My Cultivation Starting from Archery
Chapter 868 - 258: Does Longqing Dare to Die_4

For Martial Cultivators, losing True Power doesn't mean their physical body becomes weaker. They are still Martial Saints, and their bodies remain as indestructible as Copper Skin Iron Bone.

In comparison, the weak bodies of Magic Cultivators can't participate in such battles.

Emperor Longqing had no choice but to let Ling Kui face the enemy alone. He moved to the flank, took the Elixir Pills, and desperately tried to recover as much Mana as possible.

Ling Kui and Chen Sansi then engaged in a grueling battle of spear technique and swordsmanship, exchanging more than thirty rounds.

[Qilin's Heart] effect manifested.

What startled Chen Sansi was that the swordsmanship of the person before him...

had no flaws!

He wasn't the only martial arts genius in the world; clearly, the person standing in front of him was one as well.

Thus, the battle turned into a pure contest of Qi-Blood.

However, this was also Chen Sansi's strong suit, and his foundation was likely more solid than anyone else's.

As time passed, Ling Kui's stamina was visibly waning.

Those above Martial Saint naturally have abundant Qi-Blood, but when facing someone of the same realm, the depletion is also immense.

At the same time, not far away, Cao Kai recovered some Mana and once again mobilized Dragon Abyss to attack, only at the Qi Refinement Realm level of Mana.

For Chen Sansi now, however, it was like an unstoppable tidal wave that barely blocked, sending him flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing through seven or eight ancient towering trees before landing in the grass, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Just from this one strike.

Most of the Mana that Emperor Longqing managed to accumulate was again consumed.

By this point in the battle.

Both he and Ling Kui were still utterly exhausted.

Yet...

In their horrified gaze.

Chen Sansi, his face covered in bloody grime, stood up once more, bursting with speed far beyond before and even recovering enough Fire Element True Power to support a strike.

[Unrivaled]!

Emperor Longqing and Ling Kui only saw a cold gleam flashing in the distance of the pitch-black forest, then their vision seemed cut off, a segment of time missing. By the time sight was restored, the cold gleam had turned into firelight, aiming straight for their hearts.

Since this spear strike came too swiftly, and they were standing together, one of them almost inevitably had to take the blow, unable to dodge.

At this moment.

Cao Kai had only a sliver of Mana left. If he forcibly blocked this strike, he shouldn't die, but he would undoubtedly suffer severe injuries.

And behind him, Ling Kui's True Power was still in the process of recovery, just one last breath away from nurturing enough strength.

"Madman!"

He looked at the White Robe; someone must bear this attack.

But similarly, Chen Sansi would also expose a major flaw, taking another blow.

This is...

the split-second between life and death!

It could not be dragged on any longer!

Chen Sansi knew clearly.

If it continued like just now, with Ling Kui holding him back and Longqing recovering Mana, he would undoubtedly die in a war of attrition!

So...

He had to take advantage of their exhaustion phase and eliminate one of them first.

Ling Kui saw through the White Robe's intention and shouted ahead:

"Emperor!

"This is his last True Power, block this strike for me, he'll be depleted and I'll recover to attack, he'll surely die!"

"..."

Emperor Longqing gripped Dragon Abyss, enhancing the thin Mana on the blade's edge, looking at the approaching Fiery Flame Gun Blade, a flicker of hesitation in his deep-set eyes.

"Longqing, dare to die?!!

"Cao Kai!!!

"Do you dare—die with me?!!"

Chen Sansi's hoarse roar echoed for hundreds of miles, like a raging lion, with nothing else to care for beyond the target in front of him, including... his own life!

"Emperor, you won't die, don't listen to him..."

Ling Kui's words trailed off, frozen in place.

Because the Emperor Longqing, who was supposed to shield him, chose to sidestep just before meeting the Longdan Bright Silver Spear.

The unstoppable Red Flame Fire Dragon faced no more barriers, carrying blazing Fire Element True Power, tearing through Ling Kui's yet-unrecovered True Power skin, flesh, and bones, piercing his heart, until it penetrated his entire body.