Chapter 987
Chapter 987
"Is the road blocked?" Fan Gu asked Huo Dongming.
"We have to try it out first." Huo Dongming took a few steps back, grabbed a small stone, and rolled it carefully towards the edge.
"Boom!"
After rolling a certain distance, the stone suddenly exploded and turned into a cloud of dust and smoke, leaving only a small amount on the ground, which was much cleaner than the blood mist.
In an instant, Qin He felt an extremely concentrated and terrifying murderous intent, which made his hair stand on end.
What a terrifying killing formation!
You don't know until you've experienced it up close, but once you do, you're shocked. With such murderous intent, if you walked in without any defense, relying solely on your physical defenses, you'd definitely get hurt.
Moreover, this murderous intent is extremely fierce, and may even have a bone-attaching effect. Once you are killed, it may be like a ulcer attached to the bone, which will not only be difficult to recover from, but will also cause continuous damage.
Qin He was shocked. What kind of formation was originally set up on the Black Wind Mountain? It had been broken for who knows how many years, but the power of the remaining formation was still so terrifying and strange.
The formation we know will lose all its effects after it collapses, and there is absolutely no such thing as any remnants left.
Qin He narrowed his eyes and activated various eye techniques, scanning towards the location of the killing formation, but he only saw a very faint fluctuation, as weak as the breathing of grass and trees, which would not cause any perception if he didn't pay attention.
At this moment, Qin He finally realized what it meant that there is always someone better than you.
If such a killing formation is at its peak, what kind of existence will it be? Can it be used to kill immortals?
Afterwards, Huo Dongming rolled a dozen more stones to roughly define the range of the killing formation. Finally, he summoned two four-legged snake beasts again and went to test it.
"Are you still not sure about the unobstructed area next to it?" Qin He asked again when he saw this.
Fan Gu shook his head and pointed at the arc of the killing array. "The killing array has no fixed shape. It may look like a circle, but in reality, there may be irregular areas left out. It may be several steps away from the circle, or even more than ten steps away. It's like an enclave. You have to use lizards to crawl around the entire perimeter to ensure it's safe before you can pass through."
As soon as he finished speaking, as if to prove his words, with a "puff" sound, a lizard crawled to a position six steps away from the killing formation and turned into a ball of blood mist again.
"Look, that's the most dangerous place." Fan Gu's face changed.
Qin He was horrified. The killing array occupied more than half of the valley, leaving only a narrow passage wide enough for two people to pass through side by side. The enclave was located in the narrowest and slightly outside area.
If Huo Dongming hadn't continued his exploration and had simply passed through, he would have had little chance of escaping. Furthermore, the "enclave" was extremely small, and the fluctuations were even weaker, so even Qin He hadn't noticed anything unusual.
Afterwards, Huo Dongming explored for a while and circled the scope of the enclave. Everyone carefully passed the edge of the killing formation and went around it.
After that, we started walking and stopping.
From time to time, they would encounter a killing array and stop. In total, they passed through six of them.
According to Fan Gu, I'm pretty lucky.
If there is a killing formation blocking the valley path, we will have no choice but to return home.
Because it may take several hours or even several months to wait for the killing formation to disappear.
It takes too much time, and if something unexpected happens on the way back, we will miss the auspicious time.
Looking again at this time, there is a towering cliff in front, rising from the ground, like a coiled snake pillar. It is dark black and exudes a cold texture.
On the cliff, dozens of pitch-black ancient trees grew obliquely in a depression, with lush branches and leaves, and were hung with fruits emitting faint light.
"Look, the Mo Ling fruit tree, many fruits are ripe." Mo Fan pointed to the valley and said excitedly.
Huo Dongming roughly counted them and said with a smile, "At least over a hundred are ripe, twice as many as last time."
"Everything is ready, only the east wind is missing." Fan Gu clapped his hands excitedly and said, "Quick, explore the surrounding area, make sure it is safe, and wait for the fruit to fall."
Huo Dongming responded, and then he and Mo Fan began to explore the surrounding areas.
Qin He's eyes moved around, and he observed carefully, and found that there were many dark red light spots flickering and appearing around the Mo Ling fruit tree. It was obvious that there were unknown creatures lurking there, about a thousand steps away, and separated by several low hills.
