Chapter 200, Wild Island
Qingshi Duan Wutian, Chen Tianye and the others flew towards the main peak of the green mountain range. The peak didn't look very high and was estimated to be a hundred miles away.
As they began to enter the interior of the island, the vegetation on the ground also began to change. The vegetation on the coast was sparse and low, and the vegetation became denser and taller as they moved further into the island.
The spiritual energy in the inland was more abundant than at the seaside, which made their flight start to become more leisurely, but despite this, their flying height still could not reach a hundred feet. Thinking of those hateful strange birds and the terrifying flame dragon, the three of them did not dare to take it lightly and remained vigilant at all times.
In less than a quarter of an hour, they flew roughly halfway between the mountains and the coast. The terrain was relatively flat along the way, and the vegetation under their feet had gradually turned into a dense forest. At this time, Qingshi discovered a problem, that is, there seemed to be no trees in the forest. What animals are there, at least not like the many fish in the sea or the many birds on the shore.
Not a single bird could be seen above the canopy of the tall dense forest, and there was no cry of beasts in the forest. An ominous premonition arose in Qingshi's heart. Just when he was about to stop, Chen Tianye took the lead and slowed down and said : "We can't move forward any further, there is danger ahead!"
The three of them stopped flying and hovered in mid-air.
Duan Wutian said: "It's not quite right, it's evil."
Qingshi said: "I also have an ominous premonition. There is a murderous intention hidden in this forest. We really can't move forward like this."
"Then what should we do now?" Duan Wutian asked, "Go back to the shore?"
"Absolutely not," Chen Tianye said, "I don't want to run into those Flame Dragons."
The combat power of an adult flame dragon is comparable to that of a high-level monk in the human elixir realm. The three of them together may not be able to defeat one, let alone the big one who has probably transformed into a demon and can breathe fire.
"But I feel that the things in this forest are more terrifying than the Flame Dragon!" Duan Wutian said. This person has always been fearless, but now he actually showed a hint of fear. It seems that his many years of experience on the mainland are not as dangerous as this day, and the same is naturally true for Qingshi and Chen Tianye.
"We can't go back," Qingshi said decisively, "but we can't fly to the mountains anymore. Let's land on the ground and explore first before making a decision."
The three of them reached an agreement and then slowly flew towards a clearing in the forest. After landing, they discovered that the reason why there was such a small area that looked like an open space was because a big tree originally grew here, and this big tree It fell down not long ago, so from the air, there is only a small empty space here.
The bluestone fell on the trunk of the fallen tree. Looking around, he found that the density of the trees here was very similar to the tropical rainforest on earth, except that the trees were taller and the shrubs and vines in the forest were sparser but thicker. , while the humidity of the ground and air is much smaller.
After observing for a while, the three of them found no danger for the time being, so they all breathed a sigh of relief. The three of them took off their blood-stained and tattered clothes. After a rough inspection, they all had seven or eight wounds on their bodies. Fortunately, they were all skin injuries.
After briefly treating the wounds, the three of them put on spare clothes, replaced the energy source of the flying armor and other protective equipment, and dressed neatly again.
Xiaopang and Xiang An came out of the egg house and kept talking about the thrills. Although they could sense the general situation of the outside world, they could not know the details, so they kept asking questions. Qingshi became impatient with the questions and drove them back. .
After resting, the three of them began to fumble forward among the dense trees, with Chen Tianye in front, Qingshi in the middle, and Duan Wutian walking at the end.
They did not dare to continue towards the main peak of the mountain range, but turned to the east. According to Qingshi's idea, since there is a Flame Dragon on the south coast and cannot go back, he might as well go through the dense forest to the east coast and then think of a way. Flying is naturally much faster, but they still want to explore on the ground to learn more about some of the islands.
In addition to the tall trees on the ground that blocked the sky, there were also many bushes, vines and weeds growing lushly in the forest. The three of them walked in a circuitous way while observing carefully. They walked for an hour without encountering any danger, which meant that there was no danger. If you see a wild beast or poisonous insect, you will naturally not find any traces of human activity.
As they explored and sensed the surrounding environment, the three of them discovered that the dangerous aura came from the mountain range, more specifically the area under the main peak of the mountain range. The closer they got to that direction, the more dangerous it became. At the same time, they also sensed that, The intensity of the spiritual energy is also the same as the degree of danger. The closer to the main peak of the mountain range, the more intense it becomes.
The three of them were not moving too fast. After walking like this for two hours, various wild beasts and birds began to appear in the forest. First, there are some reptiles, such as snakes, lizards, strange-looking bugs, etc. They are all very large in size, but they do not actively attack people.
After walking for a while, birds began to appear above the tree canopy. They soon discovered that the further away from the main peak of the mountain range, the larger the animals became and the more numerous they became. Obviously, all kinds of beasts here can feel the unknown danger just like them.
