My Dad Is the Galaxy’s Prince Charming - chapter 93-inflicting-mutual-harm

Chapter 93: Inflicting Mutual Harm

Translator: Kingbao, ERROR666 Editor: DarkGem

Zan Zichen clearly had done it before; he waved his hands just seconds
away from the ground, summoning a row of swords to block the demon’s
path.

Great job! After landing, they headed directly to the front of the demon.

The captured beast seemed rather intelligent, pausing slightly before
taking a cautious hop to the side. Using its big coppery eyes, it seized
them up, growling threateningly.

Its growl sounded much sharper than before when he was in a crowd. With
each growl it made, a familiar energy rippled through the air, heading
toward them.

Excitement bubbled through Yao Si as she felt the ripples of energy for
the first time. She tapped her mental strength, exerting it outward. It
was an unusual experience, as though everything was in her sight: she
could even see Zan Zichen’s expression when he was standing behind her.
Her mental strength spread out like a huge web, blanketing the beast.

When the web was inches away from its antlers, the beast seemed to caught
wind of something and fell backward abruptly with a loud squeal. A layer
of shiny scales shot out from its black body, and the next second, its
whole body went aflame. It reflected everything, including Yao Si’s
mental strength, back.

Eh, so these cloud-swallowing beasts have fire series abilities?

“That’s bad!” Zan Zichen paled. “This isn’t a cloud-swallowing
beast, but a soul-devouring beast! The group of cloud-swallowing beasts
were trying to escape from him just now.”

“Escape? Then…”

“Rank seven!”

F*ck! Why didn’t you mention it before?

It made sense then that it was able to reflect her mental strength. What
was she going to do, though? She was confident about level five beasts,
but level seven…

Is it too late to escape?

The beast seemed to have sensed her intention and suddenly widened its
mouth, directing a scorching fireball toward her.

“Be careful!” Zan Zichen warned, summoning a wall made from earth to
shield them from the attack. The fireball spread across the wall, sending
the ground ablaze. It was becoming a sea of flames.

“Senior!” Zan Zichen summoned a transparent barrier. “The
soul-devouring beast’s innate skill is camouflage. It is able to change
into any form it desires, that’s why I-I couldn’t recognize it
previously. Are-are you alright?”

“I’m fine.”

Yao Si released a water ability to extinguish the flames. The beast
they’ve met wasn’t simple at all; in such a short time, it was able
to retaliate and force out her mental strength. The short second she
hadn’t been paying attention resulted in a throbbing headache.

Was that how mental strength was used for attacks? It had to be
coagulated and given form before it could attack? Yao Si immediately
recalled her mental strength. “Zan Zichen, stop him from attacking for
a while.”

“Yes, Senior.” He dashed out. With a quick manoeuvre, several swords
headed for the creature.

The soul-devouring beast stumbled backward from the force, then with a
howl, it went straight for Zan Zichen.

Yao Si calmed herself and started to morph the mental strength she
released into physical form. Mu Xuan had mentioned that mental strength
was a representation of one’s consciousness. Since everyone underwent
different experiences, the physical form their mental strength took on
would differ and would only be seen during an attack.

Yao Si quickened her pace, following the instructions in the
guidebook—concentrate, compress the released mental strength, and it
will congregate into the physical form. Yao Si was slightly emotional as
she wasn’t sure how her mental strength looked. With a deep breath, the
gigantic web started to come together, and when it finally condensed into
a line, it slowly morphed into… two dots!

“…”

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Why is the physical form of my mental strength a mahjong tile?! Even if
it’s random, it can’t be this odd!

Was it perhaps because she was playing mahjong when her mental strength
began to form? It couldn’t be so absurd, right?! Blue Ball, you better
watch out!

Howl!

The beast roared once more, swinging its tail at Zan Zichen. He barely
dodged it, almost at his wit’s end.

Yao Si clenched her teeth—she had to persist! She consolidated all her
mental strength and directed it at the beast’s conscience.

Still! Her mental strength couldn’t be a mahjong tile!

With a loud thud, the beast’s conscience exploded, and its massive body
burst into a ball of flames. On closer inspection, a tiny sign started to
form in the middle of the beast’s forehead, but it wasn’t two dots…
it was two bamboos!

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“Senior, you are amazing! That was a level 7 beast!” Zan Zichen
exclaimed, his face filled with joy. “But, I wonder what sorcery you
used…”

“Don’t ask me… I don’t wish to divulge much!” If I said I used
a mahjong tile, would you believe me?

Zan Zichen stopped, not persisting any further. He released the sword in
his hand and directed it at the beast’s head. He reached his hand in
and pulled out a red bead.

