Chapter 63: The Fierce Bamboo Demon

"Little Prince actually conspired with the demon Taoist Immortal Master!" Ding Hao, hiding inside the Star Absorption Stone, was utterly shocked.

The Little Prince represented one of the three royal families of the Nine Provinces, the Tang Imperial Family!

The Nine Provinces was a world of the righteous path, meaning that the three royal families of the Nine Provinces were the leaders of the righteous path! If even the Tang Emperor, one of the three royal families, had ties with demons and evil spirits, how could these people still preach about propriety and righteousness?

But when Ding Hao thought about it, in any world, those in power always taught the people about benevolence and righteousness, yet they themselves could do anything.

"The world of the Nine Provinces, the realm of the righteous path, is no more than this." Ding Hao sneered.

Since the Little Prince had dispatched an Immortal Master, his situation was now very dangerous. He waited for another hour, feeling that there was no danger, before he prepared to leave.

"But that strange black arrow bamboo is not far away..." Ding Hao didn't know how far the bamboo's attack range was, so he didn't dare to appear rashly.

"Da Huang, you go." Ding Hao, this unrighteous person, naturally sent Da Huang to face the danger.

But he had his reasons. The demon Taoist Immortal Master had said that he only killed humans, not beasts. With a thought, Da Huang's figure appeared in the wet forest.

Sure enough, the arrow bamboo did not appear, nor did it attack.

Da Huang, being very smart, carried the Star Absorption Stone and ran away. After running a few hundred meters, Da Huang put down the Star Absorption Stone, and Ding Hao's figure flashed, appearing outside the stone.

"Should we go or not?" Ding Hao picked up the Star Absorption Stone, looking back at the arrow bamboo, with some thoughts in his mind.

"That arrow bamboo is definitely a demon tree! It will be useful for my cultivation. Although these Immortal Masters came to kill me, for me, it is also an opportunity to improve my cultivation!"

Ding Hao, this boy, was quite bold, actually coveting the killing methods left by the Immortal Master.

But after much consideration, he didn't dare to take the risk. Although Ding Hao was carefree, he was very cautious in his heart! First, he didn't know how powerful the arrow bamboo was; second, he didn't know if the demon Taoist Immortal Masters would come after the bamboo attacked.

Therefore, he decided to leave first.

Not long after, he and Da Huang came to a small stream. The rain had already stopped, and by the stream, two bristle beasts were drinking water. These two bristle beasts were the lowest-level spirit beasts, and without any mutations, killing them would only earn one point.

Ding Hao originally didn't want to bother with them, but these two bristle beasts were very aggressive and even came over on their own.

"Damn, you're bullying me too?" Ding Hao was furious and shouted, "Da Huang, it's up to you."

"Damn, behave yourself!" Da Huang cursed, then barked and pounced. Clearly, although he could speak human language, his native language was more intimate.

Da Huang's cultivation was roughly at the third to fourth stage of the innate realm, and dealing with these lowest-level bristle beasts was easy. In no time, he bit one to death. The other tried to run, but Ding Hao took out a crossbow and shot it down with an arrow.

He cut off the heads of the two bristle beasts and put them in his storage bag, leaving their bodies behind. The judges only looked at the heads; if he brought the bodies, a storage bag wouldn't hold many spirit beasts.

Ding Hao thought to himself, 2 points in hand. By the end of the day, he, Ding Hao, would probably be the most useless contestant.

After killing the bristle beasts, Ding Hao put Da Huang away and followed the stream downstream. There were few spirit beasts near the stream, but more humans, and they were all of higher cultivation. Low-cultivation humans didn't dare to be so conspicuous; encountering humans was more dangerous than encountering wild beasts at this time.

Ding Hao not only suppressed his cultivation to the fifth stage of the innate realm but also put on the fake face of Secret Cloud Jing.

Sure enough, not long after, he saw a campfire by the stream ahead.

"Looks like someone with some strength." Starting a fire by the stream, if not a fool, must be someone with real strength; otherwise, attracting true powerhouses and being robbed or killed would be very common.

Ding Hao walked over casually. Upon closer inspection, there were three people by the fire. Two men and one woman, all bare-chested. Yes, the woman was also bare-chested. But there was nothing to see; these three were clearly from a family or sect that practiced body cultivation, making their bodies as strong as beasts, with muscles like stone lumps and hair growing on them. The woman was the same, with a larger chest but more hair, looking like a wild person, which was quite scary.

These three people's cultivation should all be in the later stages of the innate realm. Ding Hao could only see up to the seventh stage, and he couldn't see the cultivation of these three, all of whom were above the seventh stage.

"Indeed very strong, and they are body cultivators." Body cultivators were clearly stronger than ordinary people at the innate stage. Their bodies were solid, and their strength was brutal, making it very difficult for other innate cultivators to deal with them.

The three were roasting a bristle beast. They looked at Ding Hao with rather unfriendly eyes.

