Hyper-Dimensional Player

Chapter 712 38: Slaying the Flood Serpent and Seizing the Extraordinary Treasure (Part 2)

A few cold glints broke through the air as flying needles embedded themselves into the skull of the Flying Zombie.

Transforming Veins Divine Needles.

Miss Sun fired nine silver needles in rapid succession. Her martial arts were unique, capable of breaking through the protective energy of internal strength experts and naturally piercing the fierce aura of the zombie. Two needles stabbed directly into the Flying Zombie's eyeballs, one disappeared into its temple, and another sealed into its forehead; all silver needles fully embedded.

Aside from movies of the Eastern Invincible, Duncan had never seen anyone wield flying needles with such mastery.

As soon as Miss Sun acted, the Flying Zombie entered a brief state of paralysis.

Without hesitation, Duncan struck with his palm, concentrating all his True Qi into his palms, making them appear like metal and stone. With a cracking sound, resembling cracking a walnut, he smashed the head of the Bone-breaking Mad Monk. The creature remained standing, upright, as if it were an ironwood stake, half-buried in the soil.

"Is it dead?"

Fu Jianhan landed, tapped the Bone-breaking Mad Monk's body with his sword, producing a knocking sound.

An aura of sinister energy flooded into his body.

Duncan's True Qi meter instantly increased, and the sinister energy within him became even more concentrated.

It was effective.

These zombies resurrected by the demonic sect's old monster, killing them again somehow increased his cultivation, mainly enhancing his sinister energy, for zombies are inherently fierce creatures.

"It should be dead."

Miss Sun frowned, fiddling with the brain matter to retrieve the silver needles. She carried only a limited number of silver needles, and each use of her Strange Skills reduced their number, necessitating careful conservation.

The Five Immortals Sect Saintess approached, examining the body, and pulled out a small dagger, saying, "Help me out."

"I'm trying to collect some corpse poison."

The four teamed up, with a minimal effort, even the five-star silver-gray Flying Zombie was defeated in one round. As long as they didn't encounter an excessively powerful enemy, there was no problem.

"There seems to be some movement up ahead."

Duncan leaped to the edge of the dark pool, glanced down, and the strange red glow quickened his breath.

—— Vermilion Fruit (Curiosities)!

Such heavenly treasures were impossible to find outside, completely unearthed by seekers of immortality since the Qin and Han dynasty.

Fu Jianhan and the others rushed over, their breathing equally rapid. Yu Yaonu's expression displayed eagerness, but beside her, Miss Sun warned, "Where there are spiritual objects, there is danger."

Duncan pondered and calmly said, "It seems there's something below."

Miss Sun focused for a moment and softly replied, "It should indeed be the Vermilion Fruit."

"But it hasn't fully matured, probably needing another decade's time."

Yet it must be taken away.

Such heavenly treasures grow extremely slowly, and they couldn't afford to wait.

Must they have a thousand-year ginseng?

Isn't nine hundred and ninety years of age sufficient?

Through a god's perspective, Duncan saw the red point approaching; it was a ten-zhang-long black serpent, covered in scales like a dragon. Who knows how many years it had cultivated in the cold pool, but it appeared to lack much spiritual intelligence.

This enlightenment required serendipity; only with awakened intellect does one truly embark on the path of cultivation.

"How do we get it?" Fu Jianhan asked.

Miss Sun hesitated. Among the four, her Qinggong was the best. The dark pool was dozens of zhang deep, and others might not get it instantly, but she felt an unease, sensing danger beneath the pool.

Fu Jianhan hesitated and cautiously suggested, "How about I give it a try?"

The two women weren't proficient in close combat; getting the Vermilion Fruit required either him or Duncan.

Although Fu Jianhan's Qinggong permitted him to walk on water, it wasn't as good as Miss Sun's.

Duncan pondered for a moment and whispered a few words into Fu Jianhan's ear. His expression gradually became serious, then he nodded slightly, signaling to the others, and with a vine tied around his waist, leapt straight down.

"Be careful!"

Fu Jianhan took a deep breath, focusing intensely, and dashed toward the ominous red glow.

In an instant!

A massive, sinister shadow appeared at the bottom of the pool, moving quickly with jaws wide open. Fu Jianhan slashed out three feet of sword energy, while Miss Sun shot her silver needles.

"Black Serpent!?"

"Heavenly Bodhisattva! My chance to perfect the Celestial Snake Bone Changing Skill was here all along!"

Yu Yaonu sprinkled a powder targeting serpents, causing the Black Serpent to become frenzied.

Rise!

Come back to me!

—— Shijia Zhixiang Skill!

In an instant, Duncan unleashed his total Barbaric Power; Fu Jianhan returned even faster, thrown out by Duncan.

A short spear shot out.

Duncan leapt down, landing atop the giant serpent's head.

Miss Sun's silver needle pierced straight into the serpent's eyes, her concealed weapons quick as meteors, invisible to the naked eye. The Black Serpent's steel-hard Scale Armor was useless, its eyes blinded instantly. In agony, it attempted to flee into the underground river.

"Where do you think you're going!"

Yu Yaonu used her secret skills. Crackling in the air, her long whip unleashed the Balrog Whip Technique, targeting the serpent. The expression "man's greed like a serpent swallowing an elephant" refers to the serpent.

Thump!

A gush of blood spurted out.

Duncan plunged into the dark pool, and before hitting the water's surface, a burst of air propelled him, flying just above the water, creating a wave a zhang high. His power concentrated at his head, crashing headfirst into the Black Serpent's chin.

Enraged, the Black Serpent coiled around Duncan, attempting to swallow him whole with its gaping maw.