Chapter Forty-Six: The Mantis Beast Raids
Taking advantage of the rest time, Slave Thirteen used this newly mastered method of breathing to greedily absorb the spiritual power in the air.
Although this method of breathing cannot be compared to directly absorbing the spiritual energy in the spiritual jade, it is better than nothing.
However, around the time when he was resting here for two incense sticks, Slave Thirteen, who was absorbing the spiritual energy in the air, suddenly noticed a strange fluctuation transmitted from the surrounding spiritual power!
This fluctuation immediately alerted Slave Thirteen.
Because of this strange fluctuation in his heart, he inexplicably felt a sense of crisis.
There's something that's approaching this place from afar at breakneck speed!
This is the conclusion that Slave Thirteen has come to through the fluctuations of the aura in the air.
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Slave Thirteen's feelings are not wrong.
Indeed, there was indeed a second-order spirit beast that was speeding towards here.
This is the beast's territory!
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Among the beasts, there are also many ranks.
Beasts that do not have civilized spiritual wisdom and cannot absorb spiritual energy to cultivate can only be called beasts.
And in some places where there are enough spiritual veins and abundant spiritual energy, the beast will automatically turn on its spiritual intelligence and be reborn.
Once the spiritual wisdom is first opened, if they can breathe out the spiritual energy to practice like human cultivators, they will all have a very big change in form, and they will also have more powerful power.
These reborn beasts will be called brute beasts, spirit beasts and demon beasts.
The giant bird that I encountered in the uninhabited forest before was quite powerful because it was a beast that had grown up by absorbing spiritual energy.
But that giant bird could only be regarded as a first-order brute beast that was slightly higher than the beast level.
On top of the first-order brute beasts, there are also second-order brute beasts and third-order brute beasts.
Each order loves the brute beasts of the previous order, and its strength is stronger.
Above the brute beast is the spirit beast.
Spirit animals are also divided into three orders.
The iron-armored cow that helped Nu Yingge and the others transport the spirit jade ore belonged to the second-order spirit beasts.
It's just that the Iron Bull has a relatively gentle temperament on weekdays and will not take the initiative to attack other creatures, so it can get along peacefully with humans.
However, at this time, it was also a second-order spirit beast that was approaching here at an extremely fast speed.
Second-order spirit beasts have faster speed, stronger combat power, and harder bodies!
Their strength was equivalent to about seven or eight levels of the Naling Realm among human cultivators.
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Those above the spirit beasts are called demon beasts.
The hierarchical differentiation among monsters is more complicated.
The strength of the first-order Inner Dan Demon Beast is equivalent to the Ning Dan realm among human cultivators.
The second-order Yuan Dan Demon Beast, its strength is equivalent to the Bone Realm among human cultivators.
The strength of the third-order Golden Pill Demon Beast is equivalent to the God Refining Realm among human cultivators.
Above the third order, there is also the Broken Dan realm, and the strength can reach the golden body realm of human beings.
The demon beasts above the fifth order are called shape-shifting demon beasts.
Shapeshifting monsters have half-human or human appearances, and have completely gotten rid of the category of demon beasts.
They are called goblins and goblins.
In fact, the demon beasts above the third order are already legendary existences.
Few people have seen it on the Liyang Continent.
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At this moment, it was approaching this place at an extremely fast speed, and it was a praying mantis spirit beast that had been cultivated for about two hundred years.
It already sensed the presence of human prey on its territory!
So we're getting closer to here at the moment.
This second-order mantis spirit beast is very strong and fast!
The reason why Nu Thirteen was able to detect the approach of this second-order mantis spirit beast was actually purely accidental.
Because Nu Thirteen had just absorbed spiritual energy from the air into his body for cultivation and pranayama, he needed to communicate with the surrounding spiritual environment. Therefore, his dantian cyclone, as well as the eight veins of the strange meridians all over his body, are integrated with the surrounding environment here!
As a result, Nu Thirteen's spiritual power resonated with the aura of this Blue Desert Lingsen.
When that second-order mantis spirit beast rushed into the aura space of this area at an extremely fast speed, it also broke into Slave Thirteen's spiritual vision!
In fact, this method of spiritual perception induction will automatically arise when the immortal clan cultivates to reach the realm of Ning Dan.
This method of spiritual sensing is called spiritual consciousness by the fairy world!
