Less than half the time remained...
The tattoo on Li Qingzhi's right arm had spread to his shoulder. He panted heavily, his mind in turmoil.
"...It can't be killed."
"Why can't it be killed? Even a tier 10 eerie has to die if its true body is struck. Why won't this eerie die?"
Could this eerie possibly be above tier 10—Tier 11 or higher?
Beside him, Ji Yan was still analyzing the two hidden messages.
He turned to Li Qingzhi. "Under what circumstances can your eerie blade fail to kill an eerie?"
Li Qingzhi shook his head. "Strike its origin, and it must die. Strike a vital point, and it may not."
"This is an [Authority]. Even order cannot defy it, regardless of what kind of rules this eerie has!"
Yet the "eerie" before them simply would not die.
As Li Qingzhi spoke, the "eerie's" chest cavity split open again. A bizarre creature with a human face and a spider-like head crawled out, opening its mouth to spit webs.
In an instant, the mass of webbing transformed into countless fine threads, forming a killing cage!
Ji Yan drew the [Eerie Samurai Sword] and unleashed Drawing Slash, severing the webs.
But even more webs formed into threads and swept in to kill him. Ji Yan repeatedly unleashed "Drawing Slash," cutting them apart one by one, but the blade began to hum from the continuous activations.
"The human-headed centipede from before was Tier 5."
"This human-headed spider is Tier 7."
"This 'eerie' can breed eerie creatures on its own, and each one is stronger than the last. Is that its bizarre ability?"
No...
The information from [Omniscient Understanding] emphasized its "unknown identity," granting it an invincible, undying setting!
Even Li Qingzhi's [Rare] eerie blade could not cut through that setting.
What could