The sky gradually darkened, but they still did not get out of the dense forest to reach the seaside. This forest was really too big. Based on previous observations from the air, Qingshi estimated that its length and width were no less than a hundred miles away, covering the entire island. To the south and east, what lies beyond that mountain range is unclear.
Duan Wutian looked up and saw that the sky had completely darkened, and said, "If we go like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to reach the seaside in another two hours, so why not fly."
Chen Tianye said: "Obviously there are more, bigger and more ferocious spiritual beasts on the seaside than in this inland forest. It would be better for us not to fly to the seaside rashly."
"Old Chen, you don't understand," Duan Wutian said, "This forest seems peaceful but is actually dangerous. It's okay during the day, but it's hard to tell at night."
"You have seen how terrifying the spiritual beasts on the coast are during the day," Chen Tianye said. "Can you guarantee that they will sleep at home at night and not come out for midnight snacks?"
"Slut Beard, are you arguing with me?" Duan Wutian said, "You are still young when it comes to outdoor adventure experience! I'm sure that at night, there will definitely be terrifying monsters in this forest."
"I'm sure there are more monsters on the beach," Chen Tianye insisted. "It is said that some monsters in the sea will climb ashore at night to look for food."
Qingshi knew that it was strange that these two people did not quarrel. He had his own ideas, so he ignored them and walked forward. The team therefore became Qingshi in front and Duan and Chen behind.
Duan and Chen argued for a long time, neither of them could accept the other, so they had no choice but to pull Qingshi.
"Bluestone," Chen Tianye said, "Which one of us is right?"
"Of course I have a point," Duan Wutian said, "Didn't you see that Qingshi has been walking towards the seaside! Isn't it a stone?"
"What you both said makes sense!" Qingshi said lightly.
"What does this mean?" Duan Wutian asked.
"That means what you two are talking about is nonsense," Qingshi said. "There is no doubt that the forest at night and the seaside at night are scarier than during the day."
"What should we do?" Duan Wutian asked.
"It's better to walk to the beach first," Qingshi said. "You can't fly. It's easy to be exposed when flying, and it's not easy to deal with emergencies while in the air."
"Then what?" Chen Tianye asked.
"Let's make plans after we have a clear picture of the situation on the east coast," Qingshi said. "Perhaps we can make some arrangements first, such as exploring the north and west. Finally, we can explore what is weird under the mountain. It’s best to go during the day.”
"Ah!" Chen Tianye was surprised, "Are we really going to go to that mountain peak?"
"Of course I have to go," Qingshi said. "Although it's scary there, but it's because of this that great opportunities may be hidden. I must go."
"Yes!" Duan Wutian came up with courage and said with pride, "I'll go with you, Shitou! Let's explore it carefully, just like we did when we explored Hidden Dragon Spring on Longzhu Island last time. Don't go if you're scared, if you had known you were like this I won’t take you out to play if you are too cowardly.”
"Did I say I couldn't go?" Chen Tianye said angrily, "If Qingshi wants to go, of course I will go too! Duan Tu, do you understand that it was us who brought you out? Who was crying and insisting on following us in the first place? ....."
"Shh~" Qingshi stood still and put his index finger in front of his lips.
Duan and Chen quickly stopped and were alert. There was a rustling sound in the forest, and under the faint starlight, I saw a snake head as big as a person, leaning down from the branches of a tree more than three feet high and staring at the three of them. Its head was like a bucket. The thick body was coiled around a huge tree, and it looked to be at least twenty feet long.
"Viper python!" Chen Tianye whispered, "This is the sixth-level spiritual beast viper python! But it seems that it has not reached adulthood yet."
Sixth-level spiritual beasts are equivalent to human beings in the Immortal Elixir Realm, but their combat power is one level lower than humans. They are roughly equivalent to high-level human monks in the Golden Elixir Realm. Of course, this is just a general situation. Geniuses like Qingshi and the others are not ordinary monks. Therefore, Duan Wutian, who is in the first stage of the Golden Core Realm, feels that he has the ability to defeat this viper.
"Let me kill it!" Duan Wutian took a step forward to block Qingshi, full of confidence and fighting spirit.
"Brother Qi, wait a minute," Qingshi said, "This snake is not something to be afraid of, but I'm afraid that if we fight, it will attract something more terrifying. Let's take a look first. If it doesn't take the initiative to attack us, don't take action."
"Okay," Duan Wutian agreed, and the three of them began to walk slowly to the right, trying to avoid the big tree where the viper python was entrenched.
