178: Chapter 178 Wei He's Breakthrough

"Did he wake up on his own? Why don't we ask this little girl and find out? Hehehehe!" Matthew held one of Tang Xiaowei's arms in each hand, shaking her while letting out a sinister laugh.

Tang Xiaowei's brows furrowed. Marcus was still trapped in her illusion. She knew exactly where Marcus was—right beneath their feet, underground, just sitting there blankly. However, there was no way she would tell these Rhinoceros Beastmen.

"Hmph, I don't know anything. I don't know where he went. You'll have to look for him yourselves!" Tang Xiaowei scoffed, acting completely indifferent.

"He fell into your illusion, so how could you not know where he is? Such delicate skin and tender flesh—what a waste! Hahahaha!" Martin couldn't help but burst out laughing when he saw Tang Xiaowei. He extended a finger and lightly flicked her body, but to Tang Xiaowei, that single touch felt like being hit by a decades-old giant tree.

"Ah! That hurts so much!" A mouthful of blood sprayed from Tang Xiaowei's mouth, her face turning deathly pale, her eyes filled with agony. Yet, Martin showed no sign of stopping. Like toying with a mere bug, he continuously flicked Tang Xiaowei with his finger.

"Ah, don't! Help me!" Tang Xiaowei cried out for help loudly, but she was soon flicked until she passed out, her body covered in the blood she had vomited.

Wei He, lying on the ground, heard Tang Xiaowei's tragic screams. He struggled to stand up. Every movement sent intense pain through his body. Thankfully, he possessed the self-healing ability of a Three-Star Red Alert Soldier; otherwise, with injuries this severe, Wei He would have already died.

"Ah! You three beasts, let her go, and I'll spare your lives! Otherwise, I'll make you die a horrible death!" Wei He used every ounce of strength he had, screaming wildly at the three Rhinoceros Beastmen, including Marcus.

"Hahahaha, based on you? You're overestimating yourself! Go die!" The three Rhinoceros Beastmen roared with laughter upon hearing Wei He's words. Martin stepped forward and stomped down on Wei He's body, saying with utter contempt, "I'll crush you like stepping on a bug. You want to spare me? How utterly laughable! Hahahaha!"

Martin lifted his large foot. The golden-yellow Wei He was now embedded into the brick ground. After all, Wei He under Golden Body Protection was still quite tough. Wei He stood up again, leaving only a human-shaped indentation in the ground.

"Ah, Wei He, it hurts so much! Save me!" Tang Xiaowei's voice drifted into Wei He's ears. Wei He's gaze gradually became firm as he stared intently at Matthew, who was holding Tang Xiaowei captive.

A golden energy swirled around Wei He. This energy, like silk, slowly infused itself into his body. Bolstered by the self-healing ability of a Three-Star Red Alert Soldier, and further enhanced by this golden energy, he miraculously achieved an advancement in his rage. He finally became a World-Shocking Level Ability User.

"Ah, let her go!" Wei He's eyes were like those of a wild beast. He slowly rose into mid-air, his hands slowly gathering a mass of golden energy.

"Oh? You managed to upgrade your Ability Level right before death. Too bad your Ability Level was too low to begin with; even after the upgrade, you're still no match for us brothers. Just accept your death obediently!" Martin pulled out dual hammers from his waist and swung them down toward the airborne Wei He.

"Hmph, qingxia demon blade!" Wei He roared in anger. A streak of cyan blade energy flew out from the Prince's Residence and appeared before him. Wei He had reached the World-Shocking Level realm and could now freely manipulate metal. Combined with the qingxia demon blade being a treasure in itself, although this was Wei He's first time controlling a summoned weapon through his ability, he summoned the demon blade with remarkable smoothness.

"You think this little knife can save your life? Ridiculous! Take my first hammer blow first!" Martin raised the massive hammer, larger than a human head, in his right hand and swung it toward Wei He. Marcus, seeing the blade before Wei He, seemed to recall something and was just about to stop Martin when the hammer already came crashing down.

With a loud 'Bang!', Martin stared dumbfounded at the large iron rod in his hand. The hammerhead of his massive hammer had been cleanly sliced in half by Wei He's little knife, falling directly to the ground, leaving only an iron rod in his hand.

"This is impossible! Absolutely impossible! What kind of knife is this? Ah!" Martin's eyes widened. He threw away the iron rod in his right hand and gripped the remaining half of the large hammer with both hands, charging toward Wei He again. As expected, this large hammer was also sliced in half by the qingxia demon blade, and even the remaining iron rod was cut into two pieces.

"What a sharp blade! It seems this is the divine weapon we brothers have been searching for. Our ordinary weapons can't withstand our strength; they break if we apply even a little force. Divine weapons are much better! They are not only incomparably sturdy but also incredibly sharp!" Matthew looked at the remaining half-piece of iron rod in Martin's hand and praised Wei He's qingxia demon blade with great envy.

"Martin, be careful! This must be the qingxia demon blade that the Sixth Prince collected. It's very powerful!" Marcus's pupils contracted violently, and his tone became somewhat rushed.

"It's fine, Big Brother. It's just an extra broken knife. His Ability Level is too low; this broken knife can't save him!" Martin's lips curled slightly, displaying an expression of complete nonchalance.

In Changle Residence, First Prince Spike stared at the qingxia demon blade with shining eyes, saying with great surprise, "The last time my sixth brother returned from Kongdi City, he told me the qingxia demon blade was lost. It turns out it was in his Prince's Residence the whole time. It seems this Sixth Prince has been planning to contend with me for a long time. Hmph!"

"The Sixth Prince is just an ordinary person, without a shred of Ability energy—a complete waste. How could he possibly contend with Your Highness, the First Prince? Wouldn't you agree, hahahaha!" A Deer-headed Beastman beside Spike quickly flattered him.

"Hmph, how dare you speak of the Sixth Prince like that? No matter how much of a waste he is, he is still my brother. It's not your place to speak ill of him!" Spike kicked the Deer-headed Beastman down from the upper floor.

"Ah, Your Highness, the First Prince, I was wrong! I won't dare again!" The Deer-headed Beastman wailed as he fell from above, desperately trying to grab onto something with his hands, but alas, he could grasp nothing, watching helplessly as he plummeted to the ground.

Wei He, suspended in the air, recalled how his energy was absorbed by the qingxia demon blade back in Laiseluo City, which then unleashed streaks of cyan blade energy to save his subordinates. Now, he tried injecting his own Ability energy into the qingxia demon blade. As expected, the qingxia demon blade surged with power, its body enveloped by even more cyan energy.

"Put Tang Xiaowei down, or all of you will die!" Wei He, gripping the qingxia demon blade, swung it toward Martin. A massive cyan blade energy slashed toward Martin. Martin's eyes contracted sharply, and his huge body dodged directly toward an adjacent building. He narrowly avoided the strike, but the neighboring structure collapsed under the impact of Martin's bulk.

Wei He turned his gaze to Matthew. Seeing Wei He shift his focus to him, Matthew immediately held Tang Xiaowei up and shouted arrogantly toward Wei He, "Wei He, go ahead and swing! Swing toward me! If anyone dies, it'll be her first! Hahahaha!"