Chapter 224: Total Annihilation

Wei Huchen was already aflame all over; his sword pill transformed into a two-foot short sword, shot out like lightning, and with a 'puff' pierced the carriage.

If Lady Fu Shuanghui's halberd could not pierce through, his sword certainly could not.

Yet he controlled the sword pill, pressing it against the carriage and drilling furiously!

The carriage shook violently.

It could not pierce through, but it truly might drill through.

However, doing so required a Rank Dan Xiu to control the sword pill with extreme delicacy and precision.

Wei Huchen had specifically practiced this skill; it was his trump card!

At the same time, Wei Huchen spat out a poison pill from his mouth; it landed in his hand, held between his fingers. Once the carriage was drilled through, he would throw the poison pill inside.

On the other side, seven or eight ropes behind Liang Yan danced wildly like venomous snakes.

As Liang Yan charged forward, the ropes all lashed out to bind the carriage.

They intended to hoist the carriage up and smash it repeatedly!

Suddenly, a wound appeared on his right arm.

A thin blood vessel flew out automatically, crawling silently along the ground.

This segment of blood vessel had been crafted by him into a "Soul-Hanging Rope".

This was his true killing move.

Wrapped around the outside of the carriage, it might hang the souls of those inside out!

Xu Yuan stood immovable within the carriage, diligently feeding on the Realgar Mist.

The carriage bell rang with a 'ding-ding-dang-dang'.

The Haikou Toad shadow crouched atop the carriage, its head turning in a grotesque manner, its gaze sweeping over the two men.

Blood sprayed from Wei Huchen's nostrils; his brain felt as if it were being stirred by a sharp blade.

He let out a scream and covered his head with both hands—this action only reached halfway before the Haikou Toad saw it.

Thus, his body stiffened, and the expression on his face froze!

The carriage bell and the Hǎikǒu Toad had little effect on Lady Fu Shuanghui, but they were perfectly suited to deal with you two!

Xu Yuan's sword pill shot out silently, circled once around Wei Huchen's neck, and flew away.

The instant Liang Yan was completely immobilized, all the ropes dropped down together, as if they had lost their life in an instant.

That blood vessel's ability, targeted at souls, was also affected by the carriage bell; with a 'crack', it exploded, shattering into five or six segments, each wriggling a few times before dying completely stiff.

Liang Yan's soul was similarly shaken by the carriage bell, but within his "Official Law," there was a technique: using the vengeful souls from the Great Prison, tortured to death over thirty years ago, kneaded into "ropes" to bind his own soul, resisting certain methods of Divine Cultivation.

Therefore, although Liang Yan could not move and his soul was in excruciating pain, his consciousness remained clear.

This clear consciousness allowed him to see a glint of cold light circle once around Wei Huchen's neck—then Wei Huchen's head fell off!

Liang Yan was filled with terror.

That glint of cold light was heading straight for him!

Liang Yan struggled with all his might, and finally his body loosened slightly.

After all, he was also a Seventh-Rank.

Just as that cold light circled his neck, Liang Yan suddenly moved; all the ropes on his body coiled around the sword pill.

He himself rolled violently to one side.

The ropes snapped one by one beneath the sword pill.

Yet they held back the sword pill for a moment, allowing him to escape with his life.

"Huff, huff, huff—" Liang Yan gasped for air in great gulps, but the sword pill pursued relentlessly!

Liang Yan's hair surged forward all at once, winding endlessly around the sword pill.

His hair had been soaked daily in special medicine; every single strand was incredibly tough.

The sword pill, in its urgency, could not manage to sever it.

Liang Yan breathed a sigh of relief; having trapped the sword pill, he immediately began to slither away in a snake-like pattern.

Avoiding the gaze of the Hǎikǒu Toad.

Several ropes flew back to bind his ears—uncertain whether they could resist the carriage bell's sinister arts, but better to act first and think later.

Then Liang Yan quickly approached the carriage; the less important blood vessels on his body burst out one by one.

He was going all out!

But these blood vessels, though they darted quickly to the outside of the carriage, could not enter at all.

Liang Yan charged up after them; one rope coiled around the carriage door, attempting to pull it open.

But suddenly, he discovered that among his ropes, one was disobedient, flying rapidly backward straight toward himself.

Whoosh!

It coiled around Liang Yan!

Only at this moment did he realize: Something is wrong; this is not my rope!

That thing inside the carriage can control ropes too?