"The place where the Mo Ling fruit trees grow is also a place where the strong wind cannot wreak havoc. It is a natural safe haven. Some vicious creatures are hiding there, so you can't get too close, and you can't take the initiative to pick the fruits, otherwise it will be regarded as a provocation. Once those vicious creatures are attracted, it will be dangerous." Fan Gu saw Qin He's eyes shining and said again.
Qin He nodded. The moment he saw the fruit tree, he really had this idea.
A distance of a thousand steps is neither near nor far. If you want to pick the fruit, there is always a way.
"Fruit, there are fruits here."
At this moment, the happy shouts of Huo Dongming and Mo Fan were heard not far away.
Fan Gu and Qin He walked over quickly and saw Huo Dongming and Mo Fan pointing to a bush beside the valley road not far away.
There were three faintly glowing objects inside, exactly the same as those on the Mo Ling fruit tree.
"Be careful, there may be something in the grass." Fan Gu hurriedly reminded when he saw this.
As soon as he finished speaking, with a "whoosh" sound, something black struck Huo Dongming, who made the loudest sound, at an extremely fast speed.
"Wocao~"
Huo Dongming screamed and quickly leaned back to avoid it.
The black thing flashed by and failed to hit, then it jumped onto a huge rock on the opposite side and turned back, this time attacking Tian Zizhen.
"Beast!"
Tian Zizhen was already on guard, protecting his body with his true energy. With a flick of his hands, two boomerangs were shot out.
"Ding!"
There was a sound of metal clashing, sparks flew, and the black object was bounced back, as were Tian Zizhen's two boomerangs.
A black object fell to the ground, and Qin He took a closer look.
It turned out to be a small snake, only about one foot long, as thick as a little finger, pitch black all over, with a triangular head and prominent horns.
The most special thing is the spiritual scales on its body. Ordinary snakes have thin scales, but this black snake, which is only as thick as a little finger, has spiritual scales as big as a child's fingernail.
As the little snake opened its mouth and hissed, the scales opened up one by one, layer upon layer, like the quills of a hedgehog, which was frightening.
"It's a blackthorn snake!" Fan Gu's face changed.
Seeing this, Qin He directly cast a magic spell to identify demons. He hadn't used this spell for a long time.
Blackthorn Snake: It looks like a snake but is not a snake. It is a species of Yin-born lizard, in the Wheel Sea realm. Its body is as hard as iron, and it has poisonous ink in its mouth. It is good at speed and sneak attacks, and feeds on natural treasures.
"Be careful, this is an adult blackthorn snake, and my darts can't break its defense." Tian Zijin reminded hurriedly.
"We can only hammer it to death!"
Fan Gu's hands flashed with white light, and he took out a bone shield and a short hammer. He shouted, "Think of a way to trap it for a while. Normal attacks are ineffective against it~"
However, before he could finish his words, the blackthorn snake took the lead and attacked. The fanged lizard opened its mouth and spewed out a thick black smoke towards everyone.
"The black fog is highly poisonous, retreat quickly!" Fan Gu's face changed drastically and he retreated hurriedly.
Everyone retreated in a hurry. They saw that wherever the black fog passed, even the bluestone valley road was corroded, making a "sizzling" sound and emitting black smoke.
At the first encounter, the black thorn snake gained the upper hand and almost took Huo Dongming away.
In the next few rounds, the four of them were completely passive. The black thorn snake was fast, had high defense, and spewed poisonous mist everywhere, making it simply impossible to defeat it.
Ordinary attacks can't hurt it, and heavy punches can't keep up with its speed.
The four of them were in a panic and could only barely protect themselves, with almost no ability to fight back.
Qin He couldn't help but shook his head when he saw this. This little spicy guy was indeed a bit ferocious. If he didn't take action, he would have to give up this territory to him.
It was obvious that it was also collecting Mo Ling Fruit, and the two sides collided.
In the blink of an eye, the black thorn snake fell to the ground for a short while, and Fan Gu struck again with his heavy hammer. The hammer face was shining with rosy light, and it was as powerful as a small mountain falling down, smashing towards the black thorn snake.
This was the only counterattack by the four that could effectively repel the black thorn snake.
It could only push the snake back. Fan Gu's hammer was not fast enough, and the black thorn snake could easily dodge it every time.
However, this time, the blackthorn snake hissed and did not dodge. Instead, it struggled frantically, as if it was immobilized.
Void Eyes: A magical skill from the ancient witch sect that can imprison an area of void. Wherever the eyes point, you will be the master of the void.
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