Chapter 123

The next day.

Inside a gloomy main hall.

Chu Huanlin stood in the center of the main hall, filled with fear, with several other Protectors standing beside him.

"This person's strength is becoming increasingly terrifying; if it weren't for the subordinate running fast..."

The opponent's strength was clearly no longer something that someone like him at the early Tuotai stage could resist.

Hearing the news that Wu Zhangsong did not even block three blades, his heart was even more filled with fear.

If it weren't for him being clever enough to let Wu Zhangsong cover the rear, the one who died would likely have been himself.

"This Seat will dispatch experts to snipe the opponent; you all don't need to fight if you meet this person."

Cold light flickered in Zhao Yuanjing's eyes, and bursts of baleful aura radiated from her body.

She did not expect this person to actually dare to take action to sneak attack them, which made her heart filled with anger.

Changping County.

Lu Zhangsheng returned to his own small courtyard again; after this action, he became silent.

Every day, besides practicing martial arts, he was digging for spiritual objects deep underground; his days were extremely simple.

He guessed that that group of heretic cultists was likely searching for him all over the world; attacking at this moment would easily fall into a trap; it would not be too late to deal with that group of demon people after his strength improved.

It just so happened that during this period, he seemed to have encountered some obstacles deep underground.

Time passed slowly.

Night, silent as water.

Lu Zhangsheng lay on the bed, his heart moved, and he cast a wisp of thought into the pangolin's body.

Looking around, it was still that familiar cave.

The ground was full of gravel, and the air emitted bursts of pungent odors.

He immediately brandished his two claws and dug toward the cave entrance in front.

"Clang, clang, clang..."

A large amount of gravel was like dregs of tofu, being dug and falling into the cave.

Relying on his own keen sensing, he shuttled rapidly deep into the cave.

According to Lu Zhangsheng's estimation, to deduce the next layer of cultivation method, it would require at least several thousand, or even over ten thousand Source Energy Points; the resources in his hand were still quite lacking.

Exploring deeper into the mine vein this time, he hoped to dig up some good things.

Otherwise, he could only rely on time to slowly accumulate resources.

Time passed rapidly amidst Lu Zhangsheng's digging.

A few days later.

Southeast of the mine, in a cave deep underground.

"Eh?"

Lu Zhangsheng, who was digging, suddenly sensed a wisp of strange fragrance wafting over, making his spirit shake.

"Are there heavenly materials and earthly treasures ahead?"

He reacted instantly; such a scene was too familiar.

The unique strange fragrance of such heavenly materials and earthly treasures made him very intoxicated.

"Clang, clang, clang..."

He accelerated his speed, digging forward with all his might.

Before long, he arrived at the corner of the cave, and his claws dug hard.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

As the gravel in front burst, a large underground karst cave came into view.

The white liquid in a spring eye in the middle instantly attracted his attention; the strange fragrance just now was exactly what this thing emitted.

"Presumably, the heavenly material and earthly treasure is this thing."

Lu Zhangsheng thought to himself.

It was just that around the water pool, four giant snakes were circling on the open ground, their eyes shining with cold murderous intent.

Seeing Lu Zhangsheng's sudden intrusion, the four giant snakes stared at him fixedly.

Seeming to feel the difficulty of the opponent, they did not choose to take the initiative to attack.

"Four fifth-tier Shadow Snakes?"

Lu Zhangsheng stared at the giant snakes in front of him, his eyes extremely solemn.

He had clearly intruded into the territory of the Snake Tribe, and these giant snakes were the guardians of this place.

Just these giant snakes alone gave him some pressure.

If a Snake King were to appear suddenly, it would likely be quite dangerous.

As a sixth-tier exotic beast containing ancient bloodlines, it was also difficult for him to resist.

"Shoo..."

Lu Zhangsheng retreated slowly, and soon he withdrew to the back of the cave entrance.

He did not recklessly kill his way out, but he was also determined to obtain the heavenly materials and earthly treasures here.

