hsntnovel Chapter 2685 What is Half (3rd update, please vote)
Chapter 2685 What is Half (3rd update, please vote)
Chapter 2685 What is Half (Third Update, Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Qu Jianlei felt that the spider was being a bit picky.
Previously, when faced with relatively fragmented clusters of demonic energy, this being disdainful of consuming them and even had some reservations.
This time, his magic had annihilated most of the weaker demons within the demonic energy mass, which is why it voluntarily jumped out.
Qu Jianlei believed that this habit should not be tolerated, and while saying that he would do it next time, he took out the ritual implements.
However, his irritability and obsession immediately followed, indicating that worshipping the Out-of-Body Demon... was actually of little significance.
Although it was at the Out-of-Body level, the ritual artifact had consumed countless heavenly demons over the long years.
When humans offer sacrifices from other races to ritual objects, the effect is best the first time, but diminishes with each subsequent offering.
However, the giant axe can easily help kill the Heavenly Demon without much loss.
However, immediately afterward, the Spider King showed signs of grievance, and the Big-Headed Butterfly started spinning again.
"It said that Mo Hong's strength is insufficient and will waste time. As for the ritual artifacts... the two of them working together can account for half of the cost."
Qu Jianlei was well aware of Black Knife's strength, and Spider Lord's assessment was actually correct.
However, with the ritual weapon and the black blade working together, only half of them were killed... He could only consult his obsession again.
To Qu Jianlei's surprise, the hot-tempered and obsessive person actually said, "That's fine, I'll go and talk to that guy."
Qu Zhenzun could not communicate with Mo Hong, but he could not overcome his obsession—they had been communicating with the divine weapon for more than a thousand or two thousand years.
He quickly sent back a message that Black Knife had agreed to the assignment.
However, he also brought news: the name of the black knife is not Mo Hong, but Jing Hong.
The name is wrong? Interesting. Qu Jianlei didn't dwell on it any longer and first summoned the black sword and the giant axe!
Under the white light, the demonic energy that was already spreading rapidly dissipated, leaving only a number of powerful black shadows.
Suddenly, the phantom images of a huge black sword and an even larger giant axe appeared.
The black blade emitted a strong baleful aura, indiscriminately and from all directions sweeping towards the demonic energy mass.
Meanwhile, the giant axe unleashed countless invisible rays, shooting towards the Heavenly Demon in a dense barrage.
This is the sacrificial karmic line; when it is used to kill, it carries the sacrificial karmic cause and effect, making it even more lethal than the killing intent of a broken blade.
Both of these were more lethal than the white light, and many of the demons immediately became agitated, trying their best to escape.
Little did they know that extreme cold and white light were not the opponent's full killing moves.
Unfortunately, the power of extreme cold is not only to freeze them, but also to severely restrict their movement.
If you try to escape by force, you'll have to cross a sea of death formed by white light—staying put will at least allow you to hold out a little longer!
Encountering these two divine weapons at a time like this is truly adding insult to injury!
However, some Nascent Soul Demons were still trying to escape, and a few, defying the odds, even lunged at Qu Jianlei and Han Li.
They also realized that the attack was inextricably linked to these two, while Xiao You's actions were clearly unrelated to the Heavenly Demon.
"They're really courting death," the handsome young man sneered, just staring at him coldly.
However, the next moment, he was slightly taken aback, "How come... I can't kill them when they leave their bodies?"
"It seems like something has changed," Qu Jianlei muttered softly.
Giant Axe and Surprising Rainbow were clearly focused on killing the Heavenly Demon who had left his body, and were not keeping a close eye on him.
Most importantly, their attacks on the Heavenly Demon Qi Clan were all-encompassing, with absolutely no intention of using "half" of the attack.
Is there some difference in these two people's understanding of "half"?
However, there is no doubt that Qu Jianlei and Hei Dao cannot fully communicate, but they can basically achieve it through their shared obsession.
Previously, Li Qi ignored the broken sword, which was probably just a matter of disdain for communication.
Although the two are not much different in level, ritual objects are the king of all weapons, not to mention that they also contain so many obsessions.
Almost anyone with a transcendent attachment could control the Rainbow, right? So there's no need to discuss who's better.
In other words, Black Knife's current actions are likely influenced by his obsession.
The next moment, amidst the white light, a gigantic spider phantom suddenly appeared.
The phantom opened its mouth and inhaled, pulling a massive black shadow towards the spider's gaping maw.
The dark figure twisted and struggled rapidly, emitting a soul-piercing scream: "No... spare me!"
Unfortunately, the spider gave it no chance, pulling it forcefully into its mouth.
As the dark shadow hurtled toward the gaping maw, countless black lines also shot toward it from all directions.
"That's amazing!" Han Li couldn't help but exclaim. "It devoured all the clones of the Nascent Soul Demon!"
The Out-of-Body Demon is not only cunning and difficult to deal with, but also has many clones, making it very difficult to kill completely.
When the spider devoured the Out-of-Body Kui Niu, it swallowed it whole, but now, devouring an Out-of-Body Heavenly Demon is a much more difficult process.
This is not surprising, as the clones of the Out-of-Body Demon are scattered everywhere, with unknown distances between them.
If the original body is killed, the clone can grow into a new body, but it may not be the same as the original one, although there will still be a basic connection.
