The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#177 - The forest is full of colors

Yang Tao didn't say much when he saw that Lu Jing was a bit puzzled.

As the saying goes, seeing is believing.

He found a stone nearby, and to make sure Lu Jing could see clearly, he specifically chose a large stone that was taller than his knee.

He picked it up with both hands and threw it out easily.

Lu Jing watched the large stone tumbling in the air until it fell into the red stone forest not far away.

Then he saw that the stone actually turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye, eventually becoming as red as the other stones in the stone forest.

"The forest is completely dyed," Yang Tao said, "That's what it means. Not only stones, but actually everything that goes in, including people, will be dyed red, and it will stay red for a whole week, and you can't wash it off."

After he said this, Lu Jing saw that the faces of several people in the crowd immediately became very embarrassed, obviously they had all personally experienced the power of this 'forest completely dyed'.

Although it's just turning red and doesn't cause any real harm, the academy recruits young people, and they all care about their appearance. Suddenly being red from head to toe for a week, who can stand that?!

Plus, the assessment is nearing its end, and the academy is about to start classes. By then, they won't be able to hide in their residences and not go out.

So, although they really wanted to get their weapons back, many people couldn't help but back down when they saw the 'forest completely dyed'.

"Why don't we go look somewhere else first? Maybe the monkey isn't here…"

Someone suggested, and as if to respond to his words, the crowd then saw a figure on a stone peak that they hated with a passion.

Although it was called a monkey, looking at its ghostly face and the beard on its chin, it looked more like a mountain spirit, but its size was much larger than an ordinary mountain spirit.

It was probably the size of two ordinary mountain spirits, holding an iron spear in one hand and climbing the stone peak with the other, looking down at the crowd not far away.

Although the 'forest completely dyed' had dyed its fur red, it actually made it look even more majestic.

Seeing the iron spear in its hand, Yang Tao was furious. He shouted, "You beast, give me back my spear!"

The mountain spirit glanced at Yang Tao when it heard this, but quickly looked away.

It didn't seem to take this defeated opponent to heart at all.

This small gesture, though not large, was extremely insulting and obviously deeply stimulated Yang Tao. The latter couldn't help but become furious and, ignoring the red issue, raised his foot to chase into the stone forest.

Fortunately, someone nearby was quick-witted and grabbed him, advising, "You can't do that, Brother Yang! Why bother arguing with that monkey? Just find a way to lure it out."

"How do we lure it?" Yang Tao retorted.

At this time, the benefit of having a large group of people became apparent. The young man from the Thunderbolt Hall quickly volunteered and stepped forward, saying, "Let me give it a try."

After speaking, he walked out of the crowd and took a few steps forward until he reached the red dividing line, where he stopped.

At this point, the distance between him and the mountain spirit had been reduced by a small half, but there was still about twenty feet between them.

The young man from the Thunderbolt Hall took a deep breath and reached into the deerskin pouch at his waist.

He took out a small metal ball the size of a fingernail from it.

He clamped it between two fingers, then bent his wrist, retracted his arm, and quickly extended it, while shaking his wrist, throwing the metal ball in his hand.

The next moment, the ball shot towards the mountain spirit!

"Good!" A burst of cheers erupted from the crowd.

Everyone present was a connoisseur and could see how skilled the young man from the Thunderbolt Hall was with concealed weapons.

It was impossible to achieve such speed, accuracy, and stability without years of hard practice.

However, seeing the metal ball coming towards it, the mountain spirit didn't panic.

This time, he took out three metal balls in one breath, clamping them between his last four fingers.

Then, he still bent his wrist and retracted his arm. The three metal balls formed three sharp arcs, one of which went straight for the mountain spirit's chest, while the other two sealed off the mountain spirit's space to move left and right.

"What a skillful Three Yangs Bring Good Fortune!"

Before the crowd's praise could fade, the mountain spirit became serious this time. Seeing that it couldn't dodge, it actually waved the large spear.

With three loud bangs!

The three metal balls were knocked down one by one by the spear.

"Damn, this monkey is pretty good with a spear." Yang Tao was angry, but he was also very pragmatic.

However, what the young man from the Thunderbolt Hall used were not ordinary beads, but Thunderbolt Beads specially made by the Thunderbolt Hall.

They contained a special fierce gunpowder made by the Thunderbolt Hall, which would explode after a violent impact.

Not only was the power stronger than ordinary beads, but the explosion would also produce smoke, obstructing the target's vision.

Especially in the 'forest completely dyed', the smoke that came out also turned red, making it even harder for the mountain spirit behind to see anything.

And the young man from the Thunderbolt Hall naturally wouldn't let go of this opportunity. In fact, as soon as he threw out the three Thunderbolt Beads, he had already put his hand back into his deerskin pouch.

And this time, he put both hands in, grabbing a total of eight Thunderbolt Beads in his hands, and then threw them out without hesitation.

At the same time, he shouted, "Heavenly Net!"

The speed was even faster than the previous two times!

What's even more amazing is that the speed at which each bead rotated in the air and the trajectory of its flight were different.

This time, the onlookers even forgot to cheer, completely shocked by his Eight Beads Fired Simultaneously.

Many people subconsciously calculated whether they could dodge if they were squatting on the stone peak. As a result, many of them got a negative answer.

No wonder this Thunderbolt Hall successor named Wang Datong could be ranked fifty-third on the Azure Cloud List.

And the mountain spirit on the stone peak was still squinting its eyes in the smoke.

Although it had already made a dodge after hearing the sound of breaking through the air.

But unfortunately, there were too many Thunderbolt Beads this time.

It couldn't dodge them all and was hit by at least four Thunderbolt Beads one after another, causing it to scream in pain.

However, perhaps because most of the people standing below were his defeated opponents, the mountain spirit didn't escape. Instead, it was aroused by its ferocity and jumped down from the stone peak!

It pounced towards Wang Datong!

Wang Datong knew how powerful it was. Especially after four Thunderbolt Beads exploded on its body, the monkey was only scorched a little fur and didn't seem to be injured at all. He knew that he couldn't deal with it.

So, seeing that he had completed his set goal, Wang Datong didn't take credit at all, and ran away, fleeing towards Lu Jing.