I, a cultivator, have ended up in the world of tomb raiding.

Upon hearing Li Yue's words, everyone was taken aback and looked confused.

In the short time it takes to drink a cup of tea, more than twenty brothers had died in the side hall of this ancient tomb. Chen Yulou was heartbroken and at the same time felt a little scared, as if some danger might still occur.

He had experienced many thrilling events in his life and had an intuition for danger, an instinct honed from his childhood as a bandit, his years of tomb raiding, and countless near-death experiences.

Hearing Li Yue say the same thing now only intensified the unease in my heart.

Although they didn't know what else might be hidden at the bottom of the valley, it was always better to be cautious, so they immediately gave the order:

"Don't just stand there! Climb up at full speed!"

The distance of four or five zhang (approximately 10-15 meters) may not seem far, but the cliff face is slippery and the green moss sticks to their feet, so even with all their might, they cannot go fast.

Li Yue, relying on his lightness and agility, and two veterans took the lead in climbing up.

The moment their fingertips gripped the edge of the cliff, a group of thieves waiting there reached out and pulled them up to the flat ground on the mountainside.

Before the group could catch their breath, a thick, pungent, and eerie demonic aura, accompanied by a chilling wind, suddenly surged upwards from the valley floor, whipping their clothes and hair into the air.

Everyone turned to look in horror.

In the thick fog at the bottom of the valley, a colossal object was rising at an incredible speed.

Its body is dark brown with red markings, and on its back grows six short, black, membrane-like wings as thin as cicada wings.

It was the venomous overlord of the Ping Mountain—the six-winged centipede!

Although this creature cannot fly high, it can use its wings for leverage to rapidly climb steep cliffs.

The countless segments opened and closed, rubbing against each other, producing a piercing "crackling" sound that was extremely frightening.

Perhaps startled by the screams of those who had fallen into the valley, or perhaps forced out by the fire in the underground palace, the giant creature was enraged.

Before long, half of its body suddenly rose out of the clouds.

Even with only half a body, it was nearly five zhang long.

The massive head, carrying a foul stench, suddenly tilted forward, its pair of hooked jaws opening wide, and its stinking saliva dripped onto the cliff face, instantly corroding the rocks and sending up puffs of white smoke.

The oppressive feeling was like Mount Tai pressing down, winding its way towards the people who were still climbing the cliff.

The bandits, still on the edge of the cliff, couldn't see what it was, but they felt something huge coming from below, and they hurriedly climbed up in fright.

The bandits who had just climbed to the edge of the cliff were terrified and unable to move their feet, so they could only crawl on the ground with their hands.

Fortunately, there were bandits waiting above to meet them, who pulled Chen Yulou and several pale-faced Xieling brothers up.

"Hey, get up!" They helped Chen Yulou up and were about to ask him a question when the girl in red on the other side called out urgently, "Hurry up!"

"What's going on?" Seeing the leader and the Red Girl looking panicked, the crowd that had gathered around earlier paused, puzzled.

Just then, a brother who was lying on the ground panting had not yet had time to crawl away when the six-winged centipede lunged at him and clamped its mandibles tightly around his waist.

The jawbone pierced the flesh, and fresh blood mixed with emerald green venom instantly seeped out.

The man let out a heart-wrenching scream as his body was violently deformed by the clamps. He thrashed about with his hands and feet, but could not break free.

Within moments, the screams subsided, and the giant centipede flung him violently into the valley's mist, where he fell silent.

This is purely an act of venting anger.

Staring at the huge insect shadow on the rock surface, Li Yue stood where he had been sitting. With a thought, a long sword emitting a faint blue light appeared out of thin air in his palm.

The blade shimmered with light and radiated magical power; it was clearly no ordinary weapon.

"This sword is truly excellent; it's at least a high-grade magic weapon." Li Yue held it in his hand and could feel the pure sword energy contained within it.

