C339 Second Floor of the Tower
C339 Second Floor of the Tower
It was a few hours before the sounds died away.
The wait was long.
Someone paced back and forth.
"I can't do it, I can't walk anymore. If I don't leave this place, don't blame me for not being able to put in effort later." Su Mu said anxiously.
The others looked at Su Mu and then observed Zhang Haorann's reaction. Some of them laughed when they saw Zhang Haorann ignore Su Mu with his eyes tightly closed.
"What are you laughing at?" Su Mu glared at Situ Yuxiang, "You originally had part of the three drops of holy water with Zhang Haorann, but now you're not angry, instead you're helping the evil. As expected of a Quasi-Celestial Being Level expert, the difference between you and a Celestial Being Level practitioner like Ye Rui is too big."
Su Mu shook her head.
Situ Yuxiang wasn't angry at all.
Su Mu, you are standing up for Chen Xueliang and Lu Shaoying, why are you dragging me into this? As long as I can leave this place safely, it's fine. This Hexagram Tavern Tower is not a place that I should come to, and Holy Water is not important to me at all.
"Hmph, it doesn't matter what he says. I think you must want to take advantage of Zhang Haorann when he is about to lose."
"Su Mu, I didn't expect that you would be so good at bewitching people. If it were anyone else, I think I would have been successfully tricked. Let me put it this way, I don't want the holy water, I don't want Master Zhang either. It's that simple." Situ Yuxiang said calmly.
Su Mu saw that her plan had failed and felt anxious and frustrated. Situ Yuxiang wasn't up to the task at hand. If she knew earlier, she would have taken advantage of the chaos to take care of him.
Ye Rui glanced at the murderous look on Su Mu's face and said, "If you want to leave, then just leave. Stop talking nonsense. None of us will stop you."
"We'll leave then!" Seeing that no one was supporting her, Su Mu knew she had to stand up at this moment, or else she would be looked down upon by this group of people in the future.
"Chen Xueliang, Lu Shaoying."
Su Mu called out their names and walked towards the other end of the corridor.
Chen Xueliang and Lu Shaoying were reluctant by instinct. After a slight hesitation, they followed Su Mu.
"Looh Ji, Minn Yan, aren't you leaving?" Su Mu turned around and shouted, "Don't forget, if there is a treasure on the second floor, don't blame me for not reminding you."
Looh Ji and Minn Yan looked at each other, and the two of them were still hesitant. Following Zhang Haorann could be safer, but they didn't have any gains because Zhang Haorann took all the benefits, so no one dared to snatch it from him.
"Let's go!" Looh Ji said in a deep voice.
Minn Yan agreed. They were confident in their power. As long as they were careful on the second floor, they would be able to survive.
Soon, only Zhang Haorann, Faang Xinyue, Situ Yuxiang, and Ye Rui were left in the corridor.
Zhang Haorann slightly opened his eyes and looked towards the end of the corridor. He couldn't help but let out a mocking smile.
"Did these people really think that the second floor of the tower would be so simple?"
"Master Zhang, do you already know what's on the second floor of the tower?" Ye Rui asked.
Zhang Haorann nodded.
"If my guess is correct, the first floor of the tower is mainly made of Demon Flower plants, and the second floor is probably made of Vicious Beast." Zhang Haorann said.
When Ye Rui and Situ Yuxiang heard this, their expressions changed drastically.
Vicious Beast!
Is there a mistake? That thing is stronger than Demon Flower and Flower King!
Only spells could restrain Vicious Beast. For Celestial Being Level experts like Ye Rui, who had Immortal Cultivation Tao Body s and could not use spells for the time being, being able to temporarily contend against Vicious Beast s on the ground would definitely not be a match for the Vicious Beast. If they were to meet the Vicious Beast s in the sky, Ye Rui could only acknowledge his own fate.
Even Ye Rui had no power to resist, let alone Situ Yuxiang. The two of them were afraid for a reason.
"I can deal with the Vicious Beast because if there really is a Vicious Beast on the second floor, then there won't be any natural laws. The law there is that the strong preys on the weak, and the stronger one can only survive to the end." Zhang Haorann stood up. His words calmed the others, which was without a doubt the best news.
"Zhang Haorann, you have to protect me." Faang Xinyue held Zhang Haorann's arm and said in a moving tone.
"As long as you don't spoil my business." Zhang Haorann said.
Faang Xinyue curled her lips.
"Let's go."
Zhang Haorann led the three of them towards the end of the corridor.
After passing through a stone door, they arrived at a barren land.
On the charred ground, blood-red lights shot up into the sky. Endless blood-red mist lingered, and a wave of disgusting wind blew. Broken limbs, organs, hands, feet, and heads could be seen everywhere.
As far as the eye could see, a baleful aura filled the world.
The cold wind howled, the blood formed a river, and countless corpses floated in the air.
The second level of the pagoda was like an asura from hell, causing people to feel terrified.
Zhang Haorann raised his head to look at the sky. The Universe Vital Energy were in chaos there, they were no longer the same as the first floor, only water origin energy.
This also meant that the second floor of the tower didn't have any so-called natural laws. The rules here were that the strong preyed on the weak.
Whoever was strong would be able to live to the end.
"What is this place?"
"Who are these people?"
