“ kě néng yào xún zhǎo qí lín huǒ mài ， rú guǒ hēi mǎng fū rén yǔn luò ， tiān chén dān zhī zhēng qǐ fēi pào tāng le ？” yuè ér liǎn shàng mǎn shì bù jiě zhī sè 。
“可能要寻找麒麟火脉，如果黑蟒夫人陨落，天尘丹之争岂非泡汤了？”月儿脸上满是不解之色。
"Perhaps we need to find the Qilin Fire Vein. If Lady Black Mamba perishes, wouldn't that make all our efforts on the Heavenly Dust Pill in vain?" Moon's face showed a look of confusion.
“ shǎ yā tou ， huǒ mài wǒ zhì zài bì děi ， dàn rú jīn què hái bù xū yào chā shǒu ， hé shí xū gān shè ， zhè zhōng jiān de fēn cùn ， shào yé wǒ zì rán xīn zhōng dé yǒu shù 。” lín xuān liǎn lù wēi xiào de shuō 。
“傻丫头，火脉我志在必得，但如今却还不需要插手，何时需干涉，这中间的分寸，少爷我自然心中得有数。”林轩脸露微笑的说。
"Stupid girl, I must obtain the Fire Vein, but for now, there’s no need to interfere. When and how much to intervene—these subtleties are naturally clear to me," Lin Xuan said with a smile.
yuè ér duì lín xuān xiàng lái xìn fú ， jiàn tā yī hūn zì xìn mǎn mǎn de yàng zi ， yě jiù bù zài hú luàn kāi kǒu 。
月儿对林轩向来信服，见他一昏自信满满的样子，也就不再胡乱开口。
Moon had always trusted Lin Xuan. Seeing him so confident, she didn't dare to speak out of turn.
ér lìng yī biān ， hēi mǎng fū rén zhōng yú qiǎng xiān chū shǒu 。
而另一边，黑蟒夫人终于抢先出手。
On the other side, Lady Black Mamba finally made her move. After all, this was the domain of beasts and demons; the longer they delayed, the less advantageous it would be for herself. Even if she couldn’t defeat the female demon in front of her, she had to make her suffer a bit so that she might have an opportunity to escape.
bì jìng zhè lǐ shì yāo shòu de dì pán ， tuō yán dé yuè jiǔ ， duì zì jǐ yuè méi yǒu hǎo chù ， jiù suàn bù néng jī bài yǎn qián de nǚ yāo ， yě yào ràng tā duō shǎo chī yī xiē kǔ tóu ， zì jǐ cái yǒu jī huì táo zǒu 。
毕竟这里是妖兽的地盘，拖延得越久，对自己越没有好处，就算不能击败眼前的女妖，也要让她多少吃一些苦头，自己才有机会逃走。
Lady Black Mamba stretched out her hand and lightly tapped forward. The silver-horned mamba immediately opened its mouth and spat out a jet of dark black demonic mist. It seemed slow but was actually quick, drifting towards the female demon.
hēi mǎng fū rén shēn chū shǒu ， qīng qīng xiàng qián diǎn chū 。
黑蟒夫人伸出手，轻轻向前点出。
Was it poisonous?
nà yín jiǎo mǎng shé dùn shí zhāng kāi kǒu ， pēn chū yī kǒu qī hēi rú mò de yāo wù ， shì huǎn shí jí ， xiàng zhe nǚ yāo piāo le guò qù 。
那银角蟒蛇顿时张开口，喷出一口漆黑如墨的妖雾，似缓实急，向着女妖飘了过去。
Or did it contain some other divine power?
yǒu dú ？
有毒？
The leopard-headed female demon frowned and didn't intend to clash head-on. Her figure flashed, and she mysteriously vanished from her original spot.
hái shì lǐ miàn yǐn hán shén me bié de shén tōng ？
还是里面隐含什么别的神通？
"What's this?"
bào shǒu nǚ yāo méi tóu … zhòu ， bìng bù dǎ suàn yìng pèng ， shēn xíng yī shǎn ， jìng cóng yuán dì guǐ yì de xiāo shī le 。
豹首女妖眉头…皱，并不打算硬碰，身形一闪，竟从原地诡异的消失了。
Lady Black Mamba's face paled as she realized that Windevasion technique was in play; wasn’t the opponent still a regular transformed beast?
