81: Chapter 81 The Power of the Ruyi, Demons Appear

The staff's body was as black as ink, its surface shimmering with a dark golden luster.

The iron hoops at both ends also turned dark gold, with intricate cloud patterns emerging on them, resembling flames or Dragon scales, exuding an indestructible charm.

The staff as a whole appeared thicker than before, radiating a majestic, mountain-like power, as if the surrounding air couldn't withstand this force, rippling in waves.

Boom!

Lin Ye raised his staff and simply thrust it forward.

Wei Chongshan was wondering why Lin Ye was poking the staff at thin air, when the next second, he felt an emptiness in his abdomen.

He looked down and, at some point, a bowl-sized hole had appeared there.

Through the hole, he could even see the pavilion behind him.

"You... what kind of Move is this..."

"Pfft!!"

Wei Chongshan propped himself up with his saber, spitting out a large mouthful of blood, his face instantly turning ashen.

Lin Ye didn't answer, merely silently circulating the Breathing Method to recover his stamina.

Damn it, the Ruyi characteristic really can't be used casually; the consumption is too great.

If the consumption of the Indestructible characteristic and the Heaven-Shattering characteristic is 1, then the consumption of the Ruyi characteristic is 10, and there's no upper limit, depending on the magnitude of the weapon's change.

One can only say that it lives up to its name as the iconic ability of the ruyi jingu bang, not something a Mortal can control.

However, while the Ruyi characteristic consumes a lot, its power is absolutely undeniable.

Freely changing the size of a weapon isn't a slow extension as depicted in TV shows, but rather everything is completed in an instant.

A surprise attack like that, even Old Man Shen wouldn't be able to dodge it.

Seeing Lin Ye remain silent, Wei Chongshan could no longer hold on, spitting out another large mouthful of blood before falling backward.

However, just as Lin Ye was preparing to finish him off, a black shadow abruptly appeared behind Wei Chongshan, then transformed into wisps of black Qi that enveloped him.

Witnessing such a bizarre scene, Lin Ye instead quickened his movements.

This clearly indicated that the Rank 8 Demon was up to something, and Lin Ye couldn't let it succeed.

But the next second, a whooshing sound reached his ears.

Looking up, he saw dozens of arrows shooting out from the forests on both sides.

"Hmm? armor-piercing arrow?!"

Lin Ye frowned slightly.

armor-piercing arrows have arrowheads crafted with special techniques, often made of refined iron or even Profound Iron, specifically designed to penetrate a Martial Artist's Copper Skin and Iron Bones.

However, armor-piercing arrows are exclusive to the military; privately forging them is a serious crime, and no blacksmith would dare to do so.

Could it be that the Black Stone Gang has a military background, or that a certain general in the army is secretly selling weapons?

But now was not the time to think about such things; if he were hit by these armor-piercing arrows, his small Physical Body wouldn't be able to withstand it.

Dozens of armor-piercing arrows shot out from the mountain forests on both sides, whistling through the air, drawing cold white arcs under the moonlight, almost sealing off all his escape routes.

Lin Ye gripped his refined iron staff tightly, then exerted force with both arms, weaving an impenetrable screen of staff blows around himself.

The arrows struck, letting out crisp clanging sounds, and were all deflected.

However, before Lin Ye could catch his breath, the second wave of arrows arrived.

Clearly, the subordinates Wei Chongshan brought today were all well-trained elites, changing arrows much faster than he had anticipated.

He parried while rushing towards Wei Chongshan, who was enveloped in black mist.

One could see several arrows grazing the edge of the black mist, and by the time they emerged, they had become decayed and unusable.

Seeing this, Lin Ye immediately stopped.

Good heavens, what in the world is this black mist? Its corrosive power is too terrifying.

Daring not to get closer to the black mist, Lin Ye took advantage of the gap while the opponents were reloading, quickly unslung the refined iron longbow from his back, and drew three wolf-tooth arrows from his quiver.

Without another word, he shot them towards the forest on one side.

Three arrows simultaneously left the string, drawing three almost invisible arcs under the moonlight.

The arrows pierced through branches and leaves, accurately hitting their targets.

Three screams rang out simultaneously.

Although those people concealed their tracks through the trees, with the help of the Tracking Technique's aura lock, coupled with Lin Ye's high Mental Energy of 24 points,

as long as the target was within a kilometer of him, even if he couldn't see them, he could achieve a hundred hits out of a hundred shots.

Lin Ye quickly drew and nocked arrows, and in just a moment, he had shot down more than a dozen of the opponents.

The remaining people no longer dared to show their faces, fearing that the next arrow would land on their heads.

There was nothing they could do; X-ray vision plus auto-aim was just that abnormal.

Just as Lin Ye was busy killing the Black Stone Gang members, a voice suddenly echoed in Wei Chongshan's mind:

"Come! Give your body to me, and I will help you kill him!"

"It's you?!"

Wei Chongshan recognized the owner of this voice.

Back at the Beishan Mine, the other party had tried to invade his Sea of Consciousness, but he had managed to escape that time by relying on his abundant internal Qi.

He hadn't expected that monster to follow him here.

However, at this point, even if he wanted to resist, he couldn't.

Moreover, he didn't want to resist.

He was going to die anyway, so he didn't care what the other party wanted to do by occupying his Physical Body.

After I die, let the floods rage?

Slowly, Wei Chongshan's consciousness sank into oblivion, and a new will, belonging to the Demon, gradually awakened.

Lin Ye, who was about to nock another arrow, seemed to sense something and abruptly turned his head to look at the black mist enveloping Wei Chongshan.

He saw the black mist begin to churn violently, like a pot of boiling asphalt, bubbling and gurgling.

At the same time, a gloomy and oppressive aura emanated from the black mist.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh!

Lin Ye fired a triple shot at the black mist, but the arrows sank into it like stones into the sea, without causing the slightest ripple.

Lin Ye drew another arrow and shot again, still with no effect.

However, the entity within the black mist seemed to be enraged by Lin Ye's repeated provocations, and the black mist churned even more violently.

The next second, an invisible Mental Energy storm erupted from the black mist.

Lin Ye felt his vision go dark, and his ears buzzed.

Buzz~~

Suddenly, the iron staff in his mind lightly vibrated, and the Mental Energy storm that had rushed into his Sea of Consciousness was completely dispersed.

The darkness before his eyes dissipated, and his mind returned to clarity.

Lin Ye knew that this was the Heaven-Shattering characteristic taking effect.

Otherwise, even with his current spirit attribute of 24 points, facing that mental impact just now, even if he didn't faint on the spot, he would have a headache for half a day.

At the same time, the black mist began to collapse towards the center, like a large hand gradually clenching.

The mist grew thicker and thicker, finally condensing into a pitch-black giant cocoon, completely encasing Wei Chongshan.

The surface of the cocoon was writhing, as if something inside was struggling, about to break out of its shell.

Lin Ye gripped his refined iron staff, his eyes fixed on the black cocoon.

At the same time, he cursed inwardly: What is Old Man Shen doing? Why isn't he here yet?

Crack!

A crack appeared in the giant cocoon, followed by more and more cracks, covering the entire surface.

Wisps of black mist surged out from the cracks, then seemed to be sucked back in by something.

Whoosh!!

The cocoon shattered.

The black mist receded like a tide, and a figure stepped out, seemingly still chewing on something.