Start getting stronger by modifying your breathing method

Chapter 213 Re-entry
Ten days later, in the inner world.

The sky seemed to be covered by a layer of gray gauze, and the thick clouds hung oppressively above the head like solidified lead blocks.

The rolling sand dunes lost the sunlight, and their original golden color became dull.

Against the backdrop of dark clouds, the sand waves appear a cold gray-brown color. The cold wind howls in, and due to the lack of sunlight, it becomes even more biting and cold.

suddenly.

The sand on a corner of the dune loosened and slid down, and a scorpion of exaggerated size, half the height of a person, quietly emerged from the dune.

Its shell is a dark brown color, and in the dim light it seems to blend into the desert.

After appearing, it waved its two huge pincers in the air, as if it was alert to the situation around it.

After confirming that there was no danger, it moved to the side.

There, there lay a strange, weathered and decayed half-body. The body looked somewhat similar to a gecko, except that it was magnified several times.

And next to the corpse.

In a slightly raised pile of sand, a thin young man was hiding quietly.

His body was buried in the sand, leaving only a pair of dirty eyes exposed, nervously watching the scorpion's every move.

The half-rotten corpse gave off a pungent smell of blood, which permeated the air like an invisible silk thread, slowly attracting the scorpion.

Seeing the scorpion approaching following the scent, the young man's heart rose to his throat.

He held a sharp dagger tightly in his hand, lying in wait for the best opportunity.

Fortunately, the other party didn't seem to notice, and his attention was all attracted by the rotten corpse.

Soon, when the scorpion got close enough.

The young man gritted his teeth, jumped out of the sand pile, and stabbed the scorpion's head with the dagger in his hand like lightning.

The scorpion's head is where its important nerve center is located, and the venom sac connected to the head is where the venom is stored.

This connection point is relatively fragile. Once it is attacked with great force, it can easily cause damage to the nervous system and rupture of the venom sac.

If the venom sac ruptures, the scorpion itself may be attacked by its own venom.

Attacking this area can quickly render the scorpion incapable of movement and aggressiveness.

The young man obviously also knew where the opponent's weak points were.

However, the next moment.

Just when the dagger was about to hit, the scorpion suddenly disappeared from the spot.

This move was too sudden, and he missed his target and fell headfirst into the sand dune nearby.

At the same time, a sound of breaking air came from behind.

"not good!"

The young man's face changed drastically and he rolled on the ground.

When I looked up, I saw a scorpion tail breaking through the air.

He suddenly struck out with the dagger in his hand.

--clang!

A sound like the collision of metal and stone was heard.

The enormous force caused the skinny young man to stagger, and the dagger in his hand, which was made of some kind of animal bone, flew out and stuck diagonally on the sand several meters away.

"hiss……"

A burning pain came from his arm. The young man's face changed drastically, and he looked at his arm, only to see a bloody wound on it.

The blood flowing out of the split wound was not scarlet, but had a tendency to turn black. The pain subsided within a second or two, and half of the body became numb.

Obviously poisoned.

The young man didn't have time to think about it.

--call out!

At this moment, the scorpion tail that had been deflected attacked again.

He wanted to dodge, but found that half of his body had begun to become numb and was somewhat out of his control.

Realizing this, the thin young man's face turned grim, as if he had already anticipated the scene of himself being pierced by the scorpion's tail.

However, after a few seconds, the imagined scene did not appear.

Looking closely, he saw that the scorpion's tail stopped less than half a meter in front of him, and there was a big hole in the scorpion's head.

Pale yellow fluid oozed out from the broken wound and gradually seeped into the sand.

The next moment, the scorpion's body disappeared without a trace.

"Where is this place, and where is the nearest human city?"

A voice sounded.

I saw a figure carrying a long sword appearing nearby.

The young man's eyes became blank.

"This is the Cangmo Region, the Barren Hills Area. The nearest gathering place is twenty miles away from here..." Soon, Hu Qi also obtained general information about this place.

At the same time, Hu Qi was also looking around.

The lines of the sand dunes in the distance are blurred and gradually merge into the gray sky, making it difficult to distinguish the boundary between heaven and earth.

Occasionally there are a few tenacious desert plants shivering in the wind, lifeless and looking extremely lonely.

This place is an area close to the center of the Cangmo Territory.

Compared with the lush forest area where they last descended, the environments of the Cang Mo area are at completely opposite extremes.

The environment in the Cangmo region is extremely harsh, different from ordinary deserts on the surface.

The desert here lacks sunlight, so the temperature remains close to zero all year round.

In this environment, some people at the bottom of society inevitably face the problem of food shortage.

The only thing to be thankful for is that although a large area of ​​the Cangmo Region is desert, there is no shortage of food, including lizards, snakes, gerbils, camels, etc.

Moreover, because most of them are exotic beasts, they are huge in size and their meat is extremely nutritious.

It's just a pity that although the meat of exotic animals is delicious, it is also very difficult to catch them.
This young man in front of me is just like that.

Take this scorpion for example, it has a huge body and the venom it contains is extremely potent.

In just a few moments, the young man in front of him had sunken eye sockets and purple and blue lips, and it was obvious that he had one foot in the gate of hell.

"Whatever! It's your luck to meet me!"

At this time, Hu Qi's eyes moved slightly.

I don’t know what came to mind.

He stretched out his hand and pointed, and a red light was injected into the young man's body.

The young man's face, which had been originally haggard and looked as if he was about to die from the poison at any time, quickly improved and became rosy.

Afterwards, Hu Qi stopped interfering.

He turned and left, heading towards the human gathering place that the young man had just pointed out.

A few seconds later.

The young man standing there suddenly blinked, and his confused look faded away.

"I...what am I doing?"

His memory only stopped at the moment when he was injured by the scorpion and was about to die. As for the rest, he had no idea.

But now there is no sign of the scorpion around.

He checked his body and found that the injury on his arm was gone.

As if he had thought of something, he walked over and picked up the bone dagger stuck in the ground, only to see an obvious gap on it.

This also proved that what he saw before was not an illusion.

In addition, while walking, he found that he was full of energy, and his strength and speed seemed to be far beyond before.

At the same time, some pictures and unfamiliar information appear in my mind.

It seems to be a method that can enhance physical fitness.

The young man who noticed this was surprised and delighted.

Although he didn't know why he became like this, it was undoubtedly a good thing for him. The increase in strength and speed also meant that it would be easier for him to hunt for food in the future.

……

As for what happened to the young man, it was just something Hu Qi did casually.

As for the outcome, it depends on how far the opponent can go with the secret martial arts training method he gave him.

He doesn't care.

Looking at the endless desert under my feet.

With Hu Qi's current mental power, he can easily cover four or five hundred kilometers.

It's easy to search for anything.

However, this might attract the attention of the local food owner, so Hu Qi simply restrained it within a radius of ten kilometers.

The distance seemed far, but for Hu Qi's current speed, it was not much different from being next to him.

It wasn't long before he discovered a gathering place for humans.

This is a huge space located about thirty meters underground.

Among them, you can vaguely see continuous city buildings and human figures.

Benefited from the unique geographical location of Cangmo Domain.

The humans here generally live near oases or underground.

There are fire springs in these places, which can allow people to survive.

(End of this chapter)