Chapter Eighty-One: The Soul of the Demon Beast

  He kicked with all his might, using a full 10% of his strength. The door sparkled and shattered into tiny fragments. As he pushed open the door, Xia Chen's eyes widened in an instant. Inside the room, more than twenty dan bottles were neatly arranged, each labeled with the name of the medicinal dan.

  Pure Yang Treasure Pill, Pre-Heavenly Treasure Pill, Gathered Spirit Treasure Pill... Xia Chen's heart was racing with excitement. All of these pill bottles were filled with treasure pills, and several of the medicinal pills were even mid-grade treasure pills.

  Xia Chen didn't hesitate, stretching out his hand to grab them in large handfuls. In the span of ten breaths, he had already stored all the medicine bottles into his storage space. Lifting his head to look up, he saw that on the ceiling above, four green light spheres about the size of a foot were floating around.

  Inside each light sphere, there was a bizarre and eerie beast. Although it remained motionless within the sphere, its eyes emitted an intimidating glow that seemed to pulse with life, as if it had merely been petrified in place.

  The soul of a demon beast? Xia Chen was shocked.

  "The soul of the demon beast has been sealed and can be used for refining equipment or other purposes. Once unsealed, it must be used as soon as possible, otherwise the soul of the demon beast will quickly dissipate." Lian Yunzi's voice came from the jade slip again, followed by the method to unseal it.

  Xia Chen leapt up and put away the three demon beasts' soul orbs into the treasure basin, and grabbed another cyan orb in his hand.

  At this moment, a sudden rapid footsteps came from outside the door, followed by a loud crash, and the whole door flew open.

  "You're really here!" The man in green clothes rushed in first. Suddenly, his face changed, and he saw the blue light ball in Xia Chen's hand, and was shocked: "Soul of the demon beast!"

  Then Xuan Tingting and Ling Luotian also entered the room, looking at the demon beast's soul, and their bodies also shook.

  In terms of value, the soul of a demon beast is far above its inner dan.

  "Aren't you dead? You're really stubborn ghosts!" Xia Chen was taken aback, then said coldly. Although the Flame Talisman and Ice Talisman were powerful, these three people were all top-notch individuals, so they wouldn't be easily killed off.

  "It's not just you who has the High-Grade Healing Medicine!" Xuan Tingting sneered. Although her complexion had improved a lot, it was still somewhat pale, and the terrifying power of the talisman explosion just now left her with lingering fear.

  "Even if you didn't die, I reckon you're not lightly injured. Just right for me to take your lives personally!" Xia Chen's eyes flashed with a cold light as he stepped forward, and these three people almost killed him, Xia Chen was extremely furious in his heart.

  "We're indeed badly hurt, but it seems you've also taken a heavy blow from the Xuan Sword? Who killed who is still uncertain!" The man in green robes sneered with a hint of a smile, showing no fear at all.

  "Surrender the demon beast's soul and all its benefits, and I might consider sparing your corpse!" Ling Luo Tian said coldly.

  "Why bother with nonsense? Just kill him directly!" Xuan Tingting coldly shouted, her long sword swinging, pointing at Xia Chen.

  "Want to kill me? Come on then!" Xia Chen said calmly, exerting force with his hand to release the seal and unleash his true energy. In an instant, a green glow filled his palm, and with a sharp whistling sound, the green seal flashed once before bursting open.

  The green beast's soul inside was released, and in an instant it swelled to the size of several meters. It opened its blood-red eyes, revealing a gaze that was extremely ferocious. A deep sense of oppression spread out instantly.

  The three of them suddenly changed color.

  "Bastard, how dare you release the soul of the demon beast? Aren't you afraid it will backfire on you?" The man in green robes bellowed.

  Xia Chen smiled faintly and secretly sighed in regret.

  Actually, Yu Jian had already conveyed the information. The soul of the demon beast was not a physical entity and had been sealed for a long time, so it no longer had much attacking power. It was mainly used for refining purposes, but now in order to hold back the three people, it couldn't help but be wasted.

  "Roar!" The blue beast's soul let out a deafening howl, its massive body flashing as it pounced fiercely at the three of them.

  Ling Luo Tian, Zhan Ting Ting and the green-robed man simultaneously let out a loud shout, unable to dodge in time. Each of them used their strongest technique ever, welcoming the giant claw that was swatting down at them from the blue-colored demonic beast's soul.

  Boom!

  The giant claw fell, and the three people flew out, their bodies surging with energy. However, their faces were frozen in shock. Although this demonic beast's soul looked majestic, its power seemed to be not that strong. With the three of them being injured, they could actually withstand it.

  A burst of footsteps sounded in front of the main palace gate, and then the disciples of the Haoran and Luoyu factions rushed up. They had been standing far away from the beginning and hadn't made a move, so they were fortunately not affected by the explosion of the talisman.

  The Lang Lie Gang and the Xie Feng Gate were completely annihilated, Qin An was still alive, but he was cautious and timid, and seeing Qian Li's miserable death, he felt a pang of sympathy, and for a long time, he didn't dare to come forward.

  Seeing the terrifying cyan-colored demonic soul seemingly going wild, the disciples of both factions suddenly changed their faces.

  "Roar!" The azure beast's soul let out another deafening bellow! Several disciples from the two sects who were nearby and had low cultivation levels were shaken by this roar, almost spitting out blood.

