Deodomus and Ryuga observed the troops' formation from atop the palace roof. Winds were blowing their hairs backwards. Deodomus was squatting down, looking at everything in silence while Ryuga stayed standing, arms crossed against his chest.
"They have 7 Master realm warriors. 6 Generals, 1 of whom hasn't made an appearance thus far, and the 7th is Koldorus himself. His strength grows with the injuries he sustains, and can eventually match with late stage Sage realm strength." Deodomus revealed.
"We have capable Commanders but only Lyra and I are in Master realm and we'll be serving as Generals." Ryuga said. "You can be the 3rd General and Xiao can be the overall leader. That woman is very deft at leading troops."
"I know that better than anyone." Deodomus admitted. "But it seems the enemy remains twice as strong as us with the number of Master realm warriors. Not to forget that floating ship..."
"What ship?" This was news to Ryuga. He and Deodomus hadn't had a tactical discussion before this and Gen state had never fought Kol kingdom in history so their intel was lacking.
"It flies, uses blood path techniques, and is supposedly powerful enough to wipe out an army with ease." Deodomus said. "I only listened to the spies' observation of the battlefield where the ship had last appeared."
"You did not fight against it?"
"Koldorus wiped us out by himself."
"Damn…"
"Yeah…"
There was a momentary silence.
"I suppose, if we cannot injure him, we should try to restrain him instead." Ryuga suggested. "We can use strategies."
"Hmm, it's worth a shot. I've had the same idea. But there shall be difficulties." Deodomus spoke. "Kol kingdom has an elder with earth element constitution, and another with wood element. They are both capable of upturning the ground and destroying the strategy arrays. Although the wood element bastard might not do it as he is into Xiao."
"A traitor then? If we lure him with Xiao's body…" Ryuga began.
"Won't work. She offered him everything. Might have even married the fucker." Deodomus growled. "He wouldn't betray his king."
"That's quite a man…" Ryuga praised.
"…I'm going to kill him." Deodomus revealed.
"Heh, I sense jealousy."
"That it is."
"Our odds are still no better if we don't keep those 2 elders away from the strategies."
"I have a plan." Deodomus said mysteriously. "But of course we might not get the chance."
The two of them continued their planning while Lyra moved through the troops to find her own private platoon composed of maiden warriors, her clanswomen. Minutes later, the platoon broke away from the troops and headed into the palace.
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Inside the cemetery, Xiao slowly opened her eyes and moaned.
"Do not move around abruptly." Laclkrine warned. "Stay lying down. First try to move your fingers, then hands and legs and then try turning left to right."
"…." Xiao awoke fully by now and complied. She was able to move every body part just fine. Then with Laclkrine's support, she sat up and touched her neck, it seemed smooth, without any stitches.
"Good as new eh?" Laclkrine smiled and Xiao turned her neck left to right, finding no troubles. She then scrutinized herself.
"Level 6 Advanced realm…" She uttered.
"It's good enough that you have a functional body with active dantian. Do not worry about your cultivation level." Laclkrine said gently and Xiao nodded.
"I know. I'm glad." Xiao whispered, hugging herself with her tender hands, feeling this soft beautiful body that once belonged to her mother. Now it was hers and Xiao felt intimately closer to her mother than she ever had. She let out a sob, hugging her knees and hiding her face into them. Laclkrine let her be and started warping the equipment away.
"Where is her…" Xiao asked.
"I presumed it should only be right for her to possess a body." Laclkrine explained, gesturing toward another table where Xiao's previous body was lying but with Yuxian's head attached to it.
"…" Xiao stared; lost for words.
"I took the liberty; I hope you are not upset. The strategy disc technology was a masterpiece and it was a simple matter of surgical installation on her neck." Laclkrine said.
"No, it's okay." Xiao said. Although she felt guilty as her body had been used as a fuckdoll by countless men and now it housed her mother's head. It felt like an insult towards Yuxian but Xiao was quickly self-convinced that her mother would not mind being one with her daughter since she already was in a way.
And so, the two women became one while maintaining two different bodies.
"How can I repay you?" Xiao probed and Laclkrine smiled.
"I have been paid fully by your beneficent husband. Though I must be shameless enough to impose upon you consideration for a request." He said.
"Oh? Please speak your mind." Xiao blinked and the doctor glanced toward Yuxian.
"The body and head are attached but only connected through nerve endings. They are still separate entities." He began, "But the body is alive. The heart still beats, the different systems are functional. The head is dead yet safely preserved, and now that the strategy disk is installed on the neck which regulates the fluids and signals of the brain…" He looked at Xiao gravely, "I think I might be able to bring her back to life."
"!!" Xiao stood up with a jump. Shock evident on her beautiful face, her eyes wide like saucers as she thought with great celerity.
"But it would be immoral. One should let the dead rest in peace." She mumbled.
"Yes, but don't you think, giving them another chance at life would be a great thing? You could be one with your mother again, if I succeed. Though I don't claim success with guarantee and it might even take years if not decades for me to succeed." Laclkrine said.
"…" Xiao fell silent and paced back and forth. Her body was still butt naked but Laclkrine showed no lust in his gaze. He waited patiently for Xiao's decision.
"I say no." Xiao declared, looking at him. "I should let my mother rest in peace. She shouldn't have to endure the knowledge of her husband's murder at her daughter's hands and her great many sufferings. Not only that, this war might claim my life and if she were to come alive, she'd find herself utterly sorrowful and this world too by no means is a heaven for women."
"Sigh, you reason fairly, Mistress Xiao." Laclkrine bowed. "I accept your decision. Then, shall we put her in her crypt again? I'm afraid her dress is torn and I don't have any female garments in my ring."
Xiao checked her fingers and found no spatial ring on them either. "Anything will do then. I'll tend to her again if I survive the war." She said.
Yuxian was then draped in a white sheet and laid in her crypt where she rested in peace at last.
"Thank you mother…" Xiao murmured.
Just then Lyra entered the room with a group of muscular women. All of them had dark skins, thick unruly hair, strong gait and were skimpily dressed. Their assets were mouth-watering. Large dense breasts and wide hips speaking for their rich sexual experience. Scars that were visible on their faces and arms spoke of the battles they had fought and also the tortures of the men when they were defeated, sold and raped by them. These were women from the Maiden clan, practitioners of Valkyrie technique and had similar experiences as Lyra and Xiao.
"Wow! Look at you!" Lyra exclaimed, approaching Xiao happily and quickly walked around her in circles, observing her from all sides.
"Hmm, good breasts! Though I liked your original huge ones." She said, fondling Xiao's breasts. "Firm and wide hips too! Your mother sure had had ample sex hehe." She said, groping Xiao's hips.
Yuxian indeed had indulged plenty in sex in her life. Zhang was obsessed with her sexy body and fucked her on daily basis. Then she also had adulterous relationship with Fang who occasionally fucked her. She was even rumored to have casual sex with her bodyguards and was declared to have been a prostitute. Though that last part was said to be a lie spread by Zhang in malice. Xiao now wondered about it though before quickly dispelling her thoughts as Lyra hugged her from behind and kissed her neck.
"Shouldn't you thank me?" Lyra asked, whispering seductively in Xiao's ear.
"Yes, I must." Xiao smiled, reaching her hand back and caressing Lyra's thick hair. "Thank you Lyra. I owe you big time."
"Mmm…you're welcome sweetheart." Lyra purred, groping Xiao's breasts and kneading them.
"Ummhh…" Xiao let out a moan. It felt odd and wrong for her mother's body to be getting teased like this and for Xiao to be deriving pleasure from it, but she didn't stop Lyra.
"Thank me with your body, won't you? I am itching to have sex with you." Lyra demanded. Xiao bit her lower lip before sighing.
"Might as well. We could both be dead by tomorrow hehe." Xiao chuckled, although bitterly.
"Hmm…I won't let you die." Lyra said. "I have my whole platoon gathered in the palace. Come, we're going to help you level up fast so you can survive the battle."
"Oh? Dual cultivation?" Xiao asked.
"Dual cultivation." Lyra admitted.
"Much like a gangbang, I'm sure." Xiao scoffed.
"Not just any gangbang. We're going to fuck you up real bad…" Lyra snarled in Xiao's ear seductively & grabbed Xiao's throat, choking her teasingly.
Xiao smiled. She had no choice but to give in. She was weak. It was better to have sex with women than men who in turn were always vicious and would quickly resort to violence.
"Care to join, Latrine?" Lyra asked mockingly.
"Hmph!" Laclkrine scoffed smilingly and said nothing. Lyra shrugged and princess-carried Xiao. In Lyra's muscular arms, Xiao looked delicate. She was taken through many corridors and the guards gaped at her and her sexy entourage.
Soon Xiao was brought into a spacious room where there was a large stone slab she recognized as the 'fuckfloor', mostly covered with a soft carpet.
"I got this thing from your crazy husband. It ought to help in dual cultivation." Lyra disclosed and Xiao nodded in acknowledgment. She felt impressed at the arrangements Deodomus had made for her quick ascension in cultivation despite his dastardly plans to tame her.
"And now, we fuck!" Lyra snickered, grabbing Xiao by the waist once they were upon the carpeted fuckfloor and kissed her deeply.
"Mmm…chu~Mmm…slurp~" Lewd kissing sounds turned the atmosphere amorous as Xiao and Lyra locked their luscious lips tasting each other's sweetness while their hands roamed freely upon their bodies, each grasping & groping the other's assets.
Lyra seemed obsessed with Xiao's new breasts while Xiao couldn't get enough of handling Lyra's big behind. It was perky and tough, unlike Xiao's own bubble butt. The differences between their beauties were quite pronounced as they grappled lovingly & naked on the fuckfloor, still kissing passionately. One was a fair white milf with delicate features, slim hands and waist, while the other was a dark brown warrior milf with a rather bulky body, strong muscular arms, thighs and robust hips.
Lyra's hands squeezed Xiao's breasts tightly for long before pinching her pink nipples and pulling on them.
"Ahn…not so hard…" Xiao moaned in between the kisses.
"Shut up bitch, I'm just getting started." Lyra growled, yanking her nipples ruthlessly. Xiao immediately squealed and struggled futilely underneath Lyra's weight.
Suddenly Xiao felt something warm and hard poking at her crotch. She broke the kiss to ask, "What is that?" but Lyra merely chuckled before snaking out her tongue and licking Xiao's lips lewdly.
"It's my penis, what else?" Lyra said before separating and standing up, revealing her big dark brown throbbing penis.
"What the fuck!" Xiao exclaimed, gaping at it.
