touchnovel Chapter 47 On the Night of the Full Moon, the White Wolf Fights the Crow
Chapter 47 On the Night of the Full Moon, the White Wolf Fights the Crow
Chen Yu raised his knife.
The blood on the knife had not yet dried.
Three zhang away, Han Feilong's body was embedded in a willow tree.
The night breeze suddenly stopped.
The rustling of the reeds disappeared, and even the chirping of insects fell silent.
A thick, putrid stench wafted from ahead.
Xu Lingyan stood silently five zhang away.
Grayish-white fingers hung at his sides, black water dripping from their tips.
This is a putrid liquid, an overflow of the power of the Raven God.
On his chest, the Raven God's Eye trembled slightly, like an egg about to hatch.
Xu Lingyan slowly raised his hand, his gray fingers pointing to Chen Yu's brow.
"I will give you three breaths to consider."
"Kneel down, offer your knife, and swear allegiance to the Raven God."
"Or..." Xu Lingyan's black robe suddenly swelled, and putrid black energy surged out again, "to become the Raven God's... thousandth living soul."
"one."
The fingers were slightly bent, the nails were as black as ink, and the edges had a dark red sheen.
"two."
The Raven God's Eye on his chest suddenly opened!
Like a blood-red, spinning, all-consuming vortex!
Chen Yu felt his consciousness being pulled by an invisible force, as if he were about to be sucked into that eye!
"three……"
We haven't even finished counting the third number yet.
Chen Yu turned and fled.
Using the "snake on the grass" technique, it moves along the ground in an S-shape!
"Crow Devours, Withering and Flourishing".
With a light tap of his pale fingers, the reeds in front of Chen Yu suddenly withered!
It was as if all life force had been drained away, and a hundred years had passed in an instant.
The green reeds turned yellow, scorched black, and turned to ashes in a fraction of a second!
Xu Lingyan sneered.
"Your serpentine movement requires a support, and I will destroy that support."
Chen Yu twisted his body and circled around to the left to a reef.
The reefs have also withered.
The grayish-white moss turned black.
The moist stone instantly dried and cracked, turning into a pile of dried powder.
"three."
Xu Lingyan spoke again, as if he were starting to count again.
"I'll give you... one more chance."
Chen Yu twisted his body again, using the "Tree-Entangling Ascent" technique, clinging to a crooked willow tree, and spiraled upwards!
"Crow's Devour - Transfer!"
The Crow God's Eye at Xu Lingyan's waist gleamed.
This time, the willow trees did not wither.
But Xu Lingyan's figure... appeared at the top of the tree.
It didn't leap up; it was always here.
Just as he had been standing on the tree, Chen Yu's serpentine movement simply circled around and returned to the starting point.
"two."
Xu Lingyan looked down.
His blood-red pupils held a hint of pity, like a crow gazing down at its dying prey.
"You are stronger than Han Feilong. If you are willing to work for my sect, I will not treat you unfairly."
Chen Yu remained unmoved.
This person is mysterious and unpredictable; the truth of his words is unknown, and he should not be easily believed.
He's a madman who wants to sacrifice 30,000 souls; there's no way I could do anything for him.
The gray-white right hand slowly pressed down.
Chen Yu could see the direction of the lines on his palm.
At the same time, I saw the tiny Raven God's Eye blinking in my palm.
You can see it clearly, but you can't avoid it.
"Crows Devour, Withering and Flourishing!"
That hand covered all escape routes.
An aura of decay and decay instantly filled the air.
Chen Yu gripped the knife with both hands, holding the blade horizontally above his head.
"clang--!"
A muffled thud.
The machete was bent, and a clear palm print appeared on the spine of the blade.
"Bang!"
Chen Yu fell from the treetop and crashed into the muddy water, splashing up a three-foot-high wave of turbid water.
"one."
Xu Lingyan landed gracefully, his black robe untouched by a single drop of mud or water.
"Time's up."
He slowly squatted down, his gray fingers pinching Chen Yu's neck.
The Raven God's Eye on his chest slowly rotated, like an abyss about to suck people in.
"Become a part of the Raven God."
Chen Yu suddenly bit the tip of his tongue.
A sharp pain pierced his mind, and the true blood of the Blood Lotus erupted from his dantian, forcing back the power of the Raven God that had invaded his meridians.
"Slurp."
With a leap, he used the "Snake Shedding Skin" technique, slipping from between his gray-white fingers and retreating three zhang (approximately 10 meters) while skimming the muddy water.
