Chapter 425: The Frozen Spirit Insect

The "Mysterious Heaven Gold-Devouring Insect" was restless at this moment, causing a glimmer of hope to rise once again in Zhang Nuo's heart. He was now completely out of options, and he did not want to let go of even the slightest shred of hope!

However, revealing the Mysterious Gold in front of Su Haizhen felt somewhat improper to him. But the interior of the "Four Spirits Square Cauldron" was only so large; where else could he hide it?

After thinking it over, Zhang Nuo had no choice but to take out the Spirit Beast Bag! As the bag's opening was unsealed, a streak of golden light flashed out and landed right before him!

In the arms of the Mysterious Gold was that egg. Upon closer inspection, there were actually several marks on the surface of the egg! Slightly startled, Zhang Nuo thought the egg, which had fused with the soul of the "Qiongqi Beast," had undergone some change, but when he saw it clearly, he couldn't help but feel a wave of helplessness!

As it turned out, those marks were not on the egg at all, but were traces of dried saliva! There was no need to guess; these marks had been left by the Mysterious Gold!

The sudden appearance of an aura within the Small Tripod naturally could not escape Su Haizhen's senses. She awoke from her meditative state, and the moment her bright eyes opened, she saw the child before her!

At this time, the Mysterious Gold still looked the same; over the past dozen years, his appearance had not changed in the slightest!

"Who is he?"

The young girl looked at Zhang Nuo in confusion, her eyes filled with astonishment. Ever since entering the Small Tripod, there had only been the two of them; where had this child popped out from?

"He is my Spirit Beast!"

Zhang Nuo ignored Su Haizhen's shocked expression and said in an extremely flat tone. This sentence made Su Haizhen even more incredulous! A Spirit Beast! What rank of Spirit Beast was this that it could already reach the Transformation Stage? Even the "Ferocious Spirit Beast" her father Su Mucheng had captured back then had not evolved to full maturity!

One had to know that the "Ferocious Spirit Beast" was already an Eighth Rank demonic beast, yet this child before her, judging by the fluctuations of his Spirit Power, was at most a Third Rank demonic beast! For a Third Rank demonic beast to transform into human form—anyone who saw this would be greatly astonished!

"What a beautiful big sister!"

The Mysterious Gold turned around and looked at the beautiful Su Haizhen, his eyes actually revealing a lecherous look! Zhang Nuo coughed dryly; he was speechless. This little thing was actually interested in women too!

"Mysterious Gold! We are trapped here; do you have any way to help?"

Zhang Nuo twisted the little fellow's head around and asked with concern.

"I just felt a massive amount of Spirit Power, so I wanted to come out and take a look!"

The Mysterious Gold blinked his small eyes, clutching the egg in his hands. He dodged Zhang Nuo's palm and turned his head back toward Su Haizhen. Despite his young age, his eyes were staring in a daze! Zhang Nuo, suspicious in his heart, paid no attention to this action of the Mysterious Gold.

So the little thing had only come out because he sensed massive Spiritual Qi. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind: the Mysterious Gold usually had no reaction to Spiritual Qi and only reacted to metal. Could it be...

Just as Zhang Nuo suddenly realized something and was about to ask the Mysterious Gold, he was rendered speechless by what he saw. The little fellow had somehow ended up in Su Haizhen's arms, his head rubbing back and forth against the girl's chest! He looked extremely cute! Wasn't this clearly taking advantage of her?

But Su Haizhen was completely unaware at this moment; she simply assumed this transformed Spirit Beast was being playful!

"Big sister is so nice!"

The Mysterious Gold said in a milky voice, like a docile little animal hiding in the girl's embrace.

"Mysterious Gold!"

Zhang Nuo's voice, carrying a hint of authority, rang out, causing the little fellow who had been intoxicated by the moment to shiver violently. The egg in his hands fell to the ground with a 'clatter'!

The little fellow flashed, left Su Haizhen's arms, and immediately picked up the egg from the ground, looking at Zhang Nuo with an innocent face. His master had never been angry with him before; what was wrong today? He was acting completely out of character!

"Do you know how to use the Earth Escape Technique?"

Seeing the little fellow was scared, Zhang Nuo couldn't bear it anymore. He had just felt a strange sensation in his heart when he saw the Mysterious Gold taking advantage of Su Haizhen, which was why his tone had been harsh.

"Earth Escape Technique! I do!"

The Mysterious Gold glanced at Zhang Nuo, and seeing his expression soften, he spoke in his milky voice. Zhang Nuo was ecstatic! Although he had previously seen that the Mysterious Gold's Earth Escape was powerful, he didn't know how his Earth Escape Technique was! Now that he heard the little fellow say he could use the Earth Escape Technique, this was naturally a huge surprise!

"Are you afraid of cold energy?"

Zhang Nuo was like an adult inducing a child to commit a crime, coaxing the Mysterious Gold bit by bit to tell the truth. Su Haizhen looked at this man and beast in great confusion! She secretly wondered, could this little fellow really have a way to help them escape their predicament?

"Cold energy?"

The Mysterious Gold tilted his little head, looking somewhat melancholy. After a moment, he nodded slightly. Zhang Nuo was even more overjoyed this time, but he didn't dare let the Mysterious Gold go out easily. After all, the Mysterious Heaven Spirit Insect was his greatest reliance and could not afford the slightest mishap!

