Chapter 148: Crypt Fiend

Haha, the mist spewed by these monsters can actually be absorbed by the divine dragon! Ma Dangdang burst into laughter, feeling instantly energized. She even winked directly at the monster, encouraging it to spit out more black mist.

True to expectations, the monster could not resist the temptation. With rattling groans, it continuously expelled black mist. The vast majority of this black mist was swallowed up by the divine dragon, while a tiny fraction drifted to the side, corroding a large hole into the stone wall.

These black mists are extremely poisonous, but who would have thought the divine dragon could devour toxic energy? This is simply fantastic! Dangdang, try having the divine dragon directly swallow that monster and see what happens. Chen Fengyun said with his eyes lighting up.

Ma Dangdang tried, only to find that the divine dragon had no interest in the monster itself; it only liked the poisonous mist the monster spewed. However, after coughing up black mist for a while, the monster had none left.

Retaining only its primal instincts, it lunged at the two with rattling snarls, only to be instantly frozen by Chen Fengyun using the Profound Yin Mirror, crashing to the ground and struggling in vain to get back up.

I wonder if there are any magical treasures or storage pouches left behind by past cultivators on this monster? Chen Fengyun stepped forward to pin the monster’s head down while rummaging through its tattered garments with his flying sword.

Oh, it can even be repurposed as waste. The cultivation system suddenly vibrated, indicating that there was still energy left on the monster to be absorbed. Chen Fengyun was overjoyed; after absorbing it, he discovered that it converted into three attribute points.

To his disappointment, however, no cultivator treasures or storage pouches were found on the monster—not even after turning it inside out once it had reduced to ashes.

Did you make a gain as well? Then let's hurry inside. There are bound to be more of these monsters in there! Ma Dangdang said impatiently, and the two cautiously entered the passageway together.

After advancing more than a hundred meters, a stone chamber-like space appeared in the passage, where they encountered yet another humanoid monster. Although its strength far exceeded that of the elite skeletons, it stood no chance against the exploitation and oppression of Chen Fengyun and Ma Dangdang, reluctantly contributing all of its black mist energy and attribute points.

In the end, though, Chen Fengyun did find a few items on this monster, including a flying sword, two jade slips, and three medicine bottles. Unfortunately, the flying sword was half-destroyed, the jade slips were unreadable, and the medicine bottles contained only three unrecognizable pills.

Even so, Chen Fengyun was still very happy, because this meant that the cultivators of the Hundred Flower Valley might indeed still possess storage pouches and magical treasures; otherwise, Elder Geng’s scout back then could never have picked up that bracelet.

Pushing further along, penetrating about a thousand meters deep into the mountain belly, the two encountered a total of six humanoid monsters. Moreover, the monsters grew stronger the further they went, with the final one possessing strength nearly equivalent to a peak Martial Grandmaster.

It was also from this humanoid monster that Chen Fengyun obtained another storage bracelet, identical in style to the one Elder Geng had previously given him. It seemed they must be a pair.

Howl...

Chen Fengyun did not have time to examine the contents of the storage bracelet, because they had now penetrated deep into the subterranean depths, arriving before a huge space no less than the size of a football field.

At the center of this space stood an altar, surrounded by eight glowing golden pillars, each two meters tall, forming the core array foundation of an Eight-Gates Sealing Formation. Imprisoned within it was a half-human, half-demon monster.

It was called half-human, half-demon because it possessed a human-like head—belonging to an exquisitely beautiful woman—yet its body was that of a snake, and its hair was formed of countless tiny serpents.

Damn, isn't this Medusa from Western mythology? Why would China imprison a Medusa? The moment Chen Fengyun recognized this demonic entity, Ma Dangdang cried out in shock, even letting slip a curse word.

Chen Fengyun discovered that the Eight-Gates Sealing Formation was not only imprisoning Medusa, but golden chains were also connected to its demonic core, draining its core's energy to supply the formation. Otherwise, this grand array probably wouldn't have lasted this long and would have long since been broken through by it.

However, too much time had passed. Although Medusa’s strength had drastically plummeted and it was on the verge of death, it still altered the surrounding environment through its aura, eroding the cultivators of the Hundred Flower Valley and the subterranean creatures.

Roar...

Hisst...

The arrival of the two brought a sense of threat to Medusa. Sensing that all of its outer "children" had completely vanished, it opened its mouth and unleashed a roar, while the little snakes upon its head let out piercing hisses.

Whoosh...

Suddenly, Medusa roared and spewed a large mouthful of black toxic mist, attempting a surprise attack on the pair. Little did it know that Ma Dangdang had been prepared all along; the moment the toxic mist left Medusa's mouth, the divine dragon eagerly pounced forward.

Do you want power? Do you want wealth? As long as you set me free, I can give you everything you desire and make you the most powerful beings in this world. At that moment, a strand of divine sense suddenly transmitted into their minds—Medusa, realizing it could not defeat them, had resorted to temptation.

You want us to save you? No problem. Ma Dangdang readily agreed. However, her following words nearly made Chen Fengyun burst out laughing, As long as you spit out a few more mouthfuls of black smoke to feed my divine dragon, I can have the dragon save you.

As it turned out, she was actually trying to trick Medusa into spewing toxic mist. What an imaginative, extraordinary, and utterly unconventional train of thought! Naturally, Medusa refused; the toxic mist was, after all, the very energy within its body.

Since it refuses to spit black smoke, we can beat it until it does. Chen Fengyun continued, then summoned his flying sword and slashed toward Medusa’s serpentine tail.

Howl...

Hiss-hiss-hiss...

Medusa struggled violently. Not only did it want to break free, but it also wanted to devour the two humans before it, sensing that their vital blood was immensely potent and would yield tremendous benefits if consumed.

You move around way too much. Let's make you immobile. Chen Fengyun took out the Profound Yin Mirror and instantly released a wave of chilling mist that swept across Medusa’s body, freezing its serpentine form solid.

Get ready, it's definitely going to spit black smoke now. Chen Fengyun instructed Ma Dangdang, then circled behind Medusa and grabbed the tip of its tail. The cultivation system truly began to vibrate violently, capable of absorbing the energy from its body.

Chen Fengyun began to absorb it, but Medusa's control over its energy was extraordinarily formidable—so strong that it could actually contend with the cultivation system, making Chen Fengyun's energy absorption somewhat difficult.

Whoosh...

However, the fact that Chen Fengyun could absorb its energy horrified Medusa to the core. Without a second thought, it whipped its head around and spat a mouthful of toxic mist right at him. Yet Ma Dangdang was already fully prepared, and before the poison mist could even approach Chen Fengyun, it was swallowed up by her divine dragon.