ASER - Chapter 88
Chapter 88: Turn into a Pig!
They had scouted that five cars had left the Chen residence one after another within a few minutes, and one of them was driven by A'Diao.
"It seems she was suspicious too, so she pulled the same old trick. But this time, we won't make a mistake."
Because they had used the process of elimination, surveying the energy intensity of those hover cars. A'Diao was a cultivator, so her energy intensity was naturally out of the ordinary.
"Follow them!"
One of the five cars left Jinling, heading towards Quxian County at top speed.
About half an hour later, it was surrounded.
This time, Cui Yong's side was also clever. Even though they were certain A'Diao was in the car, they knew to surround it first. However, they called out someone else's name, repeatedly saying "Master," pretending they were looking for someone else.
That way, if the same situation as last time occurred, they could make excuses to the authorities, claiming they had mistaken the person.
But unexpectedly... the car door opened on its own. The robot driver, sporting a fat pig's head with large ears, tilted it and said to them, "What's wrong? Is your master a pig?"
The group of men immediately cursed inwardly: Tricked again!
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Aboard a hover car in the outskirts of Jinling, A'Diao received the mental power from that group of people. She knew they had intercepted the pig-headed driver from her home, but she continued piloting the hover car towards the Jinxiang Area.
So, she had abandoned the Old Daoist Priest's body and chosen Jinxiang, which represented benefits and military achievements?
Had Cui Yong's side miscalculated?
As she passed through a deep valley with dense forest, Sparrow suddenly issued a warning.
"Master Diao Diao, you're being followed! Oh no, they've locked onto you! And the signal in the nearby area is jammed, I can't send out any messages!"
This meant she couldn't call for help or send a warning.
A'Diao's eyes narrowed slightly. She immediately leaped from the hover car... Her body instantly turned invisible in mid-air, and she also had Sparrow on her wrist activate its anti-signal mode.
The moment she vanished, an invisible spacecraft eight thousand meters away revealed itself. The particle light cannon it fired instantly obliterated the hover car, leaving not even fragments, directly vaporizing it into constituent gases.
Meanwhile, as A'Diao vanished, Cui Yong, aboard the spacecraft, saw the signal disappear from his equipment and immediately gave an order.
"She's fled into the mountains! Pursue!"
His combat armor materialized, encasing his entire body. Cui Yong, riding a top-tier flight device worth hundreds of millions and wielding a light blade, shot out of the spacecraft with a 'whoosh.' His speed was terrifying, several times faster than the spacecraft's maximum velocity. In an instant, he descended from a thousand meters in the air to just above the forest and activated his aura tracker...
Signals could be masked, but auras could not!
Cui Yong was the strongest. The hundreds of men who flew out after him were inferior in both equipment and strength, yet they were still a formidable force, a dense, dark swarm that looked terrifying.
How terrifying! Such a grand display just to kill her?
They probably intended to kill her as quickly as possible and then head to the Jinxiang Area to join the battle.
Moreover, these men were Cui Yong's death warriors and most loyal troops, desperately clinging to the great tree that was the Cui family, their interests deeply intertwined.
They said they would come to kill her, and so they came!
Cui Yong, following the prompts from his device, continued his pursuit... steadily increasing the distance between himself and the men following him.
Meanwhile, A'Diao had indeed taken refuge in the forest. Her flight device skimmed low to the ground, and she could sense Cui Yong drawing nearer from behind.
Sparrow was very worried but dared not make a sound.
Until A'Diao flew near a massive cluster of waterfalls... The tremendous roar of the water overwhelmed all other sounds. Shua!
Person Not Found 303 activated.
Before entering the dimensional pocket space concealment formation, A'Diao plucked a few strands of her hair and tossed them onto the ground for Cui Yong to detect. Then... she vanished.
There was only a five-minute time limit. She absolutely couldn't let the old dog search the wrong place, only for the effect to wear off before he arrived.
So, she had to give him a source to track.
She had vanished, but she was hidden within a spatial interstice, effectively still in the same spot, just imperceptible and untouchable by Cui Yong.
After waiting for a minute...
Cui Yong finally appeared in her field of vision.
Clad in impressive armor and riding an even more impressive flight device, he detected A'Diao's aura here, but she was nowhere to be seen.
Soon, as he focused on tracking the aura, his gaze fell upon a few strands of hair two meters away.
Hair? Why would there be hair?
