Chapter 409: The Mysterious Crystal Fairy Egg (First update, seeking subscriptions)

Rumble—

Five minutes later, accompanied by the sound of intense explosions, the Demon Pets hurriedly retreated a distance, staring intently at the Wind Element barrier not far away.

This was the second-to-last Treasure Vat; the previous two had both failed to be probed, as they were, at the very least, existences that Li Zhangsheng could not break through at present.

Before the colorful energy tide could dissipate, dense, pale-green Wind Blades appeared, flying toward the Demon Pets in a head-on assault.

The Wind Element Restriction was similar to the Gold Element Restriction, but the Five Phoenix Divine Fire Cover could not suppress the Wind Element, so it was naturally impossible for the Demon Pets to deal with it as easily as they had the Gold Element barrier.

Compared to the previous Gold Element barrier, the defensive power of this Wind Element barrier was significantly worse.

However, under the efforts of the Demon Pets, the Wind Element barrier was left with only a thin layer and could not hold on for much longer.

Pop— Clatter—

Under the next round of attacks, the Wind Element barrier could no longer hold on; after fluctuating violently a few times, it finally vanished.

"What will it be this time?"

Li Zhangsheng could not help but rub his hands; every time he broke a Treasure Vat, he always felt a strong sense of anticipation.

However, when he saw the treasure inside the vat, he was clearly stunned for a moment.

He never expected that this Treasure Vat would be filled entirely with soil!

This soil looked like a pile of fine, fragmented sand; it appeared plain and unremarkable, with nothing miraculous about it.

But this was the Treasure Pavilion of the King of Hundred Victories, and judging by the treasures obtained previously, this was naturally no ordinary soil.

Li Zhangsheng reached out and grabbed a handful of soil, only to feel his right hand sink; this handful of soil weighed no less than a hundred catties.

This was completely beyond Li Zhangsheng's expectations; his body swayed slightly, and if his physical body had not been strong enough, he really might have made a fool of himself.

It was also the first time Li Zhangsheng had seen such heavy soil, so he naturally clicked his tongue in wonder.

However, he did not recognize this type of soil at all and could only consult the few books on treasures he carried with him.

Li Zhangsheng searched for quite a while, and finally, in the *Treasures Missing and Omitted Volume* compiled by the King of Wisdom, he found information related to this vat of soil.

"So it is Breathing Soil, no wonder it is so heavy!"

Li Zhangsheng shook his head back and forth; this thing was of no small use to him.

Breathing Soil: Heaven and Earth Essence, capable of planting all types of Spirit Objects, providing different growth acceleration based on the grade of the Spirit Object.

According to the records in this book, this Breathing Soil was a degraded version of the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil; if one planted Spirit Objects that did not reach the grade of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object on it, it could accelerate their growth speed tenfold.

As for Spirit Objects exceeding the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object grade, the higher their grade, the more their growth speed would be reduced; for example, for Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure grade Spirit Objects, only a onefold increase remained.

This was not without a price; every period of time, a large amount of Earth Element energy had to be replenished for the Breathing Soil, otherwise, over a long time, the quality of the Breathing Soil would drop, eventually becoming equivalent to ordinary soil.

"I can certainly plant some materials for formulas!"

This Breathing Soil was definitely a good thing; Li Zhangsheng could absolutely plant some Spirit Objects with extremely harsh growth conditions on it, such as Nine-Star Begonia or Star Snatching Grass.

The only pity was that the quantity of Breathing Soil was a bit too small, enough to plant at most a few dozen Spirit Objects; if they were tree-type Spirit Objects, he feared he could only plant one, and it would have to be a small-sized one.

Li Zhangsheng put away the Treasure Vat of Breathing Soil and pointed at the last Treasure Vat, shouting: "The final target, attack!"

This was a Wood Element Treasure Vat; although its defensive power was not as good as the Earth Element and its recovery power was not as good as the Water Element, the defense and recovery power of the Wood Element Restriction were both quite impressive, which left Li Zhangsheng with little confidence.

The twelve Demon Pets surrounded the Wood Element Treasure Vat and launched a powerful offensive in unison; like the Earth Element and Water Element Treasure Vats, the Wood Element Treasure Vat would not counterattack, so they just needed to attack by force.

The next moment, the energy barrier of the Wood Element Treasure Vat shook violently, rippling in layers.

"Eh, there is hope!"

Li Zhangsheng's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly directed the Demon Pets to continue attacking.

The roaring sounds echoed continuously, and the Demon Pets exhausted all their means, attacking the Wood Element Treasure Vat in every way possible.

Under their efforts, the Wood Element barrier slowly began to weaken.

However, the defense and recovery power of the Wood Element Treasure Vat were both quite impressive, which made their effects not very good.

As time slowly passed, the Demon Pets gradually became exhausted; they panted heavily, clearly finding it not easy.

"Everyone hold on, we are about to succeed!"

Li Zhangsheng encouraged their morale while simultaneously bestowing the Ox's Brute Force and Bloodthirsty Frenzy Secret Technique upon Aixi.

Roar—

Aixi let out a great roar, its eyes beginning to turn blood-red, yet still retaining some clarity, and its original fifteen-meter body length rapidly expanded to twenty meters.

The Half-Step Epic Quality endowed Aixi with some traits, causing the negative effect of losing reason from Bloodthirsty Frenzy to be weakened significantly.

In an instant, Aixi lunged directly at the Wood Element barrier; to avoid accidentally injuring Aixi, the other Demon Pets had to abandon long-range attacks and, like Aixi, engage in close-quarters combat against the Wood Element barrier.

Pop—

Aixi slapped the Wood Element barrier, and intense ripples appeared, spreading out like water waves.

