Chapter 449: Shebishi and Aro'e

Xu Qing nodded slightly, gloomy light revealing in his eyes. After sweeping a glance at the Captain, he began to check the surroundings.

The depths of the True Immortal Ten-Intestine and the periphery, besides the line drawn by the thirty-six city-states on the ground, had several very obvious signs.

One was that the jungle in the depths was denser, crisscrossing together, turning into ghosts and monsters in the dark night, full of eeriness, and occasionally one could vaguely hear whispering sounds, incomparably weird.

The second was that the number of Dao Fruits formed was greater. Those countless eyes were not always open, but blinked continuously, and each swayed, changing the direction of their gaze.

The third was that there were no withered leaves or any fallen branches on the ground in the depths.

The ground here was clean, with only mud.

Xu Qing withdrew his gaze. After the Black-Clad Guards scouted in front, he walked forward under the protection of Lin Yuandong.

As they walked in, the eyes hanging on the branches and constantly sizing up the surroundings gradually changed their gaze, and finally all turned, staring straight at the crowd.

A trace of malice exuded from these eyes, merging into everyone's mind along with the gaze.

The crowd paused. While vigilant, they each operated their cultivation, waiting for half a while without finding any other changes in these eyes, and then continued to move forward.

And the Dao Fruits in the depths of the True Immortal Ten-Intestine could not be picked. They often turned into a mass of foul-smelling rotten water when touched.

As for danger, they encountered some on the way into the depths, but the Spirit Repository cultivation of Zhou Xingwu and the Heavenly Peak Sovereign played a huge role in this place, coupled with those Black-Clad Guards, so Xu Qing's group had no danger along the way.

Until an hour later, as they went deeper, one of the Black-Clad Guards scouting in front suddenly let out a miserable scream.

His body was entangled by a black shadow and pulled up from the ground, hanging upside down in mid-air. Before others could rescue him, this Black-Clad Guard withered visibly to the naked eye amidst the splashing of countless blood.

In the blink of an eye, he became a dried corpse.

More egg-sized bumps grew from his withered body, densely packed, a full few dozen, and finally all broke, revealing the ferocious eyes within, looking at the crowd with the overflow of yellow water.

All this made the cultivators in this place change their expressions solemnly, and most of them saw the corpses hanging and suspended in the dense jungle behind this dried corpse!

The number was so large that it was no less than tens of thousands, and as far as the eye could see, they were all there.

Almost every branch had dried corpses, and some were even stuck together. It looked shocking.

These corpses were mostly rotten and dried, and the clothes on them were also tattered, with not much left.

It could vaguely be seen that the clothes were quite messy, and even the clans were different.

Besides that, these corpses were also filled with many egg-sized bumps. Some had dozens, some hundreds. When the wind blew, it shook the big trees, and also made the countless corpses sway.

The next moment, amidst the swaying, some bumps on the corpses broke, and the ferocious eyes that appeared in the yellow water carried thick malice, looking at everyone here.

There were also some corpses that detached from the tree trunks like ripe fruits while swaying and fell to the ground.

Soon, with the falling of the corpses one after another, the ground was full of corpses.

The Heavenly Peak Sovereign's expression changed. This scene had not appeared in the records of the thirty-six city-states.

"This True Immortal Ten-Intestine is very wrong." The Heavenly Peak Sovereign's eyes contracted. He swept a glance at Xu Qing's side and looked at those Black-Clad Guards, but didn't speak to inform them.

Xu Qing's eyes condensed, and he stepped back a few steps. Just at this moment, a corpse that fell to the ground suddenly moved.

Its head swayed mechanically, and after a pause, its neck turned a circle. The large number of eyes covering its face looked at Xu Qing and the others, then rushed out, like a wild beast, heading straight for the crowd.

A Black-Clad Guard in front took action, cutting the corpse that rushed over into two halves instantly.

But just at this moment, dozens of corpses on the ground moved again, followed by hundreds. In the blink of an eye, all the corpses on the ground jumped up, emitting silent roars from their mouths, rushing towards the crowd crazily.

The wind blew again at this moment, and quite a few corpses on the tree trunks also struggled to detach, emitting weird roars, and came to kill the crowd.

