coobybook Chapter 739 Hidden Mission 25
Chapter 739 Hidden Mission 25
Yue Ze slowly exhaled a breath of stale air. The Xuan Shuang Sword nimbly flew back to his side, its blade still a deep blue, exuding a chilling aura. He walked to the massive corpse of the Poison Dragon Crocodile, his eyes still sharp and calm.
This Nascent Soul stage demon beast is a treasure trove.
He first looked at the wound on his upper jaw pierced by the Xuan Shuang Sword, and the shattered Reverse Scale between his brows.
The reverse scale between its eyebrows is the strongest part of its body's defense and one of the essences of its ancient bloodline. Although it was shattered, the fragments still contain powerful energy and a faint dragon's might, making them excellent materials for refining top-tier defensive magic weapons.
Then, he used his fingers like a knife to precisely cut open the belly of the venomous dragon crocodile.
A demon core, about the size of a washbasin, dark green in color, with wisps of dark gold patterns on its surface, and exuding immense demonic power and a potent poisonous aura, was carefully extracted.
The demon core was heavy and icy cold to the bone, yet it contained a violent life force. The faint dark gold patterns were the manifestation of its rare ancient poisonous dragon bloodline!
This item is priceless; it is a treasure whether used for alchemy, weapon crafting, or as an aid in cultivating certain special techniques.
Yue Ze then took out a specially made cold jade bottle, and with a light flick of his sword tip, drew out a small clump of viscous, mercury-like, deep purple-black essence blood from the heart of the Poison Dragon Crocodile. This essence blood emitted astonishing energy fluctuations and a rich dragon's might.
This is the essence of its heart and blood, the purest form of its bloodline power, a sacred item for tempering the body, refining top-grade pills, or drawing high-level talismans.
Finally, he carefully peeled off the most intact and toughest of the huge scales from the crocodile's back, as well as the two fangs that looked like giant spears, and the enormous venom sac that stored deadly venom.
Scales are a top-grade natural armor material, venomous fangs are excellent raw materials for crafting poison-based magical artifacts, and venom sacs are top-grade research materials for both potent poisons and antidotes.
As Yue Ze put the last piece of material into his storage ring, he keenly sensed that the dark gold pattern in the demon core seemed to fluctuate slightly, as if it had a very faint resonance with some distant being deep in this dark forest.
"Hmm?" Yue Ze frowned slightly, his divine sense instantly sweeping into the depths of the forest, but he only sensed a deeper and more ancient deathly and demonic aura.
"This secret realm... is indeed extraordinary." He became even more vigilant, quickly dealt with the traces at the scene, determined the direction, and his figure transformed into a streak of icy blue light, rushing towards the central area he had agreed upon with Yun Chu and Chong Ming.
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Chongming's luck was arguably the worst.
He was violently thrown into an endless, putrid wetland by the power of space.
Beneath our feet lay knee-deep silt, bubbling with dark green foam and emitting a pungent, swampy smell. Countless twisted, rotting seaweeds and strange, withered trees stretched out in our field of vision like ghostly claws.
A pale green, hallucinogenic miasma floated in the air, blurring visibility.
Before he could fully recover from the dizziness of the teleportation and being enveloped in the mud, a powerful sense of impending danger sent chills down his spine!
"puff!"
"puff!"
……
The surrounding swamp exploded without warning! Several ferocious demonic energies shot into the sky!
The first thing you see is a pair of compound eyes the size of millstones, gleaming with blood-red light—a huge, monstrous insect with a thick carapace covering its back, resembling a hybrid of a cockroach and a scorpion, emerges from the swamp. It brandishes two enormous pincers that gleam with cold light, and foul-smelling saliva drips from its mouthparts as it opens and closes, exuding a ferocious aura of a Golden Core cultivator at the Great Perfection stage!
Immediately afterwards, the water surface to his left exploded, revealing a giant python covered in slippery bone spurs, its mouthparts resembling rotating blades. To his right, a strange, dark green cloud of insects composed of countless tiny poisonous creatures silently emerged, its buzzing sound sending chills down one's spine!
Further away, the shadowy figures of monstrous beasts emerged from the swamp, while patches of eerie, round duckweed covered in sharp thorns floated on the water's surface...
Without exception, they were all demonic beasts at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage!
Moreover, it is clearly a unique and extremely troublesome damp poison species found only in this area!
