Traversing countless worlds from the primordial era

Chapter 5 The Demon-Binding Net Displays its Power (Please recommend and add to your favorites!)

"Demon-Binding Net!" Lei Ming cast out the Demon-Binding Net, instantly binding the Azure Wolf. The ferocious Azure Wolf seemed to lose all its strength, tightly bound by the Demon-Binding Net.

Ignoring everything else, Lei Ming launched a barrage of punches and kicks. The wolf, suppressed by the Demon-Binding Net, had no chance to fight back and was beaten to death by Lei Ming.

Lei Ming threw hundreds of punches before stopping. Looking at the blood and flesh in the net, he couldn't help but shed tears of sorrow.

Li Meng died, and more than 200 of his tribesmen also died.

Suddenly, dark clouds filled the sky, and a heavy rain began to fall. Ku Yuan arrived with the injured Shi Guan. The two looked at the blood all over the ground and remained silent.

The heavy rain came quickly and went quickly. When the rain stopped, other tribesmen came and carried the bodies of the deceased tribesmen back to the tribe for burial.

"Go back, Thunder," Shi Guan said.

Lei Ming nodded silently, and he personally carried Li Meng's corpse on his back.

Just as Canglang died, Laozi on Shouyang Mountain sensed it. He was somewhat surprised that the chess pieces he had casually arranged had failed.

After a moment's hesitation, Laozi flicked his finger at the Yin-Yang Dust Array, and the array began absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy across the primordial continent. The demon race was extremely sensitive to the flow of spiritual energy, and soon some demonic beasts were drawn in. They entered the Yin-Yang Dust Array and never emerged again.

Lei Ming was deeply saddened by Li Meng's death. He stopped inventing other tools and spent his days in seclusion on the mountain, practicing Tai Chi. His understanding of Tai Chi deepened, reaching a level of complete mastery. One day, as Lei Ming practiced Tai Chi at sunrise, a cool current flowed into his body, and he felt energy flowing within him.

"Have I broken through?" Lei Ming was a little incredulous. He tried it again and found that he could actually absorb spiritual energy from heaven and earth.

"Refining essence into qi!" Lei Ming was certain that he had indeed embarked on the path of cultivation.

Two thousand miles from Qingyu Mountain, the precipitous peaks stretch endlessly. On the steepest peak, a centipede over 200 zhang long breathes spiritual energy into the starry sky. Twelve stars in the sky project stellar power onto it, which is absorbed by the twelve spots on its back. As the stellar power enters its body, the centipede's aura grows stronger and stronger.

Suddenly, the centipede stood up and hissed at the distance. On Qingyu Mountain, Shi Guan, whose injuries had mostly healed, frowned.

"The Twelve-Star Centipede is almost recovered!" Shi Guan said softly, with Ku Yuan beside him. Upon hearing Shi Guan's words, Ku Yuan's aged face showed worry.

Shi Guan sighed, "The Twelve-Star Centipede is extremely vengeful; it will definitely not let us off the hook. The ancestral land still hasn't sent anyone, so something must have gone wrong. This time, we'll have to face the Twelve-Star Centipede alone. Go and call Lei Ming."

Ku Yuan summoned Lei Ming, and Shi Guan told him about the Twelve Star Centipedes.

"The Twelve-Star Centipede recovers faster than I do. If it fully recovers, I'm afraid I won't be its match. So this time, I'll take the initiative!" Shi Guan looked at Ku Yuan and Lei Ming. "The tribe's situation is extremely dangerous right now. In recent months, the number of demonic beasts around the tribe has been increasing, and the casualties among our people have been growing. Of those who founded the Qingyu Mountain tribe with me, only the two of you remain. If I go, I'm afraid I won't be able to return. The best outcome would be to perish together with the Twelve-Star Centipede. Even if that's not possible, I will try my best to severely injure it and buy you time. If you have the chance, you two should lead the rest of the tribe back to our ancestral land."

"Chief, can't we return to our ancestral land now?" Ku Yuan asked.

Shi Guan shook his head: "The Twelve-Star Centipede is a demon king. If we can't defeat it, none of us will be able to leave."

After handing over the affairs of the tribe, Shi Guan left alone. All three knew that Shi Guan's journey was fraught with danger, but he went anyway.

"It's a pity the leader can't use this Demon-Binding Net, otherwise we would have a better chance." Watching Shi Guan leave, Lei Ming felt even more anxious. He felt as if a large net was covering Qingyu Mountain.

After Shi Guan left, Lei Ming gathered all the tribespeople together and forbade them from going out. The tribe's previous food reserves were enough to feed them for a while.

