Chapter 163: I'm Dead, Elder Brother

Chapter 163: I'm Dead, Elder Brother

The scraps drifted to the ground. The puppets drew back. Xi Guanxi stepped forward, then hesitated. No blood?

Green threads lashed out at Xi Guanxis back. He leaped forward, then flicked a finger. A pair of puppets rushed toward Jin Xian. Snarling, she sprouted fangs and claws. Startling power erupted from her, temporarily forcing the puppets back. Using the gap, she launched at one of the puppets.

Fourth stage? Since when? Xi Guanxi gaped. He furrowed his brows. Even in life, Fang Hua wasnt

The hair on the back of his neck prickled, and cold burst through his body as an overwhelming sense of danger pounded through him. He jumped back instinctively.

Huis sword slammed to the ground, point-first, piercing the ground where Xi Guanxi had been standing seconds ago. Hui landed a second later and darted at Xi Guanxi, hand held out, a fire talisman burning brightly.New novel chapters are published on

Xi Guanxi slapped his hand back. The fire talisman exploded away from him, sending a fire tabby rushing out over the field. He gestured, and his puppets pivoted on their heels and rushed in at Hui from behind.

Zhubi! Now! Hui shouted.

Zhubi leaped off Huis neck and grew to his full size in the time it took to blink. He lashed out with his long, whiplike body and threw the puppets flying.

Xi Guanxi grimaced and gestured again. The puppets froze in midair and zoomed back toward him, yanked from their backs where the string connected.

Even as he yanked, Hui stepped in. His other hand, the one without the talisman, jabbed the black dagger at Xi Guanxis gut.

Xi Guanxis eyes widened. Even compared to when Hui had dropped down from above earlier, the danger he sensed now was much more imminent. Almost invisible, a low black aura swirled around the daggers blade, emanating a cold aura of death. He leaped back again.

Jin Xian! Hui shouted.

She threw a hand out. A globule of black blood flew over the shoulder of the two puppets she fought and slammed into Xi Guanxis back, pushing him forward. Hui thrust at the same time. The dagger slammed into Xi Guanxis stomach.

All this takes some time to describe, but it all happened in a tiny moment of time. From the time Hui dropped on his sword to the moment he stabbed Xi Guanxi, only a breath of time had passed.

Black death qi poured into Xi Guanxi, tainting his qi passages. It raced through him, roaring through his body. Xi Guanxi jumped back, pushing Hui back at the same time. Hui went flying. Bones snapped. His muscles bruised. The force of the blow made him spit up a mouthful of blood, and then he smashed into the ground. Another mouthful of blood emerged from his mouth. He rolled over the stony ground, bouncing and bumping. As he rolled, he slammed the dagger into the rock and slowed himself to a halt. Even so, a full meter stretched from where he cut into the stone to where he finally stopped.

Dammit, this is why I dont kill! Dont kill, Hui! Dont kill! Hui shouted to himself, enraged at his past actions. Argh! There had to be another way. Another way! Some way to get out of that evil puppeteers grasp without dying or becoming a puppet! I dont want enmity. I dont need vengeance. This poor, small cultivator has made a mistake!

A hand pierced through Xi Guanxis chest, stabbing through his heart. He looked down. Black blood roared through his body, extinguishing his qi, fanning the death qi.

No! Xi Guanxi screamed. He threw his hands out. The skull began to fall.

As it fell, it withered, changing from green to black. The withered skull emanated less power, instead releasing a cold, rotten aura of death. The skull screamed, as if it itself was unwilling to die, but even so, it couldnt battle the combined attack of the black blood and the death qi. It trembled, then turned into ashes, which drifted harmlessly to the floor. All around Xi Guanxi, the ten puppets drooped to the ground, life extinguishing alongside their puppeteer.

Xi Guanxi toppled to the ground. Behind him stood Jin Xian, her hand thrust out, claws dripping with Xi Guanxis red blood and her own black blood. Her eyes glowed black, a fierce, horrid black.

Hui shivered. He took a step back.

Jin Xian narrowed her eyes. You say anyone who kills a member of the Xi clan must die? What is the Fang clan, then, in your eyes? Naught but bugs?

She lowered her hand slowly. Your brother killed me, in essence, the moment he made me a puppet. Now, I have returned the favor. Anyone who kills a member of the Fang clan will die, by our own hands!

Hui panted. He stared, disbelieving. Jin Xian no. Fang Hua. You were awake the whole time?

Dark eyes stared at Hui. Fang Hua scoffed. Perhaps.

Nervous, Hui took another step back. Dont you

He bit his tongue halfway through, forcibly quieting himself. Dont you owe me a debt of gratitudewas I seriously about to say that? No, no, no, Hui, hold your tongue! Im almost out of talismans and injured. Now is not the time to proc a second battle!

Her eyes narrowed at him. After a second, she bowed stiffly. Please continue to cultivate this body. Until the next time I awaken, I will serve quietly by your side as Jin Xian.

Hui blinked. Keep you by my side? No, absolutely not! You have a will, youre conscious, wont you hate me? I should send her far away, somewhere

But but my precious body-replacement corpse! My puppet- and black blood-technique-using cultivated corpse! No! I cant give it up!

Think about it, Hui. Fang Hua has no reason to hate you. No grudge to hold against you. You didnt kill her, nor harm her. In fact, I even cultivated her into a death cultivator! In some ways, thats like bringing her back to life! Im in a certain way of looking at it, Im her savior! Resolve flickered in Huis eyes, and he clenched his fist. No. I can do it. Keep her by my side, justjust make sure I treat her well!