Chapter 2181 - 2182: Mutation
Chapter 2181 - 2182: Mutation
The gushing blood sprayed all over Meng Shan's face, which was already somewhat dirty and disheveled, now further stained with fresh blood, adding not only a touch of disorder but also a hint of bleakness.The stench was so overwhelming it almost made Meng Shan retch, but she had no time to react before the figure in front of her had already fallen.
He fell right at Meng Shan's feet, with a thud.
Meng Shan lowered her head woodenly, her eyes absent as she gazed at the figure.
It was the fire monkey who had previously smiled foolishly at her, now lying powerless at Meng Shan's side.
Its eyes' sparkle slowly dimmed, but the furry face still held a comforting smile, as if thankful Meng Shan was unharmed.
Tears slipped down Meng Shan's face, squeezing through the crimson stains and dripping onto the fire monkey beneath her.
Plop, plop, the sound echoed as her tears fell.
The fire monkey sensed the sorrow and struggled, wanting to lift a hand to wipe away the tear stains on Meng Shan's face.
But its injuries were too severe; one arm had already broken, and its lung ribs shattered. Having leaped up from the ground earlier had exhausted all its strength. Its back to front chest was pierced through; it really had the will but not the power. Its eyelids fluttered, each time growing dimmer.
"Don't die..."
Meng Shan appeared utterly helpless, her thin hands trembling violently with fear as she bowed her head, trying to stop the wounds bleeding on the fire monkey, but in vain.
Blood continued to gush, and Meng Shan's tender palms couldn't halt the flow, while the sparkle in its eyes had extinguished, not reopening after closing once.
Beside it, two injured spirit monkeys crawled over, their eyes filled with panic and helplessness, using their remaining good arms to pull the fire monkey's body, as if trying to wake a slumbering old friend.
But this old friend would never wake again.
A wail echoed across the platform, Meng Shan's sorrowful sobs sounding utterly helpless, reminiscent of the scene when her family died not long ago, flooding back into her heart.
Helplessness, pain.
And after the death of this fire monkey, the monkey king on the platform pillar trembled noticeably, its whole body dyed black by Evil Qi, with only its pupils filled with the blood-red hue.
Roar!
It let out a furious roar, its voice sweeping upwards, so loud that rocks on the cliff above fell. After this sound, it frantically pulled at the chains around it.
The chains clanged loudly with its manic movements, causing even the stone pillar behind it to tremble.
"Not good!"
The figure was the first to react; glancing sideways, he realized the situation was dire.
This monkey king possesses the equivalent strength of a ninth-level Spirit Pill human cultivator; it was half a month ago through cunning that he injured and finally trapped it here with tough chains.
Originally, he thought over half a month, the monkey king's strength would surely be weakened by the Evil Qi, then he would only have to clean up.
But unexpectedly, under this stimulus, the monkey king showed signs of breakthrough, undeniably ominous.
The figure's state was only fifth-level Spirit Pill, his cultivation far inferior, plus the fire monkey's inherent great strength; he was no match for it!
The rumbling sound continued, from the chains above, the monkey king swung its arms, breaking loose of the chains from the stone pillar.
From the gap, one could glimpse a fist-sized head faintly appearing, spreading waves of black Evil Qi that poured into the monkey king's body along the chain!
"Damn, it's absorbing this Evil Qi!"
The figure was startled; at once he couldn't care about Lin Chen and quickly turned, rushing towards the location.
Evil Qi is incredibly vile and wicked; whether man or beast, when holding malice within their heart, they can naturally absorb it.
But generally, people wouldn't do so, for absorbing too much Evil Qi can enhance one's power, but also erodes their consciousness, turning them into bloodthirsty monsters.
Thus, when encountering this Evil Qi, most resist, daring not to become careless.
And their sect precisely uses this Evil Qi to control others, manipulating the degree of Evil Qi's usage, erasing consciousness, then controlling with other secret techniques.
Clearly, the figure before us failed to manage this properly.
Originally seeing the monkey king's high cultivation, he amassed quite a lot of Evil Qi here, which now aids the monkey king, causing its momentum to continually rise!
Within just a few breaths, the monkey king's cultivation fluctuations have faintly surpassed Spirit Pill level, stabilizing toward Spirit Embryo realm.
Vast black energy exploded from its body, even its formerly red pupils turned pitch black, and the overflowing Evil Qi blocked out the sunlight completely.
The entire cavern instantly darkened.
"Shaking Heaven Finger!"
The figure gritted his teeth, evidently unforeseen such change, immediately shouted angrily, following with a finger pointed attack, exactly the one used earlier when fighting Lin Chen.
This was his sole move and the strongest technique he had cultivated!
And as for the fire monkey king, after its pupils sunk into night-like darkness, it gradually regained calm, losing its prior rage.
On a tranquil face, no emotions fluctuated, facing the incoming strike without fear.
At that moment, its arms had broken free from the chains behind the stone pillar, lightly swinging its right hand as the attack approached.
Whoosh!
A sound of stirring wind, as its wrist swung, the several-zhang long chain tied at the wrist billowed wildly with its movement.
Like a long whip cutting through, at the end of the chain, there was even a fleshless black skull flying swiftly out!
The scope of the attack was incredibly broad; Lin Chen had already dashed quickly in front of Meng Shan beforehand, pressing the still-dazed Meng Shan down to lie flat.
And at this moment, the fire monkey king's attack arrived, almost as she lay flat, the thick black chain narrowly brushed across Lin Chen's back.
The whistling wind was deafening, and the sound wave it carried stabbed into Lin Chen's back with sharp pain, making him gasp.
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