Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 1500: Chapter 557: The Wait For the Enemy, Cliff Serpent Remains_3

This is called no trouble at all?

Luo Chen was somewhat speechless.

For a moment, he also understood why those Demonic Cultivators skilled in the Path of Soul, liked to wander the Ancient Battlefield—it was all to collect powerful souls!

There were even those who would go further and actively stir up waves, manipulating wars, both big and small, to break out.

Even Low Order Soul Refining Demonic Cultivators were known to orchestrate wars behind the scenes in mortal nations.

It was simply because the gains were too great.

On the battlefield, the qi of blood and killing was overwhelmingly strong.

In such an environment, any soul that could survive, even if it was just a remnant, would be a formidable weapon if properly nurtured.

The batch of souls that Han Zhan collected, with tens of thousands of Low Order souls, was nothing significant to the Five Great King Crab Clans, who could easily mobilize millions of demon crab soldiers. But for the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, it was a substantial addition of living force.

As for those dozen or so Third Order remnants, if they were to devour each other and combine, a few complete Third-Order Ghost King level existences might be born.

By then, the power of this Ten Thousand Soul Banner would certainly increase several-fold!

Luo Chen guessed this must have been Han Zhan’s intention.

His previous reserve wasn’t just to avoid wasting Original Source, but also due to the difficulty of accomplishment without the necessary resources.

Now that the foundation of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner had been established, he could comfortably employ various methods in the future.

”For me, this is good news. I gained a formidable weapon out of thin air, and it could fill the gap left behind after losing the Xuanhuo Sword.”

A smile appeared at Luo Chen’s brows.

Before he could even praise Han Zhan, the latter suddenly said, ”Aren’t you going to take a closer look?”

”Is there something else?”

Driven by curiosity, Luo Chen’s Divine Consciousness probed deeper into the Soul Banner.

The deeper he went, the more numerous the souls became—a fact he had not noticed in his hasty glance before.

Now, looking closely, he saw that the war spirits seemed to be concentrated around one place.

As Luo Chen finally saw the true form of that place clearly, his face drastically changed.

”This!”

He exclaimed.

Subsequently, his Qi Power surged wildly, and the Soul-Refining Flag expanded in the wind to an extreme length of ninety feet.

Then, the gates of the Soul Banner opened wide, and an object about twenty to thirty feet wide ”swam out” slowly from within.

As soon as the object appeared, its qi spread out.

The Black King, lying at the entrance of the Cave Mansion, abruptly lifted its head.

”Master, what is that?”

Luo Chen didn’t answer it but instead tried his best to control the Qi Power to guide the object out.

Ten feet, twenty feet, thirty feet... It was only after a hundred feet that its original body became apparent.

It was a huge serpent!

A hundred-feet-long serpent!

The enormous body, winding and stretching across the Coral Trench, even without any vitality, the remaining qi still oppressively subdued the nearby Blood coral’s gracefully prostrating figure, as if naturally fearful.

Looking at the scar-ridden, like charred wood, body of the giant serpent.

Luo Chen swallowed, then looked towards Han Zhan.

”Cliff Serpent?”

Though Han Zhan’s slightly ethereal face was filled with smiles, there was also a hint of fatigue.

”It’s the Ring-Headed Turtle that failed the Transcending Tribulation. However, even though it failed, it has shed its shackles and obtained the body of a Cliff Serpent.”

”This, this, this...”

Luo Chen was full of emotion, shaking his head incessantly.

”You really gave me quite the surprise!”

Han Zhan tiredly said, ”Although I can’t help you much in battle, such a small matter is still trivial.”

This is no small matter!

The corpse of a Cliff Serpent, although failed to complete its Transformation and failed the Tribulation, was still considered the pinnacle of Third-Order Perfection among the Great Demon Kings.

If put on sale, there are plenty of people willing to buy it at a high price.

Even if kept for personal use, the materials from it would be very useful.

To sell it, Luo Chen naturally wouldn’t want to part with it.

But to keep it for his own use?

For a moment, Luo Chen faced some difficulty, contemplating the proper use of the corpse of the Cliff Serpent.

Just as he was perplexed, he felt something rubbing against his calf.

Looking down, the Black King was carefully, pleasingly nuzzling against him.

”Master, this...”

Luo Chen frowned, ”This isn’t something you can eat.”

”He actually can.”

Luo Chen looked up to see Han Zhan smiling.

”When I let this little guy take action earlier, I promised him some conditions, one of which was the body of this Cliff Serpent. Just give it to him. After all, this Cliff Serpent has failed its Transformation and has been struck by the enhanced Heavenly Thunder tens of times over. The materials on it aren’t of much use to you anymore.”

The Black King was also eagerly looking at Luo Chen, ”Master, when I fought for the Mysterious Rock Shell, I almost got killed by Jin Ao and the others.”

Luo Chen’s expression changed constantly, and his Divine Consciousness kept moving in and out of the Cliff Serpent’s body.

After numerous checks, he had to admit that Han Zhan had some truth in his words.

This snake corpse, which looked akin to burnt charcoal, indeed had lost most of its Spirituality. Whether he used it in medicine refinement or to craft Magical Weapons and Treasures, the effectiveness would be rather average.

After all, this wasn’t a Demon Beast resistant to the Thunder Attribute, but rather a Water Attribute Great Demon inherently fearful of Heavenly Thunder.

The fact that such a complete corpse was preserved was already a stroke of great fortune among misfortune.

Compared to that, his own gains were still the several Demon Crab King corpses, as well as the Mysterious Rock Shell that the Black King had fought for him.

After some consideration, Luo Chen withdrew his reluctantly yearning gaze.

”Alright then, it’s yours. Don’t slack off after eating it.”

The Black King hurriedly curled up on the ground, continuously bowing in thanks to Luo Chen.

”Thank you, Master. I promise to work tirelessly and loyally for Master until death!”

Heh, this fellow is getting more fluent in Human Clan language.

But seeing the longing in Black King’s eyes, Luo Chen realized that the corpse of the failed Transformation Cliff Serpent might represent another great fortune for the Black King!

If the Black King became stronger, that would also be a joyous event for him, the master.

With that in mind.

Luo Chen released the frustration in his heart with an open-hearted laugh.

”This trip to Mysterious Rock Island has indeed been a bountiful harvest, arguably the greatest one I’ve had!”

Feeling relieved, he stepped into the Cave Mansion.