On the afternoon of the fifth day after Su Ming left Frozen Sky, the wind was gentle and the sun was bright. The clouds spread out like scales, and the sun was bright and beautiful. When it shone on the ground, it looked as if it had fused with the wind, causing the grass on the ground to rustle.
Wu Duo charged forward at an incredibly fast speed, turning into a long arc as he charged forward. Su Ming was by his side, his robes fluttering in the wind. He looked calm, and no one could tell what was going on in his mind.
He did not follow behind Wu Duo. After all, the two of them had just gotten to know each other, and the process of them getting to know each other was not friendly. That was why there was no need for him to do anything that would cause misunderstandings.
That was why while the distance between Su Ming and Wu Duo did not seem too far when they lifted their heads to look at the ground, in truth, there was nearly 1,000 feet between them.
As they charged forward, Wu Duo would occasionally slow down to observe Su Ming, but no matter how much he observed him, he could not find any clues about Su Ming. He could not see through Su Ming's origins, so he turned his attention to the Fire Ape that was also charging forward beside Su Ming.
'That Mo doesn't look old, but he's very experienced. His words are also sharp. It's clear that he's definitely not someone who just walked out of his clan or tribe. He's also very independent and has a strong sense of goal. If I hadn't tempted him with rewards, he wouldn't have agreed to travel with me.
'By the looks of it, he's not completely flawless. This person must be very greedy for benefits …'
The ape was a strange species, and it was not something that Wu Duo could understand. The more he looked at Su Ming, the more mysterious he found him. It was not as if Wu Duo did not have any viciousness in his heart, but that viciousness was slowly being reduced by more than half due to his hesitation and Su Ming's mysteriousness.
Su Ming saw all of Wu Duo's actions. He might not know what Wu Duo was thinking, but he could still make some guesses. It might not be a complete guess, but Su Ming knew that as long as he continued remaining silent, Wu Duo would not dare to act recklessly. This was something he could tell from the fact that Wu Duo had been following him all this while but did not attack.
'This person is paranoid. Perhaps this is his strength, but it's also his weakness. If a paranoid person isn't confident, they won't attack easily.' Su Ming averted his gaze from Wu Duo and calmly turned into a long arc that sliced through the sky with him.
The two of them had their own thoughts as they charged forward. Time trickled by slowly. When noon passed, Wu Duo suddenly came to a halt, and Su Ming also stopped 1,000 feet behind them.
"Brother Mo, there are Shamans in front of us!" Wu Duo closed his eyes as if he was using a special method to examine the situation. After a while, he opened his eyes and spoke with a serious expression.
In truth, he was putting on an act. He did not know where the Shamans were in the area, but he knew that the Shamans he had made an agreement with were at a place where they would trade with each other.
He obtained the magic crystals and provided the method to disguise his identity and transform into a barbarian. That was the original plan, but once he met Su Ming, Wu Duo changed his mind about this plan.
He didn't want to provide a way to disguise his real identity, but he also wanted magic crystals.
"Based on my senses, there's only one person before us. The ripples from his power aren't strong, so he should be a Fledgling Battle Shaman. It won't be hard for me to kill him. To show my sincerity, you can just watch by the side. I'll deal with him alone!" Wu Duo looked at Su Ming, and a smile appeared on his face, but there was a freezing glare in his eyes.
That freezing glare was clearly not directed at Su Ming. When Su Ming heard it, he nodded his head. He was still skeptical of Wu Duo's divine ability to search for Shamans.
A freezing glare shone in Wu Duo's eyes and he took a swift step forward, charging towards the end of the plains before him. He was so quick that in the blink of an eye, he was already 1,000 feet away, and like a shooting star, he was getting closer.
Su Ming followed behind him. His gaze was like lightning as he stared at the spot where Wu Duo was going.
As Wu Duo got closer, the instant he landed on the ground, a person suddenly stood up from the plains. That person was incredibly tall and had a leather helmet made of cow horns on his head. A ghastly presence surrounded his body, and as he stood up, it was as if there was a huge gust of wind sweeping up from the ground, causing the grass around him to continuously sway.
There was a Tattoo on the man's face, but that Tattoo was rather indistinct and dull. It could not be seen clearly. The only thing that could be seen clearly was that there was a vertical crack on the man's lips, causing his lips to look as if they had been split into four, causing all those who saw it to be terrified.
At the instant the man saw Wu Duo charging towards him, a brilliant light shone in his dull eyes and he grinned. However, before his lips cracked open, there was a terrifying feeling to them. In fact, there were even a few fat maggots crawling out of his mouth as he smiled. The maggots fell out of his mouth in a twisted manner.
Wu Duo was originally incredibly fast, but the moment he got closer and saw the man's lips and the maggots within, his expression changed abruptly.
Just as he was about to retreat, the man lifted his head and let out a low growl towards the sky. That growl was filled with ruthlessness, and as he roared, the man leaped forward and spread his arms wide open, charging towards Wu Duo to hug him.
