Chapter 575: Hating Someone Is Being Cruel To Yourself
Huff!
The old green man spat out a mouthful of blood. It was unclear whether it was due to his injuries or his overflowing temper.
His nostrils flared and were full of blood.
“Impossible! How could it be like this? Why did it happen?!”
His worldview had been assaulted. His mind was blank and on the verge of crumbling.
Something was wrong!
That Deluxe Merit Saint was very strange!
He suddenly awakened, his whole body jolting as he felt his spiritual energy about to explode. A sudden chill surrounded his body as he felt incredibly uneasy.
At that moment, he finally realized that his body was still on fire and was burning to a crisp. A sharp pain pierced into his mind as his entire face twisted.
That was a curse he had cast himself, the injuries from that spell were something even he could not reverse as someone from the Heavenly Realm. The pain was akin to what a person would feel being burned by fire. Even if he did not die, it was already a severe injury.
“Men… Men!”
He waved his hands weakly, his forehead full of sweat as he raspily said, “Quickly help me put this fire out.”
“Understood, Right Messenger.”
The others did not dare to delay it, and in an instant, various water-based spells appeared, rushing right at the old green man!
Only, the flames were no ordinary flames and it was hard for them to put it out immediately.
The old green man withstood the pain of being attacked by the spells as he chanted a mantra to try and control the flames.
Just as everyone was working together, right at that moment, the Left Messenger returned in a panic.
She shouted in an incredibly anxious and serious tone, “Taotie’s coming, quickly set up the formation!”
She had her mask on and her appearance could not be seen, but her chest was heaving as she panted slightly. It was obvious that luring the beast over had taken up quite a lot of energy.
It was rapidly approaching them.
Everyone’s expressions changed and seemed to say at the same time, “Don’t come over here!”
The old green man was nervous as well as he shouted, “Lure that beast somewhere else! I need time, you mustn’t come here!”
Who cared about the formation?!
Not only did they not have any preparations, they had already used up their strength and even sustained heavy injuries. How could they do anything?
The timing was wrong!
The timing was very wrong!
The Left Messenger’s expression stiffened, her gaze glinting with a hint of rage.
‘Do you think it was easy for me to lure the beast here?
‘I thought that it would be time to reap the rewards, but not only did you useless bunch of people not help me, you’re chasing me away?
‘This is too much!
‘Where can I even go, Taotie’s right behind me!’
Even so, she could not help but increase her speed, shouting, “Weren’t you making the preparations? Set up the formation now, I’m coming!”
Boom!
Behind her, a massive figure was charging toward them!
A ferocious aura surged, completely suppressing everything. Even though it did not form any strong destructive powers, the aura still smashed into everyone like a hammer, so overwhelming that some of them could not breathe.
“Ah!”
The old green man spat out another mouthful of blood. His green face was even starting to pale as his lips trembled. He was suffering immensely.
The Left Messenger finally saw the state of everyone. Looking around, she even thought that she was in the wrong place. Her mood plummeted.
All she could see was the Ministry surrounding the old green man, all of them doing their best to shoot water at him.
The old green man was laying on the ground, flames dancing on his body which had been completely burnt. There was even a burnt smell in the air.
What were they doing?
What happened to the planned formation?
Why were they playing with water? Why was the old green man acting like he was burning?
Why did she never realize how unreliable that group was before?
Roar!
Smelling the burnt scent, Taotie seemed to get even more excited. With a furious roar, it revealed itself.
It was a four-eyed, black-skinned, long-limbed, four-legged monster. There was a long horn on its head and it was surrounded by a cold aura that was blue and white. Its mouth was extremely big, as if it was another huge body that was growing on itself. It had no face and was dozens of meters long.
Opening its mouth, an incredibly strong suction force started to suck everyone into it. It had just started to use its powers, but the area it was at had turned into a pitch-black whirlpool. Like a black hole, it was sucking in everything within its surroundings.
The horrifying ability caused everyone’s expressions to change dramatically.
The Left Messenger, who was the closest, cursed as she did some hand signs, increasing her speed once again as she turned around, moving past that red star and retreating even further.
The others would not be outdone. They used their own skills to retreat backward.
Even the old green man looked down in silence, looking at some parts of his body that still had flames that were not yet extinguished. His gaze hardened as he raised his short sword, slashing downward and chopping them off!