"Hahaha, did you forget about this yin-yang swap technique too?" Lyra sneered. "I had learned it from none other than you!"
"That's…" Xiao was lost for words but quickly regained her composure and allowed her lust to take over. She spread her legs like an experienced licentious prostitute and spread open her vaginal lips with her hands.
"Haha, isn't this the same vagina you were born from?" Lyra chuckled. "Now you might get to give birth from the same! Isn't that incredible?"
"Shut up and just fuck me!" Xiao was eager for this big pulsating meat stick and Lyra gave it to her immediately as she lowered herself upon Xiao, grabbing her breasts as love handles and shoved her big penis inside Xiao's/Yuxian's tight vagina.
"Ahhn…!!" Xiao screamed, feeling the thick girthy penis stretch her vaginal cave. "Fuck! It's so big!" She exclaimed.
"Hehehe, enjoy now, you dumb slut!" Lyra snarled and started fucking Xiao heatedly.
Fwap-fwap-fwap-fwap! Lewd sounds occurred as Lyra's penis pistoned Xiao's vagina speedily. Lyra's big breasts were bouncing, giving Xiao a good show while Xiao's were continuously squeezed hard and groped.
Other women also rounded up on Xiao, squatting, kneeling beside her. They took turns kissing her while their hands roamed on her lewd body, caressing her tender skin and groping about. Xiao's own hands found two women's crotches and she started rubbing their vaginas expertly before sliding her fingers inside them. The women began to moan and scream as they were fingered by her.
Fwap-fwap-fwap-slosh-slosh-slosh! Lyra kept fucking Xiao, picking up the pace. Her hands moved down to grab Xiao's waist tightly while she shut her own eyes and enjoyed Xiao's vaginal tightness.
"Oh fuck, Xiao!" Lyra exclaimed. "Damn you're so tight! Ahh such a great vagina! It's on par with your original one! Your mother had a great body!"
"Haah…ahnn! Umhh!" Xiao moaned in between the kisses, unable to respond with words. The other women now got the chance to play with Xiao's breasts. Multiple hands landed on them, groping, squeezing and kneading them, deforming them into lewd shapes. Xiao's nipples were pinched, pulled, sucked and bitten.
Sstak! Sstak! Slaps eventually started landing on her big dense breasts.
"Ahhn! Ummh!" Xiao exclaimed and moaned in between the kisses while Lyra gave her more reasons to keep moaning. She pulled Xiao's lower body to the side, making her thighs cross, tightening her vagina and as Lyra continued to fuck it, she also shoved her 4 fingertips inside the asshole.
"Hnng!" Xiao exclaimed while her mouth was locked with another woman's. Lyra pushed her hand further in and Xiao's body jolted in reaction but the other women kept her pinned down while Lyra proceeded to put her whole hand inside and then made a fist.
"Ahhh!!!" Xiao managed to scream and that made Lyra chuckled in satisfaction as she fucked Xiao in both holes. Her penis rampaged inside Xiao's vagina while she fistfucked the asshole, enlarging it rapidly.
Fwap-fwap-fwap-slosh-slosh-slosh-spurt!
"Ahh! Ahhn! Fuck! Ahh!" Xiao screamed, rather enjoying how the painful pleasure kicked in and assaulted her senses. She couldn't help but release her lewd juices, wetting Lyra's penis and adding more lubrication which facilitated the fuck speed.
Fwap! Fwap! Fwap! Fwap! Spurt! Spurt! Spurt! Lyra released thick yang chi inside Xiao who felt great warmth flooding inside her already hot vagina and entering her womb before seeping into her dantian.
"Wah…you're awesome Xiao!" Lyra exclaimed happily. "Alright bitches! Time to go hard on her. The clock is ticking. I want this whore in Master realm within the next few hours!" She roared.
The Valkyrie maidens all pounced on Xiao and for several minutes, her body got obscured underneath theirs. More and more women were barging in now upon Lyra's command and making their way to the fuckfloor.
Xiao was scissored by different women in quick succession as they moved her long legs, adjusted their vaginas against hers and rubbed them against each other swiftly, releasing their lewd yin juices and letting them seep into Xiao's body.
Xiao's face remained obscured underneath women's butts as they sat on her face, rubbing their vagina on her mouth and face. Xiao couldn't help but smell their feminine scent, and feasted upon their juicy vaginas. Her expert tongue slithered upon the wet vaginal lips and snaked inside, licking and tasting them.
Squelch-squelch-squelch-spurt! Spurt!
"Ahhn! Ahhnn!" The women moaned erotically as Xiao's mouth forced them to climax.
Quickly and repeatedly they replaced each other to feed their yin juices to the milf. Meanwhile Xiao's legs were spread wide; her own vaginag getting licked and primed before getting fisted.
Fwap-fwap-fwap-slosh-slosh-squelch-slosh! Lewd sounds occurred as thick fists fucked Xiao's vagina and even her asshole!
"Unngh! Unng! Ummh!" Xiao moaned, unable to scream with the women sitting on her face at all times, but her body trembled and she released her yin fluids too but she was given multiple time more than what she lost over a period of time as the fuckfest continued without break.
Before long, the women tied Xiao up with ropes and chains, hanging her from the roof so that her toes would barely touch the floor while she was suspended in a bent over position. Ropes were squeezing and deforming the shape of her breasts lewdly as they wound around them and also on her whole body.
"Heheh. How is it going for you Xiao? It's only been a few hours but you still seem perky!" Lyra spoke as she waltzed in. She had taken a break earlier to check up on the war updates and had a short strategic meeting with the men. The she returned to have more fun with Xiao. Her penis was already throbbing for action.
"Ahn…haanh…uh…" Xiao moaned, unable to form words. The pleasure had been too intense for her.
Lyra meanwhile studied Xiao's holes. They had been loosened and terribly fucked! Lyra tossed a pill to a Maiden woman who was standing next to Xiao's face and signaled her to feed it to Xiao. As the instruction was carried out and Xiao consumed the pill, her body began to exhibit its feminine prime. Her holes tightened, her breasts became firmer and even started lactating! The slight wrinkles on her face disappeared, giving her a more beautiful & younger appearance.
Sstak! Lyra slapped Xiao's big hips and shouted, "Round 2, milf slut!" She adjusted her penis on Xiao's vagina and pushed it in fiercely.
Fwoop! Fwap! Fwap! Plap! Plap! Plap!
"Ahhnn! Ahh! Ahhn!" Xiao screamed as the thick girthy penis stretched her vaginal cave and rampaged inside.
Plap-plap-clap-clap-clap! Xiao's big hips were clapping nonstop against Lyra's muscular thighs, creating a lewd music. The women also gathered around closer again, though there was not much to exploit of Xiao in this position and when her breasts were tightly arrested by the ropes, but they kissed her and put their nipples in her mouth, letting her suckle them and as they moaned in turns, two women squatted underneath Xiao and sucked her milky nipples, devouring the tasty milf milk.
"Umm…delicious!" One of them exclaimed.
"Let me taste it too!" Another woman pushed her away and put her mouth to the nipple and immediately moaned in satisfaction. Xiao's milk was like nothing else. It was the perfect sweet drink with some thickness to it and a unique addictive taste!
Fwap-fwap-plap-plap-plap! Lyra continued to fuck Xiao, switching her target hole every few minutes.
Fwap-fwap-fwap-spurt-spurt-spurt! She finally ejaculated her yang chi inside Xiao's ass and hugged her waist, leaning on her.
"Ahh….damn Xiao, I could easily get addicted to your body!" Lyra praised, kissing Xiao's back and then pulling her limping penis out and stroking a little, spraying a few ropes of liquid yang chi on her hips.
Lyra hadn't shared the yin-yang swap technique with any other sisters of Maiden clan because she wanted to remain the sole alpha female, capable of fucking them all. Since she was the only one with a penis, the women worshiped her! But in the current situation, they were unable to give pleasure to Xiao like Lyra could. A penis made it easiest to fuck a female, but these women had alternatives!
Wooden dildos of all shapes and sizes were summoned and like weapons, they gave off an ominous vibe!
"Hehehe, give her hell! She's a masochist so she's going to love it!" Lyra said, stepping back and crossing her muscular arms on her large bust, watching the show as the women assaulted Xiao with the dildos.
Fwoop! Fwoop! Fwoop! Two dildos were shoved into Xiao's asshole while one thicker one into her vagina. Yet another dildo was slid into her lewd mouth for the fun of it, and the muscle mommas began fucking the milf perversely.
Fwap-fwap-fwap-fwap-slosh-slosh-slosh! Sexual sounds echoed as the dildos were pushed back and forth inside Xiao's holes. Being tightly restricted in the ropes and chains, Xiao could do nothing but moan and scream pitifully.
Sstak! A crisp slap landed on her pretty face.
"Suck it like a penis, bitch!" A woman growled, shoving the dildo deep in her mouth so it reached the throat.
"Urk! Ung! Ung! Ummh!" Xiao gagged and groaned but started suckling on it. The way her lips deflated inwards was very lewd to behold. Her cheeks were flushing red with lust and excitement. The dildos in her bottom holes were rubbing against the inner lewd cavities of her holes, bringing her much pleasure and making her wetter by the minute.
"Ung! Ungg..! Umm..!" Xiao continued to moan.
Slosh-slosh-slosh-fwap-fwap-slosh! Wet lewd sounds occurred nonstop for an hour. By then every woman had taken their turn at fucking Xiao with all kinds of dildos, and had had a good taste of her delicious milk.
"Haha, she's lactating so much!" A woman pointed at Xiao's tightly wound-up breasts which only pushed her milk outwards. Her nipples were like open faucets, spraying her white milk out continuously!
"Mmm what a waste. It should go somewhere useful." Lyra commented, musing a thought. "Alright, since it's all yin chi, let's give it back to her. Let her not waste a single drop, you bitches!"
"We understand, sis!" A woman said excitedly and summoned a pair of breast pumps and pipes.
The ropes on Xiao's breasts were adjusted in such a manner that they released much of the area but tightly squeezed the inner area connected to her chest. This allowed the perverted women to play with Xiao's mammaries while strapping the pumps on them. The pipes were connected with a small strategy motor array and then on the other end, a thicker pipe extended outwards which was shoved crudely into Xiao's widened asshole.
Fwoop! "Unghh!" Xiao groaned while panting hard. She could already guess what was about to happen and her expression was the lewdest!
"Hit it!" Lyra snickered and someone slap-started the strategy.
Whirr-whirr-chuga-chuga-chuga! The strategy created a vacuum and the pump caps started sucking on Xiao's nipples intensely!
