pappabearbooks Chapter 402 - 368: Treasure, Cave Within a Cave, and Eerie Skeletons!
Chapter 402 - 368: Treasure, Cave Within a Cave, and Eerie Skeletons!
Ignoring the abnormality inside his body, he gritted his teeth and continued to run outside while taking a Cloud Water Pill.Within him, both the dragon demon and the Tao Heart moved, helping him find ways to clear this bizarre intrusive energy in his body.
Black membrane, purple armor, muscles, ferocity, none could block this energy.
Like those Demon Path Martial Artists releasing eerie spiritual attacks that penetrate the body.
Inside his body, the Tao Heart emitted a faint dark light, controlling the Demon Seed internal breath surging through the meridians, transforming into countless tiny black snakes to devour the invading energy.
The dragon demon rose from the Middle Dantian, its phantom entwining up the spine, opening its mouth to crazily devour the remaining demonic qi.
With their cooperation, the medicinal power of the Cloud Water Pill was catalyzed to the extreme, forming a purple and gold vortex between the Demon Seed breath in his organs, finally twisting the bizarre energy into wisps of black smoke.
His complexion returned to rosy, feeling the strength return, Meng Chuan took a long breath.
Casually wiped the sweat off his forehead, ignoring other thoughts, he stepped forward and leaped out of the cave entrance.
The demonic serpent was right behind him, following closely!
There was no time to think, Meng Chuan’s footwork left him hovering mid-air, twisting and delivering an iron fist towards the serpent’s head.
Bang! With a loud noise, Meng Chuan was propelled by the counterforce, accelerating away from the opponent.
Flying through the air, noticing faint bleeding on top of the serpent’s head, he felt assured.
If the defense can be pierced, there’s a chance to fight.
Boom!!!
As the serpent approached instantly, Meng Chuan turned and swung his arm to collide with it, thunderous cracking.
Red lightning and black demonic qi exploded simultaneously, using their contact point as center, the colors mixed together, creating a chaotic ripple instantly that tossed everything around into the air and then pulverized into dust.
Thud!
Meng Chuan’s left fist moved almost simultaneously, striking on the serpent’s other eye, special effects of various qualities seeped inside like flowing water.
The serpent jerked in pain, shaking its head upwards.
Meng Chuan had hovered and borrowed force multiple times, unable to dodge, was instantly struck by this monster, flying a hundred meters.
Like an accurate parabolic arc, heavily crashing onto a distant sand dune.
"Cough cough..."
Meng Chuan blew away the surrounding dust, his chest ached; the feeling from the collision just now was akin to being hit by a speeding train.
Luckily, layered armor had dissipated most of the force, helping him absorb most of the impact.
Otherwise, not to mention other limits, even second limit with this dozens-of-meters-long creature crashing once would result in being smashed into pieces.
The remaining penetrating force was isolated by the inner membrane of Armor Wearing Skill wrapping around the organs, leaving only a residual shock that caused a dull ache.
The recovery effect of multiple hard skills stacking slowly dealt with the injury in his chest, in a few breaths, it recovered significantly.
His defense against physical damage now reached a new height.
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The bizarre energy resembling a sandstorm descended again, Meng Chuan swiftly dashed out, the Fist Blade in his hand slashed down like a new moon.
A green stream carrying a thunder flow, like a meteor crashing down!
Five Thunderous Strike — Dispelling Evil Divine Thunder!
The serpent was thick-skinned, Meng Chuan thought, needing to rely on the Bone Penetration’s collapsing bone technique to drive the fist strength deeper inwardly, thereby fully triggering various special effects to damage the opponent from within.
As he delivered the crushing punch, a sudden spiritual insight revealed an ancient wood rising from the earth, a mighty celestial power crashing down.
As the fist edge burst into lightning, the Dispelling Evil Divine Thunder naturally completed its course.
The green lightning like towering ancient wood instantly pierced through scales, Dispelling Evil Divine Thunder exploded within the serpent’s body into thousands of branching electric glows, turning the demonic qi into mushroom cloud-like stinky black mist.
