Chapter 331: The Centipede General |
Bai Bi looked at the talisman in Shen Luo’s hand with glinting eyes, not uttering a single word.
“Hmph! Thinking of commanding us all with a random talisman you found somewhere. Friend Shen, if you want to show off, you will have to find a better excuse. We still have a journey ahead, so, we won’t stay any longer.” Lin Hanyue scoffed, vaulted onto a horse, and rode off towards the front.
Seeing this, Lin’s people followed one after another, more than a few even sneered mockingly over their shoulders at Shen Luo.
Bai Bi watched this scene, his brows furrowed, about to say something.
At this moment, a sudden change occurred. The ground under Lin Hanyue’s horse abruptly broke open a hundred feet ahead, revealing a pitch-black hole.
The horse’s foot stepped into the void, immediately falling down and disappearing. But Lin Hanyue, being a soul condensing cultivator, reacted extremely fast. At the instant she was about to fall into the hole, a surge of blue light enveloped her body, and she shot upwards.
But before she could fly out, a strange howling sound emitted from the black hole on the ground. A whirlwind so strong that it almost took shape came rushing out, madly sucking everything in sight.
Lin Hanyue was sucked in without the slightest resistance, screaming in horror all the while. She disappeared into the hole.
The few people nearby from the Lin family were also affected by this suction. With a ‘whoosh’ they were drawn into it before they even had the chance to cry out in agony.
The ground’s black hole’s suction did not last too long. It stopped soon after, then the ground bulged up suddenly; an enormous red head, half the size of a house, burrowed out, covered in bright red scales the size of rulers. A blood basin full of sharp, heavy teeth made it look like a giant insect.
The people from the Lin family, who were still dazed by the sudden change, only managed to react to seeing the terrifying head of the insect. Overwhelmed by horror, they screamed, turning to flee towards Shen Luo and the others.
The terrifying red head let out a sarcastic roar before shooting out at an incredible speed, spanning a distance of over dozens of feet in an instant. It bit the waist of a middle-aged man from the Lin family in its jaws. Blood splattered everywhere as the man cried out horribly, flailing his arms in vain to free himself, but it was all to no avail.
It was then that everyone noticed that this monster was a massive brownish-red centipede, its length unbeknownst to anyone, with a body already over dozens of feet long sticking out of the ground, its tail still not in sight.
Swallowing the man from Lin family in its mouth, the centipede demon twisted its body and headed for other Lin family members.
“Damn, it’s General Centipede!” Bai Bi seemed to recognize the demon and immediately cried out angrily. Red light bloomed from his hand as he swung it into the air.
A crimson sword flew out, covered in fierce flames, making a piercing noise. It slashed towards the red centipede’s head with a mighty aura.
The General Centipede sneered from its scarlet eyes, slightly moving its head to strike the crimson sword.
With a loud ‘bang’, the sparks flew in all directions.
The crimson flying sword spun out of control, and flew back with most of its flame extinguished, while Bai Bi staggered backward, looking even paler, his eyes filled with horror.
A scale on the centipede’s head had a white mark, showing a crack.
“Roar!”
It gave an annoyed roar, immediately forsaking the rest of the Lin family and turned towards Bai Bi, swiftly dashing towards him. Duplicitously, Bai Bi’s eyes filled with desperation.
A golden light flashed, and a figure wrapped in golden light appeared like a ghost in front of the General Centipede, their fists pounding like lighting.
With a “bang” akin to the explosive crack of thunder, wave after wave of a shattering fist wind spewed in all directions, leaving deep marks on the nearby ground.
The massive body of the Centipede General was knocked back, but with a slight shake, it stabilized itself.
Its narrow body that stretched over twenty feet long was now fully visible, covered in large, brownish red scales while numerous claws clustered on both sides of its body, looking menacingly wicked.
The figure formed from golden light receded back quickly. After landing and retreating seven to eight steps, it stabilized itself, revealing the figure of Shen Luo, with a trace of shock on his face.
Ever since he mastered the Huangting Technique, he has never suffered a defeat in terms of strength. Even when he confronted the two Nascent Soul Stage black ant creatures in Chunhua City, he triumphed. However, just now, he was knocked back during a head-on collision with the centipede demon, and found himself at a disadvantage.
“Quickly leave this place! Run to somewhere far. I’ll hold it off!” Shen Luo, his face grave, yelled without turning his head.
The Shen family didn’t hesitate and immediately, led by Shen Huasheng and Shen Yu, they managed to calm their frantic horses and sprinted forward.
The Bai family also regained their composure and hurriedly escaped towards the distance.
As for the members of the Lin family, they didn’t wait for instructions and everyone fled in a hurry, regretting their inability to run faster.
In a blink of an eye, only Shen Luo and Bai Bi were left in the field.
“Daoist Bai, you should also quickly leave and protect the others!” Shen Luo urgently transmitted his voice.
“Thank you for your earlier help, Brother Shen. Watch out!” Bai Bi, not feigning bravery, responded and summoned back his red flying sword, then turned and dashed off into the distance.
“Run? In front of me, the Centipede General, none of you humans will escape!” The Centipede General spoke in human language, emitting a hoarse roar, and lunged again.
Two imprints of fists could be seen deeply embedded in the bright shell on its head with several long cracks appearing on the nearby scales revealing bloody flesh. A mighty demon Qi erupted from its body, pressing over like a furious wave.
“Damn, this fiend seems to have reached the Late Nascent Soul Stage!” The thought sent a chill through Shen Luo’s heart. Light like moonlight glimmered under his feet. In a blink, he swerved swiftly to the side.
With a twist of its head, the Centipede General opened its mouth wide and a stream of purple demon fire shot out, ruthlessly assaulting Shen Luo from above, covering the sky.
Shen Luo moved his feet quickly, shifting from a flanking move to a quick retreat, while simultaneously summoning a talisman.
In the loud rumbling of colliding water splashes, several huge surges rose from the nearby river, hitting the demon fire like dancing flood dragons.
But the purple demon fire was incredibly fierce. The water hit it but failed to extinguish it, instead, it was easily evaporated.
However, the purple demon fire was momentarily obstructed, allowing Shen Luo to rapidly retreat. He managed to move out of the range of the demon fire before it fell.
“Bang”
The purple demon fire hit the open ground, immediately igniting and burning, melting the ground like wax and turning it blackened and charred.
Shen Luo gasped sharply. Just at that moment, a strong gust from his side indicated that the Centipede General’s tail was sweeping towards him. It came so fast that it was right in front of him almost instantly.
The speed of this Centipede General was truly terrifying!
