txolops Chapter 47 Iron-Toothed Rat King
Chapter 47 Iron-Toothed Rat King
Zhang Tie reluctantly nodded in agreement to Chen Yuanshan's proposal.
Chen Yuanshan then released a black weasel the size of a house cat from his spirit beast pouch. The weasel's eyes darted around.
This is a level one spirit beast. It is not strong in combat, but it has a keen sense of smell and is extremely fast, making it suitable for scouting.
"Go!" Chen Yuanshan pointed to the entrance of the deep pool cave, and the black weasel transformed into a black ray of light and disappeared into the cave in a few breaths.
Chen Yuanshan seemed to be able to share the same perspective as the black weasel. After the black weasel entered, it closed its eyes and concentrated. After a moment, it opened its eyes, a hint of excitement flashing in them.
"Junior Brother Zhang, this deep pool is a hidden paradise, inhabited by many Iron-Toothed Rats, mostly level one, with the aura of a level two demonic beast. Furthermore, it seems that some kind of spiritual creature is being born in the deepest part!"
Zhang Tie's eyes lit up when he heard this.
He had a vague feeling that something was wrong with this deep pool before, but he didn’t go down to investigate rashly. Now that a spiritual creature has been born, could it be that the strange yin energy in the water before was the reason for the spiritual creature?
The spiritual object that can gather the entire Irontooth Rat swarm must be at least a spiritual herb over a hundred years old or some kind of creature that is extremely attractive to demonic beasts. In short, its value will not be low!
"Senior Brother Chen, do you mean to go down and check?" Zhang Tie asked.
Chen Yuanshan thought for a moment: "Go down, but be careful. Although the Iron-Toothed Rats are not strong, a large number of them will be difficult to deal with."
Zhang Tie naturally had no objections.
The two began to prepare. Chen Yuanshan took out a reprinted magic artifact and stepped into the deep pool first, followed closely by Zhang Tie. However, in the instant that Chen Yuanshan was not paying attention, several array flags were quietly set up.
One should always be wary of others; a spiritual creature has appeared in the deep pool, and wealth is tempting!
This can be considered Zhang Tie's backup plan, but his primary objective was not to deal with Chen Yuanshan.
If the other party doesn't have any malicious intentions, this formation is not only to prevent the monsters inside from running out of the cave, but also to prevent anything from coming in from the outside.
If you think he's easy to bully and want to keep the spiritual item for yourself, then Zhang Tie can only say sorry!
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Two figures entered the deep pool, which was three or four zhang wide and filled with a stench emanating from demonic beasts and rotten mud.
After walking for nearly a hundred feet, the cave passage opened up considerably, revealing a hidden paradise.
"Squeak—"
A sharp cry came from all directions.
In the darkness, countless red eyes lit up.
Iron-toothed rats! There were at least dozens of them, densely packed, emerging from the cracks in the cave walls everywhere.
"So many!" Zhang Tie frowned. A normal group of iron-toothed rats would only have thirty or forty members at most before reaching its limit. After all, feeding so many mouths would consume resources.
But right now there are fifty or sixty of them right in front of us, and more Iron-Toothed Rats are constantly swarming over from afar.
This is an extremely large group of Iron-Toothed Rats. Judging from the appearance, the Rat King is at least at the peak of level two!
"Junior Brother Zhang, you deal with the left side, I'll handle these on the right!" Chen Yuanshan clearly saw that the group of Iron-Toothed Rats was quite large, and he spoke with a serious expression.
Zhang Tie nodded, then unleashed the Golden Lock Ring, striking a charging Iron-Toothed Rat on the head, splattering its brains.
Although there were many of these first-level iron-toothed rats, it only took him a little time.
On the other side, Chen Yuanshan patted his spirit beast pouch, and a stone dragon lizard, ten feet long, gray-black in color, and with red stripes, appeared in the cave.
This stone dragon lizard is one of Chen Yuanshan's level-two spirit beasts. It has thick skin and flesh and is quite powerful in combat.
The Iron-Toothed Rats, seemingly fearless and guarding something, surged towards the two like a tide.
