Douluo: A Century-old Legend I Am the Second Uncle Chenxin

Chapter 1777 Chen Zhang's Desperate Gamble

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In the chaotic sky above, Ma Zhibin, who was directing the flight force to suppress reinforcements and clear out the giant bats inside the fortress, suddenly felt a sense of alarm!

His Nine Heavens Phoenix Fiery Wings suddenly flapped, and with an extremely dangerous side somersault, he narrowly avoided a silent, almost shadowy black glint.

The cold glint grazed his wing, and the chilling aura it brought made his heart tremble.

He spun around, hovering in the air, looking in the direction of the attacker.

On the other side, a woman dressed in a tight-fitting black outfit stood in mid-air, her black wings flapping behind her.

She was tall and graceful, with an extremely cold and beautiful face. Her skin was so white that it was almost transparent, but her long, narrow phoenix eyes were sharp as hooks, and her gaze was devoid of any warmth, only pure killing intent.

Her long, dark hair was tied up high at the back of her head, like a thorny black rose in the dark night.

Ma Zhibin's eyes lit up slightly, and he whistled, "Oh wow, she's a real beauty? A cold beauty at that! That figure, that aura... Are you from the Shadow Sisterhood?"

He paused, a hint of amusement and surprise in his eyes: "Tsk tsk, I never expected that the leader of the Shadow Sisterhood would be 'Flower Phoenix'?"

He clearly recognized the origin of the other party's martial soul inheritance.

The aloof and beautiful woman—Tan Yashuang, the leader of the Shadow Sisterhood—frowned slightly upon hearing the name "Hua Huang," and a barely perceptible ripple flashed in her icy eyes.

She stared at Ma Zhibin's magnificent phoenix wings, which were wreathed in noble flames, and said in a voice as clear as ice beads falling on a jade plate: "Nine Heavens Phoenix...you are a member of the Ma family?"

Ma Zhibin smiled nonchalantly and casually repelled a giant bat that attempted to ambush him with a burst of fire feathers: "Indeed, I am Ma Zhibin of the Ma family. How shall I address you, beautiful lady? You must have a name, right?"

Tan Yashuang's eyes grew even colder: "No comment."

Ma Zhibin's smile remained unchanged, but his gaze held a hint of scrutiny: "The Tan family, who still possess the bloodline of the 'Flower Phoenix' inheritance, actually came to this underground city of Tiandou and willingly became the leader of a gang? This is truly a waste of their talents."

Tan Yashuang's eyes grew even colder: "You're meddling in my business!"

“Don’t misunderstand,” Ma Zhibin shrugged, his fiery wings fluttering gently. “Given the history between our two families, there’s really no need for us to fight each other, is there? The situation is already very clear: you can’t win. The Bone-Digging Gang will perish today. My beauty, why don’t you… surrender? I, Ma Zhibin, guarantee your and your sisterhood’s safety. What do you say?”

Tan Yashuang's lips curled into a cold, mocking smile: "You talk too much nonsense!"

Before she finished speaking, her sixth soul ring suddenly lit up, and dense shadow energy instantly gathered and compressed around her, transforming into countless energy blades with edges shimmering with a cold blue light, resembling black phoenix feathers.

"Sixth Soul Skill - Bone-Corroding Frost Feather!"

With a wave of her hands, countless black feathers, carrying a chilling coldness and a piercing shriek that tore through space, rained down on Ma Zhibin like a storm.

Seeing this, Ma Zhibin sighed helplessly, but his eyes became serious: "Fine! Since the beauty insists on fighting, then let me try the skills of the current successor of 'Flower Phoenix'!"

"Fifth Soul Skill: Rainbow Flame Heavenly Fall!"

With a sudden flap of his wings, a dazzling burst of neon light erupted around him, transforming into countless blazing fireballs with long trails of flame, like a meteor shower. With an aura that could burn the entire world, they charged headlong into the bone-chilling, cold feathers!

Neon flames and jet-black feathers clashed and annihilated fiercely in mid-air, a dazzling display of light and death that painted the entire battlefield with a bizarre and fantastical atmosphere. The battle between two powerful individuals possessing top-tier phoenix-type martial souls had officially begun!

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The situation on the battlefield is gradually tilting and becoming rather unfavorable.

