Chapter 42 – Centipede Poison
Several of Wang Zhuo’s colleagues agreed, and one of them said, “That’s right. Fellow disciples of the Xuan Dao Sect, just leave it to us.”
All the Xuan Dao Sect disciples hesitated. The disciple surnamed Liu wanted to use the elders as an excuse, but at that moment, the middle-aged man behind him coughed softly. The disciple surnamed Liu’s face twitched. He nodded and said, “If that’s the case, then we’ll have to trouble the Heng Yue Sect.”
Wang Zhuo smiled. He turned to Wang Lin and shouted loudly, “Little brother Wang Lin, the task of feeding the centipedes will be handed over to you. You must be careful.”
Hearing Wang Zhuo’s words, all the Xuan Dao Sect disciples turned to look at Wang Lin. They all had strange expressions on their faces. How could they still not understand the meaning behind this? This Wang Lin must have offended Wang Zhuo.
Among the Heng Yue Sect disciples, one person laughed and said, “I was wondering who Brother Wang Zhuo was talking about. As I thought, it’s Junior Brother Wang Lin.”
Another person continued, “This job is perfect for him. With his lack of talent, it would be a waste of time for him to develop. There’s no chance for him to compete in the market.”
“There is no one more suited to this task than him. Junior Brother Wang Lin, you must carry out your duties properly and not bring shame to the Heng Yue Sect.”
Hearing the laughter, the Xuan Dao Sect disciples understood that Wang Lin had not only offended Wang Zhuo, but, due to his lack of talent, had also become the target of ridicule by the other disciples.
This kind of thing happens in every sect, so it wasn’t a big deal. As a result, all the Xuan Dao Sect disciples considered Wang Lin trash.
The woman named Zhou who was sitting next to Wang Lin frowned. She looked at Wang Zhuo with a look of disgust. She whispered to Wang Lin, “Wang Lin’s younger brother, if I didn’t come, he wouldn’t target you. I…”
Wang Lin shook his head. Wang Zhuo hadn’t just been targeting him for a few days. From the first day they met onward, Wang Zhuo had been constantly taunting him. The other sect members looked down on him because he had been accepted by attempting suicide and then became a core disciple thanks to Elder Sun.
Most importantly, he was only at the 3rd layer, making him the weakest among these disciples.
Strength is everything. Wang Lin stared at the thousand-foot-tall centipede lying on the ground. He didn’t care and pretended not to hear anything.
Not long after, Wang Zhuo assigned several disciples to lead the Xuan Dao Sect disciples to their rooms to rest.
The Xuan Dao Sect disciple with the water spirit root, named Liu, glanced at Wang Lin before leaving and said softly, “You must be Brother Wang Lin. Our Xuan Dao Sect’s centipedes are wild. When you feed them, you must not get too close, or you will get hurt.”
Wang Zhuo looked at Wang Lin with a cold smile. He didn’t bother him anymore after that. Soon, everyone dispersed outside the main hall.
The woman named Zhou frowned. She spoke to Wang Lin for a while, then left.
Looking at the deserted area, Wang Lin stood up and walked towards the centipede. He stopped 10 feet away and carefully examined the spirit beast.
Upon closer inspection, this thousand-foot centipede was a truly enormous beast. Its body was composed of numerous sections, and between each section were rings of countless, sword-like spikes. There were also faint black spots all over its body, and two large pincers protruded from its head.
Moreover, what attracted the most attention were the two long red whiskers that moved without wind, as if they were two very long snakes.
As if he knew Wang Lin was staring at him, he opened and closed his eyes, staring coldly at Wang Lin. Wang Lin immediately felt a chill run down his spine.
Wang Lin’s body felt cold, but the movement of spirit power in his body immediately dispelled the cold.
The thousand-legged centipede revealed a surprised expression. It stared at Wang Lin with a deep, attentive gaze, then closed its eyes and ignored him. Wang Lin revealed an expression of interest. No wonder this was a spirit beast, it even had human-like expressions.
While pondering this, he hurried off into the mountains. Using his wits, he easily caught several small animals and returned.
Along the way, Wang Lin saw several Xuan Dao Sect disciples led by several senior disciples. When they saw Wang Lin carrying small animals in his arms, they laughed, which attracted the attention of the Xuan Dao Sect disciples.
One of the Xuan Dao Sect’s female disciples, who looked extremely beautiful, with a face so delicate it felt like it could be crushed by a drop of water, laughed. “Junior sister, all the small animals you caught won’t be enough to feed the thousand-foot centipede. You should go catch some big worms. Those are the centipede’s favorite food.”
One of the inner sect disciples immediately tried to curry favor and said, “Little sister Ouyang, this stupid kid is like a mute. There’s no need to talk to him. You don’t know this, but he’s not qualified to cultivate. He failed all the entrance exams and then attempted suicide, which forced the elders to accept him as an honorary disciple.”
Wang Lin knew the person who spoke very well. It was the man who had mocked him during his training, Sun Hao.
Someone from the Xuan Dao Sect quickly asked, “Honorary disciple? But I saw him wearing red. He must be a core disciple of the Heng Yue Sect.”
Sun Hao laughed heartily. “I’m not finished yet. This kid used despicable means to gain the favor of one of the elders and was quickly promoted to core disciple. However, with his talent, he’ll only be laughed at for the rest of his life.”
Wang Lin glanced at them and left. He returned to the centipede and threw the small animals beside it.
When the little animals saw the centipede, they immediately fell to the ground, trembling with fear.
The centipede opened its eyes and didn’t even look at the little animals. It spat out a black gas. When the black gas touched the little animals, a hissing sound was heard.
In the blink of an eye, the tiny animals turned into pools of blood. The centipede sucked the blood into its mouth.
Wang Lin took a few steps back. His eyes lit up. Centipedes usually contain poison, and this poison was their greatest weapon.
As a child, he read a book that stated that a centipede’s venom was related to its size. Simply put, the larger the centipede, the more potent its venom.