Bai Xiao's Bio-Armor

Wang Shi's face twisted with madness as he summoned his Martial Soul Possession.

Orange fur sprouted across his arms, and his fingers transformed into black claws.

His eyes became black beast pupils, locked tightly onto Bai Xiao.

Looking at the "beastman" before him, every hair on Bai Xiao's body stood on end. He could feel killing intent bearing down on him.

Bai Xiao gripped his dagger in a reverse hold with his right hand and rushed forward to block.

Bang!

Borrowing the force of the impact, the two launched their first round of probing attacks.

Bai Xiao was instantly sent flying by the mercenary's strength. The tremendous force made him tumble through the air several times before he could bleed it away.

The moment Bai Xiao landed, he rolled across the ground, and his figure vanished into the grass.

Wang Shi froze. His mind could not understand how a living person had vanished into thin air.

Whoosh~

A sharp sound tore through the air.

Alarm bells blared in Wang Shi's heart. Without even turning his head, he trusted his instincts and threw himself to the side.

Swish~

The next second, a wooden spear buried itself deeply in the spot where he had just stood.

This land was Bai Xiao's lair. Suffering from a constant "fear of insufficient firepower," Bai Xiao had set up over a hundred traps here—concealment traps, killing traps, storage traps, with every kind of function imaginable.

This was also the confidence that let Bai Xiao go head-to-head with the burly man.

Wang Shi had only just gotten to his feet when he heard movement in the grass beneath him.

The next second, a foul wind swept toward his face.

A huge bloody fist hurtled toward his vital points. In his panic, he could only raise his arms to block.

Boom!

Wang Shi was blasted straight away.

After landing, he clutched his numb arms and stared fixedly in the direction of the attack. A horrifying "monster" stood there.

The monster was roughly eight feet tall. Other than its torso, which was covered by clothing, its limbs were all bare, exposed crimson muscle, making for a terrifying sight.

Wang Shi could see savage bone spurs protruding from its arms, streaked with scarlet blood. One look was enough to tell that they were no less than deadly.

The strangest part was its head. Several bizarre horns grew from it, while its face was covered by a wooden mask. Blue eyes shone from behind it.

Fear washed away anger, and most of the rage in Wang Shi's heart instantly dispersed. He was frightened by the terrifying creature before him.

Wang Shi truly could not figure out what exactly he was fighting.

At this moment, Bai Xiao's arms looked as though human skin had been peeled away, leaving the muscles beneath directly exposed. Their appearance was deeply unsettling.

This was Bai Xiao's trump card: the "Bio-Armor."

Previously, Bai Xiao had been able to use his Cell Martial Soul to assimilate Blue Silver Grass, thereby controlling its growth. He thought, if plants worked, then animals should work too!

After continuous research, Bai Xiao discovered that he could assimilate the body tissue of dead animals and then control it.

Bai Xiao collected the muscle tissue from Soul Beast corpses and used his Martial Soul to gather it together. He also used some plant tissue to supply it with nutrients, maintaining its vitality.

And so, Bai Xiao created "Bio-Armor Muscle One," which could adhere to his body.

This armor could greatly enhance Bai Xiao's strength and agility, while also providing a certain degree of protection.

Its only drawback was that Bai Xiao's body was currently too weak. If he used the armor to unleash excessive strength, the recoil would injure him as well. Of course, there was another issue—it was rather ugly. After all, this was strength Bai Xiao had traded his looks for.

Bai Xiao's Bio-Armor had clearly frightened Wang Shi.

It left Wang Shi tangled in hesitation. Suddenly, his expression tightened, and flames erupted from his body.

The instant Bai Xiao saw it, he knew Wang Shi was using a soul skill. Though those flames would not injure Bai Xiao, they would still cause him some trouble.

The Black Leopard had not been idle either. The moment the two collided, it had moved behind Wang Shi. After Wang Shi unleashed his soul skill, it pounced fiercely.

Wang Shi was indeed an experienced mercenary. Hearing movement behind him, he gripped the knife hilt with one hand and braced the blade's spine with the other, blocking the Black Leopard's attack.

Seeing this, Bai Xiao raised his right fist.

With a sharp swish!

Flames covered Bai Xiao's right hand as he drove a punch into Wang Shi's side.

With a crack, Wang Shi was flipped over and sent flying.

Wang Shi landed on the ground and swayed as he tried to climb up, only to see Bai Xiao pull out a wooden spear from behind his back and hurl it at him.

The spear pierced through Wang Shi's chest and nailed him to the ground. It must have torn through an artery, because blood continuously sprayed from his wound.

The madness on his face was swallowed by despair. Cold sweat covered his deathly pale face, and words like "mercy" spilled endlessly from his mouth.

Bai Xiao remained unmoved. He stood far away from Wang Shi, guarding against a final desperate counterattack.

He quietly watched as Wang Shi was taken away by death.

Gradually, the pleas from Wang Shi's mouth turned into curses.

Bai Xiao still did not react. He stood there silently, watching Wang Shi.

Gradually, Wang Shi's voice grew softer and softer until there was no sound at all.

Bai Xiao continued to watch calmly.

A while after Wang Shi had fallen silent, Bai Xiao suddenly pulled another wooden spear from behind his back and threw it.

It nailed itself into Wang Shi's corpse, which unexpectedly twitched a few times.

Only then did Bai Xiao relax and begin his work—looting the bodies.

Nearby, the Black Leopard sat and watched Bai Xiao handle the corpses.

After Bai Xiao had stripped everything from the fat man's corpse, he prepared to search the mercenary when the Black Leopard walked over to the fat man, about to eat his flesh.

Still wearing his Bio-Armor, Bai Xiao slapped the unprepared Black Leopard away, then followed it up with a savage beating.

Since coming to Douluo Continent, Bai Xiao had seen much of humanity's darkness. It was just as Wade had said in Three-Body: "Lose your humanity, lose much; lose your beast nature, lose everything."

He had abandoned his former values and survived with a new, lower bottom line. Yet he still had his own limits. He would never allow a beast to eat human flesh in front of him, even if it was an enemy's corpse!!!

Bai Xiao held the Black Leopard Soul Beast by the head with one hand and pointed at the corpse with the other. Whether the Black Leopard understood or not, Bai Xiao said, "If you follow me from now on, you must never eat human flesh!!!"

After saying that, Bai Xiao clenched his fist and fixed a blazing gaze on the trembling Black Leopard. At that moment, Bai Xiao looked more like a beast, while the Black Leopard looked more like a helpless child.