Sealed Divine Throne II: Twin Sons of Dragon
Chapter 447 - 222: How Was This Trick Done?_2

Chapter 447: Chapter 222: How Was This Trick Done?_2

Even Long Dangdang, who had once again used Leaping via Light to rush over, was filled with shock in his eyes.

In his tactical plan, he would assist Li Hongche by using Far Horizon Proximity to launch a surprise attack on Li’s opponent. Then, Long Kongkong would devour the opponent’s Soul Flame for a quick recovery of their strength. On the other side, Ling Menglu would activate the Power Sphere of Light, an Epic Class piece of equipment, in conjunction with the 3rd Rank Divine Hammer Spirit Furnace to momentarily intimidate and block another 8th Rank undead warrior, while waiting for his assistance.

However, he hadn’t expected his cousin to be this strong, as she directly killed the undead warrior. Yes, she killed it!

A shrill scream came from afar. Two 8th Rank sorcery demons were burning with bright purple light, but it wasn’t their attack. The undead warriors who were fighting everyone else left two 7th Rank kings behind to cover their retreat, and then they quickly retreated. Purple light connected them, turning them purple, and they sped up to escape rapidly.

However, at this moment, a faint sword light suddenly flashed without warning, and an aura full of destruction burst out. One of the sorcery demons felt like the air around it was frozen, and it was wrapped in a strong sense of crisis. It quickly interrupted its wraith magic that was suppressing those in the distance, and its body instantly vaporized as a great wave of undead power exploded, and a deep purple light instantly solidified.

The gray light flashed twice instantaneously, and the solidified purple light suddenly shattered and disintegrated. A trail of mist screamed and accelerated to escape, instantly appearing hundreds of meters away, but its aura had dramatically dropped.

Wraith magic, Death Substitution, this 8th Rank sorcery demon used this powerful survival technique to escape. All the other wraith entities fled rapidly, especially the distant sorcery demons who turned into streaks of light and quickly distanced themselves.

The four demon hunting teams were unwilling to let them go easily. After catching his breath, Li Hongche, supported by his large sword on the ground, led everyone in pursuit, killing two 7th Rank undead warriors who had stayed behind. However, the other wraith entities ultimately escaped successfully thanks to their high speed and ability to significantly weaken the power of physical attacks.

With his estoc propped against the ground, and the Mithril Cathedra armor dismissed, Li Hongche was gasping heavily. The continuous use of the sacrifice skill had taken a great toll on him. Now that the battle was over, his face was ghostly white. The team’s priest was continuously casting healing and recovery techniques on him.

Even now, Li Hongche’s mind was in a daze. He still hadn’t completely understood how this dramatic turnaround had taken place.

The enemy, four 8th Rank undead, including two 8th Rank sorcery demons, six 7th Rank undead, seven or eight 6th Rank undead.

Their side, four demon hunting teams, three General Class demon hunting teams, and one Commander Class demon hunting team. They didn’t even have a single 8th ranker.

It was clearly a situation where they were bound to be defeated! Yet somehow, they’d killed two 8th Rank undead warriors, severely wounded an 8th Rank sorcery demon, and captured several 7th Rank and 6th Rank undead. This achievement could only be described as incredible. At least he didn’t quite understand it.

On the other side, Long Dangdang, Long Kongkong, and their compatriots had gathered together. Long Kongkong held the Rising Spiritual Power Shield and her body was continuously releasing a great amount of spiritual power, which poured into the bodies of the others, primarily Long Dangdang and Ling Menglu. Within a few minutes, the spiritual power that everyone had previously used up was replenished, and even more spiritual power poured into their bodies, thereby enhancing their statuses.

