NOVEL WEB chapter 146
146. The Pathological Witch
“Damn, it’s you?”
Lino regretted not checking the almanac before leaving home.
It seemed the revolutionary cause was not all smooth sailing; every success was just an illusion. He had found the ore crystal in the Tulu Mountains and even activated a mysterious instrument—all seemingly fated.
But life’s greatest illusion is thinking you’re about to succeed.
Instead, he ran into three bald Taoist priests in pursuit, which was bad enough, but then he also encountered that demonic celestial maiden.
What kind of auspicious day was this, with one trouble following another?
“I should’ve known something was up; it was you who brought this upon us.”
“You’re here with them to kill me, aren’t you? Come on, I’m not afraid of you!”
Ling Meng wouldn’t listen to Lino’s words. Despite her injuries, as a demonic celestial maiden, she still exuded an aura of full health and mana, as if she were ready to fight to the death.
“I understand your eagerness to fight, but I suggest you treat your persecution complex first.”
Linuo couldn’t be bothered with her; it was time to beat a hasty retreat and gather strength for another round.
The three Taoist priests were also bald-headed warriors swift as the wind, and in a short while, they had caught up with their powers.
Convinced that Linuo was there to kill her, and having been at a disadvantage in their previous encounter, Ling Meng’s heart surged with murderous intent upon seeing him.
She attacked.
Embracing a resolve to face death, Ling Meng struck first, unleashing a wave of Chaotic Demon Qi towards Linuo.
But Linuo dodged, swiftly running past her.
In an instant, the demonic soul force within his Mysterious Demon Instrument began to surge out.
Linuo’s heart trembled, thinking this was not good at all. Now that the demonic soul force was gushing out and his energy was abundant, should he just casually annihilate these bald heads?
Excellent, he thought, turning back for a counterattack, ready to strike them down!
But things didn’t go as Linuo had anticipated. The demonic soul force from the instrument was actually circling his palm, wrapping around his arm, ready to be unleashed as a Dragon Soul Annihilation against his foe!
However, the script was not going as planned.
His head turned back, but his body involuntarily followed.
The demonic soul force from the instrument was now pouring into Ling Meng!
Moreover, as the demonic soul force flowed, a powerful force pulled him towards Ling Meng!
“What the heck?!” Linuo exclaimed.
Suddenly, he couldn’t run anymore, forcibly pulled towards Ling Meng.
Bang! The two collided!
“You audacious thief!” Ling Meng raged, unable to tolerate being treated so lightly by a thief, her mind set on killing him with a wave of Chaotic Demon Qi.
But the three Taoist priests had already charged in, their spirits converging as they unleashed three fierce Spirit Palm strikes. Ling Meng quickly countered with her Chaotic Demon Qi Wave.
Alas, one could not overcome three, and amidst a violent explosion, the battling duo of Linuo and Ling Meng were blasted apart by the powerful Spirit Palms.
“Finally free,” Ling Meng thought.
She had absorbed a great deal of damage, while Linuo was relatively unscathed. He felt lucky; had they remained stuck together, they might have both descended to the underworld. “Right, where’s my Mysterious Instrument?”
Linuo realized he had lost his instrument and quickly looked around, spotting it near Ling Meng.
He hurried to retrieve it.
As he dashed over, the Taoist priests charged again, launching another round of swift Spirit Palm strikes.
Now, Ling Meng was spitting blood, grievously injured, weak and powerless, her vision blurred, barely clinging to life.
As the Spirit Palm was about to hit her, likely sending her straight to the underworld, suddenly, the demonic soul force from the instrument surged out, flowing entirely into Ling Meng. At that moment, a gloomy, suffocating demonic Qi burst forth from Ling Meng, dispersing all the dense fog, replaced by an all-encompassing somber demonic Qi!
“Die, wicked witch!” the priests shouted.
The Taoist was about to strike Ling Meng, but the dense demonic aura entwined around her caused them to halt their descending spiritual palms!
“What… what’s happening…”
Suddenly immobilized, the Taoists watched as Ling Meng rose, her eyes transforming into terrifying purple pupils.
An overwhelming aura of murder emanated from her, and just one look at those dreadful purple eyes shattered their defenses.
“Ah!!”
With one hand, Ling Meng grasped the neck of a Taoist, who struggled in vain, teetering on the edge of endless death.
Effortlessly, she lifted another by the neck, the demonic energy creeping along her hands, infiltrating the Taoist’s body.
Pain and torment, their very veins eroded and destroyed, the Taoists seemed to plunge into an abyss, tortured to death by the demonic energy.
“Witch, release them!”
Taoist leader Wu Hui rushed to stop Ling Meng, only to be blasted dozens of meters away by a powerful surge of demonic energy.
Clutching his chest, he spat blood, staining the green grass red.
“This witch… how did she suddenly…”
Gasping for air, he couldn’t fathom this phenomenon. Ling Meng had suddenly grown stronger, a stark contrast to moments before!
Lin Nuo, witnessing this scene, understood what was happening.
An outburst, the Heavenly Demon Witch’s eruption, was merely based on acquiring the power of the Mystical Artifact’s demon soul, gaining heaven-defying strength, and turning the tables on the Taoists.
Her purple pupils were now devoid of spirit, similar to the previous situation with Su Kexin. An explosion of power, a soaring strength, yet still unable to control the eruptive force, losing consciousness.
Good grief, you erupt and drain all my Mystical Artifact’s demon soul power? You owe me compensation.
The Mystical Artifact was still near Ling Meng, likely retaining a bit of demon soul power. Why not use it? While Ling Meng was busy with the three bald powerhouses, he could sneak over, pick it up, and then make a run for it, dealing with the aftermath of Ling Meng’s eruption later.
However, Ling Meng noticed Lin Nuo’s actions, instantly killing two Taoists, then flinging them aside, her gaze shifting to Lin Nuo.
She revealed a sickly smile that sent shivers down Lin Nuo’s spine.
He would have preferred her previous animosity, charging at him on sight, over this terrifying, sickly smile.
Lin Nuo hastily stopped, swallowing hard.
A flicker of panic crossed his mind.
At that moment, Ling Meng maintained her sickly smile, staring at Lin Nuo without making a move, while Lin Nuo stood confronting her. He wanted to pick up the Mystical Artifact, but Ling Meng approached it, flicking her fingers slightly, and the artifact floated up into her hand.
Damn, she’s noticed.
This is bad, the Mystical Artifact floating in her hand, now difficult to snatch.
Forget it, I’m just a worker, I’ll let you have it, I’m out of here.
Lin Nuo turned to leave, only to feel his body seized by a powerful force, unable to move, and worse, being drawn towards Ling Meng.
Behind him, a demonic heavenly maiden with a sickly smile, flicking her fingers, pulling him towards her.
This is not good.
Lin Nuo quickly deployed his hidden weapons, only to find them all repelled by Ling Meng’s demonic aura.
Darn it.
It was like encountering a black hole, unable to break free, he was being gradually sucked in.
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