81: Monster corpse poisonous insect

Green poisonous Qi was contained within it.

Between the mountains and forests, it was eerily silent.

After walking about three miles, Han Li still hadn't found any trace of a Demon, but the Demonic Qi was extremely dense.

“Whoosh—!”

Suddenly, a sound of something breaking through the air came, and Han Li’s spirit instantly sharpened.

Chen Qi stood by, her expression unchanged.

A black shadow rushed over, a scorpion fully a zhang in size.

Han Li’s figure flickered, and he directly rushed out, arriving in front of the scorpion in an instant.

His surrounding blood Qi surged, his own strength gathered at one point, combined with True Qi, and instantly erupted.

“Boom—!”

A punch like lightning, a flash of silver light, and the one-zhang-sized scorpion was directly sent flying, breaking a large tree, and landing heavily, on its last breath.

The Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryo's immense power directly crushed it, and a part of the scorpion's exoskeleton was shattered.

“Pfft—!”

A cold light flashed, a Spiritual Artifact sword flew out, directly piercing the scorpion, instantly cutting off its last breath, blood Qi emerged, the Demonic Seed pulsed, and was instantly sealed away.

The battle ended in an instant.

“Not bad.” Chen Qi nodded.

Han Li didn't speak, stepping forward to dissect the scorpion's corpse. He originally intended to give a portion to Chen Qi, but she didn't accept it, so Han Li didn't stand on ceremony and took it all for himself.

A monster-level Demon, barely reaching the Peak, was still quite valuable.

After dealing with the scorpion, Han Li and Chen Qi continued deeper.

As mentioned before, aside from Innate Demons, Chen Qi would not easily make a move. Demons below the Innate level were left for Han Li to handle.

This was also what he had actively requested.

Ostensibly for training and improving his combat abilities, but in reality, it was for the Demon's blood Qi... The hazy sky faintly rumbled with thunder.

Poisonous miasma was rampant in the mountains.

In the Heaven Severing Mountain Range, grave mounds could be seen everywhere, covered with overgrown weeds.

Judging from these scattered grave mounds, the legends from several hundred years ago were not false.

The probability was as high as ninety percent.

“Boom—!”

Passing by a dilapidated grave mound, suddenly, a nearby grave mound exploded, and a tall and mighty figure burst out from within.

His body was clad in tattered clothes, his skin was grayish-white, he had a green face with fangs, disheveled hair, blood-red eyes, and a powerful Corpse Qi emanated from him.

“Demon Corpse!”

Looking at the figure that rushed out from the grave mound, Han Li's gaze instantly sharpened.

“Junior Brother, he's yours.” Chen Qi's voice sounded.

Han Li nodded, looking at the Demon Corpse before him, the power within his body instantly gathered, and a layer of blood Qi appeared.

“Roar—!”

Sensing the blood Qi on Han Li's body, excitement flashed in the Demon Corpse's eyes. With a roar, he quickly rushed towards Han Li.

A Martial Artist's blood Qi was even more attractive to a Demon Corpse.

Han Li took a step, a punch crackled with electricity, the Ben Lei Fist condensed wisps of lightning, compressing the air, and he struck with a punch.

“Bang—!!”

The immense power surged out like an overwhelming tide, colliding with the Demon Corpse, and the terrifying force directly sent the Demon Corpse flying, slamming him hard onto the ground.

A deep crater even appeared on the ground.

However, the next second, the Demon Corpse climbed up again, leaving a distinct black fist print on his body, which seemed to be of no major consequence. With a roar, he charged at Han Li once more.

“The Demon Corpse's weakness is his head. Hitting his body won't work; you have to blow his head off to kill him.”

By his ear, Chen Qi’s voice came.

Han Li didn't speak, he nodded slightly, and seeing the charging Demon Corpse, he lunged forward.

Swish—!

A phantom flickered, quickly arriving behind the Demon Corpse. The Demon Corpse quickly noticed, raised a hand, and sharp claws sliced through the air, striking out.

“Beware of the Corpse Poison!”

Chen Qi’s reminder sounded again.

Han Li's True Qi erupted, a Fierce Tiger roared, and a powerful sound wave spread, forming a visible wave of sound that rushed out, directly sending the Demon Corpse flying.

The moment he landed, Han Li once again unleashed the Fierce Tiger Fist, augmented by the Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound, a punch that burst the air, heavily landing on the Demon Corpse's head.

“Boom!!!”

The ground shook, and dust flew.

The Demon Corpse's hard head instantly exploded, and green liquid flowed out.

