Chapter 560: The True Body

Li Luo's figure appeared behind the "Bewitching Heart Aberration," and on the Mystic Elephant Blade in his hand, there was a black liquid staining it. This liquid had a polluting effect, but the Mystic Elephant Blade was no ordinary item; as the blade light pulsed on its edge, it shook the black liquid away.

"What a fierce slash!"

Not far away, Sun Sun Dasheng, who was entangled with Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan, lit up and shouted in pleasant surprise.

Li Luo's slash was like a thunderbolt, its momentum fierce, cleaving straight down from the forehead of the "Bewitching Heart Aberration"—surely enough to slay it.

But amid Sun Sun Dasheng's cry of surprise, Li Luo's brow furrowed slightly, because the moment he struck the aberration, that inexplicable sensation left him uneasy.

"One more slash!"

The thought flashed through Li Luo's mind, and without hesitation he turned to try another slash.

But the instant he turned, the "Bewitching Heart Aberration" he had cleaved let out an eerie sound. From the crack cleaved open on its body, countless black straws seemed to sprout; they tangled with one another, swiftly stitching the crack shut.

That blade mark vanished entirely.

From the candied hawthorn stick held by the "Bewitching Heart Aberration," one candied hawthorn after another shot forth, spawning wave after wave of polluters that roared and surged toward Li Luo.

Dozens of polluters nearly swallowed Li Luo whole.

Hum!

But the next instant, a shimmering blade light burst forth, shredding half the polluters into pieces.

Li Luo leapt out of the encirclement, his gaze sweeping across. He saw the "Bewitching Heart Aberration" spawning even more polluters, and some of them began surging toward Sun Sun Dasheng and Lu Ming's side, throwing the two of them into momentary disarray.

Li Luo's brow tightened. The "Bewitching Heart Aberration" wasn't strong in direct combat, but this ability was truly annoying.

He gripped the Mystic Elephant Blade tightly, about to continue pursuing the "Bewitching Heart Aberration," when his body suddenly stiffened for an instant. At that moment, he felt as if some inexplicable whisper had risen from deep within his heart, causing his mind to waver for a moment.

And in that instant of absent-mindedness, more polluters surged up.

Li Luo's expression turned cold and harsh as he kept cutting them down.

But as more and more polluters fell to his blade, Li Luo's expression grew increasingly wrong, because he realized the whisper in his heart was growing stronger, even beginning to cloud his mind.

Li Luo's heart instantly chilled, and he vaguely understood something.

"You two, be careful—the more polluters we kill, the more we ourselves will be eroded!" Li Luo shouted sternly, his face darkening.

At these words, Lu Ming and Sun Sun Dasheng, who were in the middle of cutting down polluters, were greatly shocked. Looking at the polluters about to be slain before them, they hurriedly changed their attacks, bursting forth with phase force to merely blast them back.

But Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan seized the chance to pounce again, forcing the two of them into a rather sorry state.

"Li Luo, think of something fast! If this keeps up, we'll all be trapped here!" Lu Ming called out urgently.

The situation was getting worse and worse. They hadn't paid much attention to these "polluters" before—after all, even with the enhancement from pollution, these polluters were still not that strong, not much of a threat. But now they finally understood that the "Bewitching Heart Aberration" had been deliberately feeding them these "polluters" to kill.

Because the more they killed, the more they themselves would be eroded.

Once the erosion accumulated, even without eating the "candied hawthorn," they would still be bewitched and controlled.

Li Luo's face was grim. At this moment, he truly understood the strangeness and terror of these aberrations. But the only way to break the deadlock was to slay the source, the "Bewitching Heart Aberration"—yet that slash earlier... had clearly been his full strength, so why hadn't it destroyed it?

The thought flashed through Li Luo's mind, and out of the corner of his eye, he once again spotted the "Bewitching Heart Aberration" flickering in and out of view among the many aberrations.

Then he repeated his old trick, borrowing the sudden eruption of the Thunder Roar Physique, his speed surging explosively.

Like a raging bull, he sent the polluters along the way flying, swiftly appearing before the "Bewitching Heart Aberration." This time, he slashed straight at its neck.

His blade light swept past, and the "Bewitching Heart Aberration's" neck slowly separated from its body. But just as it was about to fall, black straws rapidly sprouted from the neck, yanking the withered head back by force, repairing it at astonishing speed.

His blade-light swept past, and the "Bewitching-Heart Aberrant's" neck slowly separated from its body, but just as it was about to fall, black straw rapidly grew from the stump, then forcibly yanked the withered head back into place and repaired it at a startling speed.

Li Luo's pupils contracted. He forcibly twisted his body, instantly transforming into a continuous barrage of blade light, completely enveloping the "Bewitching Heart Aberration's" body.

In that brief span of mere seconds, the blade light had carved the "Bewitching Heart Aberration" full of holes.

But such wounds seemed to have no effect whatsoever on the "Bewitching Heart Aberration." It grinned, revealing black teeth, as if mocking Li Luo's attacks. Beneath its skin, black straws writhed, restoring every wound.

But such injuries seemed to have no effect whatsoever on that "Bewitching-Heart Aberrant." It grinned, revealing black teeth, as if mocking Li Luo's attacks. Beneath its skin, black straw writhed, restoring every wound completely.

