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Chapter 260 Absorbed Too Much Power

Enraged by the cannons of the North, King Tianqi grabbed his axe and charged into the North's artillery positions to destroy all the cannons.

"You damned rats of Great Xia, I will slaughter you all!!!"

As he spoke, the Tianqi King headed straight for the artillery position where Mu Jingwu was, but at that moment, countless shells rained down on him.

The Apocalypse King immediately activated his protective aura to block the shrapnel, but he was also forced to retreat due to the shockwave from the explosion.

Although the shells did not cause any immediate harm to his body, they prevented him from getting close to the Great Xia's artillery positions.

The Heavenly King's expression became extremely distorted, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins. He wished he could rush over and chop down all the people of the Great Xia, but the explosive power of the iron ball forced him to activate his protective qi to defend against it. Moreover, the Heavenly King discovered that his internal energy was being consumed very quickly.

The explosive power of these cannons is comparable to that of a Grandmaster. He has been using his internal energy to resist the attack of a "Grandmaster," and his internal energy is being consumed very quickly. If this continues, he may very well be worn down to death here.

At this moment, King Tianqi glared at the artillery position not far away. He was extremely unwilling. He had brought out hundreds of thousands of troops, but not only had he suffered a defeat in the Dayue Dynasty, he had also encountered such terrifying weapons when attacking the Great Xia Dynasty.

hateful!

If he retreats like this, how will he ever be able to stand on his own among the barbarians again!

That woman would surely say that he disobeyed her orders and sent troops without authorization, which led to their great defeat.

No! He absolutely cannot go back like this!

Thinking of this, King Tianqi tried his best to advance, but he was already locked onto by more than a dozen cannons in the distance. He was now being bombarded and could not move an inch. The cannonballs from the North were not landing on a single point, but rather within a certain range.

The shockwaves from the exploding shells kept pushing him backward, and he also had to waste his energy on his protective qi, which made it impossible for him to increase his speed or escape the bombing zone.

Lu Chen, who was riding on horseback, was stunned when he saw this scene.

He had just seen that Tianqi King could easily withstand the bombardment of cannons, and thought that cannons were no longer useful against Grandmasters. He thought that cannons could only be used against martial artists below the Grandmaster level. However, he did not expect that when Mu Jingwu and his group aimed their cannons at Tianqi King at the same time, Tianqi King was bombarded by the cannons and could not break through at all.

It turns out that artillery can still be used against Grandmasters, but Grandmasters are not so easily killed by explosions.

Seeing the Tianqi King shielding himself from the exploding shells in the bombardment zone, Mu Changtian and other military generals sighed again. The grandmaster they once thought could protect the country was now being bombarded by artillery fire and had no power to fight back. He could only do his best to defend himself.

When has a Grandmaster ever been so pathetic!

Indeed, a Grandmaster isn't so easily killed by an explosion, but the true energy within a Grandmaster's body is constantly being depleted. If an explosion doesn't kill him now, what about using more cannonballs? Wearing him down would eventually kill a Grandmaster!

Grandmasters are human too, and they are not invincible. One cannonball is almost equivalent to the attack of a Grandmaster. With so many cannonballs, how long can a Grandmaster withstand them?

Upon seeing the Heavenly King amidst the artillery fire, almost all the military generals fell silent at that moment. Only Mu Jingwu's artillery battalion soldiers went mad, frantically stuffing shells into the cannons and pouring shells at the location of the Heavenly King.

The artillery battalion was mostly made up of ordinary soldiers. Normally, let alone a Grandmaster, even a fifth-rank martial artist could easily crush them. But today, they were controlling the cannons and firmly holding down a Grandmaster. How could they not be excited?

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Wanrong finally spoke to Lu Chen, saying, "That's enough. Tell your soldiers to stop. It's not that easy to kill a Grandmaster with your weapons."

Although the cannons are very powerful, it is not something that can be easily worn down to kill a Grandmaster who has protective qi.

To kill a Grandmaster, it is best for another Grandmaster to do it personally.

Upon hearing Chen Wanrong's words, Lu Chen asked, "Are you planning to kill him?"

Chen Wanrong said coldly, "If you don't want me to take action, I can choose not to."