Such a large pool of spiritual objects was enough to make his cultivation skyrocket.

Lu Zhangsheng planned to upgrade this pangolin to the sixth tier next, and then go to get the spiritual objects.

Clang, clang, clang...

He followed the passage entrance and dug rapidly toward the side.

In less than half an hour, at the corner ahead, he discovered a small Origin Stone wall.

His face was happy, and he immediately dug toward the Origin Stone wall.

【Source Energy Points plus 1.】

【Source Energy Points plus 1.】

The resources in his hand were also increasing rapidly.

After the Origin Stone here was dug empty, he hurried to the next location without stopping.

The next month.

Every moment, a prompt sound of Source Energy Points increasing would reach his ears.

Lu Zhangsheng stayed honestly in the courtyard all day, controlling the pangolin to dig deep underground.

When encountering the aura of some high-tier exotic beasts, he would choose to dodge.

Just like this, he dug crazily for more than a month.

The resources in his hand were finally rich again.

This day, late at night.

In an unfamiliar cave.

Lu Zhangsheng leaned against a giant rock and opened the panel.

A blue light screen floated in front.

Source Energy Points: 3200.

Although this bit of resources could not make him break through to Tuotai, it was presumably enough to upgrade the pangolin by a large tier.

A sixth-tier creature would likely awaken a new talent skill, which made him quite expectant.

According to the wisp of weak divine bloodline in his body, he had a premonition in the dark that this breakthrough would definitely have astonishing benefits.

Lu Zhangsheng did not hesitate anymore and clicked continuously on the plus sign behind the level.

As the Source Energy Points decreased rapidly.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The Qi and blood in his body surged crazily, and the scales around his body emitted a faint golden light, looking extremely miraculous.

A powerful aura suddenly erupted, shaking the giant rocks around him until they collapsed.

【Mountain Spirit tier is upgrading...】

【Talent skill is awakening...】

Bursts of prompt sounds reached his ears, one after another.

I don't know how long passed.

Lu Zhangsheng opened his eyes slowly, and a flash of light pierced the void.

He looked down at his body; his entire body had become more slender, and his claws had transformed into pale gold, with cold light flickering.

At a glance, it was extremely sharp.

Even the scales around his body had become denser, and his defensive power had clearly skyrocketed by a large notch.

Subsequently, he opened the panel.

The information on it had changed greatly.

Bound Exotic Beast: Mountain Lord 【Sixth-tier】

Level: 60.

Talent Divine Ability: 【Domination】 (Perfect), 【Soul Strike】 (Perfect), 【God Slayer】 (Ordinary).

Skills: 【Burrowing】 (Perfect), 【Underwater Breathing】 (Perfect), 【Armor Enhancement】 (Perfect).

Divine Bloodline: One-thousandth.

Source Energy Points: 200.

Remark: A powerful species transformed from a Mountain Spirit, possessing some kind of magical bloodline.

Divine bloodline is continuing to awaken...

This upgrade was extremely huge; not only were attack and defense improved in all aspects, but even a talent divine ability was awakened again.

The tier had also become a brand-new species.

Mountain Lord.

It sounded much higher-level than Mountain Spirit.

Not only that, even the bloodline had strengthened by a large notch again; he guessed that as the bloodline continued to awaken, there would likely be stronger talent divine abilities awakening later.

This upgrade consumed a total of three thousand Source Energy Points, but it was extremely cost-effective.

With his current strength, even if a sixth-tier Snake King descended, he could forcibly clash with it.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhangsheng did not hesitate anymore and rushed toward the location of that spirit spring.

Traveling all the way along the passage, after several hours.

Lu Zhangsheng arrived at that cave entrance again; seeing that the spirit spring in the center was still intact, he breathed a sigh of relief in secret.

The four giant snakes were also guarding the central spirit spring in place.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss..."

