Douluo: From Rusted Spear to Emperor-Slaying Spear

Chapter 184 The True Dead Zone, Yin-Yang Twin Grass

Looking around, Ji Wuming saw no sign of the boundless plains he expected. Instead, his surroundings had transformed into a blood-red valley, littered with countless scattered corpses of soul beasts and bones.

"Could this be the nest of that giant bird?"

Even though it was already dark, the crimson color could not be concealed in the darkness.

However, after he had only taken a few steps, the thousands of soul beast corpses that had been swept in rapidly withered, and the blood energy around them gathered towards the center of the valley, forming an endless ocean of blood energy until only the skeletons of the soul beast corpses remained, at which point the blood energy was exhausted.

After the corpses of the soul beasts that had been gathered during the day were completely consumed, the echoing sound of a giant bird once again resounded from the center of the valley, and then the entire valley returned to tranquility once more.

Only then did Ji Wuming dare to cautiously emerge from a soul bone and slowly walk towards the center of the valley.

"This place gives me an unprecedented sense of comfort, and there seems to be something in the center of the valley that keeps attracting me."

Ji Wuming's feelings were stronger than ever before, especially after witnessing the giant bird's terrifying power. It involuntarily reminded him of the mythical creature, the Garuda, a strange bird that feeds exclusively on dragons.

Although the giant bird in front of them was not as powerful as Garuda, its strength definitely surpassed that of an ordinary 10-year-old soul beast, and it might even be approaching the 20-year lifespan limit of a soul beast.

As for what attracted him, he had to go and find out for himself.

As Ji Wuming ventured deeper, the number of soul beast corpses appearing before him gradually increased, and some broken soul bones also appeared on the ground.

A short while later, when Ji Wuming reached the entrance to the center of the valley, he looked up and froze in place in horror.

Looking out, one could see a giant mountain of corpses made up of tens of thousands of soul beast corpses. Even more terrifying, the blood flowing out of the mountain of corpses gathered into a waterfall, and as it flowed down, it gradually formed a river of blood at the bottom of the entire mountain of corpses, encompassing the entire mountain of corpses.

What's even more peculiar is that near the summit of Corpse Mountain, there are a few small, extremely vibrant green hills, teeming with life.

This lush greenery contrasts sharply with the eerie, terrifying mountain of corpses, creating a unique and slightly dissimilar spectacle.

However, as the layer of black blood mist covering the mountaintop slowly dissipated, an extremely alluring plant grew on the summit. One side of the plant was located on the mountain of corpses, and the other side was a small green hill. It could be said that the alluring plant was the strongest thing to emerge from the joint cultivation of the two mountains.

When Ji Wuming first saw the plant, he was both shocked and extremely excited.
"Could this plant be the Yin-Yang Twin Grass? I never thought that the immortal herb I made up actually exists."

"Both its color and some of its appearance are similar to the Yin-Yang Twin Grass that has been compiled."

If Ji Wuming could obtain and consume this Yin-Yang Twin Grass, even if he couldn't awaken a second Martial Soul, he could still increase his Soul Power by several levels, making it an excellent item.

"How can I pluck the Yin-Yang Twin Grass from the mountaintop without incurring Garuda's hatred?"
Ji Wuming gazed at Garuda, who was fast asleep atop the mountain of corpses, and fell into deep thought.
With my current strength, I can easily obtain the Yin-Yang Twin Grass by utilizing the two very useful skills of teleportation and emptiness.
But here's the problem: when he makes his move, Garuda might even awaken and launch an indiscriminate attack on Ji Wuming. "To do it or not?"

After much hesitation, Ji Wuming decided to take the plunge. This Garuda, which was over 10 years old, would eventually become his soul ring, so it was only right to take what it was guarding.

After encouraging Ji Wuming, he spotted the Yin-Yang Life and Death Grass on the mountain of corpses, immediately used his teleportation skill, and disappeared from the spot.
His next appearance brought him even closer to the mountain of corpses.

After adjusting his direction, Ji Wuming teleported there. At that moment, Garuda, who had been fast asleep, suddenly opened its eyes and stood up immediately. Its gaze followed Ji Wuming's invisible teleportation.
"Woo——"

The incredibly perceptive Garuda spotted the final location where Ji Wuming was about to teleport, flapped its wings, and reached out to grab him.

The enormous claws were about to fall, and Ji Wuming's figure gradually became visible, revealing a characteristic of intermittent pauses during his continuous teleportation.

Seeing that Garuda's claws were about to grab him, Ji Wuming immediately used his second soul bone skill.
"nothingness."

It's a magic trick where the person becomes almost transparent, visible to others but untouchable.

The use of this soul skill caused Garuda to miss its target, and taking advantage of this opportunity, Ji Wuming teleported twice to the top of the mountain of corpses. He rolled in mid-air, and with a forceful pull of his right hand, he felt an endless, overwhelming sense of resentment, but it was quickly replaced by an extremely comfortable feeling.

The alternation of these two feelings caused Ji Wuming's emotions to fluctuate greatly. He had to forcefully suppress his emotions and put the Yin-Yang Twin Grass he had obtained into his treasure bag.

He used his teleportation soul skill again to quickly leave the place. How could Garuda allow Ji Wuming, who was like a thief, to escape from its territory, especially with its treasured possessions?

Garuda relentlessly pursued Ji Wuming, never letting him go.
"You 10-year-old soul beast, are you never going to stop? Just wait, once I reach level 70, I will definitely kill you."

He continued to use teleportation and illusion alternately, dissolving Garuda's 10-year-old soul skills one by one, until Ji Wuming teleported to the entrance of the valley, where a vast plain stretched as far as the eye could see.
Just then, Ji Wuming, who had just materialized, was forcefully blasted away by Garuda's critical strike.
"boom--"

The immense force created a deep crater, and Ji Wuming, caught off guard by the attack, suffered several broken ribs, his face turning deathly pale.

If it weren't for his current physical strength, this simple claw strike would have been enough to send Ji Wuming to meet the King of Hell.

Just as Garuda in mid-air was preparing to swoop down on Ji Wuming to deliver a final, fatal blow, the ground suddenly cracked open, and countless small stones fell into the earth.
He narrowly escaped death by falling into the cracked underground.

Ji Wuming slowly walked to a fairly spacious place, sat down gently, leaned against the slope, and took out the Yin-Yang Twin Grass from his treasure bag.
"This herb is extremely attractive to me. I hope it won't disappoint me after I take it."

(End of this chapter)