Chapter 72: Danger (2/2)

Ai Hui kept on repeating to himself; however, he eventually could stand it no longer and swung his head backward.

Pow!

Like an iron hammer, the back of Ai Hui’s head slammed directly into Duanmu Huanghun’s nose.

The unconscious Duanmu Huanghun’s body twitched but still remained clung on to Ai Hui, not showing even a single sign of loosening its grip. However, Ai Hui’s rage had simmered down, and he knew that it wouldn’t be possible to make Duanmu Huanghun let go of him. He had seen this before in the Wilderness—it was a human’s survival instinct. A person who was drowning would cling on to anything they could get a hold on and would never let go. This effect also applied to people who had lost their consciousnesses.

And right now, Duanmu Huang was in this exact state.

Ai Hui could not care about Duanmu Huanghun anymore as he was now facing an even grimmer problem.

He could feel his speed increasing. This was a terrible situation, as it implied that the wind was getting stronger. After training in the Suspending Golden Pagoda for so long, he was very familiar with the place. There was a total of seven levels in the Suspending Golden Pagoda, and the top part of the pagoda was narrow while the bottom part was wide. The air vent in the first level was the closest to them, yet the wind coming out of it was the weakest. The higher they would go up, the stronger the wind would get.

Their bodies whirled along with the metal wind.

Ai Hui’s premonition was getting increasingly stronger, but right now, he was in mid-air with nothing to hold on.

The wind was spiraling upward!

The sound of the wind in his ear started to become peculiar and frightening. A sharp noise that could burst his eardrums prevented Ai Hui from hearing anything else. The wind had become so strong that he now had difficulty breathing.

The pain from the metal wind was akin to that of being slashed with a sword. Ai Hui could feel his skin being ripped apart by the intense metal gales.

A faint light suddenly shone from behind him.

It was the clothes that Duanmu Huanghun was wearing. They were emitting a faint glow, resisting the metal wind.

The pair spiraled upward out of control as the metal wind blew stronger and stronger. Ai Hui’s clothes had already been shredded by the slicing wind, leaving numerous lacerations on his skin.

Ai Hui was getting anxious. He had been observing his surroundings, and they had already reached the fifth level.

Pop!

After an explosion that sounded like a popped balloon, the glow around Duanmu Huanghun disappeared. Countless shreds of cloth dispersed in all directions; even Duanmu Huanghun’s special clothes could not withstand the metal wind.

Psss!

Blood spurted onto Ai Hui’s face. The faint smell of blood seemed to calm the anxious Ai Hui down.

The blood belonged to Duanmu Huanghun.

Even though Ai Hui’s [Copper Skin] was almost fully developed, he could still feel the slashing pain from the metal wind. This showed how powerful the metal wind was. Last time, Ai Hui had cured Duanmu Huanghun’s flu; therefore, he knew everything about the fellow’s body.

Duanmu Huanghun’s body definitely could not endure the metal wind.

The reality was just what Ai Hui had expected it to be. Fine, red streaks appeared on Duanmu Huanghun’s body, staining his shredded clothes with fresh blood.

The bloodstained shreds were being pulverized, bit by bit.

Such a lucky fellow. Ai Hui laughed bitterly. This fellow fell into a coma and had yet to know the precarious situation he was in now.

The faint smell of blood awakened the long since dormant valor in Ai Hui.

A fierce look flashed across his face. Without any hesitation, he started to directly absorb the metal elemental energy that was fiercely stabbing his body.

This metal elemental energy had not been scattered, and hence wasn’t suitable for absorption; however, at this point in time, Ai Hui couldn’t care less.

He must save himself; otherwise, he would die here today!

The higher he went, the purer and stronger the metal elemental energy became. Ai Hui forcibly activated his natal residence, and the metal elemental energy channeled throughout his body, traveling within like countless steel needles. The needle-piercing pain turned Ai Hui’s face pale-white.

Yet he did not stop. However, if this situation continued, without any physical strength or elemental energy, he would be literally heading towards death.

Life was more important. Without his life, he would have nothing left. If his natal residence was injured, he could still find a way to heal it.

The metal elemental energy gushed into Ai Hui’s natal residence like a group of vicious sharks.