anovelconsole Chapter 77 Deterrence
Chapter 77 Deterrence
After a long while, Huang Hong reluctantly withdrew his gaze and turned it back to Liu Yuan, saying with a smile, "Chief Liu, let's not beat around the bush. I think we need to have a frank talk."
Liu Yuan's gaze was indifferent as he calmly said, "There's nothing to talk about. Xiao Chen, see the guest out."
Huang Hong shouted, "Is there really nothing to talk about? Is it really impossible to save the lives of thousands of families in this town?"
Before Liu Yuan could react, Elder Ye, unable to contain his anger, shouted, "Insolence! Junior, even your master wouldn't dare speak to us like that. Today, I'll discipline you on behalf of your master!"
As he spoke, he leaped and pounced on Huang Hong.
Elder Ye's original intention was to capture Huang Hong first, humiliate him, and then release him. This way, Huang Hong would be taught a lesson so that he wouldn't be arrogant and would not offend Xie Juxia too much.
Although Huang Hong said he was only representing himself this time, you should just take this with a grain of salt; only a fool would believe it.
However, as the two sides clashed, Elder Ye realized that things were not simple. Not only was he unable to easily defeat Huang Hong, but he also felt a sense of being suppressed.
At this moment, the young general's anxious voice rang out: "Elder Ye, this outsider broke through the 100,000-strong army blocking the outside and forced his way in!"
Elder Ye cursed inwardly for not saying so earlier, but at the same time he realized that he had to show some real skills.
Suddenly, streaks of light burst forth from Elder Ye's body—the signature ability of the Yuan Dou Huang Fist—Dou Qi!
Once he unleashed his battle aura, Elder Ye no longer used fist and foot techniques; instead, he employed cutting blades, shockwaves, energy blasts, and various energy attacks mixed into his martial arts.
The Yellow Array of Destruction freezes cells, the Red Light Slash triggers a high-temperature explosion, the Blue Light Slash penetrates armor, and the Azure Blade Fist pierces through like a sharp blade...
It combines ranged and area-of-effect damage, making it well-rounded and powerful.
When he first encountered it, Huang Hong felt quite flustered.
However, Huang Hong quickly adapted, and then began to observe, learn, think, and ponder.
Just as Elder Ye's fiery palm strike was about to hit Huang Hong, Huang Hong did not dodge this time, but instead raised his fist to meet it.
Elder Ye sneered and increased the pressure on his hand by three points.
But the next moment, something happened that left Elder Ye dumbfounded.
Suddenly, flames erupted from Huang Hong's fist, their shape exactly mirroring Elder Ye's Flaming Palm Blade.
Fist and palm collided in mid-air, bursting into flames.
The battle continued, but whenever Elder Ye used a new battle aura attribute, Huang Hong would use the same or a similar ability.
Elder Ye shouted in disbelief, "Impossible! This is impossible!! What are you all standing there for? Grab him! Grab him!!"
Upon hearing Elder Ye's shout, the other elders instinctively launched an attack on Huang Hong.
Two fists can't fight four hands. Faced with the siege of so many martial arts masters, Huang Hong couldn't help but be overwhelmed. So he simply stopped defending and let their attacks fall on him, while he turned to attack with all his might.
The battle intensified. Now that they had made their move, the martial arts masters of the Yuan Dou Huang Quan naturally stopped hesitating and decided to take down Huang Hong first.
Flames, ice, cutting... powerful battle qi struck Huang Hong, tearing his clothes to shreds and causing only minor abrasions to his body.
In contrast, Huang Hong's attacks, each one landing on them, were enough to cause them serious injury.
"That's enough!"
As Liu Yuan shouted in a deep voice, a powerful aura pressed down, and vaguely, a phantom image of a dragon hovered and danced behind him.
The elders stopped their attack and retreated to Liu Yuan's side.
Huang Hong sighed, frowning slightly in dissatisfaction; he hadn't had enough fun yet.
Liu Yuan slowly withdrew his Grandmaster aura, sized up Huang Hong, and said, "Martial Arts Overlord Body! So that's how it is. No wonder young friend Huang is so confident in himself. With such a powerful talent and physique, even I would probably not be able to easily defeat you."
Huang Hong certainly knew what Liu Yuan meant by the Martial Arts Overlord Body. It was a special physique that also represented powerful martial arts talent, a level above Bai Hao's Demonic Bone and Fierce Soul. It was a sacred body that was naturally suited for cultivating external and hard martial arts.
Huang Hong is certainly not a martial arts master, but with his 14 points in physique and a whole host of skill specialties, he has achieved similar or even stronger effects.
It can be said that if Huang Hong were placed among an enemy army of 100,000, the time he could hold out would be even longer than that of a Grandmaster.
Although a grandmaster possesses profound artistic conception, a large army can also form a military formation and release blood-fiend energy to counteract it. If this reliance is lost, a grandmaster is nothing more than a slightly stronger martial arts expert, who can still be injured, bleed, and die!
The reason why Huang Hong was able to intimidate an army of 100,000 was because of his invincible physical defense!
Huang Hong ripped off the tattered cloth covering his body, revealing perfectly sculpted muscles, and laughed, "Chief Liu, you've seen the situation. We're beset by internal and external troubles. Even if you martial arts experts manage to break through, what about the thousands of elderly and children left behind? Are you just going to watch them die?"
"The reason why the six lords outside have not launched a major attack is twofold: first, they are restraining each other, and second, some of them still have lingering hopes for you and want to subdue you."
"But human patience has its limits, and feudal lords can reach an agreement at any time. In times of chaos, it's nothing more than a broken stone; keeping it will only do harm!"
Liu Yuan remained silent for a long time before sighing, "You also know that it is the source of chaos. If you keep it, you will become the target of all the feudal lords and even martial arts experts in the world."
Huang Hong laughed heartily, "This is exactly what I wanted!!"
Liu Yuan remained silent, looking at Huang Hong as if he were looking at a madman.
With another sigh, Liu Yuan said, "Come with me."
The other elders hurriedly tried to stop him, but Liu Yuan merely glanced at them and said calmly, "I have already made my decision. You don't need to say anything more!"
Huang Hong followed Liu Yuan to the small house, where he immediately saw a golden tray on the table in the middle of the room, with something wrapped in bright yellow silk on it.
Liu Yuan gently stroked the edge of the tray, then slowly and gently untied the bright yellow silk.
Suddenly, something that could drive every man of the Great Xia Dynasty mad appeared before Huang Hong... the Imperial Seal of the State!
This jade is white with a hint of green and blue, and has a warm and lustrous texture. The handle at the top is decorated with five intertwined dragons, and the four sides are engraved with a pattern of "two dragons playing with a pearl". The bottom has three wavy lines symbolizing the sea, which means "the sun shines on the sea and two dragons appear".
One corner was repaired with gold, which not only did not affect its overall beauty, but also added a touch of imperial nobility.
When Huang Hong picked up the jade seal, even he unconsciously became a little gentler in his movements.
He gently stroked the jade seal, as if he could feel the power it represented—the loneliness and desolation of standing at the pinnacle of power, looking down upon all living beings.
Turn the jade seal over and you will see eight large characters that are enough to stir your heart: "By the mandate of Heaven, may your life be long and prosperous!"
At that moment, a strange thought popped into Huang Hong's mind:
"Even if I were to die now, it should be considered a natural death!"