Chapter 374: Strange Man in a Strange Space

Chapter 374: Strange Man in a Strange Space

Han Qins flames burned through the pitiable earthen wall Hui had put up behind him. A horrible scream rang out as his flames swept over the odd, plantlike body of his adversary. Han Qin sped to the scene, already expecting what he found: a corpse replete with death qi, frozen in the moment of a horrible death. A hole split the corpses chest, the corpses hand stained with its own green fluids.

He kicked the corpse, disgusted. Sloppy. At least make it look like you died of flames. Committing bizarre forms of suicide isnt something done in battle, save by the most extreme demonic cultivators.

Han Qin kicked off the floor and raised his hand, exerting a shield of qi ahead of him as he blasted directly through the earth. With a spray of dirt, he bounded through the surface and landed there, looking around, his long hair flying, his eyes a wild, burning red.

I know youre not dead, Weiheng Hui! Will you come out, or shall I raze this small world to the ground first, then sift your ashes from the burning coals that remain? Han Qin shouted.

Elder Brother, theres no need for all that. Im merely a small cultivator, nothing but a passerby. Not worthy of the attention of an illustrious one such as yourself, that contemptable voice sounded, as wheedling and grating as ever.

Han Qin whirled about, but couldnt locate the sound. He rubbed his ears, frustrated. Usually that would be a moments thought to find this bug, but hes attacked my ears so much that I cant even tell the direction of his voice! What an infuriating man, truly.

Even as he thought that, the bell rang out again. Han Qin stumbled with the weight of the soundwave as the world whirled around him. He screamed, releasing a soundwave attack of his own, but a flurry of rings from the bell countered his own attack.

Han Qins head whipped around. Even my injured ears can pinpoint his location from that many rings! He darted toward the sound, his hand already clawed in an attack.

Out of the grass appeared a long metal rod with a bell at its end, with a wind talisman pointed at it, rocking the bell back and forth.

Fool. Ill destroy that bell of yours now! Han Qin slammed his clawed hand down at the bell.

His hand closed in on the bell. A breath before he made contact, a cold wind blew down his spine.

Han Qin leaped aside. Ice smashed down where hed stood, a huge chunk of it at least as tall as him that shattered as it hit the ground. Razor-sharp ice shards blasted all around Han Qin, cutting through his robes and injuring his skin, though not much else.

Snorting, Han Qin waved his hand, releasing a blast of fire and heat that melted the remaining ice shards to harmless water. A trifling attack. Meaningless. Give up and come out so I can squash you, bug!Visit no(v)eLb(i)n.com for the best novel reading experience

A quiet cough was his reply. Excuse this small bug for his belligerence, Elder Brother, but that isnt a particularly enticing prospect for me.

Am I so pathetic such that my plans could be disrupted by a bug? Han Qin mocked, narrowing his eyes. Keep talking. Ill find you.

Eh, Elder Brother is the one who said it

Stop you cant!

Han Qin glanced back. Hui fell away behind him, slowing. He frowned. Is he tired, or is this a trap of some manner after all?

He turned back ahead and sped up. No matter. Nothing I sensed in that village poses a threat to me. Theres no need to get so wrapped up in his every action. Perhaps hes planning to escape while I massacre this village well, in that case, I can simply track him down afterward, and with a whole villages worth of blood qi, too.

Hui continued to fall behind him, until he couldnt sense the man in his divine sense any more. Han Qin slowed, turning back. Is he really unable to chase me? Or is this a trap?

He turned back to the town, sweeping it again, but sensed nothing out of the ordinary. Furrowing his brows, he set off at a quick pace, but not a sprint. On and on, his hair streaming behind him, robes fluttering in the wind.

At last, Han Qin drew to a halt. He swept his senses over the village again. Once again, he sensed it in perfect detail, but this time, he judged the distance from himself to the village. He flew on for the time it takes an incense stick to burn, then paused and judged the distance again.

In that time, I should have reached that village. The space here is strange.

He turned around and flew back the way hed come. Another incense sticks time passed. Han Qin halted and swept his senses in both directions. The town remained the same distance ahead, and behind, Hui remained out of sight.

Han Qin halted. He scowled. A spatial trap? I let my guard down! A fifth-level brat I knew he was up to something, and I still!

Fire blasted out of his hands abruptly. Han Qin rampaged in the infinite grasslands, firing blasts of flame all around, his heart and qi running wild. Overcome by frustration, he screamed wordlessly, reshaping the infinite space with his attacks. And yet, every time he turned away, the space healed and returned to the same grassland as ever.

At last, he stopped, panting. Han Qin wiped his forehead and closed his eyes, settling himself. Attacking recklessly from rage it seems my Master was right about me. My heart is on the verge of going astray. But as long as I can bring her back, none of this matters.

I need to break this clone out of here. Although that tiny bug Weiheng Hui will be long gone by the time I break out, I shouldnt waste this clone.

Focus. Gather my qi. Tranquil, calm. Search out the spatial resonance and

Oh! Ah, excuse me, Elder Brother. Ill just be on my way

Han Qins eyes flashed open. The tranquility vanished, replaced by pure rage. He screamed wordlessly, charging at Hui with his bare hands, flame flashing from between his teeth and the corners of his eyes.

Elder BrotherElder Brother, please! Were both trapped in hereah! Hurts, hurts! Pleasehey! Hear me out!