Chapter 121 - The Trembling Chen Hao!
The strongest aspect of lifebound beasts was undoubtedly their spiritsource abilities. As Li Tianming had Jiang Feiling’s help, he chose to deal with the stronger of the two, the Hepta-Starred Winged Lion.
Multiple booms rang out as lights slammed into Li Tianming over and over. Li Tianming attempted to use the Flaming Shadow Flash to dodge, but even with his speed, most of the blows still landed on his Infernal Armour, throwing his bloodflow and energy into disarray. Without his defenses, death would have probably claimed him; the attack had nearly shattered the Infernal Armour.
Enduring the attacks, Li Tianming rushed through the starlight to arrive in front of the lion, which was stunned to see him appear completely unharmed. At the same time, the Blazing Dragon Chainblade coiled around one of the lion’s wings, tangling the lifebound beast as Li Tianming used Skyfire Soulbinder. With its target now locked down, the scorching Infernal Blaze spread to its foe with the chainblade as a medium, eating away at the lion.
“Get over here!” With this opening, Li Tianming yanked on the chain and dragged the lion over to him, before using his left hand to unleash the Three-Spring Heavy Strike.
The three punches smashed onto the lion’s head, shattering its skull. The lion wailed miserably, collapsing a moment later, foam dribbling out of its mouth.
“Lil’ Seven!” The previously pleased Chen Hao was flabbergasted. He was currently being driven mad by the little chick, who was moving so fast that it might as well be invisible, leaving him unable to help his lion.
He couldn’t underestimate it, not with its unpredictable movements. His robes could protect most of his body, but it left certain areas like his face unprotected. A moment of inattention would leave him with a pound of flesh gone.
Furthermore, any attempts to chase the little chick would fail due to the Temporal Field’s impact on his speed. He had suffered like this for a while, only for the unbelievable development of Li Tianming injuring his Hepta-Starred Winged Lion heavily.
It was a great blow to his confidence. Those three violent punches caused his scalp to numb, while the manipulations of the chainblade was an art unto themselves. While chains looked gentler than swords, their flexibility in battle far surpassed swords.
When Chen Hao finally recovered from his shock, it was too late.
“How the hell could he be this strong? His lifebound beast used to be a wildbeast!”
Chen Hao wanted to cry, but tears didn’t come. In the past, he had never understood why his brother Chen Yao had collapsed mentally after his defeat by Li Tianming. Now, he understood. His guts and aspirations had been crushed by Li Tianming’s three punches.
The lion’s continued wails only made him even more despondent.
In his moment of absent-mindedness, the little chick unleashed its Infernal Blaze, which took the form of a phoenix that rushed him.
Fortunately, a giant, golden beast charged over. A golden stream of energy slammed into the phoenix, dispersing it. Even more fortunate was the fact that the intervening attack had arrived at an angle, sparing Chen Hao from being covered by the remnants of Ying Huo’s attack.
Naturally, Chen Hao’s saviour was Xing Que. Xing Que was actually even more shaken than Chen Hao, because it had been a very, very close shave in saving Chen Hao.
“Together!” Chen Hao finally found his confidence. We outnumber him two to one, there’s no need to be scared!
If they had known Li Tianming would be this hard to deal with, they wouldn’t have been so conceited. Now, the two of them as well as the Solar Horned Tiger besieged Li Tianming.