Ding Hao panicked and said, "Seniors, please continue eating."

He immediately wanted to run away, but one of the men coldly snorted, "So conspicuous at the fifth stage of the innate realm, this is your first time participating in the autumn hunt, right?"

Ding Hao quickly smiled and said, "First time, indeed the first time."

The man picked up a piece of roasted meat and threw it over, saying, "Sit down and eat."

Ding Hao had no choice but to sit down and eat the roasted meat. The three people looked at him with cold eyes, probably evaluating whether he was worth robbing. Then the woman spoke, "Boy, fifth stage of the innate realm, how many points did you get today?"

Ding Hao's face changed, and he said, "Two points."

The man who threw the meat immediately roared, "Only two points in a day? Who are you fooling? Brat from Wuzhou, you ate my meat, so hand over your points! Do you think the meat of the three beasts of Yunzhou is easy to eat?"

Ding Hao smiled bitterly and said, "But I really only killed two bristle beasts."

The woman laughed coldly and said, "Then hand over your storage bag."

Ding Hao said, "But Seniors, without weapons and armor, how can I participate in the autumn hunt?"

"Then go to your death." The three beasts of Yunzhou stood up, and only then did he realize that these three were much taller than ordinary people, tall and fierce, really like three beasts.

"You go to your death." Ding Hao threw down the roasted meat and ran back into the forest.

The woman of the three beasts said, "This boy is strange, unwilling to hand over his storage bag, he must have treasures."

The man said, "We're full anyway, let's just take a walk, chase him!"

The three ran like beasts, thudding into the forest. Ding Hao's conspicuousness was to attract people like this. Since they had successfully taken the bait, Ding Hao didn't hesitate and ran directly towards the area with the strange arrow bamboo.

Not long after, the three beasts of Yunzhou had already run to the area near the giant stone in the forest.

"Damn, he escaped." The slightly smaller man was angry.

The woman with a large patch of black hair on her chest looked around and said, "I feel this boy deliberately led us here." These three, although muscular, were not simple-minded; in Yunzhou, they were known as "human ferocious beasts."

The tallest man coldly snorted, "Deliberately led us here? I want to see who dares to provoke us three at the ninth stage of the innate realm, all body cultivators, with my spirit root skill and the strength of two bears!"

Ding Hao hid nearby, thinking, indeed some skills. The ninth stage of the innate realm was already very high, and they were all body cultivators. The leader even had a spirit root skill and the strength of two bears! This kind of strength, even Prince Chai wouldn't dare to confront head-on!

"Where did he go?" The tallest man roared and punched the giant stone in front of him. With a crack, the huge stone burst into dust and split into several pieces.

Ding Hao was startled. Just then, he saw a black plant grow from the ground, "It's here!"

The arrow bamboo suddenly stabbed out, like a bamboo shoot. It pierced through the giant man's foot, and the black bamboo shoot was immediately covered in blood.

The blood made the arrow bamboo go wild. It pierced through the giant man's foot and immediately coiled around his thick leg like a snake.

"Ah!" The giant man screamed in pain and roared, "Brat, there was indeed an ambush!" He took out a high-quality mountain cleaver and raised it, chopping down on the black arrow bamboo.

Clang!

Golden sparks flashed in the dark forest, and the mountain cleaver was deflected, leaving the arrow bamboo unharmed!

The giant man still didn't believe it and continued to chop with his mountain cleaver. Clang, clang, sparks flew, but the black arrow bamboo didn't budge and had already coiled around the giant man's waist!

"It's a demon tree!" The other two beasts of Yunzhou were terrified, the man exclaimed, "Damn, that boy was a demon Taoist! He led us here to kill us and raise a demon!"

The woman gritted her teeth and said, "If I find him, I'll skin him, pull out his tendons, and cut his flesh piece by piece, torturing him to death!"

The giant man, hearing it was a demon tree, was even more frightened and shouted, "Don't talk nonsense, help me get it off!"

The other two, standing two steps away, didn't dare to approach and said, "Boss, it's a demon tree! A demon tree at the qi cultivation level, we're only at the innate level!"

The giant man cursed, "You two unrighteous beasts! Help me!"

As he roared, the arrow bamboo had already wrapped around his entire body. He was still cursing when the arrow bamboo pierced his mouth. He clenched his teeth, but the arrow bamboo's strength was greater, forcing his mouth open and stabbing in!

Puff!

Blood spurted from the giant man's mouth. Soon, the arrow bamboo pierced through his back and began to grow leaves, black leaves glowing eerily in the darkness.

"Brother..." The other two were terrified, their faces pale. They didn't expect the strongest among them to be killed so quickly. The demon tree was too terrifying.

They looked at each other and turned to run.

But it was too late. The arrow bamboo's head suddenly swung, flinging out a cluster of dozens of black leaves. These leaves, like the flying swords of Immortal Masters, sliced through the calm air, flashing cold light!

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End of the chapter.