Return of the King, Dominating the City

Chapter 2089: Chapter 1863: Betrayed (Part 2)

He looked down and saw that his trouser leg had been blown away, revealing his bruised calf, swollen high.

"That apparition, what kind of technique is it?!"

Song Yun glanced at Dubian Zhenjian not far away, with a solemn expression on his face.

The apparition confusing the enemy is already formidable, and it can even explode to cause damage; it’s definitely a powerful weapon.

At this time, X Squad and the Dark Holy See were fighting intensely, but Dubian Zhenjian seemed detached, standing on a tree branch, looking down at Song Yun with arrogance, and sneered: "How about it, my ’Demon Shadow Transformation’, doesn’t it surprise you?"

"Heh, the apparitions of my brother and I are different."

"Becoming a Marquis, reaching your sss-level, allows True Qi to condense and release for attacks."

"Punch shadows, palm shadows, leg shadows, all work on this principle."

"The apparition from my Demon Shadow Transformation uses this principle, but at a higher level."

"Hahaha... How about it, Huaxia pig, are you stunned by my Demon Shadow Transformation?"

Dubian Zhenjian boasted about the Demon Shadow Transformation, seemingly unafraid to expose its weaknesses, undoubtedly taunting and disregarding Song Yun.

He simply did not believe Song Yun was capable of defeating him.

Finally, he stared at Song Yun sinisterly and coldly said: "Song Yun, I told you, I will kill you to avenge my brother."

Song Yun’s expression was grave, feeling immense pressure.

Dubian Zhenjian’s realm was already higher than his, and now with this move, Demon Shadow Transformation, the advantage was even more apparent.

Song Yun couldn’t discern between the real body and the apparitions. If he attacked an apparition, it would not harm Dubian Zhenjian but instead rebound and injure himself.

In this case, even if he was faster than Dubian Zhenjian, it was of no use, because he dared not attack directly.

"It seems I can only rely on the Sword Qi of the Black Light Sword."

The Black Light Sword was Song Yun’s only means of long-range attack.

Now that everyone knew about this sword, he had no need to keep hiding it and directly drew it out.

Dubian Zhenjian’s eyes lit up with greed: "Is this your magic artifact? Although broken, it is indeed a good item. This sword is mine now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Dubian Zhenjian moved toward Song Yun to attack.

Song Yun circulated his True Qi, regardless of whether Dubian Zhenjian used Demon Shadow Transformation or not, swung the Black Light Sword, and slashed ahead.

A massive black Sword Qi, carrying violent energy, surged out from the blade of the broken sword.

The powerful energy fluctuation was intimidating.

Both the Dark Holy See and X Squad, who were fighting, intentionally avoided the Sword Qi, making way.

BOOM.

The Sword Qi collided with Dubian Zhenjian, as if an explosive had detonated, the shockwave dispersed all around, and dust filled the air, obscuring vision.

Immediately after, the Sword Qi charged into the forest, cutting down dozens of towering trees, before gradually dissipating.

However, Song Yun saw clearly, no blood was spilled.

"Apparition!"

Song Yun frowned, turned his head, and searched for Dubian Zhenjian’s figure.

He didn’t see Dubian Zhenjian, without hesitation, he slashed his sword behind him.

At the same moment, he looked back.

As expected, Dubian Zhenjian was just five meters behind him.

BANG BOOM.

The Sword Qi struck Dubian Zhenjian, and the explosion was extremely intense.

But what frustrated Song Yun was that this was still an apparition.

"Damn, how do you fight this?!"

Song Yun cursed secretly in his heart, suddenly sensing a True Energy Wave from his left side.

He turned his head, seeing a fist-sized True Qi Punch Shadow coming towards him.

He bent his waist backwards, the fist almost grazing past his chest.

It was just a hair’s breadth away from taking his life.

As he bent his waist, he slashed his sword to the left.

But just as the Sword Qi was about to form, his expression changed.

Because just half a meter away on his left, Dubian Zhenjian stood there.

Strangely, facing the Black Light Sword Qi, Dubian Zhenjian neither dodged nor retreated.

Needless to say, this must be an apparition.

And this apparition, Song Yun clearly sensed its energy fluctuation was stronger.

