Chapter 101: Ten-Zhang Human Skin (Fourth Update)

Crack, crack, crack...

Xu Yuan exerted force, the beast-tendon rope contracted rapidly, and dragged Bai Laoyan back.

Lord Qin's pursuit was urgent; every spider leg that fell nearly scraped past Bai Laoyan's scalp, shaving off most of his hair.

Bai Laoyan shook his head, looking utterly wretched; his yellow crystal glasses hung half-off his nose, revealing his pale eyes.

The Locust Hag had originally been watching the spectacle.

Lord Qin's subordinates were insignificant; it was better if they died, for whether dead or alive, they could be eaten the same.

But immediately upon seeing Bai Laoyan rush out, her face instantly darkened; she rarely spread her wings and flew up with a buzz: "Bai Laoyan, do you wish to die!"

"I will slaughter your entire village!"

Bai Laoyan yanked off his glasses and threw them away; the Yin Qi on his body burst forth with a whoosh.

"I'll chop you down first!"

Bai Laoyan leaped up; Yin Qi gathered beneath his feet into two whirlwinds, pushing him to pounce toward the Locust Hag in the sky.

Boom!

The Locust Hag raised her two long hind legs and kicked, clashing with Bai Laoyan.

A large chunk of the feather cloak on Bai Laoyan's body was sawed off, and he fell wretchedly.

A piece of the insect armor on the old locust shattered.

Both sides had lived in the mountains for many years, knowing each other inside out; no probing was needed, and they immediately engaged in a life-and-death battle!

Xu Yuan drove the chariot, rumbling into the battlefield; before he even arrived, the beast-tendon rope had already swept across the ground, tangling Lord Qin's spider legs together.

Lord Qin, caught off guard, stumbled and fell; Xu Yuan shot the chariot's spear forth with a boom.

Lord Qin exerted force, and the beast-tendon rope snapped.

Just as he stood up, he was struck by the spear head-on.

This time, Lord Qin held a shield in his hand.

It had been crafted by artisans in the past few days.

Clang!

The spear was deflected; Lord Qin struck the hand drum forcefully, and Xu Yuan's chariot had already dodged around.

Inside the carriage, Xu Yuan blew hard to inflate that layer of skin!

No need to hold back or hide; today was the decisive battle!

Lord Qin retracted the shield and switched to a war blade, striking the hand drum forcefully with the hilt.

Dong!

Dong!

Dong!

The chariot darted about wildly, and Lord Qin could never strike Xu Yuan.

Mr. Floating Drift floated out, heading straight for the Locust Hag to aid his old comrade.

The Locust Hag summoned her children and grandchildren, who entangled Mr. Floating Drift.

Fu Jingyu and Yan Lao rushed toward Lord Qin.

Lord Qin roared: "What are you still waiting for!"

A small temple abruptly appeared, blocking the path before Fu Jingyu and Yan Lao.

The temple door swung open with a clang, and a pair of boy and girl children walked out.

Lord Qin's spirits soared greatly; he shouted: "Fighting in the mountains, are you not seeking death!"

But he suddenly saw something emerge from Xu Yuan's chariot, and it grew larger and larger.

Xu Yuan, his face flushed from holding his breath, finally blew this skin to a size of ten zhang!

Boom!

This thing landed, turned, and waved a hand; Lord Qin was knocked flying.

Xu Yuan retracted the chariot spear and urged the chariot, rumbling, to pursue Lord Qin.

Suddenly, a great snake drilled out of the void!

The great snake's body was extremely long; its entire form shimmered with metallic light under the sun; coiling its body, it seemed about to entangle Xu Yuan's soul from the void!

Xu Yuan laughed heartily: "I've been waiting for you!"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

Yin Pills flew out one by one, exploding and dispersing into various Yin Soldiers.

Suddenly, many "souls" appeared around the great snake; the technique that entangled souls was disrupted and became slightly chaotic.

Xu Yuan seized the opportunity, flipped over, and jumped from the carriage; the carriage body snapped open with a rattle, casting itself over the great snake.

