Complete Form (Continued)

"Who exactly are you? Why do you know the Water-Severing Sword Technique? What is your relationship with Senior He Jinyin?"

Yue Xuan had already recognized that the other party was using the Water-Severing Sword Technique. However, this was not surprising, since it was a martial art openly taught by the Water-Severing Martial Arts School. It was perfectly normal for someone to have learned it. But the other party's mastery of the Water-Severing Sword Technique was far too high, reaching a level of divine skill. Even his swordsmanship level was superior to Yue Xuan's, leaving Yue Xuan with no chance to fight back.

"Why don't you go ask him in the King of Hell's palace yourself?"

The monster gave a mocking laugh, and its sword stance suddenly changed from defense to offense. It unleashed three consecutive sword strikes, One Sword stronger than the One Sword. The first sword was like a gushing spring, the second like a mighty river flowing eastward, and the third like a cascading waterfall. It immediately broke through Yue Xuan's stance, and even the sword in his hand was shaken out of his grasp and flew into the air.

If it were He Jinyin himself at this moment, he would have taken the opportunity to close in and strike the vital points with his sword finger or punch them with the hilt of his sword. However, the monster had already devoured ten of the sixteen people on the island and had mastered more than just the Water-Severing Sword Technique. At that moment, he turned his left hand into a fist and used the Rolling Thunder Chopping Hand to close in and strike hard. His blood surged like a tide, and his clothes bulged up like an inflated balloon. With a twist, they burst!

Yue Xuan managed to unleash Mountain-Pushing Palm strike with his left hand, but his stance was broken, his Qi and Blood were in turmoil, and the power he could unleash was less than 30% of his usual strength.

Fist and palm collided, their energy clashing. Yue Xuan's Mountain-Pushing Palm was instantly shattered and knocked away. Accompanied by a crisp sound of bones breaking, the monster's Rolling Thunder Chopping Hand blasted into his chest. He was knocked off his feet and flew several feet, rolling down beside his already unconscious sister.

Yue Xuan turned to the side and spat out a mouthful of blood. His face was as white as paper. He swayed and tried to stand up, but he fell to the ground halfway up and had no strength left.

The monster, with a cat-and-mouse expression, approached step by step. "Don't struggle, it's useless. The difference in strength between us is obvious. Even if you fight with all your might, you can't hurt me. Just obediently let me absorb you, and from now on, you can be with your sister forever."

Yue Xuan glanced at his unconscious sister beside him, gritted his teeth, and decided to break through his own Qi Sea to forcibly enhance his Foundation and perish together with his opponent.

Suddenly, a voice came from not far away. "There's fighting going on over there. Let's hurry over and see, someone might need help."

Footsteps approached rapidly. The monster's eyes darted around, and it casually unleashed a palm strike at Yue Han from a distance. Yue Xuan quickly stepped forward to protect his sister, taking the blow with his back and spitting out another mouthful of blood.

"Remember, shut up and don't say a word, or I'll kill your sister," the monster threatened.

Although killing people is the safest option, only by devouring living people can one seize their abilities. Devouring dead people only allows one to absorb a portion of their essence. In the eyes of the monster, Yue Xuan is a rare Higher Vehicle delicacy, second only to that old swordsman, so of course he cannot be wasted.

Seeing that Yue Xuan did not resist, the monster sneered, threw away the sword in its hand, suppressed its murderous aura, disguised itself as a girl who had just been frightened, and ran in a panic toward the direction from which the footsteps came.

"Hey kid, are you alright? Who were you fighting with just now?"

Upon hearing the voice, Yue Xuan immediately recognized the person as the new friend he had met on the ship. He instinctively wanted to warn them, but then he thought of his sister and was caught in Celestial Person. Although he knew the enemy might not let them go, what if they did?

Concern clouded his judgment; the life of his family was at stake, causing him to lose his composure. Coupled with his severe injuries, his thoughts became chaotic, making it impossible for him to calm down and sort out his logic.

"Help me! Just now, Yue Han's brother suddenly attacked me like a madman. My dad led him to the shore to protect me. I don't know how he is now," the monster said in a pitiful tone.

"Have they gone mad? Does the fog here have the effect of making people lose their minds? That's different from the Black Tide." Si Ming's tone was somewhat troubled, but he quickly turned his attention back to the present, "Saving people is the priority, you lead the way quickly."

"Okay, come with me."

The monster turned around anxiously, but tripped over a stone and fell to the ground.

