freenovelworld Chapter 313 The Strange Changes in the Spirit Plant Garden
Chapter 313 The Strange Changes in the Spirit Plant Garden
The flaming meteor slammed into the azure-scaled behemoth, unleashing a deafening roar. The entire spirit plant garden trembled violently from the impact, and countless spirit plants were reduced to ashes by the aftershocks of the flames.
As the smoke cleared, the figure of the Azure-Scaled Beast appeared amidst the ruins. Its body was burned beyond recognition, with large areas of its scales fallen off, leaving it a bloody mess, and its aura was extremely weak.
"Finally... is it resolved?" Lin Ye stood at a distance, looking at the teetering giant beast, and couldn't help but mutter to himself.
However, at that moment, the Azure-Scaled Beast's eyes suddenly flashed with a blood-red light once more. Its body began to expand wildly, and the fluctuations of spiritual energy within it became chaotic and violent!
"Oh no! It's going to self-destruct!" Mo Ming's expression changed drastically, and he immediately turned and rushed towards Lin Ye, shouting, "Run!"
Lin Ye was already pale with fright. Upon hearing Mo Ming's shout, he immediately turned and ran away.
"boom--!"
The giant azure-scaled beast's body was completely reduced to ashes in a deafening explosion, and the terrifying shockwave instantly swept through the entire spirit plant garden. Mo Ming and Lin Ye were thrown dozens of meters away by the shockwave and crashed heavily to the ground.
"Cough cough... This beast, he really died a heroic death." Lin Ye struggled to get up from the ground and patted the dust off his body.
The fire gradually subsided, leaving the spirit plant garden in ruins. Only a handful of spirit plants remained, likely those that were fire-resistant.
Seeing this, Lin Ye couldn't help but say with heartache, "You bastard, you're utterly wasting resources! You've burned so many spiritual plants!"
Mo Ming shrugged: "What can I do? Is my life more important or the spiritual plants?"
Just as Lin Ye and Mo Ming thought everything had settled, the ground in the Spirit Plant Garden suddenly began to tremble. Accompanied by a low rumbling sound, a huge crack appeared in the earth. At the very center of the crack, where the Azure Scale Beast had self-destructed, a faint blue light emanated from it.
Lin Ye noticed the light and couldn't help but shout, "Mo Ming! What is that?"
Mo Ming's expression turned solemn as he quickly approached the crack. Standing at the edge, the two looked down and saw a bead deep within the crevice, emitting a faint blue light. It resembled a luminous pearl, yet was even more enchanting and captivating. It floated in mid-air, surrounded by a thin aura of spiritual energy, appearing exceptionally extraordinary.
A hint of surprise and anticipation flashed in Lin Ye's eyes as he whispered, "This is... something left behind by that Azure Scale Beast? Could it be its core essence?"
Mo Ming nodded, his brows furrowing slightly: "Very likely. Each of these level of demonic beasts leaves behind extremely precious treasures to enhance their cultivation!"
Having said that, he nimbly jumped down into the crevice, his movements incredibly agile. A moment later, Lin Ye climbed back up, holding the cyan bead. He examined the eerie cyan light for a moment, a flicker of greed crossing his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it, casually tossing it to Mo Ming: "Here, take it!"
Mo Ming quickly and steadily caught the cyan bead, then looked down to examine it closely. He discovered fine, flowing patterns on the surface of the bead, as if it contained a vast power within. Before he could see it clearly, he sensed a fragment of information within the bead, even some textual messages.
[Azure Scale Wind-Swallowing Beast Spirit Core: Grade One Spirit Core]
Introduction: The spirit core produced by the first-grade spirit beast, the Azure Scale Wind-Swallowing Beast, contains pure wind-attribute spiritual energy, which can be used for alchemy, array formation, absorption, etc.
Seeing that the spiritual energy on the bead had completely settled, Mo Ming took a deep breath and looked up at Lin Ye in surprise: "Do you know what this is? This is the spirit core of the Azure Scaled Beast! You just gave me a treasure of this caliber like that?"
Lin Ye waved his hand dismissively and said in a relaxed tone, "Of course I know. Although I'm also tempted by this thing, I'm tempted, but I didn't kill the Azure Scale Beast. I was just a bystander. It was mainly thanks to you. You are the real hero, and this thing should rightfully be yours."
"Besides, we've already paid a heavy price by losing all those good things from the Spirit Plant Garden. We can't afford to fight amongst ourselves, can we?"
Upon hearing this, Mo Ming stared intently at Lin Ye for several seconds, realizing that he was indeed not faking it. He then nodded slightly, his tone softening: "You're quite honest. Alright, then I won't be coy. I'll accept this for now."
Hearing this, Lin Ye was stunned for a moment, then grinned and said, "Let's go. The gates of the Spirit Plant Garden should open in a few minutes."
The two had just breathed a sigh of relief, preparing to wait for the gate to open so they could leave the spirit plant garden. After all, there were no more valuable spirit plants here, so there was no point in staying any longer.
Suddenly, a deep tremor came from beneath their feet. Cracks in the ground spread rapidly from the center of the spirit plant garden, as if some enormous force was stirring underground.
"Look! The ground... has cracked!" Lin Ye pointed to his feet, his voice filled with terror.
Mo Ming instantly became alert, drew his bronze demon-suppressing sword, and surveyed his surroundings with a serious expression. "This place... is a bit eerie."
Before the words were even finished, a dense stream of black spiritual energy, mixed with a scorching and putrid aura, gushed forth from the cracked ground. The air grew increasingly stuffy, and the surrounding temperature suddenly rose, making even breathing difficult.
Lin Ye quickly took a few steps back, covering his mouth and nose: "This aura... is wrong! It's like a demonic beast, but it's not!"
Mo Ming stared at the crack in the ground, his face showing alarm. He gritted his teeth and said, "There must be something hidden under the Spirit Plant Garden! Perhaps the Azure Scale Beast isn't guarding the spirit plants in the garden, but... something underground."
Suddenly, a blinding light shot out from the crack, accompanied by an extremely piercing roar. A giant serpent covered in golden patterns emerged from the crack, its eyes burning like flames. Its massive body coiled in mid-air, exuding a ferocious aura.
"Golden Flame Serpent?" Lin Ye gasped upon seeing the giant serpent's features, his voice trembling slightly.
"What? Is the Golden Flame Serpent that powerful?" Mo Ming swallowed hard, staring at the menacing giant serpent. His intuition told him that it was even more dangerous than the previous Azure Scale Beast.
Lin Ye took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Don't even mention powerful, it's downright deadly! Legend has it that this kind of snake is a variant of a fire-attribute spirit beast, which devours spiritual plants to grow and refines them into its own power. Once it takes shape, it's equivalent to... a walking natural disaster!"
"A natural disaster? You must be joking!" Mo Ming was so shocked he almost lost his balance, his palms under his sleeves were covered in cold sweat.
The Golden Flame Serpent flicked its scarlet tongue, its thick body slithering forward, cracking the ground with each step. It slightly raised its head, then suddenly opened its massive jaws, unleashing a burst of blazing golden flame that seemed to set the surrounding air ablaze!
"Hiss... Oh no, it's about to unleash its attack!" Lin Ye panicked completely, grabbing Mo Ming and running towards the ruins. "No, the Spirit Plant Garden can't withstand even one hit from this thing!"