Chapter 491
Chapter 491
As Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan went further in the mine, they met more Yin Ghosts and Cultivators that had been snatched bodies. Xiao Jinting killed three Nascent Souls and a few Golden Cores.
Xu Muan killed a Yin Ghost that sprang on him and said in confusion, “How odd! These cultivators are not idiots. They are scared of you, but they keep coming at you.”
Xiao Jinting frowned and thought for a while before he said, “It wants to escape, so it sent these guys to hold us up.”
There was a hierarchy among the Yin Ghosts, and the low-grade cultivators obey the orders from the king.
The guy that was going to create his body in the mind might feel Xiao Jinting’s arrival.
Xu Muan said, “We have to speed up.”
Xiao Jinting said quickly, “Okay.”
As they spoke, a group of Yin Ghosts attacked them.
“Explode.” Xiao Jinting tossed out a few Thunder Beads, which exploded. Many Yin Ghost Beads scattered everywhere. The Thunder Beads had turned the ghosts into beads.
Suddenly, Xiao Jinting sneezed.
Xu Muan asked, “What’s the matter?”
Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, “I’m fine. Maybe our sons are missing me.”
Xu Muan smiled and said lightly, “I guess Long Xue and Fu Li are missing you. They must be thinking why you haven’t arrived and explored the way for them. They might be impatient.”
Xiao Jinting tilted his head and said, “That’s likely. Let’s hurry up.”
Xu Muan was speechless.
They saw a Yin Ghost Beast that tried to run away. It had three heads. Perhaps it had not finished transfiguring, so it looked transparent and weak.
When it saw Xiao Jinting, anger came into his eyes.
Xiao Jinting attacked it without hesitation and killed it.
After it died, a golden soul bead fell to the ground.
“It’s unlucky.” The Yin Ghost King that could create its own body frightened the ordinary Nascent Souls away. However, Xiao Jinting was not ordinary, and he had the Heavenly Thunder Wood, which was the enemy of the Yin Ghosts.
“It needed some more time,” Xiao Jinting said. If it had created its own body, he might not be its rival.
Xu Muan asked, “We’ve killed it. Shall we go up now?” asked Xu Muan.
Xiao Jinting said, “Yeah.”
They entered the ninth floor, but they didn’t feel the presence of Long Xue and Fu Li.
Xu Muan said, “They got impatient, so they went up to the tenth floor.”
Xiao Jinting nodded and said, “That’s likely.”
Xu Muan asked, “Are you going up?”
Xiao Jinting said, “Yes. We have come this far, and we can’t give up.”
Xu Muan followed Xiao Jinting up to the tenth floor. They felt the intense heat once they arrived.
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Not long after they set foot on the tenth floor, they heard someone giggling.
There came a childish voice, “Here comes two more. This time the tower finally offers me something to eat.”
“The demons and humans are getting weaker. Tens of thousands of years ago, I could always have some food. Although I was not full, I didn’t feel hungry. For several thousand years, none of you managed to go up to the tenth floor, and I am starving.”
The voice sounded energetic.
Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan frowned, feeling their bodies being chained.
Xiao Jinting waved his sword and cut off the blazing chain that bound him.
A demonic beast showed up in front of him. It had a goat’s body and a man’s face. Its eyes were under its arms. He had tiger teeth and human hands. Its head and mouth were big.
Xiao Jinting muttered, “It’s Tao Tie.”
Tao Tie was a mystical, ferocious beast from ancient times. It was greedy, and it had a child’s voice. A Tao Tie was greedy. It was said that A Tao Tie ate itself because it was hungry.
The demonic beast looked greedily at Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan. “Brats, don’t resist. Let me swallow you up and end your pain instantly. Otherwise, I’ll eat you from the feet, and you’ll see how it feels to lose your feet, your legs, and your chest before you lose your head.”
Xu Muan frowned and glanced at Xiao Jinting. “Jinting, did it eat up Long Xue and Fu Li?”
Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, “Not so fast.”
The demonic beast was enraged by their disregard, and it dashed toward them ferociously.
Xiao Jinting took out the spiritual swords and warded it off.
The beast widened its eyes and asked in surprise, “Heavenly Thunder Wood? Where did you get it? It’s scarce in the Immortal World. Why do you have this?”
Xu Muan was shocked. The demonic beast knew about the Immortal World. It didn’t seem to be simple. The Tower of Babel was said to be a treasure that fell from the Immortal World, and it seemed the rumor was real.
Xiao Jinting attacked the beast with the swords, and it agilely dodged.
Xiao Jinting’s face turned hard. He saw amusement in the beast’s eyes. It seemed he had stabbed it, but he didn’t cause any injuries. The beast was fooling him.
The beast jumped up and down and said with a smirk, “Come on. I’m immortal. Although your wood is nice, it can’t kill me.”