Chapter 384 ·Toying With Them
Chapter 384: Toying With Them
“Could it be an evil aberration born from the corpse of the Legendary Blood Clan after its fall?”
Looking at the monster before him, which appeared to be a fusion of a human and a bat, a thought instantly arose in Zhou Ming's mind.
Given the might of a Legend, even its corpse after death possessed extraordinary supernatural properties.
Even the residual pressure alone was enough to suppress and kill ordinary Transcendent experts who approached.
Even if an entirely new lifeform had been born from the corpse, Zhou Ming would not have found it surprising in the slightest.
Seeing that the monster was bound to the rock wall—or rather, that the rock wall connected behind it resembled an umbilical cord, indirectly restricting the monster's freedom of movement—
Zhou Ming immediately decided that he would leave as soon as he obtained the Bloodspring Spirit Liquid he needed, without any intention of investigating what kind of existence the monster was.
However, before Zhou Ming could make a move, the monster, whose entire body was dark crimson, whose skin was wrinkled like ravines, and whose arms were connected to its body by thin membranous wings, let out an extremely low, strange cry.
Zhou Ming instantly felt nauseated and weak, while the powerful vitality within his body rapidly drained away.
“Why are these creatures' methods of attack so bizarre?”
At this moment, Zhou Ming's face darkened as he immediately entered his Serpentfolk Form.
The power of his bloodline erupted like a volcano, while his innate force field was pushed to its limit.
Only after using several methods in succession did Zhou Ming finally feel himself return to normal.
Without hesitation, Zhou Ming immediately flew toward the Bloodspring Spirit Liquid, intending to seize his target and leave at once.
Seeing that Zhou Ming was unharmed, the monster immediately prepared to launch a second attack.
However, at that very moment, Colorful Scales' enormous body appeared beside Zhou Ming.
Faced with an enemy that could barely move, it was the perfect opportunity to make use of Colorful Scales' snake venom.
Pitch-black venom, as dark as ink, shot toward the monster like a surging torrent.
Yet in the next instant, compared to its previous low growl, the sound this time was violent and piercing, like wave after wave of sonic blasts crashing toward Colorful Scales.
The venom that had been sprayed out was intercepted by the layers of soundwaves, as though an invisible wall of air stood before it.
As for Zhou Ming, although he had already been on guard, he still had to avoid the edge of the terrifying sonic attack.
However, misfortunes never came singly. Just as Zhou Ming was dodging the monster's attack, the Ghost King also successfully entered the unknown cavern.
“Ten Thousand Snakes, how did you get into the Blood Sea Secret Realm?”
Upon seeing Zhou Ming, the Ghost King was shocked, yet at the same time felt that it was only natural.
Based on what he knew of Zhou Ming, there was no way the latter would willingly leave after discovering that there were benefits to be gained.
“Ghost King, if I told you I entered by accident, would you believe me?”
Upon seeing the Ghost King appear, Zhou Ming also realized that trouble had arrived. The other Transcendent experts had likely entered this place as well.
“You think I'd believe that? For the sake of our acquaintance, hand over all your Spatial Storage Equipment, and I'll let you leave.”
Although the Ghost King did not know exactly how strong Zhou Ming had become, he had heard some rumors about the disappearance of the Shadow Assassination Organization.
“Let's deal with that monster before discussing anything else.”
As Zhou Ming's words fell, the humanoid bat monster had already summoned tens of thousands of blood-colored bats.
The moment the Ghost King noticed the monster's existence, a bad premonition immediately surfaced in his heart.
Before he could question Zhou Ming, who had entered this place first, countless bats the size of washbasins charged toward them.
Facing the blood-colored bats, whose strength was only comparable to High-tier Ferocious Beasts, the Ghost King had originally paid them little attention.
However, just as he was about to destroy one of them, its body suddenly turned incorporeal before darting toward him and Zhou Ming at lightning speed.
Seeing such a bizarre ability, the Ghost King and Zhou Ming immediately joined forces to deal with them.
“Shadow Devour.”
“Boundless Blood Sea.”
Realizing that the blood-colored bats could only become incorporeal for a short time, the two immediately unleashed large-scale spells.
