Poison Kill

"A'gu Shi, what do you mean by this?" Guxiong Mu recognized the newcomers immediately as people from Crimson Blood Stockade.

Accompanied by a malicious cold laugh, a burly bald man, carrying a short axe and a short spear on his back, emerged from the woods.

Behind him were over a dozen more strong men, also carrying hunting knives and short spears. They had hunting dogs with them, but these dogs were entirely black, unlike the White Dogs that could sense danger.

"Guxiong Mu, stop pretending. This area is our Crimson Blood Stockade's hunting ground. You've been secretly poaching our prey for a while now, haven't you?" A'gu Shi wore a ferocious grin. "Hand over all your prey immediately and never set foot in this hunting ground again, or else…"

He raised his short axe and said sternly, "We'll show you the consequences of offending Crimson Blood Stockade."

Guxiong Mu glanced at the White Dog impaled on the ground, a surge of anger rising within him. He desperately wanted to release the Jade Centipede and kill all these people before him.

But Crimson Blood Stockade was a major stockade; they couldn't afford to offend them.

He gritted his teeth fiercely and growled, "Drop your things and let's go."

"Boss???"

"Leader?!"

Hearing Guxiong Mu's words, the hunting party members showed unwillingness and anger on their faces. Some even drew their hunting knives and roared, "Why are we afraid of them? Let's fight them!"

"Didn't you hear me? Drop your things and go!" Guxiong Mu roared, his blood surging, veins bulging on his neck. He looked utterly furious.

He had high prestige in the stockade. Even if others were dissatisfied, they could only grit their teeth and put down their prey at this moment.

"Hahahaha, Guxiong Mu, you've got some sense. You bunch of losers, daring to bare your teeth at me. I'll chop you all into meat paste, you ignorant fools." A'gu Shi and the other Crimson Blood Stockade members erupted in unrestrained laughter.

Guxiong Mu remained silent, leading his hunting party away quickly.

However, no one noticed that a Jade Centipede had somehow crawled out of his sleeve and silently slipped into the dense foliage.

Its entirely green body blended perfectly with the branches and leaves of the large trees, making it completely undetectable.

But Wu Tian noticed Guxiong Mu's subtle action. His agility not only greatly enhanced his speed and reaction time but also made his senses exceptionally sharp.

So Guxiong Mu is also a ruthless person!

White Dog Stockade indeed couldn't afford to offend Crimson Blood Stockade, which was why he didn't want a direct confrontation with them.

But he was secretly using the Jade Centipede to strike. He wondered how many of the Crimson Blood Stockade members would survive.

In these wild mountains, the law of the jungle was displayed so nakedly: the arrogance of Crimson Blood Stockade, the ruthlessness of Guxiong Mu.

Wu Tian didn't get involved in the Jade Centipede's hunt. If the Crimson Blood Stockade discovered White Dog's tracks, it would be counterproductive.

"Hahaha, a bunch of cowards. If it weren't for Skull Mountain, we would have wiped out your White Dog Stockade long ago." A'gu Shi laughed arrogantly, ordering his tribesmen to take away all the prey left by White Dog Stockade.

Someone beside him asked with some confusion, "Lord A'gu Shi, what's the connection between White Dog Stockade and the immortal on Skull Mountain?"

A'gu Shi suppressed his laughter and said solemnly, "White Dog Stockade also has someone who ascended Skull Mountain. Although their status on the mountain isn't as high as our Crimson Blood Stockade's Lord Chi Mangshi, they did enter the immortal's cave."

"Every spring, that person returns to White Dog Stockade. So, we can suppress White Dog Stockade, but we can't go too far. Otherwise, if we anger the immortal, we'll be in trouble too."

The Crimson Blood Stockade tribesmen nearby showed expressions of reverence upon hearing this.

"Alright, don't worry too much. Our Crimson Blood Stockade has three lords who have ascended Skull Mountain, and Lord Chi Mangshi is even a disciple of the Skull Cave Master."

"Hahaha, even if Guxiong Mu and his men had the guts of a leopard, their White Dog Stockade wouldn't dare to offend us."

As they were speaking, a palm-sized Jade Centipede, hidden by the foliage, lunged at a tribesman who was bending down to carry prey with terrifying speed.

Puchi!

The Jade Centipede bit down, its venom entering the body.

Its claws were stained with blood, making it look even more ferocious.

The centipede burrowed into the ground, searching for its next victim. The man it bit had already stiffened in place, motionless.

It wasn't until the Jade Centipede had killed three people that the others noticed something was wrong.

"Ah, this is bad…" someone suddenly exclaimed, "They seem to be poisoned?"

"Go and check."

Hearing the cries of his tribesmen, A'gu Shi also noticed something was amiss and instinctively shouted, "Wait, don't get close."

But it was too late. Those who touched the poisoned corpses fell to the ground within a few breaths, their faces turning green, clearly not going to survive.

A'gu Shi's face instantly changed, and he roared sternly, "Everyone, don't go near the bodies, retreat!"

All the survivors were terrified by the potent poison and fled in a panic.

The Jade Centipede, however, had no intention of stopping. It hid among the trees, extending its blood-stained claws, fierce and ferocious.

It followed the Crimson Blood Stockade members, and whenever it found an opportunity, it would inject its venom into the fleeing people.

As time passed, corpses fell one after another.

A'gu Shi's face had turned incredibly pale. "What in the world is going on? Is it a venomous creature that has gained sentience, or a Gu?"

Various guesses flashed through his mind, but he didn't dare to look back.

However, their frantic escape also alerted other hunters in the jungle. Hungry wolf packs and spotted Cloud Forest Leopards turned their attention to this group of fleeing people.

Some crows, unable to resist their hunger, began to gnaw on the fallen corpses, but before long, these crows also dropped dead.

The scene caused the hunters in the jungle to begin to feel fear.

When the last corpse fell in the jungle, A'gu Shi's wide-open pupils reflected a centipede that was entirely emerald green.

His remaining consciousness instantly recalled a terrifying Gu technique from Skull Cave, the Six-Winged Sky-Flying Centipede Gu.

"It's said that the one from White Dog Stockade refines the Six-Winged Sky-Flying Centipede..."

"So it was someone from White Dog Stockade who attacked me..."

He stared intently, his consciousness sinking into darkness.

The people of White Dog Stockade were unaware of the slaughter in the jungle. Since all the prey had been given to the people of Crimson Blood Stockade, Guxiong Mu had to lead his tribesmen to hunt elsewhere. They continued until dusk, but without much success.

When evening arrived, Wu Tian noticed that the Jade Centipede had quietly returned. The Gu worm's back was stained with blood, making it look particularly ferocious.

Guxiong Mu acted as if nothing had happened, not even venturing into the area where Crimson Blood Stockade had been active, despite their meager hunting spoils.

Wu Tian quietly observed all of this. From him, he learned more survival skills for the savage mountains: forbearance, ruthlessness, and patience—these were the traits of a true hunter.