Chapter 176 - Chapter 176: Chapter 169: The Ambush of the Monarch Powerful Expert! (1/2)

Chapter 176: Chapter 169: The Ambush of the Monarch Powerful Expert!

Two Spirit Realm secret treasures! One piece of forbidden knowledge!

One of the two Spirit Realm secret treasures was a pure black crucifix brooch, while the other was a transparent ring, both containing mysterious powers.

Viscount Bast stored away the “crucifix brooch,” one of the Spirit Realm secret treasures, and handed the transparent ring to Byrne.

That crucifix brooch was placed right in the middle of the three treasures, as if it was something of significant importance. A glimpse of uncontrollable excitement flashed through Viscount Bast’s eyes.

After composing himself, he looked towards the others and said, “No objections, right? I was the one who found and led you all here, while Byrne sacrificed his own lifespan to open the door.”

“As for this piece of forbidden knowledge, it can be known by ten people, after which it will disappear… Who among you wants the forbidden knowledge?”

The forbidden knowledge of the Spirit Realm is of two types, one being weaker forbidden knowledge that can be spread without restriction, their contained mysteries not very powerful.

The other type, stronger forbidden knowledge, can only “parasitize” in a limited number of human minds. If known by too many people, they will naturally fade away, and even those who originally knew of them will forget as well.

There were still fifteen people present, excluding the other two from the Lion clan, leaving only ten who chose to gain the forbidden knowledge. The remaining three would receive a Treasure-class rare artifact as compensation after leaving the Spirit Realm.

After receiving the Spirit Realm secret treasure, Byrne also desired the forbidden knowledge and traded with another Extraordinary Exponent, exchanging three Collectible-class mysterious rare artifacts for a spot.

He and the other nine each lightly touched an amorphous blob of light, and suddenly, fresh mysterious knowledge emerged in everyone’s minds.

It was a very special Ritual Spell called the “View of Arnos,” which required a certain symbol to be marked on a target beforehand. Then, by gathering several kinds of offerings to form an Array, as long as the symbol wasn’t erased and the Array wasn’t destroyed, the spellcaster would be able to continuously observe the surroundings through the target’s view.

The target marked with the symbol could be a person or an object, and it was extremely covert, hardly detectable.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t a method to extend life.

“Ah, Irene…”

Byrne couldn’t help but sigh. His greatest hope for participating in this Spirit Realm voyage was actually to find a way to extend Irene’s lifespan.

Unfortunately, could there really be no way to let Irene live longer?

Byrne had also inquired with the President of the Alchemy Council, who possessed the technology to take away lifespans. However, the President also said that he could only seal the taken lifespans into containers, but not bestow them in reverse to others.

He shook his head and looked at the Spirit Realm secret treasure he had acquired.

It was a transparent ring, capable of storing within it lifeless and soulless objects. It could hold up to no more than one ton of material, and the items stored inside would never succumb to decay from the ravages of time.

An undeniably good item, although it didn’t compare to forbidden rare artifacts, it was still considered top-tier among Treasure-class rare artifacts.

“Eh? Be careful!”

Viscount Bast raised his head and suddenly issued a warning; all present immediately became alert. They quickly saw a purple glow emerging within the hardworking achievers space.

At that moment, a purple crystal leopard monster began to materialize out of thin air.

Its body was sleek, its crystal-built musculature distinctly visible. Its gait was elegant and swift, its eyes deep and sharp, every step radiating power, and its sharp teeth betrayed a lethal ferocity.

“It’s roughly equal to a high-level Transmutation-powered monster, and can be considered a formidable enemy; let’s all go together!”

Viscount Bast nodded slightly and issued the command while standing behind everyone.

In the next moment, over a dozen Extraordinary Exponents took action, with Colonel Abel Leone in the lead, who was also a high-level Transmutation Extraordinary Exponent and possessed the power of the Bronze Lion, alone capable of fully suppressing the monster.

Although the purple crystal leopard monster indeed had considerable strength, it was still swiftly defeated and shattered, unable to retaliate against such a powerful formation.

“We did it!”

“That was no pressure at all!”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, even feeling joy.

Only Viscount Bast and Byrne remained uneasy, both looking down at the remnants of the leopard monster.

Exchanging glances, they both nodded, sensing that things probably weren’t that simple and that the palace likely contained even greater power.

At the next moment, sure enough, the remnants began to reassemble and slowly rise again, with more purple crystals sprouting on their shattered bodies, multiplying in number.

Right before their eyes, two purple crystal leopard monsters of identical strength suddenly emerged!

“What’s going on?”

They were astonished and launched another attack, barely smashing the two dreadful creatures, but to their horror, they found that the remnants were still stirring back to life!

No matter what measures the group tried to stop the resurrection process, they were unable to interrupt it!

Byrne took a deep breath.