After that, he dragged his crippled and burnt self in retreat.
As for the red star, it had been affected by the suction and was flying toward Taotie.
In terms of size, that star was much bigger than the beast, but its Devour ability disregarded size. Submerged in the black vortex, there was not even as much as a ripple as the beast swallowed it.
The Left Messenger’s expression was incredibly ugly, almost losing her temper as she asked, “What did all of you do?!
“Where’s the formation we said we’d set up?
“Didn’t we say we’d capture Taotie?”
Not being prepared had increased the difficulty of capturing it by a few times.
“The Deluxe Merit Saint isn’t simple at all. My Immortal Weaken Spell didn’t affect him at all. He definitely has an immense secret behind him! No wonder nothing’s been going my way ever since I met him. It wasn’t a coincidence. I’ve fallen into his trap! This person…is too horrifying!”
The old green man regularly harmed himself, so he did not care too much about his burnt body. Wiping away the blood on his mouth, he said with certainty, “We might have to report this matter to the leader before we come up with our next move!”
The Left Messenger pursed her lips. “Let’s handle the danger in front of us first.”
She looked back and saw that the blackhole Taotie had turned into was flying right at them at an incredibly fast speed.
Furthermore, the suction force was getting stronger and stronger, causing a lot of anxiety.
“Taotie might be strong, but we’ve mobilized quite a lot of forces this time. It’s enough to deal with it!”
The old green man looked at the beast, his eyebrows furrowing as he raised his hand and pointed at the charging beast.
“Lifeline Technique, connect!”
The mighty spell was cast and ripples could be seen in the Chaos, turning into a gray thread that was barely visible, connecting himself with Taotie.
“Prepare for battle! Charge together!”
The old green man said seriously before looking down at his burnt body. There was a ruthless look on his face.
‘It’s already burnt anyway, might as well chop it off!’
He clenched his teeth. Then, he raised his short sword before slashing downward, slicing a piece of his own flesh off!
Roar!
The beast was affected and let out a pained roar. The black hole disappeared as its body reemerged, trembling slightly.
A wound mysteriously appeared on its body, dripping fresh blood.
“Die!”
Its balfour eyes turned red as it shot toward them like a cannonball!
Its mountainous body broke through the Chaos, leaving a deep spatial crack behind. That charge seemed to be able to destroy everything in front of it!
Below the mask, the Left Messenger’s expression solidified as she waved a white disc at the beast.
The disc suddenly expanded tens of times and charged straight at the beast!
Boom!
The disc slammed into the beast’s body, causing an intense tremor. However, it still managed to stop the beast temporarily!
The others from the Ministry had started to join the battle as well and were rapidly charging toward Taotie. They cast a spell and several chains started to rise into the air.
The chains rang as they rose, emitting an incredible pressure. Like sharp blades, they came from all angles and pierced into the beast’s body!
The beast trembled, opening its mouth as it began to suck again.
One of the chains was sucked in, pulling along the person from the Ministry right into the stomach of the beast, disappearing from the world.
All of their eyes widened. Immediately, they retrieved their chains.
The beast roared, once again summoning an intense suction force, turning into a black hole to swallow the infinite Chaos!
The first thing that was sucked in was that disc that had suppressed it. The disc quickly dimmed, and despite the intense resistance, it was swallowed into the beast’s stomach not long after!
Treasures were just food to Taotie!
The Left Messenger’s expression changed as she pointed right at the black hole!
A massive finger descended from the sky and pressed onto the black hole, causing its suction to stop for a moment. She took the chance to summon the disc back. Its Devouring abilities were incredible.
The horrifying suction rose again, forcing everyone to resist it with all their might.
“At such an important time, all of you still need to rely on me!”
The old green man laughed. The sword in his hand glinted as he did not hesitate to raise it as he slashed at himself again!
“I’ll chop, I’ll chop, and I’ll chop!”
In a flash, he sliced off three pieces of his flesh. Not only did he fail to feel any pain, he even stared at the beast excitedly with a perverted expression.
Roar!
Taotie once again revealed itself in pain, its body struggling as blood spilled all over it.
It roared fiercely and unleashed its full power as it surged to the sky, causing even the space to solidify as its figure rushed forward. In a flash, another Ministry member had been swallowed in!
