Online Game: Evil Dragon Against The Heaven - 174
The ears are one of the most sensitive parts of the human body, regardless of gender. Guo Guo had no idea how deadly her actions were. Her touch, although light, felt like an electric current, surging through every corner of Ye Tian Xie’s body, causing a slight shiver.
“All right, it doesn’t hurt anymore,” Ye Tian Xie said with difficulty. A sensation warned him that Guo Guo’s actions might push him to lose control.
Guo Guo looked up, blinked, and then proudly smiled. “Yiya! It really doesn’t hurt anymore? Oh la la! Guo Guo is indeed the smartest, the very smartest. Master really doesn’t feel any pain anymore… hmm! If Master ever feels pain again, your cutest and most obedient Guo Guo can make it go away.”
Ye Tian Xie’s heart was filled with warmth… this little troublemaker, who never seemed to know what obedience was, was finally showing some concern for her master.
“Well… Master…” Guo Guo floated lightly in front of Ye Tian Xie, her eyes shimmering with hope as she revealed the real reason for her behavior, her ultimate goal. “Guo Guo wants to eat fruit pudding today, and Feifei Sister’s rock sugar lemon juice… Guo Guo has been so good, Master will definitely agree, right?”
“…Got it. I’ll have Fei Fei make it later.” Ye Tian Xie reluctantly agreed, his earlier feelings of warmth dissipating completely. He had no choice but to say yes; otherwise, he’d soon be drowned in Guo Guo’s endless tears and pitiful cries.
“Wow! Master is the best! Guo Guo loves Master the most! Oh la la!”
Guo Guo twirled in the air with excitement, her body spinning as if dancing, shouting with joy. Like many young girls, her biggest hobby at the moment was eating.
Meanwhile, Ye Tian Xie turned his attention to the golden coffin that had remained silent in the center.
The twelve silver coffins had all been opened, and he had defeated all twelve members of the Heaven’s Soul Mercenary Group. But after a brief tussle with Guo Guo, there was no further sound or movement, nor any notification. He initially thought that the golden coffin would open after defeating the twelve Heaven’s Soul members, revealing the final enemy—most likely the leader of the Heaven’s Soul Mercenary Group, the man known as the 《King of Mercenaries》.
Could it be that the mission was already complete and the objective—the relic of the King of Mercenaries—was inside the golden coffin? And that the coffin needed to be opened by himself?
After a moment of thought, Ye Tian Xie used a potion to slowly restore his health to full, while also clearing the cooldown for Hurricane Sevenfold Rupture. Then, he cautiously approached the golden coffin.
When he was five steps away, the golden coffin suddenly opened on its own, and Ye Tian Xie stopped in his tracks.
A golden figure slowly rose from within the coffin, and an overwhelming aura descended upon Ye Tian Xie, almost suffocating him.
The man had a face pale as ash, but his expression radiated unyielding determination. His eyes shone with a blade-like sharpness. Dressed in golden armor, holding a golden sword in his right hand and a golden shield in his left, he looked every bit like an emperor.
Ren Zhan Qing: Level 20 Lord Boss, HP: 19,500. Former leader of the Heaven’s Soul Mercenary Group, hailed as the 《King of Mercenaries》, a peerless hero. Due to a tragic past filled with hatred, he changed his name to 【Zhan Qing】 at the age of 27 and founded the Heaven’s Soul Mercenary Group. Though not the strongest in terms of combat ability, he was the core soul of the group, leading it to its peak. His charisma, courage, leadership, and wisdom earned him unwavering loyalty from his comrades. A hundred years ago, during the Battle of Sealing Demons, he and his team fought valiantly to their deaths. Now, corrupted by the demonic energy of the Tower of Destiny, he retains partial consciousness and abilities from his lifetime in his undead form.
[【Zhan Qing】斩情, meaning “Severing Emotions”]
Abilities:
Undead Body: Immune to all death-type attacks.
Skills: Charge, Dragon Fang Slash, Crescent Break, Tornado Flourish Slash, Flourish Moon Fracture Slash.
Hidden Skill: Glory of the Mercenary King—special ability; activation conditions and effects unknown.
Weakness: Vulnerable to light and life-type skills.
The information provided by Evil Dragon’s Eye left Ye Tian Xie astonished. After facing two Level 20 Lord Bosses, it was expected that the final enemy would be even more challenging. Even if it were a Level 30 Lord Boss, he wouldn’t be surprised.
However, this leader of the Heaven’s Soul Mercenary Group, clad in magnificent golden armor, was only a Level 20 Lord Boss… and there was only one of him.
What shocked Ye Tian Xie even more was the information about the hidden skill obtained through Evil Dragon’s Eye—its activation conditions and effects were completely unknown. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation. If even Evil Dragon’s Eye couldn’t reveal its details, this skill must be extraordinarily powerful or unique.
At the same time, Ye Tian Xie couldn’t help but notice something unusual. The opponent before him was clearly a Level 20 Lord Boss, yet the intangible pressure radiating from him far exceeded that of the two previous Level 20 Lord Bosses combined. It wasn’t just a matter of oppressive aura; it was as if the enemy’s terrifying strength had surpassed, and far exceeded, the combined might of the Soul of Holy Word and the Soul of Unmoving.
