Chapter 779 - 774: Emperor Qing’s Decree
Banner of the Apocalypse Active Effect: Enter a Merciless Slaughter state and charge towards your selected target. The Merciless Slaughter state persists until the target is dead or leaves the default battle range.
[Merciless Slaughter: You become unstoppable, greatly enhancing your immunity to negative states (including imbalance). Enemies in your sprint path will witness the Doomsday Illusion.]
And that Gray-spine Fire Rat was placed by Bai Pu before entering the Palace of Roots battlefield.
After placing the Gray-spine Fire Rat, Bai Pu commanded the rat to track the movement of the other Ghost Warriors of the Cyan Dragon Oath!
Bai Pu had thought of escaping with Dongbo Cheng by using Gang Opening Step.
But with so many demons present, and skilled Red Race Awakened who have comprehended the True Intent Prototype, it was risky!
If he used Gang Opening Step, he might be held back by the Red Race’s control skills and illusion techniques.
This was evident from the fact that the Red Race could lure Dongbo Cheng alone to the Palace of Roots.
Therefore, Bai Pu decisively unleashed his big move, targeting the Gray-spine Fire Rat to charge, and entered the "Merciless Slaughter" state for its "unstoppable" and greatly enhanced immunity to negative states!
"He’s Gangxin!"
Bron was not angry but pleased, "Capture him! Kill him! It doesn’t matter if we use all our trump cards!"
Bron drank a potion at the same time, activating various equipment and item enhancement effects. Four layers of colorful light flickered on his body, and he forcefully pounded the ground.
Immortal Melting Core True Intent Prototype - Roar of the Earth!
The power transmitted, and the energy beneath Bai Pu’s feet suddenly erupted like an earthquake and volcano!
Other Red Race Awakened elites also unleashed their control skills.
Chain Binding, Spiritual Control, Mind Scream, Gravity Suppression...
All kinds of skills targeted the path of Bai Pu’s charge.
Bai Pu, not having as high Agility attributes and Lively Body Technique as Dongbo Cheng, in a charge state, was like a high-speed tank, difficult to turn or reverse.
So, all these control skills unsurprisingly hit!
But what happened exceeded everyone’s understanding.
All the control skills landing on Bai Pu were almost completely immune; they couldn’t even make Bai Pu sway slightly.
The only somewhat effective attack was Bron’s "Roar of the Earth." The volcanic outburst lifted Bai Pu about a half-foot high.
Bai Pu, like tripping over a threshold, paused slightly, then quickly regained balance thanks to his 254 Agility points, and continued forward.
Bron’s eyes were about to pop out.
His Roar of the Earth, capable of launching reinforced Lord-level natives of other worlds into the air, had less effect on Bai Pu than a threshold?
Then came the demon’s attacks.
Demon General Ghost Vine’s two vine arms deeply pierced into the ground and unleashed the Mystical Arts Domain [Rotting Vine Hell].
Under Bai Pu’s feet, numerous pale ghost vines, like ghostly claws, reached for Bai Pu’s ankles, trying to hold him in place.
At the same time, an accumulating decay effect inflicted increasing poison damage per second.
Crackle! The pale ghost vines were instantly shredded by an invisible force upon touching Bai Pu, without hindering his steps at all.
Swish, swish, swish, swish...
A massive flurry of dead leaf flying knives formed a terrifying torrent attacking from the side.
Demon General Kumu acted next.
Kumu, seeing control skills were useless, concentrated on using his strongest attack skill - Withering Torrent, to forcefully damage Bai Pu.
After this attack, the withered crown on Kumu’s head was left bare, with only countless trembling dead branches.
Other Warrior-level and Enhanced Warrior-level demons also rushed forward, trying to bodily block Bai Pu from escaping.
However... nothing worked, everything failed!
The Withering Torrent, countless dead leaves infused with sharp demonic power sharper than alloy blades, could easily cut through the energy protection of any top-level Awakened, causing deep wounds.
But under Bai Pu’s Adaptive Evolution, high armor, Shield Demonic Power Release, and multiple damage reductions from the Immortal King set and Ancestral Protection, the dead leaves’ damage was significantly reduced, unable to break Bai Pu’s [Mountain and Sea Appearance] shield in a second, only causing ripples, and was continuously replenished by Bai Pu’s Prismatic Demon Fighting Qi.
And the blocking demons, despite high stats, could not be cut down like weeds by Bai Pu.
But they stood in Bai Pu’s charge path and inevitably fell back with fear under the "Doomsday Illusion" influence.
No one noticed Bai Pu was in a charge state, nor realized the charge target was a harmless little demon beast - Gray-spine Fire Rat.
Because the Gray-spine Fire Rat was already on the battlefield’s edge and now escaped the battlefield.
Bai Pu charged to the Gray-spine Fire Rat, with a flash of his necklace, retrieved the rat.
The Merciless Slaughter state ended, but Bai Pu continued to escape north with 254 Agility.
"Chase!"
Bron, somewhat frustrated, shouted, "We must kill Gangxin, or at least Dongbo Cheng! Gangxin can’t run fast with another person!"
However, the two Demon Generals hesitated, gathering their subordinates with no intent to pursue.
Bron rushed to question why.
Fortunately, the strength Bron demonstrated in this battle earned him the respect of the two Demon Generals. If Bron hadn’t taken seventy percent of Dongbo Cheng’s attacks, the casualties among the demons present might have doubled, and even the Demon Generals would have been injured.
"We, guard, Palace of Roots." Demon General Ghost Vine shook his head, "Leaving, not allowed."
"But that man in red was Gangxin!"
Bron said loudly, "Isn’t killing Gangxin more important than a mere Palace of Roots?"
The two Demon Generals looked at Bron in confusion.
This is the downside of low reputation; the demon powerhouses didn’t believe Bron’s words.
"Impossible! Gangxin, he, escape?" Demon General Kumu’s tree-branch head shook vigorously.
Bron was frustrated, considering leading a team personally to kill Bai Pu without demon help.
Suddenly, a strange fluctuation rhythm spread in the Palace of Roots.
The two Demon Generals almost simultaneously received this fluctuation rhythm.
"Order from Lord Emperor Qing! Kill, Gangxin! He, is weakened!"
The two Demon Generals howled orders.
Squadrons of demons organized again, led by the two Demon Generals, pursued north to kill.
"Emperor Qing is in the Palace of Roots?" A Red Race Awakened was speechless, "How could he let Dongbo Cheng and Gangxin escape without intervening?"