Chapter 158
Suddenly, Lin Hui’s gaze swept across the ground trampled by the giant. He realized that the previously low, inconspicuous crushed stones and white weeds had all beco extrely tall and massive.
He reacted instantly.
Looking up at the gigantic white sole crushing down once more, Lin Hui held his breath, afraid of inhaling the white powder.
One last try. If this doesn’t work, I have to retreat!
Whoosh!
He narrowly dodged the edge of the massive sole again, but his speed was already stretched to the limit.
After all, the amplification from the wild wind had a limit, whereas the giant’s expansion seed to have none.
At this mont, Lin Hui hesitated no longer. Breaking out of attack range, he decisively raised his sword and pointed it levelly at his opponent.
A flash of light suddenly sparked in his mind.
"Seal Spirit!" he shouted low.
In an instant, the nine green crystals connecting his neck and shoulder lit up in unison. An erald fluorescence dyed his entire body pale green, painting the surrounding area as well.
Chi chi chi chi!!
In the next second, nine beams of erald light flew out from the Nine Eyes one by one. The beams were like ribbons, circling and flying toward the Howling Giant, binding and entangling it in the blink of an eye.
Soon, the green light began to harden, thicken, and expand, covering all of the giant’s skin.
Moo!!!
The giant realized sothing was wrong and tried to struggle.
Bang!!
It smashed a fist onto the green light ribbon.
In the next instant, the painful and angry face of a Blood Rhino faintly erged on the surface of the ribbon, and cracks appeared on the light band.
The giant punched the sa spot again, attempting to break free at a single point. But the light ribbon slid away like flowing water, replaced by another one that bore the punch.
Bang!!
Amidst the loud crash, cracks appeared again, and the hideous, pained face of the Blood Rhino erged on the ribbon’s surface.
Seeing this, Lin Hui imdiately understood the principle of the Spirit-Sealing Array.
This uses the spirits I sealed previously—nine combined into one—to form an array and seal enemies?
He watched the confrontation between the Howling Giant and the green light array, observing the phantom monster faces that constantly erged on the light ribbons. There were nine phantoms in total, each revealing the face of a monster he had killed and absorbed earlier.
The Spirit-Sealing Array must have strengthened the power of these spirits. Otherwise, relying on them alone, it would be impossible to withstand the attacks of a Howling Giant at the peak of the High-Threat level. It seems that as long as the nine eyes of the array aren't utterly crushed in a single blow, the target will simply be bound and restricted by the power of the array until finally being sealed.
As the Howling Giant was restrained, Lin Hui clearly felt the giant’s bulk begin to shrink, while he himself began to gradually grow larger. Everything around them also started to return to its original state.
After about ten seconds, the Howling Giant’s body beca smaller and smaller, until it was only the height of a normal person—about the sa size as Lin Hui.
Then, it suddenly contracted.
Poof.
Entirely covered and wrapped in green light, it shrank into a green crystal sphere.
The sphere continued to shrink.
Lin Hui couldn't comprehend how such a massive giant could be reduced to this extent.
He watched helplessly as the waterlon-sized green crystal sphere shrank again until it was the size of an insect eye, emitting a blinding green light.
Then, with a biu, it shot violently toward him, flying precisely into the first crystal of the Nine Eyes on his shoulder.
The light dimd, extinguished, and vanished.
Lin Hui’s vision suddenly blurred, and all the scenery changed drastically in that instant.
He suddenly realized he was still standing in the exact spot where he had first seen the Howling Giant, not having moved an inch.
In the distant Mist, a massive white giant over ten ters tall was currently lying on the ground.
It lay face up, motionless. The dry, thin little man on top of its head was like a dried corpse, no longer letting out any howls.
It was as if it were dead.
Hoo...
Lin Hui looked around.
There were no traces of fighting on any side, nor were there signs of the strong winds unique to his sword technique.
So it seems, from the mont I heard that howl, I had already been dragged into a mind-spirit attack by this monster... Everything I saw afterward was likely a hallucination.
Lin Hui felt a chill in his heart.
Only now did he truly experience the terrifying suppression a High Divine Officer-level entity held over those below it.
If I didn't have the Spirit-Sealing Array as a trump card, I might have only had the chance to unleash the Typhoon Sword Technique or attempt Purgatory-ization to see if I could escape.
He stared at the Howling Giant lying on the ground, his scalp tingling. For the first ti, he felt a genuine, overwhelming sense of crisis.
If the Trueblood Nobles gave him a vague threat of the future, then the Howling Giant brought the fatal crisis of a High Divine Officer-level entity.
So, can a Howling Giant that has already been Spirit-Sealed be used to accumulate the array?
This thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
He hesitated no longer, flashing forward with his sword drawn. Puchi stabbed precisely into the giant’s brow.
The Ruyi sword was incomparably sharp, and combined with Internal Force, it should have been unstoppable. But at this mont, it was like stabbing into an incredibly hard tree trunk, penetrating only a dozen centiters or so.
Sure enough, its defense is extrely high. Just as recorded in the handbook, even a High Divine Officer can only lure it away, not kill it.
Lin Hui repeatedly stabbed at the sa point with all his might.
Chi chi chi chi!!
After hundreds of continuous strikes, he finally managed to sink the entire blade in.
But there was no reaction.
