"Hiss!"
The Black Sandstorm Scorpion relied on the black crystals its spat out to attack its enemies. Once its mouth was bound by something as tough as metal, it instantly felt so miserable that it started struggling violently.
Its long and huge body twisted about hideously in the air. It crashed against the area around it, making banging sounds. In the end, it could only helplessly fall toward the sand whirlpool with the white gauze like a stone falling into a river.
While she was still in the air, Osaya took the chance to give some information to Happy and Thousand-faced Human Fox. "The Black Sandstorm Scorpion is made of sand, and it's very difficult to injure it badly. Also, even if you manage to injure it, once it enters sand, it'll heal very quickly, which means that all your effort is in vain. The best way to deal with it is to stay far away from it!"
Osaya naturally did not know that when she identified the Black Sandstorm Scorpion, Thousand-faced Human Fox had already swiftly told Happy all the information regarding the Black Sandstorm Scorpion through a private message.
"Be careful!"
At that moment, a wave of yellow sand pounced at them from a spot not far away from the distance.
The trio could not avoid it on time, and they were struck. All three of them sank into the sand whirlpool that swallowed the Black Sandstorm Scorpion at the same time.
At that moment, Happy was only able to activate his true origin aura!
Boom!
Darkness surrounded him.
Happy sensed that his entire person had been instantly swallowed up by yellow sand. Before the yellow sand swallowed him, the last thought that flashed in his mind was this.
'Thank goodness Osaya sealed the scorpion's mouth!'
But soon, weightlessness filled his senses.
Happy quickly sensed that as he plunged down with the flowing sand, the world spun, as if he was flung out from some place!
He spread out his spirit sense, and Happy immediately noticed that the flowing sand around him had spread out as it fell. It plunged down like a waterfall, and when it connected with whatever it was down below, it let out a bang.
There was nothing around him, but above him were many holes that had diameters of 32 feet. Sand poured out of them madly.
Happy did not notice any building or ground below him for a period of time.
'This is bad!'
Happy knew that if he did not do something in this distance, the sand waterfall would definitely ram him against the ground violently, and falling to his death in a quest in a forbidden land was not a respectable death.
Boom!
He swung his longsword, and a dazzling light shot out of the heavy sand waterfall. The sand was instantly cut apart.
Almost at the same time, a graceful, black shadow shot out of the sand waterfall in a leisurely manner. At the same time, the Black Sandstorm Scorpion charged out as well, intending to attack Osaya after it tore through the white gauze. But the creature was a little more unfortunate. Once Osaya hit it with a hidden force, its mind was dizzy, and it flew out of the waterfall to fall downwards.
"Let's go!"
With his spirit sense activated, Happy could see all that was around him.
He reached out and grabbed Thousand-faced Human Fox, who was nearby. He then held his breath, and as swiftly as lightning, he flew out of the waterfall in a pathetic manner.
The ground might be far away from them, but since their lightness skills were great, they would naturally not face any problems.
Thousand-faced Human Fox was tossed out at the moment before they were about to land. In a show of great sense, he delivered a palm strike to negate the force in his plunge. At the same time, he delivered a palm strike to the air so that he could dissolve Happy faced as he fell.
Bang!
Happy did not waste Thousand-faced Human Fox's kindness. He activated his true origin aura and withstood the blow before he landed on the ground on his feet soundlessly.
"Thank you for saving me, Master."
Thousand-faced Human Box bent his back and thanked him.
But Happy could care less about that. He raised his hand in a nonchalant manner and surveyed his surroundings at the same time. "Enough with the chatter. Just check where we are."
Bang!
The first sound was the sound of wind generated when Osaya landed on the ground, and the second sound, which was loud enough to cause the ground to tremble, was caused by the Black Sandstorm Scorpion.
Thousand-faced Human Fox nodded and said nothing else. He began sizing their current environment.
This was a huge man-made palace!
Its diameter was more than 656 feet long, and it was a palace shaped like a huge dome.
"What's that?"
Thousand-faced Human Fox's gaze landed on the huge pits which had diameters more than 32 feet wide. Slight surprise appeared on his face.
Every pit was positioned directly under the huge holes above them.
And the sand that poured down from the area above went straight into these large holes.
As time passed, the pits in the area were slowly filled by yellow sand.
"Master…" When he saw this, Thousand-faced Human Fox s.u.c.k.e.d in a sharp breath. After counting carefully, he cried out in shock, "Forty-nine holes! This is similar to the Forty-nine Sky Force Formation from ancient times!"
Happy, Osaya, and Thousand-faced Human Fox were not the only ones in the area where the palace was. A few other people could be found in other directions. They either stood alone or formed groups to surround one person.
The seven elites in the dao of heaven had stayed at the ruins, and all of them had gathered at the mysterious and unidentified palace at the same time.
However, while they fell from high above just now, they had been far apart from each other, and none of them had time to pay attention to the other people's situations.
Boom!
"Hiss…"
Humans were not the only ones who fell from the holes above them. The hideous and fierce and Black Sandstorm Scorpions had fallen down as well.
