Second World

Chapter 1741 Chapter 1741. Against Three Grandmasters

?Murong wasnʼt flustered by Longʼs absurd speed. She focused her mana onto her finger and thrust forward just as Longʼs fist arrived. The nine suns that followed behind Long rushed forward and crashed into each other. The force of those suns multiplied with each sun getting fused. When all nine suns merged, Longʼs fist was wrapped in an intense ball of flames.

When the intense ball of fire came at Murong, black cold energy accumulated on the tip of her finger. This black energy turned into a giant black drill that spun forward. Its sharpness made it seem as if it could pierce everything.

The energies from the Nine Yang Exploding Suns and the Nine Yin Abyssal Finger collided. Hot and cold pushed at one another. The stalemate lasted only a second. The black energy was engulfed by the scorching sun.

Despite Murongʼs better control of mana manipulation, Longʼs higher stats from his two classes and beast form still fueled his martial art with a stronger power. Longʼs mastery of the ancient art also didnʼt lose to Murong.

Murong felt as if she was slammed by a truck and burned by a flamethrower at the same time. She yelled in pain as her body was again sent flying away.

While she was in the air, the energy from the Nine Yang Exploding Fist continued to assault her. Her Nine Yin Abyssal Finger had eliminated the power from four suns, but the remaining five suns exploded one by one on her body. When a third explosion was triggered on her body, her HP was reduced to a critical state.

Domon came behind her then. He put his palm on her back, stopping her momentum. Domon used Penetrating Wave Palm. The energy from his palm pushed the remaining nine yang energy out of Murongʼs body. He then used Iron Wall to protect Murong and himself from the explosion.

”Tha… Thank you…,” Murong uttered.

”Drink a healing potion,” Domon said. ”Leave him to Wong and me.”

Murong didnʼt object. She drank a greater healing potion and used Battle Monkʼs Meditate to recover her HP.

Longʼs Beastly Speed had ended, but he was still faster than the grandmasters. Out of the three, Wong was the fastest due to his battle monk class enhanced by the Muscle Tendon Transformation. Wong also had a super rare bloodline called the Ancient Ape Bloodline. This was a bloodline that consumed essences from humanoid monsters. This bloodline gave Wong a skill called King of the Ape. This skill caused his body to become hairy but increased all his attributes and greatly increased his speed.

When Long assaulted Murong, Wong used Fist Cannon to blow the celestial lindworm away. He then rushed to Longʼs back while masking his presence using mana concealment.

Unfortunately, his mastery of mana concealment wasnʼt at the same level as Jackʼs. When he was about to strike Long using White Bone Claw, Long sensed the attack.

Longʼs fast reaction allow his shadowless kick to land on Wongʼs belly before Wongʼs claw hit. The kick caused Wong to lose his breath. Domonʼs glaive came with the One-word Thrust, preventing Long from performing a follow-up attack on Wong.

With the breather, Wongʼs hands turned into a blur. He was using his martial art, Hundred Lightning Hands, to deal with Longʼs unnatural speed.

Domon adjusted his rhythm with Wong. He was also using his bloodlineʼs skill, Wrath of the Beast. He again used Soul Pursuit Hurricane. The blade of his glaive turned numerous as it covered all of Longʼs escape paths.

”Hahaha! Master, this is so unlike you. The master I know would never have teamed up like this, but look at you! I wouldnʼt be surprised if people start calling you Domonʼs sidekick! Hahaha!”

”…” Wong didnʼt respond to Longʼs mocking. His hands continued to strike with ferocity.

Longʼs speed was fast. His arms parried the attacks with iron hand technique. But against unending barrages from two grandmasters from opposite sides, some attacks still hit. The most troubling thing was each of those hits targeted his pressure points. He felt his body become heavier and his movement dulled after receiving those hits.

His body was suddenly covered by a dark purple vest. This was his Chaos Armor. This armor not only protected him but all the constraint he felt was also gone. He stopped defending and let his opponents hit him at will. While that happened, he took a stance.

”Get back!” Domon warned as he jumped back.

Longʼs body erupted with a powerful shockwave. He was using his Beast Warrior level 70 skill, Beast Rage. This skill caused a damaging shockwave with the knockback effect when activated. It would then enhance the damage power of the userʼs next attack.

Eighteen eastern dragons charged out in all directions following the shockwave. Wong tried to block the dragons while activating Battle Monkʼs Steel Body to protect himself. He also activated his bloodlineʼs second skill, Ape King Vitality. This skill greatly increased his defense and HP recovery rate for a short period.

However, the power of Longʼs Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms was enhanced by the Beast Rage. Wongʼs hands turned numb just from blocking the first few palms heading his way. He tried dodging the rest but three palms landed on his body. The impact force sent Wong skidding back several meters.

Wongʼs HP was reduced to one-fourth even with the defense boost from Steel Body and Ape King Vitality. When he finally stopped skidding, he sensed an incoming attack from behind. He moved to the side just as Longʼs celestial lindworm charged past.

Although Wong managed to dodge the lindwormʼs attack, the lindworm suddenly changed direction. The lindwormʼs lengthy body coiled around his body, entangling him. Its head then opened wide as it attempted to bite Wongʼs head.

Wongʼs body was entangled but he had the time to reposition his arms so they werenʼt entangled by the lindworm. His hands caught the lindwormʼs claws before they hit him. He saw the lindwormʼs head coming then. With his hands still gripping the lindwormʼs claws, he pushed the claws until they squeezed the serpentʼs head that was about to bite him. He held both the serpentʼs claws and its head in that way. The two were now contesting in strength.

Domonʼs fast reaction let him put a distance before Longʼs Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms was unleashed, but nine of the eastern dragons chased after him. He again used Reversing Heaven and Earth to redirect the ancient art and sent the dragons hitting the ground around him.

As soon as Domon was out of danger, he sensed Long coming at him. Long used Fist Lordʼs Astral Fists. Longʼs body zoomed toward Domon while creating multiple duplicates. The duplicates came at Domon from multiple sides. It was now Domonʼs turn to have all his escape paths blocked.