Chapitre 414: Flee Now
The two demons whirled towards Chen Wentian.
"What?" Qin Shui'er snapped.
"What did you say?" White Claw roared.
He simply smiled mockingly at them, which drew exactly the response he wanted. The wangliang charged at him, wading through solid ground with its three massive legs like it was running through mud. Qin Shui'er stayed behind but powered up multiple water bombs to support her ally, prior thoughts of leaving seemingly abandoned.
An instant later, before the oversized graverobber demon could make it to Chen Wentian, a flash of white light lit up the gloomy battlefield. A blinding ray of lunar might descended from the cloudy sky like a divine lance of destruction.
Sha!
The moonbeam sliced through Qin Shui'er's watery body with barely a sound, leaving behind a gaping hole that took out over half of her upper torso. The attack then blasted into the ground without an explosion, creating a smooth black hole that stretched to unknown depths.
Qin Shui'er stumbled forward, stunned from the attack. The watery surface of her body rippled angrily as she tried in vain to pull herself back together. She couldn't fathom how she was wounded to this extent. Her spiritual sea became a mess as a foreign and profound spiritual energy spread from the point of contact and wreaked havoc through her.
"Shui'er!" The wangliang shouted in alarm.
She jerked her head up in time to see another ray of white-hot spiritual energy descend from the heavens. She dodged to the side but it was still too late to escape. One of her legs was blasted off at the thigh.
"Ahh!" She let out a cry and crumbled to the ground.
She clutched the stump of the missing leg which refused to reform. The water around her refused to obey her will. Her spiritual sea was in turmoil and it was as if she couldn't summon a single strand of spiritual energy.
Then a third beam of destruction appeared and she was overwhelmed by a feeling of complete helplessness. She stared blankly up at the cloudy sky that was illuminated by a flash of light that sought to end her life.
Just as she closed her eyes to accept her fate, a massive shadow covered her.
"Earth!" White Claw bellowed, covering her with his body.
Pa!
Moonlight struck the wangliang. It bored through harden scales, tough hide, and thick muscles before eventually dissipating. What was leftover was a bloody crater on its misshapen back.
The demon momentarily howled in pain before gnashing its teeth in defiance. It summoned tons of dirt and rocks to cover its body as additional protection, turning itself into a small hill.
After the third moonbeam disappeared, Jasmine descended from the sky. She had been hiding in the dark sky, aided by Chen Mo's shadow powers, waiting for the right time to strike. She was in her fox form for obvious reasons. They couldn't let the demons see her human appearance or else Ten Thousand Flower Valley would be implicated. Revealing her existence as a divine beast was a risk but it was an acceptable one as long as Lin Huzhong had no relation to Chen Wentian.
Jasmine quickly arrived by his side, her three fluffy white tails waving about playfully. Although she didn't manage to kill the shuimu outright, she was pleased about wounding both demons severely.
"Your power improved." Chen Wentian commented. "Though… your aim is a bit lacking."
Receiving criticism instead of praise for her hard work annoyed her greatly.
"Noisy! Do you want to experience just how good my aim can be?" Jasmine snapped.
He bit back a retort.
He obviously didn't want to experience her moonbeams. After steadily cultivating the Legacy of Moonlight for many months, her power had shot up to fearsome new heights. She was now at the 7th stage of spiritual strengthening, the same as him. If they fought again for real, it was uncertain if he could beat her. Perhaps he would have to kowtow and recognize her as the grand sect master!
The shuimu being so useless in a real fight could also be because of a similar reason. Powerful demon races, like divine beasts, had unique Daos developed over countless generations to be perfectly suitable for their natural physique or elemental affinity. If the demoness was lacking her particular legacy, then it would explain her flimsy performance.
"Alright, let's finish the job." Chen Wentian said and brandished his sword. He had no time to ponder about the misfortunes of his enemy.
"We can't let them get away."
"Way ahead of you!"
Jasmine flew above the diminishing pile of dirt that was the wangliang. It was trying to flee underground but its body was too big for it to make a quick escape.
She opened her mouth and launched another beam of lunar energy. Three orbs of moonlight also collected at the tip of each tail and added to her destructive power.
Chen Wentian began his own attack, shooting beams of sword energy into the demon. Dugu's Tenth Sword mixed together with the Six Meridians Demon Blight sword style as he peppered its massive body with fresh holes.
The wangliang had peerless physical strength and tremendous defense. It was also at the upper stages of spiritual strengthening. Despite this, it could not hope to survive this combined assault, not when it was protecting someone.
Its digging speed slowed to a halt as the wounds piled up. The attacks continued to rain down, slicing through many meters of earth. The only thing it could do was focus everything on defense in hopes of buying a little bit more time before the inevitable.
"How can it be a nine-tailed moonlight fox… in this subcontinent..." It mumbled, "How can a human befriend a divine beast? Who in the nine springs of hells is this Lin Huzhong?"
"Senior Brother…" Qin Shui'er stirred.
Her strength had somewhat returned and she was able to reform her body. She supported herself against one of his legs and sensed the carnage taking place on the other side.
"I'm sorry. This was all my fault. I dragged you into this. I'm sorry…" She said, her voice trembling.
"Kah!" The wangliang spat out a mouthful of blood.
It was past the point of no return. It knew that it couldn't on much longer.
"Shui'er, you must flee now. Tell master… Aah! Tell master, I couldn't protect you and complete the mission. I deserve death." It gritted through the pain.
"Senior Brother White Claw…"
"Go now!"
The wangliang lifted a single leg, revealing a small tunnel that it had been digging with its spiritual energy all this time.
"I won't forget you." Qin Shui'er said in a harsh whisper, "I will avenge you. I will hunt Lin Huzhong and this nine-tailed fox to the ends of the world if that's what it takes! Senior brother, I promise!"
"Good, go now!"
"Senior brother…" She forced back a sob as tears flowed uncontrollably.
"Go…"
She cast one last look at her senior brother before she flew into the escape tunnel which then collapsed behind her.
She swore silently. She would never forget tonight. She would never forget the failure, pain, and humiliation. She would never forget her senior brother's sacrifice.
The tunnel took her to the Su River that was next to the ruined city. Her body melted into water and the current carried her away to safety.
"Lin Huzhong, I'll kill you. Wash your fat neck and wait!"
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