Lu Chen laughed and said, "No, I didn't say you couldn't take action. In fact, I'd love for you to do it yourself. Although I'm also a Grandmaster, I've never fought before and have little combat experience."

At this point, Lu Chen immediately said to the soldiers behind him, "Beat the drums and tell Mu Jingwu and the others to stop bombarding the Tianqi King."

As soon as he finished speaking, the drums began to beat. Mu Jingwu was stunned when he heard the drums; he hadn't expected them to stop firing so quickly.

At this moment, the fire and smoke surrounding Apocalypse King dissipated once more, and his figure appeared in people's sight.

The Apocalypse King was holding a huge axe, and his body seemed to be radiating a scarlet light; it was clear that he was extremely angry.

Seeing that the cannons had stopped, the Tianqi King assumed that the Northern Kingdom had run out of ammunition. He pushed off the ground with both feet and his body shot towards Mu Jingwu's artillery position like a cannonball. However, at that moment, a cold light flashed, and the Tianqi King quickly dodged backward, avoiding the sword light.

The next moment, King Apocalypse saw a stunningly beautiful woman in white standing before him. Although the woman was very beautiful, King Apocalypse had no interest in appreciating her appearance at that moment.

King Tianqi coldly said, "You rats of Great Xia, you finally dare to face me? You've killed so many of my soldiers, I will tear you to pieces and bury you with my warriors!"

As they spoke, King Tianqi gripped his axe and swung it at Chen Wanrong. Chen Wanrong dodged lightly, avoiding the attack. The next moment, she appeared to King Tianqi's right and swept her sword horizontally.

Tianqi King swung his axe backhand, blocking Chen Wanrong's attack. The two axe energies and sword energies collided, creating a huge crater around them. Both of them were thrown back at the same time.

Seeing this, Lu Chen was somewhat surprised. Was this a battle between Grandmasters?

That huge crater must be at least ten meters deep; it would take a lot of gunpowder to blast it open.

It seems he underestimated the strength of a Grandmaster.

After Chen Wanrong and Tianqi King were both thrown away, Tianqi King immediately knelt on one knee and spat out a mouthful of blood.

He had been bombarded by artillery shells for half a day, and his internal energy had been almost completely depleted. Although Chen Wanrong had only recently become a Grandmaster, she easily wielded the power of a Grandmaster because of her unique cultivation method.

In front of Chen Wanrong, the Tianqi King was no match at all.

King Tianqi realized this at this moment. He slowly stood up from the ground and said coldly, "You despicable people of Great Xia, you want my life? Let's see if you have the right!"

As he spoke, the eyes of the Apocalypse King seemed to emit two beams of red light, making him look extremely terrifying. Lu Chen frowned slightly, suspecting that the Apocalypse King might have entered some kind of berserk state, increasing his power in a short period of time.

Just as he was thinking this, the Apocalypse King pushed off with both legs and flew out. Just as the Apocalypse King was about to touch Chen Wanrong's body, he swung his axe down, and a huge axe aura rushed straight towards Chen Wanrong. Chen Wanrong also realized that the Apocalypse King's strength had increased a lot, so she did not meet the Apocalypse King's attack head-on. She quickly dodged the Apocalypse King's attack.

The next moment, a long gash was split open in the earth, about ten meters deep and two meters wide.

Seeing the earth fissure created by the Heavenly King, Lu Chen's understanding of the Grandmaster's strength was once again refreshed.

At this moment, the Heavenly King seemed to have gone mad, and swung his axe at Chen Wanrong again, but Chen Wanrong once again avoided the fight.

Then, Tianqi King chased after Chen Wanrong and slashed at her. Soon, countless ravines appeared on the ground. Lu Chen could also see that Chen Wanrong was planning to first exhaust Tianqi King's strength, and then attack him after Tianqi King's true energy was almost depleted.

That's a good idea, but the Apocalypse King probably realized that he couldn't keep attacking like this without thinking.

Just then, the Apocalypse King's body was launched out again, but he did not continue to pursue Chen Wanrong. Instead, he headed straight for Lu Chen and the others.

The Heavenly King's idea was simple: since you don't intend to fight me, then I don't need to waste my time on you. As for those spectators in the distance, I'll kill them one by one. Once they're almost all dead, that Great Xia woman will eventually come out and fight me.

