Divine & Bizarre: Increasing Points to Invincibility-Chapter 995 - 267: Water Virtue Star Lord!
Under that ferocious blow from Fan Wu, absolutely no more than twenty Heavenly Soldiers of the Heavenly Court could stand up! Looking around, one could see... at this moment, the few Heavenly Soldiers who were still able to stagger to their feet amounted to no more than a dozen! On each of their faces was written the expression of shock, with all eyes fixed on Fan Wu. For they had never seen such a powerful opponent!
Yes... Fan Wu was definitely the most formidable opponent that these hundred or so Heavenly Soldiers had encountered since they ascended to immortality. Since their ascent, or rather, after being consecrated as immortals by the Heavenly Court, they had resided within the Heavenly Court. The Heavenly Court was extremely safe, with no foolhardy creatures daring to attack it, resulting in a lack of adversaries for them.
Though they were known as the very elite Heavenly Soldiers, the real opportunities for them to act were almost zero. Most of their duties involved handling minor disputes and skirmishes between immortals. Engaging in battle with a mortal intruder into the Heavenly Court was a first for them today.
They had even thought that their first engagement would be stunning and they could easily capture the mortal intruder or overcome him. This way, no immortal in the Heavenly Court would underestimate these Heavenly Soldiers.
After all... if they, the Heavenly Soldiers of the Heavenly Court, could deal with a mortal who even two Golden Armored Deity Generals couldn’t handle, wouldn’t that be a matter of great honor?
Ideals were rich and full, but sadly, reality was very grim—they were simply no match for Fan Wu!
And that blow wasn’t even struck by Fan Wu himself!
"Cough cough cough..." One of the Heavenly Soldiers coughed violently several times, spitting out mouthfuls of fresh blood. It was the most severe injury he had suffered in thousands of years since he had become an immortal. He looked extremely haggard, with his silver armor as tattered as a beggar’s clothes. At that moment, he had to prop himself up with his silver longsword against the ground, just so he could barely stand and not fall to the ground in disgrace.
"What kind of monster is he?!" exclaimed the disheveled Heavenly Soldier in utter shock. Indeed... Fan Wu’s blow truly resembled that of a monstrous being. After all, they were immortals from above, and to have a single blow send a hundred immortals flying and all of them severely injured, what else could it be but monstrous?
Off to the side, a Heavenly Soldier who had been on the ground unable to stand up for a long time, said feebly, "We’re in trouble. Now, in this state, if he wants to kill us, he hardly needs to exert any effort. Probably just a few casual sword strikes could sever our necks."
These words sent everyone into a deathlike silence, and even their breathing became heavy. Who could have imagined that these Heavenly Soldiers in the Heavenly Court would end up in such a desperate situation? It would be laughable if word got out!
Not far away, He Bian and He Jian, who had thought that a group of Heavenly Soldiers would manage to subdue Fan Wu or at least trap him if they could not defeat him, were stunned at the scene before them.
They had planned to take this opportunity to run elsewhere and call for reinforcements to suppress Fan Wu.
But before they could leave, the hundred or so Heavenly Soldiers had been routed.
Tap-tap... the faint sound of footsteps was like the tolling of a death knell in the ears of these Heavenly Soldiers. Fan Wu appeared, carrying the Demon-slaying Sword and followed by the Ghost-Killing Path, walking unhurriedly to one of the barely standing Heavenly Soldiers. Once they were close, one could see that Fan Wu was even a full head taller than the Heavenly Soldier. For the soldier to meet Fan Wu’s gaze, he had to look up.
A huge sense of oppression made the Heavenly Soldier’s eyes tremble... he hadn’t expected that he, who had lived for several thousand, almost ten thousand years, would actually fear a mere mortal who might not even be a hundred years old. This mixture of fear and absurdity left him at a loss. He even felt somewhat afraid to meet the gaze of the mortal in front of him.
"Not good! He... he really might want to continue his rampage in the Heavenly Court!" The other Heavenly Soldiers behind were very anxious to rescue the one facing Fan Wu. But with their current state, let alone rescuing anyone, it might be a great difficulty to even stand up and take a few steps.
Fan Wu, with the Demon-slaying Sword in hand, turned the blade and gently patted the cheek of the Heavenly Soldier before him with the flat side of the sword. He said mockingly with a chuckle, "You don’t have the strength to hit anyone, so what kind of immortals are you? Go back and train for a few thousand more years!"
With that said, Fan Wu actually bypassed the Heavenly Soldier and headed straight for He Bian and He Jian, the two Golden Armored Deity Generals. This meant... he didn’t have the intention of killing the Heavenly Soldier.
After all, Fan Wu was not some murderous madman; these Heavenly Soldiers had not committed any great evil or atrocities.
They were just immortals who had become too proud over time.
So proud, in fact, that they were not even willing to fully listen to a mortal’s explanations before passing judgment. Such behavior did not warrant their deaths. Of course, Fan Wu was not about to do nothing—he wasn’t a pushover to be trifled with. So, these Heavenly Soldiers of the Heavenly Court each suffered severe injuries, with some of them even shattering their silver armors and Immortal Artifacts. They paid a steep price for their so-called arrogance.
