dmims Chapter 359 Seizing the Opportunity to Counterattack
Chapter 359 Seizing the Opportunity to Counterattack
Chapter 359 Seizing the Opportunity to Counterattack
"uh-huh."
Snow Empress grunted; the impact of the Shadow Beast had caused considerable damage to Ice Flower.
"Xue'er!"
After Ye Nanxiao regained his footing, he immediately pulled Xue Di into his arms and took over maintaining the existence of the ice flower.
"I'm fine, I'm alright." Xue Di peeked out from Ye Nanxiao's arms and placed her hand on the wall with the giant ice flower.
Outside, Xue Chen maintained his "Shadow Beast" form, his gaze fixed on the giant ice flower flying at high speed.
Having withstood the full force of his "Shadow Beast", Xue Chen estimated that all he needed to do next was feign a chase to drive Ye Nanxiao into that dead zone.
Reaching out, Xue Chen tore off the clothes that had turned into strips of cloth, changed into another set of clothes, and transformed into a black shadow to chase after Ye Nanxiao.
He had to make sure Ye Nanxiao didn't stray from the course.
The giant ice flower was propelled by inertia and flew through the air at high speed like a meteorite, finally landing a full quarter of an hour later.
Ye Nanxiao instantly dispelled the giant ice flower, allowing the Snow Empress to return to her spiritual sea.
After glancing around, Ye Nanxiao realized that he had landed in a forest.
"I can only escape first and then figure out which area I am in." Ye Nanxiao leaped onto a big tree, stepped on the branches, and darted through the forest like an ape.
With Elder Xuan and the others not around, Ye Nanxiao did not choose to confront Xue Chen head-on.
He didn't know how many trump cards Xue Chen had up his sleeve, but Xue Chen was there to kill him. Judging from the ray soul tool falling from the sky, Xue Chen must have made ample preparations and done his homework specifically for him.
Xue Di has already been exposed to Xue Chen, and the other party will definitely be more prepared the next time they face each other.
With a wave of his hand, Ye Nanxiao released dozens of spider mines. He then swept the area with his mental energy and discovered traces of rare soul beasts in this forest.
Hiding in a hollow of a large tree, Ye Nanxiao checked his armory.
"The power of the Three Talents Floating Cannon and the Sword Sniper is not enough to pose a great threat to a Title Douluo. Although we have enough bombs, we don't have enough time to deploy them. Fixed-position soul-guided shells will take time. The opponent's martial soul is Shadow, so we can't fight in this forest." Ye Nanxiao carried a charged crossbow on his back, with his third soul ring floating behind him.
Sensing the locations of his numerous clones, Ye Nanxiao planned to summon back Xiao Ye San, who was located at the Aodu Chamber of Commerce. With an extra clone, he would have more protection when facing Xue Chen.
"Xiao'er, I have recovered completely," Xue Di said.
"With the help of the Frozen Flower and the Eight-Cornered Star, I am 70% confident that I can kill that person. However, your situation may not be good afterward, as I will need a lot of soul power!" said the Snow Empress.
Ye Nanxiao pondered for a moment. It would be quite some time before his clone returned to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy. He could inform Elder Xuan, but he didn't have the coordinates to send a signal for Elder Xuan to rescue him.
Moreover, Ye Nanxiao had not told Huo Yuhao or Ju Zi about Ye Guyi, so no one knew that he was going to the Holy Heaven Mountain Range.
"Let's get out of this forest first. It's full of shadows, which gives the enemy's martial soul shadow a unique advantage. Besides, it will be even more troublesome if the sun goes down!" Ye Nanxiao made a decisive decision and continued forward.
The chances of Elder Xuan coming to their aid are very slim. If they can't escape, they have no choice but to kill Xue Chen at a great cost.
Ye Nanxiao reached up and touched his forehead, inwardly annoyed that he had acted impulsively this time and had not adhered to his usual principle of caution.
Xue Chen, a titled Douluo skilled in assassination, quickly caught up with Ye Nanxiao.
To allow Ye Nanxiao to continue escaping in the planned direction, Xue Chen concealed her aura and followed at a distance.
