As the figure of the person appears, Helen is shocked. She has seen skinning techniques before, but she has never seen bone-stripping techniques. This person is an expert on par with her father. "Respected lords, Helen dare not urge you. Have you not gone to King Mountain yet?"
Du Chen snorts, "These little fellows don't need the help of these two friends!" He glares at Helen in displeasure.
Helen quickly lowers her head, "Helen understands. Helen won't speak out of turn again! There won't be a next time!"
The people fall silent and focus on the battle on King Mountain in the distance. The sea beasts at the foot of the mountain and by the sea have stalled a majority of Philip's men, while the experts from the Holy Sect descend from the sky and land on the mountaintop. The assistants conducting the experiments and the experts protecting Philip immediately take flight to intercept. The scene of the battle is full of splendor. Du Chen's mouth twitches into a strange smile. Not only is everything unfolding according to his plan, but his butt is getting itchy again. Is there some earth-shattering conspiracy he is preventing?
No wonder the ancestors of his previous life said that the highest level of theft is "the great thief does not wield the sword"!
The feeling of having experts sacrifice themselves in battle just by moving his mouth is great!
When Sulan transforms into a golden python and lands her massive body on the mountaintop, the battle gradually turns against Philip. However, he remains calm and composed, displaying the demeanor of a great general in a chaotic battlefield. In the midst of the smoke and chaos, he orders his men to slowly raise an iron cage from below the altar.
Du Chen takes a look at the person in the cage through his binoculars and asks in a deep voice, "Is that your father?"
"Yes, that's my father, Taelong!"
Taelong, who is unconscious in the cage, is wearing nothing but a pair of white shorts. His body, which is tall and muscular like Helen, is covered in scars, with a shocking three-finger-wide wound in the center of his chest. It must be the first thing Helen saw after regaining her sight!
There is also a chain in the iron cage that tightly holds Taelong. Seeing this chain, Helen furrows her brows but stops herself from speaking.
However, Du Chen sneers disdainfully. This chain isn't even a sacred artifact; it's just an ordinary shackle infused with Roland's fighting spirit. It is far inferior to Zig's mist chain!
Seeing Du Chen's contemptuous smile, Helen feels slightly relieved.
At that moment, Sulan, in her snake form, becomes anxious when she sees Philip placing her master on the altar. She angrily shouts, "Philip, how dare you!?"
Without caring about the swordplay happening nearby, she swings her massive body towards Philip. Despite the high-level expertise of Philip's guards, Sulan doesn't dodge or evade. She lets the swords and daggers strike her golden body before swinging her massive tail, using a desperate method that risks her life to sweep away the academy's guards who try to stop her.
Philip reaches the side of the cage and glances at Sulan charging towards him. He sneers, "Lewis, stop it!"
Led by Lewis, the assistants suddenly scream towards the sky, and their bodies quickly transform. At a closer look, not a single one of them is human!
"Things are getting more interesting!" Bailu leads his men and goes all out to attack Philip. Seeing Sulan in danger, he grits his teeth and says, "Mars, that snake is the key to controlling the exotic beasts. If anything were to happen to her, the beasts would become uncontrollable. She must not be harmed at the moment. Let's go and help her. The others can continue to kill Philip's assistants!"
After speaking, the two of them wield their sacred weapons. One swings a hammer while the other raises a long sword. Side by side, they abandon their respective opponents and rush to Sulan's side. "Let's join forces and deal with them!"
"Thank you!" Sulan, who just engaged in battle with the non-human helpers, now has a few more wounds on her body. With the reinforcements, she regains her strength and grows even larger. She fiercely fights with her opponents.
Philip glances at the assistants being besieged by the three level-nine powerhouses, and his eyebrows lock together. He whispers to a nearby rock, "Under these circumstances, the success rate of my experiment will decrease significantly. It's your turn to take action. After this, I want to see all the experts from your academy killed. The blame will fall on Taelong's daughter!"
