Chapter 411: Winged Race’s Special Physique
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Although the light on the second floor of the underground palace was dim, it was much brighter than the first floor. The ground and the surrounding stone walls flickered with various colors, as if they were an unknown glowing plant. Therefore, even though his divine sense was suppressed and restricted here, with the eyesight of a Nascent Soul cultivator, he could clearly see things hundreds of feet away.
With his experience of encountering the cave flames and the strange fish in the pool on the first level, Shen Ping could be said to be very careful when exploring. He was afraid that he would encounter that danger again. After all, he could not escape successfully every time.
So his exploration speed was not fast and his efficiency was not high. As a result, he did not obtain a strange stone for half a month.
Shen Ping was not in a hurry, though. After breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, the energy needed to advance in every small realm far exceeded the Golden Core realm. Not to mention in this underground palace, even the energy absorbed from the strange stone in the Heaven Ascension Hall might not be able to allow him to advance quickly.
Therefore, he had long been mentally prepared to search for the strange stones for a long time. Moreover, it was not easy to advance in the Nascent Soul realm. It would take hundreds or thousands of years.
This was still the case with opportunities and resources. If it was some Nascent Soul cultivators with poor opportunities or ordinary apt.i.tude, they would find it difficult to improve in their lives. For example, in the cultivation place of the Wei Kingdom in the past, the Nascent Soul was the peak that many cultivators could reach.
Shen Ping had only cultivated for less than a hundred years. If not for the Heaven Ascension Hall, he would still be a Golden Core Daoist. Therefore, he was naturally not in a hurry.
“Disciple, there are no genius cultivators above the Void Refinement Realm in the third level of the underground palace. With the high-grade beast spirit treasures you obtained and your divine abilities, it’s enough for you to protect yourself and run rampant. I think it’s better to speed up the efficiency and range of exploration…”
In the Nine Continents Tower, Lian Xuejin, who was sitting on the highest throne with a warm white light shining around her, looked at the many throne phantoms below and communicated with Shen Ping through the special crystal. In her opinion, her disciple already had the strength to contend with a Divine Transformation expert and even kill him. Although the underground palace was dangerous and he should be careful, if he was too careful, he would waste some opportunities and time.
She knew the power of her disciple’s mystical ability. The combination of the Talisman Beast Diagram and the rune array was enough to kill the powerful mountain monster Derivative Beast simulated in the Trial Tower. Even ordinary Divine Transformation cultivators find it difficult to kill such a Derivative Beast.
As a cultivator, it was only right to be cautious, but he could not cower and lose his confidence and drive.
Even those who had cultivated for tens of thousands of years had great confidence in themselves. After all, cultivation was a battle against the heavens. If they did not have confidence, it was impossible for them to walk far on this path.
Hearing the warm voice of the dazzling crystal, Shen Ping was stunned at first, then he said thoughtfully, “1 understand what Master means. It’s just that I’ve always been like this. I’m afraid it’s very difficult to change.”
His cautious personality had long seeped into his bones. It was difficult to change. However, what his master said made sense. Therefore, he added, “I’ll be more careful in the future.”
Lian Xuejin did not continue this topic. Instead, she said, “If you want to obtain a large number of strange stones in the underground palace, other than the Heaven Ascension Hall, you can only fight and s.n.a.t.c.h them from the cultivators of the other races. It’s unrealistic to rely on exploration alone. You have to understand this.
“I know that you don’t like to fight with others, but from the situation in the underground palace and the previous Heaven Ascension Hall, some opportunities need to be fought for!”
Shen Ping nodded. He knew that his master was referring to a high-level beast spirit treasure. There was only one high-level beast spirit treasure in the Heaven Ascension Hall on every level. It was destined that only one living being could obtain it. “Master, I know and have long made preparations.”
Lian Xuejin smiled and said, “It’s good that you understand. Now, your main methods are the silk blades, Talisman Dao Mystique, and puppet beasts. The strong are always strong. You need to focus on these three methods. As for the other low-level beast spirit treasures, just choose one for offense and one for defense. Being too greedy will easily affect your energy.”
Shen Ping nodded. “I’m prepared to use the golden hammer and the three-striped earth-colored bead. I won’t waste my energy on anything else. It’s just a pity for the other low-level beast spirit treasures.”
Beast Spirit Treasures were very powerful. Even if it was at a low level, it was comparable to a spiritual ancient treasure. It was more or less a waste to put it in his storage ring. But he had no choice. To control and activate a beast spirit treasure, one had to be a Golden Core cultivator with the power of a strange beast. Other cultivators could not use it at all.
Lian Xuejin pondered and said, “There should be a lot of low-level beast spirit treasures in the underground palace, and a Nascent Soul and Divine Transformation cultivator only needs two or three. In my opinion, these low-level beast spirit treasures might have other uses.”