The high-altitude laser soul guide continued to lock onto Ye Nanxiao's figure, but Xue Chen was not in a hurry.
"Fortunately, His Majesty borrowed the high-altitude soul guide device made by Elder Kong and Elder Ye from the Hall of Worship, otherwise this kid might have really slipped away from me!" Xue Chen said with lingering fear.
Ye Nanxiao's counter-surveillance capabilities are too strong. Xue Chen has only been able to track down Ye Nanxiao's whereabouts again several times by relying on the high-altitude laser soul guide device.
Ye Nanxiao adjusted the ice mirror slightly and looked up at the sky. He always felt like he was being watched.
"Xiao'er, I'm ready!" Xue Di said, having already gathered her strength.
"Good!" Ye Nanxiao's eyes flashed with astonishing killing intent.
Xue Di appeared beside Ye Nanxiao, her hands forming a hand seal.
The frozen flower shimmered with a faint light, enveloping Ye Nanxiao and Xue Di.
"Huh? How did that kid disappear?" Xue Chen was shocked. The high-altitude laser soul guide device could no longer find Ye Nanxiao.
The next moment, Xue Chen's aura surged, and in a few breaths he traversed nearly ten thousand meters to reach the place where he had finally located Ye Nanxiao's trail.
Xue Chen disappeared into the forest, and as soon as he landed on the ground, he triggered the trap set by Ye Nanxiao.
A series of explosions rang out, and billowing smoke and dust contained a large number of soul-guided hidden weapons.
"Hmph! A mere trick!" Xue Chen's soul power surged, isolating the explosion from the outside.
To Xue Chen's surprise, the soul-guided hidden weapon was actually able to penetrate the soul power barrier.
"I was careless again. These few needles were actually able to pierce through a level 70 soul power barrier." Xue Chen looked at the few black needles as thin as cow hair on his right arm, his expression unusually gloomy.
He was tricked by Ye Nanxiao once again.
"Next time, I won't hold back!" Xue Chen shattered the black needles into powder. He had been famous for many years and had been doing things too smoothly by Xu Tianran's side. He had never taken Ye Nanxiao seriously from the beginning, as Ye Nanxiao was not even a Soul Saint.
He's just a Soul Emperor; he could easily crush him with a flick of his wrist.
Xue Chen examined the traces at the scene and found slight trampling marks on a tree trunk.
"Where do you think you're going!" Xue Chen transformed into a black shadow and disappeared into the surrounding dark corners.
In fact, Ye Nanxiao was waiting for Xue Chen two hundred meters ahead of him.
He didn't use the Frozen Flower to hide himself from the start; his intention was to counterattack.
As for Xue Chen's identity, Ye Nanxiao guessed that it was Xu Tianran who ordered the assassination.
"This eunuch really doesn't hold back at all," Ye Nanxiao thought to himself, his expression darkening.
As long as he remains in the Sun Moon Empire, Xu Tianran will not give up on assassinating him, even with Elder Xuan in charge.
There are too many ways to assassinate someone.
Xue Chen quickly arrived at the place where Ye Nanxiao was hiding.
"Hmph, he's still just a child. I've been engaged in assassination for decades. How can a mere child compare to me?" Xue Chen sneered. In his eyes, he could see through Ye Nanxiao's carefully concealed escape attempts at a glance.
This time, Xue Chen's body surface was covered with a level 90 soul power shield.
"Let me see what trap this little mouse has set this time?" A cruel smile appeared on Xue Chen's face. He loved to tease his prey before it died.
The explosion rang out again in the forest, instantly turning it into a frigid hell. The crisp sound of chains rang out, accompanied by the cry of a sword.
"A level nine peak soul tool! Damn it! How could you have one!" Xue Chen's face was full of horror.
A chain covered in symbols was tightly binding him, preventing him from transforming into a shadow and disappearing into the shadows.
What terrified Xue Chen the most was that she couldn't break free of the chains binding her for the time being.
He has now undoubtedly become a target.
The crystal-clear sword that had previously wounded him reappeared.
