Immortal Cage - Chapter 37 Metamorphosis Complete
The man suddenly turned around, lifted his robe, and let out a low roar.
Roar!
A sharp whistling sound echoed as a black and yellow beast claw extended towards the direction of the sound.
But in the next moment, the towering figure was stunned because there was no one to his left, he had missed his target.
The one speaking was Yu Lie, his figure ghostly, taking advantage of the momentary distraction, he appeared behind the other in an instant.
Swish!
Sharp beast claws extended from Yu Lie's hand, he fiercely struck the other's body, tearing through armor, flesh splattering, dyeing the opponent's robe crimson.
Roar... A sound of intense pain came from the towering figure's mouth as he clutched his lower back, immediately wanting to flee towards his companion.
But in the next moment, a chilling and alarming voice rang out:
"Robbery on the road?"
The voice was mocking.
Fear flashed across the towering figure's face, but with a fierce glint in his eyes, he no longer lunged forward but twisted his body, continuing to attack the assailant.
"Die!"
The man was desperate, roaring, "Kill him!"
A light laughter rang out:
"Tsk!"
Yu Lie's figure just swayed, evading the other's attack, brushing past the opponent's body.
In an instant, the roaring man's body stiffened, his robe slowly falling off, revealing a fierce black and yellow tiger face on his forehead.
Cough...
The towering figure strained to turn his head, looking at Yu Lie who had already passed him, his face full of disbelief.
He made a choked, incomprehensible sound in his throat, reaching out weakly, as if wanting to say something: "I, I..."
As Yu Lie passed by, he casually flicked his fingers.
On Yu Lie's hand, there was a slippery organ, dripping with fresh red liquid.
Hearing movement behind him, Yu Lie casually tossed the organ back, landing it on the towering figure.
Bang! The towering figure's body fell, his eyes wide, his body hunched like a shrimp.
On his chest, a steaming organ was still pulsating, the size of two fists.
This was the heart of the towering figure.
On the other side,
Upon hearing his companion's roar, the skinny man just hesitated for a moment, then abandoned his loot and rushed towards his companion and Yu Lie, his face twisted in a grimace.
But before the skinny man could reach them, he froze in his tracks.
Seeing his companion already fallen on the ground, the skinny man felt a chill run down his spine, his limbs turning cold.
Raising his head, the skinny man caught sight of Yu Lie's hood falling off, revealing a face with red lips and white teeth.
Yu Lie raised his blood-stained hands, giving a gentle smile towards the approaching skinny man.
His teeth were sharp and white.
"No," the skinny man's pupils constricted, his soul trembling, shocked in his heart:
"Escape! Escape!!"
The skinny man turned around, not looking back, intending to flee into the darkness.
But Yu Lie had already opened his mouth, exhaling a mist, gently blowing it out.
Whoosh!
A blood-red qi shot out from Yu Lie's mouth, spanning seven steps, fiercely striking the skinny man's head.
Bang, the skinny man's head shattered, bone fragments flying, his body shuddering, falling to the ground more decisively than his companion.
Blood continued to gush out, the scene filled with a strong smell of blood.
The bodies of the two robbers were still twitching involuntarily.
Yu Lie stopped in his tracks, surveying the surroundings, wary of the darkness.
Several dozen breaths passed, but there was still no movement in the darkness, perhaps the other party had no more companions. After all, this area was relatively close to the town, and there wouldn't be a large group of evil cultivators around.
Yu Lie relaxed his vigilance.
Looking at the two corpses on the ground, his eyes deep, a hint of regret on his face:
"Why learn anything else, but to learn robbery. After seeing me resist, they still wanted to kill me to silence me."
Yu Lie shook his head, first walking towards the skinny man's body.
Although this was Yu Lie's first time killing someone, having been exposed to the dark side of Blackwater Town for a long time, he knew that after killing someone in the wild, the first thing to do was to inspect and dispose of the body.
One was to identify the identity, the other was not to waste time, lest missing the opportunity.
After a thorough inspection, Yu Lie found that both of these robbers were over eighteen years old, both in the lower-level Daoist realm, one seemed to have cultivated as a fierce tiger, and the other seemed to have cultivated as a hyena.
Both of them had strong muscles, flexible demonic powers, and after their deaths, most of the beastly traces on their bodies had disappeared, indicating that they had already digested their demonic powers, slightly higher in realm than Yu Lie.
Unfortunately, these two individuals only cultivated as fierce beasts, their strength and experience were decent, but compared to Yu Lie, they were like tigers and wolves versus cats and dogs, not worth mentioning.
To avoid attracting attention, after inspecting the bodies, Yu Lie dragged the two of them to the nearest riverbank and threw them into the river.
Although it was his first time doing such a thing, he found it surprisingly easy and straightforward.
