I'm Dreaming of a Journey to the West

Chapter 256: Li Chen's First Battle with the Rain Ancestral Witch (Part 2)

Looking at the dense ice spikes in front of him that were rushing towards him like surging waves, Li Chen's heart tightened. He suddenly exerted force with his feet, jumped high backwards, completed a beautiful backflip in the air, and quickly opened a safe distance from these deadly ice spikes.

After gaining his footing, Li Chen unhesitatingly mobilized the mighty divine power within him. Instantly, a dazzling, rich golden light emanated from his entire body, like a brilliant golden sun descending upon the world. Then, as if drawn by some mysterious force, these golden rays began to converge continuously towards his hands.

As the golden light continued to gather, two enormous axes gradually appeared in Li Chen's hands. These two axes were as majestic as mountains, gleaming with dazzling golden light, and their sharpness was beyond imagination.

"Golden Axe, chop the demon!" Li Chen roared with his eyes wide open. With this roar, he exerted all his strength and hurled the two extremely sharp axes in his hands towards the icy spikes that were attacking him crazily.

Two "whoosh" sounds rang out, and two golden streaks of light streaked through the air at lightning speed, colliding with the oncoming ice spikes in the blink of an eye. For a moment, the scene erupted in a series of deafening "ping pong pong" sounds, which lasted for a long time.

Those originally fierce ice spikes, when they came into contact with the giant axe, were like fragile glass meeting extremely hard steel. The sharp tips were easily flattened by the giant axe and turned into countless tiny ice crystals that flew everywhere.

"Ancestral Witch of Rain! How about this move? What you just did was nothing more than a trivial trick!!!"

After successfully defusing the crisis, Li Chen's confidence surged. He held his head high and shouted in the direction of the Rain Ancestral Witch, attempting to provoke him into another attack. However, at this moment, the surroundings fell into a dead silence, with no response.

The thick fog in the air was like a thick curtain, silently wrapping Li Chen tightly inside, making it difficult for him to see the surrounding scenery clearly, and unable to determine where the Rain Witch was hiding.

"Ancestral Witch of the Rain! You coward! Get out here and die!" Li Chen roared with his eyes wide open, his voice hoarse. However, apart from his angry and provocative voice, there was no other movement.

Despite this, Li Chen was able to clearly perceive with his keen intuition that the Rain Witch had not escaped. It must be hiding in the vast fog, waiting for the opportunity to launch a fatal attack on him.

"Soul Annihilation Axe! Fiery Eyes!" Li Chen muttered to himself, and his eyes instantly ignited with blazing flames, like two burning flames, and the Soul Annihilation Axe in his hand also burst into dazzling light.

He took cautious steps, being extremely careful with every step, and at the same time turned his head vigilantly to look behind him, trying to find the hiding place of the Rain Witch from any subtle clues.

With the help of the vague shadow reflected by the Annihilation Soul Axe, Li Chen finally discovered something. It turned out that the cunning Rain Ancestral Witch was quietly using the thick fog around it to condense and form bit by bit.

As time passed, its figure gradually became clearer, and its extremely sharp claws flashed with a chilling cold light, as if it was about to break through the air and grab Li Chen fiercely in the next second.

At this moment, Li Chen cried out in his heart: "Oh no! This guy is going to attack!" In a flash, Li Chen raised the Annihilation Soul Axe in his hand high up without hesitation, and shouted loudly: "Annihilation Soul Axe, go!" Before he finished speaking, the powerful axe turned into a lightning-like light and shadow, rushing towards the Rain Ancestor Witch at lightning speed.

There was a crisp "crack" sound, and at the critical moment when the sharp claws of the Rain Witch were about to touch Li Chen's body, the Soul Annihilation Axe successfully cut off its hideous claws.

Instantly, scarlet blood splattered everywhere, like a blooming blood-red flower, instantly dyeing the surrounding mist a glaring crimson. The Rain Ancestral Shaman raised his head and let out a deafening, agonizing roar. The sound, like thunder, echoed throughout the valley for a long time.

"How's it going, Rain Witch? Does the power of my move impress you?" Li Chen stood not far away, his lips curled up slightly, revealing a smug smile. At this moment, he exuded a powerful aura, the Annihilation Soul Axe in his hand flashing with a cold light, the axe blade still stained with the Rain Witch's blood.

Li Chen was brimming with confidence at this moment, having just chopped off one of the Rain Witch's sharp claws. He secretly calculated that if he could successfully sever the other claw, the Rain Witch's only remaining means of attack would be its iron-hard bone spurs and its terrifying, bloody maw. In this way, victory in this battle would surely be his.

However, at this moment, Xuanming, the ancestor of rain, suddenly raised his head and let out a long howl toward the heavens. Along with his howl, countless dense raindrops suddenly fell from the sky, scattering like pearls from a broken string, landing precisely on his severed wound.

What happened next made Li Chen's eyes widen, his face filled with disbelief. As he watched in shock, the Rain Witch's previously severed claws unexpectedly grew back at a visible speed, returning to their original state in the blink of an eye. The sharp fingertips flashed with a frightening light.

"Hahahahaha! These dewdrops have magical powers. They will heal any damage I've sustained and make it back to square one! Do you think you can kill me with just this little ability? That's just wishful thinking!"

The Rain Ancestral Shaman's face was ferocious, his eyes revealing endless arrogance and arrogance as he roared loudly. Then, he suddenly raised his head, opened his arms, and once again let out a deafening roar towards the sky.

As he moved, the previously peaceful sky suddenly became overcast with dark clouds, thunder and lightning. Green lightning streaked across the sky, seemingly tearing the world apart. Immediately afterwards, countless shimmering emerald green raindrops fell from the sky, dense and fierce like a torrential downpour.

This wasn't just ordinary rain, but the unique skill of the Rain Witch—Corrosive Rain! This rain contained an extremely powerful and terrifying corrosive force. Not only could ordinary creatures, but even incredibly hard rock and metal struggled to withstand its erosion. Anything touched by this rain would be swiftly corroded, reduced to nothingness.

The raindrops pattered down, hitting the earth, but they didn't bring the moisture and vitality people had imagined. Instead, the areas touched by the rain instantly became dry and cracked, and the once fertile land was transformed into a barren desert in the blink of an eye. The surrounding vegetation was even more vulnerable, withering and dying in the blink of an eye, losing its former green and vitality.

Not only that, but even the animals that lived in the area suffered. As the rain fell on them, only shrill cries could be heard. In just a few seconds, those poor animals were corroded, leaving only a pile of bones. The scene was horrific and terrifying!

Li Chen was shocked when he saw this scene, but by now, the task of covering everyone's retreat should be almost completed, and he should also find a way to escape from the hands of the Rain Ancestral Witch!