“ zhè shì ……”
“这是……”
Timefang had actually mastered such an enigmatic divine technique.
hēi mǎng fū rén de liǎn sè ， yī xià zi bái le ， fēng dùn shù ， nán dào zì jǐ miàn duì de hái bú shì pǔ tōng de huà xíng qī yāo zú ？
黑蟒夫人的脸色，一下子白了，风遁术，难道自己面对的还不是普通的化形期妖族？
Windevasion technique, simply put, was somewhat akin to instant teleportation. While not as refined, it was no small feat—utilizing the power of wind from the Five Elements, one could swiftly move over short distances at speeds that would leave people speechless.
shí fāng jìng rán huì zhè zhǒng chuán shuō zhōng de guǐ yì shén tōng 。
时方竟然会这种传说中的诡异神通。
Lady Black Mamba had only heard about this before and couldn't afford to be careless now. With a wave of her jade hand, a layer of pink protective shield appeared around her body.
suǒ wèi fēng dùn shù ， jiǎn dān de shuō ， yǒu diǎn lèi sì yú shùn yí ， dāng rán ， jiù xuán miào chéng dù ér yán ， yào shāo chà yī xiē ， dàn yě fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， jiè zhù wǔ xíng zhōng de fēng zhī lì ， kě yǐ zài duǎn jù lí nèi ， yǐ hé rén dèng mù jié shé de sù dù ， kuài sù yóu yí 。
所谓风遁术，简单的说，有点类似于瞬移，当然，就玄妙程度而言，要稍差一些，但也非同小可，借助五行中的风之力，可以在短距离内，以合人瞪目结舌的速度，快速游移。
"Trick!"
hēi mǎng fū rén yǐ qián yě zhǐ shì tīng guò ， cǐ kè zì rán bù gǎn shāo yǒu qīng hū ， yù shǒu yī fú ， yī céng fěn hóng sè de hù zhào jiù chū xiàn yú shēn pīn le 。
黑蟒夫人以前也只是听过，此刻自然不敢稍有轻忽，玉手一拂，一层粉红色的护罩就出现于身拼了。
A flash of red light revealed a giant bald eagle. Its talons were like iron hooks. The protective shield flickered but finally held off the eagle's attack.
cì jī ”
刺机”
The eagle flapped its wings and sat in mid-air, transforming into the leopard-headed female demon again.
hóng guāng yī shǎn ， yī tóu jù dà de tū yīng yìng rù yǎn lián 。
红光一闪，一头巨大的秃鹰映入眼帘。
This time, not only Lady Black Mamba, but Lin Xuan himself was left speechless.
lì zhuǎ yǒu rú tiě gōu ， nà hù zhào shǎn le jǐ shǎn ， zǒng suàn shì dǎng le xià lái 。
利爪有如铁钩，那护罩闪了几闪，总算是挡了下来。
More astonishing developments were to come.
ér tū yīng chì bǎng yī shān ， zài bàn kōng zhōng lüè … pán xī ， yòu biàn huà chéng le nà shuò shǒu rén shēn de nǚ yāo shù 。
而秃鹰翅膀一煽，在半空中略…盘膝，又变化成了那妁首人身的女妖束。
The female demon looked at the halted protective shield with a sneer. She raised her head, letting out an angry roar as her body transformed once more.
zhè yī huí ， bié shuō hēi mǎng fū rén ， biàn shì duǒ zài yī páng de lín xuān ， yě sī yàng mù dèng kǒu dāi qǐ lái “”
这一回，别说黑蟒夫人，便是躲在一旁的林轩，也司样目瞪口呆起来“”
It had been an eagle just now, and now it had become a massive three-zhang bear. A creature of many transformations!
