Apex War God - Chapter 51

Wan Lanxin quickly shoved a medicinal pill into Yang Wu’s mouth. Worried about his situation, she nagged, “Brother Wu, don’t be so reckless next time!”

At that moment, she could not tell what kind of feelings she had for Yang Wu—was it a sibling-like relationship or something else?

In any case, she felt like her heart had been torn apart seeing Yang Wu in his current state.

Yang Wu swallowed the pill and circulated his profound art to digest it rapidly and activate its medicinal properties. He could heal himself, but with the help of the pill, his wounds healed even faster.

“You are my big sister. Obviously, I couldn’t just sit and watch when you were in danger. You can help me up; I’ll heal in no time!” Yang Wu said with a sincere smile.

“Stupid little brother!” Wan Lanxin chided with watery eyes and helped him sit up. Then, he started regulating his breathing and energy as he said, “You don’t need to worry about me; I’m just drained. Go take care of your matters!”

Wan Lanxin hesitated. “Alright, take care of yourself properly, then. Don’t push yourself!”

Wan Lanxin was injured herself, but her duties did not allow for a break. She had to clear out the wolf spirits in the area despite her wounds.

Fortunately, the prisoners in cellblock 7 were fired up after Yang Wu promised free food, working together to kill the wolf spirits. Although there were casualties, they managed to kill most of the wolf spirits due to their numerical advantage.

The prisoners’ help lightened Wan Lanxin’s load, but there were so many wolf spirits that the task felt endless. Furthermore, more wolf spirits appeared as time passed.

At this point, Yang Wu managed to return to his feet. Furthermore, he had also opened another eight acupoints. He now had a total of eighty-nine acupoints open, and his strength had increased instead of faltering. His physique and the rate at which his strength grew were truly frightening.

When he reached 108 acupoints, he could become a Superior Grade Warrior. Yang Wu wanted to use this occasion to temper himself as much as possible and make that breakthrough.

Thanks to the energy in his body and the pill, his wounds were already seventy percent healed. He picked up a crowbar, recalled what Xun Rui told him, and used the wolf spirits as practice targets to further enhance the strength of his Rainstorm Spear Art.

“Fast, agile, and fierce, jink like a fleeing hare, with the intensity of roaring thunder and the ferocity of storms!” Yang Wu hollered, performing the spear art with increasing speed and ferocity. The might it held grew, gradually being perfected.

Yang Wu became more ferocious as he continued to fight. The crowbar in his hands was like a spear, and numerous wolf spirits died under his hands. The crowbar bent in the process, covered in wolf blood, which demonstrated just how intense the fights were.

Yang Wu could already use the spear art with great facility, finally reaching Perfection, which improved his combat prowess by a significant margin.

The ability of a cultivator to utilize combat techniques in battle gave them a great advantage over their opponents. The user could not only perform a variety of attacks, making it difficult for the opponent to see through their next move, but also increase their strength, defeating the enemy with ease.

Just when Yang Wu threw away his crowbar and prepared to temper his usage of the Spiraling Waves Rending Palm Strike, he heard a wolf ululating loud enough to startle everyone in the surroundings. The intimidating sound waves frightened everyone, prison guards, prisoners, and wolf spirits alike.

Lang Jie flaunted its might. Meng Helang and his companions’ formation collapsed. Two were bitten to death, and three suffered a broken arm or leg. The remaining three were also injured to different extents; no one escaped its wrath.

Meng Helang no longer thought about breaking through to the Earthern Sea Realm. Even if he had a damaged King weapon, he could only run for his life; living was more important.

On the other hand, Wan Tianlong had not fully recovered from his previous injuries; fighting on the battlefield was already a feat for him. How could he resist the Wolf King?

As the wolves were getting the upper hand and a bloodbath was imminent, a Human King appeared. No one could see his face properly, only that his Profound Energy formed wings, making him seem like a roc soaring through the sky as he swooped down on the Wolf King.

The Human King’s Profound Energy was overwhelming, like that of a war god, as he shot out dazzling bursts of light. His strength was equally powerful. When he struck, heaven and earth shook, boulders exploded into shards, and withered trees and weeds were annihilated. The wolf spirits felt tremendous pressure, many suddenly exploding and dying on the spot. If Lang Jie had not blocked the attack one step ahead of the Human King, more wolf spirits would have died.

“Human King, you dare to slaughter my wolves! Do you have a death wish?” Lang Jie howled toward the sky.

The sound waves impacted the guards who could not retreat in time, causing them to vomit blood. The powerful Spirit Energy even reduced more than ten heavily wounded guards to puddles of blood and water.

This was clearly Lang Jie’s revenge for the wolves. The guards paled in fright.

“Retreat with your cubs, little wolf! Or else I will purge your kind and grill them to eat!” the Human King said in a faintly discernible voice.

The Human King spoke softly, but nobody dared to question his strength. When a General advanced to the Earthern Sea Realm, one would be recognized as a King by heaven, able to manifest wings of Profound Energy and fly. Anyone who could become a King had extraordinary combat power.

