223: They can manipulate things at will!

Upon realizing this, a cold glint flashed in Li Guanqi's eyes. He flicked his fingertip hidden in his sleeve, and a wisp of almost imperceptible strange fragrance quietly dispersed.

Before long, a ten-foot-long poisonous patterned python sniffed the scent and approached.

Lu Ming's expression remained calm; as always, he led with a Talisman and finished with a Spell.

With several intersecting sword lights, he sliced the giant python into several pieces!

Li Guanqi observed carefully and noticed that this time, Lu Ming's breathing was slightly rapid, and a fine layer of sweat seemed to be seeping from his forehead.

This discovery immediately gladdened his heart.

"It seems my guess was correct; continuously activating Talismans and Spells has consumed him quite a bit!"

Since that's the case, then continue!

Li Guanqi seemed greatly encouraged and lured a third Yao Beast, this time a Shadow Leopard as swift as the wind.

Lu Ming circled with it for a moment, and only after using a 'mysterious water Ice Prison Talisman' to restrict its movements was he able to slay it.

After it was over, he even leaned on his sword, panting slightly.

"Senior Han, are you alright?"

A trace of mockery appeared at the corners of Li Guanqi's mouth as he feigned concern.

"Hmph!"

Lu Ming swept an icy gaze at him and completely ignored him.

Li Guanqi did not mind this; he clearly saw the trace of unconcealable fatigue in Lu Ming's eyes.

He felt secretly delighted, believing his plan was finally working, and he began to 'lure monsters' even more diligently.

Lu Ming fought vigorously time and time again, but in his heart, he was ecstatic.

"What a good person!"

Lu Ming was mentally giving Li Guanqi a thumbs up like crazy.

Because he could not neglect his duty, he had to rely on luck to encounter a Second-tier Great Demon. Even if he could roam freely, he would have to find them one by one, which was time-consuming and laborious!

But now it was great; Li Guanqi's actions were practically treating him to a buffet.

However, to prevent Li Guanqi from giving up, Lu Ming had no choice but to be forced into becoming a veteran actor.

Every time he slew a Yao Beast, he appeared slightly more 'weak' than before.

And when Li Guanqi noticed that the Yao Beasts were slow to severely injure Lu Ming, and became slightly suspicious.

Lu Ming would timely cough twice, force out a mouthful of blood, and then stagger, as if he were about to collapse from exhaustion at any moment!

This was just like the carrot hanging in front of a donkey, making Li Guanqi always feel that with a little more effort, he would succeed.

Thus, he bitterly helped him lure Yao Beasts over and over again.

Lu Ming, while 'struggling' to fight, silently collected the corpses of the slain Yao Beasts into his Storage Pouch, feeling quite satisfied.

However, as time went on, Li Guanqi inevitably sensed something was wrong.

After all, although Lu Ming looked tottering every time, he just wouldn't die!

Whenever it reached a critical moment, he would either accidentally dodge or coincidentally counter-kill the Yao Beast.

Once or twice is a coincidence, but three, four, five, six, seven, or eight times is no longer a coincidence!

"Is he toying with me!?"

This thought flashed through Li Guanqi's mind like lightning, and then took deep root.

He could not describe his feelings at this moment with words.

Was it the mockery of being fooled, or the anger of being humiliated?

Perhaps both, but more than that, it was bewilderment.

The other party had been quietly playing along with his act, while he was completely oblivious, still feeling smugly satisfied.

"Heh..."

Li Guanqi suddenly laughed.

Since that's the case, let's stop playing!

Evil intent arose in his heart, and he sprinkled the entire small half-can of Monster-Luring Incense he held!

The thick, strange fragrance permeated the air, and the mid-air began to hum and vibrate.

Then, accompanied by ear-piercing shrieks, hundreds upon thousands of Blood-Eyed Yao Bats swooped down from the air, carrying a nauseating, bloody wind.

