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Seeing Mo Shuiyao being so sensible, the eccentric let out a grotesque chuckle, clearly enjoying the prospect.
"Indeed, the living are far superior to the dead," he leered, his eyes roving over her form. "Those corpses are stiff and silent. They don't scream, they don't beg—utterly boring. Since you are so understanding, beauty, this seat will make sure to dote on you thoroughly."
The eccentric stood guarding one of the celestial ladders, dozens of meters away. Mo Shuiyao walked toward him with a gaze full of deep affection, her hips swaying hypnotically. "Then Senior must be gentle with this slave," she giggled, her voice dripping with honey. "This slave is still a maiden, after all."
Hearing this, the eccentric’s bones seemed to melt with pleasure. His eyes glowed with predatory hunger as he devoured her with his gaze. "Heh heh heh... I never expected the Chanmian Pavilion to produce a top-grade specimen like you."
Xiao Yifeng also stepped forward, adopting a servile posture. "Senior is mighty and heroic! This lowly one is also willing to serve Senior like a loyal dog. I beg Senior to take me in!"
The eccentric glanced at Xiao Yifeng, his expression shifting into a meaningful, unsettling smile. "You are quite handsome yourself. Since you are so eager to please, why doesn't this seat take you in as well? Having you and this beauty serve me together... wouldn't that be delightful?"
A look of twisted nostalgia crossed his face. He murmured, "Decades ago, there was a handsome man who accompanied this seat for ten years. The taste of him... I remember it to this day. Enchanting, moving—no less than any woman."
Xiao Yifeng’s face collapsed. He cursed the man’s entire ancestry eighteen generations back.
He had expected the monster to be lecherous, but he hadn't expected him to be so... indiscriminate. He thought he was fighting to protect Su Miaoqing’s purity, but it turned out he was fighting to protect his own ass?
Inside his consciousness, the Zhan Xian sword spirit was rolling on the floor, laughing hysterically. I never thought I'd see the day Xiao Yifeng gets hit on by a man!
Xiao Yifeng’s killing intent exploded. This freak... I am going to kill him! It was the first time he had ever wanted to murder someone with such burning passion.
Even Mo Shuiyao, who was mid-seduction, paused for a split second. She let out a genuine giggle, finding it rare to see Xiao Yifeng in such an awkward predicament.
Recovering quickly, Mo Shuiyao cooed in a delicate voice, "I never expected Senior to be so... adventurous. It seems Yao'er won't be lonely. But Senior must promise to love Yao'er the most."
She reached the eccentric and extended a hand, her fingers trailing down his chest. "A man with such masculine charm... Yao'er likes you best."
Her hand, soft as boneless silk, caressed him gently. The eccentric closed his eyes, letting out a moan of pure enjoyment.
In that split second, Mo Shuiyao’s hand hardened into a claw.
Slash!
With a vicious swipe, she tore five deep, bone-exposing furrows across his chest.
However, the eccentric’s skin was unnaturally tough. Even with Mo Shuiyao’s full strength, she couldn't rip open his ribcage. Fortunately, she had never intended to kill him with a single blow.
The eccentric’s eyes snapped open. "Bitch! I knew you would try something!"
Roaring in anger, he lunged, his clawed hand grasping for her throat.
Mo Shuiyao’s figure flickered, splitting into three distinct afterimages that scattered in different directions.
"Die, monster!" Xiao Yifeng roared from the side.
Falling Rainbow transformed into a storm of sword light, raining down on the eccentric. The blades stabbed into the ground around him, instantly activating a formation. It was the Thunder Prison Sword Formation Su Miaoqing had used against the white snake, but in Xiao Yifeng’s hands, the power was fundamentally different.
He rarely used trapping arrays, but this was one of the few he had mastered. Dozens of lightning bolts coiled from the sword shadows, binding the eccentric in a cage of electricity.
"You adulterous couple!" the eccentric bellowed. "Just wait until I catch you! I will break you both!"
With a violent wave of his arm, he shattered the lightning bindings. He flung out several blades of wind from his claws, shredding Mo Shuiyao’s afterimages instantly.
None of them were real.
