Screech
The grotesque head at the end of the iron chain landed on the city wall with a grinding sound like teeth gnashing, making Wang Ping's teeth ache. Wherever it passed, it left behind a pool of pitch-black sludge that corroded the rammed earth city wall.
At the same time, a pungent stench spread through the air. The moment Wang Ping caught the smell, the Wood Spirit Qi within him sounded an immediate alarm. As expected, it was thick with corpse poison. Fortunately, he had cast the Green Wood Technique on himself and Guangxuan beforehand.
"Yulian!"
"This is so disgusting..."
Yulian's emotions carried a trace of discomfort, yet she did not keep hiding in his sleeve. She rapidly grew larger, circulated spiritual energy, and activated the Inner Armor on Wang Ping's body, forming a greenish-blue barrier around them. This Inner Armor had originally been bought to defend against Foundation Establishment Lightning Tribulation.
At that moment, the disgusting head swung over again along with its barbed iron chain, striking toward Wang Ping's chest. This time, however, Wang Ping did not dodge. He landed atop a battlement and activated the Wood Spirit True Essence within him.
Clang
The disgusting head slammed into the barrier beside Wang Ping with a dull crash. Wang Ping did not budge, and neither did the barrier around him. At the same time, the long sword on his back had already left its sheath. Wrapped in a dense layer of Wood Spirit Qi, it flew along the barbed iron chain and stabbed toward the big man's throat.
Another identical iron chain appeared before the big man. A head hung from its end as well, except this one belonged to a woman. The chain floated through the air like a long snake, and with a hand seal from the