Liu Ming carefully flew at an altitude of a hundred feet above the black sand. From time to time, he would look at the silver plate in his hand.
Suddenly, the gray cloud paused and stopped. Then, he lowered his head and looked at the silver plate in his hand. Suddenly, he chanted an incantation and raised his hand downwards.
A scarlet red fireball immediately shot towards the ground below.
A resounding boom rang out, and the flames surged as a crater that was around a foot deep was revealed. At the same time, the carcass of a ghostly being flew out of it.
Liu Ming lowered his head and stared at it for a while before finally recognizing its origin.
"It's actually a low-level ghost like the Corpse Crab. With the strength of an adult Corpse Crab, it could be considered a Soldier Level ghost. Unexpectedly, it was still killed. Could it be that there is an even stronger ghost here? "
After Liu Ming muttered a few times, his face showed a trace of pleasant surprise.
He was happy because there really was a low-level ghost here. He was also shocked because there might be an astonishingly strong ghost nearby. If he wasn't careful, he could end up like the Corpse Crab in front of him.
After flying in a circle around the vicinity, he continued to advance in the same direction. However, his movements were a bit more careful.
Half a day later, Liu Ming had flown tens of miles away. However, what was strange was that apart from the remains of the Corpse Crab, he didn't find any other ghosts.
Faced with this situation, a shadow flashed through Liu Ming's heart.
For this to happen, didn't it mean that the ghost nearby was stronger than he had expected? Otherwise, it wouldn't have occupied such a large area.
Suddenly, the bright red needle on the silver plate in his hand trembled. Then, after frantically spinning a few times, it suddenly pointed in a certain direction and began to flash wildly.
Liu Ming's complexion changed and the gray cloud under him stopped moving forward.
He suddenly patted his chest with one hand and three black lights appeared nearby. Suddenly, a black light shield appeared in front of him.
Almost at the same time, a "sou" sound came from the sand below. A black line shot out. The speed was so fast that even with Liu Ming's eyesight, he could barely see a blurry shadow. He was shocked and wanted to dodge, but it was too late.
"Bang!"
The black line struck the light shield in front of him, causing it to flicker wildly and almost shatter.
At the front of the black line was a jet-black hook that was only a few inches long. Furthermore, there was a nauseating stench coming from it.
However, even like this, Liu Ming was still sent flying by a huge force. He was unable to stabilize his body and was unable to maintain the Soaring Sky Technique, causing him to fall towards the desert.
After Liu Ming cultivated the Dark Bone Method and used the Marrow Cleansing Liquid, his body was much stronger than a normal Spirit Apostle's. Otherwise, if it was another Barbarian Ghost Sect disciple of the same level, they would have been seriously injured and vomited blood.
With a "pu" sound, a large sandbag suddenly bulged up from the ground and quickly moved toward where Liu Ming had landed as if it had come to life.
Although Liu Ming was still in mid-air and was a little dizzy from the huge force just now, when he saw what was happening behind the scenes, he immediately shook his sleeve without thinking and a black rope shot down like lightning.
A muffled sound.
With the help of the black rope, Liu Ming's body shook and once again shot up into the sky.
At this time, the closest sandbag suddenly exploded and a ball of green gas flew out. It passed under Liu Ming and landed on the other side of the sand.
If it wasn't for Liu Ming's quick reflexes, he would have been hit by the ball of green gas.
Liu Ming took this opportunity and quickly formed a hand sign with one hand in extreme fear. The gray gas under his body condensed and he once again used the Soaring Sky Technique to fly higher. He flew until he was three hundred feet above the ground before letting out a sigh of relief and looking down.
Although the ghost in the ball of green gas was strong, it didn't seem to have the ability to fly. This made Liu Ming's fear lessen a bit and gave him a glimmer of hope.
Otherwise, with the strength of the ghost in the beginning, he would have escaped long ago and wouldn't have dared to stay in the same place.
Liu Ming finally saw the appearance of the ghost in the green gas. It was a three to four foot long flat monster. Its entire body was made up of pieces of greyish white bones. In front of it were two huge, shiny, black pincers. At the back, it had a black hooked tail. On the two sides of its small triangular skull were two balls of green flames that flickered, giving off an unusually cold feeling.
However, on the side of the ghost's bone body, there was a fist-sized, jet-black hole. Moreover, there were threads of black gas surrounding it. It looked like it was injured.
"Impossible, this … this seems to be a Warrior Level ghost, the White Bone Scorpion! No, it seems to be different from a normal White Bone Scorpion! " Liu Ming cried out involuntarily. However, after taking a closer look, he revealed an uncertain expression.
However, he took out a thick ancient book from his chest and quickly flipped through it. After flipping through two or three pages, his movements came to a screeching stop.
He saw that on this page of the ancient book, there was a vivid and lifelike image of a scorpion ghost. It was also made up of pieces of bones, but its color was eerily white. Even its front pincers and hooked tail were the same color. In addition, its head was also square shaped and its tail seemed to be a bit shorter. Next to the image was the label "Warrior Level Ghost, White Bone Scorpion". Below it, there were several rows of small words that introduced the White Bone Scorpion's habits and methods of attack.
