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Chapter 699 - Four Hundred and Thirty-Five: A Total Loss

Chapter 699: Chapter Four Hundred and Thirty-Five: A Total Loss

"Am I too late..."

Luo Bingli’s gaze swept across the ground covered in mycelium, over the monster looking up at her, and finally settled on the corpse of the woman with the last name Fu.

Before this, she didn’t know her, only having heard the woman’s name mentioned in passing at certain events.

A woman of easy virtue.

But now, as Luo Bingli stared at the other’s tragically mutilated corpse for a few moments, she couldn’t help but let out a soft sigh.

Every great calamity that falls upon the world is a slow and gradual process, sometimes taking a decade, other times taking several, to escalate into an unstoppable disaster.

As a cultivator who had achieved Mortal Transcendence, this woman with the last name Fu could have chosen, like the fat man with the last name Zhou, to play it safe and continue enjoying everything her power offered her.

Yet in this era with armies and formations, as an absolute higher-up within the sects, they weren’t required to stand on the front lines of catastrophe like in ancient times, but she still chose to fight to her death here.

Now the old man with the last name Tian has died, the woman with the last name Fu has also died, and Taishiran, who stayed behind to delay Lou Ji, is most likely going to perish as well.

Out of the five that came, three have left.

They responded to the calamity, yet perished as easily as the feathers of a swan...

Emotions welled up, but Luo Bingli didn’t have time to lament for those who had passed, because the monster had appeared before her without warning.

Without any hesitation, it slammed a palm toward her face.

Watching this sudden turn of events, Luo Bingli even had the capacity to consider other things in the brief moment before the palm strike hit.

She thought of the corpse of the woman with the last name Fu, her skull crushed by five fingers.

It seems she died to this move.

The monster’s mastery of this secret technique that allowed instant movement without any trace of Energy Mechanism, combined with the strange energy swirling around its body, would likely allow it to perform a perfect surprise kill on most who have achieved Mortal Transcendence.

Her thoughts flickered; as the opponent’s palm grew larger in her vision, Luo Bingli made no move to dodge. She slightly raised her own palm, reacting after the attack but striking first, and directly grasped the wrist of the oncoming hand.

She exerted force in an instant, and the strong pressure caused Xu Yuan’s wrist to emit a cracking sound.

But at that moment, Xu Yuan’s physical strength was no longer weak as it had been during Soul Condensation, and he burst forth with a force not inferior to Luo Bingli’s.

After a brief struggle, a look of understanding flashed through Luo Bingli’s eyes, as if she had gained the information she sought.

Then, with a sudden change in technique, she leaned slightly, pulled at Xu Yuan’s wrist at an odd angle, and instantly offloaded the tremendous force on it!

Xu Yuan’s whole body, driven by the strong inertia, plunged forward, and immediately, Luo Bingli yanked his wrist, swinging him through the air like a toy.

Xu Yuan tried to stop his body mid-air, but it was in vain. The strong inertia and Luo Bingli’s force on his wrist left him no chance to resist.

In the silent, fog-shrouded space, a tooth-grating swooshing sound was heard, followed immediately by a thunderous boom of flesh hitting the ground.

Luo Bingli had smashed the abruptly attacking Xu Yuan back onto the ground.

However, having gained the upper hand, Luo Bingli didn’t choose to pursue her advantage but stood her ground, looking at her right hand which had just made contact with her opponent.

Long fingers, distinct knuckles, radiating an unbearable brilliance.

Under her gaze,

"Bang!"

A muffled noise sounded, and this hand exploded without warning.

Viewing this eerie scene, Luo Bingli’s beautiful eyes remained calm, as if she had anticipated this.

The information transmitted by the woman with the last name Fu had mentioned that the monster was indeed surrounded by a thin film capable of reversing and decomposing Origin Qi spellcraft.

But now it seemed that the film could even directly decompose her body, which had completely transformed into an energy state.

With this thought, Luo Bingli’s body surged with Energy Mechanism, and the right hand that had been blasted away regrouped in an instant as her gaze fell upon the center of the rising dust cloud.

This strange film was a natural counter for her; unless she could break through it, killing the opponent was nothing but a fool’s dream.

However, the clash just now allowed her to probe a bit more.

The opponent’s speed and strength weren’t particularly strong; compared with a Martial Cultivator, they were only about on par with someone just beginning Mortal Transcendence.

Also, the opponent’s physical body was peculiar, as if it had reached this strength by borrowing some external assistance...

"You... not... tasty."

As she pondered, a dreamlike voice suddenly came from the dust below.

Hearing this sudden speech, Luo Bingli’s brows knit together instantly, and her eyes shining with divine light pierced through the smoke below to observe the man slowly rising from the ground.

Xu Yuan stared at her with his hollow, dark eyes and uttered three words:

"You... go... away."

"...."

Without responding, Luo Bingli’s eyes for the first time showed seriousness.

The strongest of beasts is but an animal to be slaughtered, yet Xu Changtian now had started speaking.

This was good news, but also bad news.

The opponent must retain some intelligence, at least the intelligence to seek advantage and avoid harm.

Yet at the same time, by observing the subtle, one can understand the profound.

If the opponent understood to seek advantage and avoid harm, yet still chose to use words to dissuade her, it meant that there was indeed something about her that could threaten the opponent.

What was it that could threaten him now?

"......"

In an instant, Luo Bingli thought of many things.

One idea after another flashed through her mind, only to be dismissed just as quickly.