The Martial Emperor with Dragon Blood-Chapter 973 - 974: Man-Eating Bees

Deep in the Corpse Ghoul Mountain Range, there were Corpse Ghoul Beasts at the Wheel of Reincarnation Realm. Bringing Zi Xuan along was surely inconvenient. Ye Mo found a secluded cave outside the mountain range and directly threw Zi Xuan in, ensuring the surroundings were safe, and then re-entered the mountain range.

Ye Mo ventured directly into the depths of the Corpse Ghoul Mountain Range, hoping to find a large number of Corpse Ghoul Beasts and to see if there were any beasts at the Wheel of Reincarnation Realm. Having reached this level of strength, he indeed wanted to test himself against a Qiankun First Transformation beast.

Buzz!

Suddenly, a loud noise sounded. Countless dense black shadows appeared before his eyes, blocking out the sky.

Closer inspection revealed the densely packed black shadows, each the size of a palm, were bees. However, these bees were covered in venomous stingers, especially the long sting at their tails, fierce and indestructible. They also had two long fangs on their mouths.

At this moment, a Corpse Ghoul Beast at the Qiankun Seventh Rotation was leaning against a huge tree, gnawing on the carcass of another beast. The densely packed black shadows surrounded it, covering the Corpse Ghoul Beast, and in the blink of an eye, the shadows swept past, leaving the Corpse Ghoul Beast gone.

"These are man-eating bees, not Corpse Ghoul Beasts but ancient beasts, all at the Qiankun Sixth Rotation level. A single man-eating bee is not frightening, but a swarm of them can be a headache even for a Qiankun Ninth Rotation expert."

Hong Ling reminded Ye Mo, "Their weapon is the sting at their tail which can paralyze an opponent and then consume them."

Upon hearing this, Ye Mo couldn’t help but feel a bit scared, realizing why the Corpse Ghoul Beast had no ability to resist.

The man-eating bees emerge purely for hunting, devouring demon core energy. In a sense, hunting is their form of cultivation.

After they resolved a Corpse Ghoul Beast, they immediately sensed Ye Mo’s presence. With their acute sense of smell, they sensed the powerful energy emanating from Ye Mo’s body and swarmed toward him.

The buzzing sound resonated loudly!

Facing the incoming man-eating bees, Ye Mo was not at all frightened by the earlier scenes. He unfurled the Immortal-Slaying Domain, encompassing all the bees, causing their speed to plummet drastically — not just halving but even more. Ye Mo struck with a fist, black lightning danced, hitting the bees, instantly shattering them into pieces.

The bees had no time to react, all blasted into smithereens, their corpses charred by the Immortal Thunder with stingers falling off one by one.

"Ye Mo, don’t leave yet; those stingers are good stuff to use as hidden weapons for surprise attacks."

Just as Ye Mo was about to depart, Hong Ling’s voice rang out.

"Great idea."

Ye Mo reached out and gathered the fallen stingers on the ground, storing them in the Sumeru ring — there were at least a hundred of them.

Ye Mo once again ventured deeper into the Corpse Ghoul Mountain Range, the Immortal-Slaying Domain enveloping his body tightly to fend off any surprise attacks from Corpse Ghoul Beasts. Along the way, Ye Mo encountered many Corpse Ghoul Beasts with Cosmos Realm strength, which he defeated one by one.

Meanwhile, dozens of figures swiftly entered the Corpse Ghoul Mountain Range.

These figures exuded strong auras, with all but the leading middle-aged man being white-haired elders.

"Clan Leader, according to the mysterious person, Ye Mo, who led to the downfall of our Yuwen Clan, is within this Mountain of Wraith."

One elder at the First Transformation of the Wheel of Reincarnation turned with respect towards the middle-aged man.

This middle-aged man was the Clan Leader of the Yuwen Clan, Yuwen Xifeng, possessing the Qiankun Ninth Transformation strength. The elders behind him were all at the First Transformation of the Wheel of Reincarnation.

"At first, we dared not act against him, as he belongs to the Ancient Azure Dragon Clan, but even they wish for his death. This time, we must kill him, skin him, disassemble his bones, and extract his tendons to ease my hatred. If we obtain his many treasures, our Yuwen Clan will surely rise again."

Yuwen Xifeng nodded, his gaze turning fierce.

Fallen from a second-rate pinnacle force to a thoroughly declining second-rate force was something they could not endure. Even their closest ally, Muu Wang Heavenly Mansion, ignored them.

Though Muu Wang Heavenly Mansion’s actions were understandable, who would dare lend a hand to a clan targeted by the Ancient Azure Dragon Clan?

Yuwen Xifeng’s words also left the elders behind him brimming with killing intent, itching to immediately slaughter Ye Mo.

"Clan Leader, the Corpse Ghoul Mountain Range houses beasts at the Wheel of Reincarnation Realm. You must be cautious, though we old folks will protect you."

One of the elders spoke, "If you die, it would mean the complete downfall of our Yuwen Clan."

"Don’t worry about that."

Yuwen Xifeng nodded, "A mysterious strong one gave me one of the seven Ancient Evil Weapons to aid me in killing Ye Mo. With this weapon, facing beasts at the Wheel of Reincarnation Realm poses no threat."

Hearing the Clan Leader’s words, the strongest elder among them couldn’t help but ask, "Clan Leader, could that mysterious strong one have any ulterior motives?"

"Ulterior motives? He wants to use us to eliminate Ye Mo. He said if we successfully kill Ye Mo, there will be great rewards, and lending me the Blood Origin Devil Saber is to counter Ye Mo’s Heavenly Snare Blood Spear."

Yuwen Xifeng laughed and waved his hand, "After all, our goals are the same: wishing for Ye Mo’s death. No matter what conspiracy there is, our small clan has nothing worth exploiting, as long as we achieve our goal."

"The Clan Leader is wise!"

After speaking, dozens of figures completely flooded into the Corpse Ghoul Mountain Range.

At this moment, Ye Mo was still engaged in battling beasts. He had already collected the demon cores from a hundred Corpse Ghoul Beasts but was not in a hurry to leave. Until now, he hadn’t encountered any Corpse Ghoul Beast at the Qiankun First Transformation. Entering the Corpse Ghoul Mountain Range meant he must slay some Corpse Ghoul Beasts at the First Transformation of the Wheel of Reincarnation, otherwise it would be a wasted effort.

Ye Mo was now at the mountain range’s center, surrounded by thick miasma. Ahead lay a lake, spanning hundreds of miles. The lake water was nearly black, with floating corpses everywhere.

On both sides of the lake were stretching mountain ranges, but what really surprised Ye Mo was the lack of any beasts around the lake or the mountains.

"How can there be fewer beasts while going deeper?"

Ye Mo was greatly puzzled.

"The only explanation is that we may have entered some powerful beast’s territory, perhaps the beast is in the lake."

The little girl said.

"If that’s the case, let me see if there’s a powerful beast in the lake!"

Ye Mo said, leaping forward and punching toward the lake. In mid-air, countless fist shadows appeared, each packed with Immortal Thunder Force, like volcanic eruptions, meteor falls, thunderous roars, fiercely striking at the lake.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Suddenly, the black lake exploded continuously.

Soon, a massive tremor emanated from the lake, like a tsunami, causing the entire lake to boil.

"With such audacity, to dare destroy my palace, courting death!"

A vicious voice erupted directly from the lake!