This scholar is a bit cruel

Chapter 283 Devouring Skill

"Woo——"

A cold wind blew by, rustling the leaves.

In the swamp that glows with fluorescence, the shadows of the trees sway and the branches shake, like eerie ghosts with bared fangs and claws.

A cold, decaying smell hung in the air.

The low-lying trees are as thick as vats, with gnarled branches and thick, dark vines that either wrap around them or stretch along the ground, resembling writhing giant pythons.

The forest was dimly lit, eerily quiet, and deathly still.

Luo Zijun slowed her pace, stepping on the mud covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves, and entered the swamp.

Be careful all the way.

One wrong step and you're in a bottomless mud pit.

Soon, he arrived at the place where he had been attacked by the crocodile that night.

He glanced at the well-camouflaged mud pit covered with fallen leaves, and deliberately walked around it, making soft footsteps.

But after a long time, there was no movement from the mud pit.

Have they already left?
Luo Zijun felt somewhat disappointed. She kicked a few more dry branches and prepared to continue walking forward to find other demonic crocodiles.

But at that moment, with a "whoosh," mud splashed out from the mud pit behind him, and a gaping maw full of fangs lunged at him like lightning!
It finally appeared!
Luo Zijun could clearly sense its presence; it was the demonic crocodile that had attacked him that night.

Most of the sharp spikes on this crocodile's body have disappeared.

The spikes that were used as projectiles that night, which severely injured him, did not grow back.

Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet!
Luo Zijun's figure flashed, and she leaped forward, dodging the opponent's bloody attack.

At the same time, a cold glint flew out from his sleeve.

"call out!"

Taking advantage of the moment the crocodile opened its mouth wide, the flying sword instantly flew into its mouth and disappeared into its throat.

"boom!"

The crocodile bit through empty air, its heavy body, covered in mud, crashing heavily to the ground.

Without any hesitation, it immediately shook its head and wagged its tail, trying to retreat back into the mud behind it at an extremely fast speed!

However, it was too late.

As soon as its tail and hind legs entered the mud, a stream of black blood suddenly spurted out from its entire back with a "whoosh," and the next second, its massive body was instantly split in two.

At this moment, it still didn't realize what was happening and was desperately shaking its body, trying to retreat back into the mud.

Only when its entire head and body were completely separated from the ground, and its internal organs were spilled all over the ground, did it suddenly freeze in place, its vision went black, and it died!
"call out!"

The flying sword flew out of its body.

The crocodile's body shrank rapidly and quickly turned into a cloud of black mist, disappearing from sight.

At the same time, an unfamiliar force rapidly surged into Luo Zijun's body.

At this moment, Luo Zijun suddenly felt that she knew this swamp like the back of her hand, and her perception of this place had become increasingly acute.

He could even clearly sense the situation in the mud in front of him!

The power he absorbed from the demonic crocodile seemed to have also absorbed some of its memories!
"Wow!"

Just then, mud suddenly splashed out from a mud puddle on the right, and a dark figure leaped out.

Luo Zijun did not turn around, but continued to look at the mud in front of her.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a larger, darker shadow leaped out of the mud pit in front of him and pounced on him at an even faster speed.

Luo Zijun was prepared. The moment it pounced, she leaped high into the air. At the same time, with a thought, the flying sword, which had been gathering power, flew into its mouth with a "whoosh" and disappeared.

As the dark shadow on the right lunged fiercely, the nearby demonic crocodile, like the previous one, was cleaved in two by the flying sword before it could even react, dying instantly.

Fresh blood and internal organs splattered out.

The crocodile on the right was startled and froze in place. Before it could react, the elusive flying sword had already skimmed the ground and shot towards it.

"Shh!"

With a flash of cold light, its head, covered in armor and spikes, fell off.

Seeing this, Luo Zijun's confidence increased greatly.

The sharpness and power of this flying sword far exceeded his expectations!
You must know that he used all his strength that night, but not only did he fail to kill a single demonic crocodile, he was also nearly torn apart by the two demonic crocodiles and seriously injured. But tonight, his spiritual strength had not improved much, yet he killed three demonic crocodiles in the blink of an eye, all with just his flying sword.

This demonstrates the power of this flying sword.

With this flying sword, his current spiritual strength is estimated to have more than doubled.

The corpses of the two demonic crocodiles vanished quickly, and then two unfamiliar forces surged into his body once more.

He became more familiar with the swamp.

At the same time, he could clearly sense the crocodile hiding in the nearby mud pit.

Some of the crocodiles were still asleep, while others had already sensed the presence of humans and were beginning to stir. Still others had caught a whiff of death among their kind and were trembling as they burrowed deeper into the mud.

Luo Zijun certainly wouldn't pity them.

He was the first to approach the restless crocodiles, deliberately wandering around the mud pit to give them a chance to ambush him.

"Wow!"

Sure enough, two crocodiles appeared shortly afterward, one in front and one behind, and pounced on him.

