Chapter 246: Chapter 169: Centaur
Deep within the Spirit Realm.
Inside a cave,
there was a female centaur.
Her long hair cascaded to the ground. She had the upper torso of a woman, clad in garments of an unidentifiable material, while her lower half was equine, possessing four hooves. She was, unmistakably, a female centaur.
A spirit beast.
She, too, was a type of spirit beast.
There were countless spirit beasts in the Spirit Realm, but not all of them were willing to show themselves often or form alliances. Thus, this female centaur had no connection with those Sequence Beasts.
Although they had no connection,
the other allied spirit beasts would not provoke these independent ones unless absolutely necessary.
Their ability to survive so comfortably on their own was a testament to their unparalleled strength and methods.
"Tsk..."
"How did the living corpse I planted die?"
"Could it be that those detestable members of the Human Race have doubled back?"
the female centaur muttered.
The Human Race.
They were extremely few in number within the Spirit Realm, and they hid themselves so deeply that almost no one knew their exact location.
If not for their occasional appearances,
the spirit beasts of the Spirit Realm would never have known that the Human Race had actually survived throughout the vast river of history.
’How troublesome... There were quite a few living corpses in that area. If the Human Race wipes them all out, my plan will be delayed again. I have to find a way to send a beast to check on it.’
Although the female centaur had not formed any alliances, female spirit beasts were naturally capable of reproduction. She had many offspring, so she only needed to send one to take a look.
In this region,
the female centaur was a queen in the truest sense.
Once her order was given, it spread through her entire clan without obstruction. Soon, a warrior best suited for the task was chosen and sent to the destination.
Soon,
it would encounter Su Xing,
and then die a horrible death at his hands.
However,
the current Su Xing was still carefully examining the first living corpse he had killed.
Spirit Realm.
Su Xing stared at the living corpse that had been reduced to dust, deep in thought.
’This thing doesn’t seem to have formed naturally. It feels more like someone else had a hand in this.’
’Was it the person who left earlier?’
Or perhaps,
some other spirit beast.
Su Xing didn’t believe in any sort of kinship among spirit beasts. They would attack each other when necessary, just as humans would kill their own kind.
However,
Su Xing wasn’t worried.
With his current strength, Su Xing had the confidence to face most situations. He was no longer like his weaker self from the past, who would be more or less terrified by any unknown encounter.
"Time to move on,"
Su Xing muttered.
Soon, another living corpse entered Su Xing’s line of sight.
Although these living corpses were already dead, and their strength could hardly be called impressive, their beast cores remained intact. This made Su Xing decide to slaughter every single one he encountered.
Soon enough,
Su Xing had killed an unknown number of them.
He had also obtained many beast cores, all of which were, of course, converted into Sword Dao Points.
Finally,
Su Xing saw one that was different.
Most of the ones he had encountered before simply lay on the ground like corpses, only reacting like living creatures when he got close.
But the living corpse he met this time was actually a woman. She wore a crop top made of grass and a grass skirt that bared her thighs, perfectly outlining the curves of her well-toned body. She exuded an air of raw pheromones.
Of course, that was all assuming you didn’t look at her face.
Her face looked as if it had been smashed by something, leaving a large hole. Her expression was twisted and savage, enough to make one feel physically ill.
"This one... she can move?"
Su Xing said, somewhat surprised.
The living corpses Su Xing had encountered before could move, of course, but they usually just lay in place like actual corpses, only launching a surprise attack when he drew near.
But this female living corpse prowled back and forth across the snowy plains as if searching for prey, until she finally noticed Su Xing in the distance.
"AHHH!!!"
The woman’s scream was high-pitched and piercing, like the sharp screech of scraping metal, and it stabbed right into Su Xing’s ears. Then, she spread her arms wide, opened her putrid mouth, and charged at him.
But,
faced with such a passionate woman,
what greeted her was an ice-cold Sparrow Sword.
The sharp blade shot out like a venomous snake, precisely and viciously piercing into the woman’s brain.
BANG!
As the female living corpse ran, her maniacally laughing head suddenly exploded, and she died on the spot. To Su Xing’s surprise, however, he saw a beast core fall from her head.
Su Xing stepped forward and picked it up.
’This beast core, just like the others, was smoothly absorbed by the system. This makes things even stranger. That woman was clearly human, so why would she have a beast core in her body?’
’If humans had beast cores, why had he never seen one before, despite killing so many?’
’Could it be... related to what she had become?’
’Indeed, becoming a living corpse—neither human nor ghost—really wasn’t that different from a spirit beast. Having a beast core was strange, but perhaps not too surprising under the circumstances.’
"..."
Su Xing glanced at the woman’s body.
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