These creatures had shells as hard as steel, and even when they fell from a height of more than three hundred feet, they were completely fine. They twisted their bodies and were so agile that they looked as if they knew martial arts. They stared at the targets near them and let out thudding sounds as they approached their targets at the speed of lightning.
Regardless of whether it was Osaya or Dongfang Bubai, they were completely hopeless against these sturdy creatures.
Once the Black Sandstorm Scorpion near Osaya targeted her because of how great it was at holding a grudge, the human and scorpion began fighting against each other. Even though the Black Sandstorm Scorpion was hit with such a great impact that it would stagger backwards and even hiss in pain, it still chased after Osaya's skirt relentlessly, refusing to give up.
As for Dongfang Bubai, he was not someone with a good personality.
However, when he faced the Black Sandstorm Scorpion, he found that even after he used more than ten embroidery needles against it, it remained unharmed. The Black Sandstorm Scorpion seemed to be incredibly s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e to the minute changes in the air, and whenever there was something that went to its eyes, its body would nimbly avoid it by twisting and breaking free from the attack. It was either that, or it would shut its eyes and let the attack brush past it.
Even though he was much more active when he attacked the scorpion compared to Osaya, Dongfang Bubai was still helpless against the Black Sandstorm Scorpion. The powerful palm strikes from those in the dao of heaven could even crush stones, but they could not crush these mutated sentient beasts who relied on eating sand to survive.
More than ten Black Sand Scorpions fell from the sky and crashed against the ground. With agile movements, they found their nearest target and went to attack them with the teeth bared. They looked like perverts who had not seen a woman for decades.
No one paid attention to the pi
ts in the area which were gradually filled with yellow sand.
Then…
Boom!
When the first pit was filled with yellow sand and the sand waterfall above it disappeared, it looked as if the hole above it had been forcefully shut.
One, two, three…
More pits were filled.
As the number of sand waterfalls falling from the sky reduced in number, some people finally noticed this phenomenon, and this sight also attracted Happy's attention.
Thousand-faced Human Fox's anxious cry rose beside his ear, and Happy frowned. He turned around and asked, "What is this Forty-nine Sky Force Formation?"
"Forty-nine Sky Force Formation is created based on ancient divination techniques. It's said that it's also the oldest formation to still exist in the world. Its power is incredibly terrifying. As for the details, even I don't know about it. The Amazing Log of the Seas and Mountains didn't give a detailed description about it."
When Thousand-faced Human Fox reached the second half of his sentence, his tone became wry and awkward.
"Master, be careful!"
At that moment, a second Black Sandstorm Scorpion suddenly fell out from the sand waterfall nearby.
Its body was about the same as the other Black Sandstorm Scorpions. It landed coincidentally into the pit next to Happy. After a long bang, it jumped out of the pit like a rolling snake.
"Hiss!"
Once it showed up with its hideous and fierce body, a huge pair of clamps went to attack Happy.
It opened its mouth wide, and dozens of black things that looked like hidden weapons sealed up all the paths Happy could use to dodge.
Happy had long since witnessed just how powerful this creature was. Even when he used the acc.u.mulated strength from Full Wind in Long Skies to hit it, he could not injure it severely. He did not even bother to draw his sword but just maintained his distance from it while he withdrew and dodged it. He thought, 'Since I can't hurt it with normal attacks, I might as well use other attacks.'
"Roar!"
In an instant, a loud and mighty dragon's roar rang through the palace.
Chapter 1168 - The Mysterious Eighth Elite in the Dao of Heaven
"Roar!"
The fierce and brutal Black Sandstorm Scorpion had just arrived in front of Happy when it heard the dragon roar. Then, the tough body which would not be injured even after it suffered from a blow in the dao of heaven started twisting about fiercely.
Its fierce mouthpart had opened swiftly. Shock and pain flashed in its huge eyes. It seemed like it had suffered from a violent stimulation and damage. Its upper body shot up by reflex, and the part where its tail connected with its body twisted before it crashed to the side violently.
Bang!
Its huge body crashed against the ground heavily, and it did not get up even after a long time.
'I knew it, they have weaknesses.'
Happy's eyes lit up.
Originally, he was even prepared to use his true origin aura to withstand the Black Sandstorm Scorpion's blow so that he could search for the Black Sandstorm Scorpion's weakness while he was close to it. He did not expect that the sound wave attack, which he had decided to use at a moment of inspiration, would actually be effective. In one go, he managed to strike at the scorpion's weakness.
Happy was surprised and delighted as well.
What surprised him was that the Black Sandstorm Scorpion was like flowing sand and could move about stiffly but also pliantly. What delighted him was that when he reached Inaction Realm, he obtained his fifth style for Ten True Dragon Styles, or else, without the dragon's roar, he could only run when he ran into mutated sentient beasts like the Black Sandstorm Scorpion.
What astonished him even more was that the Black Sandstorm Scorpion's body started melting away like flowing sand after it was injured by the dragon's roar. Its body shrank by an entire size. It was as if its body had lost a layer of protective armor.
When he noticed the changes on the Black Sandstorm Scorpion's body, Happy quickly chased after it, and with a normal slash, he left behind a gash on the Black Sandstorm Scorpion's body.