Su Ming watched this scene unwaveringly from midair. The moment he saw the man, his pupils shrank. In Su Ming's eyes, there was a thick aura of death surrounding the man's entire body, but not a single hint of that aura of death had leaked out before the man appeared. It was clear that it was hidden within his body.
But that was not all. Su Ming could sense a feeling akin to the living dead from the man's body. It was as if he was the ingredient he needed to create Spirit Plunder!
He might not have known why the man was in such a state, but Su Ming was certain that he was definitely not mistaken about the ingredient he needed to create Spirit Plunder.
'The only difference might be that the aura of death takes up most of the ingredients needed to create Spirit Plunder. It suppresses the weak life force within the body, causing the person to be unable to move, but the person will remain. It's as if the life force is within the body, and the aura of death is outside!
'But this person's aura of death has fused with his life force, and he has achieved some sort of strange balance. It's as if the aura of death is within the body, and the life force is outside. Because of that, this person can move his body, and he is in a state where he is half dead and half alive!' Su Ming's eyes sparkled. He stared at the man in midair, and an interested look appeared on his face.
It was the exact opposite of Su Ming. Wu Duo was charging forward, but the man pouncing on him was laughing ferociously, and he became even faster, closing in on him like a wall.
With Wu Duo's level of cultivation, he should not have had such a reaction when he saw the man. What caused his expression to change drastically at that moment was because he knew the man's current condition. That condition was known to the Shaman Tribe as Undying and Imperishable, and only those who had reached Soul Catcher Realm in the Shaman Tribe could do this!
Wu Duo had killed Soul Catchers before, and he had a deep understanding of just how terrifying those in this Realm were. As he retreated, he swept his gaze across the ground, trying to find the hidden Soul Catcher. At the same time, the moment the man closed in on him with a ferocious smile, a freezing glare appeared in Wu Duo's eyes. As he retreated, he lifted his right hand and seized the air in the direction of the sky.
With that one seize, cracking sounds came from the air above Wu Duo, and a gigantic dark blue ice mountain appeared out of nowhere. As Wu Duo swung his arm, that ice mountain charged towards the man with a howl.
The two sides collided in an instant, and a deafening boom reverberated in the air. The burly man's body trembled, and the ice mountain before him shattered inch by inch. The shattering was not caused by him, but by Wu Duo's divine ability. As the ice mountain shattered, it turned into countless sharp blades that pierced through the burly man's body, slicing his arms, legs, head, and body into several pieces.
No blood flowed out. Only a large amount of maggots shot out in all directions in midair.
"Wu Duo, how have you been …" At that moment, a ghastly and piercing voice traveled forth from the ground. The instant that voice reverberated in the air, a dark light shone in the eyes of the man's head, which had been split into several pieces. Each of his torn limbs shone with a dark light, and as they scattered, they gathered together as if there was a suction force within them, turning into the man's body once again.
However, there were many long cracks on his body, as if he was a rag doll that had been torn to shreds and then stitched back together by someone. It was inevitable that there would be signs of stitching on his body.
The man grinned, and his smile was ferocious. He moved, but this time, he did not charge towards the grave looking Wu Duo. Instead, he turned into a long arc filled with the aura of death and charged towards Su Ming.
Clearly, he had received a new order!
"Ya Ke!" The instant Wu Duo heard that piercing voice, his expression became even more grave. At that moment, three dark blue ice mountains suddenly appeared around his body once again. They surrounded his body and let out waves of freezing air under the sunlight.
A large amount of grass on the ground suddenly withered, and as it withered, a boy walked out from within. That boy had his eyes closed and his hands placed behind his back. There was a ghastly smile on his lips.
Without any hesitation, Wu Duo lifted his right hand and pointed downwards. Immediately, the three ice mountains let out a loud rumble and charged towards the ground, turning into a mighty pressure that caused muffled rumbling sounds to rise from the ground.
The boy laughed coldly. He did not dodge, but instead lifted his right hand and pushed forward. Immediately, black light shone fiercely on his right palm. That black light instantly spread out and turned into an oval-shaped door of light before the boy.
A low roar came from within the door of light. Immediately after, a withered foot stepped out from within. The skin on that horn was withered, and there were many dark bloodstains on it. At the same time, what appeared after that foot was a withered and emaciated person who was more than three meters tall.
That person looked like a skeleton at first glance, but there was a dark glint in his eyes. Once he appeared, he let out a roar and charged towards the three ice mountains.
Almost the moment the boy cast the unique Shaman Art that belonged to the Soul Catchers, the cracked man in the sky charged towards Su Ming with a ferocious expression. He was incredibly quick, stirring up a thick aura of death. That aura of death howled behind him as if it wanted to cover the sky and earth. It closed in on Su Ming.
Su Ming stared at the incoming man with a strange glint in his eyes. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com and vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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