Unorthodox Beast Control

Chapter 349 The Trace of Zhenxing

"I didn't expect that the bottom of the silent abyss would be like this."

With the five little ones back on the ground, Xu Ran looked at the debris under his feet that shone with faint starlight, with a look of amazement and astonishment on his face.

He originally thought that the upper part was shrouded in black mist, and the lower part of the Silent Abyss should be even more so. Unexpectedly, the black mist became thinner as it approached the bottom of the abyss. The further down, the more normal it became.

The situation here is somewhat similar to Falling Star Valley, except that the stardust does not appear in a sputtering shape on the rock walls on both sides of the abyss, but is spread like a carpet on the ground at the bottom.

The little bits of light gathered together, giving Xu Ran a wonderful feeling of walking on the Great Dao of Starlight.

Equally excited were Xingchen.

Without the obstruction of the black mist, it could clearly feel the strong star power here. Reminding that a star-calming stone had been born here, it suddenly felt that the probability of success in this trip suddenly became much greater.

"The bottom of the Silent Abyss is very large." Xu Ran turned his head and looked around, and said softly, "I'm afraid we will have to search for a while."

Unlike the slit at the entrance, which is more than a hundred meters at most, the Silent Abyss at the bottom is more than a kilometer wide and stretches for dozens of kilometers. It is not easy to find traces of the Star Stone in such a large range.

What's more, the last Star-Suppressing Stone has been taken away, and it is unknown whether the specific location at that time is still preserved.

"Cha~" (It would be nice if I could catch someone who stays here and ask.)

Cancan spoke lazily.

When it comes to Star Power exploration, its use of Leyline Ringing doesn't help.

"That's a solution." Xu Ran smiled, "But I should..."

He wanted to say that no such guy would bump into him stupidly, but he suddenly fell silent.

A figure slowly walked out of the cave in the rock wall in the distance, and his cold eyes instantly focused on one person and five pets.

It was a leopard-like pet beast with jet-black scales all over its body, shrouded in thin black mist. Its red eyes were full of ferocity and ferocity, and its body was surging with power fluctuations of the king's level.

Dark king level, black-scaled leopard.

"Meow~" (Your mouth is really open.)

Zi Yun glanced at Cancan, and then walked out step by step, locking his eyes on the black-scaled leopard, blooming his own aura, and confronting him from a distance.

This black-scaled leopard is not simple. Its aura has vaguely surpassed that of the Great Completion Beast King. Even if it is not as good as the Nightmare Beast King, it is only slightly lower.

Such a strength is almost invincible in the outside world, and the Overlord level is almost invincible. I didn't expect that the first beast king I encountered in this silent abyss would have such strength.

Fortunately, such an opponent is not enough to threaten it.

But the next moment, Zi Yun's expression suddenly became serious.

Because after the black-scaled leopard appeared, another beast king with comparable strength came out of another rock wall cave.

It was a lion with dark flames burning all over its body. The dark eyes were firmly locked on Zi Yun the moment it appeared, full of vigilance and hostility.

Dark king level·Dark Demon Lion!

Two quasi-overlords!

No, it's three!

Accompanied by a strange sound of "Cracking", the black mist above the head surged, and a creature with a wingspan of more than 20 meters and a body shape like a bat flew out of the black mist, scarlet. His eyes were staring at the one person and five pets below.

Dark King Level Nightmare Bat!

The expressions of one person and five pets changed slightly.

The aura of this Nightmare Bat is unfamiliar, yet somewhat familiar.

During the process of walking through the black mist, similar auras came toward them several times, but those auras were much weaker, and were neatly dealt with by Zi Yun before they could appear.

There is no doubt that the attackers in the black mist are inextricably linked to the Nightmare Bat in front of them.

At this moment, in this slightly narrow space, one person and five pets faced an unprecedentedly powerful opponent.

Even before in Falling Star Valley, they had only faced two quasi-overlord-level Transcendent creatures at the same time.

And now, there are three.

"Hehehe~" The Nightmare Bat's cold eyes fell on Zi Yun, with undisguised greed in his eyes, "The emperor race at the king level is a great supplement. If I devour you, maybe I will have the chance to do it again. Evolved.”

