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Chapter 977 Each Displays Their Unique Abilities

Deep within the Black Sand Rift Valley.

Several powerful monsters at the Fusion Stage each used their own methods to delve deeper into the area, eager to seize the opportunity first.

But once they were all inside, they discovered that the actual situation was somewhat unexpected.

In particular, all of everyone's magical treasures become ineffective in this space, and once they are taken out, they will be inexplicably taken away.

This made even these ancient monsters, who had lived for tens of thousands of years, full of apprehension, and they dared not use their treasures casually, lest they waste their precious possessions.

Master Tiansha was heartbroken. His Yellow Sand Banner was one of his most treasured spiritual treasures, and it had been taken away so inexplicably, losing its spiritual connection with him. It was a devastating loss.

Before he could even seize any opportunity or good fortune, he was already giving away a treasure, which was completely different from when he first rose to prominence in this place.

"What exactly happened in this Black Sand Rift Valley? It's clearly the appearance of a rare treasure, but why does something feel off?"

"The Snake Queen has actually joined forces with that Qin fellow! She's utterly despicable!"

Master Tiansha encountered a series of misfortunes, which were beyond his control, making this long-time high-ranking official very unhappy.

Just as the old monsters were filled with suspicion, their powerful divine senses all felt as if they were being watched, which sent chills down their spines.

As they went deeper, the space deep within the abyss began to glow with a translucent light.

Qin Ming and Snake Queen were briefly separated, and neither knew the other's location.

Fortunately, it was a soul contract between the two of them, so they could still communicate with each other mentally even in this environment.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, something feels off about this place. Where are you?" Snake Queen stopped flying downwards and asked Qin Ming telepathically, frowning.

There were no other cultivators around Qin Ming. He felt as if he were wandering aimlessly in a dark and boundless space, so he paused.

Although he knew the biggest secret of this place, he was wary of others and therefore did not reveal it on the spot.

He replied with a slightly serious expression:
"This place is a bit strange, fellow Daoist, you'd better proceed with caution."

the other side.

Fire Dog Boy and Heavenly Silkworm Old Monster were quite lucky; they didn't get separated after entering, and the two were currently groping their way forward.

Their divine sense range was almost suppressed to a mere few feet.

"Fellow Daoist Firehound, what kind of hellish place is this?"

"We've been here for almost half a day, and we haven't seen a trace of the treasure. Instead, we've been running around like headless flies. Could it be that old fellow Tian Sha Shangren's trick? He's made me lose a precious treasure."

The Heavenly Silkworm Old Monster said with a sinister expression.

Fire Dog Boy surveyed his surroundings with a cold gaze and said calmly, "Fortunately, we didn't use our natal magic weapon when we attacked Old Ghost Tiansha, otherwise the outcome would have been uncertain."

Swish!
No sooner had he finished speaking than several sharp sword beams burst forth, striking towards the two of them!

The Heavenly Silkworm Old Monster suddenly changed his expression, making a grasping motion with his five fingers and pressing down on the void to his right rear. A spatial force suddenly pressed down, attempting to block the sneak attack from the shadows.

But with a soft "whoosh," the golden sword light pierced through his body in an instant, scattering a shower of blood in the void.

A severed arm separated from the body of the Heavenly Silkworm Monster.

In just one encounter, this combined old monster suffered a great loss!
"How is that possible?"

The Heavenly Silkworm Old Monster showed an incredulous expression and used a secret technique. As the flesh and blood churned, a brand new arm grew back from the severed arm.

Fire Dog Boy was also struck by the sword light and is recovering from his injuries just like him.

"Seventh-order sword formation!"

After the two realized they had fallen into a massive sword formation, a feeling of unease immediately washed over them.

It seemed that someone was secretly setting up and controlling a sword formation. The seventh-order spirit sword in the void split into two, then into four, and continuously produced sword shadows, totaling seventy-two densely packed swords, with an extremely astonishing aura.

hum! !

The sword formation unleashed terrifying power, continuing to envelop the two of them.

"Fellow Daoist Firehound, the situation is not good. It seems we have to use our true abilities, or we will be caught off guard and suffer a setback."

The Heavenly Silkworm Old Monster dared not use his natal spiritual treasure here, so he bit his tongue and activated some kind of secret technique, covering his entire body with a layer of crystalline armor, making him look radiant.

Several terrifying sword beams struck him, but only sparks flew; they did not break through the defense.

