The desert hermit crab carried Ling Xiao to an oasis, which moved him greatly. This big fellow had been a bit rough at first, but after he taught it a lesson, it became obedient quickly and even knew he was thirsty, so it brought him to this oasis.
Well, that was what he thought at first.
Until he saw a squad of strangely featured scorpion people warily watching him in the oasis, he realised this fellow was not helping him at all. It had always planned revenge and deliberately brought him straight into this scorpion nest.
The desert hermit crab submerged into the water and actually let out a triumphant laugh.
It was definitely laughter. Ling Xiao was completely certain!
Damn it!
Ling Xiao cursed inwardly. He had actually been played by a beast.
However, the desert hermit crab’s triumph did not last long. Ling Xiao pressed his right hand to the ground, and a shadow cone pierced through the earth, chasing after it.
Boom!
A huge explosion directly blasted the desert hermit crab out of the underground river. When that enormous body crashed onto the ground, it had already shattered into pieces.
“Everyone, I truly had no intention of intruding into scorpion-people territory. That beast brought me here. I will leave right now!”
Ling Xiao did not want to fight these scorpion people.
Especially the female scorpion person, whose strength appeared to be at least tenth Cave Heaven realm. He absolutely could not afford to provoke her.
Moreover, although the other scorpion people were weaker, they were all Heaven-Human realm experts. If surrounded, the consequences would be disastrous.
As the saying goes, a wise man does not fight when the odds are against him. Although Ling Xiao was brave and fearless, that depended on who he faced.
Charging into a battle he clearly could not win was not bravery; it was stupidity and recklessness.
Yet the reason scorpion people were terrifying was precisely because they rarely reasoned with you.
If you trespassed on their territory, you had to die!
On the surface, that scorpion-woman looked no different from a human. Only in battle did she reveal her half-human, half-scorpion form.
Although these tribes claimed humans were lowly, because the Holy Dynasty had ruled the Profound Realm for tens of thousands of years, in their hearts they still regarded human form as the perfect shape.
Therefore, on any continent, in any tribe, maintaining human form was something to be proud of.
Only warriors with sufficient strength could achieve it.
“Hehe, little human boy, you barge into someone else’s territory, make such a huge racket, and think a simple apology lets you walk away? That is far too insincere, is it not?”
That scorpion-woman was extremely charming and alluring, yet after her seductive laughter came a merciless attack.
Before her words finished, her right hand flicked lightly, and a strange ghostly light, almost invisible to the naked eye, shot towards Ling Xiao.
It was fast, the angle treacherous, truly vicious and ruthless.
If struck by this poisonous light, even if he did not die, he would be paralysed.
No wonder so many warriors refused to tangle with scorpion people or even enter their territory. These scorpion people really were cold-hearted.
However, Ling Xiao’s cultivation had just broken through, his strength had soared, and he had never planned to escape unscathed from the start. He had been watching every move of that scorpion-woman.
The instant her right hand flicked, he unleashed Swift Light Divine Steps and darted sideways.
Whoosh, smack!
The orchid-blue light missed Ling Xiao but struck the bushes behind him. In the blink of an eye, those tenacious desert plants, full of vitality, instantly withered and turned black.
Seeing this, Ling Xiao’s heart trembled.
Good heavens, this person’s scorpion venom was far too powerful, and she struck to kill. She truly wanted his life!
“Hmm?”
The scorpion-woman’s attack failed, but she did not strike again immediately. Instead, she smiled seductively. “Interesting. By human age, you should only be fifteen or sixteen, right? Quite handsome and adorable. I never expected your skills to be so impressive too.”
“Big sister of the scorpion-people tribe, I truly harbour no hostility towards your tribe. Why must you press me so hard?”
Ling Xiao gave a bitter laugh, not daring to relax. He leapt away into the distance.
He now understood that reasoning with these people was pointless. Scorpion people simply did not listen to reason.
Watching Ling Xiao’s figure suddenly turn into a golden beam shooting far away, the scorpion-woman merely smiled faintly. Then a pipa appeared in her fair, delicate hands.
Her slender, onion-like fingers gently plucked the strings, and eerie music rang out.
Cold, sinister auras rose from the desert, accompanied by constant rustling sounds.
In that instant, Ling Xiao felt his scalp tingle. In a panic, he hurriedly deployed Scarlet Sun Feather Robe, then fired two Scarlet Sun Cones into the sand.
Flames erupted from the sand, blasting several charred objects into the air.
Only then did Ling Xiao confirm.
That scalp-tingling sensation came from the scorpions hidden beneath the sand.
These scorpions were small, only the size of a thumbnail, yet their colour was strange, an unseen transparent hue.
Ling Xiao had read about this kind of poisonous scorpion in the Eternal Divine Pill Scripture.
Allegedly, their venom could be used to create many extremely powerful poisons and poison pills.
Even without processing, the raw venom alone was enough to kill a Cave Heaven realm warrior on the spot.
“Tsk tsk, little cutie is quite capable. You know so much that big sister almost hates to kill you. Now I will give you a chance. Become my pet, and you might keep your life. Otherwise, how many poisonous scorpions do you think you can kill?”
The scorpion-woman let out a bewitching, cruel laugh, and the pipa music grew louder.
As the music intensified, the rustling from the sand became denser and denser.
Ling Xiao discovered that the ground, previously covered in sand, was now completely blanketed by those poisonous scorpions.
Tens of thousands at least, packed tightly.
Every single one had a stinger glowing with orchid-blue light.
If even one pierced him, Ling Xiao was finished. Unless he had miraculous elixir to neutralise the poison, his life would end.
Staring at the dense mass of poisonous scorpions, Ling Xiao had no choice but to hover in mid-air, goosebumps covering his body.
He had experienced many battles, yet he had never seen anyone fight like this.
No wonder both the Black Crow Empire and the Divine Phoenix Empire wanted to ally with the scorpion-people tribe.
Bloody hell, summoning so many poisonous scorpions at once could completely reverse the tide of battle in a crowded army. The effect was terrifying.
“Lord Xieli, we still have proper business to attend to. Why not just kill this fellow and be done with it?”
The scorpion-men who had been standing near Xieli earlier made a suggestion.
They clearly did not take Ling Xiao seriously at all. Instead, they were guarding against an even greater threat.
