Chapter 250: Falling Back

Chapter 250: Falling Back

Lu Zudongs form blurred as he rushed at Hui, becoming a streak of white light. Hui fell back, throwing barrier after barrier between the two of them. Lu Zudong burst through them one after the other, the barriers barely slowing his rush. Hui grit his teeth and backed up at full speed, still throwing barriers. At last, Lu Zudong began to slow. Hui could make out his body from within the beam of light.

He grit his teeth and activated his crystal mode under the snakeskin, then stopped throwing barriers. He should be slow enough for me to survive the blow now!

Out of talismans? Lu Zudong sneered. He slammed bodily into Hui, throwing him back in the air.

The force of the blow shoved his air out of his stomach, even in his crystal form. Fault lines broke into his body, and it barely held together. Hui plummeted limply, swapping to plant form as he fell to heal the cracks. I dont want to fight this scary person. Ill die here and let someone else handle him. The source of this content nov(el)bi((n))

Lu Zudong snorted as he watched Hui fall, arms crossed.

He isnt dead! The talisman is still inside me! Tang Fei shouted.

Traitor! How rude! Hui shouted silently. He righted himself and glared at Tang Fei. So sure itll go away when I die?

Tang Fei stiffened at that. Its your qi, of course it

Death qi. You know how dangerous death qi is. It should be able to survive for a long time without me, no? Hui asked, tipping his head.

Tang Fei gaped. Her jaw worked. At last, she glared at him. But you were faking this time!

Ah, Elder Sister I was also bluffing you just now. I had no idea if death qi would stick around after death. I mean, it makes sense that it would, but now I have confirmation.

Hui shrugged. This time. But next time, or the time after I wouldnt be so sure.

Next time, or the time after? Tang Fei muttered to herself. Most people only die once, Weiheng Hui! Isnt that basically admitting that you plan to fake your death a great many more times?

Lu Zudong rushed at Hui again, cutting his conversation short. As Lu Zudong drew his arm back, his muscles bulged, growing grotesquely large, three or four times their usual size. When he threw his fist out, they contracted, throwing all the power theyd gained into the single punch.

The fist barely diminished in size. Only a small amount of qi moved toward Hui, even using the void technique. Hui frowned. Thats not working. I need something else. Something to break up the technique before I can absorb it

In the meantime, I have to grit my teeth and bear it! I have the snakeskin technique! I have to hope it wont completely incinerate my body in one go, and let it hit me!

Wait. The fist is following me somehow. Did it lock onto my aura? My qi, maybe? Then, if either of those are true Hui hesitated a single breath, then shook his head. Its this or take the hit! I hate pain. Ill try this, first!

Hui killed his qi and masked his aura with death qi. He plummeted out of the sky, no longer holding himself up. The gold fist continued to rush toward him. Hui sucked in a breath. If Im wrong, I have no defenses right now! Please, be right, be right!

The fist closed in on him. It seemed uncertain, but continued to race toward the last space Hui had occupied. Though hed fallen, he couldnt fall fast enough, relying on gravity alone, to escape it.

Damn! I dont even know if it worked. Argh, I have no option

His sword yanked him downward, out of the path of the fist. The fist soared over his head, passing centimeters over him.

Hui blinked. Did my sword move on its own just now?

A weak will reached out to him from within the sword. Quiet and uncertain, it gave Hui an impression of confusion, then vanished again.

Gu Tian? Hui asked, looking at his sword. After getting soul-transferred twice, has Gu Tian turned into a sword spirit?

The will inside the sword hesitated, then nodded.

What an adaptable guy! Hui grinned at his sword and swung it down, throwing it under his feet. Elder Brother Gu Tian, fly for me, okay?

Another weak, somewhat confused okay from the sword.

The punch detonated against the forest below. Hui turned, then reached out toward it, absorbing the remnant motes of life qi before they could dissipate. Cant hurt to grab a little more.