Chapter 164 Clearing Shushan

The head that rolled on the ground, its lips moved: "As expected, it's a rule-based item!!!"

Nüba's palm descended, its momentum undiminished, easily slicing open the headless body's chest. The dark golden skin was like tofu under her palm!

Golden blood poured onto her pale hand, creating a sizzling sound like cold water meeting hot oil!

Nüba clenched her five fingers and crushed the heart!

Her other hand also formed a knife, about to pierce the chest of the young Night Wanderer, intending to tear the body apart with both hands.

Suddenly, a Yin corpse stood up from the bottom of the steps, raising a double-barreled shotgun and pulling the trigger towards Nüba!

Bang.

The muzzle spat out a dazzling burst of light. The bullet hit Nüba's chest the moment it left the barrel, creating a bloody hole. Ferocious flames enveloped her, and the kinetic energy from the explosion caused Nüba to stagger back a few steps!

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Zhang Yuanqing fled with his head in his hands. After reattaching his head to his neck in the distance, he wanted to tattoo a Tortoise Shell Diagram. With one hand supporting his neck, he took out an ampoule and injected a vial of Life Source Fluid into his abdomen.

The blood vessels connecting the cervical vertebrae to the heart extended, first growing flesh buds. The flesh buds rapidly grew, turning into a tender, red, and pulsating new heart!

Zhang Yuanqing knew he would face a decapitation disaster, so he opened the bronze plate. Before, he used the Tortoise Shell Diagram to observe the dangers within the next fifteen minutes.

To his shock, he discovered that his head was severed four times in fifteen minutes. He did his best to cope with the first three times, barely surviving, but the fourth time he was completely killed!

From the Tortoise Shell Diagram's deduction, he obtained the following information: The White Emperor's Crown is a rule-based item.

It can sever the heads of all living beings within a five-hundred-meter range. The attack cannot be defended or dodged!

The decapitation attack is triggered every three minutes, and can sever one target at a time, with the item's owner deciding the attack. It comes with a Shocking Force that can kill souls!

Third, Yang Spirits can greatly resist Shocking Force damage!

Fourth, Night Wanderers can suppress Nüba's "Night Wander" and "Lingjing" skills. The only thing she can do is rely on her powerful recovery and physical body to choose close combat!

After figuring out the enemy's situation, Zhang Yuanqing's plan was very simple: kite them! Use Star Evasion and Ethereal skills to achieve mobility and avoid Nüba's close combat, avoid the White Emperor's Crown's guaranteed decapitation, and then use the level 8 items and consumables he had to kill Nüba.

So, he arranged for Old Man Jiu to ambush him in the distance. Once he suffered a guaranteed headshot, Old Man Jiu would immediately manipulate the Yin corpse to open fire and resolve Nüba's subsequent attacks!

Watching the flames engulfing her being gradually extinguished by the viscous Yin energy, Zhang Yuanqing deactivated Daybreak and Fierce Sun God, summoned the Thunder God Armor Set, and quickly put it on!

Pieces of equipment flashing bright blue arcs of electricity attached to his chest, arms, and head. He was covered in lightning that exuded an aura of destruction, like a Thunder God descending to the mortal world!

The air of Shushan's main peak was filled with violent thunder-attribute spiritual power. From time to time, arcs of electricity leaped out of the void, blooming with light, and then disappearing!

Zhang Yuanqing stretched out his palm and aimed it at Nüba, directly using the "Thunderstorm," which had the widest coverage!

Rumble, rain-like thunder fell.

Rumble, endless tree-like lightning mixed with thunder pillars as thick as buckets illuminated the Shushan Mountains in broad daylight, dyeing them with a blazing white!

The entire main peak was plunged into a terrifying natural disaster. The violent thunder-attribute energy was more domineering than the power of the sun at this moment, continuously striking Nüba, creating charred marks!

A wave of strong Yin energy surged within Nüba's body, attempting to form a shield on the surface, but it was incinerated and destroyed again and again!

Old Man Jiu manipulated the new Yin corpse to escape into the distance, not daring to touch the thunder domain. While running, he reloaded the bullets, raised his hand, aimed at Nüba, and pulled the trigger!

As long as he hit the enemy with six bullets, he could detonate the fire spirit within the enemy on the seventh shot. Even a level 9 intermediate stage cultivator would be seriously injured!

And the double-barreled shotgun can fire two bullets at a time!

In other words, if he hit three times, the fourth time he could severely injure Nüba!

