Seeing Honda trying to escape, the Sacred Armored Centipede King immediately let out a trembling cry, dragging its body like a giant road roller, rumbling and crushing the ground, leaving huge furrows three meters deep, as it chased after Honda relentlessly.
In less than twenty seconds, both the Fallen Angel and the Armored Centipede King disappeared from the survivors' sight. Aside from those with enhanced vision, ordinary ability users couldn't see the Armored Centipede King's enormous form. Furthermore, what gave the survivors some slight reassurance was that the Fallen Angel, whose strength was unknown, also followed, seemingly to assist Honda.
On the devastated earthquake site, everything was eerily quiet, as if the air itself had frozen, leaving only the breathing and heartbeats of the survivors.
"You...you just left like that?"
"The Valkyrie lured the centipede away... Is she really not in danger...?"
"That's insane! She's practically risking her life!"
All we can do is pray... that Lady Valkyrie is safe and sound.
"Then we're safe now... safe, we must be safe, right? The Valkyrie won't let us down, she'll definitely be able to keep the centipede away from us. And the Fallen Angel has also gone after them to help."
Suddenly, the crowd erupted in gasps, gasps, praises, and prayers. They looked at each other, discussing a common topic.
On the other side, Honda flew swiftly. Behind him followed a giant centipede several hundred meters long, but the further away from the crowd, the more excited Honda became, and his divine spiritual power began to surge.
"Uh! Li Jiayu actually followed us here, this is a bit troublesome. But we still need to put on a good show!" Honda sensed behind him and spotted a familiar figure.
Honda skillfully dodged the attacks of the Armored Centipede King, leading it to a suitable location.
Finally, Honda stopped. This made the Holy Armored Centipede King very happy and excited. This little minion who had kept him from getting the treasure had finally stopped. "I'll devour you in one bite!"
This made Li Jiayu, who was following behind the Holy Armored Centipede King, feel uneasy, as it meant that her sister Honda had been caught up by the Holy Armored Centipede King.
"Tch! You'll be in for a world of hurt soon enough." Seeing the savage glint in the eyes of the Armored Centipede King, Honda tossed the Shikon Jewel into his mount storage. It was such a small thing; he could just say he'd accidentally lost it during the fight. Kikyo wouldn't say a word!
"Unsheath!" Honda opened his small mouth, and a beam of blue light shot out. It was none other than the Tianya, which Honda had not yet fully refined. When guiding the Sacred Armor Centipede King, Honda was able to suppress the legendary aura on it, and then shrink the Tianya and hide it in his mouth!
"Awooo~~~" The Holy Armored Centipede King's eyes flashed with disdain as it watched the blue light fly towards it. It didn't believe that this little guy, who was only at the peak of the third tier, could hurt it, which meant that it had been careless.
"Pfft!" The sharp Heavenly Blade pierced a hole in the arrogant centipede, causing it to roar in pain. But what bothered it more than the pain was that it had actually been injured by a mere third-tier minion. Unforgivable, absolutely unforgivable.
The massive head, as large as a truck, hurtled towards Honda, but Honda nimbly dodged it.
"Forget it, dragging this out too long isn't good!" With his Heavenly Eye activated, Honda noticed the shock on Li Jiayu's (clone's) expressionless face. He never expected that Honda could actually fight against the Holy Armored Centipede King; this was completely beyond his expectations.
Not wanting to reveal anything more, Honda lifted the Tenya sword.
"Nine Heavens Mystic Temple, transformed into divine thunder. The majestic might of heaven, drawn forth by the sword!"
Accompanied by ancient incantations, Tianya Ruxue transformed into a colossal sword capable of splitting the heavens, radiating boundless divine might. Lightning swirled around the giant sword, and beneath Tianya, as endless blue light burst forth, a faint golden hue appeared within Honda's figure, carrying a touch of solemnity and a hint of eeriness.
"Awooo~~ Awooo!" The Sacred Armored Centipede King finally sensed something was wrong. It roared uneasily, but it was too oppressed by the heavenly might to lift its head. It panicked; it wanted to escape. But it was firmly locked in place by that immense power. It wanted to beg for mercy. But who would listen to its roars!
"Slash!" Honda compressed his lightning power, imbuing it into the Heavenly Sword. As the energy reached its saturation point, Honda swung the Heavenly Sword, slashing towards the massive body of the Sacred Armored Centipede King. The enormous sword fell instantly before the Sacred Armored Centipede King's despairing eyes.
Li Jiayu instantly closed his eyes, for the light was simply too intense. He would go blind if he looked any longer; it was a light that seemed to slice the world apart. In his mind, the outcome was already decided.
"Hoo~~" While Li Jiayu closed her eyes, Honda secretly stored the body of the Sacred Armored Centipede King into his Purple-Gold Gourd. As for his explanation, Honda deliberately burned his hands, making himself look utterly pathetic, creating the illusion that he had blasted the Sacred Armored Centipede King to pieces with all his might, and that he was severely injured because he used an attack beyond his power. Moreover, this massive, thousand-meter-long trench would absolutely convince Li Jiayu of Honda's story!
"Are you alright, Honda-neechan?" Li Jiayu rubbed her eyes and flew to Honda's side. Looking at Honda's 'miserable' appearance, she wanted to move but dared not.
"That's right! I am the Pope of Light!" At this moment, Li Jiayu finally remembered his heritage and began to use his immature holy light to cast a healing spell. For the first time, he expressed his gratitude to his heritage.
"It's alright, it's alright! Let's hurry! I'm a little tired. A big fight like this will attract other insects. Let's go quickly." Honda refused Li Jiayu's offer to support him, and then... flew wobbly and unsteadily. Li Jiayu found it very troublesome to watch. Finally, after half an hour, they saw a crowd.
After ten minutes, they finally found the people from Xijiang University. Then, Honda coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed into Xiao Wanqing's arms, pretending to faint. Xiao Wanqing was so frightened she almost cried. She immediately carried Honda into the house and quickly treated and bandaged him.
She didn't want Li Jiayu, who was still a stinky man, to touch her. Even so, being held in the arms of a married woman was much better than being in the arms of a man.
With Honda's return, the morale of the entire survivor group soared. The military even sent some supplies as a token of their appreciation, and what's more! Honda's rank was promoted two levels.
These are related to Honda, who pretended to be unconscious but eventually actually fell asleep. It's alright now.