Chapter 1344 - 1394 Dangerous Black Miao Territory
Li Yifei finally reached the territory of the Black Miao, a bit easier to find than he imagined. According to the Na Yi tribesmen, the Black Miao region is full of poisonous insects. Li Yifei had walked less than half a mile before he had killed no fewer than ten poisonous snakes. Each was brightly colored, with triangular heads and menacing looks. He also stomped to death over a dozen poisonous scorpions and had dispatched a creature with a bright red body that looked like a silkworm.
He even spotted a butterfly fluttering gracefully through the air, about the size of a palm. It looked very beautiful, yet it landed instantly on the bright red insect. Its long proboscis, like a steel needle, pierced the body of the red insect, puncturing it in an instant. The red insect twisted its body, struggling to escape, even emitting a chirping sound, unclear if it was from its body shaking or truly from its mouth.
But the butterfly was too strong, with several claws holding onto the red insect, firmly controlling it. In just a few seconds, the body of the red insect shriveled visibly, while the abdomen of the Gorgeous Blood-drinking Butterfly swelled.
"Hiss... King Worm and Gorgeous Blood-drinking Butterfly, how can this be? When did the poisonous creatures here evolve to this extent?" Aliza finally caught up, panting and gasping behind him. Li Yifei stopped not to watch these two poisonous insects fight but mainly to wait for him. He wasn’t afraid of these poisonous insects, but ahead, the forest was denser, with no visible direction. Li Yifei was afraid of wasting time, unable to find the Black Miao Village, so he waited for him.
Seeing these two poisonous insects, Aliza’s face, initially red from running, took on a pale tint, apparently frightened. The King Worm was already a highly venomous creature. In its larval stage, it was only the size of a soybean. After hatching, it needed to feed solely on flesh and blood. So growing to adulthood was not easy. Usually, they would find some snakes, insects, and poisonous rats, burrow into their bodies, slowly eating flesh and drinking blood. Once one was eaten, it moved on to the next. The growth was slow, but once the first evolution was complete, its toxicity was astonishing. Normal poisonous snakes wouldn’t dare provoke it lightly. Plus, the King Worm’s body was exceedingly tough. Although it looked soft and fleshy, an ordinary person might not even be able to crush it with a stomp. So, this fleshy insect seemed harmless but was actually deadly.
This large bright red King Worm had obviously consumed blood for years to grow to such a form. Even the White Miao People who were good at nurturing Yang Gu would not dare to touch this kind of poisonous creature lightly, for a single bite could mean paying with one’s life.
Yet, such a majestic King Worm was consumed by the Gorgeous Blood-drinking Butterfly in just a few seconds, leaving only a layer of red skin, showing the power of the Gorgeous Blood-drinking Butterfly.
Li Yifei also found these two insects threatening, but he didn’t know that Miao people’s poison worms were divided into two kinds. One was planted inside the body, developing instantly upon contact with flesh and blood, posing a threat to humans — this was called the Inner Worm. The other was external worms like the King Worm and Gorgeous Blood-drinking Butterfly. External worms varied in shape but had one thing in common: they all went through brutal elimination, fighting each other until only the strongest Worm King survived.