AWB Chapter 7 Opportunities
Chapter 7 Opportunities
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With another sword strike, Zhang Yunling slew a first-tier demonic beast, the Azure Serpent, instantly. A faint emerald-green glow emanated from its corpse. Zhang Yunling sliced open the Azure Serpent's abdomen with his sword, and sure enough, a demonic beast's inner core had formed within its body.
"These inner cores all contain domineering spiritual power. You should collect them carefully, as they will be of great use in the future," Chu Yanbing instructed from the side.
Zhang Yunling nodded, reached out and took out the demon core, then put it into his storage bag along with the snake's corpse.
"Although this snake meat is from a demon beast, it should still be edible, and I estimate it can fetch a good price."
Zhang Yunling patted the bulging storage bag with great joy; it was already filled with the spoils they had collected along the way.
Chu Yanbing looked up at the already slightly bright sky: "We've only encountered low-level demonic beasts along the way, so we've been quite lucky. After this night's battle, you've become proficient in using this flying sword, and you're more at ease fighting demonic beasts. You've performed very well."
Zhang Yunling grinned and said, "Hehehe, Miss Chu, you flatter me. If it weren't for your constant guidance, I'm afraid I would have died in this forest long ago."
As soon as the two finished their conversation, a deep roar came from the depths of the forest, like the cry of a tiger or lion. The echoes of the roar made both of them feel waves of pressure descending upon them.
"Who is it? Who is slaughtering my people?!" A voice came from the direction from which the roar had just come. Upon hearing this, Chu Yanbing's expression changed drastically. She hurriedly grabbed Zhang Yunling and tried to fly away, shouting, "Run! This monster can speak human language, so it must have reached the fourth level. There is no way the two of us can defeat it!"
But the next moment, Chu Yanbing felt the pressure on her body increase dramatically. The spiritual power she was using to try to fly was greatly weakened by this pressure, forcing the two of them to fall directly to the ground, looking disheveled.
"Damn it, what should I do? I just wanted to kill a few ordinary demonic beasts on the outskirts, but I didn't expect to encounter such a powerful demon..." Chu Yanbing gritted her teeth, and all her cultivation power was released.
Zhang Yunling was also filled with terror. He clung tightly to Chu Yanbing and cried out, "Miss Chu... no, Fairy Chu, please think of something! I'm only thirty years old, in the prime of my youth! I don't want to die!"
Chu Yanbing frowned, her mind racing as she considered every possible way to escape. Judging from the sound, the fourth-tier demon beast seemed to be some distance away and wouldn't arrive for a while.
She carefully examined her surroundings and noticed a deep trench in the ground. She quickly called out to Zhang Yunling, shouting, "Yunling! Stop shouting! Come with me! I have a way to save my life!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yunling immediately fell silent, tightly gripping Chu Yanbing's cool, jade-like hand, and the two quickly walked in one direction.
The roars of the beast behind them grew closer and closer, as if it might leap out of the dark jungle bushes at any moment and devour them whole.
The two of them activated their cultivation to the fullest and quickened their pace. Facing a life-or-death crisis, Zhang Yunling also unleashed his limit, rushing in front of Chu Yanbing and pulling her along as they sped forward.
"Ouch!" Chu Yanbing was startled. Zhang Yunling pulled her body forcefully, and they were getting closer and closer to the ravine. At this moment, the monster chasing closely behind them rushed out. It was the fourth-level Poison Demon Black Lion King.
At this critical moment, the two of them jumped into the ravine. When they saw what it looked like, Chu Yanbing was shocked. It was a vertical cave that led straight underground, hidden by broken branches and fallen leaves! But there was no time to hesitate. Zhang Yunling had already jumped with her towards the cave entrance.
"Huh?" Suddenly losing the ability to detect the presence of the two outsiders, the Poison Demon Black Lion King was startled. He spread his divine sense further, but still could not find any trace of Zhang Yunling and the other person.
"Damn those cunning humans! If I ever run into them again, I'll tear them to pieces! Humph!"
The two flew down into the cave, heading straight for the depths of the earth. Strangely, the cave seemed to have no end. They thought that after a few breaths, they would be stuck at the bottom of the cave, one above the other, and wait for the fourth-level demon beast to leave before they could figure out a way out.
But this situation terrified them; the cave seemed to lead to another world, it was very eerie!
Finally, after several dozen breaths, Zhang Yunling fell to the ground first, while Chu Yanbing sat on the back of Zhang Yunling's neck. Both of them were terrified and their bodies were already soaked in cold sweat.
