687. A Round Black Bead / 688. The Skeleton Monster’s Attack Is Too Powerful

Just then, the sounds of their fight were heard by another group of black-clad men. They rushed over and attacked Izayoi. They surrounded him, each summoning a massive fireball and hurling it at him.

Seeing this, Izayoi quickly summoned a huge icicle with the sword in his hand, hoping it could block the fireballs.

Though Izayoi’s icicle was powerful, there were simply too many fireballs. They almost completely enveloped him.

Watching the ice wall before him grow thinner and thinner, Izayoi became extremely anxious. His situation was dire. If this continued, he would be burned to death, and then he would be in serious trouble.

With that thought, he unleashed all his energy and summoned spikes of earth, launching them at the black-clad men.

The black-clad men quickly dodged. Most of them avoided the earth spikes, while only a few failed to escape and suffered minor injuries.

Just then, the black-clad men charged at Izayoi again, each wielding a sword. Their strength was formidable.

Izayoi was shocked and quickly drew his own sword to defend himself.

But the black-clad men’s attacks were far too sharp, and they were incredibly fast. He could not defend in time. He was struck in several places at once, blood spraying everywhere as he was sent flying backward.

After crashing to the ground, Izayoi’s body twitched uncontrollably. Blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth. He felt as if all his internal organs had shattered, and his face turned pale.

He quickly took out a recovery pill and swallowed it, but intense pain still surged from his internal organs, making him let out a muffled groan.

Izayoi gritted his teeth and endured the agonizing pain as he continued fighting the black-clad men. Only by doing so could he keep his mind from collapsing. Otherwise, he truly feared he would be unable to hold on and would eventually fall.

Just then, another group of black-clad men charged toward Izayoi from afar. Their weapons were extremely sharp; every slash could cleave through huge boulders weighing dozens of pounds.

They charged at Izayoi. Seeing this, he immediately turned and ran. He knew he could not possibly defeat this group of black-clad men. His only option was to flee. Only by escaping somewhere safe would he have a chance to survive.

But the black-clad men were too fast. They quickly caught up to Izayoi and raised their longswords to slash at him.

Seeing this, Izayoi gritted his teeth and raised his sword with all his strength to block before him.

Clang! Izayoi’s sword was struck and immediately snapped. His expression changed drastically.

He quickly turned and dodged to the side, but the black-clad men’s attacks still landed on him. In an instant, his body was pierced with numerous bloody holes.

He was now barely alive. Was he really going to die here today? If so, that would be far too miserable.

Just then, a conviction surged within him. He was unwilling to die here like this. He still had many things to do and many people to see.

That conviction seemed to reach his sword. At that moment, his sword began to glow.

Izayoi was overjoyed, knowing that he still had a chance to live. His heart filled with joy.

Round Black Pearl
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Beneath the glow of the sword, he felt some of his injuries recover. Not only that, but he also felt his strength improve further. Looking at the black-clad men pursuing him, he swung his sword and slashed at them. That single strike knocked down many black-clad men. Their bodies were riddled with bloody holes, and after struggling briefly on the ground, they died.

The remaining black-clad men all chased after Izayoi. They wielded all kinds of weapons and continuously attacked him.

Though Izayoi’s strength had increased, he knew he absolutely could not fight them head-on. He decided to fight while running.

With that in mind, Izayoi began running through the castle. The black-clad men saw this and hurriedly chased after him.

Izayoi summoned a fire dragon. The moment it appeared, it carried tremendous power as it flew toward the black-clad men.

Upon hearing the fire dragon’s roar, the black-clad men were so frightened that they hurriedly dodged aside. They did not dare clash head-on with Izayoi, because the fire dragon radiated an extremely high temperature. If they were burned, they would be in serious trouble.

"Stop him!" Upon hearing the order, the black-clad men rushed toward Izayoi. Izayoi looked at them and continued launching fireballs at them, while they dodged.

Izayoi then used water arrows and earth spikes. They dodged again, and Izayoi continued using fireballs. For a time, the entire castle was filled with explosions and firelight.

Izayoi’s fireball technique had already reached an extremely high level, and each flame attack was immensely powerful. Under normal circumstances, they could not dodge at all and could only endure them by force.

A fireball fell and directly killed one black-clad man.

But that was not enough. Soon, the black-clad men caught up again. Izayoi knew that now was the time to kill them, so he poured energy into his sword.

Sword Qi Slash! Izayoi shouted. Countless streams of sword qi burst from the longsword in his hand and slashed toward the enemies ahead, instantly cutting down the black-clad men.

Not only that, but Izayoi continued swinging the longsword in his hand, sword qi constantly shooting out and slashing forward.

Boom! The black-clad men were cut down.