But they didn't want to do anything, but the viper didn't agree. Seeing that the three of them were about to escape, the viper suddenly jumped forward like a spring, opened its fangs, and bit Duan Wutian with its bloody mouth. How could he let it bite him if he was already prepared? He dodged to avoid the blow that was faster than lightning. At the same time, he stabbed out the sun gun diagonally in his hand. The viper missed the blow and suddenly retracted the snake's head. Its speed was no less than that of the attack. Wutian's shot actually didn't hit it.
"Kill it!" Qingshi roared but did not move.
He originally didn't want to fight in the forest, but since the snake wanted to take the initiative, he couldn't tolerate it. Escape would obviously cause more trouble, so the best way was to deal with it as soon as possible.
Chen Tianye raised his hand and stabbed out with his sword. The viper python twisted its body to avoid it, and at the same time swiped its tail towards Duan Wutian. Duan Wutian couldn't dodge as fast as the horizontal gun. There was a muffled sound, and his body was shaken by the strong force from the gun. You have to take three steps back.
The viper python fought off Duan Wutian, and immediately swung its head to bite Chen Tianye. Chen Tianye quickly avoided it. Unexpectedly, the viper python's movements were extremely fast, and its attack method was also incredible. It didn't bite Chen Tianye. The middle part of his body suddenly popped out, and the giant tree-like body slammed into Chen Tianye. Chen Tianye had no time to dodge and had to stretch out his left arm to block. He was not as strong as Duan Wutian, and the force of the collision of the viper was stronger than the tail flick against Duan Wutian.
Chen Tianye was immediately hit and flew away, but he did not lose control of his body. He rolled backwards and landed lightly two feet away. The viper was about to chase Chen Tianye when it suddenly realized that a crisis was coming and quickly turned to the left. Fang dodged, but it was already too late.
Qingshi, who did not take action, was waiting for an opportunity to kill with one blow. Seeing the viper python hit Chen Tianye and then pursue him, Qingshi suddenly activated his wings of wind and thunder, and his body was like lightning and quickly bullied him into the side of the viper, holding the Moon Soul Sword in his hand. He moved forward and slashed across the viper's neck, opening a large wound that was one foot long and half a foot deep.
The viper was in pain and angry, hissing and roaring, its body rolled up and hit Qingshi. Qingshi's movement skills were much better than Chen Tianye's, and he swayed away slightly, but he was quite surprised in his heart. What was surprising was that his well-timed killing sword didn't kill the viper. He originally thought that his sword would cut it into two pieces.
It turned out that the scales of this viper were very hard, and Qingshi's sword with all his strength was not fully effective. Regardless of its injury, the viper began to attack Qingshi crazily. Qingshi tried his best to dodge and was unable to fight back for a while.
Chen Tianye took the opportunity to hit the viper with three swords in a row, but the first two swords only made two white marks on it, and the third sword thrust with all his strength pierced a three-inch bloody hole in it.
Duan Wutian was naturally not idle either. Chen Tianye stabbed the Viper Python three times, and Duan Wutian also stabbed the Viper Python twice, but the effect was only slightly better than Chen Tianye's attack. For such a large viper, this small injury caused almost no harm.
Chen Tianye snorted and changed his tactics, and suddenly stabbed the viper in the eye with his sword. As expected, the viper did not dare to let Chen Tianye's sword stab his own eye. He lost the target of bluestone and turned to attack Chen Tianye.
Qingshi breathed a sigh of relief, then rushed forward and slashed the viper python with a sword. This sword was replaced by a thunder sword and used the wind and thunder true energy to activate it. The sword technique used was the most powerful one in the thunder sword technique 'Crazy Lightning Thunder'. A strong move.
This sword only penetrated three inches of the python's body. It originally did not cause much damage, but the viper python suddenly froze as if it had been struck by lightning. In fact, it was struck by lightning, but it was not a thunderbolt, but a bluestone. A thunderous strike issued by the infuriating energy of the thunder attribute.
How could Duan Wutian and Chen Tianye let go of such an opportunity? Although the Viper Python was stabbed by the bluestone and was stunned for only a breath, Chen Tianye took the opportunity to blind the Viper Python's right eye with a flash of sword light.
The viper lost its right eye and turned angrily towards Chen Tianye, opening its bloody mouth and eager to swallow him alive. In its rage, it looked at one thing and the other, and a flaw was revealed behind it. At this moment, Duan Wutian roared and stabbed out with a spear. The tip of the spear, which had turned into dark red, with a ray of red light, penetrated into the python from the back of the viper's head. The head, the tip of the spear penetrated the top of the head for more than a foot, and the bright true energy penetrated into its brain, killing its vitality instantly. The hot tip of the spear continued to burn the flesh, making a hissing sound.
Duan Wutian put away his gun and shook it. The huge viper python fell softly to the ground, making a muffled sound. The body of the dead python was still twitching slightly for a long time.