If you were to take a single Blood-Eyed Yao Bat, it might not be considered strong, only barely reaching the Peak of the first tier.

But when they appeared in dense swarms, the ferocious aura they emitted actually faintly exceeded the boundary of the Middle Stage of the second tier!

Lu Ming's gaze narrowed; he knew it was time for this play to come to an end.

However...

He glanced at Li Guanqi not far away, a faint arc curling at the corner of his mouth.

"I've played with you for so long, it's time to pay the price!"

Lu Ming knew that Li Guanqi was so fearless simply because he was certain that he dared not kill him.

Indeed, he dared not, at least not now! Not openly, anyway!

But to deal with this kind of person, it was actually very simple; there was no need for killing.

As mentioned before, Li Guanqi and he were essentially the same kind of people, both hiding unspeakable secrets.

And for those who carry secrets, nothing is more terrifying than having them exposed.

Just like his Cultivation of the Demonic Technique, it was hidden to this day and no one knew, because those who did had all been finished off by him!

Since that was the case, the more Li Guanqi didn't want his secrets exposed, the more Lu Ming would force him to expose them!

In a flash of thought, Lu Ming continued to use Talismans to circle and fight the swarm of Yao Bats for dozens of rounds, eventually seizing the opportunity to slay dozens of them, but alas, the swarm was simply too numerous.

During one 'failed dodge', Lu Ming was struck in the chest by a fierce demonic wind.

"Pfft!"

He immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, his body flew backward, and he crashed heavily to the ground, his face turning 'pale as paper'.

"The demon swarm is fierce, we cannot fight them! Retreat quickly!" Lu Ming struggled to get up and shouted to Li Guanqi in an 'anxious' tone.

Immediately, he made a gesture as if he were going to ignore his injuries and use an escape technique to go support him.

However, because he was 'seriously injured', his Qi was very chaotic, and his speed was as slow as slow-motion!

On the field, Li Guanqi witnessed Lu Ming's superb acting throughout; if he hadn't known this person was deep and scheming, he would have almost believed it to be true.

However, there was no time to think about this now!

Before, there was someone blocking for him, and Li Guanqi was fearless; he was happy to let Lu Ming fight for his life.

But now he realized with horror that the Blood-Eyed Yao Bats' target had never been Lu Ming, but him, the perpetrator who lured them here!

Li Guanqi swallowed hard, his neck stiffly and slowly turned, and he met a sea of scarlet, bloodthirsty eyes.

"It's over!"

Li Guanqi's heart went cold.

He wasn't worried about this swarm of Yao Bats taking his life; after all, he was an Immortal Master's Disciple and had quite a few life-saving items on him.

But he couldn't just stand there and get beaten! If he did that, no amount of life-saving items would be of any use!

But to escape the swarm of Yao Bats, unless he revealed his true Cultivation, he would inevitably be entangled!

But he dared not expose his Cultivation, otherwise, the aftermath would be impossible to explain clearly.

After all, why would he hide even his Dao path, and even keep his Revered Master in the dark?

Once suspected, he couldn't withstand any investigation!

Unless someone could block this calamity for him now!

And the only person he could count on now...

Seemed to be that guy named Han!

Right, Senior Han!

But where was he?

Li Guanqi turned his head abruptly with expectation, but the next moment, his eyes were splitting with rage.

Dammit, could he run any slower! This jerk had no intention of coming to save him at all!

But how dare he! Was he not afraid of the Golden Core True Person's wrath?

No, that's not right!

Li Guanqi's face turned pale; it seemed he really wasn't afraid!

He had slain numerous Yao Beasts for him and even 'sacrificed himself to save him' in the end; from any angle, he had done all he could.

On the contrary, it was hard for him to explain why he used the Monster-Luring Incense; that was no different from being a traitor!

Only at this moment did Li Guanqi completely understand that he had been played by Lu Ming from start to finish.

(Third update!)