He glanced at the Nine Eyes on his shoulder.
Having been used, the nine crystals now lacked their green fluorescence, looking no different from ordinary crystals.
Only the first crystal had turned from green to white because the sealed Howling Giant had flown into it.
That seed to represent the overall hue of the Howling Giant.
Confirming it was of no further use, Lin Hui sighed. He could only start picking and choosing parts from the Howling Giant’s body to see if he could bring back any harvest.
Every part of these Mist monsters was a treasure. The most essential part of the Howling Giant was its heart.
Nad the Howling Heart, it was listed in the handbook as an extrely rare antidote. It could neutralize the vast majority of toxins within the known range. In the market, it was a precious and expensive treasure dicine.
In terms of value, it was far above the Purple Cloud Reishi, Spirit-Enriching Reishi, or even the Phantom Dragon Lotus.
After all, this was a top-tier High-Threat monster that only a High Divine Officer could withstand. Apart from High Divine Officers, any number of people below that level would simply end up being stomped to death.
He quickly dug out the giant’s heart.
For a giant with a body of over ten ters, its heart was actually only the size of a walnut.
Because the ten-ter body was not its true form, the half-section dry, thin little man on top of its head was the Howling Giant’s true body.
The heart was also dug out from this little man’s chest cavity.
After tucking it into his waist pouch, Lin Hui looked at the giant’s corpse with regret. If I could carry this back, the flesh and blood would be top-quality main ingredients for corrosive poisons, worth a lot of money...
It was a pity.
He was at least a hundred kiloters away from the Mist Wall. It was impossible to drag it back.
With his strength, he could only give up.
The Spirit-Sealing Array is indeed very useful. The strength of the stored spirits determines the final power of the array. Looking at it this way, I must seal the spirits of monsters at the upper limit of my strength as much as possible. That way, once the Nine Eyes are fully ford, the power will reach its maximum peak.
Having determined this, Lin Hui delayed no longer. Unfolding his movent technique, he began to charge straight in the direction of the Purgatory-ized monster herds.
First, improve his constitution, and incidentally capture the spirits of Purgatory-ized monsters. After all, generally speaking, after Purgatory-ization, a monster’s strength would be much greater than before.
He had seen this from that goat earlier.
An originally ordinary goat, after Purgatory-ization, displayed violent and ferocious aggression. Its strength doubled, and its recovery ability had left him dumbfounded.
As for whether Purgatory-ization would infect the giant’s corpse, he had tried it. Only living things could be infected. The Howling Giant, having lost its spirit, was considered dead and could not be infected.
In fact, he could now actively restrain and hide his Purgatory-aura. Otherwise, he wouldn't dare use Internal Force to attack so casually.
Apart from the ears, all other physical characteristics of Purgatory-ization could actually be hidden. As for the ears, he could also control the growths to retract and return to their original state. It wasn't difficult; it just required conscious control.
He was also very curious about what degree he would transform into after absorbing enough Purgatory fire.
At the sa ti, he was sowhat worried. What if the Purgatory-ization becos too severe and I beco less human? He could only take it one step at a ti. Once he discovered signs that Purgatory characteristics could not be hidden, he would have to stop imdiately.
First, fill up the Nine Eyes!
With a flash of his figure, Lin Hui disappeared from the spot, turning and speeding along the steep mountainous terrain in the dense fog.
…
Directly opposite the main gate of the Clear Wind Temple.
At a small tea stall.
Two old n with graying hair and large beards, dressed like ordinary old n in the town—gray robes with green sashes, their long hair held down by bamboo crowns—sat facing each other.
They slowly drank from a pot of hot tea, occasionally popping a few fried peanuts into their mouths. Their eyes kept drifting toward the Clear Wind Temple.
"Those two 'Gold Threads' haven't returned yet. They've probably t with an accident. It was just a probe. A re Clear Wind Temple Master... how could a probe result in the loss of two Gold Threads? Is this Clear Wind Temple a dragon's pool and tiger's den or sothing?" One old man, whose eyes were sowhat white, spoke via Internal Force transmission without moving his lips.
"I feel sothing is wrong, too. Do you think it's possible Liu Wujun made a move?" The other old man had eyes that were slightly black. The two looked similar, appearing to be twins; this was their only difference.
"If it really is him, what do we do? I don't want to go back covered in injuries. That kid is ruthless, and his talent is too strong. We couldn't beat him before, and now, more than two years later, we definitely can't beat him," the white-eyed old man said grumpily.
"I don't want to either. I was planning to go to the Jade Sea to catch a Ghost Crab for Little Ling'er. If I get injured here, I definitely won't be able to go," the black-eyed old man sighed.
"I also promised her I'd catch a nest of Five-Wood Birds," the white-eyed old man said helplessly.
The two fell silent for a mont, both feeling the urge to retreat. But the organization's mission couldn't be ignored.
"How about this? We'll wait right here for that Clear Wind Temple Master. We'll wait just this once. Within five days, if we don't get a chance, we withdraw. That counts as giving the organization an answer. How about it?"
"Agreed!"
Both were High Divine Officer experts. Even if they botched a mission, they would at most be scolded a few tis and lose so internal contribution points. It wasn't a major issue.
After all, at this level, the organization wouldn't move against them over such a small matter.
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