Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 440 - 348 Demonization_1

Chapter 440: 348 Demonization_1

The three Spiritual Treasures are the Hundred Ghosts Chart, Black Skulled Shield, and Purple Pupil Bead. The ghost creatures in the Hundred Ghosts Chart have all been slain, rendering the treasure of little use unless several Nascent Soul Stage ghost creatures are cultivated. Hence, it could be traded with ghost cultivators.

The Black Skulled Shield is a defensive Spiritual Treasure with comparatively strong defensive capabilities. The Purple Pupil Bead is an auxiliary Spiritual Treasure that allows the wielder to ignore restrictions and see farther, compensating for the limitations of the Hundred Eyes Cicada.

Shen Long killed Qin Biao and his two companions without obtaining a single Spiritual Treasure, but after slaying Zhao Xueying and her three companions, he acquired three Spiritual Treasures. This alone reflected the strength of the Heavenly Ghost Sect; major sects are indeed different.

Shen Long found two Storage Bracelets and two Storage Bags on the corpses, amassing a total of five million Spirit Stones, nine Dharma Treasures, forty-four fourth-grade Monster Beasts’ Demon Cores, thirty-five thousand-year Spiritual Medicines, and a batch of fourth-grade Artifact Refining materials.

Zhao Xueying and her companions were carrying quite a bit of wealth, earning Shen Long a substantial profit.

By killing seven Nascent Soul Cultivators, Shen Long’s loot exceeded a value of ten million, not even counting the Spiritual Medicines, Spirit Fruits, Spirit Wood, and other items.

The Ice Flood Dragon spewed a white halo of light, enveloping the corpses of Zhao Xueying and her three companions, then drew them into its mouth and swallowed them, letting out a satisfied roar.

The Iron Tail Scorpion emerged from beneath the ground, its stinger swaying from side to side.

It had killed a Nascent Soul Cultivator. Its poison was so potent that the body turned directly into a pool of blood.

Shen Long took out a Blood Erosion Fruit and fed it to the Iron Tail Scorpion.

"Come back for now! I’ll first refine the newly acquired Spiritual Treasures. The treasure hunt that follows will be much easier,"

said Shen Long.

Apart from the Iron Tail Scorpion and the Tree Person, the Ice Flood Dragon and the others returned to the Spirit Beast Bracelet.

Shen Long sat down cross-legged and began to refine the Purple Pupil Bead.

...

Outside the ruins, a blue Escape Light appeared in the far sky, flickered, and stopped, revealing a blue Flying Boat over ten zhang in length with four men and one woman on board. They all gave off the aura of Nascent Soul Cultivators.

"According to Master Nephew Lin’s information, it should be this place,"

said a tall and thin man in blue robes.

A woman in a teal dress, her eyes shining with blinding teal light, activated her Pupil Skill.

"There is an entrance at the bottom of the sea that might be it. It’s just uncertain where it leads to,"

the woman in the teal dress said with a frown.

Ye Lian, Deputy Master of Yihua Palace, at the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul.

"We’ll find out if we go down. It might even be the Nangong Family’s ruins,"

the man in the blue robe remarked, forming a spell with his hands. The blue Flying Boat immediately radiated blinding blue light, and a blue water curtain blossomed, enveloping the entire vessel as it headed towards the sea surface.

As the blue water curtain touched the water, the sea itself parted.

Soon after, the blue Flying Boat arrived near the entrance.

The man in blue robes tested the area, confirmed there were no barriers, and maneuvered the blue Flying Boat inside.

...

Within the ruins, a Sky-Supporting Peak with steep slopes was shrouded in a green mist from the mountainside up. There lay many Monster Beast skeletons at the waist of the mountain.

Zhuo Shan and his six companions stood at the foot of the mountain, each wearing different expressions.

"There are so many Monster Beast skeletons here; there must be powerful barriers. Zheqing, go scout ahead, and we’ll provide support from here,"

directed Zhuo Shan.

Zheqing agreed and strode toward the mountain.

Before he’d taken many steps, a deafening thunderclap echoed from the sky, and a thick silver lightning bolt tore through the heavens, striking towards Zheqing.

