The Astral Pet Store
The Chapter 178
Astral Pet Store – Chapter 178
Soon, half a day had passed.
All thirteen treasure locations marked on the map have been explored. The only place left to explore was the core region that housed the main treasure.
In total, nine pieces of useful treasures were found from thirteen locations. Everyone had one item and there were extras left. Nie Chengkong took the opportunity and gave this item to Su Ping.
Su Ping did not care much about this item. It was one that no one wanted, and was worthless. It was an armor but it could only fend off attacks from average middle-class beasts. To Su Ping, this armor was useless. It was less effective than its Solar Bulwark.
Therefore, he accepted it. This was useless to him, but he could sell it for millions. It just so happened that he was short of money to upgrade the store.
The others had no problem with Su Ping taking the extra part. During their journey, Dark Dragon Hound Su Ping had displayed extraordinary abilities. They knew that this was the first time Su Ping had been there and this was the first time the land had been explored. Otherwise, they would have thought Su Ping had been there before.
Thanks to Su Ping's information, they managed to avoid many dangers. Every time they arrived at a location, Su Ping could figure out the general situation of the place. Their exploration went well thanks to his help. Su Ping clearly made the biggest contribution.
The greatest danger when they explored thirteen locations was when they encountered a ferocious beast in the middle position of the ninth rank. They had prepared the plan beforehand thanks to Su Ping head and they managed to kill the beast. However, Luo Guxue's Flare Bird had been injured while providing support and could no longer join the fight.
The items they found at that location were not as valuable as they thought they were. It's a broken item. They are not happy because their efforts are in vain.
“In front is core area.” Nie Chengkong looked very pleased. This was the moment he had been waiting for.
Everyone look over. It was a huge cave, deep like a tunnel. They could not see the end of this pitch-black hole.
A pungent smell came out from within, mixed with the smell of animal feces. Surely some ferocious beasts had lived there.
“That's our destination.”
Everyone's eyes are shining. Taking the treasures from this place was the main purpose of their journey.
Su Ping was excited as well. After the Astral Spirit Fruit was taken and everyone left, he could continue exploring other dragon-scale lands. There are some places he wants to visit. He wondered if the treasure there had already been taken.
“My hands can't feel what's inside,” Zhou Jing said. He had his eagle flying high to monitor the situation as a whole.
Su Ping became the center of attention. He was the one who searched for information in each location beforehand.
All eyes were on him. Su Ping did not hide any information from them. He said, “The ferocious beasts that live here are beasts in the top position of the ninth rank, a kind of sub-dragon species, Fire Flood Dragon. It was very destructive and skilled in spirit attacks.”
“Position top ranked ninth ?!”
This information surprised them all. They looked at Su Ping with frightened faces.
Nie Chengkong was equally afraid. “Are you sure?” He continued to stare at Su Ping. The higher the rank, the greater the gap in strength. In ninth rank, the difference between such a position was between eighth rank and ninth rank. Any beast in the top position of the ninth rank could easily defeat over a hundred beasts in the middle position of the ninth rank!
That is the truth!
Worse, the beast they were about to encounter was a sub-dragon. Of all the beasts of the top position of the ninth rank, this beast would be considered superior!
Old Mo and Chen looked at Su Ping and then at Nie Chengkong. Given their previous experience, although the information Su Ping had revealed was shocking, none of them doubted him at this moment. The only thing that made them nervous was Nie Chengkong's decision.
Nie Chengkong's goal for this trip was to obtain this ultimate treasure.
Is he going to give up?
“Captain Nie ..” Old Mo is thinking twice. He wanted to advise Nie not to do so.
Old Mo's Death Crescent was at the bottom of the ninth rank and had suffered some minor injuries in the previous fight. Moreover, the Death Scythe had yet to recover from the infection caused by the spider venom and was therefore unable to do its best. If they gathered everyone's strength together and the beast was in the middle position of the ninth rank, there was a chance of winning for them. However, the beast was at the top. The gap between a savage beast and a Death Scythe was like the gap between the seventh and ninth rank!
Chen thought about giving up as well. His dragon had a bloodline at the top of the ninth rank. That being said, the dragon had yet to grow to its prime state and was currently at the intermediate position of the ninth rank. Moreover, his Earth Dragon was not strong in terms of attacking; it was only good in defense. If Su Ping and the others were defeated, having a defensive nature would only delay certain deaths. Chen did not want to take this risk.
Nie Chengkong was down. She's pissed.
He did not need to look to know what Old Mo and Chen were thinking.
Old Mo and Chen were not alone in this. Nie Chengkong could sense that Guo Yuelin and Zhou Jing were agitated. Perhaps, they wanted to go over Mo and Chen.
“Should we... try it?” Nie Chengkong clenched his fists and bit his teeth.
