Mutated Tao

Chapter 720: Taishan Shi

Veins popped in Li Huowang’s charred forehead. His blood literally boiled from the intense heat but was cooled down by the rain.

Come on! Didn’t I turn an entire land into reality? I need to show them the strength of my cultivation! Tear it apart!

Li Huowang forcefully tore apart the array on the ground along with the land itself.

Veins burst open in his head as he fell weakly from the air. He stared at the being retreating into the clouds and laughed.

“HAHAHA! This is so fun! Ba-Hui, did you see that?! Look at what others have given me compared to what you’ve given me! You are a disgrace!”

Li Huowang was just inches away from the ground when he swiftly twisted his body and landed on the soft earth.

Everyone had stopped moving as they stared at Li Huowang with shock. They saw Li Huowang forcefully tearing apart the entire array.

The Dharma Sect members wavered, including even the most zealous devotees of god Yu’er. All of them hesitated when it came to defeating Li Huowang. They began asking themselves whether they could actually defeat Li Huowang.

Even Taishan Shi was not in a good mood. He had never expected something like this to happen. He knew Li Huowang was the Twisted One of Ji Zai, but he never expected him to be that strong.

Taishan Shi knew he needed to call the Imperial Preceptor if he wanted to kill Li Huowang, as the latter had improved dramatically in a short time. He had to eliminate Li Huowang quickly, or Li Huowang might actually destroy the Dharma Sect's plan.

Even though Li Huowang used up almost all of his strength to tear the array apart, he refused to fall despite being surrounded by the Dharma Sect. At this point, his head was still buzzing from overexertion.

Still, that did not stop Li Huowang from attacking them. Li Huowang raised his hand and made a crushing gesture towards one of the Dharma Sect’s witches. The witch’s head exploded just like that.

“I didn’t really understand what you told me just now, but I do think that you all are right in certain aspects. The human body can really be like bubbles. For example, your bodies are just like bubbles in my hands.”

Li Huowang raised his arm and crushed another Dharma Sect member's head. He then pointed his arm at Taishan Shi.

Taishan Shi looked at Li Huowang and then at the soldiers swarming into the city. Without any hesitation, he made a seal with his hands and immediately tunneled into the ground.

Taishan Shi had failed. He had underestimated how strong Li Huowang was. Thankfully, he didn’t reveal the spy they planted in the Surveillance Bureau, or else they would’ve suffered some major losses.

Taishan Shi’s voice came from below. “Go! Kill him! He’s on his last legs!”

Upon hearing this, the remaining Dharma Sect members charged at Li Huowang with madness in their eyes, all while the rain continued to pour down.

They weren’t a match for Li Huowang before, and they naturally couldn’t win now either.

Li Huowang realized that Taishan Shi and the others were trying to escape. I can’t let him get away! He’s definitely in the upper ranks of the Dharma Sect!

It was difficult to track Taishan Shi since he had been tunneling underground. Li Huowang hadn't learned any tracking methods, so he didn’t know where Taishan Shi was.

Li Huowang also knew his divination was too weak to be effective on Taishan Shi. He would just embarrass himself if he tried.

The other Dharma Sect members were throwing themselves at Li Huowang, disregarding their lives as they tried to secure time for Taishan Shi to escape.

The Dharma Sect had many members. Even if they didn’t move, Li Huowang would still need quite some time to kill them all. Thankfully, the soldiers from outside managed to breach the wall and enter the city.

Li Huowang ignored the soldiers and crouched as he tried to find the traces of Taishan Shi tunneling underground.

He refused to give up on Taishan Shi just like that. Li Huowang fully intended to pay back the personal grudge he had towards Taishan Shi. He refused to give up until there were no traces left.

“There’s still some traces here. Li Sui, let’s go!” Li Huowang jumped onto Peng Longteng’s horse and ran out of the eastern city gates. He was hoping that he could catch up to Taishan Shi.

Time passed, and the traces on the ground gradually turned faint. Li Huowang was getting anxious.

He finally stopped in front of a swamp. Li Huowang looked at the mangrove forest by the river. The running water had already washed away most of the traces.

“Ah…” Li Huowang sighed and plunged into the river to extinguish the flames on his body.

His body sizzled in the water as the flames slowly died out. His body was already charred black by then.

Instead of the usual charred skin he had before, Li Huowang now had charred, fleshy scales since the fire seared him from the inside out.

It was a relief that his regenerative ability had increased a lot. The flesh scales gradually healed and merged back into his body.

The intense pain slowly changed into itchiness as his body healed. LI Huowang gritted his teeth, finding the sensation far from comfortable. The itchiness was so overwhelming that Li Huowang would have preferred pain instead.

Standing in the river, he endured the itch and pondered his situation.

It’s clear that the Dharma Sect is paying attention to me now—their trap wasn’t a coincidence. I have to be careful or they will ambush me again.

Li Huowang had used his strongest abilities in front of them today. It would be difficult if he was ambushed again.

It would’ve been good if I managed to capture Taishan Shi. I could’ve gotten a lot of information out of him.

Li Huowang was still thinking when he noticed a presence. He looked at the mangrove forest and unsheathed his sword. “Who’s there?!”

A figure slowly appeared from the shadows of the trees. Li Huowang was shocked to see that it was Taishan Shi, the very person he was chasing.

Taishan Shi was injured—both of his arms were twisted off, his right leg was broken, and his scalp was nowhere to be seen. Blood was flowing down his body.

Someone pushed Taishan Shi from behind, causing him to stumble across the river towards Li Huowang.

Li Huowang saw who it was. It was Bai Lingmiao! Her upper body was split in half, and red veils covered both of her heads. “Senior Li, look. I’m useful, so please don’t abandon me next time, okay?”

Li Huowang ignored Taishan Shi as he walked towards Bai Lingmiao with gratitude. He suddenly remembered something and stopped in front of Bai Lingmiao. He had a bad feeling. “Wait, don’t move.”

“Senior Li?” Bai Lingmiao was confused.

“I need to ask a question first. Are you the real Bai Lingmiao or a fake one I’ve conjured?”