NOVEL NEXT Chapter 440: What Are Those?
As they spoke, the sixth Shen had already torn down the Colorful Ribbons, his eyelids were scratched and bleeding, and his entire vision was a blur of red.
The sight of blood agitated him further, and with a roar, he shook the cave, causing stones to fall as everyone's ears buzzed.
"Venerable family, be careful!" Hu Zhile grabbed the Jade Pendant and retrieved the Colorful Ribbons, sinking into the water alongside Xie Chenyuan on the back of the golden Swimming Fish; Bai Yunqi executed Snake Coagulation again, stunning the sixth Shen for a few seconds, before slipping back into the water.
After confirming their departure, Jiang Yuan clicked on his "Exoskeleton" equipment, transforming into a monster, and used the Ghost Roar skill inherent in his skull, burning fifty years of his Lifespan and roaring, "Die!"
He drew a hundred years of Lifespan from the sixth Shen, using more than half of it immediately, though the effect of the Spiritual Strike was quite good.
The Demon Beast, primarily relying on its physical defenses, naturally lacked Mana defense, and thus was severely impacted by the powerful Spiritual Power attack, instantly losing half of its health bar, with its enormous body staggering, uncontrollably spewing blood from its mouth and nose.
Before the opponent could react, the monster Jiang Yuan charged forward, gripping its two golden horns with Crab Claws, and smashed the Demon Beast's skull repeatedly with his own, all the while continuing to absorb Lifespan.
Although the Exoskeleton equipment caused pain during combat, it offered powerful output, combined with a large body sufficient to expend Physical Strength, allowing for hits that cut down considerable monster-fighting time.
The cave echoed with roars and falling stones, shaking the island above, causing it to tremble slightly.
"Can Senior Jiang handle it alone?" Xie Chenyuan swiftly dove deeper, protected by water bubbles, feeling the walls of the waterway roaring around him, feeling a pang of anxiety.
Luckily, I had the fortune to meet a powerful elder, otherwise this journey would have been fraught with danger!
Hu Zhile smiled faintly, "Rest assured, the Venerable family has many tricks, and if he couldn't handle it, he would have taken us away using teleportation long ago."
"Boom!"
Just as he finished speaking, it seemed the entire island was affected by the fierce battle, as if it were about to collapse, with waves of sea and stone clash growing ever louder.
"Quick! Faster! This place might collapse soon!" Revealing his true form, Bai Yunqi perceived the water flow exceedingly well.
He had a vague sense of foreboding, using his tail to drag the golden Swimming Fish, urgently swimming through the passage into the ocean, confirming they were far enough from the island before surfacing.
"Boom!"
A muffled sound came from beneath the sea, and Jiang Yuan, bracing against the pain of falling stones, gritted his teeth, pinning the sixth Shen against the stone wall with punch after punch until his remaining half-year Lifespan was completely absorbed, causing its enormous body to abruptly drop with a loud crash before disintegrating into light points, vanishing.
He didn't pause to see what was automatically collected, for it seemed the entire island was collapsed from the battle between two giant entities, with seawater rushing in from the cave entrance, he clicked off the monster suit to return to his normal form and dived into the sea, finding the exit effortlessly.
"The whole island collapsed..." Xie Chenyuan watched helplessly as the island crumbled and sank, waves stirred by tumultuous seas, moments later, only the floating remnants of tree trunks were left, and all returned to tranquility.
The former island was completely gone, leaving only calm sea.
"The mountains below collapsed severely, I didn't see any trace of the Venerable family." Bai Yunqi swam out of the water, a bit panicked, "Could he have teleported home?"
Hu Zhile held the Communication Stone, shaking his head, "I sent a message, but the Venerable family hasn't responded."
Finished! Finished! Xie Chenyuan hastily took out a Compass, attempting to forecast a guide for the elder, yet the Compass needle spun wildly, unable to make any predictions about the elder.
"Splash!"
