Chapter 157: Hunting on a Rainy Night
The "Thousand Faces Heavenly Demon Technique" is an internal cultivation method attached to the Eighteen Demon Extermination Locks, and the same as the "Emperor's Extreme Shocking Technique", it is all to devour the essence of the demon beast to improve the level of the exercise.
Xu Ning has been concentrating on cultivation in the secret room for the past two or three days, except for going to the council hall below to replenish some food and energy, he can hardly leave the cave.
He walked out of the secret room as usual today when he arrived at the west mountain at dusk, went to the Yuxian Terrace to breathe and breathe again, and then went to the stone cave below to barbecue and eat.
Only today, there is no evening glow of the past, the sky is overcast and covered with low dark clouds, from time to time there is thunder in the clouds, the forest is silent, and there is no noise when the birds return to their nests in the past. There is no wind on Yuxiantai, but because the mountain is extremely high, it does not feel stuffy.
But when I went down to the stone cave in the council hall, it was quite dull inside, but fortunately, the red streamer emitted by those red crystals on the rock wall purified the turbidity in the cave, so I didn't feel too depressed.
Xu Ning made a fire to barbecue meat, so bored that he finally waited until the meat was cooked.
Sitting alone on the edge of the stone platform, he ate with great interest, but now he had one meal a day, and most of the time he was not dripping, and he was already hungry, and a large pot of animal meat was soon swept away.
Then he went outside to get the spring water and came back, and continued to sit alone in the cave. After returning from the mysterious stone cave under the blood pool, he had never seen Chen Jin again, and since that medicinal bath, Chen Jin had devoted himself wholeheartedly to the cultivation of the martial vein, almost crazy.
The red light in the cave gradually became stronger, and Xu Ning knew that it was because the sky light had weakened, and it seemed that it was about to fall into night.
He slowly sipped the sweet spring in the bowl, and remembered the last time he was in the secret cave of the blood pool, and sometimes he even wondered if he had amnesia or a dream, just like the lie he made up to conceal Chen Jin that day.
The white light world that suddenly appeared, and then it turned into a strange black light world, as well as the strange blue smoke that came out of the white bone, and Chen Jin's amnesia.
He felt that the most incredible thing was that Chen Jin was in a hysterical state of fear when he saw the ghost at that time, and the terrible and terrifying screams were still in his ears, piercing his heart. By the way, he clearly saw the ghost images of the five young men in long robes, and those five people were indeed heading towards Chen Jin and were entangled.
"Could it be that they know?" Xu Ning fell into a cranky thought.
Five young dead people dressed in the Central Plains, he suddenly remembered the five dead pines and cypresses he saw in Zhenmo Mountain, and after the two were connected, Xu Ning's bowl slipped from his trembling hand and shattered to the ground.
He stood up abruptly, the red light shining over his pale face, tarnished with horror.
"How could I be so far-fetched?" Xu Ning came back to his senses, stepped on the broken porcelain pieces with his feet, and trampled them into powder.
Although he said this, he was still extremely depressed in his heart, so he walked out of the cave to see if the Skywing Horned Eagle Beast was still there, and chatted to relieve his boredom.
When I arrived at the entrance of the cave, I was a little disappointed to find that the birds had indeed flown to find food.
He stood on the top of the cliff, looking out at the thousand peaks and vast forests hidden in the night fog outside, his mood suddenly became brighter, and the roar of demon beasts and fierce birds was heard in his ears, and he thought that since he arrived at Juling Peak, he rarely went out to hunt demon beasts.
He thought to himself: "I haven't gone out to hunt demon beasts for some time, so it's better to take advantage of the boredom now to absorb some demon beasts' souls, so that the exercises can be improved." ”
Although there is almost no light now, and there is lightning winding around the clouds and thundering, for Xu Ning, going to a heavy rain is not a big deal, but can happily wash away the turbidity accumulated in the body, and there is no need to be so bored.