Using the snowflakes, the Snow Emperor shifted his body and appeared behind Xue Chen in the blink of an eye, striking out with his imperial palm.
Xue Chen's scalp tingled; he felt a death threat coming from behind him.
A palm strike and a sword strike, both surging with an extreme cold capable of freezing the soul.
"No!!!" Xue Chen used all her strength, desperately channeling her soul power, but could only shake the chains slightly.
The Emperor's Palm struck Xue Chen's back without reservation, while Ye Nanxiao's Emperor's Sword slashed towards Xue Chen's throat.
"Myriad Shadows Divide Souls!" Xue Chen's eyes turned bloodshot. He bit his tongue hard, burning his essence blood, and broke free of the Fox Chains. His entire body transformed into thousands of black dots and shot out.
After the attack succeeded, Xue Di and Ye Nanxiao switched positions in tacit agreement, instantly getting away from Xue Chen.
Detonate the pre-placed soul-guided bomb.
The violent impact uprooted trees, grass, and rocks, sending them soaring into the sky.
A large open space was created at the epicenter of the explosion.
Thousands of black dots recombine to form the shape of snow dust.
At this moment, Xue Chen no longer resembled a hunter. His beard and hair were all black, and his clothes had once again turned into rags, with a deep sword wound on his throat.
"Wow!"
Xue Chen spat out a mouthful of blood, his breath becoming weak.
Before Xue Chen could catch his breath, the threat of death loomed over him once again.
Without thinking twice, Xue Chen twisted her body with all her might.
An eight-sided thorn suddenly pierced Xue Chen's chest.
Eight-Cornered eyes were filled with icy coldness. Like the Snow Emperor, he would never let anyone who dared to harm Ye Nanxiao go unpunished.
"Where did this brat come from!" Xue Chen grabbed him with his backhand.
Bajiao had anticipated this, and transformed into a stream of light, disappearing back into Ye Nanxiao's body.
With a palm strike, Xue Chen dispelled the ice spike that had pierced his chest, and quickly applied pressure to his chest. He also swiftly stopped the bleeding from the sword wound in his throat.
As long as the trachea is not severed, the injury to the throat is not enough to threaten the powerful vitality of a Title Douluo.
Although the eight-sided spikes were expelled from Xue Chen's body, the terrifying chill they left behind quickly froze Xue Chen's heart meridian.
Ignoring Ye Nanxiao, Xue Chen vanished into the shadows, burning his life essence to escape.
Just a hair's breadth away from piercing Xue Chen's heart and leaving him here.
Just as Ye Nanxiao was about to give chase, Xue Chen's injuries left him half-dead, if not dead.
A streak of purplish-black flame appeared on the distant horizon.
A terrifying yet familiar soul force reaction appeared in Ye Nanxiao's perception.
Sheathing the Emperor Sword and the Snow Emperor, Ye Nanxiao activated the Frozen Flower, his figure flashing like lightning as he turned and ran into the depths of the forest.
A purplish-black fire phoenix appeared in the sky above the forest; it was Feng Ling, who had come to reap her prey.
Upon seeing the purplish-black phoenix in the sky, Xue Chen breathed a sigh of relief, her tense mind relaxed, and her vision went black for a moment.
He ultimately paid the price for his arrogance.
"Hmm? An assassin sent by Xu Tianran?" Feng Ling noticed Xue Chen lying on the ground.
Landing beside Xue Chen, Feng Ling frowned and reached out to check Xue Chen's breath; the latter's injuries gave her a headache.
The assassins Xu Tianran sent were his personal guards. If Xue Chen died here, even if Feng Ling had the Holy Spirit Sect as her backer, it would be difficult for her to recover.
Taking out a small porcelain bottle, Feng Ling poured out two small worms as bright red as blood and threw them onto the wound on Xue Chen's chest.
"Was it my little guy who did this? You're really surprising me more and more. You can even deal with a Title Douluo. I can't wait to eat you up!" Feng Ling licked her rosy lips, ignored Xue Chen, and flew into the depths of the forest.
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