Bai Xiao's Bio-Armor

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

Orange fur appeared on his arms, and his fingers transformed into black claws.

His eyes became black beast pupils, fixed fiercely on 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 in his right hand and rushed forward to block.

Bang!

Using the force of the collision, the two began their first exchange of probing attacks.

Bai Xiao was instantly sent flying by the mercenary's strength. The tremendous force made him spin through the air before he could disperse it.

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

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

Whoosh—

A sharp sound tore through the air.

Alarm bells rang wildly in Wang Shi's heart. Without even turning his head, he relied on instinct and threw himself to the side.

Thud—

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

This patch of land was Bai Xiao's lair. Having always suffered from a "fear of insufficient firepower," Bai Xiao had set up over a hundred traps here—concealment, killing, storage, and all sorts of other functions.

This was also the confidence Bai Xiao had to clash head-on with the burly man.

Wang Shi had only just risen from the ground when he heard an unusual sound in the grass beneath him.

The next second, a fierce gust struck toward his face.

A huge bloody fist came at his vital point. In his panic, he could only raise his arms to block.

Boom—

Wang Shi was blasted away.

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

The monster was about eight chi tall. Other than the clothing covering its torso, the muscles on its limbs were exposed, bloody red and grotesque.

Wang Shi could see vicious bone spikes on "its" arms, streaked with crimson blood. One look was enough to tell that they were highly lethal.

Most peculiar was "its" head. Several strange horns protruded from it, while its face was covered by a wooden mask. Blue eyes glowed beneath it.

Fear overwhelmed his rage, and the anger in Wang Shi's heart instantly faded by more than half. He was frightened by the terrifying creature before him.

Wang Shi simply could not figure out what exactly he was fighting!

Bai Xiao's arms looked as though human skin had been stripped away, exposing the muscles beneath. Their appearance was utterly horrifying.

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

Bai Xiao had previously been able to use his Cell Martial Soul to Assimilate Blue Silver Grass and thereby control its growth. He had thought that if plants worked, then animals should work too!

After continuous research, Bai Xiao discovered that he could Assimilate the body tissues of dead animals and control them.

Bai Xiao gathered the muscle tissues from soul beast corpses and used his Martial Soul to control and assemble them. He also used some plant tissue to supply them with nutrients and maintain their vitality.

That was how Bai Xiao created "Bio-Armor Muscle One," which could attach itself to his body.

This armor greatly enhanced Bai Xiao's strength and agility while providing a certain degree of protection.

Its only drawback was that Bai Xiao's body was currently too weak. Once he used the armor to unleash too much force, the backlash would injure him. (And it was a bit ugly too—after all, this was power Bai Xiao had traded his looks for.)

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

It left Wang Shi conflicted for a moment. Then his expression tightened, and flames erupted from his body.

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

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

Wang Shi truly deserved his reputation as an experienced mercenary. Hearing movement behind him, he gripped the knife hilt with one hand and braced the back of the blade with the other, blocking Black Leopard's attack.

Seeing this, Bai Xiao raised his right fist.

Whoosh!

Flames covered Bai Xiao's right hand as he punched toward Wang Shi's side.

With a crack, Bai Xiao sent Wang Shi flying.

Wang Shi staggered as he tried to rise from the ground, only to see Bai Xiao pull 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 had apparently torn through an artery, and blood continuously sprayed from his wound.

The madness on his face was swallowed by despair. Cold sweat covered his deathly pale face as he endlessly muttered words like "mercy" and "please spare me."

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

Silently, he watched Wang Shi be taken away by death.

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

Bai Xiao still remained unmoved, standing there quietly and watching Wang Shi.

Gradually, Wang Shi's voice grew softer and softer until it vanished completely.

Bai Xiao continued watching 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 several times.

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

Black Leopard sat nearby, watching Bai Xiao handle the bodies.

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

Still wearing the Bio-Armor, Bai Xiao slapped the unsuspecting Black Leopard away, then immediately gave it a vicious beating.

Since arriving in Douluo Continent, Bai Xiao had seen much of humanity's darkness. It echoed a line Wei De had said in Three-Body: "Lose humanity, lose much. Lose animality, lose everything."

He had abandoned his old values and survived by accepting a new lower limit, but he still had his own bottom line. He would never allow a beast to eat human flesh before his eyes, even if it was an enemy's corpse!!!

Bai Xiao grabbed the head of the Black Leopard soul beast with one hand and pointed at the corpse with the other. Whether Black Leopard could understand or not, Bai Xiao told it, "Now that you're following me, 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 Black Leopard looked more like a helpless child.