And when Li Luo's attack paused, the candied hawthorn stick in the "Bewitching Heart Aberration's" hand flicked. A skewer of candied hawthorn transformed into a streak of black light, carrying a foul stench, tearing through the void and stabbing violently toward Li Luo's brow.

Li Luo blocked with his blade in front of him. It clashed with the candied hawthorn skewer, producing a crisp sound.

The force on it sent him staggering back several steps.

The surrounding polluters swarmed up, using their arms and claws to entangle his body.

Lightning light roamed over Li Luo's body, and a rumbling sound rose from within.

Lightning light roamed over Li Luo's body, and a rumbling roar sounded within him.

Directly blasting these polluters apart.

Then his figure darted and retreated, not letting these polluters trap him.

"What the hell kind of aberration is this, why is it so damn troublesome!" Sun Sun Dasheng cursed from his side, because he had also seen Li Luo's fight with the "Bewitching Heart Aberration." Clearly Li Luo had struck the thing so many times, yet the "Bewitching Heart Aberration" was acting as if nothing had happened.

"What kind of bullshit aberrant is this, why is it such a hassle!" Sun Sun Dasheng was cursing over there, because he had also seen Li Luo's battle with the "Bewitching-Heart Aberrant." Clearly Li Luo had struck the opponent so many times, yet this "Bewitching-Heart Aberrant" acted as if nothing had happened.

Lu Ming's pretty face was frosty. She said nothing, only doing her best to entangle Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan, but a flash of worry crossed her beautiful eyes.

The situation before them was growing more and more dire.

As for the worries on their side, Li Luo had no time to heed them. His thoughts raced. This "Bewitching Heart Aberration" was very strange—even an aberration of the minor Calamity Grade that had taken so many hits head-on would surely have suffered some injuries, yet this "Bewitching Heart Aberration" seemed completely immune.

As for their concern over here, Li Luo had no time to pay attention. His thoughts raced. This "Bewitching-Heart Aberrant" was very strange. Even if a small Calamity-grade aberrant had taken so many of those attacks head-on, it would inevitably have suffered some injuries, yet this "Bewitching-Heart Aberrant" was as if completely immune.

There might indeed be aberrations that were very hard to kill, but it absolutely wouldn't be a "Bewitching Heart Aberration" that hadn't even reached Calamity Grade.

So the reason his attacks hadn't dealt fatal wounds to the "Bewitching Heart Aberration" must lie in some strangeness in between.

Li Luo's gaze flickered. He stared at the "Bewitching Heart Aberration" that flickered in and out on the street, and his heart suddenly stirred. His attacks couldn't possibly be entirely useless. The fact that they had no effect on the "Bewitching Heart Aberration" earlier—could it be that he simply hadn't struck its true body?

Li Luo's gaze flickered. He watched the "Bewitching-Heart Aberrant" that flickered in and out of sight along the street, and his heart suddenly stirred. His attacks couldn't possibly be entirely useless. The fact that they had landed on the "Bewitching-Heart Aberrant" without producing any effect—could it be that he simply hadn't struck its true body?

But he had clearly struck its true body.

Thinking of this, Li Luo was suddenly startled.

From a normal perspective, he had indeed cleaved the true body of the "Bewitching Heart Aberration" before him.

But... aberrations were such bizarre things. Who said the old crone's body before his eyes was its true body?

But... with such an eerie creature as an anomaly, who can stipulate that the old woman's body before us is its true form?

But if this old crone's body was not the true form of the "Bewildering-Heart Aberration," then what was?

Li Luo's heart gave a sudden, violent lurch.

His gaze slowly shifted from the hunched body of the "Bewildering-Heart Aberration" upward, and finally... his eyes fell on the candied-hawthorn stick wrapped in black straw that the old crone was gripping tightly in her hand.

Li Luo fell silent for a breath.

Boom!

In the next instant, his figure had already shot explosively outward.

His gaze locked onto the "Bewildering-Heart Aberration" with piercing sharpness.

This time, the "Bewildering-Heart Aberration" actually did not dodge. Perhaps because Li Luo's earlier attacks had given it the impression that he posed no real threat, a mocking smile even surfaced on its withered face.

Li Luo, lightning crackling across his body, flashed into view.

Ignoring the "Bewildering-Heart Aberration's" seemingly derisive gaze, he gripped the Profound Elephant Blade with an expressionless face as the dual-phase power within him erupted with a roar.

A fierce blade-light swept up, shimmering like rippling water.

The blade-light hacked down furiously at the old crone, and the mockery on her face seemed to grow even thicker.

But in the instant the blade-light was about to fall, Li Luo's arm jerked, and the blade-light abruptly changed direction—shifting from a vertical slash to a horizontal cut, slamming viciously down at the candied-hawthorn stick in the old crone's hand.

The blade-light tore through the air.

The mockery on the "Bewildering-Heart Aberration's" face seemed to freeze at that moment.

Its entire body began to tremble violently as it tried to flee.

But Li Luo's blade-light was faster than it.

The blade-light whistled through the air, its chill biting.

The candied-hawthorn stick in the "Bewildering-Heart Aberration's" hand began to shudder violently at that moment. In the next instant, a corner of the black straw burst open, and a blood-red eyeball poked out from within.