That person's appearance was too strange. Without any warning, Guo Ran activated the Heavenly Dao King Crown, possessing strong control over the surrounding space, yet still did not notice him.
"Ji Wuming."
When Guo Ran saw the figure clearly, he was both shocked and furious. That person was none other than Ji Wuming, the top prodigy of the Blood Kill Hall.
"Buzz!"
Ji Wuming's dagger stabbed straight at Long Chen. Guo Ran tried to block but it was too late. However, just a few feet from Ji Wuming's body, a golden divine light appeared on Long Chen. The golden dragon scales beneath him trembled violently. Ji Wuming groaned softly as he was knocked away by the invisible divine power.
"Hahaha, trying to ambush my boss? Dream on!" Seeing Long Chen safe and sound, Ji Wuming couldn't harm him at all. Guo Ran couldn't help but laugh heartily, gripping his long blade and charging straight at Ji Wuming.
Shock flashed in Ji Wuming's eyes as he looked at the golden dragon scales beneath Long Chen, feeling a terrifying threat.
"Boom!"
Guo Ran slashed down with his blade. Ji Wuming's dagger met the attack. With a loud explosion, the space behind Ji Wuming collapsed, but he himself remained completely motionless. He actually transferred the force of Guo Ran's blade into the void behind him.
Guo Ran was shocked. After a short time, Ji Wuming's spatial power was flowing freely, receiving and receiving at will, without a single flaw. His strike had yet to do any harm to him.
Suddenly, Guo Ran felt a chill in his heart, an extreme sense of danger rising within him. At that moment, Ji Wuming's dagger had already slashed at his throat, moving so fast that he didn't even have time to react.
"Crack, crack, crack..."
The dagger sliced across the armor, sending up countless sparks. The sound that made Guo Ran's teeth ache made his scalp tingle.
The moment he sensed danger, he immediately summoned his armor. His Black Dragon armor couldn't even block the dagger's cut, leaving a large gash behind.
Fortunately, he was in the Dragonblood Battle Body, and the scales on his neck blocked the dagger, but the bone-chilling cold from the dagger made his scalp tingle.
"A good reaction, but still useless. Killing you is as easy as turning over my hand." The strike failed to decapitate Guo Ran, and Ji Wuming was slightly surprised, but his tone quickly turned disdainful.
"Nonsense!"
Guo Ran was both shocked and furious. He slashed down with his blade. Ji Wuming snorted coldly, and the dagger spun rapidly in his hand, shifting from a forward hand to a reverse hand, tracing a strange arc as it collided with Guo Ran's long blade. At the same time, a strange pattern appeared on his left hand, slamming toward Guo Ran's face.
Ji Wuming had just made his move when his expression suddenly changed. The runes on his left hand instantly transformed into another rune.
"Ssss ss..."
Countless needle holes appeared on the chest of Guo Ran's battle armor. Golden needles shot out, piercing Ji Wuming's body in an instant. At such close range, Ji Wuming had no chance to dodge.
"Hahaha, ... with me!"
Guo Ran laughed heartily. His attack was merely to attract Ji Wuming's attention; the real killer move was the mechanism on his chest.
This move was extremely sinister, giving Ji Wuming no chance to react. Watching the flying needle pierce through Ji Wuming's body, Guo Ran was thrilled, but soon his smile froze on his face.
The flying needle pierced through Ji Wuming's body, but no blood spilled out, and a violent sense of danger instantly enveloped Guo Ran.
Without hesitation, Guo Ran suddenly folded his wings behind him, forming a massive shield.
With a loud bang, a dagger struck from behind Guo Ran, striking directly on the wings behind him. The immense force pierced a dent in the shield, sending Guo Ran flying far away.
Guo Ran was shocked. His wings had several forms that could switch back and forth. When the wings transformed into beetle wing forms, it was the strongest defensive state.
But even in this state, his wings were still pierced with a dent, and several runes were destroyed, showing just how terrifying Ji Wuming's strike was.
Guo Ran couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, he had condensed the Heavenly Dao King Crown, which gave him an extraordinary perception. If it were before, he would have died at Ji Wuming's hands long ago.
"Damn it, I don't believe I can't beat you."
In his shock and anger, Guo Ran's fighting spirit was also ignited. Just as he broke through, his fighting spirit was crushed—it felt utterly humiliating.
"Rumble rumble... Guo Ran's
armor gleamed, golden divine light flowing from his twin blades, charging straight at Ji Wuming.
Ji Wuming attacked twice in a row, but couldn't do anything to Guo Ran, a trace of apprehension flashing in his eyes.
Before, he never took Guo Ran seriously. He knew Guo Ran was close to him and never paid him any mind.
But now, Guo Ran had made him lose control twice, and his reaction speed was astonishing. Most importantly, when Guo Ran unleashed the golden needle just now, he was actually startled. If it weren't for the recent absorption of a lot of chaotic energy, which made his control over space and time much more skillful, he wouldn't have been able to avoid Guo Ran's underhanded moves.
Guo Ran's golden needle was empowered by runes, causing it to explode at the sight of blood. Even someone as strong as Ji Wuming, if struck, would still suffer a heavy blow.
So facing Guo Ran, even someone as powerful as him felt a headache. Guo Ran's armor was so armed it was down to his teeth, making it impossible for him to fully break through and find it hard to inflict real harm on him.
But Guo Ran kept up with his underhanded moves. If he was ambushed even once, he might not be able to handle it. Seeing the powerful figures around him rushing over and fighting over the dragon corpses, he snorted coldly:
"I'll take your life later."
Ji Wuming's figure flickered, his body instantly ethereal, merging into the void like water, leaving no trace.
"Whew."
Guo Ran slashed his blade into empty air, already nowhere to be found. Guo Ran snorted coldly: "
You shameless fool, all you do is hide and hide. If you've got guts, come out and fight your Lord Guo for thirty thousand rounds."
Guo Ran suffered repeated losses and felt somewhat unwilling. He had just condensed the Heavenly Dao King Crown and the Golden Dragon Battle Body, yet he still couldn't fully adapt to his current power.
Most importantly, thanks to the influx of the Dragon King's essence blood, his power increased dozens of times, and his Demon Dragon Battle Armor was crafted according to his original power, matching his original strength.
Now, with his power surging, the Demon Dragon Armor couldn't keep up with his own needs. As a result, Guo Ran found it very hard to adapt—he possessed terrifying strength but couldn't unleash it. He was about to be furious.
But Ji Wuming ignored his shouting and hurried off elsewhere to absorb the chaotic energy. Guo Ran didn't dare pursue further, since he still had to protect everyone and dared not be careless.
Although Long Chen was protected by dragon scales and it was difficult for others to harm him, Mo Nian, Xia Chen, Gu Yang, and the other members of the Dragon Blood Legion were not. If someone ambushed them, it would be troublesome, so he could only stay by everyone's side.
"Rumble rumble rumble... The
void trembled, black mist surged in from the horizon, and within the endless black mist, a terrifying creature appeared.
Be that lifeWith the spirit appearing, every powerful figure present felt a chill run down their spine, staring in terror at the creature within the black mist.