The most intelligent general in the world

Chapter 295 The winner takes all

As night falls, mist fills the sky between the skyscrapers and the moonlight is obscured by the clouds, leaving only a mysterious shadow.

The green of the city gradually receded, the grass dried up, and the trees withered, as if sharp steel needles were growing from the trunks, filled with a dangerous atmosphere. The creatures living in the corners of the city fled in all directions, trying to avoid this inescapable nightmare. Whether sneaking into the underground subway tunnels or flying to the top of the tallest building, they could not escape the threat of death that followed them like a shadow.

The scent of Xie Xing's perfume mixed with the mist, adding a strange red color to the gray city. In the streets and alleys, wailing sounds came one after another, and wreckage was everywhere. The scene at this moment was like the end of the world.

Zhang Liang could only watch all this, but he was powerless. When those needle-like leaves approached him, they shook briefly and then quietly retracted. Perhaps, he did not belong to this world, so the disaster of this night had nothing to do with him?

Zhang Liang tried to help the helpless creatures, but no matter how hard he tried, the leaves, like shadows of the night, were everywhere. The creatures in the city seemed to be trapped in an invisible cage, their fates already determined and unable to escape.

An hour later, Zhang Liang gave up resistance and began to concentrate and recover his strength.

Although Zhang Liang was concentrating, he was still observing the changes in the outside world with his consciousness. At some point, the smell of Xie Xing's perfume became stronger, and the sound of wailing and wailing gradually disappeared.

Zhang Liang suddenly opened his eyes and saw that the souls of the creatures had left their bodies and turned into fist-sized black shadows, gathering in the same direction. Is that the ruins of Broken Mountain? Zhang Liang followed closely behind the group of black shadows. However, these spirits moved quickly. When he fell behind a little, he activated his true energy and took light steps. Although it consumed a lot of energy, it was better than losing their trace.

As time passed, the black shadows stopped in front of a huge building. After staying for only a moment, they floated to the top of the building and disappeared.

Zhang Liang stared into the distance, but could see nothing. The soul disappeared here. Is this the ruins of Broken Mountain? Thinking of this, he noticed that there were many poisonous spiders lurking near the building. At this moment, they were trembling with fear, without any arrogance in the past. The shape of this building was very much like a huge wine pot.

Looking closely, the words "Jiuli Pot" were engraved on the front of the building. Yes, this must be the Broken Mountain! As long as this pot is destroyed, all lives can be saved. Zhang Liang thought, tightened his sword, and prepared to inject all his energy into this sword.

Just as he was practicing his skills, there was a sudden violent vibration under his feet and his body lost balance.

Zhang Liang stopped practicing, felt the ground shaking, and soon found the source of the earthquake. What came into view were nine huge snakes. Although they were not as majestic as the Broken Mountain, they were amazing and carried a murderous intent that made Zhang Liang shudder.

These snakes were ugly and terrifying, with dark skin like hard armor, gleaming with a cold and hard luster. Their blood-red eyes were like dripping blood, and they rushed towards Zhang Liang with their bloody mouths wide open, making cries like babies crying from time to time.

As the distance shortened, Zhang Liang saw the person coming clearly. It was a nine-headed snake with only one tail. It was a monster!

The vibration stopped, and the Hydra stopped steadily in front of Zhang Liang. Zhang Liang looked at the huge creature in front of him, with sparks of battle flashing in his eyes.

"Are you the challenger? My name is Jiuying, and I'm the guardian here." Nine different voices sounded at the same time, some sharp, some low, like ghosts.

Jiuying? Zhang Liang remembered this name. It was the nine-headed giant snake in the Classic of Mountains and Seas that spewed water and fire and committed many evil deeds.

"Yes, I am here to challenge you. My name is Zhang Liang. Tell me, what are the conditions for passing the level?" Zhang Liang asked.

"It's simple, defeat me." Hydra replied.

"Okay, then I won't be polite." As he said that, Zhang Liang put away his sword and took out the nine-tailed whip he got in the third level. To deal with such a huge monster, long-range attacks are more appropriate.

Before Zhang Liang could make a move, one of Jiuying's snake heads opened its mouth and spit out a ball of bright yellow flame at Zhang Liang.

