Killing God - Chapter 388

Chapter 388 Siege

Shen Shi and Zhong Qingzhu, who had just entered the cave and were not far from the entrance, had only just stepped into the darkness when their bodies trembled at the same time. They immediately stopped where they were. In front of them, a foot away, Little Hei’s pig head stared at the darkness in the depths of the cave. His entire body lowered slightly, and his eyes were bright as he stared over there, as if he was going to rush up to fight a great battle at any moment.

Although they were mentally prepared for the dangers they might encounter when they entered the cave, including all sorts of tyrannical demonic beast enemies, But as soon as they entered the cave, they were warned, The two of them were still shocked. Furthermore, looking at Xiao Hei’s appearance, their expressions were completely different from those of the low-grade demonic beasts they had encountered these past few days. There was already a hint of caution and vigilance in their expressions. Obviously, with its exceptionally keen senses, it could sense that the enemy in front of it was a very powerful opponent.

Shen Shi and Zhong Qingzhu exchanged a glance, and their hearts were covered with a layer of gloom. However, since they had already made up their minds, there was naturally no reason for them to retreat after hearing the roar of a beast at the entrance of the cave. Shen Shi took a deep breath and gently raised his right hand. A talisman had appeared between his fingers. Zhong Qingzhu also silently pulled out his spirit sword and looked at the darkness in front of him with a calm expression.

The darkness in the depths of the cave was unfathomable, like an unfathomable pool of water. There seemed to be no light there, and it was unknown if there was an ice-cold gaze hidden in the depths of the darkness, staring coldly at them.

Outside the cave, on both sides of the darkness, the air seemed to have solidified, causing people to feel nervous and unable to breathe.

After a while, Little Hei suddenly raised his head and sniffed in the air. There seemed to be a hint of surprise and doubt in his expression. However, his entire body seemed to relax. He then turned around and snorted at Shen Shi a few times.

Shen Shi was stunned. He squatted down and touched Little Hei’s head. Then, he glanced at the darkness in the depths of the cave and said to Zhong Qingzhu, “Little Hei said that the demonic beast over there had retreated.”

“Retreated?” Zhong Qingzhu was stunned.

Shen Shi also had a puzzled expression on his face. He looked into the depths of the cave and frowned, “It should be true. Strange. Ordinary demonic beasts would most likely take the initiative to attack when they encountered such a situation. Furthermore, judging from Little Hei’s reaction just now, that demonic beast was most likely a high-grade demonic beast. There was no reason to retreat.”

Zhong Qingzhu slowly put away his spirit sword, his eyes filled with contemplation. He walked to Shen Shi’s side and thought, “Does Little Hei know what kind of high-grade demonic beast it is?”

Shen Shi glanced at Little Hei and shook his head. “I don’t think I can tell,” he said. After pausing for a moment, he muttered to himself, “It’s always rare for demonic beasts to retreat when they encounter humans. Perhaps some weaker demonic beasts can still be seen at the low level, but it’s very rare for high level demonic beasts. Unless it feels that its strength is too much inferior to the two of us and retreats …”

At this point, both Shen Shi and Zhong Qingzhu shook their heads. Obviously, this possibility was too small. Then, Zhong Qingzhu’s eyes suddenly lit up and he looked at Shen Shi. Shen Shi seemed to have thought of something at this moment. He turned to look at her, his eyes lit up and his eyes lit up. He said softly,

“Or perhaps … there’s something in that cave that makes this demonic beast feel more important than eating us!”

What kind of thing could actually suppress the ferocious bloodthirsty instincts of demonic beasts, causing them to give up the meat and blood food that might be in their mouths? The answer seemed to be self-evident in Shen Shi and Zhong Qingzhu’s eyes, and a moment later, an anxious expression appeared in their eyes.

Zhong Qingzhu did not say anything more, but simply but firmly said, “Let’s go.”

Shen Shi nodded, turned around, and continued to walk deeper into the cave.

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This time, the journey seemed to be much smoother than when they first entered the cave. Along the not-so-large but not-narrow cave passageway, the two of them walked all the way without encountering any demonic beasts blocking their way. As for the unknown demonic beast near the entrance of the cave, it seemed that it had also traveled very quickly into the depths of the cave, not paying any attention to the two of them at all.

This cave did not look like it was going deep underground. Although the roads in the cave were full of craters and rocks, they were generally fairly flat, as if they were going deep into the mountains. As they went deeper into the cave, they gradually discovered that the cave was not completely dark. Occasionally, they could see some glowing stones embedded in the wall of the cave. Occasionally, the light from the gap between the stones and the gentle breeze from time to time showed that the cave was not completely closed.

Cultivators’ eyesight was much better than that of mortals. In addition to these specks of light, although it was a little weak, it was still enough for Shen Shi and Zhong Qingzhu to see the path in the cave clearly. As for Little Hei, he seemed to be even better than the two of them. He walked freely and very easily, as if this little dark difficulty had nothing to do with him.

After walking for about half an hour, just as Shen Shi was secretly surprised that the depth of the cave was somewhat beyond his imagination, a strange scream suddenly came from the distance in front of the cave.

At first glance, the voice sounded like a child’s cry, but it was sharp and shrill. It actually had a feeling that shook the soul and caused the eyes to darken. Shen Shi and Zhong Qingzhu were both shocked and subconsciously stopped.

The shriek seemed to be filled with extreme anger and viciousness. It echoed in this dark cave and echoed in the long corridor. Zhong Qingzhu listened for a moment before turning around and slightly approaching Shen Shi. He said softly,

“It’s the Iron Winged Black Scorpion.”

Shen Shi nodded silently and took two steps forward. Suddenly, he turned around and whispered to Zhong Qingzhu, “If you get close to the location of the demonic beast, don’t be in a hurry to make a move. Look at the surrounding terrain first. If possible, set up an illusory array to see the situation first.”

