bookrebus Chapter 27 A Life Worse Than Death
Chapter 27 A Life Worse Than Death
Now that she's in Tao Tao's hands, Du Yin knows she's doomed, but she's unwilling to give up. Even if she dies, she absolutely refuses to hand over the Heavenly Spirit Mushroom, because Tao Tao knows he won't let her go for it.
She gripped the storage bracelet tightly, trying to detonate it. Tao Tao naturally saw through her plan and grabbed her wrist. Du Yin then let out another scream.
With a "crack," the bones in Du Yin's wrist shattered.
The storage bracelet fell from her hand, and Tao Tao caught it. He then slapped her chest with a powerful blow, and Du Yin's body fell like a kite with a broken string. But Tao Tao did not let her go. Instead, he launched two more ice shards that pierced through her collarbone, locking her to the tree trunk.
"Cough..." Du Yin suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood. The three wounds on her body were a terrible sight. In particular, the black icicles were still drilling into her heart. Every inch they went in brought excruciating pain, so painful that she had to slow down her breathing.
"Kill me, kill me..."
Du Yin could no longer endure the pain. This seemingly innocent and carefree demon beast was actually more torturous than she was. Every inch of pain in her body could kill her, but Tao Tao just didn't intend to kill her. Instead, she let her slowly endure this boundless suffering.
“Killing you would be too easy.” Tao Tao took out three Heavenly Spirit Mushrooms from Du Yin’s storage bracelet, her eyes unusually cold.
Knowing he couldn't escape, Du Yin didn't want to beg her anymore. He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and a skull appeared in the blood mist, opening its mouth to bite at Tao Tao.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Du Yin's senior brother arrived and tried to free her from the tree, but the icicles were too deep, and even the slightest movement caused Du Yin to scream in agony.
"Junior sister, bear with it." The senior brother said, reaching out to pull out the icicle, but he was immediately shocked by the electric shock and couldn't get any closer.
"You'll have to rely on yourself now."
He was at a loss, and Du Yin knew it too. She gritted her teeth and nodded. With his help, she forcibly peeled the icicles off the tree, but this only made the icicles penetrate deeper, causing her to sweat profusely from the pain. But she couldn't care less about that right now; she could only endure the pain.
"Hiss..." Du Yin gasped, summoning her magical artifact, the Three-Leaf Azure Folding Fan, hoping to use it to fend off Tao Tao for a while. However, when she looked up, she was startled by the sight before her, and couldn't help but gasp, "A monster..."
Upon hearing this, the senior brother subconsciously turned around and immediately held his breath.
He saw several giant spider legs emerge from the black mist behind Tao Tao, reaching out menacingly towards them. The two of them were so frightened that they quickly tried to dodge, but with the help of these spider legs, Tao Tao was incredibly fast, and they had no way to avoid it.
"What is that?" Linghu Xuan was also startled, wondering how a perfectly healthy person could grow such a thing. Although it didn't look connected to her body, it was clearly released from the power within her body.
Linghu Xuan was dumbfounded and silently took a few steps back. He did not intend to help. First, he did not know whether Tao Tao was friend or foe at this moment, or whether he would attack indiscriminately. Second, Du Yin and the others had brought it on themselves, and he was not kind enough to help them.
"Junior sister, run!"
Senior Brother held Du Yin's hand tightly as the two of them darted through the woods. However, Tao Tao was no match for them in terms of speed. He leaped into the air and appeared in front of them with a "whoosh," blocking their path.
They quickly turned around, only to be immediately blocked by a spider web, leaving them with nowhere to retreat.
Du Yin's injuries were extremely severe, and she had no strength left to fight. Even escaping was a struggle. Seeing how terrifying Tao Tao was now, she almost gave up resisting and said to her senior brother beside her, "We can't beat her."
"We can't die here."
Before he could finish speaking, a thick spider leg shot through the air. His senior brother pushed Du Yin aside, and just as the spider leg was about to pierce him, it stopped in front of him for the first time.
A faint white light appeared before him, gradually transforming into a handsome man dressed in a silver robe. He simply stretched out his hand and pointed a finger at the thick spider leg, which unleashed an extremely terrifying force that sent Tao Tao flying backward.
"Thank you so much..." The senior brother bowed and thanked him, but the other party didn't even give him a glance. He stepped into the air and flew away. Just as Tao Tao's back hit the tree trunk, he grabbed her in the air and pulled her back to his front. He then pointed a finger at her brow.
Instantly, the black aura surrounding Tao Tao dissipated, and the terrifying, sharp aura was reabsorbed into her body.
"I told you not to eat random things." Bai Yan sighed slightly, took the unconscious Tao Tao into his arms, glanced back at the Thunder Pool, and with a wave of his long sleeve, the Thunder Pool, which had been erupting with electricity and thundering, instantly quieted down, and the raging electricity turned into five talismans that floated towards him.
After the talisman landed in Bai Yan's hand, his cold eyes swept over the disheveled Du Yin, and his clear, cold voice seemed to come from the ancient times, shaking one's soul.
“Using this talisman to deal with a mere Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator is indeed ruthless. These three ice shards are your punishment.”
Then, icy blue flames enveloped it, and the Heavenly Thunder Curse turned to ashes.
Du Yin trembled at his gaze and dared not utter a sound. The terrifying power he had just displayed had already given Du Yin a scare; even her master might not be a match for him.
"Aren't you leaving yet? Do you want me to personally kick you out?"
Seeing that Du Yin and the others were standing there motionless, the usually short-tempered True Dragon Ancestor released a portion of his aura, which frightened his senior brother so much that he quickly took Du Yin away on his sword and did not dare to delay for even a moment.
Linghu Xuan didn't dare to breathe loudly and tried to sneak away, but he had only taken one step when he heard a clear, cold voice pierce the air, "Come here."
"Senior, are you calling me?" Linghu Xuan was so frightened that his hair stood on end, and he quickly turned around and put on a smiling face.
Bai Yan didn't bother to explain. He grabbed Linghu Xuan out of thin air and pulled him right in front of him, causing him to fall flat on his back. He didn't even bother to look at him. He sat down cross-legged with Tao Tao and said, "I'll help her refine the Crystal Flower Poison Spider. After that, I'll need you to take care of her."
"Then this junior will stay here to protect you, senior."
As soon as Linghu Xuan finished speaking, Bai Yan didn't even lift his eyelids. A terrifying power spread out from under him, instantly turning into a thousand layers of ice crystals that protected the three of them in the center. Even the most powerful demonic beasts dared not approach them even slightly.
It seemed there was no need for him at all. Linghu Xuan swallowed hard, found a comfortable spot, and sat down quietly, not daring to disturb him.