Zheqing hastily summoned a blue shield, blocking the silver lightning.

He continued towards the mountain. As he drew closer to the mountainside, the number of silver lightning bolts increased, all of which were blocked by the blue shield.

After a short while, he reached halfway up the mountain.

An ear-shattering explosion echoed from the mountain peak, and a massive golden mushroom cloud rose into the sky, causing the entire mountain to tremble slightly.

"Not good, someone beat us to it. It’s likely Shen Long or Golden Crow True Monarch."

Zhuo Shan furrowed his brows and said.

"Let’s go up together! It’s just the ordinary power of thunder and lightning, it won’t do anything to us."

A man in golden robes suggested.

Zhuo Shan and his group each applied a defensive spell and strode towards the top of the mountain.

Atop the mountain was a vast Azure Stone Plaza, on which stood eighteen thick golden pillars adorned with mysterious runes. In the center of the plaza lay a humanoid skeleton, bound by eighteen thick golden chains. Golden Crow True Monarch lay on the ground, his face showing an expression of disbelief, with a hole in his chest that bore burn marks, and Qianyang Seal lying aside.

Before long, Zhuo Shan and his five companions arrived and exchanged glances.

"Spiritual Treasure!"

Zhuo Shan’s gaze fell on the Qianyang Seal, his eyebrows tightly knit.

"Was Golden Crow True Monarch killed by a restriction?"

Zheqing wondered aloud.

"Who is this person? Why is he imprisoned here?"

A voluptuous woman in a purple dress asked curiously.

Zhuo Shan reached out with one hand, and the Qianyang Seal flew toward him, landing in his grasp.

Zheqing’s Divine Sense flared, meticulously examining the Azure Stone Plaza but found nothing unusual.

He approached Golden Crow True Monarch’s corpse, intending to loot his belongings.

Just then, Golden Crow True Monarch suddenly came back to life, a blinding black light erupted from his body, sprouting a mass of black mane. His right hand transformed into a claw and lunged straight for Zheqing.

The attack was so sudden that Zheqing had no time to dodge and hastily swung his right fist to meet it.

With a scream, Zheqing’s right hand was bloodied and bone was visible.

Black Qi surged from Golden Crow True Monarch’s skin. The black Qi roiled and formed thick black tentacles that ensnared Zheqing’s body.

Zheqing’s body visibly withered at a remarkable rate, his Essence Blood completely drained. As his Nascent Soul barely left his body, Golden Crow True Monarch opened his mouth and spat a black rosy light, enveloping the Nascent Soul before swallowing it whole.

Golden Crow True Monarch’s skin glowed with black light, his Demonic Qi skyrocketing, and his aura grew stronger.

Zhuo Shan and the others launched their attacks at Golden Crow True Monarch, aiming to take him down.

Golden Crow True Monarch’s lips curled into a sneer as he vanished into a blur.

The next moment, he appeared in front of the woman in the purple dress.

The woman opened her mouth, and nine purple-glowing daggers flew out, instantly merging into one, transforming into a purple blade nearly ten feet long and slashing at Golden Crow True Monarch.

Golden Crow True Monarch’s Demonic Qi condensed into a solid black suit of battle armor, protecting his entire body.

The purple blade struck the black armor with a thud.

Golden Crow True Monarch’s right fist glowed with black light, smashing into the Protective Spirit Light of the woman in the purple dress, causing it to cave in and dim.

He spat out a black light that shattered the woman’s Protective Spirit Light, and his right fist smashed towards her.

The woman crossed her arms and blocked forward.

With a dull "bang," the woman in the purple dress was sent flying, crashing heavily to the ground, spewing a large mouthful of Essence Blood. Before she could stand, dozens of thick black tentacles descended from the sky, seizing her body.

Her body rapidly shriveled as her Essence Blood was entirely drained. Her Nascent Soul had just left her body when Golden Crow True Monarch grasped it and shoved it into his mouth, swallowing it whole.

"Demon Race! Demonization! Who exactly are you?"

Zhuo Shan’s face grew solemn.