Chapter 31: Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect
A sound came, and Su Yan immediately concealed his figure, hiding in the shrubbery.
From the grass moss and crevices in the rock wall, a scorpion-like exotic insect covered in red velvet fire fur crawled out.
It was entirely red, with a pair of claws, a slender tail hook, and a body like a segmented insect, about a palm in length.
‘Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect’
Su Yan recognized this exotic insect at a glance, and he became vigilant in his heart, holding his breath as he watched closely.
The Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect crawled out from the crevice, probing left and right, its two claws and tail hook twitching slightly. Seeing no commotion, it then moved its body and quickly headed toward the Dan Zhi Mushroom.
Although its body was not large, its speed was very fast, and in the blink of an eye, it arrived in front of the Dan Zhi Mushroom.
The claws opened and clamped, immediately snapping off a large piece of Dan Zhi Mushroom and stuffing it into its mouth.
In just three or two bites, it had eaten up all the Dan Zhi Mushroom.
‘No wonder Uncle Guo Yun came to harvest the Dan Zhi Mushroom but got his arm injured by this insect. Exotic insects feed on medicinal herbs and flesh and blood. This is its territory.’
Su Yan watched the Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect like this and saw that it was still not far from the rock crevice position, so he frowned slightly.
‘This won’t do.’
Although he had prepared an iron wire fishing net, attacking at such a distance might allow the Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect to dodge into the rock crevice, and then he would likely come away empty-handed.
Moreover, this Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect seemed not weak.
His eyes flickered, and he immediately had an idea in his mind.
A command was transmitted to the Yin Water Centipede.
The Yin Water Centipede in the shrubbery immediately moved, rustling as it pushed aside the weeds to make noise, and climbed onto a moss-covered rock opposite the Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect.
The Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect was startled and nearly retreated, but upon seeing it was an exotic insect, it immediately crawled forward, raising its claws and tail hook, looking extremely fierce.
If it were other feral beasts, the Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect might retreat.
But for such an invasion of its territory, how could it endure?
The Yin Water Centipede shook its antennae, raised its body, and emitted hissing sounds.
The Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect jabbed its tail hook, spraying out red mist straight toward the Yin Water Centipede.
Although the mist’s range was not large, its speed was extremely fast, arriving in front of the Yin Water Centipede in the blink of an eye.
“Sizzle”
The scorching fire toxin poisonous mist immediately burned the Yin Water Centipede’s carapace.
Hit by this attack, the Yin Water Centipede’s ferocity was fully aroused, and it charged toward the Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect through the fire toxin poisonous mist.
Although the poisonous mist was powerful, mottling the Yin Water Centipede’s carapace, since it was poisonous mist, the fire toxin was seven parts less effective against it.
It could not truly invade the body and was helpless against the Yin Water Centipede.
The Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect’s attack failed, and before it could use another move, it was already entangled in combat with the Yin Water Centipede.
The two feral beast exotic insects, though small in body, fought like dragons and tigers, fiercely indeed.
Their bodies coiled around each other, strangulating with great force.
One had claws like knives, the other had mouthparts like swords. In the fierce fight, their carapaces cracked, and poisonous blood flowed out.
‘The Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect has also entered a tier!’
Su Yan was particularly surprised, but then joy surged in his heart. If it had entered a tier, refining it would provide an extra boost.
Seeing that the two insects were already fighting ferociously, Su Yan immediately gave the command.
The Yin Water Centipede spat out poison like black arrows, corroding the Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect’s carapace with sizzling sounds.
Then, it immediately turned direction and fled toward the open ground.
At this point, the Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect’s ferocity was fully aroused. Seeing the Yin Water Centipede unable to match it, it regarded the opposing exotic insect as its meal on the plate.
If it ate the Yin Water Centipede, then for the Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect, it could advance further.
The two feral beast exotic insects, one chasing and one fleeing, soon left the chaotic rocky area of the fight and arrived at a mossy flat ground.
