Free Web NovelChapter 117: Chapter 112: A Shocking Turn
Faced with a sudden pincer attack, Wang Xin Yu was clearly flustered. Panic flashed across her face. She gritted her teeth, not daring to meet them head-on. With a light tap of her feet, she hastily retreated.
"You Yun!"
Wang Xin Yu let out a low cry and formed a Finger Technique. Waves of green light enveloped her, concentrating around her feet. Her speed instantly increased by a whole new level. She swayed, darting left and right, making her difficult to touch as she just barely dodged their attacks.
"Hmph. Just a petty trick."
The Cultivator in the blood-red robe snorted coldly. After standing still for a moment to get his bearings, a bloody glint suddenly appeared in his eyes. His palms turned crimson, and with a heavy stomp on the Cloud Platform, his speed surged. He shot off toward a specific direction behind her like a terrifying streak of blood-red light!
"Blood Thunder Claw!"
At the same time, the Cultivator in the green robe also sprang into action, his figure as swift as the wind as he quickly followed his companion, unwilling to be left behind.
"Damn it!"
Wang Xin Yu’s expression changed drastically. She knew she couldn’t dodge. In that moment of crisis, the Biluo Snake let out an anxious hiss.
Its tail flicked powerfully against the platform. Ignoring the Wind and Cloud Goose and the Earth-Split Rat, it shot in front of Wang Xin Yu with even greater speed, taking the brunt of the two cultivators’ assault with its own body to block the attack for her.
"BOOM!!!"
A roar echoed across the stage. The massive snake tail slammed against the ground, making the entire Cloud Platform tremble, yet the platform itself remained completely unscathed.
"Biluo Snake!"
Wang Xin Yu cried out in alarm, her teeth clenched and her eyes turning slightly red.
The Biluo Snake was clearly suffering after taking the two cultivators’ attacks. Its forked tongue flickered endlessly, and a section of the green scales on its belly was dented and covered in cracks.
If not for its powerful body and the resilience of its serpentine form, which allowed it to dissipate the force, that blow would have likely been fatal.
"Your Spiritual Snake is certainly loyal," the Cultivator in the green robe snorted, his arm trembling almost imperceptibly.
"Wind and Cloud Slash!"
"Earth Split Strike!"
At the same time, the Wind and Cloud Goose and the Earth-Split Rat didn’t stay idle. The goose, high in the air, swung its blade-like wings. A semicircular, green Sword Qi over ten feet long tore through the air and shot out violently.
Meanwhile, the Earth-Split Rat on the ground slammed its forelimbs onto the platform. Instantly, a three-meter-high wave of energy, like a rolling earth dragon, surged toward the Biluo Snake!
One attack from the air and one from the ground instantly cut off all the Biluo Snake’s escape routes. It was inescapable.
But the Biluo Snake was unwilling to show weakness. It raised its head, revealing green fangs, and spat a mouthful of deep green, viscous liquid straight at the airborne Wind and Cloud Slash!
"HSSSSSS!"
The deep green venom was extremely corrosive. In its presence, even an energy attack like the Wind and Cloud Slash began slowly Melting away into nothing!
As for the Earth Split Strike, the Biluo Snake, in its haste, could only coil its body as best it could, ultimately taking the hit squarely with its tail.
"THUD!"
Its heavy body crashed to the ground. Though it used the momentum to cushion the blow, another section of its tail was slightly caved in.
Just as the three cultivators were catching their breath, a figure appeared silently on the Cloud Platform, as quiet and sudden as a phantom.
"Colorful Star Deer, Soul Stepping!"
Yu Changsheng’s cold, sharp voice rang out, like a specter calling for their souls.
The Colorful Star Deer immediately understood. It tapped its front hoof lightly on the Cloud Platform, and an invisible ripple instantly spread out from it as the center.
In a confined space like the Cloud Platform, Soul Stepping was simply impossible to avoid.
’Not good! When did he get here? How did I not sense a thing?!’
At that moment, all three people on the Cloud Platform were stunned, their expressions changing drastically. Already exhausted and caught completely off guard, they took the full force of the Colorful Star Deer’s attack with no defense whatsoever!