Situ Yuxiang muttered.
Ye Rui's expression was grave as the bleak scene appeared before his eyes. The pungent smell of rotting flesh was too real.
"Zhang Haorann, where do we go now?" Faang Xinyue asked worriedly.
"Don't be impatient."
Zhang Haorann took out a yellow paper and pen, and drew a "North Finger Glyph." After marking the north, south, east, and west directions, he picked up the gravel on the ground and threw it at the Talisman Seal.
The rock rolled and fell to the side marked "West".
Zhang Haorann turned the Talisman Seal around and changed the original west side position to "North".
"Usually amongst the natural Magical Formation s, the axis of the Magical Formation will appear the most easily in the north. We'll head towards the north." Zhang Haorann kept his Talisman Seal and led the group towards the north. "If you find anything on the way, report it to me."
Just as Zhang Haorann finished his sentence, a Vicious Beast flew over from the sky. It had a wingspan of almost a hundred meters, covering the sky and covering the earth.
This Vicious Beast had sharp eyes, but surprisingly, its wings were not made up of feathers, but rather bones. From below, it looked like a skeleton flying, giving people a strange feeling.
The Vicious Beast flew past the heads of Zhang Haorann and the others.
At the same time, Zhang Haorann discovered that on his body, blue light patterns were flickering. It was water origin energy.
Situ Yuxiang was shocked, he muttered: "What's going on? Didn't the Vicious Beast see us? "
Zhang Haorann nodded, "It's not that we can't see it, but we can't see it. After we pass the first floor of the tower, water energy covers our bodies, and when we reach the second floor, water energy can be used to help us become invisible and not be discovered by the Vicious Beast."
Situ Yuxiang and Ye Rui were enlightened.
Faang Xinyue praised, "Zhang Haorann, you're so awesome. You know everything."
Zhang Haorann smiled faintly, "It's just common knowledge."
Situ Yuxiang gave a thumbs up.
Ye Rui was observing himself. There was indeed a faint layer of blue stripes on his body.
"The Vicious Beast here probably won't notice us. If we go towards the north, we should be able to reach the center of the second floor. I think Su Mu and the rest are on their way to the north as well." Zhang Haorann did not use the Netherworld Sword. After all, the water origin energy could only cover their bodies and it could not cover the Netherworld Sword.
Along the way, there were countless corpses, and among them, there were even many pottery like utensils.
"Those are all Ancient Artifact." Zhang Haorann's words were shocking, "Some of the Ancient Artifact are even very powerful."
Ye Rui's heart jumped, there really are so many treasures on the second floor of the tower, but he resisted the idea of taking one of them away, "Master Zhang, who are these people? Why did he die here? Aren't they like us, covered in water origin energy, able to maintain invisibility? "
Zhang Haorann said:
They should be Taoists who came here many years ago, and are quite strong, the reason they died here. If I guessed correctly, their goal is the same as you guys, and they are all here searching for treasures. However, these people were killed by the Vicious Beast, so their plan failed.
"These people should have been like us back then, covered in the water origin energy. It's fine for them not to provoke Vicious Beast, but if they did, it would be very easy for the Vicious Beast to discover them. The protection of the water origin energy would be useless."
The others were suddenly enlightened.
Faang Xinyue became entranced as she listened. On the way, she saw not only dead Daoists, but also more and more Vicious Beast wreckage. It was obvious that many years ago, a great battle between Daoists and Vicious Beast took place here.
"This is the price of greed." Zhang Haorann said as he looked at Ye Rui and Situ Yuxiang with a faint smile.
The two of them were horrified by Zhang Haorann's gaze. Ye Rui, who originally wanted to take another treasure, had completely given up on this idea. He was afraid of death.
Everyone was afraid of death.
Right at this moment, the ground in front of them shook and mountains shook. A hoarse cry resounded throughout the great earth, and in this desolate and desolate land, it caused one's heart to palpitate.
"Crap, it must be Su Mu and the rest!" Zhang Haorann frowned, "This person definitely can't hold it in. He's too greedy and wants to get his hands on that treasure."
"Can't you take the treasure? As long as we don't fight with the Vicious Beast, everything will be fine. " Faang Xinyue asked.
Zhang Haorann explained: "After the Taoist was killed by the Vicious Beast, the blood and breath of the Vicious Beast remained. Once someone takes away these treasures, their water origin energy would be sucked away by the Ancient Artifact. Without the protection of water origin energy, it is very easy for the Vicious Beast to find them.
"What should I do? Save them? " Ye Rui and Situ Yuxiang said at the same time.
"Of course we have to save him."
Zhang Haorann increased his speed and said solemnly: "Try to get rid of the Vicious Beast before they cause an even bigger cholera. Otherwise, attracting more Vicious Beast would become troublesome!"
In his heart, Zhang Haorann really wished for Su Mu to die right now, but the problem was that Su Mu was at First Grade Half-immortal and the Vicious Beast here were not ranked equally, so if the Vicious Beast wanted to kill Su Mu, it might not be able to end the battle quickly. Su Mu stubbornly resisted.
At that time, Su Mu's death was the only path, and Vicious Beast were all intelligent. They knew that humans would lead them to the north, so they sealed off the intersection and waited. In the end, they would only harm Zhang Haorann.