Chapter 176: with translation of chapter title

Now Chen Shicheng is infiltrating the Holy Holy's territory, and he is also coveting the opponent's ancestor's corpse.

Since the matter was already extremely dangerous, there was no way to waste time, so he immediately suggested splitting his troops.

He had Hui Siye and La Tiao cooperate here to silently devour the corpse, while he hurriedly searched for the Holy Holy corpse that caught his eye.

After arranging each one's task, Chen Shicheng didn't even think and plunged straight into the deepest part of the tomb.

These Holy Holy, although they buried human‑like corpses in stone piles, had not learned the essence of burial culture; they lacked even simple tombstones, let alone epitaphs indicating identity, which completely thwarted his plan to find the strongest Holy Holy before death.

But it didn't matter; whether a demon beast or any ancient strange beast, they all share a very obvious trait.

That is, the higher the realm, the larger the size; while alive they might maintain a smaller form through skills, but after death they immediately reveal their true shape.

Thus Chen Shicheng need not painstakingly dig up every stone pile; the largest one must be the tomb of a Holy Holy with considerable strength.

Using this economical selection method, he soon found in the deepest part of the forest a tomb noticeably several layers larger than the other stone piles.

To avoid any blunder, he directly broke open the weed‑overgrown stone pile and personally confirmed the corpse.

As he expected, the corpse inside was not decayed, and compared with all Holy Holy he had seen, its size was practically a genetic mutation.

Although it was buried curled up, it turned out to be about two meters long; if it stood upright, Chen Shicheng could probably reach its waist.

What surprised him most was that, even though this Holy Holy had been dead for an unknown number of years, it still exuded a fierce, explosive aura, causing a vision of a demonic ape wielding a staff battling the heavens and earth to appear before his eyes.

Overjoyed, Chen Shicheng's Divine Perception flickered, dispelling the illusion, and he quickly took out a Yellow Turban Strongman Bean Seed.

After inputting True Essence Activation, the bean seed flew out of his hand to hover over the corpse; a golden aura flowed around the curled body, and this time the system gave no warning that it could not be refined.

【Refining corpse, estimated completion in 21 minutes 33 seconds】

Chen Shicheng's eyelids twitched; he hadn't expected the refining to take so long. Holy Holy aren't blind; although the golden light was deep in the tomb, a careful glance could spot it—could a patrolling Holy Holy notice it?

He anxiously watched the countdown tick down second by second.

Murphy's Law manifested again; with just over twenty seconds left on the countdown, the Holy Holy corpse was already tinged gold, missing only the tuft of hair on its head, when a raging roar suddenly erupted from the outer edge of the tomb.

Then the canopy began to sway from afar inward, clearly indicating patrolling Holy Holy were rushing over.

If it were just that, Chen Shicheng wouldn't have worried, but as the earlier cries echoed, the whole mountain rang with successive frantic Holy Holy shouts.

If nothing changed, he would soon be beaten to death by countless Holy Holy.

Chen Shicheng, feeling a toothache, waved at the Holy Holy that suddenly appeared beside him; before it could discern its surroundings, the Holy Holy's head and body split and it collapsed to the ground.

But those few Holy Holy were easy to kill; the ones arriving later were the biggest trouble. Moreover, he could clearly hear that as the subsequent Holy Holy passed the area left by La Tiao and Hui Siye, their cries grew louder, their tone filled with endless fury. It was obvious they had discovered La Tiao's small action, and a meeting meant an endless, deadly battle. Fortunately, La Tiao and Hui Siye are not the type to be blinded by immediate gain; when the first shout sounded, they immediately abandoned the tomb‑digging and ran straight toward Chen Shicheng.

After he killed the first wave of incoming Holy Holy, they successfully regrouped together.

Seeing La Tiao, drowsy from overeating and curled in his arms, Chen Shicheng didn't have time to check its Attribute, and hurriedly recalled the Yellow Turban Strongman Bean Seed that had finished refining.

He then threw out a Yánluó Statue, took out an ordinary Yinxiang Incense and lit it; amid the Holy Holy's eyes widening in rage, it was calmly engulfed by a swirl of black smoke.

When he appeared again, Chen Shicheng had already arrived at the Tree Hole Entrance of the Fire Crow Division Territory.

The moment he returned, he immediately took out the bean seed to inspect it.

Sure enough, the Yellow Turban Strongman Bean Seed now displayed an image of a Holy Holy howling skyward, its defiant stance battling heaven and earth, enough to make anyone's blood boil just by looking.

【Lv. 31 Yellow Turban Strongman, Spirit: 168, Qi: 60, Divine Perception: 1, Skills: Steel Reinforced Bones, Shoulder Mountain, Compress Earth to an Inch, Frenzy.】

"Level 31."

Chen Shicheng frowned, scratched the back of his hand; although he didn't know what rank this Holy Holy held in its clan before death, from its level it seemed that even the lowest Holy Holy leaders are at the same level.

Thus, when he goes to the Holy Holy territory to hunt, he'll have to be more cautious.

The elusive Compress Earth to an Inch, combined with a Spirit attribute exceeding 160, could kill him with a single palm strike, not to mention the Holy Holy's other skills. Shivering fiercely, Chen Shicheng lifted the already drowsy La Tiao, gave it a couple of shakes; seeing it unmoving, he looked at Hui Siye and asked.

"Hui Siye, how many tombs did you dig? Making it sleep like this isn't something a few corpses can achieve."

"Uh."

Hui Siye turned his head a bit embarrassed, "I was a little itchy, my movements got a bit too big, and I ended up digging through that whole area."

Chen Shicheng's mind instantly filled with dark thoughts; no wonder those Holy Holy had rushed at him like a dying mother earlier—he had assumed it was due to a Holy Holy warning, but in fact they were pursuing Hui Siye and La Tiao.

Nevertheless, their risk wasn't in vain; La Tiao's bloodline concentration at this moment was soaring like a rocket, increasing every moment, roughly 1% per hour.

If it continues at this rate, tonight he will be able to witness La Tiao's second innate divine skill.

He shook his head, Chen Shicheng threw La Tiao into the Storage Bag; the true solar fire was a little hot, but it still helped refine the bloodline, and even the Tai Sui's outer skin was a bit...

Now it should be La Tiao's turn to enjoy a session.

After settling it, Chen Shicheng glanced at the sky, steeled himself, and dove straight into the Tree Hole, following the tunnel back once more to the Holy Holy's territory.

(End of Chapter)