Due to the awakening of the gluttonous evil body, Nu Thirteen can exhale the spiritual energy of the space when he is cultivating in the spiritual realm, and thus faintly touch a little bit of spiritual knowledge.
Through this crude spiritual skill of Slave Thirteen, he sensed the spatial spiritual energy pushed by the spirit beast when it flew away, and thus foresaw the coming danger!
At this critical juncture, Slave Thirteen suddenly stood up.
He looked at the leader of the team, Nu Yingge, with a solemn face, and said loudly, "Something is approaching!"
Nu Ying Ge was resting on the side of the Iron Bull at this time.
Although he possessed the cultivation power of about the tenth layer of the Naling realm, and he had never relaxed his vigilance against everything around him, at this moment, he did not notice that something dangerous was approaching.
Suddenly, he heard Slave Thirteen shouting at himself and saying such a sentence, and he frowned.
"Something is approaching? Why didn't I notice ?......?"
The other old slave soldiers were also stunned at this time, and hurriedly looked around, and one of the old slave soldiers asked, "What is approaching? Is it a spirit beast? Is there a spirit beast nearby?"
Another old slave soldier responded: "Nonsense, the spiritual power here is so sufficient, of course there will be powerful spirit beasts that will survive here!"
Hearing that danger was approaching, several old slave soldiers began to panic and look around for the source of the crisis.
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However, when Nu Yingge and the slave soldiers looked around, they found that there was no trace of anything approaching.
Nu Ying Ge was suspicious.
He turned to look at Slave Thirteen and asked, "Where is the 'thing' you are talking about?!"
The other slave soldiers looked around, but did not notice any danger approaching, and they all turned their sarcastic and suspicious eyes on Slave Thirteen.
One of the slaves sneered, "You really lie about the military! Something is approaching...... What is it? How did you find it? Did you just dream about it!?"
As soon as this remark came out, everyone else laughed again and again.
The wounded slave soldier who was hiding next to Slave Thirteen also quietly approached him and asked in a low voice, "Brother Thirteen...... Are you too nervous?......"
Slave Thirteen saw that his warning words were taken as a deaf ear, and his face was gloomy.
He closed his eyes again and carefully sensed the aura fluctuations in the forest space.
As he perceived, he said in a deep voice, "That thing is already close to twenty miles to the west...... As he spoke, he was already about ten miles away from here, and the speed was very fast!"
Slave Thirteen still had a steady tone at the beginning, but in the end, the more he talked, the more anxious he became.
The speed of this mantis demon beast surprised Slave Thirteen.
Seeing Slave Thirteen close his eyes and talk nonsense, some of the slave soldiers began to laugh loudly.
But Nu Yingge's brow furrowed again, and he looked carefully at the area to the west with a bright eye.
There was a dense tree trunk to cover it, let alone close your eyes, even if you opened your eyes and looked closely, you couldn't see anything approaching quickly.
What's more, with so many giant trees blocking it, even if there were spirit beasts and brute beasts approaching, it was impossible to be too fast......
Why did Slave Thirteen say this?......
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At this time, the slave thirteen Mouran, who was in the middle of the sense, opened his eyes.
"It's coming!......"
The wounded slave soldier closest to Slave Thirteen hurriedly asked, "Then what should I do......?" How can you persuade them to believe you, Brother Thirteen?"
Seeing that Nu Thirteen's face was so solemn, the wounded slave soldiers also became scrambling.
Nu Thirteen's eyes had been staring at the west side, and seeing that the others didn't pay attention to his words, he had to speak lightly to the wounded slave soldiers beside him, "That guy flies fast, and it's too late to take care of the others...... Besides, even Nu Yingge couldn't detect that guy's existence. And who would believe me? Now, get away from the western part of the country and try to hide next to me. ”
The wounded slave stared a few times in the direction of the west, but still didn't see anything approaching. Therefore, he was still a little hesitant, and said to himself, "Is there really something?......
Slave Thirteen was a little angry, he didn't understand why no one would believe his truth.
After a long time, he decided that since others did not believe his advice, it was better to protect himself!
In fact, Nu Thirteen knew in his heart that with his strength in the mission, he might not be able to protect himself thoroughly, so how could he have the heart to take care of others?
But that being said,
On the road of this mission, he had already seen the ugly face of death once, and he didn't want to see it a second time.
Slave Thirteen is not a wicked person by nature.