Sensing an incomparably powerful aura descending, the four giant snakes were filled with fear, and their bodies began to tremble. Lu Zhangsheng immediately rushed out from the passage and landed steadily in a corner of the karst cave.

"Awoo..."

The four giant snakes were like facing a great enemy, staring at Lu Zhangsheng fixedly, not daring to move at all.

"Shoo..."

Lu Zhangsheng kicked his feet and rushed out suddenly, as fast as lightning; with a few flashes, he arrived in front of the four giant snakes.

"Swish, swish..."

Trails of residual shadows appeared in the void, and endless cold light shuttled through the heads of the four giant snakes.

Immediately after, four large snake heads fell directly to the ground, and a large amount of fresh blood gushed out, staining the gravel on the ground red.

In just an instant, the four Shadow Snakes were killed by Lu Zhangsheng.

His strength after breaking through was more than several times stronger than before.

Just when Lu Zhangsheng had just put away the snake corpses on the ground and was preparing to go to the side of the spirit pool, a sudden change occurred.

"Roar..."

An earth-shattering roar came from deep within the pitch-black cave entrance ahead.

The roaring sound seemed to carry a wisp of majesty, making people feel awe.

Immediately after, a large giant python head drilled out from the passage entrance.

A pair of blood-red eyes stared at Lu Zhangsheng fixedly, murderous intent cold and stern in its eyes.

"Sixth-tier Shadow Snake King?"

Sensing such an aura, Lu Zhangsheng's complexion moved slightly.

The opponent, just with one snake head, was several times larger than an ordinary giant snake.

Its momentum was also not something an ordinary fifth-tier Shadow Snake could compare to; it was clearly a higher-tier exotic beast.

"Roar..."

The Snake King saw a large amount of bloodstains on the ground, roared, and immediately killed toward Lu Zhangsheng.

In an instant, it arrived in front of Lu Zhangsheng and bit down fiercely.

In its blood-basin giant mouth, a pair of fangs shone with cold light, and a rich, fishy smell wafted over.

"Shoo..."

Lu Zhangsheng kicked his feet, dodged to the side rapidly, and avoided this fatal strike.

With his own scale defense, he also could not be sure if he could block this bite from the opponent.

A sixth-tier exotic beast containing ancient bloodlines was still quite terrifying.

At the same time.

He suddenly darted to the right rear of the Snake King, stretched out his sharp claws, and stabbed forward fiercely.

"Hoo..."

Sharp light flickered, and even in the air, bursts of sonic booms came.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Lu Zhangsheng's sharp claws stabbed fiercely on the Snake King's scales, sparking trails of fire.

A force of counter-shock followed, shaking Lu Zhangsheng back several meters away.

"What strong defensive power."

Lu Zhangsheng's eyes moved slightly.

The strike just now was already his full-force strike; he did not expect the opponent to be completely unharmed; this defensive power was somewhat too terrifying.

"Roar, roar, roar..."

The Snake King, in pain, roared repeatedly, and the huge sound waves shook the surrounding gravel until it fell to the ground.

Immediately after, it opened its blood-basin giant mouth again and killed toward Lu Zhangsheng, its momentum becoming increasingly fierce.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Both sides fought a bloody battle in the karst cave, and violent energy swept in all directions.

Gravel overhead fell crazily.

As time passed.

Lu Zhangsheng, relying on his own foundation, firmly suppressed the Snake King into a disadvantage.

The giant snake's body was already covered with bloodstains, and under the long-term great battle, the scales were also somewhat broken and unbearable.

Even its aura had weakened by a notch.

Looking at Lu Zhangsheng, however, he was still in a peak state.

It was clear that his strength was a notch stronger than the opponent's.

Both sides' great battle continued.

Another half an hour passed.

"Roar..."

Seeing that it could not beat the strong enemy, the Snake King's eyes were full of fear, and it turned its head directly to rush toward the direction of the cave entrance.

The gravel blocking the front was all collided and collapsed.

Just at this moment.

Lu Zhangsheng seized the opportunity and used the talent divine ability 【Soul Strike】.

