Chapter 744: Finally, the Protagonist's Turn to Take the Stage

Nine jade plaques emanated a hazy glow, and there seemed to be energy links between each of them.

An ancient, elegant tower was faintly taking shape in the air.

But Cha Wu's expression was growing worse and worse, his hand seals changing so rapidly they left afterimages.

Clearly, this old man was under tremendous pressure at this very moment.

Number Two was pressed down by the suppression force of the Anomaly-Suppressing Tower so heavily that it couldn't even lift its head for the time being. One could see the look of extreme agony on its face.

Evidently, the Anomaly-Suppressing Tower had an immense restraining effect on it as well.

Countless translucent characters shuttled back and forth between the nine jade plaques, each one flickering faintly. Whenever a character became more solid, it would howl as it charged toward Number Two.

Another character would then appear on Number Two's body.

Soon, several more characters seemed to have been added to this terrifyingly tall, gaunt figure.

These characters seemed capable of suppressing the Anomaly Energy within Number Two, completely restraining it.

But fully suppressing Number Two would still take some time.

And judging by Cha Wu's pained expression right now, that clearly wasn't going to be easy.

At any moment, Number Two might break free from the Anomaly-Suppressing Tower's hold and burst out.

Then kill everyone present.

Chen Ye knew there was no time to waste. He raised the claw tip of his Demon Claw index finger and stabbed it directly through Number Two's skin.

Five-colored blood seeped out from the wound. Chen Ye gave a slight flick of his hand, and a wisp of Smoke Breath appeared, wrapping around that clump of five-colored blood.

Chen Ye continued creating wounds on Number Two's body.

More five-colored blood flowed out.

"Kid, what in the hell are you up to? Hurry it up, I... can't hold on much longer!"

Cha Wu's face was flushed bright red, his graying hair soaked with sweat and plastered tightly against his scalp, making him look utterly bedraggled.

Even his body had begun trembling slightly.

Clearly, this old man was deeply regretting his decision right now, regretting that he'd impulsively taken on this job.

"Old man, hold on just a bit longer. I'll be quick!"

Chen Ye moved at lightning speed, beginning to draw the sacrificial formation on the ground.

As things stood, sending Number Two into the Hundred-Ghost Prison was clearly the best option.

The formation drawn with the Purple Rakshasa's blood from before was obviously insufficient to imprison an Anomaly of Number Two's caliber.

Not wanting to waste time, Chen Ye planned to draw a brand new one on the spot!

Everyone else watched Chen Ye and Cha Wu's actions with anxious, bewildered expressions.

Cha Wu's hand seals hadn't stopped, but his hand speed was slowing down more and more.

Clearly, this old man's power was beginning to wane.

"Hurry, kid... I don't know what you're doing, but... you need to be faster. I can't hold on!"

The characters that had been appearing continuously were now beginning to dwindle.

The characters striking Number Two's body were decreasing as well.

Number Two's suppressed body began slowly pushing upward.

The ancient tower that had been growing more solid also stopped consolidating.

Number Two stiffly turned its head to look at Chen Ye.

Suddenly, Number Two stared hard at Chen Ye. After roughly a few seconds passed,

a most bizarre curve appeared at the corner of Number Two's mouth.

"Human... that power of yours... seems to have disappeared!"

Chen Ye ignored it, his hands moving even faster to draw the formation.

Strange formation after strange formation of large circles and small circles began taking shape.

Number Two was right in the middle of the largest circle of them all.

Number Two merely cast a brief glance at this strange formation before continuing to stare at Chen Ye with interest.

Its curiosity about Chen Ye now far surpassed everything else.

The Anomaly-Suppressing Tower didn't seem to have much effect on it anymore.

Breaking free from the tower's control was only a matter of time.

Cha Wu's condition was even worse. His legs were shaking like sieves,

and the speed of his hands was slowing by the second.

At the very beginning, one could only see the afterimages of Cha Wu's hand seals. But now...

one could even clearly make out the seals he was forming.

Cha Wu formed his seals while gasping for air in great, heaving breaths.

Clearly, this old man who looked like he might die at any second was just about spent of all his strength.

"Human, you... you... are truly strange!"

"You're clearly a human... but why... why do you fear the sun even more than I do?"

"Why!"

"Could it be... that you're just like me?"

Number Two felt the pressure on its body growing lighter and lighter, and its speech grew increasingly fluent.

When it had first been suppressed, Number Two couldn't even get a single word out.