If the Sword Qi hit the apparition, at such a close range, it would create a terrifying explosion, sure to impact Song Yun.

Immediately, he used the force from his waist and legs, his body almost horizontal in the air, spinning a few times to the right, distancing himself from the apparition.

At the same time, the Sword Qi collided with the apparition.

Bang boom.

The intense shockwave exceeded Song Yun’s expectations, throwing his body sideways through the air.

Fortunately, he avoided the core area of the explosion; otherwise, he would have been seriously injured.

After he steadied himself, his heart was filled with lingering fear.

Continuing to fight like this, he was utterly powerless to counterattack and would eventually be killed by Dubian Zhenjian.

"Song Yun, your strength is far weaker than I imagined. Fighting with you is too boring."

Dubian Zhenjian’s voice came from above.

Song Yun looked up and saw Dubian Zhenjian standing boastfully on a tree branch, hands behind his back, overlooking the entire scene below.

His gaze was incredibly arrogant.

In his view, the entire X Squad was a bunch of useless weaklings, completely incapable of resisting.

"Calm down, you must stay calm."

"How on earth can I defeat him!?"

Song Yun struggled to maintain his composure, his mind racing to find a method to defeat Dubian Zhenjian.

"Ah!"

Before he could come up with a plan, suddenly, a scream came from not far away.

Song Yun turned his head and saw Juan Mao being knocked away, crashing heavily to the ground with his body a bloody mess, trying to stand up but his leg was fractured, his expression twisted with pain.

On the other side, Little Sword God and Master Bei were also covered in blood, panting heavily, clearly relying on sheer willpower to keep going.

The three of them were only mid-SS level, while members of the Dark Holy See had reached at least late SS level, some even peak level, putting them outmatched as adversaries.

"Kid, you’re too small and weak."

A member of the Dark Holy See with a face scar, stepped towards Juan Mao, full of disdain.

He reached Juan Mao, looking down on him, sneering mockingly: "Kid, your left leg is broken. Huaxia has a saying, good things come in pairs. I’ll do you a favor and break your right leg too."

Then, Scar lifted his foot high and stomped down on Juan Mao’s left leg.

"Juan Mao!"

"Dead scar, stop it!"

"Luo Zheng!"

"Don’t touch him, I’ll fight you myself, it’s Gu Man!"

As Scar went to stomp on Juan Mao’s right leg, the members of X Squad widened their eyes, filled with murderous intent.

But despite their desire to rescue Juan Mao, they were too tied up to act.

Even this brief distraction placed them in a dangerous predicament.

"Juan Mao!"

Song Yun roared, eyes wide with fury.

He pushed Phantom Step to its limits, instantly appearing beside Scar, delivering a punch with his left hand towards Scar.

Meanwhile, his right hand wielded the Black Light Sword, slashing at an approaching Dark Holy See member.

Just as Scar’s foot was about to stomp Juan Mao’s right leg, Song Yun blasted through Scar’s chest with a punch, his arm piercing through from back to front, soaked with blood and viscera.

Bang boom.

On the side, the Black Light Sword Qi went unhindered, annihilating the member charging to assist Scar.

This all happened in a mere instant.

Even the SS level Dubian Zhenjian couldn’t rescue the two Dark Holy See members in time.

Pfft.

Song Yun retracted his arm from piercing through Scar, looking down at Juan Mao, who was covered in blood, looking pitifully tragic.

"Hee hee, Song Yun, I’m okay. Quickly deal with that red-robed bastard."

Juan Mao grinned at Song Yun, showing a gap-toothed smile, looking terribly ugly.

Song Yun’s heart trembled, feeling inexplicably bitter.

He lifted his gaze elsewhere, realizing that although he had dealt with two Dark Holy See members, in terms of numbers and battle power, X Squad was still weaker than Dark Holy See.

The situation still favored the Dark Holy See.

"Captain, hold on, quickly take out that red-robed bastard."

"Captain, let’s risk it all!"

"Ah! Damn it, X Squad doesn’t fear the likes of you bastards."

X Squad was fully plunged into crisis.

Gu Man, Lin Jun, and Dongfang Yun were at SS level peak, still managing to hold on.

But Lin Xiang, Gu Meng, especially Master Bei and Little Sword God, were now battered, their clothes torn, drenched in blood.