Chapter 270: Qiongqi Essence Blood, Nine Nether Underworld Tiger

Looking at Ying Wangu's opportunity panel, a curve formed at the corner of Zhou Chen's mouth.

Lifespan nearly exhausted? Qiongqi's Lair?

I didn't expect this old geezer to drop such good things when he's so close to death.

"What are you laughing at?"

Ying Wangu frowned, a bad premonition rising in his heart as he said coldly, "Death is imminent, yet you can still laugh?"

"I'm laughing at… forget it, you wouldn't understand even if I told you."

Zhou Chen shook his head, a trace of playfulness flashing in his eyes.

"Courting death!"

Ying Wangu was completely enraged. His hands formed seals as the power of his Ice Soul Divine Body erupted fully.

"Eternal Ice Seal!"

The space within a hundred thousand miles was instantly frozen. Countless ice crystals condensed into chains, coiling toward Zhou Chen.

This was his famous Cultivation Technique, reaching the High Grade Imperial Rank. Combined with the fifty percent Law of Ice he had comprehended, he had once used this move to slay a heavily injured Emperor Realm Fifth Layer Yao Beast.

However, Zhou Chen merely lifted his right hand gently.

"chaos bell."

The ancient toll of a bell rang out, vibrating throughout the entire Ancient Desolate Secret Realm.

Hum—

A palm-sized, damaged golden bell flew out from Zhou Chen's palm, rapidly expanding to a thousand zhang in size.

Although the bell's body was covered in cracks, the aura it emitted made Ying Wangu tremble all over.

"This is… an Immortal Artifact?!"

Ying Wangu's eyes widened, his voice changing pitch.

The chaos bell hummed as a golden light surged from within, and the surrounding space suddenly solidified.

"Space-Time Cage!"

The golden light spread rapidly, forming a massive transparent cage that trapped Ying Wangu inside.

"Damn it!" Ying Wangu's face changed drastically. He channeled all his spiritual energy and threw a punch at the transparent barrier of the cage.

Boom!

Ying Wangu's fist was repelled, and his entire body was sent flying, crashing into the other side of the cage. The Space-Time Cage didn't budge an inch. Ying Wangu was like a trapped beast in a cage; no matter how he attacked, he couldn't break through.

Seeing this, Zhou Chen didn't give his opponent any chance to breathe. He flipped his right hand, and black Qi began to permeate from his palm.

"Pluto Seal Third Layer, Underworld Soul Suppression!"

The black Qi rapidly condensed into a seal. In the center of the seal was a hideous ghost face with its mouth wide open, as if it wanted to devour everything.

The seal flew toward Ying Wangu at extreme speed.

Ying Wangu sensed the aura of death, and a flash of panic crossed his face. At this moment, he truly felt the terror of death.

"Azure Lotus Sword Venerable! I am willing to submit! I am willing to be your servant! Spare my life!"

Ying Wangu fell to his knees, begging piteously.

Zhou Chen's eyes were cold. Without any hesitation, he flicked his finger, and the Pluto Seal erupted with its strongest power.

"If you die today, I live another day. It's not that you know you're wrong, it's that you know you're about to die."

Zhou Chen said indifferently.

Subsequently, the Pluto Seal erupted completely, and the black Qi instantly devoured Ying Wangu's entire body.

Ying Wangu screamed as his body shattered inch by inch from the inside out, finally turning into a cloud of blood mist. Even his Primordial Spirit failed to escape.

Having dealt with Ying Wangu, Zhou Chen put away the chaos bell and rushed toward the location of Ying Wangu's Opportunity.

According to the System's guidance, the Qiongqi Essence Blood should be in a cave not far ahead.

Half a quarter-hour later, deep inside the cave.

Although there was a defensive Formation, it was no difficult task for Zhou Chen, and he quickly cracked it.

He saw a jade bottle placed on a stone platform ahead. Inside the jade bottle was a dark red liquid emitting a dense Demonic Qi.

Zhou Chen took it in his hand. Under the perception of his Divine Thought, a surge of malevolent aura made him realize that this was indeed the Qiongqi Essence Blood.

At this moment, the System's notification sounded.

[Congratulations to the Host for intercepting the Opportunity: Qiongqi Essence Blood. Triggering Ten-Thousand-Fold Return. Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the Qiongqi Bloodline (Yao Beast Exclusive).]

