Chapter 126 - Clash of Beast Tamers (2/2)

”How is it possible! How can you?!” exclaimed Pang Ja-Kyung in amazement. He couldn't believe his attack had been blocked in such a way.

It was known that Hei hadn't yet resorted to using his battle formation, and therefore, it was natural that Pang Ja-Kyung thought he had the advantage at the moment. However, Hei was a half-step spirit soldier, meaning his spirit power was on the threshold of the second rank. Although it was still at a disadvantage when it came to cultivation, the gap wasn't that big. Furthermore, his spear had been made with his mother's body, a sixth-level divine beast; consequently it wouldn't have been broken so easily. All Hei had to do was resist the impact, and that was precisely what he was doing right now.

Spit!

While Pang Ja-Kyung was still appalled by the scene in front of him, a large spit of saliva was generated from Hei's mouth. Using Chameleon Tongue, he perfectly centered Pang Ja-Kyung's right eye.

Although it was a simple spit and there was the layer of spirit power to act as a barrier, Pang Ja-Kyung couldn't help but react instinctively when that lump of saliva temporarily blocked a portion of his vision. Immediately, he stopped exerting pressure with the sword as he wiped his right eye, and that action gave Hei a breathing space for charging against his enemy.

Stab!

With all the strength he possessed, Hei ran forward and pointed the spear at his opponent's stomach. The enemy's protective layer still held up, saving Pang Ja-Kyung from a severe injury. However, this wasn't what Hei was aiming for. No, Hei had a completely different plan in mind.

Taking advantage of the enemy's protective layer of spirit power, Hei continued to push Pang Ja-Kyung along the body of the Great Black-backed Gull until they reached the creature's tail. Then, using the momentum he had built up, he pushed Pang Ja-Kyung away from the second-level seagull and threw himself after that.

In mid-air in the sky, Pang Ja-Kyung stopped using his flight skill. He didn't know why Hei had done such a thing when he wasn't even a spirit soldier. Fighting in the air would only have favored him, after all, while placing Hei in a passive position. But he had no time to think about the reasons for such a suicide. Since he had been given the opportunity, he would have used it to teach the brat a lesson.

”Take this, Intent of the Sword, Piercing Blade!” Pang Ja-Kyung lunged forward while intercepting Hei, who was falling. But this was nothing more than a mistake.

”Ye! Xing! Now!” Hei screamed as he commanded his little sisters.

Suddenly, Ye lunged forward from Hei's shoulder. Waving her tail, she went to intercept Pang Ja-Kyung's sword aimed at her big brother.

Peng!

Another metallic noise rang out as the snake's tail and the sword blade collided. Entirely shocked, Pang Ja-Kyung realized the creature that had blocked his attack was a second-level spirit beast.

”How is that possible!?” Pang Ja-Kyung exclaimed in horror. He couldn't believe that such a brat could command second-level spirit beasts. That meant they were equal regarding their taming skills.

'Snake Coiling!'

Without answering, Hei used Snake Coiling and wrapped his four limbs around those of Pang Ja-Kyung. The enemy beast tamer tried to react, but his sword was quickly stolen by Ye, who was now wielding it with her tail.

'Snake Hair!'

Leaving a lock to hold his spear behind his back, the rest of Hei's hair went to increase the grip on Pang Ja-Kyung. Meanwhile, Xing was also contributing to this, generating spiderweb threads to tie the two as tightly as possible.

”Brat! What the fuck are you trying to do?” Pang Ja-Kyung asked bewildered.

At the moment, they were being suspended in midair thanks to the spirit soldier's flying ability. Still, if Hei had started attacking him, the most direct consequence would have been that they would both have fallen down towards the ocean.

”How about a nice dive in the ocean waters?” Hei mocked as he looked at Pang Ja-Kyung a few centimeters from him.

At that point, Ye approached the beast tamer of Hong Shin's crew and buried her fangs in the man's neck. The spirit power layer was still active, and it momentarily prevented Ye's fangs from entering the flesh. However, Xing was also attacking that area with her eight legs. So it was only a matter of time before the protective layer of spirit power that protected Pang Ja-Kyung collapsed.

”Shit! Great Black-backed Gull, where are you?!” Pang Ja-Kyung vehemently screamed as he realized the situation he was.

Since it had received no orders, the second-level gull had concentrated on trying to get rid of Lian still above its head. However, the young blue-haired woman had been more tenacious than ever. Holding on to her two ribbons wrapped on the head of the seagull, Lian had remained anchored on the bird's back even though the creature was constantly spinning on itself.

But, unfortunately for the seagull, there was no time to get rid of that annoying insect, and the bird quickly ran to its master after hearing his desperate cry for help. To its surprise, the seagull noticed the aura of two second-level spirit beasts. After sending a shout of defiance against Ye and Xing, it increased its flight speed even more.

'It has finally arrived.' Hei thought to himself as he smiled. The arrival of the second-level seagull didn't bother him in the least.

”Xing! It's up to you! ”Hei immediately issued an order to his little sister, who understood what she had to do. With their level of familiarity, they didn't need many words to understand what they were thinking.

With a jump, Xing launched herself into the air against the seagull heading for them. Quickly, her small body began to grow. In front of Pang Ja-Kyung's astonished gaze, the small spider became a huge three-meter spider. Xing's eight legs went to close on the body of the Great Black-backed Gull, who didn't expect such a change. Quickly, the two beasts crashed down as they spun at an insane speed.

Before plummeting down, however, Lian loosened the grip of her ribbons and jumped into the air towards Hei. Using one of her released ribbons, she wrapped that ribbon around the bodies of Hei and Pang Ja-Kyung, increasing the pressure between the two, and settled herself behind Hei's back, firmly grasping the young man's body.

”Nice job Lian. The time has come. Ye, take us down.” Hei said, smiling at Lian.

Since his hands were stuck, he used his tongue to lick Lian's forehead quickly. She made no sign of remonstrance at that gesture of affection and, in turn, smiled a little. Meanwhile, Ye was carrying out her big brother's command. Increasing the size of her body as Xing had done before, she quickly reached three meters in length. And when she did, Pang Ja-Kyung was no longer able to maintain the altitude, and the rapid downward fall began. Before long, they would encounter the harsh impact of ocean water.