The moment the gunshot rang out, Zhang Yuanqing decisively used "Ethereal" to erase the rules of the bullet's trajectory, causing it to hit Nüba instantly!

However, this time the bullet missed! It passed through the threshold and created a huge explosion inside the main hall, igniting the main hall!

Nüba, her body charred and her animal skin skirt burned to ashes, appeared dozens of meters away!

She had predicted the trajectory in advance and sidestepped a dozen meters the moment Old Man Jiu pulled the trigger!

He could erase the trajectory but could not change the bullet's target. After all, it was not a rule-based item and did not have the rule of guaranteed hits!

Nüba's figure disappeared again, using her rapid speed to "blink" near Old Man Jiu, enduring the falling thunder, the dark energy in her eyes surged!

At this time, Old Man Jiu was holding the shotgun, preparing to head to another Yin corpse's hiding place!

A huge fear suddenly surged in her heart, as if she was being suppressed by a natural enemy, uncontrollably heading towards Nüba!

"Master, save me." Old Man Jiu hugged the double-barreled shotgun tightly!

She had a secret thought: her master might not care about her death, but he would definitely care about this unparalleled attack item!

Countless arcs of electricity rushed over like flowing water, spreading and extending beside Nüba. Zhang Yuanqing grabbed a thunder spear with his right hand and stabbed it towards Nüba's heart. Nüba suddenly twisted her slender waist and threw a punch back.

Pfft, the thunder spear pierced Nüba's heart. The domineering thunder spiritual power rapidly annihilated the organs, annihilating the Tai Yin power within Nüba's body!

And Nüba's fist shattered half of Zhang Yuanqing's head after breaking through the electromagnetic defense!

Nüba's body stiffened in the lightning, watching the opportunity to finish her off slip away!

Zhang Yuanqing's broken body did not fall. He took out the Violet-Gold Shield, equipped it on his left hand, and wielded the spear in his right hand, engaging in close combat with Nüba!

Three minutes had not yet passed. Activating the thunder armor set gave him a level 9 status, although it was only the initial stage, but the thunder attribute restrained Yin energy, allowing him to confront Nüba head-on in a very short period of time!

Nüba did not insist on pursuing Old Man Jiu. Forcing the young Night Wanderer into close combat was also one of her goals!

Bang.

Time and time again, heavy punches landed on Zhang Yuanqing, smashing the Violet-Gold Shield, smashing the Golden Dragon Shield, smashing the electromagnetic barrier, smashing his physical body to pieces.

His thunder spear also penetrated Nüba again and again, sending in enormous thunder-attribute spiritual power to consume her origin!

At this time, Chou Changlao found a complete Yin corpse, attached himself to it, raised his gun, and aimed at Nüba!

Zhang Yuanqing stepped forward, allowing Nüba's fist to pierce his chest, firmly clamping her arm, fixing her in place.

The darkness in Nüba's eyes trembled a few times. Without hesitation, she raised her left hand and used it as a knife to cut off her right arm!

She had tasted the power of that strange weapon and did not want to endure a second shot.

However, a discordant voice rang out amidst the interwoven thunder, "Please, baby, turn around."

On the square, the clone Zhang Yuanqing finished the sacrificial dance and bowed to the yellow-skinned gourd in front of him!

In an instant, rolling white light surged from the gourd's mouth, swirling in the air and shooting straight into Nüba's brow.

This light "thumped" and nailed itself into Nüba's brow, spinning like a top!

Although the Immortal Slaying Flying Knife cannot kill level 9 powerhouses, it can make them lose their minds for a moment. Zhang Yuanqing had tested this on the High Priest of the God of Light!

As soon as the light flashed, a gunshot rang out!

Nüba, with one arm severed, had a bloody hole in her chest. The raging Yin energy sizzled, and her flesh carbonized.

Two shots. The corner of Zhang Yuanqing's mouth curled up. He picked up the thunder spear and threw it with all his might!

The thunder spear hit Nüba's forehead but failed to trigger a penetrating effect, forming a charred black spot on her forehead!

Zhang Yuanqing did not dare to continue attacking. He swallowed Old Man Jiu, retrieved the double-barreled shotgun, used Star Evasion to create distance!

The White Emperor's Crown's decapitation skill's cooldown time was up. Nüba, bathed in flames, suddenly raised her left hand to grab the white light between her brows. The white light dissipated and turned into light particles, flying back into the yellow-skinned gourd!

