Killing God - Chapter 385

Chapter 385 Trailing Line

The Black Crow Ridge was thousands of kilometers in radius and covered a vast area. Most of the places were towering mountains, and there were occasional deep lakes and rivers among them. In addition, demonic beasts appeared endlessly in endless streams. It was not easy to travel here. Most of the disciples who entered the mountain this time, Most people would never have a flying magic treasure that an extremely precious Origin Condensation Realm cultivator could use. Therefore, most of the Lingxiao Sect disciples participating in the Hundred Mountain Realm Trials were walking through the mountains and searching for it. Under the dual temptation and risk of spirit herbs and demonic beasts, they worked hard for that dream in the future.

The same was true for Shen Shi and Zhong Qingzhu. Both of their wealth seemed to be decent, but they didn’t have any treasures that could travel through the air. Thus, Shen Shi and Zhong Qingzhu spent the next few days trekking through the Black Crow Ridge Mountain Range.

However, perhaps because the two of them had reached an agreement and had a common goal, their speed wasn’t slow. The reason for that was because the two of them almost ignored the possible gains along the way. They didn’t intentionally search for spiritual herbs anymore. When they encountered demonic beasts, they mostly avoided them and only focused on traveling.

In the end, compared to the Heavenly Vermillion Fruit and the Iron-winged Black Scorpion, most of the spirit herbs and demonic beasts in Black Crow Ridge were no longer comparable in value. Not to mention both, as long as one of the items was casually obtained, then the harvest in the Hundred Mountain Realm Trial would be peerless, but entering the top five or even the top three of the most important items should not be a problem.

The crux of the matter was that the Heavenly Fruit and the Iron-winged Black Scorpion were naturally extremely good, but could an incomparably powerful Fifth Grade demonic beast really be defeated by just these two of them, plus at most one Little Hei?

It sounded like the difference in strength between them wasn’t something that could be made up entirely by courage.

As he was traveling on the road, Shen Shi asked Zhong Qingzhu this question straightforwardly. What exactly made Zhong Qingzhu have the confidence to covet a Tier 5 demonic beast?

“Under normal circumstances, if I were to encounter such an extremely powerful Tier 5 demonic beast, I would naturally have no choice but to retreat. Perhaps I wouldn’t even be able to escape.” Zhong Qingzhu was also very calm and did not conceal the huge difference in strength between her and the Iron Winged Black Scorpion. However, she continued, “But when I saw the Iron Winged Black Scorpion that day, it seemed that something was wrong with its situation.”

According to Zhong Qingzhu, she had explored the Hundred Mountain Realm that day and went deep into the desolate mountain range of the Black Crow Ridge. She had encountered many powerful demonic beasts. After a battle, she had accidentally discovered that very hidden cave. After careful investigation, she discovered that the situation inside the cave was very unusual.

First of all, there weren’t any demonic beasts in this fairly deep cave. It seemed that all the demonic beasts in the vicinity had subconsciously avoided this cave. Secondly, within a radius of at least a hundred feet around the cave, there was not a single spiritual herb, not even the lowest and most ordinary grade 1 spiritual herbs. It seemed that all the spiritual energy that could be used to grow the spiritual herbs had disappeared from the cave.

With this bit of surprise and curiosity, Zhong Qingzhu sneaked into the cave. After taking a few detours, she finally discovered an enormous underground cave in the depths of the cave. That precious Heavenly Vermillion Fruit, which was said to have a miraculous effect on the cultivation of human cultivators, grew on the ground there. At the same time, another ferocious Tier 5 demonic beast, the Iron Winged Black Scorpion, stood guard beside this spiritual herb.

“That Iron Winged Black Scorpion doesn’t look very well.” Zhong Qingzhu recalled the scene at that time. He said to Shen Shi, “If I remember correctly, “At least one of the wings on the Iron-winged Black Scorpion’s back was broken, and the other one was also damaged quite a bit. Moreover, there were many areas on its armor that showed a dark brown color. From the looks of it, it was dirty. It did not look like it was usually dirty from digging through the ground. On the other hand, there were many cracks in its shell around those stains. It looked more like bloodstains.”

“Are you injured?” Shen Shi frowned as he said this, but he immediately recalled the Iron Wolf King Spider he saw in the mysterious valley after he found Little Hei in the High Mausoleum Mountain Range. The Iron Wolf King Spider that condensed the Demon Core that time was also a very powerful Fourth Grade Demon Beast. However, due to the strange reason of Hou Sheng, he had suffered heavy injuries from the beginning. Therefore, in the end, Shen Shi could be said to have won with the weak. After cutting off the small spiders, he brought Little Hei to kill the Iron Wolf King Spider.

If that was the case, dealing with a heavily injured Iron Winged Black Scorpion wasn’t entirely hopeless.

Zhong Qingzhu nodded and said, “I also think so. However, I was not prepared that day. With my current strength, even if the Iron-winged Black Scorpion was seriously injured, I would not be able to defeat it. Thanks to the fact that the demonic beast seems to value the Heavenly Vermillion Fruit very much, it didn’t want to leave for a long time, so I was lucky enough to escape.”

