Chapter 1006: Plucking Stars

Plucking Stars

Killing intent filled beneath the human skin.

Under the effect of the Rank 8 [Blood Raiment], flesh and blood visibly regenerated on the headless Hong Xiu's body, and ghastly white bones regenerated beneath the shriveled skin. Everything that had been stolen by the Silver King was slowly recovering...

The Pathway Chief of [Asura], growing flesh on white bones, rebirth from a drop of blood!

The Silver King could steal her organs, but even if she was dismantled into pieces, she could still self-regenerate everything in her body, being almost unaging and undying.

Bai Ye's "memory theft" was ineffective against Hong Xiu, and Chi Tong's "material theft" was equally helpless against the regenerating Hong Xiu. The ineffectiveness of the two paths made the Silver King's expression incredibly gloomy.

But he was, after all, the demigod who stole the entire "Path of the Thief". The Path of the Thief paths in his hands were far more than just these.

"No matter how well you can fight, you're still only Rank 8..."

As the Silver King slowly spoke, countless Path of the Thief paths began to outline behind him. He raised his arm, as if wanting to grab something from the divine paths behind him...

Although she had no head and no expression could be seen, Hong Xiu's killing intent was already unstoppable. Densely packed tentacles of killing intent obscured the heavens and earth, like a surging tide, swallowing the Silver King within in an instant!

Amidst the mighty killing intent, a point of spear light pierced the heavens and earth, pressing straight toward the center of the Silver King's brows!

Right at this moment,

A path was forcefully dragged out from the "Path of the Thief" by the Silver King!!

...

Wuji Domain, Clock Tower.

The massive clock slowly rotated on the top floor of the ancient Clock Tower, emitting dull creaking sounds... Behind the hollowed-out patterns, a figure stood calmly, his eyes gazing intently at the roaring battlefield in the distance.

"Brother Xiao Li... the thunder outside is so loud." A-Qian's head was buried behind Ying Fu, her little face pale from fright.

"Are they not done fighting yet?"

"... Not yet." Ying Fu covered A-Qian's ears with one hand and slowly spoke, "However, it should be over soon."

"Alright..."

A-Qian replied softly.

Just as Ying Fu was fully engrossed in observing the battlefield, a figure hurriedly ran up behind him.

"Your Majesty...!" The one who came was none other than Mo Lian, who was supposed to be guarding the door of the Clock Tower. At this moment, he was profusely sweating, as if he had just hurriedly dashed all the way up.

"What's so urgent?"

"Your Majesty, something doesn't seem quite right..."

As Mo Lian spoke, his face visibly paled. He slowly raised his hands and spoke in a tone near collapse:

"My [Plucking Stars] path... seems to have been drawn away."

Hearing this sentence, Ying Fu's pupils contracted slightly, and then, as if thinking of something, he abruptly looked back at the battlefield!

...

In the void, a path gradually solidified in the Silver King's palm. Eight flickering starlights connected with one another, actually slowly outlining the silhouette of a Western knight's spear!

Path of the Thief, [Plucking Stars] path.

As the eight stars on this path suddenly flared up, an indescribable aura locked onto the galloping Hong Xiu!

The next moment, the tide of killing intent filling the heavens and earth vanished into thin air, as if a portion of Hong Xiu's power had been forcibly stolen... Immediately after, the long spear of killing intent she gripped tightly suddenly dispersed out of nowhere, dissipating into nothingness.

Hong Xiu's [Asura] skills were being stolen one after another by the [Plucking Stars] path!

Rank 8 skills, Rank 7 skills, Rank 6 skills...

For every skill Hong Xiu lost, the killing intent surrounding her lost one variation. At the same time, one star on the long spear in the Silver King's hand turned black, sealing the stolen skill within!

Rank 5 skills, Rank 4 skills...

The roaring killing intent thunderbolts among the clouds dispersed and vanished. Hong Xiu, having lost almost all buffs, did not hesitate in the slightest because of this. Still like an unstoppable God of Slaughter, she swung her bare fists at the Silver King.

The Silver King continuously retreated, but at this moment he seemed to have lost the power to steal space and could not teleport. He could only stagger backward, barely dodging Hong Xiu's attacks...

Bang, bang——!!

Although she had lost her skills, Hong Xiu's physical combat power was still terrifying to the extreme. Two punches grazed the Silver King's body as they swung past, blasting out a large mist of blood. And at this time, the seventh star on the long spear in the Silver King's hand had already turned black!

The Silver King's eyes narrowed slightly. Facing Hong Xiu's next punch, he did not dodge, but directly hurled the roaring long spear in his hand!!

Facing that long spear piercing the firmament, Hong Xiu didn't have the slightest trace of fear. Raising her fist, she smashed it toward the spear tip with the force of an army of thousands, as if to blast it directly into scrap iron!

One person and one spear rapidly closed in on each other in the air!

Just at the instant Hong Xiu's fist was about to touch the spear tip, the eighth star on the spear turned pitch black like ink.

[Asura] Path First-Tier skill — Blood Raiment.

The moment she lost the Blood Raiment, Hong Xiu's body was as if drained. The incompletely grown bones and flesh halted, and in an instant, the howling spear tip directly pierced through her chest...

A shriveled and powerless body instantly streaked across half the Wuji Domain, like a falling black meteor.

Everyone saw this scene;

Her figure streaked across the skyline, her fresh blood fluttering and scattering over Wuji, like a bright and silent rain, pitter-pattering, falling into the mortal realm.

Cao Jun only felt his vision blur, and subconsciously reached up to touch his cheek.

As he slightly lowered his head, he saw thick, deep red blood slowly flowing along the gaps between his fingers...

Warm, slippery.

Cao Jun blankly stared at this smear of scarlet, standing in place like a sculpture.

Thud——!!

The long spear pierced through Hong Xiu's chest, swept across half the Wuji Domain, and ultimately nailed her dead onto the domain's city wall.

Hong Xiu, having her [Blood Raiment] stolen, had already lost her monstrous regenerative ability. Her body was nailed to the wall, silently swaying in the wind...

Like a garment dyed red with fresh blood.

The entire Wuji Domain plunged into a dead silence.

The black sun failed to rise in the Wuji Domain. The thick haze once again obscured the firmament, and from this moment on, a deeper despair shrouded the earth once again.

Rustle, rustle, rustle——

A figure slowly passed through the hazy streets. The black British Overcoat swayed silently, ultimately coming to a halt before the city wall where Hong Xiu was nailed.

He raised his head, and in those deep blue eyes, the wind-swaying remains of Hong Xiu were clearly reflected...

"To be pushed to this extent, and yet still unable to kill you... The Pathway Chief of [Asura] is indeed hard to kill."

"However..."

"The current you is no different from being dead."

The Silver King did not pull out that long spear. It was precisely because of that long spear's existence that Hong Xiu's skills were stolen and sealed...

If those skills were allowed to return to Hong Xiu's body, who knew if this woman would climb up once again like a cockroach and fight him to the bitter end.