Chapter 842: Searching for Treasure (Second update, requesting all)

It was not just the bloodline concentration; from the feedback of his Mental Power, the light point representing the Demon King-level Red Dragon suddenly brightened, rising to the next stage.

In other words, as the Red Dragon's bloodline concentration increased, it also successfully sublimated its quality.

Expressed in terms of combat power, the current Demon King-level Red Dragon could take on two of its former self.

It was also at this moment that the Seven-Eyed Marten finally underwent a change, as a rich Jianhua Bai Guang emerged, gradually enveloping it.

It succeeded!

Li Zhangsheng and Ning Bizhen exchanged a glance; this meant the Seven-Eyed Marten was about to evolve to the next stage.

During this process, the Seven-Eyed Marten's body began to grow larger, though overall it did not increase much in size; the biggest change was that it grew an additional eye, which looked quite dark and gloomy, and making eye contact with it gave one a sense of hair-raising dread, as if one were trapped deep within Darkness.

With this, the Seven-Eyed Marten successfully evolved into an Eight-Eyed Marten.

If one ignored the Eight-Eyed Marten's eight eyes, its appearance was actually quite cute, but it was precisely these eight eyes that ruined its aesthetic, making it appear terrifying while also concentrating its strongest abilities.

After the evolution was complete, the Eight-Eyed Marten did not wake up immediately; it remained lying on the ground, utilizing the power of evolution to try and become a true Demon King-level Demon Pet.

The Eight-Eyed Marten had already been a Pseudo-Demon King-level Demon Pet for some time and was already in its best state; now, with the added power born from evolution, the success rate of removing the "Pseudo" prefix was very high.

In the blink of an eye, the Eight-Eyed Marten was shrouded in Darkness.

The Strengthened Breath-Concealing Restriction was activated at full power, containing all the disturbances caused by the Eight-Eyed Marten's breakthrough within a certain range.

After just a quarter of an hour, the two of them felt their ears twitch. They faintly heard the sound of a barrier shattering.

Without waiting long, the dark energy dissipated in an instant, revealing the elegant figure of the Eight-Eyed Marten.

Compared to before, the Eight-Eyed Marten's aura had risen another notch, and the Mystery Guard on its body was also significantly thicker.

It was also at this moment that Ning Bizhen's body shuddered; through the mental channel connected to the Eight-Eyed Marten, a stream of Pure Profound Mystery Energy surged into her body and began to temper her skull.

Under the feedback of his Mental Power, Li Zhangsheng began to check the Eight-Eyed Marten's data.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Eight-Eyed Marten (Mature Stage, Demi-God Beast. Comprehends Mystery, significantly enhances skill power; Mystery Guard: exempts partial damage, mainly depending on the opponent's realm)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Demon King-level

【Spirit Beast Race】: Intermediate Sovereign

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Top-grade

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: Nine-Eyed Marten (Vigorous)

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Darkness

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: Sunlight

In this evolution, the Eight-Eyed Marten's abilities could be described as advancing by leaps and bounds; the only flaw was that the Eight-Eyed Marten's quality had not yet risen to the Half-Step Epic level.

However, under Li Zhangsheng's observation, the Eight-Eyed Marten, like the Eight-Armed Naga, had already reached the critical point of Top-grade quality, just one step away.

A minute later, Ning Bizhen reopened her eyes; her skull had been successfully tempered into a Jade Bone.

With this wave of improvement, Ning Bizhen's strength had increased by about thirty percent; even if she was not yet a match for a New King, it was likely not a large gap.

Additionally, Ning Bizhen now had her sixth Demon King-level Demon Pet, satisfying the basic conditions for advancing to King; as long as her Mental Power reached completion, she could attempt to break through to King.

The two had no intention of staying here for long; if not for the pursuit of the treasure left behind by the Phoenix, they would have left the Kailing Empire long ago, as there were quite a few Kings in this country who could pose a threat to them.

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall; even though Li Zhangsheng and his companion were still objects of attention from the Heavenly Dao, one could not guarantee that no one would take a risk. If they only snatched the treasure without killing them, it was unknown whether the Heavenly Dao would descend a Thunder punishment.

Ever since that Double-Character King was struck by lightning, no King had attempted to snatch anything, but one could not guarantee that a King whose lifespan was coming to an end would not take a risk to scheme for their descendants, so caution was necessary.

After clearing the traces here, Aixi carried the two of them through the Gale Layer, continuing to fly toward the place where the Phoenix had once landed.

Even within the Gale Layer, Aixi's speed was not affected much.

Amidst the speed of wind and lightning, the surrounding scenery flashed by rapidly.

It took over two hours for Aixi to cross most of the Kailing Empire and arrive near the suspected destination.

Li Zhangsheng held the map of the Kailing Empire in his hand and summoned the Crown Sunlight Luan.

Time brings great changes; after so many years, the terrain here must have undergone certain changes.

The Crown Sunlight Luan carefully examined the terrain below, comparing it carefully with the memory fragments in its mind.

Although the terrain had changed over so many years, as long as it had not changed too thoroughly, the Crown Sunlight Luan could always find the correct place.

It took nearly an hour, and after circling the area for a hundred miles, the Crown Sunlight Luan finally found the destination.

This was a basin with a fairly large lake nearby, and coupled with the suitable temperature and abundant rainfall all year round, a large number of wild Spirit Beasts naturally lived here.

Dozens of miles away, a city named Kaiyun stood tall.

The gap between countries was quite obvious; in terms of scale, Kaiyun City was not much smaller than Peng City, but cities of this scale were everywhere in the Kailing Empire and could only be considered medium-sized cities.

Soon, the Crown Sunlight Luan brought the two to a place near the lake.

"Is the treasure nearby?"

The Crown Sunlight Luan nodded heavily; this place was very different from the scene in its memory fragments because there was originally no lake here. If it hadn't found some familiar scenes, it really might not have been able to find this place.

The next moment, Li Zhangsheng projected his Mental Power, encompassing several thousand meters in radius.

There were no strong energy fluctuations within the range; either the treasure had been snatched by someone else, or it had been brought underground due to crustal movements.

Under these circumstances, Li Zhangsheng began to explore the underground; having gone less than ten meters deep, he discovered an unusually bright light point, and it happened to be right under his feet.

Without hesitation, Li Zhangsheng exerted force with both hands, thrusting directly into the hard soil like a sharp blade.

With irresistible force, Li Zhangsheng dug a small pit several meters deep in the blink of an eye.

When he threw out another large clump of soil and rocks, he suddenly discovered that the light point had moved.

Li Zhangsheng was slightly stunned, only then realizing that the light point representing the treasure was within that clump of soil and rocks.

This was far too inconspicuous!

(End of chapter)