Chapter 85 Thirty-three days of wandering between life and death
Chapter 85 Thirty-three days of wandering about life and death
tenth day.
As usual, a man was captured, and he was also a practitioner who had not learned how to crawl snakes. Some people were shaken, and it was difficult for them to decide whether to stick to their dignity or live in humiliation.
Zhang Ke thought that the day would pass like the previous few days, and he was exercising.
Suddenly, a stream of viscous blood poured down from the mouth of the jar, just like the water that had been poured into it, forming a waterfall-like scale.
The ground was soaked with blood from an unknown creature, and then accumulated to form a blood pool.
The blood pool keeps rising, and everyone is kept in it like fish.
Nothing could be seen in the blood.
Zhang Ke understood that this was the food given by the big snake, and the blood contained terrifying power. After just a few sips, his body had become swollen, as if it was about to explode.
Everyone has no choice but to survive in the blood pool.
When you can't hold your breath, you can only drink some blood. Everyone's physical strength is increasing rapidly.
Zhang Ke, Qi Ge, and Fan Caili were washed away by the blood when the blood pool was formed and could not open their eyes. The blood would blind them.
Everyone's feet can leave the ground, but they can only swim in the blood pool, and at most their heads are exposed.
Zhang Ke insisted on still exercising in the blood pool.
Every few days new practitioners are thrown into the jar.
But he is still alive. He uses his own efforts to tell others that as long as they don't give up, they will have a chance.
Every few days, the blood of other creatures and various elixirs, spiritual water, stone milk, and even ores are thrown in.
Everyone's clothes were eroded away, and Zhang Ke's space pocket was eroded and disappeared after a few days.
His body was constantly being damaged and then repaired, and his senses were several times more sensitive than others, which resulted in him enduring extreme pain all the time. He gritted his teeth and persevered.
That day, he heard Qi Ge exclaiming not far away. He closed his eyes and swam along the sound, but did not find Qi Ge.
Opening his eyes resolutely, he felt as if his eyeballs were being pierced by thousands of needles, and he couldn't help but scream.
His eyes were filled with red, and he vaguely saw Qi Ge being grabbed by another person not far away, and the two were fighting.
Zhang Ke closed his eyes and lunged forward, reaching the two of them and punching one of them on the head.
He recognized this as the practitioner with bad intentions when he was first put into the jar.
What is the concept of the power of ten people? At this time, when everyone is an ordinary person, Zhang Ke is enough to crush everyone.
The man screamed, twisted his body, and hid in the blood pool, just like a fish, which showed that he had excellent water properties.
After the shock subsided, Qi Ge thanked Zhang Ke repeatedly.
Because everyone's clothes were damaged at this time, as the blood surged in the blood pool, Qi Ge's exposed body caught Zhang Ke's eyes from time to time.
Zhang Ke didn't want to look too much, so he said hello and walked away.
Due to the side effects of the magical power of "Yangshen", his senses are more fragile than those of ordinary practitioners, which also causes his eyes to be greatly damaged after being eroded by the blood in the blood pool.
Endless pain came from his eyes, but he persisted, and his eyes were almost damaged.
His vision became blurred. In this extreme situation, Zhang Ke did not lose his fighting spirit and endured pain every day.
He gritted his teeth and worked hard to exercise, looking for that glimmer of hope.
He controls the body, hands, feet, mouth and even hair, and all parts of the body are moving.
Time passed bit by bit.
Day seventeen.
The number of practitioners in the blood pool in the jar is always around a hundred.
Zhang Ke doesn't know how many people have been replaced among them, and he doesn't know if Qi Ge and Fan Caili are still alive.
Just struggling with all his strength, he felt like people like him were being melted.
The body is constantly stimulated and strengthened by various elixirs, blood, and minerals.
Practitioners who are not strong enough to withstand the smelting will be eaten by big snakes.
Practitioners who have survived the smelting and whose bodies have been strengthened will also be eaten by the big snake.
A paradox formed.
Zhang Ke was a little scared. He could clearly feel that his body was strong and changing every day. This change was visible to the naked eye.
I don’t know if other people are like this, but it’s a perfect fusion of Baiyang Stone Carvings and the “Nine-Character Mantra”.
Zhang Ke's body seemed to have become a bottomless pit, absorbing nutrients all the time. The body was constantly broken and then repaired, squeezing out the last trace of potential.
Whenever he felt that his body was about to explode, there would always be wisps of "pure and turbid" energy flowing into his body to maintain the integrity of the genetic chain.
He persisted like this. Since he couldn't practice, he repeatedly deduced the talismans in his mind.
One hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred runes flashed through my mind one by one. They were like countless building blocks with different structures, freely combined in my mind.
He remembered the natal talisman "Ruyi Talisman Rubik's Cube", and it had been a long time since he had deduced the talisman.
Maybe it's a moment, maybe it's a year.
In short, he felt that after a long time, he once again felt that his life was about to end.
Because the body is getting stronger and stronger, every time the snake eats, it can always feel its increasingly urgent mood.
The sound of swallowing saliva became more frequent, knowing that the big snake was also controlling it, waiting for the delicious food to mature.
Zhang Ke slowed down his physical training and even deliberately performed the training incorrectly, causing himself injuries.
The injuries grew and healed, and his body got more exercise.
"Break and then stand!"
This thought flashed across my mind. I had no choice but to persevere. As long as I was still alive, I would persevere.
Thirty-three days.
Zhang Ke was lying down at the bottom of the blood pool, even if he could avoid the big snake's eyes and make it forget about him for a moment.
Although he also knew that it was of no use, it would be nice if he tried hard.
Suddenly, the jar shook violently.
When your heart moves, go upstream, no matter what it is, as long as there is a change.
Poking their heads out of the lake, some people who felt the change also raised their heads expectantly.
After looking around a few times, I found that my vision was almost lost, my eyes were blood red, and I could only vaguely see figures moving around me.
"Sing together!"
"Fan Caili!"
He shouted twice, Qi Ge agreed not far away, but Fan Caili disappeared.
Qi Ge swam in front of Zhang Ke, and when he got closer, Zhang Ke could see vaguely clearly.
Qi Ge's appearance changed. His skin became crystal clear, his facial features became more refined, there was a curved red vertical line between his eyebrows, and his hair also turned red.
Qi Ge's eyes moved and he saw Zhang Ke's narrowed eyes, and the two looked at each other.
"What's wrong with your eyes?"
Zhang Ke did not explain that he had damaged his eyes while trying to save her, but said calmly:
"Injured by the blood pool!"
Zhang Ke could vaguely see the tired struggle in Qi Ge's eyes, somewhere between giving up and persevering.
He quietly reached out his hand under the lake and stopped moving when he was almost close to Qi Ge's body.
A few seconds later, a small hand was handed over, covering Zhang Ke's hand, grabbing it, holding it tightly, and not moving.
"Alas~~~~!"
Qi Ge let out a long sigh, turned around, and swam behind Zhang Ke.
He hugged Zhang Ke's body with both hands and murmured in a low voice: "Don't look back!"
Feel the skin-to-skin contact behind you without any hindrance.
Zhang Ke was surprisingly not impulsive, but felt a little pity in his heart.
He remained motionless, and the two of them leaned on each other in the pool of blood.
The jar kept shaking, and everyone's eyes lit up, looking forward to the change.
Suddenly, a big hand with a millstone stretched out and grabbed two people out one after another.
The sound of screaming and chewing came in, and everyone looked desperate. Perhaps, the last moment was coming.
The body behind him was trembling, and Zhang Ke could feel the fear, because he was the same.
A few hours passed and the tremors continued.
People were arrested from time to time until only Zhang Ke and Qi Ge were left.
Qi Ge collapsed. She cried and screamed, tearing and biting Zhang Ke's body with her hands.
He just suffered all this silently, without any comfort, because it was meaningless.
Qi Ge suddenly calmed down and said: "I'm going to die soon, and I still don't know what a man is!"
Zhang Ke was stunned and grabbed it heavily with one hand.
He couldn't help but let out an "ouch" and almost shed tears from the pain.
He bent down and was about to speak when the big snake's hand came in again.
Zhang Ke let out a long sigh, gritted his teeth, widened his eyes, opened his hands, and stood tremblingly in front of Qi Ge, waiting for the end of his life.
Qi Ge didn't give in, he just looked at the man who hadn't said a few words.
At this moment, she felt unprecedentedly safe. She closed her eyes, hugged Zhang Ke, and waited.
He grabbed the two of them with his big hands and left the jar.
With a flash of light, Zhang Kezhong saw the sky again, and a 6-armed snake could be seen vaguely in the blood.
A woman's face is as gorgeous as a peach and plum, with a head full of green hair, with snake heads spitting out letters at the ends of the hair, flying above the head.
The peaks and ridges of the chest are exposed without any cover, six arms are arranged on both sides of the waist, and a snake tail is curled up. It is much smaller than before, only about three feet tall.
At this time, he was hanging high in the air, with two people blocking him in front of him and behind him.
"Let him go!"
