Above the Galaxy
Chapter 41 - 41 28 Warm Embrace!

41: Chapter 28, Warm Embrace!

41: Chapter 28, Warm Embrace!

What is called a trap at every step, what is called danger at every turn?

Shan He truly felt it today.

This kid would be wasting his talent if he didn’t become an assassin, he’s even more professional than these professional killers when it comes to hunting and killing.

For a moment, Shan He actually felt a sense of despair, as if he were being surpassed by the newer generation.

Am I already old?

Of course, now wasn’t the time for such sorrowful reflections on the fleeting nature of youth.

He first needed to resolve the predicament before him.

Otherwise, it wasn’t a matter of growing old, but of dying.

However, the mud under his feet had an incredibly strong suction, desperately dragging him downwards.

This was no ordinary mud.

If it were just an ordinary mire, he would’ve been able to use his movement techniques and leap to freedom instantly.

Now Shan He understood why Tang Fei called it the “Gate of Hell.” It is said that when people first die, they are reluctant to leave the life above, but inside the Gate of Hell, myriad ghosts revel, tugging and pulling, wishing to make you one of them, a fierce ghost…

Both humans and ghosts alike seem to take pleasure in luring others into corruption.

Shan He found himself in a difficult situation, unable to struggle or move, and he even dared not use his Yin Yang Qi easily.

Because he knew, every effort he made would only sink him deeper.

Having an abundance of powerful Yin Yang Qi but being unable to use it, who could understand such frustration?

“How does it feel?” Tang Fei looked at Shan He with a grin and said, “Feeling a bit helpless?

This Gate of Hell opened just for you today…

enjoy it.”

“You think this kind of thing can trap me?”

“Oh?

You have a way to escape?” Tang Fei asked curiously.

When he encountered particularly slippery prey, he liked to lure them here.

It didn’t matter if you were a bear big as a hill or a cunning mountain leopard, once inside the territory of the Gate of Hell, the end result for them was always the same: either roasted or stewed.

The more powerful and massive the beasts, the greater the harm the Gate of Hell inflicted upon them, making them sink deeper.

Struggling against danger is an instinct.

It applies to both humans and animals.

Shan He took out a palm-sized plane model from his pocket, pressed his finger lightly on it, and the plane model began to rapidly extend and grow before him.

Within moments, an AI drone with a deep blue flame jetting from its tail appeared in the sky.

“Rope!”

Shan He yelled, and a silver thread fell from the drone’s belly.

The silver thread thoughtfully had a handle attached, making it easy to grasp and fly with.

Shan He grabbed the handle, and the drone began to slowly lift his body upwards.

He couldn’t use his own strength, but he could use external force to ascend.

With this, the Gate of Hell would no longer be able to hold him captive.

Tang Fei was about to explode with anger.

Did these people have no shame?

Using high-tech now?

Was it because they thought us Old Land folk were uneducated?

Tang Fei summoned his Dog Leg Knife, the blade spinning as it swept toward the arm Shan He was using to hold the handle.

Thinking of escaping?

Think again.

Leave your arm behind…

No, take the arm with you, but leave the body behind.

Shan He was well-prepared, his fiery red fist had swollen many times its size, like a huge football, and he punched towards the approaching Dog Leg Knife.

A powerful surge of red Qi burst out, violently smashing into the Dog Leg Knife.

Struck by this force, the knife was sent flying with a “bang.”

Tang Fei panicked, worried the knife would fall into the mire, he quickly summoned it back to his hand.

Bang!

The Dog Leg Knife returned to him, but the potent Corpse Cold Energy had yet to fully dissipate, causing Tang Fei to let out a muffled grunt as his body involuntarily sank a bit deeper.

Tang Fei dared not make any rash moves.

He didn’t have a high-tech drone, he only had the manual kind.

The drone’s power was immense, and it quickly pulled Shan He out from the mire.

Shan He’s body soared, reclaiming the initiative.

He retracted the drone, then looked down at Tang Fei, laughing loudly, “Didn’t you say this was the Gate of Hell?

Today I’ll give you a hand and send you straight to hell…”

As he spoke, his fists flickered with red light again.

Like a massive red fist, the red fire exploded toward Tang Fei, who was stuck in the mire.

Tang Fei cursed silently to himself.

He had originally planned to trap Shan He using the Gate of Hell, waiting until his body was so stuck in the mire that he couldn’t move, then his Dog Leg Knife would cleanly decapitate him…

Only after making sure he was dead beyond any possibility of resurrection, he would think of a way to retrieve his body.

Oh, or perhaps not bother at all.

Anyway, Little Fatty always used to hunt when he was out.

Unfortunately, now Shan He had escaped using an intelligent aircraft, and his own manual plane was of no help whatsoever.

Currently, as the attack had already arrived, not fighting back would mean only death.

Tang Fei clenched his teeth, infused his right hand with Yin Yang Qi, and threw a punch.