The rope pulled, dragging him to the side of the carriage.

Before Liang Yan could think of a way to break free, a Dragon-Slaying Sword extended from inside the carriage and, with a 'chi', pierced him straight through the heart!

Half a foot of sword tip protruded from his back.

Blood slid down the blade's edge.

Liang Yan's eyes bulged like ox eyes; all the controlled "ropes" loosened at once.

The sword pill flew out from his hair.

Xu Yuan sheathed his sword, and Liang Yan's corpse fell backward.

Lady Fu Shuanghui saw all of this.

These were her own elite troops, now turned into corpses strewn across the ground!

Her struggle with Tian Da Wang had already bent the halberd!

She whipped her snake tail through the yin-energy whirlwind, striking Tian Da Wang in the chest; as they both let go, Tian Da Wang stumbled backward.

Lady Fu Shuanghui's snake mouth did not open, yet from her lip pores, she sprayed a thin line of gray-blue dragon fire!

It was as fine as a hemp rope, neither fierce nor scorching.

But its speed was extremely fast.

Along the way, a few droplets of flame fell, like molten rock or liquid steel; with a boom, a huge plume of fire erupted from the ground, burning out a large crater.

Tian Da Wang knew the danger; the yin-energy whirlwind spun rapidly, lifting him into the air within the vortex; he performed several consecutive flips, landing ten zhang away!

That line of dragon fire, under Lady Fu Shuanghui's "Needle-Thread Technique," actually chased Tian Da Wang from behind—no matter how he dodged, spun, or leaped, it kept pursuing him.

Incredibly agile!

In the end, however, Lady Fu Shuanghui's fire could not travel that far, landing seven or eight zhang away.

Boom!

A fierce wall of fire erupted, with rolling waves of heat!

Lady Fu Shuanghui twisted her body and surged forward to attack.

The Dragon Transformation Method also contained specialized martial techniques.

With their lower bodies as snakes, they could execute moves impossible for human bodies to perform.

In just a few exchanges, Tian Da Wang had taken two punches and a tail strike, leaving him seeing stars with his nose crooked.

Xu Yuan watched the fire wall with great curiosity, thinking to himself: if he could "bait" some of this dragon fire and mix it into his own Fu Zhong Huo, could it enhance his own flames?

He never expected the Dragon Transformation Method to also possess "fire."

The realgar mist had already become very thin, revealing most of the jiao's body.

Although still weak and unable to move, he could now clearly see the situation outside.

Seeming to perceive Xu Yuan's surprise, the jiao spoke softly: "The fire of the Dragon Transformation Method originates from their Dragon Pearls."

The jiao felt that although the realgar mist still lingered, he was recovering, and it seemed a power nearly identical to his own was replenishing his body.

Thus, he had gained a bit more strength, and his voice sounded slightly louder.

Of course, it did not understand that this was power stolen from Lady Fu Shuanghui by My Lord Xu's "Ghost Physician Stealing Life," which had been shared with it.

"I just carefully examined that young girl and have roughly figured out the principle of the Dragon Transformation Method."

"The Dragon Pearl is the foundation of their Dragon Transformation Method."

"For instance, her current state of being half-human and half-snake—she drew a thread of power from her own Dragon Pearl, which immediately triggered the transformation."

"But under normal circumstances, all the power of the Dragon Transformation Method is stored within the Dragon Pearl, and their appearance is roughly the same as ordinary humans."

Xu Yuan rolled his eyes, then looked again at the battle between Lady Fu Shuanghui and Tian Da Wang—

Lady Fu Shuanghui attacked fiercely; relying on her unique body, she raised her snake tail, making her twice as tall as Tian Da Wang!

Her snake body could often coil around behind Tian Da Wang to strike!

Tian Da Wang retreated step by step, but with his Three-Zhang Great Ghost and the Yin Python assisting him, plus the yin-energy whirlwind protecting his body, although he was at a disadvantage, he could still hold his ground.

That Three-Zhang Great Ghost and the Yin Python, he had cultivated for many years; they were already close to surpassing the "Yin Soldiers" and reaching the level of "Divine Generals."

Therefore, even after taking several blows from Lady Fu Shuanghui, they were still not scattered.

Xu Yuan pondered repeatedly in his heart; the opportunity would vanish in an instant.

Quickly, Xu Yuan gritted his teeth and made his decision: this deal is worth making!

(End of this chapter)