Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 127 - 121: Escape from Trouble

Black Needle Scorpion, a Warrior-tier ferocious beast.

Even a single one could easily sweep through Chu Hao and his three companions, let alone a Scorpion Tide?

Having read the introduction to the Black Needle Scorpions, Chu Hao immediately said, "Don’t panic, the bloodline of these Black Needle Scorpions has degenerated, their stingers are gray and not jet black. Moreover, their size generally hasn’t reached that of a wolfhound, they’re just small scorpions."

These scorpions must have also been trapped for thirty thousand years. How would they handle the lack of food? They could only cannibalize each other, and when desperate, they would even eat dirt and grass roots. Thus, it’s normal for their bloodline to degenerate.

Whoosh.

With a sweep of his sword, "snap, snap, snap, snap," a dozen or so Black Needle Scorpions were instantly turned into shreds of flesh and blood rain, which, upon falling, were greedily snatched up by other scorpions, showcasing their ferocity.

However, Chu Hao’s sword strike also gave Shen Chao and the others courage, as they unfolded their counters one after another.

Indeed, many of these scorpions had degenerated quite a bit, the majority were below fifth-tier Martial Disciples, and only the fully grown were equivalent to Tenth Tier Martial Disciples. Normally, they should not cause too much trouble for Chu Hao and his companions.

But the problem was the sheer number of them. Moreover, Chu Hao and his companions did not dare to leave the cyan stones beneath their feet, afraid of triggering any mechanisms, which would add insult to injury, making things even more troublesome.

"I remember the method Nangong Rou used to open the secret door," Chu Hao said as he launched the Izumo Sword Technique, blasting the nearing scorpions one after another. "The other four were just scribbling nonsense, completely ineffective."

Because only one cyan stone had a pattern carved on it.

It’s just that Nangong Rou was too good at acting and appeared so sincere that Chu Hao and his company were step by step deceived, ending up at a severe disadvantage. After all, if a person tells nine truths, the last lie tends to be easily believed.

"But... how can we find that cyan stone now?" Shen Chao and the others all screamed in dismay.

——The entire ground was blanketed by Black Needle Scorpions, leaving no way to distinguish anything.

"Fight, kill as many as possible," Chu Hao stated, while his sword flew in action.

Shen Chao and the others all nodded. Each unleashed their full strength, for if not now, when?

But the number of these scorpions seemed inexhaustible, as one group was slaughtered, another emerged. On the contrary, Chu Hao and their stamina and Star Force were being severely depleted. They couldn’t catch a moment’s rest and had no position to defend, which would only lead to their annihilation.

"That’s not right." Chu Hao suddenly spoke.

What wasn’t right? Even at this point, what foolish words to say.

Shen Chao and the others acted as if they didn’t hear it, continuing to desperately kill. Staying in place meant completely wasting their movement techniques, further increasing the difficulty.

Chu Hao’s figure abruptly moved, charging forward.

What is he doing, seeking death?

"Chu Hao," Shen Chao and the others exclaimed in shock. Though not having a deep friendship with Chu Hao, they didn’t know how to open the secret passage, making him their only hope of escape.

Chu Hao charged out, but to the trio’s surprise, aside from scorpions, there were more scorpions—no mechanisms were triggered.

——There were no huge iron balls rolling out, no sudden sword pits appearing on the ground, no flames, no freezing blizzards.

Everything remained unchanged.

Shen Chao and the others weren’t foolish; they instantly caught on—they were duped again. If there were really mechanisms in this dome space, wouldn’t the multitude of scorpions crawling around have triggered them already?

In comparison to Chu Hao, their reactions were more than just a beat slower.

No no no, there were mechanisms, just the one Nangong Rou had operated before. That was the secret passage out of here. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Truth within falsehoods, falsehoods within truth, paired with her convincing act, she completely played them all. It’s likely her four subordinates were also kept in the dark; otherwise, they all deserved an Oscar.

Chu Hao inwardly shook his head. In fact, the moment they nodded in agreement to the other party’s cease-fire, they had already fallen into Nangong Rou’s trap. But they had to fall for it, as she was indeed the only one who knew how to open the secret door there.

He took a deep breath and suddenly extended his left hand. Whoosh, at a two-meter radius around him, all the scorpions were sent floating into the air, "snap, snap, snap"—some of the smaller scorpions were even directly shattered.

Sky Wind Eight Styles.

Chu Hao suddenly struck with his palm, boom, a terrifying surge of power rolled out, all the floating scorpions were shattered into bloody froth, then a wave of fire swept through, carrying the corpses of these scorpions to blast out in all directions.

The power was too strong.

After that strike passed, the ground was forcibly cleared, revealing a nearly five-meter radius area of the cyan stone floor, and one of the stones, conspicuously, had a pattern on it.

Found it.

"To your positions," Chu Hao called out, his figure already leaping forward, the sword in his right hand for protection, his left hand rapidly tapping.

Shen Chao and the others didn’t dare to delay and summoned their Ultimate Techniques. For a moment, their killing power increased dramatically, and they forcibly carved a path. They charged out, each taking up a piece of cyan stone, standing where the four black-clothed individuals had been earlier.

Slap, slap, slap, slap.

