Chapter 702: Chapter 712 Death Line
"I need to hurry, otherwise someone else might beat me to it, and that would be a terrible loss!"
Chu Feng had set his sights on the Abnormal Fire in this valley for several years now.
Initially, when Chu Feng was pursued by Xuanyuan Wudi and escaped to the Divine Martial Continent, he sensed the presence of Abnormal Fire in this Hell Valley, but his cultivation was too weak at the time, so he had to wait until today.
For others, obtaining the Abnormal Fire would be as difficult as reaching the heavens.
However, there was one person Chu Feng had to be especially wary of.
That person was Azure Flame Pill Master.
This individual’s mastery in Alchemy Path Cultivation was extremely high, and he possessed Abnormal Fire as well.
If Azure Flame Pill Master were to get there first, Chu Feng would have nowhere to cry.
"Wow, there are so many people ahead! It seems like they’re blocked by something!" the pathfinding Ma Yanhou exclaimed excitedly.
When Chu Feng rushed to the front, it was indeed the case.
The experts entering the valley numbered over a thousand.
Almost all were at the Sword God Level.
These people had already entered the valley. Experts from Ten Thousand Sword Sect and Dragon Slayer Sect had been fighting for half an hour.
Such a long time being stuck here suggested a massive danger ahead.
"Look at the ground, there seem to be many nests of insects!"
Focusing his gaze, Chu Feng saw it was indeed so.
The ground was dotted with variously sized nests made of loose soil and white bones. One could faintly see insects glowing with a ghostly light crawling in and out.
The larger ones were as big as an adult’s palm, and the smaller ones the thickness of a thumb.
They had terrifying pincers, and their tails bore a scorpion-like venomous hook.
The faces of these insects were ugly and ferocious, like demons crawling out from hell.
"It’s the Hell Corpse Leech!"
Chu Feng had some knowledge and identified these insects’ origins at a glance.
Corpse Leeches are mythical vermin that feed on rotting bodies, particularly favoring the bodies of primates.
Such as human corpses.
Looking around, the entire area was filled with nests built by the Corpse Leeches.
The number was estimated to be over a hundred thousand.
That’s a conservative estimate.
Possibly even more.
If they were just ordinary Corpse Leeches, the experts present could handle them. However,
flight was prohibited in Hell Valley, one could only travel on foot, which provided these creatures the opportunity to attack.
Moreover, the poison hooks of the Hell Corpse Leeches could break through the Sword God’s Sword Gang protective cover.
They could also easily pierce through soft armor and copper boots.
And being as hard as stone, impervious to swords, they were extremely troublesome to deal with. Those two large pincers were not just for show; they could easily dismantle a Top-grade Divine Weapon.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"
As Chu Feng observed, from the side came the shrill cries of monkeys.
Crack, crack!
These were the sounds of whips lashing. A giant white-haired ape was driving a large troop of monkeys, rushing deep into Hell Valley.
They took what seemed to be a secret path, different from the main path that Chu Feng and others were taking.
Before Chu Feng and his companions could react, all those monkeys had entered the territory of the Corpse Leeches.
An extremely bloody scene ensued.
The Corpse Leeches leapt up one by one, attacking the monkeys that had intruded into their territory.
"Crunch, crunch..."
The speed at which they devour the monkeys is astonishing.
A monkey as big as an adult is eaten clean by several corpse leeches in just about ten breaths of time, leaving only a pile of white bones on the ground.
No wonder their nests were all built with dried bones.
"Wuu wuu..." The white-haired monkey, who had been whipping and herding a large group of monkeys to come here to their deaths as a voluntary sacrifice to the corpse turtles, let out an extremely sorrowful crying sound.
Chu Feng couldn’t help but curse inwardly, it was clearly crocodile tears.
Crying crocodile tears, a false act of compassion.
This white-haired monkey personally herded these monkeys and their offspring to their deaths, yet it has the audacity to cry here?
Next, the actions of the white-haired monkey stunned Chu Feng.
It was seen dancing and moving like invoking spirits, continuously making bizarre gestures, and worshipping ceaselessly towards the depths of the valley.
"Could it be that there is a powerful evil god in the depths of the valley, forcing the monkey clans around Hell Valley to offer sacrifices?"
This kind of situation, which only occurred in Ancient Times, was now truly unfolding before Chu Feng.
After its worship, the white-haired monkey left on its own.
Having witnessed the ferocity of the corpse leeches, naturally, no one dared to cross the deadly line ahead easily.
Faintly visible, behind the corpse leeches’ nest, there was a very dazzling treasure tree appearing. It emitted a radiant red glow, and its trunk bore clusters of silver flowers.
That treasure tree was probably the mythical Soul Refining Treasure Tree.
At this moment, some strong figures had already crossed the corpse leeches’ nest.
Hu Yanhao and others, equipped with defense magical treasures, were naturally unafraid.
"These Hell corpse leeches are not afraid of sword slashes! Although their claws and poison hooks are formidable, they surely cannot break the defense of the magical treasures in a short time. Those of you who possess defense magical treasures can try; as long as you move quickly, you should be safe!"
Si Huang was really brave and skilled.
She was the first to rush into the territory of the corpse leeches.
However, her magical treasures were indeed remarkable. Treasure boots, treasure clothes, she was armed to the teeth.
Dongxue and the other three female sword slaves also had treasure clothes, closely following Si Huang, allowing them to walk safely within the territory of the corpse leeches.
The corpse leeches lunged at Si Huang and others, continuously biting.
But they couldn’t breach the defense of the magical treasures at all. They were different from ordinary armor and copper boots.
The magical treasures, driven by Sword Essence, seemed alive.
No matter how strong the biting ability of the corpse leeches was, unless they could break the defense of the magical treasures with one clamp, as long as Si Huang’s Sword Essence wasn’t exhausted, the corpse leeches could never breach her defense.
Besides, she wasn’t foolish.
She certainly wouldn’t stand there stupidly, letting the corpse leeches attack. She was already leading the four female sword slaves, quickly making their way across.
The zone blocked by the corpse leeches was probably only about five or six hundred meters.
For someone as powerful as her, it was merely the blink of an eye.
"Master, with the treasure boots you rewarded me, I should be able to cross the deadly zone ahead!" Yan Qing looked eager to try.
Chu Feng also possessed treasure shoes, but unfortunately, his cultivation had not yet broken through to the Sword God Realm, so he couldn’t activate the magical treasures.
Hence, they were unusable.
"What are you waiting for? Go!" Chu Feng waved his hand, letting Yan Qing head over first.
With Chu Feng’s permission, Yan Qing immediately grinned and couldn’t wait to rush into the territory of the corpse leeches.
Every corpse leech that gnawed at his feet was perfectly blocked by the treasure boots.
As for those trying to bite his body, Yan Qing directly slashed them apart with sword lights.
Although it did not kill them, sending them flying was not a problem.
Who knew that after dashing forward for about ten meters, Yan Qing rushed back again.
Just as Chu Feng was about to ask the reasoning, he opened his mouth first.
"If the master isn’t afraid of taking risks, I can carry the master across!"
Having followed Chu Feng and gained numerous benefits, along with the capabilities Chu Feng had demonstrated, Yan Qing had long been convinced and was thus more respectful and loyal to Chu Feng.