It was at this moment the countless Spirit-devouring Scorpions released mists from their bodies, turning into silk cocoons that enveloped the cultivator. It happened too fast. Since the cultivator was focused on Ou Yangming and his companions, before he could react, he was pulled down from the sky. His pupils contracted, and the terror in his eyes reached its peak. His face twisted as he screamed, “No!”
Nonetheless, his scream seemed so powerless at this moment. He could only watch himself being devoured. Starting from his toes, his flesh, then his blood, he was devoured bit by bit. The thin, dense, and sharp teeth became his nightmare.
He could not even faint because the venom on the Spirit-devouring Beast’s teeth constantly stimulated his nerves, making him abnormally clear-headed.
The pain brought by the teeth tearing his flesh and blood multiplied. Despair, pain, and fatigue washed over his heart’s defenses. After only 10 breaths, the cultivator collapsed, and his eyes became dull.
After about 8 minutes, even his bones were devoured.
“Hiss, hiss, this…” Ou Yangming gasped. This scene deeply stimulated him.
Jiang Yingrong also had a look of shock on her face. Although she had heard of the Spirit-devouring Beasts, she never expected them to be so cruel by directly eating a person clean. Moreover, the cultivator could not even faint and could only watch as he was devoured. Given this kind of pressure, even if the cultivator’s will was as strong as iron, it would be difficult for one to face it calmly.
Ou Yangming looked at the black flames in the sky. His body moved, and he leaped away.
In the sky, Jiang Yingrong’s red clothes fluttered like a summer flower. She pointed at the black flames in front of her and said, “There’s a restriction above the flames where we won’t be able to fly, so we can only pass through the flames below. Look at that horse-faced man.” She pointed at a horse-faced man in the flames.
Ou Yangming looked over.
“The white light on the surface of his skin is an armor condensed by his Bloodline Power. It can withstand the burning of the flames. The richer his Bloodline Power, the thicker the armor condensed, and the farther he can go.” Jiang Yingrong deliberately paused, and her face became serious.
She looked at Ou Yangming deeply and said seriously, “You have to act according to your ability. If you can’t bear it, retreat. Otherwise, you’ll be swallowed by the Flames.”
As she spoke, the 3 of them had already landed outside the flames.
Ou Yangming looked around and had a plan in mind.
The burning desert was only 3 kilometers wide, but it was extremely narrow and long. It was like a winding soaring snake that extended into the depths of the desert. Sand, rocks, and spiritual energy were burning fiercely. The flames were more than 33 meters tall, and the two sides of the flames were filled with dark golden yellow sand. Many weird-shaped heads were placed in the middle of the flames. Their eyes were wide open, and blood kept flowing out of their eyes. They seemed to carry a curse and were tainted with an ominous aura. No one approached them.
At this time, the number of cultivators who came outside of the black flames also decreased by a lot. There were only 70% of them. The Barren Desert was like a huge tomb where innumerable people died inside.
“Let’s go!” Ou Yangming took a step forward and stepped lightly on the yellow sand, then he entered the flames.
As soon as he stepped into the flames, the Heavenly Phoenix Fire in his body burned fiercely. His body was wrapped in a warm current, making him feel comfortable.
Even the pressure from his surroundings dissipated a lot.
After getting used to it for a moment, he turned his head and glanced at He Jian and Jiang Yingrong. With a strange expression, he expressed, “I’m leaving first!”
“What?” Jiang Yingrong and He Jian did not understand what he meant. They exchanged a look of confusion, but they soon understood what he meant.
Ou Yangming moved. His white robes fluttered, and the flames behind him shot up into the sky. He took more than 10 steps in a row and with each step he took, he covered a distance of more than 33 meters. Other people would struggle on the verge of death with every step they took but in the blink of an eye, the young fellow had taken more than 10 steps, and his speed grew faster. As soon as his front foot stepped out, his back foot caught up. Every step he took was like walking on flat ground. He strolled about leisurely, leaving behind an afterimage in the black flames.
“This… This! Damn it, why is it this person again! ? He was evenly matched with a Daoist disciple earlier, and now, he’s displaying such speed in the black flames. Who’s this person with such talent and cultivation base that’s not inferior to a Daoist disciple? Why have I never heard of him before?” An Advanced Spiritualist saw Ou Yangming’s speed, and his face was filled with shock. He was careful with every step he took as if he was treading on thin ice. He wondered, ‘Isn’t he too terrifying?’
Jiang Yingrong took a deep breath and looked at He Jian. She smiled bitterly and said, “Elder He, how can Brother Yu… How can he be so fast?”
“Brother Yu’s equivalent to a first-level Daoist disciple, so you can’t use common sense to judge him.” He Jian’s pupils constricted slightly. Even though he said that, he still felt a sense of trepidation in his heart. It was not that he had not seen the world before, but the scene was simply too shocking!
‘Given your speed, what does that make the other people in the black flames?
Many people looked at Ou Yangming in unison. Other than envy, there was also reverence in their eyes.
1 step, 2 steps, 3 steps…
After 100 steps, Ou Yangming disappeared from everyone’s sight.
As Ou Yangming went deeper into the desert, the force pressing down on him grew stronger. It was as if it wanted to push him out of the Barren Desert. He finally slowed down, but he was still unimaginably fast to the others.