ér gèng lìng rén chà yì de hái zài hòu miàn 。
而更令人诧异的还在后面。
Lady Black Mamba's face was filled with shock; she felt a bitter taste in her mouth.
nà shuò yāo kàn le yǎn qián níng zhì de hù zhào yī yǎn ， zuǐ jiǎo biān qiè chū … lǚ jī cháo zhī sè ， yáng qǐ tóu ， fā chū yī shēng nù hǒu ， mǎn mù dì líng guāng zhī zhōng ， tā de shēn tǐ yòu fā shēng le biàn huà 。
那妁妖看了眼前凝滞的护罩一眼，嘴角边妾出…缕讥嘲之色，扬起头，发出一声怒吼，满目的灵光之中，她的身体又发生了变化。
The term "creature of many transformations" might be unfamiliar to few today but was renowned in ancient times. Legend had it that a million years ago, there existed a strange beast called Banzhu, which could mimic other beasts, from insignificant demon wolves to celestial dragons and phoenixes.
gāng gāng shì tū yīng ， ér xiàn zài ， jū rán biàn chéng le yī tóu gāo dá sān zhū de jù xióng 。 bǎi biàn zhī tǐ ！
刚刚是秃鹰，而现在，居然变成了一头高达三朱的巨熊。百变之体！
Today, such creatures no longer roamed the mortal realm.
hēi mǎng fū rén yī liǎn jīng è ， zhǐ jué zuǐ chún yǒu xiē fā kǔ 。
黑蟒夫人一脸惊愕，只觉嘴唇有些发苦。
Could this female demon actually have Banzhu's bloodline?
suǒ wèi de bǎi biàn zhī tǐ ， xiàn zài kě néng shǎo yǒu rén zhī ， ér zài yuǎn gǔ shí qī ， kě shì dǐng dǐng dà míng 。
所谓的百变之体，现在可能少有人知，而在远古时期，可是鼎鼎大名。
Lady Black Mamba was taken aback by this thought. If so, things would be much more complicated.
jù shuō zài bǎi wàn nián qián ， yǒu yī zhǒng jiào zuò bāng cān de qí shòu ， běn shēn méi yǒu shén me tè bié shén tōng ， què néng gòu mó fǎng bié de yāo shòu 。
据说在百万年前，有一种叫做帮餐的奇兽，本身没有什么特别神通，却能够模仿别的妖兽。
The bear didn't give her time to ponder; it pounced forward, raising its giant palm and striking the protective shield with a forceful blow.
cóng bù qǐ yǎn de yāo láng ， dào xiān jiè de zhēn lóng cǎi fèng 。
从不起眼的妖狼，到仙界的真龙彩凤。
Lady Black Mamba felt a sweet taste in her throat as blood surged through her chest. If she continued like this, she might die for sure.
dāng rán ， rú jīn de xià jiè ， zǎo jiù méi yǒu lí cān de zōng jì le
当然，如今的下界，早就没有黎餐的踪迹了
A determined look flashed across her eyes. She had no choice but to take a risk.
nán dào yǎn qián de nǚ yāo jū rán yǒu zhè zhǒng qí shòu de xuè tǒng ？
难道眼前的女妖居然有这种奇兽的血统？
She inputted some of her essence energy into the protective shield while summoning a spirit beast pouch from her waist and firing off a spell with a flick of her fingers.
hēi mǎng fū rén yǒu xiē hài rán de xiǎng zhe 。
黑蟒夫人有些骇然的想着。
The bag's mouth opened, and a large cloud of demonic mist emerged.
ruò shì rú cǐ de huà ， má fán kě jiù dà le 。
若是如此的话，麻烦可就大了。
With a flapping sound, dozens of colorful giant moths flew out. They were about the size of a palm and highly toxic.
ér jù xióng kě bù huì gěi tā shí jiān màn màn sī suǒ ， pū dào jìn chū ， yáng qǐ pú shàn dà de jù zhǎng ， hěn hěn de jī dǎ zài hù zhào zhī shàng 。
而巨熊可不会给她时间慢慢思索，扑到近出，扬起蒲扇大的巨掌，狠狠的击打在护罩之上。
"Ah, Drive Object Technique?"
hēi mǎng fū rén zhǐ jué hóu tóu yī tián ， xiōng kǒu xuè qì fān yǒng ， zhè yàng xià qù zì jǐ kǒng pà shí yǒu ** huì yǔn luò 。
黑蟒夫人只觉喉头一甜，胸口血气翻涌，这样下去自己恐怕十有**会陨落。
Lin Xuan showed surprise on his face; it seemed Lady Black Mamba had indeed spent considerable effort for this treasure hunt.
