The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 686 - 484: Substitute for Death

Chapter 686: Chapter 484: Substitute for Death

"Is this the dog that Yang Wei talked about?"

Li Yi found it hard to believe that an evil dog could reside within a person’s soul. Wasn’t he worried that the soul might reject it? Moreover, the existence of the evil dog was peculiar. It had no physical form, nor was it a soul body. Once the dog vanished, no one could tell where it went, not even with the eyes of an Evolver.

However, the appearance of the evil dog just now had allowed him to catch a familiar scent.

Cold, eerie, a unique supernatural power of the 36th world.

"Another undead evil object, what a nuisance. I still have no way to crack the undead attribute of this world. It requires soul-type attacks to be effective. Otherwise, no matter how many times I slay them, they just resurrect, utterly wasting my time." At that moment, Yang Wei quickly retreated.

"Let the dog bite it. Although it takes some time, it can still resolve it. However, having my dog bite such a thing feels like a bit of a waste."

While speaking, everyone noticed the Flame Demon, ablaze with hellfire, suddenly frozen in place, unable to move, seemingly in a daze. But its immense life force was still present, showing that it wasn’t dead, although it posed no immediate threat.

"Do undead evil objects require soul attacks?" Li Yi heard this and looked at the silver giant axe in his hand.

Gang Qi intertwined with the Yin God’s Netherworld Artifact, endowing the silver giant axe with the ability to damage souls. This allowed him to effortlessly eliminate entities like undead spirits. Of course, his Call Wind Skill could also scorch souls; after all, it’s a top-tier Daoist Skill of the Cultivation World, with power that would not disappoint.

However, recklessly using Daoist Skills in this world is risky and could draw the gaze of an Evil God. He had already been very restrained when he used Dividing River into Land earlier.

"Wei, your weapon, though sharp and unbreakable, lacks the capability to slay souls. You need to change your equipment," Ning Wu said.

Yang Wei said, "I know, which is why I want to slay this Flame Demon in front of me and take its Hellfire Whip. That way, I temporarily have a weapon to deal with undead evil objects. Although I don’t particularly like this thing, it’s better than having nothing."

As he spoke, he looked at the silver giant axe in Li Yi’s hand.

"Alright, stop eyeing the weapon in my hand. I’ll chop off the head of that Flame Demon for you to see if it can be killed. If it can, the iron whip is yours." Li Yi, seeing through Yang Wei’s intention, charged forth immediately with the axe to quash his idea.

At this moment, the Flame Demon stood still, becoming a massive living target, posing no threat to Li Yi under these circumstances.

He moved at an incredible speed, like a flash of silver lightning.

The giant axe in his hand then chopped down, aiming to cleave the Flame Demon’s head.

But at the next moment.

The sound of metal clashing echoed, the Gang Qi-condensed silver giant axe unexpectedly shattered instantly. The black skin on the Flame Demon’s body was like a layer of armor, its defense astonishing. Though Yang Wei chopped casually, it was because his treasure sword, made of immortal gold, was extraordinary, exceptionally sharp. However, Li Yi’s weapon, which he forged himself, lacked the strength and couldn’t cut open the creature’s body.

"Li, what piece of scrap metal did you bring? It shatters at any exertion. I thought it was some treasure. Sorry, I shouldn’t have taken an interest in your broken axe just now," Yang Wei shook his head immediately.

Li Yi’s face darkened, "Something that doesn’t cost money and is handy is fine for use."

Then, his Five Elements Bracelet flashed slightly, and a moment later, a golden Divine Needle appeared out of thin air. Although this Divine Needle wasn’t large, it was sharp to the extreme. Just a glance could make one’s eyes ache, unable to look directly at it.

This is an eye needle nurtured in the eye of the mythical creature, Fei.

The Divine Needle moved with Li Yi’s intention. After flying out, it merely circled around the Flame Demon’s head, and in the next moment, the large head was severed and then transformed into a golden light winding around the Flame Demon’s arm. Quickly, the arm also silently fell off.

"Take it." Li Yi kicked, sending the thick arm, along with the Hellfire-burning iron whip on it, flying towards Yang Wei.

Bang!

A loud noise erupted, and the massive iron whip hit the ground. The whip was as thick as a human waist and at least dozens of meters long, such a gigantic size that no ordinary person could use it.

"You’re making things difficult for me. How am I supposed to take something this large?" Yang Wei made a gesture.

"Immortal, help him, use the Big and Small Ruyi Technique to shrink it a bit," Li Yi said.

Xuan Yuezi, who had not made a move, nodded slightly when Li Yi spoke. She began forming a spell and cast the Big and Small Ruyi Technique. The massive iron whip before them began to shrink steadily at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in just a moment, it was transformed into a normal-sized iron whip.

"Great Spell."

Yang Wei’s eyes lit up, then he wielded the immortal gold treasure sword in his hand to sever the Flame Demon’s arm and picked up the Hellfire-burning iron whip, swinging it a few times.

With the Heavenly Gang Undying Battle Technique activated, he was proficient in hundreds of weapons, instantly able to use the iron whip without worry of mishandling and hitting himself with it.

"The Big and Small Ruyi Technique, it can also enlarge stuff, right?" Yang Wei looked at Xuan Yuezi inquisitively, harboring a daring idea.

"Naturally."

Xuan Yuezi replied, "The Big and Small Ruyi Technique can not only adjust the size of objects at will but also allow the conversion of one’s mana. Small size for purity, large for vastness. However, this technique is easy to learn but hard to master, requiring extraordinary talent and exceptional insight."

