Right now, Shao Ji already had the intention to withdraw. He did not want to continue. Withdrawing from the Heaven List Tournament was perhaps the best choice for him. He had long forgotten his previous ambitions. Moreover, he felt uneasy every day when he was with Lord Merciless. He was afraid that he would accidentally anger Lord Merciless and end up in a miserable state.
"Shao Ji, you have been loyal to me these days. If you are willing, I can bring you through the Heart of the Red Stone Forest. I can even give you many points so that you can have a good ranking. Of course, if you insist on withdrawing, I will not stop you. Everything is up to you. "
Lord Merciless said plainly with his hands behind his back. He could tell what Shao Ji was thinking.
"Lord Merciless … I have decided to follow you."
A look of gratitude flashed in Shao Ji's eyes. He had not expected Lord Merciless to say that. With Lord Merciless's help, it would not be a problem for him to pass the Heart of the Red Stone Forest. If he could also get many points and raise his ranking, the Huatian Palace's rewards would be extremely tempting.
Although Shao Ji was a little worried and uneasy when he thought of the generous rewards, he immediately placed the benefits in front of him first.
"Then follow me. Don't worry, I won't let you suffer."
Lord Merciless nodded. An imperceptible light flashed in his eyes. Shao Ji most likely did not know that if he had chosen to leave just now, he would most likely never be able to leave the Red Stone Forest. Lord Merciless cared a lot about his reputation. Shao Ji had seen him make a fool of himself in front of Mo Wen. How could he let him leave alive?
He kept Shao Ji by his side to show him that he, Lord Merciless, was not someone to be trifled with. When they reached the Heart of the Red Stone Forest, he would definitely torture Shao Ji to death.
…
Blue light flashed. When the scene before him became clear again, Mo Wen had already appeared in another environment.
In front of him was no longer a rocky wasteland. Instead, it was a swamp. The swamp was surrounded by green and exuded a vibrant vitality.
"Is this the Heart of the Red Stone Forest? It is said that there are very terrifying monstrous beasts inside. If the participants want to pass through the Heart of the Red Stone Forest, they will first have to face the monstrous beasts' attacks. "
Mo Wen looked at his surroundings. There were many living creatures in this swamp, such as bugs hiding in the mud, birds flying in the sky … Those animals were all of strange shapes and sizes. Some of them looked harmless on the surface, but they actually contained a terrifying poison.
Once Mo Wen arrived, he realized that ordinary ancient martial art practitioners would definitely not be able to survive in the Heart of the Red Stone. Only ancient martial art practitioners in the Embryonic Breathing Realm could barely survive here. Because in this place, being bitten by a bug could be fatal. Needless to say, there were some other dangers.
Buzz buzz buzz!
Suddenly, a buzzing sound rang out, followed by a cloud of black Qi flying over from nearby. The sound came from that cloud of black Qi.
It was not black gas, but a cloud of insects, a large mass formed by countless insects. The surface of these insects was black, but they had scarlet mouthparts. They were shaped like mosquitoes, but they were as big as a baby's finger.
Wherever the cloud of insects passed, the surrounding trees began to corrode bit by bit. Several birds brushed past the insects, but they were poisoned to death and fell to the ground, motionless.
"What a strong poison."
Mo Wen was astonished. That mass of bug cloud was clearly not to be trifled with. The target of the bug cloud was clearly him. All the way forward, they were clearly flying towards him.
A ball of golden flames suddenly flew out and enveloped the swarm of insects. In the next moment, all the insects were burned to ashes.
"I will most likely have to be careful in a place like this."
Mo Wen already had a rough understanding of the Heart of the Red Stone. However, this was only the periphery of the Heart of the Red Stone. Clearly, there was nothing that could threaten him.
The Mechanized Maze City was located in the center of the Heart of the Red Stone. Mo Wen's current position should be at the edge of the Heart of the Red Stone. If he found the right direction and kept moving forward, he would definitely be able to reach the Mechanized Maze City.
Mo Wen did not stay where he was. After confirming the direction of the Mechanized Maze City, he flew up and rushed in that direction. He still could not fly in the Heart of the Red Stone. However, at his cultivation realm, it was not a problem for him to fly for a short period of time.
After running for a while, Mo Wen realized that the path ahead was getting more and more difficult. The swamp below him was getting bigger and bigger, and it was constantly emitting a suction force, trying to suck the people above into the swamp. Naturally, Mo Wen's cultivation would not be sucked in, but it greatly affected his speed.
This kind of swamp was clearly unusual. Most likely, even a Qi Nucleation realm ancient martial art practitioner would die if they fell into it, let alone an ordinary person.
Suddenly, Mo Wen's heart tightened. A sense of danger appeared in his heart without any warning. Without thinking, he unleashed the Glory of Wind. He became a gust of wind and instantly moved a hundred meters away.
