Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 548 - 549: Collapse_1

Chapter 548: Chapter 549: Collapse_1

"Do you mean the cold wind is caused by a Spirit Beast?"

Feng Yuan glanced at Guo Huai and nodded, saying

"That’s right, it should be the chill caused by a Legendary Level water Spirit Beast. It has strong penetrative power."

"It’s just that I don’t know what kind of Spirit Beast it might be. If I remember correctly, regardless of their level, water Spirit Beasts shouldn’t like to hide inside caves."

Feng Yuan said with some curiosity, as the Agunas apparition shook its tail and said

"Why don’t we go take a look? If it’s possible, you should help it."

"Do you know what it is?"

Feng Yuan looked at the Agunas apparition in surprise. The apparition was only a projection which, logically, shouldn’t have the ability to sense anything, and even with Feng Yuan’s current body’s sensing abilities, he couldn’t tell what the Spirit Beast inside was. The Agunas apparition gave Feng Yuan an annoyed glance and said

"If a water Spirit Beast hasn’t encountered difficulties, why would it stick to a place like this?"

"That’s true..."

At this moment, Wei Dongcheng, who had been silent, sized up Feng Yuan and asked,

"Which Temple do you actually belong to?"

"Why?"

"You are quite amazing. An old timer like me who has traveled to many places doesn’t know as much as you—your Temple must be very strong, huh?"

Upon hearing Wei Dongcheng’s praise, Feng Yuan looked at him with a strange expression and said,

"What exactly do you want to do?"

"Nothing much, just feeling a bit emotional. You’re not like those fools who stick to their Temples, believing that their Divine Lords are very strong, always sticking to the Temples, unwilling to delve deep into the forests and truly understand their Divine Lords without orders."

Feng Yuan gave Wei Dongcheng a speechless look and said,

"You don’t seem to be much better, naming your Duomeng ’Bai Ling’..."

"Is there a problem with that?"

Curiosity sparked in Wei Dongcheng as he looked at Feng Yuan. At that moment, Bai Ling shook its white fur with a clever expression, making Wei Dongcheng feel that the name was very fitting. Feng Yuan smiled and said,

"When Duomeng evolves into Mengjatus, it will completely abandon its current appearance and transform into the shape of an ancient statue. Do you still think that name suits it?"

"No way?!"

Seeing Wei Dongcheng’s surprised expression, Guo Huai helplessly nodded and said,

"That’s indeed the case. From Mengjatus onward, it will maintain the shape of a statue."

Guo Huai felt somewhat helpless about this. Not to mention the Dynasty Era, which had almost no in-depth understanding of the evolution forms of Spirit Beasts, even in modern times, most people’s first Beast Tamer is named based on its current state, which leads to a mismatch between the name and the appearance after evolution, especially if the changes after evolution are significant."

"It’s fine. No matter what it becomes, it’s still my good companion."

Wei Dongcheng said happily, and Feng Yuan responded with a smile,

"I’m glad you think that way."

Guo Huai swept a glance at Feng Yuan with a speechless expression and said,

"You, with your appearance association, have no right to speak."

"Tch!"

"Are you confident?"

Mo Li suddenly spoke up, looking at Feng Yuan. Understanding Mo Li’s meaning, Feng Yuan took out a Lantern and swung it, saying,

"What do you think?"

After a moment of silence, Mo Li said,

"I trust you."

"It really is a water Spirit Beast..."

The deeper they walked, the stronger the cold became. Looking at the ice-covered rocks, Feng Yuan commented emotionally. Guo Huai said a bit helplessly,

"Can’t you use a blue flame?"

"Why?"

"It looks very cold..."

The rocky wall, already covered with frost, seemed even colder under the illumination of the blue ghostly flames. Feng Yuan glanced at Xiao Ji ahead and said,

"Death Series flames are like this, I remember the Ghost Series flames aren’t much warmer."

As Feng Yuan and Guo Huai debated which seemed colder, the flames of Death or Ghost Series, Mo Li looked amusedly at the Lantern Bug on his shoulder, which was currently emitting a gentle white light to illuminate the surroundings. The light wasn’t dazzling at all; even if Mo Li stared straight at it, it wouldn’t feel uncomfortable.

"Collapsed?"

