Chapter 176 - Fast Progress (1/2)

The green potion antidote was injected into the Death Scythe’s arm. The lump on its arm shrank down for a little bit. However, the pus inside the lump was still there and there was no sign of it going away.

Old Mo’s face was clouded. He didn’t know that the Black Spiders’ toxins would be potent enough to hurt the Death Scythe, a ninth-rank beast.

The others also noticed that the wound was not getting better. This sign made them nervous. They realized that the Black Spiders’ poison was not something to be underestimated.

On the other hand, the Dark Dragon Hound was still full of vim and vigor. It was hunting for food among the dead Black Spiders.

Nie Chengkong threw a glance at the Dark Dragon Hound and then said to Su Ping, “Brother Su, your Dark Dragon Hound is very resistant to the poison.”

Su Ping nodded. The Dark Dragon Hound was practically immune to all the toxic beasts on the dragon scale lands.

Of course, the same was true for the Inferno Dragon and the Purple Python. Naturally, the three pets had adapted, achieving this level of immunity after dying time after time.

Adapting was evolving. The three pets’ combat abilities were still the same as before and their appearances did not change. However, their inner structures were rapidly evolving at all times! The level of resistance could be visibly demonstrated in special situations, such as the one encountered that day. The internal structure was different when compared to the progress in combat abilities but this was one of the parameters considered in the evaluation of the pets’ apt.i.tude.

Su Ping nodded to Nie Chengkong’s comment. Nie Chengkong and the others stared at the Dark Dragon Hound. Some of them found this pet strange and odd, while others became a bit jealous.

Under normal circ.u.mstances, none of them would have bothered to build a contract with a Dark Dragon Hound, even if they were given one for free. After all, middle-rank pets were of no use to them. Rather, those pets would waste s.p.a.ce in their spirit.

But this Dark Dragon Hound was different. It was very powerful, talented and it had just proven to be resistant to toxins. The Dark Dragon Hound was the best of the best, a rare one. This Dark Dragon was just as valuable, or even more valuable than an average ninth-rank beast!

They were envious of Su Ping, since he had been able to get such a precious pet. Luo Guxue was the only one who knew better. This Dark Dragon Hound had most likely been trained in Su Ping’s store. Pets born with such rare talents did exist. But the ones as precious as the Dark Dragon Hound were few and far between.

Besides, if such pets were auctioned, the organizer would promote the news everywhere. All of them would have known about it. It was unlikely that Su Ping would have bought his pet without leaking any information.

The only thing they felt sorry about was that this Dark Dragon Hound had a middle-rank bloodline. If it had had an advanced bloodline, then the Dark Dragon Hound would truly be priceless. Such a pet would be coveted by some t.i.tled battle pet warriors that had retired from society.

“This potion cannot remove the poison but it can stop it from spreading. Let’s go,” Old Mo said with a sour face. He didn’t want the others to check the Death Scythe’s wound any longer. It was humiliating.

Nie Chengkong felt he could breathe again. “Let’s go get the treasure,” He proposed.

Everyone’s eyes glowed at the mention of their goal.

Guo Yuelin and Zhou Jing explored the way. Soon, they were deep into the valley. Inside, they found a tunnel-like cave. They stepped into the tunnel. Luo Guxue used her Flare Bird’s flames to light up the way.

Spider webs were found at every corner; this had obviously been their den. However, no spider could be found inside. All of them had perished in the previous battle.

The cave was empty. They pressed forward. Finally, they found the treasure they were looking for.

The treasure was a sword that had been stuck in one of the walls deep inside the cave. The air around the sword was rippling. This was a piece of treasure that had come into being in ancient times. The recent technology was unable to manufacture this sword.

Rare treasures could generate miraculous effects and could work well with the astral powers cultivated by the battle pet warriors. They could use their astral powers to control those treasures. Many such precious weapons could inflict more harm and do more wonders than those produced with t.i.tanium alloys and modern technology.

Although t.i.tanium alloy swords were hard and sharp enough, they lacked the mysterious and magical functions found in secret treasures, which could not be replicated by technology.

“Are there… any traps?”

They stopped in front of the sword, looking around nervously.

It was said that, other than the beasts on guard, there would be additional traps around a piece of treasure.

Su Ping was speechless after seeing Guo Linyue act so timidly. But soon, he realized that Nie Chengkong, Chen, and everyone else were also acting with an intense mood. They were checking around as if there were indeed

a trap.

Su Ping did not stop there. He stepped forward and pulled the sword out.

“No—!” Everyone else shouted at the same time when they saw Su Ping moving forward, which was considered reckless.

Before they could finish screaming the word, the sword had already been pulled out. Everyone was frightened stiff.

Nie Chengkong was the first one to come back to his senses. He threw a look around on high alert, just to make sure that no trap had been activated. Relieved, he said to Su Ping, “That was too impulsive. How dangerous would it be if there were traps!”

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Su Ping didn’t reply since Nie Chengkong said those words out of worry. He decided to accept this and let it go.

Before that old dragon had pa.s.sed away, it had scattered all of its treasures across all the dragon scale lands and had beasts guarding those treasures. Everything the old dragon did was to increase the difficulty of receiving its legacy.