BTTH: DISCIPLE CASHBACK SYSTEM

Chapter 548: Turning the Tide!

The next moment, something even more unbelievable happened. Just as Lie Shan had flown a short distance out of the ancient hall, a flash of silver light streaked past him, and a bloodstained hand directly pierced through his chest.

"Ah!"

As his chest was penetrated, Lie Shan's roar weakened significantly. The purple flames surged along the wound, igniting his internal organs. His entire body was now scorched and bloody, charred black in many places. Lowering his head to look at the blood-red hand that had pierced through him, Lie Shan’s eyes were filled with unwillingness. The life force within him rapidly faded.

This time, Gu He was fully aware of the urgency. The existence of this projection only lasted half an hour, so Gu He had to fight quickly and decisively. With Gu He attacking at full strength, the mid two-star Dou Saint Lie Shan was completely outmatched.

Gu He withdrew his hand from Lie Shan’s chest without sparing him another glance. His gaze shifted toward the distant void above Dragon Island.

There, four figures were constantly flashing about, each movement creating massive energy ripples.

Gu He understood that battlefield was the true key to deciding this war. Judging by the situation, Qingshan, who was being besieged by the three Dragon Kings, was already at the end of his strength and could not hold on much longer.

"Lie Shan is dead!"

Upon seeing Lie Shan's corpse plummeting from the sky, Zhu Mu, Xuan Mo, and all the Ancient Dragon Clan members who witnessed it showed expressions of horror. Lie Shan’s strength, at the mid two-star Dou Saint level, was something most of the Ancient Dragon Clan could only look up to. Yet now, he had been pierced through with a single blow and burned to death by flames.

"Who is that person, to actually kill Lie Shan?" Xuan Mo said in astonishment.

"Lie Shan’s strength was comparable to mine. Even if he fought old man Zhu Mo one-on-one, he wouldn’t have been defeated so quickly, let alone killed... That man’s strength, relying on that unknown Different Fire, might even be able to contend with the Dragon Kings!" Zhu Mu analyzed.

On Zhu Mo’s side, seeing Gu He kill Lie Shan, he too was deeply shocked. However, when he saw Zhu Li and Zi Yan come out from the ancient hall and stand beside Gu He, a sudden realization flashed in his eyes.

"Could it be that this man is the Dragon Emperor’s master? But when Zhu Li returned last time, didn’t he say that the Dragon Emperor’s master was unparalleled in alchemy but only at the high Half-Saint level? How did he now become a genuine one-star Dou Saint?" Zhu Mo wondered inwardly.

Glancing at the distant battlefield high above Dragon Island, Gu He withdrew his gaze. His soul power burst forth, instantly sensing the cultivation levels of everyone on Dragon Island.

After a quick analysis, Gu He took out a spatial ring and handed it to Zhu Li behind him, instructing, "These are healing pills. Distribute them to the injured clansmen later."

After saying this, Gu He's figure flashed and appeared directly in the sky where Zhu Mo, Xuan Mo, and Zhu Mu were fighting.

Seeing Gu He approaching, Xuan Mo and Zhu Mu instinctively took two steps back.

Arriving at the scene, Gu He did not immediately attack Xuan Mo and Zhu Mu. Instead, he tossed a jade bottle to Zhu Mo.

"The pills inside can quickly restore you to peak condition," Gu He reminded him. Then he once again transformed into a thick silver lightning bolt, shooting toward the sky above Dragon Island, leaving a wide black trail across the heavens.

Meanwhile, after catching the jade bottle Gu He threw, Zhu Mo did not hesitate and swallowed its entire contents in one go.

As the bottle’s contents entered his body, the minor wounds on Zhu Mo, along with his depleted Dou Qi and stamina, rapidly recovered.

Previously, it had been Zhu Mu, Xuan Mo, and Lie Shan jointly besieging Zhu Mo for some time, causing him to expend a tremendous amount of energy.

That was why, after Lie Shan withdrew from the battlefield, Zhu Mo continued to be restrained by Zhu Mu and Xuan Mo.

Now that he had returned to peak condition, the combined efforts of Zhu Mu and Xuan Mo would no longer be enough to defeat him.

Elsewhere, because East Dragon Island was fighting on its home ground and had a large number of people, they were able to hold their ground against the allied forces of the Three Dragon Islands without showing any signs of defeat in the short term.

As for Zi Yan, with Zhu Li — a powerhouse half a step into the one-star Dou Saint realm — personally protecting her, she was not in any danger.

Moreover, as Zhu Li continued to distribute the healing pills that Gu He had left behind to the Ancient Dragon Clan members of East Dragon Island, casualties were greatly reduced.

Some who had been critically injured and on the verge of death, though not fully recovering after taking the pills, were at least pulled back from the brink of death.

...

"Bang!"

In the void high above Dragon Island, Qingshan swung his dragon-shaped staff, smashing it against the dragon arm of a middle-aged man wearing a crown.

The tremendous impact forced the man back three or four steps before he could steady himself.

However, just as Qingshan barely stabilized his stance, another figure ghosted in like a phantom.

A viciously sharp palm strike mercilessly blasted toward him.

Sensing the extreme ferocity of the incoming strike, a look of struggle flashed across Qingshan’s bloodless face.

In the next moment, he shot his staff out heavily to meet the palm strike head-on.

"Pu!"

When the staff collided with the palm wind, a ferocious force rebounded from it, forcing Qingshan’s body several steps forward and causing a mouthful of blood to spill from the corner of his lips.

At this point, Qingshan had already transformed into a half-human, half-dragon form.

His injuries were extremely severe — a large chunk of flesh had been torn from his left arm, exposing pale white bone.

His back and abdomen each bore massive, blood-gushing wounds so deep that the bones were visible, making him look terrifyingly tragic.

Staring at the utterly exhausted Qingshan, the West Dragon King among the three Dragon Kings sneered and said, "Qingshan, to have cultivated to this extent, your talent isn’t bad. If you submit to this king, I can spare your life!"

"Heh."

Hearing this, Qingshan bared his bloodstained teeth and laughed coldly.

"You three traitors who split the clan dare call yourselves kings? How dare you? How could you face the old Dragon Emperor after doing such things?"

At the mention of the old Dragon Emperor, an unnatural expression appeared on the faces of the three Dragon Kings.

After a moment of silence, the West Dragon King slowly spoke, "His Majesty the old Dragon Emperor has been missing for thousands of years. He is likely no longer in this world.

The Ancient Dragon Clan has been divided for too long — it must be unified quickly.

But you, and those stubborn fools from East Dragon Island, are obstacles in the path to unity!"

(End of this chapter)

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