“Senior, this is the beast’s organ.”

Beast’s organ? What’s that? Yao Si glanced at the blood soaked bead.
Before she could ask anything, a sudden ray of light skittered past Zan
Zichen’s hand, and the bead that he had been clutching onto flew out,
lending in another person’s palm.

“Heh, you’re just two rogue cultivators and you dare eye my beast
organ?!”

Several men had made their way over, and they were dressed in white robes
with blue bases. The leader of the group held the red bead Yao Si had
just been examining.

Did he… come to snatch their bead?

“We’ve been chasing this soul-devouring beast for days only to be
interrupted by you two lucky fellows.” The leader pinched the bead in
his hands with a smirk as he continued, “Since it’s your first
offense, we, the Hundred Cultivation Clan will not make a fuss over it.
I’ll keep the level seven beast organ.”

“Hundred Cultivation Clan?” Yao Si asked.

“Senior, the Hundred Cultivation Clan is now the top clan in the
celestial world.”

“Top? What are they top at? Having the thickest skin?” Yao Si glanced
at the person before them. She hated people who took her things. “To be
honest, even though I’ve met people who didn’t care about their face,
this is the first time I’ve seen anyone who would take it to such
extremes.”

“What did you say?!” The man glared at her, his whole body emitting a
murderous aura.

“I mean, why are you dragging in your clan when it’s clearly your own
stuff? How could you defame your clan like this? Do your parents know
about your behavior?”

“You- you-” The man stuttered before flicking his sleeves back
aggressively. “How dare you humiliate my clan! I’ll make sure to give
you a good lesson!”

“Come on, who’s afraid! Didn’t you want to snatch other people’s
belongings? Who the f*ck is afraid?”

Her mental strength could defeat beasts, but she had yet to try it out on
people. However, since the man offered himself so willingly, it would be
rude to decline.

“Senior and Juniors, let’s punish this maniac who humiliated our
clan!” the man shouted out. The crowd behind him brought out their
weapons, directing all kinds of spells at the two ‘rogue cultivators’.

Yao Si inhaled deeply, releasing all her mental strength at once. It
morphed into a gigantic web that trapped the whole crowd. She felt her
surroundings magnify instantly, to the point that even a strand of hair
was crystal clear. She could even sense the unusual energy around her.

Was this… their thoughts?

She was aware that mental strength could affect people’s thoughts,
since Mu Xuan had done it many times before by preventing others from
making out his features. But it was the first time she experienced
someone else’s thoughts. Even though it wasn’t a very distinct
feeling, it was still a huge step forward.

Joy spread through Yao Si, and she used her mental strength to infiltrate
the group’s thoughts. Everyone froze at that moment, as though they had
been faced with a huge immovable force. Even the spells that were
half-released fizzled out.

“You-you… What is this sorcery?” The leader paled. He started to
struggle, but he couldn’t move at all. “Wha-what are you trying to
do?”

“What am I trying to do?” Yao Si chucked. “Of course I’m… going
to do you!” She turned toward Zan Zichen and said, “Walk around and
strike their butts!”

“Yes, Senior!” Zan Zichen nodded. He then walked around them with the
sword in his hand and struck one of them straight on their butt.

An endless stream of cries pierced the air.

Eh… he really is doing it! What an obedient child.

Yao Si gradually released her mental strength from each person after Zan
Zichen had dealt with them. Zan Zichen had controlled his strength,
ensuring that the men’s lives weren’t at risk and only their butts
were targeted. Blood had still splashed everywhere, though.

“Junior! You-you demonic girl…” The leader trembled with fury. He
somehow managed to muster up some energy even though he was still being
controlled by Yao Si’s mental strength and jumped upright. He headed
toward her with his sword. “I’m going to kill you!”

F*ck! Did he perhaps have some spinach?

“Senior!” Zan Zichen exclaimed. He wanted to rush to her side, but it
was too late.

The sword with an eerie aura was approaching rapidly, ready to split Yao
Si into two. She felt her heart sink, and instinctively, her control
loosened. The mental strength linking her to the enemy exploded within
him.

Just as she was about to escape, the murderous man collapsed. The sword
lightly grazed her sleeve, falling on the ground along with its owner.

“…”

What’s with this situation?

“You…” The man was also a face of confusion. He struggled to stand
but was restrained by an invisible force. His head went downward the
moment he lifted it slightly.

Gradually, a faint reddish-green marking of a bird started to appear over
him. And it seemed rather familiar…

F*ck, isn’t that the young bird marking on mahjong tiles? The legendary
bird with feathers on it’s head!

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An inauspicious aura came flooding over!