Chapter 544 - The Swamp of Despair (2)

Chapter 543

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Crash!!!

The loud sound of something crashing to the ground broke the silence in the area where the mist is the thickest.

Roar!!!

A loud roar of a beast cried out as a huge figure jumps to the air. This beast looks like a wolf with a tail of a scorpion. It is a well-known dangerous beast in these parts of the valley. It is said that these kinds of beasts are the cause of most of the fatalities in teams that enter this area.

And right now, Shin Jiao is facing such a strong opponent.

And what baffled Shin Jiao is the strength of such a creature. It is actually a level 6 beast king.

Due to recklessness, he was struck to the side of the swamp by its strong tail.

"Damn it… this bastard is too cunning to feint weakness… Haha…" Shin Jiao chuckled as he picks himself up from the muddy ground where a small crater appears.

He didn't even bother with the wolf-like creature with a scorpion tail as he looks at his muddy appearance.

When the wolf's tail suddenly strikes towards Shin Jiao's face, he immediately lifted his hand and grabs that sharp-pointed needle at the end of its tail. Then with a simple squeeze, a cracking sound can be heard and like a porcelain base breaking, the tail of the wolf erupted with a puddle of greenish poisonous goo splattering on Shin Jiao's face.

A sneer can be seen on the wolf's face which is combined with a pained expression.

However, what baffled the creature is the reaction of the human.

This is because, Shin Jiao actually closes his eyes and as if tasting something good, a smile crept on his poison goo filled face instead of a scream of despair.

Then the wolf-like creature saw something that made it slowly backs away. The poison goo on Shin Jiao's face quickly disappears as if being absorbed by his skin.

"Haha… that was a very terrifying toxic. I have to thank you for making my poison essence rose to another level. Haha… with that, it actually reached the level of my physique. Hehe… Hahaha…" Shin Jiao muttered to himself.

Although a little baffled, the wolf-like beast now felt a dangerous aura coming out of the young human's body. It actually felt fear as its fur stood up on end.

But before it would move, Shin Jiao waves his hand and a small pistol appears on his hand. With a quick squeeze of its trigger, he fired four shots.

Ping! Ping! Ping! Ping!

The four bullets covered with Qi actually didn't penetrate the beast's fur. And from the sound of the collision, it's like every single fur of the wolf-like beast is made of steel.

"Hmm… I need to upgrade my weapons and gears." He muttered as he saw the wolf running away.

However, how could he let a 6th level beast king escape?

He has already gauged the strength of the beast and knew that he is able to subdue it with some effort. And so Shin Jiao took out his dark katana and suddenly channeled his strength on his leg. With a single bound, he flew to the air with a blur and appears near the beast.

The appearance of the human startled the beast and quickly swings its black tail.

Seeing the incoming tail, Shin Jiao twisted his body in the air and with a tap of his hand dodges the tail and his figure ended up at the top of the beast's figure.

Feeling the human behind it, it wanted to jump to the ground, but it was too late.

Chrrrick!!!

The sound of the katana's blade cutting through the strong skin and fur of the wolf can be heard. And then the head of the beast fell to the ground along with its body stumbling lifelessly.

Without another word, Shin Jiao didn't hesitate to absorb the 6th level beast in his ring.

"Next…" Shin Jiao muttered as his gaze went towards that figure standing not too far away.

With a black hood covering the figure's face, Shin Jiao could not see who that person is. Even after using his absolute sense, he could only see a blur. But he has a strong feeling that the person is watching him. And what baffled Shin Jiao is the accurate distance that the person is able to observe him.

Shin Jiao can already observe anything within a 7 km radius using his absolute sense. And just outside of that boundary, that person would stand and also observe him using an unknown skill.

As he chases after the figure, Shin Jiao faces against monsters that are 6th level. He could not understand how the outer part of the valley has such strong monsters?

But he didn't give up and continuously chases after that person.

Not long later, after battling more than ten monsters, he found himself in front of a garden. The plot is around half a hectare and is filled with different kinds of both medicinal and poisonous herbs. This made Shin Jiao feel amazed at the scene in front of him.

When he reached the wooden gate of the garden, he saw a courtyard in the middle, and on the entrance of that courtyard stood the person wearing a black hooded cloak.

When their eyes met, the person took off the hood and looks at Shin Jiao with a serious expression.

What he saw is an old man with light gray hair and beard. But Shin Jiao saw the aura enveloping the old man. It was actually a thick dark Qi.

"Is he the person? Is he the one who took Susan Tang along with that person who looks like me?" Shin Jiao said with a frown.

As he walks inside, the old man has already taken off his cloak and calmly sits on the chair which suddenly materialized out of nowhere.

"You look like him, but have different temperament… Interesting." The old man said as he gesture for Shin Jiao to take the seat next to him.

"I'm guessing that you are looking for that person, right?" the old man asked.

"No… I'm not looking for him. I am looking for the person he took from me."

"Ah… I guess his true self is already showing. Sigh… this old man is already muddle-headed and has helped someone whom I should not have."

When Shin Jiao heard the old man's words, he immediately went on guard. Though it didn't show, he has already gathered enough Qi in his arms.

Then the old man looks at the sky and began his tale.

More than 10 years ago, he met a young man who accidentally entered the Dark Omen Valley. He saw desperation, anger, and unwillingness in the young man's face. His low spirit but an unwillingness to die touched the old man.

And so he followed that person secretly as he desperately struggles to enter the valley.

However, due to the miasma in the air, the young man didn't last that long and soon succ.u.mb to the poison in the air. However, after a few days, the young man still struggled to live. This made the old man astonished and decided to intervene.

He rescued the young man and learned that he is called Shin Jiao.

After the young man recovers, he bade farewell to the old man and decided to continue to venture deeper. And the old man discovers that the young man thirst for power. And the reason for this according to the young man is for him to rescue the woman he loves and take back his true place in the world which was taken from him.

Touch by that Shin Jiao's words and true emotion, the old man gave him some pills and a general direction. That is the only help he can offer. It is the young man's fate if he can survive the journey to that place or not.

He thought that if such a young person with an unbreakable will could obtain the power sleeping inside the Dark Omen Valley, then the darkness within could be overcome.

The old man saw himself on the young man's flight, that's why he pities him and offer such help.

After a few years have passed, the old man felt it. The darkness in him is actually excited and is celebrating. This is the reason why he knew that the young man was successful. But then, the young man named Shin Jiao didn't appear in this from then on.

And now after a few years have passed, the old man accidentally saw the same young man with the same face appear.

However, the young man didn't cultivate darkness Qi. In fact, it is the opposite, and what made the old man astonished is the divine sense that the young man is using. If he does not hold such a power that he has right now, he might have not felt that divine sense.

And now he is already near the young man with a different identity and power deep inside him.

After telling the story, the old man turns his gaze towards Shin Jiao and asked.

"What is your name, young lad?"

Shin Jiao hesitated for a moment. He wanted to say his fake name, but deep in his heart, he knew that he needed the old man to understand his enemy. So he decided to just tell the old man his name.

"I am called Shin Jiao. The same name as the young man you've met before."

"Yes… I guess so… but… it seems that a part of your memory is sealed. I wonder why that is?" The old man said with a scrunched forehead.

"Fate is playing a cruel game by facing two people with the same face but different destiny, one of the darkness and one of light. I wonder who would win?" the old man muttered.

Shin Jiao didn't react and just listen on the side. But then both of their attention was suddenly interrupted by a loud rumbling from the horizon.

"Hmm... someone is expecting you." the old man said while brushing his light gray beard.