Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 288 The Battle Inside the Tomb [Please Subscribe]

"Just a little more effort, everyone! We'll succeed soon!"

In the valley, Zhou Mingde fiercely attacked the stone wall at the bottom of the deep pit below while loudly urging everyone to intensify their attacks.

By this time, they had been attacking for more than an hour, and the layer of yellowish spiritual light on the stone wall below had dwindled to a mere sliver.

The Earth Armored Dragon had appeared before, but they had easily driven it away.

Now, the only obstacle preventing them from entering the cave is that stone wall.

Upon hearing Zhou Mingde's words, Shen Borong and Ruan Hongzhuang were also invigorated and slightly increased their attack intensity.

After attacking for about fifteen minutes, the hazy yellow light on the stone wall finally dissipated completely, and everyone's attacks finally landed on the stone wall.

Boom!

With a deafening roar, a large hole was blasted into the stone wall below the pit.

"It really is a tomb!"

On the ground, looking at the other layer of stone wall revealed behind the stone wall, Zhou Mingde's gaze sharpened, revealing a look of surprise.

Without a doubt, a real cave dwelling could not be defended using such a layered, encircling method.

Only the tombs of high-level cultivators go to great lengths to construct multiple layers of protection to prevent their peaceful slumber from being disturbed.

"Since it's a tomb, there should be a tomb entrance. Now that the tomb passage has been discovered, should we look for the tomb entrance and enter through the main gate?"

Shen Borong stared intently at the exposed tomb passage below and spoke his opinion in a deep voice.

He has a point.

Because when high-level cultivators build their tombs, they will arrange some self-destruction methods to prevent the tombs from being violently destroyed.

If someone forcibly damages the overall structure of the tomb and enters the burial chamber where the coffin is located, the self-destruct mechanism will be triggered, destroying the relics and remains left behind.

In order to prevent people from violently damaging their tombs, the tomb owners would often build a main entrance passage leading directly to the main burial chamber and set up various tests.

Anyone who can pass the test can go directly into the main tomb chamber and take away the relics left by the tomb owner.

In this way, by obtaining all the belongings of the tomb owner, one can be said to have formed a karmic connection with the tomb owner.

Therefore, any cultivator of normal conduct would not damage the remains of the tomb owner or destroy the tomb.

After hearing Shen Borong's words, Zhou Mingde pondered for a moment and then nodded slightly, saying, "We can try to look for it. If there really is a main entrance, we can certainly try to enter through it."

"That's what I think too."

Ruan Hongzhuang nodded in agreement.

After the three of them enhanced their own protection, they instructed Zhou Chun and the other two juniors to preside over the formation on the ground, while they themselves jumped into the bottom of the pit and began to explore the tomb passage.

The pitch-black tomb passage was quite spacious, with a distance of three or four zhang (approximately 10-15 meters) between the two sides, and it was filled with a putrid smell.

Out of caution, Zhou Mingde and the other two used their magic to isolate themselves from external influences and physical contact, slowly exploring forward on foot.

After walking more than 300 zhang along the tomb passage, the three arrived at an underground cave.

The underground cave is semi-circular, with a radius of about ten zhang. On the wall facing the tomb, there are two tightly closed stone doors, and in front of the doors are two strange stone beasts with the bodies of tigers and oxen.

Clearly, this is the main entrance to the tomb that Zhou Mingde and his group are looking for.

"How do we open this door? It seems the tomb owner didn't leave any clues!"

After scanning the cave several times with his divine sense, Shen Borong expressed his doubts with a look of suspicion.

"Isn't the fact that no obvious clues were left the best explanation?"

Zhou Mingde glanced at him and said calmly, "I'm afraid this first test is whether we have the strength to break down this door!"

"Is that really true?"

Shen Borong frowned, seemingly somewhat disbelieving.

But Zhou Mingde had already unleashed his flying sword and slashed at the stone gate.

Sure enough, just as the flying sword reached the door, a hazy yellow light suddenly appeared and blocked it.

At the same time, the two stone beasts in front of the gate seemed to be awakened from their slumber, their eyes suddenly shining with a spiritual light, as if they had been given life.

Seeing this, Zhou Mingde and the other two perked up and got ready.

Soon, the two stone beasts were fully prepared and launched an attack on the three of them.

On the left, a yellowish-brown spiritual light gathered from the mouth of the stone beast, quickly transforming into a beam of light that shot towards Shen Borong.

