The Portal of Wonderland - Chapter 212

Chapter 212

The trace of an ominous grin flashed through the yellow-skinned man’s eyes . Then, the Poisonous Scorpion Totem that was on his left arm lit-up brightly, and his entire left arm began to elongate at an astonishing speed . It quickly transformed into a ten-feet-long red scorpion-tail . After that, his right arm transformed into a huge pincer of a scorpion, and his entire body became covered with a layer of bright-red shell . In fact, it looked like a large palm-leaf-fan .

He gathered his right arm together . After that, the scorpion’s pincer dashed in midair, and clamped in the void . Then, a fiery-red airwave emerged, and darted out from within . It then received the black whip-shadow .

‘Bang!’ A loud rumbling sound was heard .

The red and the black light erupted with a loud sound as they came in contact with each other . This triggered an intense wave of Real Qi, which then began to proliferate in all directions .

After that, a burst of ‘chi… chi’ sound was heard from the light ball .

Then, a beam of red light darted out from it; it was the yellow-skinned man’s left hand that had taken the form of a scorpion’s tail . It got extended, and arrived on top of Jin Xiao Chai’s head . Then, it spun around her head in order to tie her up in a ruthless manner .

Jin Xiao Chai saw this action, but didn’t seem to care about it . She neither tried to evade nor hide from the attack . Instead, she flicked her wrist, and her black whip transformed into a dozen or more whip-shadows . Then, they shot towards the yellow-skinned man to bind him .

The bright-red scorpion-tail issued a whistling sound as it wrapped itself around Jin Xiao Chai’s body . However, a layer of golden light emerged, and began to flow on the surface of her body . Consequently, the scorpion-tail ended-up empty-handed . He didn’t notice when it had deviated from the target by a slight margin .

The yellow-skinned man was startled by this . Then, he saw that the whip-shadow had arrived extremely close to him . So, he had no other choice but to raise his right arm – the scorpion-pincer – in order to resist the attack .

A battle between the twenty Hou Tian totem warriors and Shi Mu and his companions had also begun .

The cultivation of these totem warriors was extremely strong . Majority of them seemed to be either at the middle stage or advanced stage of Hou Tian realm . Moreover, they all had stimulated their totem beasts by this time . Therefore, a layer of red shells had sprouted all over their bodies, and their arms had turned into a pair of gigantic pincers . They brandished their arms, and a red shadow began to flash in the air with a whistling sound .

Shi Mu and his companions were the best A-grade disciples in the Black Demon Sect . So, they stepped into the battle with a flagrant and fearless attitude even though they were outnumbered .

Shi Mu hadn’t taken out the short stick from his back . Instead, he stimulated his magic power; the black blade in his hand had transformed into thirteen red blade lights . Then, they dashed towards two totem warriors – one on the left and the other on the right side – while carrying a surging cloud of fire .

The blade lights started to circulate amid the fire . Then, they slashed the two men into a number of segments . But, the cuts that had been made looked smooth and flat . Not even a drop of blood had seeped out from their bodies . However, their bodies looked burnt .

The red-colored shells were useless under the attack of the black blade . It seemed as if they existed in name only .

Mo Ning and the other two disciples were also having a confrontation with the enemy . Each of them had already killed one enemy .

The black whip in Jin Xiao Chai’s hand transformed into a net of whip-shadows . And, it trapped the yellow-skinned man inside it .

However, the yellow-skinned man was reluctant to be outdone and admit defeat . His arms – a scorpion-tail and a scorpion-pincer – were suitable for both offensive and defensive attacks since they could be extended and shrunk in a convenient manner . The Real Qi surged within his body . Then, he looked at Jin Xiao Chai in a manner that made it seem as if he could match her power .

Then, something strange happened .

A red shadow flashed behind Jin Xiao Chai’s back; it was the gigantic scorpion tail beast . It could be said that it had secretly pounced on her from behind . The green poisonous fog started to roll inside its mouth . It was on the verge of spurting it out towards her . Meanwhile, its poisonous tail sting hook had taken an extremely tricky angle . It rushed forward towards Jin Xiao Chai with an intention to bundle her up on the spot .

The facial expression of the yellow-skinned man looked ferocious . Suddenly, he accelerated his attacking speed . His intention was to startle Jin Xiao Chai, and give her no time to escape .

A long shadow was shot from the side – like an electric current . And, it smashed into the head of the scorpion tail beast . And, the tailed beast was struck to fly in the air as the overwhelming force landed on its head . A few red and white insides came out of its body while it was in the air .

