Chapter 1042 – Utilizing the Treasure-Fishing Rod

…Meanwhile, outside the Desolated Battle Ancient Woods…

The Old Illusionist, Qin Hou, and Nangong Wei executed powerful Monarch Arts that destroyed the herbs, resulting in a great impact.

A moment later, the place finally fell silent.

“Who would have thought a mere Qin Nan to be this resourceful, even having such an expert with him!” Qin Hou said with a dark expression.

Unlike the Old Illusionist and Nangong Wei, apart from trying to get the treasure left by the Heaven-Shattering Martial Monarch, he hated Qin Nan to the guts too.

In his sect, his rival always joked about the fact that he had the same surname as Qin Nan, claiming that Qin Nan was his brother.

As such, Qin Hou began to direct a piece of his mind toward Qin Nan.

Now that Qin Nan had managed to escape from them, he felt even more unpleasant.

“Senior Brother, what shall we do?” Nangong Wei asked. His gaze toward the Desolated Battle Ancient Woods was filled with a hint of intimidation.

“Hehe, are you two scared?” The Old Illusionist uttered a hollow laugh, “I’ll excuse myself first.”

Saying this, his figure entered the woods with a flicker.

“We’ll follow him too. Even if there were any danger, Qin Nan and the woman would have cleared it for us.” Qin Hou made his decision after a slight ponder.

…Meanwhile, deep inside the Desolated Battle Ancient Woods…

Qin Nan came to a stop, setting his eyes ahead.

The number of the Desolated Battle Ancient Trees decreased gradually, replaced by a wide crimson path. At the end of it stood three blue mountains surrounding a spacious area like three guards.

A formidable battle intent could be detected from the area, which was significantly stronger than the Desolated Battle Ancient Woods. Qin Nan could even see several spirits that were formed by the battle intent passing by.

“Follow behind…” Princess Miao Miao was about to say something.

“Follow behind me.” Qin Nan said firmly as he led the way.

Princess Miao Miao was startled before a blossoming smile appeared on her face as she followed Qin Nan.

This guy was quite handsome when he was demanding.

As the two entered the valley, the formidable battle intent surged in their direction. Qin Nan let out a groan and absorbed the battle intent into his body, causing the armor plate on him to materialize completely and glow like a magical armor.

The battle spirits flying in the air immediately made way for them, showing no sign of hostility.

“So many corpses…”

Qin Nan slowed down his pace as his right arm exploded into the Heaven-Shattering Saber.

Countless skeletons lay on the ground in front of them. To their astonishment, most of them consisted of broken limbs and arms. Not a single one was complete. Apart from the presence of battle intent, there was no sign of any other will, thus they all looked ordinary.

However, the people who could make their way here were surely experts, thus it was impossible that their remains did not possess any will.

It appeared that everything that they had once possessed had been sucked away by a mysterious force.

“Isn’t that the Lunar-Glow Cave?”

Qin Nan proceeded forward a little further as he did not encounter any danger. He raised his head and saw a brilliant icy glow being emitted by the cave a distance away, which was similar to the glow of the moon at night.

“That must be it.” Princess Miao Miao frowned as she spoke, “That’s strange, the roar clearly came from this direction. Something must have been awakened, but why is it so quiet here?”

“Battle spirits, go!”

Qin Nan demanded.

The battle spirits roaming in the air shuddered before flying toward the Lunar-Glow Cave obediently.

BANG!

As soon as they approached the entrance of the cave, a giant claw with glowing blue scales reached out from it and pinched the battle spirits into pieces.

Following this, a pair of giant bloodshot eyes slowly appeared from the lunar glow, staring at Qin Nan and Princess Miao Miao.

“Mm?”

Qin Nan’s expression changed.

The moment the giant eyes were opened, he could sense a great impact from some invisible force. If it weren’t for the armor plate, he would most likely have been knocked backward.

It seemed like the beast inside the cave possessed a cultivation of the half-Martial Monarch Realm!

In addition to that, it was no ordinary half-Martial Monarch Realm beast!