The stone beast on the right, however, emitted fiery light from its eyes and shot out two beams of red light towards Zhou Mingde and Ruan Hongzhuang.

The three of them also wanted to test the strength of the stone beast, so they all chose to take its attacks head-on.

The result brought a sense of relief to all three of them.

Although the stone beast's attack power was not weak, reaching the level of the third tier, it was at most comparable to a mid-stage Purple Mansion cultivator.

There's no way the three of them couldn't withstand such a rigid attack.

Having figured out the stone beasts' weaknesses, the three humans and one demon began to prioritize attacking the two stone beasts.

However, to the surprise of the three, the two stone beasts could also enjoy the protection of the protective light barrier of the tomb gate, and their attacks were blocked by the light barrier.

This means that the three of them have to withstand the stone beast's attacks to break through the yellowish light barrier.

Seeing this, the three of them decisively retreated from the cave area.

As if controlled by someone, after the three left the cave, the two stone beasts fell silent again and did not attack them again.

"What should we do? Should we continue to enter through the main entrance?"

Inside the tomb passage, Shen Borong frowned as he glanced at Ruan Hongzhuang, then asked Zhou Mingde in a low voice.

Zhou Mingde naturally understood what he meant.

Ruan Hongzhuang was injured after all. If she continued to enter through the main gate and tried to break through the gate while enduring the stone beast's attacks, she might not be able to hold out until the gate was breached.

However, if one does not enter through the main gate, one risks the tomb destroying itself.

Zhou Mingde couldn't help but frown.

Just then, Ruan Hongzhuang spoke up.

"Fellow Daoists, there is no need to worry about me. Although I am injured, I can still handle it if I focus on resisting the attacks of those two stone beasts. However, attacking the tomb gate will require more effort from you two."

She continued calmly, "Of course, I didn't contribute much here. If I don't contribute much later, I will take less when it's time to distribute the spoils, so that you two fellow Daoists won't be at a disadvantage."

Upon hearing her words, a strange light flashed in Zhou Mingde's eyes, and he immediately made a decision, saying, "Since Fellow Daoist Ruan has no problem, then let's do as you say."

Unbeknownst to him, he had become the de facto leader of the team, the one who gave orders.

After resting outside for a while, the three of them re-entered the cave and launched an attack on the stone door, braving the attacks of the two stone beasts.

Just as the three men and the wolf were focused on attacking the stone gate, the earth-armored dragon suddenly appeared and harassed them.

This earthen armored dragon is like an annoying fly; you can't kill it, but it keeps popping out to disgust people.

Under its harassment, Zhou Mingde and his two companions' speed in breaking through the gate was greatly reduced, and they even had to use rare third-tier magic talismans to save the day.

After stumbling and falling for more than three hours, the three of them finally managed to break through the protective barrier and destroy the two stone beasts.

Bang!

Just after the two stone beasts were destroyed, the tightly closed stone door opened automatically with a roar.

The three of them looked up and saw that behind the stone door was indeed a wide passageway, leading to an unknown place, perhaps the main burial chamber.

Compared to the tomb passage the three had previously traversed, this passageway appeared rather narrow, with a width of less than two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters).

However, unlike the tomb passage, the stone walls on both sides of the passage are covered with murals, which seem to record the life and deeds of the tomb owner.

"There's a power inside that suppresses divine sense; my divine sense can only penetrate a dozen or so feet inside!"

Zhou Mingde looked at the passageway behind the gate and spoke softly about his situation.

Upon hearing this, Shen Borong quickly replied, "I am better off, but I can only go as far as twenty zhang."

Seeing this, Ruan Hongzhuang also said, "I am the same as Fellow Daoist Zhou, I can only extend my range by a dozen feet."

"Is it an array to suppress divine sense? Or some other method?"

Zhou Mingde muttered to himself, unable to confirm the reason for this.

Upon hearing this, Shen Borong's eyes flickered slightly, and he said with some uncertainty, "It's most likely an array. If it's some other method, then it's a very large undertaking!"

Hearing this, Zhou Mingde simply nodded slightly, then asked, "So, who should go in first?"

Upon hearing this, both Shen Borong and Ruan Hongzhuang fell silent and did not reply.

Without a doubt, the cultivators who enter the passage first will encounter the trials set up by the tomb's owner.

And now, nobody knows what that test is or how dangerous it is.

