Translator: CinderTL
"Be careful, it's a Dragon Leech!" Xi Ling shouted.
Even without her warning, the moment the Dragon Leech appeared, everyone quickly elevated their positions.
At the same time, six different Mystic Treasures shot toward the Dragon Leech.
Song Wen launched a mid-grade Mystic Treasure, the Void Breaking Blade, which was the lowest in rank among the six.
These treasures first encountered the black water spewed by the Dragon Leech.
Instead of being shattered by the Spiritual Power emanating from the treasures, the black water clung to them like mucus, drastically reducing their effectiveness.
"Be careful, this black water can corrode Mystic Treasures!" Lan Chen warned.
As she spoke, the six of them quickly redirected their treasures back.
Song Wen's Void Breaking Blade, being the least powerful, was also the slowest.
However, it was also the least contaminated by the black water, with only a few drops clinging to it before Song Wen retrieved it.
"Attack its lower body, there's no black water there," Mo Yexue advised.
The black water spewed by the Dragon Leech continued to shoot toward the group in the sky. As long as they avoided the black water, they could attack the Dragon Leech's body.
Song Wen used his Spiritual Power to clear the black water from the Void Breaking Blade.
Then, the Void Breaking Blade circled in the air and slashed toward the Dragon Leech.
The other five did the same with their treasures.
Before the six treasures could reach it, the Dragon Leech's skin suddenly oozed a large amount of black water.
The black water coalesced into a liquid shield, enveloping the Dragon Leech entirely.
Seeing this, the six had no choice but to recall their treasures.
At the same time, they flew higher to avoid the black rain spewed by the Dragon Leech.
The black rain didn't chase them but instead shot toward Gou Jun and the other three who were surrounding Xiao Yue.
"Mi Hai, what's going on? Six of you can't even handle a low-intelligence beast?" Gou Jun shouted.
Hearing this, Mi Hai stopped holding back and quickly formed several Buddhist seals with his hands.
"Dragon Elephant Vajra Shield."
As Mi Hai uttered these words, a massive golden barrier suddenly materialized, illuminating half the sky.
The black rain, rising from below, collided with the golden barrier, producing a dense, muffled sound like rain hitting banana leaves.
The black rain didn't fall but instead stuck to the golden barrier.
The golden barrier immediately began to buckle under the weight.
To make matters worse, more black rain shot up from below like arrows.
The other five naturally didn't stand idly by.
Lan Chen held a Ruyi scepter, emitting strands of pink mist.
The mist, ethereal and weightless, drifted down toward the Dragon Leech.
The thick black water covering the Dragon Leech was useless against the pink mist, which easily penetrated it.
The pink mist entered the black water and flowed toward the Dragon Leech's mouth.
Suddenly, the Dragon Leech became frenzied, its massive body thrashing and slamming into the ground.
Instantly, the ground shook violently, sending rocks and splinters flying.
At the same time, the black rain that had been shooting upward seemed to lose its power and began to fall back to the ground.
"Quick, now's the time!" Lan Chen suddenly shouted.
It turned out that when the Dragon Leech's body hit the ground, the impact was so great that the black water at the point of contact cracked open, revealing a large gap.
"Whoosh..."
A sharp, ear-piercing sound cut through the air as a blade's light flashed.
The Void Breaking Blade slipped through the gaps in the black water and struck the body of the Dragon Leech.
However, the expected evisceration did not occur.
The Void Breaking Blade only left a white mark on the Dragon Leech's thick hide before being flung away by the creature's massive body.
"Thud!"
The sound of a sharp weapon slicing through tough skin echoed.
It was a three-foot-long sword that had pierced the Dragon Leech's outer layer.
The flying sword, following the wound, attempted to plunge into the Dragon Leech's body.
At that moment, a foot-long black needle suddenly shot out, knocking the three-foot sword away.
At the hole where the Dragon Leech had emerged, a giant scorpion several zhang in size had appeared unnoticed.
The black needle was one of the many Poisonous Barbs on the scorpion's tail.
The scorpion's tail trembled, and dozens of Poisonous Barbs shot out, aimed directly at Song Wen and the other five in mid-air.
Under Mo Yexue's control, the knocked-away sword returned to her grasp.
The sword's light was like a dragon, swift as a meteor.
With Mo Yexue's full effort, one Poisonous Barb after another was severed.
However, one person's strength was ultimately limited. Mo Yexue managed to cut half of the Poisonous Barbs, but more than thirty still continued to shoot toward the six.
Xi Ling's Mystic Treasure was a set of Paired Blades.
The mother blade was two feet long.
The child blades were two inches long, nine in total.
The Paired Blades shattered thirty Poisonous Barbs, leaving six still coming.
Tai He waved the Plaguefall Banner, summoning a green poisonous mist that condensed into a thick fog shield, barely blocking the remaining six Poisonous Barbs.
Together, they managed to fend off the Calamity Scorpion's attack.
Only Song Wen had contributed nothing.
His Void Breaking Blade had also struck at one of the Poisonous Barbs.
But not only did it fail to stop the barb, it was instead knocked away by it.
At this moment, the Dragon Leech slowly emerged from the pink mist's confusion. It opened its massive maw and spat out six streams of black water.
The black water resembled six pitch-black spears, heading straight for Song Wen and the other five.
Song Wen glanced around and saw that the other five were all busy casting spells to attack the black water spears aimed at them, leaving no time to assist him.
Song Wen's mind raced.
He had several methods to avoid the black water spears unscathed.
First, the Blood Escape Technique!
But Gou Jun was nearby, so the Blood Escape Technique couldn't be used recklessly. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain its origin.
Second, the Minor Teleportation Talisman.
However, this talisman was too precious, and he only had two.
He wouldn't use it unless it was a critical moment.
Third, the Lifesaving Substitute Technique.
This technique was his last resort for survival, so naturally, he wouldn't use it lightly.
After much deliberation, Song Wen realized that he seemed to have no choice but to face the black water spear head-on.
But how was he going to do that?
Song Wen's peripheral vision caught sight of Tai He, who was dozens of miles away and closest to him, and an idea struck him.
"Tai He, save me!"
Song Wen shouted, his expression panicked as he lunged toward Tai He.
Hearing Song Wen's cry, Tai He's expression tightened.
He was already struggling to block one black water spear alone; how could he have the strength to save Song Wen?
Moreover, he wished for Song Wen's death.
That way, he could rightfully claim the Bronze Key Coffin in Song Wen's possession.
"Don't come over..."
Before Tai He could finish his sentence, Song Wen was already above him.
The black water spear aimed at Song Wen slightly changed direction, heading toward Tai He, seemingly intending to pierce through Tai He first before killing Song Wen.
"Damn it!" Tai He cursed fiercely.
He was extremely displeased with Song Wen's tactic of diverting the trouble onto him.
With his current strength, there was no way he could withstand two Black Water Spears.
Suddenly, a silver talisman appeared in Tai He's hand.
Since Song Wen could shift the blame onto him, he could also use the Minor Teleportation Talisman to escape, leaving Song Wen to face the two Black Water Spears alone.
(End of the Chapter)
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