The Human Emperor (200-400)

C214: Halo: Bane of the Battlefield

Pain!

Excruciating pain!

The ferocious leader of the Goguryeon warriors couldn’t believe that he had been stabbed by Wang Chong.

The targets of their operation this time around were the Imperial Army guards and instructors. ‘Weak martial artists’ like Wang Chong weren’t in their list of consideration at all.

More importantly, the ‘Three Saber School’ was incomparably powerful. It was capable creating an impenetrable defense that could even repel water. He was certain that he had guarded against all possible attacks, so how did Wang Chong possibly breach his defense?

Peng!

A heavy palm struck Wang Chong’s chest forcefully and sent him crashing into the wall behind.

At the same moment, huala, a huge gush of fresh blood and viscera slid down from the gaping wound in the chest of the leader of the Goguryeon warriors.

It may seem like a single slash, but in truth, through the augmentation of Hexad Arms Technique, it was actually six incomparably swift slashes. Wang Chong had already torn his internal organs into pieces, thus severing any possibility of survival as well.

Under the frontal offense of three Imperial Army guards and the distraction from Gao Feng and Nie Yan’s group, if Wang Chong was still unable to breach the other party’s defense, he would be unworthy of his previous position as the Grand Marshal of the Central Plains.

Pu!

The corpse of the leader of the Goguryeon warriors fell to the ground. At the same time, Wang Chong spurted a mouthful of blood as he slid down the wall.

The disparity in their strength was too great. Even though Wang Chong was prepared and he had made sure to protect his vitals, his organs were still jolted under the immense force.

If not for his Dragon Root Bone granting him immense resilience and density in his bones and muscles, he might have even ended up being jolted to death by that single strike.

“That fellow is too strong! If it wasn’t for that I’ve fought with Goguryeon experts before and uncovered the flaw in the ‘Three Saber School’, I really might have been unable to kill him!”

Wang Chong took out a recovery pill from his embrace and swallowed it without second thoughts. At that moment, a cold voice abruptly sounded.

【Congratulations to user for activating the halo ‘Bane of the Battlefield’】

That voice sounded so quickly and abruptly that it felt like a hallucination.

“Ah?”

Wang Chong was taken aback. “What is going on?”

That was the voice from the Stone of Destiny. He had heard this voice many times before so he couldn’t be mistaken. Did he do something that triggered it?

Weng!

As soon as this thought surfaced in Wang Chong’s mind, several images flashed across his eyes. The scenario where Wang Chong slaughtered the leader of the Goguryeon warriors appeared once more and paused at the very moment before the latter’s fall.

At the same moment, the Stone of Destiny sounded once more:

【User has slayed a soldier from the Goguryeo Empire and the total amount of obtained Destiny Energy exceeds a hundred. The requirements for activating Bane of the Battlefield halo is activated!】

Weng!

Suddenly, without any warning, the world warped. With Wang Chong standing at the very center, a huge storm whipped up. Intangible energy gathered from the surroundings and surged into Wang Chong’s body.