"interesting."
Xu Lingyan slowly stood up, his black robe remaining motionless in the night wind.
"I prefer prey that struggles."
He continued to raise his hand, his gray fingers tapping lightly in succession.
"Pfft pfft pfft!"
The mud and water in front of Chen Yu suddenly boiled.
All the microorganisms died and rotted in an instant, turning into black slurry that emitted a stench like rotting flesh.
Chen Yu retreated further, his figure disappearing into the depths of the reeds.
The mud and water were up to his waist, and the heavy suction made it difficult for him to move quickly.
But this also halted the spread of the Raven God's power.
The corrosive odor was diluted, blocked, and slowed down in the murky muddy water.
Chen Yu slowly dragged his sword forward.
Despite having sharp ears and eyes working at full capacity, I couldn't detect any sound.
Xu Lingyan was lifeless and made no sound.
It was a mere instantaneous movement, like a ghost appearing out of thin air.
"We must find the pattern in those three eyes."
Chen Yu stopped and calmly analyzed the situation.
"The eyes on his chest are like whirlpools that attract and devour everything."
"The eye in the palm of the right hand has the power of decay and withering."
"And the eyes at the waist..."
Every time Xu Lingyan appears, the eye on his waist blinks.
The interval between each blink is exactly three breaths.
Chen Yu knew what was going on and carefully observed his surroundings.
In the first breath, the reeds on the left moved swiftly without any wind.
The second breath caused ripples to appear in the puddle on the right.
The third breath—
The air distorted slightly at the back of my heart.
I could clearly sense the stench of corruption!
Xu Lingyan's figure appeared in reality, his gray-white fingers pointing straight at him.
Chen Yu lunged forward suddenly.
The blade pierced out from under his armpit with a backhand motion, drawing a tricky arc.
"Mad Dog Knife Technique - Turn Around and Bite Back".
"laugh!"
The knife missed its mark.
The figure vanished like mist, leaving only an afterimage!
"Whoosh!"
A real palm presses down from above the head!
"Good prediction!"
Xu Lingyan's voice came from all directions, carrying a mocking tone.
"But my afterimage also foresaw your prediction!"
"Bang!"
Chen Yu was thrown into the mud, and the river water immediately soaked through his clothes.
But he also achieved his goal.
A piece of black robe, about the size of a fingernail, was hanging from the Houde sword.
Although the bite didn't pierce the physical body, it forced out the trajectory of Xu Lingyan's true form's transfer.
That arc, that tiny distance, revealed the secret of the eye.
"I see."
Chen Yu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
"Your 'transfer' requires your line of sight as an anchor point. Without locking onto your line of sight, you cannot transfer accurately."
Xu Lingyan appeared a few feet away, looking down at the tear in the hem of his robe.
"……interesting."
His blood-red pupils contracted slightly as he looked directly at Chen Yu for the first time.
Chen Yu quickly retreated, plunging deeper into the swamp.
The muddy water reached chest height, and the dense duckweed obscured everything below.
He deliberately made noises, the muddy water gurgling, and his figure slowly moved under the duckweed.
This is a bait to lure Xu Lingyan in.
He would then use the mud and water as a feint to try and launch a counterattack.
"Crow's Devour - Transfer!"
Xu Lingyan appeared at the edge of the swamp, his black robe lightly touching the tips of the reeds.
He didn't go inside easily; his gray fingers tapped his temples as if he were thinking about something.
"A trap? I don't want to get my clothes wet."
He turned his chest toward a boulder about half a person's height at the edge of the swamp.
"Crows Devouring the Turbid Stream".
Pulled by an invisible force, the boulder crashed into the center of the swamp.
Mud and water splashed, duckweed swirled, revealing Chen Yu's figure below.
And the thick scabbard that he had buried in the mud beforehand.
The scabbard exploded open under the force!
The flying debris splashed up a larger area of mud and water!
Xu Lingyan's vision was obstructed, causing him to hesitate for a moment.
With a thought, Chen Yu combined the "Black Cloak Bear Skin" and the "Kui Niu Ghost Back" to instantly create a humanoid ferocious beast!
He deliberately saved this to deal with Xu Lingyan!
This form has a limited duration and cannot be wasted on other people.
He hadn't used it when fighting Han Feilong, who was of similar strength.
This is the moment we've been waiting for, to seize the opportunity and go all out to kill the most difficult opponent, Xu Lingyan!