Of course, this Human King seemed almost too confident, calling Lang Jie a “little wolf” in blatant provocation.

As expected, Lang Jie was enraged, Spirit Energy extending from its body into wings. It launched itself into the air and engaged the Human King in a fierce battle.

“I’ll tear you apart alive!” With vicious killing intent, Lang Jie swept its claws downward, forming sharp blades slicing the air. As the strong Spirit Energy had the sharpness of the metal attribute, anyone it touched would die immediately.

The Human King flapped his wings and jinked as fast as lightning, avoiding Lang Jie’s attack. At the same time, a fist like a mountain slammed into Lang Jie, its horrific force sending Profound Energy sweeping out in all directions and causing explosions in the sky.

The two Kings fought ferociously in midair. Barely anyone could see the situation clearly, only able to catch the Profound Energy and Spirit Energy clashing as they fought.

This battle between the Kings would decide which side was victorious.

“It must be that senior coming to assist us. What a relief!” Lie Feng exclaimed as he looked to the sky.

He thought that since Wang Jiuzhong was the only King in the entire prison, it had to be him fighting up there.

Wan Tianlong frowned, saying nothing. Inwardly, he was already drafting countermeasures for the situation. If what Lie Feng said was true and this King was the one from the bloody pit, it was not good news for him.

On the other hand, Meng Helang spectated the fight despite his injuries, his eyes burning with desire, wishing he could soon enter their ranks, able to fly and fight in the sky.

In another direction, Wang Jiuzhong was just about to leave with Lie Ziying, but he chose to stay and watch from a hiding place when he saw that a Human King had appeared.

“They are so powerful!” Lie Ziying could not help but sigh.

Wang Jiuzhong sneered in dissatisfaction, “When I recover to my peak, I can slaughter them like cattle!”

Lie Ziying immediately began bootlicking. “Right, Master is the strongest.”

The fight between the Kings soon ended. The Wolf King was no match for the Human King, and the Human King hammered it into cellblock 7.

The prisoners in cellblock 7 panicked.

The Human King gasped, “Oh no! Why did I slam that beast in that direction?”

The Human King swooped down, his wings forming blades pointing toward Lang Jie, not giving it another chance to kill.

However, Yang Wu and Wan Lanxin were too near Lang Jie and had no chance to escape before it locked on to them. It growled coldly, “This King will eat humans as my revenge!”

Dodging the wing attack, the Wolf King leaped toward Wan Lanxin and the nearby prison guards.

Wan Lanxin’s countenance was as pale as snow while the leopard cowered, prostrate in fear, unable to move. The prison guards fell to the ground, some so petrified that they even wet their pants.

A Wolf King was approaching; who would have the guts to face it head-on?

One young man jumped in front of Wan Lanxin as if he did not care about dying, his stalwart figure unyielding.

“If you want to eat my big sister, eat me first!” Yang Wu hollered at Lang Jie, his eyes full of determination.

“Brother Wu, get out of its way!” Wan Lanxin cried hoarsely.

Lang Jie looked at Yang Wu without a sliver of pity, its bloodthirsty fangs already looming over him.

Woof!

At some point, a small black dog appeared beside the young man, bristling its fur, glaring, and barking at the golden Wolf King.

Its barks were not threatening, even sounding a little childish, far from the might of a wolf’s howl, but in Lang Jie’s ears, that bark was like a crack of thunder. The Wolf King froze in its tracks and withdrew its Spirit Energy. It no longer dared to bite the young man or the others.

At the same time, the Human King attacked again, and the blow sent Lang Jie shooting into the distance.

Dust and dirt flew everywhere, along with the powerful force.

The dirt and rocks battered the young man’s body, but he stood his ground, protecting the woman behind him.

Lang Jie was heavily wounded and dared not to make any more trouble. With a single howl, it disengaged from the battle with the Human King and looked in the direction of the young man—rather, the black dog on his shoulder. Fearful, it quickly fled.

When the Wolf King wanted to escape, who could stop it?

Apparently realizing something, the Human King glanced at the young man, then shook his head and flapped his mighty wings to chase the Wolf King.

Since the Wolf King had fled, the other wolf spirits did not dare to linger, scrambling to retreat. The prison guards snapped back to their senses and pursued the wolf spirits.

“The Human King forced the Wolf King into retreat! Let’s kill these wolf spirits to avenge our dead brothers!”

“Right! Kill them all, or more of us will die the next time they attack.”

——

The fierce battle ended, but the prison lay in ruins.

The Human King disappeared while Wang Jiuzhong showed up and attacked a few Wolf Generals, tearing them apart and swallowing them alive, giving the prison guards the impression that the Human King who had chased off the Wolf King was Wang Jiuzhong.

Just like this, Wang Jiuzhong became the prison’s savior.

Under a dry pine tree, an old man sang as he drank wine from his gourd. “Drunk under an old pine tree, I am free. Watch the hostilities and smoke signals; see how the world changes as time crinkles. Yet the grudge between races always rekindles…”