Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

Chapter 211 Scent-Smelling Insects Track and Follow, Gibbons Transform into Five Elements Mountains

Before the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone even got close, its innate killing aura had already arrived, terrifying the Blood Ape to the point of utter terror: "If you kill me, I, the true self, will never let you go!"

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Liu Qing pierced the blood ape's head with his spear, and the momentum continued unabated as the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone completely disappeared into the blood ape's body.

The blood ape's eyes widened, and a strange hissing sound came from its throat.

Liu Qing spread his five fingers, then clenched them tightly. Streams of innate killing energy burst forth within the blood ape's body, stretching it larger and larger.

With a final, deafening roar, the blood ape's massive body exploded.

Instantly, blood rained down within a radius of a hundred feet, and in the distance, a large crater contained Sun Hua's mangled body.

Li Shimin arrived just then with reinforcements from the Li family army.

Upon seeing this, he opened his mouth, but remained silent for a long time.

Liu Qing retrieved the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone, swallowed it, and gave it to his clone to nurture.

Looking around the battlefield, Sun Hua's rebel army had all turned into mummies, with only the mule demon Mu Shixin still alive.

This Mule Master must have an impressive background. Not only did the powerful demons in the same group dare not provoke it, but even Sun Hua, who had transformed into a Blood Ape after absorbing blood, let it go.

“Brother Li, you’ve come at the right time. Sun Huajun has been completely killed. You take your men to clean up the battlefield, and I, Liu, will go and finish things up.”

Li Shimin blushed. What do you mean by "just in time"? It's obvious I'm late.

Liu Qing flapped her fiery wings and took to the air, waking the scent-smelling insect that had been sleeping on her shoulder. She reached out and beckoned a piece of Sun Hua's corpse, letting the scent-smelling insect smell it.

The scent-smelling insect chirped, its long antennae pointing north.

With a flap of his fiery wings, Liu Qing flew due north. After flying a hundred miles, the Scent-Smelling Insect chirped again, prompting Liu Qing to turn northwest.

Liu Qing was furious the whole way, his face was gloomy, and his eyes flashed with ferocity from time to time.

Damn it, what the hell? If you're going to descend as a god, why did you have to control Sun Hua's body and set up the Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Array?
I finally managed to kill a few powerful demons, but you drained their blood and essence, preventing me from refining the primordial energy of heaven and earth.

What's even more hateful is that when you absorbed their flesh and blood essence, you also absorbed their cultivation. The magical realms of those great demons collapsed, and the treasures hidden inside also turned into nothingness.

Damn it, with what you did, I got nothing.

Today I'm determined to find your lair, skin you alive, and reap the rewards.

Don't think that just because you've broken free from the divine descent and escaped the distraction, they won't be able to find you. With the scent-smelling insects around, they'll find you no matter where you hide.

The scent-smelling insect chirped again, its long antennae pointing towards a large mountain.

Liu Qing plunged headlong into the mountains.

This mountain is a small peak in the Qinling Mountains. It is not large, only about ten miles in circumference and a few hundred feet high. The mountain is covered with ancient trees that are hundreds of years old, with vines entwined on them. There are few flowers and grasses, but there is a lot of moss and mushrooms growing on the ground.

As far as the eye can see, the ground is covered with all kinds of mushrooms and fungi, and the tree trunks and the ground are covered with lush green moss, making it look like a fairy tale world.

But the reality was that as they ventured deeper into the mountains, they discovered that the moss grew on the dead bones and the mushrooms were rooted in the rotting flesh.

The scent-smelling insect seemed somewhat frightened, chirped once, pointed its antennae deep inside, then curled up into a ball and hid in Liu Qing's shoulder.

The surroundings were deathly silent; there were no birds in the forest, no insects chirping on the ground, and not even a breeze.

Black mist rose and churned in front of them.

Liu Qing opened his mouth and spat out a burst of divine power, which transformed into a whirlwind and dispersed the mist.

