Chapter 5231: Smoke of the Ancients

a swordsman."Let's see what this guy is capable of. A surprise attack from behind, then take away his flying sword." Seeing that he had been caught up by the opponent, the golden flying sword was at...Su Qing dashed through the thick smoke, hissing. The dense smoke twisted and turned, forming serpentine rune patterns that warped into ghostly talismans and struck her.

Su Qing's double palms struck, the snake-shaped runes around her burst open one after another, and cries of pain rang out.

Su Qing's eyes grew increasingly serious. The technique of gathering snakes into talismans was not something a low-ranking Smoke Bone Corpse Snake could perform. At the very least, the hidden Smoke Bone Corpse Snakes in this area were likely at a cultivation level that surpassed hers. It was even possible there were more than one.

There was no possibility of escaping from the territory of the Snake of Bone Corpse in a short time. Su Qing had been completely trapped here.

Since she couldn't escape this place, she might as well expose her aura completely and attract the Tiao Shi King over. She needed to deal with the Smoke Bone Corpse Snake, and the opponent would naturally face the same predicament.

"Lord of the Alligator Corpses, look! There are many ant corpses here!" A young man with a pale complexion, wearing a purple headband with a "dry" character on it, pointed to the fragmented ant corpses on the ground. His purplish-gray eyes flashed with a gleam.

"It seems the queen ant isn't far from us." Tasa King stroked his beard and smiled. "This queen ant is truly a formidable opponent. It took the combined efforts of all four of us, for several months, to finally catch up to her in this legendary Mount Liu Shi."

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Kuai Yan, the smoke bone corpse snake here also has some connection with you. Your primordial spirit is originally strong, and your ability here is not inferior to mine. Could it be that you sensed the location of the ant queen"

"It's more than just a karmic connection, our ancestors and the Spirit Serpent have a feud that spans generations. Back then, I fought against the Serpent King but lost, resulting in the loss of our ancestral lands."

The biggest difficulty of Mount Liùshī lies in its Yin magnetic energy. Our Quāshe clan left this place too long ago and are already quite unaccustomed to it. Even returning to our ancestral land, both I and Quázhu are far from the level of King Tuoshī,” Quá Yàn shook his head, his tone laced with a hint of helplessness and unwillingness.

“Kuai Yan is being too modest.” The Tazi demon laughed loudly. This was best, Kuai Yan and his brother Kuai Zhu, though their individual strength wasn't as great as his, posed a significant threat when they teamed up. If the other party were truly able to make themselves at home on Liu Shi Mountain, he would be the one feeling uneasy instead.

Let's not waste time with formalities here. Let's pool our strength and catch the Void Devourer Queen as soon as possible. If we can't get her corpse to refine, we won't be able to open the Netherworld Gate.

A young man with the character "drought" on his forehead, named Xianyue, interrupted this pointless conversation.

The empty ghost gate! The tiao-shi monster, Kuai Yan, and his brother Kuai Zhu both had an undeniable longing in their eyes.

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"It seems the Void Eater Queen has run into some trouble inside Mount Liusha. This is both good and bad for us."

If you're lucky, you can reap the benefits of others' labor. If you're unlucky, you could be killed by the smoke-bone corpse snake, and then don't even mention opening the ethereal ghost gate. All our efforts over the years will have been in vain.

"In my opinion, proceeding cautiously while it's safe, is ultimately too careful. With the four of us working together, even within this Mount Liusha, there aren't many who could truly threaten us."

"King of the Crocodiles, among us, you possess the greatest strength and are most skilled at tracking. Show us your true abilities," said the youth with silver bands in his hair, Qian Yue, in a deep voice.

“Originally, finding the Void Devourer Queen was indeed quite troublesome. However, now that there are Void Devourer Ants released by her, with this aura, it is indeed possible to find the Queen. But after all, this place is within Liusha Mountain.”

Finding the queen ant is no easy feat, and it will surely cost us dearly. Should we encounter other dangers along the way, we will need to rely on all of you to lend a hand.

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“This old fox!” Quayan, Quazhu, and Hanyue each cursed inwardly.

They naturally knew that the King of Tusu was saving his own energy by using this excuse. He was just looking for someone, he wasn't engaging in a life-or-death battle with anyone, so how much energy could he possibly expend

Although they knew this, they couldn't say much more. Who could blame them Besides the Tashi King, they couldn't find Su Qing.

"Well then, it's enough that the King of Turtles can help find the Queen Ant. Even if we encounter other problems, the three of us can handle them." After exchanging glances, Han Yue said.

"Very good!" The King of the Turtle Corps smiled, relieved that these fellows knew what was good for them. Otherwise, this stalemate would have benefited no one.

