Chapter 162: The Holy Sword Shatters the Divine Aegis

"Alas, what an ignorant spirit snake!"

With that, a protective barrier instantly erupted all over McArthus's body. Standing within the shield with his hands clasped behind his back, he watched indifferently as Chutian's fist came crashing down toward his head, showing absolute confidence in his defensive barrier.

Seeing the shield erupting around McArthus, I hurriedly lunged forward and shouted at Chutian, "Old Village Chief, stop! That is the protective divine shield of Lucy, the former Supreme Blood Emperor. With your capabilities, it is impossible to break through his barrier; you will only suffer the backlash!"

However, it was already too late. Chutian's formidable strike landed squarely on McArthus's protective divine shield, and the rebound force instantly surged through Chutian's entire body!

As the divine shield rippled faintly, Chutian was blasted ten meters away, slamming violently into the stone wall and leaving a human-shaped crater in the hard rock.

Such a blow was no trivial matter. After all, beings in the goblin realm were not endowed with immortal bodies; they were still made of flesh and blood. Aside from possessing supernatural abilities and their true forms, they were otherwise much like ordinary humans. Consequently, Chutian was now pronounced critically and mortally wounded!

His body slowly slid down from the stone wall, collapsing limply into the rubble-strewn cavern as a massive pool of fresh blood soaked the ground.

Seeing this, I felt a deep sense of foreboding. If he kept relying on this divine shield, wouldn't it mean we couldn't harm him at all, while he could unleash destructive power upon us without limitation? By then, we would be reduced to mere punching bags.

What a headache. At that moment, however, those vampire grand dukes had also made their move, signaling the imminent outbreak of battle. Buck, Xu Fu, and I assumed our defensive postures in the shortest time possible!

"Roar, roar!"

"The three of you go deal with the boss, leave these small fries to us!"

Accompanied by a tiger's roar, a cultivator from the demon realm wielding a peculiar curved blade appeared before the three of us, flanked by all the members participating in this archaeological expedition.

"Fine, leave those grand dukes to you. Buck, Xu Fu, let's go attack McArthus. Remember, avoid direct frontal assaults at all costs!"

No sooner had I spoken than two streaks of light flashed past me, instantly charging toward McArthus ten meters away, completely ignoring every single duke in their path!

Good grief, such efficiency! Following that, I first stretched lazily, then called out to the travel backpack lying five or six meters away, "Hey, friend, it's time for you to shine. Let me see if you still possess your fighting spirit after all these passing years!"

"Hum, hum, hum!"

"Whoosh!"

The holy sword inside the backpack emitted a series of ringing sounds, and then, moving at the speed of light accompanied by a piercing sound, it materialized in my hand. I praised it as a "fine sword" before charging straight toward the spot where McArthus stood.

I truly wondered if the holy sword could contend with the divine shield protecting McArthus. After all, my sword was also a divine artifact—at the very least, it should be on the same tier as his shield. Furthermore, my sword possessed a sword spirit, making it an authentic Eastern holy sword.

"Heh, Xiaodong, I didn't expect your friend to be just as foolish as you. Such a fight is truly meaningless. After finishing you off, I still need to search for the key. Alas, let's make it quick!"

Finishing his sentence, McArthus made a delicate pinching gesture with his fingers, giving me such a chill that I nearly plummeted straight out of the air.

I never expected that after not seeing this oversized bat for a while, he had changed his stripes and become a ladyboy. Oh my, it was simply unbearable, so I accelerated even further, thrusting the holy sword directly toward McArthus's divine shield!

Xu Fu and Buck were not nearly that foolish. Knowing better than to repeat Chutian's mistake, the two of you quickly sidestepped, leaving McArthus's front wide open to me, the Corpse King of the Goblin Realm wielding the holy sword.

"You oversized black bat, what is there for you to be so smug about? Today, watch me shatter your protective barrier. Go to hell!"

By this time, I had already reached the outer perimeter of the divine shield. Because the holy sword had already acknowledged me as its master, I could feel the soaring fighting spirit of the sword's spirit, and the half-meter-long blade was already emitting a violent, humming resonance!

Supernatural energy flowed continuously from my body into the blade, and inadvertently, I noticed that those purple supernatural energies had grown somewhat stronger.

However, I had no time to dwell on it; with everyone busy fighting a war, who would care about a large crow sitting on a nearby tree?

"Hum, hum-hum, hum—"

"Sizzle, sizzle—"

What on earth was going on? Although the collision of the two forces did not cause a backlash against me, the scene unfolding before my eyes baffled me completely.

Was this damn contraption operating on the principle of water meeting fire? The holy sword now appeared as though it had been driven into solid stone, refusing to budge either inward or outward, leaving it capable of only pushing endlessly forward.

"How is this possible? A broken sword actually managed to pierce my clan's divine shield? I don't believe it!"

McArthus was going mad. He truly could not accept such a reality, but it was already far too late.

Amidst his momentary daze, I seized the opportunity and thrust downward with all my might, piercing straight through McArthus's right chest with a single sword stroke. His Lucy protective divine shield also declared its collapse at that moment, dissolving into wisps of fading energy that dissipated into the mortal realm.

"Bang!"

Another heavy blow slammed McArthus—who was a tier higher than me—five meters backward. Following that, McArthus was greeted by the ferocious, unyielding onslaught of Buck and Xu Fu.

"Argh, I don't believe it, I refuse to believe it! You actually broke my shield... my shield! I'm going to kill you!"

McArthus had completely lost his mind, on the verge of total madness. To think that a dignified generation of the Supreme Blood Emperor could not even withstand this level of blow—alas, what a pathetic sight.

Disregarding the wound on his chest and failing to even use his supernatural energy to heal it, he simply roared like a madman in a frenzy. Eventually, in a careless moment, McArthus actually lashed out with his demonic claws toward the supernatural ability users among the archaeological team who were still battling the various grand dukes.

Oh no, this was disastrous! Those supernatural users were made of flesh and blood, and given their relatively low power levels, McArthus could likely slaughter several of them with a single slap.

Witnessing this, I had no choice but to press the attack with my sword, driving the holy sword fiercely toward McArthus's left chest, determined to bring an end to his life once and for all.

Yet things were never as simple as one imagined. I watched as McArthus tore one of the members apart with a single hand, turned his head toward me, and offered a chilling smile. "Haha, you're finished!"

Meanwhile, Xu Fu and Buck shouted from my rear and above, "Xiaodong, watch out for McArthus's sudden counterattack!"

However, by then, I was unable to halt my momentum. Aside from the forward inertia carrying the holy sword straight into McArthus's body, I could only watch helplessly to see what McArthus intended to do next!