Using Oneself as Bait

Just as he entered, he felt a bone-chilling cold assault him, as if every pore was being invaded by it.

Qin Bo subconsciously tightened the clothes around him, clutching the cleaver in his hand, a weapon he still regarded as a treasure despite its cracks.

The thick fog was so dense that it was almost impossible to see one's own fingers.

Qin Bo could only rely on his vague sense of direction, cautiously groping forward.

Anomalous sounds came from around him from time to time, like someone weeping softly, or like heavy sighs.

"Taoist Master?!"

"Hello, is anyone... is there a ghost around?"

Qin Bo shouted, trying to find the old Taoist.

"Wait, if I find that old Taoist, wouldn't my head be snatched away?"

"Forget it, I'll just look for anomalies myself to replenish my lifespan!"

Qin Bo shook his head, no longer thinking about it.

He knew very well that in this land of heavy fog and lurking dangers, panic would only accelerate his demise.

But no matter how long passed, not a single anomaly appeared!

"Damn, did that old Taoist take them all?"

"Or am I just not attractive enough?"

Qin Bo thought for a while and understood.

Since anomalies can devour a person's vital energy, why not use vital energy as bait!

No sooner said than done, Qin Bo began to adopt the posture of a Fierce beast.

"Ancient Desolation Body Tempering Technique!"

Soon, the vital energy throughout his body began to stir, like a flame being ignited, a rolling heat current surging through him.

A faint red glow appeared on Qin Bo's skin.

The power of vital energy, like materialized clouds, oozed out of his pores in wisps and strands, spreading around him.

This rich vital energy aura was like a lighthouse in the darkness, instantly breaking the tranquility of this misty area.

Not far away, there was a rustling sound.

It seemed as if something was parting the fog, quickly approaching Qin Bo's location.

Qin Bo was overjoyed, knowing that his plan had worked.

He gripped the cleaver in his hand, but pretended to be unaware.

He continued to circulate the Ancient Desolation Body Tempering Technique, constantly releasing an even more intense vital energy.

Before long, an anomaly with a hunched figure, shaped like an old woman, slowly emerged from the fog.

Her skin was wrinkled, like dried tree bark.

A pair of eyes, though cloudy, gleamed with a greedy light, staring fixedly at Qin Bo.

Her mouth made a "hissing" sound, as if swallowing saliva.

"Finally, someone who's not afraid of death!"

Qin Bo thought to himself.

On the surface, however, he remained calm, pretending not to have noticed the anomaly's existence.

The old woman anomaly couldn't suppress her desire for vital energy and launched an attack first.

Her figure flashed, rushing towards Qin Bo like a ghost.

Her withered hands turned into claws, grabbing towards Qin Bo's throat.

Qin Bo was prepared, and the moment the anomaly attacked, he retreated rapidly.

The cleaver in his hand spun rapidly.

Incidentally, it brushed across his palm, imbuing the blade with magic.

A saber light carrying a fierce force slashed towards the old woman.

"Gut Rip Belly Split!"

This was a relatively Furious move in the Pig Slaughtering Saber Technique, combined with the berserk power he had now aroused by being stained with blood.

The saber light flickered with a blood-red glow, striking straight towards the old woman anomaly's abdomen at a tricky and swift angle.

The old woman had just rushed over and had not yet fully reacted.

Faced with this sudden and Furious attack, it was too late to dodge.

With a "chila" sound, the saber light accurately pierced into the old woman's abdomen.

Then, like a sharp pair of scissors, it tore her body upwards from the abdomen.

The old woman let out a more miserable scream than before, and a large amount of black mucus gushed out of her body.

Accompanying it was an intensely putrid odor, almost enough to induce fainting.

Her body began to tremble violently, her hands flailing wildly, trying to grab Qin Bo.

But Qin Bo wouldn't give her the chance; after the attack succeeded, he immediately retreated.

As the saber light tore through the old woman's body, it gradually turned into black fragments, dissipating into the air.

Only the disgusting stench lingered, permeating the surroundings.

[Ding, slain a Resentful-level anomaly]
[Gained 5 years of lifespan]

"First one!"

After killing it, Qin Bo repeated the same trick.

He continued to circulate the Ancient Desolation Body Tempering Technique, stimulating the vital energy throughout his body, while walking deeper.

As he delved further into the fog, the surrounding temperature seemed to drop even lower, and the mist grew thicker.

Qin Bo could feel more and more sinister eyes peering at him from the darkness.

But the anomalies seemed to be wary of something, and didn't immediately launch an attack.

Suddenly, Qin Bo stepped on something soft and squishy.

Startled, he quickly jumped away and looked down, only to see a mass of black flesh on the ground.

Several twisted eyes grew on the flesh, staring at him viciously.

Before Qin Bo could react, the mass of flesh suddenly swelled.

Countless black tentacles stretched out from the flesh, sweeping towards Qin Bo.

"What the hell is this thing?"

"It's not like a ghost, and it's not like a corpse!"

Qin Bo wielded the cleaver, cutting off the approaching tentacles one by one.

But these tentacles seemed to have a life of their own; after being cut off, they immediately grew back, and their numbers increased.

Qin Bo realized that he could no longer passively defend.

He aimed at the center of the flesh and leaped up, pouring all his strength into the cleaver and stabbing down hard.

"Puff!"

The cleaver pierced the flesh, and a black liquid spurted out, the flesh emitting a creepy scream.

The tentacles instantly lost their vitality and collapsed to the ground.

However, before Qin Bo could breathe a sigh of relief, the flesh suddenly trembled violently.

The black liquid quickly gathered, and in the blink of an eye, it reshaped into an even larger mass of flesh.

The number of eyes on it was even greater, emitting a ghostly green light, making it look even more sinister and terrifying.

Qin Bo's expression changed drastically.

"What the hell is this thing?!"

"The speed of killing can't keep up with its recovery speed!"

"I don't believe it, I can't kill you!"

"Second form, Bone Removal Flesh Stripping!"

After a pause, he immediately pounced.

The cleaver in his hand bloomed with a strange light, making it particularly dazzling in the mist.

As Qin Bo unleashed the "Bone Removal Flesh Stripping" move.

The cleaver was like a nimble游鱼, accurately cutting into the anomaly's newly formed massive body.

With each swing, large swaths of black liquid splashed, and chunks of flesh were peeled away from the main body.

The flesh anomaly felt intense pain and emitted a series of sharp and chaotic cries.

Those ghostly green eyes were full of anger and Resentful venom, and it frantically twisted its body.

Trying to shake Qin Bo off, countless tentacles lashed out at Qin Bo again.

Qin Bo dodged left and right in the dense tentacle attacks, his movements extremely agile due to the blessing of the Ancient Desolation Body Tempering Technique, like a ghost.

While dodging the attacks, Qin Bo's cleaver never stopped.

Continuing to use "Bone Removal Flesh Stripping," the flesh anomaly's massive body gradually shrank under his attacks.

But strangely, the severed pieces of flesh on the ground did not remain still.

Instead, as if they were alive, they began to wriggle towards the anomaly's main body, trying to merge with it again.

Qin Bo noticed this situation and secretly cried out in his heart.

If these pieces of flesh were allowed to reunite, this flesh anomaly would probably return to its original state, or even become stronger.

Immediately, he no longer hesitated, circulating the vital energy throughout his body, raising his strength to the extreme, and unleashing the third form of the Pig Slaughtering Saber Technique.

"Severed Head Soul Break"!