Chapter 535: A New Hidden Spirit Beast
A million-year-old spirit herb!!!
A Lost Realm skeleton!!!
A dazzling array of treasures, a seemingly endless supply of resources, lay before Gong Lianyue, a sight unimaginable for a simple village girl from an insignificant realm.
A perfectly preserved humanoid body, its Lost Realm core still intact, enough to fuel a breakthrough.
And a massive, icy lingzhi mushroom, radiating a powerful spirit energy, its aura far exceeding anything she had ever encountered.
So these were the cultivation resources of the mythical era…
No wonder the White Moon Lord and the Snow Monarch had held their positions for tens of thousands of years. They had emerged victorious from countless battles against Lost Realm beings, their power and resilience forged in the fires of an era beyond human comprehension.
To even approach their level, the Lost Realm was merely a starting point.
It seemed her objective in this mythical secret realm had expanded. Besides uncovering the truth behind this incident, she also had to gather as many resources as possible, to prepare Water Moon Shadow for its ascension.
As for this incredibly valuable, million-year-old spirit herb, she would save it for her own breakthrough to the Lost Realm.
Swish!
Gong Lianyue stored the treasures, too precious to be wasted at her current level, then turned her attention to the perfectly preserved body.
Although lifeless, its core was undamaged, still radiating a faint Lost Realm aura, its flesh, tempered through millennia, incorruptible.
“Hiss, hiss, hiss…”
A soft, almost childish hissing sound, and Gong Lianyue turned, her eyes widening in surprise, her teardrop eyes spinning rapidly, her face paling.
A small, delicate water snake, its body translucent, was coiled around her leg, its movements gentle, its aura filled with a desperate longing.
Eh?
After the initial shock, Gong Lianyue’s expression turned to one of amusement, her gaze fixed on the small, crystalline snake.
This little thing was her spirit beast…!
[Extinguishing Tide]
[Crystal Serpent]
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A mere low-rank, water-attribute Crystal Serpent, wanting to consume the body of a Lost Realm legendary being?
Gong Lianyue’s amusement turned to a dangerous glint in her eyes. Just as she was about to discipline this overly ambitious little snake, a soft, furry paw pinned its tail to the ground.
The Nine-Colored Cloud Dream Flower, standing over the now-trapped Crystal Serpent, a playful glint in its eyes, grinned.
Even before its evolution, the little fox had enjoyed bullying smaller, weaker creatures: worms, ants, moths… And now, stronger, it was even more inclined to exert its dominance. A rare, low-rank spirit beast, such a tempting target.
A few moments later, the Crystal Serpent, its struggles futile, was carried away by the Nine-Colored Cloud Dream Flower, Gong Lianyue offering a silent prayer for its well-being.
Hopefully, in its next life, it wouldn’t be a Crystal Serpent.
Recalling the little fox and storing the Lost Realm body, Gong Lianyue focused on her own cultivation.
Having absorbed mythical fragments, contracted with countless legendary beings, even the Lost Realm White-Browed Concubine and the Illusion Sea Concubine, Shui Yuefei’s talent had reached unprecedented levels. Reaching the Setting Sun Stage, the next level for a Spirit Master, would be easy.
From the Awakening Period to the Illumination, Dawn and Dusk, Dead Sea, Samsara, and Nether Traverse Stages, then the Star Shattering and Waning Moon Stages… after years of battles and trials, Gong Lianyue was about to reach the pinnacle of cultivation.
Shui Yuerong, the ancestor of the Sea Concubine Palace, had reached the Star Shattering Stage from the Illumination Stage in just three years, a feat that had shocked the entire Sea Region. She had then left, traveling to the Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate, where she had married into the Gong family.
However, even after a hundred years of cultivation, she had never reached the Setting Sun Stage!
And Gong Lianyue, a descendant of Shui Yuerong, born in the Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate, then returning to the Sea Region…
It had taken her four and a half years to reach the Star Shattering Stage, but from Star Shattering to Setting Sun… it would take less than six months!
It was as if proving her earlier boast during her visit to the Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate: Shui Yuefei had truly transcended her bloodline!!!
Mythical Secret Realm, Azure Spring’s Territory
The mythical Azure Spring, Celestial Maiden’s base in this war was a massive, serpentine, floating palace.
Within this seemingly water-based structure, several Lost Realm auras, powerful, overlord-level legendary beings, their true identities hidden.
At this moment, a group of legendary spirit beasts were chatting.
“Have you heard? A new recruit arrived. Incredibly powerful. No one below the Lost Realm is a match for it. It even repelled Lord Cang Hai’s pawns three times!”
“Yes, but even more impressive than its power… are its legs. I wouldn’t mind being trampled…”
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As the others exchanged lewd glances, a chilling aura, a pure, icy presence, interrupted their conversation.
A tall, graceful woman with icy antlers, her long, slender legs, her hooves delicate and alluring, approached.
The Ice Antelope Grand Concubine!
It had concealed the Waterlogged Nether Ring. Otherwise, the presence of two Sacred Waters would reveal it wasn’t a native of this era.
It had initially resigned itself to nakedness, but the abundance of suitable attire within the Azure Spring’s territory had surprised it, its reaction a bit unrefined.
However, at this moment, the Ice Antelope Grand Concubine’s expression was grim.
Having revealed its power several times, it had been summoned by the leader of the Azure Spring’s forces, the being likely responsible for pulling this secret realm into reality.
It had recognized the nature of this war.
According to the records in the Nether Snow Sacred Domain’s library, the Azure Spring, Celestial Maiden, to claim this realm, had deployed five times the number of forces as Cang Hai, the Snow Prison, and the Cold Moon Palace combined. And yet, after repelling them, it had gained nothing, a pointless waste of resources and lives.
Such a massive undertaking… for what?
Standing before the mysterious leader’s courtyard, the Ice Antelope Grand Concubine took a deep breath.
[Ice Antelope Grand Concubine, enter.]
Hearing the voice from within, it was about to step forward when a chilling dread, a wave of terror, washed over it, its sharp eyes widening in disbelief.
It had never revealed its true name. How did this being from the mythical era know its identity, the first Ice Antelope Grand Concubine, born tens of thousands of years later?
The mastermind…was here…
