Chapter 314 - 141: Blood-Stained Eastern Desolate Marsh
However, just before Xu Lei could catch up to Mei Xiong,
Mei Xiong began to jabber.
He let out a series of strange syllables.
He was speaking the Demon Language.
Xu Lei had learned the Demon Language over the years.
In the past, not understanding the Demon Language had sometimes put him at a disadvantage.
He would have no idea what the Demon Spirit in front of him was saying.
So in recent years, whenever Xu Lei had free time, he had pored over numerous ancient texts to diligently study the Demon Language.
So this time, Xu Lei understood what Mei Xiong was saying.
Mei Xiong was calling for reinforcements.
He was crying out for some "Six Monsters" to come and save him.
For Xu Lei, learning the Demon Language was like a Chinese person from Earth learning English.
Since it wasn’t his native tongue, he hadn’t completely mastered it.
So for a moment, Xu Lei couldn’t quite make out which "Six Monsters" Mei Xiong was referring to.
In any case, it was definitely something about "Six Monsters."
He was saying he was willing to offer a drop of Primordial Liquid as payment.
In exchange for these "Six Monsters" killing Xu Lei.
Xu Lei couldn’t help but be a little surprised.
’I didn’t expect this Mei Xiong to have so many trump cards!’
Of course, Xu Lei was also a little surprised that the only Enchantresses in the Eastern Wilderness Marsh seemed to be Mei Li and Mei Xiong.
He hadn’t seen any others.
And now Mei Xiong was crying for help from an entirely different species of monster.
However, according to legend, Enchantresses were indeed few in number.
Almost instantly, a voice answered Mei Xiong.
This voice was also speaking the Demon Language.
The gist of it was that payment had to be made upfront.
Mei Xiong immediately agreed.
Then, several roars echoed out.
From other parts of the marsh, several figures came flying over.
Xu Lei took a closer look and saw that they were Stone Monsters.
Their bodies were vaguely humanoid.
Their entire forms looked as if they were made of stacked rocks.
There were six of them in total.
They varied in size.
The largest one among them seemed to be the most powerful.
It stood a full five or six meters tall!
The smallest was still at least two meters tall!
Mei Xiong immediately tossed out a Jade Bottle.
Inside the Jade Bottle was a single drop of crystalline liquid.
The five-to-six-meter-tall Stone Monster took it directly.
The Stone Monster appeared to have a Spatial Magical Artifact.
"Hui Chi, you’re dead meat."
No longer afraid, Mei Xiong shot a cold glare at Xu Lei.
The six monsters he had summoned were quite powerful.
Although they weren’t at the Ninth Realm,
they were all masters of the Seventh and Eighth Realms.
But upon seeing this, Xu Lei was amused.
If Mei Xiong had summoned a Great Demon Level being comparable to the final realm of the Upper Three Realms—the Ninth Realm—
or some smaller, more agile beings that were difficult to hit,
Xu Lei might have been afraid.
But these six monsters? ’They’re just a bunch of big targets!’
So, without wasting any words, Xu Lei gave a silent, cold laugh and charged straight ahead.
His hand swept over his Storage Bracelet.
Instantly, more Explosive Packages appeared in his hand.
Meanwhile, the six Stone Monsters were communicating in the Demon Language.
They were discussing tactics.
The largest Stone Monster was the one giving the orders.
It said that this Cultivator, Xu Lei, was no slouch.
However, for Xu Lei to unleash such a powerful attack, he must have consumed a great deal of Magical Power!
Therefore, they only needed to protect Mei Xiong and continuously drain Xu Lei’s Magical Power.
It reasoned that since Xu Lei had been attacking for so long and had used so many ultimate moves,
they just had to wear him down a little longer!
Xu Lei’s Magical Power should weaken, and his Dao Practice would falter.
At that point, killing him would be a piece of cake.
The other Stone Monsters all chimed in, praising their leader’s brilliance.
Xu Lei was a little speechless.
’This line of thinking would be fine against a normal Cultivator,’ he thought, ’but they’re dealing with me, and I use explosives.’
They thought his previous attacks were him casting powerful Dharma Gates.
But he was using explosives, which consumed almost none of his own Magical Power.
Naturally, his power wouldn’t be easily depleted, let alone exhausted.
