388 Chapter 388-victory in the beginning


    A few dayster, in the underground crack outside the undying city.


    Looking from above, the underground crack looked like a huge Canyon. On both sides of the canyon were steep mountain walls and jagged rocks.


    Some fluorescent stgmites with a faint green light were hidden among the rocks, decorating the dark Canyon. There were tall underground fern nts growing in the canyon. From the cracks and hot springs in the canyon, a hot air with a sulfuric smell would asionally spray out. Beside the canyon, there was a River of dark redva slowly flowing.


    There were also some cracks in the canyon, which were dozens of meters wide and even hundreds of meters wide. It was dark and endless, leading to an even deeper and bottomless underground.


    The Mantis de bugs crawled out of the cracks in the canyon and rushed to the surface.


    This was the liveliest ck wind Canyon outside the undying city. The ck wind Canyon was a well-known battlefield outside the undying city. The huge Canyon was tens of thousands of kilometers long and winding. There were all kinds of maze-like caves andplex terrain in the canyon. It had also be one of the main battlefields of Summoners and zergs in the undying city.


    Most of the insects that appeared here were six sun realm Mantis de insects. asionally, there would be seven sun realm, or ethereal opening realm insects.


    In the darkness, one could see shes and mes from the sky or the ground in the distance. They flickered like artillery fire on the battlefield. It was a Summoner fighting the bugs.


    Over the years, countless Summoners had fallen here. On the way from the undying city to here, there were tombstones of the fallen Summoners everywhere.


    But even so, it couldn’t stop the summoners who were still alive.


    Of course, there were even more bugs that were killed here.


    If one wanted to join Wan Shen sect, be a disciple of Wan Shen sect, and obtain the extremely rare sagemaster realm bead, they would have to prove it with their battle achievements and strength.


    The Mantis de bugs here not only had bug crystals, but also various rare realm pearls. Therefore, some of the summoners who came here were not even disciples of the WAN Shen sect. They just used the undying city as their base and came here to hunt for bugs and obtain realm pearls. Undying city also weed such Summoners.


    Xia Pingan had been here for an entire day.


    The day before yesterday, when he left undying city, he flew to ck wind Canyon with many Summoners. After arriving here, except for a few fixed groups and acquaintances, everyone was fighting on their own. Everyone was a stranger and was on guard against each other. If they were forced to stay together, no one would be at ease. It was better to find their own opportunities.


    Xia ping ‘an was sitting on a stgmite more than 20 meters high in the valley. He looked a little arrogant. He used an illusion to cover his figure. Ordinary people could only see the stgmites on the ground and not the person.


    There was arge area of greyish white mushrooms under the stctite. There were some cracks leading to the underground near those mushrooms. There were even body parts of the dead Mantis de insects in the cracks of rocks nearby. Given the look of those body parts, Zhang tie knew that they had been there for a few years.


    Xia ping ‘an didn’t go looking for the Mantis de bug. He just waited here for the Mantis de bug toe to him, just like fishing.


    The environment here meant that there would be Mantis de bugs roaming around, which could be considered a ” nest “. In that case, he did not have to bother looking everywhere. He only had to familiarize himself with the nearby terrain and wait. This was Xia Pingan’s strategy.


    In this unfamiliar ck wind Canyon, it was actually more dangerous to run around. It was actually wiser to find a familiar ce as his ” home ground.


    The illusion of the Beacon toying with feudal vassals could only make it harder for other Summoners to discover him, but it was useless against the Mantis de bug. Xia Pingan had already experienced it before. As long as a Mantis de bug appeared in the vicinity, it would definitely discover him.


    After sitting here for a day, Xia ping ‘an had recuperated and built up his energy. His condition had already reached its peak.


    There will always be gains waiting, Yingluo.


    When a dazzling me broke out in the sky over 60 miles away, Xia ping ‘an heard a fine rustling sound from an underground crack over 200 m away. After hearing that sound, Xia ping’ an imagined that a Mantis de insect was climbing out of the crack one step after another–the Mantis de insect’s 3 pairs of long legs were inserted into the crack of the cliff like des. It was climbing up with an agility that did not match its size.


    The hard and rugged rock wall of the underground crack was as soft as tofu under the Mantis de insect’s long legs. With a slight thrust, the Mantis de insect’s long legs could silently prate half a foot into the rock wall.


    There were also some densely packed potholes on the rock wall. Those were the ” footprints ” left behind by the other Mantis de bugs. The Mantis de bugs behind them could easily climb up by stepping on these potholes.


    Seeing that the Mantis de bug was getting closer and closer to the entrance of the cave, Xia Pingan finally made his move. With a leap, he leaped out of the stgmite like a bird andnded directly near the gap that the Mantis de bug had crawled out from.


    The Mantis de bug that had just emerged from the underground crack saw Xia Pingan waiting outside the crack the moment it emerged from the ground.


    The Mantis de bug did not hesitate at all. It opened its huge mouth, which was filled with sharp teeth, and its two forelimbs, which were as sharp as swords, stabbed toward Xia Pingan’s chest. It was like a charging tank.


