The Cicada Awaits

Xu Yunxin's words were like a spell that froze Yamamoto Misao, who was determined to kill Hanzawa Hidefumi.

Yamamoto Misao was on high alert, staring intently at the direction from which the sound came.

Although there was no one there, he couldn't have misheard.

If they are from the Immortal Dynasty.

Yamamoto Misao's literary skills were poor, and he could only understand part of what he heard.

Hanzawa Hide is a good historian, but he can't say a word now.

After making his voice, Xu Yunxin fell silent again and temporarily ignored Yamamoto Misao.

He spoke up only to prevent Yamamoto Misao from killing Hanzawa Hidefumi.

Leave Hanzawa Hidefumi's life to him.

Xu Yunxin then ordered Xiaoqing to conceal herself.

At this moment, the monsters surrounding the battlefield were all killed by the power unleashed in the fierce battle between Yamamoto Misao and Hanzawa Hidefumi.

There wasn't even a single person standing.

Xiao Qing's enormous, blue body was very conspicuous on the battlefield.

His sudden disappearance at this moment intensified Yamamoto Misao's suspicions.

Yamamoto Misao immediately sheathed his sword to protect himself.

Seeing Yamamoto Misao retreat, Hanzawa Hidefumi hurriedly pulled the long needle out of his mouth, took out a black jade bottle from his bosom, and quickly poured blood essence into his mouth.

With the replenishment of blood essence, his complexion finally improved, but the blood holes on his cheeks and ears still could not heal.

Yamamoto Misao glanced at it coldly and ignored it.

Xu Yunxin has absorbed all these origins from the battlefield.

A total of 317 were harvested.

The number matches the number of monsters he captured; not a single one is missing.

Including the remaining 15.72, the total number of white essences reached 333.72.

"With these fundamental elements, we can fight this tough battle."

Xu Yunxin added these elements to the skill: Wild Transformation.

[Consume 65 White Essence to upgrade the skill?]

"Yes."

[Upgrade successful. Consume 100 White Essence to further enhance the skill?]

"Yes."

[Upgrade successful. Continue upgrading?]

"Yes."

[Upgrade successful. Skill: Wild Transformation, upgraded to LV3. Can transform into a treant for twelve breaths, absorbing natural energy, sensing the world, and able to perceive even the slightest movement within an eight-zhang radius.]

"Twelve breaths?"

"Transform the red origin!"

[Conversion in progress, 1 Crimson Essence has been consumed, converting 100 White Essence. Conversion complete.]

"Continue to upgrade, [Skill: Wild Transformation]!"

[Upgrade successful. Skill: Wild Transformation, upgraded to LV4, can transform into a treant for fifteen breaths... and senses a radius of eight zhang...]

"Fifteen breaths is enough!"

Skill upgrades are fast. Xu Yunxin finished upgrading, and Yamamoto Misao had just unleashed another crimson ray, scanning the battlefield back and forth.

Nakabayashi Saeko is also about to arrive at the battlefield with a group of barbarians.

Surrounded by moonlight and light mist, Xu Yunxin silently appeared behind Hanzawa Hidefumi.

A flash of azure light appeared, and a towering, crimson-gold tree over three zhang tall suddenly emerged. A pair of giant crimson-gold palms struck Hanzawa Hidefumi fiercely from both sides with a move called "Double Peaks Piercing the Ears".

Hidefumi Hanzawa's expression changed drastically, his body flashed with blood-red light, and his black hair, like snakes and crossbows, slammed fiercely into those two giant crimson-gold palms!

"Ding, ding, ding!"

These black-haired snakes struck the giant crimson-gold palm, but no matter how fast or sharp they were, whether they tore or bit, they could not harm the giant crimson-gold palm in the slightest.

"Snapped!"

The crimson-gold giant hand crushed the black-haired snake that tried to stop it, and directly grabbed Hanzawa Hidefumi in its palm.

Yamamoto Misao was also startled by the sudden appearance of the giant red-gold tree.