Chen Yu sprang out, traversing the shadow cast by the crashing boulder.
He gripped the thick-bladed sword tightly with both hands and brought it down from above his head, the force of the blade pushing the surrounding mud and water apart to both sides.
"Mountain Collapse Slash - Half Form"
There wasn't time to unleash the full power of the Mountain-Shattering Slash; it was just a feint with the power halfway through.
But the fierce wind from the blade still made Xu Lingyan's body sink slightly.
His gray fingers instinctively rose to block.
The blade suddenly changed direction, using its remaining momentum to transform into a streak of blue light.
"Swift Wind and Blade - North Wind Sweeps the Ground"
The speed increased sharply, passing under the blocking fingers and heading straight for his waist and ribs.
This strike lacked the weight of a collapsing mountain, but possessed the swiftness of a gale.
"Whoosh!"
The tip of the knife was only an inch away from his waist and ribs.
Xu Lingyan's black robe suddenly bulged at the chest.
The miniature Raven God's Eye opened again, its pupils swirling like a vortex.
"Crows Devour the Turbid Stream!"
The blade slashed into his eye, like slashing into a swamp of nothingness.
Power was devoured, speed was dissipated.
The blade was stuck, unable to move forward or backward.
"What exactly are you?"
Looking at Chen Yu's beast-like appearance, Xu Lingyan's voice was slightly surprised.
"No matter what you are, you're useless before the Raven God!"
Xu Lingyan opened his right hand and reached out to grab Chen Yu.
"Crows Devour, Withering and Flourishing!"
The stench of decay seeped into your bones.
Chen Yu decisively abandoned his sword, retreated rapidly, and disappeared into the reeds.
The reeds cushioned the attack, but their leaves withered in an instant!
The aftershocks of the Crow God's Eye are draining the life force from the surrounding area!
From a high vantage point, the entire reed marshland was withering away in concentric circles, centered on Xu Lingyan.
Like a piece of green silk, ignited by black flames from the center, spreading outwards.
"Still trying to escape?" Xu Lingyan looked up. "Within ten breaths, I will take your life!"
A full moon hung over the river, its clear light casting a pale white glow over the entire rocky beach.
Chen Yu stood on the reef, and Xu Lingyan arrived gracefully.
The Raven God's Eye on his chest was faintly visible in the clear light of the full moon.
Xu Lingyan tapped his finger again, and the reef collapsed, the dust obscuring the view.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Chen Yu leaped up, pulled out his butcher knife, and slashed again.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
The blade flashed like the wind, slicing through the dust and aiming straight for the throat.
"Crows Devouring the Turbid Stream".
The Raven God's Eye on his chest opened, and the sword light instantly vanished into nothingness.
Even the butcher's knife got swallowed!
Xu Lingyan slowly approached, his three eyes opening simultaneously.
Crimson light intertwined into a net, covering an area of three zhang (approximately 10 meters).
The light contracted like a noose, making it difficult for Chen Yu to move.
"it's over."
The moonlight shone perfectly through the clouds.
The full moon hung high in the sky, its clear light cascading down like a waterfall.
"Even with both forms combined, I'm being overwhelmed. I didn't expect this old guy to be so troublesome!"
"The difference in strength isn't that big, it's mainly the difference in speed. I can't keep up with the changes in his three eyes."
Chen Yu pondered to himself.
"We only have one trump card left: the talent we stole from the wolf girl—'Wild Wolf Bloodline'!"
Today is August 16th, which happens to be the night of a full moon.
[Talent Slot (Tier 1 56%)]
Number: 1 grid
[Talent]: Berserker Bloodline
[Quality]: Mid-grade Tier 1
[Status]: Not equipped
[Equipment Requirements]: None
[Equipment Effect]: On the night of the full moon, you are forced to enter the "Berserk" state, which increases speed by 50%, strength by 30%, and stamina consumption by 10%, lasting for half an hour; after the "Berserk" state ends, you enter the "Exhaustion" state, which reduces all attributes by 40%, lasting for two hours.
No more overthinking, I shed the "rebirth" and donned the "wild wolf bloodline."
The permanent physical transformation effect of "rebirth" remains in effect.
This time it's a triple combination of "Black Bear Skin Cloak", "Kui Niu Ghost Back", and "Wild Wolf Bloodline"!
"Give me the equipment! I can become even stronger!"
Chen Yu looked up at the full moon.
