Free Web NovelChapter 276: Chapter 274: Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain
Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain was the most treacherous mountain range within the Fire Sparrow Kingdom.
Demon Beasts roamed the mountains, and there were even Beast Kings at the Martial Arts Sect Level.
Its level of danger was terrifying.
Few Martial Cultivators dared to venture into Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain alone.
"ROAR..."
Having just entered the outskirts of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, Jiang Chen stood on a relatively low-lying peak, listening to the incessant roars and howls of Demon Beasts from deeper within. freewёbnoνel.com
His heart pounded with trepidation.
He was currently only at Warrior Seventh Heaven, and although he had made some preparations before setting out, entering Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain was still somewhat dangerous for someone of his strength.
’The Divine Wind Fan, fifty Blazing Pills, the Soul-Breaking Poison, the Black Gold Silk Armor, and the Cloud Mist Sword... these should be enough for self-preservation.’
A glint flashed in Jiang Chen’s eyes. Before he left, he had found more materials and refined a full fifty Blazing Pills, as well as the Soul-Breaking Poison.
He had even refined the Black Gold Silk Armor he’d taken from Lin Hai.
Adding to that his most powerful weapon, the Spiritual Treasure Divine Wind Fan, and the Treasure Artifact Cloud Mist Sword, Jiang Chen dared to brave Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain alone with these numerous life-saving measures.
Furthermore, Jiang Chen carried a Pill Furnace with him, allowing him to perform alchemy at any time.
His Alchemy Skill was his true foundation.
With that, his figure gradually vanished into the mountain forest.
"ROAR!"
At a certain moment, just as Jiang Chen passed by, a sudden roar erupted from the woods beside him.
Then, a wild boar whose bristles stood on end like steel needles charged out.
"An Iron-maned Demon Pig."
Seeing the Demon Beast appear, Jiang Chen’s expression turned cold.
"A mere Iron-maned Demon Pig, courting death."
This Iron-maned Demon Pig’s Cultivation was only at Warrior Third Heaven.
However, despite being only at Warrior Third Heaven, if a Martial Cultivator of the same level were to encounter it, their chances of survival would be slim.
Not only did the Iron-maned Demon Pig possess an extremely tough defense, but more fatally, its earth-shattering charge was enough to kill an ordinary Warrior Third Heaven cultivator.
Its sharp tusks glinted with a chilling light.
But this Iron-maned Demon Pig had clearly picked the wrong target, messing with a monster like Jiang Chen.
"Die!"
Jiang Chen spat out a single word through clenched teeth.
With a flash of cold light, the Cloud Mist Sword was in his hand.
As the Iron-maned Demon Pig charged, he suddenly brandished his sword and thrust it forward.
He didn’t even use the Shadowless Sword Technique, just a simple thrust.
Although this strike didn’t involve the Shadowless Sword Technique, it contained a trace of the technique’s Sword Qi.
"SWISH!"
The Iron-maned Demon Pig was fast, but Jiang Chen’s sword was faster.
"THWACK!"
After a strange, muffled sound, everything fell silent.
Looking over, one could see that Jiang Chen’s sword had accurately pierced the very center of the Iron-maned Demon Pig’s forehead.
The Cloud Mist Sword had practically run through the Iron-maned Demon Pig’s head and into its heart.
Even though the force of the Iron-maned Demon Pig’s charge was terrifying, it hadn’t budged Jiang Chen in the slightest.
Killed in one blow by Jiang Chen, the Iron-maned Demon Pig froze for an instant.
Even in death, its eyes were filled with terror, as if it couldn’t believe it would die like this.
With a flick of his wrist, Jiang Chen pulled out the Cloud Mist Sword.
The Iron-maned Demon Pig immediately collapsed, blood continuously streaming from the small hole in its forehead.
Sheathing the Cloud Mist Sword, Jiang Chen continued deeper into Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.
"RUSTLE RUSTLE RUSTLE..."
As he was walking, Jiang Chen heard a continuous rustling sound from beneath his feet.
He hastily looked down.
There, he saw a palm-sized ant abruptly burrowing out of the dirt right under his foot.
"A Black Ghost Ant. It’s actually a Black Ghost Ant."
When Jiang Chen saw the Black Ghost Ant, he was startled at first, but then became pleasantly surprised.
Don’t be fooled by its size; this Black Ghost Ant had the Cultivation of a Warrior First Heaven.