Zhang Liang jumped up instantly, and the flames fell to the ground, burning a big pit. It was a close call, luckily he managed to escape.

The moment he landed, another ball of fire rushed towards him. Zhang Liang was busy dodging and could not fight back.

Unable to sit and wait for death, Zhang Liang had already come up with a plan while he was dodging.

Another flame came, and this time, Zhang Liang did not dodge, but faced the flame head-on.

"Are you giving up resistance?" A snakehead looked at him mockingly.

I had hoped that this challenger could play with them for a while longer, but it seems that he is no different from the previous piece of trash.

Zhang Liang did not respond, but the corners of his mouth slightly raised. Whether he gave up or not would be clear later.

The flames ruthlessly hit Zhang Liang and surrounded him. However, before the flames, Zhang Liang had used his true qi to form a protective circle, and the flames could not invade the realm of true qi at all.

"Boy, is this all you have?" Looking at the blazing flames, Jiuying felt contempt in his heart.

The strange thing was that this time the flame lasted for a long time. Soon, the original flame seemed to come to life and flew towards one of Jiuying's snake heads.

What's going on? Jiuying realized that the flames were targeting him. Although he was confused, he quickly turned his head to the side.

If the flame went straight, it would not hit it at all. Unexpectedly, the flame turned in the air and still rushed towards it accurately. While Jiuying was still wondering, the flame had already burned one of its eyes.

The burning pain stimulated every nerve of Jiuying, and it let out a shrill wail, like a baby crying.

Afterwards, Zhang Liang walked out of the flames, landed on the ground, and looked at Jiuying's painful appearance with a smile on his face.

It turned out that Zhang Liang used his true Qi to protect his body and prevent the flames from invading. After the flames fell, he activated his true Qi again, allowing the true Qi to form a film around the flames, preventing it from being extinguished or spreading.

In the bustling city, Zhang Liang cleverly used the fire to rush towards Jiuying. This move of "borrowing the opponent's force to fight back" was very clever, and it was a counterattack using the opponent's force. It can be said that he gave someone a taste of his own medicine.

Jiuying quickly regained his composure, and one of the snake heads sprayed water to put out the burning snake head. Jiuying's abilities are well known in urban legends. Its huge body and magical power to spray water and spit fire have made it part of urban mythology.

"Zhang Liang, you are plotting against me!" Jiuying asked angrily after extinguishing the fire.

"The winner is the king, so why should we talk about scheming?" Zhang Liang asked calmly.

"Good, very good!" Jiuying was obviously angry, with its nine snake heads raised high and roaring wildly.

After a moment, the Nine Infants took an attacking stance and rushed towards Zhang Liang. Nine huge mouths, like giant mouths, were aimed at Zhang Liang. The sharp teeth flashed with a cold light, as if the cry of a baby was echoing in the air.

The fire and water dragons intertwined, Zhang Liang was exhausted and could only dodge. He had just used up a lot of energy to protect his body with his true qi, so it was not appropriate to fight for a long time at this time, and he had to fight quickly.

Seeing that Jiuying was enraged, Zhang Liang had already planned his next move. In battle, strength and wisdom are equally important.

Zhang Liang led Jiuying to a huge skyscraper, and used himself as bait to guide Jiuying's attack to the Jiuli Pot. The pot was already full of potholes and had endured countless impacts, but Zhang Liang still dodged flexibly.

Jiuying's attacks failed again and again, and he became more and more furious. In addition to spitting water and fire, he also kept hitting the pot with his head. There were more and more holes on the Jiuli pot, and the cracks were getting bigger and bigger. Zhang Liang looked at all this and was very satisfied.

If this attack continues a few more times, the Jiuli Pot will completely break, and all the souls trapped inside will be released.

Jiuying was unaware of Zhang Liang's intentions, and perhaps it didn't even know about the existence of Jiuli Pot. Apart from sensing the approach of the challenger, it was asleep most of the time, and knew nothing about the astronomical anomaly 100,000 years ago.

Zhang Liang jumped off the pot nimbly and landed on the ground. Before Jiuying could retract his attack, he crashed into the pot.

In an instant, a strong purple light burst out along the cracks of the Jiuli Pot, and the aperture continued to expand. Jiuying noticed this and was stunned.

Zhang Liang smiled and looked at everything with satisfaction. What he had promised was about to come true.