tā de yǎn zhōng shǎn guò … sī jué jué zhī wū ， zhǐ néng mào yī mào xiǎn le 。
她的眼中闪过…丝决绝之乌，只能冒一冒险了。
Due to Yu Luo Shui, Lin Xuan was familiar with ancient insects, and these colorful poisonous moths, while not particularly ferocious, could rank among the top two hundred in the list of strange creatures.
cǐ nǚ yī biān wǎng hù zhào zhōng shū rù fǎ lì ， yī biān jiāng yāo . diàn nǎo fǎng wèn ．． jiān de mǒu zhǐ líng shòu dài jì qǐ ， qū zhǐ m dàn ， yī dào fǎ jué dǎ zài shàng miàn 。
此女一边往护罩中输入法力，一边将腰.电脑访问．．间的某只灵兽袋祭起，屈指m弹，一道法诀打在上面。
"Master, I don't understand…" As Lin Xuan pondered, Moon suddenly spoke unexpectedly.
dài kǒu zhāng kāi ， dà gǔ de yāo wù cóng lǐ miàn mào le chū lái 。
袋口张开，大股的妖雾从里面冒了出来。
"What's wrong?"
bàn suí zhe pū téng pū téng de shēng yīn ， cóng lǐ miàn fēi chū le shù shí zhǐ jù é ， wǔ cǎi bān lán ， yuē yǒu bā zhǎng dà ， jiù jīn yǒu jù dú 。
伴随着扑腾扑腾的声音，从里面飞出了数十只巨蛾，五彩斑澜，约有巴掌大，就金有剧毒。
"I've seen Lady Black Mamba’s appearance; this female demon is greedy and likes to indulge herself. Her divine techniques are indeed exceptional, but I’ve never heard that she excels in driving insects."
“ yí ， qū chū shù ？”
“咦，驱出术？”
"Really?" Hearing Moon, Lin Xuan fell into deep thought. It was well known that while the Drive Insect Technique had great power, it wasn’t something one could master overnight; raising strange insects required time.
lín xuān liǎn shàng lù chū jīng yà zhī sè ， kàn lái wèi le zhè cì xún bǎo zhī lǚ ， hēi mǎng fū rén hái zhēn huā fèi le bù shǎo lì qì 。
林轩脸上露出惊讶之色，看来为了这次寻宝之旅，黑蟒夫人还真花费了不少力气。
According to Lady Black Mamba, she discovered the Qilin ancient cave only a few years ago. Where did she get these colorful poisonous moths?
yóu yú yù luó shuài de yuán gù ， lín xuān shí yú shàng gǔ qí chóng ， yě liǎo jiě pǒ duō ， zhè zhǒng wǔ cǎi dú é ， suī rán bù néng shuō chí bié xiōng měng ， dàn zài qí chóng bǎng zhōng ， yě zú yǐ pái jìn qián liǎng bǎi wèi le 。
由于玉罗蟀的缘故，林轩时于上古奇虫，也了解颇多，这种五彩毒蛾，虽然不能说持别凶猛，但在奇虫榜中，也足以排进前两百位了。
Lin Xuan was puzzled but quickly shook his head. Now wasn't the time for such thoughts.
“ shào yé ， wǒ bù dǒng ……” lín xuān nǎo hǎi zhōng zhèng zhuǎn zhe niàn tou ， yuè ér què tū rán yǒu xiē chū rén yì liào de kāi kǒu 。
“少爷，我不懂……”林轩脑海中正转着念头，月儿却突然有些出人意料的开口。
Lady Black Mamba pointed her finger, and the toxic moths fiercely attacked their opponent. With a flap of its wings, the multicolored poison powder drifted away.
“ zěn me ？”
“怎么？”
The female demon recognized the threat; she shook her body, enveloping herself in a large cloud of demonic energy, giving up on attacking the protective shield for now.
“ hēi mǎng fū rén de zī liào wǒ kàn guò ， cǐ yāo fù tān huā hào sè ， xǐ huān cǎi bǔ ， shén tōng mì fǎ yě què yǒu chū zhòng zhī chù ， dàn dú dú méi yǒu tīng guò tā shàn cháng qū chóng 。”
“黑蟒夫人的姿料我看过，此妖妇贪花好色，喜欢采补，神通秘法也确有出众之处，但独独没有听过她擅长驱虫。”
Taking advantage of this respite, Lady Black Mamba took a deep breath. Guided by her divine consciousness, the silver-horned giant mamba that had transformed from her severed arm darted forward and spat out a fire column as thick as an adult's forearm.
