"Cough —"
It trained the muscles, bones, and skin on the outside, and the breath on the inside.
If there was no breath in the body, no matter how hard one trained, it would be hard to achieve the Invincible Body of Vajra.
Fang Yixing was in such a situation. He lacked energy in his body, so he could only rely on his skin to block external injuries.
Skin and flesh like tree bark, skin and flesh like steel, skin and flesh like gods. To Fang Yixing, he was only at the stage where his skin was like tree bark.
If the black robed man's kick landed on Fang Yan's body, it would only hurt a little. There wouldn't be any internal injuries.
But if this kick landed on Fang Yixing, it would be enough to hurt his muscles and bones.
He spat out mouthfuls of blood. One of his arms was tied with a long knife, so he could only rely on his other arm to support himself as he struggled to get up.
Because he was injured and spat out blood, the heat in his body was quickly draining.
His body felt cold, as if he was standing in a snowstorm wearing only a single layer of clothing.
Fang Yixing tightened his grip on the long knife in his hand. He bent his body and charged towards the black robed man again.
Machete!
A machete that could open wide!
A machete that could only kill him!
His footsteps were hurried, as though he was rushing to his death.
His breathing was rapid, as though he was about to collapse.
He raised his right hand high, and the cold and sharp blade slashed towards the black robed man again.
The knife just now tore through his clothes. It would be best if this knife could slice off a piece of his flesh and remove one of his arms.
This was a battle of unequal strength, so Fang Yixing only wanted to injure his opponent and never thought of winning.
Of course, the price he had to pay was death.
This was also why he was so reluctant.
Unfortunately, reality was crueler than he had imagined.
He couldn't even hurt his opponent. He couldn't even touch his body.
Fang Yixing's body was only halfway through when the black-robed man also charged in his direction.
Before their bodies could come into contact, before Fang Yixing's saber could strike down, his body was once again sent flying by the black-robed man's black robe.
Whoosh —
Fang Yixing's body staggered backwards, but he didn't fall to the ground again.
The black-robed man continued to charge towards Fang Yixing. As he caught up to Fang Yixing, he sent him flying once again.
Then, he chased after Fang Yixing again and sent him flying with another kick.
Bang –
After being struck repeatedly, Fang Yixing finally lost his balance. His body lay on the ground, like a huge ice ball on the ice, being pushed back and rolling non-stop.
Ka!
Fang Yixing stabbed the long saber in his hand into the frozen soil under the snow.
The frozen ground was quickly sliced open by the blade. Fang Yixing's arm strength was not enough to stab the blade any deeper. Under the pull of Fang Yixing's body, a long straight line was formed …
Dang!
The long blade collided with a hard rock. Fang Yixing's body stopped once again under the rock's obstruction.
This time, the injury was more serious than the previous one.
Fang Yixing lay on the ground and coughed loudly. Then, a large amount of dark red blood spurted out from his mouth.
The blood flowed back into his mouth and into his throat, causing him to cough even more violently.
The corner of his mouth was dyed red with blood, and his face was purplish red. Large drops of tears flowed down his face.
Cha —
Cha —
Cha —
The sound of footsteps came closer.
The black-robed man stood beside Fang Yixing and looked down at him. He said, "Do you still want to get up? Give up, it will be more comfortable this way. I respect you. You are one of the few people I am willing to respect. Just like the person I killed earlier – everyone is afraid of death, but you are not. I respect those who can do things that I cannot. "
Fang Yixing wanted to say something, but the blood in his throat caused him to cough again. He coughed until his lungs were torn apart.
Only when he felt slightly more comfortable did he use his two arms to get up. The long saber tied to his arm had cut his palm and blood flowed down the long saber.
He used all his strength to sit up and then used the tip of the long saber to stand up.
His whole body was in great pain and his internal organs were seriously injured.
He struggled to stand up straight and raised his head to look at the black-robed man who was one step away from him. The long saber in his hand slashed at the black-robed man again.
Bang!
Fang Yixing's body was once again sent flying in the air, then heavily fell to the ground.
His body was lying in the snow, no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't get up.
Blood was still bubbling up from the corner of his mouth as he stared at the sky, unwilling to give up.
Why can't I just slash down?
Cha —
Cha —
Cha —
That damned voice appeared once more.
It didn't sound like a grown man's footsteps, but more like the noise of a cat or rabbit stepping on the snow.
