Chapter 25: The Jiuzhen of Mo'ao Mountain

Luo Ming's sharp spear was the longest, so it was the first to pierce the Wood Puppet Strange Monster.

However, that incomparably sharp spearhead, after piercing the Wood Puppet Strange Monster's chest, actually stopped abruptly, unable to advance even an inch further.

But on Luo Ming's face, there was no look of surprise.

Clearly, he knew that he couldn't break through the other party's flesh.

At the same time, Li Hu's Goose-Feather Blade also slashed at the Wood Puppet Strange Monster's legs.

Clang...

It was just a pity that after slashing, it only made a sound.

Until the last long sword was about to sweep across its body, a look of wariness finally appeared on the Wood Puppet Strange Monster's face. It first turned its head to dodge, and then its right fingers moved slightly.

Boom... crack...

Suddenly, a sound that shook the earth rang out.

The tree closest to the four started to tremble violently.

Subsequently, that tree suddenly pulled itself up from the ground, as if it had life, and the branches, like human arms, started to shake.

And following closely behind, the second, third, all the way to the eighth tree all came to life. They all pulled themselves up from the ground, and then used the branches to exert force on the ground, quickly surrounding toward the middle.

The thousands upon thousands of branches on the eight trees all extended toward the three like snakes and monsters, not only fast but also surrounding the three tightly without leaving any gaps, without any space to run away.

Just a moment ago, it was the three of them surrounding the Wood Puppet Strange Monster.

Unexpectedly, the offense and defense changed in an instant.

Luo Ming's face was a bit panicked, while Li Hu was relatively calm, just casting his gaze toward the young man holding the sword, waiting for him to make a decision.

"Being entangled will be very troublesome. Break these trees first!"

Hearing the young man's words, Luo Ming and Li Hu responded immediately. One used the long spear to sweep, pick, and pull, and one used the long blade to slash left and right, and in an instant, countless branches and vines were cut off.

The leading young man was even more extraordinary. Between the dancing sword lights, he not only cut off vines and branches but even cut off the main trunks of three or four large trees directly.

However, the young man raised his eyebrows, realized something, and quickly turned his head to look at the direction of the Wood Puppet Strange Monster just now, his complexion becoming incomparably ugly.

That Wood Puppet Strange Monster was nowhere to be seen.

"Tricked. These trees haven't been made into puppets yet!"

As if to verify his words, those clawing large trees lost their spirituality in an instant. All vines, branches, and twigs fell off, and then they collapsed to the ground with a bang.

Seeing Luo Ming break free, he let out a long sigh of relief. The young man sneered and said: "Leader Luo, don't be happy too early. To be able to control eight such large trees at the same time, this Artisan Strange Monster is probably not far from the intermediate level. Once it breaks through, around Seeing Seeing Hong Mu Ridge, there will be no way for camps like yours to live."

Hearing this, Luo Ming's complexion became nervous and confused.

He just wanted to speak, when Shi Qing ran over with the four people.

Walking in front of the three, the five knelt down and prostrated on the ground:

"Little one, Shi Qing of Dashan Camp, pays respects to the two lords, Leader Luo, for the grace of saving our lives, never to be forgotten."

Luo Ming was in no mood at this moment, but he had a good impression of Shi Qing, so he still stepped forward to help him up and said softly: "Leader Shi is too polite. I am also not a match for that strange monster. If you want to thank someone, thank the two lords of Beishu Camp!"

Remembering that Shi Qing didn't know the two, he introduced the names of the two.

"This is Lord Yang Ning, and this is Lord Li Hu."

Beishu Camp?

Shi Qing heard this unfamiliar camp name, and although a bit confused, he still led the four to turn quickly, kowtowing three times to Yang and Li respectively.

Although he had already guessed just now that Luo Ming's status was below the two.

But hearing Luo Ming call the two "lords" at this moment, Shi Qing's heart still couldn't help but be shocked.

Luo Ming was the leader of the only medium-sized camp around Seeing Seeing Hong Mu Ridge, Luo Ge Camp, and also the strongest expert at the Earth-Digging level.

Even he called them lords. What level should this Beishu Camp, where Yang and Li were, be?

Large camp, giant camp?

After all, their knowledge was too little, so Shi Qing could only come up with these two guesses in his mind.

