Chapter 415: Incapable of Great Use

He couldn't shake off the image of himself as a human swine, and he didn't want to see Pei Shangling's face.

Qilin, don't act on impulse!

Pei Shangling had just finished speaking when the human swine Qilin behind him let out an indistinct wail that made one's scalp tingle, accompanied also by another frantic laugh from Pei Shangling, making it even more chilling.

The phrase "no place to hide" could no longer describe Pei Shangling's mood; he also couldn't fathom why he himself had become so heinous—this was no longer something a person could do, it was worse than beasts!

Sorry!

"Don't apologize to me, it's disgusting!" Qilin really wanted to vomit; he pushed Pei Shangling away, then saw another gruesome state of himself, his mind about to explode.

What's your ability to break the illusion?

At the moment the monk's voice reached him, Qilin suddenly came to his senses as if waking from a dream.

Yuan Yan?!

Don't waste words, bald donkey! It's all your fault!

The whole space began to collapse, like a powerful earthquake, heaven and earth splitting apart; Qilin was pulled away by a hand, and the human swine in his sight shattered into pieces, scattering on the ground before vanishing.

It was as if they had never appeared.

The soul has returned.

A moderate blow to the head jolted Qilin out of his daze; he blankly gazed at the familiar valley, his first reaction being to check whether his hands, feet, and facial features were still there.

It must be a nightmare, right?

It must be fake!

Otherwise, how desperate would he have been then? And how desperate would his senior sister have felt seeing it?

When fear reaches an unbearable limit, one wants to vomit; Qilin had felt like vomiting several times but held it in, for he could not appear weak—he was the sect leader, bearing the weight of the entire Juechen Valley.

If you really can't do it, I'll knock you out with a pressure point, and you'll wake up with nothing having happened," the monk laughed.

Pah, you're the one who can't!" Qilin gave the monk a sideways glance, then anxiously asked: "How about my senior sister? Gu Rongjin? Did they make it out of the illusion?"

Monk: "What do you think I am? Still not having driven out the outsiders after all this time?"

If you were truly capable, your maze wouldn't be taken advantage of!" Qilin chuckled.

Amitabha, there are always people beyond people and mountains beyond mountains; a momentary slip is nothing to be ashamed of." The monk showed no anger, "Have you heard of the mimicry transformation technique? It's an exquisite imitation art, and that benefactor A Zi is no easy opponent."

A cheap imitation of a counterfeit, look how scared you are!" Qilin crossed his arms, "If you have no solution, just say so."

Don't rush, aren't we thinking of countermeasures?

How can I not be anxious? I still don't know how my senior sister is, or how the others are!

Monk: "The mimicry transformation technique is mainly about imitation; intangible things are easiest to copy, tangible things hardest, the interplay of reality and illusion—only speed cannot be broken."

Speak in human language!

Lean your ear over, and I'll tell you the secret.

On the other side, after the illusion ended, Mu Yuanzhi and Gu Rongjin returned to their original spot; their first reaction was to look for the children, and seeing that the two kids' expressions hadn't changed, they breathed a sigh of relief, thinking they probably hadn't witnessed anything horrifying.

Don't worry, with me here we're all fine." Cao Cixiu smiled as he shook the little hand he held with one left and one right.

Mu Yuanzhi and Gu Rongjin exchanged a glance.

The coffin child is terrifying!

A Zi was unwilling to be ignored, she sought presence, saying: "I didn't expect that monk to have some skill, breaking it so quickly, but it's useless; my mimicry transformation can imitate anyone's martial arts style—the stronger you are, the stronger I become."

So you get stronger when facing a strong opponent? Interesting, but that also requires your own strength to be solid." Gu Rongjin said.

Whether one is strong isn't just empty talk.

A Zi was about to strike when a black shadow lunged at her with the speed of thunder; she dodged, but unexpectedly the shadow was extremely agile, appearing and disappearing, her eyes couldn't keep up with its speed, and her evasion became clumsy.

But she soon calmed down; as long as she could see the pattern of the black shadow's movement, she could counterattack!

However, before she could see clearly, a sharp pain shot through her neck!

Only then did she realize something had bitten her!

Hooked!

It turns out the black shadow just now was an illusion? The thing biting her neck now is the real one!

What the hell is this?!" A Zi clutched her neck and struck back, but the black shadow had vanished.

Immediately after, Qilin appeared, holding a gourd and the black fumes from the black shadow that had just bounced back.

Is this gu?!

A Zi realized belatedly.

Can gu worms move that fast?

Was she bitten by a gu worm?

How about it? Counterfeit? Your mimicry transformation technique doesn't seem impressive either, or are you saying you could right now learn to use the gu worm in my hand to bite me?" Qilin asked with a cold smile.

Qilin!

Seeing that Qilin was unharmed, with the monk also by his side, Mu Yuanzhi felt much more relieved.

Senior sister, are you alright?" Qilin asked.

Mu Yuanzhi nodded, and Gu Rongjin quickly interjected: "With me here, little Yuanzhi will be fine!"

Qilin deeply agreed: "Then I can rest easy."

Good lad, you finally know not to talk back to your master, me?

Hmph." Qilin snorted and ignored him.

Now the priority is to deal with the enemy.

A Zi clutched her neck tightly; her whole world spun, she couldn't focus, events came too fast, she hadn't even had time to react!

At this moment, the gu poison inside her had rapidly spread, and the hand covering her neck began to sprout disgusting, horrifying black vines!

A Zi was like a bolt from the blue!

Too ugly!

Too disgusting!

"Stinky brat!" She almost gritted her teeth: "You actually dare!"

A Zi only then realized and went to touch her own face; after feeling the unevenness, she almost screamed!

Her face also grew?!

"What a vicious man!" A Zi flew into a rage, ignoring all consequences and lashed out!

"A Zi!"

Andluo, who had rushed over, hurriedly shouted an order.

He had never seen such an impulsive A Zi.

This woman's love of beauty truly exceeded his expectations!

A Zi, heedless, completely ignored Andluo; she was already furious, her strikes fast, accurate, and ruthless but wholly driven by emotion, and moreover she had already been poisoned with gu toxin, which had begun to take effect—she was utterly no match for the Qilin, and before they could even exchange a palm strike, the Qilin beat her down flat!

Andluo naturally wouldn't ignore his trump card, but as soon as he moved a step, he was blocked by both Gu Rongjin and the monk!

He could only watch helplessly as A Zi was beaten by the Qilin into a pig's head, knowing she was ambiguous, the Qilin then turned to strike her face, A Zi cried out miserably, shouting, "Don't hit my face!" utterly unable to fight back.

Andluo was exasperated, never expecting A Zi to be so useless!