The key is that the spider only targets the main body, but can also implicate other clones. Just this ability alone is enough to make people marvel!
Qu Jianlei couldn't help but sigh softly, "Truly worthy of being born from incense offerings to become a god, I admire you!"
Not all potential Grand Lords can do this, let alone the Spider himself, who is just a clone.
It can only be said that the path to godhood is truly one that places the greatest emphasis on cause and effect!
No wonder the spider wasn't interested in those broken pieces of demonic energy before; it turns out that devouring demonic energy is so difficult!
It took it half an hour to kill the Out-of-Body creature. It can't be said that the time was very long, but for its strength, it was not short.
Watching it devour a Nascent Soul Grandmaster, the demonic energy surged violently—this was just too damn cruel!
When the Heavenly Demon devours human cultivators, it's not called cruelty, it's called eating, or rather, nourishing!
But for our own kind to be devoured by a different kind... that would be too cruel, too unbearable to witness.
At the same time, they keenly observed that the spider's phantom hunting followed a certain pattern!
The fact that so many clones can be captured means that the causal chain has been locked.
Since that's the case, we absolutely cannot let it seize control of our own causal aura!
The Heavenly Demon's cleverness is top-notch; once he discovers the trick, he naturally tries to avoid it.
Thus, many Nascent Soul demons desperately tried to conceal their aura and size, carefully hiding behind Nascent Soul demons as they fled for their lives.
"Hang in there," Qu Jianlei urged Han Li.
The battle situation is now quite clear: despite so many Nascent Soul Demons, the speed of their extermination is not fast enough; even the Spider Lord has slowed down.
Then we'll see how long the extreme cold field can last. If it can't withstand it, it's impossible to annihilate the enemy in the short term, and countless variables will arise.
"Don't worry," Han Li replied casually, but then he asked, "Can we call on Xi Wu now?"
“Sure,” Qu Jianlei replied calmly, “I’m also very curious about the power of her illusions.”
Upon receiving the notification, Yugiri Shinzo secretly breathed a sigh of relief: Is it finally my turn?
In fact, the current battle situation is quite clear. Qu Zhenzun and his two companions are launching a fierce offensive on the main battlefield, and the overall situation is basically settled.
With the True Venerable Riding Dog filling in the gaps and the Great Protector of Sky holding the fort, how could such a victory possibly be out of reach?
The only uncertainty now is whether all these demons can be annihilated, and if so, how long would it take at the shortest possible time?
When Han Li sent the message "Make a move," True Venerable Xi Wu made a hand seal with his left hand, stretched out his right hand, and gently swayed it.
Qu Jianlei and the others didn't feel anything, but the many Heavenly Demons felt something completely different.
Similar to the Heavenly Demon is the Spider Lord, a top predator who is also skilled in illusion.
Wasn't it its doing that turned the Kui Niu that left its body into a donkey, a pig, and a dog?
"It said, 'Hmm, this is interesting...'" The big-headed butterfly translated the message to the boss.
After all, this is a battlefield, and maintaining timely communication is essential.
In the spider's eyes, multiple black blades and giant axes appeared in the starry sky, constantly moving around, and there were even multiple spider phantoms.
These illusions appeared and disappeared, and the few human cultivators present could hardly sense them, but the Heavenly Demon could.
Even with the Spider Lord's cultivation level, he found it "somewhat interesting," which shows that his skill level is indeed extraordinary.
The scenes perceived by the Heavenly Demons are not necessarily the actual objects; more often, they are just "afterimages."
However, the destructive power of the broken sword and the giant axe is real, and they can even inflict considerable damage on the Heavenly Demon.
Originally, the two divine weapons did not deliberately pursue lethality, leaving this "half" to the spider.
As a result, Shinzo Yugiri's meddling directly disrupted the battle.
Several Nascent Soul demons dodged the "afterimages" but were accidentally attacked and injured.
Where can we go to seek justice?
Despite the chaos of the battlefield, the Spider Lord remained unperturbed. He had only originally chosen three Nascent Soul Demons, not intending to take them all.
Little Lake simultaneously translated its thoughts, "Interesting, I'll cast an illusion too."
Well, this makes things even more chaotic. The Out-of-Body Demon is increasingly confused about what situation he is facing.
The astute demon had already realized something was wrong, but he was also caught in the trap, influenced by two masters of illusion...
There was no other way but to run around aimlessly like headless flies, which resulted in ever-growing chaos.
After three days of chaos, the spider had already swallowed five Out-of-Body Demons.
The fifth one took a particularly long time to devour, almost a whole day.
Then it let out a long burp, and Big-Headed Butterfly translated, “It said it was full… Please, both divine weapons, also enjoy the other astral projections.”
The spider was not only a quasi-king, but also merely an avatar.
Having previously swallowed a fully-formed Kui Niu, it can now swallow five fully-formed Heavenly Demons, making its appetite quite astonishing.
I wonder if the ritual implements will be disliked... Qu Jianlei's mind stirred, connecting with his irritable obsession.
Obsession doesn't matter; he answered frankly, "Whether it's a ritual artifact or a startling rainbow, annihilating other Nascent Soul Heavenly Demons is not difficult."
"The problem is that it could take a long time, and dealing with the clones will be a huge hassle!"
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