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Chapter 308 Who Are You, Really?
"Oh, hahaha..." The driver burst into laughter again, startling Qin Chao. Through the rearview mirror, he saw the driver in front of him and couldn't help but stare.
The person sitting in front wasn't even a living being but a puppet with heavy makeup painted on its face.
"Stop fooling around!" Qin Chao scoffed, swinging his Evil King Sword horizontally.
"Bang!" The taxi was instantly split in two, and Qin Chao leaped out, landing on the ground. The puppet also crawled out of the car, its painted mouth displaying a sinister smile as it stared at Qin Chao.
This stretch of road was far from the city, and very few cars ever passed by. Qin Chao knew that his enemy had deliberately lured him here and set a trap.
"Show me everything you've got," said Qin Chao, gripping his Evil King Sword and coldly staring at the puppet in front of him.
"That stinky Taoist priest said you were powerful. I want to see for myself!" The puppet spoke again, causing Qin Chao to feel stunned even though he was somewhat prepared. What did it mean by a "stinky Taoist priest"? Was this not the work of the Japanese forces? Could it be someone from the cultivation world?
Qin Chao silently speculated. He had many enemies, but the puppet's tone sounded more like it was from the cultivation world. And the only person who could be called a "stinky Taoist priest" would probably be someone from Yi Mei Dao!
"Are you from Yi Mei Sect?" Qin Chao asked fearlessly. Even during his Qi Refinement stage, he dared to challenge the eight major sects single-handedly. Now that he was in the early stage of Divine Power, he had nothing to fear.
"Wail!" The puppet stepped back, merging with a large tree.
Before Qin Chao's eyes, the puppet and the tree became one. The tree now had a painted face with the same sinister smile and blood-red lips.
"Hehehe!" The tree laughed and suddenly uprooted itself, running towards Qin Chao at great speed like it had many legs.
"Damn, it's a tree creature!" Qin Chao dodged the tree's trunk with a flicker, then crouched low and sprang forward. He swung the Evil King Sword, striking the tree creature.
"Clang!" Sparks flew. The usually unstoppable Evil King Sword was repelled this time.
Qin Chao's palm tingled, and he stared at the tree creature in amazement. How could a mere tree have such a sturdy body?
"Hehehe..." The tree creature laughed again. "My body is protected by a barrier; you can't cut through it! Prepare to die!"
As it spoke, the branches whipped towards Qin Chao like whips.
"A barrier?" Qin Chao realized what was going on. The tree creature's body was wrapped in an invisible barrier, which was why his Evil King Sword couldn't cut through it.
No wonder the sharp Evil King Sword couldn't cut through a tree.
"Then let me break your barrier!" Qin Chao leaped back, jumping onto another tree to avoid the tree creature's whip-like branches. At the same time, his Evil King Sword emanated a black light.
"Evil King Crescent Moon Kill, huh?" The tree creature laughed loudly, seemingly unconcerned by the black light. "I've already seen through your moves; they're useless."
He actually knew about the Evil King's Crescent Moon Kill. It seemed that he had heard about himself from the Drunken Daoist or Chu Feng. But he actually said that it was useless!
Qin Chao shouted and swung the Evil King Sword in his hand, instantly releasing a black crescent moon. The crescent moon tore through the air, rushing towards the tree-man.
"Hehehe… I told you it's useless!" The branches on the tree-man suddenly entwined, forming a circular tree-net in front of him in the blink of an eye. The crescent moon collided with it, only to be bounced back with a loud bang, shooting into the clouds above.
"What?!" Qin Chao was shocked that his Crescent Moon Kill was actually blocked. "I've told you, I've seen through your techniques! Hehehe!"
"Laugh all you want!" Qin Chao's Evil King Sword trembled again, condensing a black sphere enveloped in white light. "Go, Evil King's Half Moon Kill!"
With Qin Chao's current strength, he could only use the Evil King's Half Moon Kill three or four times a day. But if it meant killing the guy in front of him, he wouldn't hesitate to use it.
"Hehehe… useless!" This time, the tree-man plunged its branches into the ground, and even more branches flew out, entwining around its body. In no time, a ball wrapped in branches appeared in front of Qin Chao.
The Half Moon Kill collided with the ball, causing the ground to tremble. Despite the destructive power, the tree-man remained unscathed, only losing some branches. "…" Qin Chao fell silent, as the opponent's defense was incredibly strong, without any flaws. It seemed that using the Evil King Sword would not work.
