Chapter 2293: Hundred Spirit Mist
Chapter 2293: Hundred Spirit Mist
Zhao Hai slowly proceeded forward. The blood wolves had already retreated. To be honest, those blood wolves posed no real danger to Zhao Hai. They were too weak and he had no interest in them at all.
Zhao Hai has just successfully refined his body and wants to find a couple of powerful demonic beasts to fight. However, the strength of those blood wolves is too weak. Those blood wolves relied on numbers to win, and their attacks certainly cannot break through Zhao Hai’s defenses. If he were to fight those blood wolves personally, he would only waste his time. That’s why he released the Silver Tiger.
Zhao Hai’s pace was neither fast nor slow. Although he was collecting various plants as he walked, he increased his speed once he had collected most of the common plants.
As Zhao Hai was leisurely walking forward, a red light suddenly shot into the sky about a hundred kilometers in front of him. Zhao Hai was stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed. He had heard that in the Blood Demon Realm, whenever a treasure appeared, there would usually be strange phenomena happening in the heavens and earth. This red light should be one of them.
Zhao Hai moved faster as the red light began growing brighter. As long as there was no change in the red light, it meant that the treasure had not been taken.
About half an hour later, Zhao Hai arrived at the foot of a small mountain. The mountain wasn’t very high, but its shape was quite special. It looked like a giant sword surrounded by cliffs. The red light was emanating from the peak.
Zhao Hai glanced at the mountain, which was over three thousand meters high. Except for the bottom five hundred meters or so, which had some gentle slopes, the rest of the mountain was like a giant sword that could overturn the heavens. It would be really difficult for ordinary cultivators to climb up.
Naturally, this was not a difficult task for Zhao Hai. He was just about to set off up the mountain when suddenly a whooshing sound came, and Zhao Hai felt a gust of evil wind rushing towards the back of his head. He was furious. He could sense a trace of gold element spiritual qi in this evil wind. From this aura, he could tell that what attacked him was definitely a magic weapon, and a metal-type magic weapon with extremely powerful attack power.
A gold element magical artifact was used to attack the back of his head. It was clearly meant to kill him. He didn’t even know who the attacker was, yet they were already trying to kill him right away. This showed how vicious the person was. How could Zhao Hai not turn red with anger?
Zhao Hai immediately turned his head and threw a punch. Boom! A long, spike-like magical weapon was sent flying back by his punch. A muffled groan came not far behind him, and then a figure slowly appeared in front of Zhao Hai.
The man was dressed entirely in black, with his face almost completely covered, only his eyes were visible. This black clothing wasn’t ordinary cultivator’s attire, but rather a tight-fitting suit, resembling a ninja’s outfit.
The spike that had been aimed at Zhao Hai was now hovering beside the cultivator, who was coldly staring at him. Zhao Hai looked at the person and sneered, “So you’re from the Shadowless Sect. No wonder you attacked me right away. Shameless indeed.”
The Shadowless Sect is a major sect within the Demonic Alliance. This sect is most proficient in poisoning, sneak attacks, and assassination. They have honed their skills in these techniques to perfection and are quite famous within the Demonic Alliance.
The man from the Shadowless Sect glanced at Zhao Hai and sneered, “You madman from the Forbidden Path Sect. Kid, your strength is not bad, but I want the things on that mountain. If you know what’s good for you, leave quickly, otherwise don’t blame me for being impolite.”
Zhao Hai looked at the man from the Shadowless Sect and sneered, “You’re being impolite? So you were just being polite when you were about to kill me? Hahaha, treasures appear in the world, and the virtuous will claim them. You say that treasure is yours, so it is yours. You evil spirit, do you really think I’m afraid of you?”
The cultivation method of the Forbidden Path Sect is body cultivation, and the requirements for body cultivation are extremely strict. In particular, the ascetic training of that year was known not only to people in the Forbidden Path Sect, but also to some outsiders. In the eyes of outsiders, that year of ascetic training was an absolutely crazy act, so the disciples of the Forbidden Path Sect were sometimes called madmen by outsiders.
Unlike the Forbidden Path Sect, the Shadowless Sect’s disciples are skilled in assassination techniques, making them highly despised within the Demonic Alliance and often referred to as evil spirits.
Of course, these nicknames are not nice. But people from the Forbidden Path Sect like to be called madmen, and the Shadowless Sect doesn’t like to be called evil spirits.
Upon hearing Zhao Hai call him an evil spirit, the cultivator from the Shadowless Sect flew into a rage and said, “You’re asking for trouble! Die!” With that, he moved his hand, and the sharp spike trembled twice before attacking Zhao Hai.
Zhao Hai sneered, “You can’t even break through my defenses, yet you dare to boast about not being cruel? You’re the one who’ll die.” With that, Zhao Hai swung his hand forward and grabbed the spike aimed at him. The man from the Shadowless Sect, seeing his magic weapon caught by Zhao Hai, showed no concern whatsoever. Instead, he let out a cold laugh, then swung his hand again, and the spike’s head suddenly exploded, sending a thin needle flying straight towards Zhao Hai’s brow.
