Chapter 56: Desmond

Chapter 56: Desmond

Banished Immortals were the strongest among the Five Daoist Lineages. There was no doubt about their strength. Even a Guizhen-stage Martial Arts Practitioner like Xu Kou, who was an experienced fighter, was defeated by Zhang Yuelu.

Paired with a semi-immortal object, Zhang Yuelu could stand a chance to fight against an opponent who was a level higher. She could possibly even defeat Desmond.

When Zhang Yuelu and Desmond were fighting, Zhang Yuelu had the upper hand. The paper sword left holes in Desmond’s body, which seemed to be made of blood, so no damage was done. The holes were instantly filled with blood again, returning his body to its original state.

What scared Desmond was the mystical energy from Zhang Yuelu. This energy assimilated with Desmond’s blood and became indistinguishable, causing chaos within until his cells attacked each other. Another surge of energy went straight to his heart, making his heart beat violently like a drum.

Since the source of power for sinners is the heart, their bodies would stop functioning if anything happened to the heart.

Zhang Yuelu used the Six Void Tribulations Technique that she had used to defeat Xu Kou. Her qi could enter her opponent’s body and disperse their energy, allowing her opponent’s cells to attack each other and thus leading to severe injury or even death.

The Six Void Tribulations was a mysterious technique, but it was resolvable. Daoist practitioners with a solid foundation who were well-versed in the Daoist Master Nanhua’s differentiation of the six qi could counter the Six Void Tribulations. However, Desmond was not a Daoist practitioner, so he could not decipher the secrets of the technique.

Desmond was greatly restrained by the Six Voids Tribulations because he was seriously injured. If Zhang Yuelu was a Heavenly being, Desmond would have no chance of winning without any external help.

Desmond’s external possessions were all lost when he was hunted down by the Parthian Parliament, so he could only rely on himself. This consumed more energy from him, making him much weaker than an ordinary Heavenly Being.

At this time, Zhang Yuelu was like an inexperienced fighter compared to Desmond, a veteran. However, Zhang Yuelu had a powerful weapon in her hands.

A large sword slashed at Desmond from the side. Desmond, who was restrained by the Six Void Tribulations, dodged the attack. The sword struck the ground, creating a crack. The friction of the blade created many sparks that looked like extremely bright fireflies. Arthur charged forward, holding his sword tightly with both hands. He worked together with Zhang Yuelu to attack Desmond.

Desmond grunted, suppressed the strange energy in his body, and conjured the Blood Sword with all his might. The blood sword left a trail of blood wherever it passed. The countless blood trails intertwined, like a net that kept tightening.

Lingquanzi did not make a move because he was preparing a complicated and cumbersome spell ever since the Ancient Immortal’s spiritual force receded. At this time, the spell was almost complete.

He tossed out a paper man, pointed at it, and shouted, “Warrior, show yourself!”

Three Blood Swords stabbed the golden shields formed by the talisman, staining them with a bloody color. The three duplicates drew their swords quickly. Each time they stabbed the golden shields, the shields trembled slightly. As a result, the golden shields soon dimmed and cracked.

Lingquanzi knew that he would lose if he kept fighting, so he took out a Five Thunder Talisman, worth 1000 Taiping coins, and threw it out. Suddenly, five thunderbolts as thick as one’s wrist appeared out of thin air and struck the three duplicates.

Of all the methods in the world, the thunder type was the most powerful. Monsters, demons, ghosts, and zombies were all naturally restrained by thunder. These sinners from the Western Continent were no exception. After Desmond’s two duplicates were struck by lightning, they immediately turned into a puff of green smoke and dissipated.

One remaining duplicate rushed toward Lingquanzi, who whipped out the Divine Dragon Pistol and shot the duplicate with a Dragon Eye Bullet straight in the heart.

The duplicate’s heart instantly exploded. His figure swayed and gradually disappeared. This was the advantage of working in Tiangang Hall. Lingquanzi was a fourth-rank Jijiu Daoist master, so the weapons he used could be reimbursed afterward. That was why he used them without hesitation and why he could exhibit such strength that was almost beyond his own realm.

The only Desmond standing ignored the cowardly Qi Xuansu and went straight to Arthur, restraining the latter from behind. This Desmond was the original body, not a duplicate.

Judging from appearance alone, Desmond was actually an extraordinarily handsome man. But at this moment, he looked ferocious and horrifying as his two long fangs protruded from his mouth and pierced Arthur’s neck.

For Desmond, the blood of a Paladin was undoubtedly a great source of energy to quickly regain his strength. Of course, Desmond had an intuition that the blood of that Eastern woman would be better, but that woman was too mysterious. He could not taste her blood for the time being, so he could only settle for the next best thing.

Desmond looked satisfied, as if he were enjoying the most delicious food in the world. But soon, his smile completely froze. Then his expression twisted in pain and horror.

“Superior Black Blood! You actually consumed Superior Black Blood!” Desmond flung Arthur to the side and held his own throat with both hands. His handsome face contorted, like that of a man who had been poisoned and was in extreme pain.

Arthur’s back smashed into the wall of the dungeon and slowly slid down. Due to the blood loss, his face was extremely pale. He spoke with difficulty. “Yes, this Superior Black Blood is from the Holy Court Tribunal, specially used to deal with a high-level sinner like you. Just one cup can put a Marquess to rest forever.”

Superior Black Blood was a special potion developed by demon hunters. It had not much of an effect on ordinary monsters, but it was lethal poison for sinners who relied on blood for survival.

Arthur had consumed this Superior Black Blood in advance. Thus, when Desmond drank Arthur’s blood, he was indirectly consuming poison. It was more lethal than simply being injured by a weapon laced with Superior Black Blood because this substance had integrated into his own blood and could not be segregated.

As the Superior Black Blood came into effect, Desmond screamed uncontrollably, losing all his grace. This immortal nobleman, who had lived for hundreds of years, once again felt the threat of death after his clan was destroyed. However, this time, it was not the powerful Parthian Parliament that threatened his life, but a menial chief bishop.