txolops Chapter 009 Resentment
Chapter 009 Resentment
Although he had cultivated for two hundred years, he still lacked the strength to entangle a transformed bull demon underwater.
So during the day, Li Yue went to find the spotted mandarin fish and asked her for help.
When asked about dealing with a bull demon in its transformation stage, after hearing Li Yue's explanation, the spotted mandarin fish not only did not refuse but readily agreed, a hint of excitement in its eyes.
Whoosh!
Without the slightest hesitation, the spotted mandarin fish pounced on the water buffalo demon with lightning speed once more.
With success or failure hanging in the balance, Li Yue dared not slack off and immediately charged forward.
Seeing the two fish spirits darting in from the left and right, the water buffalo spirit panicked, especially since there was a water ghost pulling at it from below.
"Ouch! That hurts so much!"
In the chaos, although he managed to avoid the mandarin fish, Li Yue accidentally bumped his head into the wound he had just been in.
"Ugh~ cough cough~!"
In pain, the valves that had closed his nostrils opened, and he immediately choked on several mouthfuls of water.
"A great opportunity!"
Taking advantage of his illness, while the water buffalo demon was choking and disoriented, Li Yue and the spotted mandarin fish charged forward again.
Li Yue knocked the water buffalo over, and the spotted mandarin fish took the opportunity to bite the water buffalo's knee hard.
It must be said that the mandarin fish is truly accurate and ruthless when it bites.
With a leg injury, it will be even more difficult to swim back to the surface.
"Damn it! I, Old Niu, will fight you to the death!"
Having suffered repeated blows, and most importantly, with almost no air left in his lungs, the water buffalo demon's face contorted in a ferocious grimace, his eyes turning bloodshot, and in the next moment transformed into a water buffalo nearly eight feet long.
With its four hooves paddling, it desperately tried to escape towards the surface of the water.
"It has revealed its true form."
When a monster reveals its true form, it is often at its wit's end. The spotted mandarin fish let out a soft snort and pounced again like an arrow released from a bow.
This time, she aimed between the buffalo demon's two hind legs.
One bite and he'll be in excruciating pain, never to rise to the surface again.
"court death!"
But the next moment, the water buffalo demon suddenly turned around and opened its mouth towards the mandarin fish that was charging at it.
Deep within the dark red mouth, a glimmer of yellow light flickered.
The spotted mandarin fish's eyes widened instantly, and an extremely dangerous aura emanated from it.
But she rushed too fast, and the distance was too close; it was too late to dodge.
Boom!
With a muffled thud, a large number of bubbles were stirred up, and a yellow substance was spewed out of the water buffalo spirit's mouth, slamming hard into the mandarin fish.
In an instant, the mandarin fish felt a chill in its heart.
The sound was like firecrackers set off during the Lunar New Year. If she were hit by one, she would probably be smashed to pieces.
At the critical moment, a figure suddenly appeared and stood in front of the mandarin fish.
With a loud bang, it was the water ghost that Li Yue had commanded that was sent flying several meters away.
"How wronged I am..."
Looking down at his chest, which seemed to be burning with flames, the water ghost regained his senses in an instant. With a whoosh, his figure vanished like the wind.
Bang~!
With another muffled thud, Li Yue rammed into the water buffalo demon from the side, knocking it over once more.
He glanced at the still-shaken mandarin fish beside him and sternly reprimanded it.
"What are you all standing there for!"
The mandarin fish jolted awake, then suddenly came to its senses. Looking at the water buffalo demon with eyes full of resentment, it leaped up at him.
The buffalo's lungs were empty, and it was eager to swim to the surface to breathe, but the more anxious it was, the more flaws it made, giving Li Yue and the mandarin fish an opportunity to take advantage.
In addition, he was already injured and had difficulty moving around.
Li Yue and the spotted mandarin fish surrounded the water buffalo spirit, sometimes charging and sometimes biting it, and in an instant, streams of blood spread in the river.
Terrified, panicked, anxious, and in pain, the buffalo spirit choked on water repeatedly, making him dizzy and lightheaded.
"I, Old Niu, have been wise all my life, but I never imagined I'd be ruined by a honey trap..."
A moment later, the water buffalo demon let out a mournful howl, lost consciousness, and slowly sank to the bottom of the river.
"You want to kill me! Go ahead and kill me!"