Looking at the dense essence blood in his hand, Zhou Chen's heart stirred.

His beast pet, the Mystic Ice Crystal Tiger, Xiao Hong, had barely seen any improvement in strength.

This was mainly because Zhou Chen had been busy increasing his own strength lately and had neglected its growth.

"Xiao Hong, come out."

Zhou Chen summoned the Mystic Ice Crystal Tiger from his Small World.

A flash of white light appeared, and a massive white tiger manifested before him. Xiao Hong wagged its tail and affectionately rubbed against Zhou Chen's hand.

Zhou Chen stroked Xiao Hong's head, feeling a bit guilty.

"Xiao Hong, it's my fault for not taking good care of you during this time. Today, I've brought you a grand gift."

Zhou Chen took out the Qiongqi Essence Blood: "This is Qiongqi Essence Blood, a rare treasure. It's enough to make your strength skyrocket and your Bloodline evolve."

Xiao Hong looked at the Qiongqi Essence Blood in Zhou Chen's hand, its eyes flashing with excitement. It opened its mouth, gently bit the jade bottle, and dragged it in front of itself.

Zhou Chen nodded: "Swallow it."

Xiao Hong crushed the jade bottle in one bite and swallowed the essence blood within. As soon as it was swallowed, Xiao Hong's body began to tremble violently, and countless red lights shone through its body.

At the same time, Zhou Chen silently activated the Qiongqi Bloodline on the Mystic Ice Crystal Tiger.

Then, he quickly stepped back a few paces to give Xiao Hong enough space.

"Roar!"

Xiao Hong let out a sky-shaking roar. Its body began to swell, and its fur gradually changed from its original white to a deep, profound black, faintly tinged with purple light.

A sharp single horn grew from its forehead, and nine purple patterns emerged on its back, each emitting a terrifying aura.

Xiao Hong's aura climbed steadily, breaking through two layers of shackles directly from the tenth layer of the Saint Realm, reaching the Quasi-Emperor Realm in one go!

Looking at the appearance of the Mystic Ice Crystal Tiger, Zhou Chen couldn't help but marvel, "I didn't expect Xiao Hong's Bloodline to evolve into the legendary Nine Nether Underworld Tiger. This is one of the ten great ancient Vicious Beasts."

After the Bloodline evolution was complete, Xiao Hong lay on the ground, its eyes slowly closing as it fell into a deep sleep.

Zhou Chen could feel the powerful energy surging within its body, seemingly accumulating strength in preparation for the next Breakthrough.

The energy of the Qiongqi Bloodline was too powerful, making it impossible for Xiao Hong to absorb it all at once, so falling into a deep sleep was normal.

After confirming that Xiao Hong was fine, Zhou Chen put it back into the Small World.

Then, Zhou Chen opened the System panel to check the opportunities of other prodigies, beginning his grand undertaking of stealing opportunities.

Two days later.

In the eastern part of the Ancient Desolate Secret Realm, there was an abandoned ancient palace.

Deep within the palace, a Jade Slip shimmering with golden light lay quietly on a stone platform.

This was Ying Ziang's Opportunity, the Overlord Formula.

Zhou Chen walked to the stone platform and reached out to pick up the Jade Slip.

[Ding! Intercepted Top-Grade Saint Rank Cultivation Technique "Overlord Formula". Triggering Hundred-Fold Return. Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the Medium Grade Imperial Rank Cultivation Technique "Nine Tripod Overlord Formula"!]

An Imperial Rank Medium Grade Cultivation Technique was more than a hundred times stronger than the original "Overlord Formula," but for Zhou Chen, it no longer held much attraction.

Zhou Chen checked the Jade Slip, browsing through it quickly.

Although he didn't plan to Cultivate this technique, some of the insights within were still quite valuable.

"Not bad."

Zhou Chen put away the Jade Slip and turned to leave the palace.

Two days later.

Passing through a dense forest, Zhou Chen arrived at a stone bridge.

A black long spear was stuck into the bridge. It looked ordinary, with no aura to speak of.

If it weren't for the opportunity panel, even Zhou Chen wouldn't have seen anything unusual.

"This should be Jiang Tianxing's Opportunity."

Ssh.

Zhou Chen stepped forward and, with just a slight application of force, easily pulled out the long spear.