Heaven Slaying Blade

"This isn't all that impressive..." Yu Hong was speaking when he saw Chu Mo beside him suddenly swing his blade.

Clang!

Heaven Slaying emitted a gentle clash.

Then, a snake as thick as a barrel had its head severed by Chu Mo.

The terrifying thing was, this snake had its mouth open, with two enormous sharp fangs already oozing poisonous venom!

The scent of the venom was enough to make even Chu Mo and Yu Hong feel dizzy and nauseous. It was clearly a truly toxic substance.

It was terrifying!

Even cultivators of their level felt uncomfortable smelling that venom. Ordinary cultivators would probably die just from a single whiff.

"A bit dangerous..." Yu Hong stuck out his tongue.

Chu Mo calmly scanned the surroundings and said in a deep voice, "It's really dangerous in here. Be careful. Stay behind me; my movement skills are faster."

With warmth in his heart, Yu Hong nodded, "Okay!"

He did not refuse because he knew that it wasn't just Chu Mo's movement skills that were faster; his overall strength was vastly superior!

The key was that despite being stronger, Chu Mo was still willing to look after him, which warmed Yu Hong's heart.

No one has ever said that the strong don't need care or concern from others. In fact, everyone does.

It's just that most people aren't qualified to care for or look after such powerful individuals.

Chu Mo led the way, encountering many terrifying creatures along the path. They all looked like magnified versions of ordinary beasts. Compared to powerful non-human creatures in the world, their appearance might only scare ordinary people, but in reality, these creatures were incredibly strong.

Far surpassing the non-human creatures outside that are millions of feet in length, even larger than a star by countless times.

For example, a spider the size of a millstone, completely white, with eight limbs like blades, and hair on its legs like steel needles. It moved astonishingly fast, so much so that even Yu Hong's divine sense struggled to keep up with them. Worse still, the silk these spiders spun was so strong that even the Pangu Axe couldn't cut through it. Only Chu Mo, using Heaven Slaying, could slice through it.

But even for Chu Mo, it was difficult to cut this substance with just one swing.

Eventually, the two of them made considerable effort to kill this white spider. Yet, both were quite interested in the spider's silk. Such a sturdy material, if refined, would become a top-tier dharma instrument.

If used for binding, even beings in the ancestral realm couldn't escape.

Yu Hong even thought that the silk could trap even a Realm Master!

There were also beetles the size of a fingernail, even smaller than mundane beetles. Yet they possessed terrifying offensive and defensive capabilities. Even Yu Hong was pierced through by a golden beetle when he was off guard, nearly suffering severe injuries.

It was thanks to Chu Mo's precise and exquisite strike that scared the beetle out of Yu Hong's body, though it fled in the blink of an eye.

This left both Chu Mo and Yu Hong stunned.

"It was able to penetrate my body? And... evade such a terrifying strike from the master?" Yu Hong mumbled, becoming even more cautious.

Actually, he wasn't being incautious earlier, just never expected the beetle to be so terrifying.

Then, a palm-sized blue butterfly flew out from the depths of the tunnel.

This tunnel had no light whatsoever, and divine sense was hard to extend far here.

Chu Mo and Yu Hong could only perceive that it was a blue butterfly.

Then the butterfly began desperately shaking dust from its wings. The dust merged into the air, turning directly into an invisible toxin, spreading toward the two of them.

Chu Mo immediately struck with his blade toward the blue butterfly.

The butterfly was split in two, but the real nightmare was just beginning!

The halved butterfly transformed directly into two, and upon being split again by Chu Mo... became four!

When sixteen butterflies appeared, Chu Mo and Yu Hong dared not strike again.

At this point, the air in the tunnel was completely occupied by an unknown toxin.

Though this toxin couldn't harm Chu Mo and Yu Hong, it turned the air extremely viscous. Their progress was hindered, as if walking through a swamp.

The sensation was utterly dreadful!

In the end, Chu Mo's body erupted with a Five Elements fire, instantly burning away the toxins in the air, as well as incinerating the sixteen butterflies.

This wasn't an ordinary Five Elements fire, but a capability Chu Mo possessed after refining the five crystal cores.

It wasn't Pangu's inheritance, but a capability inherent to these five crystal cores.

Both of them became even more cautious this time.

As they continued deeper, they encountered and took down many bizarre creatures. By the end, even with their strength, they both felt utterly exhausted.

Yu Hong grumbled, "I finally understand why the three main faction leaders wanted to lure us to this place. It's truly unusual here. I'm beginning to suspect that the Palace Master of the Heavenly Palace and the Eternal Hall Master must have some secret pathways or hidden routes."