The space around suddenly expanded. With a puzzled look, Guo Huai stepped from behind Feng Yuan and noticed ahead a thick, giant ice block. Through the ice, it was apparent that the cave had collapsed, with fallen rocks filling the tunnel.

"It seems like it..."

Feng Yuan tapped the ground gently with his staff, and vines broke through the ice, rapidly weaving a sturdy lattice of support along the ice wall. Guo Huai, curiously tapping the straight vines, was surprised to find them very sturdy. Glancing at Feng Yuan, Guo Huai asked,

"Are you really planning to solve this by force?"

"Not really, but if we don’t clear these rocks, we can’t get through, can we?"

Feng Yuan said as he waved his staff. The vines, under his command, continued to pierce into the thick ice layer of the collapsed area. The closer the vines got to the collapse, the harder it was to break through the layer of ice. Feng Yuan turned to Mo Li and said,

"Let the Lantern Bug help out, just melt that layer of ice with a sea of fire."

"Alright."

Xiao Ji watched enviously as the Lantern Bug unleashed its sea of fire ability. The frost-sealed rocks slowly thawed in the sea of fire. Suddenly, a green Barrier appeared in front of everyone. Before Guo Huai could ask about the green Barrier, its surface quickly covered with ice scum. The Barrier trembled slightly, and the ice scum turned into fine ice dust, drifting in the air.

"It seems that thing has been buried here for a while."

"Buried here?!"

While Guo Huai and the others were puzzled, Feng Yuan had already directed the vines to start moving the collapsed rocks. The support structure, quickly extended at the top, braced against the falling dirt and rocks before they could tumble down. Feng Yuan, somewhat regretful, said,

"If we had known, we would have sought an Earth System Spirit Beast first; they are better at digging tunnels."

"You could try calling the Earth Guardian Kirin."

The shadowy figure of Agunas flicked its tail irritably and said, to which Feng Yuan clapped his hands and remarked,

"Right! Why didn’t I think of that?"

"You’re not really planning to bring it here, are you... "

"No need..."

Feng Yuan replied with a sly smile, tucked away his staff, and then suddenly raised his hand. A massive hammer appeared in his hand out of nowhere. As his Ritual Robe turned khaki, the vines began to wither, and before they completely died, Feng Yuan slammed the giant hammer into the ground. A khaki halo rapidly spread outward, and stone pillars rose from the ground to support the cave ceiling. The ceiling above began to ripple and slowly transformed into a network of sturdy stone struts.

"Is this the power of the Earth Guardian Kirin..."

Guo Huai marveled. The passage, initially supported just by vines, had been completely transformed by Feng Yuan into something indistinguishable from a modern tunnel. As the dirt and stones from the collapse integrated into the floor, a huge shell with a deep blue sheen, emitting a cold light, appeared before everyone.

Seeing the system prompt, Guo Huai’s expression changed, and he exclaimed in surprise,

"Legendary Level?!"

"No wonder..."

A chill rushed over them. Guo Huai and the rest shivered involuntarily. Feng Yuan looked at the huge shell, his expression one of realization. Hua Yiyou observed briefly and confirmed that only a small part of the shell was exposed. But judging by its size, it was much larger than the corridor itself. How had such a creature gotten in there? Hua Yiyou was utterly stumped.

Guo Huai, shivering, said to Feng Yuan,

"Can you put up a Barrier? It’s a bit cold..."

"No can do, the Earth Guardian Kirin’s Barrier isn’t as useful as Nagna’s, at least it won’t stop non-lethal effects like this one."

The Lantern Bug created a small, crimson Barrier, barely enough to protect the Mo siblings. Yao Yin, clutching a fiery red bracelet, calmly watched everything unfolding, ready to protect Mo Ling at a moment’s notice.

"How exactly did it end up trapped here? Could it be due to the shifting of the continents?"

Feng Yuan glanced at Guo Huai, dumbfounded, and said,

"What are you thinking? How could it be due to continental shift? Plate tectonics don’t apply here; those massive continents didn’t split apart."

"Ah... I forgot..."

Scratching his head, Guo Huai laughed awkwardly as he inadvertently applied knowledge from his previous life to the situation. Suddenly, a deep, mournful howl echoed through the area, startling everyone.