Two days later, Lei Ming sensed a powerful force erupting in the distance; he knew it was Shi Guan battling the Twelve Star Centipedes. The turmoil lasted for three full days before finally dissipating.

"The leader hasn't returned yet." Lei Ming and Ku Yuan stood on Qingyu Mountain, looking into the distance. Five days had passed since the battle ended, and Shi Guan still hadn't returned.

"Prepare to leave Qingyu Mountain and return to the ancestral land of the human race!" Lei Ming said.

Ku Yuan shook his head with a wry smile: "The tribe is surrounded by demonic beasts now. If we leave with our strength, we will be hunted down by them immediately."

"Do you have any other ideas?" Lei Ming retorted. "We'll die whether we run or not, so we have to try."

"Okay!" Ku Yuan gritted his teeth and agreed.

The battle between Shi Guan and the Twelve-Star Centipede ended; Shi Guan died on the spot, while the Twelve-Star Centipede was severely injured. The battle terrified the other demonic beasts, who scattered in all directions, some fleeing towards Qingyu Mountain.

Although Leiming had sent his people to hide in the caves, the demon beasts still managed to smell the scent of humans.

Lei Ming and Ku Yuan decided to leave Qingyu Mountain, and the entire tribe began preparations. Just then, the earth began to tremble slightly.

Lei Ming's expression changed, and he hurriedly descended the mountain. He saw a blood-red figure approaching the tribe. As the figure drew closer, he realized it was a gigantic demonic beast, the Bloodfanged Porcupine.

"Oops!"

The Bloodfang Porcupine has a very keen sense of smell and is extremely greedy. It caught the scent of humans and immediately rushed over. The Bloodfang Porcupine is over ten meters long and seven or eight meters tall; when it runs, the ground trembles.

As the Bloodfang Porcupine drew closer, Lei Ming quickly considered his options.

"We absolutely cannot let the Bloodfang Porcupines get up the mountain!" Lei Ming gritted his teeth and faced the Bloodfang Porcupines alone.

The Bloodfanged Porcupine had already caught the scent of thunder and immediately quickened its pace. Its two blood-red tusks smashed through the trees blocking its path, their sharp edges snapping in two.

This time, Lei Ming was not reckless. When he was still 30 meters away from the Bloodfang Boar, he summoned the Demon-Binding Net.

The demon-binding net was cast, binding the Bloodfang Boar, which collapsed to the ground with a thud. Lei Ming took out a saw from his waist; the saw had been sharpened to resemble a short sword, its tip extremely sharp.

Lei Ming used a saw to stab the Bloodfang Porcupine, but the saw, which had been tainted by merit, couldn't even pierce the Bloodfang Porcupine's fur.

"This beast's defenses are too strong."

Lei Ming immediately searched for the Bloodfang Boar's weak point, this time aiming the saw at its eyes. The eyes were the Bloodfang Boar's weakest point, and the saw pierced through easily, causing the Bloodfang Boar to bleed profusely.

"Ouch!" The Bloodfang Porcupine howled in pain, rolling around on the ground. Lei Ming immediately dodged and tightened the Demon-Binding Net. To Lei Ming's surprise, the Demon-Binding Net could no longer suppress the Bloodfang Porcupine. After a violent struggle, the Bloodfang Porcupine actually broke free of the net.

Lei Ming quickly retracted the demon-binding net and fled into the distance, knowing he was no match for the Bloodfang Porcupine.

The Bloodfanged Porcupine, wounded by Thunder, has memorized his scent and will chase after him wherever he flees.

Lei Ming knew very well that demonic beasts were all brutal and held grudges. He just wanted to get away from Qingyu Mountain and lead the Bloodfang Porcupines to other places.

The Bloodfanged Porcupine was much faster than Lei Ming, but less agile, so Lei Ming constantly took detours, narrowly avoiding it several times. Once the Bloodfanged Porcupine got close, Lei Ming would unleash his Demon-Binding Net. The net couldn't completely restrain the porcupine, but it could catch it. Once the porcupine fell to the ground, Lei Ming would retract the net and continue his escape.

The Bloodfang Porcupine relentlessly pursued Lei Ming. The two ran through the forest, and after half a day, Lei Ming's strength was almost exhausted, while the Bloodfang Porcupine was completely unharmed.

"No!" Lei Ming found a cave and crawled inside. The cave was only a little over three meters high, but the space inside was vast. The Bloodfang Porcupine also plunged in, smashing the entrance to pieces. At the same time, a stench wafted from the cave, and a giant python slithered out.

With a giant python in front and a blood-fanged porcupine behind, Lei Ming was suddenly in a desperate situation.

(End of this chapter)