novelraw Chapter 328 - 11: Living Dead, Flesh and Bone (2/3)
Chapter 328 - 11: Living Dead, Flesh and Bone (2/3)
Flames covered his body, and strong winds surrounded him.
Standing tall within the violent firestorm, the hundred-foot-tall giant’s feet were rooted firmly, as steady as Mount Tai.
By the time Bahu realized something was wrong,
Long Jikui, who had previously shown no awareness, slowly raised his hands, with hatred and anger within him materializing at that moment.
Boom!
In the instant when his palms joined, the terrifying gust extinguished the flames.
And without giving Bahu time to react, the storm she conjured was neutralized by that terrifying gust.
Immediately after, Long Jikui unleashed a second gust of wind, targeting Bahu in midair.
Boom!
Under that horrifying gust, the rocks were pulverized to dust.
A gigantic fissure at Long Jikui’s feet spread rapidly, threatening to destroy everything in its path all at once.
The only fortunate thing was that, at the last moment, Bahu transformed herself into the wind, dodging the consecutive slaps.
What followed immediately was Bahu’s counterattack from desperation.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The immense Palm Leaf Fan fanned the flames, turning the radius of a hundred miles into a wasteland.
The wind fed the fire, and the fire grew with the wind...
The terrifying shockwaves surged in waves, each stronger than the last, spreading in all directions.
In a certain sense, Bahu and Long Jikui were two opposing faces of the same origin.
Bahu gained rebirth by harnessing Long Jikui’s bizarre vitality, and thus acquired the ability to manipulate flames and lava.
Similarly, Long Jikui, using the roots Bahu left in his body, could freely control storms, unleashing winds of utmost cruelty.
The battle between them was an interwoven clash of wind and fire, a sheer celestial disaster.
Roar!
A fire tornado, visible to the naked eye, soared into the sky.
The crimson blaze and raging cold winds swept the heavens and earth.
Even from hundreds of kilometers away, one could clearly see this ongoing terrifying battlefield.
Most importantly, the battle between Bahu and Long Jikui wasn’t taking place in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, but in the turbulent Primordial Qi region beyond.
Here, the Primordial Qi was already unbalanced, and now it welcomed the battle of two powerful Gods.
Various secondary disasters inevitably followed.
The lasting impact it caused could be even more prolonged than the Gods’ battle itself.
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At the outskirts of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, on Zhenhe Peak of the Hundred Lands Grand Canal.
The towering, four-armed Lord Tingyao also saw the fire tornado rising into the sky in the distance.
In that vast chaos of turbulent Primordial Qi, the disaster caused by the fire tornado was far from easy to quell.
Lord Tingyao could even imagine how after this great war, those creatures who were already struggling for survival would face an apocalypse of destruction.
"When will this catastrophe finally come to an end!"
Gazing into the distance for a long time, Lord Tingyao could only sigh helplessly.
Similar events were something Lord Tingyao had witnessed far too often over the past two years.
The Mountain People originally wanted to use the Grand Canal to trade goods with the outside Fang Kingdoms.
But ever since "Wu Yi Shoots the Sky," the resources they sent out became increasingly scarce.
Instead, boatloads of disaster victims and Spirit Monsters were brought back by the Mountain People to the Hundred Lands Mountain Range from outside.
Bear in mind, the Hundred Lands Mountain Range was the boundary of civilization, known for its sparse human presence and scarce wildlife.
Yet, in just under two years, the Hundred Lands Mountain Range has become the "safe zone" of this calamity, ushering in a period of prosperity that Lord Tingyao did not wish to see.
"If you’re worried about the creatures in that region, I advise there’s no need for it."
Along with a cold voice, an unusually large Bronze Giant Snake slowly surfaced from the water.
The Bronze Giant Snake was composed of one bronze bone segment after another.
Between each segment was a bronze ball serving as a pulley, granting it far greater agility than typical Bronze Beasts.
And on top of the Bronze Giant Snake’s head, a crystalline skeleton sat cross-legged.
The voice from before came from this skeleton.
"Snake Bone?"
Noticing the Ling Guzi atop the Bronze Giant Snake’s head, Lord Tingyao couldn’t help but frown.
He certainly knew Ling Guzi, but he didn’t understand why the other would say so.
"It’s the territory of the Yanfang Kingdom; its citizens had mostly perished more than a year ago..."
"The surviving citizens and Spirit Monsters either fled to the Great Xia or came to the Hundred Lands Mountain Range."
"So there’s absolutely no need to worry, for there have long been no living beings in that region."
Listening to Ling Guzi’s cold words, Lord Tingyao, well aware of his nature, remained silent.
Over the past two years, Ling Guzi frequently left Yunmeng Marsh to continue healing the injured in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.
The majority of these casualties came from outside the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.
And Ling Guzi never practiced any racial discrimination, he would actively heal, whether the injured were humans or beasts.
Over time, most of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range came to know of Ling Guzi’s existence.
Even those who hadn’t seen Ling Guzi knew that there was a living skeleton with a cold exterior but a warm heart in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.
The living skeleton called himself "Snake Bone" and possessed the profound skills of bringing the dead to life and healing flesh wounds.
Apart from its somewhat unsettling methods of treatment,
The survival rate of organisms treated by it exceeded ninety percent.
Due to this unique way of doing things, Ling Guzi had a considerable number of followers in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.
These followers not only learned and imitated Ling Guzi’s healing skills,
But also roamed every corner of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range like him, healing those injured whom they encountered.
Especially at the outlet of this Grand Canal, it was the most active region for Ling Guzi and his followers.
Those creatures who came from the outside to the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, more or less, had received their treatment, which allowed them to survive.
"Where are you planning to go this time?"
After a moment of silence, Lord Tingyao scratched his head and asked.
Every time Ling Guzi appeared here, it was essentially before leaving the Hundred Lands Mountain Range for the outside world.
Over time, Lord Tingyao had gotten used to it.
"Yanfang Kingdom."
Slowly rotating his skeletal head, Ling Guzi’s voice remained indifferent.
"Yanfang Kingdom?"
"Didn’t you say there are no living beings there anymore?"
Wide-eyed in surprise, Lord Tingyao couldn’t help but ask back.
"What are you going there for?"
"And does Xuansi Gu know you’re going so far away?"
Shrugging with an almost human-like gesture, it seemed a faint smile appeared on Ling Guzi’s skeletal face.
"Of course, I am going to gather herbs; I sensed a new herb there with tremendous vitality."
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