"Pwah!" The dildo from Xiao's mouth was pulled out so everyone could enjoy her lewd moans which quickly resounded in the room.
"Ahhn! Ahhn… Oh yes…oh fuck!" Xiao moaned and exclaimed, enjoying the suction on her breasts. It felt more intense than when done via mouths and the little burning sensation on her nipples gave her masochism a nudge. Her face was red and she panted heavily, watching her milk gush out from her breasts.
"Ahhn…so much milk is coming out! Oh..! Ohh!" Xiao exclaimed and the women chuckled. The milk was soon pushed out of the strategy on the other end, flowing through the pipe and entering Xiao's ass.
"Mmmh…" Xiao closed her eyes, moaning and enjoying the sensation of the milk flowing inside her, circling her own yin chi out of her breasts and back in through the ass. "Hhnn..! Ohh yes…!" Xiao moaned lewdly as her belly got bloated full of milk; exciting every woman, especially Lyra.
"Let's turn up the heat for her!" Lyra said, summoning a whip and snickering. "You like being beaten, don't you, Xiao?" she asked.
"Heheh…ummh…yes I do…!" Xiao confessed.
Bam! Lyra kicked her in the bloated stomach.
Sprooft!! Milk burst out from Xiao's asshole, blowing the pipe out.
Ssstak! Then a whip flogged her on the back immediately.
"Kyaah!!" Xiao screamed, feeling the pain and its tingling aftereffect on the skin. Her breathing quickened while Lyra started whipping her faster and harder.
Sstak! Sstak! Sstak! Sstak!
"Ahh! Ahhn! Aiyaah! Yes! Harder!" Xiao screamed lewdly and begged for more.
"Hahaha! You horny whore, take this then!" Lyra intensified the whipping. Red marks appeared on Xiao's back, fully enveloping it and on her lewd hanging breasts too, and her meaty thighs and slender arms. The skin broke and bled at several points and Xiao trembled in the agony.
Ahahaha…! Oh yes…!" Spurt! Spurt! Pssshhh! Xiao climaxed and wetted herself. As the golden urine showered down from her crotch, the women laughed aloud.
"Wahaha! Such a filthy lewd slut!"
"She wetted herself ew…!
"Haha, did flogging turn you on that much? Hey-hey, let's beat her up harder!"
"Hmm…" Lyra mused, hearing her Maiden sisters. "Xiao, want to continue?" She asked, because her permission was crucial. Lyra didn't want to become like those men who would torture women, and amputate and turn them into fuckdolls. There was a fine line between depravity and madness.
"I'll be in your care, sis." Xiao smiled.
"Don't call me sis, you filthy whore." Lyra snarled smilingly, grabbing for Xiao's face and kissing her heatedly. As their lips locked in a steamy kiss, Lyra signaled the women to release Xiao's restraints. Although Xiao could break out of them with just a little effort, she was playing the submissive wench.
Soon, Xiao and Lyra were standing and kissing passionately while their bodies were pressed together. Lyra's hands were gripping Xiao's flogged hips tightly, kneading them, while Xiao's hands were in Lyra's hair, clawing them as she kissed her like a beloved. For 2 minutes, they kissed and separated only to breathe heavily.
"Haah…alright, let's make beating you interesting though." Lyra snickered. "We're all going to use Valkyrie technique moves on you. Watch and learn. You can try the same as you defend yourself and fight back. Remember, you had already mastered this technique in the past and even improved upon it! Your brain must remember some reflexes so it ought to be easier for you to relearn."
"I see, thank you Lyra; everyone." Xiao bowed.
Bam! Lyra punched Xiao's in the face, breaking her nose. She fell back, releasing two red streaks of blood from her nostrils.
"Hahaha! On your guard! Crunch on healing pills if you need." Lyra said, tossing a spatial ring toward Xiao who quickly wore it and summoned a healing pill. As she ate it, all of her injuries from earlier healed immediately and she stood up, taking a stance for the fight.
"Alright, beat her up and rape her!" Lyra commanded.
"Horaahh!!" The women roared and attacked Xiao as a mob. The milf's eyes dilated as she started fighting back immediately, using the hand-to-hand combat moves she already knew.
Bam! Bam! Thwok! Bam! Punches and kicks resounded in the room. Xiao blocked some, ate some and returned some, but against the sheer number of her opponents, she was helpless and quickly started getting beaten up.
Swoosh! Lyra ducked and spun, delivering a low kick to Xiao's legs from the side. The latter noticed and memorized but couldn't defend on time.
Bam! Xiao fell to the left side and was immediately bombarded with kicks. She covered her head and tried to roll out but someone grabbed her hair, viciously yanking her head, making her face take onslaught of punches and kicks while two women restrained her hands.
Bam! Bam! Thwok!
"Ahh! Argh! Fuck!" Xiao screamed as her face was beaten red and blue, nose breaking, eyes bleeding, cheeks swelling. She used energy to enhance her strength and shook herself free but Lyra pounced on her and started tackling her down on the fuckfloor. Xiao wrestled back while other women kicked and spat on her.
"Time to get raped, you dumb cow!" Lyra sneered, poking her penis onto Xiao's vagina. Xiao's expression was extremely lewd. She was excited! But she did her part and struggled furiously, trying to shake Lyra away but the muscular momma had superior strength and weight.
Fwoop! The thick penis entered Xiao's vagina, making her wince and then the rape began amidst the rain of punches and kicks.
Bam! Bam! Bam! Fwap-fwap-fwap!
"Ahh! Ahhn! Argh!" Xiao screamed, trying to free herself futilely.
"Hahaha, with your weak cultivation, you are nothing but a dumb slut at everyone's mercy!" Lyra taunted. "I'm going to enjoy raping you again and again, Xiao! Ah, how I wish I could impregnate your slutty womb!"
Fwap-fwap-fwap-fwap!! Lyra fucked Xiao in a mating press position with Xiao's legs spread wide upwards in Lyra's grasp.
Plap! Plap Plap! Plap! Clap! Lewd clapping sounds occurred as Lyra's crotch and thighs slapped against Xiao's and her penis rampaged inside the wet vagina.
A woman said on Xiao's face and choked her throat while the other began torturing her breasts by groping, slapping them, sucking and chewing the nipples.
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An hour later, Xiao was sprawled on the fuckfloor in a defeated state. She was badly beaten and bruised. Her vagina was leaking with liquid yang chi and her breasts seemed mutilated. Her skin was black, blue and red everywhere with the injuries.
"Ugh…uhhh…" She moaned feebly with her eyes closed.
"Hahaha, Wake up slut." Lyra snickered, squatting at Xiao's face and urinating on it.
Psshhh! The golden shower awakened Xiao and she haphazardly retreated, only to be grabbed by the hair and yanked around.
"Hey Lyra, let's parade her through the palace. People would love to see her like this!" Someone suggested.
"Oh yes they would but no." Lyra shook her head. "There's barely any time left, Xiao." She spoke to the milf who had slumped down weakly.
"Heal up and this time, I'll show you trump card moves." Lyra said. "Everyone else, get out and take your position with other troops."
"Okay sis!"
"Great fun, Xiao! Let's do it again after the war!"
"Xiao, you're the best!"
"Filthy slut, we enjoyed fucking you up haha!"
As the women made remarks, Xiao smiled, chewing a healing pill. "Thank you everyone for the hardwork. I enjoyed it very much!" She admitted and as the last woman left, she washed her face and prepared to face Lyra.
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Soon Lyra and Xiao were facing each other, wearing micro bikini armors and looking sexy as hell. If any men saw them, they'd be hard pressed to stop themselves from trying to rape the two women!
The bikini armors covered barely their nipples, leaving the areolas out while the panties dug into their crotches, revealing the shapes of their vaginal lips and leaving their big hips hanging out with merely a string buried deep in their buttcracks.
Swoosh! Swoosh! The two of them moved swiftly.
Bam! Bam! Bam! They exchanged several punches and elbow hits, parrying, blocking and striking back speedily.
"Not bad Xiao! Although a few hours is nothing but you've gotten a hang of the overall technique. You are already better than you were without this Valkyrie technique." Lyra praised, continuing her assault.
Xiao ducked and dodged, moving swiftly and kicking punching at the openings, failing to harm Lyra's robust body.
"Valkyrie technique chiefly focuses on body strengthening. It makes wearing armors almost unnecessary for us." Lyra said, jumping and landing kicks on Xiao who barely defended and staggered down before regaining her footing. "But you have no time. Just glean what you can and incorporate them in your own fighting style."
"Yes, thank you so much Lyra!" Xiao said focusedly.
Bam! Bam! Bam! Sounds of fighting leaked out of the room as the two milfs kept training.
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A few hours before dawn, tension arose in Carny capital like a swirling typhoon. Kol troops had arrived and the distance between them and Gen troops was only a quarter mile.
From a bird's eye view, the palace seemed surrounded by two thick rings of armies. The inner one was of Gen troops while the outer one was of Kol troops. This was going to be an all directional, free-for-all carnage!
Plant King stepped close to the lone man standing in the front- Koldorus.
"So, they've got allies." Koldorus spoke.
"Our spies were certain there were no military allies of Carny's." Plant King clarified. "They must have offered something great recently to gain this many troops. Perhaps large parts of their territory."
"Hmm, well no matter; we are still stronger than them." Koldorus said, scrutinizing the enemy troops. "I don't see Xiao…" He thought.
"From the flags and uniforms, I guess only about a thousand warriors of Carny have survived. If we can persuade Gen troops to retreat by offering gold or displaying our full prowess at once, we'll have won without shedding blood." Plant King suggested. "We'll then hold these Carny soldiers hostage along with the citizens to force Xiao out. Though of course, she might already be dead."
"Nonsense. Charge ahead and kill everyone in sight. Xiao will come along, I have no doubt. I can already see her husband alive in the distance." Koldorus snarled. "He shall be yours to kill. Finish him this time or I'll consider you a traitor."
"That's rather harsh considering how I've proven my loyalty to you many times." Plant king protested.
"Well then, do it one more time. Take Ling with you if you need help."
"And who do you choose to battle?"
"I see a beautiful woman amongst their Generals." Koldorus said smilingly. "Mine…"
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"How fares Xiao?" Deodomus asked.
"Splendidly." Lyra answered, without looking at him. "We buy time for her. She needs to make multiple breakthroughs."
"Pity, you didn't have time to enjoy the fruits of your planning, Deo." Ryuga smiled.
"That is far away from my mind." Deodomus muttered. "She remains my wife and mine alone. And tonight, the blood will flow like a river in her name and Hailey's and Anek's." He drew his sword and led his army forward.