The Corpse King reached out his hand, grasping at the void. Several corpses of Void-devouring Ants that had fallen to the ground flew before him. Afterward, with a wave of his left hand, pure corpse qi above his palm transformed into a corpse ball. The ball expanded, engulfing the ant corpses within.

Within the corpse ball, fine gray lightning flashed. The lightning struck and the ant corpses burst apart, then merged with the gray lightning, turning into a cloud of gray aura.

A surge of gray energy swept through, transforming into a gray electric-ringed tǎolíng after a moment.

Borrowing a corpse, transforming into a shadow, the spirit of the crocodile points the way!

The Corpse King let out a low growl, then bit his tongue, spitting a mouthful of corpse essence onto the Tuo Ling. Immediately, the Tuo Ling let out a long roar, its limbs flailing as it swayed and floated through the air, disappearing into the distant swirling mass of corpse mist.

“Hurry up, and don't let any external force injure the turtle spirit, or all our previous efforts will be for nothing. This technique takes me a month to perform once, and if it's disrupted, I won't be able to condense another one in a short period of time.” The King of Turtle Corpses urged Xian Yue several times.

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Kuaiyan several hurriedly flew upward, the Taishi King this fellow old cunning and treacherous, mouth without a few true words, but what if the other party is telling the truth

As long as they can find Su Qing, the three of them joining forces would be enough to take her down. Whether or not the King Taishi intervenes is not a big issue either.

Hissss....

Along the way, guided by the spirit of the crocodile, King Taishi and his four companions journeyed to find Suqing. By now, a layer of serpent corpses had fallen to the ground.

When a Smoke Corpse Serpent is killed, some directly transform into a plume of corpse smoke, while those with higher cultivation levels leave behind a fragment of their remains.

After reaching the celestial level of strength, one could maintain their physical form relatively intact. Wherever Su Qing passed, the ground was littered with a thick layer of snake corpses, demonstrating the ferocity of the battle that had taken place there.

At this time, Su Qing's body was already stained with some corpse smoke in several places. During the fierce battle between the two sides, several golden immortal-level smoke bone corpse snakes with relatively strong strength joined forces to entangle Su Qing and caused him some trouble.

"Very good, it seems we have the void-devouring queen trapped." At this moment, a figure with a snake head and a misty body, appearing rather vague, emerged from above a broken bone.

Su Qing's eyes flashed. After fighting for so long, the Daluo Jinxian-level smoke bone corpse snake finally appeared.

“There are several reinforcements behind me rushing here with all their might. You look like you're all alone. Even if you had a bunch of drunkards to command, they wouldn't be a match for my companions. If you don't want to die too soon, retreat quickly! Every second longer will see you meet your end.” Su Qing threatened.

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“Haha, Devourer Queen, do you think you're the only smart one in this world and everyone else is a fool”

Yan Gu laughed heartily, "Not to mention whether those fellows are friend or foe to you, even if they want to kill you quickly, it's because you're all on the same side. Since you have come to Liushi Mountain, don't even think about leaving unscathed!"

“Several of our strongest warriors have already gone to intercept them. Even if they don't stop them, the enemy will come for you with full force. By then, more of our tribe's strong warriors will have gathered, and besides you, several other individuals will also find it impossible to escape. At that time, I will be generous and send them on their journey with you.”

Su Qing let out a cold snort. She hadn't expected her plan to be seen through so easily, but she wasn't discouraged. It was just a whim to test the waters; if it worked, great; if not, no big deal.

Knowing that the other party would send several powerful individuals to block the Corpse King, it was already enough. The Corpse King's men were not weak in strength. As long as they fought, both sides would suffer casualties. Even if they wanted to stop fighting later, it might not be possible.

At this time, Su Qing's pressure had lessened somewhat. Facing the smoke in front of her, Su Qing had left some room for maneuver. Since the King of Crocodiles and his followers chased after them, once the two sides clashed, they would naturally attract considerable firepower.

If Su Qing performs too brilliantly here, Yan Gu Shi She will naturally focus more of its power on her.

Yān Gǔ coldly watched Sū Qīng relentlessly kill the low-level tribesmen. For a time, he didn't rush to make a move. Sū Qīng was already injured, but the opponent's strength was indeed extraordinary. Now that they were fighting, Yān Gǔ wasn't very confident either.

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All he could do was focus on depleting the opponent first. As for those powerful figures from his clan, it was best not to alarm them while they were on his territory for now. If he could capture Su Qing alone, why would he need to rely on others and share what rightfully belonged to him

Su Qing ignored what Yan Gu was plotting. While the other party was constantly calculating her side, Su Qing was also looking for a suitable place to counterattack or set up an ambush against the King of the Crocodiles.