The dazzling halo dissipated, the pot body began to shrink, and the word "Jiuli" gradually became clear. Countless black lights and shadows emerged, cheering and dancing in the air, enjoying the recovery and excitement of life.

After thanking Zhang Liang, the souls flew to the destroyed forest. Although the forest was in a mess, they believed that the magic pot had been broken and everything would return to normal when the sun came out again.

After the Jiuli pot was broken, it gradually became smaller. Zhang Liang noticed this and picked up the Jiuli pot that had fallen on the ground. The three gold-plated characters on the pot still glowed dark purple, but after Zhang Liang touched it, the glow disappeared.

Zhang Liang had certainly heard of the Jiuli Pot, which was one of the ten great artifacts of ancient times, also known as the Demon Refining Pot! It could both create and destroy.

Zhang Liang put the Jiuli Pot into his arms, and Jiuying realized that this was a trap set by Zhang Liang.

It didn't know the function of the Jiuli Pot, it only knew that it was being used.

The nine mouths of the Nine Infants opened simultaneously, spewing out poisonous flames and turbid water. Zhang Liang remembered the function of the Jiuli Pot, and he was sure that he could absorb these.

Zhang Liang opened the Jiuli Pot, and the poisonous flames and turbid currents were all collected in the pot. Seeing this, Jiuying immediately became furious and increased his attack power to spray at Zhang Liang.

The Nine Infants opened all nine of their mouths again, and poisonous flames and muddy currents intertwined into a net, trying to trap Zhang Liang. Zhang Liang opened the Jiuli Pot again and absorbed the Nine Infants' attack.

The Nine Insects roared with nine different sounds, like ghosts howling and wolves howling, which made Zhang Liang's eardrums ache. It danced its snake head and sprayed fire and water at Zhang Liang.

With the treasure of Jiuli Pot, Zhang Liang began to think about how to deal with Jiuying. Comparing the whip and the sword, the Nine-tailed Whip has an advantage in long-range attack.

Zhang Liang decided to use the Nine-tailed Whip to deal with Jiuying.

While dodging the fireballs and water balls, he quietly approached the back of Jiuying. Jiuying was huge, and it would be difficult for it to turn around quickly if attacked from behind.

Zhang Liang jumped one step behind Jiuying, hit one of the snake heads with his nine-tailed whip, and used the thorns on the whip to pull it down.

The Nine Infants wailed mournfully. Eight different sounds came out from their nine mouths, sounding extremely miserable.

Zhang Liang was about to deal with the remaining eight snake heads, but when he looked up, he found that new snake heads had grown in the place of the snake heads that had just been removed.

Only then did Zhang Liang remember the strangest thing about Jiuying.

It turns out that the nine heads of Jiuying represent nine lives. If any one of its heads is attacked, it will not die immediately. After a while, the head will regenerate.

Zhang Liang had to find another way. If he didn't take off all the snake heads at once, Jiuying would recover quickly no matter which head was injured.

"Oh, stupid." Jiuying said disdainfully.

Zhang Liang ignored Jiuying and was only focused on getting rid of it.

The limitation of the Nine-Tailed Whip is its length, which makes it more suitable for close combat. Zhang Liang summoned a long sword, holding it in his left hand and the whip in his right hand.

Zhang Liang dodged quickly, approached Jiuying, and swung out the Nine-Tail Whip with his right hand, wrapping around Jiuying's two heads. At the same time, the sword in his left hand pierced into the two snake heads.

Jiuying felt the pain and let out an even more shrill scream, shaking his body violently and throwing Zhang Liang away.

Zhang Liang used his true energy in the air to mitigate the impact, and after landing, he ran towards Jiuying again.

Before Jiuying could see Zhang Liang clearly, Zhang Liang swung the nine-tailed whip in his right hand and entangled two of the snake heads. At the same time, the sword in his left hand chopped off the other two snake heads.

Jiuying felt pain, let out a miserable roar, and twisted his body to try to get rid of Zhang Liang.

Zhang Liang held the Nine-Tailed Whip tightly in his right hand and deeply wrapped it around the two snake heads. While the Nine-Tailed Whip was swinging, he held the sword in his left hand and flew through the air, cutting off the three heads of the snake.