dmims 636. Desperate Battle Strategy
636. Desperate Battle Strategy
Wei Jiangyuan's simple and direct voice startled Tianming Laoyao. Seeing Lei Jingxiao blocked in front of him, he truly couldn't bring himself to attack. After all, Ling Fengzhui had repeatedly emphasized Lei Jingxiao's importance; he was someone absolutely not to be harmed in this operation.
Despite Lei Jingxiao's previous flamboyant actions, he still dared not make any move to harm him, and even tried his best to keep Lei Jingxiao away from direct confrontation during their fight. He wouldn't even risk injuring Lei Jingxiao, let alone taking his life.
If this young master were to get hurt, even if he could find a thousand reasons to explain, he and the Tianming Sect would face annihilation under the Spirit Clan's thunderous wrath. To ensure everything went smoothly, the Tianming Old Demon even kept a close eye on Lei Jingxiao's situation, worried that he might be accidentally injured.
His concern was so obvious that it was eventually noticed, so Wei Jiangyuan used it as a shield. Even though Lei Jingxiao was one of his own, Wei Jiangyuan used his safety to threaten him. He was extremely adept at doing this. Although Tianming Laoyao's temper had improved somewhat with age, he was still quite angry at Wei Jiangyuan.
But Qinglin wouldn't give him that time to be stunned. She had already gathered her cold energy again and rushed up. Tianming Old Demon had no choice but to take action to stop her. For a moment, he was caught off guard by Qinglin's attack. This was the first time he had suffered a loss at Qinglin's hands since they started fighting.
Even at this critical moment, Tianming Laoyao still endured the cost of being caught by Qinglin. Five dark gray chains imbued with the power of spatial collapse suddenly shot out, but strangely bypassed Lei Jingxiao's fluttering robes midway. The violent energy condensed at the tips of the chains carved scorch marks in the air, heading straight for five vital points on Wei Jiangyuan's body.
Wei Jiangyuan grinned as if he had anticipated this, and the emerald green energy wave still pushed Lei Jingxiao half a zhang high, allowing Lei Jingxiao to completely avoid the attacks. Five chains came crashing down like poisonous dragons, but he crushed three jade talismans with his left hand. With a muffled "clang," the protective shield from the exploding jade talismans turned into fireflies and scattered, helping him to offset the strongest impact. Of course, he was still knocked away in a sorry state.
Lei Jingxiao, being a man of principle, went over to check on Wei Jiangyuan and asked, "How's it going, Wei?"
Wei Jiangyuan struggled to control himself in mid-air, stopped, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and replied, "I'm fine for now, I won't die."
"Lei Zi, I've thought of a great way to beat this guy, but it's completely impossible without you. Want to do it?"
"This guy is a half-saint, you still have a way? Tell me quickly!" Lei Jingxiao's eyes lit up for a moment, after all, he had fallen into an extremely frustrating situation during the previous battle.
The difference in strength between the two sides was too great. Although the Heavenly Demon King dared not harm him, he could easily ignore his attacks while toying with him. He had no good way to counterattack. He wasn't afraid of making a fool of himself; he was just annoyed that he couldn't help at all.
"Go in front of him and stab yourself twice. That guy won't dare touch you. If you do that, he'll be thrown into a panic, hahaha, and then we'll definitely have a chance to take advantage!"
Upon hearing this, Lei Jingxiao did not immediately fly into a rage, but instead fell silent. When Wei Jiangyuan saw that Lei Jingxiao was not as furious as he had expected, his mocking thoughts vanished completely.
He immediately tried to salvage the situation with a grin: "Just kidding! We can't do without Young Master Lei today!"
"I'll be of help!" Lei Jingxiao said in a muffled voice. What Wei Jiangyuan didn't see, Lei Jingxiao's eyes were burning uncontrollably, and the boy's straight back was trembling slightly.
If Wei Jiangyuan truly intended to use him as a shield, then Lei Jingxiao would be in a much better position. However, judging from Wei Jiangyuan's reaction just now, he didn't actually intend to ignore him; it was more of a way to provoke Tianming Laoyao.
This made Lei Jingxiao extremely frustrated. Wei Jiangyuan's methods were indeed capable of provoking the wrath of the Heavenly Nether Demon. Although the resistance was messy and unsightly, that was Wei Jiangyuan's way of intervening in this kind of battlefield. With a Half-Saint in front of them, these mid-to-low-star Dou Zun, no matter how diverse their methods were, could only achieve this much at most.
Even so, he couldn't do it; he was completely at the mercy of the Heavenly Demon. Lei Jingxiao's pride made him feel incredibly frustrated, and although Wei Jiangyuan's words directly hit his sore spot, Lei Jingxiao knew that Wei Jiangyuan was absolutely right. Given his insufficient strength to influence the battle, the only role he could play was to use his own safety to make the Spirit Clan hesitant to act.
Then Lei Jingxiao suddenly stomped down, transforming into a bolt of lightning and flying away. Wei Jiangyuan didn't even have time to react before he was back on the battlefield.
"Old ghost! Weren't you afraid of hurting me?!" He roared as he charged forward, the tip of his spear reversed and aimed at his collarbone. The movement was so violent that even the gold ribbon binding his hair snapped. "I'm going to—"
"Nonsense!" Tianming Old Demon roared in terror upon seeing this, causing ripples in the space. The hem of the old demon's gray robe coiled around Lei Jingxiao's ankle like a venomous snake and pulled hard. He never expected Lei Jingxiao to react so violently.
But he had no choice; he had to stop himself from fighting Xiao Yan and his group. He had even personally accepted the mission to capture Lei Jingxiao in front of Ling Fengzhui. If something happened to Lei Jingxiao here, how could he explain it?
But in his moment of panic, Qinglin gave him no chance. Segments of ice roared out from under his feet, seemingly trying to pierce him through.
Tianming Old Demon could only put Lei Jingxiao aside and continue to focus on dealing with Qinglin.
Lei Jingxiao stumbled and fell into the scorched earth, his tousled hair obscuring his bloodshot eyes. His fingers dug deep into the ground, blood and mud mingling under his nails. The arrogance he had just maintained cracked, revealing a wet, aggrieved interior—pampered as the pride of the Lei clan since childhood, when had he become a burden who needed to harm himself to be effective? But when his gaze swept over Qing Lin's bloodied hands and Xiao Yan's blood-soaked black clothes, he gritted his teeth, mustered his strength, and returned to the battlefield.
He stopped harming himself and seized the moment when Tianming Laoyao made a ruthless move, using his own body to take the attack for Qinglin.
The old demon Tianming was so angry that the veins on his forehead bulged. However, Lei Jingxiao was recklessly charging around in the battle circle, forcing him to both protect Lei Jingxiao's safety and guard against Qinglin's killing moves. As a result, his strength was suppressed to only 70%.
With Lei Jingxiao harassing them from the side, the battle between Tianming Laoyao and Qinglin not only reached a stalemate, but also seemed poised to turn in the opposite direction!