113.Fierce Battle in the Cave!

Inside the cave, it was still dark. Xu Shan changed three fork roads in a row. Every time he took a path, he would use his sword to carve marks on the rock wall. Although Pei Xiong didn't say exactly where the exit was, he could only try to keep moving in a straight line first, reach the edge of the Bone - Melting Cave, and then look for it. The air flow at the cave entrance was very different from that inside the cave. As long as he got close, he should be able to sense it.

Interestingly, he could also see the marks left by others. Obviously, no one knew the way. In the Bone - Melting Cave, everyone was just wandering around like headless flies.

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Gao Feng and the other two were quickly moving through the cave. A blood - red bug was flying in front of them. Gao Ming couldn't help asking behind him, "Big brother, there are so many poisonous insects in the cave. Won't it affect the Blood - Seeking Bug?"

Gao Feng walked forward, holding the rock wall, and shook his head, "Who knows? This is the first time using it in such an environment. But that evil cultivator was hit by the Blood瀑 Pill just one day ago. The smell on his body won't dissipate. There shouldn't be too big a problem."

"Stop talking for now and stay vigilant!"

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Xu Shan walked for more than thirty minutes and encountered three cultivators, all of whom were defeated by his sword. He didn't use any props. He could defeat the enemy just by relying on his pure swordsmanship and the Fireball Technique. The three opponents he met were all in the late Foundation Establishment stage, and it wasn't too difficult to deal with them. Especially in such a narrow environment where only one - on - one combat was possible.

After these three battles, Xu Shan had a new understanding of his own strength... Ordinary late - stage Foundation Establishment cultivators really weren't a match for him. Their moves were full of flaws. With his current strength, if he met Lin Yue of the Heart - Confusing Sect again, he should be able to win easily. But he didn't have much confidence against Wu Ming. His biggest drawback was that he didn't have any magic techniques to use. When fighting the enemy, he relied on his rich experience and combat instincts. If he could have excellent magic techniques, he should be able to defeat Wu Ming. However, he was already quite satisfied. The experience accumulated from practicing with Huang Zhiwen was really extraordinary.

The only thing that bothered him as he walked was that all the cultivators participating in the trial in this secret realm were so poor! They didn't have many spirit stones or pills, and their magic tools were just so - so.

After groping forward for another ten minutes or so, Xu Shan spotted a fork and walked straight over. As soon as he passed through the narrow cave entrance, the view suddenly opened up! The space in this cave, although still not very high, was much more spacious than other places, but there was no way forward. Moreover, there were many small mounds on the ground, which looked a bit strange.

Xu Shan walked in and squatted down to observe the mounds.

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Outside the Bone - Melting Cave, at the peak. Pei Xiong and the woman beside him stood at the end point, looking up at the sky. The figures in the light screens in the sky were exactly the cultivators participating in the trial in the Bone - Melting Cave. Pei Xiong carefully observed everyone's performance and combat styles. From the combat styles of the cultivators, he could roughly tell their backgrounds.

Just then, the woman beside him said, "Someone has already found the insect nest, and it's getting late. We can start."

Pei Xiong looked at the position where Xu Shan was, and then nodded. He took out an ocarina in his hand, put it to his lips, and blew. As the sound of the ocarina rang out, an invisible air wave spread out, lifting a layer of thin soil beside Pei Xiong.

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Xu Shan lowered his head and poked at the mound with his sword, frowning. This thing looked quite familiar, and the smell coming from it seemed to be something he had smelled somewhere before. A faint earthy smell, a bit pungent.

After studying it for a while, Xu Shan's expression gradually became serious... He remembered. He had seen it in the Baodan Sect! This was an insect nest, the lair of the Poison - Arrow Scorpions. The Baodan Sect had raised these things, but not in large numbers. They were all raised in vats, and it was this smell. Now the smell here was much stronger than that in the vats in the Baodan Sect, which showed that there were a large number of them.