As Xu Lei charged, his first target was the largest Stone Monster, the one standing five to six meters tall.
Because it was the biggest, it was the easiest target to hit!
Plus, it was the leader of this group of Stone Monsters.
As long as he took it out, the other five Stone Monsters would probably be scared out of their wits.
There was no way they would have the courage to keep fighting him.
After all, he was in the Eastern Wilderness Marsh.
He was causing such a huge commotion now.
There had to be many Great Demons lurking in the shadows who were now aware of his presence.
They might even be watching him right now.
So, Xu Lei couldn’t afford to play around with these Stone Monsters any longer.
’Granted, for every one I kill, I get another Demon Core.’
’If I could kill all six, the rewards would be immense.’
’But doing so would also consume more of my explosives!’
Under the circumstances, Xu Lei decided to stick with the strategy of taking out the leader first.
’Kill the biggest one first!’
’If the others get scared off, I won’t have to waste any more explosives.’
"Die."
With that, Xu Lei directly hurled fifty Explosive Packages.
He threw all of them at the five-to-six-meter-tall Stone Monster.
Their speed wasn’t actually slow.
Had it been one of the two-meter-tall ones, it might have been able to dodge some of them.
Unfortunately, the five-to-six-meter-tall one was simply unable to get out of the way.
"What I’m best at is defense!"
At that moment, the five-to-six-meter-tall Stone Monster sneered, speaking a line in the Demon Language.
At the same time, instead of retreating, it actually advanced, throwing a punch at the Explosive Packages Xu Lei had thrown.
BOOM!
Fifty Explosive Packages detonated in unison.
"AARGH!"
The terrifying explosion directly blew the Stone Monster’s entire right arm to smithereens.
As the Stone Monster’s body shattered, blood splattered into the marsh.
"Impossible!"
"What is Big Brother’s Cultivation? He’s an Eighth Realm being!"
"And defense is his specialty!"
"How could his right arm be shattered in a single blow?"
The other five Stone Monsters stared wide-eyed, completely stunned.
Mei Xiong was stunned as well.
He hadn’t expected Xu Lei to be so ferocious.
"Retreat!"
The five-to-six-meter Stone Monster was also shocked.
It beat a hasty retreat,
while roaring at the same time.
It was telling its brothers to retreat with it.
Who cared about the agreement with Mei Xiong now?!
This human Cultivator’s Magical Power aura didn’t seem that strong; he seemed to be only at the Sixth Realm.
But he had shattered its right arm in a single blow!
It had no idea what was happening.
"Thinking of leaving now? As if!"
Xu Lei was no longer silent.
After all, with such a huge commotion, the Great Demons in the Great Marsh had probably already noticed him.
Since stealth was no longer an option, he might as well be arrogant and strike fear into these Spirit Monsters!
"If you dare come to kill me, then be prepared to leave your life behind!"
Saying this, Xu Lei spurred his Locust Leaf Flying Ship and continued his charge.
He once again threw out another fifty Explosive Packages.
BOOM!
A frenzied explosion erupted.
The massive, five-to-six-meter-tall Stone Monster was too large a target to dodge.
This time, its entire body was blasted until it cracked and broke apart.
It was left half-dead on the spot!
Seeing it was still alive, Xu Lei threw another thirty Explosive Packages.
Blasting it until it screamed again and again.
When he saw it was somehow still not dead,
Xu Lei threw another twenty Explosive Packages!
After that,
with a final BOOM,
it was finally dead.
"Go."
Then Xu Lei activated his Lotus Hand, thrusting it out in a fierce grab.
From a hundred meters away, the incomparably sharp Lotus Hand tore violently into the Stone Monster’s chest.
It ripped out a Demon Core.
Then, the remaining stones of its body suddenly scattered, turning into a rain of rock that fell into the marsh.
At this, the remaining five Stone Monsters were shocked, stunned, and terrified.
"Big Brother!"
they roared in the Demon Language.
But instead of charging forward to kill Xu Lei, they all began to frantically retreat and flee.
After all, even their Big Brother had been killed by Xu Lei in a matter of moments. What courage could they possibly have left?
At the same time, Xu Lei noticed that after the five-to-six-meter Stone Monster died,
a small bag was mixed in with the pile of rubble.
