The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 771 - 428: Suddenly Turning Hostile
The so-called Fire overcomes Gold, is merely the melting of metal into liquid. His True Body was originally liquid metal, ordinary True Fire merely turns him back into Black Water, how could it endanger his life?
However, Elder He paid him no mind, expending all his strength just to barely manage turning his head to finally see a thin man standing under the moonlight outside the window, with slumped shoulders and a face full of sorrow, seeming as if he would fall with a breeze, appearing even less than a mortal, yet as he stood there, Elder He always felt that something was not right.
He is also a person with Observational Detail, still calm amid shock at this moment, took a closer glance at the other person and suddenly understood: "This person is completely exposed under the moonlight but lacks a shadow!" Elder He, being a widely knowledgeable person, felt a sudden stir in his heart, recalling a demon species that exists only in legends, and immediately exclaimed hoarsely: "You are Boze!"
The man across nodded his head as if acknowledging his claim. Elder He’s mind instantly flashed with an introduction he read in ancient texts: "Boze, an ancient bizarre entity, adept in controlling human shadows, and capturing their essence!"
Boze is a demon who controls other people’s shadows. Be it mortals or cultivators, body and shadow never separate, just like the two sides of light and darkness birthed together. Boze, by controlling a person’s shadow, can also imprison and control the shadow’s owner; the deeper the cultivation, the stronger the imprisonment, unless one possesses Great Divine Power to break free from its shackles.
Elder He did not know how profound Boze’s cultivation was, however, the constraints he applied on him at this moment felt as heavy as if Mount Tai was pressing down, making it difficult to even move a finger, and the head-turning action just now nearly exhausted all his strength.
Faceless in front had regrouped into human form and without further ado, lifted the Black Sword and stabbed towards him again.
Lord Jiu Mo, that woman, had been hiding two such dangerous chess pieces! Elder He knew there was no hope in turning the game around, he sighed deeply, ceased to struggle, and closed his eyes awaiting death.
In the dark room, the sword reached just in front of his Adam’s apple, just an inch forward and Elder He’s life would have ended there, even if he could perform Soul Emergence, it’s uncertain if he could escape from the hands of two great assassins.
However, perhaps heaven pitied him, for his life should not end yet. Just at that moment, a scream suddenly came from outside the window, and then Elder He suddenly found he could move!
The joy of escape from death immediately filled his chest, his fingers flicked, and the Yan Ling Saber sprang up with a clang to protect its master, knocking the Black Sword askew, almost brushing past Elder He’s cheek, involuntarily causing him to break out in a cold sweat.
In the midst of urgency, he couldn’t help but glance back outside the window, just in time to see Boze under the moonlight showing a terrified face, his chest and abdomen blooming with blood as thick vines pierced his back, protruding from his chest, covered with blue barbs. The two vines arrogantly twisted a few times, binding the Shadow Control Demon into a woven pretzel, then with a whoosh dragged it into the shadowy bamboo forest of the small garden.
Boze’s scream also abruptly ended there!
The faces of the two people inside the room couldn’t help but twitch a couple of times. Boze was already a bizarre demon, but now there was something even more bizarre dealing with it. Elder He felt the vine looked somewhat familiar, yet could not recall it at the moment.
He didn’t have time to ponder, as Faceless’s attacks grew even sharper— he did not know what Boze encountered, but it was likely dead, leaving him alone to complete Lord Jiu Mo’s mission, even if it cost him his life, he must kill his opponent!
Fortunately, during this gap, Elder He also managed to retrieve his Magic Artifact, shaped like a half-foot-long chessboard, and threw it overhead onto Faceless.
Faceless merely felt a flash of light before his eyes, and Elder He vanished out of thin air, while he, standing on what appeared to be a giant blank chessboard woven through and through, placed the first black piece. In the shadows, it seemed someone told him, if he did not follow up with placing pieces, or if he ultimately lost, this chessboard space would erase his existence. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦
In terms of killing, Faceless is an expert. But speaking of chess, his chess skills can only be described as laughable.
Therefore, he remained confused in the game for quite a while, the feeling of being urged growing increasingly anxious, until he finally howled long into the sky and randomly grabbed a white piece, beginning his mysterious game against the unseen opponent.