"However, the consumption of this Spirit Edge Azure Gang Sword is probably quite high..." he thought to himself.

The higher the grade of a magical artifact, the more spiritual energy it possesses, the more complex its structure, and the higher its maximum power. However, it also requires more magical energy to activate it.

So we need to resolve this as soon as possible!

With this in mind, he continued to look ahead, waiting for the right opportunity, an opportunity to strike and kill.

At this moment, the six-winged centipede had just killed a person, and the blood on its skin made it even more ferocious.

It was surrounded by demonic energy, its limbs flailing wildly, and its whole body was emitting black mist, exuding a ferocious aura!

Luo Laowai's pupils constricted sharply, and he exclaimed in shock, "Damn it! What the hell is this thing? It's become a spirit!"

He raised his hand, pulled out his Mauser pistol, and fired repeatedly.

The surrounding bandits, as well as the soldiers from the engineering battalion and pistol company, all carried guns. They reacted quickly and opened fire with their rifles and machine guns, raining bullets down on the six-winged centipede.

The giant creature was forced to retreat step by step, letting out hoarse and angry roars.

The six-winged centipede's back armor was as hard as iron, and each segment of its body gleamed with a cold luster.

When a bullet hits it, it only sparks a few points and leaves at most a shallow mark.

The bullets in front of it caused it some dull pain, but the six-winged centipede, blinded by rage, was not about to give up.

Its countless offspring were burned to death in the underground palace. At this moment, it poured all its malevolent energy onto the crowd, its body winding and climbing, about to plunge to the top of the cliff.

The six-winged centipede emitted a sharp hiss, its body stretching higher and higher, its antennae and claws moving as it scratched at the ground.

Suddenly, a thick green poisonous mist spewed from its mouthparts, instantly withering the vegetation in its wake, and emitting a suffocating stench.

The group of thieves in the foreground were all infected with the deadly poison. Their skin was oozing pus, their legs were twitching, and their eyes were glazed over. They were clearly on the verge of death.

After Luo Laowai's sappers finished firing a volley of bullets, they saw that the behemoth was almost unharmed, not only more powerful, but also able to spit out highly toxic substances.

They were immediately terrified and fled in panic, dropping their guns.

Upon seeing this, the supervising team immediately opened fire on the deserters, but they could not stop the morale from crumbling.

Faced with this highly poisonous behemoth, everyone would be terrified and could only retreat and evacuate.

Only Li Yue remained hidden beside a blue stone on the cliff, his eyes fixed on the ever-rising six-winged centipede, waiting for the best opportunity.

Seeing that the giant centipede was completely enraged by the gunshots and the crowd, it disregarded the danger and stretched most of its body up the cliff, leaving only a tail in the valley.

This is the moment!

Li Yue drew his green sword and simultaneously formed a hand seal with his fingertips.

The longsword shone with a bright blue light and flew straight forward, hovering above the spine of the six-winged centipede in the center of its six short wings.

"go!"

He let out a low shout and used his mind to drive the longsword, thrusting it fiercely towards the centipede's spine!

Sensing the danger, the six-winged centipede tried to dodge, and its more than one hundred legs began to retreat.

However, his massive body had limited mobility, and he was pierced through by the longsword in an instant.

It hissed and struggled wildly, trying to shake off the longsword.

Li Yue frowned and used all his magical power to pin him to the spot.

Considering that he was only at the third level of Qi Refining and his magical power was weak, he knew that if the stalemate continued, the enemy would escape.

Without hesitation, he leaped up and landed on the six-winged centipede's carcass.

The giant centipede noticed another person behind it and panicked. It twisted its body and began to roll and shake violently, sending rocks flying everywhere.

Li Yue was secretly alarmed. If he were to be thrown away by this behemoth, even with magical protection, he would surely be seriously injured.

He gripped the sword hilt tightly with both hands, mustered all his strength, and slashed down hard along the centipede's spine!

Its body, as hard as black iron, cracked open under this sword strike.