Chapter 549: Mansa Flower!
"Go."
After refining the toxins in his body a bit, Li Yun erupted with a speed ten times the speed of sound. His body shifted sideways like a streak of lightning, instantly appearing before one of the Inkblade Spiders. Then, he threw out a fierce punch.
"Supreme Hegemony Fist."
At this life-or-death moment, he did not hold anything back and directly unleashed his strongest fist technique. His arm vibrated rapidly, erupting with an incomparably powerful force.
Bang!
That Inkblade Spider was forcefully blown apart by his punch, and pitch-black blood sprayed everywhere. The scene was incredibly gruesome.
"Zhi-zhi!"
The death of another Inkblade Spider further provoked its companions. The remaining twenty or so spiders were instantly enraged, and they frantically spat out black silk. In the blink of an eye, the silk intertwined into a massive airtight web that descended upon Li Yun from above.
"Break for me!"
Li Yun roared and fully activated Golden Dragon Armor. Golden dragon scales flickered across his entire body, erupting with brilliant radiance. He suddenly exerted his strength, grabbed the black spider web in front of him, and tore it apart with both hands.
Crack!
Under his violent tear, the spider web, which was as hard as refined steel, snapped apart directly.
"Go, go, go!"
Li Yun’s speed was extremely fast. After tearing open a gap in the spider web, he immediately rushed out through the opening without looking back.
Crackle! Crackle! Crackle!
Behind him, spine-chilling sounds continued to ring out. The swarm of Inkblade Spiders roared furiously, and their blade-like legs rapidly scraped across the sea of sand as they chased after Li Yun with terrifying madness.
Fortunately, although their speed was also very fast, they were still a fraction slower than Li Yun. Once Li Yun fully unleashed his speed, he managed to shake them off after a short while.
"Hoo!"
After a long time, Li Yun finally found a safe place. He let out a long breath, but a trace of lingering fear still remained in his heart.
Yue Cangshan had been completely right. These Inkblade Spiders were indeed terrifying. In terms of danger, they were far more perilous than the sandworm he had encountered earlier.
This type of demonic beast had too many methods. Its blade-like spider legs were deadly, its dense spider webs were difficult to break, and its poison was terrifyingly potent. More importantly, they moved in groups. Even a peak Earthly Core Realm expert might die on the spot if they were careless.
This encounter once again made Li Yun realize that inside the Lost Great Desert, he had to remain vigilant at all times. Otherwise, death could arrive in the very next second.
As for the poison inside his body, it had already been almost completely refined by the World Tree Manifestation Art.
After resting for a while, Li Yun continued moving forward.
In reality, this great desert was filled with endless yellow sand in every direction, causing the concept of direction to become extremely weak. Even the sun could only serve as a limited reference.
"Huh?"
On this day, Li Yun’s gaze suddenly focused.
Amid the vast yellow sand, he discovered a small, pristine white flower. It was as white as mutton-fat jade and swayed gently in the wind, possessing an indescribable purity and elegance.
To see such a small white flower in this boundless desert was undoubtedly an extremely rare sight.
"Mansa Flower?"
After taking a closer look at the flower’s appearance, Li Yun’s eyes could not help bursting with surprise.
This was actually a Mansa Flower.
The Mansa Flower was a spiritual material ranked at low-grade Heaven Rank. Its growing environment was extremely harsh, as it could only take root in deserts. Its sole purpose was to help cultivators absorb Earth Origin Qi.
The greatest difference between the Earthly Core Realm and the previous realms was that this realm did not merely involve the accumulation and compression of essence qi. More importantly, it required the cultivator to absorb Earth Origin Qi, allowing their essence qi to contain the power of the earth.
If half a percent of the essence qi in one’s body contained Earth Origin Qi, that person would be considered to have reached the Half-Step Earthly Core Realm. If the essence qi containing Earth Origin Qi reached one percent, one could advance to the Earthly Core Realm.
After that, every ten percent increase of Earth Origin Qi within the essence qi allowed the cultivator to advance by one level, until the essence qi throughout the entire body became saturated with Earth Origin Qi. That state was the peak of Earthly Core Realm.
The Mansa Flower before him was not of an especially high grade, as it was only low-grade Heaven Rank. However, even a low-grade Heaven Rank Mansa Flower was still a rare treasure for cultivators below the peak of Earthly Core Realm.
"A Mansa Flower is actually growing here?"
At the same time, a surprised voice rang out.
From another direction, a middle-aged man in yellow robes rushed over quickly. His cultivation had reached the 7th level of Earthly Core Realm.
He stared at the Mansa Flower, his eyes shining with excitement, and laughed loudly. "Hahaha! I have had such terrible luck in this Lost Great Desert for so many days, but my fortune has finally turned around. With this Mansa Flower, perhaps I can break through to the peak of the 9th level of Earthly Core Realm. Once that happens, surviving here will become much easier."
"Huh? Why is there also a brat at the 6th level of Mortal Core Realm here?"
Only then did the middle-aged man in yellow robes notice Li Yun’s presence. He was slightly stunned at first, then impatiently waved his hand and said coldly, "Brat, I do not know how you managed to survive until now, but this old man is going to pick this Mansa Flower. Hurry up and scram."
"Scram?"
The corner of Li Yun’s mouth rose slightly. "I discovered this Mansa Flower first. Are you sure you are not the one who should scram?"
"Brat, you have guts."
The middle-aged man in yellow robes’ expression changed, and he sneered. "Originally, seeing as it was not easy for you to survive until now, I did not want to kill you. But since you insist on seeking death, I can only grant your wish."
As his cold laughter fell, he punched out.
This punch showed no mercy. It aimed directly at Li Yun’s heart, clearly intending to kill him with a single strike.
"Seeking death."
Li Yun shook his head and casually threw a punch.
He did not even use Supreme Hegemony Fist. It was only an ordinary punch, yet this single punch instantly killed the middle-aged man in yellow robes.
"How is that possible?"
Even as he died, the middle-aged man in yellow robes still had his eyes wide open. He seemed unable to believe that he had not died to the ferocious demonic beasts of the Lost Great Desert, but instead had died at the hands of a Mortal Core Realm brat.
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