The Shadow Devour cast by Zhou Ming caused the shadows on the ground to surge like giant waves, transforming into an enormous serpent head with its jaws wide open as a powerful suction force appeared out of thin air.
Meanwhile, the Ghost King's Boundless Blood Sea created layer upon layer of blood curtains that resembled a massive net blotting out the sky, instantly enveloping the swarms of bats before them.
The spells unleashed by both men were immensely powerful. Even the bats, with their temporary incorporeal ability, found it difficult to break through the obstruction created by the two spells.
However, in the next instant, as if receiving an order, the tens of thousands of bats simultaneously self-destructed, creating a chain reaction.
Fortunately, the monster also regarded the Bloodspring Spirit Liquid as precious and had already moved to protect it.
Amid the earth-shattering explosion, the surrounding space was clearly unable to withstand the impact, and the unknown cavern instantly appeared outside Bat Mountain.
“Ghost King, what happened?”
Elder White Whale and the others, who had originally been struggling to enter the place where the Bloodspring Spirit Liquid was nurtured, had now been forced out of their independent space because of the sudden anomaly.
By the time Elder White Whale and the others appeared, every Transcendent expert who had entered the Blood Sea Secret Realm had already gathered here.
As the space shifted, they found themselves within a canyon inside Bat Mountain.
Before the Ghost King could answer, a pressure that caused the hearts of all the Transcendent experts to tremble suddenly descended.
The dust and smoke that had yet to disperse from the explosion were instantly swept away by this overwhelming pressure.
Only then did everyone discover that a humanoid bat monster had appeared beside the Bloodspring Spirit Liquid.
As the Bloodspring Spirit Liquid continued to be consumed by the monster, the pressure that filled everyone with dread continued to grow stronger.
“You're courting death!”
Seeing that two-thirds of the Bloodspring Spirit Liquid they had been scheming for had already been consumed, everyone instantly flew into a rage and unleashed their respective trump cards.
As spell after spell and combat technique after combat technique, carrying overwhelming energy, descended upon it, the monster instinctively protected the Bloodspring Spirit Liquid.
It was like a wild dog guarding its food, refusing to retreat in the slightest.
As the earth-shaking explosion erupted once more, everyone immediately regretted their actions. After all, the Bloodspring Spirit Liquid had been their primary objective this time.
However, before the aftershock of the explosion had even dissipated, a streak of blood-red light appeared behind one of the Transcendent experts as though it had teleported.
Before the man could even react, he felt intense pain in his neck, and his consciousness instantly plunged into darkness.
Under everyone's watchful gaze, the suddenly reappearing humanoid bat monster swallowed the expert's head whole in a single bite.
The Transcendent experts, who had always stood high above others, now felt fear taking root within their hearts.
Just as everyone was still unable to react, a streak of blood-red light landed beside the Bloodspring Spirit Liquid, preparing to take away what remained.
The one who made the move was none other than Zhou Ming, who had hidden within the shadows after the explosion.
The Ghost King had not had time to explain the situation, allowing Zhou Ming to reap the unexpected advantage.
Faced with the sudden thief, the humanoid bat monster appeared beside Zhou Ming as though it had teleported, its blood-red claws seemingly capable of tearing through space as they slashed directly at him.
Seeing this, Zhou Ming immediately activated the Puppet Substitution Tribulation Technique he had prepared in advance, exchanging the life of an ordinary Molted Serpent for a chance to escape.
As the Molted Serpent was torn in half, Zhou Ming escaped with the remaining half of the Bloodspring Spirit Liquid.
“It's Ten Thousand Snakes.”
Only then did Elder White Whale and the others finally react. They had never expected that Zhou Ming had not left the Cloud Mist Sea, but had instead entered the Blood Sea Secret Realm.
At this moment, although Zhou Ming had successfully evaded the monster's attack, it clearly had no intention of letting him go and immediately launched another assault against him.
At the same time, the Ghost King, Elder White Whale, and the others also seized the opportunity to divide up the remaining Bloodspring Spirit Liquid.
The monster, which had only just displayed its ferocity, was now being toyed with like a clown.
However, Zhou Ming and the others' actions completely enraged the mysterious humanoid bat monster.
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