Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 455 - 303 Breakthrough

Chapter 455: Chapter 303 Breakthrough

Xu Yuan’s gaze locked onto the blood-garbed man not far away, while Chi Su’s burly figure slightly bent down.

In the quiet cavern,

suddenly,

a burst of arc-shaped fierce wind spread out, causing the ground at the center of Chi Su to crack and sink in an instant, his immense form already vanished from its original spot.

And in Xu Yuan’s vision, now completely saturated with the color of blood, there appeared a figure emitting a faint blue afterimage, speeding towards him.

Chi Su’s burst of speed was still incredibly fast, but it lacked the previous oppressive suddenness.

This time, Xu Yuan didn’t choose to take the hit head-on.

As the punch was about to reach him, his leg moved sideways, stepping back, and with a curve traced by his Cloud-Stepping Boots, his body shifted to the side as if teleporting a foot away.

The vast punch whizzed by, grazing his cheek.

Such a close-ranged gust of wind had once been able to slice open his cheek, but now it only managed to mess up his long hair and blood robe.

With indifferent eyes and crimson pupils that glanced slightly sideways, Xu Yuan briefly evaluated the luminescent circles emerging on the Barbarian King’s bulging arms and smirked:

"Your attack sure makes a big show."

"....."

Upon hearing this, Chi Su frowned but offered no reply. He withdrew his punch, lifted his leg, and burst forth with Origin Qi, his offensive maneuver ready to strike once again.

But Xu Yuan no longer had any intention of standing his ground and taking the blows.

Taking advantage of the momentary gap as the Barbarian King retracted his punch, Xu Yuan’s foot stomped down, and his other leg, now turned into a streak of blood light, kicked at Chi Su’s chin.

A shockwave spread from the tip of Xu Yuan’s Cloud-Stepping Boots and Chi Su’s chin, where the keratin layer met.

Pausing for an instant,

Bang!!

Chi Su’s huge figure instantly turned into an indiscernible blur as it was smashed straight into the cavern’s ceiling!

As countless rocks and rubble cascaded down from the cave ceiling, a bone spur crashed through the smoke billowing from above, aiming straight for the blood-garbed figure on the ground!

Witnessing this, Xu Yuan abandoned any immediate intent to follow through with a finishing blow and casually sidestepped, bending down to lightly pat off non-existent dust from his blood-jade glaze robe.

Thunderous boom!!!

The next moment, the bone spur that had erupted from the ceiling pierced through the entire cavern and embedded itself into the stratum beside Xu Yuan!

Standing up unhurriedly, Xu Yuan flicked his blood robe, and the dust that had settled atop and beneath the cavern was instantly swept away by the hurricane, his gaze fixed on Chi Su lying on the cavern’s ceiling:

"Chi Su, the physical body you so rely on no longer holds any advantage over me..."

"Are you truly that impatient?"

Chi Su’s deep blue eyes were inscrutable, hiding his thoughts, as the cracking sound of his jaw’s keratin layer being crushed was overshadowed by his deep voice, "Agreeing to your terms of cooperation is akin to entrusting not only my life but the lives of my entire people into your hands. If you cannot bear to hand over the Wu Yuan to me, spare me your further babble."

"....."

In that moment, Xu Yuan suddenly understood the feelings of those who had been furiously provoked by him, yet had to swallow their anger in silence.

The pace of his Ghostification exceeded his expectations, already spreading gradually from his body to his consciousness.

He urgently needed to procure a Demon Crystal from a Mortal Transcendence Ghost to prolong his life, but to do that, he needed to form a cooperative agreement with the Barbarian King, or at the very least, ensure there was no interference from him.

But looking at the current situation, the Barbarian King was like a stubborn stone in a toilet, both stinking and immovable, certainly not about to let Xu Yuan have his way.

Both parties were anxious,

the Barbarian King desperate to evacuate his people to defend the Holy City, or perhaps even to rush back to the front lines within the Dayan Territory to lead the battle.

Xu Yuan was desperate to enter the Underground Palace to find a cure for his Ghostification.

Yet cooperation hinged on a critical element of mutual trust, with everyone anxiously stuck in this standstill.

From a perspective of absolute rationale, Xu Yuan at this moment should hold back, just as the Myriad Manifestation Sect Master had begrudgingly swallowed the vengeance for his murdered daughter to survive...

At this thought, the corners of Xu Yuan’s lips suddenly curled into a frenzied, sinister smile.

Hold back your sister?

If it comes to it, I’ll just become a ghost; your entire race will be wiped out!

Having utterly abandoned the idea of persuading the Barbarian King, Xu Yuan quickly shifted his thoughts to how he could eliminate the stubborn obstacle before him.

The keratin layer on Chi Su’s body provided powerful protection, greatly reducing the damage from his Sword technique, and since he hadn’t yet grasped ’intent’, even if Xu Yuan caused some harm, Chi Su could rapidly heal...

"Crack..."

A crisp sound abruptly halted Xu Yuan’s train of thought.

The Chi Su on the cavern ceiling surprisingly began smashing his own jaw’s keratin layer, followed by the neck, chest, and limbs, as the shattered black keratin fell to the dark cave floor...

Seeing this, Xu Yuan narrowed his eyes and chuckled lowly through clenched teeth:

"Heh, don’t tell me all that keratin was just restraining your power..."

Rumbling thunder—

before he could finish,

the falling keratin shrapnel smashed onto the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust...

"The horn armor is a means for our Holy Race to withstand the bitter cold and provide protection during hunts, not some vessel that limits power,"

As the din settled, Chi Su stood atop the cavern, his deep voice gently echoing through the cavity, "The way our Holy Race cultivates is similar to the once flourishing but now decaying Martial Apprentice’s Path of your human race, constantly tempering the body, endlessly increasing our strength, speed, defense..."

"So now you’re giving up defense to gain what you call speed and power?"

Xu Yuan’s eyes held a trace of gravity as he gripped Queens tighter, the Sword technique circulating through his meridians, interrupting him, "Is this your last desperate gamble?"

"This king has simply made the most correct choice,"

Chi Su appeared to be preparing for something too, his deep eyes fixed on Xu Yuan, his tone nonchalant as though stating a fact, "Given the speed and power you’ve displayed, the horn armor could indeed offer protection, but continuing this fight would likely become a war of attrition. By that time, even if I could capture you alive, you would most likely have fully undergone Ghostification, and I would be unable to extract any information."