The carriage body transformed into a giant bamboo cage.

The great snake's body was seven or eight zhang long, yet the carriage body rapidly expanded to ten zhang in size, casting down and trapping the great snake inside.

Then it rapidly shrank.

The snake's rod struck incessantly inside, yet could never break this cage.

When Xu Yuan heard Bai Laoyan describe the capabilities of the Snake Rod, he had already conceived this battle tactic.

The body is as hard as iron and difficult to sever?

Then I won't fight you; I'll trap you first.

Where are the other bodies hidden?

I'll catch them when they come out.

As for whether the Snake Rod could break the carriage and emerge, Xu Yuan chose to trust his stepmother!

The ten-zhang-tall human skin was still chasing Lord Qin, attacking him.

Lord Qin quickly switched back to his shield; his hands were already covered in fresh blood, having been bitten an unknown number of times by the Crafted Objects.

The human skin's fist came down, and Lord Qin held up his shield, dodging frantically.

This fist slid past the shield.

The shield immediately deformed, cracking open with a huge fissure.

Lord Qin fled in panic, beating the drum wildly at the human skin.

But there was no soul inside this skin at all.

Lord Qin threw away the shield and switched to a battle blade, his heart filled with shock: This boy has so many Crafted Objects on him; how can he possibly suppress them?!

He had thought this giant human skin was also a Crafted Object.

The ten-zhang human skin simply waved its hands; Lord Qin dodged repeatedly, but when he finally could not evade, he gritted his teeth and went ruthless. Four spider legs pierced the ground, while the rest recombined, attaching themselves to his arms to strengthen them. He raised his blade to fight the human skin one last time!

The battle blade and that giant palm collided heavily.

Lord Qin saw that palm dent inward; the skin was incredibly tough and simply could not be cut!

Then he was flung away by a terrifying, massive force.

Lord Qin spat out several mouthfuls of blood, his whole body crashing to the ground. Before he could catch his breath, the ten-zhang human skin chased up again.

The Locust Hag, watching from the side, grew furious and cursed, "Burn it with fire!"

It cannot be pierced, nor can it be cut, but it must have a weakness.

The Locust Hag guessed this thing feared fire.

But Lord Qin had no "fire."

The spider legs on his body quickly recombined, transforming into wings of refined iron. He soared tens of zhang into the sky, narrowly avoiding the grasping hand of the ten-zhang human skin below.

Xu Yuan watched the surroundings vigilantly, while the Ghost Bride and other Yin Soldiers surrounded him.

In the shadows, Xu Yuan activated "Gazing at Fate."

Evil spirits also have fate. Although the Snake Pole is skilled at hiding, its fate cannot be concealed.

"Has it not arrived yet?"

Suddenly, Xu Yuan saw the "fate" of the snake in the carriage drifting and pulling toward a certain place.

The "fate" of the Yin Soldiers was like a thin thread, stretching all the way to the Spirit Cultivator.

And this Snake Pole, which had reached the Head Monster level, had a "fate" that was a blazing ball of Xiong Xiong Yin Fire. At this moment, that ball of fire drifted toward the direction of the forest.

Xu Yuan glanced secretly in that direction without changing his expression.

Another ball of "fire" had just drifted out from the forest.

But by using some诡 technique, its body remained invisible.

And the one trapped inside the carriage suddenly stopped struggling.

Xu Yuan guessed in his heart: "These are nine bodies, but only one consciousness; it cannot control two bodies simultaneously?"

The position of the second ball of "fire" was very low; the Snake Pole must be hiding underground, sneaking forward secretly.

Xu Yuan pretended not to know. He split the war chariot; the carriage still trapped the first snake, the wheels arrived beneath his feet, and he held the great spear in his hand, charging straight toward the Ghost Temple to kill!

A decision had already formed in his heart: "As soon as the Snake Pole bursts out from underground, I will first run it over with the fire wheels, giving it a taste of the Wheel-Flattening Trial!"

(End of this chapter)