Collecting

After turning around, Xiao Ming finally saw what had attacked him.

It was a centipede with a ferocious face and a brilliantly mottled body. Two pairs of blood-red wings on its back flapped so quickly they left afterimages, keeping it suspended in the air.

"Seven-Colored Flying Centipede!"

Xiao Ming recognized the centipede's species, and the corner of his mouth twitched unnaturally. Thinking back to how he had merely tilted his head to dodge, he felt a lingering fear.

The Seven-Colored Flying Centipede was a highly venomous insect. It was not an especially high-ranking magical beast itself, but its venom was extremely potent. If an ordinary Da Dou Shi was bitten on the head, they would lose the ability to move on the spot at best, or die outright at worst.

Xiao Ming's act of merely tilting his head had still been extremely dangerous. After all, flying insects could turn midair. Although he had life-saving pills in his Na Ring and would not die, it would still hurt his wallet.

"Where did that Poison Ghost find a Seven-Colored Flying Centipede? He even placed it here. How sinister."

Xiao Ming cursed under his breath. Anyone who came here and saw the Green Rock Profound Water would probably lose their mind and rush forward.

And at that moment, the Seven-Colored Flying Centipede hidden among the corpses would catch them off guard with a strike.

Most likely, no one would be able to react in time.

The Seven-Colored Flying Centipede had no interest in observing its opponent like Xiao Ming did. Right now, it only wanted to kill this intruder in its territory.

"Buzz, buzz!"

Increasing the flapping frequency of the wings on its back, the Seven-Colored Flying Centipede transformed into a colorful blur and flew at Xiao Ming's head once more.

"You just won't quit, will you?!"

As mentioned before, the Seven-Colored Flying Centipede itself was not especially powerful. It merely possessed terrifying venom.

Having lost its chance for a sneak attack and choosing to attack head-on, it posed little danger to Xiao Ming.

With a flip of his palm, the Magic Core Treasure Sword appeared in his hand at some point.

He casually swung it at the flying Seven-Colored Shadow.

With a squelch, the shadow split into two and fell to the ground.

Green venom poured from the two severed sections of the Seven-Colored Flying Centipede's constantly twisting body. The intense pain even made it emit a strange wail.

Xiao Ming waved his right hand, and blue flames enveloped it. In an instant, the Seven-Colored Flying Centipede was only left as a pile of ash.

He then used the blue flames to scorch the blade, ensuring that it was clean.

After putting the sword into his Na Ring, Xiao Ming turned his gaze toward the Green Rock Profound Water at the center of the Green Pool.

"I should collect the Green Rock Profound Water first."

Xiao Ming did not want to touch the green liquid soaked with corpses. He selected several small rocks from nearby and tossed them into the pool several meters apart, paving a path.

Treading Wind Chasing Shadow!

With a stomp of his foot, his entire body leaped into the air. Stepping on those small rocks, Xiao Ming rapidly approached the Green Rock Profound Water.

As Xiao Ming gradually approached, the Green Rock Profound Water began hissing again, and the emerald cactus-like exterior emitted a burst of green light.

A water arrow shot out from its body toward Xiao Ming.

Knew it wouldn't be this easy!

Facing the attack, Xiao Ming showed no panic. A Peach Blossom Flame appeared in his hand and collided with it.

Under the flames' high temperature, the water arrow was vaporized into a cloud of white mist.

The Green Rock Profound Water's self-protection mechanism was clearly not so simple. Aside from that water arrow, it continuously released green mist as well.

Unfortunately, all of it was futile before Xiao Ming's Peach Blossom Flame.

In the end, Xiao Ming easily approached the Green Rock Profound Water and stood with it on the small island about one meter across.

Looking at the gorgeous cactus-like object before his eyes, Xiao Ming did not hesitate. He swung his sword and severed its roots.

At that moment, something unexpected happened. The cactus-shaped Green Rock Profound Water suddenly turned liquid and floated in midair, while a massive wave of green liquid crushed directly toward Xiao Ming from close range.

There's more?!

