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Chapter 670 - Chapter 670 Chapter 56 A Hairs Breadth from Disaster

Chapter 670: Chapter 56: A Hair’s Breadth from Disaster Chapter 670: Chapter 56: A Hair’s Breadth from Disaster Muni licked his own teeth, his feverish gaze sweeping back and forth over Li Yan’s body, sending shivers down one’s spine without the need for cold.

The world in Li Yan’s eyes had become a simple brush painting, the view when activating Qilian Swordsmanship. In front of him was not a burly man in a raincoat, but a messy clump of blackness. Aside from a gaping mouth full of sharp teeth, nothing else was clear.

Suddenly, the messy blackness charged toward him.

Hiss~

Muni once again retreated, a faint scraping sound between his heel and the earth.

His face was filled with disbelief. The feast was right before his mouth, yet every time he stretched forward to relish it, he would envision his own head severed from his body.

Li Yan’s palms and back were soaked with cold sweat, his expression still stern. He even showed Muni a disdainful smile before slowly closing his eyes. Qilian Swordsmanship didn’t require the use of eyes anyway; it was all posture.

Gulp~

Muni swallowed hard and launched another attempt, but four or five times in a row, he pulled back and retreated at the last moment, just three feet before Li Yan. The standoff continued, appearing even somewhat comical.

Muni twisted his neck restlessly, watching the seconds tick by, with almost no reason remaining within him.

It made no sense! Why should he kill me? I just want to eat him; why should I be the one to die each time I lean in?

Muni’s nostrils suddenly spewed two white streams of breath.

“If you can’t use your mouth, wouldn’t hands do just fine?”

The moment this thought surfaced, Muni almost instinctively lunged towards Li Yan. This time, he didn’t adopt the posture of a wild beast pouncing; it was his right hand that broke through the air towards Li Yan first, not his face.

Li Yan’s eyes suddenly snapped open to see two cold points of light suddenly burst forth as the right hand that had been hidden behind his back now gripped the Owl Kiss Dagger, drawing a string of silver ripples through the air…

Splattered blood.

Several of Muni’s fingers, along with droplets of blood, tumbled through the air before falling powerlessly to the ground.

Muni moved past Li Yan, his large silhouette trembling…

His mouth was filled with a bleeding arm, the distinct muscles of the hand still clutching the bloodied Owl Kiss Dagger. Muni was so hungry, he tore at Li Yan’s right arm without restraint, devouring not just the flesh and fabric but even the Owl Kiss Dagger, not caring to waste a single bit. His eating was brutal and mad, yet he didn’t leave a drop of blood on his chin. In roughly seven or eight seconds, Muni, having sucked the last remnants of flesh from his fingers, turned around, his gaze eerily fixed on Li Yan.

Li Yan still faced Muni. He kicked away a severed finger by his foot, and incomplete blood vessels on his right shoulder sprayed droplets of blood intermittently. His left hand, hidden behind his waist, gripped the remaining dagger tightly,

Cha Xiaodao lay on the ground, half her face smeared with blood and dirt, the first light of dawn reflecting in her dull eyes.

“Use Driving the Nine States, go.”

Li Yan, as if deaf, rotated his left wrist, which held the knife slightly. The reflected sunlight forced Cha Xiaodao to shut her eyes instinctively.

Bang!

“Seven, six, five, four.”

“Three!”

Muni’s greedy, thirsty features magnified bit by bit in Li Yan’s view.

Just as Muni was about to enter the three-foot proximity of Li Yan, his foot missed a step, and he plunged into a dark whirlpool of water.

Nine Variations of Calamity Killing Array, Double Demon Disturbance Sea.

However, in just the span of a breath, the Double Fish Talisman supporting the killing array let out a terrified wail.

Pfft~

Muni stepped out of the water whirlpool, a golden purple glint flickering at the corners of his mouth. Both the Tai Yin and Tai Yang talismans had large chunks missing, as if they’d been bitten off by teeth.

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The Double Demon Disturbance Sea, which had even given Feng Yi a tough time, couldn’t trap Muni for even a breath’s time; this monster had even bitten off a chunk from the sun and moon within the Double Demon Disturbance Sea!

Li Yan could even smell the lingering scent of blood in Muni’s mouth.

Is this the end for me?

With no room for thought and no intention of thinking further, Li Yan swung his left hand forward, scattering a sheet of glittering blade light, but it unexpectedly missed its mark.

When he looked up, he found himself standing behind Muni, who was clutching something and tearing it apart with large bites, the terrifying crunch of bone and flesh separating was incredibly clear. Cha Xiaodao was still behind him.

From their positions, it seemed their location had been altered by something.

Muni had only taken one bite before realizing something was off about the taste. The figure in front of him, whose half-eaten brain he was nibbling on, was clearly once a woman with a pretty face, who would have been considered as beautiful as a blooming peach, but obviously, there was no need for such descriptions now. However, his desire to feed was so intense that he couldn’t even be bothered to take note of the arrival of a helper, let alone care about it,

“He has quite the appetite,”

Yu Shiqie stood beside Li Yan, seemingly speaking to him, but Li Yan was not in the mood to respond.

On one side, Muni continued to devour “Yu Shiqie’s” corpse; on the other, Yu Shiqie herself seemed in good spirits. She took the initiative to explain to Li Yan: “Even Earth Endurance, with the highest authority, doesn’t have the capability to instantly uncover the personal information of the Six Ministries. One can only observe, record, and summarize. This Muni is a living example of that. He’s special; my flesh and blood is something even Vajra Tripitaka wouldn’t dare to use as an ascetic’s tool,”

As she spoke, Muni had finished eating and drinking, yet he hesitated for two seconds before abruptly fleeing with a whoosh.

“Thinking of running?!”

Before Yu Shiqie’s words fell, she too had vanished.

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Thump~

The Owl Kiss Dagger fell into the soil, and Li Yan helped Cha Xiaodao sit back against a tree, gazing into Cha Xiaodao’s grey eyes, wrapping an arm around his shoulder, silent.

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Slurp~

The orange juice surged up the straw, causing Wu Yin Flourishing’s cheeks to cave in from the effort.

Gurgle gurgle~

The juice she spat back into the plastic cup bubbled up in a string of bubbles.

By now, passersby had gradually appeared, but not one of them seemed to notice the small nun sitting on the curb.

Until Muni suddenly appeared beside her.

The two exchanged a wordless glance.

At that moment, from a car parked on the roadside, a haughty blonde, blue-eyed, pot-bellied, rosacea-nosed middle-aged man with the air of a senior executive or a well-versed lawyer stepped down. He looked like he was walking up high, oblivious to everything around him. Yet, he gave Muni a strangely curious glance.

Wu Yin Flourishing lifted her head, the straw coming out of the plastic cup with the splatter of juice on his pricey handmade shoes and trouser cuffs, but still, he walked on with his head held high, seemingly completely unaware. She waved her delicate fists and said, “You have three seconds left, or you’ll be late! If you dare deceive me, I’ll make sure you pay for it.”

Muni was expressionless, as still as a clay sculpture.

Yu Shiqie leaned against a streetlamp, eyeing Muni who seemed unnaturally tall, like a human bear clad in a raincoat.

But as Yu Shiqie’s attention slowly shifted to Wu Yin Flourishing, who sat beneath Muni’s feet, waving her fists continuously, a chill ran through her blood.

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