Fire Dog Child also formed hand seals, and his aura instantly surged several times over. His entire figure transformed into a gigantic two-headed lava dog beast.

Its body was covered in crimson magma, radiating an astonishingly high temperature. The sword light melted away before it even touched its body.

The two withstood the first wave of attacks from the sword formation and were trying to break through when they saw several more divine weapons in the shadows around them, seemingly carrying their own consciousness, surrounding and attacking them.

What shocked the two old monsters even more was that the spiritual treasures they had just lost were also among them!
But now they've turned the tables and killed their master.
From the depths of darkness, a series of tremendous roars suddenly erupted.

Those high-grade spiritual treasures that were displayed in the outside world were now exploding one after another.

This sudden turn of events caught the two of them completely off guard.

These two combined old monsters were actually showing signs of weakness under the siege of numerous treasures and the constant bombardment of the sword formation.

Before long, they were all injured again, some even seriously.

This situation was also encountered by Master Tiansha.

The only difference was that, thanks to his cultivation and secret techniques, he did not suffer serious injuries, only minor ones.

Qin Ming was quite lucky; he didn't encounter any attacks along the way.

Just as he released his powerful divine sense, preparing to continue exploring further,

As if it had noticed something, the Devouring Rat said to Qin Ming, "Master, I sense an extremely strong bloodline aura, and it seems to be connected to me."

"Oh? Do you know where it is? It's most likely the main body of that Gluttonous Devouring Heaven Cauldron." Qin Ming, after hearing what it said and recalling what the Old Demon Qingyang had said, had already guessed the general idea.

The Devouring Rat emerged from the Little Spirit Realm, sniffed, and pointed in a direction, saying, "Within a thousand miles in that direction."

Qin Ming immediately transformed into a streak of azure light and vanished from the spot.

Now, a distance of thousands of miles is just a blink of an eye for him.

In the blink of an eye.

From the depths of the once dark abyss, a light appeared, growing larger until it was revealed to Qin Ming.

Upon closer inspection, Qin Ming discovered that this was actually a massive altar, with an ice crystal divine tree at its center, densely covered with various spiritual treasures.
Around the mysterious altar, rows of gray stone tablets emanated a high-level restriction, enclosing the center.

Qin Ming looked at these stone tablets, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he said with some surprise, "Isn't this the same stone tablet with the pill formula that I acquired at the auction?"

Sure enough, after a brief observation, he noticed that several of the stone tablets were missing.

Just then, a cold voice suddenly echoed in Qin Ming's ears:
"I didn't expect anyone to be able to find this place. You're quite something, kid. It's a pity you're going to die here today."

Qin Ming remained unfazed upon hearing this, and calmly said to the front, "If you could truly do it, you wouldn't have been hiding your true intentions like this. Why wait until now?"

"Hmph! Once this old ancestor has absorbed those few primordial spirits, I will be able to escape from this hellish place. You mere junior at the early stage of the Integration Realm, don't be so arrogant!" The voice was somewhat annoyed, clearly Qin Ming had hit the nail on the head.

"You little brat, don't you even look where you are now?"

"Oh? Where are we now?" Qin Ming asked calmly.

The voice said excitedly, "Hehehe! You greedy bastards, you're all inside my belly! In just a little while, I'll be able to refine you all!"

"So, the purpose of all that commotion was to lure us here," Qin Ming said.

The Sky-Eating Rat was immediately startled upon hearing this, "So we're all inside this guy's stomach!"

Qin Ming then said, "I presume your true form is that Gluttonous Devouring Heaven Cauldron?"

"I never expected the space inside to be so large."

He finished speaking.

But then the ice crystal tree on the altar flickered and rose from the ground, gradually transforming into a giant taotie beast thousands of feet tall in the void.

Upon hearing Qin Ming expose its true identity, it angrily questioned:

"How could you possibly recognize me, your ancestor! Who exactly are you?"

Its tone lacked the confidence it had shown earlier; instead, it revealed a hint of nervousness.

It should be noted that even in the ancient spirit world, very few people knew its true origin.

"Not only that, it seems that I, Qin, also possess a stone tablet that suppresses you."

After Qin Ming finished speaking, he casually reached out and beckoned, and an ancient stone appeared before him.

Upon seeing the gray stone tablet, the gluttonous beast seemed to have encountered something incredible, unleashing a terrifying roar and lunging at Qin Ming with all its might!
The black gale swept through, causing the entire space to tremble and transform into a vortex that converged towards the mouth of the Taotie.

