Published: November 30, -0001
"Centipede Corpse Insect?"
This thing actually has such a name? But how did the Skeleton Helmsman know the origin of this strange insect? Qin Chen pondered.
A white bone whip had already appeared in the Skeleton Helmsman's hand. With a swift motion, the white bone whip instantly wrapped around the Centipede Corpse Insect.
Squeak, squeak, squeak!
Once the Centipede Corpse Insect was ensnared by the white bone whip, it immediately let out a shrill cry, black smoke gradually rising from its body as it struggled in agony.
Qin Chen was shocked. The Skeleton Helmsman was actually this strong? This doesn’t seem right. Currently, the Skeleton Helmsman's cultivation level was still a bit short of the late stage of the eighth level. Logically, he should not be much different from himself.
Yet, he had spent half a day without being able to kill this Centipede Corpse Insect, while the Skeleton Helmsman only had to wrap it with the bone whip for the insect to be unable to hold out?
What amazed Qin Chen even more was that the body of the Centipede Corpse Insect wrapped in the white bone whip was gradually shriveling, while strange powers surged through the bone whip into the Skeleton Helmsman's body.
Boom!
The aura on the Skeleton Helmsman suddenly surged, breaking through to the late stage of the eighth level.
"Haha, I just happened to be stuck at a bottleneck earlier. I didn’t expect to encounter the Centipede Corpse Insect. It seems the heavens want me to break through, haha!” The Skeleton Helmsman laughed maniacally, extremely pleased with himself.
Putting away the bone whip, the previously intimidating Centipede Corpse Insect had already turned into an insect corpse, dried and withered, as if it had been dead for several dozen or even hundreds of years.
“Chen Shao, what place is this? How did you end up here?” The Skeleton Helmsman swept his gaze around, his eyes faintly glowing, unable to restrain his curiosity.
Qin Chen briefly recounted what had happened earlier and then asked, “What is this insect called the Centipede Corpse Insect? How did you know about it?”
“The Mysterious Void Continent, why is the environment here so similar to my Demon Continent? And why does the Centipede Corpse Insect also appear?” The Skeleton Helmsman muttered.
“What did you say?” Qin Chen frowned.
The Skeleton Helmsman hurriedly pointed at the corpse of the Centipede Corpse Insect and said, “Master, this creature is unique to my Demon Continent, akin to the Blood Beasts for your Heavenly Martial Continent. Insect Beasts inherently possess terrifying defenses and are even more fearsome in physical strength than our Demon Tribe. However, they have a weakness: their bodies cannot withstand our Demon Tribe’s demonic energy. Since you severely injured this Insect Beast earlier, I just needed to utilize my own demonic energy to corrupt its flesh, and naturally, I would be able to slay it.”
“Your Demon Continent's Insect Beasts? How did they end up in the Ancient Ruins?”
“This subordinate does not know. However, the environment here is quite strange. After arriving here, I feel very comfortable, somewhat similar to the environment of my Demon Continent.”
“Somewhat similar to your Demon Continent?” Qin Chen was shocked.
He activated the Illusion Forbidden Eye to start observing his surroundings.
“Hmm?”
Qin Chen was slightly taken aback; he just realized that this peculiar place had a certain suppression on spiritual power and sensory searches.
Here, the heavens and earth seemed to be filled with negative particles and energies that could limit his spiritual, soul, and even various powers of vision and hearing.
Qin Chen roughly estimated that his soul strength had been suppressed to about one-third of its original capacity.
However, regarding the Skeleton Helmsman, Qin Chen not only did not sense any suppression but rather noticed a significant enhancement.
This... can actually suppress soul strength?
Qin Chen couldn’t help but be taken aback.