Chapter 983: Formation Unleashes Its Power

"It would be better if we could collect more respect‑rank hard shells. The ones at the Zao Hua Realm are still a bit lacking."

The Zao Hua Realm hard shells can still be split by Ye Liuyun's Mountain‑Cleft Sword.

So Qiong Qi hatched a plan to get the respect‑rank poisonous scorpion hard shells.

They walked forward a bit more and actually encountered a black poisonous scorpion.

That respect‑rank scorpion's size was like a huge building, and its tail stinger was as thick as a long spear.

Qiong Qi's eyes lit up. "You attack its Soul, I'll handle the Physical Body."

Qiong Qi said that and took out his cauldron‑breaker furnace.

His broken furnace is also a divine artifact; Ye Liuyun knows it's the device he uses to forge Exotic Scale Armor.

"Leave the Yuan Dan for me!"

Ye Liuyun hurriedly shouted to Qiong Qi, fearing he would also refine the Yuan Dan.

The respect‑rank scorpion's Yuan Dan, whether he uses it for cultivation or returns it to the academy for points, is a treasure and must not be wasted.

That respect‑rank scorpion clearly had high intelligence and was very displeased with Qiong Qi and Ye Liuyun's scheme against it.

With a "squeak", it preemptively launched a sound‑wave attack.

"Good!" Qiong Qi replied to Ye Liuyun, also reminding him: "Aren't you looking for the Ten Thousand Poison Cave? Soul Search!"

At the same time, Qiong Qi acted, enlarging the broken furnace and shielding the scorpion with it.

Ye Liuyun at this moment also activated a Soul attack, forcibly pulling the scorpion's primary and secondary Souls into his own Zao Hua domain for absorption.

After Qiong Qi's reminder, he finally remembered.

"Right, what if this scorpion knows the location of the Ten Thousand Poison Cave!"

Thinking that, he also began to employ Soul Searching Technique to probe the scorpion's memories.

The scorpion clearly had never entered the Ten Thousand Poison Cave.

But it harbored a deep fear of a certain place, knowing that there lies something stronger and more poisonous.

Ye Liuyun immediately recorded that location, which could very well be the Ten Thousand Poison Cave.

A respect‑rank scorpion, before Ye Liuyun and Qiong Qi, didn't even get a glimpse before the two of them annihilated both its Physical Body and Soul.

Soon, Qiong Qi's furnace refined the scorpion's hard shell and tossed the Yuan Dan to Ye Liuyun.

"What about the meat? Was it refined?" Ye Liuyun still wondered about the scorpion meat, which was also edible.

"Don't be so spineless, okay? Are you still lacking a bit of meat?" Qiong Qi was too lazy to reply.

"How could it not be lacking? It's food too. Burning it away is even more wasteful!" Ye Liuyun argued.

"Fine, fine, I'll save some for you next time!" Qiong Qi said disdainfully.

"That's more like it!" Ye Liuyun tucked away the Yuan Dan and called Ling Shuang and Yuan Datou to continue onward.

"Is that it? One respect‑rank scorpion just gone like that?" Yuan Datou hadn't yet recovered his composure.

Ye Liuyun and Qiong Qi's actions were simply too fast.

He and Ling Shuang, from a distance, only saw the scorpion launch a sound‑wave attack before Qiong Qi enveloped and contained it.

Even Li Qingyun, from afar, sighed at Qiong Qi's methods: "Where did this kid get so many ferocious beasts? Not to mention his pure bloodline, his skill is impressive!"

"It's nothing! For scorpions of this realm, I can handle however many come!" Qiong Qi started bragging again.

But Ye Liuyun said nothing. Qiong Qi's Soul was strong enough; presumably he could indeed destroy the scorpion's Soul.

Letting him act was also to let him absorb more Soul power.

Moreover, Ye Liuyun guessed that even when facing many respect‑rank scorpions simultaneously, as long as Qiong Qi had profit, he would surely find a way to get what he wanted.

Ye Liuyun's guess was correct.

As they continued forward, they noticed a massive True Essence fluctuation ahead.

Ye Liuyun and Qiong Qi both saw over ten respect‑rank scorpions surrounding the Cheng Clan group.

But the Cheng Clan's respect‑rank elite, wielding a divine artifact, forced those scorpions to retreat.

"Follow the retreating scorpions!"

Qiong Qi exchanged a nod with Ye Liuyun and immediately charged out.

"Keep up!"

Ye Liuyun called out, and instantly followed.

"I'm going, Old Firehead wants to wipe out the respect‑rank scorpions, I have to see!" Saying that, Yuan Datou also sprinted after them.

However, his and Ling Shuang's speed was slower, lagging far behind.

When they arrived nearby, they found the over ten respect‑rank scorpions trapped by a Formation, standing still.

Ye Liuyun and Qiong Qi then eliminated those scorpions one by one.

"Is… is this your doing, Old Firehead?" Yuan Datou asked, puzzled.

"Of course, what's up? I told you I have a method, right?" Qiong Qi said, while pulling the scorpions into his furnace and showing off.

However, before he could finish gloating, both he and Ye Liuyun discovered they were surrounded by a swarm of respect‑rank scorpions.

That group of respect‑rank scorpions numbered over thirty, even more.

Moreover, the strongest one was of fourth‑tier respect‑rank, clearly the king of this swarm.

Ye Liuyun felt a bit uneasy, holding the Hundred‑Refined Soul Banner, ready to fight with Yin Soul.

Yuan Datou and Ling Shuang were so frightened they broke out in sweat.

Over thirty respect‑rank scorpions charging together could tear them apart.

"Hahaha! Great, another bunch arrived!" Qiong Qi laughed loudly at this moment.

Meanwhile, he waved both hands in the air, drawing Formation symbols.

Each time he drew a Formation and slapped forward, a scorpion was trapped, unable to move.

The Poison Scorpion King saw the situation, sensed trouble, let out a sharp howl and, with the remaining scorpions, attempted to run.

Then, Qiong Qi pursued relentlessly from behind.

He set up the Formation at a very fast speed, and soon even the Poison Scorpion King was trapped by his Formation.

"Over forty large scorpions can produce three or four hundred sets of armor!" Qiong Qi laughed out loud.

"This guy seems to have never lacked worries about armor!" Ye Liuyun, hearing Qiong Qi say that, couldn't help feeling deeply grateful in his heart.

"What are you standing still for? Move!" Qiong Qi urged Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun, while absorbing Soul and performing Soul Search, again confirmed that these scorpions all harbored a deep fear of the same place.

At the same time, his Divine Soul Power kept rising, and his duplicate's Divine Soul Power rose along with it.

And at this moment, he also felt his realm had slightly advanced.

That was his duplicate's cultivation raising its realm, which then synchronized to his own body.

"Ha ha, having a duplicate is wonderful; I even saved on cultivation!" Ye Liuyun thought with quiet joy: "If we cultivate together, the speed will be even faster!"