Chapter 305: Chapter 250: Ash Fusion (4k words!)
The five tails behind the fox-tailed young woman glowed with slight fire. After sensing for a moment, she said, “That should be enough.”
The man with bull horns nodded, “Good, let’s send them in then.”
The two raised their hands, each unleashing a Star Power onto the stone gate. The runes on the gate began to glow, slowly opening inward.
As soon as the gate opened, a wave of slight heat rushed in, and the Star Beasts outside became more restless.
The fox-tailed young woman sternly admonished, “Hurry inside. Remember, do not greedily go deeper! Otherwise, if your body can’t handle it, you know the fate of being burned to death by ash.”
Instantly, the numerous Star Beasts responded affirmatively.
Aside from the three-tailed fox with golden fur just now, there was also a rare Master Star Beast, the Mountain Opening Bull, among the cow category of Star Beasts.
The burly man stepped forward, patted the Mountain Opening Bull’s head, and laughed, “Go ahead, cultivate well. This time, there’s a good chance you’ll advance to the Shining Star. Also, take care of the Golden Fox.”
“Moo…”
The Mountain Opening Bull responded, glanced at the three-tailed fox, and led the excited cow and fox beasts into the stone gate.
The man with bull horns and the fox-tailed young woman joined forces again, using a seal technique to gradually close the gate.
The man with bull horns said, “Let’s go. Sending them in to cultivate will take some time. Let’s come back later.”
The fox-tailed young woman’s eyes flickered. She nodded, “Okay, I’ll head back to Fiery Fox Valley first.”
Suddenly, the man with bull horns grinned, “Sister Li, how about I go with you?”
The fox-tailed young woman snorted coldly to herself, but suddenly thought of something. She transformed into a crimson light that soared into the sky.
“If you catch up to me, I’ll let you in.”
The man with bull horns chuckled, stomped his foot, and launched himself into the air, chasing after the departing fox-tailed young woman…
“They’re gone.”
Su Yuan squinted his eyes, confirming the two had indeed gone far away.
With his eyes flashing silver, he used Far-Sighted + X-ray to observe the numerous Star Beasts moving quickly through the tunnel.
These Star Beasts seemed quite excited to be here, hastening their steps.
Except for a slow-moving Silver Stage Stone Bull, which lagged far behind.
“There’s a seal left behind by those two demon beasts on this gate. Even if Teleportation allows forced entry, I’d likely trigger the seal… But with this Stone Bull, I don’t need to think of another way.”
Su Yuan smiled and instructed, “Ruan Ruan, prepare to conceal the Star Power fluctuation.”
“Puchi!” Star Power with devouring properties flowed from Ruan Ruan, instantly veiling the entire cave.
Su Yuan flipped his hand, retrieving the Phoenix Perch Saber, and slashed out several Boundary Breaking Lines around him.
He then looked up through the All-Knowing Vision at the trailing Stone Bull. Silver light shimmered on him. He had already begun Teleportation.
In the next moment, the Stone Bull appeared in the cave filled with devouring power. Before it could react, the multiple Boundary Breaking Lines tore it into countless pieces…
In the underground tunnel, a flash of silver light appeared as Su Yuan and Ruan Ruan emerged.
“Ruan Ruan, transform!”
“Puchi!”
Ruan Ruan jumped from Su Yuan’s shoulder, its whole body rapidly enlarging. In a shimmer of water light, it morphed into a perfect replica of the Stone Bull, including its aura and Star Power fluctuation!
Although Ruan Ruan had not directly seen the Stone Bull, it knew its exact appearance through Su Yuan’s thoughts.
At this moment, the two or three Star Beasts ahead seemed to detect a slight fluctuation. They stopped and glanced back.
They saw the Stone Bull, now Ruan Ruan, sluggishly trailing behind. Finding nothing abnormal, they accelerated towards the deeper underground.
After a while, Su Yuan walked up from behind, patted the Stone Bull, “Good job, Ruan Ruan.”
“Puchi… Moo!”
Ruan Ruan, delighted at being useful, remembered halfway through its purr that it was now a bull, so it mimicked a cow’s low roar.
Su Yuan smiled, gazing deeper with Far-Sighted.
Though he could easily kill all the Star Beasts here, Su Yuan wasn’t sure if these Beasts had a communication method with the two humanoid demon beasts outside. If they did, it was safer to evade them and proceed stealthily.
Once the Star Beasts ahead had gone a certain distance, Su Yuan said to Ruan Ruan, “Revert now.”
“Moo!”
Ruan Ruan nodded, its petrified skin turning into water light, rapidly shrinking until it reverted to its Slime form, leaping onto Su Yuan’s shoulder.
Su Yuan followed the herd of cow beasts, delving deeper into the tunnels.
Several hours later, the tunnel reached its end.
Stepping out of the tunnel, Su Yuan’s vision expanded. Black stone and green walls interlaced complexly, revealing a dimly lit earth cave.
“Looks like I found the right place. The ash energy here is much higher than outside!”
Su Yuan looked up, observing the dense ash energy permeating the surroundings.
Just being here, if one were at the Bronze Level, would prevent any cultivation aided by the ash energy, or even a prolonged stay.