His mind moved, and he fell lightly from the cliff and walked into the night of the forest.
Without the brilliance of the stars and the moon, the heavens and the earth fell into darkness. Suddenly, a strong wind blew, and ten thousand trees fell, like a hurricane rolling up in the sea.
Xu Ning knew that the torrential rain was about to fall.
Sure enough, there was a dense "rustling" sound overhead, and the rain hit the high canopy branches and dripped down, "crackling" and falling on the grass. Immediately afterward, the wind blew even more, one after another. In a matter of moments, the entire forest was submerged in a stormy night, with the sound of wind and lightning and thunder.
Xu Ning didn't care, letting the rain wet his clothes and the wind blowing his long hair, he still walked leisurely in the forest, capturing the breath of the demon beast.
He held his breath and inhaled, not daring to reveal the powerful and abundant internal force in his body. Because the spirit sense of demon beasts is also quite keen, if they smell a power stronger than themselves, they will naturally run away.
It's just that in such harsh weather conditions, it is not easy to find a high-grade demon beast. There are few high-grade demon beasts in the east of the Savage Land, and now the wind and rain will blow away and blow away the demonic qi that spreads out from the body of the demon beast, which greatly increases the difficulty of finding.
Xu Ning sometimes flew over the canopy, sometimes on the grass, and was completely unaffected by the wind and rain, until he felt a powerful aura energy floating nearby, he steadied himself and stopped above the canopy.
He hid in the treetops, his eyes wandering his surroundings. Since he made a big breakthrough in the Emperor's Amazing Technique, not only has his internal strength increased a lot, but his ability to see things overnight has also been greatly enhanced, and a little golden spot has appeared in his inky pupils. He mentioned the internal force slightly, and the drop of golden liquid stored in the dantian suddenly turned into a vitality and turned into a round of energy, and the entire pupil shone with random golden light, and it was very strange.
The originally vague scene of the dense forest became unusually clear in his golden eyes, and if it weren't for the trees, he could also see it vividly for miles.
As if he had noticed something, he lifted his body again and swept forward, and when he stopped again, a large dark brown scorpion was already in his eyes.
Sure enough, in the middle of the grass was a huge scorpion with a dark brown body and a body length of about two meters, with a tail as large as a hook and sickle, covered with red spots, and was crawling in the grass and gnawing on the bones of an animal.
Xu Ning frowned, this kind of demon beast, no, it should be said that it is more suitable for demon insects, I have never heard of anyone saying that it would appear in the forest, and what makes Xu Ning a little worried is the terrifying aura emanating from its body, which is obviously extremely strong, not lower than any sixth-grade demon beasts at all.
Looking closely at the grass and trees near the demon insects, it is clear that they have been affected by the venom and poisonous mist, and they have turned black and withered.
Xu Ning didn't dare to be careless, and secretly observed for a long time. The brown scorpion ate the huge body of the beast on the ground almost as much as it could, and then stretched out four pairs of feet and crawled slowly towards the other end.
The others walked on the canopy and followed closely, he was bold but not reckless, he did not dare to act rashly with this strange creature, and he must observe carefully to find the right time to strike.
I saw that the scorpion's back was covered with a thick layer of head armor, and the leather of the whole body was as hard as natural armor, shining a dull luster in the dark forest, which was weird.
The dark brown scorpion crawled into a pile of rocks, presumably hiding from the growing wind and rain.
Xu Ning waited for a while, and finally made up his mind, fell to the ground, and approached the pile of rubble, his clothes were already soaked by the rain, and water continued to flow down his cheeks from his scattered hair.
The scorpion was hidden in the pile of rubble, and it couldn't be seen for a while, Xu Ning was a little remorseful, he should have launched a powerful blow just now when most of its body was exposed.
