nyslfriends Chapter 167 Fisherman
Chapter 167 Fisherman
Chapter 167: The Fisherman
Guan Ming was secretly alarmed,
and his heart grew even more cautious.
He formed a hand seal, and the magical power within his Dantian surged like a flood,
pouring into the Talisman Treasure as if his life depended on it.
The crescent-shaped ring blade flashed with light on its surface,
and its power immediately increased by thirty percent.
Ye Zhuxin also knew that this was the most crucial moment,
and she did not flinch.
She likewise mobilized her abundant magical power to cover her scales, confronting it head-on.
The two were in a stalemate for a long time.
The Spiritual Qi on the crescent-shaped ring blade surged like a tide, impacting the green snake scales wave after wave.
As time passed,
both sides' magical power was nearing depletion, on the verge of their limits.
Although Ye Zhuxin's Yao Beast body was formidable and its toughness was no weaker than a Magic Treasure replica,
ultimately, it was still a body of flesh and blood,
unable to refine itself completely into a Magic Treasure like a Sixth-Grade Yao Beast.
Confronting a Magic Treasure in this manner naturally put her at a considerable disadvantage.
There were no problems in the short term,
but after a long stalemate, signs of decline were now evident.
The layers of greenish scales gradually began to show some subtle cracks,
from which trickles of crimson blood slowly seeped out.
Even Guan Ming could tell at a glance that
the opponent was at the end of their rope.
Seeing this situation,
he couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.
He flipped his hand, took out several Medicinal Pills from his Storage Pouch, and consumed them.
With his other hand, he held a Mid-Grade Spirit Stone full of Spiritual Qi,
replenishing the consumption of magical power in his Dantian
while also increasing the magical power used to activate the Talisman Treasure by a few points.
Ye Zhuxin's expression for the first time became somewhat solemn.
In her cold vertical pupils, an unusual light flickered.
She was not an indecisive person,
especially at this critical moment of life and death.
Ye Zhuxin quickly made a decision.
“Later, I will attach all my Divine Sense to the Yao Core and take this scoundrel's life.
You prepare to activate the symbiotic Spirit Bamboo for protection, and do not let that ring blade Talisman Treasure harm you during this interval.”
Upon hearing Ye Zhuxin's words,
Ye Yingying's consciousness in her mind became a little flustered.
She said, somewhat at a loss:
“Ah? Will you come back then?
You know, I'm not good at fighting, I can't do it without you.
Can't you not leave?
I—I promise to listen to you from now on, and never go against you again.”
Ye Zhuxin felt the sincere and pure emotions of the other party,
and a rare smile of relief appeared on her face.
“No.
Your Cultivation progress is still too slow, and many profound Spells cannot be cast at this time.
Only this method can break through all of the opponent's protective Magical Artifacts and kill him in one fell swoop.
The commotion here is quite large, we cannot delay.
You don't need to worry, by forcibly using this Spell, I will only fall into a brief slumber and will awaken after some time.
Listen carefully, during the time I am absent, you must be extremely cautious, think twice about everything,
and never act childishly like before,
nor neglect your Cultivation—”
Ye Zhuxin quickly explained the subsequent matters.
When the scales on her body were covered with cracks like a spiderweb,
and it looked like they were about to completely shatter,
she stopped her incessant chatter, her snake pupils narrowed, and she said in a deep voice:
“Now, quickly summon the symbiotic Spirit Bamboo!”
The green snake opened its blood-red mouth,
and spat out two treasures.
One was the emerald-green Spirit Bamboo,
and the other was the Yao Core enveloped in a faint white mist.
Seeing that success was within reach,
Guan Ming's face, which had an abnormal flush due to magical power exhaustion,
couldn't help but show a hint of joy.
Looking at the rapidly approaching Yao Core,
he immediately sneered.
“A trapped beast still fights!”
Guan Ming flipped his hand and once again unleashed his Judge Cui's Pen.
Streaks of white light scattered down, landing on the Yao Core.
Due to insufficient magical power,
the Judge Pen only slowed down the opponent's flight speed,
and did not completely restrict it in place.
But Guan Ming had not intended to place all his hopes on this treasure anyway.
After slightly delaying the Yao Core,
he injected all his magical power into the crescent-shaped ring blade.
As long as its main body was shattered,
the Yao Core would naturally not be a problem.
Crack!
Although Ye Zhuxin and Ye Yingying's body transfer was very smooth, there was still a momentary gap in magical power.
It was this short gap that Guan Ming seized the opportunity,
and the crescent-shaped ring blade shone brightly.
The layers of scales finally shattered inch by inch.
Without this layer of scales,
in just a moment, the entire snake body was almost cut in half by the ring blade.
Ye Yingying had just taken over the body and was stimulated by the pain of being almost cut in half, letting out a mournful cry.
Even though Ye Zhuxin's consciousness had left her body,
she still felt this excruciating pain.
She hardened her heart,
her Divine Sense burst forth, forcibly breaking through the Judge Pen's restriction.
The Yao Core, with lightning speed, crashed into Guan Ming.
The latter's expression changed.
On one hand, he urged the ring blade to continue slicing the snake's body,
and on the other hand, he hastily unleashed a paper lantern Magical Artifact.
Before he could make any further moves,
the Yao Core pierced through him and the paper lantern together.
Guan Ming's eyes showed intense unwillingness,
and he fell straight down like a kite with a broken string.
The crescent-shaped ring blade, having lost its master's control, suddenly stopped rotating.
This extremely tragic battle seemed to have finally come to an end.
