Chapter 339: Life and Death Wheel (1/2)

Xue Wei was pushed continuously backward. He was unable to gain the upper hand, but at the same time, because he was getting aided by the Scarlet Blood Bats and his friends, the Evil Spirit couldn't gain the upper hand either.

Although thousands of attacks had rained down upon the Evil Spirit, it was uninjured. Fortunately, Xue Wei and the others were uninjured as well.

But even though this was the case, the scales were not completely even.

Xue Wei had cast many Scale Shields and depleted around ten to twenty percent of his Qi. The Devouring Azure Dragon had also depleted around ten percent of his Spiritual Energy. Until it returned to him, he would not benefit from the energy it had consumed.

He had yet to use the new Life Force that was flowing in his body, but the rest of the energies were rapidly becoming depleted.

It was not only him, the Scarlet Blood Bats and his comrades were also using all the energy they had in their bodies to launch their killing attacks one after another.

At least they could sit and restore their energy before it was time for a new attack, Xue Wei could not do so.

Xue Wei wondered what attack to use when a skill suddenly appeared in his mind.

Life and Death Wheel.

This was an attack that required not only the Life Force within his body but also the Life Force in the surrounding areas. It would make a massive illusionary wheel and trap an opponent in the illusion of both living and dying.

Each illusion was different from person to person, but one thing was sure, it would make the one they attacked experience birth, but also death. When they were trapped in the Life and Death Wheel illusion, they would be incapable of breaking free.

But it was not certain that it would succeed. The stronger the opponent was, the more likely it was to fail. Fortunately, the Evil Spirit was severely injured right now, and there was a chance for the Life and Death Wheel to work.

Xue Wei took a deep breath and calmed himself. The Life and Death Wheel required outside help from external Life Force. However, the Thunder Graveyard Island was rather desolate. Although herbs grew here and turned old, it was a place of death, and not much Life Force could be gathered.

Xue Wei started collecting the Life Force according to the inherited thoughts that had appeared in his mind, and he felt a shocking rumble in his body. Specks of green light started appearing on top of the surface of the ground, and these specks all flew towards Xue Wei and entered his body.

The more energy that entered, the more painful he became. He was still only a Sky Knight, and the Life Force was overwhelming him.

He did not dare hesitate as he began pouring the energy through his body in a specific pattern, following his meridians and unlocking the ability.

As the energy rampaged through his body, he was on the verge of losing consciousness. The energy was simply too overwhelming, and he could do nothing about it other than continue channeling it. As soon as it entered his body, he would channel it in a specific pattern after which it would leave him again. The illusionary wheel that looked like yin and yang in the sky turned more and more corporeal.

The Evil Spirit, who previously had seen Xue Wei and the others, as annoying flies whom he could kill as soon as he got his hands on them, suddenly felt a sense of danger coming from the massive wheel in the sky.

It gritted its sharp teeth before it accelerated. It completely ignored the attacks that came down upon it from all sides as the Scarlet Blood Bats, Lin Xiao, Bai Tianyi, and Hei Gou all decided to throw attacks at once.

The only thought in its mind was to attack Xue Wei. If it could kill him, then the threatening attack in the air would not have anyone controlling it, and it would be safe.

Xue Wei quickly understood the thought of the Evil Spirit, and a helpless smile appeared on his lips.

The Life Force was running rampant in his body and was impossible to control. It was widening his meridians, and the pain was so intense that Xue Wei was unable to think clearly.

Life Scale Shield!

Xue Wei could not avoid the attack that the Evil Spirit sent his way, and all he could do was try to protect himself against it.

Fortunately, he had a large quantity of Life Force in his body at the current point in time, so he activated the upgraded version of the Scale Shield - the Life Scale Shield.

Things did not go exactly as planned. The standard Scale Shield was almost pearl white. However, the Life Scale Shield was emerald in color. It seemed much more real than the other shield, and an aura of indestructibility was projected outwards.

Unfortunately, the Evil Spirit was not your average opponent.

The attack that was coming down contained the full strength of the Evil Spirit, and he was not showing any signs of stopping, even when facing this massive shield.

The arm slashed down, the claws were sharp and filled with explosive strength.

A loud boom resounded on the battlefield as the hand came into contact with the Life Scale Shield. A shockwave of energy exploded outwards with Xue Wei and the Evil spirit in the center, causing all the others to retreat rapidly.

Dirt, grit, and dust were kicked up from the ground, swirling around them, making it impossible to see what was happening in the eye of the storm.

Xue Wei was, however, in the midst of it all, and he could feel that although the attack had been slowing down drastically, a bit of the ferociousness remained and continued towards him.

At this point, all he could rely on was his body's natural defenses.

After using some of the Life Force in his body to create the Life Scale Shield, he was no longer entirely at the mercy of the pain. Instead, he could move, and he twisted his massive frame and managed to avoid the claw, only having it slashing at his tail, ripping out a few scales.

Blood began flowing from Xue Wei's tail. He could feel the pain but compare to the previous agony of having his meridians widened; this was nothing.