Chapter 142: A Strike of Time

The real Li Xiu saw a dozen more of himself appear on the scene and was completely bewildered. For a moment, figures darted back and forth, making it impossible to distinguish the real from the fake.

Yang Xiaoxiao was blowing a whistle with all his might, urging the origin of wind to sound the flute within the barrier, when suddenly a giant black hand slapped his mouth with a *thwack*, instantly turning Yang Xiaoxiao's mouth into a sausage mouth, while four or five teeth fell out; with his lips no longer able to hold back the wind, he could no longer stir the origin of wind.

"So annoying, the blowing makes me want to pee."

Li Xiu, who had slapped Yang Xiaoxiao, scolded him.

Yang Xiaoxiao came to his senses and discovered that he was surrounded by Li Xius; he was scared out of his wits, as this was clearly Li Huan'er's Small Illusion Like Truth. One Li Xiu was already troublesome enough; wouldn't a whole group of them tear him limb from limb?

Sensing the crisis, Yang Xiaoxiao's body began to spin, and a whirlwind rose up from him.

"Escape the encirclement first, then talk."

Just as Yang Xiaoxiao had broken free from the encirclement of the many Li Xius, a giant palm suddenly descended from the sky, slamming Yang Xiaoxiao into a crevice in the ground; only his upper body remained exposed, and he saw stars from the blow.

Helpless, Yang Xiaoxiao stirred up a whirlwind again and fled his current position, but as soon as he stood still, another palm slapped down from above.

Yang Xiaoxiao continued to flee, but every time he stood still, he would be slapped into a stone crevice.

This situation was exactly like playing whack-a-mole, except that in whack-a-mole, the mole often isn't hit, whereas Yang Xiaoxiao was guaranteed to be hit the moment he poked his head out.

Yang Xiaoxiao was beaten to the point of a mental breakdown.

In the distance, Li Huan'er controlled the illusionary bodies that had transformed into Li Xiu. Liu Rushi and Shi Xiaoxiao surrounded Yang Mei.

Yan Chixia faced off against Li Mo. Meng Su hurried over to assist Li Bai.

After Li Bai repelled Yang Xiaoxiao, he began to focus intently on hacking at that barrier.

But that barrier looked relatively thin and appeared fragile, yet it simply would not break. Li Bai was anxious and covered in sweat; he also knew the importance of this Bone Flute, as this flute might be able to control all the living dead in this Underground World. If this power were unleashed to slaughter the Demon Realm, the Demon Realm would be in danger. Li Bai could not help but be anxious.

Meng Su walked up to the barrier and began to study it. He felt a familiar aura on this barrier, an aura Meng Su knew: this was a barrier condensed from Death Qi.

This Underground World had infinite Death Qi, which could continuously replenish the barrier; never mind Li Bai, even an ordinary Supreme might not necessarily be able to break this barrier.

But Meng Su had a way; he had the Reincarnation Lotus, and the reincarnation of the Reincarnation Lotus was between life and death, turning life into death and death into life.

Meng Su extended his right hand, and a giant phantom of a lotus appeared on it; the lotus had black petals and a white heart, emitting a powerful suction force. As this suction force pulled at the barrier, the barrier immediately dissolved away, and the Bone Flute appeared before the two of them.

Yang Xiaoxiao, exhausted from running for his life, saw that the barrier had been opened by Meng Su and felt a pang of heartache, shouting at Meng Su: "That is my treasure, nobody touch it."

"Idiot," Meng Su cursed, reaching out to take the Bone Flute.

Just as Meng Su was about to touch the Bone Flute, a sudden change occurred.

The entire Underground World suddenly paused, and a white light illuminated the underground brightly.

This white light directly dyed all the people and objects in the Underground World white, dyeing the entire three-dimensional space into a two-dimensional space; the Underground World seemed to have suddenly turned into a sheet of white paper.

The white light flashed, and everyone was blinded for a moment; when their eyes adjusted to the surrounding environment, Meng Su was horrified to find that the Bone Flute before him was gone.

In the distant sky stood a young man in a red robe, his face covered in thick foundation, looking like a stage performer, which made one feel amused.

