Chapter 852 — From This Day, Forever Parted from You
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 4
The Blind Old Man was startled. He lifted his spear and thrust at one tendril, a stroke of genius, exquisite to the last hair, skilled at breaking force; yet when it struck that flood-dragon-like tendril, there came a hollow thunk. The Longtuo Divine Spear sank only five inches into the dragon head; it did not pierce the tendril through.
"Hard as that!
What manner of thing is this? " The Blind Old Man hastily drew back his spear and fled, leaping up to fly from that place, when all at once he tumbled head over heels: his feet were already bound by tendrils, which dragged him down.
Countless tendrils rushed in and bound the Blind Old Man tight. On the other side, Qu He was struck by the earth dragon at the same moment; a thousand arms were bound fast, unable to move, and he cried aloud, "Earth dragon, how dare you run wild!
I am a squad captain of the Heavenly Court's Divine Constabulary—" Before his voice had died away, the tendrils flew and whirled, rolled the two of them up, hung them upside down, and bore them toward the dragon's maw.
The earth dragon opened its great mouth; within, all was darkness, and in the darkness smoke spread and firelight faintly showed. The Blind Old Man and Qu He struggled with all their strength, but the tendrils had already sunk deep into their muscles, coiling about their bones; they could not break free.
Yet at that moment the Blind Old Man saw Shen Mu standing upon the Dragon Qilin's head; the Dragon Qilin was racing on its legs, treading fire-clouds, charging into the earth dragon's great mouth. The Blind Old Man raged, "What are you doing here?
Isn't this just coming to die!
" The Dragon Qilin raced on, chasing them into the earth dragon's great maw, and soon reached the throat, where at last it caught up with the two. Shen Mu ran a few swift steps atop the Dragon Qilin's head, raised his arm, and countless formation-patterns flew out, rushing at the Blind Old Man, and he laughed aloud, "Captain Qu, you are a master of formations; do you know a teleportation divine power?
" Qu He was struggling when he saw those teleportation patterns wrap the Blind Old Man about and light burst forth.
Qu He sneered, "A teleportation divine power won't get you out either!
These tendrils have bored into our bodies and coiled about our bones; your teleportation power cannot cut these tendrils!
" The teleportation light died, and the Blind Old Man was still within the tendrils' grip.
The teleportation power shifted space, yet these tendrils carried the Earth Mother's bloodline, and could not be moved at all. "If I could be teleported away, I would have gone long ago!
" The Blind Old Man raged, "Brat, do you think I have been eating dry rice all these years?
I learned your Heavenly Sage Sect's teleportation divine power long ago; if I could leave, I would have left already!
Go, quickly, don't mind me!
" The tendrils slid them downward, and below was utter darkness, like an abyss!
The Blind Old Man laughed, "Shen'er, go on by yourself.
The old blind man did not raise you to this size for nothing; you are a filial boy, and my life has been worth it.
Go back! " Shen Mu turned a deaf ear, urged the Dragon Qilin on, and suddenly drew the Carefree Sword, springing up from the Dragon Qilin's head, sword-light flashing, chopping at the flood-dragon-like tendrils that bound the Blind Old Man.
The willow leaf at his brow peeled open, and at once rolling dark demonic qi gushed out, raising his cultivation madly; plainly he had forcibly borrowed Shen Fengqing's magic power!
His sword-light flashed, and with a hiss he cut a tendril in two; then the sword-light wheeled and spun at flying speed around the Blind Old Man. Qu He looked upon that sword-light and suddenly understood, and sighed, "So it was you.