Chapter 663: Five Great Mountains (5/10, Autumn Subscription)

Both of them were at the mid-level of the Human Realm.

But unlike the first three mid-level Human Realm experts.

They had only just entered the mid-level of the Human Realm, and neither their Heart Method nor their Martial Technique was fully mastered.

Thus, against low-level Human Realm fighters, they naturally crushed them.

Yet compared to ordinary mid-level Human Realm experts, they were somewhat lacking—barely, they could only be called half-step mid-level Human Realm.

But facing Fang Yue, they found themselves overwhelmed.

At first, they thought they hadn't given their all, letting Fang Yue gain a slight advantage.

Now, they wouldn't think that anymore.

Because the three now surrounding Fang Yue were all genuine mid-level Human Realm experts—the top three on the Outlaw List!

And before a man who could hold his ground against three mid-level Human Realm experts, even without showing signs of defeat, their so-called half-step mid-level Human Realm was merely a joke.

The ones truly holding back weren't the twin brothers—it was Ye Niuniu!

"Big brothers, we're here to help!"

After realizing the gap in strength, they immediately positioned themselves as supports and smoothly joined the battle.

Fang Yue, who had barely been holding his own, now saw the tide of battle shift subtly due to their arrival.

Other factors were manageable, but his internal Qi recovery simply couldn't keep up with consumption.

Fang Yue always preferred a single fatal strike, fearing excessive internal Qi drain would turn the fight into a grueling stalemate.

This situation was exactly what Fang Yue dreaded most.

Every slash he delivered was no longer for offense—it was for defense.

Each slash consumed a massive amount of internal Qi, requiring full-power output paired with some 【Ghoul Value】 just to barely resist these mid-level Human Realm monsters.

One-on-one, Fang Yue still had confidence to win.

Even one-on-three, he could still maneuver and kill them!

But 1v5… this was just too much.

Fang Yue's face darkened—he was merely a First-rate Realm cultivator, still trapped below the Human Realm's barrier. Facing these five mountains of Human Realm strength, he felt the strain.

The Shadow Step, peerless within the same realm.

The Dark Moon Blade Technique, lethal with a single strike within the same realm.

The Night Flow Mental Method, among the best choices within the same realm.

Yet before mid-level Human Realm experts, they were clearly inadequate.

Especially in internal Qi reserves—they weren't even on the same level. The opponents seemed to have noticed Fang Yue's insufficient Qi total, and exploited it with clever attacks to drain him, forcing him into constant defense.

Had it not been for his exceptionally high base attributes and the 【Ghoul Spirit Root】's 【Ghoul Value】 black mist bolstering his strength, Fang Yue would already have fallen.

His expression hardened—he realized he couldn't just wait to be defeated.

Braving injury, he traded blows, slashing one strike into the darkness.

A longsword pierced Fang Yue's shoulder, yet failed to stop his powerful slash.

But…

Clang!

Another figure leapt in, using his longsword to block the blow meant for his comrade.

Damn it.

Did I just complete the "Only I Get Hurt" scenario?

Fang Yue retreated through the pain, his Night Breathing frantically restoring his health.

Fang Yue noticed shock and astonishment flash in their eyes—they clearly had no idea what Night Breathing could do.

But it didn't matter—his attacks were blocked, and even his "trade injury for injury" tactic failed to harm them.

This was too hard…

Fang Yue's eyes flickered with malice—he prepared to stop holding back, pouring more 【Ghoul Value】 into his strikes, aiming to tear open a gap within a few moves and create an opening.

But if he did that, he might not have enough 【Ghoul Value】 left to capture or chase the Rat Seat later.

And just then…

"Big brothers, I'm here to help!"

The man Fang Yue had knocked down but failed to kill immediately rose up and launched a surprise attack from behind.

Without turning his head, Fang Yue slashed backward.

Hum!

Lao Qi's body was severed cleanly in two, top and bottom split apart.

But strangely, instead of seizing the opportunity to press the attack, the five Outlaw Leaders recoiled as if they'd seen something terrifying.

Fang Yue himself, sharp as ever, sensed this immediately—he realized something was wrong and fled wildly away from the corpse behind him.

When he looked back, he saw the severed corpse's cut surfaces sprouting countless tiny Nuo Mian Mian hands—thousands upon thousands, in every color imaginable, glowing with unmistakable toxicity.

The upper half of Lao Qi's body was bad enough—dense clusters of tiny hands grew from the cut, writhing and surging toward Fang Yue at high speed.

But the lower half was worse—the tiny hands extended into arms, twisting and entangling like venomous snakes, dragging the lower body toward the five leaders, looking horrifying enough to freeze blood.

Ignoring the situation with the five Outlaw Leaders, Fang Yue focused on the grotesque entity now crawling toward him, dragging the corpse.

At this moment, Lao Qi, who should have been dead, opened his pitch-black eyes, black blood dripping as he uttered incomprehensible words.

His eyes quickly cleared, revealing a monstrous expression, and two crimson markings appeared on his face.

Disaster Marks!

It was indeed a Disaster-level Ghoul!

And two Disaster Marks—clearly a mid-level Disaster-level Ghoul!

The scar mark is a characteristic of a Scar Mark, but whether or not a诡 has a scar mark is not the sole criterion for determining if it is a Disaster-level诡.

Many Disaster-level诡 do not possess this trait—they are genuinely Disaster-level in strength and rating, and the scar mark does not always appear on the face; it can emerge anywhere on the body.

The 【Crystal Glass诡】 Fang Yue previously killed was a Disaster-level诡, a judgment made from the reward it yielded; it was merely a special-type诡 whose power didn't quite match its Disaster-level title.

And this one before him…

Fang Yue's expression darkened, and he slashed with his blade!

Hum!

As the black blade shot out and vanished into the darkness, when it reappeared…

Sssshhh!!

Black blood gushed wildly; the 【Nuomian Gui】's chest was torn open again in a gaping wound, and it collapsed to the ground.

But as Fang Yue was about to withdraw his gaze…

Sssshhh—sssshh—

Hundreds of multicolored Nuomian little hands burst forth from the wound in his chest.

Stunned, Fang Yue saw little hands everywhere beneath his feet, everywhere on his chest, and the 【Nuomian Gui】, crawling toward him with a grotesque lateral posture, filled him with revulsion.

Yet before he could strike…

Sssshhh—sssshh—

Sudden bulges erupted wildly along the sleeves of his black robe.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The black robe tore open one hole after another, and suddenly, like bamboo shoots after rain, countless Nuo Mian Mian little hands burst forth from Fang Yue's arms, sprouting like mushrooms across his right hand!

His face changed, and Fang Yue slashed his black blade horizontally across the little hands on his arm.

Like cutting韭菜, all the little hands were severed—and within half a second, they regrew, their colors even more vivid than before.

Looking at his right arm, apart from the handkerchief-wrapped area and the spot occupied by the curse, the rest was a riot of multicolored hands, as if his skin had been dyed in a full dye shop.

His face turned grim as he checked the system prompt—and it left him utterly stunned.

(End of Chapter)