CHAPTER 1181: CHAPTER 1177: THE USEFULNESS OF THE THIRTEEN GUARDIANS

"Hahaha~~~~~Tian Qi, you traitor, have you realized how formidable we are?"

"Let’s see how you’ll withstand our combined assault?"

Seeing Tian Qi injured, Zheng Lun and Chen Qi immediately felt more triumphant, as their attacks came in succession, directly targeting Tian Qi’s vital points.

Faced with this, Tian Qi no longer shot Qi Force from her right index finger but chose her right thumb instead!

From the thumb, several strands of Qi Force stronger and thicker than before erupted straight towards Zheng Lun and Chen Qi’s faces!

Zheng Lun and Chen Qi, just as before, used their black blades to block Tian Qi’s black Qi Force attack.

However, this time the black Qi Force was much more powerful than before!

"Clang!" "Clang!"

Two resounding clashes, as the black Qi Force struck the black blades in Zheng Lun and Chen Qi’s hands. Due to the ferocious strength, both felt their arms go numb, nearly losing their grip on the black blades, naturally slowing their assault and preventing them from continuing their attack.

"Such powerful Qi Force?"

"Good god! The weapon nearly slipped out of my hand!"

Zheng Lun and Chen Qi were both shocked because the black Qi Force that Tian Qi released just now was much stronger than before, nearly shaking the black blades out of their hands.

With such power, the two naturally needed to make some adjustments, not daring to recklessly attack...

"..."

Meanwhile, Tian Qi didn’t move but silently watched the two opponents before her.

The technique she mastered, channeling Qi through her fingers and firing it out to attack enemies, had a significant characteristic: the power of the black Qi Force was inversely proportional to its speed.

If she used her pinky finger to project Qi, the speed would be fastest, but the power weakest, which Tian Qi generally did not use.

Similarly, the Qi shot from the ring finger was slightly slower but slightly stronger in power; the Qi from the middle finger was slower than the ring finger, but even stronger in power...

Of the five fingers, the thumb produced the strongest Qi Force, though also the slowest, so in daily refinement, Tian Qi gradually became accustomed to using her index finger as the Qi from the index finger achieved the best balance of strength and speed, most suitable for overcoming opponents!

However, facing two strong opponents like Zheng Lun and Chen Qi, the power of the Qi from her index finger seemed insufficient, forcing Tian Qi to use her thumb’s black Qi Force. Although it forced Zheng Lun and Chen Qi to retreat with its strong power, if they adapted to its speed, the Qi Force would pose no threat!

Therefore, Tian Qi was somewhat apprehensive...

"This woman... Is actually this strong!"

"The power erupting from her fingertips can actually rival the black blade!"

Temporarily intimidated by Tian Qi’s power, Zheng Lun and Chen Qi couldn’t rashly attack, allowing Tian Qi an opportunity!

Tian Qi aimed both thumbs at Zheng Lun and Chen Qi, then bursts of powerful black Qi dashed straight towards them.

"Careful!"

Zheng Lun shouted and immediately leaped high.

Alerted by Zheng Lun, Chen Qi used Qinggong to evade the black Qi Force attack.

As the black Qi Force shot from Tian Qi’s thumb was too powerful for their black blades to withstand, dodging with Qinggong became the only strategy for them temporarily.

"Swish swish swish swish swish swish~~~~~~~"

Tian Qi pressed the attack, eager to quickly defeat the two personal guards, Zheng Lun and Chen Qi, allowing them no respite.

However, despite Tian Qi’s urgency, the black Qi Force from her thumb was too sluggish, resulting in dozens of Qi Forces being shot without success.

Furthermore, shooting Qi from both thumbs was a significant drain on Tian Qi’s internal Power of Death, causing her stamina to gradually falter...

Meanwhile, Zheng Lun and Chen Qi, the two personal guards, gradually adapted to the speed of the black Qi Force, becoming more adept at dodging.

"Hehehe~~~~~ This woman is out of strength. Finally, it’s our turn to shift from defense to offense!"

"Let’s see how she attacks us now?"

Zheng Lun and Chen Qi sneered, and seeing Tian Qi’s energy waning, they suddenly lunged at her.

"Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish~~~~~~~~"

The black knives in their hands were brandished arrogantly, and since just now, both had been using minimal Qi force to dodge Tian Qi’s black Qi force attacks. So now, they were full of energy, in stark contrast to the exhausted Tian Qi!

Zheng Lun’s black knife struck towards Tian Qi. Helpless, Tian Qi could only extend her thumb, from which a powerful black Qi force shot out, colliding with Zheng Lun’s black knife.

