Chapter 118

Chapter 118: There are Always Honest People

Xu Qing looked down, as if trying to see through the ground in the direction of the resonating fluctuations.

There was a description of the underground of the merfolk race in the jade slip Huang Yan had given him.

Due to the racial characteristics of the merfolk, they had cities in what could be considered two different worlds. One was the world on dry land, composed of cities built with bones or shells on top of their islands.

The merfolk race had an instinctual love of bones. Whether it was fish bones, animal bones, or the bones of other races, merfolk had a strong passion for them. Moreover, the more sinister and evil of an aura that the bones gave off, the more the merfolk liked them.

As for the second world, it was the world underground.

The word “underground” didn’t mean that the cities were built in underground caves or anything. Instead, the buildings were constructed upside down on the reverse side of the islands, completely underwater. The merfolk race’s islands were like floating leaves, with buildings both above and below, staying afloat by some strange force. According to Huang Yan’s jade slip, the underground world of the merfolk could only be described as beautiful.

Apparently, all the buildings down there were constructed out of colorful coral, and there were also many sea anemones covered in barbed tentacles hanging off the coral. As for how exactly it looked, Xu Qing didn’t know.

“Come on, there’s nothing good up here. The entrance is in the fish’s eye socket, let’s go.” The captain called out and ran into the distance. Xu Qing followed, but didn’t get too close. His relationship with the captain was neither good nor bad, and he didn’t hold a great amount of trust in the other party’s words.

Xu Qing had always felt that the captain was a mysterious person and couldn’t figure out his thoughts. Moreover, he instinctively felt a sense of danger coming from the captain. By now, Xu Qing could fight with an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator, but he still felt danger from the captain.

In fact, every time Xu Qing broke through, he would feel that the captain was stronger than him, but not by much. This made him even more vigilant.

Just like that, the two of them sped forward through the fish skeleton city. Their target was the place where the eye socket was. Both the jade slip and the captain had explained that that was the entrance to the underground world.

During this period of time, they saw many Seven Blood Pupils disciples.

These disciples were either speeding through the shadows or exploring the buildings. There were also some who were rummaging through the corpses of merfolk for any hidden spirit stones.

There were even some disciples hiding themselves and launching sneak attacks. Whether it was the merfolk or their fellow sect disciples, they attacked everyone.

Seven Blood Pupils disciples ran through the entire city like a group of wild dogs, hiding and hunting everywhere. However, when they saw Xu Qing and the captain, they all shied away.

It was unknown which one they were afraid of.

“See those guys? Most of them could’ve broken through a long time ago, but they kept suppressing their cultivation all for this day.”

“Their noses are sharper than a dog’s. Goodness… look over there, they won’t even let go of someone’s house. They’re going overboard.” The captain pointed at a spot in the distance where a few disciples were demolishing a building.

This building was quite special, actually being made of spirit shells.

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes. As soon as he looked over, the captain suddenly rushed over to the building. The captain’s cultivation base burst forth, causing the people demolishing the house to back off instantly and quickly run away.

With shining eyes, the captain immediately pulled out a few shells with great dexterity once he arrived.

Xu Qing also went over and joined him, quickly putting away some shells that gave off fluctuations of strong spiritual energy.

“Good stuff, good stuff. Whose house is this? Even just a palm-sized shell is worth at least ten spirit stones.”

Xu Qing didn’t reply to the captain’s words and moved his hands even faster.

Half an incense stick’s worth of time later, by the time the two left, the house had completely vanished.

Along the way, there were many places where buildings had once stood that were similarly empty. Every time the captain saw it, he had a vexed look on his face.

“They’re really going overboard. Those old disciples are so strong, but they still want to stop us kids from making money!” When the captain spoke in dissatisfaction, Xu Qing couldn’t help but look at his face.

The captain looked like he was in his late twenties.

“Hey, what are you looking at? I’m right, aren’t I?” The captain glanced sideways at Xu Qing.

“You’re not a kid. I am.” Xu Qing opened his mouth and spoke for the fourth time since meeting up with the captain.

The captain sighed.