Zhong Qingzhu nodded and said, “Yes, I understand.”

The two of them didn’t say anything more, and continued to carefully grope forward in the darkness. The darkness and faint light in front of them seemed to be constantly intertwining and flashing, giving people the illusion that they were walking on the edge of Yin and Yang. Perhaps only Little Hei, who had never been moved by this, had been calmly walking in front of the two of them.

Suddenly, a faint fragrance floated in the air.

A strange light flashed in front of him.

Zhong Qingzhu said softly, “Here comes the stone.”

It was as if the passageway that hadn’t changed much along the way had suddenly come to an end. Shen Shi narrowed his eyes slightly and a huge cave suddenly appeared in front of him. It was at least a hundred zhang in length and breadth. On the top of the cave’s central stone wall, there was a cave entrance that was about four to five feet wide.

The bright sky light shone down from the high entrance of the cave and turned into a thick pillar of light. It seemed to illuminate a place below the cave. In the brightest circular light, there was a three-foot-tall green leaf, purple petal, and red fruit herb growing. Other than that, there were no other plants in the cave.

All the brilliance, all the brilliant spiritual energy, all the light in this cave seemed to gather on this spiritual herb. Wind blew past, and the dark green leaves gently shook.

Vermillion fruit.

Shen Shi recognized the spirit herb almost at the first sight. This rare and precious spirit herb that was above the sixth grade was the dream of practically every cultivator. Even with his cautious and calm temperament, when he saw the Heavenly Vermillion Fruit, he couldn’t help but feel his blood boil.

Fortunately, fortunately, this peerless spirit medicine seems to be fine.

However, the next moment, when Shen Shi’s gaze left the Heavenly Fruit, and he saw the situation beside the Vermillion Fruit, his expression changed drastically.

Under the bright pillar of light that descended from the sky, the Demonic Scorpion tightly guarding the Heaven and Earth Vermilion Fruit was an enormous demonic scorpion. Just looking at its height, it was at least thirty feet tall. Wounds could be seen on its iron-brown armor everywhere, leaving behind a wounded iron wing and a broken one. On the huge and ferocious head, the strange and numerous compound eyes flickered with a fierce and cruel light. The mournful shrieks continuously emitted from his mouth as he roared towards the surroundings.

Obviously, this terrifying demonic beast was the Iron Winged Black Scorpion.

In front of it, to be exact, there were already six or seven corpses lying on the open ground in front of the Heavenly Vermillion Fruit. They were all powerful demonic beasts that were rarely seen in normal times. However, they had already died on the spot. Some of them had their limbs broken, some had their stomachs torn open, and a thick smell of blood permeated the cave.

The pillar of light illuminated the area around the Vermillion Blossom Fruit, giving it the brightest light. Then, it slowly expanded outwards, and the surrounding light began to weaken and dim. The closer it got to the edge of the cave, the dimmer the light became. At this moment, at the border between light and darkness, there seemed to be an invisible but terrifying encirclement that firmly surrounded the pillar of light, the spiritual herbs, and even the Iron-winged Black Scorpion.

In the darkness, shadows flickered and roars echoed. Dozens of demonic beasts were gathered in the surroundings, their gazes fixed on the Iron-winged Black Scorpion and the Heavenly Vermillion Fruit. From the faintly visible figures and auras, the ones surrounding the Iron-winged Black Scorpion and Heavenly Vermillion Fruit in the cave were all tyrannical beasts above the Fourth Grade, and not a single one below the Fourth Grade.

Shen Shi’s heart couldn’t help but beat violently. Cold sweat instantly oozed from his forehead and back, and he felt a burst of cold sweat all over his body. Turning to look at Zhong Qingzhu, he saw that her beautiful face was also pale.

Any Fourth Grade demonic beast would definitely condense a demonic core when it reached adulthood. Its strength far surpassed that of an ordinary demonic beast, and it was often the overlord of one side. Any random one of them would not be able to resist a Yuan Condensation disciple like Shen Shi and Zhong Qingzhu as long as it was in a basically intact state. In this cave, there were at least twenty Class 4 demonic beasts that roared ferociously at a glance.

Needless to say, at the center of the cave was the incomparably powerful Tier 5 demonic beast, the Iron Winged Black Scorpion.

Normally, with the Fourth Grade demonic beasts’ demonic power and perception, they would have long since discovered traces of Shen Shi and Zhong Qingzhu approaching each other. However, in the cave at this moment, all the Fourth Grade demonic beasts didn’t seem to notice this side at all. Their spirits had all landed on the Heavenly Vermillion Fruit and the Iron Winged Black Scorpion in the deepest depths of the light.

Angry roars rose and fell one after another. The roars were low and deep, but they seemed to shake the soul. Countless fierce figures in front of them shook endlessly. Their auras were like mountains and seas that covered the heavens and earth, as if there was only one path left to die.

Zhong Qingzhu’s body trembled slightly. His face was as pale as paper, as if he had lost his balance in an instant. However, at this moment, a hand suddenly grabbed her from the side. It was Shen Shi.

Zhong Qingzhu seemed to have been stimulated by something and was about to cry out in alarm. Shen Shi was shocked. He quickly covered her mouth with his other hand and hugged her tightly to the deepest part of the darkness.

Her body was icy cold, as if in an instant she had returned to the most terrifying cave of darkness. Her entire body began to quietly tremble, until suddenly, from behind her, a calm but gentle voice said in her ear,

“Don’t shout. Be careful. I’m here.”

Zhong Qingzhu’s body suddenly trembled. His gaze was still fixed on the terrifying scene in front of him. He was slightly absent-minded, but his body slowly calmed down.

His aura, in this darkness, in his embrace, gently embraced her.