In reality, whether it was the five of them or Luo Ming just now, none of them discovered that when mentioning the word "camp," Yang Ning and Li Hu both frowned slightly, and there was a clear look of disdain on their faces.

But as if out of disdain, the two didn't explain.

"Two lords, Luo would like to ask, why is this Wood Puppet Strange Monster called an Artisan Strange Monster, and what exactly does it want?

Why will the camps around Seeing Seeing Hong Mu Ridge have no way to live once it breaks through to the intermediate level? I beg the two lords to clear up my confusion."

After helping Shi Qing and the others up, Luo Ming finally couldn't help but ask the confusion in his heart.

His question made both Yang and Li frown slightly.

Li Hu shook his head, with a look of disdain on his face, and opened his mouth.

"I don't know how you have lived in the Ice Abyss for so long, to be so ignorant."

Yang Ning scanned everyone, including Luo Ming, looked at the animal-skin skirts they were wearing, saw a trace of sympathy in their eyes, and sighed:

"Living in such an environment, I can't blame you. The word 'Ice Abyss' is also something you heard for the first time, right?"

Luo Ming, Shi Qing, and others all nodded lightly.

They had indeed never heard of the Ice Abyss, nor did they know what the Ice Abyss was.

The Ice Abyss was indeed heard for the first time.

Yang Ning and Li Hu looked at each other, and there was a look of "as expected" in their eyes.

"The Ice Abyss is the name given to this world by the great lord Yang Zun, meaning the Cold Ice Abyss. This name has been recognized by all humans in the Jiuzhen at the southern foot of Mo'ao Mountain. From now on, you must all firmly remember these two words."

When mentioning the two words "Yang Zun," whether it was Yang Ning or Li Hu, they both showed incomparably respectful, even devout expressions.

Being able to make two people with such strong strength show this appearance, Luo Ming, Shi Qing, and others had more curiosity than shock in their hearts.

"May I ask what the Mo'ao Mountain and Jiuzhen that the two lords mentioned are?"

Luo Ming originally wanted to ask about Yang Zun, but just after saying one "Yang" word, he was scared by the eyes of Yang Ning and Li Hu looking over suddenly, so he hurriedly took it back and asked about Mo'ao Mountain and Jiuzhen instead.

"Not adding the prefix of great lord and calling him by his name directly is a capital crime in the Ice Abyss. Considering you are lowly and ignorant, I will spare you this time. If you dare to commit it again in the future, don't blame me for not showing mercy!"

Not adding the prefix of great lord and calling him by his name directly is a capital crime.

Luo Ming trembled slightly. He could hear the murderous intent in Yang Ning's tone, so he hurriedly bowed and prostrated to the two:

"It was Luo's rashness and ignorance. I hope the lords will forgive me."

Yang Ning saw him apologize and didn't pursue it anymore, continuing to speak:

"Mo'ao Mountain Range is the largest mountain range in the south of the Ice Abyss. No one knows how long it is. Currently, what is known is that all our human camps live at its southern foot.

As for the Jiuzhen..."

Speaking of the Jiuzhen, Yang Ning paused, looked down at Luo Ming, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth:

"It refers to the collective name of the nine largest camps on the southern foot of Mo'ao Mountain."

Nine, the largest camps?

Luo Ming, Shi Qing, and others all showed a look of confusion.

Finally, Luo Ming asked tentatively: "Could it be that those nine are all giant camps with a population of over five thousand?"

"Hahahahaha..."

Luo Ming's words made Yang Ning and Li Hu burst into laughter.

The laughter of the two was full of disdain for Luo Ming's ignorance.

This made Luo Ming a bit embarrassed, but he could only laugh along on the side.

It was Shi Qing who gave him a sympathetic look.

Although both were uncomfortable, they were still very curious about how large the nine largest camps mentioned by Yang Ning and Li Hu were.

Li Hu, who had finished laughing, resolved the confusion of the two.

"At the southern foot of Mo'ao Mountain, there are nine town-level camps, each with a population of over one hundred thousand."

One... hundred thousand?

Luo Ming, Shi Qing, and the other four people, upon hearing this number, their expressions instantly became sluggish, and a monstrous wave rose in their hearts.

"And we come from one of the Jiuzhen, Beishu Town!"

Seeming very satisfied with everyone's reaction, Li Hu held his head high when saying this sentence, his face full of pride, and his tone full of self-esteem.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 26 =====