Chapter 247 Rapid Growth
The strength of these demon cultivators suppressed here by Ancestor Yao Yue has long been greatly reduced.
But they were once all-powerful demon cultivators, and even though they are now only the last remaining souls, they should not be underestimated.
After Zhou Lu solved the first demon cultivator, he put Yu Xin and Yu Yanyan on alert.
After a while, the group met the second demon cultivator.
This time the other party didn't waste any time and directly tried to sneak attack and seize the body.
It's a pity that the white dream fungus blocked the other party's attempt to seize the body.
As a mushroom grew vigorously, his existence was also sensed by Zhou Lu.
Hanabi directly used the leaf perception of the flying branches to find the opponent's position.
This time Xiao Caocao was more straightforward and ate the opponent directly with the insect trap on his tail.
Yu Xin looked at Hanabi who seemed to be chewing something, and immediately understood that there was some kind of hidden enemy here.
Zhou Lu didn't explain much: "Leave the enemies here to me. You guys take a look around and see if there is anything worth collecting."
Don't say anything.
As a prison cell for demonic cultivators, there are indeed many good things in this ruins of the Yaoyue Sect.
Some of them are treasures of heaven and earth that have been grown by absorbing the energy emanating from the immortals over the past thousand years, and some are simply the magic weapons of these demonic cultivators.
As one of the strongest immortals, Patriarch Yao Yue naturally looked down on these magic weapons, so he just threw them here.
Beast masters also have props.
It is a pity that many of the magic weapons of immortals are not compatible with beast masters.
But fortunately, in the real world, many people will spend a lot of money to buy these magic weapons at auctions.
Some of them are simply collected by Brother Fu.
But Zhou Lu also felt that there might be some hidden immortals running over to pick up the leaks.
After all, the auction prices for these magic weapons that cannot be used by beast masters are generally not very high.
Just by collecting these materials and magic weapons, Yu Xin returned home with a full load.
This cell has obvious layers.
The layer where the group is located should be the layer with the weakest overall strength.
All those who appear in front of Hanabi are broken souls of cultivators.
This is caused by the immortal soul being unable to withstand the passage of time due to hunger.
Zhou Lu also gradually found the pattern.
Along the way, they saw many spells written on the walls.
Each talisman here represents a sealed demon cultivator.
The number of spells on this level is thirty-three.
But in fact, Zhou Lu only encountered three or four of them.
After absorbing the memories from these unlucky people who were eaten by Hua Hu, Zhou Lu also had a rough idea of the general situation of this cell.
At its peak, this ruins once imprisoned countless demonic cultivators. On this simplest level alone, a full 123 demonic cultivators were permanently sealed here.
However, as the ancestor of Yao Yue was killed by the beast master at the time in the Immortal Extermination War, it directly led to the collapse of the entire Yao Yue Sect.
Although Patriarch Yao Yue sealed these bastard demon cultivators, he never stopped them from eating.
Even in order to maintain the best taste and impact of the food, he will continue to send enough food to the criminals in this prison.
Unfortunately, Patriarch Yao Yue died.
After his death, this place was quickly forgotten.
There is no way to escape the powerful seal, but the hunger deep in their souls makes them almost crazy.
Yes. Even if the physical essence is destroyed, the immortal can still use his terrifying desires that cannot be restrained.
So, these demon cultivators turned their attention to the demon cultivators who were in jail with them.
In those days, this place was a mess. The hungry demon cultivators extended their claws to these inmates who used to brag about each other.
As more than a thousand years have passed, most of the demon cultivators on each floor of this cell have died in their respective civil wars.
Those who can survive in this situation are either extremely powerful or extremely stubborn.
Otherwise, with the strength of immortal souls, just over a thousand years would not be enough for most demonic cultivators to die naturally.
According to the memories left by the previous demon cultivators, the further down you go, the stronger the sealed demon cultivators become.
Taking into account the involution background of these thousands of years, the surviving demon cultivators, even if they only have souls left, are definitely existences that should not be underestimated.
The strength of the demon cultivators on the first level is probably around the second level, so it is very easy for Hanabi to deal with them.
Soon, under the guidance of Yue Ya, Zhou Lu found the entrance to the next level.
At this moment, Yu Xin and Yu Yanyan have basically recognized Zhou Lu as the backbone of the team.
