I Contracted Myself
Chapter 157

The possibility of universal awakening

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It was three in the afternoon.

The sand in the Flame Scorpion Desert was scorching, and the air warped with the heat.

An ordinary person would soon die of dehydration in such an environment. Even most Awakened would struggle to survive here for long.

Azure Dragon Crescent Blade in hand, Feng Laixian was surrounded by countless Flame Scorpions at the foot of a dune. His blade radiated intense heat, and wherever its keen edge swept, Flame Scorpions fell in halves.

"Hahaha! What a fine blade!"

He really liked this Guandao.

Although its design differed considerably from the Guan Yi Blade, it looked far more imposing and felt even better when he swung it.

Now this was a weapon!

Not far away, the others were also attacking the Flame Scorpions with their weapons, but more kept gathering from every direction. There seemed to be no end to them.

On the other side of the dune, Zhang Ping sat alone on the ground, surrounded by Flame Scorpions.

They kept striking at him with their venomous stingers, but his metallic coating easily blocked every attack. They could not penetrate his defenses at all.

He picked up a Flame Scorpion, deftly removed its tail, and tossed it away. Once these scorpions lost their stingers, they lost their nerve as well, turning and fleeing from the terrifying fiend before them.

Inside each Flame Scorpion's tail was a core crystal that could absorb heat.

This special material was hard to find in the outside world, so Zhang Ping intended to collect plenty. Who knew when it might come in handy?

He had to admit that the metallic coating produced by Metal Eater was incredibly useful. His current strength was actually already on par with Feng Laixian's.

If they fought, Feng Laixian would now have a hard

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