Chapter 589

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Protagonist:

Yu Zhangsheng

After Yu Zhangsheng agreed, Hu Ruhai looked toward the tall tower to the side:

"You probably haven't entered this Pupa Tower yet, right?"

Yu Zhangsheng shook his head, "This tower is called the Pupa Tower? Does this name have any meaning?"

Hu Ruhai said: "Of course, I imagine you should have noticed as well."

"In this forest, there exist all kinds of Spirit Insects, and other other Spirit Beasts."

"All of this is attributable to the existence of this Pupa Tower."

"These Spirit Insects were all hatched from within that Pupa Tower. Over a long period of time, it naturally became difficult for other Spirit Beasts to survive in this forest."

"In the end, only all kinds of Spirit Insects remained."

Yu Zhangsheng then understood, "Since that's the case, has anyone ever entered the interior of this Pupa Tower?"

Hu Ruhai said: "Naturally. This Pupa Tower has twelve layers in total."

"Each layer has all kinds of Spirit Insects guarding it."

"And our Quest is to go to the very top layer of that Pupa Tower."

"As of now, we have only broken through to the eighth layer."

Yu Zhangsheng said: "Hehe, this Pupa Tower is quite interesting. How about we go in and take a look right now?"

Hu Ruhai laughed: "You're quite impatient. The inside isn't a place for sightseeing; the various Spirit Insects visible everywhere can take your life."

"Once you go in, you'll immediately want to come out. However, I must warn you in advance: once you enter this Pupa Tower, you can't come out."

"Unless you use this Transmission Talisman Array, otherwise there's only a single way out — being trapped to death. You'd better think carefully."

Yu Zhangsheng also wanted to wait a bit for Chen Xueqing, but in this place it was also hard to say if they could meet immediately.

Yu Zhangsheng tried sending out a Message Talisman to make contact, but that Message Talisman hadn't flown far before it immediately dissipated, which made Yu Zhangsheng give up completely.

Seeing Yu Zhangsheng's action, Hu Ruhai said: "Message Talismans can't be used to make contact in this place, so don't waste your effort."

Yu Zhangsheng sighed: "Alas, since that's the case, we can only go in."

Hu Ruhai set off first, and Yu Zhangsheng followed closely behind; judging by the look of it, this Hu Ruhai hadn't come here for the first time either.

With great familiarity, he arrived at an entrance of the Pupa Tower.

The entrance was almost entirely covered in dense spider webs.

Hu Ruhai said: "These spider webs are quite dangerous. If you don't know how to unravel them, once you get entangled, you'll have a bad time."

As he spoke, Hu Ruhai threw out a Talisman from his hand, and a large fire immediately ignited, burning all those spider webs to ashes. At the same time, Hu Ruhai and the others also retreated quickly; seeing this, Yu Zhangsheng naturally fell back a distance as well.

After the spider webs burned out, a large patch of green smoke rose up; one look and you could tell it was poisonous smoke and dust.

Only then did Hu Ruhai explain: "These spider webs contain deadly poison. Even if a weapon touches it, it will be directly ruined by this toxin."

"So they can only be burned away with fire. Even so, if you breathe in that green smoke, without top-grade Detoxification Pills, even a Sub-Talisman Cultivator would die with grievance."

Yu Zhangsheng said: "This Secret Realm is truly fraught with danger; everywhere could claim a life."

Hu Ruhai also nodded: "Yeah, us people — we look like we're from the Da Sheng Clan, but in reality we're just heads sent by the Da Sheng Clan to die scouting the path; there's simply no justice."

After complaining a sentence, Hu Ruhai immediately walked inside.

The interior of the Tower was extremely simple; the internal space was empty and hollow, very ordinary.

Yu Zhangsheng asked: "How do we get up to the top from here?"

"Very simple. Just defeat the Guardian Spirit Insect of this layer and take the Insect Talisman from its body."

"Currently, the Insect Talismans of the first seven layers have already been obtained by quite a few people; we can go directly to the eighth layer."

As he spoke, Hu Ruhai took out a specially made stone-material token; its shape was very strange, a bit like a multi-faceted spherical crystal.

"This object is the Insect Talisman of the third layer, which I obtained a year ago. Hehe, other teams also have different Insect Talismans, so they can also challenge the eighth layer at any time."

Yu Zhangsheng asked: "Then what about people who don't have an Insect Talisman? Do they have no choice but to give up?"

Hu Ruhai explained: "Not at all. With an Insect Talisman in hand, you can go directly up to the eighth layer and won't be attacked by the Spirit Insects inside here."

"If you don't have an Insect Talisman and want to reach the eighth layer, you'll have to go through all kinds of troubles along the way."

A person behind also said: "Hehe, kid, running into our Team Leader counts as your good Luck."

Hu Ruhai smiled without speaking and urged: "Let's go, don't waste time."

He directly activated the Insect Talisman in his hand, and Yu Zhangsheng and the others were directly sent to the eighth layer of the Pupa Tower by the Teleportation Array contained within that Insect Talisman.