Although Tang Hengyu held Yang Guisan back on the right flank, his elite Iron Rust Brothers Company broke through the weakest point of the Allied forces—the Jinyiwei defense zone.

The Brothers in Arms has some talented people; the commander has a keen eye and hits the nail on the head.

In the center of the battlefield, three pairs of Soul Douluo powerhouses (Yang Gui San pulled Tang Heng Yu towards the center) were locked in fierce combat.

The Chen family's allied forces launched a main attack on the right flank, while the Ximen family's sword spirit masters charged on the right flank. The central and right sides were attacked by melee spirit masters from the Chen and Yang families, supplemented by control-type and ranged archers.

They deliberately avoided the meat grinders on the right flank and right side, and five or six hundred elite soldiers of the Brotherhood drove straight in from the left flank: this move could reduce casualties and penetrate deep into the heart of the Allied forces.

Once the defenses are breached, control and support-type Soul Masters will face enormous risks, even slaughter, and the risk of a complete collapse will increase dramatically.

The defensive Soul Masters on the left side were forced to retreat urgently, barely managing to withstand the Brothers' infiltration attack, while the remaining Imperial Guards could only provide support and assistance.

Due to Zhu Yanfeng's absence, the strength of the defensive-type soul masters was greatly reduced, with only the newly recovered Zhu Changyun and a soul saint from the Yang family struggling to hold on.

The agility-based and ranged Soul Masters of the Chen family were also firmly restrained by the Shadow Sisters, whose assassins, who were also skilled in agility-based and ranged attacks, had just joined the battle.

Chen Zhang's face was ashen as he hissed, "Damn it, these Rust Brothers and Shadow Sisters. Looks like we have to beat them into submission. Damn it, let's go for it."

He really didn't expect that the Brotherhood and Sisterhood, who had a grudge against the Bone Digging Gang, would arrive so quickly. Previously, the Li family had focused their efforts on blocking reinforcements from the Jingcheng Chamber of Commerce, with which they had a better relationship, and those smaller forces.

He quickly adjusted the tactics: "Half of the support-type Soul Masters will support the defense-type; Uncle Xia Yun will go to the left to cast a wide-range illusion to hold back the Brothers' offensive; Uncle Zhicheng will simultaneously go to the left to suppress them and prevent their formation from unfolding."

"The Ximen family flanked diagonally from the right flank, using a right hook to cut off the enemy's left flank from the center; Uncle Bingming led the right flank troops (replacing Yang Guisan's position) forward, with the control and remaining support units working together to tear apart the enemy's formation."

The worst tactic is to add fuel to the fire. He didn't intend to fight the Brotherhood to the death, so he transferred Xia Yun and Yang Zhicheng, two Soul Douluos, to the left flank to stabilize the front.

The original plan of breaking through the center and flanking out the enemy was thus changed to a maneuvering tactic of holding the left flank and making a major breakthrough on the right, which directly strengthened their advantage.

If this tactic fails—either the left flank is lost or the right flank advance is blocked—the Chen family's allied forces will be considered defeated.

This is a really desperate gamble!

Of course, the Bone Diggers also felt this; with the Brotherhood of Brothers holding them back on the left, they shifted more of their forces to the right.

After Xia Yun moved to the left, she used her "Eighth Soul Skill - Illusory Sea Cherry Blossom Realm" on the Brothers, which distracted and affected the Brothers' offensive. Yang Zhicheng's coverage attack and targeted attack also made the Brothers extremely uncomfortable, and their offensive immediately dropped.

With the support of the auxiliary soul masters, the defensive soul masters' group stabilized the battle situation.

The battlefield on the right was thus transformed into a bloody quagmire: flesh and limbs flew everywhere, and the battle became a suffocating and agonizing affair.

The Chen family's allied forces numbered only four hundred, while the underground forces' allied forces comprised two thousand desperate outlaws and iron-blooded soldiers. Even though the individual soldiers were elite, they were still dragged into a stalemate of attrition due to the disparity in troop strength.

Chen Zhang stared at the battle situation, his fingers unconsciously tapping the railing of the high platform, considering whether he should personally lead the last fifty reserve soldiers into the battlefield.

(End of this chapter)