Elemental Strange Beasts' Abilities, the Ruthless Vine Soul Beast

"Screech!"

Bi Fang let out a piercing cry, and its spinning body abruptly came to a stop.

The flames covering its body were now "on their last legs," and its form had also become somewhat translucent.

Fire Feather Meteor had ended.

Li Yu raised a hand and voluntarily dispelled Bi Fang.

Feeling the scant Soul Power left in his body, he chose not to summon Bi Fang again.

"Next, let's see what you can do."

Li Yu's gaze fell upon Hooked Snake.

Hooked Snake, which had long been coiled outside the water bubble created by Ying Yu, seemed to sense something. Its head, previously lowered in vigilance, immediately lifted.

A special mucus began to seep from the hundreds of spikes along its sides.

What was astonishing was that the mucus vanished the instant it fell, transforming into a thick Light Purple Mist that spread in all directions.

In just a few moments,

the clear view outside the water bubble was obscured once more.

This time, however, it was because of Hooked Snake.

Gradually, as more mucus was secreted, the mist grew increasingly dense.

The originally Light Purple Mist had now turned Deep Purple.

And Hooked Snake concealed its body within the mist!

If Li Yu had not possessed absolute control over Hooked Snake and been able to share its vision,

then even with the Spiritual Power and eyesight he had gained after consuming Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, he would likely have only been able to make out Hooked Snake's general direction.

Finding it directly would have been extremely difficult.

At that moment,

the countless vines that had retreated beneath Bi Fang's Fire Feather Meteor began moving again.

This time, the Vine Soul Beast's movements were noticeably more "brutish" than before.

Clearly, it had been thoroughly enraged!

But that was exactly the opportunity Li Yu needed!

One vine after another plunged into the Purple Mist without hesitation, seemingly believing that the mist could not affect it.

However,

the instant those vines entered the Purple Mist, a sizzling sound rang out!

The Purple Mist around the vines was like Cold Air suddenly encountering condensation nuclei, instantly gathering once more into the mucus Hooked Snake had initially secreted!

That mucus not only contained Hooked Snake's Potent Toxin, but also possessed extremely strong corrosive properties!

At that moment,

the mucus flowed over the vines like Dewdrops.

Acrid Smoke rose everywhere it passed!

As the sizzling continued, the Vine Soul Beast seemed to feel pain as well.

The vines that had originally stabbed toward the water bubble at the center of the mist all fell into chaos.

It forcefully lashed the ground, seemingly trying to wipe the mucus from its vines that way.

But the more it did so, the more mucus from the Purple Mist that touched "condensation nuclei" stuck to its vines.

What was even more fatal was this.

When the Vine Soul Beast realized that striking the ground was useless and would only cause it to pick up more mucus, and tried to sever its own vines to escape,

it discovered in despair that the mucus clinging to the vines was actually flowing along them toward its Main Body.

"I didn't expect it to have such a Miraculous Effect!"

Naturally, Li Yu took in the entire scene.

He was pleasantly surprised as well. He had never expected Hooked Snake's ability to produce such a Miraculous Effect.

In his original plan,

this Vine Soul Beast was a Plant-type Soul Beast, so Fire Attribute Bi Fang should have been the most effective at countering it and the most capable of harming it among his current abilities.

Therefore, after seeing Bi Fang use All Efforts without dealing much damage to the Vine Soul Beast,

he had summoned Hooked Snake.

But all he had intended was for Hooked Snake to Delay Time while he used the opportunity to search for a way out.

Yet Hooked Snake's attack had exceeded his expectations.

If he had merely been putting on a brave front before,

then now, he truly had confidence that he could fight this Vine Soul Beast.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, a violent explosion rang out, startling even Li Yu.

Then, through the vision he shared with Hooked Snake, he saw

that the vines which had been swaying and continuously striking the ground all burst apart at the same time!

Countless shattered vines sprayed outward with Hooked Snake's mucus and the emerald-green sap from within their own bodies. Even the dense Purple Mist gradually dispersed from the blast!

For a moment,

the world outside the water bubble seemed to have become the scene of a biological disaster!

Emerald-green sap and purple mucus were scattered everywhere, looking especially disgusting!

"Hoo, hoo!"

At the same time,

Ying Yu, which had been guarding Li Yu's side, suddenly cried out in warning.

Li Yu jolted, realizing danger was approaching.

The next moment,

Pfft!

A vine suddenly shot up from underground.

At its tip was an Emerald Crystal unlike those on the other vines.

That crystal was incomparably sharp. With it, the vine actually pierced straight into the enormous water bubble!

The water bubble burst.

Fortunately, Li Yu had already reached out and pulled Dugu Yan away the instant Ying Yu gave its warning.

Otherwise, Dugu Yan would likely have been skewered by that vine by now!

Because the spot where the vine had erupted was precisely where Dugu Yan had been standing.

Even after the attack appeared, Dugu Yan had been unable to help much, but she had kept her Martial Soul Possession active so that she would not become a burden to Li Yu.

Yet even so, against the attack of a Vine Soul Beast that had reached the Ten Thousand Years level, such defenses were still of no use.

"Pant, pant~"

Dugu Yan clutched Li Yu's sleeve tightly, gasping for breath.

She stared in terror at the vine, which resembled a long snake with an Emerald Crystal at its tip, "glaring" at her and Li Yu. Her heart was filled with lingering fear.

She had no doubt whatsoever that if Li Yu had not reacted so quickly, she would have met her great-grandmother before her grandfather Dugu Bo did!

"Hoo, hoo!"

Ying Yu spat out two water bubbles, which landed separately on Li Yu and Dugu Yan.

The instant the bubbles touched their bodies, they burst.

Immediately afterward, a faint film of water element formed over their bodies, giving off a soft glow like a special protective barrier.

Feeling the water-element film over his skin, a strange glint flashed through Li Yu's eyes.

At that moment, he could actually feel that the recovery rate of Soul Power within his body had noticeably increased!

This water-element film could actually accelerate Soul Power recovery!

Looks like I still need to properly familiarize myself with their abilities when I have the time!

Li Yu muttered to himself.

Although Bi Fang and Ying Yu were connected to his thoughts, that only meant they carried out his intentions!

Their specific abilities, however, were not listed in detail like the ones on his system panel.

After all,

these strange beasts looked lively, but they did not actually possess souls of their own. They were ultimately just condensed from Li Yu's elemental power.

All their actions were directed by Li Yu.

The abilities Bi Fang and Ying Yu had used so far had also only been discovered and used after Li Yu controlled them more "deeply."

In other words, they still were not familiar enough with one another.

Their ability to keep tangling with this Vine Soul Beast until now had relied entirely on Li Yu's improvised responses!

At this moment,

Li Yu suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. It seemed that some terrifying existence was watching him!