“Boom…” All of a sudden, there was a loud sound.
Ou Yangming frowned and focused. He saw the black flames in the desert spin out of the blue. Like a spinning top, they swept up from the ground into the sky. Under the vortex, the sand was like a giant opening its mouth, and it suddenly cracked open, then a faint green fog spread out. Immediately after, sounds of the air being torn apart were heard. All sorts of magical treasures and spiritual medicines shot out from the ground while spiritual lights shot out in all directions!
‘Good fortune!’ These words appeared in the minds of the 10 or so Advanced Spiritualists at the same time.
Their eyes lit up, and their center of gravity sank. They leaned forward and pounced, their eyes filled with coldness and ruthlessness.
As for the top-grade Spiritualists, their eyes were filled with determination as they continued to walk deeper.
For some reason, one of the Advanced Spiritualists, who was wearing a bamboo hat, was slightly startled. His body froze, and his protective armor was directly shattered by a magical treasure. In the blink of an eye, he was swallowed by the black flames and turned into powder. He did not even have time to cry out in pain.
It was as if the cultivators’ enthusiasm were instantly dampened by cold water. They became much more careful, but they still looked mad.
Ou Yangming only took a glance before he withdrew his gaze. He buried his head and continued to walk deeper into the desert. He deliberately slowed down, and a bold and crazy idea slowly grew in his heart.
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At this moment, on an ordinary hill outside the Barren Desert.
Hundreds of Blood Horned Dragons were ready to attack. Dong Chenyu stood in the middle of the Blood Horned Dragons like a moon being surrounded by the stars. His eyes were red, and his gaze was cold. A red mist surrounded him. This was killing intent—substantial killing intent.
Beside him stood a foreign race that was neither human nor beast.
This foreign race had the upper body of a human, and there were 2 antennae on its head. Its eyes were green, and they glowed with green lights. Its tail was like a vine rooted in the desert, and many small purple flowers bloomed on it, spreading in all directions.
Its name was Turbid. It was also worth noting that the Dead Turbidity was one of the most mysterious foreign races.
They did not need to cultivate. As long as they kept devouring, every member of the Dead Turbidity could become Venerable Ones without any shackles.
Therefore, though the Dead Turbidity did not have many members, each and every one of them was powerful and could destroy cities.
Dong Chenyu’s body moved as he looked at the Barren Desert. He licked his lips and coldly said, “I can sense the smell of the blood of our kind, and the blood is thick. I must kill all of them and let the debt of blood be paid with blood! The Blood Horned Dragons mustn’t die in vain.” During this period, the Blood Horned Dragon Clan had been despised by the other clans in the unknown regions, which made him furious. This time, he directly brought out half of the clan’s elites. With 3 top-grade Spiritualists and him as their Venerable One, the high-rank foreign race would be able to wash away their previous humiliation.
The eyes of the non-human and non-beast foreign race lit up with green lights. It sounded like 2 pieces of copper scraping against each other as it spoke unpleasantly, “Sir Venerable One, I have a plan that’ll surely help you capture that human.”
“Tell me about it!” Dong Chen Yu nodded slightly, putting on the airs of a Venerable One.
“The Dead Turbidity can fuse with all things, and there are plenty of Spirit-devouring Scorpions hidden beneath the Barren Desert. I’ll assimilate poisonous insects into the yellow sand. As long as I find the Spirit-devouring Scorpion Queen and alarm her or even slightly injure her, the humans in this desert will certainly fall into a great crisis. Even if they’re lucky enough to escape, their combat powers will definitely be greatly reduced. At that time, given your strength, Sir Venerable One, you can capture him alive for sure.” Its voice was hoarse, but the plan was indeed vicious.
“Alright, let’s do that! This place is within the Blood Dragon Clan’s range of influence, but it’s at the edge. By the time they arrive, the situation would’ve been settled.” Dong Chenyu was excited.
The eyes of the other Blood Horned Dragons were also filled with wild joy. Since the 2 detestable humans dared to kill their prince, they were courting death.
“Yes!” The foreign creature nodded lightly. Subsequently, its tail stabbed into the yellow sand, and countless vines grew out from its tail and spread in all directions. Yellow sand and dust flew in all directions.
It would have been fine if that was all, but the most horrifying thing was its body.
Starting from its head, it spread out bit by bit, turning into ferocious and ugly bugs. Their teeth were thin and dense, and they fused into the yellow sand.
One could not even feel their mental power as if they had disappeared from this world.
They directly passed through the light screen and headed toward the Spirit-devouring Scorpion Queen.
When Dong Chenyu saw this, the hatred in his eyes reached the extreme. He coldly said, “Hide outside the light screen. A debt of blood can only be paid with blood. This concerns the honor of our Blood Horned Dragon Clan, so we can’t afford to make any mistakes. Even if we die, even if our souls are destroyed, we won’t hesitate. We must use the blood of our enemies to pay tribute to our clan’s heroic spirits!” The reason he did not enter the light screen to capture Ou Yangming was that the black flames burning in the desert were harmful to the foreign races. Even a Venerable One would not be able to hold on for long.
“Fight!”
Many Blood Horned Dragons roared at the same time. Fighting spirits surged in their eyes, and their auras were violent.