The serpent shrieked in pain but remained fearless, its two venomous fangs seemed to split air, fiercely biting down at the little human below!
Meng Chuan suddenly flashed aside, swiftly engaging in maneuvered combat with the serpent.
Once its movement slowed slightly, he immediately closed in supplementing a heavy punch.
Fist strength penetrated inside, continually triggering various special effects, imposing negative states onto the serpent.
Boom!!!
"Fire Attribute!"
After prolonged combat, the serpent’s movement began stiffening and sluggish, while Meng Chuan’s actions grew increasingly fierce and brave.
Just like a seasoned hunter, he seized the moment, his arms simultaneously wrapped in dark red thunder, striking at the serpent’s vulnerable spot, attacking with frenzied swings.
Serpent blood and demonic qi sprayed out, dyeing the sandy sky in black-yellow mix, dim and murky.
The scars trenched by the Bridge Head Moon Slashes each seemed to plow three feet deep, with profound wounds filled with dense Yang Thunder and True Qi.
Empowered by Demon Seed True Qi, the Fire Attribute Yang Thunder was the strongest force Meng Chuan could wield in combat mode.
The serpent frantically twisted its body, raising a colossal sandstorm, demonic qi surged out like tides. It opened its blood-red jaws, venomous fangs spewing corrosive toxic mist, its tail sweeping like a steel whip leveled the surrounding sand dunes.
Yet, all these were in vain.
Just the final frenzy.
With the advantage of his body technique, Meng Chuan managed to dodge ninety percent, the remaining ten percent was tolerable.
In pity, the serpent was played within his palm, after quite a while longer, followed by a thunderous crash, its shipping-container-sized head tumbled onto the sand dune, never to rise again.
The Upper Rank Serpent, the pinnacle celestial demon of "Sandstorm 011".
Dead!
Crack... Crack...
Due to the serpent having accumulated too many negative states within, its nearly thirty-meter body continuously collapsed and disintegrated.
The flesh completely turned into thick liquid, leaving behind a huge serpent skin soaked in it.
Its most valuable part, excluding the True Spirit, is needless to say.
If not transformed into a flood dragon yet, was the serpent orb inside it about to transform.
Meng Chuan endured the stench, rummaged around, and finally extracted a fist-sized, pale yellow glazed orb.
After scrutinizing for a moment, the orb emitted an eerie aura, requiring special means to remove before it could be used in medicine.
This thing was worth a fortune; if transformed into a flood dragon — into a "Dragon Orb", it would be worth a fortune of incalculable measure.
Could be used as main material for Third Grade True Martial, selling it for over a hundred million.
However, if it indeed transformed into a flood dragon, he wouldn’t dare entertain the thought of confronting it.
The Naga Pearl could be worth a few thousand credits, and Meng Chuan was already satisfied.
The smell of Naga Blood was extremely pungent, attracting quite a few Celestial Demons nearby.
Meng Chuan took the opportunity to reap another batch, gaining dozens of credits.
Once the turmoil subsided around him, Meng Chuan returned to the cave to retrieve the "great benefactor" Tiger’s Soul.
If it wasn’t for the initial strike to the Naga’s eye, the subsequent battle wouldn’t have been so straightforward.
...
Tap, tap, tap...
The place where the Naga had just been resting was a large shallow pool.
The pool was less than half a meter deep, and Meng Chuan sensed the gentle humming of Tiger’s Soul and pulled it out.
Tiger’s Soul was covered in a lot of sticky eye fluid.
He dipped it into the pool to wash it clean and then dried it with Fire Attribute True Qi.
Just as he was about to sling it onto his back, a sharp pain suddenly ran through his hand gripping the shaft.
This was Tiger’s Soul faintly resisting, displeased that Meng Chuan had used it as a javelin earlier.
Meng Chuan chuckled silently, and with a deft display of his Gold Pointer technique, Tiger’s Soul felt better.
Securing it firmly to his back, he continued his search in the pool.
