Chapter 195
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At the edge of a barren path with shallow grass.
Pff!
Blood splashed. A Gold-Eating Rabbit at the lower position of the ninth rank fell to the ground.
The Inferno Dragon and the Dark Dragon Hound worked well together. They surrounded the Gold-Eating Rabbit and finished it off with ease.
The Dark Dragon Hound tore open the wound on the Gold-Eating Rabbit's neck with its sharp claws and licked the blood. After a few bites, the Dark Dragon Hound skillfully bit open the Gold-Eating Rabbit's belly and dug out an energy crystal. The Dark Dragon Hound held the energy crystal in its mouth and went to the Purple Python.
The Purple Python curled up its body. The scales on its head were protruding, which seemed to be the horns of a flood dragon.
Su Ping sat in the middle of the scales. He waved his hand and took the ninth-rank energy crystal from the Dark Dragon Hound's mouth and put it away in his storage space.
"Destroy the corpse."
Su Ping ordered the Dark Dragon Hound.
The Inferno Dragon had a good understanding of the word "destroy". The Inferno Dragon burned the corpse of the Gold-Eating Rabbit to ashes, leaving only the charred soil.
Su Ping moved on after taking care of the Gold-Eating Rabbit that had jumped out of nowhere.
This was a shortcut that would allow him to quickly reach the location of the artifact he was looking for.
However, this shortcut was a bit dangerous. It was close to a stream. Not only were there monsters in the stream, there were also wild beasts living on the banks of the stream. Usually, there would be groups of wild beasts.
"The Secret Realm has been open for two days. There should be a lot of people who have come to this dragon scale land. I wonder if this secret treasure has been taken by someone else."
Su Ping frowned. He was anxious.
Not long after, the Dark Dragon Hound sent him a warning signal.
Su Ping ordered the Inferno Dragon and the Purple Python to crouch down and hide in the grass. Even the arrogant Inferno Dragon had to lie down in the grass, cover its head with its wings and look around.
Su Ping received another warning from the Dark Dragon Hound. He looked up and saw a black dot thousands of meters in the sky. It was a bird flying.
"Is that … the Divine Hidden Sparrow?"
Su Ping narrowed his eyes and focused his vision. He barely recognized the species of the bird beast. It was a Rank Eight Demon Beast. Its detection ability was extremely strong, and its eyes were equipped with heat detection. Ordinary camouflage could not be hidden from its eyes.
However, its only flaw was that its detection effect on cold-blooded creatures was greatly reduced.
That being said, while the Hermit Sparrow was not suitable for scouting in the Pet Arena, the Hermit Sparrow was an excellent scout in the wild. Most wild beasts would not consciously pretend to be cold-blooded. Only some battle pet warriors would order their pets to change their body temperature.
Furthermore, becoming a cold-blooded creature would not be enough to escape its detection. At the same time, one would have to possess extremely high camouflage skills.
"This is a social bird, and there's only one here. It seems that there are other humans nearby …" Su Ping's eyes flashed slightly. He didn't let down his guard. He didn't think that this was just a lone bird. In the wild, one had to prepare for the worst in order to survive.
"Usually, the Divine Hidden Sparrow's patrol range is about fifty miles …"
That was something that battle pet warriors had to learn in the academy. While Su Ping had never read a textbook, his rich survival experience in the cultivation sites had taught him this.
There must be a master within fifty miles of the Divine Hidden Sparrow.
There were many wild beasts on this shortcut to the treasure. Su Ping didn't want to engage in a fight here. If the Gold-Eating Rabbit hadn't jumped out to attack him, he wouldn't have bothered to deal with it. He had to get the treasure as soon as possible.
"I think the Divine Hidden Sparrow has noticed me. I wonder if its master is an eighth-rank battle pet warrior. If so, he or she can use the 'pet consensus' and see me with his or her own eyes …"
Su Ping frowned. While he was thinking, all of a sudden, the Divine Hidden Sparrow in his sight dived toward a certain direction.
Su Ping was surprised.