Chu Hao was multitasking; his Red Shadow Sword slashed through the air, bringing forth a dazzling cold light, while his flame physique was also activated. Flames burst forth from the palms of his hands, forming a fiery zone around him to ward off the influx of Black Needle Scorpions.

On the other side, Shen Chao and the other two fully stimulated their physiques. Two of them had the Water Attribute, both of the ice type, releasing waves of icy power to freeze a vast number of scorpions. Surprisingly, Hu Yan turned out to have the Earth Attribute, a layer of earthy yellow Star Force shielded her body, significantly enhancing her defensive power.

However, this was extremely draining on their stamina. Over time, they would inevitably feel exhausted and their combat power would be affected.

It was like how a martial master could sit for three days and nights without sleep; his Star Force wouldn’t be consumed in the slightest, but his physical vigor would be greatly depleted, his spirit would suffer, and his combat power would naturally plummet.

"Chu Hao, hurry up," the three of them called out.

"I know," Chu Hao said. How could he not want to be quick? But these Black Needle Scorpions were relentless in their onslaught, swarming over the bluestone tiles under their feet, which were soon submerged. He continued to flick his fingers while also having to clear them away, making it impossible for him to speed up the process.

It took a whole minute before Chu Hao finally said, "Done."

All four of them felt a shift beneath their feet as the bluestone tiles began to flip over, and of course, they dared not leap away—that would be cutting off their last chance of survival.

Slap, slap, slap, slap.

They all fell from the air, but immediately hit the ground, indicating that this hidden passage was not very high.

However, not only did they fall, but many scorpions also dropped down with them. They quickly resumed fighting. With no more scorpions to follow up, these scorpions were easily swept clean, and only then did Chu Hao and his three companions breathe a sigh of relief. They sat down on the ground, gasping for air.

Although the battle was short-lived, they had all skirted the brink of death at Ghost Gate Pass. If Chu Hao hadn’t remembered Nangong Rou’s technique, they would only have had a one-way ticket to death.

This was also Nangong Rou’s oversight; she didn’t expect Chu Hao to keep such a wary eye on her all along—holding onto his vigilance even after obtaining the Middle-Grade Earth Level Cultivation Technique.

In contrast, Shen Chao and his two companions kept reciting the technique in their minds, fearing they might forget parts of it over time.

"That wicked woman."

"Let’s chase her."

After just catching their breath, Shen Chao called out, earning support from Lv Han, and even Hu Yan had a murderous look on her face. They had been tricked by Nangong Rou twice, each time nearly losing their lives, which infuriated them to no end.

Chu Hao, however, shook his head inwardly. So much time had passed that he estimated Nangong Rou and her group were long gone. But it was also possible that they thought Chu Hao and his group were certainly dead and might leave leisurely.

"Let’s chase."

The four set off in pursuit. The hidden passage was more than one person tall, allowing them to run at high speed. However, because the passage sloped upward, it affected their speed, and it was over ten minutes before they saw the exit.

The exit was hidden within a dense forest. However, Nangong Rou and her group had already opened a pathway through it. From the outside, discovering the entrance to this hidden passage would be like finding a needle in a haystack, especially since 30,000 years had passed, and the place had changed greatly.

"Look," Lv Han suddenly pointed into the distance.

Following the direction of his finger, Chu Hao and the others saw a large ship on the distant lake—it was the one that had brought them here. Now, the ship was moving away, breaking waves as it went, clearly indicating that Nangong Rou and her group were already aboard.

"Damn it," Shen Chao and the others cursed through gritted teeth. They couldn’t fly over water and with such a large gap opened up, there was no chance of catching up.

Obviously, with the Minor Formless Mysterious Skill in her possession, Nangong Rou would certainly bury herself in training, and she might not appear for years to come.

"Let’s figure out how to leave," Chu Hao said, feeling displeased but recognizing it was futile.

"Think of the bright side. At least we got a Middle-Grade Earth Level Cultivation Technique. Considering that, the risk we took was completely worth it," Hu Yan suddenly said with a smile.

Chu Hao and the others nodded, but who had truly memorized how much of the technique, and who would honestly come clean about it? Even if someone did tell the truth, would the others believe them?

"There are trees all around; we could make a raft."

With the skill of four martial masters, cutting down trees was a trivial matter. They quickly chopped down several dozen trees, stripped away the branches, and used thin, long twigs to craft ropes, tying the logs together.

But there was a problem.

The island was actually a mountain peak surrounded by cliffs on all sides; there was no place to land, meaning there was nowhere to descend either.

They could only jump down from a height of over a hundred meters.

With the defensive power of martial masters, falling from such a height into water wouldn’t be fatal, but the raft... would definitely fall apart.

After some thought, they decided to make more ropes to achieve sufficient length and lower the raft down.

This took up most of their day, as they didn’t want to linger around—after all, a Peak Martial Sect level ferocious beast was sleeping in a corner, which would make anyone uneasy.

Chu Hao and Shen Chao jumped into the water first, while Hu Yan and Lv Han lowered the raft from above. The two below caught it, and then the two above came down. All four boarded the raft and immediately urged the boat to leave.

(Thanks to Dreams and Dawn Light for yesterday’s rewards)