Chapter 86

Clouds and mist enveloped the entire sky, with ancient trees towering into the clouds, their foliage lush and dense. Dead trees and old vines were damp with moisture.

Jun Wuming surveyed the slightly eerie jungle, his feet springing forward as a streak of sword light flashed in his hand, like a bolt of lightning in the darkness.

The sword light darted about, instantly slaying several venomous mosquitoes that had stealthily flown near. His magical power surged, forming a faint black glow that protected his body.

He leaped onto an ancient tree, looking around. Raising his head, he saw meteors falling from the high sky, like a thousand-colored rainbow.

As the meteors fell, the once silent forest gradually became restless.

Suddenly, Jun Wuming sensed something and turned to look!

"Fiend Serpent?"

A huge green fiend serpent coiled around a giant tree. The serpent's head was flat, and its eyes emitted a cold, eerie glow.

A cold light flashed in his eyes, and the aura of a dragon's might condensed in his gaze, staring fiercely at the huge green tree serpent that was approaching from behind.

The triangular head of the tree serpent shrank, and a pressure that seemed to come from the depths of the soul pressed down heavily. The tree serpent, like a frightened small animal, panicked and fell from the tree with a "snap," breaking into several pieces.

The pressure from a superior bloodline was not something an ordinary beast with undeveloped intelligence could withstand!

Jun Wuming's eyes, cold as stars, showed a hint of indifference. He ignored the tree serpent that was still struggling on the ground, broken into pieces.

He lightly touched the air, transforming into an invisible breeze, and gently adhered to the dense canopy of another large tree.

With a thought, several strands of icy sword light silently killed the fiend bird on the tree. A flash of black light swept away the bird's vital essence, turning it into ashes that scattered!

The first one!

Looking at the red gem in his hand, formed from the fiend bird's vital essence, Jun Wuming smiled faintly. Such a vital essence pearl was the key to this assessment.

It was also called a fiend blood crystal!

The vital essence contained in such a pearl was no small matter, condensed from the few drops of vital essence of a fiend bird, emitting a fragrant aroma, a fine tonic for the body!

However, Jun Wuming was somewhat unimpressed with this low-grade vital essence pearl.

Low-grade vital essence pearls contained many impurities. Once absorbed into the body, they required significant effort to refine the mixed fiend aura, making it a loss!

Suddenly, Jun Wuming felt his feet tighten. A huge vine had somehow bypassed his mental senses and wrapped around him.

His eyebrows arched. Spirit Devouring Fiend Tree?

His fingers flicked, and strands of extremely cold sword light shot out from his fingertips, transforming into fine, scale-like sword fragments, slicing through the air.

The fine sword light, like fish scales, was intricately arranged, forming a work of art, shimmering with a fine cold light!

Swoosh!

The sword light reached his body, and before the tree fiend could react, the sharp, cold sword light had already attacked.

The sword light transformed into a dragon, slicing through several times, causing leaves to scatter and vines to be cut into countless pieces.

Seizing the opportunity, Jun Wuming's mind moved, and he suddenly plummeted from the air.

Bang!

A massive force was added to his body as he fell through the air, causing the air to explode!

His feet stomped heavily, propelling him into the air, landing on the tree canopy!

"Crack!"

The huge tree trunk instantly cracked under the force of a true dragon!

Sap flew, and the tree trunk split into layers. Jun Wuming frowned, finding it quite sturdy. The force of a true dragon could easily crush a boulder into powder, but this green tree trunk was surprisingly resilient!

"Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz"

As the branches and leaves scattered and the tree trunk broke, a large number of white light points quickly flew out from the broken tree trunk, surrounding Jun Wuming.

"Drill Heart Worms!"

His face changed slightly, and Jun Wuming's body quickly turned and retreated. A black light rapidly flashed behind his head, spreading an extremely cold ice aura that instantly froze and destroyed the fine white unicorns.

Standing in the air, Jun Wuming let out a silent sigh!