Meanwhile the troops on the back of the palace thinned, joining the ranks of the ones on the sides, swelling them with numbers. Formations seemed volatile and liquidy. It could not be decided as to how the two states would battle in such small areas.
Plant King led his army to intercept Deodomus' path. The latter didn't move away from the challenge. Another Kol army headed to the left of the palace and Ryuga moved to meet them for combat. A third army moved to the right led by Koldorus and Lyra marched ahead with her own army and the Valkyries. There were still more troops remaining on both sides. Kol's waiting to reinforce, while Gen's to safeguard the stronghold.
But while their numbers somewhat matched, Carny's side was considerably weak with only 3 Generals while Kol had 5. Ling, Kim, Solzar and Pyrus apparently had made full recovery thanks to Plant King's wood element's healing.
Deodomus signaled his army to halt and walked ahead alone. Plant King did the same along with Kim. The ground was where they drew their powers from. One a wood element, the other, earth.
"How nice of you to bring just the man on my list!" Deodomus exclaimed at Plant King.
"Yes, I believed you still had a vendetta to settle." Plant King confessed. At the last moment, he had requested Kim to come as support instead of Ling, arguing that the former could give him a better boost & their matching reserved countenance made them better battle partners.
Lies.
"What vendetta?" Kim frowned.
"Remember that beast king hunt from nearly 2 years ago?" Plant King asked candidly. "Before you stands one of the last 2 mercenary survivors."
"!!" Kim's eyes widened and he took several steps backward before summoning a sword that shook in his trembling hands.
"You! What is the meaning of this, Plant King!?" Kim snarled. He had no inkling before this that Deodomus was the last mercenary from that beast hunt, the lone survivor of his and Kol's betrayal. Now, Deodomus was Lord of a state; his prowess experienced first-hand in combat by Kim when he was nearly sent to the hell's gates by him.
Plant King ignored him and walked towards Deodomus.
"I could only secure her head for you to bury." He summoned Hailey's head, well preserved in a flowery basket emitting wood element energy.
"Ah…!" Deodomus exclaimed somberly. He hadn't expected this. His face contorted at once, revealing his painful emotions but quickly he regained his composure and sighed, taking the basket from Plant King.
"You have my thanks." He bowed. "You may still join us."
Plant King shook his head and stepped back, summoning his sword.
"You have too many people to kill tonight. I have only one. Where is Xiao?" Plant King asked.
"Preparing for battle." Deodomus revealed honestly.
"I shall wait to deliver the finishing blow until her defeat is certain."
"I have never met a good man like you."
"You flatter me. I'm but a slave to my promises."
"Wretched."
"You've endured worse injustices."
"Xiao has the worst. I count on you then to save her soul."
"I give you my word. Let's fight now and let there be no hesitation."
Clink! Clink! Shh…k! Plant King and Deodomus each unsheathed their swords, gripping the handles tightly. Energies whipped around them fiercely.
The first rays of sunlight shone from the back, making Deodomus' red armor glow majestically. Plant King drew his sword, reflecting the rays onto his daoist robes, giving him a pious vibe. Kim squinted his eyes and scowled, stepping back.
Boom! A thick pillar shot out from the ground, targeting Deodomus who retreated timely. Plant King moved swiftly, running on the inclined pillar and leaping down with his sword. Deodomus parried the attack with his.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Swords clashed and ground trembled. Like a coward Kim retreated several feet away and manipulated the ground to target Deodomus but not caring if he struck Plant King by mistake.
Crack! Crack! Crack! Solid stone pikes erupted from the ground, attacking Deodomus who cleaved them swiftly and fought Plant King who kept taking advantage of his comrade's moves.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Their swords met again, strongly, making sparks fly.
"You must forgive my ungallantry; for if I let you fight Kim alone, that'd be open betrayal towards my King who asked me to take an aide to finish you." Plant King spoke in between the fight.
"A mercenary knows no honor." Deodomus replied. "And I'd be damned if I can't take on two Generals when my aim is a King's head!"
"It'd take an Emperor to slay Koldorus. You are not strong enough!" Plant King boasted.
"I will keep you alive so you can witness me decapitating him." Deodomus snarled.
"Sword Step,100 Swirls!"
Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh-whirr! Like a shredder Deodomus moved, forcing Plant King to retreat, unable to handle the celerity of that move.
Bam! A pillar of stone struck Deodomus from below but he had anticipated it due to his keen ears and the sound-based observational technique. He used the pillar as a ramp instead, gaining about 30 meters height and hurled down spears from above.
"Death Spear! Sonic Rapture!"
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! 4 explosive bursts of energy and sound signified the propulsion and collision of the spears with their targets. Too fast to dodge.
"Ohok!" Kim coughed out blood as his ribcage was burst open from the right. Plant King had his body torn in halves from the stomach but vines grew from the ground, quickly bringing his halves together and he attached and healed within a few moments.
"AHHHH!!!" Kim roared, now at death's door, shelling his energy and displaying his full prowess!
The ground morphed, stone pillars arose, stone spikes shot up in all directions, stony giant hands emerged and grabbed at Deodomus while he moved like an agile cat, covered in lightning, dodging the stone spears and destroying the giant arms with his Death Spear technique.
Plant King reached Kim and grabbed his mangled ribcage. His wood element energy flooded into Kim's body, healing it at an alarming rate. Kim glanced at him in astonishment.
"No time to die my friend. We fight on for our king." Plant King spoke.
"Huff… I can't understand your true nature!" Kim frowned and panted.
"Don't bother. Just keep your eyes peeled. Keep striking without regards to me. I'll get an opening to claim his head." Plant King said, moving towards Deodomus but maintaining a safe distance.
"Hmph! Sword Step, Lightning Death Spear!"
Fzooom! Boom! Kim was flabbergasted as his body flew into the air from the impact of the spear, ripped into halves and his dantian utterly destroyed! He fell like a dead bird and bled dangerously!
Swoosh! Plant King made haste towards him but was intercepted by Deodomus who sneered with a spear in his hand.
"Time to die, my friend. Lightning Death Spear!"
Fzoom! Boom! An explosion occurred in the Kol army and dozens of soldiers died as the spear reached them at several times the speed of sound. Plant King had dodged!
Deodomust stared at him in astonishment.
"Silvery Flicker…" Plant King muttered before tuning into a rapid silvery flicker as he streaked towards Deodomus who met him, wearing a lightning cat cocoon.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Boom! Their fighting speed was insane and only few among the warriors on both sides could observe them.
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Boom! Boom! Fwoosh…! Flames erupted on the sides where a full on battle had unfolded and already reached its peak.
The two Kol elders with fire element constitution were roasting Gen troops alive with their missed moves as their target opponent kept dodging and moving about with speeds they could not match.
Swoosh-swoosh-swoosh! Ryuga seemingly flew through the air, creating a red streak behind him. His red noble attire matching his red hair gave him a fierce vibe.
Orange and yellow flames manifested in many forms. Firebirds flew about, Flame Pillars erupted from the ground, reaching high into the sky and maintaining themselves for a full minute each.
Ryuga moved like a fish in water. He was against tough opponents but still confident. He ignored the cries of his troops and let his Commander and Deputies handle them as they waged their own battle against Kol army.
Ryuga waited for a chance. A chance to unleash his power and wipe out the enemies.
"Take this! Infernal Blast!" Pyrus roared and attacked, expending all of his energy. A glorious fireball bloomed, engulfing soldiers of both sides, scorching the ground, scalding the air. Its blast could easily wipe out the majority of both armies!
"Giant gu! Demon Armor gu!"
A giant black Ryuga emerged, butt naked but clad in thick metallic black skin. At once the ominous rumbling of the fireball and the grunts of the giant dwarfed every other sound.
BOOOOM!!!! A brilliant burst of fire illuminated the area; a massive explosion shook the ground, the shockwaves sent everyone toppling. The war paused entirely for a whole minute as everyone gaped at the aftermath.
A massive crater had formed on one side of the palace. The army under command of the two Kol elders had perished entirely while the Gen troops erupted in a roar.
"Hail Ryugaa!!!"
"Glory to our General!"
"Long live Ryuga!"
"Ryuga! Ryuga! Ryuga!"
The giant Ryuga looked down menacingly at the two tiny Kol elders.
"HAAAAA…!!!!" He roared thunderously, shaking up the confidence of the enemies.
"What…monster!" Pyrus exclaimed, quickly summoning yang pills and eating them by the mouthfuls.
"Young lad, don't do anything more rash!" Solzar shouted. "You've killed our comrades! Restrain your power!"
"Fuck off old man! I'm killing that bastard!" Pyrus shouted back maddeningly.
Ryuga had endured the full brunt of the Infernal Blast and survived! He could have escaped alone with his Sprint gu in the first place, but he could not let his entire army be wiped out.
Having experimented amply on his gu worms, Ryuga had cultivated an upgraded version of Demon Club gu. He named it the Demon Armor gu. It could form a tough armor around the body, but to cover the entirety of his giant body, he had to use large numbers of Demon Armor gu worms. The cost of maintaining them was high! But thanks to the patronage of Joseph, Lord of Gen state, Ryuga had no shortage of any resources.
Quickly he returned to his normal size, maintaining the Demon Armor. His energy still remained and he hadn't needed to consume yang pills even once. This was the advantage of gu worms. Only few of them used energy or chi, the rest consumed different kinds of resources. They were like pets. This is what had made gu worms flourish in the distant past.
"Huff…huff…ohok!" Pyrus panted and coughed. There was too much yang chi in his body now. He needed to release it soon! Solzar shook his head, knowing that the young fool was too proud and impertinent to heed sound advice.
"I'll cover you. We must kill him to make up for the loss of the army. Else the king will have our heads!" Solzar spoke, flaring up.
"Suit yourself." Pyrus growled.
Boom! Fire exploded underneath him and propelled him into the sky.
Fwoosh-fwoosh-fwoosh! Fireballs started raining down on Ryuga. He stood his ground, revealing his Demon Claws, another version of the Demon Club gu.
"Ripper Whirlwind!" He shouted, moving his arms swiftly, slashing the air and shooting out arcs of energy that struck and detonated the fireballs in the sky.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
"Join Lyra! Support her!" Ryuga shouted to his Commander at the same time who immediately led the army away.
"Hahaha, lets see you defend them now!" Pyrus flew through the sky, leaving a fiery trail behind him and unleashed deathly fire upon the Gen army.
"You fool! Focus on the-" Solzar shouted before Ryuga emerged in front of him. "Shit!"
