Chapter 232: Chapter 231: Worm of Erosion (21)_1
Before his words fell, Qiu Chengyi’s right hand suddenly swelled.
Not only did its length become several times its original size, but it also stretched and segmented like a centipede’s body twisting.
Immediately afterward, that grotesque arm swung at the oncoming Liang Yuntian.
Amidst the strange cries, the latter was flung dozens of meters away like a baseball, planting headfirst into a nearby rotting wooden building, smashing a deep pit upon impact.
However, the appetite clearly gave Liang Yuntian boundless strength; in just one second, he shook off the debris and clambered out of the pit, charging forward again.
This time his face had lost the last vestiges of flesh, his bones gleaming white as he moved completely on all fours.
Above his spine, more than a dozen scorpion-like bone spurs wafted and swayed.
Yet this time, his steps were hindered and torn by countless arms on the ground.
It was clear that Qiu Chengyi was handling them with increasing ease.
By the time Liang Yuntian finally rushed up close, before he could launch an attack, Qiu Chengyi’s mutated arm had already ensnared him.
“You brainless thing!”
Watching Liang Yuntian still struggle, Qiu Chengyi let out a disdainful snort.
Liang Yuntian’s back spines, which had just aimed but not yet launched, were snapped off by Qiu Chengyi.
Amidst the other’s cries, sounds like snapping bamboo echoed in succession.
Liang Yuntian’s limbs were broken one by one, including the ribs in his chest, which were constricted into pieces.
“Nice design, feels like a waste to destroy you, might hang you up somewhere later.”
Qiu Chengyi toyed with the remains of Liang Yuntian, then turned his head to look at Fu Qian.
“Sorry, but it seems your plan failed.”
“At this moment, do you realize the importance of strength?”
Fu Qian casually responded, showing no emotion on his face.
Under Qiu Chengyi’s relentless torture, Liang Yuntian was left with nothing but a head and a spine with spikes trailing behind.
Unexpectedly, although only these remnants remained, his desire to devour was undiminished.
In the moment Qiu Chengyi turned his head, Liang Yuntian’s spine stretched like a snake, his head thrusting forward sharply, biting straight at his neck.
This sudden attack clearly caught Qiu Chengyi off guard; despite his best effort to dodge, a long gash was torn in his neck by sharp teeth.
Without any hesitation, Fu Qian acted upon the final ripple from Liang Yuntian.
“Hmph! I knew you would come!”
Without even lifting his head, Qiu Chengyi let out a dismissive sneer.
In his view, Fu Qian’s own strength was simply not to be feared.
Unless he could summon that worm again, as that might pose a threat to him.
Normally, the chances of reusing such an artifact so soon were almost nonexistent, but wait—
Out of the corner of his eyes, Qiu Chengyi noticed Fu Qian biting down on that bone whistle again, blowing a buzzing sound.
On instinct, Qiu Chengyi looked down at his feet—nothing happened.
Meanwhile, a piercing pain shot from his neck.
Qiu Chengyi woke up to the ruse in an instant, his anger surging.
The guy had pretended to summon the giant worm just to distract him! The real killer move was still himself.
Taking advantage of his distraction, Fu Qian’s right hand had plunged deep into the wound on his neck.
Qiu Chengyi truly lost his temper, his gigantic claw whirling, entangling Fu Qian completely.
With a hoarse laugh, Qiu Chengyi pulled Fu Qian to face him, not even caring about the hand still stuck in his own neck.
“Impressive! I truly underestimated you!”
“I never expected someone of your caliber to actually be able to hurt me.”
“However, it’s a pity, you overlooked one thing… compared to you, this body doesn’t mean as much to me.”
“And now, as a price for your surprise attack, you’ve fallen into my hands.”
Compared to Liang Yuntian, Fu Qian’s physical strength at the moment could be said to be far inferior. After being trapped by the enormous claw, he was almost instantly bleeding profusely.
“In fact, I’m much clearer about it than you are!”
Yet he still managed to speak, though weakly.
Meanwhile, Fu Qian put a bit more force into his right hand and finally touched something different.
The next moment, Qiu Chengyi’s expression visibly stiffened.
“Do you feel it? It’s quite the contrary, actually; to me, the physical body is far less significant than it is to you.”
Fu Qian smiled as he watched the other’s body instantaneously freeze.
He was very sure that he had disturbed the parasite within Qiu Chengyi, and clearly, this had caused a dislocation in Qiu Chengyi’s perceptions.
Such a sensation, he had experienced it himself not long ago, and could say the memory was still fresh.
And due to a different mindset, the impact on this one would only be greater.
At this moment, Qiu Chengyi, if not too foolish, should have already realized the problem—
He was not any Godson; the true Godson was something else, residing within his body.
The previous self-perception of being a Godson was just an illusion.
This body was not an expendable shell to be discarded at any time; rather, it was his only one.
Fu Qian didn’t give Qiu Chengyi a chance, instead using force in his hand to drag the parasite out alive.
He hadn’t observed it much last time, but this time he could see it clearly.
It indeed resembled a centipede, dark with yellow spots, roughly as long as a forearm, currently struggling in his hand.
Fu Qian handed the parasite over to Qiu Chengyi.
“As it is said, form is emptiness and emptiness is form. The tide brings news from the Qiantang River, and only today do I know that I am me!”
The injuries Qiu Chengyi had suffered were far from fatal, yet the scene before him struck him like a thunderbolt.
All of it was an illusion? Am I the same as those beasts?
Staring fixedly at the parasite in Fu Qian’s hand, there suddenly came a moment when Qiu Chengyi realized something, and his pupils dilated abruptly.
Fu Qian watched him with a beaming smile.
“But I have already shattered the Void.”
The next moment, Qiu Chengyi let out a mad howl.
“Absolutely impossible! This is an illusion!”
“Give me back my body!”
But Fu Qian paid no attention to him, exerting force in his hand trying to crush the parasite to no avail; unfortunately, there was no change.
Indeed, he had been attempting since a while ago, but the creature was unimaginably tough.
“Haha, a mere Mortal cannot destroy my divine body! Give it back to me!”
Witnessing this scene, Qiu Chengyi let out a sharp laugh while increasing the force in his hand.
“Alright, I’ll give it back to you!”
Feeling his body’s bones breaking one by one, Fu Qian indeed stopped his action and handed the parasite over to Qiu Chengyi’s left hand.
Only problem was, Qiu Chengyi’s left hand was currently holding a head with a voracious appetite.
And seeing the delectable item presented before it, the latter did not hesitate to open its ferocious teeth, unleashing the long-suppressed desire.
Amidst the crunching sound, juices splattered everywhere.