Chapter 111: The City Lord's Humiliation, Heavenly Scorpion Sword Art 2
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Damage numbers continuously floated above Jiang Xiong's head.
Even though his Sword King Set reduced a large portion of damage, after just a few hits, half of his HP was gone.
"At this rate, I'll definitely die!"
"No time to think—survival comes first!"
He hurriedly took out several Emperor-grade items from his storage.
[Longevity Pill]: Greatly increases all attributes and restores HP by a percentage.
[Substitute Puppet]: Can replace the user in death once.
[Tortoise Shell Shield]: Absorbs one million damage; upon breaking, instantly restores 60% HP.
There was no other way—he had to do it to survive. Now that he felt the threat of death, he didn't hesitate to take out all those life-saving items.
"Damn, this guy has so many good things!"
All of them were powerful life-saving tools. Zhou Han's eyes lit up as he looked at them.
He immediately stopped Myriad Swords Return to the Sect.
Now that these items would belong to him, he naturally didn't want to damage them.
"Crack!"
Seeing a large fissure appear on the Turtle Shell Shield, it was clearly completely destroyed, making Zhou Han feel a pang of regret.
It was all because Myriad Swords Return to the Sect was too fierce—by the time he called it off, it was already too late.
The pills had already been consumed by Jiang Xiong. Now only a Substitute Puppet remained usable.
"Huff!"
Feeling the terrifying sword shadows disappear, Jiang Xiong let out a long breath, his forehead covered in sweat.
"As expected of the number one prodigy… to be able to crush me in such a short time."
"I must've had a death wish to provoke him!"
Thinking about the countless sword shadows just now, lingering fear filled his heart, and he couldn't help but shiver.
As a Sword King, yet in front of the number one prodigy, he was like a weak chicken. Thinking about it was truly miserable.
"Well? How did my sword technique taste?"
"Didn't you say you'd let me see true power? Where is it? Why don't I see anything?"
With his hands behind his back, Zhou Han slowly approached, mocking him with a sarcastic tone.
"I was arrogant and ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth!"
Jiang Xiong slumped on the ground, his face filled with fear as he spoke honestly.
"Still planning to block me?"
"…"
Jiang Xiong felt speechless. Was he tired of living? Still dare to block him?
Of course, that was only what he thought—he didn't dare say it out loud.
"Hand it over!"
"Do you want me to take it myself?"
Looking at the item in Jiang Xiong's hand, Zhou Han spoke calmly, but his tone carried undeniable authority.
Jiang Xiong immediately realized—so the sudden disappearance of the sword shadows was for the Substitute Puppet in his hand!
Otherwise, today he would have most likely died here.
Without hesitation, he handed it over to Zhou Han.
After getting it, Zhou Han didn't hesitate and directly enhanced it.
[Substitute Puppet +9]
Quality: Emperor-grade item
Effect: Can substitute death for the user three times.
Description: If killed by a decapitation-type effect, this effect will not activate.
After enhancement, it could substitute death three times—simply overpowered. His survivability increased greatly.
Through the system's explanation, Zhou Han learned:
He was wearing a famous blade, so the blade's effect would trigger first.
If the blade was on cooldown, the Substitute Puppet would then activate.
This way, the usage count wouldn't be wasted easily.
But Zhou Han still wasn't truly invincible—after all, there existed a 'decapitation' effect.
However, such effects were extremely rare and not easy to encounter.
Aside from seeing that Myriad Swords Return to the Sect had a decapitation effect,
Zhou Han hadn't seen any other equipment or skills with such a property.
After reviewing it, Zhou Han put the matter aside.
"Let's go. Lead the way—I want to see the City Lord!"
Zhou Han said. With Jiang Xiong leading, at least there wouldn't be any more obstruction along the way.
Jiang Xiong immediately got up respectfully and headed toward the inner hall.
Only after Zhou Han left did the soldiers dare to raise their heads.
They had all been trembling on the ground. The earlier scene had completely terrified them.
If Zhou Han had killing intent, they would've already become corpses.
"Zhou Han? The number one prodigy of the Sword God Hall?"
"What brings you here?"
The City Lord was a shrewd man. Seeing Jiang Xiong's disheveled appearance, he immediately knew he had been defeated.
Now Jiang Xiong was acting almost like Zhou Han's servant, taking the initiative to introduce his identity.
The City Lord's expression shifted slightly. He was no longer furious, but his true thoughts were impossible to read.
"My subordinate was killed by people from Falling Sakura City. I've come to take revenge."
Zhou Han got straight to the point.
"City Lord, it was that group of 'Outlanders' who provoked Zhou Han!"
The so-called 'Outlanders' was the NPC term for players like Zhou Han.
"Oh? Then what do you want me to do to help you?"
The City Lord nodded and asked with a smile.
"Release a deathmatch mission. Blood debts must be repaid with blood!"
"What? A deathmatch mission? Impossible!"
The City Lord shot up from his seat in shock and immediately rejected it loudly.
This concerned the stability of the city and his ruling authority.
If it were an ordinary matter, he might give some face and agree.
But something like this—there was absolutely no room for negotiation.
"No room for negotiation? You can state your conditions. Maybe we can reach an agreement."
Zhou Han's expression remained calm. He wasn't surprised by the reaction, but he still tried to persuade him.
After all, this was someone else's territory. He didn't hold the moral high ground—avoiding a fight would be best.
"You think you're qualified to negotiate with me? Are you worthy?"
"You're just a prodigy of the Sword God Hall. When I became famous, you were probably still drinking milk somewhere!"
The City Lord's face turned extremely ugly. He had completely torn off all pretense and spoke with blatant contempt, clearly not caring about Zhou Han's identity.
Originally, he was already displeased with Zhou Han barging into his residence. Now that such an unreasonable demand was made,
Even a clay figure has its temper—let alone a lofty City Lord.
With noble status and overwhelming power, his authority could not be challenged.
"Looks like you won't cooperate. Fine. Then I'll have to make another move!"
Zhou Han's eyes narrowed. He hadn't expected such humiliating words from the City Lord.
He had intended to persuade him further, but now he felt displeased.
Since the other party was stubborn, words were useless.
Then only strength could decide the outcome.
After all, in the Godfiend Continent, strength reigns supreme. If he wouldn't cooperate—then he would be beaten into cooperation!
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