The real Mo Shuiyao appeared several meters behind him, her body dissolving into a stream of flower petals as she shot toward the celestial ladder.
"Think you can run? Dream on!" The eccentric sneered, preparing to Teleport.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Xiao Yifeng intercepted him with a barrage of sword beams, forcing him to defend.
"A freak like you—neither human nor ghost—dreams of eating swan meat?" Xiao Yifeng taunted, his voice dripping with venom. "Die, abomination!"
The insult struck a nerve. The eccentric howled, "Since you are courting death, this seat will send you on your way first!"
Pop!
He vanished, reappearing instantly behind Xiao Yifeng, his claws raking toward Xiao Yifeng’s spine.
Feeling the chill of death at his back, Xiao Yifeng didn't hesitate. His body collapsed into a puddle of water, melting into the earth just as the claws slashed through empty air.
He reformed his body a short distance away, his mind racing. Gritting his teeth, he stabbed his sword into the ground.
Wood Release!
Countless vines erupted from the earth, lashing out to ensnare the monster.
The eccentric was too fast. He blurred forward, tearing the vines apart with casual swipes of his hands.
But Xiao Yifeng was ready. A dense forest sprang up around them, obscuring vision. Xiao Yifeng stepped backward, merging into a tree trunk and vanishing from sight.
"Tricks! Nothing but parlor tricks! Get out!" The eccentric roared, unleashing an explosive shockwave of wind that sheared the trees in half.
Xiao Yifeng stumbled out of the debris, spitting a mouthful of blood. He glanced back at Mo Shuiyao.
Thanks to his desperate stalling, Mo Shuiyao was only a few meters from the ladder. Yet, she hesitated, looking back at him with a conflicted expression.
"Go! What are you hesitating for?!" Xiao Yifeng shouted, his voice cracking with urgency.
Mo Shuiyao’s eyes flashed. She turned back to the monster and shouted playfully, "Ugly monster! Come catch me! If you catch this slave, she’ll let you hehehe!"
The eccentric’s head snapped toward her. His face twisted in rage and lust as he began a chain of rapid Teleportations, closing the distance in blinks.
Seeing this, Mo Shuiyao gritted her teeth and threw herself onto the celestial ladder.
Buzz!
A beam of holy light shot down from the heavens, enveloping her. The Reincarnation Stone Stele in her possession floated up, verifying her identity.
A pillar of light erupted into the sky, dazzling and pure. A formidable barrier of light slammed down in front of the ladder, sealing it off.
Bang!
The eccentric slammed into the barrier face-first and was blasted backward, tumbling across the ground.
Xiao Yifeng didn't waste the precious seconds Mo Shuiyao had bought him. His figure dissolved into a streak of sword light, shooting toward a different celestial ladder entrance.
"ROAR!"
The eccentric picked himself up, humiliated and enraged. He spun around and vanished, reappearing in Xiao Yifeng’s path with terrifying speed.
Xiao Yifeng reached into his robes and threw out a handful of Dharma Treasures.
"Explode!"
BOOM!
The collection of low-grade artifacts he had gathered during his travels detonated in mid-air. It was a desperate, wasteful move—using treasures as glorified grenades—but he was at his limit.
The explosion stalled the eccentric for a fraction of a second. He waved the smoke away and continued his pursuit.
Xiao Yifeng bit his tongue, spitting a mouthful of essence blood. Using a blood-burning secret technique, his speed surged, turning him into a red blur.
On the ladder, Mo Shuiyao stood frozen, her eyes glazed over as if in a trance. After a moment, she shuddered and snapped back to reality.
Her first instinct was to look for Xiao Yifeng.
She saw him burning his blood essence, desperate to reach the second ladder. But the eccentric was faster. With a final Teleport, the monster appeared directly in front of the ladder, blocking the path.
Worry etched itself onto Mo Shuiyao’s face.
But Xiao Yifeng didn't slow down. With a roar of defiance, he hurled his Immortal Sword straight at the eccentric. The blade transformed into a streak of lethal light, aiming for the monster’s heart.
The eccentric sneered and caught the blade with his bare hand.
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