His back was pressed against the cold, wet stone, and he listened carefully for a while, but there was no sound in it, but the strong anger grew stronger. Xu Ning suddenly had an idea in his heart, retreated dozens of meters, grabbed a big stone in his hand and threw it towards the scorpion's hiding place.
After the sound of "bang", there was silence in the stone pile again, and there was no movement, as if the scorpion was not in it. Xu Ning threw another big stone into it, and the result was still the same.
He was a little puzzled in his heart, mixed with a trace of anxiety: "Strange, could it be that the scorpion just now sneaked into other places?" ”
With Xu Ning's skill, it is normal to tell if there are living creatures hiding in the stone pile, but just now he threw two big stones into it in a row, why didn't he lure the scorpion out, and he didn't even escape.
The wind howled in the forest, and in addition to these giant trees, the small trees were blown back and forth, but the rain slowly became smaller.
Xu Ning grabbed another big stone and threw it into the stone pile, and at the same time, his figure also turned into a Kunpeng bird and flew up, and when the stone smashed into the stone pile, his feet also fell on the stone pile.
With a sweep of his peripheral vision, he saw that a stone was falling on the dark brown monster, which was clearly the one he had just thrown in.
"Was it stoned to death?" Xu Ning watched the giant scorpion shrink motionless on the grass, and whispered with some doubts.
In fact, when he said this, he said it casually, and even he didn't believe it.
"Smack!"
The giant scorpion stood up suddenly, the stone fell in response, and a faint green smoke sprayed towards Xu Ning, who was standing on a high place.
Where did Xu Ning dare to be careless, held his breath, and violently shot a strong gang qi towards the mist, blocking the mist back and diffusing it in the air.
Although the poison was gone, there was a strong fishy smell left in the whole stone pile, and the smell was disgusting.
Before Xu Ning could make a move, the brown giant scorpion had already rushed over, its tail flicked up, and the stinger as big as a sickle carried a thick aura and slammed towards Xu Ning's standing.
He turned around and jumped away, and the stinger drove into the stone, and the huge stone was shattered and torn apart.
The giant scorpion missed a blow, turned over and chased in front of him, the two teams of crab-like horns in front of him grabbed Xu Ning, Xu Ning just wanted to high-five each other, but he didn't expect it to be just a giant scorpion's false move, only to see its tail cocked high, and the hook sickle stinger directly bypassed its back and pressed Xu Ning to stab.
Xu Ning hurriedly unfolded the spiral coil snake body technique, shifting his form and changing his shadow, which was able to avoid the poisonous blow of the giant scorpion.
The scorpion's attack is not only fierce, but also surprisingly fast, the huge body spins like a spinning top, and the stinger on the tail is also constantly piercing out, without any flaws.
Xu Ning used his body to fight with it on the side, and when he figured out its routine, he could also slap it from time to time, but this giant scorpion was extremely strong and unscathed, and its violent force could not hurt its fur. Xu Ning played so hard that he couldn't stop at all, and rotated around the giant scorpion, as if he was playing with a spinning top. The Eighteen Demon Exterminating Locks were still hidden in his body, and he relied on his palms and body to fight with this six-rank demon beast, but instead of falling behind, it was he who entangled the scorpion.
At first, the giant scorpion released a poisonous mist and swung its stinger, but by now, it had completely stopped attacking and just wanted to escape. Helplessly, Xu Ning accompanied him like a shadow, where could he escape, relying on the protection of the extremely hard armor-like skin, he couldn't be hurt for a while.
Xu Ning was childlike just now, and he was tired of it in the back, so he found the right time to leap onto the dark brown back of the giant scorpion, and stomped on its head fiercely, cracking the hard head alive.
"Sneer......"
The giant scorpion's mouth continued to let out a mournful roar, and the speed of rotation was greatly slowed down, and the stinger that was upturned from the tail was unable to stab down, and froze in mid-air.
Soon, white slurry continued to seep out of the cracks, and the giant scorpion fell into the grass, motionless.