Shen Shi looked at her with some concern, then pondered for a moment before saying, “Strange, why does the Iron-winged Black Scorpion value the Heavenly Vermillion Fruit so much?” Pausing for a moment, He added, ‘”I’ve seen it in some ancient books before. It says that some high-grade demonic beasts already possess extraordinary intelligence. They often specifically look for and devour rare high-grade spiritual herbs to absorb their essence and increase their demonic power. There is also the possibility that the mutated demonic body will evolve mysteriously. Legend has it that the most powerful results may even have the slightest possibility of directly upgrading its grade.”

Even though Zhong Qingzhu had always been calm, she inhaled a breath of cold air when she heard this, but then she frowned and said to Shen Shi, “Since that’s the case, why didn’t the Iron Winged Black Scorpion immediately devour the Heavenly Vermillion Fruit and instead stayed on guard?”

Shen Shi smiled bitterly and spread out his hands. “I don’t know about this either. What I said just now was also my own guess. Should I go over and take a look?” After saying that, his mind suddenly moved and he said, “However, it is possible that the Vermillion Black Scorpion is not fully ripe and its medicinal properties are not the highest. That is why the Iron-winged Black Scorpion is unable to defend it?”

After a moment of silence, Zhong Qingzhu slowly nodded and said, “This is quite possible.”

Shen Shi moved his body and smiled, “Forget it, don’t think too much. Anyway, just go over and take a look. If it can succeed, then naturally it would be best. Our trial and examination will be completed ahead of schedule. Even if it can’t, the demonic beast will not chase after Zhu Guo, and our danger will definitely not be too great.”

Zhong Qingzhu nodded and walked forward with Shen Shi. After a few steps, Shen Shi suddenly said, “Qingzhu, there’s something I want to ask you.”

Zhong Qingzhu’s heart skipped a beat and he said, “What?”

Shen Shi said, “You met the Iron Winged Black Scorpion that day and retreated. You also said that your strength was greatly different. But why did I see you going over again this time? Could it be” He turned his head and his eyes shone brightly. “Could it be that you have already thought of a way to deal with the Iron Winged Black Scorpion?”

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Zhong Qingzhu hesitated for a moment, then took a deep breath and nodded, “That’s right. After I went back that day, I thought of this matter over and over again. After thinking about it for a few times, I did come up with a method.”

Shen Shi’s spirits lifted and he hurriedly asked, “What method?”

Zhong Qingzhu said, “Formation.”

“Formation?”

Zhong Qingzhu nodded and said, “Yes, the Iron-winged Black Scorpion refused to leave the Heavenly Fruit easily. So, as long as I keep a sufficient distance, I can set up a few formations in that cave.” However, with my Dao Cultivation, I am still unable to set up a powerful killing array that can kill a Tier 5 demonic beast in one fell swoop. Therefore, I wanted to use a few formations to wipe out the demonic beast’s combat strength and see if I can grind it to death in the end. ”

At this point, Zhong Qingzhu’s gaze turned around. He looked at Shen Shi and said, “It’s just that I really don’t have much confidence in this method. Whether the power of the formation can deplete the demonic power of the Iron-winged Black Scorpion or even trap it, I’m not sure. The most troublesome thing is that I don’t have the ability to attack from afar. It’s too dangerous to fight with a spirit sword in my hand. If I’m not careful, my life will be in jeopardy.” Until I saw the Five Elements Technique you used in the battle … ”

Shen Shi suddenly realized, Almost in the blink of an eye, he understood what Zhong Qingzhu meant. Using the power of a formation to trap the Iron Winged Black Scorpion, After that, the two of them attacked from the side together. Especially Shen Shi’s Five Elements Spell Technique, which could attack from a safe place. Not to mention its power, he also had a few strange spells. If he used them together, even if it was a Tier 5 demonic beast, as long as it was seriously injured, it would still be able to consume energy and die.

Thinking of this, Shen Shi nodded his head repeatedly and smiled, “Not bad, not bad. I really feel a little hopeful when you say that.”

Zhong Qingzhu smiled and whispered, “Yes, I also feel that it’s not bad for the two of us to work together like this.”

Shen Shi raised his eyes and looked forward. At this moment, the two of them had arrived at a cliff. There were mountains rising and falling in front of them. The farthest dark clouds were perhaps the most dangerous and attractive place. He laughed and kicked away a piece of rubble from the cliff and landed on a towering mountain peak. He smiled and said to Zhong Qingzhu, “Hurry up and leave. We tried to get there earlier. Otherwise, if the Iron-winged Black Scorpion eats the Vermillion Fruit, it would be too late to regret it.”

Zhong Qingzhu smiled sweetly and followed behind the excited Shen Shi. Little Hei ran over and took a look at the edge of the cliff. He saw that there seemed to be a big stream flowing down from the valley below. There was nothing worth paying attention to. He snorted twice and chased after Shen Shi in a flash.

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The stone fell from the sky and fell into the stream with a “putong” sound. With a “putong” sound, the old high water splashed out, but it was sprinkled on a woman who was washing her hands and tidying her face on the shore.

The woman was He Xiaomei. This time, He Xiaomei was caught off guard and retreated with a scream, but her clothes were still wet. She looked a little annoyed. She looked up at the cliff and saw that there was not a single person. She couldn’t help but curse angrily, “Who is so wicked to throw stones so casually?”

Before she could finish her sentence, she suddenly heard a commotion coming from behind her. It was as if she had alerted something just now, and a burst of footsteps came from behind her.

He Xiaomei frowned, looking a little helpless. She turned around and looked back. At the same time, she said,

“What the hell are you doing? Why have you been following me these past few days?”