Everyone fled in a panic while Su Zimo stayed at the back to block the attacks of the Blood Centipedes.
In reality, the moment the Blood Centipede King appeared, Night Spirit's eyes shone with a murderous glint. In fact, he even had the intention to turn around and fight the Blood Centipede King.
However, Su Zimo did not want to be entangled with these poisonous creatures and gestured for Night Spirit to protect Xiaoning.
Of course, the most important thing was that Su Zimo was worried about another person.
Jiang Yu!
Logically speaking, Su Zimo should not be suspicious since this was a commander appointed by the Emperor of Great Zhou.
However, after this interaction, Su Zimo was certain that there was something wrong with this person!
Su Zimo sprinted on the ground. Not far ahead, two huge bumps appeared under the sand as well – another group of Blood Centipedes was about to break out of the sand.
Night Spirit was the first to leap and stomped on it with his gigantic feet. Five claws reached out silently and grabbed with force!
Poof!
The Blood Centipedes wriggled together and formed a reddish-black ball that was crushed by Night Spirit the moment it appeared!
Poisonous blood splattered all over Night Spirit. However, Night Spirit was oblivious to it as he shuddered and continued sprinting forward.
That terrifying poisonous blood could not hurt Night Spirit at all!
Behind everyone was a reddish-black ocean that seemed to have ripples as countless Blood Centipedes wriggled over.
After suffering once, the Blood Centipede King did not dare to wave its antennae recklessly anymore. Each time it wanted to charge forward, it would be forced back by Su Zimo's arrow.
One chased while the other fled. After almost half a day, a patch of emerald green finally appeared before them.
In the barren desert, this patch of green represented life and everyone was invigorated.
When they flew above the grassland, the wriggling reddish-black ocean behind them gradually stopped as well.
Blood Centipedes lived in the desert all year round and would not leave easily.
The Blood Centipede Queen stood at the edge of the desert. It raised half of its body and moved its thousand legs. It roared loudly in Su Zimo's direction. Its scarlet eyes were filled with unwillingness.
Seeing this scene, everyone gradually slowed down. In the end, they withdrew their flying swords and landed on the ground. They gasped for breath and were in a state of shock.
Along the way, everyone's spiritual energy had been severely depleted and was almost dried up.
If they continued to fly like this, they wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer.
Ji Yaoxue counted in the crowd. Her eyes dimmed and she sighed softly.
In less than a day after entering the ancient battlefield, there were only slightly more than ten people left from the original 50-man team!
The cultivators on the Pill Ranking and Weapon Ranking had the lowest cultivation realms, so most of them did not manage to escape.
Apart from Jiang Yu and the other five Great Zhou guards, Su Zimo and his sister, and Misty Peak, there were only a few people left. They were in low spirits and looked miserable.
The Primordial Battlefield was actually so cruel!
Initially, most of the cultivators were filled with hope and had the intention of exploring the place. In fact, they even fantasized about obtaining Meridian Unlocking Elixirs, connate spirit weapons and inheritances of lost sects …
But now, some of the cultivators were scared out of their wits after everything that they had just experienced!
Other than Jiang Yu, even the remaining guards of the Great Zhou Dynasty faintly revealed a trace of fear and unease in their eyes.
"W-Why don't we find a place to settle down and cultivate for a year? Let's not go out anymore," A female cultivator said timidly.
More than half of the cultivators had died in less than a day. With a year left, who would be able to return alive if they were to wander outside?
"That's right,"
Si Yutang coughed gently. "The spirit qi in the ancient battlefield is so rich. Even if we cultivate here for a year, this trip won't be in vain."
With that said, he looked at the calm and seemingly indifferent Su Zimo and chuckled dryly. "If there's anyone who doesn't know what's good for them and still wants to head out, go ahead. Don't expect us to follow you."
To begin with, cultivation was something that defied the heavens and was fraught with thorns at every step – one would definitely encounter countless dangers along the way.
If one were to cower in the face of such setbacks, their future accomplishments would be limited.
Ignoring Si Yutang, Su Zimo swept his gaze across the crowd and understood.
Among the remaining people, those from Misty Peak, Shi Jian, Jun Hao and the others were rather frightened as well. However, there was no fear in their eyes and their gazes were resolute!
Jiang Yu said in a deep voice, "We don't have many people left to begin with. Everyone, don't split up and act on your own! Let's stick to our original plan and stay in that cave for the night. "
"Commander Jiang, should we rest for a while to recover our stamina and spirit energy?" Someone suggested.
"No!"
Jiang Yu rejected without hesitation. "Time is of the essence. Let's hurry on our way and get there before nightfall!"
Jiang Yu called out again and identified the direction before leading the group forward.
Ji Yaoxue slowed down and came to Su Zimo's side, asking with a worried expression, "Zimo, are you … alright?"
No matter what, she had witnessed the poisonous blood of the Blood Centipede splattering on Su Zimo's body.
She was still worried that the poisonous blood would cause harm to Su Zimo.
"I'm fine,"
Su Zimo shook his head and whispered, "There's something wrong with Jiang Yu. You have to be careful."
"Hmm?"
Ji Yaoxue froze for a moment and frowned with a confused expression. "Although we suffered heavy losses this time round, it was an accident after all and we can't blame Jiang Yu entirely. Furthermore, he came to the ancient battlefield 10 years ago and returned alive. He's the commander appointed by father. There shouldn't be any problems, right? "
"It's precisely because he came to the ancient battlefield that there's a problem."
Su Zimo said, "Given his experience, there's no way he couldn't tell that those corpses were dangerous. However, he tacitly allowed the others to pick up the storage bags beside the corpses. Furthermore …"
Pausing for a moment, Su Zimo continued, "After discovering the corpses, he did not go forward!"
Intelligent as Ji Yaoxue was, she also realized that something was amiss.
Su Zimo said in a low voice, "In fact, I suspect that he's intentionally sending everyone in the group to their deaths so as to weaken the strength of the group."
"But what's his motive for doing that? What benefits does it have for him?" Ji Yaoxue could not understand.
Su Zimo shook his head. "I don't know about that."
"Should we join forces to subdue him and interrogate him?"
The moment Ji Yaoxue said that, she shook her head and rejected herself. Frowning, she said, "No, we're all exhausted and in bad states. Furthermore, Jiang Yu's cultivation realm is the highest. Even if we join forces, we won't be able to subdue him."
Ji Yaoxue suddenly realized a terrifying fact.
If there was something wrong with Jiang Yu, no one would be a match for him given his six meridian Foundation Establishment cultivation realm!
"If you agree, I'll subdue him!"
Right then, Su Zimo's voice sounded with a calm tone.
However, for some reason, that voice and that statement calmed Ji Yaoxue's initially uneasy heart.
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