Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 275 - 190 Mulong Hall (Request for Monthly Pass)_1

Chapter 275: 190 Mulong Hall (Request for Monthly Pass)_1

The Red Giant Crab opened its gaping maw, spewing a thick gush of crimson flames upon the Ice Flood Dragon, which was promptly met with a plume of white smoke as the Ice Flood Dragon’s body shimmered with a blinding white light, dispelling the flames.

The Ice Flood Dragon opened its mouth and expelled a thick beam of white light, heading straight for the Red Giant Crab.

The Red Giant Crab, in an attempt to dodge, was hindered by a sharp, piercing screech that slowed its reaction; the white light struck true, encasing the Red Giant Crab in ice in an instant, transforming it into a colossal ice sculpture.

The tail of the Ice Flood Dragon swung fiercely, striking the ice sculpture, which shattered into pieces. A red escape light flew out from the destruction—the red-robed woman, her face pale and her breath weak.

The death of her Life-bound Spirit Beast had impacted her as well.

Before the red-robed woman could flee far, a white light shot towards her, arriving in front of her in an instant.

The red-robed woman hastily summoned a red shield to protect herself, but when the white light hit the shield, it let out a dull thud, instantly encasing the shield in ice.

A vicious wind blew past, and the Gold-Winged Windroc appeared without warning above the red-robed woman’s head, its sharp claws diving towards her skull.

"Wind Escape Technique, impossible..."

Before the red-robed woman could finish speaking, the Gold-Winged Windroc’s claws pierced through her head.

It was rare for third-order Spirit Birds to master the Wind Escape Technique, but the Gold-Winged Windroc was no ordinary third-order Spirit Bird.

Shen Long walked over, plundering the red-robed woman’s possessions and taking out the Soul Refining Bowl, into which he channeled his mana.

The Soul Refining Bowl emitted a beam of black light, enveloping the red-robed woman’s corpse. A green orb of light flew out from within, snatched back into the Soul Refining Bowl by the black light, while the Ice Flood Dragon devoured the corpse, a substantial nourishment for it.

As he activated the Soul Refining Bowl, an agonized female voice resounded, "You dare kill me, my master won’t let you off."

"Who is your master?"

Shen Long asked.

"Hmpf, you think I’m that stupid? Just kill me if you’re going to."

The woman said ungraciously.

"It’s Blood Crow True Monarch, isn’t it?"

Shen Long spoke up.

"You killed Junior Brother Li and the others?"

The woman asked in surprise.

"I could have offered you a swift end, but since you’re not cooperating, don’t blame me."

Shen Long’s expression turned cold as he activated the Soul Refining Bowl.

A searing black light flared, obliterating the green orb, which emitted a harrowing scream from the female spirit soul.

"Just you wait, my master will kill you," the woman threatened.

She knew her death was inevitable and refused to divulge anything to Shen Long.

Shen Long tormented the spirit soul of the red-robed woman for a while, and as she wouldn’t speak another word, he gave up, extinguished the spirit soul, and put away the Soul Refining Bowl.

He released the Hundred Eyes Cicada, which radiated blinding golden light from its eyes.

"Mulong Hall!"

Shen Long muttered to himself, a thoughtful expression crossing his face.

Below the green mist, there was a palace; but whether it contained the complete Nine Transformations Flood Dragon Art remained unknown.

With a flick of his sleeve, a golden, glittering orb zoomed out. After inputting a spell, the orb burst with a dazzling golden light and transformed into a ten-foot-tall golden giant ape, a third-order Puppet Beast, amid the grinding sound of gears.

"Go!"

Shen Long pointed towards the mountain peak, and the Giant Puppet Ape strode towards the mountain.

As it entered the green mist, a loud explosion echoed, and Shen Long observed through the Hundred Eyes Cicada while controlling the gold-colored Giant Ape to break the Array with his Divine Sense.

Thunderous booms shook the peak violently, and a huge burst of green light flared up.

Before long, the explosive noise ceased.

Shen Long put away the Ice Flood Dragon, the Gold-Winged Windroc, and the Hundred Eyes Cicada, and marched up the mountain.

He stepped into the green mist and appeared in the middle of a vast Azure Stone Plaza, scattered with some green Vines.

A resplendent palace stood before him, its signboard bearing the three large characters "Mulong Hall." The doors were tightly shut, and the Giant Puppet Beast stood at the entrance, its body marked with scorch marks.

Thick green Vines emerged from the ground, their surfaces bristling with sharp thorns.

These green Vines intertwined, forming green spears that shot toward Shen Long.

Shen Long let out a deafening dragon’s roar, spewing a red soundwave that swept over the incoming green spears, reducing them all to wood chips that scattered on the ground.

He stepped to the entrance of Mulong Hall and, with a pinch of a spell, made the Giant Puppet Ape pound its fists onto the doors, which emitted two dull thuds, but the doors remained unmoved.

Shen Long put his hands on the doors and pushed with force, and they slowly opened to reveal a spacious and bright hall, with a stone corridor to the left.

His Divine Sense swept out, probing carefully, but he did not detect any anomalies.

Shen Long released the Hundred Eyes Cicada, whose eyes shone with a blinding golden light, scanning the hall for anything unusual, and found nothing.

With another pinch of a spell, the Giant Puppet Ape walked in, making a full circle inside the hall and not triggering any seals.

Only then did he feel assured and walked in, with the Hundred Eyes Cicada flying in behind him.

The Giant Puppet Ape entered the stone corridor, with Shen Long and the Hundred Eyes Cicada following it.

Before long, they arrived at the end, where four tightly shut doors of stone chambers came into view.

The Giant Puppet Ape’s fist boomed against the door of the first stone chamber, an explosive sound reverberated, and the door shattered, revealing a stone chamber of over a hundred yards.

Inside was a colossal Array, dotted with thousands of uniformly-sized indentations, each holding a gray stone.

Shen Long flung his sleeve, and a stream of rosy light swept over, gathering the gray stones.

Upon inspection, he discovered they were mid-grade Spirit Stones, mostly drained of Spiritual Energy, which explained why he had entered Mulong Hall with such ease.

He stepped out, and the Giant Puppet Ape smashed its fist against the door of the second stone chamber, which immediately shattered, and a surge of pure Spiritual Energy gushed forth.

Inside, a hundred-yard pond contained three floating Five-Colored Jade Lotuses, their petals crystal clear as if carved from some exquisite jade.

"Five-Colored Jade Lotus!"

A smile broke out on Shen Long’s face.

The detoxifying effect of the Five-Colored Jade Lotus was excellent. One petal formed every three hundred years. These three lotuses each had five petals, indicating they had grown for more than fifteen hundred years.

The Giant Puppet Ape entered, circled around without any issues, and then Shen Long followed.

He carefully dug out the three Five-Colored Jade Lotuses and placed them into a jade case.

He released several Gold-Winged Fire Ants, sending them into the pond to check for anomalies. They were all fine, indicating that the water wasn’t poisonous.

Shen Long took a sip of the pond water, his eyes alighting on the surface, his expression one of excitement, "Spirit Eye Spring! Haha."

The Spirit Eye Spring was the most elementary of the Spirit Eye series, capable of releasing a continuous stream of Spiritual Energy. Cultivators practicing near a Spirit Eye Spring could greatly increase their cultivation speed. The Spirit Eye Tree, Spirit Eye Stone, and Spirit Eye Jade were even more precious, coveted even by Nascent Soul Cultivators.