Chapter 176 - Termite Battle 3 (1/2)

From above, a second-level spirit beast termite was swooping towards its king. Apparently, the guards protecting the termite king and queen couple weren't seven but eight. And this eighth guard termite was an imminent danger because it could upset the battle balance that Hei and the others had struggled to achieve.

”Shit! Leon! Block it at any cost.” He Fen shouted as he waved his two wheels of wind and fire against the guard termite he was facing. At the moment, he, Lang, Fenrir, and Leon were facing one of the seven guards who had now become eight.

”Roger. I will definitely block it.” Leon replied as he took off.

Among the three, he was the one with the highest cultivation, and his attacks were also the heaviest, ideal for blocking the advance of the newly arrived termite. Fortunately, it wasn't just the three of them who saw the danger.

”Hu Jie! Block that termite, leave this to Xieren and me.” Feng Chen said as he emanated tongues of fire to restrain his opponent.

Hu Jie nodded with his head, and he too took off as well. A smile full of fighting intent was printed on his face. ”Fist of the White Tiger!”

Peng!

The flying termite guard suffered the full impact of Hu Jie's punch. A large hollow was created on the body of the spirit beast. However, despite the power behind this attack, the second-level termite continued its advance, making Hu Jie fly to the side after a head-on collision.

”Intent of the Greatsword, Blade of Heavens!”

Leon concentrated all his spirit power on his weapon. Hu Jie's intervention had given him enough time to charge his ultimate attack. On the young man's face, there was a confident expression that he could stop the advance of the termite. But despair and the desire to protect its king had given the guard termite a new strength.

Peng!

Leon's large broadsword collided against the jaws of the guard termite. The spirit power of the two collided with each other as the two fighters tried with each fiber of their body to resist.

'I can't win, but I don't have to. I just have to block the first charge, and the victory will be ours.' Leon thought as he had carefully evaluated the odds of success before attacking. Unfortunately, however, his calculations shattered.

Crack!

Under the pressure of the jaws of the second-level termite and also because of the large amount of spirit power inside, Leon's greatsword broke. The young man stared blankly at his shattered weapon before being blown away by the termite charge.

”Imperial Slash!”

Long Tian had finished loading his technique and was about to lower his two hooked swords on the termite king. His blow would put an end to the clash, decreeing their victory. But the arrival of the new guard termite completely overturned his plans.

Slash!

The guard termite intervened in the trajectory of the blade of spirit power thrown by Long Tian. Although it was one of the guards to protect the king and queen, the eighth termite was also the weakest of the guards. For this reason, it was usually assigned other tasks instead of staying on guard for the royal couple. Yet, this time, this termite showed its king all the courage it possessed and its honor as a guard.

Splat!

A deep cut wound was created on the body of the eighth guard termite. Previously it had suffered the attacks of Hu Jie and Leon, but this time it had to endure the impact of the Long Tian's technique. At the moment, the Imperial Prince had a spirit power equal to a newly advanced spirit master, and consequently, his techniques also contained more power. The guard termite died on the impact, but in the mind of the second-level spirit beast, this didn't matter. It was just happy to have managed to protect its king.

”Screech!”

The termite king was struck by the gesture of that young termite to which it had never given so much credit. Despite the indifference's treatment it suffered, the guard termite had sacrificed itself for it without hesitation. As a king, how could it remain impassive to such an act of loyalty?

Regardless of its wounds, the termite king released every bit of spirit power that remained in its body. It knew it wouldn't come out alive, but at least it would bring as many humans as possible with it.

”HEI,” Lian shouted as she pulled the ribbon that tied her to the brown-skinned young man. But it was too late.

Crash!

Hei was blown away by the termite king's attack. The young man lost consciousness in mid-air as he was dragged towards Lian by the silk ribbon that linked him to her.

”Hei, wake up!” cried Lian, who tried to stop the blood from Hei's wounds. Unfortunately, Ye and Xing were also in bad shape. If it hadn't been that they were together, the termite king's blow could have killed one of them if taken alone.

”Wake up, Hei. I know you're not the type to be beaten for such an attack.” Long Tian said as he barely stood. His finishing move had been charged with the intent to end the fight. As a result, he hadn't spared himself in the attack, leaving only a small amount of spirit power within him.