. Unlike Ma Deru’s choice, Pan did not attack the oncoming Liuli Sand directly, but thought to quickly widen the gap between them. Then based on the actual situation, he would choose his next move—if it was truly hopeless, he would not mind escaping right then and there and reporting back to Manager Chen to seek more support.

However, Pan’s approach was based on his basic lack of understanding of Liuli Sand. If he knew that Emperor Jianwu and more than a hundred other Gold Core Realm experts had once been trapped by Liuli Sand, unable to move forward or back, then perhaps he would have known what the best course of action was. Regrettably, he did not have such experience.

The black fog shot out by Liuli Sand spread very quickly, engulfing a vast area in the blink of an eye, a speed not slower than Pan flying on his flying sword. It soon caught up with Tan, and then wrapped around Pan.