After being seen by that woman's face, Qin Jie was petrified, standing motionless in place.
A Hunter has been detected to be affected by a control skill.
This skill is determined by Soul strength.
Determining...
Determination passed. The Hunter will be stunned in place for two seconds.
Two seconds can often decide many things. The first to react was naturally the Broken Monk. She let out a shriek, and with a fierce upward sweep of her naginata, she actually sent Qin Jie, who was stepping on her naginata, flying.
Qin Jie's body floated in the air, with nowhere to dodge and still in a state of stiffness, when the Broken Monk suddenly chopped down again. This strike landed on his shield, heavily smashing Qin Jie's body onto the ground, leaving a huge crater.
Only then did Qin Jie regain consciousness. Although the shield could block a large amount of damage, the stun from the impact still had to be fully endured.
What was with that woman's face just now?
Qin Jie frowned. He didn't remember the bug attachment having such an ability. It seemed the Broken Monk had also undergone some mutation.
It seemed that given the current situation, he absolutely couldn't rely on past experience to judge the upcoming enemies, or he would truly lose his life.
That last blow sent Qin Jie flying and left the devouring abyss behind. The Broken Monk strode over, looking as if she intended to kick the devouring abyss away.
"How dare you!"
Without hesitation, Qin Jie directly flew over with a kick, simultaneously drawing Immortal Severance and delivering a slash directly at the Broken Monk.
The black-red Saber Qi splattered again, and the Broken Monkimmediately let out a painful wail, then retreated several steps. Qin Jietook the opportunity to retrieve the devouring abyss and immediately engaged the Broken Monk with the greatsword-form devouring abyss.
"Clang!"
The sound of metal clashing rang out, and the Broken Monk's tall figure retreated several steps. Although in terms of weaponry, the Broken Monk's weapon length had an advantage, Qin Jie's Parry was not to be underestimated.
This strike even triggered a perfect Parry. The Broken Monk's body stumbled back repeatedly, her stance unstable for a moment. Qin Jiepressed his advantage, delivering a horizontal slash with the devouring abyss at her lower body. The passive mass effect of the greatsword devouring abyss triggered, and the Broken Monk immediately fell to the ground.
Qin Jie activated Wu Shou's Descent, then directly impaled the Broken Monk to the ground with a single sword. This sword was plunged in extremely deep. Qin Jie estimated it should have severed both the centipede and her spine, but due to her immortal characteristic, the Broken Monk would likely recover quickly. He had to act fast.
Immortal Severance was drawn for the third time. This strike utilized the HP from the blood storage secret pattern in the scabbard. Qin Jiebrought the sword down on the Broken Monk's neck.
"Wait a moment."
A woman's voice came from beneath the Broken Monk's mask. If Qin Jiewasn't mistaken, it should be the bug attachment with the woman's face.
How strange. Having fought to this extent, do you really think begging for mercy will work?
The blade of Immortal Severance condensed black-red Saber Qi. Qin Jie, without hesitation, brought the sword down. The Broken Monk's hannya mask-wearing head immediately flew off, and with it, the centipede's head with the woman's face.
Broken Monk slain.
World Source 6.8% obtained.
Hidden Quest: Termination of Resentment triggered.
Termination of Resentment
Rank LV12
Quest Description: A woman once trespassed into Fountainhead Palace, causing great destruction. To punish this woman, the Seven-Faced Warrior of Fountainhead Palace divided her Soul into three parts, each safeguarded within three powerful individuals.
Quest Information: Collect the remaining two Souls.
Quest Duration: Two days
Quest Reward: Opportunity to converse with the Soul's owner.
Failure Penalty: Fountainhead Palace's alert level will be greatly increased, and the Okami Noble will play the Abyssal Flute Sound.
Temporary Quest Item: soul box, now issued to the Hunter's storage space.
soul box: Can actively absorb Souls. Once complete, it allows conversation with the Soul of the deceased for a period of time.
--- A quaint small box suddenly appeared in Qin Jie's storage space, which was the soul box provided by the Paradise.
Based on the quest description, Qin Jie could easily guess the true identity of the immortal centipede he had just slain.
That was one of Ms. Calamity A's three Souls.
It seemed she really caused quite a stir, otherwise the people of Fountainhead Palace wouldn't hate her to such an extent.
Qin Jie placed one-third of the Soul into the soul box, then picked up the blue treasure chest dropped by the Broken Monk.
The Broken Monk is dead. Now he can officially enter Fountainhead Palace.
Qin Jie reverted the devouring abyss to its han sword state, then sheathed it, and continued to explore forward.
After opening the large door behind the Broken Monk, Qin Jie arrived at a high slope, with Fountainhead Palace directly below him.
The full view of Fountainhead Palace now officially entered Qin Jie's eyes. Seeing this, Qin Jie was slightly taken aback.
The mutation of Fountainhead Palace was even greater than he had imagined.
The originally clear Source Water was now murky, with bubbles occasionally emerging from it. An Okami Noble, far taller than the palace walls, walked on this turbid Source Water. His throat was exposed, and he was currently playing a melodious flute.
Exposed to the Soul-Snatching Flute Sound. Each time the flute sound is listened to for 60 minutes, an instant death effect will be triggered.
Alright, this perfectly matched Qin Jie's imagination of Fountainhead Palace.
Beneath the glamorous exterior was a putrid core. This giant Okami Noble was something Qin Jie had never seen before; it must have appeared with this mutation.
He had to find a way to kill this thing before he could explore with peace of mind.
Although his Blood Fate had a 90% chance to be immune to all instant death effects, Qin Jie didn't dare to gamble on whether he would encounter the remaining 10%.
Qin Jie did not immediately sneak into Fountainhead Palace. He slowly chewed the pills Emma had given him.
Not to mention, this stuff was quite tasty, fragrant and crispy, with a fresh sweetness, and it could also be amplified by the gluttony ring.
In other words, this thing was actually some kind of food, but it had restorative abilities.
With just two pills, Qin Jie's HP recovered to 71%. This HP would quickly be consumed to 50% by the gluttony ring. To avoid waste, Qin Jie directly stored the excess HP into the blood storage secret pattern on his scabbard.
Alright, time to go.
Qin Jie activated Shadow of Concealment, leaving a Sword Shadow in place, while he himself leaped onto a rooftop.
Large numbers of four-legged Magikarp Derivatives were walking in this turbid Source Water. Qin Jie's actions naturally startled them, and they all gathered at Qin Jie's feet.
But because they couldn't see Qin Jie, these Magikarp Derivativeseventually dispersed.
This time the wishing statue didn't cause trouble?
Qin Jie held his breath, he was originally about to switch the devouring abyss to its greatsword form for a fight.
But he didn't expect the wishing statue not to expose his position this time.
Good.
Qin Jie silently entered the walls of Fountainhead Palace.
The turbid Source Water had a subtle elasticity, as if it wasn't water, but the skin of a creature, and Qin Jie was merely a parasite on the surface of this creature.
Inside the palace, besides the giant Okami Noble playing the flute, there were other ordinary Okami Nobles playing flutes. These flute sounds also had instant death effects and could stack.