"Ripper Whirlwind!"
Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash!
"Arrgh!" Solzar endured deep cuts as he retreated, using fire to propel himself backwards like Pyrus.
"Sprint gu! Demon Claw!" Ryuga appeared behind him and struck.
"Fire Bear!" Solzar engulfed himself in flames which took form of a large bear. A defensive move but he forgot that Ryuga's black skin was fireproof!
Slash! Red blood spurted out like a fountain as Solzar's left arm was detached from his body.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Explosions were resounding in the background as Pyrus slew the Gen army.
Ryuga ignored them yet again & focused on the enemy before him. He walked forward slowly, menacingly; his shoulder-long red hair swaying upwards as energy rippled out of him.
"S-stay away!" Solzar cried, retreating and aiming his palm toward him.
"Firebirds!"
Fwoosh-fwoosh-fwoosh! Birds of all shapes and sizes lunged at Ryuga, attacking him. He dodged them all, courtesy of Sprint gu, and reached Solzar.
Up above, Pyrus smiled victoriously, watching Gen army scamper for their lives. Nearly half of them had been slain!
Shew-shew-shew! Spears and arrows were flying towards him but he evaded them all, flying freely.
"Hahaha! Why don't you come and save them Ryuga?!" Pyrus shouted, looking at the fight behind him and paused. Solzar was down on his knees, bleeding profusely; his both arms severed, his flames burning brilliantly but in vain against Ryuga who stood before him.
"Shit!" Pyrus cussed.
"Ah, young men are such fools." Solzar smiled bitterly, spewing blood. "But I'm surprised that you aren't, heh. Not a bad opponent to die at the hands of."
Ryuga struck without a word.
Pyrus lunged down, burning furiously. "Don't die yet old man!" He roared in his mind. Memories of Solzar flashed in his mind. The conceited old man, thinking he's superior to him! Always giving unasked advices and nitpicking at his minor flaws. Like a conceited old fogy! Like a…mentor.
Fwoosh! A flame pillar descended from the sky.
Boom! An explosion occurred.
Swoosh! Ryuga retreated, sneering and leaving the battlefield going towards the other side of the palace to join his troops and aid Lyra, knowing that he had won. Solzar needed a proper doctor now and an apparently emotionally volatile fool like Pyrus won't leave the old man to die. Ryuga was free to fight the main villain!
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Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! Knuckles struck knuckles, punches flew and kicks ruthlessly whipped like lightning as Lyra and Koldorus fought. Their armies shed blood and gore around them.
"Hahaha! More! Show me more moves, woman! Let me have them all and I'll give you mine!" Koldorus shouted. He was feeling exhilarated!
Lyra represented women. She was the strongest female opponent at the moment. A Maiden clanswoman, a Valkyrie, a fierce warrior with great strength, stamina and wits! And on top of all that, a peerless brown beauty, brazenly flaunting her body without a care.
Koldorus wanted to defeat her badly as it would give him the greatest thrill. Just fighting was exhilarating enough! Koldorus was a unique warrior and cultivator. He dabbled in all types of techniques and even explored the infamous Blood Path. He had mastered all sorts of weapons and naturally knew numerous techniques for the same. That alone made him formidable. Although he still couldn't match Silver Knightmare who had known every single weapon-based technique in the world and could use them concurrently! But Koldorus was still the best in Master realm among his peers. And yet, he fought barehanded against Lyra, testing his strength against her hers. This was a symbolic fight between men and women.
"War Dance of Valkyrie!" Lyra shouted, lunging at Koldorus with great speed.
Swoosh-swoosh-swoosh! Bam! Bam! Thwok! Crack! Bam! Several moves landed on Koldorus. Punches, knees, kicks, elbows, palm attacks, finger jabs, claws and the likes were unleashed in a flurry. Lyra moved with such speed and deft that her moves seemed like a dance. A war dance.
Bam! Bam! Bam! Koldorus parried some, dodged some but took the majority of the hits, sustaining many injuries and coughing out blood but still laughing.
"Hahaha! Good! Good! I feel even stronger now!" He shouted, striking back.
"Herculean Punch!" Bam! Lyra was flung several feet away. Her forearms crossed in front of her for defense' aching. This was an alarming signal for Lyra as she had a Valkyrean body. No blunt hits on her in the Master realm capacity should be able to hurt her!
"Sage realm strength…" She muttered as she landed on the ground, skidding backwards.
"That's right…" Koldorus smiled, walking towards her.
Swoosh! He sprinted suddenly, reaching her in a moment.
"Herculean Gatling!"
"Meteor Shower!" Both of them unleashed a flurry of rapid punches reinforced with energy, each capable of bursting rocks and metal boulders, killing beasts and anyone below Master realm.
Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! Thunderous sounds of punches rippled out along with the shockwaves for a full minute.
When they stopped, Lyra's arms limped down; her knuckles broken and bleeding; her face showing utter shock.
"Herculean Kick!" Bam! She was kicked away, spewing blood from her mouth and colliding with the warring soldiers, killing many with just the impact and blowing several away before she fell and skidded on the ground. Dirt covered her face.
Swoosh! Koldorus descended upon her.
"Hahaha! Don't you give up yet, woman! Fight some more! Entertain me! Or I'll rape you kwahahaha!" Koldorus shouted and started hurling punches on her.
Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! A crater started to form underneath them from the force of the powerful punches. Lyra covered her head, kicked Koldorus and tried to get away but she was effectively pinned out and bashed outright before her bikini armor was ripped away, rendering her fully naked.
Koldorus watched Lyra's beautiful bruised body with a lustful gaze. Her large dense breasts, big areolas and perky black nipples were enticing! Her trimmed pubic hair, tight black vagina were waiting to be raped.
"Hahaha! Time to fulfill your destiny, woman." Koldorus scratched his crotch.
Swoosh! A red glint flashed in his peripheral view.
Bam! A powerful punch hurled him several feet away and he crashed into his army, just like Lyra had.
"Don't touch my wife!" Ryuga snarled, picking Lyra up and supporting her while she healed herself.
"Shit, that bastard's strength is at Sage ream now!" Lyra growled.
"That is to be expected." Ryuga sighed. "Remember the plan?"
"Without Deodomus…" Lyra uttered.
"No matter. We can restrain him together. You and I." Ryuga said, looking at Lyra.
"You and I…" Lyra repeated, gazing back. And they kissed one last time while their enemy sprinted towards them. Together they looked at him and burst forth with their trump card moves at the ready.
"Sprint gu! Demon Armor gu! Demon Claws!"
And the preparations were completed. Apparently, Lyra had the set of gu worms too! Why wouldn't her husband share his secrets with her? He had given her plenty of sets and she had mastered the moves associated with them. With gu worms, Lyra's prowess increased more than double!
Swoosh-swoosh-swoosh! They moved in blurs, tackling Koldorus from both sides.
"Demon Slash! Ripper Whirlwind!"
Shew! Shew! Shew! Shew! Energy flashed around as Lyra and Ryuga struck Koldorus, injuring him while he dealt with them one at a time.
"Herculean Gatling!" He roared, punched speedily, overpowering Lyra and punching her several feet away. She remained uninjured on the outside but her insides were bleeding! Then Koldorus turned to face Ryuga and they exchanged hundreds of moves within a few moments.
Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! Slash-slash-slash! Fierce winds rippled outwards from the impacts of their moves.
Swoosh! Lyra pounced back into the fight. Together with Ryuga she hurled punches and kicks at Koldorus.
"Meteor Punch! War Dance of Valkyrie!"
"Ripper Carnage! Demon Claws! Ripper Tornado!"
"Herculean Smash! Herculean Gatling! Crimson Claws!"
The three belligerents used every hand-to-hand combat move they knew, without holding back. This seemed a fight to the death!
Boom! Boom! Boom! The three of them flung away from each other from the impact of the last moves, falling and rolling on the ground before stopping.
"Ohok!" Lyra coughed out blood. Her seven orifices were bleeding. This was despite the defense of Demon Armor gu and Valkyrian body!
"What…power…ugh…" Ryuga muttered as he rolled left to right slowly, wincing in pain. His knuckles had utterly broken!
Quickly they used Healing gu worms & Chi gu worms, recovering and looking at their opponent.
"Hahaha…aahahaha!!!" Koldorus laughed aloud as he staggered up. He was bleeding as well. His bones had cracked here and and there, his left arm was limping down, dislodged from the shoulder. He did not swallow any healing pills.
"Shit, that fucker!" Lyra growled, sprinting towards Ryuga and taking a stance with him. They seemed anxious.
Crack! Crack! Koldorus snapped his neck muscles, grinning confidently. He could feel great strength pulsating in his body.
"Level 5 Sage realm for sure!" He thought.
Clack! He adjusted his shoulder back and took a stance.
"It's now or never!" Lyra exclaimed.
"Let's do this!" Ryuga shouted.
Swoosh! Koldorus sprinted towards them.
"Giant gu!!" Ryuga and Lyra immediately grew huge! Both of them had been buck naked since earlier as Ryuga's got ripped to shreds when he last transformed and Lyra had been stripped naked before she barely escaped rape. Everyone gawked at their giant naked bodies, glistening in the morning sunlight. Lyra's huge hips and giant melons and towering nipples made every man hard at once while Ryuga's huge dong made them feel pathetic!
"Herculean Spear!" Koldorus leapt at great speed, bashing his whole body against Lyra's.
Boom! The giant milf fell backwards. The troops scampered in terror but dozens of men still got squashed underneath her.
Swoosh! Ryuga swung his giant foot to kick Koldorus but he moved away swiftly, sprinting around and attacking from the back while Lyra scrambled up.
"Herculean Spear!" Koldorus shouted again, attacking Ryuga on the back.
Boom! Giant Ryuga fell upon giant Lyra and since they were both naked, this became a lewd scene! Most of the troops paused fighting and stared at the development of their leaders' fight.
Bam! Bam! Bam! Ryuga turned and ran, surprising everyone with his speed. He stood dozens of feet away from Lyra, scrutinizing the surroundings for Koldorus who had seemingly disappeared. Lyra got up too and took a stance. She realized that she & Ryuga must keep their distances as with their huge bodies they could not possibly help falling atop each other or obstructing each other's moves. Koldorus had already realized this and used it against them twice.
"There!" Ryuga's eyes flashed red at once as he spotted Koldorus who had been sprinting at breakneck speed. Ryuga ran after him. The advantage of Sprint gu was obvious but its flaw had already been revealed. It offered a boost in movement speed but not in attack speed. While every movement of Koldorus' was backed by superhuman strength rivalling Sage realm! He could move like a meteor and strike like a monster.
