owlsbooks Chapter 97 Beasts and Humans
Chapter 97 Beasts and Humans
The superior-grade magic weapon, the "Azure Phosphorus Sword," suddenly burst into flames of azure color.
The sword suddenly straightened, deflecting Shan Du's fist strike slightly.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yao Ye swung his sword backhand, slashing at Shan Du's forearm. The blade cut into the dark flesh and got stuck in his hard, iron-like radius bone.
Surprisingly, Yao Ye wasn't in a hurry. Instead, a triumphant smile appeared on his lips. The phosphorescent light on the "Azure Phosphorus Sword" blazed fiercely, like dry wood meeting a raging fire, instantly covering half of Shan Du's body.
"Snap!"
He drew his sword and turned around, and heard a crisp sound.
The next moment, Shandu's forearm fell off without warning.
Under the scorching heat of the phosphorescent fire, the bones inside were melting continuously, and drops of pale bone were slowly dripping onto the ground along the scarlet wound.
Shan Du groaned, enduring the excruciating pain, and clenched his fist with his other hand, striking Yao Ye squarely in the chest.
"puff--"
Yao Ye spat out a mouthful of blood, flew backward, crashed heavily against the rock wall, and slid to the ground.
He struggled to get up, but his chest was in excruciating pain, and he didn't know how many of his ribs were broken.
The superior-grade magic sword fell several feet away, and the Crimson Sun Mirror instantly lost its spiritual light, falling from mid-air and becoming as dull as ordinary iron among the rubble.
"Tap...tap..."
The mountain girl walked forward slowly.
She knelt down in front of Yao Ye, stretched out one hand, and gently lifted Yao Ye's chin with her fingertips, forcing him to raise his head.
Those dark yellow eyes scrutinized Yao Ye's face closely, their gaze sliding from his eyebrows to the bridge of his nose, and then from the bridge of his nose to his lips, as if examining a trophy. A slow smile bloomed on her lips, carrying an undisguised desire.
"My lord is indeed quite handsome," the mountain maid said softly, her fingertips gently stroking Yao Ye's chin. "I gave you a chance just now, but unfortunately you didn't appreciate it."
Since that's the case—
She withdrew her finger, stood up, and the hazy illusion surrounding her slowly faded away.
Her fair, snow-white skin melted and peeled away like wax, revealing the rough, dark dermis underneath; her long, jet-black hair withered and broke, turning into a clump of dirty, grayish-white frizz.
Her figure was no longer slender and graceful, but hunched and stout, with thin, bony limbs, large knuckles, and black, hooked nails. Her face was even more terrifying—high cheekbones, deep-set eyes, a protruding jaw, a mouthful of jagged, serrated teeth, flared nostrils, and a ring of grayish-green down hanging down her neck.
It reveals its true form.
A monster disguised as a woman.
The mountain girl lifted Yao Ye from the ground. Her thin, dry hand was surprisingly strong, gripping Yao Ye's shoulder like an iron clamp and dragging him toward the giant tree.
Yao Ye struggled desperately, but every movement of his broken ribs caused him excruciating pain that made his vision go black. The true qi in his dantian was completely depleted, and he couldn't even activate the simplest magic technique.
The mountain girl dragged him to the base of the giant tree and threw him heavily to the ground.
Yao Ye's back slammed into the ribs of the dragon skeleton, the cold bone making him groan.
The mountain girl bent down, her rough hand caressing his body inch by inch, from his shoulders to his chest, from his chest to his waist, as if examining something that belonged to her. Her fingertips traced Yao Ye's robes, and finding the fabric cumbersome, she tore the robes apart strip by strip with her nails.
"Sizzle—sizzle—"
The sound of the brocade tearing was particularly jarring in the cave.
"What...what are you going to do?!" Yao Ye's voice trembled.
He tried desperately to shrink back, but behind him were the skeletons of a dragon, leaving him nowhere to retreat.
The mountain girl grinned, revealing a hideous and greedy smile through her mouth full of sharp teeth.
Its dark yellow eyes were filled with naked desire, and its voice was rough like the grinding of gravel: "What are you doing? Since you won't give me a way to live, then give me a child..."
Although I am not a human woman, I do not despise a handsome man like you, my lord.
"Rest assured, my lord, I will treat you well—once you and I have a child, all the spiritual minerals and herbs in this cave will be yours, and you can stay as long as you like."
Yao Ye suddenly remembered the account about the mountain girl.
"Mountain girls are also lustful. They often abduct powerful demonic beasts and even human cultivators to have sex with, and their offspring are all different."
His face was as white as paper, and his whole body trembled like a leaf. He desperately kicked the ground to back away, but the mountain girl's thin hand had already gripped his ankle tightly, dragging him step by step toward the nest. The entrance to the egg-shaped nest was right in front of him. On the feathered mat, there were still traces of mating left behind, and the sweet, fishy smell was so strong that it made him want to vomit.
"No...no!"
Yao Ye screamed and kicked her legs desperately, but to no avail.
His voice echoed in the cave, choked with sobs, "Let me go! I am an inner disciple of the Spirit Sword Sect! My clan has a Foundation Establishment ancestor! If you dare to touch me—"
"Noisy."
The mountain girl slapped Yao Ye across the face, making his mouth bleed and half his face swell up.
Ignoring Yao Ye's cries, they dragged him up to the top of the nest.
Meanwhile, in another branch passage deep inside the cave.
A streak of frosty white sword light was fiercely entangled with another enormous figure.
Inside the narrow cave, both sides seemed to be intentionally controlling the scope of their battle, always keeping their distance from one particular spot.
There grew a spiritual herb about three feet tall, its entire body a pale purple color, its stem as thin as silk, and at the top of it bearing purplish-red fruits the size of pigeon eggs.
The fruit's surface is covered with fine silver lines, each line emitting a refreshing fragrance.
The aroma was extremely peculiar; just one whiff of it made one feel the internal breathing quicken.
"Purple-veined Vermilion Fruit".
It is ranked as a first-grade superior spiritual medicine.
Zhang Ruxue had seen its illustration in the sect's pharmacopoeia. It was said that this fruit could only grow deep underground where spiritual energy was extremely abundant. When used to make medicine, it could greatly enhance the cultivation of Nascent Soul cultivators and help them break through to higher realms. Even Innate cultivators would find it quite beneficial.
After searching the three forks on the left, Zhang Ruxue found the medicinal herb at the end of the middle fork.
However, beside the elixir, lay a gigantic being of imposing stature.
This giant resembled Shandu in appearance, wearing a fur coat and a straw hat, with long, dark golden hair all over its body, blood-red eyes, and exposed fangs.
This giant is named "Jin Lei," and is as famous as "Shan Du." Both are giants born from the mountain maiden, and Jin Lei is even stronger than Shan Du. He was specially sent by the mountain maiden to guard this first-grade "Purple-Veined Vermilion Fruit."
"Woo... Roar!"
Upon seeing someone intrude, Jin Lei suddenly sprang to his feet, letting out a threatening growl.
A pair of dark golden beast eyes stared intently at Zhang Ruxue's every move. In its hand, it held a giant axe made from the bones of a dragon, its blade riddled with nicks, having smashed countless demonic beasts' heads.