Chapter 498: Battle Against the First Heavenly King

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Chapter 498: Chapter 498: Battle Against the First Heavenly King "At the beginning, it was indeed only eighty percent, but your expression just now told me that I can believe ninety percent or more!" Blue Demon said. "If... I only say if... if this information is true, does this Baigu King infiltrating Qianlong really have a chance to stop and truly change allegiance?" "If the Nine Headed Snake was still around, probably not, but times are always changing, and the Nine Headed Snake is no more!" Blue Demon said, "Is there still a need to risk your life for it? At a time when Qianlong needs people, as they say, ’Heroes don’t ask about their origins’, as long as you make significant contributions to Daxia, why worry about truly washing away the stigma on you?" "I understand! You’re... old-fashioned!" Jing Lei chuckled softly. Blue Demon sighed, "Yes, as a person of Qianlong, one would always be somewhat old-fashioned, always hoping to retain good talent for the country. Even if they are from the enemy, as long as they can truly be used by me, Da Xia Hidden Dragon can still accept them." "Having been in Qianlong for thirteen years, I certainly know Qianlong’s old-fashioned ways." Jing Lei said, "Unfortunately... I am not old-fashioned!" As soon as his voice fell. A sharp spike suddenly appeared at Blue Demon’s brow. The speed of this spike surpassed time and space. The mighty Blue Demon King, could not dodge at all. She had specially invited Jing Lei tonight. To consult with Jing Lei on such a serious issue. It seemed not in line with logic. But, combined with her words, it seemed logical. Only two words were needed for the answer: Old-fashioned! She had seen Jing Lei’s past achievements, she hoped Jing Lei would change allegiance, in her notion, with the Nine Headed Snake gone, Jing Lei had no need to risk his life for the Nine Headed Snake, completely abandoning his previous identity, unlocking the shackles on him, truly belonging to Qianlong, continuing to make contributions on the battlefield, to clean his name was easy if she said so. Therefore, she didn’t tell the Chief Long about this top-secret information, but met with Jing Lei privately. Unfortunately, she was old-fashioned, Jing Lei was not. The private meeting gave Jing Lei a chance to end this insider... Seeing the sharp spike had already reached Blue Demon’s brow. Suddenly, a sharp sword light appeared from nowhere. With a clang of metal, the wooden tea room split in two, as did the tea table in front of Jing Lei and Blue Demon. The lights went out, sunlight spilled in. Under the faint starlight, Jing Lei stood face to face with a person. Tall and straight, full of charisma. Lin Xiaosu! "Lin Xiaosu, do you think I’m surprised by your sudden appearance?" Jing Lei said coldly. Lin Xiaosu smiled faintly, "My hiding place was close at hand. If you couldn’t sense even this, you wouldn’t deserve to be called the strongest king of the past Nine Headed Snake!" "Yes, I had already sensed your presence. I’m also very clear that Blue Demon’s rhetoric is actually all your planning. Even if I killed her, as long as you are still around, I am still troubled, so using the opportunity to kill her to force you, the real culprit, to show up was my goal." "Understood! Catch this!" Lin Xiaosu’s Five Elements Sword tip suddenly flashed with a gleam, hiss! Separation! A sword slashed down. Jing Lei... No, Baigu King! His hand’s sharp spike flickered, his whole body flickered at the same time! The two of them suddenly disappeared out of thin air! Hiss! The entire tea room shattered. A cold wind suddenly blew in front of Blue Demon, a chill from Hell. She quickly sidestepped, with a clang, the metal clanging beside her ear! Blue Demon spread her movement technique, retreating ten feet away, her heart pounding wildly. She knew what just happened. Just now Jing Lei... no, Baigu King launched a fatal attack on her. Lin Xiaosu intercepted it. She is the Qianlong King, she is also the king on the battlefield, but Jing Lei’s fatal attack, she couldn’t bear it, couldn’t even see it clearly, could only make an emergency response relying on years of battle instinct. If it weren’t for Lin Xiaosu, she would be severely injured, if not dead. This is the gap between her and the two of them. Bang! A big tree fell down! She couldn’t see how this tree broke. Bang, the courtyard wall fell too! A gust of strong wind swept up the hill, on the slope, it was like a super tornado hit, grass and trees flying, with her eyesight, she could only see two shadows fluttering back and forth. For a moment, she couldn’t tell who was who... The next moment, the hill quieted, disturbances in the depth of the forest arose. The disturbances pushed all the way to deeper in the woods. Clang! With a sound of metal, the two shadows separated. Lin Xiaosu positioned himself on a tree top with one foot. Baigu King positioned himself on a giant rock with one foot. The autumn breeze blew, bringing a sense of desolation. Night had fallen, with no one around. Only two pairs of eyes, two sharp weapons. "Lin Xiaosu, I really underestimated you!" Baigu King took a deep breath, "Traveling all the way to Luoba State, you actually dug out my foundation." "Not denying it now?" Lin Xiaosu said. "As Blue Demon said, verifying this top-secret information wasn’t actually difficult, since the cards are unveiled, why deny anymore?" Baigu King said coldly. "Actually... there’s no such information!" Lin Xiaosu exhaled gently. "What?" Baigu King was shaken all over. Lin Xiaosu smiled faintly, "We didn’t find any information about you in Luoba State. I was suspicious, so I had Blue Demon force you to expose yourself!" "Strategy!" The Baigu King’s eyes slightly closed, black energy swirling wildly on his face. "Falling for this strategy, there’s no need for regret. As Blue Demon said, and as you emphasized, since I had this thought, obtaining solid evidence against you is not difficult, just a matter of making another trip to Luoba State!" The Baigu King’s