Filled with resentment, the mandarin fish chased after the water buffalo demon and bit it. With a final bite, it tore at the water buffalo demon's neck and, with a violent shaking of its body, tore it apart until it snapped the water buffalo demon's throat.
The water buffalo spirit, who was already on the verge of drowning, completely lost its breath.
died.
Looking at the water buffalo spirit's corpse lying in the mud at the bottom of the river, Li Yue breathed a sigh of relief.
Although there was a slight mishap—the other party turned out to be a water buffalo—things still went according to plan.
Although a water ghost was sacrificed, it doesn't matter. We can just chant a spell to capture another one. There's no shortage of water ghosts in the Tongtian River.
Sizzle!
As I was lamenting this, I saw the spotted mandarin fish pounce on the water buffalo spirit's corpse, still tearing at it with all its might. It suddenly ripped off a large chunk of flesh and swallowed it without hesitation, even with a hint of urgency.
She wanted to consume the water buffalo spirit's corpse!
Li Yue frowned slightly, but did not stop him.
The reason the spotted mandarin fish came to help was originally to hunt and kill the fish for food, something Li Yue was well aware of.
The mandarin fish had just helped him kill the water buffalo demon, yet he was preventing the mandarin fish from receiving its "reward," which was simply unreasonable.
As for being haunted by the resentment of the water buffalo spirit at its death, the spotted mandarin fish was naturally aware of this. It was her own choice, and Li Yue couldn't say much about it.
Moreover, in just two months, the spotted mandarin fish had grown to four feet tall, which suggests that she had probably hunted prey more than once.
"Brother Carp, why aren't you eating?"
The mandarin fish, which was frantically tearing and devouring itself, suddenly glanced at Li Yue beside it and gave a strange smile.
He forcefully tore off a large chunk of flesh and threw it in front of Li Yue.
"Brother Carp, you should eat some too, it's delicious."
Li Yue stepped back slightly, but when the blood from the spilled flesh floated over with the river, he was startled.
Just like the mandarin fish said, it smells very good.
The higher the level of a being's flesh and blood, the more effective it is for improving one's cultivation.
A sheep's gravy or a pig's gravy earns you a year's worth of spiritual cultivation, a cow earns you three years' worth, and a person earns you ten years' worth!
This bull demon in its transformation stage is almost as strong as a person.
Thinking of this, and smelling the aroma of blood and flesh, Li Yue suddenly felt a surge of restlessness.
After hesitating for a moment, I tried to open my mouth and touch it. The aroma intensified the moment I touched the meat, and I couldn't resist swallowing it whole.
Buzz!
As the meat was refined, a warm current flowed out, nourishing the whole body, while some of it flowed into the fish scales.
Sizzle!
Under the tempering process, Li Yue's body suddenly bristled with fish scales, emitting a piercing sound like armor.
hiss~!
Just as Li Yue was getting excited, a chilling sensation appeared, like a ghostly hand clinging to Li Yue's body, gently caressing him.
This chilling feeling that seeped into his bones made Li Yue shudder involuntarily.
"Resentment!"
Suddenly realizing it was the resentment of the water buffalo spirit at the moment of its death, I understood.
The water buffalo demon died at the hands of him and the spotted mandarin fish. They devoured the water buffalo demon's corpse, so naturally they would be haunted by this resentment.
"How is it? It smells good, right? Have some more."
Seeing that Li Yue had already swallowed the piece of meat, the spotted mandarin fish smiled and tore off a large piece, throwing it in front of him.
It still smelled delicious, but recalling the chilling sensation he had felt earlier, Li Yue didn't go any closer.
"The higher the level of a being, the stronger its resentment."
"It's just a momentary discomfort, it's nothing to worry about."
The spotted mandarin fish chuckled and then whispered again.
"Don't overthink it, just eat."
"You can enjoy it yourself; I'm not worthy of it."
Good advice is useless against a stubborn ghost. Since the mandarin fish wouldn't listen, Li Yue didn't say anything more, flicked his tail, and turned to leave.
Watching Li Yue quickly disappear into the water, the spotted mandarin fish let out a soft snort and turned back to the water buffalo demon's corpse.
At the bottom of the pitch-black Tongtian River, the fierce biting and tearing of the mandarin fish stirred up mud and sand mixed with blood, quickly turning the surrounding waters murky.