Chapter 29: Predicting the Future
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The Eyeless Snake has no eyes; it relies on soul power to detect and perceive the outside world.
In its mind, there were originally two worlds: one was the current situation, and the other was the situation one second later.
When others are affected by "Deception," their thinking slows down, and the information they receive in their minds is a beat behind, which can be said to be the "past situation."
However, for the Eyeless Snake, the impact of sluggish thinking is the overlap of the "future situation" and the "current situation."
It can still effectively respond to external changes, but it can no longer be as agile as before.
After Yan Jin approached the Eyeless Snake, the soul power fluctuations on her body suddenly increased by a large margin, from the original Great Soul Master to the level of a Soul Elder, still at the thirty-eighth or ninth rank.
This is thanks to Amon's "assistance."
The Worm of Time can parasitize other people's bodies and martial souls. If Amon is willing, and the parasitized person is willing to cooperate, then this is a martial soul fusion!
Martial soul fusion is originally a special skill that consumes a lot of energy, but Yan Jin has many level 20 Worms of Time in her body, and they continuously provide soul power, bearing the huge consumption.
With the increase in soul power level, the Lava Martial Soul has also become hotter and more lethal.
After the upgrade, Yan Jin can already fight against a Soul Elder.
The Eyeless Snake's power largely stems from its ability to "predict the future." After being weakened by Amon's "Deception," it may not seem like much on the surface, but its combat power is greatly reduced.
"Great Fire Blast!"
This time, Yan Jin's attack was more powerful than ever before, and even she herself was taken aback.
After a moment of dizziness, she laughed loudly, "Hahaha, that Amon, he had this kind of method but didn't take it out earlier."
The Eyeless Snake dodged the lava and opened its big mouth to bite at Yan Jin.
The latter immediately created a large ball of lava to block in front of her, while she quickly retreated. Her second soul skill, "Soul Power Ejection," can act not only on the martial soul but also on herself.
Whenever the Eyeless Snake's dark mouth was about to bite her, she would dodge with an ejection.
After the Eyeless Snake gnawed on the lava a few times and burned its mouth full of blisters, it gave up the idea of devouring Yan Jin.
With a burst of light, the soil around the Eyeless Snake suddenly became unusually soft, like dough.
It flipped over on the ground, rolled on a layer of soil, and then, with the filling of soul power, this layer of soil became hard, forming a thick armor.
The originally slender white snake turned into a brown, python-like, thick snake.
The lava bombarded the armor, but only broke a small opening, and it immediately recovered.
"Tch..." Yan Jin dodged the tail whip, her face not looking too good.
Even the weakened and clumsy Eyeless Snake was still not something she could deal with.
Lightning flashed, and Lei Yin, who was also undergoing martial soul fusion with Amon's Worm of Time, condensed a lightning spear and threw it at the snake's head.
The lightning spear exploded, but the effect was not very good.
The Eyeless Snake just shook its head and recovered.
Watching the performance of the two, Bi Da'er was stunned.
He pondered, hugging these two, no, three big legs, the Soul Master Competition championship did not seem hopeless.
There are still three years until the next competition. How much can these monsters grow in three years? You know, Yan Jin and Lei Yin are at the age when their bodies and soul power are growing rapidly.
As for Amon, nothing can be seen yet, but Bi Da'er firmly believes that he is by no means simple.
"What are you still doing? Go help," Bi Da'er roared at Wei Jia and others.
"Oh... yes."
The mercenaries had even less knowledge, so after seeing Yan Jin and Lei Yin, two children, burst out with combat power no less than that of a Soul Elder, the shock they received was even greater than Bi Da'er's.
However, with the two as the main force in frontal containment, their fear of the Eyeless Snake was not so great, and they stepped forward one after another.
Under the siege of more than twenty soul masters, the Eyeless Snake's soul power consumption increased, and it was faintly unable to maintain the mud armor.
"Chance! Thunder Dragon!" Lei Yin seized the moment when the mud armor was broken by Wei Jia's slash, condensed soul power, and created a five- or six-meter-long lightning dragon.
The Thunder Dragon arrived at the target the moment it left his hand.
Boom!
Along with the thunderous explosion, mud splashed.
A bloody wound appeared on the Eyeless Snake's body.
It suddenly changed direction and rushed into the forest without looking back.
Except for Yan Jin creating a lava wall to block it for a moment, the rest of the mercenaries did not interfere too much, letting it leave.
When they saw the Eyeless Snake disappear into the forest, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
The mercenaries had no intention of fighting to the death with this soul beast; they just wanted to leave now.
"What... were you doing just now?" Yan Jin said with an angry face, blaming the mercenaries for not trying their best.
Wei Jia said apologetically, "You also saw that our siege just now was not without damage. Two of my brothers were seriously injured by it. Moreover, our original goal was only a five-thousand-year-old Eyeless Snake. The one just now was obviously beyond the standard."
He would put on this attitude, still looking at Yan Jin's strength.
Most mercenaries are not in a good mood. If another employer spoke to them so rudely, they might encounter an "accident."
"Hmph, don't even think about getting the full amount if you're like this," Bi Da'er snorted coldly, choosing to stand on Yan Jin's side.
A fierce light flashed in Wei Jia's eyes, but it quickly disappeared. He smiled obsequiously, "Young Master Bi Da'er, we have not violated the agreement.
"We have done what we promised to help you hunt the Wind Swift Tiger, and we have also tried our best to help you hunt the Eyeless Snake.
"If this Eyeless Snake is indeed the five-thousand-year-old one you said, it would definitely not be able to escape just now... The responsibility for incorrect information should not be borne by us, right?"
After he said this, Bi Da'er turned his gaze to Norbert, whose face was pale, but he couldn't say anything to refute it.
Misjudging the age of the soul beast, and the difference is so big, such a major mistake is obviously impossible to shirk.
"Since you are not prepared to continue, then leave," Amon pinched his monocle and chuckled.
Bi Da'er frowned and asked, "You don't want to continue hunting the Eyeless Snake just now, do you?"
"Now that we've encountered it, how could I give up?" Amon nodded.
"But you also saw the situation just now. That soul beast is too strong," Bi Da'er tried to dissuade him.
"I have a certain degree of confidence. Thank you for your assistance this time. Our agreement is still valid," Amon said to him with a smile.
After hesitating for a moment, Bi Da'er still couldn't make the decision to be with them. "Then be careful, we'll evacuate first."
"Be careful on the road."
After they left, Yan Jin muttered, "What a coward."
Lei Yin shook his head. "If I didn't trust Mr. Amon, I probably would have made the same decision as them."
"Oh, is that so? Then me too."