Chapter 1700
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Chapter 1700 Duel with Kusun
Bang—!!
Several houses were crushed into fragments by Gongyang Wan, flames ignited one after another, and panic began to spread frantically throughout the western city.
Masses of terrified citizens fled in one direction, which was the escape route Gongyang Wan had chosen for them… Of course, among them were many soldiers charging toward her, yet none could get close to her body.
Although Gongyang Wan was now only a “Klein,” all the people in this city combined could not possibly be her match.
The raging flames cast a crimson glow on Gongyang Wan’s face. She wore a cyan-colored robe, walking calmly across the ruins. The soldiers around her, intimidated by her aura, continuously retreated. In their eyes, she appeared to be a demon straight from hell.
Suddenly, her footsteps paused slightly, and she began to mutter to herself:
“Azhu… I know, but this is the best way.”
“…”
“So what? I don’t care about others’ opinions at all… If the entire world wants to hunt me down, let them come. However many come, I’ll kill them all.”
“…”
“Why should I explain to them? I’ve already explained, Azhu. Do you see them listening?”
“…”
“Sometimes, fear is the best management method. This is something I learned at Qinglong Fortress.”
“…”
“Go back to help Zhan Yuwu and the others? No, it’s too dangerous. I can’t risk taking you with me.”
“…”
“Stop it! I know you admire Huo Qubing the most! But now is not the time for you to show off! I promised to stand with you at the top of the world, never to be bullied by anyone again. There’s no need to risk our lives for so-called righteousness… It doesn’t matter if I die, but you can’t.”
“…”
Watching Gongyang Wan talking to herself, confusion appeared in the eyes of the soldiers. Just as they were about to take advantage and attack together, their weapons were easily shattered, and they were thrown onto carriages like chickens. With the crack of a whip, the carriages carried them rapidly out of the city.
After finishing all this, Gongyang Wan turned her head and saw that the city wall near the Kunlun Mountains was already shrouded in phantasmal, colorful mist. Although Zhan Yuwu and Yan Zhong had successfully bought time, they had barely managed to let the citizens of the western city escape.
A massive shadow of a willow tree moved slowly in the mist, with sky-covering willow branches dancing wildly like serpents from the clouds, presenting an apocalyptic scene.
“Ah—!”
Just then, a scream came from a nearby street.
Gongyang Wan looked toward the sound and saw a ragged boy who looked like a beggar tripped by collapsed ruins. One of his legs was already twisted out of shape, large beads of sweat falling from his forehead, his young face contorted in pain.
Gongyang Wan frowned, instantly flashed to his side, and lifted the broken wall off him.
“Why haven’t you escaped yet?” Gongyang Wan said coldly.
“I… I thought hiding in the stone block would help me survive…” The beggar boy recognized the woman before him as that terrifying demon. Instantly, he forgot his pain and spoke with a trembling voice.
“Fool!” Gongyang Wan scolded, but seeing that dirty face, which momentarily overlapped with the memory of Gongyang Zhu’s face, her heart softened.
She reached out to lift the boy from the ruins. Just then, a willow branch extended rapidly from the mist, grabbing the boy’s ankle like lightning, and with tremendous force pulled him out of Gongyang Wan’s arms!
This change happened too quickly, and with Kusuen’s immense strength, Gongyang Wan had no way to resist. By the time she came to her senses, the boy in her arms had been swallowed into the phantasmal mist and disappeared.
Gongyang Wan stood frozen, that face somewhat resembling her brother’s still lingering in her vision.
A sharp screech came from behind the mist where the willow tree’s main body was, as if mocking, as if threatening. The countless willow branches danced wildly toward Gongyang Wan, and the terrifying pressure of the K-system deity suddenly descended!
Gongyang Wan stared fixedly at the giant shadow in the mist, her fists clenched tightly!
“Damn it!!”
She roared in anger, her appearance instantly changing. Sharp bird cries emanated from her palms, instantly cutting several willow branches, as she flew forward like lightning!
But with her speed and strength, while she might have had a fighting chance against the first-generation offspring outside Chang’an back then, she had no room for resistance before the true body of a K-system deity. In just a moment, countless willow branches surrounded Gongyang Wan, blocking all escape routes.
If she hadn’t reached out to save that beggar boy, perhaps she could have escaped with her life… But in the end, she was drawn into this battle.
But at this moment, there was no regret in her heart, only endless anger!
She formed her hand into a sword, bird cries rising all around as she frantically slashed at the surrounding willow branches. Her eyes were completely red, as if she wasn’t cutting at Kusuen, but at the unfair fate and tragic past!
However, her offensive couldn’t last long. Her hands were tightly bound by willow branches, and she was suspended in the air, being delivered above the giant mouth in the willow tree’s crown…
Looking at that mouth like an abyss, a sense of despair rose in Gongyang Wan’s heart.
“Azhu…” she murmured.
Boom—!!!!
In an instant, a lightning dragon roared down from the clouds!
A gap broke through the layered willow branches. In a flash, Gongyang Wan saw a long spear piercing through heaven and earth, and then suddenly felt lighter as a hand steadily caught her in mid-air.
She looked up in astonishment and saw Huo Qubing in black and gold marquis robes, calmly gazing at the willow monster before him.
Noticing Gongyang Wan’s gaze, Huo Qubing lowered his head slightly. On that usually serious face, a rare smile appeared:
“Gongyang Wan, the Marquis was indeed not wrong about you.”
This simple sentence shook Gongyang Wan’s spirit. She floated down onto nearby ruins, only then coming back to her senses.
“Why are you here?”
“When the Marquis returned from the high heavens, I saw the mist covering the western city, so I came directly here.” Huo Qubing’s gaze returned to the mist-shrouded willow tree. “This monster needs time to absorb the life force after swallowing living beings, so Yuwu and Yan Zhong are still alive…”
“Are you crazy? That’s a deity from beyond the domain! You couldn’t even defeat Zhurong, how could you win against It?!”
“The Marquis didn’t defeat Zhurong because at that time, the Marquis’s life had reached its limit…”
A long spear mixed with fierce lightning whistled back into Huo Qubing’s hand. That straight figure holding the spear seemed like a giant buried in dust, standing firm before the deity from beyond the domain.
“Thanks to Lin Qiye’s peach, the Marquis now has the capital to fight.
The Marquis may not have the laws to slay a deity… but that doesn’t mean the Marquis can’t defeat It!”
