53: Let’s go, don’t let Lao Yang’s sacrifice go to waste!
“To think he dared to draw his weapon with such meager skills; he certainly has guts.”
“However, do you really have the strength?”
Blood Skyhawk sneered, a sinister glint flashing in his eyes.
The blood-colored Little Knife in his hand suddenly burst into brilliant light, instantly expanding into a giant blood-blade, and his figure vanished from his original spot.
Yang Kaishan sensed the approaching danger and immediately shouted a warning:
“Watch out!”
At the same time, his hands quickly formed seals, and a yellowish-brown barrier rapidly rose in front of the three of them.
This was a new ability he awakened when he joined the Star Constellation Society—Five Elements Guardian!
By absorbing the surrounding Five Elements energy, he could condense a sturdy protective barrier.
At this moment, the earth element energy from the ground was clearly the most abundant.
Accompanied by a loud bang, “Boom—” Blood Skyhawk’s blood-blade fiercely slashed onto the barrier, stirring up violent energy fluctuations.
Yang Kaishan was shaken back several steps by the impact, a sweet taste rose in his throat, and he violently spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, mixed with many fragments of internal organs, clearly indicating that his internal organs were severely damaged.
However, the yellowish-brown barrier remained as stable as a mountain, not cracking in the slightest.
Seeing his full-strength attack blocked, Blood Skyhawk’s face showed a hint of surprise.
“Old Yang!” Huang Yu roared, his eyes wide.
Countless illusory flames rose from his body; this was his unique ability—Burning Blood Battle Soul!
The stronger his fighting spirit, the more his overall attributes would continuously increase.
And when he sacrificed himself, the flames of anger would be pushed to the extreme, directly doubling his overall attributes.
However, Huang Yu’s target at this moment was not Blood Skyhawk, but Su Yun, who stood not far away.
Ye Long noticed this situation and, without hesitation, cast Seven Star Steps, his figure transforming into an afterimage, rushing forward with lightning speed.
The long sword in his hand spiraled forward, piercing out; it was his proud sword move—Azure Dragon Emerging from Water!
In the blink of an eye, Ye Long’s figure transformed into a stream of starlight, his speed suddenly soaring.
He condensed a long sword made of starlight, pointing directly at Blood Skyhawk’s throat!
However, Blood Skyhawk merely smiled coldly, not even moving his feet, just lightly waving a hand, and a blood-colored barrier quietly appeared in front of him.
Ye Long’s starlight long sword pierced the barrier, emitting a sharp, piercing friction sound, but it could not break through even half an inch.
Just at this moment, the blood-colored long knife in Blood Skyhawk’s hand suddenly detached from his palm automatically, flying out at an astonishing speed, accurately piercing through Ye Long’s abdominal cavity.
“Pfft—”
Blood splattered, and Ye Long didn’t even have time to react when Blood Skyhawk strode forward and pulled the long knife upwards.
Ye Long’s body was instantly split into two halves, a truly tragic sight.
After doing all this, Blood Skyhawk’s gaze turned to Huang Yu, who was attacking Su Yun.
Blood Skyhawk’s figure flickered, and he appeared behind Huang Yu.
“Hiss—”
A piercing sound rang out, and a bloody hand penetrated Huang Yu’s back, directly into his chest.
Huang Yu instinctively looked down, only to see his chest firmly grasped by Blood Skyhawk, a still-beating heart forcibly ripped out.
Huang Yu’s eyes widened, his mouth opening and closing, as if he wanted to say something, but ultimately he couldn't make a sound.
The next moment, Blood Skyhawk’s five fingers suddenly clenched—
“Pfft!”
That heart instantly burst into a mist of blood, splattering everywhere.
“Ye Long!”
“Huang Yu!”
Yang Kaishan roared, his eyes bloodshot, forcing his shattered body to try and rush forward.
However, as soon as he took a step, his knees buckled, and he fell to the ground, spitting out a large mouthful of blood mixed with internal organ fragments.
Blood Skyhawk casually shook off the blood on his hand, then turned and coldly looked at the dying Yang Kaishan:
“Does a Firefly also wish to contend with a Bright Moon? Truly laughable.”
Before his words finished, Blood Skyhawk, without any pause, directly swung the blood-knife in his hand, striking down the already heavily injured and weakly breathing Yang Kaishan.
Subsequently, Blood Skyhawk gently hooked his finger, and the blood of the three instantly flowed out from their corpses like three red threads, finally entering his mouth.
As the fresh blood flowed into his body, his shriveled physique rapidly filled out, and his pale complexion gradually regained some color.
“Hiss—”
“This taste is truly wonderful! Is this the taste of a Star Constellation Society member?”
Blood Skyhawk licked his lips, a look of lingering desire on his face.
Su Yun, standing beside him, pondered for a moment, and finally couldn't help but speak:
“If you don’t think it’s enough, they’ll revive later. You can eat them a few more times then.”