The other teams, including Zisang Liuying and his team, had also expended a great deal of energy. Chu Yu, who had ambushed the 8th Rank sorcery demon, was undoubtedly the most exhausted. His use of the Six Paths Cyclical Reincarnation Spirit Furnace twice had come at a heavy cost. He now stood beside his teammates like a walking corpse while being protected by Tang Leiguang. It would take at least fourteen days for him to recover from using the Spirit Furnace twice. But by relying on his power, which was just short of the 7th Rank, he had severely wounded an 8th Rank sorcery demon, which was an achievement to be proud of.

Long Dangdang glanced at her seed spirit crystal and then exchanged a look with Ling Menglu. The values recorded in their seed spirit crystals were shocking. Especially for Ling Menglu, she had single-handedly killed an 8th Rank undead! Although her spiritual power was greatly depleted at this time, under Long Kongkong’s continuous replenishment, her spiritual power nourished her spiritual energy and she had slightly recovered. However, her eyes were still dull and occasionally showed signs of pain.

The epic power of the Power Sphere of Light proved to be beyond her current control. She was only capable of employing it through leveraging the power of sacrifice for a temporary power surge, the side effects of which were even more potent than when Long Dangdang first transformed into the Icy Moon Angel.

Fortunately, the three months of concentrated training under the oppression of the Evil Eye Tyrant Dominator had rendered their spiritual power incredibly resilient. Coupled with her natural gifts as a Light God’s Physique and the protection of Divine Benediction, she managed to avoid a mental collapse but still needed at least seven days of rest to recover.

In the distance, Zisang Liuying’s gazed at them, at Ling Menglu, Long Dangdang, and the others, a semblance of puzzlement in her eyes.

Why did they, Long Dangdang and Long Kongkong, who had been confined in the Righteousness Hall for nine full months, not only not regressed in their abilities but seemed even stronger upon being sighted again? And as for Ling Menglu, what made it possible for her to annihilate an 8th Rank wraith warrior with a sudden onslaught? The luminous aura she exuded in that moment outshone everyone else present as she obliterated the warrior at the spiritual level.

For the very first time, doubt sprouted in Zisang Liuying’s heart. Could Ling Menglu’s talent truly be surpassing her own? Had she really grown to such a formidable extent?

Li Hongche, who had his vitality slowly restored by his team’s Priest, arrived with his team’s priest to the side of Demon Hunter Team 19115897 and performed several potent healing techniques, mainly aimed at soothing mental trauma. This 7th Rank Priest possessed remarkable healing capabilities. Her female counterpart, however, had her gaze fixed on Ling Menglu throughout.

"Thank you," Ling Menglu said weakly, subsequently preventing them from further administering healing magic. She managed to inflict herself with minor damage at the spiritual core level that went beyond ordinary healing and could only be repaired over time by herself.

"May I ask you a question?" uttered the 7th Rank red-robed bishop, unable to contain herself any longer.

Ling Menglu responded: "Go ahead."

The red-robed bishop asked: "Why is your attribute purely divine without any need for transformation? The divine luminosity you emit is the strongest I’ve seen among all priests. Even compared to the Saints in terms of the purity of the attribute, you are superior."

Ling Menglu hesitated for a moment, then replied: "Perhaps my talent is somewhat better, being graced by the Luminous God."

The red-robed bishop continued: "Did you just use sacrifice? This would affect your future!"

Of course, Ling Menglu would not explain that she was of the Light God’s Physique and that, even though she used sacrifice, it would not actually affect her potential. She only said, "At that time, I just wanted to survive. After all, in that situation, had that 8th Rank undead warrior penetrated our formation, we would have been finished."

Indeed, it was seemingly a flawless victory. But considering the other scenario - had the 8th Rank undead warrior killed Ling Menglu and then charged into the formation and slaughtered the magic professionists ruthlessly - the result would have been drastically different.

At that point, Li Hongche’s gaze was fixed on Long Dangdang, and his expression conveyed an undeniable complexity. As a 7th Rank Temple Knight and accomplished figure among the Knights who possessed Mithril Cathedra Armor, he had failed to comprehend how exactly Long Dangdang, a fellow Knight, had managed to combat.