Chen Wanrong also saw through the Heavenly King's intentions. She then flashed forward, blocking his path. The Heavenly King's lips curled into a slight smile. "Keep hiding! Why aren't you hiding anymore!"

As he spoke, the Apocalypse King brought down another axe, but this attack was clearly different from the previous one.

"One axe splits the mountain!!!"

Lu Chen was taken aback. This was the use of internal energy, so the power of this axe strike was probably much greater than before.

This time, Chen Wanrong did not dodge; she swung her sword.

"Ice and Snow Burial Flower Sword!!!"

The next moment, the surroundings seemed to be frozen, and it seemed to snow from the sky, with countless white petals falling in the snow.

Seeing this, Lu Chen was extremely surprised. This should no longer be considered martial arts, right?

Was Chen Wanrong not practicing martial arts, but cultivating immortality?

Just as Lu Chen was pondering this question, the Heavenly King's axe energy and the white sword energy collided and exploded instantly. In an instant, the heavens and earth trembled, and a cloud of white smoke spread out, as if a thermobaric bomb had been ignited.

Chen Wanrong and Tianqi King were once again thrown away by the shockwave. After the smoke cleared, it seemed that snow was really falling from the sky. Lu Chen reached out his hand and felt the snowflakes falling from the sky.

He looked up again at the Apocalypse King in the distance. The Apocalypse King was kneeling on the ground, supporting himself with his axe, and was spitting out blood continuously.

Chen Wanrong's condition was not much better. Although she did not vomit blood, her face was pale, clearly indicating that she had over-consumed spiritual energy.

Just then, the Heavenly King, who was in the distance, saw that Chen Wanrong seemed to be injured as well. He immediately got up from the ground, kicked his legs, and rushed straight towards Chen Wanrong again.

"Even if I die, I will drag you despicable Great Xia people down with me!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed drastically. The Heavenly King was about to self-destruct his dantian and perish together with them!

Mu Changtian immediately warned, "Run! He's going to take us all down with him!"

A Grandmaster's self-destruction is no joke; it's far more powerful than a cannonball. A Grandmaster detonating his dantian could obliterate an entire mountain.

If anyone is at the epicenter of the explosion, they will almost certainly die; even a grandmaster could be killed.

Seeing that the Heavenly King actually wanted to take them all down with him, Lu Chen dismounted.

Chen Wanrong immediately turned to Lu Chen and said, "I'll hold him off, let's go!"

As she spoke, Chen Wanrong gripped her sword again, preparing to attack Tianqi King once more. However, just as Tianqi King was about to approach them, Lu Chen's figure suddenly appeared behind Tianqi King. Almost no one could see how Lu Chen appeared behind Tianqi King.

King Tianqi also noticed someone behind him. He quickly turned around and swung his axe, but Lu Chen easily caught the axe and then slapped it directly on the king's chest with his other hand.

After feeling Lu Chen's seemingly powerless palm strike, King Tianqi sneered, "You rat from Great Xia, are you trying to tickle me?"

Hearing this, Lu Chen smiled and said, "I'm telling you to calm down, don't get so angry."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Chen immediately used the Absorption Technique.

King Apocalypse instantly felt all his power flowing into the young man before him, and he was stunned.

He hurriedly tried to detonate his dantian, hoping to take the young man in front of him down with him, but he found that he could not gather his power in his dantian and could not detonate it at all.

The King of Apocalypse's expression changed drastically in an instant. "You...who exactly are you...?"

Lu Chen smiled and said, "Nice to meet you. I am the Northern King of the Great Xia Dynasty!"

The Apocalypse King exclaimed in disbelief, "No... impossible!!!"

When King Tianqi came to the North, he had already learned some things about the Northern King through the barbarian spies. The Northern King was just a seventeen or eighteen-year-old youth. How could he have such terrifying strength and such strange methods!

Tianqi King immediately struggled to break free from Lu Chen's grasp, but he suddenly found that his body was frozen in place and he could not move at all. He could only watch helplessly as the power within his body surged wildly towards the young man in front of him.