Luo Zijun leaped onto a nearby tree to avoid being attacked from both sides. The flying sword in her sleeve had already shot out and was aimed at the demonic crocodile in front of her.

The crocodile, confident in its strong armor, headbutted the prey directly. The outcome was predictable.

The flying sword pierced its head in an instant, passing through its mouth and exiting from its lower jaw. It then circled its short, thick neck once before its head immediately fell off.

Upon seeing this, the other crocodile did not hesitate at all. With a flick of its iron tail, it turned around and tried to escape back into the mud.

Luo Zijun wouldn't give it that chance. In a flash, she rushed over, grabbed its iron tail, and swung it away, sending it flying.

The crocodile writhed in terror in mid-air.

At that moment, the flying sword flew like a sharp blade, piercing through its body.

Before it even landed, the crocodile's massive body was cleaved in two.

"Wow!"

The two demonic crocodiles transformed into two wisps of black smoke and disappeared.

At the same time, two powerful forces rapidly surged into Luo Zijun's body, merging into his soul sea and transforming into a pure soul power.

He didn't stop and continued walking forward.

"Boo! Hah! Hah!"

An hour later, arrows suddenly rained down on a swampy area, flying everywhere.

It turned out that when Luo Zijun was fighting the three demonic crocodiles, two of them, in their terror and rage, had all their sharp spikes detach and shot towards him like swords.

Last time, he was seriously injured because he was accidentally pierced by these spikes.

This time, he naturally dared not take it head-on again.

He immediately grabbed the iron tail of one of the crocodiles, swung it forcefully, and flung the crocodile's body in front of him, turning it into a hard shield to meet the incoming spikes.

Then, he recalled the flying sword, made it transform to its maximum size, and made it spin rapidly in front of him, turning it into a second hard shield.

In fact, he was being overly cautious.

All those sharp spikes landed on the crocodile in front of him, but were blocked by the crocodile's body and did not pierce through like they had that night.

However, the crocodile was immediately riddled with holes and died instantly.

Luo Zijun flashed out, and with a thought, her flying sword shot towards one of the demonic crocodiles that was shooting out spikes.

After unleashing all its spikes, the demonic crocodile seemed weak and sluggish. Before it could react, the flying sword pierced its body.

Then, without stopping, the flying sword pierced through its body and flew towards another demonic crocodile not far away.

The crocodile turned to flee back into the mud, but as soon as its head went in, its entire body was slashed open, and blood and internal organs splattered into the mud.

After defeating the three demonic crocodiles, Luo Zijun gained even greater power.

After a short while, he continued his search for other demonic crocodiles.

One night passed quickly.

When he left the swamp and returned the way he came, his soul was much stronger than before, and powerful forces surged within his soul sea.

The meridians and acupoints that led to the Nascent Soul Realm became clearer and thicker.

At the same time, the barrier blocking the way at the Divine Transformation Realm was now clearly visible.

Only by making the meridians and acupoints along this path stronger and more resilient can they withstand the impact of the fierce, surging forces at that time.

If one cannot withstand the pressure, one will naturally be unable to break through the barrier leading to the Nascent Soul Realm.

However, judging from the situation, it should be soon.

Luo Zijun, still savoring the power she had gained that night, soon arrived at the tunnel entrance.

At that moment, he suddenly felt a force stirring within him, moving uncontrollably up and down, as if it wanted to come out.

Was the power of those demonic crocodiles not completely refined?
Does not look like.

Luo Zijun activated her soul power, trying to forcefully bring that power into her soul sea, but it seemed to be useless.

strange?
The meridians and acupoints were a little sore from this force.

Without further hesitation, he immediately used his own soul power to guide them, causing them to surge towards his right arm.

This time, the force did not resist and obediently came to the right arm.

Luo Zijun immediately felt her right arm swell up, and an explosive force gathered in the acupoints inside. At the same time, the color of her arm quickly turned black.

He was startled and hurriedly threw a punch with all his might.

"boom!"

A bang!
Then, a cloud of black mist shot out from his right fist, accompanied by a series of whooshing sounds.

Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be densely packed, sharp crocodile spines!
A black rock, about the height of a person, was instantly pierced by these arrow-like spikes. Amidst the flying stone chips, the entire rock was reduced to fragments!

Luo Zijun was startled by this scene.

He quickly looked at his right fist. His entire arm had returned to normal, and his right fist was also unharmed, seemingly unchanged from before.

The violent power in his arm had completely disappeared.

But suddenly, a seed the size of a mung bean appeared in his soul sea.

The seed was shrouded in black mist, with a faint glow.

Just as he was filled with surprise and doubt, a familiar voice rang in his ear: "I didn't expect that you could actually devour the flying spike skills of those demonic crocodiles and use them for your own purposes."

Luo Zijun turned his head and saw that the Moon Palace Fairy had been standing beside him at some point, her gaze fixed on the pile of rock fragments in front of her. He couldn't see the expression on her face, but her tone sounded somewhat...envious, or jealous.

Luo Zijun asked in surprise, "A devouring skill? To use it for my own purposes?"

(End of this chapter)