《Refining the Mountains and Rivers》Chapter 572A - Struggle of the Prey
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Qin Yu appeared in the spot where he had disappeared. Before he could react, an ice cold yet pleasant voice sounded out in his ears.
“The target of the withered corpses is me and the target of the decayed corpse is you. If we join forces we might have a slim chance of surviving, but if we don’t we will both die here.”
Qin Yu was without expression. “How can I believe you?”
“Believe me and you might live. Don’t believe me and you’ll die.”
That was honest enough!
With a punch, Qin Yu sent a withered corpse flying away. He stared at the decayed corpse outside the city ruins that was staring greedily at him and his pupils shrank. “Fine, let’s do it!”
They were both smart people so there wasn’t a need to say too much. After exchanging a few words they both understood what they each needed to do.
Shen Yuanyin lifted a hand and pointed out a finger. Wherever her finger pointed, space instantly froze. The withered corpses within were immediately bound in ice, frozen.
Bang –
Qin Yu took a step forward, his figure hurtling forth like lightning. Moving through the frozen space, the withered corpses shattered one after another.
Lei Fang widened his eyes, his brain muddled. Shouldn’t they be trying to kill him? What was this?
Roar –
Several withered corpses rushed forward. Shen Yuanyin didn’t turn around, but glanced over. Qin Yu sighed darkly in his heart. He lifted a hand and pressed down.
Space violently trembled. A shaking strength forced the several withered corpses back but wasn’t able to damage them much.
The cycle continued again and again. More and more withered corpses appeared around Qin Yu, almost submerging him as they became increasingly difficult to deal with.
Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, dripping down his cheeks. This wasn’t an act at all. To control his strength and also avoid a shocking amount of withered corpses, this was a considerable challenge to Qin Yu.
Outside the ruins, the eyes of the decayed corpse became increasingly cold and brutal. It roared out loud, its voice deep and low.
Although it retained some of its intelligence, it couldn’t compare to its state from before its death. This boy was its prey, yet these lowly and pathetic people tried to snatch him away!
They were courting death!
With the level of the decayed corpse, although it dreaded the city ruins, the actual impact wasn’t that great.
With a loud crash, a crater was immediately formed in the earth. The edges of the crater melted away, turning into something crystalline.
Black energy tumbled in the crater, constantly forming fierce and ugly faces.
Qin Yu had been keeping an eye on the decayed corpse. When he saw it finally begin to move, he was overjoyed. It had fallen for the trap!
Like a stone falling from the heavens, several dozen withered corpses were instantly smashed into meat patties. When the black energy touched their flesh and blood, they began to ignite with black flames.
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After several breaths of time, the black flames extinguished. All that were left were ashes on the ground. These withered corpses that had nearly indestructible and undying bodies had been casually eliminated in front of the decayed corpse as if they were ants.
Roar –
The decayed corpse reared back its head and roared into the skies, a cruel and horrific aura shooting up into the skies. Even the withered corpses with their blood red eyes felt fear, quietly screaming as they slowly drew backward.
Without needing any warning, Shen Yuanyin took a step forward. Her fingers spread open. Beneath the dusky light, her fingers were like a pure white lotus blooming in winter.
Kacha –
Kacha –
Ice lotuses began to appear on the ground. The overlapped branches and leaves were clear and lush, as if a faint breeze would cause them to sway about.
In the next moment, all of the ice lotuses bloomed together. The fragrance of flowers filled the air.
The decayed corpse’s cruel and angered eyes revealed a vacant expression. This sight before it caused a long lost fragment of memories to appear in its mind.
These memories were only some shattered pictures; it couldn’t see them at all. It tried hard to recall them, but that only caused the fragments to disappear that much faster.
Anger rose up from the depths of its heart. It glared at Shen Yuanyin, its hand about to slam down.
But just as it lifted its hand, the decayed corpse’s movement froze. Frost appeared on its fingertips and began to rapidly spread upwards. In the blink of an eye, its entire arm was frozen. The ice didn’t stop here. It continued to climb up the decayed corpse’s body. The chilling cold that extinguished all vitality dove straight into its soul!
The decayed corpse’s state of existence had already undergone a mutation. Whether it was its body or soul, it didn’t feel much pain.
But as it looked at the layer of ice surrounding its body, anger filled its chest. The stabbing pain in its head caused it to roar out loud.
Bang –
The ice that covered the decayed corpse was immediately smashed apart. Its terrifying aura continued to spread outwards. Cracks started to appear on the ice lotuses blooming in the ground.
Every crack was like a terrifying mark left behind by a sword or spear strike. They destroyed all beauty and joy, leaving behind only despair and destruction.
Shen Yuanyin drew back one step. A bit of red appeared behind her veil, quickly spreading outwards.
Her aura suddenly weakened.
Qin Yu was stunned as he saw this. The impression he had of her changed a little.
Disregarding all else, she was supremely professional. Although she knew that this was all an act, she still went all out.
He could sense that her injury was genuine, and it was extremely serious.