Blood Skyhawk froze, looking at Su Yun with a face full of confusion:
“???”
Through this period of interaction, Blood Skyhawk had figured out some patterns:
Whenever Su Yun spoke with an expression of doubt, curiosity, or conjecture, it would often trigger the “Crow’s Mouth.”
And once triggered, if the outcome was a bad thing, it would almost certainly come true.
But if it was just a normal statement, usually no accidents would occur.
But the current situation was clearly a bit special.
Resurrection sounded too absurd, completely illogical.
Did he misunderstand his previous understanding?
Could the Crow’s Mouth be triggered even without speaking in a questioning, curious, or conjecturing tone?
Or were they really going to revive?
The more Blood Skyhawk thought about it, the more confused he became, and he couldn't help but look up and stare at Su Yun.
And Su Yun, seeing the change in Blood Skyhawk’s expression, immediately understood most of it.
The other party probably didn't know that Star Constellation Society members possessed the ability to revive.
Su Yun shook his head and explained, “The Star Constellation Society has a divine artifact called the Star River Diagram, which can grant members of the organization the ability of infinite resurrection.”
Upon hearing this, Blood Skyhawk’s eyes widened, and he exclaimed in surprise:
“Infinite resurrection?!”
Blood Skyhawk was incredibly shocked, and he even began to ponder: Is it still too late to join the Star Constellation Society now?
After all, this was infinite resurrection; it was simply too tempting!
However, Blood Skyhawk quickly came back to his senses and asked:
“Does such a powerful ability have no limitations?”
Su Yun pondered for a moment before answering, “There are indeed rules. On the first day a new member joins, there’s no limit to resurrections, but from the second day onwards, each resurrection requires payment of a resurrection coin.”
“This is because resurrection consumes the energy of the Star River Diagram, and the stronger a person is, the more energy is required.”
“For example, Firefly and Candlelight levels only need one resurrection coin, Haoyue Class needs five, Dawn needs thirty, Radiant Star needs one hundred, and as for Skyfall, it requires five hundred resurrection coins for one resurrection.”
Blood Skyhawk listened to this information, then thoughtfully pressed on:
“Then do you know how many resurrection coins they still have?”
Su Yun thought for a moment before replying, “Looking at their low levels, they should have just joined, so I estimate they don’t have more than ten resurrection coins left.”
“And they seem to have chosen delayed resurrection, but no matter how much they delay, it can only be delayed by about thirty seconds at most. Just a few more seconds, and they’ll revive.”
“However…”
At this point, Su Yun suddenly showed a puzzled expression and was about to speak.
Blood Skyhawk had already quickly flashed to his side, skillfully covering his mouth, and whispered:
“Don’t say it, I don’t want to hear the rest, and you shouldn’t say it either.”
Before his words finished, the three corpses on the ground slowly glowed with a faint starlight.
“They really revived!”
A hint of excitement flashed in Blood Skyhawk’s eyes, and he immediately condensed a blood-blade, preparing to attack again.
However, this time, Yang Kaishan and the others had clearly learned their lesson, and the moment they revived, they scattered and fled in different directions.
They clearly realized that with the current disparity in strength, they were no match.
At the same time, they also knew that the battle on the Twelve Zodiacs’ side was far from over, so they chose to split up and escape to save their lives.
Seeing this scene, Blood Skyhawk sneered and flicked his fingertips, and three thin blood-red lines shot out like venomous snakes, instantly wrapping tightly around the ankles of the three.
“Still trying to run?”
Blood Skyhawk clenched his five fingers, and the three were suddenly pulled back, flying backward and falling to the ground.
Yang Kaishan quickly formed hand seals in mid-air, and the ground violently vibrated, a dirt wall suddenly rising, blocking Blood Skyhawk’s path.
At the same time, the blood threads wrapped around the three’s feet were also cut by the dirt wall.
After doing all this, Yang Kaishan’s aura clearly became much weaker.
As soon as Ye Long and Huang Yu regained their freedom, they immediately turned to support Yang Kaishan.
However, at this moment, Yang Kaishan suddenly turned his head sharply, his eyes filled with unprecedented determination.
“Run!!!”
He roared, his voice like a clap of thunder.
This roar shook Ye Long and Huang Yu to their cores.
They exchanged glances, reading his meaning from Yang Kaishan’s resolute gaze—he intended to sacrifice himself to buy them a chance to escape.
“Old Yang!”
Huang Yu’s voice choked, his eyes instantly reddened, his fists clenched until his knuckles turned white, but his rationality told him that now was not the time to be reckless.
Ye Long took a deep breath, gritted his teeth fiercely, and grabbed Huang Yu’s arm:
“Go! Don’t let his sacrifice be in vain!”
The two suppressed their grief and were about to turn and flee when they saw Blood Skyhawk standing not far away with a helpless expression, as if he was speechless at their actions.