Li Qing changed directions several times in a row, but there were Spirit Beasts in every direction, and the moment they sensed his aura, they charged towards him without hesitation.
Night had just fallen, and he had already experienced the terror of Death Canyon.
The Spirit Beasts here acted as if they hadn't seen a Spirit Master in eight lifetimes; the moment they sensed his aura, they became excited and all actively initiated attacks.
While this situation also occurred in other Spirit Beast forests, it was definitely not this exaggerated.
Even if Spirit Beasts in other Spirit Beast forests actively attacked humans, they wouldn't be this crazy; even ten-year-level Spirit Beasts dared to charge at him.
Training?
If this continued, it wasn't training at all, but clearly a struggle for survival.
Li Qing successfully got rid of most of the Spirit Beasts chasing him by instigating fights between different Spirit Beasts, but a group of nameless bats constantly lingered behind him.
Just as Li Qing was wondering whether to test their strength.
An unexpected change occurred.
The group of bats that had been hanging tightly behind him suddenly stopped in unison, no longer daring to pursue, as if there was something terrifying ahead.
"Damn!"
Seeing this, Li Qing's expression changed drastically, and he turned around without hesitation to kill the group of bats.
Whatever could make them feel fear must be a more powerful Spirit Beast; rather than facing the unknown, it was better to test their strength and carve out a bloody path.
However, before Li Qing could get close, the group of bats suddenly scattered.
"Third Spirit Ability, Death Barrier!"
Li Qing's third spirit ring suddenly lit up, but instead of covering the enemy, he enclosed himself within it.
The Death Barrier had considerable strength; covering the enemy could temporarily control them, while covering himself could form a temporary protective shield.
It was considered a Spirit Ability that combined offense and defense.
"Bang!"
Almost the instant he was covered by the Death Barrier, a black energy spear, completely merged with the darkness, violently struck the barrier, unleashing a huge roar.
The energy spear was powerful, directly piercing cracks into the Death Barrier.
At this moment, Li Qing had no mind to pay attention to the barrier's condition; his eyes were fixed on the figure walking out of the darkness, his pupils contracting violently.
"What the hell is that?"
He had thought that whatever scared those bats should be a powerful Spirit Beast, but what walked out was a person, a Spirit Master at the Spirit Emperor level.
Two yellow, two purple, two black were his spirit ring configuration, and a black long spear was his Spirit.
What Li Qing found most unbelievable was that the figure was like dry bones, resembling a zombie he had seen in his past life, and there was no vitality on its body.
There was only a strong aura of death.
"Are you dead or alive?"
While remaining vigilant of the other party, Li Qing asked, somewhat unable to believe that creatures like zombies could exist in this World.
"Heh heh!"
The person twisted his neck and said with interest, "One yellow, one purple, two black. In just six years, has the outside World developed to such an outrageous extent?"
"Phew!"
Seeing him speak, Li Qing couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
It's good that he's alive.
He was genuinely afraid that the other party was a creature like a zombie, because that was somewhat beyond his understanding of the Douluo Continent, and the unknown was often the greatest source of fear.
However, he was still somewhat puzzled as to how this guy became like this.
"From what you're saying, you've been in this canyon for six years? Could it be that your ghastly appearance is because you've stayed in this cursed place for too long?"
Li Qing was not in a hurry to act.
He felt that the other party's zombie-like state might be related to the aura of death in Death Canyon. It didn't seem reasonable that there was no information about this circulating in the outside World.
It couldn't be that no one else had ever encountered such an existence besides him, right?
"Ghastly appearance?"
"Hahahaha!"
Hearing Li Qing's words, the person burst into loud laughter. Although only a layer of dead skin remained on his face, Li Qing could still see contempt in his dead-fish-like eyes.
"How could an immortal body be understood by a fool like you?"
Li Qing: "???"
What the hell?
Isn't this the fantasy floor tile Douluo Continent? How did immortal bodies suddenly appear? Someone who didn't know better would think he was in a cultivation World.
Following his words, Li Qing asked, "So, this is the price of immortality?"
"Oh?"
Hearing Li Qing's words, the person let out a slightly surprised sound.
"You little fellow actually have some insight."
Li Qing: "..."
The person smiled and said, "Compared to what I gained, this skin suit is not much of a price. If it were you, you would also make the same choice as me."
Li Qing said, "Elaborate."
He strongly suspected that there was a Divinity's inheritance in Death Canyon, because the other party's ghastly appearance was not much different from the degenerates described in Slaughter City in the original work.
"Hahahaha..."
The zombie guy laughed non-stop. While laughing, his figure suddenly shot out, holding the black long spear and thrusting straight towards Li Qing.
"Damn, this sly one."
Li Qing spread his wings, soared straight into the sky, and instantly injected spirit power into his first spirit ring.
"Whoosh!"
The pitch-black Underworld Fire turned into a long dragon, striking directly at the zombie guy.
"Insignificant trick!"
The zombie guy sneered. As his spirit power surged, his torso bone lit up, and a pair of black energy wings actually condensed behind him. Then he spiraled upwards, directly meeting Li Qing's Underworld Fire.
He appeared reckless, but was actually careful within his roughness.
As he spiraled upwards, dark energy gathered around him, forming a conical barrier, protecting him like a small inverted tornado.
"Self-created Spirit Ability?"
None of the opponent's spirit rings lit up; he only used a skill that seemed like a flying Spirit Bone ability. That dark spiral could only be his self-created Spirit Ability.
He hadn't expected this zombie guy to be a genius.
Although Underworld Fire was strong, it was useless if it couldn't hit the person. Moreover, Li Qing even doubted if the Underworld Fire could burn him if it landed on him, because the other party truly had no life force at all.
Watching the Underworld Fire being diverted by his black energy spiral, Li Qing could only retreat and create distance.
The zombie guy's dark spiral dissipated, and he spread his wings and continued to attack Li Qing with his spear. Although his speed was fast, it wasn't quite enough when facing Li Qing.
"Second Spirit Ability, Death Qi Erosion!"
Wisps of death qi peeled away from Li Qing, spreading across the surrounding ten meters almost instantly, then exploding violently to form a spherical poisonous mist centered around Li Qing.
The attacking zombie guy just happened to charge into it.
"What is this?"
The zombie guy felt the death qi frantically drilling into his body and was not surprised but instead delighted, like a long-starving vagrant who suddenly saw a luxurious feast.
"Wait!"
The zombie guy's expression suddenly changed, because although the energy flooding into his body felt roughly the same as the energy he usually absorbed, there was an essential difference.
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I've caught up with the original author's release schedule. He usually uploads 2 chapters daily, and I'll translate and upload them the same day. If there's no update, then there won't be a new chapter it all depends on the author's release.