The phantom images of a dragon and an elephant surged out, roaring as they charged towards the red giant fist.

Tang Fei’s Dragon Elephant Demon Suppressing Skill hadn’t yet broken through the first layer.

If he had broken through the first layer, the dragon and elephant would have become corporeal, and the attack power would have multiplied exponentially.

Boom—-

The dragon elephant phantoms collided with the red giant fist in midair, the sky darkened, and the roars of dragons mingled with the trumpeting of elephants.

After a slight collision, the dragon and elephant vanished without a trace, but fortunately, the red giant fist surged forward some more and also disappeared into nothingness.

Tang Fei understood that he was not as powerful as this old man, and his Yin Yang Qi was far inferior.

However, the Dragon Elephant Demon Suppressing Skill was a divine Buddhist cultivation technique, filled with a bright and vast energy.

The Thousand Corpses Transformation practiced by Shan He was an extremely Yin and toxic path; as the saying goes, evil cannot overcome righteousness, and in the face of Buddhist divine skills, it was naturally suppressed and restrained.

Even though the Yin Yang Qi contained in the punch he had thrown was deeper and more powerful, it still ended up being an even match.

To suppress the devil, isn’t that what the Dragon Elephant Demon Suppression is for—suppressing devils like Shan He?

Shan He, who had thrown a punch without achieving the expected effect, was greatly surprised.

His body still suspended in midair, he stared at Tang Fei and said, “The cultivation technique is exquisite, too bad you haven’t mastered it….”

He began to gather power in his fist, the red flames growing even more intense, looking like a red Little Sun blazing on top of his fist.

“Take another one of my punches…”

The red Little Sun, appearing to move incredibly slowly yet strikingly fast, hurtled toward Tang Fei.

This time, he intended not just to kill Tang Fei, but also to destroy this region’s Gate of Hell.

All this crap about the Gate of Hell; before absolute power, all gates are to be broken and smashed to pieces.

Tang Fei’s expression was solemn; he knew how formidable this punch was.

Even from a considerable distance, he could already feel the sinister and terrifying aurora of the red flames.

He felt a bone-chilling cold.

Yes, this was the bizarre aspect of the Thousand Corpses Transformation.

Despite being red flames, they were fueled by extreme Yin energy.

Rather than warmth, those blazing flames brought extreme cold.

They could cremate a person, or freeze them into an ice sculpture.

The red Sun shone with the brilliance of a blazing sun, its red glow dousing the land, enveloping Tang Fei and the patch of land he stood on.

Even the dark brown sludge was illuminated into a deep red hue, writhing as if it were red plasma.

Tang Fei felt the pang of despair.

Was this old guy determined to eradicate him?

His legs were mired in the mud, sinking further with every struggle.

The very method meant to deal with Shan He was now backfiring on him—what an ironic joke.

In a critical moment, a Silver Light Whip descended from the heavens.

Phoenix stood on a large tree and called out, “Tang Fei, catch!”

Tang Fei grabbed the tip of the whip, and Phoenix pulled hard, leveraging the terrifying force of the Phoenix Whip’s retracting motion to extract Tang Fei from the quagmire like pulling up a radish.

Watching Tang Fei hurtling towards her, Phoenix extended her arms and embraced him tightly in her arms.

The two, locked in an embrace, spun in the air in a not-so-graceful yet exceptionally warm manner before landing on the ground together.

Boom…

Mud flew everywhere, and the spot where Tang Fei had just been standing had turned into a pitch-black crater.

“Are you okay?” Phoenix asked, looking at Tang Fei.

Tang Fei was covered in mud, having been pulled from the sludge just as the red Sun exploded.

Although his body was unharmed, the exploding mud had followed closely, splattering him all over.

“There was a problem, but not anymore.” Having escaped death, Tang Fei was in high spirits and said with a smile, “You’ve saved me once again.”

“It’s because you saved my life that I have a life to save yours,” Phoenix replied.

Tang Fei nodded, acknowledging Phoenix’s logical reasoning skills, and said, “That does make sense…

If I go and kill him, it’s like saving you again, right?”

Shan He was out to kill Phoenix, so if he killed Shan He, wouldn’t that be saving Phoenix?

In the end, Phoenix still owed him a life.

In this way, the material resources and weapons she promised before were still valid.

“I’ll go with you,” Phoenix said.

“I’m going too,” Little Fatty spoke up.

Little Fatty could see the remarkable strength of Shan He; his elder brother might not gain any advantage against him.

Little Fatty feared his big brother would get beaten; if anyone was to beat his big brother, it would have to be him first.

The old man grabbed Little Fatty’s arm, pointed at Xiao Dao, and said, “Go keep him company.”

“Alright,” Little Fatty nodded and walked towards Xiao Dao, swinging his hammer.

The old man called back Tang Fei and Phoenix and said, “Leave this old guy to me…”

Pointing at Joker and Snake Woman, he said, “You young folks probably have more to talk about.”

(PS: Seeking a warm monthly ticket!)