"Boom boom boom boom boom~~~~~~~~~"

The two forces clashed together, producing a violent sound.

Due to the immense power, Zheng Lun’s black knife was sent flying, but Tian Qi wasn’t spared either. The proximity was too close, and she, too, was affected, injured by the explosion caused by the clash of the two forces.

Tian Qi’s internal breath was damaged, blood oozing from the corner of her mouth...

If this were a one-on-one fight, Tian Qi might still have a chance to catch her breath. But as she defended against Zheng Lun’s attack, Chen Qi immediately swooped in and struck Tian Qi’s chest with his palm.

"Whalla!"

Tian Qi couldn’t avoid it and took the palm strike squarely, causing her insides to churn and her internal breath to become erratic...

Meanwhile, Zheng Lun also picked up the black knife that had slipped from his grasp, and with Chen Qi, slowly walked towards Tian Qi.

No matter how you looked at it, Tian Qi was obviously defeated...

"Tian Qi, you should be grateful you still have value to be used, or else we would have killed you right now! Thanks to you being one of the thirteen guardians of the Black Hole Clan, your life is temporarily spared! But once the Black Hole Clan’s grand plan is realized, there will be no place for people like you!"

Zheng Lun said coldly, causing Tian Qi’s face to twitch slightly...

"What using value? The four elders pretend to be benevolent and righteous, but I’ve had enough of it! I don’t believe it’s out of mercy that they don’t kill us, the thirteen guardians! They must be keeping us alive for some purpose!"

Tian Qi retorted bluntly to Zheng Lun’s words, and Zheng Lun snorted with laughter and said, "As expected of the only woman among the thirteen guardians, truly meticulous! Since the Black Hole Clan’s grand plan is about to be realized, I might as well reveal the truth to you now!"

"Truth?"

Tian Qi raised her eyebrows; she didn’t know what "truth" Zheng Lun was referring to...

"Zheng Lun, why bother telling so much to such a woman?"

Beside Zheng Lun, Chen Qi whispered a reminder, but Zheng Lun ignored his companion’s suggestion.

"What does it matter? This woman, like the other thirteen guardians, has been used by the Black Hole Clan for so many years and has made some contributions. Now, before she sacrifices her flesh and blood for the Black Hole Clan, let her die with open eyes!"

"..."

Zheng Lun’s words rendered Tian Qi silent; she already felt a massive conspiracy!

And Chen Qi also kept quiet, just watching Zheng Lun, perhaps he, too, like Zheng Lun, believed that Tian Qi posed no threat now, hence revealing the truth to her didn’t matter.

Since the conversation had already started, Zheng Lun naturally didn’t hold back and spoke frankly to Tian Qi.

"Tian Qi, did you know that while you thirteen guardians pride yourselves on your status in the Black Hole Clan, second only to the elders, in truth, you are merely tools raised by the elders? Once the Black Hole Clan’s grand plan commences, you all will become sacrifices!"

"Sacrifices?"

Tian Qi’s face slightly stiffened; she didn’t like words like sacrifices because it meant meaningless sacrifice.

"Exactly! Tian Qi, I just love your current expression!"

Zheng Lun laughed wildly, for Tian Qi’s expression was already somewhat twisted, and such a contorted expression was his favorite!

"Sacrifices! All thirteen guardians are sacrifices! But this matter is only known to the elders and their personal guards; others do not know! Now you should realize how ridiculous it is to be proud of being one of the thirteen guardians, right?"

"..."

Tian Qi clenched her fist tightly. Not just herself, even the general populace of the Black Hole Clan was proud of becoming a member of the thirteen guardians; but she hadn’t expected that the thirteen guardians would be in such a role for the Black Hole Clan’s rulers!

Zheng Lun continued unabashed: "After you become a guardian, we inject a unique serum into your body, which has no side effects on you, doesn’t interfere with your training, and doesn’t cause you any pain. If the Black Hole Clan’s grand plan can’t be realized in time, this serum won’t affect you your whole life.

But once the plan commences, the serum will play a massive role; by then, when the thirteen guardians gather together and the serum is exhausted, we, the Black Hole Clan, will fulfill our millennia-long dream of becoming true gods!"

As he spoke, Zheng Lun appeared exceptionally arrogant, and Chen Qi was also more complacent than before, as if the two personal guards had already become gods!

Tian Qi let out a bitter laugh and said, "So, is this the reason the Black Hole Clan doesn’t kill any rebellious guardians? Is this the true value of us ’thirteen guardians’? But the elders still flaunt their benevolence and morality; thinking about it now, such claims are truly disgusting!"