    This was the second Mantis de bug that Xia ping ‘an had encountered. Compared to the first one, it was not inferior in any way, and its movements seemed to be even more Swift and violent. However, he did not know if it was because his current body’s vision had be stronger or if his soul power had increased too much, but when he looked at the Mantis de bug that was charging at him again, Xia ping’ an could sense a hint of clumsiness and slowness in its movements. There was no longer that oppressive feeling, and Xia ping ‘an’s movements were much faster than this Mantis de bug.


    Xia ping ‘an’s eyes also shed. He did not cast any spells. Instead, the moment the Mantis de bug rushed over, he turned over andnded on the Mantis de bug’s back at a speed faster than the Mantis de bug. Then, his soul weapon-the seven stars sword whip-appeared in Xia ping’ an’s hand.


    The sword whip was still in the shape of a huge sword, powerful and sharp, shing with ayer of dim light. The sword body hummed without moving, emitting a slight buzzing sound, as if it was thirsty for blood and battle.


    With the longsword in hand, Xia Pingan did not even think before he stabbed the longsword under the Mantis de bug’s head.


    Puchi!


    The Mantis de bug’s shell, which was as hard as alloy armor, seemed to have be a thick paper shell at this moment. It was pierced through by Xia Pingan’s giant sword almost without any resistance. The giant sword had sunk more than one meter deep into the Mantis de bug’s neck, leaving only the thick hilt of the sword stuck to the Mantis de bug’s neck. The tip of the sword, which was as sharp as a snake’s tail, directly prated the Mantis de bug’s neck, leaving a bloody section.


    The Mantis de bug was stunned!


    Xia ping ‘an was also shocked. He didn’t expect his soul weapon to be so terrifying. It pierced through the hardest armor on the Mantis de bug’s body with just one sword.


    Not only that, when the giant sword pierced through the Mantis de bug’s body, Xia Pingan felt his hands, which were holding the sword, heat up. Afortable warm current flowed from the sword hilt into his body, replenishing his qi and blood in a frenzy.


    This seven stars sword whip soul tool could actually absorb the Mantis de Bug’s Life force?


    Xia Pingan was overjoyed.


    The Mantis de bug had already gone crazy. With a shrill cry, its two terrifying forelimbs waved in the air, one on the left and one on the right, and it mmed them towards Xia Pingan.


    Xia ping ‘an, who had seeded in his attack, was in high spirits. The fear he had for the Mantis de bug disappeared in an instant. Seeing the Mantis de bug’s two sharp forelimbsing towards him, he pulled out his sword and cut a three-foot-long gash on the Mantis de bug’s neck. Green blood spurted out of the Mantis de bug’s neck, reaching a height of more than five meters.


    Xia Pingan jumped up from the Mantis de bug’s back with his sword. He aimed at the joint of one of the Mantis de bug’s forelimbs and shed at it.


    Another stream of blood gushed out of the Mantis de bug’s body. The forelimb of the Mantis de bug had been cut off by Xia Pingan’s sword and was sent flying more than ten meters away. The attack of the Mantis de bug’s other forelimb had also missed.


    get down! Xia ping ‘an’s body, which had just leaped up,nded heavily. One of his feet, which was wearing abat boot, stomped on the Mantis de bug’s head.


    “Crack!”


    The Mantis de bug’s six long legs, under the tremendous force from its back, were directly inserted into the rocks underground. The Mantis de bug’s huge body and head were also directly stomped by Xia Pingan’s foot and mmed heavily into the ground, sending rocks and soil flying everywhere.


    Before the Mantis de bug could get up again, Xia Pingan’s huge sword was once again thrust into the wound on the Mantis de bug’s neck. Xia Pingan pressed the hilt of the sword and his body flew down from the back of the Mantis de bug. The huge sword was like a guillotine as it shed down from the other side of the Mantis de bug’s neck.


    “BOOM!”


    The rock beneath the Mantis de bug’s head shattered instantly. The sword whip, which had transformed into a giant sword, made a circle around the Mantis de bug’s neck.


    The Mantis de bug’s hideous head rolled off its body.


    The Mantis de bug, whose head had fallen off, did not die instantly. Or rather, it did not realize that it had died. Its ferocious mouth was still open, revealing a mouth full of sharp teeth, and it bit toward Xia ping ‘an’s feet.


    The Mantis de bug’s body sprawled on the ground. Its six long legs writhed about, and its remaining forelimb iled about unconsciously.


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    Green blood spurted out from the Mantis de bug’s head and neck like water from a pipe, sttering all over the ground.


    Xia ping ‘an raised his foot and stomped the Mantis de bug’s head into the rock beneath his feet. The Mantis de bug’s huge body twitched twice before it stopped moving.


    Faced with such a result, Xia Pingan was stunned for a moment. It was as if he couldn’t believe that he had killed a Mantis de bug that had chased him to the point of peeing his pants a few days ago just by relying on the strength of his physical body, just like a martial artist.


    The power of the soul tool in his hand hadpletely exceeded his imagination.