"Go around the perimeter of this cauldron and test it to see if you can withstand this level of cold energy!"

Zhang Nuo pointed at the cauldron wall covered in white frost and said with great solemnity. The Mysterious Gold blinked his small eyes; he saw an unusual aura in Zhang Nuo's gaze! However, the little fellow appeared extremely bold, walking step by step toward the cauldron wall! When he was more than a yard away from the white frost, the Mysterious Gold's footsteps came to a halt.

The little fellow took a few breaths, then slowly closed his eyes, sensing the cold energy entering his body. Before long, he opened his eyes again and strode toward the cauldron wall!

When Zhang Nuo first saw the Mysterious Gold stop, he thought he had been affected by the cold energy here and felt a wave of melancholy. But a moment later, seeing the little fellow move forward again—and this time with unwavering determination and not the slightest hesitation—hope rose in his heart once more!

By the time the Mysterious Gold reached the cauldron wall, a layer of white mist had already gathered on his body, and even the egg he was holding had a layer of white frost on it!

With Zhang Nuo's cultivation, he would absolutely not dare to get this close to the cauldron wall. He watched the Mysterious Gold without blinking, seeing the little fellow slowly raise a hand, then extend a finger, and gently touch the white frost on the cauldron wall!

At this moment, the hearts of both Zhang Nuo and Su Haizhen were in their throats. Could a mere transformed Spirit Insect withstand cold energy that could even freeze flames?

Zhang Nuo still somewhat believed in the strength of the Gold-Devouring Insect, but Su Haizhen had no confidence at all! As the Mysterious Gold's finger slowly approached the cauldron wall, a faint mist rose in front of his fingertip. This mist was very thin, like the fluctuations in the air caused by heat!

'Snap'—with a light sound, the Mysterious Gold's small finger pressed directly onto the frost-covered cauldron wall! The moment he heard that sound, Zhang Nuo's heart almost stopped beating! His wide eyes were filled with anticipation!

After blinking a few times, the finger the Mysterious Gold had touched the frost with was wrapped in a thin layer of white frost, but it did not continue to spread to his body! Blinking his small eyes, the Mysterious Gold turned his head and smiled at Zhang Nuo, looking extremely happy!

Seeing this scene, Zhang Nuo's heart was filled with wild joy, but before he could even speak, a sudden, massive change occurred! This turn of events nearly caused Zhang Nuo to faint! He saw a thin layer of moisture suddenly appear on the Mysterious Gold's smiling little face, and immediately after, starting from the finger that was pressing against the cauldron wall—

A wave of biting cold energy rapidly spread over the Mysterious Gold's entire body, and the poor little fellow was frozen solid while maintaining that smiling posture.

"Mysterious Gold!"

Zhang Nuo acted as if he had gone mad; his figure flashed as he tried to rush forward to save the frozen Mysterious Gold, but a slender, jade-like hand grabbed him!

"Calm down! If you do that, you will be frozen too!"

Who else could it be but Su Haizhen? Seeing this scene, she felt terrible as well. The little fellow who had been acting spoiled in her arms just a moment ago had turned into an icicle in the blink of an eye.

Even Chunyangzi, who was inside Zhang Nuo's body, exclaimed out loud! Seeing Zhang Nuo, who was usually rational, become so impulsive, he kept sending voice transmissions!

"Boy Zhang, don't be impulsive! The Mysterious Gold is not an ordinary Spirit Beast! He won't just be frozen like this!"

Although he said that, Chunyangzi was also extremely worried! Even Divine Sense could be frozen, let alone a Spirit Insect, even if it was of the Heavenly Sky Grade!

His figure stalled, and Zhang Nuo stood where he was, staring blankly at the frozen Mysterious Gold, his heart feeling as if it were being sliced to pieces by a blade! Over these years of his journey, if not for the Mysterious Heaven Spirit Insect, he would have died countless times! Especially the way it had provided him with Mysterious Crystal Stones for so long—that was something nothing else could have done!

Seeing Zhang Nuo's figure come to a stop, Su Haizhen let out a long breath. She held Zhang Nuo's hand and said with extreme gentleness:

"Don't be too sad. Perhaps the Mysterious Gold is only temporarily frozen. When our cultivation improves, we might still be able to save him!"

How could Zhang Nuo not understand that the young girl was comforting him? Looking at the Mysterious Gold wrapped in a layer of ice crystals, he slowly let out a breath. Once that breath was gone, Zhang Nuo sat on the ground like a pile of mud! In his hollow eyes, there was no longer any of the brilliance of the past.

Just as he was in total despair, a faint mental connection suddenly emanated from the frozen body of the Mysterious Gold. His figure jolted violently; Zhang Nuo seemed to have regained his vitality, stood up from the ground with a 'whoosh,' and then looked in surprise at the Mysterious Heaven Gold-Devouring Insect, which looked like an icicle!

This unusual action of Zhang Nuo's gave Su Haizhen a huge fright! She grabbed Zhang Nuo from behind, her two small hands clutching tightly at his chest! She shouted loudly:

"You cannot go! I will not let you go no matter what! I have a way to improve my cultivation in a short time! When that time comes, perhaps there will be a way to save the Mysterious Gold!"