Chapter 29: The First Battle Against Scorpion King

  Zi Lei had long known that this journey would not be smooth sailing, but when he saw the Zi Xie Mountain, he was still shocked.

  This mountain is towering high and straight into the clouds, with strange rocks that are steep and dangerous beyond compare.

  What's even more frightening is that the entire mountain lacks any signs of life, with not a single speck of green to be seen anywhere. Moreover, from halfway up the mountain, a faint purple mist begins to envelop everything, growing thicker and thicker until it reaches the summit, where it becomes almost palpable, so dense that it can't even be dispersed by the wind.

  Mysterious Stone Mountain!

  Mysterious purple fog!

  All the demons and beasts who saw this scene couldn't help but inhale a cold breath.

  This is simply a natural moat!

  With just the power of an ordinary beast tribe, it's absolutely impossible to get past!

  "Your Majesty, let Fei Que find another way around. This mountain is too treacherous and this fog is too strange!"

  Baimao and Sanzhao, considering the well-being of their tribe, expressed their opinions. Although the groundhog could lead his troops to dig through, seeing that the mountain was vast and unparalleled, it was not something that could be accomplished in a day, and he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, secretly feeling helpless.

  "Your Majesty, it is possible to go around, but we will have to pass through a human settlement, and I'm afraid our tracks may be exposed."

  The flying sparrow had already scouted out the route and was busy rushing back to report.

  Zi Lei led the beasts to migrate in order to avoid human persecution. If they were to appear voluntarily, it would definitely cause a huge stir and eventually reach the ears of the Beast Tamer Sect. At that time, it would only be counterproductive and might make the situation worse than before the migration.

  This is absolutely not what he wanted!

  "This mountain is indeed strange and unusual, it must be inhabited by some kind of rare and venomous beast."

  A flash of surprise crossed his face, and he had already guessed a rough idea in his heart, and also had a general plan.

  "There's no need to take a detour, I have my own way of getting through. All of you stay here and wait for me to go up and take a look myself!"

  The purple mist was extremely eerie, and relying on Bai Mao's three-clawed cultivation might not be enough to deal with it. At the critical moment, he had to make a personal appearance, and as an eagle tribe member, he was naturally immune to some toxic substances and was the natural enemy of some poisonous creatures. Having him take the lead was the most appropriate choice.

  "I don't know which great king is cultivating in secret here, but the ancient veins of Tian Shan are all coming to pay their respects. I wish to borrow a path to head east to the sea and leave, so please, great king, lift the toxic fog and let us pass."

  Although the demon tribe has always emphasized that the strong are respected, Qi Lei didn't want to provoke trouble, and secondly, after all, it was a human soul, so he still followed the rules of humans, especially when he didn't understand the other party's situation, even more shouldn't be overbearing and unreasonable, as the saying goes, "first courtesy, then martial arts".

  But as soon as he finished speaking, a loud shout was heard.

  "Haha, where did this evil creature come from? Its cultivation isn't weak at all. Just in time to help me break through my cultivation bottleneck. First, let's eat my ultimate scorpion venom, that way the meat will become even more delicious, hehe."

  Accompanied by a strange and eerie voice, a purple poisonous fog suddenly pounced on him.

  This poisonous fog, with its purple mist churning violently, emitted a stench that was beyond compare. Moreover, it moved at an exceptionally swift speed. Before Zilei could even react or take action, it had already arrived right in front of him, enveloping him within.

  Although Zilei adhered to the principle of courtesy before martial arts, how could he not be on guard? As soon as he heard the voice of the Purple Scorpion King, he realized that something was amiss. The Eagle Claw Divine Technique was instantly activated, and a white light flashed across his body, forming a circle of demonic energy protection that perfectly isolated the pungent purple poisonous gas, not allowing even a single thread to penetrate.

  Through the poisonous fog, he saw the newcomer clearly and couldn't help but secretly admire how big the scorpion was. At the same time, he involuntarily swallowed his saliva, and the Scorpion King actually stirred up a long-lost appetite.

  Scorpions are treasures all over, and being so big, their flavor should be incredibly delicious!

  The King of the Purple Scorpion was unaware that he had already been targeted, but seeing Qi Lei standing in the midst of the poisonous fog without even a hint of poisoning, he suddenly realized that this time he had encountered a formidable opponent. However, since he embarked on the path of cultivating demons, everything had always gone smoothly for him. Several competitors within his tribe had been eliminated and devoured one by one, and as a result, he had developed an arrogant attitude, always thinking "I am the greatest in the world".

  Compared to ordinary eagles, Zile's head is bigger and more intimidating, but in the eyes of the Purple Scorpion King, it's just a flat-haired beast that can withstand poisonous fog, but won't be able to withstand his next attack.

  "Taste the venom of this king scorpion's tail!"

  His two pincers remained still, his tail suddenly threw upwards, until it was parallel to his body, like a sharp arrow of the same thickness as a military bow, and then shot out with lightning speed.

  A purple shadow flashed by swiftly!

  Hiss! Hiss!

  The air is rubbed and emits an ear-piercing sound!

  Watching Zile, his body didn't move at all, as if he was stunned by the sudden attack!

  To know, the King of Scorpions has three great dependencies.

  The first is the toxic fog, but it's not just a simple purple mist. It's what he produces after cultivating his demonic powers, mixed with his own powers. You could even say that the strange poison is his demonic power, and his demonic power is the strange poison. As such, the strange poison is extremely potent. Even if it were to be sprayed onto metal or stone, they would instantly corrode and melt away, leaving behind only a puddle of dark purple liquid.

  The second is the tail thorn, any demon beast's innate attack method is extremely terrifying. For example, Zilei's eagle claw can crush gold, stone and iron armor before obtaining the "Eagle Claw Divine Technique", which shocked Yandao to the point where his eyeballs almost popped out. The same goes for Zixie, whose tail thorn is as thick as a real sharp arrow, shooting out at a speed similar to lightning, not to mention gold, stone and iron armor, even if one uses demonic energy to protect their entire body, it's still impossible to defend against.

  The last ultimate skill is a pair of pincer feet.

  Logically speaking, the most powerful member of the scorpion family should be the one with the deadliest tail stinger, but the Scorpion King is not like that.

  It turns out that he also has a great deal of luck. Before his spiritual wisdom was opened, he found a piece of purple gold essence in the Purple Scorpion Mountain. Later, after becoming king, he captured a Taoist and learned the human refining technique from him. Under the encouragement of the Taoist, he used the earth fire to melt the purple gold essence into a pair of pincers, making them extremely hard. It's not an exaggeration to describe them as indestructible and capable of breaking through anything.

  Of course, even so, he was not very satisfied with the pincers, if it wasn't for that Taoist who used some method to resolve the purple strange poison and escape, he would have thought of merging the same tribe's pincer that he had killed together, only then would his pincer be perfect.

  However, it was already enough in his view that he didn't need to use pincers to deal with Zile, and one tail thorn would be sufficient.

  But things turned out to be contrary to one's wishes.

  Just as he was waiting to enjoy the fruits of victory, Zile suddenly moved, one eagle claw on the ground, the other eagle claw slowly lifted up, looking like it didn't use any strength, lightly and nimbly meeting the tail spike to grab it, completely in the Golden Rooster's independent posture, with a careless air, as if gently preening its own feathers during rest.

  It's like two masters competing, one using all his strength, and the other only using one hand.

  This is not a competition, this is contempt!

  Despicable!

  The King of Scorpions was so angry that his whole body was trembling and his lungs almost burst.

  "Do you think this king's stinger is just for show? Die!"