Chapter 780: Chapter 780
The depth from the ground was nearly two hundred meters down, and at the bottom stood Qin Yi with Mo Wuji and Bai Jingqing.
"These two idiots, why aren't they seizing the Earth Spirit Stones?"
Qin Yi eagerly walked over for a look and was instantly dumbfounded, his face blank.
Before him was a wide underground passage, with the stone walls, ground, and ceiling all emitting a red glow.
The red glow came from scattered red stones embedded in the stone walls.
The three of them exchanged bitter smiles.
It was their first time seeing an Earth Spirit Stone Mine, and they had thought it would be filled with the stones. However, their expectations were grand, and the reality was disappointing. Not a single Earth Spirit Stone was found.
"Where are the Earth Spirit Stones?" Qin Yi mumbled.
Mo Wuji gave a bitter smile and said, "Brother Qin, it seems we've been deceived."
Qin Yi stepped forward, his fingers forming a claw, and pried out a red stone glowing faintly. He looked at it, very disappointed. It was not a Spirit Stone but merely altered rock.
"It seems Black Crow tricked us," Bai Jingqing said angrily.
Qin Yi shook his head, "Probably not. Let's walk further inside and see."
The three of them continued along the passage.
They walked for a long time without finding even a scrap of Earth Spirit Stone.
"Damn it, that old crow dared to deceive me." Qin Yi fumed, punching the stone wall.
The section of the wall exploded open, with rubble flying everywhere.
Mo Wuji and Bai Jingqing's faces were equally grim. They had gone through so much to get there, only to discover they were tricked.
"Let's go back and find Black Crow. If I don't fry all his birds, my name isn't Qin." Qin Yi was thoroughly infuriated, having hunted eagles all his life, only to be pecked in the eye by a crow.
The sound wave from Qin Yi's punch had not yet dissipated.
"Brother Qin, it seems this passage is very long. Should we continue forward and have a look?"
Qin Yi was about to speak when his brow furrowed, "This sound wave wasn't caused by my punch; it seems something is coming?" ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚•𝙣𝙚𝙩
The sound waves grew closer, and the ground began to tremble.
"Run." Qin Yi suddenly shouted.
Mo Wuji and Bai Jingqing glanced up, their faces changing, and they turned to run.
A massive creature was charging down the passage toward them, bringing with it the tremors.
"Brother Qin, what is that thing?" Mo Wuji asked.
"It's a Hell Rock Python. It's not easy to deal with. Let's lure it outside first."
The three of them sprinted, bursting out of the ground in one breath.
Zi Yuan and the other two girls were vigilantly guarding the entrance when Qin Yi and the others suddenly emerged, startling them.
Before they could react, a purple light swept them aside.
The crack in the ground burst open, rubble flying as a massive creature surged forth.
"What is that?" Zi Yuan exclaimed.
The creature was terrifying, entirely gray-brown like rock. Its triangular head was like a small mountain, with scarlet eyes and four protruding fangs, each over a meter long, flicking a tongue as thick as a thigh like a spear, emitting a menacing hiss.
Only a small part of its body was exposed, yet it stretched over ten meters, as thick as three adults holding together, with scales resembling stones.
Just looking at its gruesome appearance sent chills down one's spine.
The Rock Python roared, its voice like thunder, deafening, raising dust from the ground.
Bai Jingqing's Shocking Dragon Sword unsheathed, a sword qi shot out.
The Sword Qi struck the Rock Python's head, sparks flying, a scale was split open, and blood splattered.
The Rock Python winced in pain, letting out an angry hiss.
Bai Jingqing was satisfied with the Shocking Dragon Sword in her hand, truly a prime Spiritual Artifact.
"Master, leave this Hell Rock Python to me."
Qin Yi suddenly heard the voice of the Blood Flood Dragon.
Qin Yi was slightly taken aback as it was the first time the Blood Flood Dragon had volunteered to fight.
"Master, this might actually be an Earth Spirit Stone Mine down there. The Hell Rock Python lives underground, surviving by eating spiritual things. It must have devoured quite a few Earth Spirit Stones."
"This Hell Rock Python is still in its juvenile stage, and its cultivation isn't strong. By human cultivation divisions, its cultivation should be at the Early or Middle Nascent Soul stage, I can handle it."
Qin Yi was shocked, "Your cultivation is at the Nascent Soul Realm now?"
"Master, my current cultivation is equivalent to the Early Nascent Soul stage of humans, thanks to you providing me with lots of strong blood for cultivation."
Qin Yi's lips twitched; this silently progressing bastard has advanced so swiftly?
"Master, if I devour this Rock Python, my physical strength will enhance and my transformation into a weapon will be more resilient."
Qin Yi nodded slightly, "Alright, I'll leave this Rock Python to you then."
With that, Qin Yi raised his hand, and the Flood Dragon Spear appeared in it.
"Qin Yi, this Rock Python isn't strong; I can handle it," Bai Jingqing said, intending to use the Rock Python to consecrate the Shocking Dragon Sword.
Qin Yi replied, "No, this Rock Python is very useful for my weapon, leave it to it."
The others were puzzled, what use does the Rock Python have for a weapon?
"Blood Flood Dragon, it's up to you."
The Blood Flood Dragon suddenly spoke, nearly scaring Mo Wuji and the others to death.
They were all stunned, was it an auditory hallucination? It seemed like they heard Qin Yi's weapon speaking.
The Flood Dragon Spear transformed into a streak of red light, speeding towards the Rock Python. At a distance of tens of meters, it revealed its true form.
Rolling red glow burst forth, the surrounding rocks shattered to dust.
A dull roar shook people's hearts as a terrifying beast emerged its head from the red glow, its head resembling the Rock Python's. It moved like lightning, opening its gigantic maw and biting into the Rock Python's body, violently swinging it, pulling nearly a hundred meters of the Rock Python's massive body out of the ground.
The Blood Flood Dragon shook its head, flinging the Rock Python away.
Mountains crumbled, the Rock Python rolled on the ground, huge rocks bursting apart on impact, being crushed to dust.
The massive Hell Rock Python quickly coiled into a Snake Mountain, hissing at the Blood Flood Dragon.
The enormous body of the Blood Flood Dragon moved across the ground, leaving a trail of cracks in its wake. Its raised head issued a roar like a dry thunder boom, chilling to the core.
A Flood Dragon and a Python faced off, neither attacking immediately, as if observing each other's weaknesses.
"Qin, Qin, Qin..." Mo Wuji stammered, unable to speak properly out of shock.
Qin Yi looked disdainful, "Kiss what? Go tell your Junior Sister Bai instead."
Mo Wuji struggled to suppress his shock, stammering, "Qin, Qin Brother, is it, is that your weapon?"
"Yes, isn't it great? Though it's a bit ugly," Qin Yi laughed.
Mo Wuji was utterly shocked, his eyes vacant, in nearly thirty years of life, it was his first time witnessing such a bizarre thing, a living weapon. Forget seeing it, he hadn't even heard of it.