Chapter 249: Stripping Art

Boom!

Black Qi rolled in, and the eight-armed Otherkind within it slapped the ground; as the earth shook, its figure leaped up, bringing with it a shadow and a cold wind, whistling directly toward the location of Li Luo and the other two.

The power of Malice that erupted from its body made it clear to Li Luo and the others what the strength of this Otherkind was.

At the very least, it was at the strength of the fourth pattern of the Pattern-Birth Stage!

If they were to take a head-on blow, none of the three could withstand it; after all, the gap in raw strength was indeed not small.

Therefore, the three of them hurriedly dodged.

Thud!

The eight-armed Otherkind landed, missing its target, but it turned and lunged out again; its eight blood-matted arms, like bloody snakes, struck out like lightning toward the three who were dodging.

The three of them hurriedly used their respective methods to resist while jumping back.

During this brief clash, both Li Luo and Xin Fu had exchanged initial blows with the eight-armed Otherkind, and the result was indeed as they had expected: the opponent's power was too strong, and that surging, twisted power of Malice whistled toward them, making them feel as if they were in an ice cellar, with their bodies showing signs of gradually losing control.

In just a short moment, the three of them had already begun to look somewhat disheveled amidst the frantic attacks of the eight-armed Otherkind.

At the top of a large tree not far from the Purification Tower, Jiang Qing'e and the other two looked down at the battle from a high vantage point, their expressions varying.

Tian Tian asked with a smile, "Captain, it seems they are having a very difficult time dealing with it."

Qiu Bai nodded and said, "This White-Erosion Otherkind is already extremely close to the strength of the fifth pattern of the Pattern-Birth Stage; this is indeed very tricky and dangerous for them."

Jiang Qing'e still did not speak, her golden eyes fixed tightly on the scene, though Tian Tian and Qiu Bai still keenly sensed the Light Resonance Power within her body fluctuating slightly.

Clearly, at this moment, Jiang Qing'e was on the verge of intervening.

They looked at the battle in the distant withered forest, feeling a slight sense of regret; they were so close, Li Luo and the others could have independently activated this Purification Tower.

However, there was no need to have such high expectations; after all, Li Luo and the others were still freshmen, and being able to achieve this much on their first attempt was actually quite impressive.

While they were thinking this, the offensive of the eight-armed Otherkind in the withered forest became increasingly violent, and as its fleshy long arms swept across, both Li Luo and Xin Fu were sent flying backward.

Immediately, the eight-armed Otherkind hissed, its eight arms slammed into the ground, and its speed surged, lunging directly toward Li Luo's position; it had already sensed that the latter was the most threatening of the three.

This lunge by the eight-armed Otherkind was extremely fast, so fast that even Li Luo could not dodge in time; the shadow covered him and slammed heavily onto the ground.

In the distance, the slender jade hand of Jiang Qing'e gripping her heavy sword tightened abruptly, and Light Resonance Power began to rise from her delicate body.

Boom!

However, just at this moment, the ground the eight-armed Otherkind lunged toward suddenly collapsed, as if forming a large pit, and Li Luo was currently hanging onto the edge of the large pit.

As for the eight-armed Otherkind, it had fallen into that large pit.

"That is..." Qiu Bai exclaimed in surprise.

"It looks like a pit trap they concocted, and there is even water inside; this was formed by the power of Water Resonance, right? But what is the use of it?" Tian Tian also asked, puzzled.

A water pit could not possibly trap a top-tier White-Erosion Otherkind.

Jiang Qing'e's hand gripping the sword hilt quietly relaxed a little, her eyes fixed on that direction; although she was not quite sure what use a water pit would have, given Li Luo's personality, he should not be doing something useless.

This must be something he had in mind, right?

And just as curiosity arose in her heart, Li Luo leaped up from the edge of the water pit, and the eight-armed Otherkind in the pit was also roaring as it tried to rush out.

"Star-Light Butterfly!" Bai Mengmeng shouted, and Resonance Power like starlight gushed out, turning into a continuous dance of light butterflies; the light butterflies rushed toward the eight-armed Otherkind, immediately causing its body to stiffen slightly, as it had caused it to hallucinate.

However, very quickly, the power of Malice surged on the body of the eight-armed Otherkind, directly erasing the illusion caused by the Star-Light Butterfly.

"Ten Thousand Shadow Binding Art!"

But just as the eight-armed Otherkind broke free from the influence of Bai Mengmeng's illusion, Xin Fu's low voice followed immediately; one could see black threads shooting out from the shadows, wrapping around the body of the eight-armed Otherkind, preventing it from jumping out of the water pit.

"Captain, I can only hold on for five seconds!" Xin Fu's forehead veins bulged as he growled.

"Xin Fu, watch your words! Mengmeng is here!" Li Luo kindly reminded him.