But at this moment, Meng Su could not laugh; a massive pressure made his bones rattle.

This was Supreme Pressure; the young man before him was a Supreme. Although there was still a large gap between this Supreme and the few Supremes Meng Su had met, such as Wei Cang and Ye Hong. This person was at the early stage of Demon Venerable and should have just advanced to Demon Venerable not long ago.

But a Supreme was a Supreme, and the power of a Supreme was not something an ordinary Demon Cultivator could contend with.

"Master, you finally came."

Yang Xiaoxiao, who had been beaten black and blue by Li Xiu, looked at the red-robed young man with joy.

The young man nodded at Li Xiu and then looked at Meng Su, saying: "You are called Meng Su? You've been quite the center of attention lately. But you have no future. Today is your death day."

"You have already obtained the treasure, must you still kill everyone? Have I offended you?"

"Offended? I never need a reason to kill, let alone that you do have a reason; you have killed and provoked my Asura Clan time and time again. Do you really think I don't know?"

The red-robed young man was none other than Yang Guangyin.

After Yang Guangyin finished speaking, he threw a punch at Meng Su.

This punch carried a powerful Domain, enveloping Meng Su so that he could not move.

Clearly, Yang Guangyin had not yet comprehended his own Domain, but that powerful Domain was not something a Demon Cultivator of Meng Su's level could deal with. This was already the highest level of Demon Intent; after Demon Intent evolves to the extreme, it becomes a Domain. The extreme of a Domain is the Supreme.

Meng Su looked at Yang Guangyin in the distance, a deep sense of powerlessness rising in his heart. He circulated his Five Elements Demon Power, and in the blink of an eye, his whole body began to petrify; the petrified Meng Su slowly raised his right palm, preparing to meet Yang Guangyin's strike.

Suddenly, a white silhouette flashed before Meng Su's eyes; Shi Xiaoxiao blocked the way in front of him. At this moment, Shi Xiaoxiao's entire body was rapidly turning from white to blue, finally reaching the extreme of blue, like the cloudless sky; this was the Demon Body after the Alchemy Cultivator evolution. This Demon Body was called: Heavenly Garment.

Shi Xiaoxiao took the Heavenly Three Steps and blocked the way in front of Meng Su. At this time, Meng Su was already petrified and locked onto by Yang Guangyin, making it impossible for him to stop Shi Xiaoxiao. Shi Xiaoxiao walked in front of Meng Su, looked back at him, and smiled sweetly: "Brother is more important than me; that Xiaoxiao can block a strike for Brother is Xiaoxiao's good fortune."

With a "Boom," Shi Xiaoxiao's Heavenly Garment was shattered, but the Heavenly Garment was vast and absorbed nearly half of Yang Guangyin's attack power.

Shi Xiaoxiao was sent flying over a hundred feet away by this strike, blood spraying wildly from her mouth. She lost consciousness. Furthermore, her origin was injured, and her whole body began to wither; her life and death were uncertain.

"No!" Meng Su let out a heart-wrenching cry, a line of clear tears streaming from his eyes.

Yang Guangyin's attack remained; Meng Su, acting like a crazed tiger, took a difficult step forward, preparing to meet the remainder of Yang Guangyin's attack.

Suddenly, another figure flashed before Meng Su's eyes, and a tall, upright figure appeared in front of him.

Meng Su looked closely and discovered Li Bai standing before him, sword in hand. At this moment, Li Bai was fluttering in white robes, his expression resolute, holding his sword with both hands.

"As your bodyguard, I shall do my utmost to protect your safety."

Li Bai's faint words rang in Meng Su's ears. Meng Su looked at Li Bai's heroic back and felt a sharp pain in his heart.

With another "Boom," Li Bai was also sent flying a hundred feet away, blood spraying wildly from his mouth. His life and death were unknown.

Meng Su was filled with great grief and once again took a difficult step forward with his body, which was already more than half petrified.

At this moment, only thirty percent of Yang Guangyin's attack power remained.

Just as Meng Su was about to make contact with Yang Guangyin's fist, another silhouette flashed before him; Meng Su looked closely and saw that it was Li Huan'er.