“ zhēn de ？” tīng le yuè ér de huà ， lín xuān yě xiàn rù le sī suǒ ， zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī ， qū chóng shù suī rán wēi lì jù dà ， dàn jué fēi kě yǐ yí cù ér jiù de shén tōng ， dòng yǎng qí chóng kě bú shì yī zhāo yī xī néng chéng de 。
“真的？”听了月儿的话，林轩也陷入了思索，众所周知，驱虫术虽然威力巨大，但绝非可以一蹴而就的神通，洞养奇虫可不是一朝一夕能成的。
The fire column grew rapidly after leaving its mouth, then began to transform. Flames flashed, and countless red needles appeared in mid-air, dense like raindrops…
ér jù hēi mǎng fū rén suǒ shuō ， tā fā xiàn qí lín gǔ dòng ， qián hòu yě bù guò shù zài bà le ， nà tā nǎ lái de zhè xiē wǔ cǎi dú é ？
而据黑蟒夫人所说，她发现麒麟古洞，前后也不过数载罢了，那她哪来的这些五彩毒蛾？
Infant Fire Transformed into Needles?
lín xuān xīn zhōng yí huò ， dàn hěn kuài jiù yáo le yáo tóu ， xiàn zài bú shì sī suǒ zhè xiē de shí hòu 。
林轩心中疑惑，但很快就摇了摇头，现在不是思索这些的时候。
The female demon's eyes showed shock; this was a high-grade Earth-class spell that should only be used by late-stage cultivators. But Lady Black Mamba, using the giant mamba transformed from her severed arm, had actually employed it.
zhǐ jiàn hēi mǎng fū rén yī zhǐ diǎn chū ， nà xiē dú é biàn è hěn hěn de pū xiàng duì shǒu ， chì bǎng yī shàn ， wǔ yán liù sè de dú fěn suí fēng piāo sàn 。
只见黑蟒夫人一指点出，那些毒蛾便恶狠狠的扑向对手，翅膀一扇，五颜六色的毒粉随风飘散。
In alarm, she tried to transform into a black tortoise but was already fully occupied by the flying colorful moths.
nǚ yāo shí dé lì hài ， shēn tǐ yī dǒu ， dà piàn de yāo qì jiāng zì jǐ hù zhù ， yī shí bàn huì er ， dào méi yǒu shí jiān jì xù jìn gōng hù zhào le 。
女妖识得厉害，身体一抖，大片的妖气将自己护住，一时半会儿，倒没有时间继续进攻护罩了。
Puff, puff, puff…
dé dào chuǎn xī zhī jī ， hēi mǎng fū rén shēn shēn de xī le kǒu qì ， shòu tā shén niàn qū shǐ ， nà duàn bì suǒ biàn huà de yín jiǎo jù mǎng sōu de cuàn le guò lái ， yī zhāng kǒu ， pēn chū yī dào ér bì cū de huǒ zhù 。
得到喘息之机，黑蟒夫人深深的吸了口气，受她神念驱使，那断臂所变化的银角巨蟒嗖的窜了过来，一张口，喷出一道儿臂粗的火柱。
The needles rained down, easily dispersing her protective demonic energy and piercing through the female demon's flesh.
nà huǒ zhù lí zuǐ yǐ hòu ， lì kè kuáng zhǎng qǐ lái ， rán hòu kāi shǐ biàn huà ， zhǐ jiàn huǒ yàn yī shǎn ， wú shù huǒ hóng sè de xì zhēn zài bàn kōng zhōng chū xiàn ， mì mì má má ， yǒu rú yǔ diǎn ……
那火柱离嘴以后，立刻狂涨起来，然后开始变化，只见火焰一闪，无数火红色的细针在半空中出现，密密麻麻，有如雨点……
A painful scream echoed in their ears, sharp and full of malice.
yīng huǒ huà zhēn ？
婴火化针？
"Master, what about this creature of many transformations? This female demon isn't that impressive."
