Chapter 337: Fire Thunder Cloud (1/10, added for

What are you doing?

Bai Xiaoya let out a cold laugh.

"Nothing in particular. I just want you dead, that's all."

"Why! Why do you want to kill me? I have no grudge against any of you!"

Ma Shaoku roared fiercely, his face twisted and savage.

But Bai Xiaoya was unmoved.

Because you are Fang Yue's enemy, so you deserve to die. That's all there is to it.

Without answering Ma Shaoku, Bai Xiaoya raised the bone spear again and thrust.

The bone spear pierced through Ma Shaoku's chest, the pain making him let out another scream.

But Ma Shaoku was still not injured—it was simply unavoidable pain.

And under these circumstances, Ma Shaoku's heart grew even more confused.

If the bone spear in Bai Xiaoya's hand were a Gui Wu, then given his current injuries and his abilities after the smoke had weakened him, he should have been struck on the physical body and died.

But if the bone spear in Bai Xiaoya's hand were not a Gui Wu, how could this thing possibly injure him?

Boom!!

Thunder rumbled and exploded once again. In the lightning that was like broad daylight, A Ming also picked up a bone spear and, together with Bai Xiaoya, stabbed at Ma Shaoku's body.

The agonized scream rang out once more, drowned within the thunder.

"Qiu Dugu... Qiu Dugu!! Where are you, come down and save me!!"

……

Within the Black Cloud.

Fang Yue gripped the tree of hair that kept spreading outward.

Standing in front of him was Qiu Dugu.

Around them, lightning flashed and thunder roared; the flowing bolts of electricity quickly passed through Fang Yue's body.

Zzzt-zzzt-zzzt!

Wave after wave of a numbing sensation mixed with the feeling of a burn appeared on the surface of his skin.

And this was still the result of Fang Yue being wrapped into a ball of fuzz, his entire body protected.

If his body were completely exposed outside, he would probably have dropped dead on the spot.

Fang Yue Synchronized for one second, and 【Night Breathing】 immediately restored all his injuries; that burning-like sensation quickly faded away.

Having yet to find the target Qiu Dugu was looking for, Fang Yue was reluctant to keep the Synchronized state on—1 second meant 1 day of his lifespan, and he couldn't bear to use it carelessly.

The Black Cloud's range wasn't that large. Using the extensibility of the hair tree, the two had already searched most of the area.

But the target Qiu Dugu was looking for still hadn't shown itself.

In the oppressive Black Cloud, visibility wasn't high; only when thunder roared could one see clearly, so the search progress was very slow.

"Qiu Dugu, what does the Gui Yi you're looking for look like, and how strong is it? Are its eyes bleeding? Is it a Black Grade Initial Stage Gui Yi?"

Anyone struck by lightning would turn into a Charred Corpse, and the Charred Corpse did not show the symptom of bleeding from both eyes.

Yet their strength was clearly not even that of a Black Grade Initial Stage Gui Yi—at most it was at the Xiao Guiyi stage.

So Fang Yue wasn't entirely sure whether this thing was actually a Gui Yi.

And the thing inside the Black Cloud was definitely stronger than a Charred Corpse, so asking for some intel first was never wrong.

"You know the strength classification of Gui Yi?"

Qiu Dugu glanced at Fang Yue in surprise, was silent for a moment, then said: "That thing has clear eyes; I'd estimate it has the strength of a Black Grade Mid Stage Gui Yi. I'm no match for it alone, but with your help, we should have a decent chance of winning. Later I'll be the main force, you assist from the side, just contain it and draw off its attention."

Black Grade Mid Stage Gui Yi?

Fang Yue looked at this thundercloud and felt that a Black Grade Mid Stage Gui Yi was still worthy of its name.

Just as the two were speaking to this point, thunder suddenly exploded, and a bolt of lightning thicker than an ordinary one struck straight down at the two of them!

Qiu Dugu's expression changed and he hurriedly shouted: "Careful!"

The words had barely fallen, and before the lightning even drew near, with a hiss, blood had already welled at the corner of his mouth.

Boom!!

The lightning then struck Qiu Dugu's body. After the Hair Armor withstood most of its force, the remaining force hit his ancient-style clothing directly; the current buzzed, forked and scattered, dissolving into the Black Cloud.

"Qiu Dugu?!"

Fang Yue rushed forward and bumped Qiu Dugu, and his hand was yanked back sharply as if by an electric shock.

But it was already too late—like reaching bare-handed for scalding boiling water, his fingers were already blistered, swollen and red, the burns extremely severe.

"Your hand..." Qiu Dugu's expression changed as he spoke.

"I'm fine."

Fang Yue shook his hand. Under Synchronize, Night Breathing repaired the injury, and the wound on his hand visibly melted away.

Qiu Dugu's pupils immediately contracted, thoughtful. At this moment Fang Yue said: "That bolt of lightning just now was very strange."

"Mm, this means we're getting close to that thing's vicinity."

Just as the two were speaking to this point, another peal of thunder rang out.

In the daylight-like flash, Fang Yue finally saw a dark shadow.

In the lightning of the thundercloud that was like broad daylight, it was clearly visible!

"That's it! I call it the Black Cloud Gui! Just like before, only when the thundercloud flashes lightning does it reveal itself in the light.

Normally, if the Black Cloud has no lightning striking, you simply can't see it at all.

I fought it for so long before, and that was exactly the disadvantage I suffered.

Now we stay close together and wait for the right moment. It's full of hostility toward any creature that approaches its surroundings."

And from what I've observed, its attack method is only a single lightning strike.

We just need to wait for it to attack, lock onto its position, and kill it!"

While Qiu Dugu was excitedly shouting at the top of his lungs, the thunder had already calmed down, and the surroundings returned to a state of pitch blackness once more.

At that moment, Fang Yue slowly raised his hand and pointed straight ahead of the two of them.

"The Black Cloud Gui that hid its form is over there."

"What?"

Qiu Dugu was stunned for a moment. Before he could even ask clearly, he saw Fang Yue leap up from beside his ear and jump forward.

"Use your hair to cover me, give me a foothold!"

Synchronize had long been activated.

Lifespan burned fiercely.

The Analysis Pupil directly locked onto the Black Cloud Gui that had concealed its form!

Fang Yue wasn't surprised by this.

If the Analysis Pupil could even see the true body of a Yang-Xu Gui, this kind of 【Xu Gui】, what was a mere Xiao Guiyi?

He leaped toward the Black Cloud Gui, and the distance between the two rapidly closed.

By now Fang Yue had clearly seen the Black Cloud Gui's appearance. With just one glance, Fang Yue's pupils couldn't help but contract sharply.

Because the Black Cloud Gui's appearance was unmistakably... Bai Shixiong's appearance!

Only this Bai Shixiong, from the corners of his mouth, nose, ears, and eyes, had blood-colored tentacles poking out one by one, wriggling naturally, as if parasitized by something, making one nauseous.

This situation, Fang Yue was familiar with it!

It was clearly a Possession!

Good fellow, so it really is that set from the game!

Sure enough, a gui is a gui, even in reality it's still just a gui!

Boom!

Thunder rumbled once again.

And almost the instant the thunder exploded, a ball of flame suddenly burst into burning from Fang Yue's body!

Blazing Fire... Heart Method!!

Ferocious flames surged skyward, intertwining with the moving lightning, illuminating the originally dark thundercloud into a mixed color of flame and lightning. Both the crimson of fire and the blazing white of lightning.

The two intertwined, the Black Cloud transformed into a fire-thunder cloud, rumbling deafeningly!

(End of this chapter)