“Vice captain Xu, you should stay quiet in the future. By the way, don’t forget to pay back the five thousand spirit stones you owe me.” With that, the captain started moving faster.

Xu Qing ignored him and continued following in silence. Soon, they approached the fish skull, and when the big hole that represented the eye socket appeared in the distance, they suddenly heard a loud boom in the distance.

A merfolk cultivator suddenly flew into the sky up above the city, but a blue ray light quickly closed in on them from behind, catching up and killing them instantly. As the blue light dissipated, a young man with a flight talisman was revealed. It was the Chosen of the Coast Defense Department, Ding Xiaohai.

Ding Xiaohai’s expression was solemn as he scanned the surroundings for other merfolk. Wherever he passed, merfolk corpses were scattered on the ground behind him. Soon, he found a new target and flew over, killing them in an instant. He didn’t stop to pick anything up unless it was on his way, as if he was worried that he was killing too slowly.

As he killed more and more merfolk, he gradually got closer to Xu Qing and the captain. He didn’t even look at them as he passed by, shooting toward a group of merfolk cultivators in the distance without the slightest pause. He was completely different from the other disciples that Xu Qing had seen along the way!

Others were here to get rich, but he was obviously here for contribution points!

“Good disciple! Xu Qing, you see that? That’s a good disciple of our Seven Blood Pupils!”

“The future of Seven Blood Pupils relies on exactly this sort of disciple.” The captain wore an expression of admiration on his face. When they happened to pass by Ding Xiaohai, the captain even pointed his fingers and clenched his fists, waving them in encouragement and cheering.

“Senior Brother Ding is mighty! Senior Brother Ding, go go go!”

“Senior Brother Din, my Homicide Department’s Black Team Six supports you! Win first place and become a core disciple!”

Ding Xiaohai glanced over at the captain with cold eyes. He continued killing without pause.

Xu Qing could see that this Ding Xiaohai had an obsession, an obsession with being number one. The captain sighed with emotion and whispered to Xu Qing in a low voice.

“Don’t be like him. He’s obviously cultivated so much he turned stupid. What’s so good about being a core disciple? He’s already about to break through to Foundation Establishment anyway. Once he breaks through, he’ll wear a dark purple robe and all the core disciples will have to greet him respectfully. What’s he fighting so hard for? He cares about the sect that much?”

“Everyone has different reasons. No need to judge.” Xu Qing looked at the captain and spoke for the fifth time.

The captain smiled and was about to speak, but his expression suddenly changed. Xu Qing’s expression also changed at that moment, and they both jumped back simultaneously.

Just as they jumped back, the ground where they were before suddenly rumbled, and four pitch-black hands broke out of the soil. Although they grabbed nothing but air, powerful fluctuations radiated out.

The ground exploded, and two figures flew out.

They were dressed in black armor, and their hair was dry and scraggly. Furthermore, their flesh was clearly rotting. Their eyes were red, revealing viciousness and bloodthirst as they rushed toward Xu Qing and the captain.

“Sea corpses!”

“Xu Qing, be careful! These two are sea corpses at the peak of Qi Condensation. Although they aren’t quite Foundation Establishment, the sea corpse race is bizarre. They use heterogeneity to cultivate and their bodies are full of dense heterogeneity, plus they even have deadly corpse poison and powerful physical bodies. Don’t let yourself get injured by them.”

The captain quickly spoke and a long spear appeared in his hand, which was immediately thrust toward the incoming sea corpses.

At the same time, a third sea corpse exploded out of the ground where Ding Xiaohai was, sweeping toward the Chosen with a killing blow.

The fluctuations of spells and sounds of battle immediately broke out as the three disciples battled their opponents separately.

During his fight, Xu Qing became acutely aware of the strangeness of the sea corpse race. Unexpectedly, a punch thrown with all his strength did nothing more than knock his opponent back a few steps, and his dagger was completely ignored despite passing through the opponent’s neck.

Xu Qing had seen many alien races since entering Seven Blood Pupils, but this was the first time he had seen such a bizarre race. Moreover, the corpse poison emanating from the opponent’s body made him very curious.

“I wonder which is more powerful, corpse poison or... *my* poison?”

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