"Could it be that this is a slightly mutated White Bone Scorpion? Or maybe it's just a young scorpion!" Liu Ming compared the image in his hand and looked at the ghost below. He could only come up with this plausible conclusion.
According to the ancient book, under normal conditions, this scorpion would not be able to fly for too long. However, it would still be able to fly for a short distance. It seemed that its injuries were too severe and it had lost its ability to fly. If this was the case, this was a heaven-sent opportunity for Liu Ming.
Although this scorpion did not explain too much, its attacks were still this terrifying even when it was heavily injured. Wouldn't it be even more terrifying when it was at its peak? Liu Ming was afraid that it would be one of the strongest Warrior Level ghosts. If he could subdue it and turn it into a Spirit Ghost, it would be many times more powerful than those low level Soldier Level ghosts.
Even though Liu Ming had always been steady, he couldn't help but feel his heart palpitate when he thought of this.
At this moment, the White Bone Scorpion in the green gas below suddenly moved and unexpectedly burrowed into the desert below.
Liu Ming was shocked. Without thinking, he recited an incantation and raised his hand. A cyan light flashed and a Wind Blade shot down.
"Pu!"
The White Bone Scorpion below flashed and instantly dodged the Wind Blade. However, due to its shock, it no longer burrowed into the nearby sand. Its body moved and it flew in the direction it came from.
Liu Ming's eyes lit up and he immediately urged his gray cloud to chase after it.
After the White Bone Scorpion ran a few hundred meters in one breath, it moved its tail and burrowed into the black sand. Its movements were extremely fast and in an instant, more than half of its body had burrowed into the sand.
However, at this moment, a scarlet red fireball flew down from the sky.
"Hong!"
The flames rolled and dispersed, revealing a huge pit in the sand below. The White Bone Scorpion was also affected, but after a roll, it continued to madly run away as if nothing had happened.
Just like this, for the rest of the time, Liu Ming urged his cloud to closely follow the ghost below. If the other party had any intentions of burrowing into the ground, Liu Ming would immediately send a Wind Blade or a Fireball down to scare it away.
Although the White Bone Scorpion's strength was not weak, it clearly did not have a high level of intelligence. It was actually frightened by Liu Ming and chased a few hundred meters away. Moreover, after a series of attacks, its body finally had a few more wounds and the green gas surrounding it had lessened a bit.
Seeing this from the sky, Liu Ming was naturally overjoyed. Unfortunately, he had used up a lot of Fa Li. Unless the ghost planned on burrowing into the ground, he did not dare to use spells or tools to attack too frequently.
At this time, Liu Ming somewhat regretted that the quality of the Soul Shackling Chain he had refined was too low.
If he had refined it with a higher quality Ghost, the Soul Shackling Chain's attack range would have been a bit further. This way, he would not need to be afraid of the scorpion's tail hook attacks. As long as he flew a bit lower, he could use the Dark Soul to directly attack.
Moreover, he did not know whether it was because the White Bone Scorpion's aura was terrifying or because there were not many ghosts in this desert.
As he and the White Bone Scorpion chased and fled, they unexpectedly did not encounter any other ghosts.
… …
After another half a day, the White Bone Scorpion finally fell from the sky after being hit by a fireball. It rolled and the green gas on its body finally dissipated. However, its feet did not stop moving and it continued to quickly crawl forward.
Seeing this from the sky, Liu Ming could not help but grin.
At this time, he did not have much Fa Li left in his body. Other than the spells that he needed to maintain the Soaring Sky Technique, he did not even dare to use any more spells to attack.
"Could it be that I have to give up just like this?!"
Liu Ming's expression was uncertain for a while. Suddenly, he clenched his teeth and lowered the gray cloud by nearly half. Once again, he closely followed the scorpion from a height of a hundred feet.
However, the next time, when the White Bone Scorpion wanted to burrow into the ground, Liu Ming's figure suddenly rushed down. At the same time, he pulled out the black chain from his sleeve.
"Peng!"
The White Bone Scorpion rolled to the side to avoid it. Moreover, it did not even raise its head and continued to hurry forward. Unexpectedly, it did not have the slightest intention of using its tail hook to counterattack.
One of Liu Ming's hands that was originally pressed against his chest suddenly froze. Soon after, he came to a sudden realization.
It was clear that this White Bone Scorpion had been chased by him for so long that all of its actions had become subconscious. It actually forgot to counterattack for a moment.
Seeing this, Liu Ming was naturally overjoyed.
In the following period of time, he did not use any spells to attack. Instead, he would occasionally rush down and use the Soul Shackling Chain to hit the ghost. However, he still did not allow it to burrow into the black sand.
Of course, just in case, Liu Ming kept his palm pressed against the Three Star Shield Practitioner Weapon in front of his chest. If an accident really happened, he would immediately activate the Light Shield to protect himself.
This time, the White Bone Scorpion's movements became incomparably sluggish after running for another ten miles. Sometimes, it would even be unable to dodge the black chain that would occasionally hit it.
Finally, the ghost once again rolled to the ground and was unable to climb back up.
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