But in an instant, Cui Yong had an epiphany—she was hidden here, planning to ambush him!
That wretched girl, quite cunning, but her plan was pure fantasy.
Cui Yong sneered, his gaze sweeping over the indentations in the grass... He raised his hand and unleashed a vicious slash towards that spot.
Spirit Power surged and condensed, the blade's edge rippling with an airwave. One slash cut through the exact spot where A'Diao had just been standing.
It was also precisely where A'Diao was hiding.
The old dog was truly formidable. No wonder he had once held the position of commander. And his Spirit Power intensity had actually reached D7-grade!
So strong!
Unfortunately for him, A'Diao wasn't using an invisibility technique but a dimensional concealment pocket space. The blade shot past her eyes, passed right through her, and slammed into the waterfall.
The sound of the impact was negligible, as the roar of the waterfall drowned out everything else.
However, just before he swung his blade, and a mere second before the blade energy struck the waterfall, his Spirit Power had just pulsed, caught at this critical juncture.
Om!
A'Diao, having gauged his strength from that slash, leaped out of 303 with lightning speed. Simultaneously, she activated the 101 Spiritual Energy-isolating formation, instantly sealing off the aura of both Spiritual Energy and Spirit Power. Then, with a sweep of her left hand, nine talismans flew out, hovered in mid-air, and ignited. Om!
The nine talismans released nine curving lines of light, forming a luminous net—like a spider instantly weaving its web—that directly enveloped Cui Yong.
Fingertips of her left hand pressed together—a third-grade talisman formation: Net Trap!
But while Cui Yong was shocked by A'Diao's sudden appearance and the techniques she displayed, his combat experience and caliber were, after all, formidable. Spirit Power immediately erupted from him, forming scorching flames on the surface of his body.
The Net Trap was incinerated, but its purpose had been to control him, to prevent him from launching the first attack.
The sealed 101 restricted the area, but when A'Diao leaped from 303—from one dimension to another—her body needed a period of acclimatization. She couldn't immediately launch her strongest attack because her physique wasn't yet strong enough to adapt instantly. This being the case, she had to prevent her opponent from launching his strongest attack as well.
And talismans were a readily available means; she could use them just by throwing them out.
It had worked. They were now on an absolutely simultaneous timeline for initiating their attacks. And then...
A ring on Cui Yong's left fingertip suddenly disassembled, its components hovering and rotating to form a spiral-shaped, serrated mass of light—a powerful cannon that condensed both particle and Spirit Power.
Damn! An intelligent Forbidden Item!
Indeed, Spirit Power needed to be mobilized, but activating a Forbidden Item was much faster than employing Daoist techniques.
Therefore...
The instant the energy cannon blasted towards A'Diao, her own attack was launched in perfect synchronization.
Her left hand, which had just been manipulating the talismans, pointed forward, and with an air of absolute dominance, she shouted, "Cui Yong! Turn into a pig!"
Before Cui Yong could react... as her middle and index fingers pointed at him, he was instantly ensnared by a powerful and uncanny force that twisted him from the outside in.
No!
Bang!
Black qi emanated from Cui Yong's body. Then, with a sudden pop, his body shrank and transformed, turning into a large boar.
His priceless combat armor, however, instantly clattered to the ground in pieces.
In that moment, he felt the physical transformation of his flesh and blood—he was no different from a pig. Naturally, he also lost his connection to the combat armor.
This meant that, at this moment, his physical defenses, and even his armored defenses, were reduced to that of a mere pig.
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What kind of outrageous skill or Daoist technique was this!!!
Who taught her this!
He tried to break free but found he couldn't dispel it directly with Spirit Power, nor did he know any advanced dispelling techniques. Cui Yong, now a pig, felt like his nerves were about to explode.
Meanwhile, A'Diao was also reeling.
The particle light cannon blasted towards her... She hadn't purchased any defensive Forbidden Items, nor did she have combat armor. She was completely unarmored, forced to rely solely on her Daoist techniques and Spirit Power to withstand the blow.
Withstand it? Withstand it, my foot!
A'Diao had no intention of taking it head-on. In that fleeting breath, she flicked her wrist and threw ten third-grade defensive shield talismans in front of her—an incredibly extravagant move. This was equivalent to using up millions worth of talisman materials, not even counting her own Spirit Power investment. If sold, they could have fetched twenty million.
