Seven Lives
“I’ll let you live for a little longer!”
Gui Ximing sped down the mountain as he had no answer for Contiguous Horizon Formation, yet Mu Yu was hot on his trails.
“Xiaoshuai, Dragon Vine, combo time!”
“On it! Ghostie, eat this!”
Xiaoshuai stirred the clouds with his lightning sword, while the dragon vine sprayed dragon breath, cutting off Gui Ximing, who would rather get outside and have someone else do the dirty work than fight Mu Yu in the pagoda.
The trio surrounded Gui Ximing, confident they could defeat Gui Ximing after Ku Mu expanded and sharpened Mu Yu’s arsenal over the month. Mu Yu cast Gentle Wind One Line Heaven, extending one line to Gui Ximing and another two to his two allies, confining Gui Ximing to their triangle barricade.
Gui Ximing rose and whipped his axe down, releasing a ghost qi warm to erase the green formation lines. The wyrm won the clash, devouring the line to enlarge itself to thirty-odd metres. With his wyrm wreathing around him, Gui Ximing leered. “I admit you’re quite strong; however, your cultivation will be your downfall. I’m not wheat you can just mow down!”
Gui Ximing coated his wyrm in ghost qi, giving a menacing glow to its dull yellow eyes. Suddenly, a green formation flashed in its eyes, jolting it and shrinking it, resulting in the wyrm strangling Gui Ximing. He desperately discharged ghost qi to escape, but it exploded before he could, consequently transferring the green formations on it to him.
Even though it didn’t hurt, Gui Ximing could tell it was bad news. Another two formation lines materialised at his feet, connecting back to Xiaoshuai and the dragon vine, thus completing the new and improved version of Gentle Wind One Line Heaven Formation – Gentle Wind One Line Heaven Barrier!
“What is this?” fumed Gui Ximing.
Since Xiaoshuai and the dragon vine’s addition to the formation reinforced its strength, it was now exponentially more daunting for the target to muscle their way out and force them to defend three fronts.
Mu Yu ran his hand and Shadow Splitter Sword in opposing directions across his chest, enveloping it in golden energy. The dragon vine also performed a similar feat, covering its body in golden energy. Xiaoshuai converted the lightning sizzling on him into an afterimage spitting a golden ray. The trio then unleased their respective blasts in unison!
Riposted, Gui Ximing called on his five twins, telling them to materialise shields around him. Gui Ximing held his breath, waiting to thwart Xiaoshuai, who arrived first, the dragon vine, who arrived second, and Mu Yu, who arrived last. Next, he horizontally slashed toward Xiaoshuai.
“Appose Horizon Formation!”
Mu Yu clutched thin air, sending a formation toward the dragon vine’s blast. Thus, the sword blast from the dragon vine slipped past Gui Ximing’s axe before he knew it, changing the timing of the attacks. Desperate, Gui Ximing had to redirect his soul energy to withstand the dragon vine’s blast. Suddenly, Mu Yu jumped the twins’ line and zoomed toward the spot between Gui Ximing’s forehead.
“Drats! Drats! Drats!” cursed Gui Ximing, tasting imminent doom for the first time ever.
Gui Ximing’s stentorian wails failed to repel the sword, and it buried itself into his forehead. By then, he could no longer feel the lightning zap or dragon blast disintegrating his heart. As for the three axes he hurled at the trio, Contiguous Horizon Formation thwarted them.
Mu Yu’s mouth hung open after depleting half of his spirit energy for the offence-only combo.
“He dead?” asked the dragon vine, reducing the axe hurled its way to Ghost Qi.
“You’re going to need to do better than that to kill me.”
Gui Ximing’s life force started flowing again, ghost qi closing his wounds and excreting the sword qi Mu Yu’s sword left in him.
“How is he still alive after that?” Xiaoshuai whacked aside the red axe coming his way then prepared his sword for the next strike.
“Do you realise what having six twins means?” Fifth groaned and exploded, turning into mist that whisked into Gui Ximing. “It means I have seven lives.”
“Great, that means I get to vent seven times,” provoked Mu Yu, remembering Gui Ximing only had four lives left.
Mu Yu had suspicions there was a drawback to carrying so many twins. Else, everyone would’ve gone around with an army of twins.
“My life was supposed to be offered to the lunar gods. It seems I’ll have to prioritise killing you first, though!”
Gui Ximing summoned a red skull to his hand, mouth chattering as if it was cackling. Among the lines on it, the red one shot a ray of ghost qi to Gui Ximing’s feet, destroying the formation Mu Yu cast. The skull reeking blood levitated higher. Mu Yu didn’t like the feeling the pools that red eyes swirling around gave him.
“What are you without Helian Kong’s help?”
“What are you without Gui Yuzi’s help?”
“A man still competent to demolish you.”
There was sound reason to suspect Gui Yuzi was the one who helped Gui Ximing escape when Mu Yu ditched him behind. Given the depth of Gui Yuzi’s schemes thus far, it would not have been outlandish to suspect he did not die fighting the fiend race but deliberately committed suicide to remain on the island.
Helian Kong’s soul item cracked a little as though it feared the red skill, consequently disabling its ability to supply soul energy. As a result, Mu Yu’s cultivation regressed to Spirit Severing Realm!
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