With only 8 years to live at the start, I'm going all in.

Chapter 252 Soul-Destroying Repeating Crossbow

Kong Wen stared dumbfounded at the suddenly appearing Yin Yang Palace iron cavalry, unable to react for a moment.

It's still a good six or seven miles from here to the border of Qingzhou. Logically speaking, the people of Yin Yang Palace would never risk crossing such a long distance.

Therefore, there is only one explanation: it was all planned.

"What a fine Jiang Baihe! The whole world has underestimated you."

Kong Wen looked at Jiang Baihe, who was shrouded in the golden bell shadow, and said coldly.

"I'll go kill them; he's yours."

Zhou Luan looked at the black torrent rushing down the hillside in the distance and spoke slowly.

“The situation has changed. I’m worried about things inside the city. I’ll give you the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.”

Kong Wen looked at Zhou Luan and suddenly said.

"A cup of tea? That's enough."

As Zhou Luan spoke, his aura suddenly erupted, and the pressure of a fully-fledged Divine Palace was released unrestrainedly, even causing the clouds in the sky to show signs of dissipation.

Liu Xun, riding on horseback, also sensed the chilling aura ahead and couldn't help but frown:

"The Great Success of Divine Mansion!?"

Although he had reached the Great Perfection of the Xuanji Realm under Ding Yi's Evergreen True Qi, he was still two major realms away from the Great Perfection of the Divine Mansion Realm. It could be said that he couldn't even withstand a single move.

Fortunately, he was leading eight hundred black-armored cavalrymen who were already well-coordinated and had formed a battle formation during their charge. Not only could their auras be united, but they could also gather the strength of the entire army to launch a combined attack, making them extremely powerful.

However, Zhou Luan, as a master of the Divine Palace, naturally possessed formidable strength. Furthermore, his treasured sword was made of millennia-old meteorite iron, which could enhance his malevolent power by 30%. It was uncertain who would emerge victorious in their clash.

But soon, the results came out.

Zhou Luan leaped into the air and slashed at the army a hundred meters away. A huge blade aura flew out from the longsword in his hand, spanning a hundred meters, and fell heavily towards the black-armored army.

"I accept!"

The black-armored soldiers roared in unison, then raised their swords with both hands. The next moment, a thick layer of crimson light appeared above their heads, blocking the descending sword energy.

"Boom!!"

With a muffled thud, dozens of the black-armored cavalrymen exploded, turning into a bloody mist that scattered on the grass, but the rest of the cavalrymen were completely unharmed.

However, this attack also showed that the eight hundred black cavalrymen in front of him were no match for Zhou Luan. With this strike, even though their auras were concentrated into one, they could not withstand the powerful pressure and began to suffer casualties.

"Hahaha, these few black-armored guards dare to challenge me!!"

Zhou Luan laughed heartily, standing in mid-air with his sword in hand, his long hair flying wildly, looking like a demon god.

This sight immediately made Ding Yi frown.

You fucking dare to take my life?

Thinking of this, he immediately gave Li Wanyun, who was standing next to him, a wink. The latter was very clever and immediately understood Ding Yi's meaning.

In such a desperate situation, only chaos can offer a glimmer of hope.

The Chaotic God Cult is the originator of chaos. Li Wanyun realized something in an instant, then tightened her voice and shouted:

"Go quickly and help the general!!"

Upon hearing this, Ding Yi immediately shouted from the side:

"kill!!"

Upon hearing this, the Baiyun Temple cavalry, who were already not far from the Black Armor Army, immediately raised their weapons and roared in anger.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!!"

Amidst the roar, the captain leading the team was also startled. He then drew his long sword and charged towards the black-armored soldiers.

"Whoever takes the enemy's head will be rewarded with fifty taels of silver!!"

With that roar, the cavalry of Baiyun Temple were instantly energized, urging their horses onward and charging towards the black-armored guards.

Ding Yi, on the other hand, pulled up the crossbow hanging next to the horse and quickly engraved the words "enhance power and improve accuracy" on it with his fingernail.

