Chapter 137: Battle with Serpent Woman
Chapter 137: Battle with Serpent Woman
Are you looking into my eyes?
"Am I crazy, looking into your eyes?"
Without saying another word, Lin QiYe immediately closed his eyes.
Medusa was a famous mythical creature, and Lin QiYe had heard of her. Although he didn't know how much of her "turn to stone" ability Serpent Woman had inherited as her proxy, it was better to be cautious.
As long as he avoided direct eye contact, she wouldn't be able to do anything to him.
Fighting with eyes closed might be difficult for others, but for Lin QiYe, it was no challenge. With his Miracle Field, he no longer needed his eyes to gather information.
Serpent Woman: ...
Seeing that one of her signature abilities had been rendered useless, Serpent Woman couldn't help but feel frustrated. The black serpents that had formed from her hair hissed loudly and surged toward Lin QiYe in an overwhelming tide.
Lin QiYe swept aside her unhandled blade with ease, retreating quickly. As the black serpents left her vicinity, they rapidly expanded, each one thick as a barrel. A slight flick from one of them was enough to snap a nearby tree in half.
Facing the massive black serpents charging toward him, Lin QiYe moved like a leaf in the wind, dodging the serpent's mouths with precision, retreating several dozen meters with every breath.
His expression grew more serious.
Serpent Woman's abilities were numerous and strange—teleportation, petrifying serpent eyes, mysterious snake-tooth forbidden objects, and a head full of black serpents...
Luckily, her own realm wasn't too high. Based on the strength of her spiritual power, she seemed to be at the "Pool" realm, just like himself. But if they were both in the "Pool" realm, why was the coverage of her forbidden ruins so vast, spanning an entire street?
Typically, the range of a forbidden ruin was related to one's power. The stronger the ability, the smaller the range. After entering the "Pool" realm, Lin QiYe's Miracle Field could cover a radius of one hundred meters, while his Darkest Forbidden Ruins only had a range of fifty meters.
But Serpent Woman's bizarre forbidden ruin covered at least three hundred meters. What exactly was the function of her forbidden ruin?
While Lin QiYe pondered this, Serpent Woman's figure once again vanished. In an instant, she reappeared on the side of a nearby old wall, her legs tensed as she kicked off, propelling herself like an arrow directly at Lin QiYe!
Clang—!!
The straight sword and her serpent tooth collided without any flourish, producing a sharp screech. Lin QiYe's tightly shut eyes turned a shade of black, and with a flick of his wrist, the half-fallen tree beside him was lifted into the air, hurtling toward Serpent Woman!
The sharp tree trunks, like spears, disrupted the serpents around her shoulders and knocked her off course. Lin QiYe's second straight sword slashed out in a flash!
Swish—!
The sword light cut through the air. Serpent Woman's body twisted like a water snake, dodging the blade in an eerie motion, but a large chunk of her serpentine hair was severed, falling to the ground like broken strands of black silk.
Using the momentum, Serpent Woman leapt again, landing gracefully on the top of another large tree, coiling her body like a water snake on the trunk.
Lin QiYe kept his eyes closed, slightly tilting his head as he scanned the area where Serpent Woman had just appeared using his spiritual power. Something seemed to click in his mind, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.
He understood now.
"You're asking for death!"
Serpent Woman brushed her severed hair aside, her killing intent intensifying. The unhandled blade in her hand spun once before her figure vanished again.
As she disappeared, Lin QiYe gripped his straight sword with the reverse hold and stabbed at the air behind him!
In the next instant, Serpent Woman's figure appeared automatically before the tip of the blade!
Ding—!
A soft, metallic ring sounded as a virtual image of serpent scales appeared over Serpent Woman's chest, absorbing much of the sword's force. However, the tip of the blade still pierced through the scales, grazing her body!
Serpent Woman's pupils contracted sharply.
Before she could react, her figure vanished again, reappearing on the roof of a low building several dozen meters away. She clutched her chest, her serpent eyes glaring at Lin QiYe, filled with fury.
"You..."
Lin QiYe, holding his sword, kept his eyes tightly closed. With the nightfall around him, he slowly walked toward Serpent Woman.
"At first, I thought those eerie serpent eyes on the street were just a scare tactic of yours... It wasn't until just now that I realized they are actually your ability itself."
"The serpent eyes on the ground, in the snow, formed by the tree branches, and in the cracks on the wall..."
"Your teleportation isn't as random as it seems. You can only appear where these serpent eyes are located. Once you understand that, your threat diminishes significantly."
Lin QiYe continued walking until he stood beneath the low building where Serpent Woman was perched.
"I guess your forbidden ruin—no, I should say your divine ruin—one of its abilities is to create patterns of serpent eyes within its coverage range. You then use these serpent eyes to teleport, giving the illusion of random movement."
"At least, with your current realm, this is the extent of your power."
After revealing the secret behind her teleportation, Lin QiYe added with a calm tone:
"With that long hair that turns into black serpents, and your poor combat skills, you're no match for me. As for your petrifying serpent eyes..."
Lin QiYe slowly opened his eyes. His left eye burned with the heat of a blazing fire, while his right eye was as black as ink. Two distinct divine forces radiated from his body.
Heat and darkness, two divine powers, formed a strange balance within him.
"You can try. After we lock eyes, let's see who turns to stone first, or... who dies first?"
His two eyes, one bright and one dark, locked onto Serpent Woman's gaze, and in that instant, the divine forces of three gods collided across the air!
Whoosh—!
In an instant, Serpent Woman's mind felt as though it were being torn apart by these two divine powers. The pain was excruciating, and she coughed up a mouthful of blood, her face turning as white as paper!
"Ahhh!!"
She bent down in agony, hands clutching her face as blood tears streamed from her eyes.
Lin QiYe's divine powers receded, and he lowered his head to look at his arm. The skin was now tinged with gray, and when he lightly brushed his fingers over it, he felt no sensation.
So, this is the power of the Petrifying Gaze...
Though terrifying, with Serpent Woman's current realm, in order to petrify someone of the same "Pool" realm as Lin QiYe, she would need at least ten seconds of direct eye contact. Under the pressure of his dual divine powers, if she lasted five seconds, that was impressive.
Seizing the moment while Serpent Woman was reeling from the divine backlash, the darkness around Lin QiYe thickened. He lightly tapped his toes against the ground, and his figure floated like a ghost, landing on the roof where Serpent Woman was.
In the blink of an eye, he swung his straight sword toward Serpent Woman's neck!
At that moment, Serpent Woman had already collapsed to the ground in pain. Her peripheral vision caught the movement, but her body couldn't keep up. Her serpent eyes filled with towering hatred!
Clang—!
Just as Lin QiYe's sword was about to sever her head, a silver spear appeared, blocking the strike.
Lin QiYe frowned, looking up. A man, around thirty years old, stood in front of Serpent Woman.
The man gently shook his spear, sending Lin QiYe stumbling back several steps. Blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, and his Qi surged wildly.
"Hello." The man stood in front of Serpent Woman, his spear resting on his shoulder as he calmly regarded Lin QiYe.
"I am Han Shaoyun, Seat No. 13 of the Followers."