Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 542: Chapter 542: Shining Dragon Scales_1

Within the Moon Blossom Pagoda, Ling Xiao was still examining the map for the third stage on the Mountain and River Map.

Several minutes had passed, and he had marked a few places on the map to check the situation one by one.

Entering the Moon Blossom Pagoda was not easy, so of course, he wanted to understand this place as thoroughly as possible.

The next time he came, the stages might be completely different from now, so he wanted to seize whatever he could.

After all, this could be his only chance.

He tried to avoid the more dangerous places, and as he infused more True Essence into the Mountain and River Martial Soul, clear textual annotations began to appear on it.

Even when he tapped the text with his soul power, some fragmented scenes appeared.

”Interesting, so that underground city is the ruins of the Spider King’s kingdom. Tantai Lingzi and Liu Lie are both there. That Tantai Lingzi is quite lucky, finding a cultivation site that perfectly matches her Martial Soul!”

He clicked on a section of the text where Tantai Lingzi and Liu Lie were moving around within the underground city, and Ling Xiao couldn’t help but sigh.

Although he was tempted to go there now and disrupt Tantai Lingzi’s cultivation plans, he eventually gave up the idea.

Two reasons:

First, he had his own tasks to attend to and had no time to waste;

Second, and most crucial, to reach the underground city, he would have to pass through several strongholds of powerful ferocious beasts. Unless he transformed into the Ancient Golden Dragon, it would be difficult for him alone to get through, so it really wasn’t worth the risk.

Then, he clicked on another segment of text.

This was the situation aboard the steel battleship.

”Wu Yang and Qin Wu were captured?”

Ling Xiao paused for a moment, noticing that the steel battleship was full of figures cloaked in dark cloaks, completely covering their bodies.

Wu Yang and Qin Wu were kneeling there, undergoing judgment.

”These two unlucky guys are probably done for.”

He could feel that the owner of the steel battleship was at least as strong as the previous Five-faced Monster, or even stronger. Wu Yang and Qin Wu certainly wouldn’t stand a chance.

”Looks like I need to hurry up!”

Ling Xiao had a feeling that these cloaked figures on the steel battleship could become the biggest trouble in the third stage, so he had to take action now.

He had almost finished examining the map; he had marked all the places he could go. What he needed to do now was to check them out as quickly as possible and grab the good stuff.

After all, cultivation could wait until after he left. What he needed right now were ”benefits.”

Keep in mind, the third stage had no time limit, but he had to find the gateway to the fourth stage on his own.

Ling Xiao could take advantage of the relative safety now and quickly search for the gateway to the fourth stage; otherwise, every day delayed meant an extra day of danger.

That was the rule of the third stage – probably with each passing day, stronger monsters would come to harass him.

Having realized this, Ling Xiao made up his mind.

While investigating all the secrets of the third stage, he would also look for the gateway to the fourth stage.

This was something that even Sect Leader Chang Yueying and the Demonflame Celestial had not managed to do, so he felt it was certainly worth a try.

He believed that the fourth stage, the final part of the Pagoda Climbing Ceremony, would have even richer rewards waiting for him. He might even obtain the Moon Blossom Fairy’s inheritance. That would be a huge win.

Glancing back at Dai Yuling, the girl was deeply engrossed in her cultivation.

Ling Xiao didn’t greet her but, with a leap, extended his Golden Dragon Wings and flew toward the distance.

With his strength, he still couldn’t dominate the third level, so he would avoid the more dangerous places as much as possible.

After all, with the Mountain and River Map in the Mountain and River Martial Soul, he could easily avoid those powerful creatures.

These powerful monsters guarding certain areas would not attack you unless you entered their territory.

Of course, if he encountered monsters that were not too strong, he’d inevitably engage in battle, after all, taking a detour would be too far, and for the current Ling Xiao, killing eighth-level or lower Ferocious Beasts was still an easy task.

It wouldn’t consume too much time, nor would it use up much of his True Essence.

The monsters within the third level all had an aura belonging to ancient times, and although the strongest monster Ling Xiao had encountered was just a Half-step Celestial, these creatures seemed to be sealed with special Magic Arrays.

Ling Xiao speculated that this might be the tremendous wealth the Moon Blossom Fairy left for her descendants before she left.

Such powerful monsters were not mere illusions; they were real ancient creatures, including the Black-Winged Roc, Giant Stone Monster, Dream Illusion Girl, Ten Thousand Poisonous Python, and Five-faced Monster he previously encountered.

Ancient creatures had one thing in common: they were all exceptionally huge.

And that aura of the ancient times was just too apparent.

Having the revived Ancient Golden Dragon within him, Ling Xiao could sense this even more clearly.

”Roar~~”

Just then, the Ancient Golden Dragon inside Ling Xiao actually opened its eyes and let out a light chant.

”This guy wants the Inner Elixir of ancient creatures!”

Ling Xiao and the Ancient Golden Dragon shared a telepathic connection, so he knew exactly what it wanted.

After a slight hesitation, he fed the Five-faced Monster’s Inner Elixir obtained from the second level into the Mountain and River Martial Soul, for the Ancient Golden Dragon to consume.

”Roar~~”

As the Ancient Golden Dragon swallowed the Five-faced Monster’s Inner Elixir, a piece of Dragon Scales on its body actually started to glow, though it was only about ten percent as bright, it still outshone the other scales.

Originally, the scales of the Ancient Golden Dragon were dull and lifeless, like lusterless gold, bleak and depressing.

But now, one of the scales had gained about ten percent of its luster, radiating splendidly.

”No wonder I’ve been unable to fully awaken the Ancient Golden Dragon as my Martial Soul, it seems that the strength has not recovered enough, it’s not just the enhancement of the soul that’s required, the body must strengthen too!”

And the symbol of the body’s strengthening was the luminosity of the scales.

It seemed that he couldn’t just keep dodging; encountering level 8 Dangerous Beasts, he should kill them instead, as this could help the full revival of the Ancient Golden Dragon.

Thinking this, Ling Xiao changed his original strategy and began attempting to kill level 8 Dangerous Beasts.

The first he faced was a giant Carnivorous Plant, this fellow was over ten meters tall, and its colossal floral disk could not only eat a person but probably even swallow a shark.

However, as level 8 Dangerous Beasts, Ling Xiao could handle them even in his human form. It was an opportunity to solidify his Cultivation Level and hone his combat skills, gaining multiple benefits in one move.

After killing the giant Carnivorous Plant and giving its Inner Elixir directly to the Ancient Golden Dragon to consume, the glow on that Dragon Scale increased slightly.

Seeing that his speculation was correct, Ling Xiao couldn’t help but feel elated and became more determined to continue hunting Ferocious Beasts.

He estimated that only if that scale was fully glowing, something special would certainly happen.