The scorpion tail beast’s brain had burst open as its head had been struck by the shadow; it had died on the spot .

The shadow was of the small meteoric hammer that Shi Mu had wrapped around his waist .

Jin Xiao Chai recovered from the alarm . And, her slender eyebrows plunged into a vertical frown . She then flicked her left hand . After that, she rushed forward with a streak of black light, and arrived in front of the yellow-skinned man .

The yellow-skinned man’s pupils shrank . A red-colored magic charm departed from his right hand’s gigantic pincer . This charm had been drawn on an animal skin . A spurt of flame gushed out, and enveloped his entire body in a shield made of layers of red light .

A black light exploded the next moment, and transformed into a ten-feet-wide mass of black clouds . Then, a loud rumble was heard from the black cloud, and a finger-thick streak of white lightning plummeted down . It hacked at that shield made of red light, and left it shaking endlessly for a while .

The yellow-skinned man’s complexion changed . He was about to pull out another move . Suddenly, a series of explosive sounds were heard from the black cloud . After that, endless streaks of white lightning started to crash down in a continuous manner . Consequently, the red light shield underwent a fit of irregular flashes and flickers for an indefinite period of time . Then, it dimmed down . In fact, it seemed as if it was on the brink of a collapse .

The yellow-skinned man revealed an alarmed look on his face . He then took out another magic charm that was drawn on a black animal hide . But, he didn’t get enough time to activate it since the long black whip had already moved into action . It then pounded on the red light shield like a monster .

‘Ping!’ A dull thumping sound was heard .

The red light shield collapsed, and dispersed with a loud explosion . It was followed by a white lighting that hit the yellow-skinned man’s head . The man’s head burst into pieces like a watermelon . Then, his headless body staggered and tumbled backwards .

In the meantime, Shi Mu and other people had been occupied in a fierce battle with Hou Tian totem warriors . Nearly fifty percent of those barbarian warriors had been slaughtered or severely injured by now . The remaining barbarians revealed a panic-stricken look on their faces when they saw that their leader had been killed . They looked as if they wanted to flee from the place .

But, Jin Xiao Chai and her companions couldn’t let these people escape . Therefore, the remaining barbarians were slaughtered within a few minutes .

"Master Jin, we’ve slaughtered the barbarian warriors . Wouldn’t a dispute between the human and the barbarian races be sparked if this news reached their ears?" Bai Shui Xiu stood by the campfire . She looked towards the corpses that were scattered around the camp, and asked .

Mo Ning and Qian Xiong's faces revealed a disturbed look . Shi Mu was touching his chin; his face revealed a thoughtful expression . In fact, it seemed as if he was absorbed in a deep thought .

"Hmm, they were the ones who initiated this battle . So, it’s okay that we were very cruel and merciless . Let the Union’s old fools have a headache in case our actions stir-up any confusion . Anyways, we’re here for a purpose . And, we can continue-on with this journey only if we take good care of ourselves . " Jin Xiao Chai snorted in a cold manner . She then said as if she hardly cared about this incident .

"We might’ve been under surveillance . I think we should change our route," Shi Mu's voice resounded .

Mo Ning and the others were startled as they heard Shi Mu’s words . They then looked towards Shi Mu .

Jin Xiao Chai’s beautiful gaze shifted towards Shi Mu . It seemed as if she was waiting for further explanation .

"These people hail from the Red Scorpion Tribe . And, it’s a viscous barbarian tribe if I’m not mistaken . This tribe isn’t one of the eight major tribes of the barbarian race . But, it’s a branch of a major vicious tribe . The vicious barbarian tribes have always been hostile to our seven big Sects . But, they can’t encroach into the territories of the Three Kingdoms since they’re restricted by the peace treaty . But, we’re in their territory right now . So, they may not abide by the peace treaty here," Shi Mu spoke-up in a dignified tone .

"So, how should we proceed with our journey?" Jin Xiao Chai asked .

"We’ve been travelling in the north-western direction for about half-a-month . We’ll move towards the western direction along the mountain-road once we reach the Black Rock Mountain . We’ll have to take this detour since the Black Rock Mountain is adjacent to a peaceful barbarian tribe . And, the vicious barbarians are unlikely to come near their territory . So, this route will censure our safety . " Shi Mu pondered for a while . Then, he explained .

"So, it’s decided . Let's go . " Jin Xiao Chai didn’t want to give a second thought to this plan .

Mo Ning and the other two people also heard these words . They didn’t know anything about the Black Rock Mountain . But, they couldn’t raise any objections since Jin Xiao Chai had already agreed to this proposal .