"Legend has it that dragon kinds love to hoard treasures in caves, with a penchant for collecting gold coins, crystals, and other precious items..."
The Naga had a touch of dragon-like attributes, so there should be more to find.
The pool spanned several dozen meters in radius, which was somewhat large.
Meng Chuan spent quite some time searching, but ended up finding nothing.
"This shouldn’t be the case..."
This Naga was certainly the overlord for hundreds of miles; along the way, Meng Chuan had not encountered a stronger presence.
Forgetting treasures, wouldn’t you gather some shiny True Spirit Cores?
The growth of Celestial Demons relies on devouring "Gods," with many spiritual powers contained in these True Spirit Cores that can aid growth.
By devouring these, the Dragon Demon would achieve the same results, and these spiritual powers could significantly spur growth.
Currently, it could help Meng Chuan fend off the strange invading forces within his body, which was possible only after considerable growth.
Coming to his senses, Meng Chuan took a moment to regulate his breath.
After slightly recovering his energy, he decided to explore further in.
While searching the pool earlier, he had already discovered the entrance connecting to the dark river.
Meng Chuan took a deep breath, squatting by the pool’s edge.
His fingertips brushed over the smooth rock wall at the entrance to the dark river, feeling the faint pull of the current.
"The flow isn’t fast, let’s go in and take a look..."
After defeating the gate guardian, it would be uncomfortable not to open the treasure chest.
The pool water was ice-cold and sharp, with the surface dotted with the shed scale fragments of the Naga.
Meng Chuan circulated True Qi Protection, activating his Hard Skills, and a faint purple light rose around him as he leapt into the dark river.
...
The dark river wound beneath, with waves gently lapping against the rock walls, echoing ethereally.
In the dim environment, the river surface shimmered like flowing black jade.
Meng Chuan held his breath and used his mind to sense his surroundings to guard against unexpected events.
Then he dived deeper, the icy current brushing past his skin with tiny sand grains.
As the dive depth increased, the water pressure slightly made his eardrums swell.
Meng Chuan swam rapidly, and with the boon of water-related qualities, he wasn’t uncomfortable in the water; instead, he moved like a fish.
Following the guide of the "chill," he continued to follow the water flow further.
Gradually, Meng Chuan noticed a faint light ahead.
Upon approaching, he saw a huge rock fissure, and nearing it, he could sense the motion of airflow.
He climbed into this cavern within the cavern, fingers igniting with a trace of lightning to light the way.
The internal space appeared very spacious, with the rock walls covered with friction marks, and the ground scattered with Naga scales and a few dim crystals.
In the air, Meng Chuan could also smell a strong serpent odor, it seemed this was the true lair, and he made the right gamble.
Those few crystals were void-type Celestial Demon Cores, just right for the taking.
In the dark cave, Meng Chuan held the lightning in his hand for a careful search.
A soft "crack" sounded, causing him to halt abruptly and focus his attention.
It was the remains of a half-body humanoid skeleton.
The skull was long, unlike a human’s, and the lower body was missing.
He crouched to examine the remains closely. Besides the skull, some features were slightly different from humans.
The spinal column was twisted and broad, with finger bones that were astonishingly long. Some bones showed signs of blackening, seemingly invaded by Demonic Qi sapping the marrow.
All indications pointed towards it being the product of a Demon Path martial artist who had undergone "demonization."
Meng Chuan kicked it to the side, musing:
"The ’Yellow Sand 011’ has always been under military watch since its emergence, so Demon Path martial artists from the outside are unlikely to sneak in.
Besides, these skeletal remains are fragile and porous, with joints showing signs of breaking, not far from weathering."
He speculated about the skeleton.
Could it be, just like those who fell along the Demon Path, the original form could be a "Demon" from the Celestial Demon Realm?
He pondered as he fished out the Demon Nest guidelines.
After a moment of searching, he still couldn’t find records about humanoid Celestial Demons.
The Demon Nest guidelines aren’t omniscient, so Meng Chuan put them away, temporarily not worrying about this.
First, hunt for treasure, then research further.