393: Chapter 393: Searching for Weaknesses 393: Chapter 393: Searching for Weaknesses As the dust settled, only Refining Mo stood still in his place, and the three people lying on the ground.
Illusion Fox struggled free from the soldiers’ blockage and rushed to Nightmare’s side, placing her finger in front of his nose.
“He’s still alive.” Illusion Fox sensed a faint breath and immediately poured her Inner Strength into Nightmare’s body, while Soul Destroyer and Demoness also coughed softly next to them.
They had all sustained serious injuries.
The nearby soldiers immediately stepped forward, taking advantage of Refining Mo’s inaction, to help the two up.
Illusion Fox grabbed Nightmare to let him rest at the back.
“Cough cough, a bunch of ants forced me to use a Forbidden Technique, what a disgrace.” Refining Mo’s eyes emitted a deep blue light, with barely a few good pieces of fabric left on him, his clothes torn and tattered.
His dark green skin faintly glowed and, upon closer observation, one could see that his body seemed to have grown larger than before.
The most terrifying aspect was Refining Mo’s face.
Originally human in appearance, it had now turned mostly green and grew dense and fine scales.
The release of the wicked energy and power earlier had stimulated the lizard genes within him, and now he resembled a Lizard Man even more.
When that mysterious woman handed over the serum to Refining Mo, he hesitated, but it was only for a moment before he resolutely chose to inject the serum.
His greed and insatiable lust for power, as well as the indelible hatred, catalyzed his already dark heart, resulting in his current ghastly appearance which was neither human nor ghost.
Seeing Refining Mo’s move to act, Cheng Luoqi immediately ordered her subordinates to open fire, even resorting to rocket launchers.
For a moment, a barrage of bullets showered down, with ordinary bullets hitting Refining Mo’s scales and falling off like pebbles, utterly incapable of penetrating them.
“Launch the rocket launcher, now,” Cheng Luoqi commanded.
“Yes, Commander.” A soldier holding a rocket launcher fired directly at Refining Mo, like a clap of thunder.
Refining Mo just stood there, not even trying to dodge.
The rocket launcher hit Refining Mo without suspense, causing a violent explosion and flames that shot up to the sky.
An explosion like that would normally leave nothing but ashes of a person, but when the flames dissipated, a surprising sight unfolded—Refining Mo was still standing firmly in his place, showing no signs of serious injuries.
The powerful impact had no effect; the rocket launcher had only left some black marks on his body.
Everyone gasped in shock; how could a mere flesh and blood body withstand the blast of a rocket launcher?
In a sense, Refining Mo could indeed no longer be considered human.
“When I get in there, your death is imminent,” Refining Mo, holding the Desire Splitting Blade, ignored everyone and walked straight toward the laboratory’s main gate.
“Close the main gate, everyone stop him,” Cheng Luoqi immediately gave the order.
Raising her pistol, she let loose a barrage of bullets towards Refining Mo.
With a swift stride, he moved so fast that all bullets hit nothing but his afterimage.
He waved his blade casually, and the Qi Blades directly sent the SAD soldiers flying.
Cheng Luoqi pulled out a dagger in an attempt to stop him but was blown away several meters by a palm strike from Refining Mo, falling unconscious to the ground.
Tianjing and the others clenched their teeth and stepped forward to stop him, but it was like trying to put out a fire with a cup of water.
They were knocked to the ground in just two rounds.
Tianjing couldn’t help but marvel internally that this monster’s strength had grown even more powerful than before.
Refining Mo took step by step to the laboratory’s main gate, swinging the long blade and striking the sealed concrete wall fiercely, reducing it to dust.
“The Tianjing, is mine now.”
Suddenly, a shadow appeared in the corner of Refining Mo’s eye, and instinctively he gripped the Desire Splitting Blade tightly.
In the blink of an eye, the shadow was in front of him.
Refining Mo slightly shifted his body, narrowly missing a whoosh of wind from a fist that grazed painfully against his skin.
“Hades, since it’s you, I didn’t expect you to actually make it back,” Refining Mo said viciously after identifying the newcomer.
He was furious inside—his prey that was almost in his mouth had flown away.
If it hadn’t been for the continuous rounds of attacks from the National Security Bureau and Netherworld Palace, he would have already seized the Tianjing Stone.
And now, he was just a hair’s breadth away.
“Hmph, Refining Mo, let’s settle things today,” Ye Shikai glared at his heavily wounded comrades nearby, feeling a surge of nameless rage tightening his fists.
“Ha ha, if you want to fight, then let’s fight,” said Refining Mo, and as soon as his words fell, he picked up the Desire Splitting Blade and slashed over.
“Breaking Sky Fist.” As the blade came down, Ye Shikai dodged its edge at the last moment his body was about to be cut, then spun around, circling to Refining Mo’s back and forcefully threw a Breaking Sky Fist.
With ninety percent of his Inner Strength behind the punch, it landed squarely on Refining Mo’s left chest.
As soon as the fist connected, Refining Mo’s body was sent flying like a kite with its string cut.
“Master, striking his heart is useless,” Illusion Fox promptly warned Ye Shikai.
Just as expected, after taking a heavy punch, Refining Mo stood up completely unharmed.
His left chest had previously been pierced by the Long White Sword wielded by Soul Destroyer, but it didn’t phase him; it seemed that he did not have a heart.
“What.” Ye Shikai’s expression tensed as he prepared to defend.
Refining Mo turned his head to look at Illusion Fox and Nightmare in her arms.
He had long wanted to kill these two traitors but never had the chance, and now they had delivered themselves to his doorstep.
“Destroying Heaven and Earth.” Refining Mo took a quick step and leaped into the air, unleashing his ultimate move.
The blade of the sword descended from above, while Ye Shikai, drawing on the Inner God Scripture, transformed into a flash of white light and smashed directly into Refining Mo.
“Boom.” A loud noise echoed through the air as both men fell from the sky.
“Hades, you’re courting death,” Refining Mo snarled and charged over.
Ye Shikai quickly defended, and while trying to counterattack several times, he couldn’t find any weakness in Refining Mo, who was undergoing a transformation.
His human skin gradually flaked away, replaced by green, lizard-like skin covered in a dense layer of scales.
His spinal tail grew longer, turning into a green tail, and his hands became larger and rougher, with nails turning black and incredibly sharp.
Lizard Man, a shiver ran down Ye Shikai’s spine.
It seemed the potion had fully taken effect.
He remembered back in Yanjing, the first Mothman—who was Xie Dong—had been an incomplete product.
Without the subsequent injections, he would have died, and even as a Mothman, couldn’t unleash his full strength.
The Refining Mo before him was clearly not an incomplete product.
His frightening abilities, alongside his regenerative skills, internal strength, and martial prowess, made him a true demon.
Once the effect of the Inner God Scripture wore off, and if he could not find his vulnerability, Ye Shikai would be in grave danger.