Feeling that this attack was far more powerful than the previous water arrow, Xiao Ming could no longer maintain his calm expression and could only raise a defensive barrier to meet it.

Bang!

A violent boom echoed through the rocky cavern.

Fortunately, the attack did not cause Xiao Ming much trouble. It merely knocked him back more than ten meters.

As he was blasted backward, Xiao Ming left behind more than a dozen footprints of varying depths.

Finally, looking at his legs wrapped in Dou Qi and submerged in the green liquid, then Glancing At the rotting corpse close behind him, Xiao Ming could not help but sigh again.

"The Green Rock Profound Water truly deserves to be called a Heaven and Earth Strange Object. Its self-protection mechanisms are definitely not lacking at all. And that Simulator never simulated details like this for me before..."

After his brief complaint, he dashed back to the small island.

The Green Rock Profound Water seemed to have exhausted itself after releasing that final attack and no longer struggled.

It had merely turned into a small pool of green liquid, only a dozen square centimeters in size, floating quietly in the air and giving off strange ripples.

"This should be the Green Rock Profound Water's source. That cactus was merely its transformed outer form."

With a strange light in his eyes, Xiao Ming took a Jade Bottle from his Na Ring, circulated his Dou Qi, and forced the Green Rock Profound Water into the bottle.

Xiao Ming had specially sought out this Jade Bottle, as it possessed a certain sealing function. Seeing that the Green Rock Profound Water showed no unusual movement after entering it, a smile appeared on his face.

The Green Rock Profound Water was finally obtained. Once he collected the Corpse Eggplant Flower, it would be time to leave.

After fastening the Jade Bottle at his waist, Xiao Ming turned his gaze toward the medicinal herbs.

A moment later, after picking the medicinal herbs, Xiao Ming left the cave.

Pure moonlight shone upon the quiet forest, giving it an indescribable tranquility.

Ripples suddenly emerged on the calm water's surface, breaking the atmosphere.

A figure quietly appeared in the pool.

It was Xiao Ming.

After carefully observing his surroundings and finding no one present, Xiao Ming leaped from the water onto the shore.

Using Fire Attribute Dou Qi to dry his body and clothes, Xiao Ming began planning his next move after finishing.

"Next, I need to Find A place to devour the Green Rock Profound Water. The inn is full of all kinds of people and isn't suitable. I should find a cave on this mountain instead."

He looked around at the surrounding terrain. This was the only mountain range east of Green Rock Town. Although it was not especially large in height or area, it was by no means small either.

Xiao Ming remembered that when he had entered this dense forest, he could occasionally hear the long howls of wolves and roars of tigers echoing through the mountain range.

Having made up his mind, Xiao Ming tightly gripped the Jade Bottle. He stomped hard on the ground, and as an explosion of energy rang out, his body shot upward before landing nimbly atop a Giant Tree to the side.

His body swayed slightly Along With the Branches. He Swept Over the lush Mountain Forest around him, then lightly tapped the trunk. Like a great eagle in the night, his figure swiftly flashed through the dense forest and Swept Away toward the mountain peak.

Turning into a Black Figure, Xiao Ming spent quite some time before finally choosing a place that satisfied him. It was a naturally formed cave.

The cave was located halfway up a cliff dozens of meters high on the mountain peak. On this steep Cliff Face that was nearly vertical, he only needed to block the entrance with a rock, and surely no one would discover him.

Nodded His Head in satisfaction, Xiao Ming stored a rock roughly the same size as the cave entrance in his Na Ring and began climbing upward.

This little height posed no difficulty to Xiao Ming. He soon entered the cave.

Although the interior was not very large, it was sufficient for Xiao Ming's use. He placed the Jade Bottle Containing the Mysterious Water atop a Giant Stone.

Xiao Ming took several Moonlight Stones from his Na Ring and embedded them into the stone walls. At once, the somewhat dim Light Ray became bright.

With The Help Of the bright Light Ray, Xiao Ming began carefully inspecting the cave. He Swept Over every tiny corner several times...

Xiao Ming did not want to suffer an attack from any magical beast or poisonous insect while devouring the Green Rock Profound Water.

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