Shi Mu’s eyes moved . He had chosen this path because of two reasons . Firstly, he wanted to avoid all the troubles that might be caused by the vicious barbarians . After all, there was a not-so-good relationship between him and the four vicious barbarian tribes . In fact, the Fierce Snake Tribe particularly harbored a strong resentment against him .

Secondly, the Black Rock Mountain was a massive mountain that traversed the north-western region of the barbarian Wasteland in a horizontal manner . Moreover, volcanoes and other fire-attributes entities existed in plentiful quantity in that area .

Shi Mu could practice the Sun-Swallowing Art every day at the time of sunrise . Moreover, he could practice the Art of the Flaming Red Ape and Moon-Swallowing Art in the evening . The Qi embryo within his body had gradually stabilized and saturated . So, he only needed one breakthrough to step into the Xian Tian realm . Therefore, he required a favorable place – like the one he had seen in his Sect .

Their group started to hurry in the north-west direction . They didn’t encounter any similarly dangerous attacks from the vicious barbarian… or from groups of ominous beast .

They entered a huge black mountain range half-a-month later .

The place looked pleasant to the eye at first . Everything was black at that place – whether it was a mountain-rock or the land . But, this place portrayed the image of bleakness and barren land… like the other places of the barbarian Wasteland . There was hardly any plant in the surroundings . Moreover, several traces of excavation could be seen in the mountain .

"Hehe, is this the so-called Blackrock Mountain range? It surely lives up to its name . " Qian Xiong swept a glance in all directions . He then spoke-up in a ridiculing manner .

"Don’t talk nonsense . Hurry-up and move," Jin Xiao Chai looked at Qian Xiong with glaring eyes as she said this .

Qian Xiong shrunk his plump neck as he heard her words . The other people didn’t dare to speak anything . They hurried to enter the mountain range .

There was a great fluctuation in the terrain of the barbarian Wasteland . Therefore, these ordinary horses could play a very limited role at that place . Now, these people couldn’t ride their horses . So, they had no other choice but to abandon their horses, and continue the journey on foot .

"Don’t lower your guard since you think that this place is desolated . You might bump into a disastrous situation any time in the Black Rock Mountains . Moreover, this place is a dwelling place for all kinds of poisonous insects and ominous beasts," Shi Mu warned them as he continued to walk .

The faces of Mo Ning and other people turned cold with fear as they heard these words . Consequently, they started to size-up the surrounding area more carefully .

However, the fact was that Shi Mu didn’t care about the poisonous insects and ominous beasts . He had an aura of the three-headed ominous python around his body . So, he didn’t care about these poisonous insects and beasts . In fact, he was wondering whether these beasts would still dare to pounce on him .

The parrot Cai had been dispirited and listless the entire route . But, it livened-up as soon as Shi Mu’s party entered the mountains . And, it continually flew up-and-down in the vicinity . In fact, it would grab some poisonous insects from time-to-time . It was playing merrily in high spirits .

"Your parrot is rather special . There are very rare spirit pets that possess the intelligence of this degree," Jin Xiao Chai looked at Cai as he flew around in the vicinity and said .

"My words will make you laugh, Master Jin . But, this parrot is nothing more than a boisterous bird . I wouldn’t have brought it on this journey if it didn’t possess exploration capabilities," Shi Mu replied with a mild smile .

Suddenly, Shi Mu’s complexion changed .

He had stimulated the operation of vision-sharing ability with the parrot once as he had entered the mountains . So, he could see through the parrot’s eyes that a dark cloud had appeared in the distance . And, it was advancing towards them while floating in the air .

"What's wrong?" Jin Xiao Chai noticed Shi Mu’s facial expression . She then asked .

"A sandstorm is approaching . We have to look for a leeward cave in order to hide," Shi Mu said loudly .

The complexions of Jin Xiao Chai and the others changed as they heard these words .

Fortunately, there were plenty of caves in the Black Rock Mountain range . So, it didn’t take long before the group found a leeward cave at the foot of the mountain . They then went into hiding .

The parrot Cai was also called back by Shi Mu .

The speed of the sandstorm was unusually fast . And, a tumultuous and menacing whistling sound rang out outside the cave not long after these people entered the cave .

The sandstorm rose, and blotted out the sky . Then, the sky turned dark and gloomy; so much so that it seemed as if it was night . Numerous stones started to hit the mountain-peaks as they sandstorm arrived . This gave rise to an intermittent burst of thundering and rumbling sounds . Even the huge mountain-peak started to tremble under the overwhelming force of the sandstorm .

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