Chapter 53: Absolute Kill - Town Grave Beast

  The tomb guardian beast was a kind of funeral object set up by the ancient kings and nobles to deter ghosts and protect the soul of the deceased from being disturbed. The tomb guardian beast gradually disappeared after five generations, and it is indeed strange that it suddenly appears in the world today. In fact, the tomb guardian beast is a secret technique passed down by the ancient wizards. During the frequent wars and rampant tomb robbery in ancient times, the kings and nobles would invite wizards to set up tomb guardian beasts in the tombs to deter tomb robbers. According to legend, these tomb guardian beasts used the souls of living people as guides, supplemented by the blood of fierce beasts from mountains, rivers, and seas, and were made through a complex and cruel process of witchcraft. Later, the secret technique was interrupted, and the tomb guardian beast gradually disappeared in the funeral customs.

  According to reason, the tomb beast should be a kind of secret technique, and as time passes, the technique will also disappear. Moreover, this place has long since become a chaotic burial ground, the Feng Shui is broken, and it is absolutely impossible for a living tomb beast to appear again. Now, this strange phenomenon has left Hu Yunfeng genuinely perplexed. However, Hu Yunfeng didn't have the energy to think too much about it. Although the tomb beast was used to prevent grave robbers, its power should not be underestimated. In ancient times, the tombs of kings and nobles had numerous mechanisms and secret techniques to ensure the peace of the deceased. In the past, powerful grave robbers were often sorcerers with special abilities; otherwise, they wouldn't have dared to take such risks. If it were during a time when gods and demons flourished, the tomb beast in front of him would be nothing but an ant that could be crushed with a wave of his hand. However, now that humans are flourishing and gods and demons are declining, if such a strange beast appears again, Hu Yunfeng must respond cautiously.

  Su Qi's eyes stared blankly at Hu Yun, clearly a fox spirit, but how did it suddenly transform into a necromancer? Manipulating skulls? Did fox spirits have such abilities? Wasn't it supposed to be confusing the opponent and then striking them with a fatal blow when they were off guard? Was the legend wrong or was this fox in front of him an anomaly?

  Innumerable skulls crisscrossed and combined under the command of Hu Yun to form a skull sword, facing off against the tomb beast. All the skulls had their faces outward, revealing rows of sharp teeth and dark eye sockets. Each skull was a fearsome weapon in its own right; how much more so was the blade composed of numerous skulls? It was too terrifying to look at directly.

  "Roar——" The defeated Grave Beast let out a loud roar, its lion-like body suddenly expanding in an instant to the size of a full-grown bull. Its long tongue on its face also grew thicker and longer, like a giant python ready to strike at any moment. Only then did the Grave Beast's body match its branching antlers, but it also added to the eerie and terrifying feeling.

  After transforming, the Tongue of the Grave Beast suddenly entered its mouth, and then with a swift and fierce movement, it ejected its tongue towards Hu Yunfeng. Hu Yunfeng flipped his hand and the Skull Sword shot out numerous dark lights, whistling as they struck the tip of the Grave Beast's tongue. "Hsss—" The long tongue touched the Skull Sword and suddenly coiled around it, wrapping it up like a madly growing vine about to swallow the sword whole.

  "Open!" Hu Yun shouted in a low voice, the dark light in his eye sockets surged as if it had come to life. The tightly closed teeth suddenly opened wide and frantically bit down on the long tongue. Although the long tongue was bitten by the skull's teeth and slowed down its entanglement, it did not retreat and continued to try to wrap around the sword body to strangle it.

  Hu Yun's eyes gleamed with a fierce light, this was the first time he had seen such an object that wasn't afraid of being gnawed and bitten by the strange creature. This skull was not just an ordinary human remains, but rather the essence left behind after years of corrosion and biting, which in the eyes of humans was a fossil. The object was extremely hard and was stained with evil energy in a place where yin energy gathered, it could be said to be an extremely evil object. Even if it was just a stone that was bitten, it would shatter into powder, but this grave beast wasn't afraid! Just as the grave beast's long tongue was about to swallow the skull sword, Hu Yun leapt into the air and countless skulls gathered in his palm once again condensed into a sword body. The more skulls that gathered, the longer the sword body became, finally transforming into a giant sword pointing towards the sky.

  However, what made Hu Yunfeng even more unexpected was that the long tongue of the tomb beast also grew infinitely with the sword body, and finally wrapped the entire sword body around! Hu Yunfeng's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, just as the long tongue was about to touch his palm, Hu Yunfeng shouted loudly, "Break!"

  "Boom——" The originally gathered skulls and long swords suddenly burst open from the inside, and in an instant, blood mist filled the sky, skulls splashed everywhere, the entire boundary was like a red rain, with crimson colors everywhere, and the air was filled with a strong bloody smell.

  Shi Ruwen had already opened the boundary when the tomb beast appeared, and the flying skulls did not bring any harm to him and Su Qi. However, Shi Ruwen was not defending against the skulls, but rather against the long tongue of the tomb beast. He watched from the side as the place where the long tongue passed by became charred and blackened, this tomb beast must be a highly toxic creature.

  Hu Yun Teng let out a light breath, this town's grave beast was indeed not easy to deal with. If it wasn't for him gathering all the evil spirits' power in his skull, wanting to break open the demon-suppressing beast's long tongue would truly be a difficult task.

  "It's going to be a good show." Xie Ruwen chuckled to himself inside the boundary.

  Shi Ruiwen's words had barely fallen when Hu Yunteng's relaxed expression suddenly tensed up, his eyes fixed incredulously on the distant skull pile. The skull pile shook violently, and with a loud "boom", the Shadow Demon reappeared within the seal.

  The demon's originally ferocious face was even more distorted and terrifying due to the pain, Hu Yunteng's attack had caused it to lose its long tongue. The demon was now wide-mouthed with a mouthful of black blood flowing profusely, wherever the black blood flowed, it corroded instantly, just like splashing sulfuric acid.

  Su Qi Ruo had never seen such a ferocious beast before, its blood was so overbearing that if it splashed onto someone during battle, they would be crippled even if they didn't die. Just thinking about this made Su Qi Ruo inevitably worry for Hu Yun Tian, wondering how he would react next. Although she didn't have the keen spiritual awareness of the demon clan, at this moment, she could also feel that the beast in front of her was extremely enraged.

  Hu Yun Teng did not expect the Demon Subduing Beast to be so troublesome, losing his advantage with the Long Tongue yet still having the energy to entangle himself in battle. However, his own spiritual power was limited, and if he overexerted himself, even if he managed to fend off the Demon Subduing Beast, it would be difficult to avoid being ambushed by other demonic tribes. Thinking of this, Hu Yun Teng steeled himself, deciding that he had no choice but to use his killing move, aiming for a quick and decisive battle!

  Shi Ruiwen sized up Hu Yunteng within the boundary, this fox had consumed a lot of spiritual energy. If it were to be taken down by the Grave Beast in one go, who would make a deal with me? Moreover, this Grave Beast was already at its last gasp. I took action and settled it, not only to let the fox feel grateful to me, but also to intimidate the fox, letting it know the gap between itself and me, lest it had any improper thoughts.

  Shi Ruiwen's intention was to withdraw the seal, and with a swift and fierce momentum, he charged towards the Zhēn Mò Shòu that was about to attack Hu YunTeng. Hu YunTeng only felt a wave of destructive force coming from behind, and just as he was about to react, he saw Shi Ruiwen's figure flash by. When he looked again, the Zhēn Mò Shòu had already been reduced to a pool of blood under Shi Ruiwen's palm!

  How is this possible! Hu Yun's heart was stirred up with shock and astonishment!