But Izayoi did not stop. He continued attacking the black-clad men.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Black-clad men were continuously cut down. Before long, nearly all of them had been dealt with, and by then, Izayoi was exhausted as well.

Izayoi hurriedly took out a pill from his spatial ring and swallowed it. At that moment, his body was also filled with true qi.

This was the true qi he had absorbed before, and it had now all returned to his body. He felt that his true qi had recovered by around seventy or eighty percent.

Afterward, he swung the sword in his hand and killed the last few black-clad men. Then he decided to return to that pitch-black room and see what was inside.

After the earlier battle, he had already run a great distance away. Now he had to return to that place and enter the room.

After walking for some time, he finally arrived outside the door of the pitch-black room. Though he had not yet entered, Izayoi could already sense that there was something extraordinary about it.

A strange and eerie aura drifted out from within, as though some earth-shaking monster was inside.

This made Izayoi extremely puzzled. He found himself less and less able to suppress his curiosity and wanted to see what was inside.

With that thought in mind, he stepped into the room.

The Skeleton Monster’s Attack Power Was Too Strong
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The room was truly pitch-black. After entering, he could see nothing but endless darkness. To see what was inside, Izayoi took out a torch and lit it with a flame technique. Once the fire appeared, the room immediately brightened.

Using the faint firelight, Izayoi began examining the room. He saw a table, a chair, and a bed.

Other than that, there did not seem to be anything special. Then he noticed what appeared to be a round pearl on the table. Strange fluctuations seemed to emanate from it.

This discovery delighted Izayoi. He could not wait to see what kind of pearl it was. He finally walked over to the table and sat down.

Holding the pearl in his hand, he felt something marvelous. It seemed that even his strength had improved, which excited him greatly.

After thinking for a moment, he put the pearl into his bag. He inspected the room again and, finding nothing else strange, decided to leave.

But just then, a Skeleton Monster suddenly appeared from the shadows. The moment it appeared, it swung a large blade at Izayoi.

Seeing that the Skeleton Monster actually dared to slash at him, Izayoi snorted coldly and drew his sword to fight it.

Izayoi had thought he could easily kill the Skeleton Monster, but once they truly fought, he discovered that it was unbelievably powerful.

At the same time, the Skeleton Monster summoned a black dragon. The poisonous mist it exhaled coiled toward Izayoi. Izayoi was shocked. He had never expected the Skeleton Monster before him to possess such powerful offensive abilities.

He hurriedly used the sword in his hand to block the poison spewed by the dragon. At the same time, he noticed that the Skeleton Monster’s techniques were extremely strange and impossible to understand, yet every attack carried intense killing intent.

It was as if that killing intent wanted to put him to death. What exactly is this thing? How can it be so powerful?

After leaving several wounds on Izayoi’s body, the killing intent dissipated. His face turned pale, and he quickly took out a pill and swallowed it.

When the Skeleton Monster saw Izayoi take the pill, it immediately opened its mouth and sprayed out a large amount of black poisonous smoke, which enveloped Izayoi.

"Brat, die!" Seeing this, Izayoi immediately used his sword to block the poisonous smoke.

Sizzle! Intense corrosive power instantly seeped into the sword.

Izayoi frowned. He had not expected this monster to possess such a formidable technique.

"Brat, behold my power!" A furious roar came from the Skeleton Monster’s mouth. Hearing its words, Izayoi’s expression became solemn.

What exactly is this monster? Izayoi wondered. He did not know how he should deal with it.

Just then, Izayoi suddenly heard the Skeleton Monster’s voice. It seemed to be mocking him as it began another frenzied assault.

The Skeleton Monster was incredibly fast. Only a shadow could be seen around it, as though it flickered in and out of sight.

It was so fast that it was impossible to see clearly. Every time it attacked, it left behind a cloud of black poisonous mist in the air around Izayoi.

Izayoi kept dodging, but this caused his speed to grow slower and slower. Even when his life was in danger, he no longer had time to use his flying sword and could only resist directly with both hands.

He continuously avoided the poisonous mist while using his sword to block the black fog. He could no longer spare any attention for the Skeleton Monster’s attacks. He could only focus entirely on defense.

Izayoi felt that barely any energy remained in his body, and his face became exceptionally grim.

It seems I cannot escape this calamity. Izayoi sighed inwardly.

He had already prepared for the worst and was ready to receive this attack.

Finally Killing the Skeleton Monster
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However, the Skeleton Monster’s attack power was simply too strong. It released many undead spirits from its sword and sent them charging toward Izayoi. Izayoi was shocked, having never expected the Skeleton Monster to be so formidable.

