Chapter 00183: He Lingchuan's Cleverness
# He Lingchuan's Cleverness
Chapter 183
Novel: After the Immortals Disappeared
Chapter 183: He Lingchuan's Cleverness
Ke Jihai dodged the giant ape's strike and managed to circle around to its rear.
He then leaped high, aiming his spear directly at the back of its neck.
The giant ape's head and back were protected by bone armor, leaving only its neck free to move, unprotected by armor.
Ke Jihai intended to exploit this gap for a lethal strike.
The ape demon stood ten feet tall, and Ke Jihai's spear was also ten feet long; he had to leap to make the attack.
At this moment, his subordinate also launched an attack from the front, helping to distract the violent ape.
Its form was nowhere near as agile as that of the werewolf, and it was too late to turn around now.
Just as Ke Jihai was about to land a decisive blow, an unexpected change occurred:
Two eyes suddenly opened on the back of the ape demon's head, and two more arms unexpectedly extended from its shoulders!
Ke Jihai finally understood the purpose of the two small holes in the back of the ape demon's bone helmet.
This monster could actually transform into a four-eyed, four-armed form, and it had been holding back until now!
No, this was very wrong; its demonic power had clearly been suppressed, and its divine abilities greatly diminished.
How could it enter a new form instead?
Even Ke Jihai felt the flow of qi around it suddenly become more violent.
Despite having three iron barbs stuck to its body, its strength had not weakened; instead, it had increased!
The giant ape swatted away the spear tip, causing Ke Jihai's body to tilt.
In mid-air, he found it difficult to change direction and saw the opponent's fist, as large as a grinding disc, coming straight at him!
This monster was unexpectedly strong.
Meanwhile, the werewolf creature had knocked down a large tree and, as it got up, had not even shaken its head twice before encountering He Lingchuan's frontal leap slash.
The Hundred Cuts Blade's edge gleamed, and it did not dare to lightly test its sharpness, having to dodge instead.
With a broken blade still lodged in its left shoulder, it could barely lift its entire arm.
Fortunately, its tail whip, like a snake, rose up and lunged straight for He Lingchuan's face.
Both sides were engaged in a fierce battle, each trying to strike faster than the other.
Ever since He Lingchuan learned to expand his divine sense, his five senses had become sharper.
Now, with the enhancement of his yuan power, the monster's speed seemed to slow down in his eyes, no longer as fast as before, making it difficult to discern with the naked eye.
Though it was just a slight difference, his vision was still barely able to keep up.
This was also because the werewolf creature's innate talent lay primarily in speed; its high agility was partly due to its physical instincts and partly supported by its demonic power, which was countered by the yuan power on He Lingchuan's body.
However, he was still just a novice, and even with the yuan power, and despite his "Swallow's Return" movement technique being pushed to its limits, he could only barely enter a stalemate phase.
This was still with the werewolf creature having lost one of its claws; otherwise, with its sharp teeth and claws combined with its tail whip, he would have surely been killed on the spot.
In just a few breaths, He Lingchuan had already accumulated several wounds, fortunately not deep.
The monster's tail whip was far more agile, causing him much greater harm than its claws.
After He Lingchuan swung his blade, he was unable to defend in time, and it opened a wound on his shoulder, causing his face to twitch in pain.
Fortunately, at this moment, He Chunhua finally shouted the words he most wanted to hear: "Chuan'er, lead it over here!"
Without a moment's hesitation, He Lingchuan jumped backward toward his father.
The monster's assault was like a storm.
He truly could not withstand it any longer and urgently needed someone to shield him from the wind and rain.
The monster's original target was He Chunhua, but after being provoked by He Lingchuan's entanglement, its ferocity was ignited.
Now, seeing him rush toward its target, it naturally gave chase, its hind claws digging into the ground and kicking up earth and snow far away.
As He Lingchuan charged toward his father, his expanded divine sense had already seen what was in his father's hands.
So, as soon as He Chunhua shouted "Get down," he dove forward, throwing himself to the ground and sliding over two zhang on the snow.
During the slide, he did not forget to turn around to defend himself, only to see the werewolf creature lunging at He Chunhua.
He Chunhua remained calm, and just as the werewolf's sharp claws were about to reach his face, he launched an object from his hand, striking the monster squarely!
With both sides so close, the monster could not dodge, no matter how agile it was.
The force with which the object was launched was immense, almost pinning it to the ground.
He Lingchuan looked and realized that this was the very Cangsi Tianluo Net he had experienced before!
There was even a hole on the edge.
In the Dragon-Soaring Illusion, Sun Fuping had summoned this large net to bind him tightly; had it not been for the sharpness of the broken blade, he would not have had the chance to escape, just like the monster now.
It struggled desperately within the net, trying to tear it apart, but how could Sun Guoshi's treasured item be so easily damaged?
It howled in rage, and after hearing a few of its cries, He Lingchuan confirmed that this was indeed a wolf demon.
Though the Cangsi Tianluo Net was excellent, its activation time was long.
He Chunhua's cultivation was far less profound than Sun Fuping's, and he was not skilled in controlling the Cangsi Tianluo Net, which required He Lingchuan to buy him some time to prepare.
Against such an incredibly agile opponent, the Cangsi Tianluo Net was the best tool to use.
He reached to his waist, and the broken blade returned to him automatically.
He Lingchuan glanced back at the giant ape.
If he used the Cangsi Tianluo Net against such a powerful creature, it would probably be ineffective and damage the treasure.
Fortunately, Ke Jihai was still alive and kicking; otherwise, if the giant ape turned its attention to the He family, no one here would survive.
He watched the battle between the man and the beast, both astonished by the giant ape's combat power and envious of the deep-colored yuan power on Ke Jihai's body.