Swish-swish-swish! Koldorus left afterimages behind him while giant Ryuga chased after him, away from where Lyra was standing. Then suddenly Koldours turned around and propelled himself straight towards Lyra!
"Oh no… Lyra!" Ryuga got an ominous feeling. By the time he turned around, Koldorus had already reached the giant milf. She was prepared but too slow. Too slow!
"Herculean Spear!" Koldorus shot upwards, entering Lyra's vagina, piercing through her womb and started rampaging inside her! Everything inside was unprotected by the Demon Armor gu worms!
"AHHH!!" Lyra roared in pain, clutching her belly and clawing at her breasts.
"Use Healing gu! Now!" Ryuga shouted but there weren't enough healing gu worms to cover the continuous damage Koldorus was causing inside Lyra's body.
"No…" Ryuga walked towards Lyra and she to him, stumbling, staggering. She was done for. Ryuga reached for her, holding her body as she collapsed, groaning, grunting, spewing blood from her mouth.
"Hold on! Persevere! As long as you're alive after he comes out, I can heal you!" Ryuga shouted.
Lyra smiled and touched his cheek.
"Keep me with you forever." She whispered in pain. "Just like my mother. You know what to do right?"
Ryuga wept silently. Lyra wanted him to turn her into a fuckdoll. What agony would it bring him to see her everyday, reminding him that he failed to save her life.
"You're being cruel to me." Ryuga said emotionally.
"You know me… I'm ruthless." Lyra forced a smile. "Please…"
"Shut up…" Ryuga winced and kissed her until she breathed her last breath.
Puchi! Her chest was pierced from the inside as a bloodied Koldorus flew out, landing several feet away, covered in gore.
"Haha…hahahaha!!" He laughed evilly while Ryuga and Lyra's bodies retracted to their normal human sizes. Ryuga slipped a healing gu into Lyra's body, forcefully activating it to mend the internal ruptures, hoping he could miraculously bring her back to life.
"Hahaha! Come on now! Where's your fighting spirit from earlier?" Koldorus challenged Ryuga who didn't respond. He silently held Lyra's corpse. It was a very sad moment. Gen troops lost their morale while Kol troops erupted in cheers.
"All hail mighty King Koldorus!" They shouted.
"King Koldorus! King Koldorus! Giant Killer Koldorus!"
"Huff…huff…" Deodomus panted, leaning against his broken sword, bleeding profusely. His face was ashen white. Countless fallen trees and chopped up vegetation was strewn around him.
"She fought bravely." Plant King said, standing straight looking towards Lyra. He seemed unhurt, save for his clothes. Wood element energy brought natural healing power. It was impossible to keep Plant King injured for more than a few moments.
"Death is a mercy to warrior women like her. Better than falling into our king's clutches alive." Plant King spoke lightly.
"You speak too much nonsense huff…" Deodomus staggered up and swallowed yang pills. "I suppose I can't hold back any longer."
"The moment you join the fight against him, he'll unleash the flying ship." Plant King warned.
"I deduced that long ago." Deodomus gnashed his teeth. "I'm the only one capable of bringing down that ship with certainty. Thus he'll get rid of me first before unleashing the ship."
"Go..." Plant King said giving way. "You must fight him, right?"
"Of course. I must. For my brother…" He walked towards Koldorus's direction and Plant King let him.
Crackle! Lightning flashed and Deodomus disappeared from sight, appearing behind Koldorus the next moment. A greatsword flashed in his hand.
"Troll Crush!" He swung strongly; his muscular arms taut; lightning crackled along his arms and onto the greatsword.
It connected.
Slash! Froosh! Blood splattered in a fountain as Koldorus was cut deeply from his shoulder to the waist on his backside. He stepped forth, turned on his heel and struck a hundred times, all within a moment!
"Herculean Gatling!"
Clang! Clang! Clang! Bam! Bam! Bam! Dozens of punches landed on the greatsword, bending its thick metal while the rest all landed on Deodomus' chest and face, blowing him several feet away, rendering him bloodied and concussed.
Bam! He fell to the ground and skidded to a few meters. Koldorus appeared above him, casting a menacing shadow.
Sprint gu! Ryuga's red hair created a momentary streak as he took his friend away. A thunderous noise erupted behind him as Koldorus' punch hit the ground, creating a crater.
"Deo! Deo!" Ryuga shook him strongly as he stopped dozens of feet away from Koldorus. Quickly he jabbed a healing gu into one of the mangled wounds on his chest through the broken armor.
Swoosh! Koldorus appeared before them and struck air as Ryuga moved away again, carrying Deodomus. He could not match Koldorus in strength but he could run faster.
Koldorus appeared at his heel, getting faster as he expended more and more energy into sprinting. Ryuga used Chi gu to replenish his energy while running for his life, carrying Deodomus.
Deodomus shook awake within half a minute. His injuries all healed.
"We have to stick together, you cannot outrun him even with your Lightning Cat." Ryuga shouted as he ran madly, Koldorus right behind them.
"Herculean Punch!" Boom! A shockwave barely missed the two as Ryuga changed direction swiftly.
"I'm getting on your back. I have a plan!" Deodomus said to Ryuga.
Swoosh-swoosh-swoosh! They ran, their enemy at the heels. A scythe appeared in Koldorus' hands. A weapon of great reach and power.
"Crimson Streak!" Koldorus swung the scythe, shooting a crimson colored curved energy blade at the duo.
Puchi! It slashed Deodomus' back, making his blood spurt out. The mercenary gnashed his teeth and kept steady, clinging to his friend's back. Memories flashed in his mind briefly. Ryuga suddenly reminded him of Anek.
"Now!" Deodomus shouted.
Sprint gu! Ryuga's speed increased. Sprint gu worms were dying in his body one after another as he pushed them beyond limits. His speed doubled, tripled and the distance between them and Koldorus increased.
Swoosh! He swerved dangerously and faced Koldorus before running straight towards him!
"Sprint gu!" "Lightning Cat!"
Crackle! Chir-chir-chir! Blue lightning crackled around the duo and their speed increased one more fold.
"Lighting Death Spear!!" Deodomus hurled a spear at Koldorus at lightning speed.
Fast.
Too fast!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Three successive sonic booms echoed. The first when the spear was propelled, the second when it struck Koldorus in the stomach and blew his guts away, tearing his body into two; and the third boom when the spear went further back, striking the troops in the distance and blowing up a dozen of them, leaving a crater and a mangled mess of corpses.
Skrr…t! Ryuga's heels skidded on the ground for long before he could stop. Deodomus got off him and they caught their breaths.
Ryuga's sprint gu worms had almost run out. He barely had 6 of them left. Deodomus' lightning element traits were nearly exhausted. He had 10% of the original left. Barely enough for a single move that he needed to save for the flying ship.
Deodomus summoned healing pills and yang pills, swallowing them hastily. Then he summoned two spears, preparing for the finale.
"My King!" Plant King appeared beside Koldorus and Deodomus' heart sank.
"That bastard…!" He snarled, knowing that Koldorus will be good as new within moments!
"Get him! Koldorus must die now!" He barked at Ryuga and the two of them moved at great speed; too slow compared to before, but plenty fast for a Master realm warrior.
"Nature's Fury!" Plant King shouted, shoving his hands into the ground, releasing large amounts of his wood element traits.
Plants, vines, trees of all shapes and sizes, with poisonous thorns, clawlike branches, root feet and mysterious powers arose from the ground, turning the battlefield into a forest within a few moments!
Too slow.
Ryuga already reached Plant King and struck.
"Ripper Claw!" He slashed his face, leaving four scars from forehead to the chin diagonally, destroying an eye.
"Troll Crush!" Deodomus appeared above Koldorus, hacking down with a greatsword. Weapon chosen to split the enemy in halves. Koldorus' strength would be useless if he were to be hacked in two again.
A dart appeared in Koldorus's hand and he flicked it toward Deodomus.
"Crimson Dot!"
Boom! It struck with a mighty force, blowing a large hole in Deodomus' chest near the shoulder; the impact pushed him several feet high from where he fell like a dead bird.
Swoosh! Ryuga swept him away before he could hit the ground.
"My King, I'll heal you immediately!" Plant King said; his face already healed of the scars; his eye good as new, but his face paled, watching the pool of blood underneath Koldorus. He was dying!
"Give me…a minute…" Koldorus murmured faintly. Plant King hesitated but relented, rushing to bring Koldorus' lower body. His entrails & blood were splattered everywhere.
Meanwhile Deodomus hung on to life. His chest was healing but his Healing gu had been pushed to the limit.
"His strength is definitely at the peak levels of Sage realm. He doesn't even need techniques anymore!" Ryuga grumbled as he and Deodomus stared at him from a distance. Koldorus stared back coldly. "As he draws nearer to death, His strength will continue to rise. What if his strength reaches Emperor realm?" Ryuga continued.
"Even if he reaches God realm, I'll still fight him to death!" Deodomus snarled, getting up to his feet.
Boom! Boom! Two darts reached them before they could run. Finally, Koldorus had got an upper hand over their movement speeds!
Ryuga and Deodomus were flown away from the impact, spewing blood, and nursing the wide holes in their bodies. Healing gu worms at the brink of death as they repaired and barely regenerated their hosts' damaged organs.
"Too…strong…" Ryuga clenched his teeth. "Run, Deo. I'll…block him."
"Fuck off… This is..ohok!" Deodomus coughed blood. "My vendetta. I'll settle it. You run…you've done enough! Don't die on me."
"Like hell I'm letting you die on ME!" Ryuga snarled.
Boom! Boom! Two more darts struck before they could do anything.
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Darkness cleared slowly as Deodomus opened his eyes. He knew he was done for. The Healing gu was dead, not that he knew of it. But no healing pill could fix his body now that he had a football sized hole in his stomach.
Ryuga rolled in the dirt, trembling as he sat up, vomiting blood. His gu worms working frantically to heal him. He pulled out one from his neck to give to Deodomus and crawled toward him slowly.
"Hang on…Deo…" He called out.
Boom! A dart blew his head off his neck. No healing from that.
"No…no-no…!" Deodomus cried, clawing the bloodied ground underneath him. Another loss. Another precious person. Anek, Hailey, now Ryuga.
"NOOOO!!!!" Deodomus' scream echoed through the battlefield. The Gen troops dropped their weapons. Their last General had perished. There were merely a few hundred soldiers alive now. Carny Lord was breathing his last breaths. Kol kingdom had won, although at a great cost, as all but one General of their remained standing. Their own king was bleeding towards death with half his body.