This time, other than the two Messengers, the Ministry had also sent another Heavenly Realm cultivator as well as five Chaos Daluo Golden Immortals.
Now, they had lost two of them.
“Hey, it still dares to eat?”
The old green man’s face was even crueler. He used the sword to stab his leg forcefully and slowly carved a long wound.
He clenched his teeth as he smiled in a perverted manner.
He really enjoyed that moment of his technique. Even though he needed to harm himself as the price, it still gave him the pleasure of controlling someone’s life.
At that moment, everyone else’s lives were in his hands. Looking at everyone’s helpless expressions was the true joy of his Immortal Weaken Spell!
The pained look on Taotie caused the old green man to laugh even more gleefully, “Hahaha, I bet it hurts!”
The others from the Ministry looked at the old green man and had admiration in their hearts.
They never expected that the old green man would still be willing to cut off the burnt flesh on his body without any hesitation.
And he seemed to be enjoying himself.
Ruthless, way too ruthless.
He was extremely cruel, even to himself.
Taotie’s wounds were severe, but they also served to make the beast even more aggressive. Layers of power began to surround itself as it condensed five rays of light. There seemed to be mountains and rivers around him. Thousands of worlds appeared.
It had swallowed the sources of worlds and its power had already exceeded almost everyone in the Heavenly Realm. Just a brush against it was enough to eliminate any Chaos Golden Daluo Immortal.
The Ministry carefully maintained their distance from the beast. The chains were like countless pythons trying to restrict the beast’s movements, but the results were minuscule.
Originally, if they had set up the formation earlier and lured the beast into it, then the formation formed by five Chaos Golden Daluo Immortals would have had a noticeable effect.
Now, they did not have the protection of a formation, so the five of them were no different from cannon fodder. Another two quickly perished.
Even the Left Messenger and the other Heavenly Realm cultivator were not having a good time.
Taotie could swallow everything under the heavens. Its skin was thick and it was incredibly powerful. Not to mention, it had a speed that shocked everyone. It had no weaknesses.
Using treasures on it would only end up with them getting swallowed. As for attacking its body, it was hard to do any harm. So, even if the Ministry had planned on capturing it, that was only after meticulous planning and preparation.
It was a pity that their originally immaculate plan had encountered such a huge change…
Now, only the old green man could hurt the beast by cutting out his own flesh.
The mighty energies collided and light encompassed everything. A violent roar could be heard in the chaos as endless amounts of mana surged forward. Even the stars that were tens of thousands of kilometers away were destroyed, turning into ashes.
The horrifying aftermath even made the Chaos appear distorted.
So, the five Chaos Golden Daluo Immortals all perished. Even that Heavenly Realm cultivator had lost half his body. If he was not immortal, he would have died as well.
“Left Messenger, how long are you planning on hiding your power?!” the old green man said, his voice revealing his exhaustion. His lips were already pale as he shouted, “I’m already running out of flesh to cut!”
“I know!”
The Left Messenger answered plainly before raising her hands as a long blade that was glowing in red light appeared.
They called it a blade, but it was actually light—red light!
The redness that contained an incredible destructiveness hummed with sounds of electricity, its horrifying power enough to cause anyone to shiver.
The Left Messenger pointed at Taotie, and the red light suddenly grew many times over, piercing right into the beast within the Chaos.
Looking into the distance, within the endless Chaos, the huge beast was pierced through by a long blood-red light. Its surroundings were annihilated, making for an impressive sight.
“Wow!”
The other Heavenly Realm cultivator took the opportunity to shoot out his heavy chain, encircling the beast and trapping it.
The long and hard battle ended there.
The beast’s remaining struggles were no longer strong enough to worry about.
“Ah, everything’s fine now. I knew everything remained in my grasp.”
The old green man smiled. He was already incredibly weak and the wounds on his body were shocking and impossible to describe.
If he did not have the incredibly strong life force of a Heavenly Path cultivator, he would already have died 800 times over.
The moment the Left Messenger, who had only just started to relax, heard those words, she could not help but feel a sense of uneasiness.
‘Everything’s going fine? Then why did you have to raise a flag?’
Following that, her heart started to race as she looked away, making out a few figures that were rapidly approaching.