Suddenly, everything that had been obscured by the fog came into view.

At the foot of the mountain peak lies a valley containing a peach orchard covering approximately a hundred acres. The trunks of these peach trees are all blood-red, and their leaves occasionally release wisps of black mist that spread into the air.

Beneath the peach tree, there were piles of flesh and blood, some from wild animals and insects, but mostly from human remains, with fresh blood seeping out, as if they had just been chopped up.

Every peach tree has roots that should be buried in the soil, but instead they sprout out of the soil and burrow into the chopped flesh and blood, drawing nutrients from it.

It was only early spring, but the peach orchard was already in bloom and bearing fruit, with fist-sized blood peaches hanging from the branches.

Squeak, squeak—

Many monkeys frolic and play in the peach orchard, including black leaf monkeys, short-tailed monkeys, white-headed monkeys, golden monkeys, macaques, and spider monkeys, but the most numerous are gibbons.

These monkeys, big and small, young and old, were all playing happily in the forest, chasing and frolicking with each other, some cuddling together as males and females, others gathering in groups of three or five, picking lice off each other.

A gibbon, probably taller than a person when standing, climbed off a beautiful female golden monkey, scratched its crotch, and looked on with a look of reminiscence.

The female golden monkey was panting heavily, slumped on a tree branch. The gibbon glanced at her, quite pleased with itself. Since there was no smoke here and no way to enjoy the afterglow, it could only reach out and pick a blood peach, then put it in its mouth and chew it heartily.

The peaches were sweet and juicy, and the juice dripped down my chin like blood.

After eating a peach, the gibbon seemed to regain its interest and beckoned a blue-faced, red-mouthed female mandrill over.

The female mandrill dared not resist, squeaked in response, jumped down from another peach tree, and obediently turned and lay down.

The scent-smelling insect quietly extended two antennae, quickly pointed at the gibbon, and then swiftly retracted its antennae.

Liu Qing glared at the fellow, thinking how cowardly he was. So this gibbon was the demon king who had descended upon Sun Hua.

The bits of flesh scattered around this place must have been sent by Sun Hua at its behest. When other great demons were born, they followed the example of the Shang and Zhou dynasties' investiture of the gods. But this fellow only collected the flesh and blood of mortals to use as fertilizer for the peach trees.

"You plague-ridden monkey, your father has come to kill you!"

As expected of an ancient demon, despite its profound cultivation, it still acts according to its instinctive bestial nature.

This group of apes are all at the Refinement of Spirit and Return to Emptiness level or above. You should at least let them transform into human form, so I can watch more comfortably. Otherwise, two monkeys fighting hand-to-hand is simply an eyesore.

Liu Qing didn't want to wait any longer for the gibbon to have its fun, so he revealed himself, summoned the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone, and stabbed it.

Let's see if your gun is more powerful, or my big gun is more formidable.

Seeing Liu Qing rushing towards him with murderous intent, the long-armed ape could no longer care about being carefree. It immediately let out a howl and unleashed a powerful demonic aura.

As the demonic energy surged, the gibbon's body grew rapidly, reaching a height of over twenty zhang (approximately 63 meters) before finally ceasing to grow larger.

This is its original size. It had to shrink to fit the delicate and small golden monkey, otherwise the mother golden monkey would not have been able to bear it.

"So it was you! You dared to chase me all the way to Grandpa Sun's lair. You're really courting death."

Ever since Sun Wukong made a name for himself, all the monkeys and monsters in the Three Realms have taken pride in having the surname 'Sun'.

The gibbon reached out and beckoned, and the mountain peak on one side of the peach grove instantly roared and collapsed, flying into the air towards the gibbon.

The gibbon grabbed the mountain peak, which rapidly shrank until it transformed into an iron whip with a pointed head and a thick tail.

"So you're the only one with a magical treasure, while Grandpa Sun doesn't have one, right?"

