Six-winged Centipede Appears, Zhong Bai Cleverly Slays It

The structure of the ancient tomb at Bottle Mountain was quite peculiar.

Deep in the valley was the Pill Palace, while the fortified wall at the mountain's waist was used to guard against tomb raiders. As for the mouth of the bottle, that was where the Primal Corpse was located.

The Pill Palace in the valley.

The Furious Rooster was in high spirits, having already caught the scent of its enticing meal.

Partridge Whistle followed closely, and soon, they both arrived at the cluster of palaces that made up the Pill Palace.

"Alchemy using the Five Poisons... can't be anything good," Zhong Bai muttered, a slight frown on his brow. Standing before the main hall, the faint traces of toxicity and medicinal residue in the air were simply too obvious.

However, Zhong Bai wasn't bothered by this. The Pill Palace had been abandoned for hundreds of years. If it weren't for the Six-winged Centipede hidden within, Zhong Bai wouldn't even have bothered to enter.

"Taoist Qianhe, look at the Furious Rooster!"

Just as Zhong Bai was frowning, Partridge Whistle keenly noticed that the Furious Rooster's current state was completely different from its earlier excitement.

Its claws continuously scraped the ground, its wings flapped incessantly, and its originally clear eyes had turned blood-red. At this moment, the Furious Rooster was exceptionally restless. Along with a series of squawks, Partridge Whistle's vigilance was almost at its peak.

"Has it found the Six-winged Centipede? Brother Partridge, please take the Furious Rooster back. It's no match for this Six-winged Centipede. The Furious Rooster is still useful to this humble Taoist, so it cannot be allowed to die here. As for this Six-winged Centipede, just leave it to this humble Taoist to deal with."

The Pill Palace was only so large. Although the Six-winged Centipede was good at hiding, it ultimately didn't know how to conceal its aura. Zhong Bai had already captured its presence.

The Six-winged Centipede's strength was decent, at the peak of the early Demon Soldier stage, comparable to a cultivator around the fifth layer of Qi Condensation.

Upon hearing this, Partridge Whistle hesitated. After all, all things in nature were interconnected and mutually restraining. The Furious Rooster might not be an opponent for the Six-winged Centipede, but it did have a restraining effect on it. If they could use the Furious Rooster to severely injure the Six-winged Centipede, their chances of success on this trip would be much greater.

However, Zhong Bai didn't want the Furious Rooster to die here. Partridge Whistle, left with no choice, could only guide the Furious Rooster back into its cage.

Even so, the Furious Rooster continued to crow from inside the cage.

"You're hidden deep enough, but today, this humble Taoist is here to slay you. How can I allow you to continue hiding?"

Zhong Bai's True Essence surged forth, and the illusory Thunder Seal emitted streaks of purple light.

With the Thunder Seal's amplification, the True Essence transformed into bolts of lightning that surged into Zhong Bai's palm. At this moment, using the Thunder Escape Technique, his speed was incredibly fast!

A flash of purple light, and Zhong Bai's figure vanished from his original spot, transforming into a streak of light, instantly arriving at a crack in an open space within the Pill Palace.

There, a thick-shelled centipede, about three zhang long and one meter wide, was restlessly hissing softly.

The next second, lightning surged, and a purple bolt of lightning accurately struck the Six-winged Centipede's body. With a tearing sound, the lightning exploded, and the Six-winged Centipede's originally impenetrable carapace cracked open.

Drops of dark green blood seeped out. The intense pain made the Six-winged Centipede realize that its hiding was completely pointless!

With a roar, it flapped its wings and took flight!

Its massive body rapidly dove from the crack towards Zhong Bai's direction.

Seeing this, Zhong Bai transformed into a streak of lightning and retreated. The force of this Six-winged Centipede's dive was probably tens of thousands of pounds. Even if Zhong Bai had cultivated the Supreme Clarity Body Forging Art to great mastery, with abundant vital energy and five thousand jin of strength in his arms, he wouldn't be foolish enough to engage in a brute force struggle with a demonic beast.

Partridge Whistle, who was observing the situation near the palace exit outside the main hall, only saw Zhong Bai vanish into a streak of light, followed by a shocking scene.

A three-zhang centipede, bearing six wings, leaped out from the abyss crack.

Meanwhile, Zhong Bai rapidly retreated, constantly directing lightning at the Six-winged Centipede's body.