‘This is the opportunity.’
Su Yan was quick-eyed and quick-handed. The moment the Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect drew near, he immediately threw out the iron wire fishing net he had prepared for a long time.
The Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect could not dodge and was covered squarely by the iron wire fishing net.
It immediately struggled, but this was a fishing net, woven from iron wire with full mesh eyes.
This struggle immediately entangled it even more tightly around its body, making movement even more difficult.
It raised its tail hook, wanting to spray poisonous mist to burn the iron wire fishing net.
But Su Yan had already guarded against this move. He struck with the club in his hand, hitting the tail hook squarely.
This strike interrupted the Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect’s attack, causing only some fire toxin poison to splash out, corroding several threads of the iron wire fishing net.
If it were an ordinary fishing net, it would probably have been burned through by now.
Su Yan struck it, using skillful strength, and in three or two moves, subdued the Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect.
He reached out to grab it, and the moment he touched it, the Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect’s information appeared before him.
【Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect】
【Likes dry, highly poisonous places, consumes yang medicinal herbs, favors poisonous creatures, can be refined to gather fire toxin in the tail hook, usable as flame-like poisonous mist……】
【Can be refined】
Su Yan had been waiting for this exotic insect for a long time, with beast blood essence fully accumulated to a hundred jin, perfectly suited for this one. He had no hesitation at all.
Immediately, with a thought, he began refining the Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect.
The Fierce Insect Cauldron trembled slightly, with the insect patterns carved on it appearing to vie in devouring.
The Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect sensed the Fierce Insect Cauldron’s aura and instantly went limp on the ground, even more powerless to resist.
It turned into a beam of white light and entered the Fierce Insect Cauldron. Strands of blood threads and the Fierce Insect Cauldron’s power invaded its body, refining it in the blink of an eye.
【Tier 1 Insect Master 19/100】
【Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect 1/200(Growth Stage）】
Su Yan’s eyes lit up with joy in his heart. He had not expected the Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect to already be at Growth Stage, slightly inferior to the Yin Water Centipede but saving him much effort.
“The Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect is also at Growth Stage, roughly Skin Refining Realm combat power. Combined with the Yin Water Centipede, even Muscle and Bone Realm might not escape their poisonous kill. Now I finally have more self-preservation power.”
Releasing the Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect for a close look, the attacks from him and the Yin Water Centipede had left many wounds on its carapace and claws.
However, these injuries could slowly recover in the Fierce Insect Cauldron, so it was not a big problem.
Su Yan felt slightly reassured in his heart. With only half a month until the end of the month, with two strands of Insect Yuan assisting each day, plus supplementary medicines, he could soon break through to Skin Refining Great Accomplishment. Then, for the inner sect competition, he would not fear it.
‘First harvest this Dan Zhi Mushroom, then go down the mountain together.’
The Dan Zhi Mushroom had been eaten much by the Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect, but some remained. Even if he did not eat it himself, it could serve as rations for the Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect.
Su Yan collected the iron wire fishing net, took the backpack, and walked to the clump of Dan Zhi Mushroom in front of the rock wall.
Many Dan Zhi Mushrooms grew on fallen tree trunks and moss-covered rock walls, like layered red flowers.
Su Yan reached out to harvest them all into the backpack. Suddenly, in the moonlight’s glow, he spotted a faint red light in the rock crevice.
If not for the moonlight shining in and arousing this faint light, he would not see such glow even passing a thousand or ten thousand times.
“What is that?!”
Su Yan took the dao, wedged it into the rock crevice, and pried slightly. Seeing the surrounding rock loose, he knew it could be pried open.
So he exerted force with his hand and pried open the loose rock crevice.
The faint red glow was exposed before Su Yan, remarkably a clump of fleshy, fiery red Lingzhi Mushroom.
“Leaves like clumps of flesh, red glow like flames, Fire Meat Ganoderma. No wonder this Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect did not retreat half a step—it was guarding a Treasure Plant.”