Completely annihilated.

A dark red blood Qi emerged, quickly consumed by the Demonic Seed.

Han Li looked at the dead Demon Corpse, stood up, and exhaled.

At this moment, Chen Qi came over, looked at the dead Demon Corpse, and a Spiritual Artifact sword appeared in her hand, cutting through the Demon Corpse's body, seemingly looking for something.

“Senior Sister, what are you doing?”

Han Li was startled.

“Looking for a Corpse Core, this is also a treasure.” Chen Qi’s voice sounded.

Immediately, with a flick of the Spiritual Artifact sword, a green object the size of a fingernail appeared.

Han Li looked at it; it resembled a small green pearl, and a strong Corpse Qi emanated from it.

Corpse Core!

It was a special crystal within a Demon Corpse's body, similar to a Demon Core.

However, only an Innate Demon King could condense a Demon Core.

Although the books he had read didn't have much information about zombies, he estimated that at least an existence comparable to an Innate Demon King would be able to condense a Corpse Core, right?

And now, this Corpse Core was found within this Demon Corpse.

It was truly a bit incredible.

“Not bad, Junior Brother, you keep it.”

Looking at the Corpse Core, Chen Qi handed it to Han Li.

Han Li nodded and accepted the Corpse Core.

The Corpse Core had many uses; although it contained Corpse Poison, it was still a treasure.

It depended on whether one knew how to use it, and even if not, selling it in the Sect would still be valuable.

After dealing with the Demon Corpse, Han Li and Chen Qi continued deeper... In the air, poisonous miasma permeated.

After more than half an hour of venturing deeper, the two had already reached dozens of miles in.

During this time, they encountered many Demon attacks.

Most of them were Demon Corpses, and there were only one or two other Demons. Han Li naturally made no exceptions, eliminating them all, and accumulating a lot of blood Qi.

Compared to the Demon Suppression Valley in the Sect, this place had more Demons.

Others' dead end was his treasure land!

The Heaven Severing Mountain Range was vast, and the two were only traversing a small part of it.

After traveling for dozens of miles, aside from Demons and Demon Corpses, Han Li hadn't seen any other human traces.

No one stayed in this ghostly place for long either.

Antidote Pills could prevent poisonous miasma, but they also had a time limit, at most one day.

“Buzz!!”

Suddenly, from deep within the poisonous miasma, a vibration came, like the sound of flies.

Faintly, Han Li only saw a patch of red shadows appear deep within the poisonous miasma.

“Not good!”

Chen Qi’s expression changed, and she grabbed Han Li, her Innate True Qi erupting, and in an instant, they vanished from their original spot.

Moving at extreme speed through the mountain forest, in just a few breaths, the two disappeared without a trace.

After running several miles, Chen Qi finally stopped, looking back. The buzzing sound and the red shadows had long since vanished without a trace.

Chen Qi also let out a sigh of relief.

Beside her, Han Li looked at Chen Qi, blinking. This was the first time he had seen Chen Qi's expression so solemn since entering the Heaven Severing Mountain Range.

“Senior Sister, what was that red shadow just now?”

Han Li couldn't help but ask. He hadn't even clearly seen what it was before Chen Qi dragged him away.

“Poison Blood Worms.”

Chen Qi uttered a name.

Poison Blood Worms... Han Li pondered for a moment and quickly found relevant information.

They were an extremely rare type of poisonous insect Demon.

Naturally bloodthirsty, containing potent venom, and possessing extremely strong biting power.

They could even bite through Spiritual Artifacts.

Individually, these poisonous insect Demons were not difficult to deal with; even a Vein Opening Realm Martial Artist could kill one.

However, the crucial point was that these poisonous insect Demons usually appeared in swarms, which was extremely terrifying.

Once defenses were breached, the venom of a single Poison Blood Worm was enough to overwhelm even an Innate Martial Artist.

Appearing in swarms, they were very difficult to defend against.

An Innate True Qi shield could only resist for a limited time.

Overwhelming by numbers, forming extremely strong defensive capabilities, that was no small problem, but a huge trouble.

“These things are very hard to shake off once they make contact. It’s best not to confront them directly.” Chen Qi looked towards the poisonous fog, her expression grave as she spoke.

Han Li nodded, he knew the danger of these things and naturally wouldn't easily provoke them.

“We should be almost there, probably nearby. Stay alert.” Chen Qi spoke again, then headed in one direction. Han Li followed closely behind her, and soon they disappeared from their original spot.