46: Blue scabies spider

Pu Renan thought for a moment, steeled his heart, and nodded, while signaling Fang Huai and Liu Ye to prepare for battle.

Lin Yu took out a small Formation Plate and threw it into the air. Suddenly, golden triangular patterns appeared directly above the Green Scabies Spider.

"Fellow Daoists of the Corpse Fiend Sect, this is the Qi-Uniting Formation. It can focus Spiritual Qi into one person."

"I possess a natural Lightning Body, which grants a bonus to breaking through a Yao Beast's defense. Please quickly go to the formation nodes and inject your Spiritual Qi into them to help me kill the Yao Beast."

Liu Ye looked at Fang Huai, his gaze hesitant.

Pu Renan didn't move either, silently weighing the pros and cons.

The three from the Corpse Fiend Sect mostly Cultivated Evil Poison Cultivation Techniques, which didn't deal much damage to the Green Scabies Spider, whereas Lin Yu's Lightning Body indeed dealt the most damage to this Yao Beast.

However, they worried that after Lin Yu killed the Green Scabies Spider, he would take advantage of their depleted Spiritual Qi to attack them.

The Green Scabies Spider sensed danger. Its single eye snapped open, and its body trembled as it struggled to stand up.

Seeing this, Fang Huai took the lead by riding his kite to a formation node and said:

"Senior Brother Pu, Senior Brother Fang, if we don't act now, it will be trouble once the Green Scabies Spider recovers."

Pu Renan gritted his teeth and followed. Seeing Liu Ye still frozen in place, he cursed:

"What are you dawdling for? Waiting for an invitation?"

The three of them took their positions and injected Spiritual Qi into the Qi-Uniting Formation.

The Green Scabies Spider had been gathering strength for a long time, and one of its legs suddenly struck at the three in the air with a terrifying Aura.

"Golden-Faced Cymbals!"

Lin Yu gave a low shout, and a bronze cymbal the size of a washbasin suddenly appeared.

The gilded patterns on the cymbal lit up as it hung steadily beneath the three and rapidly expanded, blocking the Yao Beast's leg.

“Bang!”

A massive force slammed into the Golden-Faced Cymbals. Several cracks instantly appeared on the cymbals, and the gilded light dimmed significantly.

The three in the formation were shaken so hard their blood surged, and their bodies teetered.

Pu Renan took out a piece of black cloth and draped it over the Golden-Faced Cymbals, saying:

"Lin Yu, my Spiritual Artifact can temporarily enhance the defensive power of the Golden-Faced Cymbals. You'd better kill that Yao Beast quickly."

With the Spiritual Qi boost from the three, Lin Yu's Aura surged, and his cultivation temporarily climbed to the Late Stage of Qi Refinement.

He bit his finger, forced out some essence blood, and smeared it onto his spirit sword. The sword was instantly enveloped in a flickering lightning Aura.

"Thunder-Running Sword!"

With a roar, he charged straight at the Green Scabies Spider with his sword.

Knowing the Green Scabies Spider's physical body was formidable, he didn't choose a long-range attack. Instead, he achieved unity with his sword and attacked with the most brutal force.

Spiritual light flickered on the Green Scabies Spider as it raised two pairs of legs to resist, colliding with Lin Yu.

“Crack!”

Lin Yu's eyes were bloodshot. He hadn't expected the spirit sword to crack after just one exchange.

The Green Scabies Spider's single eye met Lin Yu's, filled with contempt. Its mouthparts opened, and poisonous gas spewed out.

Lin Yu's toes tapped against the Green Scabies Spider's leg, and using the recoil, he leaped sideways, dodging the fatal blow.

Stumbling onto a nearby rooftop, he could no longer suppress the metallic sweetness in his throat. He leaned over and coughed up a large mouthful of blood.

That collision just now had allowed him to thoroughly gauge the Green Scabies Spider's true strength.

Although its Spiritual Qi was suppressed to the Middle Stage of Qi Refinement by the demon suppressing wood, its physical strength remained at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment.

Lin Yu hesitated no longer. His left hand quickly reached into his Storage Pouch, pulling out three glowing Medicinal Pills and stuffing them into his mouth.

At the same time, his right hand formed a seal to activate spiritual light, and a crimson spirit sword shimmering with a cold glint instantly floated before him.

This spirit sword was named crimson heavens cry, a gift from a Sect Elder. It was said that fragments of ancient Magic Treasures were added to its refining Materials, making it extremely powerful.

He cherished it like a treasure and had never used it before, but today he had no choice but to bring it out.

The moment he grasped the crimson heavens cry, the Spiritual Qi in his body was frantically sucked into the blade. Even the three in the Qi-Uniting Formation felt a massive drain on their Spiritual Qi.

"Fellow Daoists, do not be stingy with your Spiritual Qi! If This Fang dies, you won't survive either."

Pu Renan felt as if his Qi Sea was being gripped by iron pincers as his Spiritual Qi leaked out frantically. A bloodthirsty glint instantly burst from his eyes.