Zhang Ke tried hard to open his blurry eyes, and when he heard the familiar voice, tears burst into his eyes.
True Lord Xinghe was in front, True Lord Tianya was behind, blocking the six-armed snake witch in mid-air. Seeing his appearance, True Lord Xinghe seemed to be relieved and said sternly:
"Let him go!"
The snake witch made two voices that were difficult to distinguish between male and female: "Is it because of him that you two are chasing me?"
True Lord Xinghe said nothing and just stared at her.
The snake witch was very confused and asked: "Who is he to you?"
True Lord Xinghe said: "Disciple of the sect!"
The snake witch understood what he meant, which meant that there was no other relationship.
"Giggle" and smile: "Give him to me and you will gain my friendship!"
True Lord Xinghe shook his head and said firmly: "Let him go!"
The snake witch stretched out her hands to hold Zhang Ke and Qige tightly, brought them to her mouth, and spat out the letter.
When I put it on Zhang Ke's face, the skin and flesh on his face immediately tore apart, and he tasted the flesh and blood, and the uncontrollable deliciousness hit his taste buds.
"Gulu~!"
Swallowing, she couldn't resist the instinctive drive and was about to put Zhang Ke into her mouth and eat it. She believed that no one could stop her at this moment.
The True Lord Xinghe in front of him said word by word: "As long as you dare! One of you and I will die today!"
The snake witch felt the decisiveness, and she believed in the promise made by a true king.
Their expressions became solemn, and they suppressed their instincts, seeing that both of them were ready for a fight to the death.
He said angrily: "I'm just a sect disciple! Is it worth it?"
True Lord Xinghe and True Lord Tianya did not speak, but only used actions to prove their determination.
"Three flowers" began to appear on the tops of their heads!
In the sky, muffled thunder sounded!
The snake witch screamed in frustration, raised her hand and threw the two of them out, throwing them towards the ground as fast as fire.
Tianya Zhenjun disappeared in the air, and when he reappeared, the two of them were already wrapped up.
A random piece of clothing wrapped Qi Ge and threw her to the ground.
With such sharp eyesight, he could see the roots of Qi Ge's "Lianyun Dao Sect" at a glance. Although he didn't want to bully the younger ones, he didn't want to think that he would look good.
The snake witch disappeared without a trace, and True Lord Xinghe also flew over.
The two of them looked at Zhang Ke with smiles. Zhang Ke blushed and covered his lower body with his hands, his eyes dim with tears, and choked with sobs: "Thank you two ancestors for the rescue!"
True Lord Tianya glanced at him: "Hey! He's not young yet!"
Zhang Ke blushed in embarrassment.
True Lord Xinghe smiled gently: "Even if other disciples are in danger, the sect will rescue them. It doesn't have to be like this!"
After a pause, he continued: "Child! Go home!"
Zhang Ke couldn't hold it in anymore and burst into tears.
He was like a helpless and aggrieved child. When he saw his parents, all his grievances seemed to be vented in tears.
He learned that he had persisted in the snake witch's magic weapon for a full thirty-three days. The horror, despair, helplessness and fear brought him to the edge of collapse.
Hesitating between life and death dozens of times, the snake witch looked at him with a salivating expression every day.
And the blood-curdling screams of each picked cultivator when they were eaten.
Because he had not seen that despairing and devastating scene with his own eyes, Zhang Ke could not help but fill in the horrific scene in his mind.
This was even more unbearable than the real scene. Every hair on my head stood up, just waiting helplessly for selection.
She has no ability to resist, and whether she will be eaten or not can only be determined by the snake witch's thoughts.
And such desperate things happen all over again every day when I open my eyes.
Even Zhang Ke himself wondered how he persisted.
Where can I find the courage to look directly at this terrible scene? The physical pain is nothing.
I don't know when Zhang Ke stopped crying and fell asleep tiredly. His body curled up into a ball and his head and face were hidden, as if he was hiding from something.
True Lord Xinghe and True Lord Tianya sighed, knowing that this short period of time might cause irreversible damage to Zhang Ke's soul.
This is extremely detrimental to future growth. Perhaps from now on, this talented disciple will disappear from the crowd like a flash in the pan.
They looked at each other and left with Zhang Ke.
On the ground, Qi Ge looked enviously at Zhang Ke who was retreating in the air. She was actually warning the sect when she was in danger.
It's a pity that no one came to rescue him. He stared at the retreating figure and murmured to himself: "Zhang Ke! Wait for me, you still owe me!"
I don't know what I thought of, and my heart trembled. After a long time, I turned around and left.
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