"Too weak…still too weak..!" Deodomus gripped his hair, almost yanking them off as he rebuked himself. "Why am I not strong enough? Why can't I have my revenge!? Ahh…! AHHHH!!!!" His angry screams echoed all around, commanding grave silence upon every watching soul.
Skrch…skrch… Gravel crunched underneath a pair of boots as a jade-white armored woman walked towards Deodomus solemnly. Her beautiful face loomed above his as she squatted down, looking at him tenderly.
"I thought I could let him die." Xiao thought as she caressed his cheek.
"Xiao…is that…you?" Deodomus uttered, losing his voice along the sentence. His gaze blurry with tears and darkness.
"I still can't. Not him..." Xiao wiped her own tears. "It is not him my heart wants revenge upon."
"Run…Xiao. Live…" Deodomus uttered. "Anek told me not to chase after…revenge. I didn't…understand him. Until now." A bitter smile rolled on his lips as he lifted his trembling hand, touching Xiao's lovely face. "Live. Xiao. Live for me; for all of us."
"You too…" Xiao smiled miserably. "You're going to live Deo…We'll embark on adventures together. We'll have so much fun as we've always had."
Xiao slid a healing pill in Deodomus' mouth. It could not regenerate his organs but it could sustain his life for a while.
"Rest now. Leave everything to me." Xiao whispered in her lovely voice. "I'll exact revenge upon Koldorus. For you, for me, for Hailey, Ryuga, Lyra and everyone else. Rest… When you wake up, I'll sing you a song and we'll watch the sunset with our son."
Deodomus drifted into unconsciousness & his body got warped into Xiao's spatial ring before she walked up to Ryuga's headless corpse, warping it too. Then she walked towards Lyra, whose corpse was lying in the dirt elsewhere. As he walked calmly and carefreely, everyone gaped. The most beautiful woman. The strongest woman. Not giving a damn to anything. Collecting her fallen friends solemnly.
"Do not be obstinate, Koldorus." Plant King muttered as he attached his lower body to his upper while infusing his wood element traits without holding anything back. Koldorus healed miraculously and speedily! His organs regenerated. Subsequently, he lost his strength, coming down from the peak of Sage realm to the initial levels. He pushed Plant King away before he could heal him entirely.
"Finally, Xiao… Finally!" Koldorus called out but Xiao ignored him completely. She stowed Lyra's corpse into her spatial ring and sighed, looking over to the remaining troops. Barely a platoon now.
"Thank you, friends from Gen state!" Xiao shouted and bowed deeply, cupping her hands. In the silence of the battlefield, her voice was heard by everyone. All eyes trained on her.
"Humanity is not yet doomed, I've realized, for there still exists honor among us cultivators." Xiao continued. "You came from Gen state to fight a losing war. You trusted your Generals, knowing full well they are not fighting for rewards and none of you shall get any either. Friendship…comradery, is such a thing that can demand everything from us and we'd give even more, smilingly. Only us warriors who have fought shoulder to shoulder, who have shared injuries, survived bloodbaths; us who have sinned and endured suffering, who have watched our friends perish and defended others with our lives; only we can fully understand the meaning of comradery & friendship."
Xiao's words resounded in every heart. Friends and foes alike. Wasn't everyone a warrior? Hadn't they all gone through similar experiences throughout their lives? Wars, losses, tragedies; these were part of every cultivator's lives. They thus ran rampant pleasing their animal instincts in the times of peace for their lives could be forfeited in battle any moment. They were miserable but brave. They would all fight to death willingly!
"We have all endured great losses today… Friends from Gen, foes from Kol…" Xiao addressed everyone. "This is enough. This much is enough. Let us not spill any more blood. Retreat now. Take your fallen comrades, clean their corpses, prepare to bury them. They deserve the final rites befitting warriors. Retreat and rest. Nurse your wounds and watch. Watch the final stand of Carny's Mistress."
Xiao turned around and stared at Koldorus, still shouting as she said. "Let the rulers fight it out. No one else has to die anymore for a man's lust and for a woman's revenge."
"…" The ground rumbled softly as thousands of footsteps echoed. Kol troops moved, without Koldorus' permission. Xiao had commanded them better than Koldorus ever could. They deserved respite from this meaningless war. They had suffered enough. Gen troops had already lost. The few remaining Valkyries sobbed silently at the loss of their leader Lyra. They would still have fought to death for Xiao if she asked them to, but they knew well that the war had ended.
"Give me an energy boost, Plant King." Koldorus spoke, his yang pills seemingly finished.
"I'm afraid I'm spent." Plant King lied. "But you aren't scared of her prowess now, are you?" Plant King taunted. "Didn't you claim that Xiao belongs to you? Well, there she stands. Go take her."
"Hmph!" Koldorus grunted angrily. He'd need to discipline this General later but for now, he must take his prize by force. The woman he desperately craved was standing before him. What else mattered?
Winds blew and a man stared down from the palace's roof. He was Laclkrine, holding Young Master wind in his arms. The recent memories flashed in his mind.
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"Take my son with you." Xiao had said to him. "And return him to me should I win the war."
"Why me? Entrust him to a party of your loyal soldiers and maids." Laclkrine said.
"You're the only good man I see around me." Xiao smiled. There's one more," she looked over her shoulder towards the battlefield where Plant King was fighting Deodomus. "but he's an enemy."
"I work for money, Mistress Xiao. Goodness is merely an ornament I casually wear." Laclkrine said.
"I'll give you all the gold that I have." Xiao said, producing a spatial ring she had filled already with all her wealth and Carny's treasury. It was a lot of money!
"I'd rather have your mother instead." Laclkrine demanded.
"…" Xiao pursed her lips. Her emotions in turmoil. Her dead mother's honor or her son's life and future. It didn't take her long to decide. She knew in her heart that Yuxian would forgive her transgressions.
"She is yours then." Xiao said hollowly.
"Many thanks!" Laclkrine had lifted his hat and bowed. "I bid you luck for the battle."
Xiao had hummed and held up her son to look at him last time. She pressed her forehead against his, exhaling a warm sigh.
"I wish I could give you everything in the world, Wind." She murmured. "But great people must face great struggles. That's the secret behind their rise. Be kind like your mother. But if you can't, then be cunning like your father and never fall short of your aims."
A gust of wind swirled around Xiao. Her clothes fluttered about, and as she kissed her son goodbye, the wind slowly vanished.
Laclkrine pinched his eyes. For a moment he had thought the wind had originated from Xiao's body and seeped into her son's!
His strange thoughts were shaken away as Xiao handed him the heir of Carny.
---
Now Laclkrine stood atop the palace, holding the young master in his arms. His prize Yuxian was already secured in his spatial ring. He was all set to go. In the distance he saw the retreating Gen troops. They'd return to their state. A few of them must have stuck around as spies or waiting to take their Generals' corpses which were currently safe in Xiao's possession.
He turned to look at Xiao again. Soon he'd leave but not before watching her fight against her foe. Laclkrine would need to tell the young lad one day how his mother fought her last battle.
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Xiao and Koldorus walked towards each other. Xiao summoned her trusty weapon- a long sword while Koldorus summoned a large battle-axe.
Plant King watched from the sides at a distance. So did a few others, lingering here and there. Kol troops whipped up dust clouds in the distance. They would camp outside the city walls.
For the greatest of the fights, there were hardly any audience left, but that didn't lessen the importance of it.
Xiao and Koldorus' walk accelerated into a sprint before they vanished, meeting immediately in a clash.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Weapons clashed a hundred times within moments.
Swish! Xiao leapt to the side and swung her sword.
"Cleaving the Mountain!" A sharp yin arc slashed at Koldorus.
"Crimson Streak!" Koldorus swung his scythe, shooting one of his own outwards, canceling Xiao's move and then pushed on.
"Crimson Carnage!"
Swish-swish-swish-swish-swish! For a moment, crimson energy slashes engulfed Xiao entirely.
Swoosh! She broke out, not without damage. Her jade white armor had numerous deep cuts on it.
Koldorus chased, swinging his scythe. Xiao turned on her heel, suddenly slashing her sword upwards.
"Cutting Down the Riverstream!"
"Crimson Streak!"
"Sword Lotus!"
"Crimson Cleave!"
The two of them exchanged many trump card moves and their energies clashed with each other before the weapons did, and for a whole minute they fought again, speedily without moves, just testing each other's prowess and weapon mastery.
Xiao leapt backwards, leaving her chipped long sword and summoning a spear instead.
"Death Spear!"
Boom! Boom! Two explosive sounds thundered. Propulsion and collision. Koldorus had dodged in time. His experience with his fight against Deodomus and his great muscularity which resulted in rapid movement speed, allowed him to dodge the spears flying at sonic speed.
Koldorus also had keen foresight. He could tell that obviously Xiao is going to hurl the spear like her husband did countless times and he knew what the target was and the steps taken before the hurl were easy to distinguish.
Xiao's face darkened. She understood at once that Death Spear was now useless against Koldorus unless she got him off guard. She still threw many spears at him while moving backwards, gaining distance. And when she stopped, a new long sword appeared in her hands. She pointed it straight towards Koldorus and sprinted at her fastest speed.
"Sparrow Step, Blazing Yin Stab!"
Fwoosh! Swoosh! Flames erupted on the sword tip while the blade turned red. Winds whistled past Xiao's ears as she reached the enemy who had been willing to take her move head on.
Clapp! Koldorus clapped his palms together, grabbing the blazing sword between them and getting pushed back from Xiao's momentum.
Skkrrrrrr…tt! Two thin canals were created on the ground as Koldorus' boots dug and skidded on it backwards.
When they stopped, Xiao panted. Koldorus was unhurt. One of Xiao's best trump card moves had failed!
"Hahaha you're too weak, woman, just like your useless husband and your pathetic daughter." Koldorus chuckled. "That girl was so soft I tore her body apart with ease when I was fucking her corpse."
The taunt worked, if that's what Koldorus was aiming at, because the next moment, Xiao's energy exploded outwards intensely!
"AHHHHH!!!" Xiao roared enraged, her cultivation base arose rapidly too!
"This is…" Koldorus gaped. He had seen this technique. He knew what was coming!
"Sparrow God's Divine Judgment!" Xiao roared as two large & illusory sparrow wings manifested behind her back and spread open. Her cultivation rose up to level 3, 4…7…9… then level 1 Sage realm!"
"Blazing Yin Stab!"
Boom! Skrrrt…!! The scene from earlier reenacted as Koldorus was pushed back speedily; his feet now ankle deep in the ground, unable to stop the momentum. The red hot sword slipped past his palms and pierced into his chest. He could feel it burning his flesh, muscles, cutting through bones, piercing the lungs and then the unexpected move blew his mind and burst his chest.
