Chapter 438: Jiaoqiu, a Real Man! Yanqing's Highlight Moment Has Finally Arrived!
[ How do you get a picky child to eat green peppers?
How do you get a suspicious, vicious wolf to take poison?
The answer, I have already told you. ]
At this moment.
Presented before all players.
Were only three short lines of text.
There was no sound, nor any other images.
Yet, there seemed to be an extraordinary weight to them!
"Cough… cough cough…"
"…A person without secrets… is merely prey whose flesh is torn open, left to die a miserable death."
Jiaoqiu's voice,
Had already grown so weak that only he himself could hear it.
"Drink your fill of my blood… Hoolay. Unfortunately, I am not a person without secrets. I still harbor one insignificant secret…"
"Tumbledust… I ingested long ago. The poison has already spread throughout my entire body… Sooner or later… it will take effect on you."
"The world's deadliest poison… if it can exchange for innocent lives, can also be called a good medicine…"
"I will do my best to heal… Feixiao, I have fulfilled my promise. With this insignificant life…"
"…To bring victory to the Yaoqing."
Jiaoqiu's voice was incomparably weak.
Like a candle flickering in the wind.
But when it reached the ears of all the players.
It was incredibly shocking!
Like a thunderclap!
…
"???"
"Ah?"
"Tumbledust—used in small amounts it's an anesthetic, used too much and it becomes highly toxic."
"Holy crap, Jiaoqiu, you… [ tactical lean back, gasping ]"
"[ I have kept… my pride as a counselor of the Yaoqing. ]"
"AHHHHHHH…!!!!"
"I specifically noticed that detail before, so it really was foreshadowing!"
"The strategist enters the game in person, making a move to win by half a step!"
"Oh my god, I got goosebumps…"
"Jiaoqiu is a real man!"
"Seeing this, my tears burst through the floodgates."
"The healers of the Xianzhou are too great!"
…
The screen slowly dimmed.
It seemed to portend Jiaoqiu's end…
Meanwhile, Hoolay on the martial arts arena.
At this moment, purple-red wounds appeared all over his body.
One hand clutched his head.
He stumbled back several steps.
Yunli swung Old Mettle.
Going up, she delivered a decisive, full-strength strike without any hesitation!
Hoolay was completely unable to parry.
His massive body was sent flying!
His blade plunged into the ground, carving a long trench, yet it still could not offset this immense force.
He crashed into the wall of the arena, leaving a deep indentation.
"To think you'd… use any means necessary."
Hoolay had already realized he was poisoned.
Though the Borisin's physical body was powerful.
Its interior was still essentially that of an organic creature!
It was difficult to detoxify in a short time!
However.
How could the trio miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?
A layer of frost permeated the air.
"The air… has turned cold?"
Yanqing raised his head.
Vortices of interwoven ice and frost appeared around him.
"My sword… is even colder."
Flying swords lined up beside him one by one.
To the side.
A red glow also emanated from Yunli's body.
The great sword, Old Mettle, looked as if it had just been forged from the furnace!
Scarlet and burning hot!
…
"Activating full-power mode!"
"Waaaah, thank you, JIAOQIU!!!"
"Jiaoqiu used his own life to indirectly save Yanqing's life!"
"Old Hoolay: Something is wrong, this feeling is a bit familiar."
"Hoolay: Not good, it's that familiar temperature!"
"Cloud Knight Lieutenant Yanqing enters Phase 2."
"Kill him! Beat this Hoolay down hard! Avenge Jiaoqiu, ahhhh!!"
…
[ Enter Battle ]
The bloody light no longer burned on Hoolay's body.
He returned to his normal state.
Furthermore, on his status bar.
There was an additional tumbledust debuff!
Hoolay roared, "Jiaoqiu, you actually…!"
"Just a dose of poison… Do you think you can turn the tide of battle with such tricks?"
Though he said so.
He was clearly at the end of his rope!
His damage and speed were far inferior to before!
His health bar was already bottoming out!
At this moment.
Yanqing's voice rang out!
"You are indeed hard to kill, but that absolutely does not mean you cannot be subdued!"
"Hoolay! Look closely, the might of the Cloud Knights is all in this sword!"
"Bang!"
Hoolay seemed to realize the situation was turning increasingly sour!
He let out a furious roar!
"How is this possible? Mere cubs… how could you possibly defeat me?!"
Like an enraged beast after being wounded!
Hoolay's counterattack was exceptionally fierce!
Yanqing used the sword in his hand to block.
Yet it was actually snapped right in half by Hoolay!
In Yanqing's moment of shock.
Hoolay seized the opening!
He leapt up!
His massive figure at this moment even blocked out the light of the sky!
March 7th and Yunli both felt that things were taking a turn for the worse!
Hoolay wanted to force a one-for-one trade!
Before being subdued…
He wanted to kill someone to take down with him!
Yanqing's eyes also widened at this moment.
He felt a sense of impending doom!
However!
At this very instant!
The screen suddenly turned yellow and dim, like an old canvas.
Time seemed to have been put on slow-motion.
Memories… surged!
That day…
That blindfolded woman had slashed a sword at him.
Beneath the cold sword qi flowed a relentless madness that would not stop until death.
Like the moonlight falling.
Freezing to the bone, piercing the heart!
Between life and death, he had spared no effort…
And blocked her strike!
And now.
Though not entirely the same as back then, how similar it was!
Yanqing suddenly calmed down.
He held his breath and focused.
With both hands, he gripped his broken sword.
Frost gushed out from the hilt!
Instantly forming a complete sword of ice!
Then,
He turned,
And swung.
The entire martial arts arena seemed to lose its color.
All the light and airflow converged onto Yanqing's single strike!
At the moment his sharp edge was fully revealed.
Yanqing's figure actually completely overlapped with Jingliu's image!
"BUZZ!!!"
For a moment.
Some players couldn't even tell!
Was it Yanqing who had achieved sudden enlightenment…
Or had Jingliu herself rushed to the scene to save him!
A brief black screen.
Appearing in the frame.
Was Yanqing, panting heavily after exerting all his strength.
And before him.
Was a river of ice.
Starting from Hoolay.
Everything behind him was covered in diamond-shaped frost!
Hoolay was frozen in place like a sculpture!
His body was covered in ice crystals!
Seeing this scene.
Everyone was stunned!
In the livestream room.
For a moment, not a single real-time bullet comment was sent!
A huge blank space appeared!
Only after a few seconds did the players react.
The bullet comments erupted like a volcano!
…
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"!!!"
"Yanqing! YOU KID…!!!"
"Holy cow! Another moment of life and death, and he had an enlightenment!"
"Let this round of moonlight illuminate the myriad rivers!"
"Oh my god, he's possessed by his grandmaster!"
"I thought Jingliu would come to save the day in this version, but I didn't expect Yanqing to be the one to swing this sword! He proved himself!"
"Yanqing: I'm not really sure what my current strength is either."
"That sword strike is not necessarily unreachable!"
"Hoolay: Ahhhhh, Jingliu! When did you get here?!"
"Hoolay: Who unleashed the 'Shine of Myriad Rivers'?"
"Let him re-experience the feeling of eating dirt! Well done!"
"It's back, it's all back!"
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