Extraordinary Power of Principles
A woman wearing revealing clothing does not necessarily mean she is pleasing to the eye.
At least that's how the women presented through Zhang Manqian's lens are.
The combination of revealing clothing and the phrase "sharp-faced and monkey-like" seems incongruous, yet it appears strangely on the woman.
"You should sort out the trouble you caused yourself!"
"Where exactly is Xuanming? Why are you waiting for me here? I've been reduced to this state, why are you still being so rude?"
Zhang Xuezhou slowly stepped back, while Huang Daoxian, in his hyena form, watched the woman warily, barking warning barks from time to time, and chattering incessantly, his spirit vibrating as he questioned Zhang Xuezhou, seeking the reason for Xuanming's urgent call.
"Sizzle!"
Zhang Xuezhou frowned.
His gaze swept over the 'woman' emitting a low hissing sound.
The woman was dressed very lightly, and the armor covering her body resembled that of Ren Anran after Xuanming withdrew most of his Xuan Qi. However, unlike the heavy Xuan Qi armor that Ren Anran possessed, the woman's armor was embedded in her flesh.
In other words, this red armor was originally part of the woman's body.
The names of Qin Meng's many fiery meteor creatures flashed through his mind, making it difficult for him to determine the other party's identity for a moment.
Zhang Xuezhou had intended to use Huang Daoxian's abilities, but he never expected that Huang Daoxian would use his power, thus leading him into his current predicament.
"If you keep nagging, I'll keep cursing at you!"
Zhang Xuezhou reluctantly swallowed the censored words he was using and had no choice but to focus his attention on the woman.
He could sense the woman's mockery; she seemed to be dangling behind Huang Daoxian, waiting to wipe him and his allies out in one fell swoop.
In the woman's eyes, he was in cahoots with Huang Daoxian, and would be targeted as such.
What did you do to her? Why is she so persistent in pursuing you?
Huang Daoxian on the bronze tortoise moved at lightning speed, the scenery behind him flashing by like fleeting shadows. Knowing that the other party would definitely come looking for him, Zhang Xuezhou didn't pay too much attention after staring at him for a while. How could he have imagined that Huang Daoxian had dragged such a huge mess? The other party probably wanted to use Xuanming's power to take down the other party.
As a seasoned practitioner of manipulation, Huang Daoxian was all too familiar with this method of achieving goals by relying on a third party.
Zhang Xuezhou hadn't even considered how to leverage a third party, yet he himself had become Huang Daoxian's third party.
"This is no laughing matter. You'd better explain clearly where Xuanming went, and don't tell me you can use Xuanming's Principle to summon me!"
Huang Daoxian's face showed impatience, and the thin layer of fur on his body stood up.
"This guy has divinity within him, he can't be killed no matter what, only Xuanming can handle him," Huang Daoxian exclaimed.
What is divinity?
"A transcendent Principle power, as different from our own power as water and iron. If Xuanming doesn't remove the iron from her body, we can't kill her!"
Why did you provoke her?
"I thought Xuanming could handle her and use her as a gift!"
Huang Daoxian's dog mouth roared incessantly, emitting waves of mental shock. He felt that after his luck was ruined, his life was going downhill, and everything he did was unlucky.
He originally intended to meet his partner to see if there was any chance of reconciliation through this deal, but he never expected to encounter Zhang Xuezhou, this imposter.
Even though he caused the trouble, if the problem can't be solved, he'll be tormented to death.
"Then you're in trouble," Zhang Xuezhou said.
"I'm not in a bad situation, I can still escape," Huang Daoxian replied.
"As long as I shout 'Huang Dao, save me,' you won't be able to leave. You'll definitely block my way and take the disaster away. Do you believe me?" Zhang Xuezhou said.
"Only a dog would believe such a thing!"
Huang Daoxian called out twice, his gaze sweeping around as he prepared to exert force with all four limbs.
But before he could run out like the wind, a voice cried out, "Zodiac, save me!"
In just a short moment, the call of a loved one resounded in my heart.
This was an emotion Huang Daoxian shouldn't have had, an emotion he had forgotten for many years, but those four simple words instantly stirred up emotions he had never felt before.
When his gaze swept over Zhang Xuezhou's face, he even saw some resemblance to his own parents in Zhang Xuezhou's features.
"It's over!"
Huang Daoxian's heart skipped a beat, and the dog's paws, beyond his control, abruptly changed direction.
The sudden burst of movement caused the woman in red armor to spring up like a spring.
When Zhang Xuezhou called out to Huang Daoxian, the woman leaped more than twenty meters.
If Huang Daoxian hadn't stopped and turned back, the other party must have intercepted him at just the right moment.
"What did you take from her?"
With the acupoints opened by the Body Body Technique, Law Power also appeared under his feet, and Zhang Xuezhou was also ready to slip away unscathed.
The most troublesome thing is that this is a key area of Brampeda City. Introducing a fire meteor creature into such a place would be devastating, likely surpassing the catastrophe of several Sequence Holder' chaotic old age.
"I just trampled her offspring to death," Huang Daoxian replied impatiently.
"Then you should..." Zhang Xuezhou retorted.
"That being is a manifestation of the Spider God; if it gets out, none of us will be able to play!"
As Huang Daoxian answered quickly again, Zhang Xuezhou only saw a flash of red. He blinked and quickly retreated. A red blade, as tall as a man, flashed past where he had been standing, cutting the paving stones in two without making a sound.
"Zodiac, save me!"
Seeing Huang Daoxian shrink back, seemingly about to use his ability to transform into a blood-red rainbow to escape and take Zhang Xuezhou down with him, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but shout again.
"What Principle have you planted within me?!"
His body abruptly stopped in his tracks once more, and Huang Daoxian, regaining his senses, couldn't help but burst into curses.
But at least for a brief moment, he noticed a strange sense of guilt creeping into his heart.
"Why should I feel guilty? Why do I see him like a family member? He ruined my century-long pioneering efforts, causing me to flee in disgrace. He is clearly my mortal enemy, so how could I..."
Huang Daoxian has too many complicated emotions to express.
He thought he had escaped everything, but he found that he had not escaped his misery.
His former adversary, who had once defeated and then let him go, still held him firmly in his grasp. After simply summoning him back, he was controlled again.
The Blood Escape Technique, meant for escaping, inexplicably came to a halt. Huang Daoxian hopped on all fours, only to find that the dog hair on his body had shrunk even further.
"You, the embodiment of the rules, and you!"
After quickly dodging the red-armored woman's attacks and having a brief exchange with Zhang Xuezhou, Huang Daoxian and Zhang Xuezhou finally heard the piercing mental fluctuations emanating from the woman's mouth.
The woman opened her mouth, and four sharp mouthparts instantly burst through her oral cavity, then slowly rotated. Gone was her monkey-like appearance; she no longer resembled a human. Her gaze was fixed not only on Huang Daoxian but also on Zhang Xuezhou.
"You are worthy to be sacrifices to the matriarch!"
As the mouthpiece slowly rotated to express its will, the alarm bells in the research institute blared.
A short while later, the deafening alarm blared, and all the lights in the area were turned on, illuminating the area brightly. Several powerful lights shone directly on the woman, causing her to clutch her head and scream piercingly.
"She seems a little afraid of light?"
As Huang Daoxian exclaimed in surprise, he saw the woman's body burst open like a piece of waste paper, and a ten-foot-long black-legged, red-bellied human-faced spider crawled out of the shell.