Just as the three wore worried, breath-holding faces, Jiang Yuan emerged from the water like a Swimming Fish, greeting, "The dawn's here, Wilderness Ascension? In that case, why don't you join us in returning to the small courtyard, after all, we have to divide the spoils."
"Venerable family!"
"Elder!"
After a brief moment of anxiety, seeing him unharmed, the three breathed a sigh of relief.
The white snake nudged him onto the back of the big Swimming Fish; Hu Zhile immediately used a small spell to dry his soaked clothes, adding a Cleaning Spell, Jiang Yuan instantly felt clean and comfortable from head to toe.
Opening a Teleportation Scroll, he glanced at the map, well! They had nearly reached the other side of the world, no wonder the system map showed nothing but sea, indeed upon viewing through the Teleportation Scroll, they were in the most deserted part of the ocean.
"Is this the small courtyard you all spoke of constantly?" Xie Chenyuan only felt a blur before him, then saw a peaceful and serene pastoral scene.
He hadn't interacted much with the Mortal World, for the daytime here lacked Spiritual Energy and held no significance, while at night the fusion of worlds would see mortals either harmed by Demon Beasts or hidden away, with little chance of contact.
Thus, Xie Chenyuan was accustomed to wandering in the Wilderness with less difficulty at night, and resting in the city during the day.
Earlier, on the ascended sea after Wilderness Ascension, he had felt a lack of Spiritual Energy discomfort, yet now suddenly enveloped by rich Spiritual Energy, surprised, he turned to look behind and was utterly stunned.
What was that?!
What was that?!
"Master, you all are back!" Wan Mingchuan bounced cheerfully from the room, warmly greeting Xie Chenyuan, "Senior Xie has come too, welcome, welcome!"
Yun Mo also popped his head out of the Tree House to say hello.
Xie Chenyuan looked bewildered, raising his head at the Divine Wood exuding Spiritual Energy, his eye twitching; wasn't this a tree described only in the legendary Celestial Realm?
As a Direct Disciple of the Sect's Third Elder, he was privileged to enter the Library Pavilion's highest level to peruse the ancient books left by ancestors, within it, the drawn Divine Tree was almost identical to this one in front of him!
It was said that every plant in the Celestial Realm was a divine object, differing from the Spirit Plant in the Cultivation Realm which relies on Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power, these could naturally exude rich Spiritual Energy, so the Celestial Realm's Spiritual Energy was dense enough to transform into Immortal Energy.
It's said the Celestial Realm consists of Thirty-Three Heavens and an Outer Heaven, where the higher you go, the richer the Immortal Energy and the higher the status of the Immortals living there...
"Little Bai, take Friend Xie around for a brief tour, once I finish my work, we ought to divide the spoils first." Jiang Yuan still had a pile of farm work, but now, the priority was to hurriedly put the Golden-Horned Thunder Avoiding Beast into the slaughterhouse for disassembly.
[A thread of Flood Dragon Bloodline Power: An item obtained by the Shen Clan through the Golden Chicken River Market's underground auction, capable of being absorbed and refined]
[Storage Bag stolen by sixth Shen: Unlockable in 12 hours]
[Golden Jade: Basic Artifact Refining Material, unowned item in the pile of bones]
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The automatically retrieved items aside from the massive Demon Beast body included a Storage Bag and the Bloodline Power desired by Xiao Bai, and some miscellaneous items carried by ordinary Cultivators without ownership.
It seemed the Shen Family had lured Loose Cultivators to scavenge all valuable items, leaving only these picked up by the system.
Once the slaughterhouse began operations, he had time to check the task records.
[Task 1: Acquired the Power of Flood Dragon Bloodline inside the Golden-Horned Thunder Avoiding Beast, has been completed. Reward: Acceleration Card +2 has been issued]
[Task 2: Find a suitable candidate to successfully absorb and refine the Power of Flood Dragon Bloodline. Reward: Spirit Stone*10000 (Note: Those unable to absorb and refine may experience negative effects such as loss of control and rage, please proceed with caution)]