Chapter 99: The White Bone Spirit [Second Update]

“Rustle…”

A chilling aura swirled around, vines entwining the surrounding trees.

Several women rushed in from outside, dressed in green, red, pink, and blue skirts—each color represented, each woman as ethereal as a fairy, breathtakingly beautiful, rivaling the likes of Yang Mi and Liu Yifei.

“Wow, why are there so many beauties here?”

He Xueqi’s male companions, their eyes glazed over, hurried forward and embraced one of the women.

They were all injured, their fair skin marked with wounds, lending them a dangerously alluring look.

“He Chen, He Ren, He De, what are you doing?”

He Xueqi was stunned, never expecting his three companions to be so lecherous, shamelessly clutching those women. Meanwhile, three women approached Luffy, Gong Juechen, and Zhang Tianling with graceful, captivating steps.

“Wow, this is truly exquisite,” Gong Juechen smirked as the woman in the red dress approached him with a seductive sway.

“You pervert,” He Xueqi scolded angrily, shocked by the man’s lascivious nature, seemingly enamored with every beauty he saw.

“Sizzle…” He De, He Ren, and He Chen began kissing the women passionately, their clothes continuously sliding off.

Their passion was intense, tongues entwining, producing sizzling sounds, wild and frenzied.

He Xueqi’s face flushed with embarrassment as he glared fiercely at the three men, shouting angrily, “Are you crazy? Doing this in front of everyone?”

They paid no attention, their hands wandering over the women’s bodies, fondling their prominent curves.

“Hey, watch out, big brother!”

Gong Juechen hadn’t expected such enchantresses to appear here—what a thrill. He ignored the others, focusing instead on a particularly tricky opponent. He planned to feign being bewitched by the illusion and then eliminate her, foregoing any advantage. Though the woman in the red dress appeared beautiful, beneath the surface she was repulsive.

“Big brother, let me make you feel good,” the woman in red purred with a soft, tantalizing voice—utterly bewitching, nearly entrancing Gong Juechen.

Meanwhile, the seated Luffy remained calm and unmoved as the woman in the pink dress approached with delicate steps and a gentle fragrance. To Luffy, she was nothing but a skeleton spirit, a mere animated bone. Surely, she sought to drain his energy?

Suddenly, He Ren’s eyes bulged in agony as the green-dressed woman’s tongue pierced his throat. He collapsed, blood spurting from his back. The green-dressed woman licked the blood from her lips, savoring the taste with a bloodthirsty delight.

Luffy was taken aback; he hadn’t realized they absorbed souls. He refrained from acting because a corpse-driving Taoist priest was present—this kind of bizarre matter was his expertise. So, Luffy continued meditating. The woman in pink stared at him, grit her teeth, then lunged, wrapping her arms around him and whispering softly in his ear:

“Run…”

“Huh?”

Luffy was puzzled. He had expected the pink-dressed skeleton spirit to attack him, not warn him to flee. This was wholly unexpected.

“Why should I run?” he asked calmly, curious whether this skeleton spirit was playing some kind of trick or knew he wasn’t fooled by her illusions and wanted to catch him off guard—was she trying to steal his soul?

“You… idiot. Have you seen any of us as demons? You were not bewitched because your heart is clear. Soon, the Bone Lady and the Thousand-Year Tree Demon will arrive—you’re doomed,” the pink-clad spirit said with pity, thinking this youth was untainted and thus immune to her illusions. She had killed many but never encountered such a person.

“Oh, so that’s it,” Luffy mused, looking at the adorably naive skeleton spirit holding him. She mistakenly thought his clarity of heart shielded him from her illusions. Still, being embraced by her was pleasant—the firm yet soft curves were alluring, the gentle scent captivating.

“Ah, so ‘strong,’ so ‘defeated’... ‘forks’...”

A groan arose nearby—utterly exasperating—as He Chen battled the woman in white.

“Ah!” At the height of their struggle, a scream pierced the air.

He Chen’s manhood was bleeding, and he collapsed.

The woman in the black dress then approached Taoist Zhang Tianling with elegant steps, enchanting and graceful.

“Demon, how dare you cause trouble before me? Kneel and beg for death,” Zhang Tianling commanded, wielding floating dust in one hand and a soul-shattering bell in the other. With a sharp shake, “Ding Ling…”

He De suddenly broke away from the blue-dressed woman’s embrace. He saw her transform from a skeleton back into a stunning beauty.

Terrified, He De began sweating profusely and backing away. Nearby, He Xueqi was equally drenched in cold sweat, screaming in panic, yet completely paralyzed as if held by some unseen force.

“Ah!” He De charged at the corpse-driving Taoist priest.

“Old man, better just drain my soul quietly, or you’ll die a worse death,” the black-robed woman hissed coldly. “The Thousand-Year Bone Lady and the Thousand-Year Tree Demon have grown stronger under the influence of dark energy, nearly reaching level eight. They’re legendary level seven invincibles, stronger than quasi-kings. If quasi-kings are one-star, they’re two-star quasi-kings.”

“Oh, sounds impressive. But I’m not ready to die, and I’m not foolish enough to let you steal my soul. Die, Bone Spirit,” Zhang Tianling said, swinging the floating dust. Several corpses behind him lunged toward the black-robed woman.

“Seeking death,” she snarled furiously, surprised by the Taoist’s recklessness. She decided to grant him his wish.

She formed a hand seal and hurled dozens of sharp white bones forward.

“Pfft…” The corpses were impaled through their foreheads, instantly still.

“Exorcise the demon spirit!” Zhang Tianling shook the soul-shattering bell, releasing golden light that shattered the black-robed woman. The other bone spirits were shaken as well. The bone spirit attacking He De was blasted out of the ruined temple. The women with Gong Juechen were smashed to pieces by the iron hammer he suddenly raised.

The other two bone spirits were similarly expelled.

Only the bone spirit standing before Luffy remained untouched.

“Swish…”

Gong Juechen dashed forward and slammed the broken door shut. “Damn, how did I run into this mess? Looks like it’s time for me to show my skills.”

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(End of chapter)