The lines in the pupils spread and changed color, transforming into the deep blue of a wolf's eyes.
The bones also began to shift.
The cervical spine moves to the left, then to the right, and then back to the left.
The wave-like twisting motion extends from the neck to the waist and hips.
His shoulder blades turned outwards, his clothes were torn, and wolf hairs appeared on the outside of his "black bear skin cloak".
Its fur is silvery-white, like moonlight condensed, or covered with frost and snow.
This is the first time that the "Wild Wolf Bloodline" has been fully unleashed.
This is the blood of the white wolf that can only be awakened on the night of the full moon.
Xu Lingyan felt a sense of apprehension, and his blood-red pupils suddenly contracted.
"Northern wolf clan? Why do you possess this bloodline?"
Chen Yu did not answer.
"roar--"
There was only one long howl.
A whistling sound rolled out from the depths of his throat, piercing the clouds and resonating with the full moon.
Its silvery-white fur shimmered with a bluish luster under the moonlight.
Like a real white wolf from the ice field.
A white wolf fighting for its life after being driven to the brink of despair.
Chen Yu swelled up, crouched low, and prepared his strength.
Then it suddenly leaped up, its four legs crushing the rocks.
No longer an S-shaped serpentine movement, but a wolf pounces in a straight line!
The silvery-white shadows, flowing along the moonlight, moved so fast that they left afterimages in the air!
Xu Lingyan pointed his finger straight ahead, attempting to block the attack.
But a wolf's shadow suddenly appeared from the left!
"I'll disable your 'transfer' first!"
Taking advantage of the moment when the Eye of the Raven God at his waist closed, Chen Yu's sharp claws pierced through!
"Pfft!"
It hit the crow god's eye squarely!
Black blood gushed out, splashing onto the silvery-white fur, making a sizzling, corrosive sound.
"Ugh—!"
Xu Lingyan staggered and struck out with a backhand palm.
But only a fleeting afterimage was captured in the photo.
The wolf shadow spun around him the instant it made contact, circling him and flashing wildly within a three-zhang radius.
In White Wolf form, speed is increased by 50%.
Chen Yu's speed at this moment has already exceeded the reaction limit of the Crow God's Eye!
Every time he disappeared, it was in a blind spot illuminated by the moonlight! Every time he appeared, it was beyond Xu Lingyan's prediction!
"Crows Devour the Turbid Stream!"
Xu Lingyan formed his right hand into a claw and reached for the top of the wolf's head.
All three eyes trembled simultaneously, their light scattering wildly!
The main eye on its chest, the largest eye of the Raven God.
It is devouring and spinning, pulling consciousness into the abyss.
This was the moment Chen Yu had been waiting for.
The wolf's claws gathered the full moon's light, transforming into an invisible moon blade.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, it grabbed at the Eye of the Raven God!
"Snap!"
Xu Lingyan's chest caved in, revealing a black hole the size of a bowl.
Black liquid gushed out, and all three eyes closed simultaneously.
The gray-white finger hovered three inches above the wolf's head, unable to fall any further.
Within three inches, the outcome was already decided.
Xu Lingyan froze.
He looked down at the black hole in his chest.
Then he looked at the thing in front of him... half wolf, half human.
"What kind of monster are you?" the voice was hoarse. "The night of the full moon... was this all planned?"
Chen Yu didn't waste words with him.
She tackled him to the ground and then stomped on him firmly.
"So you're going to sacrifice 30,000 souls, is that it?"
"You still want to sacrifice Lao Tzu?"
"I'll teach you to sacrifice! I'll teach you to sacrifice!"
Chen Yu tore him to pieces with one claw after another!
All three eyes of the Raven God were destroyed.
Xu Lingyan suffered a backlash and was powerless to resist.
"I never expected... that I would actually lose."
His black robe billowed in the moonlight on the river, and the light in his pupils was blurred.
"Heretical... Lord Raven God... will not let you get away with this..."
His body quickly stiffened and stopped moving.
The river water overflowed the shore, and the full moon hung in the sky.
Chen Yu stood looking up in the moonlight, the bestiality in his pupils gradually fading.
An indescribable feeling of exhaustion suddenly washed over me.
"So tired... but I can't rest yet."
"Let's see if these people have anything good on them."
Exhausted, Chen Yu began searching the corpses.
The moment I touched Xu Lingyan's body, my equipment inventory suddenly changed.
[Contact with divine matter; artifact inventory unlocked.]