Fingers of her left hand pressed together, with a swift motion, she manipulated them to form a straight, layered barrier in front of her... but the light cannon arrived.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
It was like a sledgehammer smashing through a stack of bricks.
The bricks weren't fragile, but the hammer was indeed powerful enough.
The power was immense; this Forbidden Item must have cost hundreds of millions.
The head of a clan, decked out in top-tier, expensive gear, was indeed difficult to handle.
Bang! The light cannon still smashed through the defensive shields and had power left over. But A'Diao had already seized the chance to dodge. The aftershock of the cannon flew past her and slammed into the 101's protective barrier.
With a heavy thud, it trembled.
But it didn't shatter. Because as the 'toilet's' level increased, so did its 'coolness factor'.
However, just as A'Diao dodged... Cui Yong, in his pig form, suddenly leaped. His pig trotters gripped the light blade. With a low grunt, his figure flickered, seemingly multiplying, then coalesced into one. The blade expanded, resembling a five-meter light saber special effect from a movie, as he launched a jumping slash.
That was right. The skill description had previously stated that even if one's physique was turned into a pig, the Spirit Power within the afflicted person would remain, allowing them to still use Daoist techniques and other abilities. Only their physical attributes were weakened to that of a pig.
Otherwise, this skill would be absolutely god-tier.
And Cui Yong had evidently reacted, seizing the opportunity after A'Diao dodged the light cannon to unleash his full power.
"No matter how cunning your methods, under this slash, you will surely die!"
A'Diao was also slightly surprised, because the Spirit Power intensity Cui Yong was now unleashing was clearly not just D7, but... C2!
Damn it! Old dog Cui had been feigning weakness! That first slash was merely a probe; he hadn't used his full strength.
"The scoundrel! So treacherous!"
Good thing I also concealed my true strength.
Cursing inwardly, A'Diao simultaneously urged the Spirit Power within her body... Instantly, one of her spirit clusters erupted with D4-grade Spirit Power.
Yes, an entire spirit cluster erupted completely... suffusing her entire body with powerful Spirit Power as she gripped the slender Yuan Staff with both hands.
Shua!
Before Cui Yong could even get a clear look at the staff, which emanated a peculiar aura... A'Diao's body flickered.
Under the descending blade, she had actually forcibly broken free from his energy field and teleported in an instant.
Moreover, her spirit cluster was actually at the D4 level! How old was she?
Chen Ran couldn't possibly have provided her with so many resources for cultivation. So, had she progressed this far relying solely on the academy's resources and education?
This was too terrifying! The future repercussions would be endless. Today, she absolutely had to die!
The teleportation left a chain of afterimages, creating a linked visual effect. But Cui Yong, after a moment of stunned disbelief, forcibly mobilized all his remaining Spirit Power in mid-air. The instant he landed, his pupils turned blood-red, reflecting a true-sight reconnaissance eye.
There!
Spirit Power erupted! Shua!
He slashed diagonally towards one of A'Diao's teleportation afterimages.
Die!
But only as he swung this slash did he realize—the afterimage was, after all, just an afterimage.
However, at this very moment...
On the other side, behind him, the real A'Diao raised her Yuan Staff, aiming its cold tip directly at him.
The Spirit Power released from two of her spirit clusters merged into one.
"South Thunder, North Fire, combine!"
From the south came a bolt of thunder, and from the north, a torrent of fire. Both slammed into his body.
And Cui Yong, with no way to evade, summoned every ounce of energy with the greatest fear and effort of his life, forming a protective shield on the surface of his body.
His heart was filled with terror, yet another thought raced through his mind: her spirit cluster's Spirit Power limit wasn't D4, but D7! How was this possible? How could she suddenly unleash such powerful Spirit Power? Could it be that other factions were pouring all their resources into her cultivation?
But what terrified him even more was that—although her Spirit Power intensity was D7, the final power unleashed and amplified by her staff was nearly C7.
The combat power amplification spanned almost an entire major grade—it was simply outrageous!
Could he survive this?
But in truth, in that very instant he formed the protective shield, he realized he was finished.
If his combat armor and his original physique were still intact, even C7-level damage couldn't kill him because his equipment was too good. But not now. He was just a pig!
Thunder and fire merged, their power compounding explosively.
BOOM!! The two attacks merged into one, aimed directly at his heart. After the protective shield was blasted apart, the attack struck his body, and the remaining force instantly pierced through him.
Then... with a thud, he collapsed.
But his subordinates were nearby; they would surely arrive soon!
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