studiobondurri Chapter 111: Unexpected
Chapter 111: Unexpected
Chapter 111: Unexpected
Just as Yuan Ming’s Qingyu Sword pierced the one-eyed woman, a yellow halo once again lit up around her, trying to protect her body.
But the light was already dim. Seeing this, Yuan Ming took a step forward and unleashed his power to strike again.
"Chi!"
The yellow halo shattered, and the long sword pierced into the one-eyed woman’s back.
The one-eyed woman looked at the half of the sword blade sticking out from her chest, a look of disbelief flashed in her eyes. She opened her mouth, but no sound came out of her throat.
She couldn’t believe that the person who had been chased by them and ran all over the mountains before could now toy with her while she had no power to fight back.
Yuan Ming twisted the long sword in his hand, instantly crushing the one-eyed woman’s heart.
Before the wooden hairpin, which had lost its power, could turn around, it fell to the ground with a "clatter".
After searching the one-eyed woman’s body for a while, Yuan Ming only found a spiked whip and a broken yellow porcelain plaque. It should be the item that emitted the yellow light to protect the one-eyed woman.
However, it had been completely destroyed by the previous explosion of the earth fire thunder and Yuan Ming’s heavy blow.
Yuan Ming put away the whip and wooden hairpin without further investigation. He wanted to hurry back and take Tu Ya and her daughter away from here.
Just then, a sharp cry suddenly came from above the mountains.
"Hu Huo!" Yuan Ming gritted his teeth and turned his head, diving into the dense forest again.
In the sky, a green falcon swooped down towards this direction, and Hu Huo landed with two human xiaos.
He glanced at the corpse of the one-eyed woman, frowned, and then controlled the green falcon to chase after Yuan Ming in the direction he had left.
After he left, Wu Lu slowly caught up from behind.
Seeing the corpse of the one-eyed woman on the ground, he smirked and followed at a leisurely pace.
On the other side, Hu Huo controlled the green falcon to fly in the sky, holding a cylindrical magical tool in his hand, scanning the surroundings in the mountains.
Suddenly, he saw a white figure flash through a gap in the woods.
"Found it." Hu Huo’s eyes lit up.
This time, he didn’t call anyone over. One reason was that he was afraid of alarming Yuan Ming and letting him escape again, and the other reason was that he had two human xiaos, including Ha Gong, with him. He wasn’t worried about not being able to deal with Yuan Ming.
So he controlled the green falcon and immediately chased after the white figure.
However, Yuan Ming’s speed was much faster than before. When he activated his White Ape Transformation, he was even more agile, making it extremely difficult to track him in the mountains.
When Hu Huo finally caught up to a valley where the vegetation on both sides was slightly sparse, Yuan Ming’s figure was completely exposed.
It seemed that he wanted to use the river to cover his tracks and scent, but before he could jump into the river, he was already caught up.
Hu Huo sneered in his heart, pinched the slender flagpole of a triangular flag with two fingers, and lightly waved it towards Yuan Ming.
"Hu!"
The golden toad on the triangular flag immediately came to life, opening its mouth and spitting towards Yuan Ming.
In an instant, a surge of golden-red flames rushed towards Yuan Ming by the river.
Feeling the danger, Hu Huo quickly retreated, creating distance between him and the black vine.
Just as he thought he had escaped the range of the black vine’s attack, a surprising scene unfolded.
From within the flames, a small black toad leaped out, heading straight for his face. The bulge on its back was connected to the slender black vine.
As the distance between them closed, the slender black vine gathered strength for another thrust, aiming straight for his throat again.
Just as the black vine was about to hit Hu Huo, a white figure suddenly leaped in front of him, blocking the attack. It was the humanoid specter.
The black vine pierced through the specter’s upper abdomen, surprisingly penetrating its tough skin.
A stream of poison quickly flowed into its body.
The specter’s abdomen was quickly corroded by the poison, and it soon fell to the ground.
Seeing this, Hu Huo was shocked and a series of questions arose in his mind, "That little black thing... could it be a spirit beast? When did Yuan Ming acquire such a creature?"
As this thought arose, he quickly waved the triangular flag, and the rolling flames immediately surged towards the black toad.
However, the successful black toad had already returned to Yuan Ming’s side at his summon.
At this moment, a white figure swam against the current in the river. It was Ha Gong.
Seeing this, Yuan Ming immediately jumped into the river with the black toad, swam past Ha Gong, and headed downstream.
Earlier, he had used a vine-woven dummy to float downstream with the white ape’s skin, fooling Hu Huo into thinking that the skin-changing technique was still his only reliance.
"This kid is getting harder and harder to deal with." Watching Yuan Ming’s retreating figure, Hu Huo frowned again.
He shook the bell in his hand, sending Ha Gong after Yuan Ming again, while he planned to meet up with Kun Tu.
...
Yuan Ming quickly found the white ape’s skin on a shallow beach. After he got ashore, he looked back and then looked up at the sky.
"Hu Huo didn’t catch up?" He thought to himself.
At this moment, a black shadow circled back in the night sky. It was the soul crow that had led Kun Tu away by grabbing the corner of his clothes.
The soul crow flew into Yuan Ming’s forehead, returning to his sea of consciousness.
He had basically mastered Hu Huo’s methods and could handle them with ease. Now, what worried him more was Kun Tu.
This man’s cultivation was profound, and he possessed a medium-grade magical weapon. After becoming an inner disciple, his strength must have increased, so he needed to be cautious.
Yuan Ming pondered for a moment, then cast the Wood Concealment Technique.
After his soul transformed, his control over mana became more acute, and the effect of the Wood Concealment Technique improved. The nearby birds, beasts, and insects were completely unaware of his presence.
Yuan Ming was very satisfied with this. He took a detour back to Miao Hua Village to check on Tu Ya and her mother.
The Wood Concealment Technique worked extremely well, and he returned to Miao Hua Village without any mishaps. However, Tu Ya and her mother were nowhere to be found.
There were no signs of a fight in the surroundings, and he could vaguely see two sets of footprints in the grass. It seemed that they had escaped on their own.
(End of Chapter)