Chapter 261: Unfathomable Mystery Battle! (1/2)

Ning Yan looked at the unfamiliar jungle and felt very depressed. After all, none of them had a good understanding of this jungle. Other than Wu Ming, who had come here once, this was their first time. Even though Wu Ming had been here before, the jungle was so big and had lots of different regions. Therefore, he did not possess any advantage over the others. She was curious about her other fellow disciples, if they had also passed through Death Fantasy Ocean and entered this jungle. Had her Senior Sister gotten past this jungle and reached the core?

“Junior Sister Ning Yan, which way do you think is better?” Wu Ming observed the odd jungle before speaking to Ning Yan.

“Let me take a look at the map first,” Ning Yan took out her map and analyzed it solemnly. Although they couldn’t pinpoint their exact location, they could still roughly tell which path they had been treading on. Such methods might not be very accurate, but at least they could know if they were advancing or retreating. Otherwise, if they were to spend half a day walking around aimlessly, ending back up in Death Fantasy Ocean, wouldn’t it be too ridiculous?

Ning Yan held onto the map and calculated an appropriate path for them to travel. After observing the situation around her, she pointed towards the right side and said, ”This direction should be able to lead us to the core area. Let’s continue on this way.”

“Sure. We shall proceed on in this direction. Senior Brother Wu Ming, I have to trouble you again then,” Ling Hai stood up, looking in the direction Ning Yan was pointing at. After that, he smiled to Wu Ming.

“You…I’m sorry, the past few times had always been me leading. This has caused the group to get lost a lot of times. Therefore, I feel that it’s better if Senior Brother Ling Hai could lead the way. I believe that with Senior Brother’s ability and wisdom, leading us out of this jungle shouldn’t be a problem to you,” Wu Ming looked at Ling Hai’s smile as he retorted.

“Haha, Junior Brother must be joking. If it was martial power, I would not deny that I am a little stronger than Junior Brother, but when it comes to leading the way, I am still incomparable to you. Besides, Junior Brother also had the experience of crossing into this jungle. You couldn’t possibly hope that I lead everyone down a dead end, right? Isn’t that causing trouble for everyone? You also don’t hope that Junior Sister Ning Yan and her sisters enter a dangerous area, right?” Ling Hai smiled while replying.

“You…hmph!” Wu Ming glanced at Ning Yan. Ultimately, he agreed. He harrumphed at Ling Hai once before he walked to the front and lead the way again. Wu Ming was truly facing unspeakable, bitter suffering. If it wasn’t because he wanted to demonstrate his strength by telling Ling Hai and the others that he had crossed Death Fantasy Ocean before and had also been to this mysterious jungle, he wouldn’t have been used by others today!

“Junior Sister, let’s go as well!” Ling Hai said to Ning Yan considerately. Ning Yan didn’t speak as she led her junior sisters, following behind Wu Ming. Regarding their conflict, Ning Yan was also helpless. Furthermore, she didn’t hope to meddle in their dispute, regardless of what reason they used, even if it was because of her. Protecting her junior sisters’ safety was her priority.

“Junior Sister Ning Zi, you don’t need to be afraid. I will always be at your side, protecting you,” One of the Cangling Sect disciples went beside Ning Zi, speaking heroicly. Huaxian Valley fairies had always been the target of male cultivators.

“Hmph! Are you stronger than my Senior Sister? I don’t need your protection,” Ning Zi commented. Along the way, the ladies were bothered by Shushan and Cangling Sect disciples, causing them to feel very annoyed. It was to the extent that Shushan and Cangling Sect had almost gotten into a fight because of this. After that, it was because Ning Yan told Wu Ming and Ling Hai to restrain their disciples a bit. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to continue with their journey while they continued trying to flirt.Therefore, only during rest would there be someone going forward to strike up a conversation with the ladies. Those males would all receive a cold shoulder and could only return to their group embarrassedly.

“Small Junior Sister, your charm is actually so seductive! Along the way, countless men had been enticed by you!” Ning Wushuang giggled to Ning Zi.

“Hmph! You still dare to laugh at me. Aren’t you all the same,” Ning Zi blushed in embarrassment.

“Haha, small Junior Sister. There’s so many men here, which one have you taken a fancy to? Let Senior Sister act as a matchmaker for you,” Ning Xue giggled.

“Senior Sister, you are so hateful!” Ning Zi acted shyly. While those ladies were joking around, it caused all the struggling male cultivators to raise their eyebrows, but they did not have the courage to go towards them.

“Stop! Everyone be careful. There’s a dangerous demonic beast in front. Retreat!” Just when everyone’s mood had turned a lot more relaxed, Wu Ming raised up his right hand while shouting out hastily.

“Quick! It seems to have discovered us!” Sensing a strong dangerous aura creeping towards him, Wu Ming’s complexion changed. He tensed up. Just when everyone was rapidly retreating, a large monster appeared before them. It had a body of a lion, a white horn on its head and an anchor-like tail!

“Roar!” Seeing so many humans in front of it, the demonic lion’s eyes were filled with excitement as it howled in delight. When Wu Ming, Ning Yan and Ling Hai saw this big beast, they were tensed up yet at the same time, they also heaved a sigh of relief. It was because the aura it released was only in the Golden Core initial stage. They believe that with three of them around, it was sufficient to deal with it. In order to protect their junior brothers and sisters who were retreating, the trio had to fight the lion. The demonic lion leapt up while waving its right claw towards Wu Ming who was at the front.

“Bang!” Just when Wu Ming used his sword to block the demonic lion’s attack, he had actually blocked nothing! Before he even had the time to react, he felt a strong attack coming towards his back. He reacted by flying to the left.

“What’s going on?” Wu Ming was baffled as he crawled up from the ground. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. Why did it feel like he was hitting air when he had actually landed his sword on the lion’s claws? Furthermore, he was actually attacked from the right side. Ning Yan and Ling Hai were also shocked. They couldn’t understand how Wu Ming had flown to the left. The lion had slapped down from the left, so theoretically, Wu Ming should have flown to the right!

“Roar!” When the demonic lion’s attack landed, it got even more excited as its tail swayed back and forth. With more force being exerted in the swaying motion, the tail had actually grown bigger as it swung towards Wu Ming like a thick rope.

“Ya!” Wu Ming shouted. He raised his middle-grade spiritual Red-Sun Sword and slashed it towards the incoming tail. Ling Hai and Ning Yan were startled again. Wu Ming had slashed nothing. In contrast, he seemed to have been attacked from the back and started flying towards the demonic lion.

“Pu!” Wu Ming vomited a big amount of blood immediately. His heart was filled with wrath and confusion. Why was he being snuck attack from the back again?