On the contrary, he is a pure and good person, who does not hide and tuck, does not see one, and speaks of two.
He is a simple man who will take revenge, repay kindness, and save when he dies!
How can you stand idly by and watch now, knowing that people who are close to the trees on the west side will be in danger?!
Although others don't believe their words, Slave Thirteen still tries his best to seize the opportunity and try to prevent more harm from happening.
So he tried to make a final save, shouting at the crowd on the west side in a hoarse voice, "Get out of there!......"
Originally, a few slave soldiers who were standing or sitting on the west side and resting comfortably heard the inexplicable shout of Slave Thirteen again, and they were stunned again.
Although he had seen Slave Thirteen use his divine power to resist the backward ox cart and save the wounded slave soldiers, he was slightly impressed by him.
But people always felt that this young man was a little weird, a little pretended to be different.
Nu Yingge didn't let him save the wounded slave soldiers, but he was willful and reckless, and he wanted to save them.
Obviously, he is not related to the wounded slave soldier, but he has to work desperately to protect such an irrelevant person.
This kind of differentiation makes others think that he is very pedantic, stupid, naïve, and even a little mentally abnormal.
And now, even the leader of the team, Nu Yingge, did not realize the danger, but this strange young man issued warnings one after another.
Those people, in the face of Slave Thirteen's kind warning, were not only unmoved, but their faces were full of ridicule and ridicule.
They secretly thought to themselves: "This place is so peaceful, it doesn't look like it's dangerous at all, and besides, Lord Yingge, who has cultivated the highest level, hasn't spoken, how can it be the turn of this unknown unknown boy to be in the limelight here?"
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So after Slave Thirteen shouted that sentence, the scene suddenly fell silent, and time seemed to stand still.
Everyone looked at the gloomy Slave Thirteen with different expressions, but they were all indifferent.
It's like looking at someone who is inexplicably nervous......
At this time, Nu Yingge's frown deepened.
He stared at Slave Thirteen.
Although he also sensed that some unsettling factors were happening, the dignity of being a leader did not allow him to obey the blind command of a junior shouting here before he really discovered the source of the danger!
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I'm thinking about it.
Suddenly, Shadow seemed to have finally noticed something!
He suddenly looked at the dense forest on the west side, his pupils shrank and he quickly jumped backwards, shouting as he retreated, "Get out of the way!!"
Some of the slave soldiers in the dangerous terrain on the west side are also smart.
Although he didn't fully believe it when he heard Slave Thirteen's warning, he was already secretly vigilant in his heart, and he tensed his body to wait for the unexpected.
At this time, seeing that Nu Yingge finally reacted, he quickly fled, and before he could shout to dodge, he immediately jumped away!
It all happens in just a few breaths!
There are only three who are unresponsive and in danger without realizing it.
With an earth-shattering sound in the giant bushes, the life path of these three unlucky ghosts was hurriedly ended, and only those who escaped faster could avoid this fatal blow!
Chance in the world is sometimes just a moment.
Grasp it, and live. To lose is to die.
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The loud noise brought up a cloud of smoke!
The slave soldiers escorted the slaves to scatter and escape, and gathered together under the big tree a hundred and ten meters away from the smoke and dust, not only the slaves were like dead ashes, but even some of the slave soldiers were panicked.
In the face of this danger, everyone can only hope that they will cultivate to the highest slave Yingge.
It was only at this point that people finally believed Slave Thirteen's words.
However, it was believed at the cost of the lives of three slave soldiers......
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At this moment, Nu Thirteen took the opportunity to hide behind Nu Yingge, and his fox eyes stared coldly at the mantis beast that had not yet revealed its true body hidden in the blue smoke.
Although he sensed the approach of this beast early through the fluctuations of spiritual power in the forest space, this was the first time he had seen this spirit beast at this time!
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According to Fang Cai's spiritual sense, Nu Thirteen knew that the speed of this beast was extremely fast.
When he was about twenty miles away, he noticed that the spirit beast was flying away. It's only been a few breaths, and it's already in front of you!
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The smoke began to thinn, highlighting the figure of a giant praying mantis, accompanied by a series of 'click, click' sounds.
Suddenly, the palpitating sound is endless!
When the smoke and dust cleared, the scene in front of them made everyone exclaim several times.
This turned out to be a giant praying mantis that was nine feet tall and more than a foot long!
