Killing God - Chapter 374

Chapter 374 Vampiric Soil
The Black Crow Ridge that stretched for thousands of kilometers was an extremely large mountain range. There were many blackstones on it. It was unknown what they contained, but there was a slightly scorching odor floating in the air of this region, causing people to feel slightly uncomfortable. Judging from the location, Black Crow Ridge was about four hundred kilometers away from High Firmament City, and it happened to be in a very delicate position.

Based on the judgement of the Ling Xiao Sect on the danger level of the surrounding territories of the Hundred Mountains Realm over the years, the farther away from Ling Xiao City, the stronger the demonic beasts, the stranger the outsiders, and the more dangerous the situation would be. Based on the Origin Condensation Realm disciples’ ability, the five hundred li radius around Ling Xiao City was basically an upper limit.

Crossing this invisible boundary would be extremely dangerous for disciples of the Origin Condensation Realm, and it would be relatively safer to explore and temper within five hundred kilometers. After all, the surrounding territories of Lingxiao Sect had been swept away many times by the powerful True Cultivators of the sect. Of course, these were only relatively speaking. If they were unlucky, even if they only walked three hundred kilometers or four hundred kilometers, they would still encounter high-grade demonic beasts that wandered over and would not die. And if Dao Xing’s luck was exceptionally powerful, even if he occasionally stepped five hundred kilometers away, there would still be shocking examples of him returning safely.

As for the Black Crow Ridge Mountain Range, it was said to be four hundred miles away from Ling Xiao City, but in reality, this mountain range was very large. With the limit of five hundred miles, about two-thirds of the mountain range was within the relatively “safe” range. However, the remaining one-third of the mountain range had broken through the limit and extended to the outskirts of the five hundred miles range.

As a result, the choices placed before these disciples of the Origin Condensation Realm of the Soaring Firmament Sect who were about to participate in the trial were much more numerous. Should they obediently stay at the relatively safe boundary and search for spirit materials, or should they ruthlessly search outside the boundary for treasures that were bound to be richer but also riskier?

No one was able to give an answer immediately, including the Origin Core Realm cultivators who were in charge of this trial. However, perhaps the fact that this trial included that extremely dangerous area was already more or less explained. However, they still had to walk on their own, and no one could do it for them.

The Floating Immortal Ark quickly flew above Black Crow Ridge. then perhaps to follow the example of almost everyone in Wentian Secret Realm, who would randomly disperse into completely unfamiliar and unknown locations, This time, Lingxiao Sect did not let all of the disciples disembark at the same place. Instead, he patiently drove at a steady speed and at a height of tens of feet on the edge of the Black Crow Ridge Mountain.

Every once in a while, someone would arrange for a disciple to jump down. For a cultivator at the Origin Condensation Realm, this height was not a problem at all. As a result, everyone’s positions were separated, and they were greeted by this strange black mountain range.

By the time it was Shen Shi’s turn, time had already passed. The number of Origin Condensation Realm disciples participating in the trial on the Floating Immortal Ship had also decreased by half. Among the people he knew, Sun You had already left first, but Zhong Qinglu and Zhong Qingzhu were still on board.

When Shen Shi heard Sun Hong standing at the bow of the ship reading his name with the list in his hand, he agreed and walked out. At the same time, the corner of his eyes also quickly felt a few gazes falling on him. Apart from Qing Lu and Qingzhu, who else would notice me?

Shen Shi felt a little strange in his heart, but he did not turn around to examine it carefully. Instead, he strode to the exit of the boat. At the same time, Little Hei snorted and trotted after him.

Sun Hong, who was standing there, looked at Shen Shi expressionlessly. Then, his gaze fell and he glanced at the Little Hei pig, but his eyebrows slightly wrinkled.

“Senior, this black pig has been following me all this time. Can I take it with me?” Shen Shi hesitated for a moment.

Sun Hong seemed to hesitate for a moment. After thinking for a moment, he frowned and said, “There’s no rule that you can’t bring a pet with you. Then you can bring it with you. However, if you really arrive at the Heaven Seeking Secret Realm in the future, there will be restrictions on the secret realm barrier. You may not be able to bring a black pig into the secret realm. You have to think about it yourself.”

Shen Shi’s heart relaxed. He hurriedly nodded and bowed, saying, “Yes, thank you senior for your advice. Disciple understands.”

Sun Hong nodded and said, “You go.”

Shen Shi called Xiao Hei and looked down first. He saw that the Floating Immortal Boat was moving at a slow speed. Not far from his feet was a dense forest. Without hesitation, he directly picked Xiao Hei up and jumped down.

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Along with the sound of the hurried wind by his ear, large patches of green branches and leaves suddenly enlarged in front of him. Almost in the blink of an eye, Shen Shi fell into the jungle like a real stone.

