Unexpected Turn: The Heavenly Scorpion Poison Dragon Beast Has Been Killed

Lu Yunxiao and the others did not slow down as they sped forward. Yet just as they were about to enter the stone fortress, Lu Yunxiao abruptly halted, his brows furrowing slightly.

"Why is there a smell of blood?"

Lu Yunxiao said with a frown.

Aside from the foul stench of poisonous mist, the air drifting from within the stone fortress carried a dense scent of blood.

"The smell of blood?"

Qing Yanjing raised her eyebrows and sniffed lightly, her gaze likewise turning solemn. "There really is a very strong smell of blood."

"Maybe that Heavenly Scorpion Poison Dragon Beast fellow caught some magical beast somewhere and brought its corpse back. That might be the scent."

The pig-type magical beast in human form said indifferently.

Wasn't it perfectly normal for a magical beast's territory to smell of blood?

It often hunted other Magical Beasts for food too. Nothing unusual about that.

"It is not that simple. The Heavenly Scorpion Poison Dragon Beast is a seventh-tier magical beast, after all. Its senses should be quite sharp. How could we have approached the stone fortress without it noticing?"

"And such a dense smell of blood..."

Lu Yunxiao's starry eyes flickered as a sense of foreboding rose within him.

Qing Yanjing seemed to have understood Lu Yunxiao's meaning as well. Her bright eyes narrowed slightly.

"Let's go in and take a look."

Lu Yunxiao said no more. He quickened his pace and directly entered the stone fortress.

Following the scent of blood, the group arrived at a rather spacious square within the stone fortress.

The square was in complete disarray, with traces of battle everywhere.

Three corpses lay in the middle of the square.

On the left and right were a pig and a monkey, both enormous in size. However, Lu Yunxiao paid