He then saw the giant crimson-gold tree come up and attack Hanzawa Hidefumi. Its eyes flashed with a fierce light, but it stood there watching as Hanzawa Hidefumi was captured by Xu Yunxin's transformed crimson-gold giant hand.

"Foolish!" (Barbaric).

Seeing Xu Yunxin holding Hanzawa Hidefumi in his palm, Yamamoto Misao's lips curled up. It was unclear whether he wanted to see Xu Yunxin make a fool of himself or to see what would happen to Hanzawa Hidefumi.

Just as Yamamoto Misao was chuckling sinisterly, Xu Yunxin's palms suddenly trembled.

Then, a burst of intense blood light erupted from the giant crimson-gold palm!

The blood-red light was so intense that it almost penetrated Xu Yunxin's palm!

"ha!"

As blood light burst forth from the giant crimson palm, Yamamoto Misao, who had been standing aside watching the show, suddenly sprang up, his blood-red katana transforming back into a massive crimson blade, and slashed fiercely at the branches of the giant crimson palm!

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

At the same time, dozens of "blood-fiend arrows" were also shot at the thick red gold Buddha tree.

"Go help!"

Okabayashi Saneko, who had just arrived, left only two fully armored samurai guards and ordered the other "archer foot soldiers" to go and help first.

He then took out a shrine similar to the one worn by Aoi Niu Er, and began chanting incantations in preparation for casting a spell to awaken the demon.

As soon as Okabayashi Saeko took out the shrine, a giant blue tail lashed down on her head.

Xiaoqing's strike was already very skillful.

It was both fast and stealthy.

Okabayashi Saneko only had time to let out a strange cry before she mustered all her strength to lift the shrine in her hand above her head, and she and the shrine were sent flying.

If the shrine hadn't unleashed a beam of light at the last moment, Okabayashi Saeko would probably have been blown to pieces on the spot.

After sending Okabayashi Saeko flying, Xiaoqing didn't pursue her.

Its serpentine body suddenly sprang and coiled, directly entangling the two remaining fully armored samurai of Okabayashi Saeko.

With a powerful twist, the enormous snake instantly killed the two fully armored warriors.

Then, Xiaoqing frantically inhaled the breaths of the "archers" who were shooting arrows at the young master.

They were crunchy and delicious, and in no time, six or seven "bow-footed shinobi" were gone.

In the past few days, Xiaoqing has been following Xu Yunxin's orders and has not seriously taken action.

Now that the young master has told it to let go, shouldn't it have some fun?

"Baka!"

Xiaoqing cut through everything with ease, while Okabayashi Saeko, who had been knocked away, finally summoned her familiar.

The demon summoned by Okabayashi Saeko was extremely ugly. Although it was humanoid, it was only the height of a child, with a concave top filled with a pool of blood and surrounded by a ring of stray hairs.

This gave the ghost a bird's beak and a carapace on its back, making it look like a hybrid patchwork.

However, this ghost, though ugly, is different from the one by Aoi Niu Er; it can come out of the shrine, just like a real summoned creature.

"Your Excellency River God, attack!" (in Mandarin).

As Okabayashi Saeko shouted, the demon head opened its mouth, and a wave of blood shot out from the pool above its head, transforming into a blood wave that swept towards Xiaoqing.

Xiaoqing remembered Xu Yunxin's orders and never let these spells get close to her. She vanished in a flash.

On the other side, Yamamoto Misao, wielding a blood-red giant sword, fiercely slashed at the giant palm of the Crimson Gold Buddha Tree, preparing to break Xu Yunxin's spell from within and without.

Just as the blood-red giant blade struck the crimson-gold Buddha tree.

A crimson flame suddenly ignited on the branches and leaves of the giant golden Buddha tree that Xu Yunxin had transformed into!

As soon as the flames rose, they burned into the blood-red giant sword and the crimson-gold giant hand that Yamamoto Misao had attacked.

Before Yamamoto Misao could even be shocked, a terrifying scream suddenly erupted from that giant crimson-gold palm!