With a muffled bang, the nearby ground seemed to shake. Shen Shi had already landed on the ground. He took advantage of the situation to roll forward twice before removing the momentum. Then, he stood up.

He casually inspected his entire body. As expected, there wasn’t any damage to his body. After cultivating and hammering his Yuan Condensation Realm body day after day, he was already strong enough to withstand such a collision. Meanwhile, Little Hei, who was standing beside him, was only tougher than him. From the looks of it, there was not the slightest bit of discomfort. At this moment, his spirit had already jumped up. He was sniffing and sniffing around the forest. He looked very curious.

Shen Shi raised his head and looked at the sky. He discovered that the Floating Immortal Ark had already continued to fly forward in this moment. He only stayed in his field of vision for a moment before disappearing in front of the dense forest.

Shen Shi calmed down, took a deep breath, and then began to look around.

At this moment, he was in a very dense forest. High up in the forest were large trees that had been growing for a long time. There were many bushes, vines, and thorns in the lower part of the forest. It did not seem to be much different from the ordinary forest he had seen before. However, there was a small clearing in the forest. Just as he jumped down and landed in the forest, a powerful force smashed open a small patch of turf. In that place, there seemed to be a bit of a different color.

After pondering for a moment, Shen Shi slowly walked over. He carefully looked at the ground where there were traces of him falling. Then, he seemed to have discovered something and immediately squatted down.

The surrounding trees and grass didn’t look strange. The only thing that was different from the outside world was probably the soil beneath the grass. He gently used his hand to separate the roots of the grass, pulling out a bit of weeds and thorns, and then he saw a dark purple soil that was blackened.

This color was not good-looking and gave off a very disgusting feeling. At the same time, Shen Shi could clearly smell an uncomfortable smell. It was the aura emanating from the strange colored soil. It was not obvious, but it did exist.

Shen Shi remembered that when he saw Black Crow Ridge from afar on the Floating Immortal Ark, the color of that dark mountain range seemed to be very similar to the purple-black color in front of him.

He stretched out his hand and gently pressed down on the black soil. The tentacles were soft and hard, and there was no special feeling. It seemed that this was just an ordinary place where the color of the soil was somewhat unusual. However, for some unknown reason, Shen Shi had displayed extraordinary patience at this time. Not only did he not like many disciples of the same sect, he immediately began to chase after all kinds of spirit materials after entering the mountain. Instead, he squatted on the spot and pondered for a while, as if he was recalling something.

Over the past decade or so, The scrolls of ancient books that he had read flowed through his mind like a small river, His expression did not change much. After a while, he suddenly frowned. After pondering for a moment, he reached out to touch the Ruyi bag and took out a sharp dagger. As he flipped the bowl, he heard a “whoosh” sound and plunged it into the soil.

The dagger was very sharp and the soil wasn’t hard, so when it was buried, it was very smooth. It almost didn’t feel too much obstruction. Shen Shi’s expression didn’t change, and he flipped his wrist. In the blink of an eye, he picked up a large piece of soil and revealed the scene beneath the soil.

A few pieces of grass roots were still left in the mud that had been dug out. Apart from the deep purple-black color above the surface, the color of the mud began to soften the further down the soil. The purple-black color was still the main body, but it gradually faded, and a faint red color gradually appeared.

The deeper he went into the soil, the more obvious the red color became. When Shen Shi kept digging to a foot depth, he could see that the red color in the soil was as thick as blood. It had even replaced purple-black as the main color of the soil.

Shen Shi quickly stopped and stared at the strange soil for a while. Then, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly and he whispered to himself, “Is it really the Blood Vampiric Soil …”

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He was silent for a moment, his eyes flashing with contemplation. After a while, he nodded, as if he had made up his mind, and began to fill the pit with the dirt he dug out.

When backfilling, His gaze inadvertently saw a few pieces of grass roots cut by his dagger in the dirt. Suddenly, he discovered that the weeds and thorns above the soil were no different from ordinary things, but the roots beneath the soil were all black. Moreover, at some of the cut wounds, the sap that flowed out was shockingly bright red like blood from a human body.

The movement of his hand paused for a moment.

A moment later, He withdrew his gaze and quickly filled all the soil back into the pit. Then, he stood up and stepped on the soil with his feet. He looked like an ordinary piece of land. In a few days, the weeds and thorns in the vicinity would quickly cover up the traces of this place.

He turned around and walked forward. At the same time, he greeted Little Black, who was still noisy at the side, and called him over.

“Let’s go, Little Hei.” He looked ahead with a calm expression, but he seemed to have an indescribably faint sharpness. He said,

“Let’s go ahead and take a look. The sect actually arranged such a place this time. Perhaps …” He smiled as if he was talking to himself. “Perhaps it was because they were ruthless this time. Will they tolerate the deaths of some people?”