However,
within the Yao Core, Ye Zhuxin's weakened consciousness did not relax in the slightest.
She stared intently at the paper lantern, her heart quite solemn.
“I underestimated this Human Emperor Hall Deacon; I didn't expect him to have this life-extending lamp for protection. But you don't need to worry, this person is at the end of his rope, even if he lives again, it's just a dying struggle. Quickly use the symbiotic Spirit Bamboo to send him to the afterlife—”
After Ye Zhuxin finished her last sentence,
her consciousness fell into a deep slumber.
Ye Yingying heard this and was a little flustered.
“Sister, you know me, I've never harmed any life, let alone killed anyone. I can't do it, Sister—”
Since she gained sentience,
Ye Yingying's mind had been terrifyingly quiet for the first time.
No other sounds came out.
Just as she was at a loss,
the damaged paper lantern suddenly lit up with a puff.
Upon closer inspection, one could see a faint flame burning within it.
Wisps of green smoke drifted with the wind, eventually entering Guan Ming's body through his nose.
His eyelids twitched for a moment,
and then suddenly opened.
“Cough, cough, it seems I, this Deacon, am still superior.”
Guan Ming clutched the bloody penetrating wound on his abdomen, struggling to get up.
A twisted smile appeared on his pale face.
He hastily took out a few healing Medicinal Pills and consumed them.
With a wave of his single hand,
the crescent-shaped ring blade Talisman Treasure began to spin again.
At this moment,
there was no longer any coldness in the green snake's pupils; only a bewildered and helpless look remained.
Even if Guan Ming was dull, he vaguely guessed what was going on.
This might be the one body, two souls mentioned in ancient texts.
However, what differed slightly from the texts was that
historically recorded cases of one body, two souls often had the Yao Beast body grow two completely different heads,
but for some reason, this green snake only had one.
Compared to the previously aloof and cold consciousness,
this innocent and pure Soul was clearly much easier to deal with.
Guan Ming was too lazy to delve into the reason at this point.
He once again coaxed:
“Little girl, I, this Deacon, can give you another chance.
As long as you are willing to surrender, I can guarantee not to harm you.
You and I have no grievances; I, this Deacon, merely want some information.
Why must we fight to the death?
Don't you agree?”
If the opponent died, he could at most obtain some extraordinarily valuable Materials.
Only by keeping her alive could Guan Ming maximize his benefits.
Although Ye Yingying was a bit naive,
she was not foolish at all.
She always kept in mind Ye Zhuxin's instructions before she fell asleep,
and despite her inner resistance to taking a life for the first time,
she was still trying her best to reason with herself.
Ye Yingying hesitated in her heart,
but her actions showed no hesitation.
With a wave of her delicate hand, the verdant green bamboo grew with the wind.
“Heh heh, stubbornly misguided!
If it were the other you, I, this Deacon, would still be wary,
but the current you simply cannot do anything to me!”
Guan Ming subtly put psychological pressure on the opponent,
attempting to dismantle Ye Yingying's defenses from within.
He knew his own situation.
At this moment, he was truly at his wit's end.
Being able to persuade the opponent to give up with words was naturally the best choice.
However,
just as he was about to offer further persuasion,
a sword rainbow streaked across the sky.
Feeling the astonishing magical power fluctuations emanating from it, both the man and the snake's expressions changed involuntarily.
Had the commotion here been too great, finally attracting the attention of other Cultivators?
Thinking this,
Guan Ming forced himself to calm down, slapped his Storage Pouch, and took out a token from it.
He said in a deep voice with full vigor:
“Fellow Daoist, please stop. The Human Emperor Hall is on official business, quickly retreat. If you do not retreat, the consequences will be your own responsibility!”
If an ordinary Cultivator heard these words,
they would inevitably have to carefully consider in their hearts
the consequences of rashly provoking the behemoth that was the Human Emperor Hall.
But the sword rainbow did not stop at all; instead, it accelerated slightly.
Guan Ming's eyes narrowed, and killing intent immediately appeared.
He wanted to see who dared to ignore the authority of the Human Emperor Hall in such a manner.
But upon seeing it,
Guan Ming's face couldn't help but show a look of surprise.
“It's you?! You little thief, you actually dare to come back?”
Enveloped in the blue sword rainbow was a middle-aged Cultivator.
This person had flowing black hair, with slightly graying temples on both sides.
His attire was quite simple; apart from the extraordinary Flying Sword under his feet and the solitary Storage Pouch at his waist,
he looked no different from an ordinary Mortal.
Such a low-key and cautious character, who else could it be but Li Lan?
If Guan Ming had died under the Yao Core,
he might have left with peace of mind.
But unfortunately,
the other party did not die.
Ye Yingying was somewhat indecisive again.
With others being unreliable,
Li Lan ultimately had to take action himself.
He knew that there was no time to delay at this moment,
and so, as soon as he made a move, he unleashed all his trump cards.
After pre-charging the Qinghong Duan Shui Sword Method Treasure Talisman,
Li Lan had rushed over at the fastest speed.
Upon arriving here,
Li Lan didn't bother to say a single word of nonsense.
He joined two fingers and pointed at Guan Ming.
The Qinghong Duan Shui Sword Method Treasure Talisman trembled slightly and swiftly flew out.
Closely following it were the Silver Light Needle and the Judge Pen, two treasures,
as well as Qi Refining Fourth Level Spirit Bean Soldiers holding various High Grade Third-Tier Magical Artifacts, with Qinghao Fenxiao Talisman in their mouths.