Seeking Truth with a Sword-Chapter 673 - 606 Bifeng

The four arms of the human-shaped silhouette extended and sharpened in mid-air, forming long spears that thrust forward. Li Ang charged, the spears growing continuously, their combined speeds greatly reducing the opponent’s reaction time.

At this moment, it was too late to dodge. Xi Yangyu flipped his palm, and an overwhelming Telekinesis smashed forward like a solid city wall.

BUZZ— The spikes on Li Ang’s back detected the flow of Telekinesis and immediately trembled. This caused the thrusting spears to soften and collapse, twisting at strange angles. They narrowly grazed the edge of the telekinetic wall, continuing to shoot forward like vipers.

CLANG!

The clash of gold and iron was sharp and piercing, echoing over the deathly still surface of the lake.

Before Xi Yangyu floated four smooth, mirror-like square Bone Fragments, perfectly blocking the tip of a spear. The Telekinesis attached to the metal firmly gripped the blade, preventing Mo Si from transforming again.

The Telekinesis Control Device had finally appeared. Li Ang’s gaze sharpened. Needles, threads, flying knives, iron balls—Telekinesis Masters attached their Heart Thought to such carriers to maximize the power of the Mind.

"I take back what I said earlier," Xi Yangyu said slowly. "You are more than just ’not bad’ among the younger generation at the Academic Palace. Given time, even without hosting a demon, you could attain the position of Master in either Talismanic Study or Mind Study. You might even have a chance to vie for the Mountain Master’s position after a few decades."

"That’s exactly why your actions are unforgivable—demons parasitic in a human Body are always craving something: blood, slaughter, an endless appetite, or the creation of chaos. Even if one appears desireless, the day will come when its true nature is exposed."

BOOM!

The Telekinesis attached to the Bone Fragments suddenly intensified, crushing the long spear into dust that drifted into the lake with the wind.

"This Telekinesis Control Device is named Bifeng. It was crafted from the ground bones of a giant Bifeng I slew in the Endless Sea during my youthful travels."

From Xi Yangyu’s sleeves flew more square Bone Fragments, twenty-two in total, floating above his palms. "As for its effectiveness..."

A fleeting shadow passed. The humanoid silhouette’s forehead suddenly burst open, its entire skull split in two. The Thorny Radar on its back reacted belatedly, its spikes only then bristling upwards.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Square Bone Fragments shot out like cannonballs, piercing the torso and limbs of the humanoid silhouette, inflicting grievous wounds.

Li Ang sprouted more arms, crossing them in front of his construct and hardening its outer body to withstand the impact. Since the Bone Fragments would also fly back, he also produced arms behind it, forming a barrier.

Xi Yangyu, after all, was a Mind Study Master. In just a few exchanges, he had discerned some characteristics of the Ink Silk Clone.

The Ink Silk possessed excellent Spiritual Energy conductivity and malleability, but to maintain its bodily strength, it had to form internal bundle-like structures, akin to bones and muscle fibers. Slicing these bundle-like structures along the ’muscle’ striations would force the Ink Silk Clone to expend more Spiritual Energy for repairs.

Twenty-two square Bone Fragments took turns slashing the humanoid silhouette. The lake water at the center of the battlefield, moments before attempting to fill the void left by the telekinetic blast, was once again repelled, forming a dry depression.

My Qi Sea capacity is half gone. Cloud Patrol Realm talismans are useless against Xi Yangyu. As for using Telekinesis Control Devices to counter each other... my proficiency in Mind Study is far too inferior to his. Even if Mo Si, with its excellent Spiritual Energy conductivity, forms a Telekinesis Control Device, it would be difficult to compete with Bifeng... Li Ang evaluated the situation calmly, as if he were not the one undergoing Ling Chi.

A Bone Fragment circled back, severing the humanoid silhouette’s neck. Li Ang controlled the severed surface of the neck, shot out threads, and reattached the flying head, stating calmly, "The human form indeed has its limits."

"Hmm?"

The whistling sound of the Bifeng fragments tearing through the air drowned out Li Ang’s muttering, yet Xi Yangyu still pieced together the sentence through Telekinesis and sound wave vibrations.

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

Faint explosive sounds came from within the Mo Si. The humanoid silhouette’s head and robust limbs melted on the spot. In their place, a round, spike-covered torso emerged, with twelve tentacles growing around it.

This creature, a mixture of a spider and an octopus, kept rising, towering over Xi Yangyu.

For mammals, considered the apex of biological structure and physiological perfection, mineralized, solid bones are an essential foundation for standing, walking, running, and fighting. But Mo Si’s strength far exceeded that of metal; it could move freely even without bones.

Li Ang, inspired by the highly elastic carbon nanotube material from the Dream Morphing Illusion, regarded each strand of Mo Si as an elastic material. These Mo Si strands twisted together, forming muscle fibers. Just a small input of Spiritual Power allowed for extensive stretching and contraction of the fibers, unconstrained by the physical limitations of skeletal joints.

This made it equivalent to several Martial Artists who had cultivated the Soft Bone Skill to Innate Perfection, capable of attacking from all directions.

WHOOSH—

A Bifeng Bone Fragment sliced in from the side. The Thorny Radar on the spider-Transformation’s back abruptly vibrated, detecting its flight path. A tentacle under its control swiftly rose and knocked the Bone Fragment away.

This was the first time it had managed to keep pace.

The clashing sound of gold and iron rose again, this time more densely and clamorously. The spider-Transformation deployed six tentacles to contend with the Bifeng Bone Fragments, while the other six launched an all-out assault, pounding against Xi Yangyu’s surrounding telekinetic barrier.

The surface of the lake, like a mirror, repeatedly shattered and reformed. Xi Yangyu squinted. A myriad of afterimages blurred before him. His telekinetic barrier, though strong enough to withstand a demon surge, began to show hairline cracks, like fragile glassware.