Chapter 121: Chapter Thirty-Eight Blazing Flame Flood Dragon
Absolute Dragon Mountain Range, Absolute Dragon Cave Mansion.
Half a day has passed.
The disciples of Fengge Peak were roaring with laughter from their victory in battle.
Xie Mingyi, the leader, looked at the fallen figures before him, his mouth splitting into a grin.
“Disciples of Xuanyuan Peak, is this all you’ve got? How dare you make such a fuss?”
After entering the Absolute Dragon Cave Mansion, the Fengge Peak team first encountered the disciples of Qinglian Peak and defeated them all.
They then encountered the Fourth Peak, Xuanyuan Peak, and easily dealt with them as well.
“You… how did you suddenly become… so strong…?” The disciples of Xuanyuan Peak were astonished.
Their actual strength should have been similar, yet they were all defeated within a few dozen moves.
“Since I’m magnanimous and considering we are fellow disciples, Xuanyuan Peak, I’ll give you two options.
First, each of you calls us Grandpa one by one, surrender your spirit wood token, and scram.
Second, be beaten by us until you call us Grandpa, then surrender your spirit wood token and scram!”
“Go to hell! We, Xuanyuan Peak, would rather die than surrender!”
“You’ve got guts, Junior Brothers. Fight! Fight until they submit.”
Xie Mingyi waved his hand, and the Fengge Peak disciples chuckled and stepped forward to teach these stubborn losers a lesson.
Meanwhile, Xie Mingyi stood aside, took out a syringe, and sighed, “The secret medicine Senior Brother Gongsun gave is truly potent, instantly boosting one’s strength.”
He recalled the scene before their departure when Gongsun Wenyuan had gathered the participants from Fengge Peak for the trial.
Gongsun Wenyuan leaned back on a lounge chair and chanted a few mysterious incantations.
“Open System Store.”
“Redeem Points.”
“Trial Version – Super Soldier Serum, quantity six, redemption confirmed.”
With Xie Mingyi’s limited knowledge, he couldn’t comprehend the meaning of those incantations. Seeing Gongsun Wenyuan conjure six magical artifacts he had never seen before out of thin air, he was truly astounded.
Subsequently, Gongsun Wenyuan instructed everyone to inject these secret medicines after entering the Absolute Dragon Cave Mansion to significantly increase their strength during the two days of the trial.
At the same time, Xie Mingyi also received a special trump card from Gongsun Wenyuan.
Upon entering, the disciples of Fengge Peak followed the instructions. Although the injection was initially very painful, the subsequent increase in strength was remarkable, allowing them to leap three minor realms!
The demonic beasts they encountered on the way were easily killed.
They could now defeat Qinglian Peak, whom they previously couldn’t.
And they could completely crush Xuanyuan Peak, whose strength was comparable.
Only then did Xie Mingyi understand.
So, Gongsun Wenyuan was unfathomable. No wonder he dared to repeatedly provoke Zhou Bujue, the Son of Destiny!
Following him was indeed the right choice.
“Senior Brother Xie, they’ve surrendered!” a Fengge Peak disciple reported.
“Did they call us Grandpa?”
“Two were knocked unconscious, but the ones awake all called us.”
“Alright, tell these people to get lost!” Xie Mingyi waved his hand.
“Senior Brother, what should we do next?”
“Do I even need to ask?” Xie Mingyi sneered. “Of course, we’ll clear all obstacles, defeat all peaks, and let our Fengge Peak achieve a perfect victory in this Cave Mansion trial!”
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Ye Changsheng spent almost an entire day to arrive at the Array Core of the Absolute Dragon Cave Mansion.
If he had gone all out, he could have reached it in half a day.
However, to proceed steadily, he slowed down his pace.
As expected, the array cultivation skills of the cave mansion’s owner slightly exceeded his expectations.
He had used three Shadow Splitting Talismans, and now only one remained.
Fortunately, he himself was unharmed, which was the greatest fortune of all.
“The Array Core should be here,” Ye Changsheng said, looking at the scene below.
Below, in a volcanic crater, the air was filled with fire poison, almost visible to the naked eye.
On the boiling lava, there was a small patch of undisturbed land.
Under such extremely harsh conditions, a Spirit Plant actually existed.
“Using a Spirit Plant as the镇物 (zhen wu – object used to suppress) for the Array Core, what an interesting design!” Ye Changsheng marveled.
One had to know that even a slight change in the Array Core would cause the magic formation to change accordingly. Therefore, the most basic requirement for the Zhen Wu of an Array Core was stability.
And in this Absolute Dragon Cave Mansion’s formation, using a Spirit Plant as the Array Core meant that as the Spirit Plant grew, the formation of the Absolute Dragon Cave Mansion would also change significantly.
“No wonder I checked the general situation of the formation and still encountered danger and lost a clone. It’s because the Spirit Plant grows incessantly, causing the formation to change as well. What a design, what a design!”
However, it also required a profound understanding of array cultivation to design.
Truly terrifying, Ye Changsheng lamented.
If such a design could make the formation filled with danger and peril.
So much so that what appeared to be a Life Gate might become a Death Gate after some time.
This was an extremely difficult test for beginner array cultivators.
And the owner of the Absolute Dragon Cave Mansion had also set up a realm restriction and intentionally done this.
Was the owner of the mansion simply indulging in malicious mischief to trap novice cultivators?
“What a corrupt disposition! Such an astonishing design, yet they went to great lengths to trap novice cultivators?” Ye Changsheng couldn’t help but sneer, “If this spreads, the reputation of this mighty figure will be ruined, and no one will want to visit his cave mansion in the future!”
Due to the distance and the visual barrier set up around the Spirit Plant, Ye Changsheng couldn’t determine its type easily and needed to observe it up close.
However, this was likely the Secret Treasure within the Absolute Dragon Cave Mansion.
“If I go down rashly, it might lead to trouble. Go, my clone!”
Ye Changsheng sought to win steadily.
He felt that the Array Core was not that simple and that some threat must exist.
As he had the last Shadow Splitting Talisman, Ye Changsheng controlled his clone and leaped down.
The Spirit Plant sensed someone approaching and reacted, causing the lava beneath the volcano to boil.
Rumble!!!
The lava erupted as if, reaching a thousand degrees and surging towards the clone.
“This move, this move is about micro-managing the clone.”
Under Ye Changsheng’s precise control, the clone dodged the lava and landed on that small patch of undisturbed ground, with the Spirit Plant now within reach.
Just then, a shadow suddenly appeared from beneath the lava and rapidly ascended.
Ye Changsheng’s heart jolted.
There was a Ferocious Beast beneath this lava!
“Roar!!!”
A crimson Flood Dragon emerged from the lava, directly swallowing Ye Changsheng’s clone before sinking back into the magma.
The Ferocious Beast began patrolling around the Spirit Plant, entering a vigilant state.
“Is that Ferocious Beast a Blazing Flame Flood Dragon?” Ye Changsheng frowned.
The Blazing Flame Flood Dragon was a Ferocious Beast at the Golden Core Realm, favoring high-temperature environments and capable of unleashing potent fire poison.
This made things troublesome. The Blazing Flame Flood Dragon was likely guarding the Spirit Plant and wouldn’t allow anyone to approach it.
Yet, Ye Changsheng’s plan required him to tamper with the Array Core.
“Heh heh heh, fortunately, I anticipated such a situation and made arrangements outside.
The disciples of the White Emperor Sword Sect will serve as bait, and I will make good use of them!”