Rumble!
There was a loud sound and a black shadow flew out of the swamp. As it swept past, everything around it was turned to dust. It was a tail. There were dark and cold scales on it. Each scale was the size of a palm and densely packed together.
It was a snake tail. The part that had rushed out of the swamp was more than a hundred meters long. Most of the body was still buried in the swamp.
Mo Wen landed on a dead tree. He felt a lingering fear. The snake demon had been hiding in the swamp, but he had not discovered it when he flew past it. This swamp could clearly block his deified soul detection. Otherwise, it was impossible for him not to have sensed it at all.
Roar!
A huge snake head slowly emerged from the swamp. The snake head was the size of a millstone. There was a poisonous spike on the top of its head and a pair of dark blue eyes shone with a cold light. Snakes were creatures that were very good at sneak attacks. Just now, it had only attacked Mo Wen out of instinct. However, it had clearly seen Mo Wen as prey.
"Huh? That's strange. This snake demon doesn't seem to be an ordinary monstrous beast."
Mo Wen looked at the snake demon that had emerged from the swamp with some surprise. Judging from the snake's aura, it had at least the power of the Martial Arts Grandmaster Second Realm. It was a mid-level Beast King. However, the strange thing was that when monstrous beasts cultivated to the Beast King Realm, they had extraordinary intelligence and could learn the human language, even if they could not transform into humans. However, this snake demon was different. Mo Wen could only see bestiality in its eyes. He did not see any intelligence. Simply put, it had not developed spiritual intelligence.
It had cultivated to this realm and still had not developed spiritual intelligence. What was going on? Could it be that the monstrous beasts in the Heart of the Red Stone Forest were different from those outside?
Roar!
The snake demon clearly would not give Mo Wen too much time to think. Its body flew out of the swamp in an instant. It opened its mouth wide and pounced towards Mo Wen, as fast as lightning.
Mo Wen's silhouette flashed and he dodged the snake demon's attack. When the snake demon's first attack failed, it immediately swung its tail and attacked again.
Every attack of the snake demon was shockingly powerful. It was even more powerful than an ordinary Martial Arts Grandmaster Second Realm ancient martial art practitioner. In terms of power, monstrous beasts were clearly much stronger than human ancient martial art practitioners.
However, Mo Wen also discovered that this snake demon only knew the simplest of combat. It hunted like a wild beast and fought based on instinct.
Compared to ordinary Beast Kings, there was still a big gap. After all, ordinary Beast Kings not only had intelligence, but they also had battle awareness and battle plans. They also had the skills passed down from the monstrous beast clan. For example, Ancestral Demon Sacred Spirits, Demonic Spiritual Treasures, gifted battle techniques …
Relatively speaking, the monstrous beasts in the Heart of the Red Stone Forest were slightly weaker than ordinary monstrous beasts. However, a mid-level Beast King was still quite frightening.
After all, the snake demon had cultivated to its current realm for a long time. Even though it did not have spiritual intelligence, its battle instincts accumulated over such a long time were very frightening.
Roar!
After missing its two attacks, the snake demon seemed to become agitated. It suddenly opened its mouth and a ball of blinding blue light shot out from its mouth. The blue ball of light was extremely pure. It seemed as though there was a blue ocean hidden inside it.
"What is that?"
Mo Wen was shocked. He looked at the blue ball of light in shock. The power contained in the ball of light was too frightening. Moreover, it was extremely pure. It was a ball of highly refined energy. The power of this ball of energy was enough to threaten his life.
In an instant, the ball of energy flew out at an extremely fast speed.
Mo Wen dodged it without even thinking. However, the ball of energy seemed to have a mind of its own. It actually made a sudden turn. If Mo Wen had not cultivated the Glory of Wind and had not been rather agile, he would have directly collided with the ball of energy.
However, right now, it was already quite impossible for him to dodge it. He had no choice but to take it head-on.
A ball of blinding golden light shone from his body. The next moment, the ball of blue energy collided with his body.
Rumble! There was a loud noise and Mo Wen was sent flying. His face was pale and a trace of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth. He had chosen to collide with the ball of blue energy in the smallest area. However, the explosive power was still beyond what he could bear.
Swoosh!
Almost at the same time, a beam of white light swept over from afar. Its aura was extremely sharp. It was almost unparalleled. Mo Wen was shocked. His heart suddenly tensed up.
The beam of white light flashed past and instantly sank into the ground. It was bottomless. The next moment, the snake demon's head silently fell off. Large amounts of blood spurted out and dyed the swamp red.
A faint white silhouette slowly appeared in the sky above the snake demon. It was a tall and straight silhouette holding an ancient longsword in his hand. His body emanated a frightening sharpness. It was as though he could split a mountain in half with one strike of his sword. (To be continued.)
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