They chose to completely trust Zhou Lu’s judgment.
He followed Zhou Lu down to the second floor without hesitation.
As soon as he arrived here, Zhou Lu felt that something was obviously wrong.
This place is obviously colder than the previous floor.
"Be careful, something feels wrong." Yu Xin felt a hint of danger.
Her intuition has always been very accurate, so she decisively summoned all her followers to protect the three people present.
At the same time, Zhou Lu summoned Benben who was training.
Have Benben activate the taunting skill, and then be held high by Hanabi and wander around this layer of the ruins.
As long as there is a desire to attack him or Hanabi, the other party will definitely attack at any cost.
In fact, this is also true.
Just a moment after Benben appeared, there were obvious signs of being attacked on its surface.
The opponent's strength is good and can shake Benben's appearance.
Unfortunately, such force is not enough to cause real harm to Benben.
Zhou Lu estimated in his mind that the opponent probably had the ability of the early third level.
Does the second level actually have the strength of the third level?
Zhou Lu hesitated in his heart, but his hand movements did not relax for a moment.
Before leaving, Zhou Lu drew all the skill cards he had accumulated.
Many of the skills that were not suitable for Hanabi were learned by Benben.
It must be said that the more skills you know, the more likely Benben is to save his life in front of the enemy.
But this time, Benben's skill was to mark the source of the attack after being attacked and keep it visible.
The opponent's attack obviously triggered Benben's skill, and his position was directly located.
He is worthy of being a demon cultivator who can bring disaster to others, and his reaction is really fast.
Almost the moment he was revealed by Benben, he shot directly at Zhou Lu.
The biggest weakness of the beast master system is the beast master!
When Zhou Lu saw the soul of the demon cultivator rushing towards him, the corner of his mouth raised and he smiled.
Then he punched the opponent in the face without hesitation.
Haha, fool.
No one uses fists to deal with souls!
However, in the next second, the unlucky demon cultivator was knocked away.
Then it got into Hanabi's insect trap.
Ordinary people do not have the means to attack the soul, so when facing such a powerful ghost as an enemy, Yu Xin's first reaction is to run away. It's better to leave here quickly before your team suffers any losses from the opponent's attack.
Otherwise, I would just stand there and get beaten in vain.
But before Yu Xin could convey the words of retreat, he saw Zhou Lu punching a ghost to death with three punches.
Damn it? What's going on?
When did the human body become so powerful?
Yu Xin was shocked.
And how did Zhou Lu have the ability to cause harm to ghost-type individuals?
This is all thanks to the white dream fungus.
While it helped Zhou Lu and his party resist the body snatching, it also gave them the ability to touch ghost-like creatures.
As for physical fitness, I am afraid it cannot be replicated by outsiders.
Zhou Lu used to activate the [Feedback] skill every day whenever he had the opportunity, allowing himself to gain some attributes from Hanabi.
Because of the blessing of Benben’s racial skill [Dragon Talisman], Benben can give him or his teammates the strength to permanently improve some of their attributes every day.
After so many days of perseverance, coupled with the rapid improvement of Hua Huo's attributes, Zhou Lu's own body has also gained considerable strength.
As expected, the beast master still puts self-preservation as the first priority, either trying his best to survive from the enemy, or beating the enemy to death.
With this thought, Zhou Lu led a group of people to move forward.
After seeing Zhou Lu defeat the enemy, Yu Xin and Yu Yanyan also gave up the idea of adding to the obstruction.
Their spiritual pets do not have the ability to cause damage to ghosts. Instead of using skills to injure teammates, it is better not to cause trouble at all.
Yu Xin quickly found her position: that is to protect Zhou Lu.
Yu Yanyan summoned her own auxiliary spiritual pet to provide treatment and various BUFFs to Hanabi.
Although Zhou Lu feels that at this level, he does not need such a thing yet, it is always better to be prepared for everything.
Following the same approach, Zhou Lu easily cleaned the next two floors.
The enemies on these two levels are inferior to Hanabi in terms of overall strength.
Zhou Lu couldn't help but feel a little worried. After all, if these demon cultivators really come together, it will definitely be a huge pressure on Hanabi.
Fortunately, years of crazy internal devastation had made them hostile to each other, but they still didn't come together in the first place.
