"Is this your mutant skill, Asura's Heart?"

Bai Pu squinted as he spoke. Based on his perception, he had just received a prompt about that eerie black mist skill.

[Asura's Heart (Pseudo): Two-star Skill, Mutant Skill. Upon activation, it envelops you in Asura Blood Mist; for each enemy killed, their life force is absorbed into the mist, granting 3 seconds of burst movement speed and a slight mobility increase for 3 minutes. You can absorb the mist for healing if injured.]

"This kind of repair must have a limit. The black mist surrounding your body has decreased by one-third! That means you can only repair two more such wounds at most. It's indeed a powerful mutant skill. I wonder how many people you killed to exchange for such benefits in the Demon Camp."

The Owl snorted softly, wiped his eyes, and stepped forward to attack! Bai Pu was wrong about one thing: the black mist of [Asura's Heart (Pseudo)] can only repair non-lethal injuries.

If it had been a fatal injury opening up the abdomen just now, no amount of black mist would have been able to repair it! Of course, the Owl wouldn't actively remind Bai Pu of this.

Bai Pu swung his saber to meet the attack, simultaneously activating the Hundred-eyed Demon's skill again: Illusion, creating a slight visual shift.

However, the Owl wasn't fooled this time! He had smeared a strange transparent liquid on his eyelids, which allowed him to resist the Hundred-eyed Demon's illusion interference temporarily, see Bai Pu's real position, and thrust his sword!

The item that the Owl used is called [Tears of the Hundred-eyed Demon], which can dispel mental interference and illusion effects, keeping the Spirit Platform clear. It is a reward item exchanged for merit in the Demon Camp.

Fortunately, Bai Pu was cautious and didn't fully trust the Hundred-eyed Demon's illusion ability.

This skill is most effective when used for the first time. Once the enemy is prepared, its effect diminishes, and after the Owl suffered a loss just now, it was likely he had some countermeasures when he actively charged in again.

The two exchanged several rounds, coming to a stalemate, with only the sound of weapons clashing, neither landing a decisive hit.

Bai Pu had an Advanced Level 4 specialty and 29 points of power, with more advanced techniques and stronger force.

On the other hand, the Owl had a full 32 points of agility, more than double Bai Pu's, and the Asura Power enhanced his movement speed!

So, the stalemate formed:

The Owl wielded the Bone Sword, circling Bai Pu like a shadow, launching fast thrusts in high-speed maneuvers. Bai Pu stood his ground, his feet apart, and although each swing of his Long Saber was not fast, they were mighty and forceful.

Each time their weapons clashed, the Owl's fluid attacks would pause slightly, giving Bai Pu a chance to catch his breath.

Both in a stalemate, the Owl was clearly not in a hurry, for although this place was some distance from the Yellow Pool, it was still within the central region of the Black Swamp, demon territory!

As long as he stalled until the Demon General arrived, it would undoubtedly spell trouble for Bai Pu!

Bai Pu was well aware of this fact and, realizing that the Hundred-eyed Demon's illusion harassment was ineffective against the Owl, quickly changed his strategy to take the damage head-on and seize the initiative in battle!

Don't forget, although Bai Pu's power is high, he is, after all, a Tank Profession with Endurance Specialization!

The Owl thrust his sword, aiming precisely at Bai Pu's throat.

Bai Pu slightly turned his body, using his shoulder to take the blow! As the sword tip pierced his flesh, Bai Pu's muscles suddenly clamped down, and he charged forward, landing a close knee strike aimed directly between the Owl's legs!

The Owl, attempting to withdraw his sword, found the tip seemed stuck to an iron stone, requiring quite an effort before he could pull it free!

In that moment of distraction, Bai Pu's knee strike was already upon him; despite his high agility, the Owl could not evade, and could only sink his body slightly, tightening the muscles of his lower abdomen to withstand the knee strike.

However, the Owl was not easy to deal with. Though his posture staggered from Bai Pu's knee strike, he managed to thrust another sword, aiming at Bai Pu's chest vital!

This was a clever move to seek victory amidst defeat—if Bai Pu retreated to dodge, it would surely grant the Owl time to recover and adjust himself.

Bai Pu did not blink, facing the Bone Sword head-on with his chest!

With a clang, the Bone Sword struck the Golden Bull Horn Armor, though it penetrated the Scaly Skin, Armor Value, and the fixed damage reduction from the upper armor, it still landed a critical hit.