With sharp eyes and quick hands, Xu Lei activated his Lotus Hand and immediately snatched it.
Sure enough, it was the Stone Monster’s Qiankun Cloth Bag.
It had a Spatial Magical Artifact.
A hint of joy appeared on Xu Lei’s face.
After opening it, he found Mei Xiong’s Jade Bottle, the one containing the Primordial Liquid.
Without a second thought, Xu Lei collected everything, tossed it into his Space Cylinder, and teleported it away for storage.
"I only kill Enchantresses, and I’m only here to kill Mei Xiong!"
At the same time, Xu Lei roared, "I have no intention of making enemies of any other Spirit Monsters!
Once I kill him, I will leave this place!
Of course, if anyone wants to stop me!
Then come! We’ll see who dies first!
Anyway, I am old and on the verge of death!
I’ll take one of you down with me!!!"
Xu Lei said these words for the other Spirit Monsters in the Great Marsh who were watching the scene.
Even if those Great Demons could use their ultimate moves to instantly kill him,
it would surely cost them a great deal of their Cultivation.
Xu Lei’s main purpose was to make his attitude clear.
He wanted them to understand that he wasn’t here to kill indiscriminately in the Eastern Marsh.
He was only here for revenge against a specific target.
By now, Mei Xiong’s face was deathly pale as he frantically fled.
He dove back beneath the marsh, continuing to flee at high speed.
But of course, Xu Lei wasn’t about to let him get away!
He immediately spurred his Locust Leaf Flying Ship, was once again enveloped in green light, and dove beneath the marsh in pursuit of Mei Xiong.
"Mei Xiong, die!"
From a distance, Xu Lei once again began to hurl Explosive Packages.
He threw them in several different directions.
Although Mei Xiong dodged some of them,
he was still hit by several Explosive Packages.
After this happened a few more times,
Mei Xiong’s body was blasted out from under the marsh again.
"Impossible! Hui Chi, how can your Magical Power be so enduring!"
Mei Xiong spat blood, his face a mask of disbelief once more.
But at the same time, a Talisman immediately appeared in his hand.
Xu Lei’s expression changed.
He recognized it as the Spatial Talisman Mei Xiong had used once before.
And just as expected, as the Talisman flashed, Mei Xiong dove into a Space Gate and vanished from sight!
Of course, this time, Xu Lei didn’t give up!
Instead, he immediately flew off in another direction.
During the battle, Xu Lei had managed to leave a trace of his own aura on Mei Xiong.
It was a little trick he had learned from Jingchun.
So now, Xu Lei could roughly sense Mei Xiong’s position!
It turned out the so-called Spatial Talisman didn’t actually transport its user very far.
It only took him about a thousand meters away!
Pushing his Locust Leaf Flying Ship to full speed,
it wasn’t long before Xu Lei reappeared a few hundred meters from Mei Xiong.
Mei Xiong had just escaped.
He was still lamenting the waste of another precious Spatial Talisman,
when he turned his head and saw Xu Lei charging at him once more!
The color drained from his face.
"You can’t escape!"
Xu Lei shouted coldly.
’I’m finally going to kill Mei Xiong.’
A sense of exhilaration filled Xu Lei’s heart.
’Back then, they dismembered me and hacked me to death.’
’Though I’ve killed the other Enchantresses one by one,’
’each time I killed one, I never told them that the one killing them was the very person they had dismembered!’
’Because they weren’t all dead yet.’
’But now, Mei Xiong is the last one!’
Xu Lei thought that perhaps, just before killing Mei Xiong, he could tell him the truth—that he was the person they had hacked to pieces all those years ago!
’After all, they don’t know I can reincarnate, so they never would have guessed.’
’This must mean they can’t reincarnate.’
’So there’s no harm in saying something before I kill him.’
"Eat this!"
With that thought, Xu Lei closed the distance to about a hundred meters.
He once again hurled thirty Explosive Packages at Mei Xiong!
Fearing that Mei Xiong would dodge, he split the volley,
throwing them in several different directions.
"No!"
Mei Xiong watched as the Explosive Packages shot madly toward him.
A look of terror and despair appeared on his face.
He had already suffered from this move of Xu Lei’s before.
He knew just how powerful it was.
But Xu Lei had sealed off all his escape routes!
At his speed, there was simply no escape!