A steel-toothed rat emerged from the gap above Zhang Tie's head and pounced on him, its sharp teeth bared as it was about to bite. But a golden light flashed, and a single blow shattered it into pieces.
But even more iron-toothed rats surged up!
Zhang Tie frowned and stopped holding back. The Locking Golden Ring moved swiftly around him, and with each impact, an Iron-Toothed Rat was killed.
Chen Yuanshan was not slow either. The stone dragon lizard completely ignored the iron-toothed rat's attack and smashed the iron-toothed rat into a meat patty with one swipe of its claw. However, there were too many iron-toothed rats, so Chen Yuanshan had to take out a long sword to kill them.
The two killed one wave, but another wave came from the depths of the cave. The corpses of the Iron-Toothed Rats beside them were piled up into a small mountain, numbering at least a hundred.
"Junior Brother Zhang, this won't do. I'll charge forward, you stay behind and follow!"
Chen Yuanshan decided not to get entangled with these level-one demonic beasts. He urged the Stone Dragon Lizard to clear the way and rushed into the depths of the cave. Zhang Tiegen followed behind, with the Locking Golden Ring protecting their backs, and killed the Iron-Toothed Rats that tried to pursue them one by one.
The two fought their way out and ventured deep into the cave.
This place was indeed an underground river with extremely deep passages, but for some reason it suddenly stopped flowing!
The further in you go, the fewer Iron-Toothed Rats there are, but the stronger they become. Many high-grade level 1 Iron-Toothed Rats, and even peak level 1 Iron-Toothed Rats, appear. Fortunately, no level 2 Iron-Toothed Rats appear!
Chen Yuanshan explained that a group of Iron-Toothed Rats can only have one level-two Rat King. Other Iron-Toothed Rats that break through to level two will either be driven out or killed by the Rat King!
A moment later, the two finally reached the deepest part of the cave, which was at least twenty or thirty miles deep!
At the end of the cave is an extremely large chamber, about a hundred feet square, with smooth water patterns and cave walls on all sides.
In the center of the cave, there was a shallow pit about the size of a basin, in which a pool of silvery spiritual water had accumulated.
Their gazes fell simultaneously on the pool of spiritual water.
The silvery spiritual water glowed with a fluorescent light, and within it, several thumb-sized crystals seemed to be slowly condensing, one of which was already mostly solidified.
"This is... a Soul Nourishing Crystal?!" Chen Yuanshan's eyes widened as he recognized the crystal, his voice trembling slightly.
Zhang Tie was also shocked.
Soul-Nourishing Crystals? These crystals are actually such spiritual objects!
Soul-Nourishing Crystals are extremely rare spiritual objects in the cultivation world. They take at least five hundred years to form, and the crystals before and after their formation are completely different.
The spiritual water in which the Soul-Nourishing Crystal is formed is extremely poisonous; if a cultivator touches it, their soul will shatter, making it something to be avoided.
After crystallizing, the Soul Nourishing Crystal becomes a rare spiritual object that can nourish the soul and enhance divine sense. A Soul Nourishing Crystal the size of a fingernail is worth at least a thousand spirit stones, and it is priceless and unavailable.
"No wonder so many Iron-Toothed Rats are gathered here; they're waiting for the Soul-Nourishing Crystal to condense. This Soul-Nourishing Crystal is probably a great tonic for demonic beasts!" Zhang Tie realized.
Chen Yuanshan's expression also turned serious: "Yes, the Iron-Toothed Rat, a type of demonic beast, has low aptitude and its intelligence is not high at levels one and two. However, if it consumes a Soul-Nourishing Crystal, it may evolve into a higher-level demonic beast, making it extremely attractive to them!"
The two exchanged a glance, both seeing the same message in each other's eyes: they absolutely had to get their hands on this Soul Nourishing Crystal.
But to obtain the Soul Nourishing Crystal, we must first deal with that Level 2 Iron-Toothed Rat King!
However, after scanning the stone chamber with his divine sense, he did not find any trace of the level-two iron-toothed rat.