187: Chapter 187 Infinite Maggot Control!

After refining the Blood-Colored Scale, Su Mo's cultivation rose to the sixth layer of Qi Refining, and he gained a new Talent.

[Scarlet Python: Blood Resonance, Blood Poison, Blood Incineration]

Blood Resonance allows him to sense life aura over a large area through blood, determining the strength of living beings.

Blood Poison goes without saying; it is an extremely insidious toxin.

Blood Incineration, however, made Su Mo's eyes light up, as it allows him to burn his own blood to unleash extremely potent power for a short duration.

This kind of consumption-based secret technique was perfectly suited to Su Mo's current situation.

Next, Su Mo did not continue to Cultivate but instead went to find more living creatures to transform into his Incarnation.

The efficiency of increasing cultivation through transformation and recycling was much faster than Cultivating!

Ants, flies, rats, stray dogs, sparrows... everything with life that appeared in Su Mo's sight was pointed at and transformed into his Incarnation.

However, the only pity was that gold could not be transformed into an Incarnation.

Although the gold could swim around like a living thing, it was ultimately lifeless.

"Be my son!"

..."Family Property Reclamation!"

This cycle repeated again and again.

Su Mo's cultivation began to climb at an astonishing speed!

The seventh, eighth, and ninth layers of Qi Refining... Foundation Establishment Initial Stage, Middle Stage, Late Stage... After he absorbed a small portion of the living beings within Mai City, his cultivation had already reached Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, just one step away from Golden Core!

This speed of advancement was terrifying, but Su Mo was not in a hurry to Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage.

His current Physical Body was still too weak; it was impossible for him to survive the Golden Core Lightning Tribulation.

If he forcibly underwent the Lightning Tribulation, he could, but he would just be struck down and die repeatedly, relying on sheer quantity of lives, with no chance to temper his body.

Su Mo's plan was to first nourish his Physical Body to a certain extent, reaching a state where a single strike from the Lightning Tribulation wouldn't kill him.

Then, after surviving the Lightning Tribulation and reaching the Golden Core Stage, he would let his Incarnations undergo the Lightning Tribulation to enhance his physique.

Simply put, he was exploiting the Heavenly Dao.

He would undergo all the Lightning Tribulations he missed in his previous life this time!

Su Mo stood suspended above Mai City. He still looked like a child, but he was much better than before, appearing to be about five years old.

It wasn't that he wanted to remain in his current appearance, but he had only been born less than two days ago, and nourishing the Physical Body needed time, unless he found some Blood and Flesh Treasure Medicine or similar item to speed things up.

Su Mo sensed that there were now tens of thousands of his Incarnations in Mai City.

Even the maggots in the latrines possessed Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation!

But Su Mo was still somewhat unsatisfied. His gaze turned toward the continuous mountain range far outside Mai City.

Although that area was similar to Mai City—the land was dry, devoid of life, and the tree bark had been stripped—it had clearly suffered severe famine and plunder.

But it was still a mountain forest. Even if there weren't many wild beasts, insects and vegetation, as long as they were alive, they were life and could become his Incarnations.

"Even a mosquito's leg is meat..."

Su Mo sighed and prepared to head into the mountain range.

Suddenly, his figure paused, and he turned to look behind him.

He saw dozens of black dots rapidly growing larger before his eyes, carrying monstrous Demonic Qi.

Upon closer inspection, it was a gigantic wild boar covered in black steel-like bristles, followed by dozens of smaller wild boars.

"Flying Pig?"

Su Mo raised an eyebrow.

A pig flying in the sky—it was the first time he had seen such a thing in the Cultivation World.

In an instant, the black-bristled wild boar arrived before Su Mo, and a foul, pungent odor assaulted him.

"A Human Race Cultivator?"

The Wild Boar Demon spoke human language, its voice carrying a trace of disdain.

"The Human Race truly has no one left, sending a little doll like you to die? Hahahaha..."

Its two outward-curving tusks twitched continuously, and faint traces of dried blood could be seen at the corners of its mouth.

"A Golden Core Stage Wild Boar Demon?"

Su Mo felt somewhat surprised.

He had originally thought that this scene of widespread starvation was related to natural and man-made disasters.

Now it seemed there was another hidden reason behind it.

Yao Beasts had been rampaging across Human Race territory for so long, yet no one had come to deal with them.

With such a huge disturbance, didn't any Sect notice?

"Black Bristle Pig, where did you come from? And what is going on here?"

"Black Bristle?!"

The Wild Boar Demon was stunned upon hearing this, and a surge of anger rose in its heart.

"Only adults can call me Black Bristle! You Human Race little doll, you're courting death!"

"Perfect! I haven't eaten such tender Human Race Cultivators yet. Today, I'll finally get a taste!"

The Wild Boar Demon erupted with Demonic Qi around its body, aimed its sharp tusks at Su Mo, and charged over at an astonishing speed.

Seeing this, Su Mo remained utterly calm internally and spoke faintly:

"Eat me? Eat dirt!"

With a thought, thousands, tens of thousands of palm-sized maggots floated up into the sky from various parts of Mai City.

From dry toilets and rotting flesh... countless white and plump maggots with Foundation Establishment cultivation densely hovered behind Su Mo. Their sheer number obscured the dazzling sunlight, casting countless shadows on the ground.

The Foundation Establishment Stage maggots seemed to have undergone a life transformation; their bodies were like white jade, and they even emitted a faint fragrance.

The Boar Yao, which had already charged halfway, suddenly slammed to a halt, its massive eyes filled with terror and disbelief.

It unconsciously swallowed, staring blankly behind Su Mo:

"W-what are these things?!"

He had seen maggots before, but he had never even heard of Foundation Establishment Stage maggots. With such a terrifying number, it was impossible for him to handle them!

"Mis-understanding... it's all..."

Seeing this, Su Mo gave a wicked smile, slowly pointing his hand toward the Boar Yao:

"Infinite Maggot Control—Activate!"

Tens of thousands of fat maggots moved instantly, rushing uniformly toward the Wild Boar Demon in front of them.

The Boar Yao immediately panicked and roared:

"Children! Cover me!"

But the dozen smaller wild boars behind it had already fled far away.

The Boar Yao cursed angrily, using the fastest speed of its life to flee desperately, instantly widening the distance between itself and the Maggot Cloud.

"Heh... Is this all a puny Human Race member is capable of?"

Seeing that it had so easily shaken off the maggot swarm, the Boar Yao couldn't help but turn back to mock.

"Tsk, I was truly underestimated."

"In that case—Blood Incineration!"

A white light suddenly erupted from the bodies of the maggots filling the sky, their milky-white blood burning rapidly inside them.

At the same time, their speed, which was originally several times slower than the Boar Yao's, instantly skyrocketed.

Countless maggots resembled falling meteors, trailing long tails of flame, slicing through the sky, and sealing off all escape routes for the Boar Yao.

"No—!!"

The Boar Yao only had time to let out a desperate roar before being submerged by tens of thousands of these meteors.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A continuous series of explosions echoed across the sky.

These fat, beautiful maggots didn't use any superfluous methods; they just charged forward and self-destructed, charged forward and self-destructed... A moment later, Su Mo stopped the maggots from self-destructing and looked at the spot where the Boar Yao had been.

A charred lump of flesh faintly emitted a primal scent of cooked meat. If it weren't for the slight rise and fall, Su Mo would have thought it was dead.