The field of vision blurred for a moment, then immediately recovered.

Yu Zhangsheng forcefully endured the dizziness and made out the situation ahead.

Unexpectedly, this Pupa Tower's eighth layer was completely different from the first layer; it was more like the outside, full of trees, flowers, and plants.

Everywhere were faintly audible insect chirps, and from time to time one could still see some Spirit Insects flash by quickly.

"This is the Pupa Tower's eighth layer? I thought it would be ordinary like the previous tower."

Hu Ruhai said: "With each layer higher the Pupa Tower goes, it becomes more complex. Starting from the fifth layer, it becomes forests like this."

"And the space inside is much larger than what you see from the outside."

Yu Zhangsheng asked doubtfully: "Could it be that this place is already located outside the Pupa Tower and no longer belongs to the interior of that Pupa Tower?"

Hu Ruhai didn't understand this either; he wasn't certain either — where exactly they were at this moment.

He only knew that as long as they defeated the Guardian Spirit Insect of this layer, they could obtain the eighth layer's Insect Talisman.

That way they could open the entrance to the ninth layer.

"Let's go."

After briefly determining the direction, Hu Ruhai set off immediately, and the other personnel followed right away.

Yu Zhangsheng asked, "Are we just wandering around in this forest? Could it be that the Guardian Spirit Insect doesn't have a fixed location?"

While walking, Hu Ruhai answered patiently, "Heh, if it had a fixed location, how would it be that only the eighth layer has been opened so far?"

"The Guardian Spirit Insect of each layer is not only extremely difficult to discover, but its strength is also extraordinarily powerful. Far surpassing ordinary Cultivators of the Purple Mansion Peak."

"Furthermore, these Guardian Spirit Insects are often in a very suitable environment, allowing them to exert strength far surpassing their original capability."

"In short, if one lacks sufficient strength and certainty, even if one discovers those spirit insects, it is best not to make contact lightly."

Just as Hu Ruhai was still speaking incessantly, bursts of violent trembling suddenly erupted in the distance.

Almost the entire earth was shaken, and it kept undulating continuously.

Hu Ruhai's complexion changed drastically in shock, but this place was likewise bound by rules, making flight impossible.

The crowd was also unable to ascertain exactly what situation had occurred.

Hu Ruhai decided promptly, "Go take a look!"

"Yes!"

The other few people also had no objections and immediately followed.

Yu Zhangsheng felt a bit Yi Ju strange; generally when there is danger, isn't it to immediately stay away? Yet Hu Ruhai acted contrary to the norm? Hu Ruhai noticed Yu Zhangsheng's unusual expression and smiled, "Heh, didn't expect we would instead go meet it? Actually, you need not be too doubtful."

"Although the interior of this Yong Ta is large, it also has a limit. If we flee, we cannot flee far, and might instead be affected by the aftermath. Therefore, the most correct course of action should be to ascertain the situation at the first moment; if there is danger, it should be eliminated at the first moment, rather than letting it develop."

Yu Zhangsheng nodded, "So that's how it is. Team Leader Hu's experience is indeed very rich."

Hu Ruhai laughed, "To have risked life and death in these Yiji for many years, how could it do without a bit of experience?"

While the two spoke.

They had already arrived at the source of the trembling. Yu Zhangsheng fixed his gaze and discovered that within the Dust, a Spirit Insect of gigantic build was continuously rolling its body.

With every roll, the ground trembled along with it.

Even by Yu Zhangsheng's rough estimate, this spirit insect's build had likely already reached two hundred meters.

A build of this kind has almost only been seen on Fifth Rank Spirit Beasts.

"Could this spirit insect be a Fifth Rank Spirit Insect? No wonder it can produce such power!"

Yu Zhangsheng had previously seen a Fifth Rank Spirit Beast once outside; that power still leaves Yu Zhangsheng with lingering fear. It was only by relying on the Dead Wind inside the Death Domain Canyon that he barely managed to kill it.

And this time, judging by appearances, the spirit insect's strength is likewise not ordinary.

Hu Ruhai also realized the severity of the problem, "It seems the Eighth Layer's Guardian Spirit Insect has finally appeared. Didn't expect it to be a Fifth Rank Spirit Insect. This is going to be troublesome."

Yu Zhangsheng said, "This spirit insect is a Guardian Spirit Insect? Why wasn't it discovered before? Could it have been hiding underground all along?"

Hu Ruhai said, "It's very likely it was accidentally discovered by our people. But a single person cannot handle it."

While speaking, Hu Ruhai directly took out a Communication Talisman and crushed it in his hand.

Immediately a red light rushed into the sky and exploded directly in mid-air.

Not long after, a red light also rose from the opposite side, likewise exploding in the sky.

"As expected, it was our people who accidentally discovered this layer's Fifth Rank Spirit Beast."

"Let's join up with our people first. Move!"

Hu Ruhai took the lead, heading straight toward the direction where the other red light had risen.