Happy was taken aback.
This time, the Black Sandstorm Scorpion appeared to be truly injured. Happy felt no obstruction when the sword force entered its body, and it was as if he had cut through steel to slash at flesh.
"Hiss…"
The dragon's roar seemed to have brought quite a lot of shock and damage to the Black Sandstorm Scorpion. Its huge body spasmed and twisted violently on the ground, and another wound appeared swiftly on its body. Sticky, green liquid flowed out of its wound, and the screeches from the Black Sandstorm Scorpion were instantly dyed with a miserable sound.
"Soundwaves can scatter the flowing sand structure outside their bodies! They can also directly injure the Black Sandstorm Scorpions!" Happy quickly sent that information to Thousand-faced Human Fox and Osaya.
Thousand-faced Human Fox found himself in a difficult situation. "Master, I-I don't know any soundwave martial arts like Lion's Roar…"
Before his voice faded away, Osaya already let out a low roar, and the air shuddered violently.
Bang!
The resentful Black Sandstorm Scorpion which had been chasing after Osaya all over the place had its limbs turn to jelly like a terrified child. Sticky, green liquid gushed out of its mouthpart, eyes, and nose. Its body twitched slightly, and it did not get up again.
Happy and Thousand-faced Human Fox were stunned by this.
However, when they saw Osaya's indignant expression, they had their questions answered.
She was an elite in the dao of heaven and the Sacred Lady of Holy Fire Sect, and yet she had been chased around for such a long time by a hideous and terrifying monster. They could just imagine the frustration in her heart. Since she learned the weakness of the Black Sandstorm Scorpions, there was no way she would show any mercy.
When she roared, she might have used all her strength!
Since the cooldown time for Dragon's Roar was half a minute, Happy could not continuously fight against those Black Sandstorm Scorpions.
The Black Sandstorm Scorpions nearby were all killed by Osaya, because her anger had not faded away just yet. She left behind a pile of large carsasses before she finally calmed down.
With Happy's signal, Thousand-faced Human Fox grabbed the divine dagger he had used briefly in the tunnel and went to a Black Sandstorm Scorpion's corpse nearby. With smooth movements, he opened its c.h.e.s.t and brought out a Black Sand Crystal that was as big as a fist from it.
[Black Sand Crystal:
[Grade 2 metal. It won't be damaged easily, and it's incredibly sturdy. It's a great material for refining weapons and equipment. At the same time, they were refining materials for some divine weapon.]
"This Black Sand Crystal can be split into five parts and be used to create divine weapons."
"Creating divine weapons?"
In the beginning, Happy did not know that he could get anything valuable from the Black Sandstorm Scorpions, but when he heard Thousand-faced Human Fox's surprised cry, he could not help but have his heart tremble.
He remembered that as of current, the best craftsman could only refine the grade of masterpieces and equipment and increase the echelon for divine weapons.
This was something that all the craftsmen in World of Martial Arts would not dare think about.
"Pick up all the Black Sand Crystals."
Happy instructed Thousand-faced Human Fox with a soft whisper.
There were more than thirty Black Sandstorm Scorpions in the hall. If each of them had a Black Sand Crystal, that would be that he could create more than one hundred divine weapons.
And coincidentally, Lovely Land had just been created not too long ago, and there were a lot of members in it. It was also extraordinarily large. They lacked quite a lot of resources. If they had a large amount of divine weapons, they could fill up the sect storage, and it would be able to increase the moral
e for Lovely Land, which would allow Lovely Land to improve even faster and progress even steadier!
"Understood."
Thousand-faced Human Fox soon opened up the c.h.e.s.ts of the Black Sandstorm Scorpions nearby and gathered all the Black Sand Crystals from within them.
Happy looked at Osaya again.
"Miss Osaya…"
She seemed to have understood Happy's intention, and before he could finish speaking, she said, "Don't worry, since we have already made an agreement, I will agree to all of your orders in the palace, so long as you do not cause me trouble…"
While she spoke, Osaya cast a glance at the other elites in the dao of heaven not far in the distance. The underlying meaning in her words was incredibly clear.
She could help in this sort of tiny help, but her limit was that she was not to take the initiative in provoking those elites in the dao of heaven.
"Of course." Happy smiled and answered, "But I do have one request to ask of you now, Miss Osaya. Could you help me gather as many Black Sand Crystals as possible?"
"Alright."
Osaya answered readily.
She arrived quickly to the group of people nearby.
On the surface, Happy might have agreed that he would not make Osaya take the initiative in causing trouble to the other elites in the dao of heaven, but when he entered through the tunnel of the palace to this place, he could sense the charm of the mission in the forbidden land, along with how the treasures in there lived up to their name.
There was a continuous stream of mysterious and fatal traps. They were also grand and ingenious. Even the elites in the dao of heaven had to be careful and advance with caution, which showed just how there really treasures in the desert palace, and before they could even see what was inside the palace, they had already obtained quite a lot of benefits.
Wild silk, Black Sand Crystals, and mutated sentient beasts from ancient times!
Any of them would stir up a lot of greed from the powerful fighters in the world of wanderers.
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