And its defense was exceptionally tough.
’I must have accidentally stepped on it just now.’
But the Black Ghost Ant was completely unharmed. It opened its massive maw and ferociously tried to bite the top of Jiang Chen’s foot.
"Hmph!"
Jiang Chen took out his Cloud Mist Sword and slapped it viciously with the flat of the blade.
"BANG!"
The Black Ghost Ant was sent flying by Jiang Chen’s strike.
It landed several meters away.
But the Black Ghost Ant’s defense was so strong that it crawled back up, completely unscathed.
"SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK..."
The Black Ghost Ant immediately let out an enraged screech at Jiang Chen.
But Jiang Chen just laughed happily.
’Black Ghost Ants can be used to refine Third-Grade Qi Gathering Pills.’
’And Qi Gathering Pills can speed up my Cultivation.’
Jiang Chen was overjoyed. Although he couldn’t refine a Third-Grade Elixir just yet, he knew that as soon as he obtained the Black Fire, he would be able to.
With Black Ghost Ants, he could refine Qi Gathering Pills. Qi Gathering Pills could accelerate the speed at which he absorbed Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, which in turn would help him increase his Cultivation speed.
At this thought, Jiang Chen naturally grew delighted.
He immediately rushed over again and smacked the Black Ghost Ant viciously with his sword.
The Black Ghost Ant’s defense was decent, but if Jiang Chen had really wanted to kill it, he would have run it through with his sword long ago.
He didn’t kill it because Black Ghost Ants were social creatures; provoke one, and you would attract many more.
Since Jiang Chen needed a large number of Black Ghost Ants, he decided to simply anger this one. That way, it could draw in a hundred more of its kind.
He would naturally reap a great harvest.
"SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK..."
The Black Ghost Ant shrieked. freёwebnovel.com
Soon, a continuous rustling sound echoed from the forest.
Jiang Chen noticed more Black Ghost Ants, all extremely vicious-looking, appearing from different directions. They seemed to have been summoned by the first ant and were rushing to its aid.
In an instant, over a hundred of them appeared.
Faced with over a hundred Black Ghost Ants, even an ordinary Martial Artist would have no choice but to flee for their life.
Because if one ant could summon over a hundred, then a hundred ants summoning together could attract tens of thousands.
Once their numbers reached a certain point, these Black Ghost Ants were utterly terrifying.
"SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK..."
The first Black Ghost Ant shrieked in Jiang Chen’s direction.
Instantly, the hundred-plus Black Ghost Ants began to shriek incessantly, attracting even more of their brethren as they swarmed toward Jiang Chen.
Suddenly, the air was filled with squeaking.
The sound was enough to make one’s skin crawl.
Seeing this, Jiang Chen knew he had to kill these Black Ghost Ants as quickly as possible.
Otherwise, the ever-increasing number of ants would put even him in grave danger.
Black Ghost Ants were something that ordinary people, and even other Demon Beasts, dared not provoke.
A swarm of Black Ghost Ants could devour even a Martial King.
"SWISH!"
Jiang Chen took out the Soul-Breaking Poison.
He scattered it in the direction of the Black Ghost Ants.
The Black Ghost Ants may be formidable, but against Jiang Chen’s Soul-Breaking Poison, their fate was sealed. After all, if the poison could kill a Martial King Expert, a mere Warrior First Heaven Black Ghost Ant stood no chance.
This was the advantage of being an Alchemist. An ordinary Martial Cultivator would have to kill the Black Ghost Ants one by one, which was by no means an easy task.
If they weren’t fast enough, they would simply be surrounded by the reinforcing ants, their escape route cut off.
In the end, they would be devoured completely, leaving not even a bone behind.
"THUMP!"
One by one, the Black Ghost Ants that came into contact with the Soul-Breaking Poison shrieked in agony, convulsing and rolling all over the ground.
In less than a moment, their bodies stiffened, becoming deader than dead.
Jiang Chen immediately rushed over, picked up the Black Ghost Ants that had died so quickly, and stored them in his Spatial Ring.
The entire series of actions was as smooth as flowing water.
In one fell swoop, he had annihilated the hundred-plus Black Ghost Ants.
"SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK..."
Just then, a massive swarm of Black Ghost Ants came shrieking out of the forest. Judging by the sound alone, Jiang Chen’s expression changed drastically.
"So many?"
He could sense no fewer than tens of thousands of Black Ghost Ants charging toward him.