Sublime Lost Emotion Code – when attacking, one had to use all of their strength without any reservation. Qin Yu didn’t know about this so he was naturally taken aback.
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If even the person who had planned the trap was so startled, then those withered corpses that regarded Shen Yuanyin as their personal prey turned insane.
Those withered corpses that were scared away by the decayed corpse began to howl like starving wolves, their eyes turning even redder.
This damned thing, it wanted to steal their food! This was unforgivable…this was unforgivable!!
After the decayed corpse broke through Shen Yuanyin’s imprisonment, it roared out loud. But, after taking just one step forward, it was suddenly drowned out by withered corpses that came rushing in from all sides.
We don’t care what you are! If you dare to touch our food, then you can forget about getting out of here!
The plan proceeded smoothly. Most of the withered corpses around Qin Yu had disappeared, making it easy for him to deal with the rest.
It was all because that woman was sufficiently ruthless…
As he was feeling deep admiration, Qin Yu suddenly looked over and his expression stiffened.
Shen Yuanyin lowered her hand. Beads of red blood dripped down her fingers, constantly falling to the ground. The impact just now hadn’t caused any visible injuries. If so, then this blood…
At this time, Shen Yuanyin lifted her hand. Without any expression, she made a slashing movement, instantly opening back up the wound on her palm that had yet to regenerate.
The blood flowed out even freer.
She looked over, her eyes cold and faint.
Qin Yu’s face stiffened. After several breaths of silence, he quietly cut open his palm.
In the air, the scent of fresh human blood became increasingly rich.
Beneath the stimulation of the fresh blood, the decayed corpse became even more wild and reckless.
Withered corpse after withered corpse was sent flying away, their bodies often torn in half. In midair, their bodies would be wrapped up by black flames and burnt to ashes.
Perhaps at other times, these withered corpses might retreat underneath the threat of true death. But Shen Yuanyin’s blood caused them to forget all their scruples.
The hope of living was in sight…for this, they could forget all else!
Quietly, Shen Yuanyin, Qin Yu, and the others slowly withdrew from the vortex of slaughter. He checked in with Undying and confirmed that his aura was still being locked onto…when Qin Yu looked at the decayed corpse, his teeth itched with hate.
This bastard, just how much did it want to eat him? Even now it still hadn’t given up.
As he was thinking about how to withdraw, Shen Yuanyin’s cold voice sounded out, “You all leave first.”
The seven female cultivators shook their heads without hesitation. The faces of Lei Fang and the other two stiffened, their happy expressions disappearing as if they had eaten something overly bitter.
Shen Yuanyin furrowed her eyebrows. “This is an order.”
There was no explanation at all. It was a simple and direct statement!
The seven female cultivators didn’t dare to delay any further. They bowed and began cautiously walking away. Because the two ‘main targets’ hadn’t moved, even if the withered corpses discovered that these others were leaving, they didn’t try to stop them at all.
As Lei Fang and his group were about to leave, Qin Yu’s eyes flashed. “These three cannot leave.”
If it wasn’t for Shen Yuanyin quietly waiting for an explanation, Lei Fang would have blown up into an endless litany of curses.
Qin Yu lightly said, “Whether it is the decayed corpse or the withered corpses, they aren’t without intelligence. If too many people leave, it will arouse their suspicion and then our strategy won’t work. So just in case, these three people should follow us.”
Although this excuse was barely passable, Shen Yuanyin didn’t argue. She lightly said, “Alright.”
These three people might have had some connections to the Immortal Sect, but she didn’t place them in her eyes at all. To Shen Yuanyin, their life or death didn’t matter.
To be more exact, she didn’t even care about the lives of the seven female cultivators from the Immortal Sect. The only reason she chose to preserve their lives was because they might be useful in the future.
Qin Yu looked at Lei Fang and the other two. He sneered inwardly at their hate-filled glares…when it came to bearing a grudge, there was no need for anyone to teach him about this subject!
He no longer cared about his surroundings. Qin Yu kept his head lowered, waiting for news from Undying. Once the targeting on him had vanished, he would immediately leave.
Suddenly, the earth beneath their feet began to tremble. Qin Yu and Shen Yuanyin reacted at almost the same time. Their figures shot up into the air.
Lei Fang and the other two were a breath too slow. By the time they reacted the ground had already broken apart and a terrifyingly large mouth was sweeping up at them.
This was a circular mouth with rings of sharp fangs that were interlocked together. It was like a deadly and horrendous meat grinder.
A powerful suction force spread out, wildly sucking in mud and stone. Lei Fang was overcome with fear and horror. He kicked out a foot.
A cultivator behind him cried out miserably and fell down, instantly plummeting into the giant mouth.
Taking advantage of the repelling force from his kick, Lei Fang temporarily managed to escape the suction strength. His cultivation wildly erupted and he tried to fly away.
After surviving that disaster, before he could even take a breath, a strong force smashed into his chest.
“No!”
Lei Fang screamed in despair. He looked up to see Qin Yu pulling back his leg.
Was this retribution…?
Before he could finish his thought, Lei Fang fell into the giant mouth and disappeared from sight.
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