Chapter 1626: Chapter 1622: Coveting (Continuing to surge in the New Year, asking for monthly passes^^)

On the following journey, Shen Luo and Nie Caizhu kept encountering peculiar dark beasts attacking them, including reptiles like snakes and scorpions, as well as beasts such as Black Wolves and black tigers, and even a group of black bats.

Some of these dark beasts were even stronger than the two black snakes they had encountered, but their attack patterns were largely the same, lurking in the darkness before launching a surprise attack.

Shen Luo and Nie Caizhu figured out the attack patterns of these dark beasts. Although the beasts attacking them were stronger, they handled them with much more ease and were no longer in the same kind of peril as before.

With a sharp whistle!

A scorpion the size of a human head shot out from the darkness, its tail transforming into a black line that struck the Lotus Petal defense around Nie Caizhu, piercing through it, yet was blocked by the second layer of the Yellow Light Curtain.

The scorpion, having missed its attack, immediately fled to the side, looking to escape.

A Red Flying Sword shot from the side and pinned the scorpion to the Ground with a “puff” sound; it was Shen Luo who had taken action.

Bright golden flames rose from the Flying Sword, enveloping and roasting the scorpion, a display of the True Solar Fire.

Along the way, he had determined that among the Heavenly Fire level Lingzi flames he possessed, the True Solar Fire inflicted the most damage on these dark beasts.

The scorpion let out a piercing scream and quickly turned to ashes, but its tail was preserved, containing a strange Witchcraft Power that resisted the True Solar Fire.

Shen Luo, with a calm expression, waved his sleeve, and a Golden Light swept the black scorpion tail over.

Incidents like this had happened many times. The ambushing dark beasts were not particularly powerful, but some part of their bodies contained strange Witchcraft Power; previously, it had been the teeth of the black snakes, and this time it was the scorpion’s tail.

The parts of their bodies containing the Witchcraft Power had exceptionally destructive force, capable of penetrating even a defense as strong as the Thousand Cup Golden Goblet.

Shen Luo was quite interested in these materials imbued with Witchcraft Power, planning to let the Fire Spirit Child see if they could be made into Magical Treasures.

The two resumed their journey, walking for a Moments, when the buildings up ahead started becoming more intact, greatly obstructing their vision.

“Cousin, be cautious. The number of hidden dark beasts ahead has suddenly increased, and just within my line of sight, I have already discovered more than twenty,” Nie Caizhu said softly beside Shen Luo, her eyes flickering with Golden Light as she messaged him.

“I’ve also sensed it, but that corpse refinement is not far ahead,” said Shen Luo, his eyes flickering as he spoke slowly.

“Oh, could these dark beasts be the test of the Fourth Level?” Nie Caizhu guessed.

“Possibly. No matter what, we can only keep moving forward,” said Shen Luo, flipping his hand to bring out the Profound Yellow Staff, which began to shine with Golden Light.

Nie Caizhu nodded, and the Golden Light in her eyes grew brighter as well. Behind her, there was the sound of “rustling”, and golden and white butterfly wings unfolded.

The White Butterfly Wings remained still, but the golden ones shone brightly, projecting a dazzling golden light from the sky, which condensed into a Golden Great Bow in her hands.

Nie Caizhu gripped the Golden Great Bow, her entire skin quickly turning golden as well, changing her entire appearance. A tremendously heavy aura exploded from her.

“Your Mana has fully recovered? Using Hou Yi’s Power like this consumes a lot of vitality,” Shen Luo remarked upon seeing this.

“The Elixir I took earlier was a secret concoction from Mount Putuo, and my Mana has since returned to its full state. Cousin, you need not worry about me,” said Nie Caizhu, nodding her head and emitting an unprecedented majesty in her demeanor. Even the tone of her voice had slightly changed.

Shen Luo’s gaze shifted, but he said nothing, striding into the dense cluster of buildings.