A strange fluctuation formed rapidly in the void, turning into a stream of light and rushing into the Snake King's mind fiercely.

"Awoo, awoo..."

The Snake King rolled crazily on the ground, and the wailing sound resounded throughout the entire karst cave.

Take advantage of its illness to take its life.

Lu Zhangsheng immediately activated another talent divine ability 【God Slayer】.

"Hum..."

A powerful spiritual fluctuation descended instantly, as if the entire void had been solidified.

A pitch-black cave entrance appeared instantly in front of Lu Zhangsheng, rotating rapidly and emitting dark luster.

"Roar, roar, roar..."

The Snake King suddenly felt as if a great disaster was imminent, its eyes full of fear.

Immediately after, the luster in its two eyes gradually dimmed.

A miniature version of the Snake King's phantom appeared instantly in the void, flying toward the vortex overhead.

In less than one breath, it submerged into the vortex and disappeared completely.

Only an empty shell corpse remained on the gravel on the ground.

Lu Zhangsheng looked at the scene in front of him, his complexion moving slightly.

"What a strong talent divine ability."

It could actually directly suck out the target's soul, crush it, and turn it into a spiritual origin to make up for its own deficiencies.

He felt that his own spiritual power had seemed to strengthen somewhat.

This new talent divine ability was simply a perfect match with 【Soul Strike】.

First severely injure the target's soul, then suck it out and crush it...

After upgrading to a sixth-tier Mountain Lord, his strength skyrocketed by a large notch again.

After a moment, Lu Zhangsheng put away his thoughts.

After putting away the Snake King's corpse on the ground, he rushed rapidly toward the side of the central water pool.

Arriving at the pool side, he put his claws into the pool water.

【Detected high-tier heavenly material and earthly treasure Origin Spirit Milk, absorb it?】

A crisp prompt sound resounded in his mind.

"Absorb."

Lu Zhangsheng's face was happy; it was actually a high-tier heavenly material and earthly treasure.

【Source Energy Points plus 10.】

【Source Energy Points plus 10.】

The resource points in his hand were increasing rapidly, one after another, as if there were no limits.

The spirit milk in the pool was also rapidly becoming shallow, revealing the milky white jade stone walls all around.

Three days later.

Changping County.

Late at night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse.

Lu Zhangsheng stood in the center of the courtyard, and the bright moonlight scattered on his body, as if dyeing it with a layer of silver radiance.

Open the panel.

Source Energy Points: 11000.

The resources in his hand broke ten thousand for the first time, and the plus sign behind the cultivation method was also lit up again.

This harvest was absolutely the biggest one in history.

This spirit milk actually provided so many resource points.

It was not in vain that he had spent so much energy.

Lu Zhangsheng did not hesitate anymore and clicked immediately toward 【Golden Body Art】.

【Golden Body Art has reached the peak, cannot be upgraded anymore, start deduction?】

"Deduction."

Lu Zhangsheng nodded.

As the Source Energy Points decreased by ten thousand, a fluctuation in the dark descended instantly into the depths of his mind, as if a supreme expert were practicing the cultivation method.

The Qi and blood in his body began to surge crazily, and wisps of golden radiance emitted from the skin around his body, which was extremely miraculous.

Even the blood essence in his body was undergoing a violent transformation, and one hundred drops of golden blood began to gather together, forming a golden sphere.

A powerful aura rushed out from his body, and the fallen leaves on the ground were all shaken away.

【After your years of bitter cultivation, you finally deduced a higher route for the Golden Body Art...】

【Rename the new cultivation method...】

"Indestructible Golden Body."

Lu Zhangsheng spat out a few words slowly from his mouth.

【New cultivation method is being recorded...】

Cultivation Method: Indestructible Golden Body (Entry Level).

Remark: Tuotai-level peerless cultivation method, smelted and deduced from many cultivation methods; practicing to perfection has great power.

(End of chapter)