"Even killing your own people. You're ruthless enough!" the rock responds with a cold voice.
"Do you want to keep them alive and have them discover your secrets?"
As Philip speaks with a sinister voice, the rock suddenly bursts open with a loud bang. A figure jumps high into the air, and his sharp nails tear through one of the high-ranking Holy Sect experts in the sky. Immediately after, he swoops down on Sulan on the ground like a falcon.
At the same time, the hard volcanic ash on the mountaintop bulges like a mound of earth being traversed by someone underground. In an instant, the person appears beneath Sulan. Two dark purple lights break through the surface, attacking Mars and Balu.
Bailu is taken aback and hastily shouts, "They're here! Hurry up!" He doesn't care about anyone else and holds his sword horizontally across his chest. With a "pop" sound, the purple lights collide with his sword, causing him to be lifted off the ground involuntarily. Vaguely, Balu sees that Mars beside him is facing the same trouble.
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Meanwhile, Sulan has a chunk of her flesh torn off by a surprise attack from above.
Once the two figures successfully land their attacks, they are about to pursue further when suddenly, another figure appears in front of each of them. "Hmph, what's the point in bullying the weak? Bring it on! I'll be your opponent!"
A skin-peeling knife and a bone-stripping iron hook, under the cover of darkness, emit a sinister and overwhelmingly powerful aura.
There is no need for much talking when old acquaintances meet. They fight for their lives. And with skin-peeling and bone-stripping present, there is no chance for them to speak!
Bailu manages to escape with his life, but he is internally shaken. He forcefully activates his qi to suppress his internal injuries and nervously watches the situation. He quickly approaches Mars and urgently says, "Remember, no matter who survives and returns, tell His Holiness the Pope that Francis' value as a pawn must be reevaluated. The position of the Bishop cannot forever accommodate someone who can mobilize such powerful individuals!"
Mars is more heavily injured, with blood staining his black cloth mask. He swings his war hammer with one hand and pounds his chest with the other, roaring with anger, "What time is it? Do you have the ***** mood to think about this?! Let's fight first!"
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On a distant island, Du Chen steps on the reefs at the edge of the tide, quietly observing everything. Helen, by his side, had her worries eased when she saw Skin-Peeling and Bone-Stripping take action after Sulan was in danger.
However, she couldn't help but wonder when Skinner and Tige Bone had arrived at the King Mount.
The treasure beneath King Mount is truly formidable. The battle between Roland and Taelong caused constant floods and earthquakes on the Einst Continent in the past, and the current battle is even more intense. But Mount Tianwang stands tall and unperturbed under the protection of the treasure, not even producing a major natural disaster!
As the battle unfolded before his eyes, Du Chen analyzed the situation. He agreed with Skinner's analysis that the four saints were roughly evenly matched. While Skinner was indeed stronger than the others, in a life-or-death situation, Skinner would be the strongest, followed by cramper and then Tige Bone. At this moment, Skinner was steadily suppressing cramper, and victory was only a matter of time. If it weren't for Skinner 's concern for an old friend and his reluctance to use his most powerful move, cramper would have already been defeated. Tige Bone, on the other hand, was struggling against the undead with glowing hands, but his full defense made sure he wouldn't be defeated.
"Morning Star has appeared!" Du Chen looked up at the starry sky and murmured.
Helen looked at the pale eastern sky and grew increasingly anxious, but Du Chen's previous "strong" performance gave her hope.
As long as the expert in front of her took action, her father would definitely be saved. Definitely!
Just as she was thinking this, she suddenly noticed Du Chen slowly taking off his white robe, revealing the black tight-fitting armor underneath and putting on the mask provided by Skinner.
Helen was pleasantly surprised. "Your Majesty, are you going to take action yourself?"
Du Chen nodded. At this moment, Philippe's trump cards should have already been revealed. He believed there wouldn't be any significant changes to the situation, and it was time for him to take action and end everything. Shameless, clearly leaving the handling of the experts to others and still claiming he would "end everything" himself!