nǚ yāo yǎn zhōng lù chū yī sī hài rán ， zhè kě shì dì jiē shàng pǐn fǎ shù ， àn lǐ shuō ， yào hòu qī de dà xiū shì cái néng shī zhǎn ， kě hēi mǎng fū rén jiè zhe duàn bì suǒ huà de mǎng shé ， jū rán yě yòng chū lái le 。
女妖眼中露出一丝骇然，这可是地阶上品法术，按理说，要后期的大修士才能施展，可黑蟒夫人借着断臂所化的蟒蛇，居然也用出来了。
"It’s not strange," Lin Xuan rubbed his forehead and said slowly. "Banzhu is indeed an ancient beast, but this female demon probably only inherited a very thin bloodline, able to mimic lower-grade beasts at most. Why doesn’t she transform into a dragon?"
dà jīng zhī xià ， tā yòu xiǎng jiè bǎi biàn zhī tǐ huà zuò xuán guī ， kě wǔ cǎi dú é shàng xià fēi wǔ ， què yǐ jiāng tā de jīng lì quán bù qiān zhì zhù 。
大惊之下，她又想借百变之体化作玄龟，可五彩毒蛾上下飞舞，却已将她的精力全部牵制住。
Lin Xuan nodded. "But Lady Black Mamba truly deserves praise; despite not using any treasure artifacts, she managed to gain the upper hand with such thorough preparations. Master, do you think she can win?"
pū pū pū ，… yī
噗噗噗，…一
"It’s hard to say," Lin Xuan said as he didn't want to make rash judgments before the battle was over.
fēi zhēn mì rú yǔ diǎn ， qīng ér yì jǔ jiù jiāng tā de hù tǐ yāo qì jī sàn ， zhā jìn le nǚ yāo de ròu lǐ miàn “ fān
飞针密如雨点，轻而易举就将她的护体妖气击散，扎进了女妖的肉里面“帆
The Infant Fire Transformed into Needles had inflicted a significant blow on the female demon, but it wasn’t fatal. The giant bear roared and smashed its massive palm, crushing several of the moths to dust.
cǎn jiào shēng chuán rù ěr lǐ ， qī lì ér yuàn dú 。
惨叫声传入耳里，凄厉而怨毒。
Then, with a shake of its body, it transformed back into an eagle, using Windevasion technique to escape more than ten feet away.
"Perhaps we need to find the Qilin Fire Vein. If Lady Black Mamba perishes, wouldn't that make all our efforts on the Heavenly Dust Pill in vain?" Moon's face showed a look of confusion.
"Stupid girl, I must obtain the Fire Vein, but for now, there’s no need to interfere. When and how much to intervene—these subtleties are naturally clear to me," Lin Xuan said with a smile.
"Oh!"
Moon had always trusted Lin Xuan. Seeing him so confident, she didn't dare to speak out of turn.
On the other side, Lady Black Mamba finally made her move. After all, this was the domain of beasts and demons; the longer they delayed, the less advantageous it would be for herself. Even if she couldn’t defeat the female demon in front of her, she had to make her suffer a bit so that she might have an opportunity to escape.
Lady Black Mamba stretched out her hand and lightly tapped forward. The silver-horned mamba immediately opened its mouth and spat out a jet of dark black demonic mist. It seemed slow but was actually quick, drifting towards the female demon.
Was it poisonous?
Or did it contain some other divine power?
The leopard-headed female demon frowned and didn't intend to clash head-on. Her figure flashed, and she mysteriously vanished from her original spot.
"What's this?"
Lady Black Mamba's face paled as she realized that Windevasion technique was in play; wasn’t the opponent still a regular transformed beast?
Timefang had actually mastered such an enigmatic divine technique.
Windevasion technique, simply put, was somewhat akin to instant teleportation. While not as refined, it was no small feat—utilizing the power of wind from the Five Elements, one could swiftly move over short distances at speeds that would leave people speechless.
Lady Black Mamba had only heard about this before and couldn't afford to be careless now. With a wave of her jade hand, a layer of pink protective shield appeared around her body.
"Trick!"
A flash of red light revealed a giant bald eagle. Its talons were like iron hooks. The protective shield flickered but finally held off the eagle's attack.
The eagle flapped its wings and sat in mid-air, transforming into the leopard-headed female demon again.
This time, not only Lady Black Mamba, but Lin Xuan himself was left speechless.
More astonishing developments were to come.
The female demon looked at the halted protective shield with a sneer. She raised her head, letting out an angry roar as her body transformed once more.