Human physical abilities, strength, and cultivation were mostly inferior to those of demon beasts, but yuan power could bridge that gap instantly.
Until the giant ape suddenly transformed into a two-headed, four-armed creature, everyone gasped in shock.
What kind of monster was that! He Chunhua's expression changed as well: "I've never heard of a wolf demon having such a transformation. Could it be that it has encountered some extraordinary opportunity?"
He Lingchuan thought, isn't that what the Great Sage Sun can do? But seeing the giant ape's combat power suddenly increase, he knew this was very abnormal.
Coupled with the giant ape's sudden furious roars, its fighting style was far less organized than before.
It seemed that the sudden increase in combat power would further provoke its violent nature.
He Lingchuan's eyes turned, and he asked He Chunhua, "Father, do you have the Walnut Boat? Let me borrow it!"
He Chunhua looked at the mountain path: "The boat is too big, and the road is too narrow; it can't be used here."
There was no water here, and it was not like the sandy sea where suitable beasts could be found to pull the boat.
But he still took out the Walnut Boat.
He Lingchuan snatched it from his palm, exerting force as he dashed toward Ke Jihai, stuffing a玄晶 into the Walnut Boat while lamenting:
This time, the wallet is going to bleed heavily.
He did not take a straight line but instead took a slightly longer route, slipping above the man and beast.
Ke Jihai was fighting while retreating, already engaged in battle in a mountain hollow, with a towering cliff above him.
The so-called towering cliff was a large rectangular boulder.
He Lingchuan executed the Swallow's Return movement technique, taking two steps to rush up to the top of the boulder, shouting down: "General Ke, get out of the way!"
Fearing that the other party did not hear him, he filled his dantian with qi and shouted three times in succession: "Get out of the way, get out of the way, get out of the way!"
Then he forcefully hurled the Walnut Boat down.
The distance between the cliff above and below was not far, and these thunderous sounds were heard by both sides engaged in battle below.
The giant ape instinctively looked up at him, while Ke Jihai pointed his spear at the cliff wall, using the force to bounce out three zhang away.
As a military general, he was decisive and unhesitating.
At this moment, He Lingchuan's voice boomed like spring thunder, shouting: "Long!"
The Walnut Boat fell.
Though the giant ape was massive, its eyesight was sharp, and it could still see a walnut-sized object hurtling toward it in the darkness.
It caught it in one hand and looked at it.
Oh, it really was a walnut.
He Lingchuan: "..."
Ke Jihai: "..."
Fortunately, after this walnut took out one of He Lingchuan's玄晶, the expected transformation, though delayed, finally occurred.
Suddenly, before the eyes of the three, it began to expand!
The giant ape immediately sensed something was wrong and tried to throw it away to escape.
But it was too late.
The speed at which this thing grew was beyond ordinary imagination; in less than two breaths, it transformed back into its complete form, a massive wooden boat over fifty feet long and ten feet high!
The mountain hollow on the winding mountain path was not wide, and as soon as the wooden boat emerged, it completely blocked the giant ape's escape.
The giant ape let out a thunderous roar—it had still escaped too slowly, as its lower body was pinned beneath the wooden boat.
Though it was immensely strong, being suddenly crushed by over a hundred thousand pounds, it had not been flattened only because of its tough skin and flesh.
The feeling of being crushed by Mount Tai was certainly not pleasant.
Seeing it finally subdued, Ke Jihai let out a long breath, leaning on his spear and saying, "Good lad, you really have some skill."
He had fought fiercely with this monster, and now that He Lingchuan had found a favorable angle to suppress the giant ape, he was at a loss for words.
The conventional use of this wooden boat treasure should not have been like this; this lad had taken a shortcut, but it had worked out well.
He Lingchuan chuckled awkwardly: "Just luck, just luck."
He had not realized that the space in the mountain hollow was so small; had the Walnut Boat's complete form been just a bit larger, it would have been directly stuck against the cliff wall and unable to come down, which would have been a huge embarrassment.
Ke Jihai, still catching his breath, pointed his spear at the giant ape: "Who sent you here? Speak!"
What kind of demon would infiltrate Shihuan City without reason and ambush a current general?
The giant ape ignored his question, roaring in anger while scratching and digging, not only clawing at the ground and trees but also chipping away at the cliff wall.
He Lingchuan frowned as he saw its eyes still glowing red.
This creature seemed to have completely lost its rationality; could it understand human speech?
At that moment, a scream and a shriek came from upwind.
Both men felt a tightness in their hearts and turned back to see seven or eight people rushing out from the dense forest, aiming to attack He Chunhua.
A carter nearby was struck by an arrow in the eye and was screaming in agony.
Ying Furen was tackled by a civilian youth, who had a gray-feathered arrow lodged in his shoulder, the fletching still trembling.
There were actually ambushers in the dense forest!
Both men were shocked and furious, and He Lingchuan charged back.
Seeing the werewolf trapped, he had just taken the Walnut Boat to assist Ke Jihai.
However, He Chunhua needed to suppress the werewolf monster with all his strength, while He Yue's cultivation was mediocre, and Ying Furen did not know any divine abilities!
The ambushers in the dense forest first shot an arrow at He Chunhua, which he narrowly dodged, resulting in the arrow hitting the carter behind him; the other arrow was meant to take Ying Furen's life, but the civilian youth reacted quickly, tackling Ying Furen down, and the arrow struck him instead.
After firing two arrows, the ambushers charged out.
He Chunhua still needed to form seals to control the Cangsi Tianluo Net and could not dodge as smoothly as usual; if he abandoned the seals to retreat, the Cangsi Tianluo Net would likely not be able to cover that wolf demon.
(End of Chapter)