The color of the body is black and yellow, the head and feet are covered with sharp thorns, a pair of big mantis arms, and he is domineering!
The armpincers were the remains of three human corpses, the flesh and blood were blurred, and they had long since lost their breath. It tilted its head, raised its arm pincers, and tore and sucked with its mouth.
The incessant clicking sound was the sound of the fang crushing human bones.
Many of the less knowledgeable slave soldiers who watched this scene couldn't help but vomit.
The praying mantis munched on human bones while observing the group of prey in front of it. When it saw the ironclad ox with a copper cart in the distance, it was slightly nervous.
It is also a second-order spirit beast, and this fang can perceive the power of the ironclad bull more keenly than humans. Looking at its appearance, it is quite afraid of the strength of the ironclad bull.
This forest is the territory of this beast within a radius of two hundred miles, and when it sees an intruder, it suddenly becomes vigilant.
However, the ironclad ox has a docile personality, and looks like it leisurely eats the spirit flowers and grass, and is not aggressive.
The mantis beast went with it, as if an agreement had been reached in an instant that the well water would not interfere with the river water.
Its appetite is enormous, and it tears up its prey and swallows it in three or two strokes.
At this time, licking the blood stains on the mantis's arm, the evil beast gradually set its eyes on the Nu Yingge and his party, who did not dare to attack or retreat, and had to make a defensive formation.
Seeing the spirit beast looking over, most of the slave soldiers' intention of witnessing the vomiting of eating people was gone, and only shivering remained.
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Nu Yingge's heart was secretly complaining at this time.
As a team leader, failing to detect the approach of danger in time is already a big mistake.
Later, Slave Thirteen reminded him twice and three times, but he did not accept it, so that he lost three slave soldiers.
Although it is said that the final reward of the dead slave soldier will fall into his pocket, it must be a matter that can only be taken into account under the premise that the task is successfully completed.
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Slave Thirteen fell silent at this point.
It had already happened, and although no one listened to him at first, he was a little angry, but the anger was only a momentary thing.
As the saying goes, life and death are rich and rich, and others don't listen to their own words, so they can only blame those guys for being angry.
For now, he must concentrate on judging the trajectory of the giant mantis so that he can respond effectively.
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"Everyone form a circle! Stand outside the circle with high cultivation! Protect those with low cultivation!" Although Nu Ying Ge will also make mistakes, he is the hundred-person leader of the tenth layer of the Naling Realm, he has rich combat experience, and he is not chaotic in the face of danger, so he can calmly deploy the battle formation under such circumstances.
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However, the other young slave soldiers, including the wounded slave soldier beside Slave Thirteen, had no experience in dealing with spirit beasts at all.
Seeing such a brutal and bloody scene, my mind has long been blinded by fear!
It's good that you didn't run away, who cares about the formation or not?
But Ying Ge couldn't help but listen to his words, and hurriedly formed an impermeable circle, no matter who cultivated low and who cultivated high, they all squeezed into the middle.
A group of young slave soldiers instantly turned into chickens who were afraid of the cold in the cold winter. Desperately hide in the middle of the circle!
And Nu Thirteen's strength has long been verified, he is a strong man. At this time, nature has been squeezed out of the edge of the formation and has become a person who protects others.
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Slave Thirteen stood with a group of experienced old slave soldiers, forming a combat stance, and he secretly exerted his heavy body, condensing the power of an elephant, and staring at the leisurely demon who was chewing bone fragments in his mouth.
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The bones in the mouth of the praying mantis may have said sarcastic words to the slave thirteen in a human-like manner, or maybe he had thrown a sarcastic smile at the slave thirteen in a strange way.
But now, they have become a meal for the giant praying mantis.
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When you think about it, the world is impermanent.
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This kind of atmosphere made the wounded slave soldiers hiding behind Slave Thirteen uncomfortable. Sweat trickled down his cheeks, and he gritted his teeth and stared fearfully at the man-eating devil.
At this time, the wounded slave soldiers had thoroughly regarded Nu Thirteen as the Bodhisattva of Avalokiteshvara, who was the inspiration to save the suffering.
Even if it was Nu Yingge, he felt that he was not as strong as Nu Thirteen.
In addition to being frightened, the wounded slave soldiers also secretly congratulated themselves on their good fortune, and actually met such an extraordinary strength and mysterious noble person to help!
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At this moment, the mantis giant beast turned around and faced everyone!