Chapter 791: Section 579: Zong Ge vs Hua Tang: Floral Willow
Combat Skill—Conflict.
Combat Skill—Speed Battle.
Combat Skill—Heavy Punch.
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Zong Ge’s combat skills were continuously displayed. Although each skill was plain and simple, in his hands, they were tightly coordinated, combining into a breath-stopping powerful offensive.
Hua Tang was pushed into a downward spiral, constantly dodging and desperately seeking an opportunity to counterattack.
Suddenly, the Offensive Chameleon attached to Zong Ge was activated, instantly forming a long spear.
Combat Skill—Flower Piercing Finger!
Zong Ge, holding the tail of the spear, crazily infused fighting energy into the spear body. The sharp spearhead immediately vibrated at high frequency, thrusting forward, creating blossoms of gold.
Hua Tang had not anticipated this change and was caught off guard by Zong Ge.
He desperately stimulated a defensive combat skill to intercept.
The golden blossoms smashed into the pink light wall.
After blocking for a few seconds, the light wall loudly shattered.
Hua Tang was injured, tasting blood in his mouth, about to spit out a mouthful of fresh blood, but he immediately suppressed it.
A cold gleam flashed in Zong Ge’s eyes, seizing the moment to press his attack.
Hua Tang scoffed coldly, his whole body’s aura soaring at this moment.
Golden Level artifact—Space Clutch!
Combat Skill—Flower-piercing Finger!
He combined his index and middle fingers on both hands, continuously and swiftly pointing into the half-empty space in front of his chest.
Each time he pointed into the air, a red flower would materialize out of thin air.
The red flowers bloomed, exposing their cores.
With each point of Hua Tang’s sword finger, he precisely pierced through the core. Each red flower was thin, but the core was a weak point in space.
Hua Tang’s sword finger attacks directly pierced through space, disappearing from sight.
Seeing Hua Tang unleash his attacking combat skill, Zong Ge immediately became alert and wary. Upon witnessing this, he rushed to surge Golden Fighting Spirit to protect both inside and outside his body.
The next moment, Hua Tang’s attacks directly manifested inside and outside Zong Ge’s body, appearing one after another.
Zong Ge grunted, severely shaken, nearly unable to lift his long spear anymore.
He decisively changed his mind, transforming the metal long spear into a giant five-bladed boomerang.
Combat Skill—Automatic Targeting.
Without care for the direction, he ferociously threw the boomerang.
Meanwhile, he stepped back and half-knelt on the floor.
With the aid of fighting energy, the boomerang drew an arc, precisely targeting Hua Tang.
“Don’t linger in battle, city defense troops are running this way!” Mei Lin’s voice suddenly emerged from the communication device attached to his collar.
Hua Tang’s pupils shrunk, and while still in mid-air, regardless of the boomerang’s attack, he took a deep breath.
Combat Skill—Floral Willow!
The next moment, his abdomen was struck by the five-bladed boomerang, slicing through the Golden Fighting Spirit’s defense, creating a long wound.
Blood sprayed instantly.
He himself, in one fluid movement, spewed out a large mouthful of fresh blood.
The blood he spat transformed into a swirling light shadow, directly enveloping Zong Ge.
Zong Ge was covered in fighting energy, but the light shadow surprisingly imprinted itself upon the energy shield and then rapidly infiltrated it.
Zong Ge was alarmed, hastily spraying fighting energy, deciding to discard this portion of Golden Fighting Spirit.
But a large part of the light shadow had already touched his skin, imprinting a pattern of willow branches and budding flowers.
“Lord Long Fu, you’ve been hit by my combat skill, your life won’t be long,” Hua Tang said darkly, suddenly turning invisible, and even before he hit the ground, he abruptly vanished.
Zong Ge was utterly on guard, and in his vision, Hua Tang was still very vivid.
Hua Tang insisted on retreating, moving incredibly fast, and soon disappeared from Zong Ge’s view.
This confrontation erupted suddenly and ended just as abruptly.
It was only at this moment that the patrolling personnel arranged by the Lijian family began to exclaim in shock.
“What, what did I just see?”
“It’s Hua Tang, no mistake, it’s Hua Tang!”
“Hua Tang actually ambushed Lord Long Fu, this is so strange, why?”
“Lord Long Fu is only Silver Level, but he defeated a Golden Level again. Hua Tang is no ordinary Golden Level!”
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Zong Ge quickly retracted the five-bladed boomerang, then rapidly made his way to where Hua Tang had spilled his blood.
He resignedly discovered that the fresh blood Hua Tang had shed on the ground had already turned into petals.
Hoping against hope, he still carefully gathered these petals.
The leader of the City Guard immediately jumped to the second floor.
The second floor of the inn was nearly leveled.
The City Guard leader, only at Silver Level, did not dare to put on airs towards “peer” Zong Ge, and respectfully asked, “Lord Long Fu, what exactly happened? The Golden Level who just left was Hua Tang, wasn’t it? Why did he attack you?”
A series of questions.
Zong Ge sighed, although he did not want to, but with Zi Di gone, he had no choice but to deal with the various issues from the City Guard leader.
Meanwhile,
In the depths of Ice Lake beneath the Royal Capital,
within the alchemy room on the ice, Yuan Ci also questioned Zi Di: “Ghost Vine Mage, you’ve been searching for so long, have you found Miss Zi Di?”
Although Zi Di was rescued because of Yuan Ci and the two had recently compared the Level 0 Purple Vine secret order, Zi Di still had not granted Yuan Ci complete trust.