The Divine Hidden Sparrow would only patrol in the sky. Why was it rushing to a certain place? Was its master in trouble? Or, was it running away from some horrifying wild beast?
Su Ping's eyes flickered. After a moment of thought, he ordered his three pets to go after the Divine Hidden Sparrow.
A moment later.
Su Ping arrived at a forest of dead trees. He found the place familiar as if he had been there before.
He didn't have time to think. He followed the path that the Dark Dragon Hound was leading. He told the Inferno Dragon and the Purple Python to conceal their presence and sneak in. Soon, he entered the dead trees. There was a thick gray mist and a rotten smell in the air.
The smell reminded Su Ping of where he was, and he instantly knew where he was.
"Is this the Dead Woods where the Soul Fruit came from?" Su Ping was surprised. He had forgotten about the Soul Fruit. The fruit was a great tonic for undead creatures. It could be used to refine undead energy. When a low-level undead creature took the fruit, there was a chance that it could evolve into a high-level one.
In that area, the Soul Fruit was the second best treasure, apart from the enhancement treasure that Su Ping wanted the most.
However, the Dead Wood was a dangerous place. There were many ninth-rank beasts and the guardian of the Soul Fruit was a Dead Soul at the upper position of the ninth rank. The Dead Soul was good at spiritual attacks and was hard to defend against. Back then, Su Ping had to sacrifice the Inferno Dragon over a dozen times to kill the Dead Soul!
The Soul Fruit was even more difficult to deal with than the Flame Flood Dragon at the upper position of the ninth-rank!
Su Ping frowned. He opened up the contract space and summoned the Little Skeleton.
The Little Skeleton landed on the Purple Python's head. The Little Skeleton was stunned for a moment. Then, the Little Skeleton jumped in joy. The thick mist made the Little Skeleton feel comfortable, as if it were soaking in warm spring water.
With the Little Skeleton around, Su Ping was a bit relieved. He told the Dark Dragon Hound to lead the way and they went in slowly.
…
…
In an open space in the Dead Woods.
The open space was strange. It was surrounded by a circle of towering trees. The trees formed a circle around the open space.
The open space was not completely empty. In the middle of the circle, there was a mound of dirt.
In front of the mound of dirt was a small tree. The tree was dark and surrounded by a dark mist. The leaves on the tree were the size of a palm. The patterns on the leaves looked like twisted faces. From the dark energy in the tree, Su Ping could faintly hear some ethereal voices. It seemed that some undead spirits were singing in a low voice.
A group of people was standing in front of the small tree. On one side, there were six people. Behind each of them stood a ferocious-looking pet.
On the other side, there were nine people. Behind them, there were only three pets. But the three pets were as intimidating as the pets of the other six.
"I know you're from the Tang family. But this is not the base city. The Tang family may be powerful, but so what? We found this place first and we were the ones who picked it. Don't you think you've crossed the line by trying to rob us!"
A tall and sturdy man in a short-sleeved shirt had an angry look on his face. He was holding a box in his hands. Although the box was sealed, there was still a faint wisp of dark energy floating out from the gaps. It was obvious that this box was not an excellent sealing treasure. It also meant that the item inside the box contained an extremely rich energy that was difficult to conceal.
The nine people were Tang Ruyan and the others. They were walking along the river. Unexpectedly, the Hermit Sparrow noticed them and followed them. Unexpectedly, the Hermit Sparrow saw them picking treasures as soon as it arrived.
Zhuo Fengqun happened to recognize that tree. It was a rare undead tree. The fruit on the tree would only bear one fruit every one thousand years. The fruit was beneficial to the undead beasts because it could improve their aptitude!
Even an ordinary undead demon beast could turn into an extremely outstanding demon beast.
And an outstanding undead demon beast could become a top-grade undead demon beast!
The Tang family had a large number of members. Naturally, there were many talented young people who could use undead beasts. The tree could be stored in the family's warehouse and provided to the younger generation.
Training the younger generation was an important task to maintain the prosperity of the family.
"Since you know that we're from the Tang family, I suggest you hand over the tree. Even if you do, you may not be able to keep it," Zhuo Fengqun said calmly and confidently.
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