"Damn it, how had all these demon beasts become so cunning? They were even more crafty and treacherous than humans!" Xiao Hua grumbled inwardly. The monster had charged so directly that his As-You-Wish Staff had not fully descended; the force behind it was surely far weaker than it would have been after completing its fall. This monster's move had seized the slightest initiative.
With a muffled bang, the As-You-Wish Staff struck the monster's back—indeed, the monster had deliberately offered up that back. Xiao Hua felt his arms shudder violently, then saw an oily sheen flash across the monster's body as his As-You-Wish Staff slid off its hide once more. He could also see clearly that, as the staff slipped away, the muscles beneath the creature's oily skin quivered rapidly. Rather than fear, it was more like the beast was dissipating the force!
"Immortal friend..." The burly man's imposing voice carried over. "This beast is called a Void Piercing Beast. Not only can it move freely through the void, but its entire body is covered in a strange grease. That grease is too slick to grasp and is what allows it to travel through the void. Without a weapon capable of tearing apart space, it will be difficult to deal with."
"Damn it, I'll make you dodge! I'll make you dodge!" Hearing the burly man's warning, then seeing him battle the strange insect with great gusto, nowhere near as bedraggled as himself, Xiao Hua felt thoroughly humiliated. His five-zhang Vajra Dharma Body swung the As-You-Wish Staff madly through the air, unleashing the Heaven-Piercing Staff Techniques. Each blow was faster than the last, each strike tighter than the last, relentlessly pursuing the monster.
At first, the monster could still endure it, like a lump of oily dough that let Xiao Hua hammer