Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 1067: Chapter 1067: Desert Scorpion People

The Desert Hermit Crab took Ling Xiao to an oasis, which touched him deeply. Although the creature had been a bit rough at first, it quickly became obedient after being chastised by him, and seemed to even realize he was thirsty, hence bringing him to the oasis.

Well, that’s what he initially thought.

It wasn’t until he saw the bizarre-looking Scorpion people warily watching him from within the oasis that he understood the creature hadn’t been kind at all. It had been plotting retribution the whole time and had brought him straight into a scorpion’s nest.

The Desert Hermit Crab submerged itself into the water, actually emitting a sound of triumph.

It was definitely a laugh, Ling Xiao was completely sure of it!

Damn it!

Ling Xiao cursed under his breath, unable to believe he’d been played by a beast.

However, the Desert Hermit Crab’s smugness didn’t last long, as Ling Xiao pressed his right hand against the ground, and a Shadow Cone pierced through the earth to give chase.

Boom!

A massive roar blew the Desert Hermit Crab right out of the underground river, and when its enormous body fell onto the ground, it was already broken into pieces.

”Gentlemen, I truly had no intention of intruding into the Scorpion people’s territory; this beast brought me here against my will. I’ll leave right now!”

Ling Xiao did not wish to fight these few Scorpion people.

Especially one female Scorpion person, who looked like she was at least a Tenth Cave Heaven Realm expert; he definitely could not afford to provoke her.

Moreover, even though the other Scorpion people appeared weaker, they were also Heavenly Person Realm experts. If he were to be surrounded, the consequences would be unimaginable.

As the saying goes, a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him. Ling Xiao might be brave and fearless, but that depended on who he faced.

Knowing that victory was impossible and still choosing to battle was not bravery, but folly and recklessness.

However, what made the Scorpion people frightening was precisely their disregard for reason.

If you intrude on their territory, you must die!

The Scorpion female, at first glance, didn’t look much different from humans, only revealing her half-human, half-scorpion state during combat.

Although these clans verbally claimed that humans were lowly, because the Sacred Dynasty had ruled the Mysterious World for tens of thousands of years, they, in fact, regarded the human form as the ideal figure.

Therefore, maintaining a human form was a matter of pride, no matter which continent or within which clan.

Only martial artists with sufficient strength could manage to do so.

”Hehe, little human fellow, you invade someone else’s territory and make such a commotion, and you think a simple apology will let you leave? That’s a bit too insincere, isn’t it?”

The Scorpion woman was very enchanting, but the melodious laughter was followed by an unmerciful attack.

As her words trailed off, her right hand flicked lightly, and an almost imperceptible eerie light shot towards Ling Xiao.

Fast and devious, it was truly cruel and heartless.

Being hit by this poison light meant one could end up dead or, at the very least, paralyzed.

No wonder so many martial artists were reluctant to entangle with Scorpion people or even to enter their territory; these Scorpion people were indeed cold-hearted.

But now, with his cultivation level skyrocketed, his strength greatly increased, and never having planned to leave unscathed, Ling Xiao was vigilant and watched the Scorpion woman’s every move.

As her right hand flicked, he had already deployed Rapid Light Movement, darting to the side.

Whoosh—snap!

The greenish-blue light missed Ling Xiao but hit the shrubs behind him. In the blink of an eye, the tenacious desert plants withered and turned black.

Seeing this scene, Ling Xiao couldn’t help but shudder.

”Goodness, the poison of that scorpion is incredibly potent, and their attack is ruthlessly decisive— they truly are out for my life!”

”Eh?”

The Scorpion woman’s attack had missed, and instead of immediately striking again, she let out a flirtatious laugh, ”Interesting. Judging by human ages, you must only be about fifteen or sixteen years old? Fair of face and pretty of eye, quite adorable indeed. I wouldn’t have expected your moves to be so impressive.”

”Sister from the Scorpion People, I really hold no animosity toward your Scorpion Tribe at all, so why must you press so hard?”

Ling Xiao offered a wry smile and without any delay leapt away to escape into the distance.

It was clear to him now, reasoning with these people was pointless; these Scorpion people simply did not play by any rules.

Watching Ling Xiao suddenly transform into a streak of golden light shooting far off into the distance, the Scorpion woman merely smiled slightly, and the delicate, tender hand unexpectedly produced a pipa.

Her slender, onion-shaped fingers gently played upon the pipa, and then ominous music began to ring out.

Chilling breaths emerged from the desert, accompanied by continuous rustling sounds.

In that instant, Ling Xiao’s scalp tingled with discomfort; in a rush, he quickly employed the Crimson Sun Feather Robe and shot two Crimson Sun Cones into the sand.

Flames spurted from beneath the sand, and several burnt things were catapulted out.

It was then that Ling Xiao confirmed what caused that tingling sensation on his scalp—scorpions hidden within the sand.

These scorpions were not large, merely the size of a fingernail, but their color was particularly bizarre, a never-before-seen transparent hue.

Ling Xiao had read about this type of poisonous scorpion in the Eternal Divine Alchemy Scripture.

Allegedly, the venom of this scorpion could be used to create many extremely potent poisons and toxic pills.

Even without any processing, just this venom alone was potent enough to kill a Cave Heaven Realm martial artist on the spot.

”Tsks, little darling, you’re quite capable, knowing so much that your sister hardly feels like killing you anymore. Now, I’ll give you a chance. Become your sister’s Forbidden Conservatory, and perhaps you can save your life. Otherwise, how many poisonous scorpions do you think you could kill?”

The Scorpion woman let out a seductive yet cruel laughter as the sound of the pipa grew louder and louder.

As the pipa’s music continued to rise, the noise from within the sand grew denser and denser.

Ling Xiao noticed that the ground, which had been covered in sand, was now completely obscured by those poisonous scorpions.

Countless scorpions, at least tens of thousands, each with a stinger emitting a ghostly blue luminescence.

Being pricked by any one of them would spell the end for Ling Xiao, unless he had a Spiritual Elixir of some sort to counteract the poison; otherwise, his life would be at its end.

Facing this mass of poisonous scorpions, Ling Xiao had no choice but to hover in midair, his skin crawling all over.

Though he had been through many battles, he had never seen anyone fight like this.

No wonder the Blackraven Empire and the Phoenix God Empire wanted to form an alliance with the Scorpion Tribe.

Summoning so many poisonous scorpions at once could have devastating effects in the thick of a crowd, enough to completely turn the tide of a battle.

”Xie Li, my lord, we have pressing matters to attend to; why not just kill this person and have done with it?”

The Scorpion men who had been close to Xie Li earlier made the suggestion.

They seemed not to take Ling Xiao seriously at all, their attention on guarding against a far more terrible danger.