With the Thunder Escape Technique, Zhong Bai was quite relaxed. Lightning was inherently for long-range attrition, and the Six-winged Centipede's strongest asset was its body.

Yet, it couldn't even touch Zhong Bai, and its injuries were mounting. The Six-winged Centipede was now red-eyed, hovering in the air, and opened its mouth to spew a dark green mist at Zhong Bai.

This was its awakened Divine Ability. The poisonous mist was extremely corrosive. As Zhong Bai dodged, he also felt a surge of excitement.

"Good opportunity!"

The Six-winged Centipede remained stationary, spewing venomous mist. This gave Zhong Bai an opportunity to target its six wings!

Without its wings, the Six-winged Centipede would just be a crawling insect, and it would be much easier for Zhong Bai to kill it.

From the Cosmic Ring, a brass longsword appeared in Zhong Bai's right palm. With his left hand, he unleashed a bolt of lightning directly at the Six-winged Centipede's glabella. Almost simultaneously, the brass longsword in his right hand also sliced through the air, heading straight for the Six-winged Centipede's dorsal wings.

In the Six-winged Centipede's perception, it only saw the lightning heading for its glabella. Its front legs crossed, forming a shield, and it forcefully withstood the power of the lightning.

But... at the same time, the brass longsword sliced across its six dorsal wings. In an instant, four of them were brutally severed!

The remaining pair of wings couldn't support its suspension in the air at all. As its body plummeted, Zhong Bai was also waiting for the moment it landed!

"Lightning transformed into a spear, die!"

His hands came together, and almost all the True Essence in Zhong Bai's body was drawn out, converging into a lightning spear before him. The plummeting Six-winged Centipede in the air had no way to control its body.

It could only watch helplessly as it precisely landed on the lightning spear, which pierced through its body.

The lightning raged within its body. Even a centipede, known for its tenacious life, had all its vitality extinguished by the lightning in that instant.

Everything came to an end. The Six-winged Centipede was thus slain by Zhong Bai.

Wiping the beads of sweat from his forehead, Zhong Bai was far from relaxed. Slaying the Six-winged Centipede had almost completely drained his True Essence. For an ordinary person to want to slay the Six-winged Centipede, Heh, they could only be dreaming.

In any case, Zhong Bai looked at the now dumbfounded Partridge Whistle. If the other party could kill the Six-winged Centipede, Zhong Bai wouldn't believe it wasn't a "plot kill."

After all the hard work, it was time to reap the rewards.

Killed one Six-winged Centipede (early Demon Soldier realm, peak), gained 200 Exorcism Points.

Remaining Exorcism Points: 250

Hmm, that remaining number is a bit low, Zhong Bai thought. I'll have to increase it tomorrow.

With the Exorcism Points credited, Zhong Bai smiled contentedly. But killing the Six-winged Centipede yielded more than just that.

Any demon beast that reached the Demon Soldier realm could form a Demon Core within its body.

This Demon Core might not be of much use to Zhong Bai, but for the Furious Rooster, it was an immense stroke of luck!

Looking at the brass longsword still lodged in the Six-winged Centipede's back wing, Zhong Bai pulled it out directly. Then, he moved to the Six-winged Centipede's head and made a forceful cut.

In a flash, a new wound appeared. Since it was already dead, the Six-winged Centipede no longer circulated the demonic energy within its body, and its defensive capabilities had dropped significantly.

Seeing the dark green Demon Core within reach, Zhong Bai didn't immediately grab it. Instead, he looked at Partridge Whistle, who was still in a daze.

"Brother Partridge, the Six-winged Centipede is dead. Could Brother Partridge bring the Furious Rooster over? This Six-winged Centipede is a great opportunity for it!"

It wasn't until Zhong Bai called him that Partridge Whistle snapped back to attention. He quickly brought the Furious Rooster to the Six-winged Centipede's body.

Opening the cage, the Furious Rooster flew out, circling excitedly in the air.

But soon, it couldn't resist the allure of the dark green Demon Core. It swooped down, intending to swallow the Demon Core.

However, Zhong Bai reached out and restrained the Furious Rooster's wings, then chuckled, "That's a nice thought, but this Six-winged Centipede was killed by this humble Taoist. Although my original intention was for you to consume it, before that, you and I need to form a master-servant contract."