Ink Sun Grass

"Help!"

Within the valley, the Azure Armored Demonic Scorpion had gone berserk, its enormous pincers launching relentless, violent attacks at Cheng Xue.

This Azure Armored Demonic Scorpion had reached the fourth level of the Core Condensation Realm!

Under the Azure Armored Demonic Scorpion's nearly crazed onslaught, Cheng Xue was surrounded by peril at every turn, her life hanging by a thread.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Cheng Xue continuously dodged as the Azure Armored Demonic Scorpion's giant pincers came whistling down, crushing boulders into powder.

Seeing this, Lu Changsheng naturally could not stand idly by. Besides, he had once harbored some affection for Cheng Xue. After all, as the number one beauty of the outer sect, what disciple would not be moved by her?

Whoosh!

Lu Changsheng circulated his spiritual power and shot forward. His figure moved like a ghost, appearing behind the Azure Armored Demonic Scorpion in an instant.

Without hesitation, Lu Changsheng threw a furious punch, striking heavily against the demonic scorpion's armor.

Bang!

"Such a hard shell!"

Unexpectedly, not only had this punch failed to pierce the demonic scorpion's armor, it had instead sent a sharp pain through Lu Changsheng's fist.

The Azure Armored Demonic Scorpion's armor was truly as hard as metal!

Roar!

Struck from behind, the Azure Armored Demonic Scorpion flew into a rage and immediately redirected its fury toward Lu Changsheng.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

At that moment, the Azure Armored Demonic Scorpion's venomous tail hook suddenly stabbed viciously toward Lu Changsheng!

"Junior Brother, be careful! Its tail hook is highly venomous!"

Cheng Xue warned.

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng's expression changed slightly. He immediately moved swiftly, continuously evading the tail hook's attacks.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The sharp venomous hook stabbed repeatedly like lightning. Lu Changsheng dodged left and right, with the hook narrowly missing him each time.

With a bang, Lu Changsheng had only just dodged aside when a huge boulder behind him was pierced by the venomous hook and forcibly torn into fragments.

"Hmph!"

Lu Changsheng snorted coldly, then began moving both palms. Ripples faintly spread through the air around him.

"Raging Waves Palm!"

Boom!

Lu Changsheng struck with his palm. In an instant, mighty palm force raised a huge wave of spiritual power and slammed fiercely toward the Azure Armored Demonic Scorpion!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Roar!

The Raging Waves Palm sent palm force crashing down like layer upon layer of towering waves, continuously battering the Azure Armored Demonic Scorpion and forcing it backward. With a thunderous crash, it smashed through a patch of trees.

Roar!

The Azure Armored Demonic Scorpion howled in pain. It was finally completely enraged, rapidly swinging its massive pincers as it viciously clamped down on Lu Changsheng.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Those enormous pincers crushed countless boulders into dust!

Lu Changsheng's expression changed drastically. If those giant pincers caught him, he would likely be crushed into a puddle of flesh in an instant.

"Wind Thunder Fist!"

Crackle! Crackle!

Lu Changsheng clenched both fists as streaks of silver lightning crackled and leapt across them. Then he shot forward, throwing a fierce punch at the Azure Armored Demonic Scorpion.

At the same time, the Azure Armored Demonic Scorpion swung its pincers down in a savage smash!

"Bang!"

The fist and pincers collided, sending the large and small figures flying backward.

Lu Changsheng was blasted away, his back snapping a large tree as blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. The Azure Armored Demonic Scorpion did not fare much better either. Its pincers were nearly shattered by the impact, and the agonizing pain made it roar without end.

At that moment, the enraged Azure Armored Demonic Scorpion launched another fierce assault. This time, its giant pincers and venomous hook both came whistling toward Lu Changsheng at once.

"Soaring Dragon Steps!"

Lu Changsheng did not dare let his guard down. He immediately used Movement Martial Arts. A faint dragon's cry sounded beneath his feet, and his figure rapidly shifted away, with golden dragon shadows seeming to surround him each time he moved.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

After using the Soaring Dragon Steps, Lu Changsheng's figure became as fast as lightning, like a moving dragon shadow. He effortlessly evaded every attack.

I never expected the Soaring Dragon Steps to be so exquisite. The Azure Armored Demonic Scorpion cannot even touch the corner of my clothes!

Lu Changsheng rejoiced inwardly.

Relying on the Soaring Dragon Steps, Lu Changsheng moved with astonishing speed. The Azure Armored Demonic Scorpion's attacks could not touch him in the slightest, and Lu Changsheng easily avoided every one of them.

The Azure Armored Demonic Scorpion is covered in hard armor. Breaking through it will not be easy. I must find its weakness.

While dodging the attacks, Lu Changsheng considered how to kill the Azure Armored Demonic Scorpion completely.

At that moment, Lu Changsheng's gaze fell upon the Azure Armored Demonic Scorpion's head.

The demonic scorpion's entire body was covered in armor, except for its head. Therefore, its head was its fatal weakness!

Whoosh!

Having realized this, Lu Changsheng used the Soaring Dragon Steps again. As though stepping upon a golden dragon shadow, he swiftly moved before the demonic scorpion's head.

"Wind Thunder Fist!"

Lu Changsheng shouted in a low voice, then punched toward the demonic scorpion's head.

Bang!

That punch directly blew apart the Azure Armored Demonic Scorpion's head!

Roar—

The Azure Armored Demonic Scorpion let out a pained roar. Then, with a thunderous crash, its enormous body fell to the ground. A fist-sized hole had opened in its head, and azure-green blood continuously flowed from it.

"Finally, it's dealt with!"

Lu Changsheng heaved a sigh of relief.

With a light tap of his toes, he flew down before Cheng Xue.

"Senior Sister, are you all right?"

Lu Changsheng asked with concern.

Cheng Xue's face was pale, and she was clearly still shaken. However, seeing that the Azure Armored Demonic Scorpion had died, she immediately looked at Lu Changsheng in shock.

"Junior Brother, you're incredible! You actually killed a demonic scorpion whose strength rivaled the fourth level of the Core Condensation Realm!"

Praised by Cheng Xue like that, Lu Changsheng immediately blushed a little.

"Junior Brother, I still do not know your name. Thank you for saving me this time."

Cheng Xue said gratefully.

"Lu Changsheng."

Lu Changsheng answered truthfully.

Buzz—

At that moment, a sun-like radiance shot forth from within the valley.

"That is..."

The two looked over and saw a massive dark-brown rock in the deepest part of the valley. From atop that enormous rock, sun-like light continuously radiated.

The two rubbed their eyes before finally seeing clearly that within the blazing radiance was a pitch-black spiritual herb!

"Ink Sun Grass!"

Lu Changsheng blurted out.

"No wonder that Azure Armored Demonic Scorpion attacked me the moment I approached this part of the valley. So there was actually such a spiritual medicine in this valley!"

Cheng Xue suddenly understood.

Spiritual medicines were generally divided into grades one through nine, with low, middle, and high ranks within each grade.

Ink Sun Grass was an exceptionally rare high-rank first-grade medicinal herb. To Core Condensation Realm martial artists, it was an invaluable treasure. If refined, it could rapidly raise one's cultivation and strength!

"Come, let's take a look!"

Lu Changsheng's eyes burned with excitement as he and Cheng Xue walked over. As they neared the Ink Sun Grass, they could clearly feel a scorching energy radiating from it.

"It really is Ink Sun Grass!"

Lu Changsheng was thrilled.