Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 307: Chapter 144 Heavenly Meteor Qilin_2

Among the majority of extraordinary creatures, most were ones that had never been officially witnessed or were variants of extraordinary creatures recorded in the archives.

From Second Awakening to Fifth Sense, there were in total more than seventy types.

This implied that Chu He had hunted at least seventy extraordinary creatures, though the actual number was likely several times higher.

Li Yelai was amazed deep down and continued to flip through.

Unfortunately, he did not see an extraordinary creature similar to the Thunder Stepping Dragon Colt.

However, he did find one extraordinary creature which greatly intrigued Li Yelai.

In the photo was a noble and majestic creature, whose appearance was astonishing.

Its body was as large and robust as that of a lion or tiger, covered in silvery-white scales that radiated a mysterious and noble glow.

Its limbs were tipped with sharp claws, and its head was that of a dragon, yet it did not seem out of place.

Its wings were huge and powerful, deep red in color as if ablaze with flames. The edges of the wings were razor sharp, glinting coldly.

Heavenly Meteor Qilin!

Its strength was roughly at the level of Fifth Sense, with some individuals at the strength of Sixth Sense.

It stood two meters tall at the shoulder, was four meters in length, and weighed three tons.

A dangerous predator in the Lost Land. It had extremely high defensive power, and its speed was unmatchable.

Its ability was Comet Impact.

When it activated its ability, it would eject a crimson spiritual power flames from those blade-like sharp wings.

That allowed it to reach tremendously terrifying speeds.

It would ascend to the skies, transformed into a crimson comet!

With an unguardable speed, it would plunge into the sea, hunting the prey beneath.

Thus, it was named Heavenly Meteor Qilin by Chu He.

After looking at its ability description, Li Yelai’s interest deepened and he asked, ”How about the Heavenly Meteor Qilin?”

After a moment of thought, Chu He replied, ”The ultimate speed of the Heavenly Meteor Qilin is very fast, even surpassing that of the Thunder Stepping Dragon Colt, indeed meeting your requirements. But once it uses its ability, it becomes difficult to turn flexibly. In terms of agility, it’s not as good as the Thunder Stepping Dragon Colt. However, in terms of strength and defense, it is superior to the Thunder Stepping Dragon Colt. Are you sure you want it?”

”It’s decided,” Li Yelai responded. ”As for the trade item, I will bring out another hundred kilograms of Scarlet Tree Liquid. How about that?”

Li Yelai found that Chu He really needed the Scarlet Tree Liquid.

As expected, Chu He hesitated for a while and then said, ”The speed of the Heavenly Meteor Qilin is very fast, and the hunting difficulty is very high. Therefore, whenever I come across one, I won’t care whether it’s Fifth Sense or Sixth Sense—I will immediately start hunting. If it’s Fifth Sense, then it’s fine, but if it’s Sixth Sense... I’ll need three pieces of Hunting Insect’s concealment material and two pieces of War Worm Shell material.”

Li Yelai breathed a sigh of relief, lucky that the officials were generous, providing a lot to compensate for Li Yelai’s mount.

”Agreed!” Li Yelai did not bargain and immediately finalized the trade.

”Excellent! But you know, the Heavenly Meteor Qilin is very fast, and I’m not sure when I can successfully hunt one. I can only promise to bring the Heavenly Meteor Qilin to you before the next assembly,” Chu He explained.

”That’s fine. Contact me via the ark then. Unless something unforeseen happens, I’ll be bringing the goods,” Li Yelai responded.

”Sincerely hope you can kill the Golden Armor!” Chu He said with a laugh.

Both parties, as if fearing that the other would back out, swiftly exited the private space.

Thus, Li Yelai’s two goals had been achieved.

These traded materials, once converted to Merit Points, were likely to exceed two thousand points.

But the haul was substantial, a Seventh Awakening Ancient Dragon Heart, a Fifth Sense or Sixth Sense Heavenly Meteor Qilin, and even a pleasant surprise of obtaining two official Magic Potion Recipes that were not recorded. It was a full bounty. If all were converted to Merit Points, they would total over five thousand!

It was fortunate that Chu He urgently needed the Scarlet Tree Liquid...

”The ark, truly useful,” Li Yelai thought to himself.

At that moment, Black Umbrella spoke, ”Copper Face, have you seen the Night General in the Disaster Fog?”