At this moment, Chen Wanrong, who was not far away, also saw this scene. This was the first time Chen Wanrong had seen Lu Chen absorb someone's power, and she was stunned for a moment.

She never imagined that there were methods in this world that could directly absorb a person's power; she had only ever heard of transferring power to others before.

What kind of cultivation technique does Lu Chen practice? Why does this technique look so evil, like the kind of martial art that only cultists would use?

After a while, Lu Chen completely absorbed all the power within the Heavenly King's body.

The Heavenly King was a Grandmaster. The Grandmaster's life's work instantly entered Lu Chen's body, which made Lu Chen feel extremely uncomfortable. His whole body felt like it was on fire, and his face turned red.

Lu Chen immediately shoved the Apocalypse King's body aside, then conjured a Barrett rifle out of thin air and aimed it at the Apocalypse King's head. The Apocalypse King was already on the verge of death. Looking at the dark muzzle of the gun, the Apocalypse King used all his remaining strength to say, "Goddess... one day... she will avenge me..."

No sooner had the Apocalypse King finished speaking than Lu Chen shot him in the head.

Even though Tianqi King was a Grandmaster, without the support of his internal energy, he was just an ordinary person. With this one shot, the Grandmaster Tianqi King perished.

Upon seeing that the Heavenly King had died, Mu Changtian and the others quickly rode their horses to Lu Chen's side.

At this moment, Mu Changtian saw that Lu Chen's face was flushed, his breathing was disordered, and his martial arts aura was somewhat out of control. He quickly asked, "Your Highness, what's wrong?"

Lu Chen also felt that he had absorbed too much power, and his body was having difficulty digesting it. He didn't say anything, but quickly stabilized his body and tried to calm the power in his body.

Just then, his martial aura surged even more violently. He was a Grandmaster, and once a Grandmaster released his aura, the pressure could even suffocate an ordinary person.

For a moment, everyone around felt short of breath, and they could clearly see that something was wrong with Lu Chen's body.

"You all stay away from me immediately. I absorbed too much power just now and have suffered a qi deviation."

At this point, Lu Chen muttered to himself, "It seems I'll have to break military discipline today!"

Mu Changtian instantly understood Lu Chen's meaning and immediately said, "The prince was seriously injured on the battlefield and is now a patient. Naturally, a patient needs someone to treat him, so it does not constitute a violation of military discipline."

Hearing this, Lu Chen chuckled and then said, "General Mu, you certainly know how to give me a way out."

"Alright, you continue pursuing the barbarian soldiers. I'll head back now. If anything important comes up, send someone to report to me immediately."

The soldiers all replied in unison, "Yes, Your Highness!"

Lu Chen then said to Chen Wanrong, "Palace Master Chen, please take me back on horseback."

Chen Wanrong also realized that Lu Chen's condition was not right. She quickly mounted her horse and said, "Get on."

Without saying a word, Lu Chen jumped onto Chen Wanrong's horse and then lay on her back.

Immediately, Chen Wanrong rode her horse straight to Ningbei City.

Watching them leave, Li Feng asked, puzzled, "What's wrong, Your Highness?"

Mu Changtian said calmly, "General Li, it's better to know as little as possible what you shouldn't know. All you need to remember is that the Prince was seriously injured and withdrew from the battlefield ahead of schedule. From now on, the frontline battles have nothing to do with the Prince."

Hearing Mu Changtian's words, Li Feng and the others became even more curious. The prince was the commander-in-chief, so how come the war had nothing to do with him? However, they did not ask any further questions.

Immediately, Mu Changtian ordered his men to collect the body of the Heavenly King. Then he led his troops straight to the barbarian camp, and soon the tranquility of the night was broken by gunfire.

Xuan Yuanchen and Wenren Lie's black cavalry, as well as Xiao Pengtian's light cavalry, also joined the battle.

At this moment.

Chen Wanrong rode her horse, carrying Lu Chen back home. Lu Chen lay on her back, his arms wrapped around her slender waist.

Chen Wanrong was very confused. What was wrong with Lu Chen? She clearly did not see Lu Chen injured just now.

Moreover, she noticed that Lu Chen seemed to be behaving very improperly; this guy was actually touching her inappropriately while on horseback.

(End of this chapter)