The distance between the two sides was originally not very far. Not long after, Yu Zhangsheng saw the other side's figures.

However, among those people, Yu Zhangsheng saw a familiar figure.

Hu Ruhai immediately went forward to rendezvous with the other side's Team Leader.

But Yu Zhangsheng's gaze remained fixed on the person behind that Team Leader. This person was tall and large, with healthy bronze skin, muscles all over his body seeming as if they would burst open.

It was precisely the Holy Son named Lu Chengfeng, before entering the Holy Land Secret Realm.

Previously many people speculated that Lu Chengfeng was most likely captured by the Da Sheng Clan people.

Now it seems, it is indeed so.

Judging by Lu Chengfeng's appearance, he has clearly already been controlled by these Da Sheng Clan people. He might only be slightly stronger than Qian Lintian, who was directly refined into a Puppet.

As for Lu Chengfeng's subordinates, Yu Zhangsheng estimated they wouldn't fare much better.

Lu Chengfeng also noticed Yu Zhangsheng's figure at the first moment.

For people who entered the Holy Land Secret Realm together, how could Lu Chengfeng possibly not recognize him?

Lu Chengfeng, having noticed Yu Zhangsheng, immediately trembled with excitement, eyes widening, yet he made no sound.

He could only stare dead at Yu Zhangsheng.

And Yu Zhangsheng naturally also discovered Lu Chengfeng's abnormality, but did not react immediately.

It seems this Lu Chengfeng won't reveal his identity for the time being; otherwise, in this situation, Yu Zhangsheng estimated it would also be hard to explain.

But what Yu Zhangsheng can confirm is that this Lu Chengfeng most likely wants him to help him achieve Liberation.

But this kind of thing — how easy is it to talk about? He can only slowly think of a way.

And at this moment, Hu Ruhai and that other Team Leader also started conversing.

Yu Zhangsheng leaned in to listen and learned that the other Team Leader was named Qi Liu San. He looked like a seventy or eighty-year-old elder, with a hunched back.

Yet Hu Ruhai's manner was extremely respectful.

"Elder Qi, what is the situation with this spirit insect?"

"Hmph! A monstrous beast! I accidentally lured it out from underground, but never expected this monstrous beast to be so difficult to entangle. I exhausted all methods yet could not injure it in the slightest."

Hu Ruhai looked toward the spirit insect still rolling continuously. Judging by appearances, this spirit insect seems to be because its build is overly gigantic, it almost cannot sense the few people like ants.

So it can only use this method of creating earthquakes to threaten those who approach.

Although the threat is not great to Yu Zhangsheng and the others, likewise, they are also unable to pose a threat to this spirit insect.

Hu Ruhai also nodded and said: "The outer shell of this Black Armor Saint Insect is extremely tough; ordinary methods probably cannot kill it either."

"If one wants to obtain the Insect Talisman on its body, I'm afraid it will be somewhat difficult."

Qi Liu San was also at a loss.

"Earlier, this old man already tried attacking several times, but all were to little effect; instead, it only enraged this beast further."

Hu Ruhai also felt a bit of an itch to act; as long as he could obtain this Insect Talisman, he would naturally gain more benefits.

"Let me give it a try!"

Hu Ruhai leaped up, a Golden Bowl appearing in his hand, and under the urging of Hu Ruhai's magic power.

That Golden Bowl began to continuously enlarge, until it reached the size of a water vat.

Then Hu Ruhai also continuously struck the edge of that Golden Bowl, and wave after wave of sound waves began to continuously transmit out, heading toward that Black Armor Saint Insect.

The piercing sound waves immediately caused that Black Armor Saint Insect extreme pain, its body beginning to tremble even more violently.

Yu Changsheng and the others, seeing this, could only retreat repeatedly, to avoid being affected by the spreading waves.

Amidst the chaos, that Lu Chengfeng took the opportunity to arrive not far from Yu Changsheng.

In a low voice he said: "I recognize you! You are Yu Changsheng."

Yu Changsheng remained unmoved, acting as if he had not heard, still proceeding on his own toward a certain direction.

Seeing this, Lu Chengfeng couldn't help but grit his teeth and say: "Kid, just you wait!"

On that side, although Hu Ruhai's attacks more or less affected that Black Armor Saint Insect, they still could not truly cause it any substantive harm.

On the contrary, it only enraged this Black Armor Saint Insect even more.

"This Spirit Insect is truly troublesome; as expected, Fifth Order Spirit Insects are not so easy to deal with."

Hu Ruhai put away the Golden Bowl in his hand; this method had no effect on the Black Armor Saint Insect, so Hu Ruhai brought out another technique.

At this moment a Small Cauldron was spinning round and round in Hu Ruhai's palm.

"Vile beast, eat a cauldron from me!"

Hu Ruhai shouted angrily, and fiercely threw the Small Cauldron in his hand upward.

That Small Cauldron spun continuously in midair; with every circle it turned, its size also enlarged by one fold.

Before long, it had already become incomparably huge. (Chapter End)