At this moment, the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone had arrived close, and the gibbon, holding an iron whip, slammed it down on the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone.

"Haha, what do you think of Grandpa Sun's mountain-driving whip?"

Liu Qing's eyes burned with fervor. This mountain-driving whip shimmered with precious light, its head pointed and its tail thick, about five feet long. It was engraved with mountain patterns representing the five elements, and with a single strike, it could mobilize the power of mountains and rivers, making it exceptionally powerful.

Judging from its aura, it is at least a mid-grade acquired spiritual treasure.

My precious baby, we are destined to be together.

Such a treasure, you wretched monkey, do you even deserve to possess it? It should be offered to you, which would also make up for the spoils in Chang'an.

Liu Qing flapped his fiery wings and stepped forward, grabbing the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone. He then turned his spear and swept it horizontally around the waist.

The gibbon activated its leaping talent, jumping out of the range of the Eight-Sound Cone attack. Halfway through its flight, it swung its Mountain-Driving Whip back to smash Liu Qing's head.

In an instant, it was as if a huge mountain had crashed down, incredibly powerful.

Liu Qing immediately transformed into the wind, his body shifting from solid to ethereal, dodging the attack of the Mountain-Driving Whip. Once his body reappeared, he thrust his spear into the gibbon's heart.

With a flick of his whip, the gibbon appeared in front of Liu Qing's Eight-Tone Cone Spear in the blink of an eye.

Liu Qing pierced the boulder with his spear, twisted and shook it, and just as he shattered the boulder, he heard a whooshing sound behind him, knowing that the gibbon had launched a sneak attack.

He immediately used his Wind Transformation Divine Power again to escape from the gibbon's Mountain-Driving Whip. The gibbon pursued him closely, while Liu Qing reversed the Dragon Eight-Tone Cone and thrust it out with a Backhand Spear.

The gibbon was shocked and quickly expelled the five elements of its energy. The five elements circulated and transformed into a barrier, barely blocking the spearhead.

"What a remarkable young man."

"I thought you were lucky to defeat Sun Hua under Grandpa's divine descent technique, but I never expected that you would be so skilled."

The gibbon gave a thumbs-up, then its eyes flashed with ferocity: "But Grandpa just loves killing people like you. The more extraordinary your skills, the more excited Grandpa will be after killing you."

The gibbon stuck out its tongue and licked its lips, its face contorted in a ferocious expression.

He used the original five elements energy from earlier to transform it into a huge five elements wheel that spun rapidly above his head, and then he waved the mountain-driving whip in his hand repeatedly.

The next instant, volcanoes, icebergs, earthen mounds, and mountains of knives of all sizes fell from above, crashing down on Liu Qing.

"Kid, let me teach you a lesson. Don't think that just because you have a magical treasure, you can be so arrogant as to come to your grandfather all by yourself."

"You mere Divine Power Realm cultivator, who gave you the confidence to survive against a Five Qi Realm demon king like me?"

The gibbon was arrogant, thinking it had Liu Qing firmly under its control.

Unexpectedly, Liu Qing scoffed, "You ignorant old monkey, I suppose you've never heard of your illustrious reputation."

As he spoke, Liu Qing's body trembled, and he transformed into a being with two heads and four arms.

Holding a Ruyi Double-Eared Furnace in one hand, he smashed volcanoes and icebergs one after another. With the other hand, he shook the Yin Jade Spirit Banner and summoned four puppets at the Fifth Qi Realm: Tiger Power Immortal, Sheep Power Immortal, Deer Power Immortal, and City God Yang Zhen, who pounced on the gibbon and tore at it.

With his remaining two hands, he gripped the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone and thrust it out with all his might.

The gibbon's pupils shrank to pinpoints, and fear gripped its face: "Boy, you, you, stop! Grandpa, no, I surrender!"

Liu Qing's method immediately terrified the gibbon.

(End of this chapter)