The Journey of Immortal Cultivation
Chapter 59 - 58 Mantis Catches Cicada_2

Chapter 59: Chapter 58 Mantis Catches Cicada_2

The Demon Suppression Bell continued to buzz with a long hum, shaking the Bat Demon so much that she could barely move her feet. Just as she was about to strike with a few more swords, Wo Tou extended a hand and flung a few drops of blood water onto the bell. The luminescence flowing around the Demon Suppression Bell suddenly disappeared, and with a "dong," it fell from mid-air to the ground, rolled a few times, and then lay still.

Shi Jishan’s face instantly turned white. No cultivator who had reached the Foundation Establishment Stage was a fool. Given the situation at hand, how could she not know that the demon had something specifically made to contaminate magic artifacts? She had originally relied on her numerous treasures to secure the opponent in no time, like a frail teenager holding a gun that could coerce a strong man into submission; however, if both parties suddenly realized the gun was not loaded, the teenager’s best course of action would be to turn and flee.

This scare had snapped her out of her dazed state. The demon in front of her had entered the late stage of the Transformation Stage, and although injured, was not something she, a cultivator at the early-stage Foundation Establishment with no handy magic artifacts, could handle—especially since the opponent had something to contaminate magic artifacts. Judging the situation, instinct told her: Run! Although the Bat Demon was agile, it couldn’t fly on its own. As long as she took to the sky, she would be safe.

She formed a sword technique with her hands, preparing to fly away on her sword. But her usually obedient treasure sword remained motionless. The Bat Demon watched her leisurely, as if intentionally giving her time to use her sword control.

Her Sword Control Skill, had failed. More precisely, her treasure sword had lost its Divine Skills. Her face turned ashen with horror: When had this damned demon contaminated her treasure sword?

However, Wo Tou just caressed the wound on his left arm, sneering coldly. He had taken a strike from Shi Jishan’s sword just to catch her off guard and contaminate her treasure sword with Black Dog Blood.

If this woman couldn’t fly away, she would inevitably become his meal!

He had been in two fights in the last few days and was heavily wounded, but sucking the blood of a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator could replenish seventy to eighty percent of his strength.

When Ning Xiaoxian arrived, it was the moment Shi Jishan had her two important magic treasures contaminated and was forced to tangle with Wo Tou. Luckily, while the Bat Demon was nimble, it wasn’t very strong. If Shi Jishan were forced into close combat with a tiger spirit or Black Bear Spirit, she would have been beaten down within a few moves.

Even so, she was already gasping for breath from exhaustion.

"You must carefully observe their fight," Changtian said casually in Ning Xiaoxian’s ear, treating the life-and-death struggle between the human and the demon as a teaching video, "If it was a battle of magic artifacts, it wouldn’t be much of a spectacle for you. Right now, though, they are dueling with swords and sharp claws, which you should take a look at. If you encounter danger again during your westward journey, you might have other ways to respond."

Changtian was right. This wasn’t her first time in a perilous situation, but it was the first time she observed a cultivator and a demon’s fierce battle up close. In the dark alley, the way Quan Shi dealt with Afu was too easy, too lacking in suspense, which left no deep impression on her.

"Huh? Shi Jishan is barely holding up, why doesn’t Wo Tou simply finish her off instead of dodging her attacks?" It’s not that she’s biased and helping the demon—how does it matter if Shi Jishan is a human cultivator? She almost lost her own life, and she wouldn’t mind seeing Shi Jishan suffer a thousand times more.

"Even when a lion catches a rabbit, it uses all its might. Wo Tou has severe injuries and cannot afford to have anything go wrong in this hunt," he took the opportunity to teach, "You must remember, never be lenient or underestimate your enemy in battle, or else you are giving your life away to your foe." She nodded, but in her heart, she thought that she presently didn’t even have the luxury to be lenient or underestimate the enemy.

"Do you see? It’s trying everything to block Shi Jishan’s escape route back to Siping County," his gaze was piercing as he had already seen through Wo Tou’s intentions, "This bat demon not only seeks revenge and to vent its anger but more importantly, it plans to gorge on the fresh blood of a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator for a significant replenishment."

Ah, which means, if Wo Tou captures Shi Jishan, the likelihood of Ning Xiaoxian successfully capturing Wo Tou later would be even smaller? That’s not good news at all.

"Ah, so what should we do?" She was a keen and inquisitive student.

"If Shi Jishan falls into its hands, don’t bother with the deal with the little bat demon anymore. Just turn around and flee. Once you’re outside of Siping County, you should be safe." She was clever, but her strength was ultimately limited. He didn’t wish for her to attempt the impossible, after all, their most important task was to continue westward—capturing the bat demon would be great if possible, but it would be just a pity otherwise.

Shi Jishan really couldn’t hold on much longer. Wo Tou’s claws were extremely poisonous, and she dared not let it get too close. The color of her Qingmeng Armor was fading, and while this magic artifact was of a higher grade and less affected by Black Dog Blood, it was also on the verge of collapse under Wo Tou’s relentless attacks.

Finally, the loyal light armor flashed its last streak of green light, and with a "crack," a fissure appeared. Shi Jishan’s armor was declared ineffective!

Naturally, Shi Jishan was terrified and her face lost color. However, Wo Tou revealed a hideous grin, took a deep breath, and then let out a roar.

This roar was not as robust and powerful as the roars of lions or tigers, but rather extremely sharp and grating, like dragging a knife across glass, so piercing that even Ning Xiaoxian, standing twenty meters away, couldn’t help but cover her ears. But the effect was astoundingly good; it even created ripples in the air in front of him.

Sonic attack! The innate skill of the Green-winged bat demon. Wo Tou had actually held back until now to use it.

After unleashing that roar, blood spilled from Wo Tou’s mouth and nose, clearly indicating that the use of this spell had caused considerable damage to itself. However, Shi Jishan bore the brunt of it and naturally fared much worse. She promptly fainted and collapsed to the ground.

Ning Xiaoxian closed her eyes in unwilling resignation and sighed. It seemed that her plan for a swift defeat was not going to happen; next, she would have to look for an opportunity to run away.

Wo Tou had finally won.

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