-42!

Bai Pu's expression was unchanged, as if this strike had landed on someone else. He stepped half a body closer, and kicked, landing a blow on the Owl's thigh, pushing the already staggering figure further off balance!

Two ordinary attacks were just laying the groundwork.

After creating enough stiffness and flaws in the opponent, Bai Pu gripped his Long Saber with both hands, gathered some power, and struck with a bright slash diagonally downward!

Swish! Blood spurted violently, and the Owl was slashed from shoulder to hip, leaving a bloody line once again.

-116! (Critical Hit)

The Owl roared in pain, the Asura Blood Mist around him quickly gathering to repair his body. However, even after the flash of Bai Pu's saber, it did not end, but instead traced out a profound Wind-Seeking trajectory, delivering another upward slash!

Wind-Seeking Effect!

This strike, although it did not land a critical hit, delivered a sharp damage of 60 points.

Previously, the Owl had been struck by Bai Pu's saber, in a vertical downward slash. The two recent strikes, however, were from left to right—one from the left shoulder to right hip, and the other from left abdomen to right shoulder!

The three strikes formed a large snowflake-shaped scar on the Owl's body!

The Owl screamed in extreme pain, and the Asura Blood Mist on his body was exhausted! Seeing that Bai Pu, having taken a strike from him, was still vigorous and full of spirit, he knew he was outmatched. He raised his hand and cast a web filled with chilling aura.

Bai Pu's speed was slowed.

The Owl raised his hand again, firing a long strand of silk that clung to a gray-black tree branch not far away. The silk retracted, pulling his body quickly out of battle, escaping at high speed.

Bai Pu could not catch up, and had no choice but to let the Owl go.

"This fight was one I never wanted to engage in, yet couldn't avoid. It's good that the Owl fled."

This time, Bai Pu came to the Black Swamp, first slaying the Glow and driving away Cangying, then sweeping through the Ghost Leather's lair. All equipment skills were in cooldown, even the Professional Skill Flesh Armor had been used in the battle with the Yellow-striped Ghost Frog group.

Although the Owl's Asura Blood Mist was exhausted, he was still in a condition to fight. If Bai Pu continued to pursue, he might at best force out a forced escape item from the Owl, at the expense of wasting Bai Pu's considerable time.

Remember, the [Black Emperor's True Blood] still had 24 hours of demonic power blockade, and during this time, the Demon General Ghost Leather would assuredly spare no effort in tracking him down!

Fortunately, Bai Pu had pre-emptively set up the Hundred-eyed Demon, catching the Owl off guard.

The prior setup of the Hundred-eyed Demon made the Owl feel like he had fallen into a trap. Not knowing what further tactics Bai Pu might have in store, the Owl chose to retreat.

Bai Pu continued to the side of the Yellow Pool.

At that time, after the Owl killed three blood-depleted Ghost Frogs, two Blue Treasure Chests had emerged. Only Bai Pu had the right to pick up these Chests, as his combat contribution was overwhelmingly higher.

Of course, if Bai Pu died or the 24-hour protection period expired, the Owl would be able to collect the Treasure Chests.

Bai Pu picked up the Treasure Chests, and handed over the corpses of six Yellow-striped Ghost Frogs to be devoured one by one by the [Demon Lord's Skull].

The Demon Lord's Skull, indeed unafraid of raw or cold, opened its bovine mouth to a remarkable obtuse angle, even exposing its cold teeth! It swallowed the corpse of a Yellow-striped Ghost Frog whole, chomping down on skin and bones alike, the crunching of bones and teeth terrible to hear.

After devouring one Ghost Frog's corpse, the [Demon Lord's Skull]'s Demon Power Value rose to 360 points (Tier Two). That is to say, one Level 3 Elite Ghost Frog corpse equates to 30 points of Demon Power Value.

The remaining five Ghost Frog corpses should raise the Demon Power Value to 510 points?

Bai Pu discovered that the [Demon Lord's Skull] could consume demon corpses even in Storage Space. This undoubtedly saved him much time wasted standing still.

Now, it's time for the next step... to find Dongbo Cheng!

Bai Pu took a deep breath, slowly closed his eyes, and with the power drawn from his bloodline, called upon another demon slave—the Demon Spider Lady!

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