Chapter 819: Silver Beetles’ Nes (1/2)

Yin Yanan’s air-transportation spiritual tool suddenly came to a stop.

Separated from each other by a few hundred meters, Nie Tian’s group and the young Phantasm stared at each other. With a mysterious smile on his face, the Phantasm youngster didn’t seem eager to launch any attacks.

The illusory skull, which was formed by countless discarnate souls, floated slowly about, collecting the agonizing souls of those who had recently died.

The top of the short mountain peak was almost smooth enough to be used as a mirror. Nie Tian examined it with rapt attention, and discovered that it wasn’t rocks that were revealed by the cut, but some kind of crystal.

The crystal seemed to have been hidden within the heart of the mountain peak before it had been cut in the middle.

Under the dazzling starlight, the crystal, whose size was unknown, suddenly unleashed misty light, as if to channel something to it.

Eyes narrowed, Nie Tian examined his surroundings with rapt attention, and discovered that the Phantasm Qi in the vicinity was being channeled and slowly infusing into the crystal.

Eyebrows furrowed, Yin Yanan said, “That’s a sixth grade Phantasm. I have a feeling that he’ll be very hard to handle, but what worries me the most is that skull made of discarnate souls. Even though I don’t know exactly what it is, my Frost Blood Python seems to be rather apprehensive about it.”

While she spoke, Nie Tian saw the tattoo-like Frost Blood Python pattern gradually grow distinct on her slender waist.

By the time the Frost Blood Python pattern fully revealed itself, Nie Tian instantly felt the intensity of her flesh aura start to skyrocket.

SSSS! SSSS!

In the next moment, the Frost Blood Python slithered out of her waist that was devoid of any fat, and morphed into its solid form. Then, it actually coiled around her waist.

A flesh aura that was unique to eighth grade spirit beasts instantly burst forth from within it, making even Nie Tian sense great pressure from it.

“The eighth grade, finally,” Nie Tian marveled weakly.

Even though it had just advanced to the eighth grade, it now possessed the battle prowess of a Void domain human expert.

Now that this Frost Blood Python had advanced to the eighth grade, Nie Tian’s Bone Blood Demon wouldn’t have any advantage facing it.

The Bone Blood Demon had been at the eighth grade when it had been alive, but now, after being turned into a blood puppet, it could only display the battle prowess of a seventh grade Bonebrute.

The smile soon faded from the Phantasm youngster’s face as he saw the Frost Blood Python slowly uncoil from Yin Yanan’s waist to slither on the floor.

As he gazed at the Frost Blood Python from afar, the prismatic crystal between his eyebrows suddenly lit up, and the skull made of discarnate souls stopped collecting souls, but instead floated over his head motionlessly.

Only then did he seem somewhat secure and relaxed.

Very vigilant, the youngster said in perfect human language, “This is a phantasm crystal that I’m standing on. It’s useless for you humans.” Then, pointing in a direction, he added, “You’d better go there. There are spiritual materials that suit you humans there. I know your spirit beast is at the eighth grade, but neither of us will benefit if we’re to engage in a fierce battle. I suggest we make peace.”

Yin Yanan closed her eyes and stroked the Frost Blood Python’s head gently to communicate with it in private.

From the Frost Blood Python, she learned that the skull made of countless discarnate souls was extremely strange and evil.

Even the eighth grade Frost Blood Python didn’t have complete confidence to beat it in battle.

“Did you kill all these people?” Nie Tian asked.

The Phantasm youngster nodded slightly.

Nie Tian’s eyes widened with shock. “Including the outsiders?”

Aside from humans, there were also Stonemen, Birdmen, Blackscales, and Demons among the corpses scattered in the vicinity.

He had had a few encounters with outsiders. Every time, the Phantasms had fought side by side with Demons, Fiends, and other outsiders, so he had thought they were allies.

Who would have thought this Phantasm youngster had actually killed other outsiders too?

The handsome youngster fixed Nie Tian with a puzzled look. “Yeah… Is this your first time in the Shatter Battlefield?”

“Yes, it is,” Yin Yanan answered.

An enlightened expression appeared on the youngster’s face as he said, “No wonder. There are no rules in the Shatter Battlefield. People kill even their own kind in here, not to mention that they weren’t my kind. I won’t hesitate to kill anyone who wants to take this phantasm crystal from me, even other Phantasms.

“Hey, speaking of which, you humans are actually more extreme than us.

“The fights you have among yourselves are even more fierce and regardless of any rules. So I advise you to be more careful when you run into your kind in here.”

With these words, he sat down and closed his eyes.

However, the enormous skull over his head fixed its dark, hollow eyes on Nie Tian and the girls.

The three of them would feel light-headed whenever they looked at that skull, as if they were going to lose control of their own souls.

Yin Yanan communicated briefly with her eighth grade Frost Blood Python before turning to Nie Tian and saying, “This Phantasm won’t be easy to handle, and that phantasm crystal is indeed of no use to us.”

Nie Tian pondered briefly and said, “Alright, do what you think is right.”

Then, without asking for Mu Biqiong’s opinion, Yin Yanan once again started her air-transportation spiritual tool.

The air-transportation spiritual tool turned and left in the direction the youngster had pointed out for them.