chsdbacks Chapter 82: Encounter on the Road
Chapter 82: Encounter on the Road
"Hmm?" Zhang Ping also saw the fleeing banshee ahead. She had a delicate face and long, pointed ears. She wore a short skirt made of leaves.
This group of banshees was clearly exhausted; many of the banshees bore wounds that glowed green, signs of poisoning.
"Zhang Ping..." Mu Ya looked at Zhang Ping, her eyes pleading.
Zhang Ping nodded slightly. Perfect timing; he also wanted to test the power of the Water God's authority.
Below, Mu Lingyu swung her spear with all her might, squeezing out the last bit of strength from her body, trying to shield the pursuing green horned lizards in front of her. Behind her were her wounded tribesmen.
"Hurry! Head east!" she shouted through gritted teeth.
Some female demons behind her turned to look at her, hesitant. "Chieftain, your injuries haven't healed; if this continues, the poison will spread!"
Their home was attacked by green lizards two weeks ago, and the group was scattered in the chaos. The larger group, led by their chief, was relentlessly pursued.
"Let's go!" Mu Lingyu shouted anxiously, and the power in her body suddenly erupted, reaching the Bone Forging Realm level.
However, among the pursuing green horned lizards were three giant lizards over eight meters long, all possessing the strength of the Bone Forging Realm. For her to stop them alone would be a life-or-death struggle.
Mu Lingyu's delicate face was filled with solemnity, and he was on high alert, waiting for the three giant lizards to pounce.
Just then, the canopy of the giant tree overhead suddenly burst open, and two figures fell down.
Zhang Ping landed with both feet, sinking five inches into the ground. He glanced at the dense swarms of green lizards on the ground and in the trees, then calmly raised his right hand, fingers spread wide.
"die."
The next moment, all the green-horned lizards, their mouths dripping with green saliva, curled up in pain. Those clinging to the trees crashed to the ground with a series of thuds.
The fleeing succubi were startled by this turn of events and instinctively stopped and looked back.
A series of thuds echoed from the swarm of green lizards. Green blood burst forth from beneath their skin, breaking through their scales! Starting with the weaker ones, within moments, large amounts of blood were drawn out, accumulating around and emitting a strong, foul stench.
The three giant lizards, at the Bone Forging Realm, struggled for a moment. Zhang Ping beckoned with his finger, and their green blood gushed out as well.
Amidst countless agonizing screams, the swarm of green lizards before them turned into corpses.
Everything happened quickly. The fleeing banshees, recovering from their shock, looked at Zhang Ping in horror. Manipulating the blood within living beings out of thin air? They had never seen or heard of such a bizarre technique!
Mu Lingyu was the first to calm down, realizing that Zhang Ping had saved them, and quickly thanked him. Then, she saw Mu Ya next to Zhang Ping, and her eyes lit up.
"Miya!"
"Mu Lingyu?!" Mu Ya was also surprised to find that the team being chased was led by Mu Lingyu.
Seeing Zhang Ping standing there, seemingly lost in thought, Mu Ya paused, then stepped forward and took Mu Lingyu's hand: "How did you end up being chased like this by the Green Horned Lizard?"
She and Mu Lingyu were very close. The two tribes used to share the same lineage, but later separated, though they have maintained contact ever since.
Mu Lingyu shook her head with a wry smile: "Green horned lizards don't need a reason to hunt their prey. But you, I heard your clan was forced to migrate recently, what's wrong with you now..."
Her gaze swept over Zhang Ping, and she immediately recognized him as a human, and a human with strange abilities at that. How could Mu Ya be with him?
"It's a long story..." Muya shook her head helplessly, clearly not wanting to say more.
Mu Lingyu understood her meaning, pursed her lips, and whispered, "If you encounter any difficulties, you can contact the larger clans for help." The female demons are united and will not allow any clan to be controlled by outsiders.
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore," Muya said, quickly changing the subject to avoid upsetting Zhang Ping.
Are you looking for a new home?
"Yes, we need to find another home..." Mu Lingyu said wearily.
The search for a home is a phrase almost always on the lips of every female demon clan. When will they finally have a home that truly belongs to them?
Sensing the helplessness in her voice, Muya's eyes lit up: "Lingyu, you can lead your people northeast! There's a volcano there, and my people have settled there. The environment is excellent, perfect for growing spirit trees!"
"Really?" Mu Lingyu's face lit up with interest. Finding a suitable home was not easy, and if Muya could accommodate so many people, the merger of the two tribes would be perfect!
"Of course it's true!" Muya nodded vigorously. She had her own plans.
Mu Lingyu is stronger than her, having already reached the Bone Forging Realm, and leads a clan of over six hundred people. If something goes wrong on this trip to the Dragon's Lair, the remaining clansmen can live with Mu Lingyu's clan; if they succeed, she believes they would be willing to make the same choice as her.
The two chatted like sisters reunited after a long separation. Beside them, Zhang Ping's furrowed brows gradually relaxed.
"I see." He breathed a sigh of relief, now he understood.
The power of authority is indeed related to his own strength.
While manipulating the green lizard's blood, he discovered that the stronger the lizard, the greater the force required to manipulate its blood.
Those three giant lizards at the Bone Forging Realm consumed about 20% of his power. Based on this, it would be difficult to extract all the blood from a fully healthy Blood Essence Realm warrior using his authority alone.
The resistance comes not only from the physical body itself, but also from the opponent's control over one's own qi and blood.
However, killing doesn't necessarily require draining all the blood. Whether it's the backflow of blood impacting internal organs or the instantaneous coagulation blocking blood vessels, both can create fatal openings in combat.
With his other abilities, he is now unrivaled within the Blood Essence Realm!
and…
The shadow of the tree obscured half of Zhang Ping's face, and his gaze fell on a green horned lizard in the Bone Forging Realm whose corpse was relatively intact.
The body was intact, except for a one-inch hole in the rib area.
That was the wound from the wooden spear, barely noticeable on the eight-meter-long giant body. Controlling the blood to flow from that small hole had saved him a lot of effort.
"A wounded enemy is less resistant to the erosion of power..." He silently noted this down.
After standing still for a moment, Muya waved goodbye to Mu Lingyu. Mu Lingyu accepted the proposal and led her people towards the crater.
"Is it done?" Zhang Ping asked.
"Yes, thank you for your help..." Muya looked at Zhang Ping with sincere eyes.
She imitated the human etiquette she had read about in books, bowing deeply. Her body lowered...
Zhang Ping shook his head, merely testing the power of authority on a whim.
"Alright, let's keep going." He reached out and lifted it up.
The two leaped onto the top of the giant tree crown again and sped off toward the dragon's lair.
......
Deep within the Western Poison Forest.
This place is shrouded in thick miasma year-round, and the sky is always gray.
A massive mountain range, three thousand meters high and covering a vast area, sits here.
At the top of the mountain, there is a cave that is 100 meters high.
Inside the cave, a scorching, howling heat wafted in and out intermittently.