Chapter 517: Chapter 517: Storm Valley (Part 2)
Wind, gale, tempest!
Within the deep valley, there were no signs of life, only wind omnipresent.
In the midst of it, Zhang Yuan felt as if he was facing a highly skilled swordsman.
The howling gale, like invisible Sword Qi, stabbed at him from various angles.
Impossible to evade!
He looked up, not seeing the blue sky or white clouds; the peaks on both sides were polished smooth as if ground down, even the jutting rocks were exceptionally sleek and rounded.
Yet if observed closely, one could see wind erosion marks on the rock surfaces, as if carved by knife and axe.
In such an environment, not even the sturdiest wild grass could survive.
Relying on the protection of his Primordial Armor, Zhang Yuan braced himself against the gale, proceeding step by step.
No one knew how deep or long Storm Valley was, and not even those three mighty figures who entered and emerged unscathed could fully explore this gorge.
According to the information provided by Wulan Tuya, the position where the Blood Orchid grows is not fixed.
It could be on a cliff or in a crevice of some rock.
Requires careful searching!
However, the deeper into Storm Valley, the stronger the power of the wind.
At first, the Primordial Armor could easily fend off the gale’s assault.
But as Zhang Yuan continued, the wind speed and pressure suddenly increased, as if confronting an army of a thousand.
For Martial Artists below Tier Four, there is simply no foothold here.
More frightening, as Zhang Yuan pressed on several hundred steps further without sighting any trace of Blood Orchid, the wind in the valley changed once more.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Within the gale emerged countless tiny gravel particles, densely pounding on Zhang Yuan’s head, face, and body, violently colliding with his Protective Armor.
Zhang Yuan’s expression shifted slightly.
If it’s merely wind, gale, storm, the threat isn’t particularly high.
But with gravel mixed into the wind, it’s a completely different matter.
In his former life, there was a kind of sandblasting technique, using compressed air to create a high-speed blast to treat a surface, its effect or power being quite formidable.
He felt at this moment like a piece being sandblasted!
The consumption of the Primordial Armor greatly increased.
Tier Six experts can externalize Gang Qi to forge Gang Armor, its defensive effect comparable to Profound Artifact Armor; the stronger the strength, the deeper the cultivation, the stronger the protective effect of the Gang Armor.
But maintaining the Gang Armor requires a constant infusion of Gang Qi.
Once subjected to powerful attacks, the Gang Armor is bound to take damage.
This necessitates repair.
The trouble Zhang Yuan faces is that in this valley, he has no way to avoid the omnipresent storm.
He can only endure it head-on.
And the resistance to advance increases sharply, as if colliding with an invisible air wall, requiring greater strength to move bit by bit.
Storm Valley’s terror is far greater than the records suggest!
In this situation, Zhang Yuan neither stubbornly persisted nor retreated.
He boldly activated the Black Giant Ant and Golden Grasshopper.
Simultaneously enhancing himself with ten times the strength and agility, then surged forward.
Zhang Yuan’s speed ramped up drastically.
The augmented power from the Divine Nest Host is closely linked with his own Cultivation Realm, in perfect proportion.
The stronger Zhang Yuan is, the higher the augmentation from the host’s Extraordinary Abilities.
Though the boost was merely tenfold, the gale laden with billions of gravel could no longer hinder his steps.
Zhang Yuan pressed two or three hundred steps more in one go.
Here, the valley terrain steepened and narrowed, the light becoming more dim.
It made one feel as if in a doomsday setting, with only endless howling heard, the eyes seeing a Netherworld Hell, filled with the terror of death!
But Zhang Yuan’s spirit and will were unaffected, his gaze pierced through the raging gale, patrolling back and forth within the valley and its cliffs.
Searching for the trace of the Blood Orchid.
The Blood Orchid is one of the very few life forms that can survive and multiply in Storm Valley, its numbers exceedingly scarce, hiding deep, requiring extremely keen sight to discover.
Of course, Zhang Yuan’s vision posed no problem, even in a hand-cannot-see situation, he could activate the special vision of the Red-eyed Crow, perceiving scenes invisible to ordinary people.
This is one of Zhang Yuan’s trump cards for daring to venture deep into Storm Valley.
The issue was that from entering Storm Valley till now, he still hadn’t found the legendary Blood Orchid.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Suddenly, a strange buzzing sound drilled into Zhang Yuan’s ears.
His heart quivered, immediately retracting his gaze forward.
The next instant, a fist-sized dark brown moth darted towards Zhang Yuan’s face with lightning speed.
Its long sharp mandibles stabbed fiercely at his eyes!
But Zhang Yuan reacted swiftly, at the critical moment drawing his saber, slicing the moth in two.
The moth’s corpse was instantly carried away by the gale!
Yet Zhang Yuan’s crisis wasn’t over, instead it was escalating.
Because thousands of moths were riding the wind towards him, in a dark mass aiming to encircle him!
Seeing this scene, Zhang Yuan instantly leapt back.
Using wind power to widen the distance from the moth swarm!
His gaze turned exceptionally sharp.
The suddenly appearing dark brown moths, named Wind-piercing Moths, like the Blood Orchid, are unique creatures in Storm Valley, possessing strong offensive power.
The Wind-piercing Moths usually reside in crevices on the cliff face; once they detect a foreign lifeform intruding on their territory, the swarm immediately mobilizes to launch a frenzied assault on the invader.
Their weapon is the mandible needle on their heads.
The mandible needle is only an inch long but extremely hard and sharp, and when it pierces the human body, it instantly releases lethal toxins.
One or two Wind-piercing Moths are not frightening, what is terrifying is an onslaught of hundreds or thousands.
Protective Armor and Profound Artifact Armor cannot withstand it!
Having reviewed the information earlier, Zhang Yuan knew of the existence of these Wind-piercing Moths.
Therefore, he retreated extremely decisively and swiftly.
And in the instant he created a gap, Zhang Yuan switched his weapon.
Replacing the Taowu Saber with a Long Halberd!
This Long Halberd came from the Warrior Stone Sculpture of King Zhou, a trophy of Zhang Yuan’s, its quality not a bit inferior to the Taowu Saber.
Most importantly, it is a long weapon, more conducive to use in such environments.
The halberd is named: Overlord!
"Die!"
He gripped the halberd with both hands and suddenly thrust forward.
Under the infusion of Primordial Gang Qi, the halberd blade exploded with an incredibly dazzling flare, instantly enveloping dozens of Wind-piercing Moths, shredding them into countless fragments.
Zhang Yuan originally didn’t know Halberd Technique.
But the Extreme Martial Golden Core in his Qi Sea Dantian endowed him with extraordinary skills in wielding all manner of weapons.
With the Long Halberd in hand, he was invincible!