Li Yelai’s mind stirred; indeed, Black Umbrella was still focused on him.

But at the moment, the Book Holder was already suspecting that there were changes of fate within the official ranks. Now was not the time to reveal anything.

So, Li Yelai discarded the idea of selling out his own information.

Instead, he shook his head and said, ”I haven’t. Just surviving was already quite difficult. I don’t even know if the Night General has survived the Disaster Fog.”

”That’s true. Even with a special ability, he is just a Second Awakening, at most a Third Awakening Spiritual Ability User. The likelihood of surviving isn’t high,” Black Umbrella lightly laughed, ”What a pity, I didn’t get to kill him myself.”

Li Yelai sneered inwardly, ”You are feeling sorry too soon. Wait until you try to enter the Giant City to steal the Spirit Extinguisher; you are in for a surprise!”

”Lord Black Umbrella, I would like to trade with you. Please craft another Ash Summoning Item,” Li Yelai thought, cursing inwardly, but respectfully said, ”I am willing to provide Insect Race materials.”

”Has your mount been damaged in the war? Well, one set of Hunting Insect materials then,” Black Umbrella nodded and said, ”When you have prepared the body, bring the materials and the bell to me.”

”Yes, Lord Black Umbrella!” Li Yelai responded.

Black Umbrella then said with a smile, ”By the way, Shan Cha is also trading Insect Race materials. I estimate he is in No.3 Border City too; you better be careful of backstabbing.”

Li Yelai glanced at Jing Lin in the distance, and Jing Lin, after hearing his codename, turned his head to look back.

The two made eye contact, both seeming cautious.

After all, the identity of an Ark Chosen One is extremely precious, and if the two sides meet, nothing good would occur.

But... both were pretending...

Later, people traded materials or information occasionally, sharing some information. Li Yelai took careful note of everything.

Among them, some noteworthy information included:

The Kunlun Giant City and the ’God Demon Tomb’ in the Forbidden Zone were at war, fighting fiercely with a Spiritual Ability Supreme taking action.

Additionally, within a Forbidden Zone called ’Wutian City’ located in the southern hemisphere, a Virtual Realm Creature had ascended to Supreme.

The nearest Giant City had already entered first-level war preparedness.

The rest of the information seemed trivial.

After about fifteen minutes, various trades gradually ceased.

Once all the Ark Chosen Ones had left the private space, the Book Holder spoke up.

”Ladies and gentlemen, up until now, two images of the thirteen have appeared, with the third still unfolding. When all thirteen images are displayed, it will herald the arrival of the great Calamity. I hope everyone can strive to accumulate their power before then.”

”What is this great Calamity?” an Ark Chosen One asked.

The Book Holder slowly shook his head, ”Fate has not revealed it to me, but it will inevitably come. I hope to see you all in the new world.”

Afterwards, the Book Holder was the first to leave, his figure blurring and disappearing in the hall.

”The pretentiousness is quite high, but they’re not wrong,” an Ark Chosen One scoffed.

”At least it’s mostly correct,” another somewhat worried Ark Chosen One said, ”The situation is getting more difficult.”

”Anyone can always surrender to the Forbidden Zone,” a Forbidden Zone Creature laughed, ”It’s not unprecedented.”

”Heh...” a Human Elector sneered.

Shortly after, the meeting ended.

...

In a cave within a valley in the Lost Land.

Chu He opened his eyes.

”Have you returned? What materials did you get this time?” A voluptuous woman clad in beast skin beside him asked.

”Yes, take these,” Chu He nodded, and then took out two buckets filled with Scarlet Tree Liquid.

”Such strong life force? There’s actually someone trading this in the ark?” The woman was elated.

”The outside world doesn’t need this for sustenance,” Chu He said with a smile.

However, the woman didn’t rashly absorb the tree sap but carried the buckets outside the cave.

Soon, cheers erupted outside the cave.

Hearing that, Chu He smiled, then stood up and picked up his great sword.

Walking out of the cave, he was greeted by faces filled with hope.

The woman then poured the Scarlet Tree Liquid into the ground, making a golden sapling in the valley shine even more brilliantly.

As the golden sapling glowed, a thin golden light covered the valley, making the gray sky a bit clearer.

”This should last quite a long time. After the next trade, it should last about a year,” Chu He thought.

He picked up his great sword and walked out of the golden barrier.

He headed towards a mountain in the distance where lightning flashed and thunder roared.