Chapter 448: Mythological‑Class Materials Appear, How to Obtain Them

In a barren world, a pool of green water suddenly appeared, exhaling poisonous smoke and suffused with toxic fumes.

The sight was unusually strange and eye‑catching.

Even stranger, the nearby monsters reacted in an even more unusual way.

Even ordinary monsters of over level 70 possessed instinctive vigilance.

They could sense danger, so they did not approach lightly.

As the Skeletons drew near the pool, the degree of poisoning deepened, and the damage inflicted grew larger.

The pool spanned only about ten meters in diameter; though called a pool, it was more like a tiny pond.

The pond was filled with green toxin, constantly bubbling.

The nearer one got to the center, the darker the toxin's hue and the stronger its poison.

At the very center, the color had turned deep ink‑black, green intermingled with a black‑purple tint.

The Skeleton standing at the pool's edge looked around and found nothing nearby, not a single living creature.

Not even a Giant Stone was present, as if the stones themselves had been corroded away.

These stone fragments were unusually solid, even harder than steel.

Jiang Chen could not break them; they seemed harder than the Earth of the Upper Space Core Area.

Yet prolonged toxin corrosion meant even these stones could not escape a fate of destruction.

All monsters kept far from the area, daring not to approach, maintaining extreme vigilance and fear.

Where the poison spreads is a death‑trap.

The water at the pool's rim was pale green, slightly transparent, allowing a view of the bottom.

Through a few shafts of light, Jiang Chen saw something beneath the surface.

Something that could exist in the poisonous water.

The Skeleton crouched and slipped a finger into the pool.

Clack!

Green smoke rose, and a flood of toxin surged in.

The pool's water was far more poisonous than the external fumes.

The Skeleton instantly suffered considerable injury.

The damage simultaneously transferred to all the undead.

Over 27,000 brothers helped share the burden, making it, for a short time, ignore the presence of the poison.

The Skeleton's hand reached into the pool, aimed at the object Jiang Chen had seen earlier, and retrieved it.

At the bottom lay a crystal that was clear and glittering.

Jiang Chen's eyes showed a hint of shock: "Poisonous Crystal."

It was the same Poisonous Crystal he had once obtained from the Earth Touch Dragon God.

Since then he had never had a chance to find one.

Unexpectedly, he acquired another here, and it came without any effort.

Looking at the pool, there were multiple Poisonous Crystals.

The nearer to the center, the greater the number.

Jiang Chen even thought it highly possible that the center held a Mythological Class toxic‑element material.

When the Skeleton held the Poisonous Crystal in its hand, the serpentine monsters that had halted outside suddenly stirred.

They rose one after another, pairs of snake eyes fixed on the Crystal in the Skeleton's hand, showing a look of yearning.

Clearly they coveted the Crystal, yet feared the toxic smoke and dared not approach.

Even if they got close, it would matter little; the Crystal lay beneath the pool's water, out of their reach.

They didn't even dare to approach, let alone enter the water.

The poison in the water was far stronger than the toxic smoke.

Jiang Chen ignored the serpentine monsters.

He was pondering another question.

"Should I go to the center of the poisonous pool to see what's inside?"

"And how to bring the Poisonous Crystal back."

Killing these monsters is easy; the difficulty is whether it will attract the BOSS.

That hundred‑meter flying flood‑dragon,

Jiang Chen would not dare to underestimate it.

If a fight broke out, it would surely be a life‑or‑death brawl.

At that moment the ground trembled several times, emitting a low, muffled rumble.

It seemed as if something had exploded underground.

For an instant, a torrent of rustling filled his ears.

Jiang Chen's eyes narrowed sharply, realizing that all the serpentine monsters in the area were mobilizing en masse.

Swarming monsters burst out from beneath stones, from corners, from crevices.

They scurried across the ground at speed, their sole target the poisonous pool.

"What's happening?"

Jiang Chen's eyes narrowed, making his scalp tingle.

Where his gaze fell, there were countless serpents, far more than ten thousand.

Probably well over a hundred thousand.

He tightly suppressed his own aura, making not the slightest sound.

At this moment, snake monsters of all sizes ran toward the poison pool.

Jiang Chen knew something must have happened, likely related to the earlier tremor.

The snake monsters were all above Level 70, moving at lightning speed.

In the blink of an eye they had surrounded the poison pool, leaving no passage.

Like before, they positioned themselves according to their strength and size, creating a clear hierarchy of placement.

And the Skeleton Berserker standing at the edge of the poison pool looked strikingly out of place.