Ghost Vine (Zi Di) shook her head slightly, her face full of bitterness: “It’s precisely because there are no clues that I want to communicate with others and mobilize more manpower to search secretly. The ocean is too vast; even if we call more people, I don’t have much confidence. Elder Yuan Ci, you just mentioned that you also sent people to search, did you find any clues?”
Yuan Ci shook his head: “No. Not only do I have no clues, but after the incident, the Hundred Needle Family also spent considerable effort issuing bounty orders and even mobilized a part of the Imperial Navy’s power. It looks like they haven’t had much success either.”
Zi Di was aware of the bounty order, issued through the Holy Bright Empire’s Bounty Guild by the Hundred Needle Family.
Even here in the Ice Sculpture Kingdom, many rumors had been received.
Unfortunately, the Bounty Guild is an organization of the Holy Bright Empire, rarely present in other countries. Even if it exists, it’s in very hidden offices and assigned points and the like.
It’s the same here in the Ice Sculpture Kingdom.
It had its own Bounty Guild, Hunter Guild, and Mercenary Guild. It only allowed some commercial organizations to establish some manpower and resources within the kingdom, like the large guild from the Holy Bright Empire stationed in Snowbird Port.
Thus, Zi Di couldn’t contact the Hundred Needle Family directly through the Bounty Guild line.
Even if she could, it wouldn’t be safe.
Zi Di’s first choice had been the Flying Communication Station of the Purple Vine Shop.
“The Flying Communication Station can no longer be used.”
“Snake Rat Island and the capital of the Ice Sculpture Kingdom are controlled by the enemy. Other island Purple Vine Shops are also extremely dangerous.”
“A new method of communication must be found.”
“However, the Hundred Needle Family is indeed an influential nobility from the south of the empire, though now in decline, the connections are still there. They could even mobilize a portion of the Imperial Navy’s forces!”
With such thoughts, Zi Di looked at Yuan Ci, her face showing concern, “The Imperial Navy is powerful; did they find anything after their investigation?”
Yuan Ci sneered: “Of course not.”
“The naval strength of the Holy Bright Empire is indeed strong, but the main plane’s ocean is too vast.”
“The part of the Navy the Hundred Needle Family can influence is very limited.”
“The most important point is that the days of the Imperial Navy aren’t going well. After the emergence of the Pirate Throne, pirate activities in the main plane have become increasingly rampant.”
“The Imperial Navy is struggling to cope, barely controlling the situation and temporarily ensuring the stability of the empire’s long coastline.”
“But how can one be on guard every day?”
“When the pirates take the offensive, the navy finds itself in a defensive, very passive position.”
“Not to mention, the strongest three pirate groups each have Legendary combat strength. Such tough nuts, even the Imperial Navy must handle with extreme care; a slight inattention, and they could fail miserably and break their teeth.”
Yuan Ci spoke with a raised eyebrow, with an evident schadenfreude.
As a former elder of the Purple Vine Chamber of Commerce, he harbored hatred towards the Holy Bright Empire, with no love lost.
“Let’s not talk about this anymore.” Elder Yuan Ci then looked at Zi Di, “You are quite interested in the Purple Vine secret treasure as well, right? How about we cooperate and unlock the treasure together?”
Zi Di was momentarily surprised, then promptly asked, “Isn’t the Purple Vine secret treasure left to Miss Zi Di by the old Chairman? Can we also open it?”
Elder Yuan Ci shook his head repeatedly: “No no, you misunderstand.”
“The old Chairman arranged the Purple Vine secret treasure with the goal of preserving vital energy so that there would be a chance to quickly revive the Purple Vine Chamber of Commerce in the future.”
“The Purple Vine Chamber of Commerce isn’t just the old Chairman’s endeavors; it’s also the lifelong efforts of us founders.”
Elder Yuan Ci continued, “The Purple Vine secret treasure is indeed in Ice Lake, but not here.”
“To truly unlock it, five Level 0 Purple Vine secret orders are needed.”
“Of course, if it’s Miss Zi Di’s Level 0 secret order, she alone counts for three.”
Moved by thoughts of her father’s gratitude and remembrance, Zi Di felt emotional.
However, on the surface, she remained calm and with a slightly thoughtful tone inquired, “Including you and me, we only have two Level 0 secret orders. Have you contacted others?”
“There are indeed,” Yuan Ci nodded, “but they don’t meet the five-order standard.”
“If you are interested, let’s sign an agreement first. When the conditions are right in the future, we can open the secret treasure together.”
Zi Di fell into contemplation.
After a moment, she then said, “I need to go back and think carefully about this matter.”
Yuan Ci’s expression shifted slightly, but he quickly smiled and nodded in agreement, “Okay, I’ll send you away right now!”
The method of leaving was by teleportation.
Convenient beyond Zi Di’s expectations.
Yuan Ci explained to her, “Each alchemy room in Ice Lake generally uses teleportation to connect to the surface.”
“Of course, teleportation arrays and spatial fluctuations are all officially registered in detail.”
“If unfamiliar spatial fluctuations occur, they immediately trigger an investigation.”
Zi Di’s first thought was of the incident involving her being teleported down in the Purple Vine Shop.
“So you’re saying, that teleportation at the Purple Vine Shop won’t provoke an investigation by the kingdom?” Zi Di asked.
Yuan Ci nodded, “If it’s not unfamiliar spatial fluctuations, it won’t.”
“I don’t recommend you initiate an inquiry with the Ice Sculpture Kingdom right away.”
“The other party is an empire’s spy, losing one base for them counts as nothing.”
“While you are an Undead Mage, although you’re well disguised.”
“Besides, if the Purple Vine secret treasure gets dragged in, it would be a major trouble for us!”
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