Chapter 257 - 162: Slaughter
"ROAR!"
Samba let out a beast-like roar. His eyes filled with a bloody light, and his flesh swelled, even developing cracks. The second-layer Dragon Elephant Dharma Aspect, which had long since dissipated, now showed signs of revival under the stimulation of the Frenzy Pill.
"BOOM!"
Chu Lingguang paid it no mind.
He shot out from the Inner Courtyard, leaping over the high wall. Executing a downward leaping thrust, he aimed his spear at Samba.
"SHING!"
Samba gripped his Horse-Cutting Saber with both hands, his eyes filled with nothing but boundless madness. He swiftly swung the saber, crashing it against the tip of Chu Lingguang’s spear.
Chu Lingguang used Double Potential Energy Superposition. The Attack Power of this thrust should have been enough to send the original Samba flying from the sandy ground, smashing through the courtyard wall and even landing outside the Martial Arts Hall.
But Samba had taken a Frenzy Pill, drastically increasing his Qi Power. Chu Lingguang felt a torrential force carried on Samba’s blade—a terrifying power capable of toppling an entire wall.
"BANG!"
Chu Lingguang was sent flying backward. He smashed through half the top of the wall and fell onto the sandy ground inside.
"Chu Lingguang, you’re finished!"
Victorious with a single strike, Samba stomped his right foot on the ground. His body soared over the crumbling earthen wall, flying from the Outer Courtyard into the Inner Courtyard. He executed a descending Powerful Slash of Hua Mountain, aiming to cleave Chu Lingguang’s head.
"You’ve made the same mistake I did."
Chu Lingguang quickly got to his feet. He plunged his Long Spear into the sandy ground, and in the instant he pulled it up for a sweeping strike, he activated Double Potential Energy Superposition. An earthen-yellow glow shone dazzlingly from the spear tip, comparable to the power of twenty primary Bloodline Dragon Elephants. Boosted by his two-layer flesh and skin Dharma Aspects and the Potential Energy, his strength once again reached its peak.
"BOOM!"
Chu Lingguang successfully blocked Samba’s mid-air slash. Samba’s figure fell from the sky above the Inner Courtyard back to the ground in the Outer Courtyard. The terrifying force of the impact sent dust and dirt raining down from the walls of both courtyards.
Standing on the sandy ground of the Inner Courtyard, Chu Lingguang slid back two meters. The tracks his feet left behind looked like two gashes torn into the earth.
’I can’t believe the Frenzy Pill is this potent. Samba has only awakened twenty Bloodline Dragon Elephants. Even if he uses Beast Blood year-round, making his Flesh and Blood Power far greater than his peers, I should have been able to overpower him. I have my Double Potential Energy Superposition, the advantage of my Abdominal Vortex, and the combined power from my flesh and skin Dharma Aspects. But with just one Frenzy Pill, he’s completely suppressing me.’
’However, I have the Chang Chun Pile Skill to support me. It roots my feet to the ground and makes my blood flow strong and vigorous. Plus, my Heaven and Earth ability can offload some of the impact. As long as I don’t leave the ground like I just did, which prevents me from using Heaven and Earth, I can hold out against Samba for a while. Once the pill’s effects wear off, I’ll have my chance to win.’
Chu Lingguang’s mind raced.
He had been sent flying by Samba’s slash, smashing through half the wall top, soaring from the Outer Courtyard into the Inner Courtyard and crashing onto the sandy ground. This was mainly because he had been airborne during that attack, unable to use his Heaven and Earth ability to redirect part of the force.
And Samba had made the same mistake, leaping in from the Outer Courtyard to execute his Powerful Slash of Hua Mountain in mid-air. That was why Chu Lingguang was able to block the attack by only sliding back two meters.
"BOOM!"
Samba kicked down the Inner Courtyard wall. Like a ferocious beast, he charged out from the dust cloud, unleashing his Demon Beast Saber Technique. At top speed, he aimed a diagonal slash at Chu Lingguang’s chest.
Having been repelled by Chu Lingguang’s spear while airborne, he too realized that with no footing, he was at a disadvantage.
Samba’s Demon Beast Saber Technique possessed a locking Potential Energy, making it impossible for Chu Lingguang to dodge. He quickly parried with his Lightning Spear.
"BANG!"
Chu Lingguang was knocked back from the sandy ground to the edge of the fallen courtyard wall. He stomped a foot against the earthen wall, transferring a portion of the force into it. Cracks instantly appeared on the remnants of the sturdy wall.
"Let’s see how many of my slashes you can take."
Samba pressed his advantage, giving Chu Lingguang no chance to recover.
Chu Lingguang could only defend while retreating, trying his best to stall for time. Having lost the advantage in Qi Power, his Basic Spear Skill was no longer enough to defend himself, and he was forced into a steady retreat by Samba’s onslaught.
"BANG!"
He was sent flying from the Outer Courtyard to outside the Martial Arts Hall, once again knocking down a large section of the ruined wall.
"Chu!"
The commoners outside the Martial Arts Hall had been terrified by Samba’s appearance and had scattered, hiding to watch from a distance.
At first, when they saw the Turkic man get smashed through the wall and out of the Martial Arts Hall, they were all excited. But after finding a safe place to hide, they were shocked to see Chu Lingguang get sent flying out of the hall as well.
"PTUI!"
Chu Lingguang quickly got up and spat a mouthful of blood onto the ground.
"You let Samba take a Frenzy Pill! Even if he beats Lin Guang, he’ll be crippled. Was it worth it?" Feng Zhiwen shouted angrily at Mahmoud.
"A warrior of the Aika Tribe is not allowed to fail! We can sacrifice our lives for glory. Our blood contains an innate pride, a strength that you people of the Great Yuan Kingdom will never understand," Mahmoud retorted.
"Pride? Bullshit! This is cheating!" Feng Zhiwen cursed.
"And Chu Lingguang swallowing two packets of Heart-Devouring Powder isn’t cheating?" Iscoha shot back.
"Heart-Devouring Powder and Frenzy Pills are completely different things! If my junior brother also took a Frenzy Pill, do you think Samba could win?" Wang Chao said, exasperated and furious, as he took out the Frenzy Pill that Zhang Tao had given him.
Mahmoud and Iscoha’s expressions both changed when they saw the Frenzy Pill.
"You bastard! Get the hell out of the way!"
Guo Wei kicked Wang Chao aside.