After a brief encounter, Qin Ming realized that this Xuanling Treasure, which could manifest as a Taotie, was currently below the eighth rank.

Otherwise, he would have run away immediately.

next moment.

The spiritual treasures that had been absorbed by the Taotie Devouring Cauldron surged towards him in dense numbers, all emitting terrifying fluctuations, as if they were about to self-destruct.

Rumble!
Amidst a tremendous roar, a blinding white light instantly engulfed Qin Ming's figure.

The gluttonous beast's crimson vertical pupils stared intently ahead, only to see a thousand-foot-tall white ape emerge from the center of the explosion, radiating powerful aura with every gesture.

The self-destruction of those magical treasures did not cause him any harm whatsoever.

"Young friend Qin, the monstrous beast before you is merely a manifestation of the artifact's spirit; its true form lies beneath the altar."

"At that time, you hold off this beast, and let the Silver-winged Frost Bee and the Sky-Devouring Rat work together to take out the Devouring Heaven Cauldron and restore the Soul-Suppressing Stone Tablet to its original position. This will temporarily subdue this Xuanling Treasure."

"Then we can take it back and refine it slowly. With your abilities, young friend Qin, plus the True Spirit Five Extremes Mountain, we can completely suppress it."

"Hehehe! Then you will be able to add another top-tier mystical treasure."

Qingyang the Old Demon looked at the Taotie and said with a wicked smile.

Qin Ming understood immediately, took out the stone tablet and tossed it to the Devouring Sky Rat, and then summoned the Silver Wing Frost Bee.

The Silver-Winged Frost Bee transformed into a silver-clad woman, and the moment she appeared, a terrifying aura of the seventh level descended upon this space.

The gluttonous beast's pupils suddenly contracted, and its gaze towards Silverwing revealed confusion and apprehension.

"Why do you have an aura of calamity about you?"

Qin Ming, in his primordial demonic ape form, pounded his chest with both hands and spoke to the Taotie:

"Let me see what you've got."

……

the other side.

In the boundless abyss.

The Heavenly Silkworm Monster and the Fire Dog Boy were covered in wounds and were fleeing in a very disheveled state.

He hadn't expected so many high-level spiritual treasures to self-destruct and bombard him. Even as a Nascent Soul cultivator, he couldn't withstand it and almost lost his life.

Just as he was running for his life, preparing to leave and find a way out of this place.

But then a beautiful figure appeared in the distance; it was none other than the Snake Queen.

At this moment, she was also besieged by several powerful magical treasures, but compared to them, she seemed to be in a much better position.

The Snake Queen's cultivation level at the mid-stage of the fusion realm is still significantly higher than that of the two of them.

Upon seeing this, Fire Dog Boy and Heavenly Silkworm Old Monster immediately turned to flee.

"Hmph! You think you can just leave now that you've come?" Snake Queen snorted, and a terrifying aura emanated from her.

But then, a burst of gray light erupted from her eyes at the two of them.

Fire Dog Boy was lucky; he was the furthest away from her and managed to pull out a life-saving talisman in time, barely dodging the Snake Princess's death stare.

But the Heavenly Silkworm Monster wasn't so lucky. The moment the gray light swept over him, he froze on the spot, completely turning into a stone statue, his life force extinguished.
Click click click!
With a casual wave of her hand, the Snake Queen caused the stone sculpture to crack open from head to toe, and the Heavenly Silkworm Old Monster's shattered primordial spirit was directly absorbed into her belly.

With just one glance, the combined-stage monster of the Lava Clan perished on the spot.

Upon witnessing such terrifying supernatural power, Fire Dog Boy fled without looking back.

After Snake Queen finished doing all this, she was about to give chase when she sensed intense battle fluctuations coming from Qin Ming's side.

She glanced in the direction of the Fire Dog Boy, her eyes narrowed slightly, and then she turned away.

Tian Sha Shangren and Xuan Jing Wang also noticed the unusual activity and immediately followed the trail.

The two of them had a fierce fight when they came in, but they were forced to join forces due to the situation and barely managed to escape from the sword formation.

As the Xuanjing King hurried forward, the communication talisman on his body lit up, and he quickly took it out and scanned it.

After he finished reading it, he frowned:
"What? That old devil, the Heavenly Silkworm, actually perished?"

"The Snake Queen's petrifying eyes are indeed more terrifying than the rumors suggest."

(End of this chapter)