Chapter 275: Chapter 141: A Coordinated Weird

As Shen Bai and the others spotted the man, he was sizing them up as well.

The man before them stood barely five feet tall, making him exceptionally short.

Aside from his height, his features were plain, with no distinguishing characteristics.

The most eye-catching feature was the tentacle protruding from the man’s chest, connecting him to the Deceitful Beast.

The tentacle was hollow, and it would bulge intermittently, as if some unknown substance was being siphoned out of him by the Deceitful Beast.

The short man looked at Shen Bai and the others, a wretched smile spreading across his face. "To think that after traveling the Yin Road for so long and arriving ahead of schedule, I’d still be a step too late."

"Since when did the Observatory have Deceitful Beasts? And in a place like Fenglin State, of all places."

"But it’s all too late now."

The moment he finished speaking, the tentacle on his chest snapped.

The Deceitful Beast, which had been siphoning through the tentacle, suddenly froze.

Countless tentacles suddenly erupted from the Deceitful Beast’s body as its core began to melt, transforming it into a sphere covered entirely in tentacles.

The short man collapsed to the ground, roaring with laughter. "The Great Zhou Country is doomed to fall! Only Marquis Fengjiang can restore its destiny!"

As he spoke, a wicked fanaticism radiated from his entire being.

Seeing this, Shen Bai remarked, "It seems Marquis Fengjiang is aware of the Great Zhou Country’s operation. It’s just as that Yin Walker told us—they’ve sent more Yin Walkers to sabotage it."

The scene before them was explanation enough. Nothing more needed to be said; everyone present understood the situation.

The short man sneered. "Yin Walkers traverse the Life and Death Road, absorbing a terrifying amount of Deceitful Qi. I’ve given all of it to this creature. Even though it’s only at the peak of the Meridian Realm, that’s more than enough to destroy this Yin Post. As for you... a few paltry Meridian Realm cultivators? You’re just adding a few more bodies to the pile."

The tentacle-covered Deceitful Beast was beginning to stir, recovering from its rigid state.

This was all part of Marquis Fengjiang’s brilliant plan.

Marquis Fengjiang had long known that the Great Zhou Country would use the Yin Posts to transport its army in secret. He pretended to be ignorant, however, and dispatched his Yin Walkers to destroy the posts.

He was familiar with the capabilities of most Yin Walkers, knowing that the majority were only at the Meridian Realm.

Marquis Fengjiang didn’t need to cause a major disturbance. He just had to use his Yin Walkers to destroy all the Yin Posts, ensuring the Great Zhou Country’s army would be lost forever on the Life and Death Road.

As for the possibility of the Observatory sending people into the Life and Death Road, Marquis Fengjiang had prepared for that as well.

First, there was no guarantee they could be found once inside.

Second, even if they were found, the Deceitful Beast—nurtured with a Yin Walker’s own life force—would possess the power of a cultivator at the peak of the Meridian Realm.

Those sent in couldn’t be stronger than the Meridian Realm, so how could they possibly be a match for a Deceitful Beast at the peak of that very realm?

For this very reason, the Yin Walker believed victory was in his grasp.

Shen Bai rubbed his chin. "Do all villains love to run their mouths?"

Ye Feng replied, "Can’t be helped. He’s about to die. He just wants to get a final jab in before the end."

Ding Zhe’s expression turned serious. "If the four of us work together, we might be able to slay this Deceitful Beast."

Qian Hua glanced at Shen Bai. "Do we really need four people?"

Their exchange reached the short man’s ears.

The short man wondered if he had misheard.

Just as Ye Feng had said, this was indeed his last, desperate frenzy before death.

’I’m going to die anyway, and my mission is complete, so I might as well mock them to my heart’s content. At least I can take these four down with me.’

’But what I can’t figure out is why the four of them don’t seem concerned in the slightest.’

The short man roared, "What the hell are you talking about?"

He was at a loss. He couldn’t make heads or tails of their attitude.

Ye Feng glanced at Shen Bai. "Brother Shen, need a hand?"

Shen Bai raised Cold Moon and thrust his sword forward with a casual air. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

As the longsword shot forward, a thousand terrifying streams of Blood Red Sword Qi bloomed in its wake.

In a mere instant, the Deceitful Beast was pierced through by the Blood Red Sword Qi.

Shen Bai retracted his hand. "I suppose not."

The tentacle-covered Deceitful Beast, run through by Shen Bai’s Cold Moon, immediately disintegrated into a pile of ash.

Six wisps of Evil Qi emerged, which Shen Bai promptly collected.

Added to the eight he had before, Shen Bai now possessed a total of fourteen wisps of Evil Qi.

From the moment Shen Bai raised Cold Moon to the moment he struck, only a single breath had passed.

In just a single breath, Shen Bai had slain the tentacled Deceitful Beast. It was unbelievably fast.

Although Ye Feng and the others knew Shen Bai was capable of Overcoming Adversity and Attacking Upward, and had even fought Long Yan to a standstill, seeing him strike with their own eyes was still a terrifying sight.

His strength could only be described as outrageous.

Ye Feng placed a hand on his forehead. "If you told me Brother Shen was a Jia Shou, I’d believe you. I’m starting to think I’m the fake Jia Shou here."

There was not a hint of falsehood in his words.

Ding Zhe and Qian Hua exchanged a look and nodded in unison. "Exactly. What kind of Ding Shou is this? If Brother Shen’s power were actually at the Meridian Realm, he could probably become a Landlord."

Shen Bai waved off their praise, humbly deflecting the compliments.

While the four of them chatted, the short man remained frozen like a wooden statue.

His Meridian Realm cultivation made his Life Energy incredibly tenacious.

Even now, the short man was still alive.

He couldn’t believe it. The scene that had just unfolded before him defied all common sense.

"No, that’s impossible! You’re only in the Five Organ Realm! How could you possibly defeat a Meridian Realm opponent? The gap between those realms is a chasm!" the short man cried out in disbelief.

The scene before him was so far beyond the realm of possibility that the short man simply couldn’t believe such an outrageous thing had happened.

Shen Bai turned and thrust his sword.