  The azure beast's soul turned its head and once again pounced towards the man in green clothes and Ling Luo Tian, it was a spiritual body that could not only float in mid-air but also change direction at will, its speed far surpassing anyone else present.

  Three people secretly cried out in distress, unaware of why the damned beast's soul was chasing them relentlessly without counterattacking Xia Chen, and could only resist with all their might.

  Bang! With the giant claw pressing down, the three of them flew out again. However, this time they only retreated a few steps back, and after a surge of blood and energy, they immediately returned to normal.

  "Its power seems to have diminished greatly, and it no longer poses a threat to us." Ling Luo Tian said.

  "The soul of the demon beast may have been unsealed, but it will also dissipate quickly. Look at its shadow." The man in green clothes said with a flash of his eyes.

  The only thing that can be seen is the shadow of the green beast, which has become increasingly faint compared to when it first appeared, and is constantly dissipating, as if it is about to disappear into thin air.

  "Great, we can finally tame this beast." Zhan Tingting said.

  "Not good!" The man in green clothes shook his head and said, "That little guy deliberately used the soul of this demon beast to tie us up, so he can go grab the treasure. The longer we delay, the more treasures he'll get."

  Just as the three of them were about to search for Xia Chen, the blue beast's soul suddenly pounced on them again with its teeth and claws. Although its power had greatly diminished, it was still not something that could be completely ignored. The three of them had no choice but to use all their strength to block it.

  Xia Chen had just followed the soul of the green beast, and had already quietly rushed out of the west room, and was now rushing towards the sixth room on the east side.

  With a loud crash, Xia Chen kicked the door open and rushed into the sixth house. According to Yu Jian's hint, this room was filled with all sorts of rare and exotic spiritual medicines, including some extremely scarce ones.

  Rushing into the room, I saw that it was filled with transparent containers, inside which were white growths emitting mist, and colorful plants swaying gracefully as they grew vigorously in the containers, a riot of purple, red, and other colors, a hundred flowers blooming together.

  However, some of the containers seemed to hold things that didn't look like elixirs, but rather unknown and bizarre beasts or insects, which were even making faint cries.

  Xia Chen didn't care about anything else, and almost used her hands and feet together to put all the dishes into the treasure basin.

  When he came out, only a dozen breaths had passed, while Ling Luo Tian and the other two were still desperately fighting against the green beast's soul. Although the green beast's soul was becoming more and more scattered, it was still chasing after the three of them relentlessly.

  Xia Chen smiled coldly and rushed towards the fourth room on the north side. Inside, Lie Yunzi had placed various heavenly treasures, including refining materials, tripods, and rare materials.

  Rushing into the house, Xia Chen was suddenly filled with a dazzling array of treasures, seeing all sorts of precious materials floating in the room, each one set up with small protective seals.

  Xia Chen's hands moved swiftly, and in an instant, the treasures within the house were swept clean, leaving nothing behind, just like a bandit's plunder.

  He had just rushed out of the house when he saw the soul of the blue beast emit a soft sound, flash suddenly and disappear without a trace in the air.

  The man in the green shirt, Ling Luo Tian and Zhan Ting Ting looked at him with hatred in their eyes. If looks could kill, the three of them would have killed Xia Chen ten thousand times already.

  It's infuriating to watch others indulge in pleasure while you're suffering.

  "Your Excellency's appetite is indeed not ordinary, aren't you afraid of taking so many benefits and ruining your own stomach?" the man in green clothes said coldly.

  A faint smile spread across Xia Chen's face: "I'd rather ruin my own stomach than let you guys get a taste, even if I throw it away, I won't let you get any benefit!"

  He strode out in big steps and suddenly rushed towards a statue of a god.

  The treasure of the main palace has been looted, and there is a hint in the jade slip that you can enter the underground bedroom from behind the statue, which is also the most important place in Lieyunzi's entire cave mansion.

  "Keep up with him! This time we can't let him get away!" The man in green clothes gritted his teeth and said. Since entering the ancient storage, he had been following Xia Chen's back, not only did he not gain any benefits, but also got a body of injuries, and his heart was extremely angry.

  The three of them each took out a pill and swallowed it, after adjusting their breath for a moment, they followed in the footsteps of Xia Chen.

  At this time, Qin An and several elders of the Baibao Pavilion finally entered the main hall. Seeing this scene, they knew that Huang Hua's dish was already cold, and couldn't help but sigh in dismay, also following behind the three people rushing forward.

  As for the two major sects, Yan Bing and other post-heavenly three-layer disciples or below were just following far behind. In this level of battle, they couldn't even get involved, being able to guarantee their safety was already the greatest luck.

  Xia Chen ran behind the statue and found that there was indeed a diagram of the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams on its back.

  According to Yu Jian's hint, Xia Chen flew quickly and pointed out a few fingers. The divine elephant's back glowed with light, splitting open to both sides, revealing a large black hole inside, which seemed empty.

  Xia Chen dodged and jumped directly in, his feet floating in mid-air, only to find himself plummeting into an extremely deep space.

  It wasn't until he had fallen over a dozen zhang that Xia Chen's feet finally touched solid ground. Looking around, Xia Chen discovered that this was a great hall several times larger than the main palace.

  The hall is beautifully decorated, majestic and magnificent, with four walls and a ceiling that also have flashing lights.

  In the center of the south wall stands a bronze coffin, covered with green moss, revealing a hint of ancient vicissitudes.