Old Mo sighed inwardly. When he accepted Nie Chengkong's offer, he agreed to help Nie Chengkong obtain the main treasure. They are on the last step now. Going at this moment would offend Nie Chengkong. Moreover, Mo would lose his credibility in this community and no one would look for him in the future.
Chen also sighed. He even regretted accepting this offer.
Nie Chengkong raised his head and glanced at them. He noticed Mo and Chen's troubled expressions. Nie Chengkong curled his lips. He did not say anything and turned to Su Ping, only to find that the youngest and most talented Su Ping was also the calmest of all. He saw no signs of retreating in his expression.
Nie Chengkong's eyes glowed. He asked Su Ping, “Brother Su, are you willing to go with me?”
Su Ping was surprised by this question. “Isn't this what we agreed on in the beginning?”
Nie Chengkong felt a spread of warmth in his heart and a lump came down his throat. He took a deep breath and said, “Thank you!”
No one expected that Su Ping would be willing to face danger with Nie Chengkong, because even if they could obtain the treasure, it would belong to Nie Chengkong, not Su Ping.
Old Mo and Chen found it hard to understand. Even other teammates like Zhou Jing were confused. They did not know whether Su Ping was too innocent or too honest. After all, they could tell that Su Ping was someone they could make friends with.
“Since Su has said it, then let's go and find out.” Chen knew that his words could not change the decision back then, so he could only voice his agreement.
Old Mo looked at Chen, regarding Chen as a cunning person. “Then let's try. But we do need a detailed plan. Also, call the rest of your pet if you have anything else. This is the last battle!” Old Mo said.
Nie Chengkong was relieved that they had agreed to continue. He opened his contract room at once and a ferocious air wave swarmed out. A rank nine Bloodthirsty Snake came out!
This pet was in the intermediate position of the ninth rank and was about to break through to the next step. The snake was over a hundred meters long and was as thick as a railway. The snake was covered with deep red scales. This is a very cruel pet and difficult to tame.
Nie Chengkong had done his best to control this pet in the middle position of the ninth rank when he was ranked eighth.
Normally, a battle pet warrior could use a pet two ranks higher but that rule did not apply to a ninth rank pet. Every position in the ninth rank would make a world of difference.
Old Mo and Chen were stunned by this Bloodthirsty Snake. They had no idea that aside from the Fallen Priest who was at the bottom of the ninth rank, Nie Chengkong had another pet in the middle position of the ninth rank. Two pets in ninth rank. Nie Chengkong had incredible support!
Zhou Jing and the other teammates glanced at the Bloodthirsty Snake in fear. However, they were not so surprised. Since they were used to fighting together, they knew something about Nie Chengkong's pet.
Old Mo did not hesitate to open his contract space as well. From within came out a Blood Flood Dragon, a pet at the peak of the eighth rank, and also of the sub-dragon type.
This was a mixed-blooded pet with traces of the king beast's bloodline. However, the pet had only inherited the shape of the beast king's body, not its great size or strength. On the other hand, the Blood Flood Dragon was cruel, brutal, and possessed powerful abilities. Some average beasts at the bottom of the ninth rank were unwilling to provoke this Blood Flood Dragon.
Chen also summoned his second pet, the Flaming Lion, who was at the bottom of the ninth rank. Flaming Lion was proficient in combat and could work well with the Earthen Dragon. Combined, the two pets were no worse than Nie Chengkong's pet.
Zhou Jing had no idea that Mo and Chen had such powerful pets. Instantly, Zhou Jing's confidence increased.
After the three of them called out to their pets, they turned their attention to Su Ping.
They believed that the main pet Su Ping had to be quite tough since the Dark Dragon Hound was his secondary pet.
Su Ping did not hesitate. Everyone was convinced that in order to fight against a savage beast in the top position of the ninth rank, Su Ping had to do his best.
When the contract room opened, a terrifying aura came out from within. All the pets called to be restless.
The temperature rose rapidly as the Hell Dragon crawled out. It had grown to over 10 meters. Although the Inferno Dragon was shorter than the hundred meter Fire Flood Dragon and the Blood Flood Dragon, the overwhelming feeling of the Inferno Dragon was stronger than the two flood dragons. “Inferno .. Dragon?”
Luo Guxue was the only one who was ready to see this pet. The others stared at the Hell Dragon with their eyes wide open.
The Hell Dragon is the best of all dragons. To have a dragon with a ninth rank bloodline was quite expensive, not to mention having the best, the Hell Dragon!
The Earth Dragon next to Chen stood upright with his head raised. The moment the Hell Dragon came out, the Earth Dragon began to tremble and pull its wings. The superior dragon pressure instilled fear into the Earth Dragon.
Since the Earth Dragon had reached the intermediate position of the ninth rank, it was able to withstand this presence. But if the Earth Dragon had a lower rank, it would prostrate in front of the Hell Dragon.
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