The yellow-skinned gourd's usage count was exhausted and disappeared!

Nüba's severed arm regenerated in an instant. She looked at Zhang Yuanqing five hundred meters away with a blank expression, instantly rushing forward three hundred meters in an attempt to pull Zhang Yuanqing into the White Emperor's Crown's domain!

Zhang Yuanqing, who had been on guard for a long time, used Star Evasion to avoid it and appeared in the southwest, while raising his shotgun, aiming at Nüba and pulling the trigger.

Bang, the bullet failed to hit!

Nüba avoided the shotgun bullet with its trajectory erased. She appeared in front of Zhang Yuanqing!

Zhang Yuanqing's figure disappeared like a bubble and reappeared five hundred meters to Nüba's left, filling the bullets and pulling the trigger!

The two chased each other on the main peak, their figures flashing and disappearing. Each flash and disappearance was accompanied by a gunshot, and neither could do anything to the other!

After about a minute, Zhang Yuanqing suddenly realized that something was wrong.

He immediately took out the Fish-Back Diagram and activated the deduction function!

A vision of the future instantly appeared in his mind. He saw himself again. Despite his efforts to avoid the White Emperor's Crown, he still died!

Through the feedback from the future, Zhang Yuanqing realized what was wrong: Nüba was stalling for time. High-level Yin creatures possess terrifying self-healing abilities.

Whether it was the fire-attribute spiritual power or the burning, she could heal and recover!

Therefore, his consumables and bullets were being used up one by one!

When his equipment was exhausted, he would inevitably head towards death!

He could not blindly avoid the White Emperor's Crown, but if he did not avoid the White Emperor's Crown, he would still die. Zhang Yuanqing's figure flashed in and out, quickly thinking and revising his battle plan!

Two or three seconds later, he had a new plan. He opened his inventory and threw Eros' Bow to his clone.

The clone had been ignored by Nüba from beginning to end. Its attack was contained and not released, in order to deter the main body and stall for time!

Zhang Yuanqing stopped, opened his arms, seeming to embrace something, or like he was waiting to be slaughtered!

The clone drew back the bow and aimed an arrow of desire at the main body!

The golden small arrow passed through Zhang Yuanqing's chest without leaving a wound.

"Pfft" Zhang Yuanqing's head rolled to the ground!

The golden small arrow turned a corner and shot towards Nüba, who did not dodge or avoid it, wanting to beat a drowning dog and eliminate the roots!

The heart in her chest would never beat again, but at this moment, she felt a long-lost heartbeat.

She no longer knew how to love, but at this moment, a gentle feeling for a stranger surged up. This was her lover, her sweetheart.

Zhang Yuanqing's headless body suddenly raised the double-barreled shotgun and pulled the trigger without hesitation!

The bullets created holes in Nüba's shoulder and abdomen!

Nüba instantly broke free from the "tenderness" In light of her position, Eros' Bow could not affect her for too long. After being attacked by love, she immediately sobered up.

This was not a sweetheart at all, this was a scumbag.

Zhang Yuanqing raised the double-barreled shotgun and threw it out, along with two bullets. Then, he grabbed a golden arrow from his inventory and threw it at Nüba, sending the bullets into her riddled body at close range!

Nüba suddenly stiffened and raised her head. Golden flames erupted from her eyes, nostrils, mouth, and ear canals.

Starlight rose where the shotgun fell, catching the clone that had used Star Evasion to retrieve the shotgun and quickly reload. Without hesitation, he raised the gun and pulled the trigger!

The seventh and eighth bullets hit Nüba, detonating the fire-attribute spiritual power remaining in her body!

A raging fire engulfed her, and her internal organs turned to ashes at this moment!

Even her soul let out a shrill wail as it was scorched by the flames!

Nüba trembled and lowered her head. The flames burned from the inside out, revealing her faint bones. She was completely unaware and stared at the head on the ground. "Is it true that my death can bring you the result you want?"

Tears streamed down the face on the ground: "Yes"

Illusionary Earth Masters can suppress their emotions and control their minds, including love.

It was not that he did not love Nüba, but he chose the former between the dungeon and love!

The first step to clearing the dungeon was to kill his beloved. Nüba looked at him one last time and turned into a red-hot skeleton in the raging flames!

[Congratulations, you have completed the solo Lingjing mission - Shushan, number: 21, difficulty level: s. Calculating rewards!]

[Reward experience: 12%]

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