The mercenary king’s sharp eyes locked onto Ye Tian Xie. Just as Ye Tian Xie was preparing to strike, a sudden gust of wind surged forward—the mercenary king had activated the skill Charge, closing the five-step distance in a flash like a golden lightning bolt.
The golden greatsword abruptly expanded in Ye Tian Xie’s vision, but his body reacted instinctively, quickly retreating while slashing downward with Destiny’s Hour.
The golden sword’s tip grazed Ye Tian Xie’s clothes, but his Dragon Fissure Slash landed heavily on the mercenary king. Though single-handed swords are generally more agile and slightly shorter than two-handed swords, they lose in attack range. The golden sword in the mercenary king’s hand was no match for the length of Destiny’s Hour. Ye Tian Xie’s backward step was so precise it seemed as if he had measured the exact length of the sword and the enemy’s arm within the fleeting moment of the mercenary king’s attack. His retreat dodged the strike perfectly while ensuring his counterattack hit hard.
-1200!
Despite wielding both a sword and a shield, the mercenary king’s vitality and defense were far inferior to those of the Soul of Unmoving. It was clear that his combat style wasn’t built on defense but instead focused on relentless offense, with each of his attacks being stronger than the last.
The mercenary king’s expression didn’t change. He stepped forward, raised his sword, and executed Crescent Break, a downward slash accompanied by a brilliant golden radiance on the sword’s blade. The attack carried a mountainous pressure, and from the sheer force alone, Ye Tian Xie could tell this skill was extraordinarily powerful. His gaze fixed on the sword’s trajectory, and at the moment of concentration, the golden blade seemed to slow in his eyes. His body naturally tilted to the side, letting the sword pass narrowly by, while Destiny’s Hour rose to strike.
Boom!
The missed Crescent Break smashed into the ground, sending dirt and debris flying. Meanwhile, Ye Tian Xie’s Dragon Fissure Slash struck the mercenary king squarely in the chest, the explosive force sending him stumbling backward three steps.
Seizing the opportunity, Ye Tian Xie pursued relentlessly. Another Dragon Fissure Slash landed on the mercenary king, who had just stabilized himself, forcing him back again. Slash after slash followed—straight, diagonal, upward, horizontal—the situation quickly spiraled into Ye Tian Xie’s control. The consecutive strikes left no chance for the mercenary king to counterattack, each hit’s shockwave forcing him to retreat further.
-1210, -1213, -1205, -1986, -1200, -1201, -1220, -1204, -1211…
Each time Dragon Fissure Slash connected, Ye Tian Xie stepped forward. On the ninth strike, the powerful blow sent the mercenary king sprawling to the ground, his health dropping by more than half under the continuous assault.
“Finish him while he’s down,” Ye Tian Xie muttered to himself, leaping forward to stand over the fallen mercenary king, raising Destiny’s Hour high. Though he had managed to deplete a significant portion of the mercenary king’s health without taking damage, he remained vigilant. He trusted his instincts—this golden mercenary king carried a palpable pressure, stemming from one unpredictable factor: Glory of the Mercenary King. Hidden skills like this often activated when the enemy’s health dropped below a certain threshold or when driven into a state of rage or despair.
While he was curious about the skill’s effects, he wasn’t reckless enough to provoke its activation intentionally. A smart fighter would always strive to deny the opponent any opportunity to unleash their hidden strength.
So…
“Heart of the Brave!”
A silver glow flickered across the Brave Warrior Helmet, and at the same moment, Ye Tian Xie swung Destiny’s Hour downward.
“《Tornado Gale Sevenfold Slash》 !”
A raging whirlwind of dragon power erupted, lifting Destiny’s Hour into seven arcs of pitch-black energy, slicing ferociously toward the mercenary king, who was just attempting to rise.
-1215, -1996, -1204, -1201, -1210, -1204, -1221!
The dazzling tornado and the relentless strikes left their mark. With his health fully depleted, the mercenary king’s body was hurled away by the whirlwind’s force, landing heavily on the ground. The golden sword and shield clutched in his hands fell silent, and he moved no more.
As the brief dizziness from Hurricane Gale Sevenfold Slash subsided, Ye Tian Xie turned his gaze to the mercenary king’s golden corpse. This legendary leader of the Heaven’s Soul Mercenary Group, known as the King of Mercenaries, had fallen to his hands in a matter of seconds. The powerful mercenary king had only managed two attacks before being overwhelmed, never getting the chance to reveal his full potential—because Ye Tian Xie never gave him the opportunity.
With all thirteen coffins opened and the final enemy defeated, this mission should have reached its conclusion.
Yet, as Ye Tian Xie stared at the mercenary king’s corpse, his brow remained furrowed. Although the mercenary king had died by his sword, his health bar emptied, the oppressive aura had not diminished.
On the contrary, it seemed to grow… a foreboding sense of danger crept closer.
At that moment, an unexpected change occurred. A soft golden light began to radiate from the mercenary king’s still body. Simultaneously, the dim surroundings brightened as twelve silvery lights emerged from the corpses of the other Heaven’s Soul Mercenary Group members.
Within the intertwining golden and silver lights, the fallen mercenary king and his twelve comrades began to rise… slowly but unmistakably returning from death.