Upon hearing this, Xin Fu nearly spat out a mouthful of blood; at a time like this, you are still playing around!

However, although Li Luo was teasing him, his actions were not slow at all; he looked at the eight-armed Otherkind trapped in the water pit, took a deep breath, and his hands suddenly formed seals, the Resonance Art he had already prepared being unleashed at this moment.

"Tiger General Art, Water Flow Stripping Art!"

Splash!

As he channeled his Resonance Art, a massive water ball suddenly formed in the water pit, and in the center of the water ball was the eight-armed Otherkind struggling violently.

Inside the water ball, the water flow suddenly rotated at high speed, and a powerful tearing force emerged from within, acting directly upon the body of the eight-armed Otherkind.

Under this rotating tear, Li Luo and the other two were overjoyed to see that the pale white human skin of the eight-armed Otherkind was actually being stripped away bit by bit.

And beneath the human skin, bright red flesh was wriggling, and a furious roar was emitted faintly; another aura of an Otherkind emerged at this moment.

It was precisely the Fleshy Otherkind that had been swallowed by the Human-Skin Otherkind earlier!

Under Li Luo's Stripping Art, the Fleshy Otherkind that the Human-Skin Otherkind had previously swallowed was being forcibly pulled out.

The Human-Skin Otherkind let out a shrill scream; at this moment, it not only had to resist the tearing of the water flow but also had to suppress the Fleshy Otherkind that had begun to resist inside its body, and its situation suddenly became very bad.

However, at this time, no matter how it resisted, this internal and external resistance made it unable to maintain its own power any longer.

Therefore, after just a dozen breaths, accompanied by a piercing screech, the eight-armed Otherkind in the water ball was forcibly split into two.

"Captain, it worked! You are too amazing!" Bai Mengmeng exclaimed in surprise.

Xin Fu was also relieved, unable to help but reveal an admiring smile.

When Li Luo proposed this battle plan earlier, he had been somewhat hesitant; after all, Li Luo's approach was to use a crude method to forcibly pull out the Fleshy Otherkind that the Human-Skin Otherkind had just eaten, which would not only interrupt the evolution of the Human-Skin Otherkind but also cause the two Otherkind to kill each other, while they would reap the benefits.

Xin Fu was very surprised by Li Luo's train of thought; after all, most people probably wouldn't think of this kind of path...

Captain is really quite eccentric.

At this moment, even Xin Fu had to sigh in admiration in his heart.

Compared to the two excited people, Li Luo's expression was much calmer; he had long anticipated this scene because this Stripping Art had also been enhanced by him.

Other people's Stripping Art was only driven by water flow, and the stripping strength was limited, but in this Stripping Art of his, Light Resonance Power had been added; with the help of the light flow, that tearing force could make the Human-Skin Otherkind suffer enough, even if its strength was far superior to his.

So, if someone else were to perform the Stripping Art here, it might not necessarily succeed, but in his case... the success rate was still very high.

Bang!

The high-speed rotating water ball shattered at this moment, and two shadows fell out in a disheveled state; they were precisely the Fleshy Otherkind and the Human-Skin Otherkind.

It was just that at this moment, the power of Malice in both of them had become extremely withered; clearly, this kind of being forcibly stripped had also greatly weakened their strength.

The two Otherkind landed, their eyes full of Malice meeting, with the intent to kill surging within them, wishing they could tear each other to pieces.

But they ultimately did not do so, instead turning and running.

Although they did not have much intelligence, they could feel their own weakness at this moment; if they continued to stay here, the ending awaiting them would be extremely dire.

Therefore, running away immediately was the most rational choice.

It was just that as soon as their figures moved, Li Luo and Xin Fu appeared in front of them.

Li Luo gently twirled his twin blades, then looked at the Human-Skin Otherkind and said with a smile, "Dog thing, where did that majesty from just now go?"

"Stay and play for a bit."

The strength of the two Otherkind had now been weakened to the lowest level, basically equivalent to the strength of the first pattern; at such a time, it was the best opportunity to beat a dog in the water.

As for Xin Fu, he was more direct; without saying a word, he raised his blade and slashed at them.

Li Luo had no choice but to follow.

The battle broke out again, but this time, the result became completely different.

On the distant treetop.

Qiu Bai and Tian Tian were a bit silent as they looked at the changing battlefield.

Because even they had not thought that this situation could be solved in such a way...

This guy actually used this kind of peculiar Resonance Art to pull out the Fleshy Otherkind that the Human-Skin Otherkind had just swallowed? And then caused both Otherkind to suffer heavy damage, their strength sharply reduced.

The two looked at each other and finally squeezed out a sentence: "Today, I have truly had my eyes opened."

And Jiang Qing'e, who was beside them, although she had not spoken, the slightly upturned corners of her lips let people know how pleasant her mood was at this moment.

Li Luo's performance could be called perfect.