"Damn it!" Chongming's face turned deathly pale instantly. He had just entered the secret realm and was not at his peak condition when he was suddenly surrounded by high-level demonic beasts!
The situation is fraught with danger, and our escape route is almost completely blocked!
"Ironclad Fortress!" At this critical moment, Chongming unleashed all his potential, roaring as his golden core surged wildly within him. His metal-based cultivation technique was pushed to its limit, and he slammed his hands into the mud with a powerful hand seal!
Boom! A blinding golden light erupted from him!
Countless sharp golden energies burst forth from the ground, instantly intertwining, swirling, and condensing around him into thick, golden energy barriers covered with sharp spikes!
It fiercely blocked the first attack of the Swamp Terror Claw Beast's pincers and the impact of the Bone-Eating Ringed Serpent!
Clang! Pfft!
The sounds of metal clashing and flesh being pierced rang out simultaneously!
The golden wall shook violently, and several spikes were broken off, but it successfully pierced the gaps in the dinosaur's carapace and tore through the giant python's tough skin!
However, the swarm of putrid miasma bees was like liquid; part of it was blocked by the golden wall, while the other part seeped in through the tiny gaps, emitting a teeth-grinding buzz, and rushed straight at Chongming's face!
"Get out of my way!" Chongming roared, spitting out a condensed golden natal energy that swept across like a sharp sword wheel, instantly annihilating a large number of the approaching swarm of bees, with green poisonous blood and severed limbs splattering everywhere.
But the remaining bees, fearless of death, continued to frantically ram into his protective aura, spraying highly corrosive venom and hallucinogenic miasma!
At the same time, the Bone-Eating Ring-Blade Python was enraged by the Golden Wall Tip, and its huge tail lashed out at the Golden Wall like a steel whip!
Boom!
Chongming's proud, impregnable defenses were shattered! The backlash made his throat taste sweet and blood trickle from the corner of his mouth.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Swamp Terror Claw Beast swung its huge pincers, tearing apart the remaining golden light and clamping down hard on Chongming's waist and abdomen!
And the Demonic Spike Lotus arrived silently, its sharp thorns gleaming with an eerie light, clearly carrying a deadly poison!
Besieged on all sides!
Danger is lurking everywhere!
Chongming's eyes were bloodshot, and he had only one thought in his mind: escape! He had to break through!
He no longer held back his magical power, and with a sudden slap on his storage bag, a golden talisman instantly activated—the Void-Piercing Golden Qi Talisman! This was his most treasured life-saving item!
boom!
The golden aura exploded outwards like an explosion, carrying a strong force that broke through barriers. It instantly knocked away the approaching dinosaur pincers and the floating duckweed, scattered the swarm of bees, and left deep scorch marks on the Bone-Eating Ring-Blade Python!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Chongming unhesitatingly poured his remaining mana into his feet, his body transforming into a dim golden streak of light. Using an escape technique that was extremely taxing on his life force, he fled towards a relatively weak point in the golden barrier that had previously blocked the way—the direction from which the swarm of bees had come from, but which had now been breached by the talisman—desperately fleeing!
"Pfft!" Forcibly activating his escape technique only worsened his injuries, and Chongming spat out another mouthful of blood.
Behind him, he heard the unwilling hissing of demonic insects and the furious roars of snakes and pythons. He could feel several auras locking onto him, relentlessly pursuing him!
He dared not look back, and with all his might, he skimmed low over the swamp, using the rotting giant trees and dense poisonous miasma as cover as he desperately fled.
His protective robes were torn in many places, and his arms and calves had several charred wounds from bee venom and splashed venom, causing excruciating pain and numbness.
He didn't know how long he had been running. The sound of pursuit behind him seemed to have lessened a bit, but Chongming's magic power was almost exhausted, and his vision was turning black.
He was in a terrible state, his breath was extremely weak, and he could barely maintain his flight as he searched for a slightly drier place where he could rest and recuperate.
In a small clearing formed by relatively tall, decaying tree roots and covered by dense vines, Chongming finally collapsed, exhausted.
He struggled to sit cross-legged, immediately took out several healing and mana-restoring pills and swallowed them all at once. At the same time, he circulated his cultivation technique to suppress the rampant toxins and injuries in his body. His chest heaved violently, and his face was as pale as paper.
"Cough...cough...I almost...gave my life here..." He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.