Journey to the End of the Night
Chapter 144 - 144 143 Afu Tu

144: Chapter 143: Afu Tu 144: Chapter 143: Afu Tu The dark shadow holding the little rabbit twisted and dissipated with a guttural sound, and soon a huge monster’s corpse appeared on the ground.

Baili An looked at the corpse on the ground, feeling his arms sore and unbearable.

This sword had almost drained all his potential; from drawing blood when the sword was unsheathed, to changing the sword movement to pierce the earth and slaying the monster, the whole process took less than a moment.

Because Baili An clearly felt that the monster’s strength was above his own, to win, he could only kill it in one strike, achieving victory with speed, leaving it with no chance to react.

The little rabbit on the ground, whether due to being scared out of its wits from a near-death experience or tainted by that filthy air, was now limp, lying on the ground with drooping ears, utterly listless.

Suddenly, Baili An felt a biting ice-cold pain on his cheeks and body, as if countless needles were pricking him.

He couldn’t help but open his palm, raindrops fell into his hand, bringing the same piercing pain, forming densely packed blood spots like pinholes.

Talent maintained his body, and quickly, the wounds healed.

However, Baili An hadn’t expected the rain falling within this valley to conceal such deadly intent.

He hurriedly opened the Glazed Umbrella, holding it over the little rabbit on the ground to shield it from the wind and rain.

The little rabbit seemed very exhausted.

One of its hind legs had a deep wound, bleeding profusely.

Its mouth quivered in pain, its large red eyes weakly half-closed, yet it stared seriously into Baili An’s eyes.

Baili An picked up the little rabbit, but entering the Barrier was extremely difficult; if he intruded thoughtlessly, he would end up like those Evil Spirits.

This little rabbit, like the young deer he had once saved, seemed very close and dependent on him, curling up in his arm, its tiny rabbit tail fidgeting.

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When Wen Hanwei returned, there was no one inside the Barrier.

Her heart trembled, her mood hardly had time to change before she saw Baili An under an old tree, holding an umbrella and sitting on the thick roots, tending to the rabbit’s wounds.

Wen Hanwei then noticed the monster, lying among the overgrown weeds, resembling a dark shadowy beast.

Baili An didn’t recognize it, but she did; it was one of the Demon Sect protector’s Demon Beasts, the Evil Shadow Beast.

Its strength was almost close to the expansive seas’ realm, although in this Chaotic Netherworld Valley, it wasn’t considered an extremely strong creature, it was still extremely troublesome.

And on its forehead was a speck of blood—a sword scar that directly penetrated its spiritual platform, sea of consciousness, scattering its soul so that it didn’t need to enter the cycle of rebirth.

She approached him in disbelief, “Did you kill this Demon Beast?”

Baili An looked up at her, smiled, and nodded, “I wouldn’t be its match in a direct confrontation, but it clearly didn’t expect that I would dare to challenge its life and death.

As long as my sword is fast enough, not being able to beat it doesn’t mean I can’t kill it.”

Fighting an enemy is one thing.

But killing it is another matter entirely.

Wen Hanwei’s expression was extremely complicated as she observed his calm smile, feeling somewhat at a loss for words.

The Array Light flickered uncertainly, the last light in the night.

Baili An tied a piece of torn clothing around the injured leg of the little rabbit, tying the final knot, then he picked up the lethargic rabbit and placed it inside his coat.

The rabbit moved slightly in his arms, seemingly uncomfortable with his cold body temperature, poking its fluffy head out, gazing at him with a pair of red round eyes.

Or perhaps, from the moment Baili An picked it up, the rabbit’s gaze had never moved away from his face.

Rabbits are usually peaceful and docile creatures, but when Baili An met the gaze of this rabbit, he felt those round eyes did not appear simple and cute.

Instead, they seemed eerily serene and profound, occasionally revealing a faint weariness, like an ethereal cold mist, intensely cold and still.

This was not a gaze that a mere animal could possess, especially one that had just survived a life-threatening ordeal—no ordinary rabbit could exhibit such a look.

Wen Hanwei also noticed something unusual, she frowned slightly, observing the Glazed Umbrella draped casually over Baili An’s shoulder.

She spoke softly, “The Glazed Treasure Umbrella is a spiritual artifact with very high defensive capabilities, and it also has the ability to conceal one’s aura.

The Chaotic Netherworld Valley is full of unknown evil spirits.

Even I cannot fully see the capabilities of those spirits.

Among the chaos of the evil spirits, there might be special ones that could penetrate the Glazed Umbrella.

Leaving the Barrier just to save a rabbit is not a wise choice.”

Her return was uncertain; if too much time passed, leaving such a small corpse demon in this perilous Chaotic Netherworld Valley.

Would undoubtedly be like a piece of fat falling into a nest of voraciously sensitive ants—a slight misstep would result in being devoured down to blood and bones!

Wen Hanwei walked towards him, her white clothes fluttering gracefully, not showing a hint of disarray, her collar intricately neat, as if she hadn’t been engaged in a battle against evil spirits but had just returned from a casual spring outing.

Yet, Baili An still sensed a hint of bloodthirsty killing intent emanating from her.

It seemed as if the wind blowing from afar gently brushed through the darkness here, filling everything with an ominous and ominous atmosphere.

Wen Hanwei approached Baili An, removed the rain-blocking barrier, leaned into the Glazed Umbrella, and the three of them—a person, a corpse demon, and a rabbit—were crammed together under the umbrella.

Her gaze was clear.

She pointed at the rabbit’s head in Baili An’s arms and said lightly, “Moreover, there will never be a harmless creature in the Chaotic Netherworld Valley.

Some things may seem innocent and endearing but are actually lethal murderers.

Do you realize the trouble you’ve invited?”

Baili An replied, “I didn’t save it just because I found this rabbit cute.”

“Really?” Wen Hanwei felt he was being evasive.

Baili An read the emotion in her eyes and said helplessly, “It’s true.

I have a little deer with round eyes that can act coy, warm my bed, and sometimes even hum tunes for me, much cuter than this rabbit.”

The unappealing rabbit coldly moved its mouth, glancing at him with its red eyes.

Baili An noticed the rabbit’s look and said in surprise, “It actually understands what I’m saying.”

Wen Hanwei rubbed her temples helplessly, “I’ve told you, you’ve kept a big trouble by your side; this is no ordinary demon beast or rabbit.

This creature, called Afu Tu, was born in the dark regions.

Despite its small body and harmless appearance,

In ancient times, this creature had a huge appetite, possessing the power of devouring violence.

Afu Tu could eat dragons, and when extremely hungry, it could even swallow nearly half of the sky.

A thousand years ago, an army of only a thousand Afu Tu, commanded by the Demon World King, devoured half a fairyland within just a month, turning half of the land of the Six Realms and Four Seas into eternal darkness.

It was only when the Emperor personally intervened with the Curse Extermination God Ancient Sword that the Afu Tu were annihilated, and any remaining Afu Tu in the Mortal World were also cursed by the God Slaying Sword.

Their devouring power was sealed, no longer as powerful and fierce as before, but it is still an extremely terrifying creature; if it gets too hungry and swallows you in one bite, it wouldn’t be difficult at all.”