The Poison - Arrow Scorpion was just one of the lowest - level demon beasts. It didn't have much attack power itself. The most crucial thing was the scorpion venom. This was a raw material for refining Arrow Pills. The scorpion venom wouldn't kill people, but it could give people an extremely painful experience, similar to the effect of Arrow Pills. But after all, Arrow Pills were refined pills. Both the degree of pain and the duration were longer than that of scorpion venom. But with so many Poison - Arrow Scorpion nests here now, it was of great significance....

Xu Shan stood up and scanned the surrounding insect nests. Although he wasn't afraid of pain, he didn't have a masochistic hobby either! Besides, ants could bite a person to death. There were more than twenty insect nests in this space. Such a high density must have been artificially raised. Pei Xiong had said before that there were poisonous insects in the cave. These should be them.

He had to leave quickly. If the Poison - Arrow Scorpions crawled out in a group, this Bone - Melting Cave wouldn't be able to bear it. This place wasn't suitable for staying for long! Xu Shan popped a detoxification pill into his mouth and was about to walk towards the cave entrance.

A buzzing sound of mosquitoes and flies came from beside his ear. Xu Shan casually swung his sword, and a red bug was cut in half and fell to the ground. A red bug?

Before Xu Shan could think more, a somewhat familiar voice came from the front.

"Xu, we meet again."

Xu Shan's heart tightened, and he jumped back with his sword raised. When he saw who it was, he couldn't help but laugh, "It's you three good - for - nothings. It seems we have some kind of fate."

"Fuck you!" Gao Feng cursed loudly. He threw a fireball towards Xu Shan, and then the saber aura on the long knife in his right hand suddenly rose, and he charged towards him!

Gao Ming and Gao Li flanked from the left and right, ready to engage in close - combat. In such a space, only close - combat could achieve the best results.

Xu Shan was unhurried. He wielded the Gut - Slitting Sword so tightly that it was impenetrable. Even when fighting against the three of them alone, he didn't fall behind. The situation was a bit tense, but it was still under his control.

"Kid, you were lucky last time. We brothers spared your life." Gao Feng sneered, continuously slashing with his sword, "You didn't take the easy way to heaven, but came to hell on your own. Today...."

"OhHa~" A moan suddenly appeared out of thin air. Lin Yue was striking poses in mid - air. The movements of the three brothers couldn't help but slow down. Xu Shan saw the flaw and stabbed his sword into Gao Ming's chest. A stream of blood seeped through his shirt, but it didn't hit a vital part.

"You despicable bastard!!" Gao Ming cursed loudly and suddenly sped up his movements. A green light appeared on the magic sword. In an instant, dozens of fluorescent green sword lights about an inch long shot towards Xu Shan.

Xu Shan used his sword to form a round shield with one hand and shattered all the sword lights. But the impact also sent him flying back several meters.

Xu Shan couldn't help but sigh inwardly. They really had some skills. He wished he could use such swordsmanship. Unlike now, he didn't dare to learn the Heart - Piercing Sword Code and could only use basic swordsmanship relying on his spiritual power.

Seeing that the first strike didn't succeed, the three brothers no longer held back. Saber lights and sword auras were all unleashed! The originally pitch - black cave was now filled with various flickering lights.

Xu Shan's heart tightened, and he summoned the Mysterious Light Shield! An eight - inch - sized arm shield. Under the stimulation of spiritual power, a layer of blue light emerged from the center of the shield, covering half of Xu Shan's body. But the light shield only lasted for a moment before being shattered by the intensive attacks and turned into little starlight, dissipating in the air.

Gao Feng laughed loudly, "Is that all you've got? You're nothing special, kid!"

Xu Shan didn't say a word. He activated the Mysterious Light Shield again and quickly dodged the attacks of the three. The place was too small, and he couldn't use his body skills to their full potential. He really didn't have an advantage. The Mysterious Light Shield wasn't very reliable either. Cheap stuff really couldn't be counted on.

Xu Shan sidestepped to barely avoid a saber light, jumped to the side, and shouted loudly.

"Take my Buddha's Wrath Flame Lotus!!!"