Chapter 398: Chicken Defeats the Centipede

Seeing this scene in the forest sea surprised Yan Buji a little, so it wasn't odd that Little Chicken was drooling nearby.

Cheep!

"Hold on." Yan Buji held Little Chicken, waiting for those Poison Insects to finish devouring each other.

The Poison Insects weren't strong, but gathered together they looked rather disgusting.

He was also curious, under the lure of the Fivefold Transformation Devour Heart Fruit, which Poison Insect would emerge as the winner.

"Anyway they can never become Nascent Soul stage Poison Insects, so let them kill each other for a while. By the way, they have no concept of that."

As Yan Buji was thinking, after the chaos the Poison Insect horde was reduced to a few extremely powerful Poison Insects and some small ones.

Some of the small Poison Insects fled, while others kept moving toward the Devour Heart Fruit, intending to eat it.

Among those powerful Poison Insects, a gecko and a spider were the strongest, having reached Second Transformation strength, and they frantically devoured the remaining small Poison Insects.

After the scene was cleared, the spider launched the first attack, spitting silk to try to entangle the gecko.

The gecko reacted extremely quickly, leaping onto a collapsed dead log beside it, and spat a sticky thread, staring intently at the spider.

The battle was about to erupt; the gecko expelled a mouthful of acid, and the spider had already set up its heavenly net.

"Not bad. To have already laid so many invisible silk threads before the battle, that must be… a Shadow Spider? It's a rare Poison Insect."

However, the gecko's origin was unknown, but its sprayed acid was extremely corrosive. Generally, silk is tough— even swords find it hard to cut— but the acid counteracts it, rendering the Shadow Spider's traps largely ineffective.

The situation heated up; the gecko kept melting the Shadow Spider's silk with its acid, apparently planning to clear all surrounding silk before troubling the Shadow Spider.

The Shadow Spider sensed the gecko's intent, so it controlled its silk, forming large webs to block the gecko's retreat.

Seeing no escape, the gecko knew a reckless retreat would be attacked, so it leapt forward, forming a large ball of acid in its mouth and spitting it at the Shadow Spider.

The Shadow Spider's legs swiftly moved along the prepared silk, running to a nearby rotten wooden stake.

Puff puff!

The gecko and Shadow Spider's battle grew faster; while vying for the Devour Heart Fruit, they cleared the arena again, leaving no living creature.

And Yan Buji, watching, felt he had learned a lot.

Although most of them acted on innate instinct, it was clear both sides were top predators, their hunting instincts being supreme.

Only within this tiny swamp can one see how formidable the tactics of these wild beasts truly are.

Then, at that moment, the Shadow Spider suddenly flew along the silk ahead of the gecko, and Yan Buji's eyes lit up.

"Oh? Still got tricks?!"

The gecko apparently hadn't anticipated the spider's move; just as it dissolved the surrounding web, it was too late to react.

Sizzle!

The spider flung its maw wide, its sharp fangs forcefully injecting poison into the gecko's body!

The gecko thrashed violently, trying to fling the Shadow Spider away, but seeing the Shadow Spider clamped onto it, it turned and spat another mouthful of acid!

This was a life‑or‑death move.

It knew it couldn't survive, yet didn't want its opponent to be comfortable, so it chose a scorched‑earth action.

The spider's terrifying face was corroded by the acid, a few of its eyes eaten away, yet it still held on, until the gecko fell completely still, no longer struggling.

The spider released the gecko's corpse and was about to spit silk to wrap it.

A peculiar white centipede suddenly leapt from the water, biting the Shadow Spider's face hard!

Sss!!

In the blink of an eye, the Shadow Spider's body withered, then a layer of frost covered it.

"Threefold Transformation Frost Centipede—what an unexpected change."

Yan Buji smiled, also a bit surprised.

Although he lacked spiritual perception, Yan Buji's own senses were still very strong.

Moreover, with the fight above so fierce, they hadn't even noticed the Frost Centipede's presence, showing this guy was a seasoned schemer.

Having endured this long, finally clearing the scene completely, the Frost Centipede, satisfied after devouring two Poison Insect corpses, crawled to the Devour Heart Fruit and snapped it in one bite.

An immense surge of spiritual energy instantly flooded the Frost Centipede's body, and in an instant Yan Buji felt the Frost Centipede complete its ascension, its aura gradually strengthening.

"Fourfold Transformation Poison Insect, equivalent to Golden Core level combat power."

Yan Buji watched the Frost Centipede's body swell, becoming as massive as a forest python, ten meters long, its white carapace exuding chilling aura, its huge maw and many legs making one feel uneasy.

Such a peculiar Poison Insect is perfect for crafting gu.

However, Yan Buji didn't understand, so it was better to let Little Chicken eat it.

Cheep!

The Frost Centipede had just ascended to Fourfold Transformation, and Yan Buji immediately struck, a fist smashing its head.

Bang!

The Frost Centipede's body tilted, suddenly reacting, twisting its body and glaring at Yan Buji.

"Whoa, truly tough."

Earlier Yan Buji had realized that the creatures in this forest sea secret realm were unbelievably resilient; his single fist couldn't even take down a Poison Insect that didn't rely on a physical body, proving the forest sea secret realm is indeed quite extraordinary.

The Poison Insect beasts that grow here seem far stronger than those outside.

The Frost Centipede roared, spitting out a blast of cold!

This cold breath, unlike before, made Yan Buji feel an icy chill to the bone, as if physical cultivation were a joke; even raging blood couldn't withstand this cold!

"After all, breaking through to Fourfold Transformation, the strength isn't lacking," Yan Buji grinned, "Then I must give it my all!"

Boom!

Blood Heaven Ascension Degree fully activated!

The unrivaled momentum suddenly erupted within Yan Buji's body; the Frost Centipede clearly staggered and turned to flee.

"Trying to run?"

Too late!

Instant Shadow Step kept up, Yan Buji arrived in midair, seeing the Frost Centipede's astonished expression, he laughed: "Only blame yourself for meeting me."

True Flow Fist!

All his True Essence, at this moment, followed the Dao martial technique's circulation; a mighty torrent of True Essence flowed along his fist, and in one strike it pierced the Frost Centipede's skull!

The True Essence torrent, not yet spent, surged into the swamp, kicking up vast amounts of mire that fell in all directions; beneath the Frost Centipede, an enormous pit was blasted out, as deep as twenty to thirty meters.

After doing all that, Yan Buji finally took down the Little Chicken perched on his head and threw it onto the Frost Centipede's corpse.

"Eat; hopefully you'll grow quickly."

"Chirp chirp chirp!!"

The Little Chicken happily flapped its wings; Yan Buji watched as its tiny beak effortlessly tore through the Frost Centipede's shell, which he normally could not break, his expression turning strange.

Is this the chicken overcoming the centipede?