Zhou Xingwu's expression was gloomy. With a wave of his hand, a large number of corpses in front of him collapsed, and all the Black-Clad Guards also took action to block them one after another. The sound of roaring and the fluctuation of magic techniques echoed in all directions for a while.

Xu Qing didn't take action. He watched all this coldly, and the Captain stood beside him, narrowing his eyes.

However, the crisis here was not just like this. Soon, more corpses appeared running from the depths of the jungle.

There were even some ferocious bodies formed by the fusion of a large number of corpses, exuding combat power comparable to a high-palace Golden Core, leaping up inside.

The number of similar fusion corpses was not small.

This place was in chaos instantly.

Not long after, roars that shook the mind came from the depths of the jungle. In an instant, dozens of corpse shadows appeared, their whole bodies exuding fluctuations comparable to a Nascent Soul.

Even with the shaking of the earth, a giant beast composed of hundreds of corpses appeared in the distance, and the fluctuation comparable to a Spirit Repository was earth-shattering, making everyone's expression change greatly.

What made everyone's heart tremble even more was that such Spirit Repository corpses were not just one, but several.

This scene moved Xu Qing, and he retreated rapidly.

The Captain revealed strange light and transmitted his voice to Xu Qing.

"Sure enough, the Shebishi tribulation has appeared. Little A-Qing, the great fortune I told you about before, this time it must be successful!"

"Eldest Senior Brother, have you been here before?" Xu Qing's divine sense fluctuated.

"I haven't been here in this life." The Captain looked up at the True Immortal Ten-Intestine soaring into the sky in the distance, muttering in a low voice.

Xu Qing was thoughtful and was just about to continue asking for details, but the Captain's expression suddenly changed. He grabbed Xiang Ningyan, who was looking at those corpses in horror, and galloped towards the distance, transmitting his voice rapidly.

"Little A-Qing, follow me!"

Xu Qing did not hesitate at all; he raised his right hand and grabbed toward Qingqiu. Amidst Qingqiu's mental shock, Xu Qing grabbed her shoulder and chased after the Captain.

As the four of them galloped away, Zhou Xingwu, who was fighting those corpses, turned his head abruptly. After looking at the backs of Xu Qing and the others as they left, he was about to chase them.

But the next instant, the Heavenly Peak Sovereign, who was fighting two Spirit Repository corpses, spat out a mouthful of blood, showing signs of being unable to defeat them, and retreated.

And without his obstruction, those two corpses headed straight for Zhou Xingwu. At the same time, this Heavenly Peak Sovereign also took action immediately, also blocking Zhou Xingwu.

Zhou Xingwu's expression changed, and he had to give up the pursuit. While avoiding rapidly, he looked at the Heavenly Peak Sovereign with an ugly expression.

"Commander Zhou, I'm sorry. The Divine Son has private Black Heaven Clan matters to deal with. It's not convenient for us to follow, so don't force it." The Heavenly Peak Sovereign spoke indifferently.

"Are you sure they are really Black Heaven clansmen? So hurried, and not letting us follow, there must be a problem here!" Zhou Xingwu's expression was gloomy.

"Then Commander Zhou, can you be sure they are really not Black Heaven clansmen?" The Heavenly Peak Sovereign transmitted his voice calmly, and then spoke softly again.

"Besides, the imperial edict you received doesn't include investigating the truth. Everything is decided by the above. Why do you have to take on the responsibility yourself?"

Zhou Xingwu didn't speak anymore. He naturally understood the truth, and what he needed was actually the other party's obstruction with such words. In this way, even if something really went wrong, he would have a statement.

At the same time, taking advantage of the opportunity that the corpses were attracted by the Black-Clad Guards, Xu Qing's group of four galloped in the jungle. The Captain led the way, his speed fully erupted, carrying the trembling and terrified Xiang Ningyan, constantly jumping and rising.

Xiang Ningyan was about to cry. He didn't know why the other party still had to carry him at this time. This obviously couldn't be good intentions, and it must be to do something with himself.

Qingqiu had the same thought.

Qingqiu had the exact same thought.

Qingqiu was indignant. She had the heart to struggle, but also knew that doing so was unrealistic.

