Chapter 104: Devouring the Qiongqi, Strength Reaches a New Level!

"Good, you lot are sensible."

Lu Chuan looked at these ancient beings before him with a beaming smile, in an excellent mood.

He was able to make such a decision because he was certain that their attainments in the field of Restrictions were no match for his own.

It wasn't that these ancient beings couldn't choose to die, but staying obediently within the Restriction was naturally fine; yet, how was this any different from them sleeping or being trapped there all along? It would be better not to have woken up at all.

Therefore, after much deliberation, the few white-haired elders had no choice but to grit their teeth and accept it.

As the 【Soul-Seizing Pupil】 was unleashed, the white-haired elders were gradually brought under Lu Chuan's control, their gazes slowly filling with reverence for him.

After some inquiry, Lu Chuan said to the leader among them, Bai Zhangguan, "There should be quite a few more ancient beings like you."

"Find a way to contact them, ascertain their true strength, and report back to me."

"Remember, without my orders, you are not to act rashly."

"Yes!"

The white-haired elders hurriedly cupped their hands in agreement, their attitudes exceptionally respectful.

Lu Chuan watched with his own eyes as they departed in all directions, searching for the ancient beings within Kunlun Mountain.

After pondering for a moment, he looked toward the highest peak of Kunlun Mountain and muttered to himself, "I heard an ancient Qiongqi occupies this mountain as its king, turning this place into a Forbidden Descendant zone and not letting ordinary people in or out."

"But I've been here for so long, why hasn't the Qiongqi appeared yet?"

"Could it have left this place?"

Through Bai Shijing's reports, Lu Chuan already knew that the Flood Dragon in the sea had no ill will toward humans and only wanted to stay in its own waters to enjoy itself; since he didn't like staying in the sea, he hadn't paid too much attention to the Flood Dragon.

But now, with this Qiongqi still here, he could not set his mind at ease.

"On this land, one powerhouse is enough."

Thinking this, Lu Chuan took the initiative to release his aura and swaggered through Kunlun Mountain, intending to lure the Qiongqi out.

It was a pity that after roaming for five or six days, he never discovered any trace of it, so he immediately extinguished his interest in finding it. "Forget it, as long as you don't provoke me, do whatever you want."

"I'll wait a bit longer to see if Bai Zhangguan and the others have any gains before returning to Qinling."

Lu Chuan did not know that just seven or eight miles behind him, a behemoth was quietly watching his every move.

If not for the fact that this behemoth moved slightly, causing the surroundings to tremble, no one would have ever guessed that this seemingly majestic mountain peak was actually a living creature.

"Has the current world already produced such a powerful fellow?"

This behemoth was the Qiongqi.

It stared in Lu Chuan's direction and muttered to itself, "If they are all fellows like this, then I must be even more careful and wait until my strength is greater before leaving the mountain."

Currently, the Qiongqi was only at the first level of the Xiaoyao Realm; although it was on par with Lu Chuan's realm, it had seen with its own eyes how Lu Chuan had imprisoned the people of the Dengxian Sect, including Bai Zhangguan, and forced them to acknowledge him as their master.

Under these circumstances, the Qiongqi dared not approach rashly, for if it entered the Restriction set by Lu Chuan, it feared it would be unable to escape.

Boom—

Suddenly, a brilliant white beam of light descended abruptly.

By the time the Qiongqi noticed it, it had already reacted and hurriedly pulled back to dodge, yet it was still grazed by the white beam, immediately feeling a burning pain.

It looked down at its right leg, where a charred patch had already appeared; it looked like a serious injury.

"Qiongqi, I've finally waited for you!"

In the sky, Lu Chuan flew straight over without concealing his tracks. "So you've been operating right under my nose, and with this ability for Camouflage, no wonder I couldn't find you." "You've followed me for so long, isn't it time to settle things?"

Lu Chuan had originally intended to leave, but suddenly sensing a slight fluctuation in aura, he attacked without hesitation, not expecting it to truly be the Qiongqi spying in the dark.

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind as he reviewed the scenes of the past few days, discovering that although what he saw varied slightly, one thing remained unchanged—no matter where he went, there was always a seemingly inconspicuous small tree not far away, right within his line of sight.

Although these small trees were of different species and sizes, there were times when the places he was in didn't even have a single blade of grass.

Wasn't this suddenly appearing small tree very strange?

The Qiongqi did not know that it was this detail that had alerted Lu Chuan and prompted his probing.

Hearing these words, it let out an angry roar and then spoke in human language, "This King was just about to look for you!"

Whoosh—

The next instant, Lu Chuan directly employed 【Spirit Snake Swift Step】, and after buffing his speed, he lashed his massive, powerful snake tail fiercely toward the Qiongqi. "Sneaking around—is this what a powerhouse does?"

Boom! Lu Chuan's speed was extremely fast, and the snake tail struck true before the Qiongqi could react.

Instantly, the Qiongqi tumbled backward, feeling the energy within its body surging uncontrollably.

It immediately revealed a look of horror, exclaiming inwardly, "This giant snake, its strength is this great?"

"Want to run?"

Opposite, Lu Chuan saw it using the force of the recoil to retreat continuously, killing intent surging in his eyes. "Qiongqi, don't even think about escaping!"

Boom boom boom—

Suddenly, a golden mace appeared behind the Qiongqi, and before it could react, it smashed down fiercely, causing the Qiongqi to vomit blood uncontrollably.

It looked over in utter horror, only to see a large bell descending above its head, the surrounding space instantly suppressed.

Now, it truly had nowhere to run.

In the sky, Lu Chuan used the Nine Provinces Cauldron to suppress the space here and had used the Vajra Mace to severely injure the Qiongqi; he was now looking down at it from above. "Dealing with you doesn't seem particularly difficult."

"It seems I overestimated your strength!"

"Snake King, spare my life!"

The Qiongqi was afraid.

During this time, it had heard quite a bit of news related to Lu Chuan; it had originally scoffed at these reports, but now it realized that the outside world had not exaggerated the Snake King at all, and in fact... they didn't even know that the Snake King's strength was even more terrifying than what it had learned.

This caused the Qiongqi's desire to pick up an easy win to vanish instantly, and it regretted provoking this great god for no reason.

Wouldn't it have been better to just stay obediently in Kunlun Mountain and be its own Xiaoyao Beast King? "Do you think that's possible?"

Lu Chuan opened his mouth and spat out a cloud of 【Corrosive Venom】, but knowing that this 【Corrosive Venom】 would not cause much damage to the Qiongqi, the true killing blow was the Vajra Mace.

Bang—

With a dull thud, Qiongqi felt as if all its bones had been broken, and its body could muster no strength at all.

At this moment, Lu Chuan opened his blood-filled maw and swallowed it whole.

Not long after, the system's notification sound rang out in his mind.

【Congratulations to the host for a successful consumption, you have gained 200 points of Evolution Value!】

(End of this chapter)