Chapter 1022: Jade Bone Divine Sword

The next moment, Xu Yang gripped the Jade Bone Divine Sword with both hands and unleashed a sword beam downwards. Wherever the sword beam passed, it shattered all obstructions into nothingness. As the sword energy locked onto the female swordswoman, it had already sealed the space around her just before the strike.

This meant there was no way for her to evade Xu Yang's sword. No matter how swift her movements, she couldn't break free from Xu Yang's aura confinement.

The female swordswoman finally realized the danger, and for the first time, she profoundly understood why she instinctively felt insecure standing before this man. Indeed, his aura was incredibly powerful, and the majestic energy hidden within his so-called orthodox sword dao was clearly incomparable to her corrosion sword dao.

Boom! The terrifying sword beam fully unleashed, finally shattering upon the swordswoman's body, tearing through all her protective defenses. Xu Yang's strike had surpassed the limit of her resistance.

As the sword beam brutally swept across her body, half of the swordswoman's body was directly cleaved into nothingness. Feeling her life force rapidly draining, the swordswoman's eyes filled with unwillingness, yet she had no regrets about the battle's outcome.

“To kill and to be killed are lifelong glories for a swordswoman. Although I lost this battle, if I were to choose again, I would stand before you without hesitation.”

These were the last words the female swordswoman left for Xu Yang, immediately followed by her body rapidly disintegrating in a very short time. To preserve her final dignity, Xu Yang stamped his foot, instantly activating the Law of Earth. While altering the earth's veins, he also deeply buried the remains of the swordswoman, now only half a body, beneath the surrounding ground.

In the blink of an eye, two of the three members of this makeshift assassin team had been eliminated. Only the diminutive, bespectacled Dr. Hei Ding remained, always concealed within his mech suit.

Xu Yang's team regrouped and quickly surrounded the area where Dr. Hei Ding was located beneath his main console.

“Haha, shorty, do you think hiding in that massive mech will keep you safe? If you're smart, disarm and surrender now, kneel before us and admit your mistake. Our senior leader is merciful; he'll surely give you a way out. Don't wait for him to make a move, or you'll have no chance of survival.”

Lister tried to persuade Dr. Hei Ding, but the latter only responded with a cold smile. “You killed two of my most prized disciples. If I don’t kill eight or ten of you today, how will my name, Hei Ding, ever be respected on Yingzhou Continent?”

Upon hearing Hei Ding's words, Lister and the others reacted as if they had heard the biggest joke on earth. “Heh, you're quite ambitious, aren't you? After running into us today, you're still deluding yourself into thinking you can escape. You're truly a pathetic little thing. Shorty, today I'll show you what true cruelty means!”

Previously, after summoning his undead army, Lister hadn't gained any significant advantage for the team; instead, he had been suppressed by the Banshee Queen. Now, eager to assert himself, and seeing only this short individual left in the opposing ranks, he finally decided to make a strong statement. He leaped forward with two mermaid maidens, charging towards the colossal mech piloted by Dr. Hei Ding.

“Little guy, I'll personally drag you out of that mech and make you a kicking ball for our leader!”

“Lister, watch out! Don't be reckless, come back quickly!”

Xu Yang instinctively warned him. He knew Lister's impulsive nature too well, and his desperate desire to prove himself. But the truth was, Dr. Hei Ding was not as vulnerable as he appeared. What was more terrifying was that all his offensive capabilities and the threat to the team's safety were concentrated in his mech.

Since he hadn't left the mech, he was undoubtedly an incredibly powerful and formidable opponent. Charging recklessly straight into his line of fire was bound to lead to a disadvantage.

As expected, Dr. Hei Ding revealed a cold smile. At the same time, he lightly pressed the first button on a series of dials to his right.

“Feel the power of mechanical technology, you fools!”

Ding-dong! A mechanical sound emanated from beneath Dr. Hei Ding. Suddenly, two monstrously menacing giant cannons materialized from the back of the colossal mech, their massive barrels aimed precisely at the charging Lister and his two companions.

Boom!!

In the very next instant, two enormous cannonballs, each the size of a human head, fired from the thick barrels without warning, precisely locking onto Lister and his two companions. Their speed surpassed even the visual tracking limit of most members of the Glory Squad.

“Oh no! Master, be careful!” The two mermaid maidens beside him immediately pushed Lister aside, preventing him from taking the direct impact of the fierce cannon fire. These two were truly loyal.

After helping Lister escape danger, they immediately completed their combined evolution. The two petite and exquisite mermaid forms rapidly merged into an incredibly massive merman beast-king silhouette, their physical defense and various attributes greatly enhanced.

Then, the gigantic merman suddenly flapped the wings beneath it, generating an immensely powerful milky-white protective light, which barely managed to block the two colossal cannonball impacts. Though it sustained no injury, the combined form of the giant merman was blasted hundreds of meters backward by the two shells, and even its merged state was broken apart by this wave of attacks from Dr. Hei Ding's mech.

Lister stood to the side, involuntarily sucking in a sharp breath and silently swallowing. If those two girls hadn't possessed that fusion ability, the two massive cannonballs that just struck them would undoubtedly have caused unimaginably terrifying consequences.

If anything had happened to those two girls, Lister might not even have had time to regret it, as he stared blankly at the scene before him. Xu Yang, unnoticed, had already come to Lister's side and lightly patted his shoulder. “Don’t rush, brother. There will be plenty of opportunities for you to contribute later. Leave this battle to me.”