Became a salted fish pretend heiress and handed over the system
Chapter 39: The Polluted Mountain God

Chapter 39: Chapter 39: The Polluted Mountain God

"Ah!" Xia Yue let out a frightened yelp.

Yan Mo also jumped in surprise, he looked at Xia Yue speechlessly, and said, "Watch them closely, otherwise you’ll end up hurting us instead of the enemy."

Xia Yue looked at him awkwardly, gave an embarrassed chuckle, and reassured him that she would be more precise next time.

Xia Yue carefully watched the foggy entrance of the valley. With experience gained from the first lancet, she channeled her spiritual power, and a ball of lightning appeared in her palm. Suppressing her joy, Xia Yue threw the bolt of lightning towards the entrance.

As the lightning ball made contact with the fog, it emitted thin streaks of electricity, slicing through the mist.

"Crackle, sizzle," it hummed loudly.

"Continue," the system called out to Xia Yue.

Upon hearing the command, Xia Yue threw three or four more lightning balls in quick succession. As the valley fog slowly cleared out, a foul smell permeated the area.

A beast-like roar erupted from within, visibly getting closer and making the stench even stronger.

Yan Mo pulled Xia Yue behind him, watching the inside warily.

Soon, a hideous creature emerged. It smelled pungently of black energy; its hair was a complete mess covering half its face, clothing in tatters—it resembled a grotesque humanoid monster.

"Humans?" The creature’s voice was as grating as nails on a chalkboard, making it impossible to discern its gender.

"Ugh," Xia Yue couldn’t bear the stench any longer and retched a few times, mentally asking the system what on earth the creature was.

"[It’s a mountain deity that is being polluted. Given more time, it will turn into an evil deity]," the system replied.

"A mountain deity looks like this?" Xia Yue asked in disbelief.

"[It shouldn’t, but it has been corrupted by evil Qi and absorbed too many sinister elements, hence the transformation]," the system explained.

"[You and Yan Mo can take it down together. There’s no issue. The bloodline ability of the White Tiger possesses the power to exorcise evil and ward off calamities, and your lightning also scares it.]"

The system continued, glancing at Xia Yue hiding behind Yan Mo and speaking to her.

"I’ll give it a try." Xia Yue felt that it was already too late to flee.

She quietly relayed the system’s advice to Yan Mo.

"Understood. When the time comes, you hide and throw lightning balls at it. I’ll keep it occupied. Be careful with your aim," Yan Mo advised, while keeping a watchful eye on the polluted mountain deity and formulating a strategy.

"Okay. If it chases after me, you have to stop it, I can’t run very fast," Xia Yue nodded in agreement.

"No problem." Yan Mo nodded, then took two steps forward, and Xia Yue gently retreated.

The polluted mountain deity greedily eyed them, its mouth watering at their aroma. It had a premonition that if it could consume them, it could fully take over the host body.

With that thought, it couldn’t contain its excitement and launched the first attack against Yan Mo.

Yan Mo held a dagger in his hand, quickly blocking the opponent’s attack.

Observing this, Xia Yue conjured up two lightning balls, on the off chance that she might miss with the first strike, she would have a second opportunity.

Altering her trajectory, she targeted the creature at a moment it was preoccupied with Yan Mo and hurled the lightning ball at it.

The monster was caught off guard by Xia Yue, and got struck by the first lightning ball.

"Aarghh!" The creature roared in pain as the electricity coursed through it.

Yan Mo seized the opportunity to unleash his bloodline ability, throwing a white ball of light at it.

The light ball enveloped the entire creature, causing it to wail in agony.

"[Throw the second lightning ball, let Yan Mo use purification again.]" The system saw them standing still, not continuing the fight and shouted at Xia Yue.

Xia Yue was jolted out of her trance and threw the second lightning ball, signalling Yan Mo to toss another light ball at the creature.