Chapter 68

Wei Shizhe did not rush to find Sun Ergou to explain; if he had the chance to meet him later, he would mention it. If the other party did not listen, then so be it. Instead, he found a secluded tree hollow and practiced the incantation taught by the White Snake Spirit, locking the aura of the Ba Snake's bloodline within his body, not letting it leak out at all.

Three people, no, three demons, sensed the aura of the Ba Snake's bloodline. In their eyes, he might be like a flame in the darkness, impossible to hide or conceal. Fortunately, Nainai was already dead, and Ruan Jing and Xiao Bai both looked at him differently and would not reveal his secret. If the one who discovered this secret was Xi Huzi, what fate would await him? Wei Shizhe felt a chill run down his spine.

The incantation taught by the White Snake Spirit was not difficult. Wei Shizhe spent three days practicing it until he was proficient. As for whether it was effective, he was not sure, but he thought that a great demon with thousands of years of cultivation would not be idle enough to fool him.

Wei Shizhe stayed at Jietian Ridge for a month and a half, but his gains were not much. The twelve postnatal acupoints on his Governor Vessel had already been unblocked. Before forming the Dao embryo, he still had to overcome the challenge of compressing his primordial energy. There was little flesh and blood left in the Penglai Bag, so he made a plan and began hunting demons in various places, replenishing his stores. He also collected demon cores and beast bones to accumulate some merit.

As winter turned to spring and the grass and trees turned green, Wei Shizhe seemed to have returned to his old days, wandering alone and continuing his life as a hunter. The only difference was that he had replaced Laoyaling with Jietian Ridge and ordinary game with demons.

He was always very cautious, avoiding the places marked with a thick "X" on the map. Within his capabilities, he engaged in close combat with demons, fighting them to the brink of death before attempting to capture them with the Penglai Bag, forcibly seizing their souls.

Days passed, and the Penglai Bag gradually became fuller. He collected two or three dozen demon cores and a pile of various beast bones. Wei Shizhe felt it was enough and set off to return, planning to rest in Huzigou and start compressing his primordial energy.

On his way back, he encountered the six Ironback Wolf Demons again.

This time, the wolf demons had learned their lesson and slowly surrounded him from all sides, leaving him no chance to escape. Wei Shizhe did not plan to run for a hundred miles and jump off a cliff to escape his pursuers. He swung his iron staff and charged forward, not waiting for the pack to close in. In just a few moves, he felled one of the wolf demons.

The wolf pack scattered, giving him the opportunity to pick them off one by one. He struck hard, shattering the skull of the wolf demon, causing its brain to splatter, and it died on the spot.

The remaining five wolf demons hesitated, slowing their pace to observe. Wei Shizhe pulled out his bone-removing knife, cut open the wolf's belly, and extracted a silver-white demon core, no larger than a broad bean, which spun in his palm.

Wei Shizhe's arrogant actions enraged the strongest of the wolf demons. It growled and charged forward, its body flickering into several afterimages, three to the left and two to the right, all pouncing on Wei Shizhe at once.

He had seen the Green Wolf use this technique several times and was prepared. However, even with preparation, he could not distinguish the real from the fake in the heat of the moment. Wei Shizhe did not wait for the wolf demon to get close; he curled his body and rolled to the left twice, taking a zigzag path to the side of the wolf demon. The wolf demon pounced in the wrong direction, and four of the five afterimages vanished. Wei Shizhe took the opportunity to strike with his staff, but it hit an afterimage and dissipated.

Where was the real body? Wei Shizhe became alert. Suddenly, his right leg ached as the wolf demon bit down hard.

The wolf demon was extremely cunning. It took advantage of Wei Shizhe's rolling and obstructed vision, suddenly changed direction, left an afterimage, and circled behind him to launch a surprise attack. The other four wolf demons, seeing it succeed, howled and rushed forward to tear at their opponent.

The wolf's teeth bit into tough hide, unable to tear through the flesh or taste blood. The wolf demon clung to its opponent, feeling a sense of shock. When had human bodies become so strong?

Wei Shizhe kicked the wolf demon in the nose with great force, making it see stars and its head tilt back involuntarily. The wolf's teeth slid off his leg, leaving only a few pale scars and tearing half his pants.

The wolf demon, in pain and fear, crouched and retreated. Wei Shizhe would not let it escape. He roared and used the move "Heaven and Earth Throw," sending the iron staff flying into the wolf demon's mouth, piercing through its stomach and out its anus. The wolf demon jumped several feet high in pain. Wei Shizhe rushed forward and struck it in the lower back with his elbow, forcing it to the ground.

The remaining four wolf demons, halfway through their pounce, were unsure whether to advance or retreat. Wei Shizhe, bare-handed, charged into the pack, using his martial arts to fight four at once. He felt every muscle and bone in his body rejoicing, and he had never felt so good. In a moment, three wolf demons died under his fists and feet, leaving only the last one. He grabbed the wolf demon's upper and lower jaws and, with a powerful effort, tore it apart, splattering himself with the foul-smelling wolf blood.

Covered in blood, Wei Shizhe laughed loudly, looking like a terrifying demon.