Just as Shen Ping was about to reply, he sensed waves of strange beast energy transmitting from not far away. He hurriedly ended the connection with his master, restrained his mind, and quickly followed the source of the energy.
Not long after, he saw two cultivators fighting at the corner of the rock wall. One of them was wearing a black robe and had a dark aura. He should be a demon cultivator. The other had two pairs of white wings on his back. Clearly, he was a Winged Race cultivator.
“Yin Ting, hand over the Yin Luo Fruit. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”
“You, a third-grade Beast Spirit genius of the Demon race, want to s.n.a.t.c.h something from me? The Demon race is indeed a group of ignorant and arrogant people!” A cold voice sounded.
Immediately after, this female Winged cultivator’s white wings suddenly emitted a holy light. Every inch of this light flickered with a soul-stirring resplendent light. However, Shen Ping’s pupils constricted. He saw that these lights were actually formed by transparent blades. In an instant, they rained down on the demon cultivator like a thunderstorm.
However, the demon cultivator seemed to know how powerful the Winged Race was. Six shields of different colors appeared around him and blocked all the blades of light. Then, a dark gray moon-shaped scimitar suddenly appeared in his hand.
Psst.
As the abundant power of the strange beast surged, the moon-shaped scimitar instantly slashed at the Winged female cultivator. Moreover, as soon as the moon-shaped scimitar slashed out, densely packed scimitar phantoms quickly spread out in the surrounding air. These phantoms were like a bamboo forest, and the light of the scimitar was like the bright moonlight reflecting on these bamboo forest phantoms.
Just like that, when it was repeatedly refracted, the power of the moon-shaped scimitar suddenly stacked to the strongest. It was not inferior to the full-strength attack of a Divine Transformation cultivator at all.
No doubt about it. This was definitely a Beast Spirit Treasure.
Shen Ping stared intently at the two cultivators fighting in front of him. There was no panic in the female Winged cultivator’s veiled eyes. She flipped her fair palm, and a lantern that emitted a faint green light appeared. Under the power of the strange beast, the green light of the lantern suddenly bloomed, forming a green barrier. Green chains quickly extended from the four sides of the lantern, penetrating the barrier and locking the moon-shaped scimitar like lightning.
Bam. However, the sharp scimitar still slashed fiercely on the green light barrier, causing layers of ripples. A large amount of energy from the strange beast swept in all directions.
Shen Ping, who was on the rock wall not far away, could only take out the three-striped earth-colored bead to deal with the aftershock. He would be affected if he relied on the power of the strange beast.
But his location would be exposed.
Whoosh.
Almost instantly, two sharp gazes swept towards Shen Ping.
“Hmph, I was wondering who it was. So it’s a human cultivator.” The demon cultivator’s eyes turned cold. He snorted and continued, “Yin Ting, the human cultivators are the targets of our races. How about we stop for the time being?” The Winged female cultivator didn’t say anything. Instead, she took out a jade flute and elegantly placed it by her red lips. Then, the melodious sound of the flute echoed.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
As the sound of the flute pa.s.sed through the green light barrier in the air, it quickly condensed into beams of sword light that rushed towards the demon cultivator.
“d.a.m.n it! The demon cultivator angrily shouted. He could only use the energy of the strange beast to block with his shield again. However, when the sword light landed on the shield, his expression changed. “This, this is a medium-grade beast spirit treasure. H-how is this possible? Although you are a second-grade beast spirit genius, it’s impossible for you to obtain a medium-grade beast spirit treasure in the Winged Race…”
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The sword light was like rain. Every time it landed on the shield, there was the sound of metal colliding. The fluorescent light on the surface of the shield quickly dimmed.
The demon cultivator gritted his teeth and could only crazily activate the power of the strange beast in his body. However, it only lasted for dozens of breaths before he could not hold on anymore. He quickly threw out a purple lightning bead. Just as this bead was thrown out, purple lightning flickered. In the blink of an eye, it struck the green light barrier and exploded.
In an instant, a large amount of lightning appeared in an area of thousands of feet, destroying all the golden light.
The demon cultivator took the opportunity to quickly turn around and escape. When the female Winged cultivator saw this, she frowned imperceptibly. Then, she crossed the lightning and strode in front of Shen Ping. She stared at him with her cold eyes. “You’re quite bold. You actually dare to stay here?”
He sniffed the fragrance that filled his nose. Shen Ping said indifferently, “This is the underground palace. Why can’t I stay here?”
The blood of the strange beast in his body actually boiled faintly. Such a situation would only appear when he encountered a woman with the top ten special physiques.
Obviously, this Winged female cultivator in front of him had a special physique.
“As expected of the only Beast-patterned Golden Core born by the human race. You’re indeed a little different, since you’re able to enter the second level from the first level of the underground palace alive. Unfortunately, your brain is the same as that demon cultivator’s. You’re arrogant and ignorant. I’ll give you three breaths’ time to disappear from my eyes immediately.. Otherwise, you can stay!”