This move was the killing move of that Shadowless Sect cultivator. Countless people had died because of it. So when he saw Zhao Hai grab his magic weapon, he wasn’t surprised at all.
Zhao Hai hadn’t actually noticed that there was such a mechanism inside the spikes, so the needle really did hit his forehead.
Zhao Hai felt a sharp pain between his eyebrows, as if he had been punched hard. However, with his current strength, he naturally wouldn’t take this attack seriously. Moreover, the needle only pierced his skin, causing it to sink in, but it didn’t break through beyond that.
When the Shadowless Sect cultivator saw Zhao Hai calmly receive the needle, his eyes narrowed. He knew very well how powerful his attack was, and even with the power of the magic weapon, he still couldn’t break through Zhao Hai’s defense. This made the Shadowless Sect member reassess Zhao Hai’s strength.
However, he had another trick up his sleeve. Seeing that the spike was ineffective against Zhao Hai, he spewed out a plume of black smoke from the spike. The smoke condensed and did not disperse, directly enveloping Zhao Hai. Only then did a smile appear in the eyes of the Shadowless Sect cultivator.
This black smoke is no ordinary thing. It’s called the Hundred Poison Mist, made from a hundred kinds of poisons. Those who are poisoned by it have no chance of survival. It’s extremely domineering. Even a cultivator at the Teleportation Realm would likely die if poisoned by this Hundred Poison Mist.
This Hundred Poison Mist is extremely precious. If it were used against an ordinary person, the cultivator from the Shadowless Sect would be reluctant to use it. However, the extraordinary defensive ability that Zhao Hai just displayed ignited his vigilance. He knew very well that only by cultivating one’s body to an extremely powerful level could one achieve what Zhao Hai did. Such a body cultivator was the most difficult to deal with, not to mention that Zhao Hai was from the Forbidden Path Sect, making him even more difficult to deal with. Therefore, he used a killing move as soon as he could.
But what happened next was beyond his expectations. The thick cloud of black mist surrounding Zhao Hai suddenly shrank, and finally, like a long river flowing into the sea, it was completely inhaled by Zhao Hai.
After inhaling the Hundred Poison Mist, Zhao Hai laughed loudly, “What a good thing! This poison can actually refine my five internal organs. I should thank you. As thanks for this poison smoke, I’ll give you a quick death.” With that, Zhao Hai moved and threw a punch.
The Shadowless Sect cultivator had already come to his senses while Zhao Hai was speaking. He really hadn’t expected Zhao Hai’s strength to be so formidable. However, his own strength was not weak either. Seeing Zhao Hai’s punch coming, he didn’t allow Zhao Hai to fight head-on. Instead, he moved swiftly, dodging Zhao Hai’s attack. Then, he turned into a wisp of smoke, which was then blown away by the wind, and he disappeared completely.
When Zhao Hai saw that the person had disappeared, he couldn’t help but frown. He activated his spiritual power and looked around, but this only made his frown deeper, indicating that he hadn’t found the person.
At this time, Zhao Hai suddenly flung the spike he had been holding upwards. A spurt of hot blood erupted from Zhao Hai’s head. Then, the figure of the Shadowless Sect disciple appeared three meters above Zhao Hai, holding a jet-black longsword, aiming to stab him. However, the thorn he had used to attack Zhao Hai was now embedded in his heart, which seemed to have doomed him.
Having suffered such a devastating attack, the man was naturally powerless to attack Zhao Hai. He fell from the sky with a thud, staring intently at Zhao Hai, and stammered, “How did you find me?”
Zhao Hai smiled faintly, then waved his hand, sending a burst of energy that severed the man’s head. The man glared at Zhao Hai, seemingly unable to believe that Zhao Hai would kill him so easily. Most people would have said a few final words to him, of which he would have a method to take Zhao Hai down with him.
Zhao Hai looked at the man and smiled faintly as he said in his mind, “Trying to plot against me? Does he really think I’m one of those idiots on TV? You could have killed him, but instead you chose to talk so much nonsense, giving him a chance to turn the tables. I won’t make that mistake. Killing him and then talking nonsense is better than giving you a chance to turn the tables.” After saying that, Zhao Hai waved his hand and sent the man from the Shadowless Sect into the Space, turning him into an Undead.
After doing all that, Zhao Hai turned towards the high mountain. He was stunned when he saw that the blood-red light that had just shot into the sky had disappeared. The disappearance of the blood-red light meant that the treasure had been taken away. In other words, while he was fighting to the death with that cultivator from the Shadowless Sect, someone had run up the mountain and taken the treasure.
Zhao Hai’s expression changed, then he became furious. He snorted coldly and said, “Fine, you’re good at taking advantage. Unfortunately for you, I’ve taken a liking to this treasure, I can’t let you have it.” After saying that, Zhao Hai moved and tapped the mountain with his foot a few times, reaching the summit. Once there, he looked around and soon spotted a figure in green leaping eastward at great speed.
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and leaped down the mountain. Then he chased after the green figure. He was much faster than the person, and the distance between them kept closing.