This gives Hanabi a good chance to defeat each one.
"Okay." Zhou Lu stopped at the entrance to the latest level, "The next level is too dangerous, and I am not confident in keeping you safe. It is better for you not to go in."
Faced with Zhou Lu's words, Yu Xin was not angry at all.
Along the way, she finally recognized Zhou Lu’s strength.
Although I don’t know where the opponent’s upper limit is, it is obviously not within my reach.
Yu Xin nodded quickly, and then agreed with Zhou Lu on the time and place to meet.
After confirming that it was correct, Zhou Lu jumped down without hesitation holding Hanabi in his arms.
This time, not only Hua Huo and Ben Ben, Zhou Lu even summoned Yue Ya.
You can't see anything around you.
Fortunately, with Hanabi's empathy, Zhou Lu can still perceive the whole world well.
Based on the experience of the previous levels, Zhou Lu suspected that he would encounter a powerful immortal who was a quasi-god on this level.
Fortunately, Hanabi gained a lot of attributes and racial skills in the previous waves of battles.
The most important thing is a lot of energy.
At this time, Hanabi's aura has gradually become unstable.
Although it will not transform on the spot, the power accumulated in its body has obviously exceeded the limit that a third-level spiritual pet can bear.
Hanabi urgently needs someone to vent to, to vent the excess power in her body.
Of course, even with such a firework, it is not that simple and easy for enemies who want to fight against the fourth level of God of War.
Zhou Lu even summoned Yue Ya as the backbone of the battle.
On this last level, there are not many enemies, only one.
This is the scariest thing.
This shows that the other party is a being who came out of countless quasi-god-stage immortals, and he must have power that others can't imagine.
The fact is just as Zhou Lu guessed.
As Hanabi followed Crescent Moon's guidance, they came to the cave where the enemy was. What caught everyone's eyes was a huge blue dragon.
No...it's not the mythical beast Qinglong, but the pressure on people has not diminished at all.
When Zhou Lu discovered it, the other party also discovered himself.
Zhou Lu was not in a hurry to send Hua Huo directly this time.
He first sent out several branches to test the enemy's strength.
As the branches were activated, huge vine giants appeared in the environment.
Qinglong was obviously startled by the sight in front of him, but then he realized that these vine giants were not very strong, so he quickly adjusted his mentality.
It roared directly and fought with the vine giants.
For a while, there was no winner or loser between the two sides.
Although the little green dragon can easily destroy any vine giant, it is still very uncomfortable facing a steady stream of enemies.
Actually, if this were the case, Xiao Qinglong would probably still be able to win in the future.
It's a pity that Zhou Lu has never had any fighting virtues here.
Since I can win by sneak attack, there is no need for me to go up and confront the opponent head-on.
Since I can defeat less with more, I don’t want to make myself suffer.
"Yueya! Go up and help!" Zhou Lu decisively gave the order to Yueya beside him.
After hearing Zhou Lu's order, Yue Ya's eyes lit up with excitement.
Although the other party is also a quasi-god.
But Yueya doesn't think such a quasi-god has enough abilities.
As soon as he spoke, Zhou Lu's three spiritual pets fought with the enemy.
With the participation of the quasi-god Yue Ya, the battle situation quickly became one-sided.
Hanabi used a skill on herself.
Roar——!
As if feeling its own death, the giant dragon roared angrily in the direction of Zhou Lu.
Then the next second, its body seemed to be cursed, and it instantly lost all abilities.
Zhou Lu was shocked and immediately understood that this should be Yue Ya's power.
Hanabi also immediately seized this fleeting opportunity, and directly used the vines to lift the roaring little green dragon up.
As the vines twine and the branches are absorbed, the power of the fireworks increases again.
Looking at the energetic Hanabi, Zhou Lu nodded with great satisfaction.
In this way, the main purpose of my trip has been achieved.
There is no need to do tests now. Zhou Lu can confirm with the naked eye that Hanabi has reached a level that can break through.
Just when Zhou Lu was about to turn around and leave, he heard Yue Ya say unexpectedly: "There seems to be someone else inside."
Is there anyone else?
Zhou Lu almost immediately turned around and looked in the direction Yue Ya said.
A person, just sitting there.
His attire is exactly the same as the statue at the entrance.
(End of this chapter)