Chapter 2595: A Sneak Attack from a Stubborn Opponent

Alian had been sitting cross-legged on a jagged stone, her face tense with anxiety; seeing Rui Lin lunge at her, she was even more startled.

But she didn't rise, for a shadow appeared beside her, hoisted her onto its back, and fled toward the rear of the hall!

Its speed was astonishing—truly a blur—so swift that even Halu Tianfei, mid-air, couldn't match how fast it ran with both feet on the ground.

Mortal eyes couldn't even catch its afterimage.

Moreover, this thing wasn't much hindered by terrain, more elusive than a flea's leap.

When it occasionally turned its head, Ling Yun Xianjun realized:

"It's a Sua Sua ghost!"

This creature has blue skin, fangs, a pointed head and long legs, a ferocious appearance, and doesn't look like a deeply cultivated ghost or monster.

But it has a specialty: it runs fast.

Once fully engaged, its legs seem to tread on fire-wheels; even flying things in the sky can't outpace its leaps.

No wonder Halu Tian had sensed Alian's rapid movement from earlier—this thing was carrying her away.

The Sua Sua ghost is also called the Thief Ghost, for its weak magic power, it used to sneak into villages to steal children.

After chasing it over three hundred zhang, Yu Yu Xianzi suddenly said: "This thing is leading us in circles, trying to scatter us."

Given Rui Lin's running speed, it couldn't catch the Sua Sua ghost in a short time—unless the ghost tired itself out. So it began leading Rui Lin on a chase.

Another heavenly demon, hearing this, repeatedly threw dozens of thumbtack-like objects onto the ground.

Since the Sua Sua ghost wanted to lead them in circles, these bone-piercing nails would scatter evenly on their own, waiting for the ghost to loop around again and step on one!

Its only talent lies in its feet; if the soles were pierced, how fast could it still run?

But as soon as the heavenly demon finished laying the bone-piercing nails, the Sua Sua ghost made a sharp turn and dashed westward.

Yu Yu Xianzi exclaimed: "It's not circling anymore—did this thing grow eyes in the back?"

You should know the heavenly demon's act of scattering nails was very concealed; the surroundings were complex, the sky dark—how could the Sua Sua ghost possibly sense it?

Halu Tian suddenly said: "We've been under surveillance all along."

It controls the small world from the Yun Tai, and that's exactly how it does it.

Immortals and demons alike were startled—why hadn't they felt being watched?

"Because this kind of surveillance isn't just a simple gaze." Halu Tian knew their question, "Stay alert—this place is extremely dangerous!"

His warning made everyone's hearts tighten.

The Sua Sua ghost ahead suddenly leapt onto a large tree, pushed off, and sprang toward the opposite hill.

Rui Lin, naturally less agile, could only charge through the tree and head for the hill.

But as it brushed past the tree's edge, the originally motionless giant tree suddenly came alive—dozens of huge fan leaves flailed wildly.

Rui Lin extended its claws and, in two or three moves, tore it to pieces.

This is an evil palm tree, fond of attacking passing living beings.

After delaying just a few breaths, the Sua Sua ghost had climbed halfway up the hill, about to crest it.

Rui Lin lowered its head and pursued.

Ling Yun Xianjun complained: "This damned place—wood and earth-type arts can't be cast here; otherwise, we'd have blocked it long ago!"

Though the Sua Sua ghost runs this fast, if it were elsewhere, immortals and demons would have plenty of ways to stop it—like releasing ground spikes or strangling vines. But on this strange island, when they cast such environment-affecting arts, they get no response or cooperation from the earth.

"This place has a master." Yu Yu Xianzi now also agreed with Halu Tian's view, "It's probably truly a secret..."

Before the final "jing" character could be spoken, the surrounding Lin Mu let out a tremendous crash—

The earth shook!

In the next instant, immortals and demons felt the sky darken.

As if a meteor had fallen, a colossal boulder appeared out of nowhere and slammed hard onto Rui Lin!

Rui Lin is no small figure—nearly twenty zhang tall—after all, it's formed from over a dozen immortals and demons—but the falling boulder is the entire Shanfeng, more than three times its size!

That speed was as fast as pile-driving; Yu Yu Xianzi only had time to shout "Be careful," when the boulder struck Rui Lin's shoulder and neck!

This is where Halu Tian stands.

The sudden move caused Mu He Shen's heart-pearl to flare brightly, drawing more immortal and demon power to strengthen Rui Lin's defense.

His reaction was swift—the immense force of the boulder, tens of thousands of jun, didn't crush Rui Lin, but instead shattered itself into several large stone fragments.

When the immortals' and demons' power united, it was indeed formidable.

But when the ambush failed to crush, it switched to grabbing—seizing Rui Lin's neck, lifting it, and violently smashing and slamming it against a nearby wall!

Yes, the wall.

No one knew that behind the hill lay a towering, thick city wall, previously completely hidden by the hill, so the immortals and demons had never noticed it.

The wall's hardness was off the charts—being slammed seven or eight times by Rui Lin was like being hit seven or eight times by a siege ram, yet aside from some falling debris and a few dents on the surface, it didn't collapse!

Mu He Shen's face turned ashen, breath ragged: "Stop it, quickly!"

The "heart-pearl" divine ability to share damage had been nullified, and since Rui Lin's controller is him, his divine body bearing the brunt of the assault, he naturally absorbed the greatest impact.

The sudden monster attack on Rui Lin was hardly different from attacking him directly.

Without his special reminder, the immortals and demons had already launched their assault.

Now they also understood: the mastermind ambushing their own side was none other than the hill straight ahead.

Or more precisely, it was the hill transformed into a colossal stone giant!

When it sat on the ground, it looked like a short, plump, conical hill; but once it stretched out, it became a towering, massive mountain-like entity, its eyes emitting red light like searchlights.

What kind of great demon is this?

Many monsters possess earth affinity, but one this powerful is truly rare.

The stone giant's body surface is also coated with a layer of red light, so thick it seems about to drip; when immortals and demons' attacks strike it, there's always a strange dullness—whether water, fire, Lei Ting, acid, or poison, after passing through the red light and stone shell, their power seems vastly diminished.

But when the immortals and demons unite their strength, the force is earth-shaking. The stone giant's palms and elbow joints instantly develop over a dozen cracks—clearly, it can't withstand such force either.

But it still mustered its remaining strength, its two palms gripping Rui Lin's head and body respectively, and suddenly performed a wringing-towel motion.

Rui Lin was first smashed, then thrown; if it were a living being it would already be a mess of flavors, and even as a dharma body it was already covered in wounds, and after being wrung by the stone giant, several parts—such as the neck, tail, and numerous illusory hairs—directly turned to mush.

Mu He Shen's face turned ashen, and all the immortals and demons resisted with their full strength.

Immediately afterward, the stone giant, with its arm as the dividing line, had its front end instantly explode, and it itself cried out in pain; the hard stone fist shattered into rolling stones falling from the sky.

But Rui Lin was not wrung apart; although its radiance had weakened considerably all over, it still remained.

The stone giant had lost an arm, and in a short time could no longer unleash such high burst damage.

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