bookcurios Chapter 299 Life and Death 1 Line
Chapter 299 Life and Death 1 Line
As the three walked along the source of the bloody aura, the aura became increasingly concentrated.
The blood energy formed a thick fog, enveloping the world around them in a blood-red hue, with very low visibility and no trace of vital energy.
The blood beasts they encountered were becoming increasingly powerful, and they would launch surprise attacks on He Yu at any time, making them virtually impossible to defend against.
Moreover, there were humanoid monsters hidden in the blood-red mist, almost all of which required him and Li Xiaoyi to work together to deal with quickly.
Even the white cranes that prayed for his spirits didn't want to stay with him and flew off somewhere.
Even with his and Li Xiaoyi's protection, He Yu still suffered a bloody cut on his back.
It was originally just a minor injury, but his current soul strength was insufficient to heal He Yu's wound with the power of blood, and the azure vitality in his storage bottle could only ensure that his injury did not deteriorate rapidly.
At this moment, He Yu was lying on his back with a pained expression, and he was helpless to help He Yu's pain. Looking at He Yu's pale face behind him, he was filled with heartache and guilt.
After carrying the crane feather on his back, he focused all his attention on it. Maintaining the crane feather's current state was already very difficult for him in his current soul state.
It was impossible for him to be distracted by the threat posed by the blood beasts around him. Sometimes he couldn't even use his sword anymore. Li Xiaoyi struggled to face the elusive blood beasts and powerful humanoid monsters alone.
Along the way, following Qi Ling Baihe, they bypassed many powerful enemies, but their detours did not avoid them; those enemies were following closely behind them with predatory eyes.
Therefore, they cannot stop. If they keep going, they will only encounter single enemies. But if they stop, they will likely be surrounded by hordes of blood beasts and humanoid monsters.
As they continued forward, he and Li Xiaoyi noticed that the frequency of appearances of blood beasts and humanoid monsters seemed to be increasing. This not only indicated that they were getting closer to the True Blood Palace, but also meant that their path ahead would be even more dangerous.
This made both of them look extremely solemn.
"Brother Xu, please leave me here! Grandpa said I can't hold you back in this situation," He Yu said weakly.
"Speaking less is helping me." Shen Xu gently placed the crane feather on the ground. He sensed that enemies were rapidly approaching them from the blood mist.
This time they had no way to avoid it, and he had to finish the battle quickly, otherwise he would definitely not be able to protect He Yu once the enemy caught up.
Blood beasts usually lurk silently in the blood mist to launch sneak attacks, while humanoid monsters make a lot of noise when they attack them, so he quickly determined that there were two humanoid monsters around them.
It's highly likely that the humanoid monster is parasitized by more than one blood beast. After exchanging a glance with Li Xiaoyi, they both understood each other's thoughts.
He cannot leave He Yu's side now. As he gets closer to the True Blood Palace, his current soul strength is such that he cannot detect the existence of the Blood Beast before it solidifies.
This is also why He Yu was severely injured. He shouldn't have trusted his Blood Will too much, which led him to lower his guard against the dangers around him.
The blood beasts are not strong, but they are very good at hiding. However, once you find the location of their core bloodstone, breaking the bloodstone is just a matter of one sword strike.
The problem now is those two Blood Transformation Realm humanoid demon beasts. Their strength after transforming into demon beasts is even several times greater than that of the leopard-headed old man he encountered in Yunyang Kingdom.
Li Xiaoyi shouldn't have much pressure facing one of them alone, but now that she has to face two at the same time, it might not be so easy. However, he can help Li Xiaoyi.
"Disperse!"
With a soft shout from Shen Xu, a powerful aura erupted from his body and swept wildly in all directions from his location.
In the blink of an eye, the fog that had been spreading within a radius of several meters disappeared without a trace, as if it had been suddenly blown away by a gust of wind.
As the mist dissipated, two ferocious humanoid monsters shrouded in crimson blood energy were revealed.
It was covered in dense, jet-black scales, and its face was completely obscured by dirty gray fur.
The other bird has a human body, but only one bright red wing, and the blood-stained, twisted bone spurs at the joints look extremely terrifying.
However, even the two ferocious humanoid demonic beasts were momentarily stunned by the overwhelming power of Shen Xu's sword.
Li Xiaoyi, who had been waiting for an opportunity, would not miss this perfect chance. A dazzling blue sword light, like an incredibly agile blue ribbon, carrying a chilling aura capable of freezing one's soul, slashed fiercely at the bird-beaked, human-bodied monster with lightning speed.
Almost at the same instant the sword flashed, the ugly head flew high into the air and then crashed heavily to the ground with a "bang".
Blood gushed from the severed neck, splattering everywhere and splashing onto the black-scaled monster beside it.
But the black-scaled monster showed no fear. It gently licked the blood that stained its hair with its long, forked tongue, and then flashed into the surrounding blood aura.
At this moment, Shen Xu could no longer maintain his sword momentum. The blood mist that filled the surroundings swept in rapidly like a surging tide and quickly filled the previous gap.
In the blink of an eye, the surroundings were once again plunged into a blood-red world.
Just as the surging blood energy was about to completely engulf him again.
Suddenly, two extremely condensed streams of blood energy transformed into incomparably sharp crimson claws, which, with a chilling aura, viciously clawed at the fallen crane feather.
"You're courting death!" Shen Xu swung his sword instantly, and with two cracking sounds, the bloodstones hidden inside the two blood beasts shattered.
However, almost at the same moment Shen Xu shattered the bloodstone with his sword, two streams of black venom, emitting a pungent, foul odor, shot through the layers of blood energy barriers at unimaginable speed, like arrows released from a bow, and rushed toward Shen Xu and He Yu respectively.
By the time Shen Xu realized the two deadly poisoned arrows were coming, it was already too late.
In a critical moment, he had no choice but to use his sword to block the venom flying towards the crane feather.
With a soft "plop," one of the black venomous sap streams easily pierced through the seemingly sturdy layers of Yuan armor protecting him, shooting straight into his flesh.
Suffering such a severe blow, Shen Xu's body trembled involuntarily, and he couldn't help but let out a low, painful groan before falling heavily to the ground.
At the same time, the black-scaled monster that released black venom was completely exposed because of these two streams of venom.
Seeing this, Li Xiaoyi's eyes blazed with killing intent. He flashed forward like a ghost, and with a swing of his long sword, the head of the black-scaled monster flew high into the air and rolled to the side.