Chapter 53

After emerging from the cave entrance, the Red-Headed Centipede King suddenly darted forward, fully exposing its five-foot-long body.

It raised its head toward Wei Changfeng, who was retreating, and its countless legs, covered with fine hairs, moved in unison. A new ice arrow instantly formed and condensed in the water, shooting forward at high speed!

Innate supernatural power!

This was the ability of a demonic beast, clearly proving to Wei Changfeng that the Red-Headed Centipede King he encountered was far from ordinary, having reached a new level!

The speed of the ice arrow in the water was extremely fast, reaching him in the blink of an eye.

In the water, human movement and reaction speed were definitely much slower. Faced with the Red-Headed Centipede King's attack, Wei Changfeng could not dodge and could only muster all his strength to punch the incoming ice arrow.

A force that could break a thousand catties!

At the critical moment of life and death, he unleashed all his strength, with the Qianyang True Qi circulating in his body surging into his tightly clenched iron fist, breaking through the water's resistance and producing a low explosion.

Boom!

At the moment the fist and the ice arrow collided, Wei Changfeng felt the True Qi concentrated in his fist suddenly break through some barrier, surging out of his fist!

Qi breaking through the meridians and acupoints!

When a martial artist reaches the fourth level of cultivation—Qi penetrating a hundred acupoints—they must successively break through the 372 acupoints in their body to gradually enhance their cultivation, eventually advancing to the Qi Condensation Realm.

The fifth level, twelve acupoints!

And the one he had just broken through was the Hegu acupoint on the back of his hand. The Qianyang True Qi surging out of the acupoint formed a scorching aura around his fist, instantly evaporating the surrounding water.

Peng!

The slender and sharp ice arrow had not even hit Wei Changfeng's fist when the tip suddenly exploded, and the arrow shaft disintegrated into powder, the icy coldness spreading through the water!

Even Wei Changfeng did not expect that he could actually block the Red-Headed Centipede King's innate supernatural power.

In fact, this was not due to luck.

The Red-Headed Centipede King was not a true demonic beast, and its supernatural abilities were relatively weak. Combined with the fact that ice and fire are mutually destructive, and Wei Changfeng's full strength was concentrated at a single point, he was able to break through the ice arrow.

Sss~

Seeing its attack fail, the Red-Headed Centipede King let out a frustrated hiss and quickly pursued Wei Changfeng.

It opened its sharp pincers, and a faint blood light shone through the shell on its head.

Wei Changfeng's heart tightened, and the joy of his small breakthrough vanished.

The Red-Headed Centipede King's most formidable ability was not its innate supernatural power but its terrifying pincers, which were hollow and filled with lethal poison. If bitten, the consequences would be unimaginable.

In the deep pond, its speed and agility far exceeded Wei Changfeng's. Once it got close, the unarmed Wei Changfeng would face great danger.

At this moment, Wei Changfeng, who was in a dilemma, felt his waist tighten. The rope wrapped around his waist was suddenly pulled upward with great force.

He involuntarily shot up toward the surface!

The Red-Headed Centipede King, which had just darted forward, missed its target, and its pincers did not even touch Wei Changfeng's feet.

It became furious, turned around, and pursued Wei Changfeng relentlessly.

Having narrowly escaped, Wei Changfeng knew that it must have been Tie Yi on the shore helping him. He vigorously waved his arms and kicked his legs, accelerating his ascent while creating a large number of bubbles to obstruct the Red-Headed Centipede King's vision.

A mere twenty to thirty feet of depth was the boundary between life and death for Wei Changfeng.

Splash!

The light grew brighter, and with the help of the rope, he suddenly burst out of the water!

His eyes were instantly blinded by the bright sunlight, but purely by instinct, Wei Changfeng did a somersault in the air and finally landed on the shore by the pond.

"Junior Brother, be careful!"

Just as he set foot on solid ground, Wei Changfeng had not yet had time to catch his breath when he heard Tie Yi's thunderous roar.

The rope tied around him was pulled again, causing him to stagger backward.

At this moment, Wei Changfeng's vision recovered, and he saw the Red-Headed Centipede King lying by the cold pond.

It had actually pursued him onto the shore!

The Red-Headed Centipede King clearly saw Wei Changfeng as a mortal enemy and continued to pursue him, hissing and darting forward.

But in the water, Wei Changfeng feared it, while on land, the situation was the opposite. Not only did he not fear it, but he even wanted to laugh.

Laughing at the Red-Headed Centipede King's stupidity!

He immediately retreated, luring the Red-Headed Centipede King to a more distant place. At the same time, he extended his right hand, forming a tiger claw, and tore the rope off his body, dodging the Red-Headed Centipede King's two attacks with the Fox Step.

Here, dodging the Red-Headed Centipede King's attacks was too easy for Wei Changfeng. The Red-Headed Centipede King's supernatural abilities were completely ineffective out of the water, and it could not do anything to him without getting close.

After several failures, the Red-Headed Centipede King finally realized it could not take revenge. It suddenly rolled over and fled back toward the cold pond!

