Monster (II)

"Be careful," Fanxin said.

Langyue and the Little Black Cat grinned, then without further hesitation, they headed straight for the woman in the blue cloak.

Fanxin stopped wasting words and, with Ren Fang in tow, went to the woman in the red cloak, ready to fight her.

"Let's begin!" Fanxin said.

"As you wish," the woman in the red cloak nodded and said.

Then, she launched a fierce attack on Fanxin and Ren Fang. With a wave of her hand, lava surged towards Fanxin and Ren Fang.

Upon seeing the lava rushing towards them, Fanxin and Ren Fang immediately donned their Flight Armor and soared into the sky to take cover.

"Explosive Flame Bullet!" Seeing the two fly into the sky, the woman in the red cloak immediately created countless red, bomb-like spheres and launched them into the air. As they drew closer to Fanxin and Ren Fang, she softly shouted, "Explode!"

Moments later, the red spheres that resembled bombs began to explode. There were many of them, and the simultaneous explosions created a spectacular scene.

This is Explosive Flame Beast's basic skill: she can compress magma and then release the energy within her body. Each compressed Explosive Flame Bullet is like a small volcano.

The simultaneous explosion of countless Explosive Flame Bullet is equivalent to the eruption of numerous small volcanoes. No one can approach that area, or they will be injured by the scorching lava.

The Explosive Flame Bullet detonated around Fanxin and Ren Fang. However, Fanxin wasn't worried at all, because he had the Wind and Sand Tower!

He flew to Ren Fang 'Ren Fang side, put his arm around her slender waist, and then used the Wind and Sand Tower's power. A moment later, countless sandstorms swirled around him, dispelling all the Explosive Flame Bullet.

After dispelling the Explosive Flame Bullet, Fanxin Xin immediately emerged from the Feng Shui formation and continued fighting the woman in the red cloak.

The woman in the red cloak was displeased to see that Fanxin had easily dodged her attack. She unleashed "Magma Rain" again, attacking Fanxin.

Magma Rain is another of the red-cloaked woman's moves. She scatters lava in the air, the size of raindrops, and then manipulates it to fly at high speed, attacking her target. The lava is hot and dense; getting hit by it is a disaster.

However, Fanxin used a tornado to sweep away all the Magma Rain around him, preventing it from interfering with his actions.

"Damn it!" The woman in the red cloak was furious. Her attacks used to be infallible, but now they were failing one after another against Fanxin, which made her quite angry.

"Hehe, area-of-effect attacks are useless against me. Even if you use an area-of-effect attack, I can easily shake it off," Fanxin said with a smile.

"Is that so? In that case, I'll let you try some of my other moves," the woman in the red cloak said. "Now, let's see how you block them."

As the woman in the red cloak spoke, she instantly transformed into magma, and within moments, a large area was covered by it. She unleashed a continuous stream of magma, which shot high into the sky, attacking Fanxin. The magma was incredibly fast and dense. Unless Fanxin didn't want to defeat the woman in the red cloak, he had no choice but to dodge.

"Hehe, go ahead and hide. I have plenty of time to wait," the woman in the red cloak chuckled.

"It seems you are indeed quite troublesome?" Fanxin scratched his head. He couldn't afford to fight a protracted battle with the woman, as he still had a long way to go.

Left with no other choice, Fanxin had to take the initiative and attack.

He took out the laser gun the Little Black Cat had given him and began attacking the woman in the red cloak. He used his Soul Perception to locate her first, and once he found her, he immediately launched his attack.

Fanxin thought he could solve the problem, but to his dismay, the woman in the red cloak moved freely in and out of the lava. Whenever he attacked one spot, the woman's soul would immediately teleport there, making it very difficult for him to catch her.

"It's no use, kid. You can't kill me," the woman in the red cloak said. "Let me go. That's your only option. Otherwise, I'll keep causing you trouble."

"What should we do?" Ren Fang felt somewhat troubled seeing how difficult the woman was.

"This is indeed troublesome!" Fanxin pondered for a moment and said, "How about this, you go out first, I'll think of a solution here."

Ren Fang did not object upon hearing this, because the woman's ability was too strange. Once she launched an attack, it would cover a large area, and if you could not dodge in time, you would be attacked.

She couldn't withstand the opponent's area-of-effect attacks, so staying would only be a burden to Fanxin. Therefore, she prepared to withdraw from the battle. Fanxin used a tornado to protect her as she left, and soon Ren Fang reached the exit. Without hesitation, she immediately left.

Fanxin shifted his gaze to the large expanse of lava and said, "Hey, what was your purpose in killing those ordinary men?"

"Hmph, you can't win, so you want to make peace with me? Let me tell you, no way." The woman in the red cloak said, "You must find me a thousand strong men and make them willingly follow me. Only then will our matter be settled."

"That won't do, I can't do such a thing." Fanxin Xin immediately refused. He couldn't bring himself to harm ordinary people.

"In that case, there's no need for further discussion. Let's fight!" said the woman in the red cloak.

"Hehe, you killed those men to absorb their Soul Power, didn't you? If so, perhaps I can give it to you," Fanxin said with a smile after a moment's thought.

The reason he went to such lengths to negotiate with this woman wasn't because he couldn't defeat her. Although he was currently powerless, it wasn't impossible for him to win if he really wanted to fight to the death.

However, his goal was to rescue the two women; if he Destruction the enemy, the two women would most likely be doomed.

Therefore, he was prepared to negotiate with the other party; if an exchange was possible, he was willing to make a deal with them.

"Hmm, how did you know?" The woman in the red cloak paused for a moment upon hearing this, then asked.

"Of course I can guess that," Fanxin said. "As a soul, to survive, it naturally needs a constant supply of other souls. Otherwise, its soul will slowly dissolve and eventually disappear completely." "You are a soul, so naturally you can't escape it either."

