Chapter 131: No Fluke
Lin Su is a very reasonable person.
When provoked by others, he would give them two chances to rephrase their words.
As the saying goes, three strikes and you're out...
"Are you f*cking asking for death, bumpkin?!" Feeling Lin Su's threat, the muscular young man's temple veins bulged, "We are both Beast Tamers, you're using martial tactics against me?"
Alright, the third time.
Lin Su silently withdrew his spear, and just when the muscular young man thought Lin Su was about to back down, he calmly said, "Make your move."
In an instant, Qiuqiu, with a icicle blue flame pulsing between its brows, and the ghostly shadow that had quietly left Lin Su's and was nowhere to be seen, both moved.
The young man's two beast companions were not weak either, one was the earth-aligned high-rank monarch White Jade Rhinoceros, and the other was the fire and earth dual-aligned high-rank monarch Rock Armor Flame Monkey.
In that moment, Qiuqiu turned into a white shadow that reached the White Jade Rhinoceros in an instant. Its vertical pupil flashed with icy patterns, and the Cold Frost Dream Domain was immediately enacted.
The muscular young man's face changed dramatically, his reaction quick as well. He swiftly used Telepathy to have the White Jade Rhinoceros turn its head away to avoid eye contact, while at the same time he commanded the Rock Armor Flame Monkey to attack Qiuqiu and interrupt its assault.
However, there was a beast that reacted quicker than him.
In that instant as the White Jade Rhinoceros was about to turn its head, a "hee hee hee" of strange laughter came from somewhere.
The shadow of the ghost vaguely emerged beneath the White Jade Rhinoceros, and dark black chains emerged from the void, instantly binding the shadow of the White Jade Rhinoceros.
Before Lin Su made his move, he had subtly shifted his body, momentarily overlapping his own shadow with that of the White Jade Rhinoceros.
And it was in that moment, the ghost had stealthily entered the shadow of the White Jade Rhinoceros.
The White Jade Rhinoceros's head-turning motion abruptly stiffened, the huge skull unable to move in the slightest. It instinctively tried to close its eyes, but it was already too late.
In the vertigo of heaven and earth turning upside down, it had been dragged into a vast snowy plain, where the avalanche, like a giant beast, roared with an unstoppable force, completely devouring it.
Every snowflake, upon touching the White Jade Rhinoceros, dissipated in an instant, transforming into the most terrifying spiritual attack, emerging once more from the depths of the White Jade Rhinoceros's soul.
And within that avalanche, there were countless such snowflakes!
Meanwhile, the Rock Armor Flame Monkey, poised to attack Qiuqiu, paused slightly, and in the next moment, it let out a loud shout. Its eyes turned a fierce red, dragging a crimson afterimage and turning its head towards the shadow of the White Jade Rhinoceros.
Above its head, a sinister black skull flame appeared from nowhere, shaking as if the skull was silently mocking the muscular young man.
That was the Evil Mockery enacted by the ghost the moment it appeared.
Evil Mockery's target had never been the White Jade Rhinoceros, but the Rock Armor Flame Monkey!
"What?"
The young man's pupils shrank slightly as he watched the White Jade Rhinoceros collapse with convulsions. The Rock Armor Flame Monkey, completely distracted by a dark shadow, ignored his commands. A wave of utter confusion surged through him.
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Another master of illusion?
How had he not noticed before?
And what was this black skull technique?
Why hadn't he ever heard of it?
Immediately after, the bewilderment was replaced by an intense sense of danger.
He instinctively retreated, but the dark silver blade of the spear was even faster!
Lin Su had withdrawn the spear previously in order to thrust faster!
The Specter Spear touched his chest in an instant, the sharp tip bringing a sensation of coldness and pain. The force transmitted through the spear made him feel as if he had been hammered in the chest. He grunted, flew back several meters, his face pale and blood spilling from his mouth.
"You!" The muscular young man's eyes flashed red as he violently raised his head to meet Lin Su's cold gaze, but could not help but tremble slightly.
Those eyes, filled with killing intent and indifference, seemed as if they belonged to a death god that had walked out from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
The muscular young man had no doubt that if he continued to fight, the long spear would truly pierce through him.
Large droplets of cold sweat appeared on his back as the frenzy in the muscular young man's eyes slowly cooled down, turning into fear.
"Boom!"
A loud noise startled him awake. He turned his head sharply to look around and saw the Rock Armor Flame Monkey being instantly engulfed by a storm woven of icicle blue and silver white. His pupils shrunk violently.
He gritted his teeth, yellowish light patterns beneath him intertwining, instantly recalling his two injured beasts to the Beast Taming Space, then staggered to his feet, giving Lin Su a deep look, "I... I'll remember you. Just wait!"
Thereupon, without hesitation, he turned and walked away.
"Tsk!" Lin Su shook his head, instantly returning to normal, his face carrying a hint of disdain.
Can't even make a threat without stammering.
Is that all?
The time spent fighting on the border had greatly influenced Lin Su's demeanor.
The disregard for life and the carnage on the battlefield had him involuntarily carry a bit of killing aura when he acted.
That killing aura, only those who had truly experienced slaughter could possess it.
Lin Zhen Nan had noticed this during their sparring sessions but didn't say much, silently instructing Lin Su on how to use this aura without letting it affect his spirit. Now, it seemed the lessons were bearing fruit.
Such killing aura, when facing Beast Tamers who rarely experienced real bloodshed, could bring about a mental intimidation, one of the ways a martial artist could suppress a Beast Tamer.
Now, it had been applied by Lin Su, a Beast Tamer himself.
As the muscular young man retreated, Lin Su silently retracted his spear. Qiuqiu returned to perch on Lin Su's head, and the ghost returned to Lin Su's shadow.