Even his footsteps were so light that if he wanted to hide himself, no one would be able to detect him.
The black-robed man looked at Fang Yixing's despairing eyes and said, "I don't have what you said, but — — I'm still alive"
He crouched down and reached for Fang Yixing's neck.
He liked to torture people, especially his opponents.
But he just promised Fang Yixing that he wouldn't torture him and would let him die a quick death.
Pain, and fast.
He was a man of his word.
Chi, chi, chi — —
A red golden-striped snake scuttled to his side. After sniffing his black robe for a while, it crawled up his arm with great familiarity. It lay on the black-robed man's palm and hissed at him.
It wasn't showing off, but rather acting like a spoiled child.
The black-robed man stroked the golden-striped snake's head with a stiff but warm smile on his face.
"I didn't think there would be a day like this — —" the black-robed man sighed. "You will also become someone else's snake slave"
Cha — —
Cha — —
Cha — —
The same sound as when he walked, the same rhythm.
A thin figure appeared behind him. This was a man wearing a white linen robe with only one eye on his face.
An extremely ugly man, so ugly that you'd blame the Heavens for being so cruel and unfair to him.
"I know it's you" the thin man said. "I've been looking for you. The way you ran, the way you hid yourself. The way you hunt, even the way you use a blade to peel off the skin of each animal before roasting it, letting the blood fill their bones and flesh — — I know it's you "
The black-robed man stood up with the golden-striped snake in his hand, then turned to look at the thin figure.
"Just now, he asked me what my home is" the black-robed man said. "I've thought about it for a long time, the only thing I can think of is you — — I think, if I had a home, it would be in Xiangxi, with you and your younger sister. A home with people is a home, and right now, there's no one at my place "
"My younger sister was taken away. They're using her to threaten me, making me kill for them "the thin figure said. "I can't refuse, because I only have my younger sister"
"I know" the black-robed man said with a hoarse voice. "I'm leaving, you only have your younger sister"
"Why do you have to leave?"
"Because I'm the same as you" the black-robed man laughed, his voice was even more ear-piercing. It was as if there was a small hole in the middle of his throat, and when he spoke or smiled, wind would blow in through that hole. "I've become someone's snake slave. The people of Xiangxi all worship us as kings, but our fate — — is just to be slaves who kill and set fires for others. And not human slaves, but snake slaves. We don't deserve to be human. "
"Who can catch you?"
"Who can catch me?" The black-robed man laughed even more exaggeratedly. It was so unpleasant that people wanted to cover their ears. "We're just monsters covered in poison, compared to those big shots, what are we? As long as they have the heart, as long as they have the need, we can become their prey at any time — — just like how they can throw ferocious tigers and swift cheetahs into a hunting park for people to hunt at any time. The difference between us and those tigers and cheetahs is that we're tools to help them hunt. "
"A long time ago — — when you taught me how to raise snakes, you knew this would be your fate, right?"
"Yes" the black-robed man said without hiding anything. "My master is also someone's snake slave. I thought I was an exception, but I'm not an exception. I hoped that you could be an exception, but you're not an exception. Perhaps, there will never be an exception. "
The skinny man pointed at his empty eye socket and said: "I gave my snake eye to him — —"
"So you have to work for him" the black-robed man nodded in understanding. "If you don't work for him, he'll crush your snake eye and make you bleed to death. If that happens, you won't be able to save your sister — — "
"Yes" the skinny man said. "My mission is to protect him from harm. So, I can't let you kill him. If he dies, I'll die too. My sister will die too. I've searched for you for so long, I've chased you for so long, lost you countless times, and then tried my best to find you again — — because I'm worried that you'll kill someone. I'm worried that you'll kill the person I want to protect. "
The black-robed man pondered for a bit, then took off the black robe on his head.
His hair was as messy as a pheasant's nest, some were sticking close like cow's hair, some were sticking up like weeds. The left side of his face was slashed with countless cuts that crisscrossed each other in a disorderly manner, like a spider web that caused one's heart to palpitate.
There was a sarcoma on the right side of his face, a brownish-red colored sarcoma. There were also countless tiny holes on his face, as if a terrifying monster was living in each of them.
Similar to the skinny man, he also had a single eye.
He didn't have a name, but those who knew him called him the Snake Lord.
He was the previous Snake Lord, the current Snake Lord's master.
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