Chapter 67: The Action Begins

Du Qishan did not take long to consider before agreeing. Chu Yunsheng had been closely watching him, and besides, he had few other choices. The thought of those flame monsters was enough to make one tremble, and they were something one could not resist.

Due to Gan Ziqiang's sudden change, the military's awakened warriors had taken care of his accomplices, making Yao Xiang's ambush meaningless. Chu Yunsheng asked him to temporarily join the military's operations. His next plan was too risky for Yao Xiang.

Chu Yunsheng intended to attack those disgusting flesh worms. According to Professor Sun, these creatures should belong to the category of direct-cavity organisms. Chu Yunsheng had encountered one of these monsters before. It was ten meters long and often liked to wrap itself around the branches of giant plants. Its body color could change in various ways, camouflaging itself as a giant plant vine.

The flesh worms' diet, besides the strange fruits of giant plants, included the red-eyed monsters and humans. Chu Yunsheng had even found the corpses of other terrifying small, sharp-toothed, clawed creatures in their feces from long ago. However, he had never seen any of these creatures alive in the mist, and he did not know why.

The flesh worms had no scales or shells. The lumps of wriggling flesh seemed to have no protective capabilities, but that was not the case. Chu Yunsheng had tried all kinds of attacks with his Qianbi Sword, which was full of primordial energy, but the flesh was so sticky, slippery, and resilient that he had never seen anything like it! Sometimes, even with the sharpness of the Qianbi Sword, he could only stretch and pull its skin without piercing it.

Chu Yunsheng was not completely helpless against it. He had a special method, relying on his abundant primordial energy. He would simultaneously compete with the flesh worm in consuming primordial energy and use the strong corrosive fluid of the red-armored beetle to burn it, destroying the flexibility of its skin until the Qianbi Sword could cut it into several pieces.

Chu Yunsheng's storage talisman contained a large amount of this corrosive fluid, which had not been used for a long time, accumulating more and more. He had even discarded some to save space in his storage talisman.

Fighting a flesh worm would consume a lot of Chu Yunsheng's primordial energy, which was precisely why he wanted to find the flesh worm. He needed to quickly train his primordial energy in battle, repeatedly filling and releasing it to hone his skills.

Of course, he could also use inscribed talismans to train his primordial energy, but with only about ten left, they were not enough to meet his massive primordial energy needs for advancing to the Second Heaven Realm.

He had to fight to replenish his primordial energy, taking the risk to attack large creatures like the flesh worm.

Cultivation at the First Heaven Realm was a simple, mechanical repetition of training the body. The primordial energy continuously circulated in and out of the body, like a first-grade student repeatedly practicing writing strokes, becoming more and more proficient, with no shortcuts.

Simple techniques practiced to perfection become ultimate moves. The First Heaven Realm is like this; simple training to perfection is the peak.

The principles and numerous cultivation rules would only be gradually understood, comprehended, and integrated after reaching the Second Heaven Realm.

This was the cultivation method given by the ancient books, progressing from imitation to gradual understanding, step by step, steadily enhancing his First Heaven Realm and abilities.

Chu Yunsheng looked at his watch; there were still more than five hours before the next Nine Palace Mist Wall transition. He had obtained the latest mist wall passage map from Fang Ziwen and agreed with Colonel Du to return to Jinjiang Building in five hours to prepare the monster corpses he needed.

For the next three days, he would return every twelve hours, not only to collect the monster corpses but also to update the latest mist wall passage maps calculated by the professors.

The red-eyed monsters had little primordial energy and were extremely numerous. Being caught by them would bring endless trouble, so Chu Yunsheng avoided them on his way. Fortunately, flesh worms generally appeared on the middle branches of giant plants, saving him a lot of trouble!

The most dangerous were the flame bird-like creatures that hunted flesh worms. Each flap of their illusory, colorful wings could produce fiery flames, like a burning fireball, with a massive amount of fire primordial energy pouring out. Even a slightly weaker awakened warrior could be burned to ashes, let alone ordinary humans.

Colonel Du's team had already set out, not only to fulfill Chu Yunsheng's conditions but also to gather the remaining awakened warriors in Kun City to prepare for the final battle against the mist source in three days.

Chu Yunsheng chose the opposite direction, emerging from District 9 and arriving at the city center's District 2, which he had visited before.

This area, once the most prosperous and bustling part of Kun City, with its valuable land and countless shops, was now in ruins, shrouded in a faint mist, and in a state of chaos.

The buildings were entangled and wrapped in giant plants. Chu Yunsheng climbed up a vine with a diameter of over two meters. The vine was a bit slippery and occasionally vibrated as if it had a life of its own. Chu Yunsheng carefully climbed from one end to the other, which extended high through a window of a building.

Not long ago, Chu Yunsheng had discovered a flesh worm feeding behind that building. He quickly returned, preparing to use the vine to sneak up and launch the first attack with the red-armored beetle's corrosive fluid.

The building was originally a book city, with books scattered and disordered on the ground, some burned into piles, seemingly used for warmth. However, there were no living people left, only a few corpses.

Stepping on the ashes and scattered papers, Chu Yunsheng quickly reached the opposite window. The giant vine extended upward, and a slightly thinner branch crossed below it, hanging toward the ground. The flesh worm was attached to this branch, feeding on the red-eyed monsters below, about three or four of them.

The flesh worm's feeding method was simple. Its two large mouths at the front and back could open shockingly wide, creating a powerful suction vortex. The red-eyed monsters struggled against this suction but were still gradually drawn into the enlarged mouths.

Chu Yunsheng had already taken out the corrosive fluid, wrapped in the red-armored beetle's skin, and carefully approached the flesh worm along the large vine. He paused at the intersection, waiting until only one red-eyed monster remained. Then, he lightly jumped, sliding down the branch, and with a flick of his left hand, a large amount of corrosive fluid poured onto the flesh worm, some even falling into its other large mouth!

The flesh worm had no eyes and relied on vibrations and odors to sense enemies and prey. Due to the protection of the Six Jia Talisman and his battle armor, Chu Yunsheng's odor was completely blocked. It was only when he made a large leap onto the branch where the flesh worm was, causing vibrations, that the flesh worm noticed him.

However, it was clearly too late to avoid the attack. The flesh worm, drenched in corrosive fluid, sensed the danger and violently wriggled, abandoning the last red-eyed monster and quickly climbing up the branch toward Chu Yunsheng.

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(End of Chapter 67)