Apocalypse: My Tattoos are Ten Yama Kings-Chapter 293 - 287: Bai Qi Descends

Xiàng Yǔ, Lü Bu, and Huo Qubing joined forces and finally managed to block the first strike of Joyful Vajra.

Joyful Vajra leaped up and caught the flying Zen staff.

He stood in mid-air, looking at the three men in front of him, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

These three were far stronger than he had imagined.

Between Tier Four experts, the difference in strength of even a small level is like night and day.

Originally, Joyful Vajra assumed these three were merely slightly stronger ants. Unexpectedly, he almost suffered a setback.

Since that's the case, it's time to get serious!

"Boom!"

An overwhelming aura surged skyward from Joyful Vajra's body, forming a pink sea of clouds behind him.

Within the pink sea of clouds, it appeared as if there was a Vajra reclining amidst the clouds, with faint figures of graceful women.

The next moment, the shadowy Vajra opened its eyes, swiftly merging into Joyful Vajra's body.

In an instant, the aura around Joyful Vajra increased severalfold.

It turns out, to break through Tier Three, Joyful Vajra sealed part of his soul in his ghostly realm, the Joyful Ghostly Realm.

He did this to comprehend the true essence of Joyful Zen, hoping to break through Tier Three soon.

This was also why Joyful Vajra's first strike against Xiang Yu, Lü Bu, and Huo Qubing wasn't as strong as expected.

He had self-sealed a part of his Divine Soul, not displaying his true strength earlier.

This Joyful Vajra truly lives up to being one of the five Dharma Guardian Deities under the World Honored.

He acts decisively, and upon realizing he can't win easily, he immediately unseals his Divine Soul.

Now, this is Joyful Vajra's true power.

Joyful Vajra made another move, waving his hand as his robe was thrown out.

As the robe caught the wind, it expanded as if the sky was falling, enveloping Xiang Yu and Lü Bu.

Taking advantage of the moment the robe delayed Xiang Yu and Lü Bu, Joyful Vajra attacked the isolated Huo Qubing.

The Zen staff swung again in a straightforward Powerful Split of Hua Mountain.

At their level, techniques return to simplicity.

The ghostly realm, Power of Rules, all concentrate in these most ordinary moves.

Joyful Vajra swung the Zen staff to strike, and Huo Qubing couldn't evade.

Because, the Power of Rules within the Zen staff had locked onto him, and he couldn't dodge regardless of what he did.

Left with no choice, Huo Qubing could only raise his spear to block.

"Clang!"

"Crack! Crack!"

The first loud "clang" was the metallic sound of the staff striking the spear.

The subsequent "crack, crack" was the sound of bones breaking for both Huo Qubing and his horse.

The horse's legs were broken cleanly, all five legs were fractured.

Huo Qubing's arms were also broken, and the spear in his hand was bent into a U shape.

Huo Qubing was sent flying, landing heavily on the ground.

At this moment, Xiang Yu and Lü Bu rushed out of the robe's cloak, and seeing Huo Qubing's dire state, they were furious.

Xiang Yu glared angrily at Joyful Vajra, stamping his right foot fiercely, causing the ground to crack wide open beneath him.

A massive force radiated from Xiang Yu as he rocketed upward like a cannonball, thrusting his Overlord Spear at Joyful Vajra's vital points.

"Clang!"

"Clang! Clang!"

In the sky, two figures whirled and clashed, colliding constantly.

The sound of weapon clashes echoed like thunder above Pule Mountain.

Compared to Huo Qubing, the gap between Xiang Yu and Joyful Vajra was the smallest.

When Xiang Yu unleashed his full power, he could barely exchange a few moves with Joyful Vajra, unlike Huo Qubing who lost within a single move.

Nevertheless, Xiang Yu could only withstand a few moves.

When Joyful Vajra truly got serious, Xiang Yu was forced into continuous retreat.

Seeing Xiang Yu falling into disadvantage, Lü Bu hurried to join the battle.

However, his contribution seemed insignificant.

After about ten more moves, both Xiang Yu and Lü Bu were sent flying, crashing heavily to the ground.

Both were severely injured like Huo Qubing, unable to continue fighting.

Having secured victory, Joyful Vajra did not proceed to kill them.

Instead, he looked down at them from a height and said, "You three have good strength. If you are willing to submit to me, I can spare your lives."

The Eagle and Snake Generals under Joyful Vajra were killed, and he now needed competent subordinates to help him.

He thought these three were a good choice.

However, Xiang Yu, Lü Bu, and Huo Qubing had no fear of death.

Moreover, they knew they wouldn't live much longer anyway; when the energy of this body runs out, they would die.

Still, Xiang Yu and the others showed no intention of begging for mercy despite their powerlessness.

Not only did they not look at him directly, but they didn't even lift an eyelid.

Joyful Vajra felt as if his words were being treated as mere wind.

He felt belittled.

Instantly, rage surged within him.

"Since you wish to die, I shall fulfill your wish!" With that, Joyful Vajra swung his Zen staff, intending to kill the three.

The Zen staff was summoned, crushing down towards the three.

However, just as the staff was about to land...

In that critical moment, a crimson longsword shot from the Void, thrusting fiercely at the Zen staff.

The crimson sword tip pressed against the Zen staff, two mighty powers clashing.

Joyful Vajra's pupils shrank abruptly, his expression turning grim.

Who could this be?

Unseen, yet able to match him evenly.

"Boom!"

The clash between the crimson sword and Zen staff unleashed immense power, forcing even Joyful Vajra to stumble backward ten steps.

After the strike, the crimson longsword hovered above Xiang Yu and the others.

Joyful Vajra knew this crimson sword was protecting these three.

At this point, Joyful Vajra dared not act rashly.

Though the opponent remained hidden, Joyful Vajra knew they were of equal rank.

Without defeating that person, he couldn't kill Xiang Yu and the other two.

"Friend, could it be, you wish to oppose the World Honored as well?" Joyful Vajra called out.

Since an expert of equal rank was present, just his own name wouldn't suffice to intimidate this person.

Therefore, Joyful Vajra unhesitatingly waved the World Honored's banner.

From Joyful Vajra's experience, in this world, the World Honored's banner wields great influence.

Even among prominent forces, few Tier Two experts are willing to offend the World Honored.

Waving the World Honored's banner had always served him well.

However, this time, he miscalculated.

A voice responded from the Void, "What nonsense World Honored! My Great Qin cavalry shall first flatten Pule Mountain, then annihilate your damned Sect!"