"Death Sword!" Boom!! The sword was hurled forth at sonic speed, destroying Koldorus' chest and blowing him dozens of feet away. Xiao herself was flung backwards from the sonic impact; her breastplate of the armor utterly destroyed along with the clothing underneath. Her large breasts jiggled as she flew backwards, about to fall but regaining her balance she landed steadily and panted, watching her enemy hit the ground.
Blood pooled underneath Koldorus' body. He had managed merely to move the sword inches away from his center before Xiao blew a hole in his chest. His right lung was utterly destroyed and he could see his vision darkening.
Quickly he summoned a healing pill, clotting the blood and sustaining his life. Then he felt the sudden spike in strength he had gained with the injury.
Now was the time to reveal all trump cards and finish the fight. With Xiao already rivalling Sage realm and Koldorus' deathly injury, he could lose his life if he didn't get his chest healed properly. He didn't know that Xiao too was racing against time.
"I can only maintain this technique for 3 minutes." Xiao grimaced inwardly. She hadn't had enough time to master the technique like Fang. She had spent too much time dual cultivating, stocking up yin chi, training with Lyra, then cultivating to break through to Master realm. What little time she had, she learned the activation of the 'Sparrow God's Divine Judgment' technique; the one innovated by Fang; an enhancement of the Sword Sparrow technique.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Both of them leapt forth. A new longsword emerged in Xiao's hand while two gauntlet claws appeared on Koldorus' hands. His best choice of weapon as he intended to use his Herculean technique but couldn't risk getting his hands chopped off by Xiao.
Boom! The two of them met with a collision.
"Herculean Gatling!" "Sword Sparrow!"
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Whish-whish-whish! Metallic sounds of gauntlets striking with sword, the whipping of the air, the splashing of their energies created a majestic scene. Shockwaves rippled out and a crater gradually began to form underneath them.
"Crimson Carnage! Herculean Smash! Herculean Gatling!"
"Sword Lotus! Sword Mirror! Cleaving the Mountain!"
Moves were exchanged furiously. Neither of the two was giving up. Xiao's armor broke down completely, Koldorus' body was riddled with deep cuts and stab wounds. But as both their injuries increased, Xiao fell weaker and Koldorus grew stronger.
Xiao's heart sank as she felt Koldorus gaining advantage. His punches were hitting stronger and faster.
Bam! Bam! Bam! Clang! Clang! Crack! Xiao's sword broke and before she could replace it or pull back, a dozen punches landed on her upper body, blowing her several feet away.
Bam! Bam! Skkrrt…! Xiao toppled and skidded as she fell before halting in the dirt.
"Ohok! Uwakk!" She coughed and vomited blood out, shakily getting up. Her clothing a mess, her breasts beaten blue and bleeding. Her jaw unhinged.
"It ends now, Xiao! Hahaha!" Koldorus laughed."
---
From above the palace, Laclkrine sighed and turned before walking away. "Time to go boy. I will take care of you." He said to Wind who blinked innocently, unaware of what was going on around him.
---
Xiao crunched healing & yang pills, unwilling to give up.
"I'm still not done!" She shouted as Koldorus sauntered over.
"Hahaha! Oh yes you are!" He waved his arm; a token flashed in his grasp before it broke.
WHOOOOMMMM… A loud humming sound bore down on everyone as a large floating ship appeared in the sky. Its hull, dark red.
"Ah…" Xiao grimaced.
Chyooom!!! A massive pillar of blood colored energy shot down from the ship, blowing a deep and wide hole in the ground. It moved towards the palace, destroying everything in its path and creating a hellish crevice in its wake.
"Your son is still in the palace, isn't he? Along with your loyal surviving subjects?" Koldorus sneered, audible to Xiao despite the thunderous sound of the blood pillar.
"NOOOO!!!!" Xiao screamed, unsure whether Laclkrine had taken Wind out gotten and away from the palace yet.
"You bastard! You monster!" Xiao shouted hysterically. Spit flying from her mouth as she screamed, clutching over her heart. The sparrow wings dimmed and flickered, alarming her successfully as her eyes widened in response.
She had merely a few seconds left!
"Sparrow God's Divine Judgment!" She roared, lunging at Koldorus.
"Herculean Dash!" Koldorus sprinted towards her too, unafraid.
"Death Spear!" Boom! "Death Spear! Death Spear! Death Spear!"
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Spears kept charging at Koldorus. He dodged some, while some blew holes in his body, increasing his strength tremendously!
"Blazing Yin Stab!" Xiao hurled the last spear at Koldorus who grabbed it with comparative ease but the impact pushed him backwards still. Just then the sparrow wings disappeared and Xiao's cultivation took a great plunge.
The spear was flung away and a fist burst through her stomach, dealing a deathly blow.
"I win." Koldorus snarled. Xiao's nails suddenly grew long and she started clawing at Koldorus' face and chest, causing deep cuts like knives would.
"Noo!!!" Xiao screamed in agony while the palace was destroyed in the distance. She could see the thick red pillar cutting through everything, perhaps even through her son.
"Hahahah…!" A mad man laughed somewhere in the palace, looking at the red pillar while clutching a crushed token in his hands. He was Mingli, the strategy master.
"I am doing it..! I am doing it Lord Deodomus! Ahahahaha!!!" He laughed. The world flashed in a bright white light; a massive beam of energy erupted from the ground, atomizing the palace and the floating ship above it. The shockwave blew everyone away. Everyone ran for their lives as the white beam of energy widened dangerously; engulfing the battlefield.
This was the epitome of the power of strategy formations. Mingli had connected all the strategies installed in the palace and underneath, Deodomus had pooled all the energy-giving resources he could and given him to boost this massive strategy of self destruction. It was meant to wipe out Kol army in an event of defeat. Deodomus had counted on himself to destroy the floating ship before that. But everything had gone off course. Deodomus was unconscious, Kol army was at safe distance, but at least the floating ship had been destroyed. The unfortunate sacrifice of everyone in the palace turned out to be worth it
"Goodness…" Laclkrine whispered, watching the white pillar from a safe distance in the jungle.
Bam! Bam! Bam! Puchi! Puchi! Xiao and Koldorus were still fighting although pathetically. Xiao's face was unrecognizable, having been punched badly. There were gaping holes in her belly and chest. Koldorus' throat had been slit and his eyeballs were hanging out. The massive white pillar of energy was inches away from them. They could feel the death breathing down their neck. Xiao was willing to take Koldorus to hell with her.
Just then a shadow emerged from the ground. A large elongating tree grabbed them both and pulled them away from the swelling energy pillar. Another tree grew rapidly, grabbing them as the previous tree was atomized. Then another and another.
Whoosh…! Winds blew strongly before suddenly dying down. The white pillar of energy had vanished, leaving a massive crater on the ground. The capital city of Carny had been atomized.
---
Xiao awoke groggily. She was in pain, a lot of pain. Her energy, completely spent.
"I threw your spatial ring in the crater. I'm sure you'll be able to find it after some search." Plant King said from a distance as he healed the unconscious Kodorus.
Xiao stood up, wincing. The holes in her stomach had healed only enough to keep her alive.
"It's over Xiao." Plant King announced. "It was a stalemate. Neither of you won. I'm taking our King away. Kol army shall retreat. I hope we never meet again."
"Leave him. I am going to kill him!" Xiao spat angrily, walking towards them with shaky legs.
"Don't be like that…" Plant King said emotionally. "You see, I'm still an elder of the Kol kingdom. I'll be forced to fight you if you target my King."
"Fuck you and your king! Fuck your kingdom!" Xiao shouted. "My children are dead! My friends are dead! My people! My soldiers! Everyone! DEAD!!!" She shivered from rage and weakness. Her eyes, bloodshot.
"I am so sorry." Plant King uttered.
"He. Must. Pay." Xiao pointed a shaky finger at Koldorus.
"You hear that?" Plant King spoke. "Our troops are coming. Give up. You're still alive. So is your husband. Your state still stands, your people still exist beyond the capital. You must tend to them; heal the nation, recover your strength." Plant King advised.
At this point, the rumbling of the footsteps increased. Xiao found herself surrounded with thousands of soldiers; all in their prime condition. In front of her was Plant King, a formidable opponent. Her spatial ring was lost & she could not replenish her energy at all.
She heaved a deep breath. Her breasts rose up and down. That's when she noticed that she was fully dressed; courtesy of Plant King. And she was still standing because he healed her first. Now he offered an olive branch. The least she could do was give him face. Her gaze landed on Koldorus. His eyes still dangling out. He was unconscious and riddled with fresh scars. Pathetically lying in the dirt.
Xiao could not fully exact her revenge, but she had done enough. She had defeated him. She'd have to make-do with it. Time would come to battle again, if Koldorus returns for her. And Xiao would be ready to kill him then.
Generals & Commanders gathered around Koldorus. They all looked ashen. Their gazes moved from the badly beaten & unconscious Koldorus to the still standing Xiao.
"We have lost the war." Plant King announced, audible to everyone. "We're leaving."
"Bullshit! She's the only enemy remaining. & she's just a woman! I can roast her alive!" Pyrus snarled.
"I will have killed you before that." Plant King growled. "And everyone else who aids you. Do you think I cannot wipe out Kol army single-handedly?"
"You boast, traitor!" Pyrus spat.
"Look whose life I'm sustaining at the moment." Plant King said, holding on to Koldorus, giving him his wood element traits and healing him. "You still dare call me a traitor?"
"Hmph!"
"Have some shame. Or is this all that Kol warriors are capable of? Waging war for a single woman, killing their own comrades, massacring civilians, then losing the war and still daring to ambush the winner?" Plant King's voice reverberated in the whole area. The troops felt shame, anger and bitterness. They retreated without commands.
"Where are you going! Stand your ground!" Pyrus roared angrily. Nobody stopped.
"Give it up kid." Solzar muttered as he leaned against a crutch. "Time will come again for battle. For now we retreat and heal our king."
"Hmph!" Pyrus walked away too.
Plant King carried Koldorus and walked away. He looked over his shoulder at Xiao who was seething in the distance like a wounded lioness. Her pain, anger and indignation evident on her face. She had won but there was nobody left to celebrate. Great injustice had been done to her but she still stood on her two feet, prepared for anything more that the world might hurl at her.
Plant King bowed his head softly and then walked away.
Winds blew softly across the ruined land. From above next to the massive crater, Xiao's lone silhouette stood strong.