"If I can't cut through it, I'll use my fists." Qin Chao spat out three bundles of flames. The flames spun and changed shape, merging into Qin Chao's hands. "Nine Nether Devil Palm…" His left hand instantly became as white as jade, exuding a sickly beauty.
"Tsk tsk, is this the legendary Nine Nether Devil Palm?" The tree-man didn't seem scared. "I'd love to be slapped by it. That must feel great… Oh, COME ON!"
"You asked for it!" Qin Chao found the tree-man extremely annoying. He immediately leaped forward, his hand's white light growing even stronger. "Boom!" Qin Chao's palm struck the tree-man's branch barrier, but the branch suddenly softened.
Qin Chao felt as if he had hit cotton, soft and without any force. The branches then bent inward and quickly bounced back, sending a powerful force that blasted Qin Chao away.
"You're too weak!" The tree-man laughed crazily. "You can't defeat me. Just admit defeat!"
"Admit defeat, my ass!" Qin Chao gritted his teeth, wishing he could chop the tree-man into firewood. He recited the Diamond Sutra to calm himself down.
Since the Nine Nether Devil Palm didn't work, he had only one option left. "Oh, evil creatures of the Nine Nether Hell, heed my call." Qin Chao silently recited the Nine Nether Spell, communicating with his Nine Nether Evil Tiger.
"You're using the Nine Nether Summoning Technique!" The tree-man seemed to know Qin Chao well and just stood there, watching him complete the summoning. "You're just summoning the Nine Nether Poisonous Spider, which is too weak for me!"
"Hmph!" Qin Chao sneered, suddenly opening his palm and grabbing the three bundles of fire in front of him. He threw them into the magic array that appeared on the ground. "Come forth, Nine Nether Evil Tiger!"
With a roar, a massive white tiger appeared above the magic array. The tiger stood three meters tall and was nearly six meters long. Its tail swayed like a sword, and its long fangs seemed capable of tearing apart any enemy. Its orange eyes stared intently at the tree person.
"Huh, something's changed?" The tree person had never heard of Qin Chao using the Nine Nether Evil Tiger before and was momentarily stunned by its appearance.
"Nine Nether Summoning - Possession!" Qin Chao stretched out his hand, and the white tiger turned into flames before being swallowed by him.
Qin Chao had never felt so powerful. A sense of pride surged within him, and he couldn't help but roar. Black patterns appeared on his face, and his hair began to grow white. His hands transformed into sharp claws.
"Well, well, let me taste something fresh," the tree person laughed, quickly moving towards Qin Chao.
Qin Chao was even faster, turning into a bolt of white lightning and appearing behind the tree person in an instant. The branches of the tree person frosted over and fell to the ground.
"Nice speed!" The tree person didn't seem to feel any pain, taunting Qin Chao instead.
"Hehe, there's more fun to come," Qin Chao said, leaping onto a tree and using its trunk to propel himself forward. He transformed into a bolt of white lightning once more, this time piercing through the tree person's body.
Although some branches had blocked him, they were shattered. Qin Chao landed on the ground, his fingernails filled with wood shavings. The tree person looked at the hole in its chest and laughed again.
"Hehehe... not bad, not bad. I'll consider you to have passed my test," it said, and with a boom, it exploded. A small makeup box flew out from the explosion and was caught by a tall woman.
The woman wore a phoenix mask, hiding her face. Her figure was stunning, with a prominent chest and shapely hips. She held the makeup box in one hand and placed the other on her slender waist.
"No wonder that stinky Daoist praised you. You indeed have some skills," she said.
"Who are you?" Qin Chao remained on guard despite her beauty, staring at her coldly with icy power gathering in his hands.
"Don't be so tense," the woman laughed, giggling nonstop.
Qin Chao finally understood why the tree person had been so willing to laugh foolishly. The saying 'like master, like pet' seemed to apply here.
"I'm not your enemy right now, so you don't need to be so hostile," the masked woman said with a smile. "I fought you, but I didn't hurt you!"
"Bullsh*t!" Qin Chao couldn't help but curse. "If I hadn't dodged your tree whips, I would've been beaten to a pulp!"
"Tsk tsk, don't say that," the woman said, pinching her waist and shaking her makeup box. "You, Qin Chao, have practiced the Diamond Sutra. You're not that fragile, and you can't fool me."
"Who the hell are you?!"
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