Chapter 20: The Netherworld Cat (Seeking Collection and Recommendations)

  Hiss.

  Far, far away, a shrill cry came, shaking people's eardrums, blood and gas surging, a terrifying sound wave spread like a tidal wave, blowing some trees swaying unsteadily, even uprooting them.

  Then, a huge flying beast was seen soaring over the Flame Mountain Range, resembling an eagle with wings spread wide enough to cover 100 meters, blocking out the sun. The tail of the creature was ablaze with fierce flames, and the terrifying temperature caused the surrounding space to warp and blur slightly.

  "What a close call."

  Until the giant flying beast disappeared into the distance, a figure slowly emerged from the waist-high grass, letting out a heavy sigh of relief, with a hint of fear still on his face.

  This man was naturally Qin Xuan, and it had been half a month since he entered the Flame Mountain Range. At this time, he looked very disheveled, with some dust on his cheeks and several scratches on his clothes.

  In the past half month, he had been walking on the edge of death almost every time, with danger lurking around him. He finally understood why the two major families issued a ban, forbidding any family disciples from entering the Flame Mountain Range.

  This is simply a paradise for monsters!

  In the periphery, Qin Xuan had only encountered three-stage magical beasts at most, but here, three and four-stage magical beasts roamed everywhere, five-stage magical beasts were also visible everywhere, and even six-stage ones, Qin Xuan had encountered once, and just that once, he almost lost his life, Galen and Fiona were also severely injured.

  That flying beast from just now, the Crimson Flame Eagle, is a fifth-stage creature. Its strength rivals that of a late-stage Condensed Spirit Mirror cultivator. The feathers on its body are as hard as steel, and even a late-stage Condensed Spirit Mirror cultivator would not be able to break through them in a short period of time. The flames at the end of its tail are terrifyingly powerful, capable of incinerating all martial artists below the level of the Condensed Spirit Mirror.

  His toes lightly touched, Qin Xuan suddenly shot out like an arrow leaving a bowstring, his strength compared to half a month ago had clearly increased by a lot. However, what made him somewhat helpless was that it seemed he was stuck at the bottleneck again. And from the 'Heroic Divine Canon', the message transmitted this time was that only after obtaining two more heavy treasures could he break through!

  When Qin Xuan first learned of this, he almost jumped up and cursed, for a heavy treasure was already hard to come by. Even the strongest of the Qin family's ancestors would only take out one piece as a reward, but 'Heroic Divine Canon' actually asked for two pieces of heavy treasure!

  Two pieces! This is simply a lion's share!

  Not to mention whether Qin Xuan can regain the treasure, but this number alone would have forced him back. However, thinking that it was related to his own strength, he could only secretly smile bitterly in the end.

  "If you want to use the method of devouring the magic core, it's even more difficult."

  Shaking his head, devouring demon cores was also a way to break through the bottleneck, but he would need at least a hundred demon cores like the one from the Black Toothed Leopard!

  One hundred Magic Cores! You should know that the Black Toothed Panther's Magic Core has already reached the second tier. Even a powerful family like the Qin Family wouldn't be able to produce so many in such a short period of time!

  Fortunately, in the spatial ring obtained from Qin Feiyang's unlucky devil hand, apart from a few thousand gold coins, Qin Xuan also unexpectedly discovered that this guy still had six first-class magic cores and a spiritual instrument great knife!

  However, this was still not what Qin Xuan found most unexpected. Apart from these, the most important thing was that there was actually another First-Rate Spirit Pellet!

  Lingdan, like heavy treasure, is now no longer cultivable on the mainland. The existing ones are some leftovers from ancient times. As soon as they appear, many powerful people will fight for them, so they are extremely rare existences. Even some big families have few of them, let alone small families.

  Unlike heavy treasure, some elixirs can not only enhance strength, but powerful elixirs can also reshape the body and bring people back to life.

  So, although it was only a single One-Product Spirit Pill, its preciousness was self-evident. The entire Luo River City would have difficulty finding one, no wonder Qin Xuan was surprised.

  Six pieces of first-order magic cores have been refined and absorbed by the 'Heroic Divine Canon', but for the 'Heroic Divine Canon', this amount of energy is just a drop in the bucket, like a stone sinking into the ocean, without even stirring up a ripple.

  As for that one spiritual elixir, Qin Xuan would never let the 'Heroic Divine Canon' refine it, after all this is something even more precious than a heavy treasure.

  The call from his mind grew stronger as Qin Xuan delved deeper.

  Getting closer to the central section of the Flame Mountain Range, the originally lush trees around gradually changed into a fiery red color like flames, and the deeper they went, the redder it became. The surrounding area also began to diffuse a layer of fog, and the cold chill made Qin Xuan unable to help but shiver.

  It's a chill-to-the-bone, down-to-the-five-organs-and-six-viscera feeling.

  "What kind of place is this?"

  Qin Xuan had been walking in this 'sea of fire' for nearly an hour, and the further he walked, the more eerie it felt. His heart was racing with fear as a few white bones began to appear along the way. The cold wind howled like ghosts wailing, making it seem as if countless spirits were crying and screaming beside his ears, causing his legs to weaken.

  The surrounding fog had grown thicker, from the original visibility of over a dozen meters to now only one meter. Qin Xuan felt his heart heavy with oppression, feeling incredibly stifled.

  Meow.

  Suddenly, a shrill and eerie cry rang out beside his ear, and in the dense fog, red lights flickered on like lanterns. At this sight, Qin Xuan's heart tightened, and the spiritual artifact 'Black Iron' great sword was already grasped in his hand without him knowing when.

  Hiss.