In an instant, the three cultivators and their Spirit Pets felt the world spin. Their qi and blood fell into chaos, and a tearing pain ripped through their minds.
Immediately after, the Red Refining Snake and the Golden-Winged Eagle appeared. They each went for the Earth-Split Rat and the Wind and Cloud Goose, launching a decisive strike while their opponents were still dazed from the Soul Stepping attack!
"ROAR!"
Snakes are the natural predators of rats, and a Red Refining Snake was no exception. Unsurprisingly, the Red Refining Snake opened its cavernous maw, Poisonous Fire swirling within, and in a single gulp, swallowed the stupefied Earth-Split Rat!
The Golden-Winged Eagle’s eyes held a look of contempt. In a single pass, moving like a bolt of lightning, its tail feathers transformed into a fish’s tail and viciously whipped down onto the Wind and Cloud Goose’s back.
Thanks to its previous experience fighting Lei Kai’s Wind and Cloud Goose, it handled this one with even greater proficiency. It was useless even though this Wind and Cloud Goose was stronger than Lei Kai’s.
A streak of color plummeted from the sky, hitting the platform with a dull thud. The Wind and Cloud Goose was instantly knocked unconscious and severely injured.
Of course, Yu Changsheng wasn’t idle either. With a single Shadow Flash, he appeared instantly before the Cultivator in the blood-red robe. Without a moment’s hesitation, he drove a powerful, heavy fist into the man’s abdomen.
"CRACK."
The sound of breaking ribs echoed. The Blood Robe Cultivator was sent flying, his body curling up like a shrimp in mid-air. He uncontrollably spat out a mouthful of blood, and his aura instantly withered. Only his eyes remained, barely cracked open as he tried to see just who his attacker was.
But Yu Changsheng wouldn’t give him the chance. The next second, before the Blood Robe Cultivator could even hit the ground, Yu Changsheng used another Shadow Flash. He appeared suddenly in mid-air above the man and brought his elbow down heavily, smashing it into the center of his abdomen!
"BAM!!!"
In that instant, the Blood Robe Cultivator’s pupils dilated. He spewed another mouthful of blood that blossomed into a grim flower in the air. Droplets splattered down, blending seamlessly with his blood-red robe.
His body hurtled down even faster, smashing onto the edge of the Cloud Platform with a loud CRASH. His eyes closed, and it was impossible to tell if he was dead or alive.
After the Alchemy Conference, Yu Changsheng had refined and consumed a Body Forging Pill, making the power behind his fists far greater than that of an ordinary Cultivator.
The green-robed Cultivator didn’t fare any better. His power was a notch below the Blood Robe Cultivator’s to begin with. After the Red Refining Snake and Golden-Winged Eagle dealt with their opponents, they turned and attacked him. A single tail whip and a slash were all it took. Unable to withstand the assault, he collapsed to the ground, barely breathing.
In a mere instant, just as the original three combatants began to process what was happening, the tables had been completely turned!
Now, only Wang Xin Yu and her Biluo Snake had any fighting strength left on the stage. The sudden turn of events left Wang Xin Yu stunned for a moment. As soon as she recovered her wits, she gave a command to her Biluo Snake without the slightest hesitation:
"Biluo Snake, use everything you have! Green Fall and Yellow Springs!"
The Biluo Snake shook its head. Its eerie green eyes suddenly turned completely white. It opened its mouth wide, and an illusory vortex, tinged with green and yellow, materialized and began to spin slowly. Then, it burst into thousands of rays of light that shot toward Yu Changsheng and his pets.
Seizing the opportunity, Wang Xin Yu didn’t hesitate for a second. She shot backward, leaping off the Cloud Platform and into a white fog that had, at some unknown point, enveloped the surroundings. Everything below the Cloud Platform was a blur. Only the area on the platform itself, contained by a screen of light, remained clear.
From within the fog, Wang Xin Yu’s panicked voice cried out.
"Fellow Daoist, I withdraw voluntarily! We have no grievances between us, there’s no need to be so merciless!"
’She knew full well that against a monster who could instantly kill two other cultivators, she didn’t stand a chance. Her only hope was to escape with her life.’