His left hand slammed against the Storage Pouch at his waist. A flash of light came from the pouch's opening, and two crimson Medicinal Pills shot toward Fang Huai and Liu Ye respectively.

"Swallow them!"

spirit burning pills?

Fang Huai's pupils constricted. This thing could drastically increase the efficiency of the Qi Sea for a short time, but once the medicinal effect wore off, one would fall into a prolonged state of weakness.

Seeing that Pu Renan had already swallowed his, Fang Huai didn't hesitate and popped it into his mouth.

The violent Aura of the pill flooded his Qi Sea. Fang Huai felt the Spiritual Qi around him being rapidly drawn in and flowing into the Qi-Uniting Formation.

"Thunder-Running Sword!"

Lin Yu used a secret technique of the Profound Sword Sect. Enveloped in lightning, he charged at the Green Scabies Spider once more.

Sensing the threat, the Green Scabies Spider finally took Lin Yu seriously. But Lin Yu's Aura was now majestic. When the crimson heavens cry struck its leg, it actually knocked the leg aside, aiming directly for its single eye.

Sensing the threat of death, the Green Scabies Spider swung the leg that had impaled Cheng Zhaozhao to block its eye.

Cheng Zhaozhao's eyes widened as she cried out in despair, "No!"

Lin Yu's heart suddenly trembled. The sword's edge shifted, stabbing into the bone beside the Green Scabies Spider's eye. Although it sank deep, it clearly didn't deal a fatal blow.

The crimson heavens cry was stuck in the Green Scabies Spider's skull. Lightning power surged into its cranium, churning the brain matter within.

The Green Scabies Spider let out a mournful cry, and a large amount of poisonous gas spewed from its mouthparts, knocking Lin Yu down.

"Idiot!" Pu Renan cursed.

A wave of emotion surged in Fang Huai's heart. If Lin Yu had ignored Cheng Zhaozhao's life just now and attacked the Green Scabies Spider's eye directly, the Yao Beast would have been severely injured and lost its combat capability, even if it didn't die.

He never expected that Lin Yu would personally give up the best opportunity to kill the Yao Beast for the sake of Cheng Zhaozhao, a Demonic Cultivator from the opposing side.

Lin Yu crashed heavily to the ground. At the same time, the spiritual light of the Qi-Uniting Formation in the air flickered and dissipated completely.

Fang Huai made a prompt decision and shouted, "Senior Brothers, this Yao Beast is already injured. Let's keep attacking; don't give it a chance to recover!"

The three immediately fanned out. Their left hands took out Spirit Stones to replenish Spiritual Qi, while their right hands quickly formed seals. Spells like Wind Blades, Ice Arrows, and poisonous fiendish energy shot toward the Green Scabies Spider's vital points, pinning down its movements.

Since they couldn't kill it quickly, they would change their tactics and wear it down slowly!

The Green Scabies Spider only had a powerful physical body; its Spiritual Qi level wasn't much higher than theirs. Moreover, it was already injured after taking that hit from the crimson heavens cry on its head.

As long as Fang Huai and the others continued to attack while replenishing their Spiritual Qi, they would eventually break through the Yao Beast's defense.

The trio's harassment was very effective. The Green Scabies Spider's speed had slowed down, and the range of its leg swings had significantly decreased.

Pu Renan seized a weakness in the Green Scabies Spider, and a cold glint shot straight toward its single eye.

The Green Scabies Spider once again raised the leg impaling Cheng Zhaozhao, but Pu Renan was not Lin Yu; he didn't care about Cheng Zhaozhao's life or death.

The cold glint pierced through Cheng Zhaozhao and struck the Green Scabies Spider's eye.

Having lost its only eye, the Green Scabies Spider's eight legs flailed wildly, flinging Cheng Zhaozhao away before it frantically attacked the three from the Corpse Fiend Sect.

Seeing the hit succeed, Pu Renan was overjoyed and said, "Junior Brothers, hold on a bit longer. This Yao Beast is in its death throes."

But just then, for some unknown reason, Liu Ye left the battlefield and ran toward where Cheng Zhaozhao was.

Pu Renan was furious. "What kind of Spell has Cheng Zhaozhao cast on you all? Have you all gone mad, risking your lives to save her!"

Fang Huai's face also darkened as he shouted, "Liu Ye, come back!"

The other's gaze wasn't on Cheng Zhaozhao at all, but was fixed on the calamity-gathering vial on the ground beside her, which had just fallen out of her Storage Pouch.

There were two calamity-gathering vials in total; one of them had developed a crack, and glowing green Evil Qi was slowly leaking out.

Liu Ye was ecstatic. The demon suppressing wood had actually condensed so much herb. If he handed one vial over to the Ascension Society, the remaining one would be just enough to help him increase the length of his Fiend Spiritual Root.

He didn't have time to wait for the battle to end. He had to act quickly and get them before the herb leaked away completely!