“Qin Nan, it’s the Hell Heaven-Battling Dragon, a member of the dragon tribe. It has six wings and eight claws! It’s most likely the mutation of a deceased expert of the dragon tribe due to the battle intent here. If I’m not mistaken, it’s guarding the Total Freeze Flower inside the cave!”

Princess Miao Miao transmitted her voice, “The situation is quite tricky for us. Since it was born inside the Lunar-Glow Cave, its strength is being boosted by the Lunar-Glow Heavenly Stone inside the cave. Even a Martial Monarch Realm expert would have a hard time trying to get past it!”

“Mm?” Qin Nan keenly realized something and asked, “Isn’t the Total Freeze Flower a kind of herb? Why can’t you control it?”

“The Total Freeze Flower is different. I can’t do that with my current strength. It’s also the reason why I’m here.” Princess Miao Miao shook her head and wore a grim expression as she recalled something.

If she were still the same, how could the Total Freeze Flower not welcome her as soon as she arrived?

“This is hard!”

Qin Nan murmured with a frown.

The Hell Heaven-Battling Dragon was guarding the entrance of the Lunar-Glow Cave, and it was capable of stopping a Martial Monarch Realm expert, thus it was impossible for them to get past it.

“Right! I almost forgot about that!”

Qin Nan’s eyes flickered.

At that instant, the Hell Heaven-Battling Dragon suddenly spoke with a thunderous voice, “Two incredibly weak humans, be gone! Otherwise, I’ll tear your bodies into pieces!”

Its eyes were filled with disdain.

“Humph, everyone knows how to bluff. You’re quite smug, tiny creature, aren’t you? Come, let’s have an enjoyable fight!” Princess Miao Miao snapped scornfully.

The Hell Heaven-Battling Dragon stared at the Princess without budging.

It was not stupid enough to leave the cave.

On the surface, its half-Martial Monarch Realm cultivation could easily suppress the two, but it had no idea what the cunning humans had up their sleeves. It would be a great disaster if it let them take away the Total Freeze Flower.

Princess Miao Miao’s expression became dark when it did not take her bait.

“Princess, attack!”

Qin Nan uttered a roar all of a sudden as he unleashed the Destruction Domain with a stomp and slashed at the Hell Heaven-Battling Dragon with the Heaven-Shattering Saber.

Princess Miao Miao was slightly startled, who immediately reacted. She waved her hand, summoning flowers from the rift, which turned into swords that poured down onto the beast.

She was clueless as to what Qin Nan was planning, but she had complete trust in him.

“HAHAHA! Two ignorant imbeciles, I’m undefeatable as long as I’m inside the Lunar-Glow Cave. Your attacks can’t even penetrate my flesh!” The Hell Heaven-Battling Dragon burst out laughing.

However, its eyes widened as the saber intent of the Heaven-Shattering Saber struck its body.

Several of its scales were broken as dark red dragon blood splattered out.

It…

Was injured!

Qin Nan let out a hollow laugh. Although the dragon tribe’s flesh was extraordinary, his Heaven-Shattering Saber was even more terrifying!

“You dare to hurt me, die!” The Hell Heaven-Battling Dragon was shocked and furious. It let out a roar into the sky and scratched with a ferocious might.

“Princess, try to keep it busy and aim for its wounds!” Qin Nan yelled.

“Sure!” Princess Miao Miao sprang into the sky and performed a hand seal, causing the petals of colorful flowers to combine into a lotus throne that descended upon the Hell-Battling Heavenly Dragon.

BANG BANG BANG!

The entire valley shook vigorously!

Princess Miao Miao and the Hell Heaven-Battling Dragon unleashed their attacks and both of their strengths seemed to be on the same level. After all, the Hell Heaven-Battling Dragon was able to match the strength of a Martial Monarch not because of its attack, but its outstanding defense!

“Right now!”

Qin Nan grabbed a hold of the opportunity as he took out the Treasure-Fishing Rod. He inserted his progenitor force into it and swung in the direction of the Lunar-Glow Cave.

Since they were unable to sneak into the cave, he would fish the Total Freeze Flower out instead!