He hurriedly ran out of the room. Seeing this, the Skeleton Monster quickly chased after him. Izayoi looked back and saw that it was relentlessly pursuing him, which made things extremely difficult.

Within the castle, the two began a chase. Izayoi kept fleeing ahead while the Skeleton Monster pursued him from behind.

The Skeleton Monster’s techniques were extremely bizarre. It summoned many undead spirits in front of its longsword, and as soon as they formed, they rushed toward Izayoi.

Each of these undead spirits possessed tremendous destructive power. Izayoi could only keep blocking them with the sword in his hand, but there were too many of them. No matter how he defended, he was ultimately struck.

In a single exchange, the flesh on his body became mangled, deep wounds appearing all over him. Blood flowed, leaving streaks of crimson across his body.

Izayoi now felt unbearable pain throughout his body, but he did not show any sign of weakness and continued fleeing for his life.

Seeing Izayoi in this state, the Skeleton Monster did not continue attacking. Instead, it stopped and waited in place.

Izayoi thought the Skeleton Monster had stopped chasing him and let out a sigh of relief. But just then, it used a portal technique and teleported directly in front of him.

The moment the Skeleton Monster appeared before Izayoi, it swung the blade in its hand and slashed at him.

Izayoi hurriedly raised his sword to block. He knew that if he did not defend himself, he would surely die beneath this strike, so he immediately used all his strength.

This time, Izayoi did not dodge. Instead, he blocked with both swords, and the result was that a section of the longsword in his hand was chopped off.

A deep blade wound also appeared on Izayoi’s arms. Blood flowed from it and dripped onto his clothes.

Ah, ah, ah! It hurts like hell! Izayoi screamed inwardly, but he made no sound aloud. He only kept repeating in his heart, It hurts like hell!

He silently prayed for himself to recover quickly, because he felt that in his current state, he was no match for the Skeleton Monster at all. Moreover, he had no energy left in his body to support him.

Am I really going to die here today? No, I refuse. I refuse to die here like this. There are still many things I haven’t done.

Just then, he thought of how mysterious his sword was. Perhaps it could injure the Skeleton Monster. Having made up his mind, he decided to try.

He gathered all his strength into the sword. His gaze became firm, for he knew this strike would decide his fate.

If he succeeded, he could continue living. But if he failed, he would be buried here.

If he had a choice, he truly did not want to take such a risk. But at this moment, he had no other choice. He could only face the danger head-on.

Izayoi was incredibly fast. His sword shot forward at high speed and struck the Skeleton Monster, injuring it.

The Skeleton Monster looked at the wound on its body and began to roar. Izayoi knew it had become enraged.

Red light appeared around the Skeleton Monster, and its overall strength increased. It continuously swung its weapon at Izayoi, inflicting even heavier injuries on him.

The Accelerating Wolf Pack
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Just then, Izayoi took out a pill. It was an extremely precious pill, one he would not use unless absolutely necessary. But anyone could see that if he did not take it now, he might very well be completely killed by the Skeleton Monster. By then, it would be too late to take it.

With that thought, he hurriedly swallowed the pill. The instant it entered his mouth, he felt all the injuries within his body begin to heal. At the same time, he felt his strength increase considerably.

He was delighted, knowing that he could now trade blows with the Skeleton Monster. With that thought, his speed suddenly increased.

Izayoi rushed forward at great speed, sword in hand, and slashed at the Skeleton Monster. The Skeleton Monster snorted coldly and kicked Izayoi away, sending him crashing into a wall inside the castle.

Izayoi was shocked. He knew defeating the Skeleton Monster would not be easy, but he had not expected it to be so powerful. He hurriedly got back to his feet.

With his sword in hand, he charged forward. At that moment, the Skeleton Monster let out another roar and rushed toward Izayoi.

Izayoi gritted his teeth and charged forward as well, fighting the Skeleton Monster. He knew he was still far from being a match for it, but no matter what, he had to deal with the Skeleton Monster first. Otherwise, he would have no way of handling it. His goal was still to kill it.

Roar! The Skeleton Monster bellowed and opened its bloody maw to bite at Izayoi. Izayoi hurriedly dodged.

Ding! Izayoi failed to dodge in time, and the Skeleton Monster bit into his shoulder. Blood immediately flowed.

Izayoi cried out in pain and immediately covered the wound with his hand, but it was useless. Blood continued to drip through the gaps between his fingers and onto the floor.

Boom! The Skeleton Monster stomped hard and reached out to grab Izayoi.

Izayoi quickly leaped away. The Skeleton Monster missed and continued charging toward him.

Roar! Roar! Roar! The Skeleton Monster bellowed as it repeatedly charged at Izayoi. And it was not only attacking Izayoi. It continuously opened its mouth and spewed black smoke in every direction.