The Tianyi Sect’s Big and Small Ruyi Technique, being a sect-guarding skill, is indeed marvelous, sought after by countless cultivators without success.

"Immortal, I have astonishing insight and exceptional talent, perfectly suited to learn the Big and Small Ruyi Technique. Will you teach me this technique? I won’t take advantage without giving in return; I’ll give you a wish, a wish that comes true." Yang Wei immediately said.

Xuan Yuezi slightly shook her head and said, "I do not truly know the Big and Small Ruyi Technique. I have only grasped a smattering of its basics. The one who masters this technique is Li Yi; he alone has the right to pass on the method."

Yang Wei then looked toward Li Yi.

"The method is not transmitted lightly," Li Yi immediately refused.

Yang Wei laughed aloud, "Don’t be so stingy, we can make a deal."

"You haven’t fulfilled the conditions you promised me. You owe a debt. If you want to trade, pay off the debt first. Otherwise, if you die one day, whom will I collect the debt from?" Li Yi said, "Besides, don’t waste time now. We can discuss anything once we leave this darkness."

"Alright, let me think about what conditions to use to convince you later." Yang Wei said, seemingly very persistent about the Big and Small Ruyi Technique, unwilling to give up.

Li Yi was not opposed to making a deal with him, provided he could truly help resurrect his mother and find his father.

The party continued moving forward.

Yet the surrounding Hellfire Sea was still ablaze, as if harboring other dangers, but they couldn’t stop now; otherwise, the monsters would gather even more, so they quickened their pace, attempting to force through this sea of fire.

They charged along the path Li Yi had carved out, enduring the scorching flames, and bypassed the massive body of the Flame Demon.

They thought moving fast enough would avoid danger, but they hadn’t gotten very far.

Suddenly.

In the high sky ahead, a transparent, illusory fishing line descended; on one end hung a crimson fishhook, with an eye on the hook, currently swiveling to observe the party, drifting directly toward them.

"A fishhook?"

Seeing this scene, Li Yi’s eyelid twitched, and his movements involuntarily slowed down.

"Not good, it’s the Evil God’s fishhook; one of us has been targeted by the Evil God." The adventurer named Hai Li said, "Indeed, we shouldn’t show too much power, or else the Evil God in the darkness will detect it, lower the fishhook, reeling in the powerful to prevent anyone from breaking the dark seal and escaping this world."

"Who is this fishhook targeting?" Yu Chuan’s gaze flickered, looking at Li Yi and Wei.

Just now, only these two had made a move, displaying great power, so the fishhook was likely aiming to reel in them.

While everyone was guessing.

Another crimson fishhook dropped from the dark sky, drifting quickly toward them.

A second fishhook?

The crowd was stunned.

"Wow, we really are unlucky, just a slight action and we’ve been targeted by the Evil God." Yang Wei’s gaze grew serious, "This thing is not easy to handle; once marked, it’s like a maggot remaining on the bone, you can’t shake it off, and if hooked, your soul will instantly become silent, your body immobilized, left at the mercy of others."

"I’ve encountered it before; I have some experience dealing with it." Li Yi, seeing this, dared not hesitate and immediately took out the cracked short stick.

Exchanging ten years of his lifespan for a single strike seemed to be the only solution so far; he couldn’t think of a better idea.

Sure enough.

A fishhook drifted toward him, the eye on it locking onto Li Yi, unwilling to let him leave this fiery sea.

"Might as well expose our strength and fight our way out of this darkness in one go, continuing to linger is not a solution." Xuan Yuezi saw the fishhook dropping and knew the wicked creature in the darkness was up to its tricks again; she could hardly bear it, wanting to use her Dragon and Tiger Power to slay several evil beings and sprint out of this world in one go.

With her Tri-Floral Realm strength, she should not find this difficult.

"Immortal, stay calm; if you strike and pierce through the darkness, it may provoke more terrifying existences. You’ve already suffered before, it’s unnecessary to risk yourself again." Li Yi declined Xuan Yuezi’s good intentions.

He took a deep breath, Gang Qi enveloping his body, and immediately shot forward instead of retreating, meeting the crimson fishhook head-on.

With a single clash, he struck the hook with his cracked short stick.

The crimson fishhook instantly lost its vitality, drooping down limply, the eye on it closing as if falling into a slumber.

"It worked." Li Yi relaxed in his heart upon seeing this.

He just didn’t know how long this strike would keep the fishhook subdued; he hoped it would hold for a bit longer.

Yang Wei seemed unable to deal with the fishhook, merely gripping his treasure sword tightly, standing in place as the fishhook struck him.

"Wei, be careful." Ning Wu shouted loudly.

"It’s alright." Yang Wei waved his hand.

The fishhook struck Yang Wei, then as if merging into his body, intermingled bizarrely with flesh, appearing sinister and eerie.

However, soon.

The fishhook autonomously detached from Yang Wei’s body, ascending slowly into the sky.

The crowd saw the fishhook take something from Yang Wei.

It was an old, peculiar rag doll, sewn by someone unknown, crooked and not at all fine, and that rag doll was even struggling on the hook, flailing its limbs trying to break free but to no avail.

The final outcome was being carried into the dark depths of the sky by that fishhook.

It seemed the rag doll had taken Yang Wei’s place to meet its fate.

"A supernatural object?" Li Yi was slightly surprised.

Yang Wei laughed, "The feeling is mutual."