At the same time, the Wood Element barrier became slightly weaker.

The other Demon Pets followed suit, and countless attacks poured onto the Wood Element barrier; the ripples on it spread continuously, and the Wood Element barrier weakened at a faster speed than just before.

Soon, the Wood Element barrier was left with only a thin layer, giving the impression that it could shatter at any moment.

The Demon Pets became increasingly excited, suppressing their inner exhaustion, wanting to shatter the Wood Element barrier in one go.

Clatter—

One minute later, the Wood Element barrier could no longer be maintained; after flickering violently a few times, it emitted the sound of shattering glass and slowly vanished.

After the Wood Element barrier disappeared, all the Demon Pets, including Aixi, hurriedly stopped their attacks.

Except for Aixi, the other Demon Pets collapsed onto the ground one after another, panting heavily.

Aixi had red eyes, and the Bloodthirsty Frenzy Secret Technique had not yet lost its effect, which left it in a state of high excitement, its heart filled with the desire to fight.

Unfortunately, there were no targets to fight here.

And once the Bloodthirsty Frenzy ended, Aixi would fall into a weakened state.

"The last one, I hope it has good things!"

Li Zhangsheng rubbed his hands subconsciously, unable to wait as he arrived in front of the Treasure Vat.

This Treasure Vat is quite peculiar; it actually contains a layer of special green Restriction inside, and this is the first time Li Zhangsheng has seen such a situation.

When Li Zhangsheng touched this layer of Restriction, it flickered violently and suddenly vanished.

After the green Restriction disappeared, a powerful life force began to radiate outward.

Just by taking a sniff, Li Zhangsheng felt a sense of refreshment, and the Demon Pets lying paralyzed on the ground were even more invigorated, their physical strength recovering rapidly.

This Treasure Vat was filled to the brim with a viscous green liquid.

"This is all Life Water!"

With just a glance, Li Zhangsheng recognized it.

The value of this Life Water was naturally high, but compared to his previous gains, it was of a much lower grade, especially since Li Zhangsheng was not lacking in Life Water.

These last two opened Treasure Vats were also something else—one held soil, and one held water!

"Huh, there is something inside the water!"

Suddenly, Li Zhangsheng saw that there seemed to be an object within the Life Water and hurriedly fished it out.

To Li Zhangsheng's surprise, this was actually a large Spirit Beast egg, standing about a meter tall; not only were there no patterns on the eggshell, but it actually gave one a crystal-clear feeling, looking like a crystal egg.

What was surprising was that this Spirit Beast egg was also faintly radiating a sense of Pressure.

Judging solely from its appearance and this Pressure, this Spirit Beast egg was no ordinary item, not to mention that it was one of the Baisheng King Secret Realm's treasures.

During his lifetime, the Baisheng King was a top-tier Double-Character King who could even barely contend with an Emperor-level Stronger; the Spirit Beast eggs he collected could naturally not be ordinary items.

"Please don't be a Dead Egg!"

Li Zhangsheng felt a bit anxious; so many years had passed since the Baisheng King fell, and this Spirit Beast egg had yet to hatch. Either it had become a Dead Egg, or that layer of green Restriction had a miraculous effect, not only maintaining the Spirit Beast egg's life force but also causing it to Freeze in its incubation.

Without hesitation, Li Zhangsheng projected his Mental Power to wrap around the crystal egg.

In the feedback from his Mental Power, a total of thirteen bright light spots appeared, with the light spot representing the crystal Spirit Beast egg located among them, while the others were Li Zhangsheng's Demon Pets.

Among all the light spots, Aixi's light spot was the brightest, followed by this crystal Spirit Beast egg; it felt no less inferior to Aixi, and even if it was not Half-Step Epic Quality, it was at least top-tier supreme quality.

There are some gaps even within the same quality, though the gap is not manifested in combat power but is mainly related to cultivation speed.

Additionally, the closer one is to the next stage of quality, the easier it is to achieve a breakthrough by relying on treasures that improve quality or through evolution.

Li Zhangsheng's first reaction was surprise, astonished by the quality of this crystal Spirit Beast egg; his second reaction was that it was still alive, followed immediately by ecstasy.

He carefully wiped the crystal Spirit Beast egg, his demeanor just like he was facing his own newborn son, afraid of bumping or knocking it.

Finally, he secured it on the back of the Light Blessing bird and entrusted it to the care of Kailan.

This time, Li Zhangsheng opened a total of eight Treasure Vats, obtaining Heavenly Spirit Fruit, an ancient power potion formula, three portions of Wind Spirit Grass, Gold Origin, five Seven-Colored Profound Dome Pearls, Shadow Wood Fruit, a vat of Breathing Soil, and the crystal Spirit Beast egg.

In this way, there were still 12 Treasure Vats left unopened.

If there were no accidents, the treasures in these Treasure Vats would likely be of higher value, and it was even possible for World Wonder-level treasures to appear.

"It is time to go back, lest that guy Cai Yangqian kills his way over!"

Taking one last lingering look at the remaining 12 Treasure Vats, Li Zhangsheng resolutely left the Baisheng King Secret Realm.

He had a certain degree of confidence in defeating Cai Yangqian, but he had no confidence at all in keeping the other party; wanting to kill Cai Yangqian required not only long-term planning but also the use of some external forces.

Furthermore, Aixi was still in a state of exhaustion, and the Light Blessing bird and Kailan still had to protect that crystal Spirit Beast egg; Li Zhangsheng could only exert a portion of his combat power, and facing Cai Yangqian in such a state, he might instead be the one kept behind by Cai Yangqian.

(End of chapter)