Chapter 765 - 695: Axe

Chapter 765: Chapter 695: Axe

Tu Xiao’an immediately realized that the Ghost Wanderer currently attacking him was not the same one from before.

This Ghost Wanderer was noticeably much larger, comparable to a venomous snake about a meter long.

Its entire body was cyan, with smooth, translucent skin. It had no visible scales, yet it was exceptionally tough.

This toughness made Tu Xiao’an feel its defenses were even stronger than those of the Little Green Qilin Dragon King he had encountered before.

After forcing the Big Ghost Wanderer back with a few slashes, Tu Xiao’an used Conscious Insight on it.

"Ding... Ghost Wanderer, a mutated Exotic Beast from the War Relics, Level 36."

’Holy crap, this Ghost Wanderer is actually Level 36, Demon King Level! No wonder it’s so big.’

’Well, it wasn’t *that* big—only about a meter—but it was much larger than the previous one.’

’And it seemed much stronger, too.’

’Otherwise, there’s no way it could have blocked my Heaven Swaying Sword.’

’The Heaven Swaying Sword’s sharpness was self-evident. I haven’t met many creatures that could withstand it with their bare flesh.’

’I didn’t expect there to be more than one of these damn things.’

HISS...!

The Ghost Wanderer’s sneak attack had failed, and its body stung from the strikes of the Heaven Swaying Sword. But it didn’t give up. It shot toward Tu Xiao’an again, its cyan form tracing a beautiful arc through the air.

"Courting death."

’I don’t care if you’re Level 34 or Level 36. What might be a catastrophe for others is all the same to me.’

The Heaven Swaying Sword vibrated, and a torrent of violent Energy erupted from it. The blade then seemed to multiply out of thin air, becoming a thousand sword shadows that slashed toward the incoming Ghost Wanderer.

Although the Ghost Wanderer’s body was tough, it didn’t dare to take Tu Xiao’an’s sword head-on. Tough it may be, but getting struck still hurt.

It dodged and weaved, its phantom-like form flitting left and right as it engaged Tu Xiao’an in a guerrilla-style fight.

After missing several times, Tu Xiao’an’s demonic eyes narrowed. ’Damn it! Consciousness Power, suppress it!’ His power immediately enveloped the area.

The Ghost Wanderer was immediately crushed by a heavy pressure, and its speed plummeted. It was like a fish struggling to swim through mud.

’Still trying to get fancy with me?’ Tu Xiao’an thought, raising his Heaven Swaying Sword and unleashing a flurry of wild slashes.

He clearly despised this kind of ghostly creature and had no intention of taming it.

CLANG... CLANG... CLANG...!

Enveloped by the powerful Consciousness Power, the Ghost Wanderer’s speed dropped drastically. It could no longer dodge Tu Xiao’an’s sword.

After dozens of strikes, the Ghost Wanderer was knocked to the ground by one of Tu Xiao’an’s slashes.

Gashes appeared on its smooth, translucent body, from which green blood oozed.

"Come on, you damn thing, attack me again!"

Tu Xiao’an chuckled and beckoned to the Ghost Wanderer that was arching its body on the ground.

"HISS..."

The Ghost Wanderer shrieked menacingly at Tu Xiao’an. Its tiny eyes radiated a demonic aura, conveying an unspeakable ferocity and terror.

It made one afraid to meet its gaze.

WHOOSH...!

The Ghost Wanderer moved again, but this time, instead of pouncing on Tu Xiao’an, it darted away in the opposite direction.

’It’s running! It wants to escape!’

The brief exchange was enough for the Ghost Wanderer to realize it couldn’t kill this person in a direct confrontation.

So it could only choose to retreat and escape rather than continue to suffer.

’Hmph. Since you’re here, don’t even think about leaving.’

’One already escaped from me. If I let this one get away too, what would that do to my reputation?’

’No matter what, I have to finish this today—pull it out by the roots.’

If Tu Xiao’an had known that the Ghost Wanderer that escaped earlier had been eaten by this current one, he might not have been so hung up on it.