It had been an eagle just now, and now it had become a massive three-zhang bear. A creature of many transformations!
Lady Black Mamba's face was filled with shock; she felt a bitter taste in her mouth.
The term "creature of many transformations" might be unfamiliar to few today but was renowned in ancient times. Legend had it that a million years ago, there existed a strange beast called Banzhu, which could mimic other beasts, from insignificant demon wolves to celestial dragons and phoenixes.
Today, such creatures no longer roamed the mortal realm.
Could this female demon actually have Banzhu's bloodline?
Lady Black Mamba was taken aback by this thought. If so, things would be much more complicated.
The bear didn't give her time to ponder; it pounced forward, raising its giant palm and striking the protective shield with a forceful blow.
Lady Black Mamba felt a sweet taste in her throat as blood surged through her chest. If she continued like this, she might die for sure.
A determined look flashed across her eyes. She had no choice but to take a risk.
She inputted some of her essence energy into the protective shield while summoning a spirit beast pouch from her waist and firing off a spell with a flick of her fingers.
The bag's mouth opened, and a large cloud of demonic mist emerged.
With a flapping sound, dozens of colorful giant moths flew out. They were about the size of a palm and highly toxic.
"Ah, Drive Object Technique?"
Lin Xuan showed surprise on his face; it seemed Lady Black Mamba had indeed spent considerable effort for this treasure hunt.
Due to Yu Luo Shui, Lin Xuan was familiar with ancient insects, and these colorful poisonous moths, while not particularly ferocious, could rank among the top two hundred in the list of strange creatures.
"Master, I don't understand…" As Lin Xuan pondered, Moon suddenly spoke unexpectedly.
"What's wrong?"
"I've seen Lady Black Mamba’s appearance; this female demon is greedy and likes to indulge herself. Her divine techniques are indeed exceptional, but I’ve never heard that she excels in driving insects."
"Really?" Hearing Moon, Lin Xuan fell into deep thought. It was well known that while the Drive Insect Technique had great power, it wasn’t something one could master overnight; raising strange insects required time.
According to Lady Black Mamba, she discovered the Qilin ancient cave only a few years ago. Where did she get these colorful poisonous moths?
Lin Xuan was puzzled but quickly shook his head. Now wasn't the time for such thoughts.
Lady Black Mamba pointed her finger, and the toxic moths fiercely attacked their opponent. With a flap of its wings, the multicolored poison powder drifted away.
The female demon recognized the threat; she shook her body, enveloping herself in a large cloud of demonic energy, giving up on attacking the protective shield for now.
Taking advantage of this respite, Lady Black Mamba took a deep breath. Guided by her divine consciousness, the silver-horned giant mamba that had transformed from her severed arm darted forward and spat out a fire column as thick as an adult's forearm.
The fire column grew rapidly after leaving its mouth, then began to transform. Flames flashed, and countless red needles appeared in mid-air, dense like raindrops…
Infant Fire Transformed into Needles?
The female demon's eyes showed shock; this was a high-grade Earth-class spell that should only be used by late-stage cultivators. But Lady Black Mamba, using the giant mamba transformed from her severed arm, had actually employed it.
In alarm, she tried to transform into a black tortoise but was already fully occupied by the flying colorful moths.
Puff, puff, puff…
The needles rained down, easily dispersing her protective demonic energy and piercing through the female demon's flesh.
A painful scream echoed in their ears, sharp and full of malice.
"Master, what about this creature of many transformations? This female demon isn't that impressive."
"It’s not strange," Lin Xuan rubbed his forehead and said slowly. "Banzhu is indeed an ancient beast, but this female demon probably only inherited a very thin bloodline, able to mimic lower-grade beasts at most. Why doesn’t she transform into a dragon?"
Lin Xuan nodded. "But Lady Black Mamba truly deserves praise; despite not using any treasure artifacts, she managed to gain the upper hand with such thorough preparations. Master, do you think she can win?"
"It’s hard to say," Lin Xuan said as he didn't want to make rash judgments before the battle was over.
The Infant Fire Transformed into Needles had inflicted a significant blow on the female demon, but it wasn’t fatal. The giant bear roared and smashed its massive palm, crushing several of the moths to dust.
Then, with a shake of its body, it transformed back into an eagle, using Windevasion technique to escape more than ten feet away.