Naturally, no one was willing to take the initiative to explore the path ahead.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Mingde immediately said, "How about this, whoever goes in first will contribute more, and when it's time to distribute the spoils, they'll get a bigger share!"

"this……"

Shen Borong opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to object.

However, Ruan Hongzhuang interrupted, saying, "I have no objection and would like to let you two fellow Daoists go first."

Therefore, there was no need for Shen Borong to finish his sentence.

Zhou Mingde then looked at him and asked, "Does Fellow Daoist Shen want to take credit for this?"

"Since it was Fellow Daoist Zhou's suggestion, I, Shen, will not argue with you about it."

Shen Borong's expression changed several times, and he quickly shook his head, refusing to be the first to go in.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingde smiled faintly and said, "Since Fellow Daoist Shen is so modest, then I, Zhou, will not stand on ceremony with you!"

Although he decided to go in first to scout ahead, Zhou Mingde did not act immediately. Instead, he took a Rejuvenation Pill outside to restore his magical power.

Once he had fully restored his magical power, he bestowed the "Beast Spirit Battle Armor" secret technique upon the Fire God Jackal, sending it ahead to scout the way.

One zhang, two zhang, three zhang...

The Vulcan cautiously walked slowly through the passageway, quickly venturing more than ten zhang into it.

Outside the passageway, Zhou Mingde and the other two stared nervously at the back of the Vulcan.

After venturing thirty feet deeper into the tunnel, the Fire God Jackal was finally attacked.

At that moment, the four stone walls above, below, left, and right of where the Fire God Jackal was located suddenly emitted a dense yellow light, which quickly formed a cage and imprisoned it in place.

Immediately afterwards, a fierce whistle rang out from the depths of the tunnel, and a golden flying sword shot through the air toward the Fire God Jackal.

Awoo!

In the critical moment, the Fire God Jackal roared and spat out its painstakingly refined inner core.

The fiery red inner core flew out and collided with the flying sword that was thrusting towards it.

Immediately, the flying sword was knocked away by the inner core and fell to the ground exhausted.

The point where the inner core collided with the flying sword also showed a slight tear, as if it had been bitten by something.

When the inner core returned to the Fire God Jackal's body, the Fire God Jackal let out a whimper, and crimson beast blood spilled from the corner of its mouth.

The inner core is vital to the life of a demon beast. Damage to the inner core will also be transmitted to the demon beast's body, causing internal injuries.

The Fire God Jackal's inner core was damaged, and it will take him at least ten years to recover.

Zhou Mingde was heartbroken to see this.

They have been together for almost two hundred years, and their relationship can be described as that of brothers.

Back then, Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoquan plotted against Master Jiang, causing the Fire God Jackal to be poisoned. He almost lost his temper with Zhou Chun, a junior he valued highly at the time, which shows how important the Fire God Jackal was to him.

Seeing that Vulcan was injured, he felt even more guilty and regretful, regretting that he shouldn't have taken on this scouting mission.

Immediately, he rushed into the passageway and used his magical artifacts to attack the cage that imprisoned the Fire God Jackal.

In contrast to Zhou Mingde, who was heartbroken and regretful, Shen Borong and Ruan Hongzhuang showed a hint of joy in their eyes when they saw that the Fire God Jackal was injured.

As a mid-grade third-tier demonic beast, the Fire God Jackal is undoubtedly stronger than its master, Zhou Mingde.

Shen Borong and Ruan Hongzhuang were always wary of this monster, so they could only tolerate Zhou Mingde's repeated tough stance.

But now that Vulcan is injured, the two have regained hope of balancing their forces.

If the injured Fire God Jackal is no longer able to match Shen Borong, a mid-stage Purple Mansion cultivator, then Zhou Mingde will naturally no longer have the strength to suppress the two of them.

While they were happy inside, they still had to put on a show.

Seeing Zhou Mingde still struggling to rescue his beloved pet in the passageway, Shen Borong quickly shouted, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, we're here to help you!"

After saying that, he followed into the passageway to lend a helping hand.

With the help of Shen Borong and Ruan Hongzhuang, Zhou Mingde quickly broke the yellow light cage and rescued the Fire God Jackal.

However, although the Vulcan Jackal was rescued, the task of scouting the way was not yet complete.

After feeding the Fire God Jackal healing pills, Zhou Mingde glanced at the dark tunnel ahead, then looked back at Shen and Ruan, whose faces remained calm. He could only grit his teeth and take the lead himself.

(End of this chapter)