Upon hearing the sound of someone falling, Yue Xuan immediately realized that the girl, who seemed to have been possessed by something, was trying to lure Si Ming closer before launching a sneak attack.

He glanced at his sister, his face showing struggle, but ultimately his compassion prevailed over his selfishness, and he mustered his remaining strength to loudly warn, "Brother Si Ming, be careful! That girl isn't her!"

"Too late."

The monster, eyeing its "meal" so close at hand, licked its lips and suddenly transformed its right hand into an iron claw, its fingers turning into sharp cones, which it used to strike at Si Ming's heart with lightning speed.

Clang!

The claws pierced Si Ming's chest, producing a metallic clang, as if hitting an impenetrable wall. The monster couldn't perform the subsequent "digging" motion, and its expression changed instantly.

Si Ming looked down at the sharp claws pressing against his chest, tearing five rips in his clothes, then looked up at the girl who stood frozen in mid-air with a smug expression, and frowned, saying, "This dress of mine is brand new."

The monster let out a fierce roar, gathered energy in its left palm, and was about to unleash a Rolling Thunder Chopping Hand attack on a vital spot.

Bang!

Si Ming's punches were faster than the monster's, blasting it into a shower of minced meat with a single blow. The scene was like a cannon being pressed against the monster and set on fire. The force of the punch caused the minced meat to spread for more than twenty meters.

"Those claws are fierce; they've scraped my skin."

Through the tear in his clothes, five red marks could be seen on Si Ming's chest, his skin scraped and bleeding. However, given Si Ming's superhuman constitution, these minor injuries healed in the time it took to talk.

Brother Yue, are you alright?

Si Ming walked toward the direction from which the cries for help came, but after only a few steps, the pieces of flesh on the ground suddenly turned into liquid, living things that clung to him. In the blink of an eye, they transformed into a python-like monster that tightly coiled around Si Ming. Then, it opened its mouth wide and swallowed Si Ming whole, from head to toe.

Seeing this, Liu Qingqing, who was walking behind, panicked and quickly took out the bow from her back to shoot an arrow to save the person.

But before she could pull the trigger, the monster's body suddenly expanded, then exploded with a "bang," turning into countless flying fragments once more.

"You bastard, now not only can't you wear your clothes, you can't even wear your pants!"

When Si Ming reappeared, his clothes were tattered and torn, as if they had been corroded by strong acid. They were patchy and uneven, and unless he shamelessly claimed that this was performance art, he would not be able to wear them out at all.

At the same time, the shredded flesh that had been bursting apart stirred again, but this time it dared not approach Si Ming. Instead, it gathered into a ball in the distance and quickly wriggled into a human shape, resembling He Jinyin. This was the strongest individual among those it had devoured, but it was entirely black and looked like a sculpture.

"Tch, it's that guy with superhuman regenerative abilities again. Seriously, I'm tired of it even if you guys aren't. Can't you come up with something different?" Si Ming couldn't help but grumble.

Yue Xuan stood up from the ground and warned, "Brother Si Ming, be careful. This monster really knows Senior He's Water-Severing Sword Technique, and its strength is in no way inferior."

Connecting the changes from earlier, Si Ming pondered, "So that's how it is. It seems to have the characteristic of gaining the abilities of the target after devouring it. No wonder the auras of the other people on the island disappeared. I thought they were deliberately concealing them, but now it seems they were all eaten by this guy. How could there be such a monster on the island? Was it an accident or a deliberate arrangement? Wasn't it said that the Saintess Trial was very simple and there would be no danger?"

He looked at Liu Qingqing questioningly, and Liu Qingqing replied, "As far as I know, the first trial is indeed not dangerous. Senior Zhu Hao said that selecting a Holy Maiden is not like raising poisonous insects; there won't be a cruel elimination mechanism."

As the two were talking, the monster made a move. With a light step, it seemed to use Technique Method to shrink the distance to an inch, quickly covering a distance of more than twenty meters. Its speed instantly accelerated to the limit, and One Sword was thrust out like lightning, exactly the same as the One Sword that He Jinyin had used to pierce him back then.

Faced with this fluid One Sword, Si Ming extended a finger, directly blocking the sword tip. It was as if he had anticipated the opponent's attack location, perfectly blocking the sword tip and preventing it from advancing even an inch.

"Come on, unleash your full power. If you can force me to use my second finger, you win."

Faced with an opponent who was different from the crowd, Si Ming felt a strong urge to show off.

"Ten Thousand Ravines Vie to Flow!"