"Big Brother Tie, quickly stop it, cut off its pincers!"

How could Wei Changfeng let the Red-Headed Centipede King escape? He immediately shouted to Tie Yi, who had come to assist.

The Red-Headed Centipede King's shell was extremely hard, and ordinary swords and knives could hardly penetrate it. However, the long legs on both sides of its body were its weakness. Cutting off most of them would make the rest easy.

"Watch me!"

Tie Yi also saw through the Red-Headed Centipede King's weakness on land, swinging his iron saber with great force, blocking its escape route.

The Red-Headed Centipede King, blocked by the saber, suddenly jumped up to bite Tie Yi.

But Tie Yi's experience was unparalleled, and he did not give it any chance, instead taking the opportunity to cut off dozens of the Red-Headed Centipede King's hairy legs.

The more legs the Red-Headed Centipede King lost, the more its body fluids drained, and its speed and reaction ability decreased even more.

By the time Wei Changfeng arrived with his green sword, the Red-Headed Centipede King was almost a spent force, its bare body lying on the ground, struggling weakly.

Tie Yi did not continue to strike, but asked curiously, "Junior Brother, where did you get this long centipede? It scared me just now; I've never seen one before!"

Wei Changfeng smiled, "This is the Red-Headed Centipede King, with the abilities of a demonic beast. If it hadn't followed us, we wouldn't have been a match for it in the water!"

Tie Yi laughed, "Ha, silly! Did you raid its home, Junior Brother?"

He was right!

Wei Changfeng gave Tie Yi a thumbs up, "Thanks to Big Brother Tie's quick action, otherwise I would have been in trouble. The Red-Headed Centipede King's venom is very powerful, but its venom can be used to make medicine."

"How do you extract the venom?" Tie Yi was eager to try, "Let me do it!"

Extracting venom from a nearly dead Red-Headed Centipede King was actually quite simple. Just hold it down so it can't move, and while it's still alive, use a dagger to dig out its two pincers.

After losing its pincers, the Red-Headed Centipede King would die!

Wei Changfeng changed back into his own clothes and carefully stored the leather bag containing the White Jade Centipede.

Tie Yi asked, "Junior Brother, did you find what you were looking for?"

Wei Changfeng nodded, "Yes, this time I really owe it to Big Brother Tie!"

Without Tie Yi's help, he would not have been able to catch the White Jade Centipede so smoothly, let alone deal with the Red-Headed Centipede King. The gains from this trip were already very substantial.

Tie Yi shook his head, "We're family, Junior Brother. Do you want to continue?"

Wei Changfeng looked at the sky and replied, "Of course, it's still early. Let's try our luck nearby."

He paused and then asked seriously, "Big Brother Tie, I have a special item for finding spiritual herbs and materials. I hope you can keep this secret and not tell anyone!"

Wei Changfeng was referring to the Golden Armor Beetle.

If you want to find spiritual herbs in the vast mountains, relying on experience, patience, and a bit of luck, you might still have some success, but all three combined are not as effective as a spiritually aware Golden Armor Beetle!

As the saying goes, a commoner is not guilty, but possessing a valuable item can bring trouble. If others knew the secret of the Golden Armor Beetle, they would certainly covet it, causing endless trouble for him.

But Tie Yi was different.

Although they had known each other for a short time, Wei Changfeng trusted Tie Yi's character. The facts had also proven his reliability.

Therefore, Wei Changfeng did not mind sharing this secret with him, as it would allow them to gather more wealth in the Green Mountain Range, saving them from having to repeatedly risk their lives.

Tie Yi lowered his head and remained silent for a moment.

When he raised his head again, his eyes were filled with determination and resolve.

He suddenly knelt on one knee in front of Wei Changfeng and said solemnly, "Junior Brother, I, Old Tie, am willing to serve you as my master. I swear to follow you for life and never betray you!"

Wei Changfeng was taken aback and quickly helped him up, "Big Brother Tie, what are you doing!"

Tie Yi's action was a sign of loyalty, indicating his willingness to become a vassal!

Many noble families have vassals who follow them, some passed down through generations, and others recruited or pledged allegiance.

The status of a vassal is much higher than that of a servant, but once they swear allegiance to a master, they cannot betray them. If the master is disgraced, the vassal must die with them, and in return, the master must treat the vassal with kindness and loyalty.

Tie Yi scratched his head and said, "Junior Brother, no, Young Master! My life is saved by you, and my family is also taken care of by you. It is only right for me to swear allegiance to you, and besides..."

He smiled, "I think following Young Master is great. At least I won't have to worry about money in the future!"

In just over a day of entering the mountains together, the amount of loot they had obtained was beyond his imagination.

He was willing to become a vassal to Wei Changfeng, not only because of the life-saving favor but also because of this important factor.

If Wei Changfeng had a good meal, he would definitely not let Tie Yi go hungry!

Understanding Tie Yi's thoughts, Wei Changfeng smiled.

After some thought, Wei Changfeng agreed to Tie Yi's request and accepted him as his first vassal!

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