He had discussed his actions multiple times with Skinner and had great confidence in what he was about to do. Otherwise, he wouldn't dare to personally take action!
Of course, all of this was based on the assumption that Philippe was indeed just a small fighter!
Helen saw a lotus flower appearing at Du Chen's feet, exuding an extraordinary aura and radiating bright light. Then, both Du Chen and the lotus flower disappeared. Throughout the process, not a trace of fighting spirit was revealed!
The lotus flower, the size of a small mosquito, flew quickly along the sea surface. Moments later, it arrived at the peak of King Mountain. If it weren't for Du Chen purifying his internal energy after the fourth lotus flower bloomed, he wouldn't have been able to support such a long-distance flight. Additionally, something strange happened. Whenever he felt exhausted and was ready to take a breath, a mysterious sensation stemming from the four blooming lotus flowers in his mind would flicker, stimulating the continuous supply of energy from the lotus flower.
Evading the chaotic battle, Du Chen flew into the cage imprisoning Taelong and watched Philippe conducting a preliminary experiment. With a cold smile, another lotus flower suddenly shot into Philippe's mouth.
"Ah!" Philippe clutched his stomach and let out a miserable scream before collapsing onto the experimental table.
Alright, his strength wasn't really that strong! Everything went so smoothly! Truly, it was the script I wrote! Du Chen felt confident in his heart. With the lotus flower opening and closing, he was able to capture Taelong , along with the chains on his body, inside the lotus flower. He then retrieved the lotus flower from Philippe's stomach and quickly disappeared on his treasured artifact.
The situation changed dramatically, and everyone was engrossed in their own fights. They only heard Philippe screaming in the cage, and then Taelong disappeared, followed by the sight of a golden light flashing inside. Philippe stumbled and fell to the ground, coughing up blood and dying.
"May the fihter god of combat protect us! Could it be that Francis has an even more powerful friend hidden nearby?! What level of strength would be required to fool so many Level 9 fighter gods? I didn't notice anything!" Bailu was shocked, but then his mind filled with joy. "Philippe is dead!"
The overall situation was finalized, victory was only a matter of time!
Back on the rocky island, Du Chen felt a slight regret. The offensive power of the lotus flower treasure was too weak. He could only kill the fighter Philippe with a sneak attack. If Philippe reached Level 6 fighter god and had the defensive power of a combat soul, this move might not have worked.
Du Chen appeared in front of Helen, carrying Taelong and placing him at her feet.
With a thud, Helen knelt down, tears in her eyes, and gratefully said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"No need to thank me!" Du Chen leaned forward and looked at the chains on Taelong's body, coldly saying, "You know what to do!"
"Yes, I understand!" Helen quickly closed her eyes and lowered her head. She could hear a few crisp sounds next to her ear, and when Du Chen told her to open her eyes, the chains infused with Dou qi, previously put on by Roland, had been easily removed by Du Chen.
It was a pity that it wasn't a holy artifact. Roland wouldn't have given a holy artifact to Philip. Otherwise, Du Chen could deceive him again. But it's also good this way. It's not a sacred artifact, and Roland can't sense it!
"Your father still has the antidote for Philip's alchemical anesthesia. This is the antidote! Wake him up!" Helen respectfully raised her hands over her head and received the potion from Du Chen, waking up her father.
Taelong slowly opened his eyes, revealing sky-blue irises. Then, he saw a veiled woman weeping beside him. He was so familiar with this voice. "Helen..."
"Don't rush to catch up!" Du Chen said, "I've killed Philip, Roland is coming, you need to leave immediately. Sulan will stay and help me clean up the mess. She will come to find you in the future!"
"Alright, thank you, Your Excellency!" Helen said, and at this moment, Taelong suddenly stood up, grabbed Helen's hand, and anxiously said, "You killed Philip? Damn, he can't be killed. He was using himself as an experimental subject!"