175 An Itch Beyond Relief (2/2)
As for Wang Baole, he had just completed the repair of the Fire God Cannon. He raised his head in surprise when he heard the disbelieving cries. At that timely moment, a flying beast in the sky fell to the bite of the mosquito. It screamed in pain midair, and its wings froze. With an excruciating cry, it crashed heavily to the ground.
What was most amazing was how as the beast fell—one could clearly see with one's eyes its body swelling up.
As this sight blew everyone's mind away, Wang Baole's body shook slightly, and the expression on his face shifted, barely noticeable. Spirit Qi flowed into the scabbard housed within his body. The scene before his eyes transformed, becoming fused with the mosquitoes' fields of vision. The scene of the entire battlefield appeared before his eyes.
There was no attempt at further control. Instead, Wang Baole observed as the mosquitoes inflicted swift bites on one True Breath realm beast after another before flying away, leaving the bitten beasts in howling, frenzied madness. Wang Baole sucked in a deep breath, his eyes wide.
”That… that's seriously fierce!” Wang Baole muttered to himself in both disbelief and excitement. With the aid of the mosquitoes' fields of vision, his eyes landed on the beasts' teeth… and brightened suddenly.
”There are teeth everywhere. The Dragon's Tooth that I'm crafting requires a huge number of beasts' teeth. This place is like a treasure trove!” Wang Baole became excited. He immediately commanded a mosquito to return to him. The mosquito's field of vision would be used to monitor the ten Fire God Cannons. His form blurred as he sped toward the battlefield before him!
His appearance caught the attention of many warriors. They were about to shout out their concern, but Wang Baole was too fast for them. He appeared almost instantly on the battlegrounds. As he dashed forward, a raging bear-like beast charged toward him, howling. Wang Baole teleported next to it while it was in mid-leap, raised his left hand, and caught the lower jaw of the raging bear. With a twist of fingers, the bear's mouth fell open.
”That's not a bad-looking tooth.” Wang Baole's eyes glimmered. His right hand shot right in, grabbed hold of a molar, and broke it off without mercy. With a wave of his hand, seven to eight flying swords flew out and beheaded the howling beast. Then, he sped off.
The warriors who had been about to call out to Wang Baole witnessed the entire scene. They gasped and stared at Wang Baole in shock.
That raging bear was a True Breath realm beast!
Before Wang Baole, it seemed as weak and fragile as a thin piece of paper.
Wang Baole excitedly tossed the tooth into his storage bag. With the aid of the mosquito stationed at the Fire God Cannons, he checked that the cannons were in order. Utilizing the field of vision of the other mosquitoes, he moved from one part of the battlefield to the next. Soon, the terrific screams of beasts losing their teeth echoed across the battlefield.
Amid their screams were Wang Baole's shouts of delight.
”This tooth will do!”
”Eh, this molar's not bad!”
”This tooth looks sharp—I'm taking it!”
Wang Baole wove in and out of battle on the battleground, like a fat ghost; he appeared before beasts that had been bitten from his mosquitoes, pulled teeth out, and slew the beasts. His movements were fast and fluid, like a passing cloud or flowing water, gone the next moment.
Gradually, more and more people bore witness to such a scene. Be it warriors, Combat cultivators from the four Dao Colleges, or even the many in the stronghold, they all saw Wang Baole striking and… extracting teeth.
”What sort of hobby is Wang Baole into? Teeth extraction?”
As each and every one of them bore an odd expression on their face, they were also amazed in equal measure. It was as if Wang Baole had eyes on the back of his head; amid the chaos of the battlefield, his eyes seemed to see all, and his ears hear all. He moved fast, like a fat loach that slipped through the grasp of the beasts that tried to encircle him time and time again. When he struck, he would, without fail, pull a tooth out.
Every beast that fought him would fall howling to a strange itch and lose their ability to retaliate. Within a short span of two hours, the beasts that died by Wang Baole's hand rose to a count of thirty!
He had exterminated an even greater number of Ancient Martial realm beasts along the way. His body count surpassed that of many Combat cultivators and sparked flames of rivalry in the hearts of many cultivators who witnessed his battle prowess. Thus, their attacks quickened.
All of a sudden, those standing on the side of the stronghold seemed fearsome beyond measure. Even though Wang Baole's mosquitoes suffered some damage, as long as his Spirit Qi did not run dry, he had an infinite number of mosquitoes at his command. He grew fiercer in battle, and his methods at teeth extraction became more efficient. With a brief glance, he could assess the beast's teeth and determine how to extract it from the root up.
”Could it be that I am naturally gifted at dentistry?” Wang Baole murmured, surprised. He approached a green-skinned, lion-like beast speedily. The beast's form was obviously swollen and enlarged beyond its original size. It wriggled on the ground, trying to reach an itch.