Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land-Chapter 708 - 165: Devil Wood Asura Fire Rose

The situation of those Dark Knights was not much better, their towering stature and tough skin notwithstanding, as the entwining capacity of the Burning Poison Algae was astonishingly formidable, exploiting every crack.

The leaf surface of the Poison Algae acted like countless suction cups, secreting a Poison Liquid that would dissolve flesh and blood upon contact, leaving even the Dark Knights utterly defenseless.

The sheer number of giant-winged mosquitoes, each the size of a bat, targeted the exposed skin of the Dark Knights with their thick, blood-sucking proboscises, stabbing violently.

In a moment, the once orderly ranks of the Dark Knights were thrown into chaos; they trampled wildly to shake off the Poison Algae and crashed about trying to escape the giant-winged mosquitoes.

Already formidable in strength, such blind collisions caused more deaths among the Dark Knights from being trampled or rammed by their own than were killed by the Poison Algae and the giant-winged mosquitoes.

Faced with such a situation, Fa Xiaoyi, though shocked, maintained clarity in his movements; after all, as the King of Spies, he had encountered more than a few critical situations in his past life.

He initially thought the opponent was just an ordinary Summoner, but judging from the current situation, that person’s scheming was quite profound.

The defensive formation shrouding him feared neither blade, gun, nor Dark Techniques; while others feared Feng Buhui’s Crossbow Arrows, he was fearless.

However, he was unprepared for the Burning Poison Algae planted underfoot, which restricted his movement technique.

Suddenly, Fa Xiaoyi formed a peculiar summoning gesture with his hands, and a huge dark Summoning Array emerged beside him.

The entities that emerged from his Summoning Array were not Dark Beasts, but several dozen bewitchingly beautiful Asura Fire Roses.

The Summoning Clan, aside from being able to form contracts with Summoned Beasts, also possesses the talent to summon spirit wood Demon Wood.

Just as Yue Jinghua could form a life contract with Cannibal Small Qingpu, Fa Xiaoyi naturally could summon the unique species from Dark Hell, the Asura Fire Roses.

The Fire Roses were beautiful in appearance, the blossoms as large as bowls, yet their buds emitted not only a toxic fragrance that beguiled sinners, but also spewed out black Shura Fire.

Shura Fire, intensely hot, capable of melting gold and dissolving bone, and although not as formidable as the Chaos Green Lotus Fire, was more than sufficient against ordinary foes.

Having witnessed the potency of the Burning Poison Algae in Dark Hell, Fa Xiaoyi understood that the continuously growing Devil Wood upon contact with flesh, compared to Demon Beasts, was not less dangerous but more, especially against large numbers of enemies where its power could rival that of a formidable Dark Demon Army.

However, unfortunately, the Burning Poison Algae from Dark Hell had already been preemptively monopolized by Yue Jinghua.

Thus, after Fa Xiaoyi’s recovery, when he ventured deeper into Dark Hell, he searched everywhere for Devil Wood that he could contract.

But due to the harsh environment of Dark Hell, the Devil Wood was sparse, and it was not until near Demon Mountain that he encountered the Asura Fire Roses.

Fa Xiaoyi tried every means and made some sacrifices to contract several dozen Asura Fire Roses.

The Asura Fire Roses were pitch-black in color, except for a touch of brilliant red at the heart of the bloom, and as its buds pulsated, the Shura Fire shot out like tiny bullets towards the Burning Poison Algae.

The greatest dread of the Burning Poison Algae was fire, which made it swiftly retreat upon contact.

The Poison Algae, upon contact with the Shura Fire, retreated as if facing a ferocious flood.

Once Fa Xiaoyi regained his freedom, he lightly tapped on the Poison Algae with the tip of his foot and leapt high into the air.

In his hand appeared another Summoning Demon Array; it landed precisely on the group of Giant Winged Mosquitoes.

Shrouded by the Summoning Demon Array, the Giant Winged Mosquitoes felt a buzzing in their brains, as if an unknown force was corroding their will which was originally commanded by Yue Jinghua.

The Giant Winged Mosquitoes, being the lowest class of Dark Beasts with intellect far inferior to that of the Human Race or Holy Beasts of the Holy Beast Level, became dizzy under the effect of Fa Xiaoyi’s Demon Summoning Array, unable to distinguish friend from foe, and began to slaughter each other.

"Just as the captain predicted, the opponent still had a killer move," despite not knowing what tricks Fa Xiaoyi used that made the captain’s Dark Beasts turn on each other. Feng Buhui, failing to hit his mark, continuously fired his crossbow, surrounding Fa Xiaoyi with a sharp downpour of Crossbow Arrows,

"You think you can take me down? Call out your master hiding behind the scenes," said Fa Xiaoyi with a piercing gaze as sharp as an awl, directed towards Feng Buhui.

It was clear that the opponent was an expert Dark Practitioner with significant skills, but in front of a Demon Summoner, his strength was meager and could not withstand a single blow.

Perhaps it was his long association with Yue Jinghua, Feng Buhui had also adopted some of her arrogance; with a few more brilliantly targeted shots, he killed several Dark Knights.

"Just I alone am enough to kill you," Feng Buhui declared, and with a rapid charge, he leaped high into the air, as the Demon Marks on his body underwent rapid transformation.

His Clothes and Armor shattered into pieces, and he turned into a blood-red Demon Crossbow, ready to fight Fa Xiaoyi to the death.

"A Mark? Is this the famous Holy Rune of the continent? But looking at its form, it doesn’t resemble a Holy Rune but is full of demonic energy, no matter, since you are ignorant of death, I will send you on your way," Fa Xiaoyi’s lips thinned into a resolute line, and he slightly raised his hand.

The dozens of Shura Fire Roses were aimed at Feng Buhui in mid-air.

"Tsk, how many times have I told that brash Feng Buhui—dignity is precious, life is priceless, but for the sake of money, both can be forsaken. Always fighting tooth and nail; grandma, how many Elixir Pills will it take to treat you," just as Feng Buhui and Fa Xiaoyi were at a standoff, Yue Jinghua, along with Shalman and others ambushed on the other end of the Mist Canyon, frowned deeply.

The defection of the Giant Winged Mosquito Group was already relayed to her by the Mosquito King.

The matter that the opponent had dozens of higher-grade Shura Fire Roses was also conveyed to her.

"Jinghua, what are you muttering about?" Not only did Fa Xiaoyi’s group split into three paths, they also split into several.

Yue Jinghua and her were ambushed at this fork, waiting for one of the two sisters with serpentine hair to come.

"Keep a close eye; I’m going to get reinforcements," Yue Jinghua quietly slipped into the dense jungle nearby.

"Getting reinforcements? But aren’t Captain Jinuo and the others already... Never mind, Jinghua always has a way," under the influence of Yue Jinghua, Shalman had grown into a professional female mercenary who remained composed during changes; she understood that doing the right thing at the right time was what best suited their small team’s interests.

Yue Jinghua hid behind the jungle nearby, then immediately changed her demeanor: "Qingpu, look, that fool Feng Buhui is about to be tortured to death. Could you bother to assist? No need to exert too much effort, just viciously torment that Fa Xiaoyi, and make him so scared of the words ’Yue Jinghua’ for the rest of his life that he’d immediately flee with his tail between his legs."