Yu Lie clapped his hands lightly.
Then he realized that even though he had wiped his hands on the other's robe, there was still a lingering smell of blood on his hands, furrowing his brows.
What made Yu Lie frown even more was when he checked his money pouch, he found only a few dozen pieces of talisman money inside.
The sound of the money pouch was stingy.
But Yu Lie did not believe that this was all the wealth of those two individuals.
The two of them were skilled in their methods, calm and collected during the robbery, the money in the pouch still stained with blood, most likely taken from an unlucky Daoist.
The personal wealth of the two individuals could be at home or hidden somewhere nearby.
After all, when going out to rob people, they wouldn't carry too many belongings on them, and if they did, they would hide them beforehand to avoid hindering their actions.
Yu Lie stood by the riverbank, looking around the pitch-black surroundings, sighing.
Even if the other party had hidden their wealth nearby, Yu Lie had no specialized treasure-hunting pets or helpers, making it difficult to find.
Relying solely on his own instincts might be possible, but it would undoubtedly take a considerable amount of time, possibly half a day, and by then, who knows if someone else might appear and target him.
After all, even though the skirmish just now was brief, it was not insignificant, and the smell of blood was strong.
Breathing out a white mist, Yu Lie pondered slightly, giving up the idea of searching for things. He also threw the two fish in his hands into the cup, then walked towards the streets of the town empty-handed.
This time, he returned home empty-handed, unlikely to be stopped by anyone again.
The mountain wind continued to blow.
............
Yu Lie held his robe tightly, cautious all the way, successfully returning to the safe area of the town.
With more people around, he felt a slight relaxation in his mind.
However, not long after entering the town, a hand suddenly patted Yu Lie's shoulder.
Yu Lie was startled, having just experienced a bloody incident, he almost instinctively struck out with a claw to tear the person apart.
A playful voice rang out: "Don't go! Do you want to buy some bait for my fish? I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"
Yu Lie turned around, a look of surprise on his face, realizing that the person patting him was the landlady of the Dazayuan.
Seeing Yu Lie turn around, the landlady's face lit up with joy: "Yu, it's really you! I knew your figure looked familiar, if it were someone else, I wouldn't dare to pat them."
The landlady held a basket, took out a few packages of things and stuffed them into Yu Lie's sleeve:
"Look at you looking so downcast, coming back empty-handed must not feel good! Look, these are top-quality bait materials, use them, and I guarantee you'll catch big and fat fish, even the black snake fish will be caught one by one."
Yu Lie was taken aback, shaking his head in refusal: "No, thank you." He turned to leave.
But the landlady, perhaps having opened late and wanting to make a sale, didn't let Yu Lie go, trying to fleece a familiar face.
"Don't miss out, you'll regret it..."
She stopped Yu Lie, continuing to boast, becoming annoying.
Helpless, Yu Lie could only politely say, "You should find someone who has bought your bait to say these things."
The landlady was taken aback, realizing that Yu Lie was onto her tricks.
But the landlady remained unfazed, instead, she looked Yu Lie up and down, noticing his empty hands, and said with a sly look:
"Oh! It seems you're not new to night fishing, then why didn't I see you catch even half a fish? Not even a minnow! Still looking down on my bait, go back to yours!"
"Hmph!" She snorted heavily with her fat nose, then turned her fat buttocks, walking away disdainfully, no longer showing the warm and enthusiastic demeanor from before.
Yu Lie stood on the street, dumbfounded, watching the landlady.
He found that she didn't stop for a moment, immediately approaching another young Daoist, starting to flatter and boast.
Shaking his head, Yu Lie continued to hold his empty fishing gear, walking home with his hands clasped, heading towards his house.
The bustling market, no one paid him any more attention.
Upon returning home, Yu Lie took out his cup as usual, took out the black snake fish, and began to process them one by one.
As he processed them, he belatedly recalled the robbery incident from the night.
At that moment, his heart pounded, images of the robbers' heads exploding, blood gushing from their chests, replaying in his mind.
It wasn't fear, but the fact that those two were ultimately human, and Yu Lie had ended their lives for the first time, leaving him with a slightly complex feeling.
Lowering his head, Yu Lie looked at his hands covered in fish juice, the incomplete fish pieces, muttering to himself:
"Indeed, humans and livestock, fish and shrimp, there is no difference, once pinched, they will die..."
Plop!
He subconsciously clenched a piece of fish in his hand, the fish flesh mashed, blood oozing from his fingers, filling the air with a fragrant aroma.
But Yu Lie had no time to regret.
Because he suddenly realized that as the complex emotions in his heart calmed down, the stubborn demonic power in his body had dissipated.
The demonic power in his body had completely disappeared.
Had the transformation from a wolf to a tiger been completed?