Just as the Ghost Wanderer darted away, a cold light flashed and struck it.

In an instant, the Ghost Wanderer’s body was sliced in two. The severed halves began to writhe on the ground.

Tu Xiao’an froze for a moment. It was the Skeleton Monster, wielding its axe.

’Huh...? That axe is so sharp?’

Tu Xiao’an was astonished. Without a second thought, he willed a wave of Celestial Fire to wash over the two halves of the Ghost Wanderer’s body.

’This damn thing’s Life Force is terrifyingly resilient,’ he thought. ’Just cutting it in two is nowhere near enough to kill it.’

It was like a centipede that keeps wriggling even after death.

Covered by the Celestial Fire, the Ghost Wanderer let out a wretched shriek and struggled within the flames.

But its struggles didn’t last long. Soon, it was reduced to ash, with not even a speck left behind.

"Ying ying ying!"

The Skeleton Monster waved its axe toward Tu Xiao’an, as if looking for praise.

Tu Xiao’an smiled, his gaze falling upon its axe. He’d examined it before and hadn’t thought it was anything special, just incredibly heavy.

’I can’t believe it. My Heaven Swaying Sword couldn’t cut through the Ghost Wanderer’s body, yet this guy split it in two with a single swing of his axe.’

’Looks like the Skeleton Monster really came through.’

’Could it be that the axe only reveals its true power in the Skeleton Monster’s hands?’ he wondered silently.

"Ying ying ying!" The Skeleton Monster waved its axe, continuing to seek praise.

Tu Xiao’an rolled his eyes. "You want a reward, is that it?"

"Ying ying ying!" The Skeleton Monster pointed to the Dao Fruit hanging high up.

’This greedy little bastard never gives up!’

Heh...!

Tu Xiao’an ignored it completely. ’This creature sure has a big appetite.’

’It wants to hoard every good thing it sees.’

’But this time? Not a chance.’

Tu Xiao’an walked toward the large tree, sword in hand. The Celestial Fire had scorched it, but it remained standing, though its vines had all fallen away. As for the spiral-shaped fruit that could change its expression and laugh, it wasn’t laughing anymore.

It swayed back and forth, as if desperately trying to shake itself loose and make a run for it.

But by the looks of it, it was completely incapable of getting itself down.

It could only watch in terror as Tu Xiao’an slowly approached.

Standing under the tree, the corner of Tu Xiao’an’s mouth curled up slightly. He didn’t immediately pick the fruit, but instead thrust the Heaven Swaying Sword into the tree’s trunk.

GROAN...!

The tree trunk let out what sounded like a muffled groan and began to bleed green blood.

In an instant, the great tree seemed to age hundreds of years, withering away.

PLOP...!

The spiral-shaped fruit at the top of the tree fell.

Tu Xiao’an, with his quick reflexes, caught it.

’So if you kill the tree, the fruit falls off on its own.’

In Tu Xiao’an’s hand, the spiral-shaped fruit was perfectly still. It had no trace of Spiritual Qi or anything else unusual about it. Aside from its appearance, it seemed no different from an ordinary piece of fruit.

"Come on, give me another laugh," Tu Xiao’an said to the fruit.

But the fruit didn’t react at all.

’Did killing the tree make the fruit go brain-dead or something?’ he wondered.

’Or maybe it’s dead?’

’Should I eat it or not?’ Tu Xiao’an hesitated.

’No matter how amazing this fruit might be, it would be a bit of a waste for me to eat it myself.’

’My Realm is too high now. Heavenly and Earthly Treasures don’t have much of an effect on me anymore.’

’But if this fruit were given to a Peak second Rank Martial Cultivator or a Demon, the benefits for them would be immense.’

’Maybe it would be better to save it and sell it... Ten billion is a lot of money.’

’Such an astronomical sum.’

After weighing his options, Tu Xiao’an decided not to do anything with the fruit for now. If he was lucky enough to find another one, he’d try it then.

Ying ying ying...!

"Shut up."

Tu Xiao’an completely ignored the Skeleton Monster, storing the fruit in his system.