Mutated Tao

Chapter 168: Cooperation

Chapter 168: Cooperation

Swoosh!

Dan Yangzi swung his coin sword, forcing Li Huowang and Yi Wan to step back and dodge it.

At the same time, the other three from the Sitting Oblivion Dao quickly stepped forward to intercept Dan Yangzi.

Taking advantage of this rare moment of respite, Yi Wan looked at Li Huowang, “How about it? Help us deal with Dan Yangzi, and then we can part ways peacefully after that.”

However, Li Huowang simply ignored his words, all while steadying himself on the ground, preparing to help the other three Sitting Oblivion Dao members against Dan Yangzi.

Seeing this, Yi Wan spoke once again, this time, his words making Li Huowang grind to a halt, “You still think it’s not enough? Then let me give you a final offer! Li Huowang, you are a Strayed One, aren’t you? It must not be very pleasant to occasionally end up in a state of bewilderment, right? As long as you help us, then we will tell you the method to free yourself from a Strayed One’s bewilderment and help you become a regular person!”

Looking at the surprise on Li Huowang’s face, Yi Wan continued to explain, “That’s right, Strayed Ones can indeed free themselves from their bewilderment. It’s just that the method to do so is extremely difficult! Ordinary people simply cannot hope to find it!”

“Quit lying! Even Abbess Jingxin couldn’t find it, and you think you can?” Li Huowang spoke firmly. However, he still did not leave.

As Yi Wan saw his comrades struggling, he spoke rapidly, “Chen Hongxiu, that old nun, knew nothing! I’ll tell you the truth! One of the four Joys of the Sitting Oblivion Dao, Bei Feng[1], is also a Strayed One! He has managed to live to a ripe old age of 190, and he’s still doing well! None of a Strayed One’s bewilderment or confusion bothers him!”?

As Li Huowang was deep in thought, the other three Sitting Oblivion Dao members could no longer hold out. At that moment, Dan Yangzi’s bronze coin sword pierced one of their chests, and his chest immediately started to swell up.

The very next moment, his body exploded, turning into a huge pile of bloody, grotesque flesh that splattered everywhere.

“Look! Now three of us are dead! If you don’t completely restrain Dan Yangzi, then after our deaths, he’ll be the one to reap all the benefits! Will you be happy then? Let’s be honest, even if I openly admit that I deceived you, so what? Do you hate him more or us? Three of us are already dead, while your Master Dan Yangzi has yet to lose even a single strand of hair! Think it through!” shouted Yi Wan.

This speech finally seemed to convince Li Huowang. If he had to choose who he hated more, it was very easy for him to select between Dan Yangzi and the Sitting Oblivion Dao.

Once he made his decision, Li Huowang looked at Dan Yangzi who was chasing after the two remaining members of the Sitting Oblivion Dao, and then nodded. “Hurry! I’ll hold him off for now!”

Just as Dan Yangzi opened his enormous mouth and was about to bite off the square head of one of the members of Sitting Oblivion Dao, Li Huowang arrived in front of him.

At this moment, Li Huowang didn’t bother dodging, instead choosing to directly stomp his feet toward Dan Yangzi’s open mouth.

The wriggling worms that formed the Profound Records were like bloodthirsty leeches. They directly burrowed out of Li Huowang’s chest as they flashed their fangs while heading toward Dan Yangzi.

Clang!

However, Dan Yangzi’s mouth closed down before Li Huowang could reach him.

At that moment, with his entire body filled with wriggling worms, Li Huowang crashed heavily onto Dan Yangzi’s terrifying face.

Immediately all the worms opened their mouths, ready to burrow into Dan Yangzi’s flesh.

But unexpectedly, all Dan Yangzi did was just pinch his fingers, which were made of wriggling tentacles, together.

In an instant, Dan Yangzi’s flesh and blood twisted in reverse before directly leaping onto Li Huowang’s body, attempting to swallow him.

Flesh, blood, bones, organs, and worms—all these objects were confined together in a very limited space as they tried to tear and devour each other.

Dan Yangzi could see that Li Huowang was hard to deal with, and thus he wanted to take care of the members of the Sitting Oblivion Dao first;

However, Li Huowang did not allow that.

Gradually, both sides began to intertwine with one another.

While it seemed that Dan Yangzi was stronger than Li Huowang, it was not so easy for him to just swallow Li Huowang like that. After all, Li Huowang had sacrificed his body’s five elements and organs. The thing he had received from Ba-Hui in exchange was not something that could be dealt with so easily.

Those worms were not affected by Dan Yangzi’s abnormal body; they just held onto Li Huowang’s flesh firmly, preventing themselves from being swallowed.

From the perspective of Yi Wan and the others, Dan Yangzi and Li Huowang who were fighting in the distance, looked like they had morphed into a mass of constantly wriggling flesh.

“Master, hope you’re doing well!” Li Huowang smiled and greeted the head that was now about the size of an orange, and seemed to have had its skin peeled. Even though he was smiling, Li Huowang actually really wanted to eat Dan Yangzi’s flesh and drink his blood!

Hearing this greeting, Dan Yangzi revealed a mocking smile on his face. “Evil disciple, do you really think that you can beat me? I’m a half-Immortal now. So, what can you, a mere mortal, do?”

“Then why are you still unable to beat a mere mortal like me? Seems like your status as a half-Immortal is quite lousy!” retorted Li Huowang.

Just as both of them were entangled with each other, the remaining three Sitting Oblivion Dao members began to move. They quickly surrounded the master and disciple pair and sat down cross-legged, then closed their eyes and started to chant. “Embark on the path of cultivation! Practice until it turns natural! Cast away the confusion! Sit in oblivion! Unmoved by silence! Explore the subtle brilliance! Follow a unique path! Find virtue with no bounds! Expect the marvels that lie ahead! Look for efficiency! Marvelous! Hahaha!”

As they chanted, patterns of mahjong tiles flowed down from their clothes like water before quickly spreading out onto the ground.

These patterns and lines then swiftly formed strange symbols. The strokes between them began to tremble, emitting high and low sounds of laughter.

Gradually, the laughter grew louder and louder, infecting the onlookers from among the Ao Jing Sect members, as well as Dan Yangzi and Li Huowang in the distance. Soon, everyone’s voices began to echo within the cave as they grew increasingly louder.

At that moment, Li Huowang’s ears finally picked up on something hidden within the laughter.

It was something that felt dark and obscure, something that the senses of normal people could not understand. Though Li Huowang could not understand what it was, he felt a sense of familiarity from it.

“This is the God of Happiness! I remember now! This is the same God of Happiness from back at the Hu Family’s ancestral hall! The members of the Sitting Oblivion Dao are summoning the God of Happiness!” said Li Huowang.

However, beside him, Dan Yangzi sensed something that Li Huowang couldn’t. “No, kid, you’re wrong! They’re not summoning! They are deceiving it! Not only have they managed to deceive Ba-Hui, they have even deceived their own God of Prosperity! None of their supernatural abilities are their own, and they were all acquired by deceiving others!”

Li Huowang felt like something was drawing him toward the laughter, toward where that thing in the walls was staring at himself. It was the God of Happiness.

The laughter by his ears grew louder and louder, and Li Huowang understood that no matter what they were doing , now was a critical moment.

Just as the laughter reached its peak, Li Huowang’s lips curled up as he glanced at the three members of the Sitting Oblivion Dao, his body suddenly shrinking back.

At the same time, all the worms that had been entangled with Dan Yangzi’s flesh withdrew from his body before flying back to Li Huowang.

1. North Wind in mahjong ?