Chu Mo nodded, "The dangers of this place are far from over."

"Indeed." Yu Hong nodded, he also understood that if these creatures alone were considered dangerous, then the most mysterious area inside the world of the Pangu God's flesh would not be so terrifying.

At this moment, a large swarm of ants suddenly appeared ahead.

Each of these ants was as large as a palm, pitch black all over, like they were cast from divine iron. Even in this dark place, the ants' bodies still glimmered with a cold black light.

This massive swarm of ants was tens of thousands strong!

They were blocking the path ahead, densely packed, making one feel a tingling on their scalp at the sight.

The most deadly part was that any of these ants, at random, possessed defensive capabilities of the ancestral realm level.

Yu Hong immediately chopped down an ant, verifying their combat power. However, that very axe strike directly enraged this terrifying group of creatures.

The ants surged forward like a tide, overwhelming the two of them.

Chu Mo and Yu Hong both began to attack frantically, and for a time, the area was filled with a crimson expanse.

Both Heaven Slaying and Pangu Axe unleashed their most powerful killing intent, while the Five Elements fire burned fiercely within Chu Mo's body, preventing the ants from approaching.

Yu Hong wasn't as lucky, as several especially large black ants occasionally climbed onto him, viciously biting into his incredibly sturdy body.

Although they couldn't inflict severe wounds on him, the tearing of skin and the flowing blood were unavoidable.

Yu Hong bared his teeth and roared, but his actions didn't slow as he continued the mad slaughter.

During this process, both of them were shocked to discover that with each killing of a creature there, it seemed that a bit of power flowed into their bodies.

This discovery left them both amazed and delighted.

Such a fortunate occurrence was something they had never encountered before.

They fought with even more enthusiasm, and stayed for a full seven to eight days to almost completely clear out the ants.

Fortunately, these ants only had the defense capabilities of the ancestral realm and didn't match the entanglement abilities of a great ancestor cultivator. Otherwise, facing this ferocious ant swarm, they would have had no choice but to turn and run.

In the end, the two of them stood there in an unseemly state, exchanging wry smiles.

"Too difficult to handle!" Yu Hong took a deep breath, having had barely enough time to catch his breath before.

"But it was quite exhilarating." Chu Mo looked at Yu Hong, "I can feel that my cultivation has improved significantly."

"Killing these things here actually allows for such a large improvement. Cultivating in this place is actually not a bad choice." Yu Hong said with a bright smile, but then he looked at himself and laughed wryly, "But if I had to cultivate here every day, I would probably go crazy quickly. This place... is too suffocating."

However, Chu Mo shook his head, "While cultivating here, you won't even remember the words 'suffocating.'

Yu Hong was momentarily stunned, then laughed, "I can only say that the lord's level is much higher than mine! Impressive!"

The two continued to delve deeper into exploration, and after encountering various creatures with ordinary appearances but incredible power, they finally faced the real challenge after entering this place.

They saw... humanoid creatures.

And these people were all very small!

The tallest was only as tall as Chu Mo's palm when opened.

A group of Miniature People!

But the strength of these Miniature People was not miniature at all.

Any random one among them wore prominent battle gear and possessed combat strength comparable to a great ancestor.

Aside from their size, everything else about them was exactly like humans. Moreover, every Miniature cultivator had remarkably advanced techniques. Their understanding of the Dao and law was in no way inferior to any human cultivator of the same realm.

When this group of tiny Miniature People saw Chu Mo and Yu Hong, their eyes were filled with intense loathing.

Yu Hong couldn't help but spit and curse, "That look, I have not seen such a thing for many years. It is just like the look some Heavenly People Clan members would give us humans! When I see such eyes, I usually don't finish them off quickly. I make sure to torture them until they wish for death! So... what exactly are you supposed to be?"

Bam!

With a loud sound, one Miniature person directly attacked him. This strike was entirely on par with any great ancestor level attack.

Meanwhile, the cold voice of the Miniature cultivator who made the move also came through, "What are you supposed to be? How dare you come here causing trouble?"

Yu Hong roared in anger, swung the Pangu Axe, and struck directly at the Miniature cultivator.

Clang!

The weapon of this Miniature cultivator was also an axe!

And that design was identical to the Pangu Axe in Yu Hong's hand, not a single difference could be seen!

After forcibly clashing with Yu Hong, the Miniature cultivator surprisingly was not injured, merely retreating a distance before halting and charging again towards Yu Hong.

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