Chapter 580: Audacious in the Extreme (IV)

Chapter 580: Audacious in the Extreme (IV)

Xu Xing felt a headache settling in. Was this the monster spirit style? This one demanded the Windchaser Boot as soon as it saw him! Damn this monster spirit, the conversation would be difficult now!

“And don’t think we’re borrowing it for free!” Li Hao added via a strong mental ripple as the man grappled with his response. “The venerated dragon god has said that the Kui Mountains will temporarily mobilize five Nova monster spirit kings to fight for you if you lend it to us. We will also pay five drops of Water of Life each year as the price for borrowing the origin weapon!”

He waved a paw, surprising Panther as he did so. So you’re manipulating this dog’s body now, huh!

A small flask appeared, revealing a verdant drop of Water of Life! Xu Xing’s eyes widened as a light danced in them. DiiScôver new stories on no/v/e()/lbin(.)c/o/m

“This!” Li Hao proclaimed boldly. “Have humans seen this before? This is a treasure! The venerated dragon god received it when he paid his respects to the guardian spirit...”

“Guardian spirit?” Xu Xing’s expression shifted slightly.

“You don’t know?” Li Hao lied at the drop of a hat. “There is an imperial palace in the depths of the Kui Mountains and the great guardian spirit within who has protected us for eons. He is undying, immortal, and his intent leads to the divine. His core origin opens the way and coalesces the Lake of Life. That has forged the glories of our mountains! If it wasn’t for the great guardian spirit needing to stand guard over the palace and finding it inconvenient to leave the mountains, your manor would be destroyed with the snap of a finger!”

Xu Xing listened blankly to what he was learning. In the rear yard, Xu Qing crushed the wooden armrests of his chair to pieces. He was shaken by these revelations. “Imperial palace, guardian plant spirit, Lake of Life, core origin...”

“Were the Kui Mountains... once the personal training grounds of an ancient emperor?” He couldn’t regain his calm!

Xu Xing’s subordinates looked curiously at him, but the man continued to be rocked by shock. “It’s said that there was an ultimate powerhouse in the ancient civilization called the Human King... as well as some supreme heavyweights hailed as emperors... They are existences that cannot be imagined. Domineering and valiant, they destroyed stars as a casual afterthought.

“Their palaces were specially labeled imperial palaces and usually guarded by plant spirits. Plant spirits were major tree spirits that could produce Water of Life. Core origin refers to the essential nature of martial dao. It’s difficult to estimate how strong it was, but any who touched upon this domain were premier powerhouses. At the very least, they are existences that we cannot rival even if we break our sixth supernatural lock...

“Not to mention, this is one that’s lived for thousands upon thousands of years! That’s incredible!”

“Your Grace... Are there really heavyweights still surviving from the ancient times?” His subordinates were finally adequately shocked. They looked at each other with disbelief. “What kind of terrifying existence can live for so long?”

“It’s hard to say...” Xu Qing shook his head, grave as could be. “I’d thought that the Kui Mountains possessed only the snakes as their strong race, but if what this monster spirit says is true, then these mountains are much more frightening than Sky Roc Mountain and Phoenix Mountain!

“It’s just... they want the Windchaser Boot...” The duke frowned ferociously. Did the treasure have something to do with the other’s transformation? He took out a transmission pendant and sent some words to his son.

......

In the front hall.

“Envoy, if I may be so bold.” Xu Xing surreptitiously checked his pendant. “Why does Senior Dragon God need my family’s legacy treasure to complete the ascension?”

“You don’t even know this??” Li Hao flew into a rage. “We don’t want the treasure, but the wisp of core origin within! These ancient divine weapons were forged from the corpses of powerful plant and monster spirits! The stronger they are, the greater the body they were crafted from!

“This Windchaser boot is supposed to have a cold yin presence to it. It’s very suited to the venerated dragon god’s core origin. He doesn’t want the stupid weapon itself, but the core origin! The rest of the treasure is trash once he comprehends it. We wouldn’t want it if you gave it to us, we’ll naturally return it to you!”

The transmission pendant in his hand vibrated with a few short lines of text. “Reporting to Your Grace, I have reached the Kui Mountains and met with their snake king after some setbacks. Upon mentioning the envoy, the snake king only said that the envoy is the descendant of an ancient monster spirit and possesses a lofty identity. He refused to say anything else before expelling me from the mountain...”

Xu Qing blinked. What did this mean? The descendant of an ancient monster spirit? Did saying nothing else mean a denial, a confirmation, or too much contempt to respond?

He was confused, but this also affirmed that the golden monster spirit was the descendant of an ancient monster spirit. Even the big snake said that it possessed a lofty identity. Could it be... that the golden monster spirit was descended from a monster spirit in the imperial palace? Were there more monster spirits alive in the imperial palace other than the plant spirits?

Xu Qing’s heart jolted with shock when his thoughts traveled here. Just how many secrets were buried in the Kui Mountains?

......

At the same time in the Kui Mountains.

The big snake watched the human powerhouse leave. It was confused, but being rather intelligent, it’d guessed at something. The snake quickly put the matter out of mind. This king didn’t say anything and didn’t admit to an envoy. If you come for this king after the fact, you will find quite the retribution on your hands!

The descendant of an ancient monster spirit and a lofty identity was true enough, that was not false. Responding with only the truth was already a great show of face. If these humans dared be dissatisfied and make trouble for the monster spirit king of the Kui Mountains, it would not show mercy!

I wonder what the young man from Battle Heaven wishes to do?

As curious as the snake was, it quickly moved on to other matters. Since the young man was conducting a military mission, there was none of its business here. He’d mentioned obstructing strong foes... was it the Steadfast Duke?

As worthy of the heritage of an ancient clan, the young man had quite the courage! The Steadfast Duke was not one to easily take on. However, the Kui Mountains were the snake’s territory; it wasn’t afraid of a human duke. If the young man could help it transform into a dragon... It would be fine with outright attacking the duke’s manor.

......

Xu Qing sank into deep thought. If the golden monster spirit was a descendent of an ancient monster spirit in the imperial palace, then this was not an entity to be provoked. He could afford to offend the big snake, but an ancient monster spirit...

Despite not knowing how strong the monster spirit was, one that was alive in present day was frightfully terrifying. He had to avoid irritating this monster spirit at all costs! The duke quickly sent another message to Xu Xing.

“Envoy, if I may be so bold again, the dragon god of the Kui Mountains says that you are from an ancient bloodline. May we be so honored as to meet your ancestor?”

Li Hao’s heart quailed! Holy fuck? How long has it been since I’ve been here? You guys went to see the big snake?

His palms were clammy with sweat, but it sounded like the big snake hadn’t said anything or exposed him. An ancient bloodline... so that was all that the big snake said? Damn that scared me!

The young man’s heart raced with adrenaline. He’d been too careless! The only thing he thought of was how far away the mountains were—he hadn’t thought that the duke would send someone there! He’d thought that no one would suspect him when disguised as a monster spirit, and yet, they had.

Thank goodness the snake hadn’t denied his story, or the situation wouldn’t be what it was now.

But in that case... the big snake might be in trouble after he concluded his business.