This jungle was truly dangerous, not only with fiend birds everywhere but also with hidden venomous insects and fiend vines that were hard to guard against.

Taking the example of the white unicorns, which were invisible and specialized in breaking through true qi and magical power, once they entered the body, they could devour the heart and internal organs in a few breaths! Extremely dangerous!

Caution was paramount!

Black mist enveloped his body, and he held his breath. His magical power slightly condensed, and he slashed the struggling tree fiend with a sword, extinguishing its life. A black light swirled, and he extracted a green, diamond-shaped crystal from the broken tree trunk.

His face showed a hint of satisfaction. The life crystal nurtured by this tree fiend was a precious treasure for nourishing the body's spirit, rarely found, and only a few thousand-year-old trees had a chance to nurture it!

Danger and opportunity coexisted!

Suddenly, Jun Wuming's mind became alert, his ears twitching. His body, like a leaf without roots, merged with a gentle breeze and disappeared into the endless darkness.

A fiery rainbow streaked through the forest, leaving a long red tail. The figure in red, with red hair like flames, had a crimson fire mark on his forehead, looking extraordinary.

A powerful divine sense swept over, and a golden boot turned into a point of fire, floating away into the distance.

Jun Wuming frowned slightly. He recognized this powerful figure, Xia Lie, the grandson of the chief of Xia Family Village in the Eighteen Villages. Practicing the Xia Family's secret manual, the "Crimson Sun Flame Scripture," his fire element techniques were extraordinary!

He was a powerful figure, and Jun Wuming had no intention of dealing with him. He chose another mountain range and walked into it. His body floated, and after a few leaps, he followed a subtle guidance, flying toward a dense forest. It was time to settle accounts!

His body moved like lightning, speeding into the depths of the forest, leaving the outer misty jungle and heading inward.

The Misty Jungle was a treasure land!

Countless mountains and hills, green trees, and dense forests. The Misty Jungle was composed of countless small mountains, with a myriad of strange flowers and exotic grasses, and savage beasts living in this vast forest.

At a glance, it was boundless. The high peaks of the mountains stood tall, and the stone mountains and deep green forests were numerous.

Occasionally, one could see a hundred-meter-long giant centipede on the top of a stone mountain, absorbing the essence of the sun and moon, or a plate-sized highly venomous black spider hunting fierce beasts, or a dragon hiding in a deep pond. Countless giant beasts were awe-inspiring!

For millions of years, countless powerful figures have come here to seek treasures and hunt beasts, but very few have managed to leave!

This was a paradise for fierce beasts, a kingdom of ancient beasts, and the innermost part nurtured the most precious spiritual plants and rare mineral veins, and even legendary divine objects might exist!

However, the sea of fierce beasts in the jungle would make all powerful figures struggle to survive!

"Screech!"

A sharp, mournful cry, and a huge human-faced night owl swooped down from the sky!

Swoosh!

The sword qi darted about, tearing through the air with a continuous sound!

Jun Wuming stood beside a stone mountain, casually emitting several strands of sword light to slay the night owl that was rapidly approaching from the sky.

This human-faced bird with black feathers was very annoying, with excellent night vision but extremely fierce and cowardly. Once it detected an enemy, it would first let out a mournful cry, attracting a large group of fiend beasts, and then join in the attack.

Jun Wuming had already suffered several major losses, encountering multiple attacks. Such behavior was extremely annoying, so he decided to take action. Whenever he encountered a night owl, he would strike first, emitting a streak of sword light to knock it down and slay it before it could sound the alarm!

The ice sword in his hand spun rapidly, and several cold lights shot out. Blood spurted from the chest and abdomen of the black fiend bird, and a black light casually extracted its vital essence!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Suddenly, three loud sounds came from behind, as if the earth was shaking, and the entire stone peak was trembling. Jun Wuming's face changed, and he instinctively turned to look behind him! His pupils contracted!

What kind of fierce beast is this?

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