The dark beasts hidden within the buildings flashed murderous looks, submerged themselves in shadows, and pounced towards them.

Shen Luo frowned slightly, the Four Pure Yang Swords around him blazing with red light, illuminating the Surroundings brightly.

However, behind even the brightest light there exists a shadow, and directly beneath Shen Luo’s feet, a sliver of shadow suddenly expanded several times over. A black snake as thick as a bowl emerged, its girth several times larger than the first snake that attacked the two. It snapped its jaws onto the outermost layer of sword aura shield around him.

The sword aura light curtain violently trembled, emitting a “crack-crack” fracturing sound.

A golden staff appeared out of thin air above the black snake’s head, ablaze with a layer of golden flames, none other than the True Solar Fire, descending swiftly to strike the snake’s head.

The wild force of the staff, mixed with the power of the True Solar Fire, erupted within the black snake’s body. With a loud bang, the snake’s body burst apart, turning into a golden light group and completely vanishing.

But the crisis was far from over; it had just begun.

Stones around Shen Luo, gaps in the ground, and even shadows under his feet, seemed to come to life as they rapidly expanded. Dark beasts shot out from them, charging at Shen Luo with extraordinary speed.

Each of these dark beasts was huge; none were weaker than the previous black snake.

Shen Luo’s pupils narrowed as his hands rotated like the wheels of a carriage, sending out a barrage of dense stick shadows, sweeping the surroundings.

Having mastered the essence of Splashy Chaotic Stick, his sky-filling stick shadows now unfurled with ease, more like a flowing cloud or streaming water rather than the fearsome force of before, hitting every dark beast with precise accuracy. All of the charging dark beasts were struck down one by one.

Nie Caizhu was also attacked by numerous dark beasts. The woman did not employ other techniques; her golden great bow shimmered with golden light without her drawing the bowstring as golden arrows rained down like a torrential storm, taking down all the dark beasts that were attacking.

These golden arrows contain the power of Hou Yi’s witchcraft, which was particularly effective against the dark beasts who also used witchcraft power.

Thus, the two fought their way directly into the cluster of buildings.

In the distance within a patch of shadow, stood three figures. It was Wu Luo, the black-robed youth, and the horse-faced man.

“This aura is indeed the power of the Witch Clan,” the black-robed youth intently watched Nie Caizhu, a fervent glint flashing in his eyes.

“This woman is extraordinary. Not only has she inherited Hou Yi’s witchcraft power, but she also seems to possess the Witch Tribe’s bloodline, awakening the Power of Time from the Ancestral Witch Zhu Jiuyin. She cannot be underestimated,” Wu Luo stated.

“The Power of Time!” The black-robed youth was startled.

“If this woman possesses such divine abilities, then there should be no problem in refining that treasure. However, ahead lies a den of dark beasts, and they are charging headlong into it. I fear there might be troubles. Should we offer covert assistance?” the horse-faced man suggested.

“That Shen Luo is extremely cunning, with a multitude of techniques. If he has chosen to charge directly in, he must have prepared for it. Don’t worry,” Wu Luo said indifferently.

Hearing this, the horse-faced man nodded slightly, keeping his gaze firmly fixed ahead.

…

Shen Luo and Nie Caizhu quickly delved deeper into the complex of buildings. The number of dark beasts attacking them grew even more numerous, and not even the Splashy Chaotic Stick or the golden arrows could exterminate them in time. The dark beasts continued to assault the defenses around the pair.

Clang, clang, clang!

The sword aura protective cover around Shen Luo and the lotus petal shield around Nie Caizhu trembled violently and eventually shattered and collapsed one after another.

“Cousin, there are far more dark beasts here than we anticipated. Continuing like this might exhaust us,” said Nie Caizhu as her great bow shone brightly with golden light, shooting hundreds of golden arrows and clearing a large area of oncoming dark beasts. She communicated through a message.

“Indeed, we need to change our strategy,” Shen Luo’s eyes flickered as he muttered to himself.

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