Ding Yi didn't use the "lock" keyword because he was already familiar with the system's behavior. He knew without a doubt that such indiscriminate keywords would have an astonishing lifespan. In this urgent situation, there was no time to modify or test it.

The next moment, a line of text appeared before his eyes.

[Currently available for enhancement; enhancement requires a lifespan of 45 years and 1 days. Enhance now?]

Upon seeing this, Ding Yi raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that the Gods Crossbow was indeed a powerful weapon. It had used up 45 years of its lifespan with just two attributes. He wondered how it would work when combined with the God-Slaying Arrow.

Thinking of this, Ding Yi took out a God-Slaying Arrow and used his fingernail to carve the three words "Break Essence, Break Domain, Self-Destruct" on it.

[Currently available for enhancement; enhancement requires a lifespan of 66 years and 34 days. Enhance now?]

Good heavens, Ding Yi didn't expect that the lifespan required for arrow enhancement would be so much longer than that required for crossbow enhancement.

However, you get what you pay for. After all, the opponent was a powerful expert who had reached the Great Perfection of the Divine Palace. There were very few weapons that could harm them, let alone long-range weapons like bows and crossbows.

Thinking of this, Ding Yi covered the crossbow with a rag and then chose to upgrade it.

With a slight tremor from the crossbow under the sack, Ding Yi knew that the Gods Crossbow had been fully upgraded, and immediately lifted the sack to examine it.

Soul-Destroying Repeating Crossbow

[The repeating crossbow, with its body made of thousand-year-old purple wood and its string made of red dragon sinew, is unstoppable and unparalleled in power when used with the Soul-Destroying Arrow.]

Soul-Destroying Arrow

The arrow shaft is made of thousand-year-old yang wood, and the arrowhead is forged from crimson flame crystal. It is extremely yang and strong, capable of causing significant damage to the soul.

Good guy!

Upon seeing the two floating notifications, Ding Yi's heart stirred, and he couldn't help but look at Zhou Luan, who had just landed.

He then attached the Soul-Destroying Arrow to the crossbow and remained still, waiting quietly.

On the other side, Zhou Luan looked at the cavalry charging from behind, somewhat puzzled.

His strike seemed to have left the Yin-Yang Palace's black-armored guards unharmed, but they had already sustained damage. This meant that if he struck a few more times, the hundreds of black-armored guards would break formation and pose no threat whatsoever.

However, it wasn't necessarily a bad thing that these cavalrymen were rushing up so quickly; it allowed him to extricate himself and help Kong Wen capture Jiang Baihe back as soon as possible.

Without a doubt, this incident involving the Buddhist disciple will enrage the higher-ups at Baiyun Temple. Only by pushing Jiang Baihe to the forefront can they extricate themselves from the situation.

Thinking of this, Zhou Luan didn't hesitate any longer, turned and flew back, rushing towards Kong Wen.

At that very moment, the two groups of people behind them clashed, and shouts of battle echoed through the sky.

At this moment, Zhou Luan, who was sheathing his sword, suddenly trembled and felt as if he were being stared at by a poisonous snake. Without thinking, he turned around and slashed out with his sword!

This strike was dazzlingly brilliant, like snow shattering a city gate. Wherever it struck, wood and stone shattered, and the blade left a five-inch mark on the ground, completely enveloping the two cavalrymen in the midst of the melee.

Well done, Zhou Luan! He truly deserves to be called a great general. In the critical moment, in order to protect himself, he killed both friend and foe. He was decisive!

But the next moment, a cold light flashed past, piercing through the layer of sword energy and the protective aura in front of Zhou Luan, heading straight for Zhou Luan's chest!

"what!!"

Zhou Luan was shocked and, at the last moment, he used a rolling motion and fell to the ground, but he was still too slow and the cold light pierced straight through his chest!

The next moment, a loud bang erupted behind Zhou Luan, and a cloud of dust rose out of thin air, drawing everyone's attention to that direction.