This blade was clean and precise.
Under the edge of the Living Iron, Tong Hui’s head was directly split open.
But what emerged from the wound was not pinkish-white brain matter, but a stream of twisted, hazy black mist.
The same color as the surrounding black fog.
"Kill her, kill her!"
A voice echoed from the darkness, reverberating in the ears, unsettling the mind.
These voices were essentially similar to the bizarre murmurs existing in the void, extremely grating to hear, making it hard for one to calm down.
Baiyu didn’t think he could solve this "Black Moon Apostle" with just one slash.
Her recovery power was indeed astonishing.
Within just two or three seconds.
The wound on Tong Hui that had been split by the Great Guan Blade had already healed, with not a drop of blood spilled, seamless and spotless, showing no trace of having been split open.
"Useless, in the ’Celestial Erosion’ state, I am invincible."
Tong Hui’s expression was disdainful.
Baiyu watched her movements cautiously, noticing she was surprisingly relaxed, without a single hint of urgency, and couldn’t help but ask, "Aren’t you afraid Jiang Gan and the others will arrive?"
"Jiang Gan and the others? What do you think I’ve been doing these few days?"
A feeling of immeasurable joy and happiness surged in Tong Hui’s heart.
Once the focus of everyone’s attention, she now held them at her mercy, which unleashed an uncontrollable pleasure within her.
This was a very peculiar psychology.
So in order to experience this pleasure more, and to let the enemy admire her brilliant stratagem, she didn’t mind wasting words to explain to Baiyu at length.
This would satisfy her sense of achievement.
"I’ve already laid a special Silence Spirit Technique around here, covering the exact range of you and my room. No matter how loud the noise inside, it can’t be heard outside. This is my accomplishment over the past few days. Originally, I intended to hollow out the walls and pull you into the Celestial Erosion while you slept, but unexpectedly, you barged straight in."
Tong Hui’s lips curved upward, her clean face smiled like a pear blossom: "Actually, I set my sights on you after the second mock exam and the public class.
You can only blame yourself for being too outstanding.
First in all subjects, such aptitude cannot help but entice.
And I was just an average student, nearly failing the Mysticism entrance test in high school. If I wanted to go further on the Martial Dao, I had to obtain better aptitude.
Coincidentally, the Black Moon granted me the power to steal others’ aptitude."
So the idea was to replace the core and seize my aptitude?
Baiyu was secretly alarmed.
Even though this world had all sorts of bizarre abilities, this ability to seize aptitude was something he had heard of for the first time.
How does one seize it?
No, it shouldn’t be such a crude Magic Technique.
His own aptitude was based on the fact that his strange Pollution Level was hard to increase, and his nerves were unusually sturdy, officially described as having a high SAN value.
How to seize something like that?
Do I narrate to her the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Eastern Mythology, Cthulhu Mythos, and so on? If I did, she’d surely go mad.
Baiyu muttered to himself.
But the confidence in the opponent’s demeanor made him doubtful.
Something was very off.
Is she hesitating to act because she wants to seize my aptitude?
Tong Hui saw Baiyu remain silent, thinking he was scared, and couldn’t help but laugh again: "To be honest, I didn’t expect you to be so strong in combat. So I’ll give you a chance. I haven’t taken a Moon Prisoner yet, I was planning to contract one on this year’s Gift Day, but I can make an exception for you to survive and become my Moon Prisoner."
Baiyu’s face displayed the perfect amount of panic, matching her pace, "What is a Moon Prisoner?"
"It’s a prisoner for me to command. Do you see the surroundings? In the Celestial Erosion state, an Otherworldly Realm is actually opened with the Moon Power of the Black Moon, connecting to the inside of the Fifteenth Black Moon.
And those surrounding voices are the Moon Prisoners trapped inside the Fifteenth Black Moon, each a formidable and terrifying character."
Tong Hui patiently explained.
The Fifteenth Black Moon has Moon Prisoners, naturally, Black Moon sect members can also contract Moon Prisoners too.
Baiyu basically understood.
The place where the two now stood was equivalent to a created Barrier, connecting to the inside of the Fifteenth Black Moon...
Isn’t the Fifteenth Black Moon a deity?
Baiyu knew too little about these matters and could only deduce from Tong Hui’s information.
The opponent wanted to seize his aptitude and also make him her tool.
This was very capitalist.
"I see, thank you, young lady, for the explanation."
Baiyu politely clasped his fist in thanks and immediately took two steps forward, slicing down with another sharp blade: "Now that the talk is over let’s see the real deal through battle!"
This slash severed Tong Hui’s head.
And then the headless body reattached the head, a hint of disdain in her eyes: "I told you I can’t be killed, you..."
Before she finished speaking.
Another blade cut down.
Baiyu continued to slash for half an hour, trying all kinds of deaths on Tong Hui, yet in the end, she remained lively.
Indeed, she couldn’t be killed.
Tong Hui’s lips curled into a smile, already walking up to Baiyu: "In that case, obediently become my Moon Prisoner, and you might just keep your little life."
Just as she spoke, Baiyu dismissively pushed away her reaching hand, sneering: "Exhibitionist lady, if you were truly confident, you would have devoured me long ago.
Because the Fifteenth Black Moon hasn’t given you real power, only this bizarre ability.
In this Barrier space, my Essence, Qi, and Spirit drain away every minute, every second. You were uncertain, which is why you rambled on to let my Essence, Qi, and Spirit drop to their lowest, surrendering subdued."
Baiyu’s Guan Dao stomped down, sounding like a great bell.
Tong Hui was slightly disconcerted.
Then she immediately reacted, face twisted: "Even if so, what can you do? Even if you realized it, what means of resistance do you have?"
The feather-light punch landed on Baiyu’s chest.
It had a pathetic Blood Qi below two hundred calories, merely scratching Baiyu under the Mechanical Armament.
"As expected, my guess was right. Your true combat power is only at the level of an ordinary student. The Black Moon hasn’t enhanced your actual physical quality."
"Otherwise, you wouldn’t have sneaked around plotting against me."
Baiyu was calm and confident.
Stung by his words, Tong Hui’s eyes gleamed with fierce light: "So what if it is? Each moment you spend in the Celestial Erosion weakens you, now perhaps you couldn’t defeat even a child!"
Baiyu’s expression suddenly turned cheeky: "Do you know what idiom the girls like to use to describe me?"
"Simply put, my endurance is something a little girl like you could never bear. Now, I’m still in a phase of energy and enthusiasm, and I can maintain this state for over thirty more hours.
In this Barrier, you should also be affected."
The moment he finished speaking.
Tong Hui’s expression changed dramatically.