Chapter 518: Chapter 26 Psychological Game
At this time, Lin Yu still didn’t know the meaning behind the words Lin Yun had said.
What concerned her more at the moment was Wang Wanqiu.
Wang Wanqiu no longer looked human; she was completely shrouded in black air, an aura that instinctively made Lin Yu feel repulsed.
"What has happened to her?"
"The Demonic Transformation Scripture, the text I obtained after acquiring the Demon Summoning Well. Just now, I had no choice but to try a dead horse as a living horse doctor."
Lin Yu: "..."
Seeing the situation, it seemed Lin Yun had succeeded, but would Wang Wanqiu no longer be human from now on...
Lin Yu felt conflicted, but no matter what, it was good that Wang Wanqiu was alive.
As for whether she was human or demon, that was not important. As for her instinctive aversion, it was not something she couldn’t endure.
Lin Yun also let out a sigh. He had actually predicted Wang Wanqiu’s behavior, but he hadn’t expected things to develop this way. It appeared that man’s plans cannot match the heaven’s; perhaps this was destiny!
Luckily, Wang Wanqiu’s life should be saved, otherwise Lin Yu would have been devastated.
"You stay here to look after her, I’ll go pursue them!"
The High Priest, even if fleeing, wouldn’t have gone too far.
There were already too many traps set by Lin Yun on this mountain.
The most important one was to prevent Spatial Evasion.
Blame it on the odd ways of the Cultivation World; good for nothing, except being first in fleeing. The more powerful one was, the better they could run, with Dongfang Hongyue being a prime example.
Although Lin Yun also excelled in running away, and he had always prepared for it even without a battle, but...
That was strategic relocation, could it be called running away?
In any case, to prevent this tactic, Lin Yun especially sought advice from Little Gold, and for the price of ten drops of Spiritual Liquid, he obtained a Ten Directions Annihilation Array.
The salary for Little Gold was also getting higher and higher; there was no helping it. Inflation was severe; the monsters outside were becoming more difficult to defeat, and Lin Yun almost never encountered enemies of a lower realm than his— they were all a whole major realm above.
To have Little Gold deal with increasingly difficult foes, of course, he had to be well-fed.
This was also a simple truth, wanting a donkey to work without feeding it well, even a capitalist wouldn’t dare demand such of their donkey.
With the Formation support provided by Little Gold, the mountain where the Divine Temple was located had its space sealed. It was impossible to use Escape Skills to leave this mountain.
However, Lin Yun could only do so much. The Formation was like drawing a circle; within the circle, any form of evasion was free, and outside the circle too, but one could neither go from inside the circle to outside, nor from outside to inside.
In other words, if the High Priest wanted to flee, she would have to rely on her own two short legs.
As long as she passed through the trap-laden route set by Lin Yun, she would certainly fall into his trap, and then all he would need to do was to carry out the capture.
As Lin Yun had anticipated, the High Priest truly didn’t die under his sword strike, and the clever part was that the move she used was actually called Golden Cicada’s Shedding.
It was a type of Gu Worm from the Southern Border, with the effect of substituting oneself with another to face death.
Upon realizing she couldn’t withstand Lin Yun’s attack, the High Priest didn’t hesitate to flee.
Being a demon, if not sturdy, one either dies or becomes someone’s maid.
Ah, it’s tough all around.
Having used Golden Cicada’s Shedding, the High Priest, taking advantage of her brief stealth, immediately sought to flee using an Escape Technique.
Escape Skills were one of the Demon Race’s most proficient spells, and they varied with the type of demon.
Wu Xin’s Escape Skill was the most powerful, Heart Escape Technique, one could escape to any place where there was intention, but because of its immense power, it was also restricted by certain rules and had limitations.
Previously Wu Xin never felt how problematic that limit was until she fell into Lin Yun’s hands and attempted to use the technique right on the spot.
The past need not be mentioned again, the High Priest also had her own escape techniques.
She was a Shadow Demon.
Shadow Demons excel at transformation and can stealthily traverse the darkness; the night is their optimal battle environment. Not only that, but Shadow Demons can also slip into anyone’s shadow, which is a very cunning divine skill that allows entry and exit.
Another characteristic of a Shadow Demon is their ability to turn themselves shadowy, becoming completely immune to physical damage, but somewhat vulnerable to spells with intense light.
However, it seemed her luck wasn’t great, as the sword Lin Yun had fired off was an exact counter to her.
At this moment, the High Priest realized that she was facing the greatest crisis she had encountered in hundreds of years.
Her long-distance shadow evasion failed!
This indicated there was an Air Restriction Formation set up in the mountains.
To accomplish this showed that Lin Yun and Lin Yu had come prepared.
"However, do you think you can catch me with that?"
The High Priest revealed a proud smile.
She was a Shadow Demon, after all, and in darkness, she could go wherever she wished!
If spatial evasion wasn’t an option, she would run just as fast on her two feet!
The High Priest quickly ran down the mountain; she was very familiar with it and knew exactly where the nearest road to leave was.
Air Restriction Formations have limited coverage and setting up such a formation requires a significant expenditure of Spiritual Power. The High Priest estimated that its coverage was at most this mountain; any larger and it was practically impossible for a human to achieve.
Once she got down the mountain, Lin Yun wouldn’t be able to catch her. Who knew, he might even think she was dead!
It’s a pity that the Oblivion Gu Worm was still activated by Wang Wanqiu and Lin Yun likely wasn’t going to die.
She needed to think of a new plan.
The High Priest was still scheming how to kill Lin Yun when suddenly she felt emptiness beneath her feet.
A trap!
The High Priest sneered coldly.
This trap must have been dug by Lin Yun, but he still underestimated the Demon Race—such minor tricks were...
What the hell is this fire...
The High Priest had just started sneering, thinking Lin Yun had dug a mere hole, but the next second, golden flames burst forth from below, which was downright terrifying!
The High Priest hastily flew upward, but she seemed to have accidentally broken a wire; with a snap, bolts of Shocking Thunder rained down upon her.
These were the Golden Thunderbolts Little Gold had created for Lin Yun, with extreme destructive power.
The High Priest was struck into a sorry state, smoke began to rise from her body, and after several dangerous moments, she finally flew out of the thunder zone. As soon as she landed, she saw clouds of mist rising—a trap again!
This time, however, the trap was a Formation engulfed by the Great Mist; the High Priest did not dare to move another step and had no choice but to gather her power and fiercely punch the ground.
The simplest and most brute-force method to break a formation is by overpowering it.
A mighty force can work wonders; with this punch, several fissures appeared on the ground and after a tremor, the mist also dissipated, revealing a flag embedded in the ground ahead of her with eight big characters on it.
"Congratulations on passing, peace lies ahead."
The High Priest sneered, "Foolish child, thinking you can fool me with this trick?"
Did he expect her to feel unsafe going forward, then turn back, while in reality, this side was safe and the other path was filled with thorns?
She had seen such tricks too many times!
The High Priest walked over, kicked away the flag, and took a step forward, only to be met with more flashes of lightning and thunder...