After narrowly escaping death, Zhang Yunling felt extremely exhausted and fell backward. The impact of the fall had caused considerable injury to his frail body, leaving him utterly drained and limp on the ground.
Chu Yanbing was much better. Before Zhang Yunling collapsed, she jumped off him and began to cautiously explore her surroundings with her divine sense.
After this thorough examination, Chu Yanbing's expression changed from surprise to delight. She turned back to Zhang Yunling and called out:
“Yun Ling, this seems to be a tomb! Tombs buried so deep usually come with ancient traditions left by our ancestors. Why don’t you come with me and see if we can find any opportunities!”
Zhang Yunling nodded in agreement, struggled to his feet, and began to use his weak spiritual sense to explore his surroundings.
It was only when they checked that they were shocked to find that the tomb was so vast, with a huge interior space and burial objects made of ceramics, jade, gold and silver.
Seeing the treasure scattered all over the ground, Zhang Yunling's eyes gleamed with gold, and he kept muttering, "I'm rich! I'm rich!" He then rushed inside without saying another word.
Chu Yanbing, however, was focused on the strangeness of this place. Her expression was somewhat solemn. What she had just sensed with her divine sense was not the unusually open space here, but also the terrifying aura that permeated the air.
Although it was already very faint, even this tiny bit of energy was enough to send chills down her spine and make her break out in a cold sweat.
As Zhang Yunling walked forward, he threw out the monster corpses from his storage bag, then stuffed all the jewelry and jade on the ground into his already small storage bag, which was soon full.
Chu Yanbing frowned and chased after Zhang Yunling, saying, "Hey, Yunling, slow down! Be careful there might be some hidden traps here..."
Before she could finish speaking, a shout of "Holy crap!" came from ahead. Chu Yanbing was startled and started running, rushing to Zhang Yunling's side. She asked anxiously, "What happened? What happened?"
Surprisingly, Zhang Yunling was not injured at all. Instead, she stood there blankly, staring straight ahead.
Chu Yanbing followed his gaze and saw a huge stone chair in front of them, with a white and red skeleton sitting on it. The skeleton's eyes had faint red flames burning quietly.
"Ah!!!" Chu Yanbing's first reaction was to scream loudly. She was so frightened that she clung tightly to Zhang Yunling's arm. The next moment, she realized what was happening, her face turned bright red, and she quickly let go of him, turning her back and saying, "Hmph, you made me worry for nothing."
Zhang Yunling scratched his head and grinned foolishly, then noticed that the skeleton's two hands were clenched tightly, as if it had been holding something in its hands before it died. However, one hand was empty, while the other held a black scroll.
"What is this?" Zhang Yunling stepped forward to take the scroll tightly gripped in the skull's right hand. At this moment, Chu Yanbing turned around and, seeing the situation, immediately became anxious and shouted, "Wait! Don't make any rash moves!"
Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Yunling had already taken the scroll down, even accidentally breaking two fingers of the skull's hand in the process. "Finally pulled it out, damn it, it was really tight."
In an instant, as the scroll was taken from the skeleton's hand, the walls, floor, and rock pillars of the entire tomb began to shake violently, and the red ghostly fire in the skull's eyes suddenly became brighter, as if Zhang Yunling's actions had angered him, causing the power remaining in his bones to erupt violently.
Chu Yanbing reacted quickly, grabbing Zhang Yunling's arm and running towards the exit. Although she didn't know who or how the narrow opening was made, she couldn't care less about that now; saving her life was the priority.
Zhang Yunling gripped the scroll tightly with his left hand, knowing in his heart that it was probably a powerful spell, because he had once read a martial arts novel written by a commoner, in which there was a similar plot.
To his surprise, this fictional event has actually happened to him. Everything feels like a dream, and it's quite a strange experience.
The tomb became increasingly precarious, as if it would collapse completely at any moment, burying the two of them alive. Chu Yanbing desperately pulled Zhang Yunling towards the exit, and at this moment, the scroll in his hand began to tremble slightly, emitting a faint light, which suddenly increased their speed.
Chu Yanbing looked at Zhang Yunling with some surprise, and then, taking advantage of the acceleration, she stomped her right foot on the ground and pulled Zhang Yunling towards the cave entrance. The distance that would normally take dozens of breaths was covered in just a few breaths before they rushed out of the cave.
At this moment, the tomb beneath their feet completely collapsed, and all the buildings turned into ruins. The two escaped the Monster Forest unharmed.