The sudden change rendered the scene utterly silent.
No one expected that Yang Ling, who was just dominating moments ago, would have his heart pierced in the blink of an eye.
Strength was rapidly slipping away from his body; Yang Ling knew he couldn't survive, but determination and resolve appeared on his face.
"Blood Burning!"
A deep and resolute voice resounded.
Boom!!!
In an instant, Yang Ling was engulfed in a burst of thunder light.
The Shadow Feline sensed something wrong and immediately tried to withdraw.
However, the conduction speed of lightning is extremely fast; the Shadow Feline only felt its body stiffen, then it was completely enveloped by the lightning.
Crackle~~~
In his final moments, Yang Ling burnt his bloodline power to exponentially increase the power of the lightning, releasing it all at once.
The raging currents penetrated the spiritual energy defense.
The Shadow Feline's body convulsed, black smoke rose from its fur, and it let out a heartrending scream.
Yang Ling tightly grasped the Shadow Feline people, his skin splitting inch by inch, like a glass man about to shatter, but in his eyes, there was no regret or fear, only calmness in the face of death.
Witnessing this tragic scene before them, everyone's hearts were extraordinarily heavy.
After a long while
Thud~~
Yang Ling knelt on the ground; his body had no intact skin, severely withered, flesh sticking to bones, the once-fitting armor now hung loosely on his frame.
His blood was nearly all burnt out.
The Shadow Feline people crouched, its limbs propping it up, wisps of black smoke rising from its body, twitching occasionally.
"He's not dead yet!"
Xiao Yunlong clenched his fist, and suddenly, a surge of hot blood welled up in his heart; he could not bear the thought of a hero's final struggle ending in failure.
Even if this powerful Shadow Feline people still had strength to spare, even if the opponent was a Tier Four Beast Spirit Warrior, even if rushing forward might endanger his life
he still had to deliver the final blow for Yang Ling.
As Xiao Yunlong was about to take his first step, suddenly, a gunshot rang in his ears.
Bam!!!
The armor-piercing incendiary bullet rapidly spun, tearing through the scorching air with the friction of the rifling.
The Shadow Feline people sensed danger approaching; normally, they could easily dodge this bullet, but having just endured the electrifying cleansing, their body was still paralyzed.
Helplessly, they could only muster the last bit of spiritual energy to shield their head.
The bullet struck the spirit shield, and propelled by a mysterious force, the armor-piercing warhead tore through everything, penetrating into the brain.
Bam!!!
The head exploded, and the high-energy gas burned fiercely.
Qin Tian slowly lowered the rifle, watching as two deep blue, nearly purple light spheres flew into him, overlaying the light spheres of the pale blue [Shadowbone Physique] and [Shadow Jump] talent.
Whoosh~~
A breeze blew over.
All eyes were on Qin Tian.
Xiao Yunlong turned his head excitedly towards Qin Tian.
Qin Dadi and Liu Zhaozhao were full of shock; they knew well the maximum power of Huang Xun's assigned Xiaolong Rifle.
At the right distance, coupled with special bullets, it could penetrate a Tier Two spirit shield, but there was no hope against Tier Three and above.
Despite the heavily wounded Shadow Feline people nearing exhaustion of spiritual energy, Tier Four was still Tier Four.
Under normal circumstances, even with Qin Tian using the armor-piercing incendiary bullet, piercing the spirit shield should be impossible.
Yet Qin Tian accomplished it.
This left them both shocked and extremely puzzled.
"Luck."
Qin Tian slowly holstered his rifle.
Just now, he used the [Burning Embers Critical Strike] and was fortunate enough to trigger a higher critical bonus, allowing him to shoot the head with one shot.
Indeed, there was an element of luck involved.
"He's the sharpshooter!"
"Wow, the Shadow Feline people got shot in the head by him."
"Even the spirit shield was shattered, could it be he's using a rune spear?"
Nearby soldiers were discussing, their eyes full of awe and curiosity.
"Huh, where's he going?"
At this moment, everyone watched as Qin Tian walked toward the bloodline martial artist.
Rip~~
Qin Tian tore off a large piece of cloth from a tent and gently covered the bloodline martial artist's body; his face still showed little expression, and he said nothing, but everyone saw his respect for the hero.
The crowd was temporarily silent, bowing deeply towards Yang Ling.
"Qin Tian."
The three members of the Earth Dragon Team approached, their eyes full of complexity and a hint of relief.
As they spent more time with him, they saw more and more "humanity" in Qin Tian.
Compared to a cold, ruthless war machine, they preferred a teammate who was emotional and warm.
"Mhm."
Qin Tian nodded, the scene where Yang Ling dragged the Shadow Feline people to death had deeply moved him; on the battlefield, even a strong Tier Four bloodline martial artist could be easily killed by the enemy.
He fully realized that the growth and progress he had made so far was insignificant in the face of true masters.
Covering the bloodline martial artist's body was both an act of respect for the hero, to grant him final dignity, and also served his own interests.
[Name]Purple Thunder Bloodline (Blue)
[Type]Passive Talent
[Introduction]Those with the Purple Thunder Bloodline have a natural strong affinity for the thunder element, can absorb spiritual energy to condense purple lightning, increasing damage to wicked or dark entities by 200%, and increasing lightning resistance by 300%; during the condensation of purple lightning, it has a tempering effect on the physique.
Mystical power flowed inside him; Qin Tian raised his head, faintly seeing lightning particles dancing in midair.
This feeling was very familiar to him,
When he gained the [Shadowbone Physique], he could also sense the omnipresent dark particles.
However, due to lacking a spiritual cultivation technique, he was unable to absorb these particles into his body.
"Looks like I need to prioritize spiritual cultivation techniques," Qin Tian thought silently.
Yang Ling and the Shadow Feline people were both Tier Four experts with Bronze Level bloodlines.
In terms of talent, the Shadow Feline people had an additional [Shadow Jump] compared to Yang Ling.
In terms of skills, the Shadow Feline people's crude fighting style relying solely on instinct was clearly inferior to Yang Ling's Lively Gun Skill.
Overall, the Beast Spirit Warrior excelled in physical talent, while human Spiritualists dominated in skill, each having their own strengths.
With the death of the Shadow Feline people, the area Qin Tian was in had returned to calm, yet other parts of the military camp were still ablaze with light and ongoing battle.
Some soldiers received orders and immediately went to provide support.
The Earth Dragon Team was instructed to stay put and protect the safety of the logistics supplies.
Just when everyone thought this turmoil might continue for a while, suddenly, a stream of light flew from the horizon, drawing a scorching white streak across the sky, finally stopping steadily above the military camp.
In the next moment, light burst forth, and a colossal light sphere ascended like the sun descending to earth, illuminating several kilometers around as bright as day.
Crackle~~~
The fierce light shone upon the Shadow Cat, Spirit Cat, and the Shadow Feline people, like acid poured down, causing their fur to fall off layer by layer, exposing large patches of blood spots, painfully forcing these beastmen to scream and roll over the ground.
In contrast, human soldiers were invigorated, and some wounds were on the Quick Recovery.
"This is... a high-tier Spiritual Mage."
Xiao Yunlong watched the sky with excitement.
Spirit Mage~
Qin Tian raised his head, gazing at the dazzling light sphere above, deep inside feeling an intense longing for spiritual energy.