However, the snake monsters' attention was no longer on the Skeleton Berserker, and they even seemed indifferent to the Poisonous Crystal in its hand.

Almost all the snake monsters looked up at the sky, as if something were there.

In the sky there was nothing but dim, mottled light.

A few seconds later, another muffled thud echoed up from the ground.

The thud traveled all the way to the poison pool, causing its surface to ripple instantly.

First, countless bubbles burst forth, and the toxic gas became several times denser than before.

Then the bubbles simultaneously

disappeared, and the surface sank slightly.

After this continued for a few seconds,

Boom!

Accompanied by a deafening blast, the poisonous water in the pool shot upward like a fountain.

A massive number of Poisonous Crystals were flung out, scattering in all directions.

The snake monsters went berserk, leaping to snatch the Poisonous Crystals.

Jiang Chen did not allow the Skeleton Berserker to move, letting the poisonous water splash onto it, producing a sizzling sound and thick wisps of smoke.

The poisonous water mixed with Poisonous Crystals, falling like raindrops.

The snake monsters were clearly terrified of the poisonous water, yet they went mad for the Poisonous Crystals.

Over a hundred thousand snake monsters frantically grappled, fighting over the Poisonous Crystals.

A snake monster swooped high and swallowed a fist-sized Poisonous Crystal whole.

In less than half a second, another gigantic snake monster devoured it together with the first.

Some lucky ones, after devouring a Poisonous Crystal, fled swiftly away.

No matter how many of their kind pursued from behind, they did not look back.

After a moment, its body glowed, its size grew, and its strength increased.

The Poisonous Crystal had been digested and took effect.

It turned around again and continued to snatch other Poisonous Crystals.

Jiang Chen watched with alarm; the battle was starkly naked.

For the sake of leveling up, no fellow was spared.

Boom!

Another jet of water shot skyward, again spewing a massive amount of Poisonous Crystals.

The snake monsters fell back into the scramble.

A Poisonous Crystal fell beside the Skeleton, and it casually picked it up.

The Skeleton walked along the edge of the poison pool, collecting a full seven Poisonous Crystals.

The area beside the poison pool was a clean patch of ground; no matter how fierce the snake monsters fought, none approached the pool.

The poison pool erupted several more times, spewing out a large

amount of Poisonous Crystals.

The Skeleton now held ten Poisonous Crystals in its hand.

The only remaining problem was how to get it to bring the Poisonous Crystals back.

Outside, the area was filled with snake monsters; if the Skeleton dared to step out, it would surely be devoured.

Unless.

Unless Jiang Chen acted and killed all those snake monsters.

After five consecutive eruptions, the poison pool seemed to calm.

Yet at this moment, a muffled thud resonated from the earth, heavier than before.

Jiang Chen felt a shock in his heart, "Looks like it's not over yet."

Suddenly, the sky darkened briefly.

The already dim sky grew even darker.

The snake monsters, which had been fighting desperately, fell silent in an instant.

At some point, a massive creature appeared in the air.

The flying flood‑dragon Jiang Chen had seen before had arrived.

It lowered its head, watching the countless snake monsters slain over the Poisonous Crystals, its eyes filled with contempt.

Then it saw the Skeleton standing at the edge of the poison pool.

A flicker of curiosity flashed in its eyes, and it opened its mouth to snap shut.

The Skeleton was instantly sucked away uncontrollably.

The Skeleton fell into its mouth.

It closed its jaws, and a terrifying force acted upon the Skeleton.

With a crack, the Skeleton instantly split into pieces.

The Skeleton died, and the Poisonous Crystal it had just obtained also fell down.

Jiang Chen had long anticipated this outcome, "Truly an unreasonable attack method."

The full‑scale talent link lost its effect again, leaving Jiang Chen quite helpless.

These BOSS always have one or two Skills that ignore one's talents.

One can only say these monsters are too strong—not that their instant attack power is too high, but that talents don't have time to activate.

They simply possess some unique abilities that can bypass one's talents.

The flying jiao took two bites, found the Skeleton

wasn't tasty, and spat it out.

Boom!

A fountain erupted from the center of the poison pool, larger than before.

Within the fountain, Jiang Chen saw a mass of green material.

It looked like concentrated venom, deeper and more powerful than the Poisonous Crystal.

It emitted a terrifying poison‑element aura.

It seemed to be some kind of poison‑element material, at least a Mythological Class entity.

At that moment, he even felt the urge to snatch it.

To take it or not to take it.

That is the question!