The other party only said that she was the queen of the Void Devouring Ants, knowing that she controlled the ant colony, but they absolutely didn't expect the number of ants in her hands.

At this time, Su Qing already had several shadows on her body. Four golden immortal-level smoke bone corpse snakes were entangled around her, constantly trying to invade her body.

Meanwhile, the Smoke Bone Corpse Serpent's attacks never ceased. Otherwise, with just these few youngsters, they would have been slain by Su Qing long ago.

At least that's how it was in Yan Gu's eyes. Su Qing was already too preoccupied with expelling the troublesome presence clinging to her body; all she needed to do was continuously drain it. Once it reached a certain level of depletion, Yan Gu would naturally step in to eliminate Su Qing, without needing anyone else involved.

A swarm of skeletal pythons surrounded Su Qing, attacking her relentlessly and not giving her a chance to breathe.

Su Qing fought her way through, arriving at a place with jagged rocks. In the depressions of the ground, there was black-grey liquid everywhere, emitting a deep purple aura that felt ominous.

Unlike other places which are bare and desolate, here creepers of the ghostly plant grow in abundance.

"This terrain is quite suitable, perfect for your burial place, no, your downfall. Your body would be of great use to me." Yan Gu let out a sinister laugh, no longer intending to hold back.

Before the words could even fade, the smoke below the serpent's head surged. A bony hand shot out, and a gray haze radiated from it, like several seals being broken open.

Suddenly, several giant peaks made of white bones sprang up all around. The peaks soared thousands of feet high, and countless skeletal remains and skulls could be seen on their tops.

The stench of decay gathered into a miasma that hung in the air, shifting like a cloud. Within it, faces flickered – sometimes sullen, sometimes grinning – always unsettling.

And many places on the ground collapsed directly, forming deep ravines. Blood gurgled up from the ravines. In the blink of an eye, they became crisscrossing rivers of blood.

Here is a realm composed of bones as its peaks, corpse qi as its clouds, and blood as its rivers.

Skeletal serpents, some climbing from the skull-peaks, others emerging from the blood river, or even slithering out from beneath the ominous clouds above, have woven a net of death around Su Qing.

Yan Gu took out a white bone compass, the compass slowly rotated, Yan Gu pointed to one place on the compass, “Stop!”

As the Yan Gu moved, the golden immortal-level Yan Gu corpse snake that had been tightly attached to Su Qing suddenly rebelled. It did not attack Su Qing directly, but under a flash of light, the surrounding bone peaks surged with white bones. They formed chains of bones extending towards Su Qing.

Although Su Qing was extremely fast and dodged in every way, there were four golden immortal-level Smoke Bone Corpse Serpents guiding her. As long as she remained within this area, no matter how fast she was, she couldn't escape.

A few chains of bones like a living creature. Even if he couldn't catch up with Su Qing for a moment, Yan Gu wasn't in a hurry at all. Su Qing already had injuries, how long could she last with this kind of speed burst

Su Qing extended her finger and flicked it, a drop of Xuanqing liquid flew out from her fingertips.

The liquid solidified into a sword shape, its edge so sharp it seemed poised to cleave this very area in two.

Boom! A bone peak thousands of zhang tall was cleaved in two from the peak to the foot of the mountain by this sword. The sword intent rippled out, and the incomplete bone peaks scattered, broken into countless bone chips. The Yin Bone Corpse Snakes that dwelled within were killed and injured.

Su Qing seized the opportunity and darted through the opening.

"It's not that easy to leave." Yan Gu was also surprised by Su Qing's swordsmanship just now. Even though the opponent was injured and had been entangled with his zombie snake army for a long time, the killing power she displayed was still above him.

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If he hadn't been chased by the enemy and trapped here, he wouldn't really be Su Qing's opponent on his own.

But soon, the smoke skeleton smiled cruelly again. Now that the opponent had lost their first move, wanting to leave was like a fool's dream.

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Having killed so many of his subordinates and shattered the bone-melting peak he had painstakingly crafted, if he couldn't kill this Void-Devouring Ant Queen, wouldn't all the sacrifices he made be in vain

Yan Gu stretched out his finger and quickly tapped the compass in his hand. A phantom image of the compass whirled and flew out, flashing with electricity to block Su Qing's path just in time.

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Su Qing timely extended her palm and slapped out, a fierce palm strike splitting the compass phantom. Yan Gu's expression changed drastically. The other party's attack strength was greater than he had imagined. To stop the opponent, the price he was willing to pay might not be enough.

Yān Gǔ gritted his teeth, spat another mouthful of essence into the compass in his hand. With a buzz, a phantom snake head appeared inside Su Qīng's compass as well. The snake head opened its mouth, and circles of sound waves formed by its eerie calls rippled outwards, causing the surrounding area to feel like quicksand.

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