  Suddenly, a burst of light from nowhere tore through the thick fog, as if transformed into an invincible sharp blade, and fiercely struck him!

  Ding...

  With a swing of the large sword in his hand, Qin Xuan hastily parried, but was still pushed out by this powerful force, sliding several meters away.

  A hint of solemnity flashed in his eyes, Qin Xuan raised his head to look around, and as he did, he was suddenly shocked into a cold sweat, because at some point, he had been surrounded!

  Yin-yang cat, with a body like a tiger's, its form is illusory and unreal, just like a ghost. The dense fog reveals two lantern-like red lights, which are its eyes, now flashing with bloodthirsty rays. Its claws are incredibly hard, capable of tearing to shreds even a ninth-level cultivator.

  Although the Underworld Cat is only a second-order creature, due to its pack nature, even third- or fourth-order magical beasts generally don't dare provoke it.

  Roughly estimating, Qin Xuan found that there were more than thirty ghost cats appearing at this time!

  His scalp felt a slight numbness, to know that the second-order magic beast was equivalent to a human cultivator of the ninth level of martial arts, which means there were thirty cultivators of the ninth level of martial arts here. Qin Xuan's strength had surged, but he still felt a chill in his heart.

  Meow!

  Another strange cry, a dark and mysterious cat suddenly rose up without warning, its speed was incredibly fast, just like a real ghost, in the blink of an eye it arrived at the top of the boy's head, its sharp claws tore through the air, as if to tear him in two.

  At this, Qin Xuan couldn't help but let out a cold laugh. If over thirty ghostly cats were to attack him at the same time, he would be gone in an instant without hesitation. But with only one, he didn't have the slightest fear.

  Bravery!

  A low growl in his heart, a golden shield tightly wrapped around him. Qin Xuan did not choose to raise his sword, but instead released the terrifying power of the Ninefold Body Refining Technique, and for a moment it was like a volcanic eruption, a scorching aura spreading outwards.

  Yin-yang cats are different from other demons, as they don't have a real physical body. To eliminate them, one can only use stronger xuan-qi to disperse them and then seize the demonic core within their bodies.

  After all this, the ghost cat's sharp claws had arrived, and Qin Xuan was about to be too late. Just as he was about to dodge to one side, a strange scene appeared. The ghost cat's speed was simply too fast, and its sharp claws had just touched the golden shield when a shrill cry of despair echoed out, filled with shock and deep unwillingness.

  Under Qin Xuan's incredulous gaze, it vanished into thin air in an instant. A magic core that shone with a gray light fell from mid-air and was caught by him.

  "This..."

  Dazed, Qin Xuan didn't react until much later, a hint of thought flashing in his eyes. The Phantom Cat was a dark-type demon beast, while Galen represented justice and light, the two being natural enemies. So when the Phantom Cat touched the 'Courage' shield, it was shattered by its extremely yang and powerful energy.

  At this point, Qin Xuan's little heart was racing, looking at the more than 30 ghost cats in front of him with a fierce gaze, his eyes were no longer vigilant, but instead were nakedly greedy, as if a bachelor who had been single for decades suddenly saw a fully naked beauty.

  He hadn't forgotten that in order to break through the Ninth Layer of Body Refining and reach the Qi Sea Mirror, he would need a hundred second-grade Magic Cores. And here, there were more than thirty!

  At this time, for Qin Xuan, the Youming cat was no longer just a Youming cat, but a key energy that could help him break through his bottleneck and improve his strength!

  "Haha... come on!"

  With a loud laugh, Qin Xuan held the 'Black Iron' great sword and slowly began to rotate in place, faster and faster, until he became like a whirlwind, his figure blurred and invisible. A terrifyingly powerful sword aura emanated from his body, filled with an unparalleled domineering air!

  A murderous aura fills the air, as if the highest deity has descended!

  "Verdict!"

  Finally, with a loud roar, the surrounding ghostly cat's illusory shadow became even more unreal. Qin Xuan transformed into a whirlwind and charged into the group of ghostly cats. Countless golden sword auras flew out from the 'whirlwind', sharp and overbearing, striking the ghostly cats' bodies. Not even a sound could be heard before the ghostly cats were instantly pierced and scattered!

  Like a wolf entering a flock of sheep, the powerful Phantom Cat appeared as a helpless lamb to be slaughtered by others. Qin Xuan was the ruthless hunter, and with just one swing of his golden sword energy, two or three Phantom Cats would dissipate.

  In just about five minutes, all the ghostly cats had become magic cores in Qin Xuan's hands. Counting them carefully, there were actually thirty-six! More than he had expected.

  Satisfied with having stored the magic core in his spatial ring, just as he was about to leave, a strange cry came from the dense fog once again.

  Boom.

  A loud roar, a massive black shadow fell from the sky, the ground shook violently, like an earthquake, Qin Xuan almost lost his balance, the trees in front of him were even crushed by the black shadow, the earth cracked.

  The black shadow was at least dozens of zhang high, and Qin Xuan stood under its feet, like an elephant and an ant. Its eyes were at least as big as a well mouth, flashing with red light, and a layer of pale red energy swirled around its body. A peerless pressure emanated from it, causing the xuanqi in Qin Xuan's body to stagnate slightly.

  "Meow of the Underworld, King of Cats!"

  Looking at the massive object in front of him, Qin Xuan opened his mouth and swallowed hard, his tongue almost getting tangled.

  A new week, Liu Zi asks for support, help to rush the rankings, brothers and sisters are ready to go with Liu Zi to explode chrysanthemum, right? Recommendation votes, clicks, collections all come over... Camo North Nose, don't forget there's another update at 18:00 O(∩_∩)O~~