I am just a mortal, why do you all worship me as a saint?

Chapter 539: Perilous Ambush?

Gu Heng decided to first take a stroll around the Sacred Dragon Cave.

He is not afraid of being trapped here.

Because he has the system's "teleportation" function, he can return to the desolate city at any time if he wants to. This place should not be able to trap him, so Gu Heng is even more curious about what is here.

But just in case.

Gu Heng first tested whether the "teleportation" function was affected.

He spent 1,000 points to return directly to the courtyard in the desolate city, and then used another 1,000 points to return to the Holy Dragon Cave.

"Haha, I knew it! This place can't hold me!"

Gu Heng laughed loudly. Since that's the case, he can come and go as he pleases, so completing the test is completely unnecessary for him.

He first walked out of the dense forest, and then saw a strange, solitary mountain in the distance, piercing the sky. For some reason, he felt that the place was definitely worth visiting, and that he might be able to find some information related to this "Sacred Dragon Cave".

Gu Heng's only intention in staying here was to find out if this place had anything to do with Xiao Bai, nothing more.

Whether or not there is a gain in the end, it doesn't matter.

He can come and go at any time.

"Anyway, since we're here, let's scout things out first!"

"Let's go check out that mountain first."

Gu Heng set off immediately, but the saying "looking at a mountain makes your horse run itself to death" is definitely true. The mountain didn't seem far, but after walking for an hour, Gu Heng didn't feel like the distance had decreased much. Instead, he somehow ended up in a hilly Gobi desert, and to make matters worse, a sandstorm started!

The sand hitting his face stung a little.

Gu Heng looked back and realized that he had suddenly walked through two completely different landscapes. The path he had come from was originally lush and green with beautiful scenery, but everything changed after he stepped over an invisible boundary!

This Sacred Dragon Cave is indeed strange.

He wondered if there might be some kind of spatial distortion problem in this place. In his previous life, he had seen many movies of this kind and heard about many such settings.

But Gu Heng had no intention of turning back and continued towards the mountain. However, as soon as he entered the desert, Gu Heng's expression changed drastically.

The air here is thick with the stench of blood!

He gently covered his mouth and nose and continued walking forward. Sure enough, after only a few steps, despite the limited visibility due to the sandstorm, he saw a corpse lying on the sand.

"hiss!"

Gu Heng gasped in shock!

Because he recognized the body!

On the way here, on the treasure boat, this guy was the one who shouted at four or five cultivators, "Come and have a go with grandpa!"

Gu Heng didn't know his name; he only knew that this guy boasted about being a promising young Nascent Soul expert, but he had no idea how skilled he actually was.

But at this moment, his eyes were wide open, he died with his eyes open, and his body was also incomplete.

If someone has an unattractive appearance in life, their appearance after death will also be a mess.

"What happened?"

Gu Heng walked deeper and saw even more corpses. Even with a rough estimate, there were nearly a hundred people. He stood on a silent battlefield!

Gu Heng frowned.

After examining them, he found that the deaths of these people were basically the same. They had all experienced violent struggles and battles before dying, and were basically killed instantly. Some of them looked familiar, some were completely unfamiliar, and some were even headless, making it impossible to identify if he had seen them before...

There are monsters here!

Gu Heng's expression turned solemn, and an ominous premonition began to rise in his heart.

He suddenly turned around.

"Boom!" A muffled thunderous sound suddenly came from underground, followed by a churning of yellow sand. Gu Heng then saw an enormous scorpion burst out of the sand!

This scorpion looked to be the size of a wolf or tiger, but its size was clearly abnormal. Those two pincers alone were enough to terrify anyone. Not to mention its gaping maw, revealing sharp fangs and two rows of serrated edges.

In an instant, Gu Heng felt the hairs on his body stand on end!

Especially considering that it also brought with it a rolling sandstorm!

But he did not back down.

So many cultivators, including him, were sent here precisely to undergo a "test," right? Since it's a test, they're bound to encounter monsters, and if they do, their first choice isn't to run away.

Unless it's some kind of colossal beast two or three stories high, anyone with eyes can see that such a thing could crush you with a single step.

Although the scorpion was excessively large, Gu Heng felt that the danger of this kind of monster ultimately came from its venom, rather than its two pincers.

But... this scorpion's carapace has very fine, sandy-colored scales? What kind of strange thing is this?

But before he could think any further, the giant scorpion had already set up its attack, its six pairs of agile appendages beginning to claw their way through the sand toward him at an incredible speed!

"bring it on!"

There was no time to draw his bow and arrow, so Gu Heng directly took out a goose-feather longsword he had forged himself from his system inventory, preparing to deal with this terrifying giant scorpion.

Although he was afraid, he was mostly excited.

He wanted to test whether his Nascent Soul cultivation was enough to fight!

Even if he can't win, it doesn't matter; he has many ways to protect himself.

So, with a simple and unadorned slash, without any moves or techniques, he simply chopped down at the giant scorpion with all his might!

Then the giant scorpion was sliced ​​in two. "...Hmm?"

"You're going to die now?"

Gu Heng's eyes widened.

He didn't dare to let his guard down. After all, so many people had died here. If he wasn't careful and went all out, he might end up dead if something unexpected happened.

It was just such a simple horizontal slash.

The giant scorpion was sliced ​​open as easily as crushing tofu with your hands.

He slowly approached, confirming that the giant scorpion was completely dead. Only then did he begin to examine its appearance. Upon closer inspection, he found it quite strange. In addition to its large size, the scorpion was indeed covered in scales, but scorpions shouldn't grow scales.

Moreover, it grows on the outer shell.

Although he had questions, Gu Heng wasn't here to study the mutation of demonic beasts. Why scorpions grow scales was a question for others to ponder.

"So this is all you are? I was wrong to think too highly of you. But then again, you're just a scorpion after all."

Gu Heng plunged the goose-feather saber into the desert beneath his feet, then vigorously stirred it a few times to clean the blood off the blade before continuing his descent.

Boom!

Suddenly, a violent tremor came from the desert floor, startling Gu Heng once again.

"I rely on..."

Gu Heng quickly drew his sword and braced himself, fearing that some desert monster might suddenly rush out from beside him. But after a few minutes, the tremors on the ground gradually stopped. He scratched his head in confusion and then continued forward.

……

Deep beneath the desert, the Dragon Scorpion Beast King watched as his massive underground palace was turned upside down by several sudden bursts of sword energy, collapsing everywhere. Enraged, he began to wildly lash out his eight limbs, two pincers, and one giant tail.

"No! My palace!"