"Indeed, I do need Soul Power. Do you have it?" the woman in the red cloak asked.

"I have plenty. But the condition is that you must release those two women," Fanxin said.

"Oh, how can you expect me to believe that?" The woman in the red cloak emerged from the lava, looked at Fanxin, and asked.

"Hehe, I am in a soul state, and I have always existed. Do you know why?" Fanxin laughed, "That's because I have a constant supply of Soul Power! If it weren't for that, I would have died long ago."

Upon hearing this, the woman in the red cloak carefully examined Fanxin. She was a demon, and also in a soul state, so she could clearly see Fanxin's appearance.

After a long silence, the woman in the red cloak nodded slightly and said, "What you said is absolutely true. As a soul, without the supply of Soul Power, it will eventually slowly perish and cease to exist."

"I can make a deal with you. Give me your Soul Power, and I won't mind releasing these two women," said the woman in the red cloak.

"What use would it be for me to give it to you? I can only maintain it for a while. After that, you'll have to revert to your original state, and then you'll possess someone else again to continue harming people," Fanxin said, shaking his head.

"So what do you plan to do?" the woman in the red cloak asked.

"Come with me, and I'll find you a body, how about it? Once you have a body, you won't need to devour people's souls anymore," Fanxin said. "I was just about to go find a body myself, so let's go together!"

"You? How can I trust you? If you're lying to me, wouldn't I be in big trouble?" The woman in the red cloak was cautious and unwilling to easily trust Fanxin, because she didn't know Fanxin very well.

"Hehe, that's true. But this can't go on forever! To obtain a soul, you must make the other person willing. If they resist even slightly, you won't get it, and even if you do, you'll be haunted by vengeful spirits, and the consequences won't be pleasant." Fanxin said, "Instead of that, why not trust me this once? That way, you can be completely free."

"Of course, you can choose not to believe me. In that case, I'll have no choice but to abandon these two women. I'll imprison you here and leave you to your own devices. After a while, you'll both die."

"Although you are monsters, you are not fools. You should be able to figure out what's good and what's bad."

"The conditions you've offered are indeed very tempting. However, I need a guarantee: we won't leave this woman's body until we find it, and you can't ambush us. How about it?" The woman in the red cloak pondered for a moment before speaking.

Her tone was no longer as firm as before; previously, she hadn't negotiated with Fanxin at all. Now, after analyzing the pros and cons, she knew that if Fanxin wanted to kill them, he could simply trap them here and prevent them from gaining Soul Power; there was no need to continue entangled with them.

She knew that Fanxin's true purpose was to save the two women, not to take their lives.

However, one should always be cautious, and to be on the safe side, she was temporarily unwilling to hand over the two women's bodies.

"Heh, fine, tell your companion to stop. Continuing to fight won't get either side anywhere," Fanxin shouted.

The woman in the red cloak nodded, then called her companion to her side with a loud shout.

"Sister Yan, why did you stop fighting?" the woman in the blue cloak asked.

"He said he could help us find a body, and I decided to make a deal with him," the woman in the red cloak said. "This can't go on. If we don't find a man willing to give his soul to us one day, our souls will be damaged, and we'll eventually die. So, I've decided to take a gamble."

"Is he... trustworthy?" The woman in the blue cloak glanced at Fanxin and asked.

"I don't know, but we can only take a gamble." The woman in the red cloak glanced at Fanxin and said with a smile.

"Alright, if it really doesn't work, we can fight again." The woman in the blue cloak hesitated for a long time before saying this.

The woman in the red cloak nodded slightly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

The Little Black Cat and Langyue ran over, looking at Fanxin with some confusion, and asked, "What's going on! Are you not fighting anymore?"

"Well, I made a deal with them. I'll find them a suitable body, and in return, they'll hand over the bodies of those two women," Fanxin said. "This is the best solution; that way, no one will get hurt."

If they used force, they might be able to defeat the two monsters. However, reclaiming the two women's bodies would not be an easy task. Taking back their bodies would be tantamount to driving them to their doom. The two monsters would definitely fight desperately, and the two women might die in the end. But this method could save the two innocent girls.

"Oh, that's fine then. But they won't ambush us, will they?" the Little Black Cat asked. It was genuinely worried. These two were quite strong. Even with Langyue working together, they could only defend themselves. Defeating the ice monster would be extremely difficult.

If these two manage to launch a sneak attack, they'll be in serious trouble.

"Probably not. Their goal is to survive. If they kill us, they won't even have a chance to live," Fanxin said with a smile.

"I hope so. If they really try to launch a sneak attack, I will definitely wipe them out," the Little Black Cat said viciously.

Fanxin smiled but didn't say anything more.

He descended from the sky and went straight to the two women. Langyue and the Little Black Cat stood ready, fearing that the two women might be no match for Fanxin.

However, to their relief, the two women did not attack Fanxin Xin.

"Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?" the woman in the red cloak asked curiously. Fanxin walked over without any warning, which surprised her.

"Hehe, you won't." Fanxin smiled calmly, without saying anything more. Then, he walked straight outside. The two women watched Fanxin's departing figure, smiled mysteriously, and followed him away.

Langyue and the Little Black Cat followed at the very back, still wary, because they felt that these two women were not so easy to deal with.

Soon after, they all arrived outside Wolf Valley. Ren Fang waited nearby. Seeing that they weren't fighting to the death, but were chatting and laughing, she was puzzled.

"This is..." Ren Fang asked, puzzled.

"Hehe, I made a deal with them, they won't fight anymore, don't worry!" Fanxin smiled and said, "Oh, by the way, why don't you take them to the market later to buy some clothes? They're leaving with us tomorrow."