But now, it could string several sentences together with ease, even appearing quite relaxed.

Chen Ye didn't bother responding to Number Two's words.

He only moved his hands faster.

The five-colored blood was sprinkled across the beach, carrying with it a strange, aberrant pulse of energy.

"Human, you... are dangerous!"

"I'm going to kill you, make sure you can never revive again!"

Earlier it had been begging for mercy, but now that it had discovered Chen Ye had lost that energy which made it tremble in fear, Number Two wanted to kill him.

This was an Anomaly for you!

Cha Wu couldn't speak anymore. A hint of despair began creeping into his eyes.

He had underestimated Number Two's power.

And overestimated his own.

He had thought that with a Number Ten Wonder in hand, he could easily suppress Number Two.

But he had still underestimated the complexity of the Anomaly-Suppressing Tower.

If he'd had just one more day, just a single day, even if he couldn't fully master every control method of the Anomaly-Suppressing Tower, he could still have easily suppressed this Anomaly.

At the very least, it wouldn't have been this exhausting.

But... the time the Anomaly-Suppressing Tower had been delivered into his hands was simply too short.

So short that he had to suppress Number Two with the tower while simultaneously fumbling to understand its mysteries.

Cha Wu let out a long sigh.

Could it be that I really will die here?

What a pity... what a pity about such a fine treasure.

If only I'd had the Anomaly-Suppressing Tower in hand back when I was in the Oasis, the Oasis would never have ended up like that.

The Anomaly-Suppressing Tower!~~~

"Pfft~~~"

Cha Wu spat out a mouthful of blood.

He could feel the power within his body withering away.

Ever since the fall of the Oasis last time, Cha Wu had felt his heart meridian was damaged, as if his days were numbered.

Simply surviving to this point had already been a miracle.

He just hadn't expected that he would die here.

Hou Junji and Wei Butong exchanged a glance.

Both of them wanted to go up and help, but at this moment, they had no idea where to even begin.

"Idiot, don't you have poison? Use your poison!"

A deep, seductive, mature woman's voice cursed.

It was Jiang Rou.

Jiang Rou's own condition wasn't great either.

Wei Butong, jolted by Jiang Rou's reminder, suddenly understood and rushed over.

This young nobleman from the Sky Whale pulled out another large handful of assorted capsules from his chest.

With a flick of his hand, dozens of capsules were hurled through the air!

Mists of various colors exploded outward.

These mists seemed to possess a will of their own, instantly swarming toward Number Two.

Had Number Two not been suppressed by the Anomaly-Suppressing Tower, it wouldn't have cared about these poisonous fumes at all.

But now, it was somewhat wary of them.

Soon, the little garden on Number Two's back that had just begun to regrow, some sprouts already forming tiny buds, immediately began to wither upon contact with these toxins.

Seeing that his attacks were effective, Wei Butong's confidence soared.

Chen Ye had been the one in the spotlight all this time.

Now, the script had finally returned to its proper course. Finally, it was his turn to take the stage.

Tossing back his bangs, he pulled out even more tricks.

Among them, the green capsules dealt the greatest damage to Number Two. Any flower on its body that came into contact with that green gas would wither within moments.

Then there were the purple capsules, whose released gas possessed a certain corrosive quality.

The moment it touched Number Two's skin, a sizzling "ssssss!~~~" sound would ring out, and a large patch of Number Two's skin would be burned black.

The black capsules released a kind of black powder. Upon touching Number Two's body, this black powder would rapidly transform into countless tiny black insects within a very short time.

These little bugs would madly burrow their way into Number Two's body.

With Wei Butong's help, Cha Wu felt the pressure on him ease slightly.

But only slightly.

As for Number Two, from start to finish, it only cast a single glance at Wei Butong before paying him no further attention.

At this moment, the sun had appeared!

Morning light spilled across the beach, golden and breathtakingly beautiful!

On the beach, the aura of blood and death surged skyward.

"Day has broken. Human, I'm coming out. Are you... ready?"

Number Two smiled wickedly at Chen Ye.

This human before it had elicited so many expressions from it.

This was an interesting human.

Perhaps, torturing him to death would be quite entertaining.

Chen Ye placed the Resentment Dragon's scale into the small circle, and also placed the Tangled Remnant Limb into the small circle.

The Hundred-Ghost Eater was already placed within the formation.

Dusting off his hands, Chen Ye flashed a brilliant smile at Number Two.

"Number Two, I'm ready. Are you ready?"