Despite the attacks of Crow Tengu, Hashihime, Amazuma, and all sorts of strange ghosts, the stone beast remained as motionless as a mountain. All sorts of attacks struck it, but it was like a water gun hitting a steel plate. It failed to cause any damage.
What a powerful defense! Zhou Wen began to worry about whether the Immortal Culling Sword could kill the stone beast.
For Tsukuyomi to be able to kill a Hell-grade exotic beast meant that even if she hadn't reached the Hell-grade, she was definitely a top expert at the Mortal stage.
In her domain, the Hundred Ghosts had the strength of a Calamity-grade.
However, the Calamity-grade power couldn't injure the stone beast at all. Zhou Wen wasn't sure if he could slice through such a defense with the Immortal Culling Sword.
The Immortal Culling Sword was very strong, but its true might could only be unleashed if the user was strong enough.
Zhou Wen could only pull it out and use it in battle. Ignoring the possibility of unleashing its true might, he couldn't even activate its might. It was hard to say if he could kill the Calamity Stone Beast with such a powerful defense.
"Are you alright?" Zhou Wen couldn't help but ask Tsukuyomi when he saw that the Hundred Ghosts' attacks couldn't do a thing to the stone beast.
The stone beast's domain power was taking effect. The surrounding space was shrinking. When the entire space was filled with rocks, their movements would be greatly restricted.
Even if the rocks couldn't squeeze them to death, breaking through the rocks would clearly slow them down. There was no need to even think about using skills like teleportation.
There were rocks everywhere. If they went over in an instant, their bodies would be stuck in the rocks.
No, it shouldn't be said to be stuck. To be precise, there was him in the rocks, and he had the rocks in him. The situation was even more difficult.
"I only need to control it. I don't need to kill it. Having a strong defense is useless," Tsukuyomi said calmly.
Just as Zhou Wen was about to ask Tsukuyomi how to control the stone beast, he saw a ghost in her domain suddenly fly above the stone beast.
The stone beast kept fighting the ghosts and killed quite a number of them. However, in Tsukuyomi's domain, the ghosts had undying bodies. It killed the ghosts again and again, but the ghosts kept reviving and pestering the stone beast, preventing it from attacking its true opponent, Tsukuyomi.
The ghost that flew above the stone beast was a Hag with a face full of wrinkles. She stretched out her withered, bird-like hands and pulled.
Zhou Wen immediately realized that hair-like threads had appeared on the stone beast's body. There were countless threads, and they quickly intertwined together. Soon, they weaved into hair ropes that bound the stone beast's body.
The hair rope then formed a net, trapping the stone beast. The stone beast wanted to tear the hair net, but it was like a fish. The more it struggled, the tighter the net became. The hair rope trapped its limbs, making it extremely difficult for it to move.
The ghosts were divided into four groups, each holding onto one end of the hairnet. No matter which direction the stone beast charged in, there would be a group of ghosts that could pull it back.
The stone beast charged left and right, but it was unable to break free. The hairnet was extremely tough and flexible, perfectly restraining creatures like the stone tortoise.
More importantly, after being caught by the Hairnet, the Stone Tortoise could no longer use the power of the Stone Escape to teleport. It had lost its most effective method of teleportation.
That's the legendary Kukuri Po, right? Zhou Wen had previously studied the Hundred Ghosts. From the Hag's abilities, he had roughly guessed her identity.
Kukuri Po was the wife of a monk. She had become a demon because of her misconduct. She specialized in collecting the hair of the dead to weave.
"That's right. The attacks of the Hundred Ghosts are just to create time for Kukuri Po. Only with enough ghost hair forming a net can the stone beast be trapped," Tsukuyomi explained.
Zhou Wen naturally understood now as he thought to himself, The Hundred Ghosts in Tsukuyomi's domain have their own characteristics and abilities. Such a Calamity domain is clearly more terrifying than the stone beast's single domain power. I wonder what kind of domain power I can condense in the future.
If Zhou Wen had to choose, he would definitely prefer Tsukuyomi's domain. It was more practical, and he could use different means to restrain different enemies.
However, a domain wasn't something Zhou Wen could decide on himself.
Zhou Wen guessed that apart from his talent, bloodline, and Essence Energy Art, the type of domain also depended on what kind of dimensional zone he would use to advance to the Terror grade.
However, up to now, Zhou Wen hadn't figured out how to use the dimensional zone's power to advance to the Calamity grade.
"What are you waiting for? Now, let's see if your sword can kill it, "Tsukuyomi reminded Zhou Wen when she saw him standing there in a daze.
Only then did Zhou Wen snap to his senses and see that the stone beast had been restrained. Its speed wasn't fast among the Calamity-grade. Now that it was restrained by the Ghost Hairnet, it was impossible for it to dodge Zhou Wen's attack.
Without any hesitation, Zhou Wen drew his Immortal Culling Sword and slashed at the stone beast's neck with the force of Immortal Slaying.
Clang!
The Immortal Culling Sword slashed at its neck, forcefully slicing open a sword mark. Rubble splattered out, causing the stone beast to let out a painful roar.
Although the injury wasn't serious to the stone beast, since he could injure it, it was only a matter of time before it was killed. It was just a matter of how many strikes there were.
Zhou Wen gripped the Immortal Culling Sword tightly as his figure flickered. He slashed at the stone beast's neck again and again, causing the wound to widen.
After all, the stone beast was a dimensional creature that focused on physical attacks. It couldn't use Stone Escape to close the distance, so it could only be ravaged by Zhou Wen.
This fellow's defense is really terrifying. If this continues, I'll probably need another thirty to forty strikes before I can sever its neck! Zhou Wen had already slashed dozens of times, but he had only managed to slice open a small portion of the stone beast's neck.
Just as Zhou Wen was about to slash again, he saw the stone beast suddenly roar at the sky. The stone monument on its back actually flew up by itself. Without the stone monument's suppression, the stone beast's strength and speed increased drastically. It shook its body crazily and forcefully threw the ghosts that were pulling the Ghost Hairnet away.
They dragged the Ghost Hairnet into the rocks. The rest of the ghosts that were still holding onto the Ghost Hairnet couldn't even be pulled back. They slammed into the rocky ground.
The stone beast vanished just like that, leaving only the stone monument floating in the air. It emitted a strange glow as the surrounding rocks grew crazily.
"Be careful!" Just as Zhou Wen was searching for the stone beast, Tsukuyomi suddenly teleported to his side and pushed him away.
Almost at the same time, the stone beast rushed out from the rocks below. The sharp horn on its head slammed into Tsukuyomi, sending her flying.
Bam!
Tsukuyomi's body slammed into the rock wall, causing a large portion of it to collapse. The Hundred Ghosts and the domain vanished as well.
"Tsukuyomi!" Zhou Wen teleported to the rubble pile and swept away the surrounding rubble. He realized that Tsukuyomi was crushed beneath and was on her last breath. He reached out to pull her body and realized that her body was limp as though she had no bones. Her bones had probably been shattered by the stone beast's strike.
"I … I can't take it anymore … Before I die … Can you fulfill my last wish …" Tsukuyomi barely opened her eyes and said with difficulty.
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