Chapter 587 - 587: The 3-Minute Fight for Life

The battle raged on!

Two minutes passed. Zhao Yuan had already completely grasped the Divine Strike Secret Technique from the Information Leaf!

Thankfully, the Divine Strike Secret Technique provided by the Information Leaf was one that had been summarized and improved by Wu Peng. Not only was it simple and easy to understand, but it was also incredibly easy to master. If it had been the version of the Divine Strike Secret Technique that Yanbei Village practiced, Zhao Yuan, no matter how gifted, could never have grasped it in just two minutes. He'd probably still be trying to decipher the true meaning hidden within its obscure phrasing.

Zhao Yuan didn't dare waste a second. He immediately formed a Dharma Seal and chanted the Spell.

His body began to tremble violently. This was caused by a powerful surge of Heaven and Earth Essence Qi flooding into him!

Zhao Yuan could clearly feel this Heaven and Earth Essence Qi frantically stretching and expanding his meridians!

The process was painful, but for him, it was completely within his range of tolerance.

He had to be kidding. Hadn't he suffered enough hardship and pain in his past? This bit of agony was mere child's play!

Besides the pain, he also discovered that his power was skyrocketing through the process! And it kept climbing!

Taking a deep breath, Zhao Yuan roared, "I respectfully invite Emperor Guan to possess this body!"

As he said this, his eyes were locked on Yanbei Village.

'So you know Divine Strike, huh? You can summon Guan Yu? So can I! Let's see whose Divine Strike Secret Technique is stronger! Let's see whose summoned Guan Yu is more powerful!'

Seeing this, Yanbei Village was stunned.

Que Shichao and his two companions were also stunned, blurting out, "Divine Strike?"

'He knows Divine Strike too?' A sliver of unease rose in Yanbei Village's heart, but he quickly suppressed it and snarled, "So what if you know Divine Strike? I refuse to believe yours could be stronger than mine!"

But despite his words, he still wanted to kill Zhao Yuan before he could successfully complete the Summoning the Divine Possession!

He roared and slashed out with his saber again!

"CLANG!"

The group worked together to block the strike.

Their wounds deepened from the effort, and blood pooled on the ground. They were already growing dizzy and weak from blood loss. But even so, they gritted their teeth and held their ground, fighting to the death without retreat!

Panting heavily, Hao Li yelled, "They're scared! Hold on! Once Little Brother Zhao successfully completes the Summoning the Divine Possession, he'll definitely be able to destroy them!"

"Hold on!" the group yelled in unison.

Another thirty seconds passed.

The Bone Woman was sent flying by a slash from Yanbei Village, her human-skin coat torn to shreds. The blow also shattered several of her bones. After landing, she struggled to get up and rejoin the fight, but after a long struggle, she couldn't manage it.

Not only was she heavily wounded, but her Demon Power was also completely depleted.

Hao Li and Cheng Haoyu's condition wasn't much better than the Bone Woman's.

Everyone was lying on the ground. Despite struggling with all their might, none of them could get to their feet.

They had used up the last ounce of their strength and simply couldn't fight anymore!

Treading through the viscous blood, Yanbei Village strode toward Zhao Yuan, intent on cutting him down before he could complete the Divine Strike Secret Technique!

But just then, a pair of hands shot out from the side and grabbed his right foot.

Immediately after, another pair of hands grabbed his left foot.

Yanbei Village looked down. Cheng Haoyu and Hao Li, though lacking the strength to stand, had struggled to reach out and grab his feet, trying to stop him from getting closer to Zhao Yuan.

"Don't even think about it!" Cheng Haoyu said through gritted teeth, his expression resolute to the extreme. All traces of his usual effeminate air were gone.

Yanbei Village tried to pull his feet away but was shocked to find he couldn't break free from their grip.

'These two are clearly on the verge of collapse. How do they still have this much strength? Enough to hold my feet so tight I can't even budge?'

Yanbei Village couldn't understand it, and a trace of fear began to creep in.

This was the first time he had ever been frightened by people a whole realm weaker than himself.

This filled him with both shame and rage. He roared, "You two ants dare to stand in my way? Fine! I'll kill you both first!"

He raised Guan Gong's Great Saber, which drew a dreadful arc of Sword Light as it chopped down toward Hao Li and Cheng Haoyu with the force of a Thunderbolt. At the same time, Que Shichao and his two companions rushed toward Zhao Yuan.

They wanted to seize the opportunity to nip this threat in the bud!

"SHIING!"

The sharp Sword Light was so blinding that Cheng Haoyu and Hao Li instinctively squeezed their eyes shut, sighing with regret in their hearts. 'Is this how we die? What a shame. We were so close to the three-minute mark. To fall short at the very end...'

"CLANG!"

A loud impact echoed by their ears, startling them both. They muttered subconsciously, 'Why does getting chopped by a saber make that sound? And... it doesn't even hurt that much...'

A second later, they came to their senses and quickly opened their eyes.

To their delighted surprise, they saw that Yanbei Village's Guan Gong's Great Saber hadn't struck them. It had been blocked mid-swing by a dark staff.

"The Wind and Thunder Whip!"

"Zhao Yuan!"

Hao Li and Cheng Haoyu cried out.

The one who had saved them was none other than Zhao Yuan!

In the nick of time, Zhao Yuan had rushed forward, not only evading the encirclement by Que Shichao and his companions but also blocking Yanbei Village's fatal strike.

Yanbei Village stared at Zhao Yuan, his mouth agape, his eyes filled with shock.

His last strike, while not at full strength, had still used seventy or eighty percent of his power. Logically, there was no way Zhao Yuan could have blocked it alone. And yet, he had!

This could only mean one thing!

Zhao Yuan had successfully executed the Divine Strike Secret Technique! He had completed the Summoning the Divine Possession, and his power had skyrocketed!

'I was so close!'

'If those two damned ants hadn't grabbed my feet, I would have definitely killed him before he finished the Summoning the Divine Possession!'

Yanbei Village's heart was filled with bitter resentment!

But Hao Li and Cheng Haoyu were overjoyed. "Little Brother Zhao, we knew you wouldn't let us down! But you told us to hold out for three minutes. How come two and a half was enough?"

Zhao Yuan replied, "I originally thought the Divine Strike Secret Technique would be very complex, so I set a three-minute timer to learn and execute it. I didn't expect it to be so simple, so I finished early."

"Holy crap, you learned it just now?" Hao Li and Cheng Haoyu exclaimed. The others were simply dumbfounded by Zhao Yuan's words.

"That's right," Zhao Yuan nodded.

"You monster! You're a total monster!" Hao Li's jaw dropped. He didn't know what to say. After a long pause, he finally squeezed out those words.

"Learned it just now? What kind of joke is that!" Yanbei Village roared. "The Divine Strike Secret Technique! It took me a full ten years to master it! And you can learn it and use it on the spot? You're a barefaced liar!"