Chapter 705

Chapter 705: Gold and Silver Combinations in Chongguang

The battlefield was thick with smoke, with sparks whipped away from Li Hui’s face by the fierce winds.

Many practitioners fled in a frenzy; even though there were Traveling Realm practitioners stationed, they dared not linger for a moment! The Six Fingers were guaranteed kills each time they appeared, serving as the deadly weapons of the Yin Moon Dynasty, called the Scorpion Hands.

Li Hui froze, staying completely still.

Yuan Ciheng turned around and shouted, “Junior Brother, quickly hide!”

“Poo…” A surge of earth erupted, and a Bony Hand appeared nearby, pouncing toward him like a fierce beast, leaving no time for rescue.

Li Hui, slow to react, seemed almost blind, unable to see the Bony Hand approaching.

At the critical moment, another Bony Hand rushed in, colliding with the one aimed at Li Hui, producing a terrifying sound as they fiercely tore at each other.

“Junior Brother? What is happening?” Yuan Ciheng and Luo Meini turned back, while Lü Chunyang and the others gathered closer, gazing in disbelief at the Scorpion Hands. Bone pieces flew everywhere as the two Bony Hands became increasingly fierce, seemingly ready to destroy each other.

Li Hui made a soft sound of realization, finally responding. He looked at the two Bony Hands and said slowly, “I’ve only controlled one Bony Hand, everyone be careful!”

With that, he fell silent again, appearing distracted.

“Let’s go; this open terrain is not suitable for defense. We should retreat to the Xu Crocodile’s lair,” Yuan Ciheng urged, quickly pulling Li Hui away to flee.

Soon, the Traveling Realm practitioners could no longer hold back. The light and shadow stirred in the darkness and the cold aura surged, signaling the arrival of powerful ghostly beings of equal rank.

Yuan Ciheng’s pace quickened, quickly catching up to the main group. He shoved Li Hui into a small cave, then turned to fight against the Scorpion Hands with the other practitioners.

Many practitioners held back some of their strength, but at this moment, in order to survive, they revealed their skills. Using the complex terrain of the Xu Crocodile’s lair, they gradually turned the tide, eliminating nearly half of the Bony Hands.

After about thirty breaths, no other practitioners fled into the Xu Crocodile’s lair. Distant sounds of tremendous blasts and screams echoed; if they hadn’t escaped the pursuit by now, their chances of survival dwindled.

The crisis loomed, and everyone summoned their spirit treasures to strike at the Bony Hands, preventing the terrifying entities from getting close. They had to be cautious of their chained tails; should anyone be ensnared, they would either die from poison or be dragged into darkness and dismembered, with retaining a Remnant Soul considered fortunate.

At that moment, Li Hui’s pupils suddenly dilated, and he murmured softly, “I must be on the right path! The Heart Talisman is shedding its skin like a snake, destined for rebirth. But the process is painful, requiring simplification and the relinquishment of many talisman methods. Many… so many…”

He fell silent again, entirely oblivious to the sounds outside the cave. Approximately a quarter of an hour later, the stone wall behind him transformed into quicksand, from which a “gold and silver adorned” little Bony Hand emerged.

This Bony Hand was only eight feet long but moved with incredible speed, swirling around Li Hui several times and significantly enlarging the cave, then spoke in a rhythmic tone, “That’s right, it is the master! Although it’s been a long time, I, Gold and Silver, cannot be mistaken. It was you who descended from the heavens, bringing Yang Fire to protect us; otherwise, how would I be who I am today?”

As it spoke, the Bony Hand lay down like a loyal dog, seeing that its master showed no signs of waking up, and amusingly began to tug at its own tail.

“Boom, boom, boom, boom…” The battle outside intensified, with the Scorpion Hands approaching the cave where Li Hui stayed. However, upon hearing the unique “clinking” sound of chains, they immediately tucked in their tails to distance themselves like fleeing from a plague.

Soon, the practitioners noticed this strange phenomenon and hurriedly gathered near the cave, asking, “Who is inside?”

Yuan Ciheng wiped sweat from his brow and gasped, “It’s my Junior Brother, Li Hui—Li Yingjun. He’s inside recovering from injuries; he must have thought of a way to drive away the Scorpion Hands.”

“Ah! So it’s the leader of the Heavenly Talisman Sect.” Everyone promptly clasped their fists, seizing the moment while the Bony Hands dared not come close to catch their breath. These terrifying beings were difficult to tackle, and losses had already mounted.

Soon, a remarkable scene unfolded; outside Li Hui’s cave, practitioners clustered together. About a hundred zhang away, the Scorpion Hands filled the area, halted by the power of Gold and Silver, which frightened them back, but they couldn’t retreat as commanded, resulting in a standoff.

At that moment, a voice rang out from afar, scolding, “Gold and Silver, what are you doing? Why are you aiding the enemy?”

From within Li Hui’s cave came the reply, “I can do as I please; I don’t need you, ugly ghost, to oversee me. I’ve already told you, I am a Bony Hand with a master, different from you lowly soldiers.”

“Hiss, traitor…” A huge white skeletal snake approached, looking down from above at the cave, commanding, “Gold and Silver has betrayed the Three Kings Flag; seize it at once!”

“Seize your mother! Attack!” The cave echoed with commands, and suddenly hundreds of Scorpion Hands ignited blue light, launching themselves wildly at the other Bony Hands. The two most ferocious blue-light Bony Hands charged toward the white skeletal snake.

“Damn it, how dare you lay hands on the royal flag’s blood guard?” The white skeletal snake roared in fury, twisting around its body like a giant dragon as it battled the azure Bony Hands.

From within the cave came the voice, “The outside practitioners are seeking to survive; take this chance to carve a bloody path out! It will be too late if you wait any longer!”

Before the words ended, Gold and Silver wrapped around Li Hui and burrowed underground.

“Charge!” The Traveling Realm practitioners began to fight desperately. Once they indicated leading the charge and got far, a soft sound emerged from the cave.

Gold and Silver returned, grinning mischievously. “I hope you all can escape; I’ll stay here guarding my master while he cultivates! Hahaha!”

For the beings of Chongguang, they only recognized one master, the one who brought the Yang Fire. Although that master took the hundred ghosts away upon awakening, they never abandoned the other ghostly beings. Instead, they patiently made arrangements. Over these few hundred years, Chongguang had infiltrated many forces of the Yin Moon Dynasty, becoming the most mysterious ghostly alliance.

Gold and Silver watched over Li Hui for two days and one night when suddenly a strange phenomenon occurred.

“What happened? Master… did the master die?”

Li Hui lay as if extinguished, his body drained of color, nearly devoid of all aura.

“Has the master sustained severe injuries? What to do! Who has the highest healing skills among the Chongguang? Granny Gui can only heal ghostly beings, not living people!”

Suddenly, Li Hui opened his eyes, looking oddly at Gold and Silver, exclaiming, “Oh? Little hand, you’ve grown so big!”

“You scared me to death!” Gold and Silver swayed, pretending to be hurt.

“Gold and Silver, you little thief, are you still a thief now?” Li Hui looked at the gold and silver adorned Bony Hand, feeling an air of extravagance approach.

“Master underestimates me. I’m now Gold and Silver; if I come across good things, I won’t steal them, I’ll directly seize them!” Gold and Silver proclaimed proudly.

“From a thief to a bandit? You’ve made progress!” Li Hui laughed, and then suddenly reminded, “Step back a bit, I’m about to transform; help you become even stronger in the process.”