And throughout the whole process, Xu Qing didn't say a word. While being vigilant about the surroundings, he also observed the Captain from time to time.

He didn't continue to ask for the specific reason.

Xu Qing felt that since he chose to trust his Eldest Senior Brother, there was no need to ask for the truth immediately.

Especially the Captain's sentence before had partially resolved his doubts.

"He hasn't been here in this life, doesn't mean he hasn't been here in previous lives..." Xu Qing muttered in his heart, his body flashed to avoid the branches in front, and he moved forward with the Captain in this jungle, getting closer and closer to the depths.

At the same time, he also saw that the road the Captain took was not a straight line, but circling around in this area, as if looking for something.

"Eldest Senior Brother, what are you looking for?" Xu Qing asked via voice transmission.

The Captain's breathing was obviously rapid, the light in his eyes was intense, revealing not madness, but unprecedented desire.

"I'm looking for Aro'e. Why hasn't it come out yet? It shouldn't be wrong. First is the Shebishi tribulation, then it should be the Aro'e tribulation..."

The moment the Captain responded, suddenly there was a sound from the distance.

Tuck!

Tuck-tuck!

Tuck-tuck-tuck!

This sound immediately attracted the attention of the two. Looking over, they saw a big bird three feet high standing on a big tree in the distance. This bird had no feathers on its whole body, and its body was bare while there were also areas of flesh and blood, with blood dripping.

Its eyes were blind, only two black holes, and its body moved one by one, pecking at the wood.

And the area where it was located gave people a sense of grotesqueness. If this range was compared to a painting, then there were a large number of holes in this painting right now.

One piece on the left and one on the right, many parts had disappeared, looking riddled with holes.

As for the places that disappeared, they were pitch black, as if they were nothingness.

When this weird scene fell into the eyes of Xu Qing and the crowd, the pecking sound echoed again.

Xu Qing's eyes condensed slightly. He noticed that the sound made by the bird pecking the wood actually manifested weirdly at this moment, becoming a twisted musical note, floating to the side.

The place where it fell blurred rapidly, as if being swallowed.

Whether it was mud or trees, they all disappeared, becoming black holes.

"This is it!"

Looking at all this, the Captain's voice revealed surprise. At the moment when the pecking sound continued to come and a new musical note formed and floated to the side, he signaled to Xu Qing, and then dragged Xiang Ningyan straight towards the musical note.

Xu Qing took a deep breath, grabbed Qingqiu, and rushed out as well.

In the blink of an eye, the four of them arrived near the musical note. At the moment of contact with its power, the musical note exploded, and the figures of the four people, together with the three feet of space around them, disappeared with a bang, turning into a black hole.

The woodpecker on the tree was still pecking at the wood, continuously emitting sounds.

Gradually, all areas around disappeared continuously, and after they were all lost, the woodpecker raised its head, its hairless wings flapped, its body flew up, and amidst weird bird calls, it went in another direction.

Not long after, it found another big tree, stood on the tree trunk, and continued to peck at the wood. The musical note appeared again, the surroundings disappeared again, and it repeated over and over.

Under the blood-colored sky, strips of purple mountain ranges crisscrossed. There were no sun or moon in the sky, and the light source was reflected from the dark red earth, reflecting the sky in reverse.

This was the place where Xu Qing and the musical note appeared after contact.

There were no flowers, plants, or trees around, and whether it was the ground or the mountain ranges, they were not composed of mud or mountain stones. Stepping on them felt soft but hard, giving Xu Qing the feeling that it seemed to be flesh and blood.

In the spreading red light, Qingqiu's breathing was slightly rapid. Like Xu Qing, she was observing the surroundings. Xiang Ningyan trembled all over. After touching the ground, he wailed instantly.

"It's over, we have been swallowed by the 'E' (nightmare) of the E-Immortal Clan, we can't get out of here..."

"Shut up!" The Captain glanced at Xiang Ningyan.

Xiang Ningyan shrank his head, not daring not to speak.

"Know quite a bit, tell me what the 'E' of the E-Immortal Clan is." The Captain looked interested. ===== CHAPTER 450 =====