eyes slowly opened, "Makes sense! But the key issue is... why did you suspect me?" "This might hurt your feelings, are you sure you want to hear it?" "At this moment, what could be more hurtful than reality? Speak!" Lin Xiaosu said, "There are two reasons I suspected you! First, your battle achievements are far inferior to mine, yet Nine Headed Snake designated you as ’top of the Death List,’ undeserved reputation suggests something fishy, I have reason to suspect this is a cover-up by Nine Headed Snake for you." The Baigu King’s heart turned over... Not knowing if it was anger or shock. Shocked that the Death List of Nine Headed Snake, the most exquisite psychological warfare set up by the Nine Headed Snake’s think tank, became the key reason for his exposure. Angry at the casual mention of "undeserved position!" "What’s the second reason?" the Baigu King’s voice remained calm. "The second reason is when you were capturing Cai Qin of the Second Strategy Department, I whispered in your ear about executing Cai Qin with the Heavenly Spin Kill!" The Baigu King took a deep breath, "As expected!" "As expected? You already figured it out?" "I realized afterward... I should have taken that hit! But I still held onto a fluke, hoping that move wasn’t part of your plan..." The Baigu King sighed, "Lin Xiaosu, I seem to have to admit, your planning is even more insidious than Bai Shui!" "Don’t praise me like that!" Lin Xiaosu felt a bit embarrassed, "Senior Bai Shui’s plans are grand and meticulous, my planning is somewhat childish, unable to target gentlemen, only villains!" Only targets villains! The Baigu King, extremely angered, laughed sarcastically, "Detective Lin is really adept at verbal sparring, but tonight, it’s time to end it!" As he finished speaking! The sharp spike in his hand suddenly reached Lin Xiaosu’s throat. This strike was twice as fast as the previous one! The last attack left Blue Demon amazed. This current strike fully confirmed that the previous Baigu King had actually held back—he needed to know who exactly in his family wanted him dead. Now that Qianlong knew his identity, he couldn’t stay in Qianlong anymore. The family was his last stronghold, he had to know what went wrong within the family—that’s the real reason he risked encirclement and came for a final talk with Lin Xiaosu. Now, all the riddles are solved, there’s no need to hold back anymore. He had to kill Lin Xiaosu immediately, then start his escape. This is Da Liang Mountain, with its high mountains and dense forests. Once he passed Da Liang Mountain, he would be in another country’s territory. Even if all of Qianlong’s kings and Red Flags were deployed, he, the former top king, still had confidence in escaping. However, what the Baigu King didn’t expect was... As his speed doubled, Lin Xiaosu in front of him suddenly also doubled in speed. Swish! A sword swung down, sharp and unmatched. Before his spike reached Lin Xiaosu’s throat, Lin Xiaosu’s long sword had already reached the Baigu King’s throat. The speed of this sword was far beyond Lin Xiaosu’s fastest sword on the Thirty-Three Towers. Almost incomparable! What does this signify? Not only was he, as Jing Lei, not revealing his real combat power on the Thirty-Three Towers, Lin Xiaosu’s climb, which seemed to smash everything like gourds, was actually also hiding his true skills. Swish! The Baigu King’s throat was pierced by the sword! However, at his throat, a silver light flashed, and what flowed out was not blood but a kind of silvery liquid, emitting a metallic luster. Lin Xiaosu suddenly felt a shock in his heart. The Baigu King’s spike had already reached his skin. Lin Xiaosu evaded rapidly, blood splattering out. He was hurt! It wasn’t because he wasn’t fast enough! But because the Baigu King took his sword strike unharmed, while he was injured by just one hit from the spike. The Baigu King in front of him suddenly underwent a change... A change extremely bizarre! The silvery liquid seemed to rise from his flesh, and in an instant, his whole body turned silver-white like a robot. With a swift sound, he moved. Moving like an afterimage! Lin Xiaosu raised his hand, and the Five Elements sword descended like a collapsing mountain. Boom! He struck a person from the air, who turned out to be the Baigu King incarnated as an afterimage. The Baigu King retreated ten meters away, suddenly extending his hand, his palm crossing the ten-meter space, transformed into two spikes, directly stabbing at Lin Xiaosu. Lin Xiaosu’s sword in hand transformed into a double shadow, cutting down almost simultaneously, the two arms seemed to be cut and broken, yet these broken arms suddenly bent, from all sides surrounded, as they surrounded, the arms turned into sharp saws, vibrating at high speed. Lin Xiaosu soared into the sky, breaking through the encirclement at the moment of the saws closing in, arrived in front of the Baigu King, who gave a grim smile, his chest ribs suddenly turning into a sword, stabbing straight at Lin Xiaosu’s face, while at the same time, the outer two arms spun at high speed, striking towards Lin Xiaosu’s back of the head. For a moment, the battle between them was extremely bizarre. This was Lin Xiaosu’s first time experiencing such a strange battle. The Baigu King’s entire body was laden with weapons. Simply because his skeleton was made of liquid metal, capable of transformation at will, the hand was a spike, and also a knife, and could also be a saw. Rib bones, shoulder bones were the same. This metal could be both hard and soft, indestructible, ever-changing. He was like a combination of a Li Tian Clan Member and a Wing Blade. Each part of the body could possess the transformative abilities of the Li Tian Clan, yet each transformation had the indestructibility of the Wing Blade, and an incomparably swift speed. This kind of Baigu King, any Heavenly King from Qianlong encountered him, wouldn’t last beyond three bouts. However, Lin Xiaosu’s unbelievable aspects also fully manifested.

Chapter 498: Battle Against the First Heavenly King

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