Return of the King, Dominating the City

Chapter 2090: Chapter 1864: Gambling Life for Life

The scene was too tragic to look at.

Everyone kept glancing at Song Yun from time to time, their eyes filled with hope.

Even though Song Yun’s realm was lower than Dubian Zhenjian’s, even though he couldn’t break Dubian Zhenjian’s Demon Shadow Transformation for the moment, they still had full confidence in him.

They were waiting for Song Yun to finish off Dubian Zhenjian, then come help them.

So no matter how hard it was right now, they had to hold on.

Otherwise, X Squad would truly be defeated.

Seeing all those gazes, Song Yun’s heart trembled violently.

As the captain of X Squad, he had to lead everyone to defeat the Dark Holy See.

The heavy burden had fallen on his shoulders.

"You actually killed two of my subordinates. Seems you’re not a complete piece of trash. But it doesn’t matter, they were just High Earls. Dead is dead. Once we obtain the treasures in the Daxia Ruins, we’ll be able to forge even more High Earls, even Marquises, Dukes."

Dubian Zhenjian’s voice came from above.

The next moment, he leaped down from the tree like a great bird, diving straight at Song Yun.

"Magic Shadows Crossing!"

Dubian Zhenjian’s figure wavered, and four identical figures appeared, surrounding Song Yun from four directions.

The four figures were half-real, half-illusory; for a moment, Song Yun couldn’t tell which was real.

"Damn it, how the hell do I crack his Demon Shadow Transformation!"

Song Yun cursed inwardly, his right hand swinging his blade repeatedly.

Swish, swish, swish...

Three streaks of black Sword Qi slashed toward three of the figures.

Boom, boom, boom...

Three explosions rang out; those three figures were all fake phantoms.

So the last one must be the real body?

No, he still couldn’t be sure.

Even so, Song Yun didn’t hesitate; his body retreated to widen the distance while he slashed a sword in front of him.

To his surprise, Dubian Zhenjian dodged to the left.

This one was actually the real body!

Song Yun’s eyes lit up; he circulated his True Qi and swung another sword.

But before the Sword Qi could be released—

Suddenly—

A loud bang exploded.

As Song Yun retreated, he actually crashed into one of Dubian Zhenjian’s phantoms behind him, triggering an explosion.

He felt his entire back go numb, the taste of blood spreading from behind, the burning pain making him involuntarily bare his teeth.

"Toying with a piece of trash like you is quite entertaining."

Dubian Zhenjian looked at Song Yun with mocking eyes, his lofty gaze like he was watching an ant.

But he didn’t notice the bloodthirsty smile curling at the corner of Song Yun’s lips.

Ignoring the injury on his back, Song Yun raised his head to look at Dubian Zhenjian and said in a deep voice, "Demon Shadow Transformation, huh, so that’s how it is!"

"This move uses control of True Qi to form phantoms similar to Punch Shadows, and it takes extremely exquisite True Qi control to condense such complex humanoid phantoms."

"In this way, although it can confuse the enemy, because the True Qi is dispersed, the killing power of the humanoid phantoms is greatly reduced."

"If what hit my back just now had been a Punch Shadow, the damage I suffered would definitely have been heavier than from Demon Shadow Transformation."

"The weakness of Demon Shadow Transformation is that its killing power is insufficient!"

With that, Song Yun used Phantom Step, ignoring everything else as he charged straight at Dubian Zhenjian.

After hearing his words, Dubian Zhenjian’s expression instantly changed.

What Song Yun said was not wrong; the weakness of Demon Shadow Transformation was indeed its lack of killing power.

But Dubian Zhenjian’s speed was slower than Song Yun’s.

Though his realm was higher, if Song Yun caught up to him, he simply wouldn’t be able to block the Sword Qi of the Black Light Sword.

To diminish Song Yun’s advantage in speed, he had to rely on Demon Shadow Transformation to confuse him.

But now, Song Yun no longer cared about the damage from Demon Shadow Transformation.

Boom.

In an instant, another phantom exploded.

This time, Song Yun had directly smashed his fist into it.

Under the intense shockwave, he was blown into a somersault before he managed to steady his stance.

His right hand was a bloody mess, to the point where the white bone on the back of his hand was visible.

Yet he didn’t pause in the slightest; his figure moved as he continued to charge at Dubian Zhenjian.

He held the Black Light Sword in his right hand and the Blood Sun Sword in his left, slashing at "Dubian Zhenjian’s" body.

Three consecutive strikes; the phantom shattered, waves of air surging.

Song Yun’s entire body was drenched in blood, but his speed only grew faster as he chased after Dubian Zhenjian.

This was a pure all-or-nothing fighting style.

Everyone present watched with their hearts in their throats.

Only this way could Song Yun seize the time gap and, in the split second when Dubian Zhenjian couldn’t deploy Demon Shadow Transformation to form new phantoms, strike at Dubian Zhenjian’s real body.

The fourth time he was blasted away.

The fifth time.

The sixth time.

...

By the ninth time, the closer Song Yun pressed, the more grave Dubian Zhenjian’s expression became.

Song Yun’s relentless advance left him without enough time to mobilize his True Qi and perform Demon Shadow Transformation.

The opportunity was in this very instant!

Seeing the grave expression on Dubian Zhenjian’s face, the members of X Squad couldn’t help but feel a surge of joy.

The captain’s successive injuries and his disregard for the attacks of Demon Shadow Transformation had finally paid off.

Victory or defeat would be decided by this one strike from the captain.

The next moment, Song Yun thrust the Blood Sun Sword in his left hand at Dubian Zhenjian’s chest, while his right-hand Black Light Sword hacked downward, black Sword Qi carrying a towering aura of pressure as it slashed toward Dubian Zhenjian.

But just then, suddenly, Dubian Zhenjian advanced instead of retreating, lunging fiercely toward Song Yun.

"Heh, idiot, did you really think you could beat me like this?"

Dubian Zhenjian’s face showed a look of contemptuous amusement.

Because he moved forward, the black Sword Qi just happened to sweep past behind him, crashing down onto the ground with a boom and carving out a massive deep pit.