xymnovel Chapter 498 Xiahou Qing - Corpse Ancestor Huangquan!
Chapter 498 Xiahou Qing - Corpse Ancestor Huangquan!
Therefore, during this period, several weaker vassal kings in the vassal king alliance led by Shangguan Lie were located near the capital of Dayong.
They almost always clashed with Cao Cao, who led the Da Yong Imperial Guards, but fortunately Cao Cao had recently received a lot of aid.
In addition to the corpse ancestor Hou Qing who was previously implanted as Xiahou Qing, another war god who will shine brightly in the Dayong Dynasty in the future has been discovered - Bian Shenglin!
With two top-tier war gods by his side, Cao Cao could be considered to have risen to prominence.
He single-handedly shouldered the pressure from several vassal kings and still managed to fight them back and forth.
This is even with the Sima family, those old bastards, dragging things down.
Of course, not everyone in the Sima family was blind to the situation.
At least when Cao Cao was being outmaneuvered by his brilliant strategist Li He and others.
Sima Yi and his Sima family also joined forces with Xi Zhicai and others under Cao Cao to face Shangguan Lie's underhanded tactics.
Among them, the Ghost Mask Man, an assassin and intelligence organization under Shangguan Lie, who will be the nightmare of the entire Eastern Land in the future, and the Night Walker, the secret guard of the Dayong Dynasty who has taken advantage of the oppression of the court by Cao Cao and Sima Yi, are constantly at odds with each other.
The masked man seized the opportunity to assassinate a high-ranking official in the Dayong court who was close to Cao Cao, causing widespread panic throughout the court. Officials increased their vigilance, and an atmosphere of unease permeated the court.
Not to be outdone, Ye Xingdu directly turned one of the generals in the alliance of feudal lords against him.
This general was originally the chief general under a prince in the alliance of princes, but his betrayal sent shivers down the spines of the entire alliance.
Because this vassal king controlled a portion of the alliance's logistics, the defection of his general not only took away a large number of troops and supplies, but also put Shangguan Lie's tactical plans in a predicament.
This forced Shangguan Lie to allocate some supplies from his own hands to support these fellow sufferers.
Faced with the counterattack of the Nightwalker Capital of Dayong, the masked man once again took the opportunity to infiltrate the imperial city, attempting to sabotage its defense system.
Although their actions were discovered and stopped in time by the Night Watchers, the incident still plunged the entire capital into panic.
The imperial city's defense system was thus strengthened, exposing its vulnerabilities and shortcomings.
Faced with the masked man's constant provocations, Nightwalker refused to back down and continued to fight back.
They cracked the Ghost Face Man's intelligence network several times, and following the clues, destroyed several of the Ghost Face Man's important strongholds within the Dayong Dynasty.
This severely damaged the masked men's intelligence system, making their operations more cautious and covert.
The contest between the two sides was back and forth, and each action had a significant impact and caused considerable damage to each other's forces.
This made Cao Cao even more eager to have a secret guard organization that belonged entirely to him.
Cao Cao once again put the previously tentative School Affairs Office on the agenda.
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boom!
"Ding! Xiahou Qing's skill..."
Corpse Ancestor: Endless Corpse Demons, unparalleled throughout history, awe-inspiring throughout the heavens. This is a unique skill of the Four Corpse Ancestors, with different effects for different individuals. This skill is exclusive to Hou Qing, one of the Four Corpse Ancestors, and contains endless death power and ancient curses.
Effect 1: Overwhelming Power. When the skill is activated, Hou Qing's martial prowess instantly increases by 5 points, while the martial prowess of surrounding enemies decreases by 1 point. This effect can be activated twice.
Effect 2: Cursed. Enemies affected by this skill will have 1 point of reduced attack power at the start of each of the next three rounds.
Effect 3: Immortality. During the skill's duration, Hou Qing has a chance to recover 1 point of his previously suppressed martial power every time he is injured, as the power of death heals him.
Effect 4: Ancestral Spirit Protection. When Hou Qing suffers serious injury or fatal damage, he can temporarily become immune to the injury and instantly restore his original suppressed martial power. At the same time, the effect of the Corpse Ancestor's Might skill is doubled, and his own martial power is increased by an additional 2 points.
Effect 5: Dance of Corpses. You can substitute for and participate in any combo skill related to "corpses", and can form a combo skill "Four Great Corpse Ancestors" with the other three Corpse Ancestors!
Yellow Springs: The Yellow Springs are enraged, and all things fall silent. This skill is exclusive to the four great corpse ancestors.
Effect 2: Raging Fury - After the skill is activated, Hou Qing's martial prowess instantly increases by 6 points. This effect can be activated twice.
Effect 2: Soul Deprivation. In a one-on-one duel, Hou Qing uses Netherworld Qi to harass the enemy. If it hits successfully, it will deprive the enemy of 2-4 points of martial power and convert half of them into its own martial power, like the kiss of death, stealing the enemy's soul.
Effect 3: Souls scattered. In group battles, Hou Qing's wrath can affect the entire field, reducing the attack power of all enemies by 2 points.
Effect 4: Rage Echoes. Each time the enemy's attack power is reduced, the user's own attack power increases by 1 point until the end of the battle. The longer the rage lasts, the stronger the combat power (maximum of 3 points).
Xiahou Qing's current base attack power is 107. His weapon, the Netherworld Bone-Eating Blade, grants him +1 attack power. His warhorse, the Netherworld Soul-Chasing Steed, grants him +1 attack power. His current skill, Corpse Ancestor, has an effect that activates twice, granting him +5 attack power. His current skill, Yellow Springs, has an effect that activates once, granting him +6 attack power.
Xiahou Qing's current combat strength has increased to 125!
A deafening roar shattered the silence of the battlefield.
On a battlefield not far from the Dayong Dynasty, Xiahou Qing and Lü Guyun, two unparalleled war gods, once again clashed fiercely on this land baptized by blood and fire.
Xiahou Qing wore a set of armor as deep as night, with a faint, ghostly light flowing across it, as if it contained a mysterious power from the underworld.
His helmet, shaped like a skull, seemed to have ghostly fire burning in its two empty eye sockets, emitting a chilling light.
His face was cold and stern, and his eyes were as deep as an abyss, as if they could devour all light.
The Netherworld Bone-Eating Blade in his hand exuded a chilling aura, and countless wronged souls seemed to wail on the blade, sending shivers down one's spine.
The Netherworld Chaser beneath him was covered in jet-black scales, its hooves treading on fire, like a ghost from the underworld.
Lu Guyun, on the other hand, wore a majestic and elegant suit of armor, with cloud patterns and dragon designs engraved on it, as if he himself were a drifting cloud, or a giant dragon about to take off.
Holding the Lone Cloud Piercing Spear, its tip flashing with lightning, it seemed capable of piercing through the heavens.
The steed beneath him, a white horse with light hooves, seemed like a mysterious creature chasing the wind and clouds.
Upon meeting, the two exchanged no words, only the coldness of their weapons and the boiling intensity of their fighting spirit.
Xiahou Qing let out a cold laugh, and with a swing of the Netherworld Bone-Eating Blade, a black blade of light, like a serpent from the underworld, devoured Lü Guyun.
Lu Guyun was not to be outdone. He thrust his Guyun Piercing Sky Spear forward, and a silver spear light, like a dragon soaring through the heavens, met Xiahou Qing's blade light.
"Hmph! You lackey of the Great Yong Dynasty, your strength doesn't seem to have improved much lately?"
Lu Guyun's tone was disdainful and mocking, but his eyes were unusually serious. He knew that Xiahou Qing's strength was by no means ordinary.