"You have killed many of my people along the way." It said slowly, "Now, pay with your lives!"

"Human, coming here is your biggest mistake." The Dark Demon Lion hissed, his eyes full of coldness, "The Silent Abyss is a forbidden area for humans!"

The black-scaled leopard didn't speak, but his energy became more and more dangerous.

"Meow~" (You guys talk a lot of nonsense!)

Zi Yun's eyes flashed slightly, and countless thunder lights suddenly exploded around the body, surging in the void. Its body transformed into elements in an instant, and then with a low roar that echoed at the bottom of the abyss, it instantly appeared in the Nightmare Bat's body. before.

A sharp claw contained majestic power, and the terrifying and unpredictable power escaped. Zi Yun pressed down hard on the Nightmare Bat with a palm.

Four-star skill, Fierce Sun Level·Thunder Killing!

The Nightmare Bat let out a strange cry, and its body turned into countless small bats with a "bang" and dispersed instantly.

A few bats were swallowed up the moment the thunderbolt broke out, but the vast majority of bats survived and reunited at another place, transforming back into the form of the Nightmare Bat.

The momentum was slightly lowered, but the Nightmare Bat did not suffer much damage from the attack just now. There was a bit of surprise in its scarlet eyes, and it was obvious that it did not expect Zi Yun's skills to be so terrifying.

Completely ignoring the reaction of the Nightmare Bat, Zi Yun immediately turned his eyes to his side before the attack was completed, looking at the Dark Demon Lion that was rushing toward him quickly, with dark flames rising from his body.

"Roar--"

Letting out a ferocious roar, the Dark Demon Lion quickly spit out a ball of dark flames that was ready to go out in its mouth. The dark flames enveloped Zi Yun's body like a heavy cannon, and the deep black light directly swallowed it completely.

——

"boom!!!"

Almost at the same time that the black light swallowed Zi Yun's body, a violent roar came from behind.

The black-scaled leopard, which had been silent all this time, did not target Zi Yun first. At the beginning of the battle, it set its sights on the remaining four pets.

At this moment, as the roar resounded, the light patterns intertwined by the stars dimmed rapidly, and the solid wall rising on the ground was broken inch by inch, and there was no time to even repair it.

The dual defensive power of Ji Xingchen and Cancan could only barely resist the Black Scale Leopard's attack.

"just!!!"

Cancan, who was frightened and angry, suddenly raised a claw, and the halo that strangled everything like a millstone was intertwined in the claw, and he pressed hard in the direction of the black-scaled leopard.

The light patterns intertwined by the stars converged on its body one after another. Under the influence of the Star God Zhu, the brilliant momentum rose steadily as the giant claws fell.

At this moment, Cancan was also suffering from something he couldn't express.

The current abyss can barely accommodate its original size, which means that Cancan cannot use Heavenly Law Shaping Earth to maximize its size, and even has to shrink a little, otherwise the movement at the bottom of the abyss will be extremely restricted.

Its original strength has not yet reached the perfection of the king level. It is too difficult to confront the black-scaled leopard head-on.

Looking at the huge claws that suddenly fell, a trace of solemnity flashed in the red eyes of the black-scaled leopard. It could feel that this was a power that was enough to threaten itself.

The black mist became thicker and thicker between its four claws, almost completely covering its limbs. The black-scaled leopard turned into a shadow and quickly dodged sideways.

Two cold blades slashed down from the air, and in conjunction with Cancan's huge claws, they tried to block the Black Scale Leopard's movement space.

The next moment, an inexplicable sleepiness surged up, causing the black-scaled leopard to freeze.

——

"Bah-"

The sharp sound of electric light penetrated the void, and Zi Yun, who was swallowed by the dark demon lion with all its strength, appeared in another void without any injuries. It immediately looked back, looking in the direction of one person and four pets, with a flash of light in its eyes. Anxiety and worry.

"Worry more about yourself!"

Accompanied by a mocking sneer, a series of dark blades flapped their wings as the Nightmare Bat flew out from the void, instantly covering the entire space where Zi Yun was dodging like a curtain of rain.

The void was slightly twisted under the blade, and the terrifying momentum was overwhelming.

"Meow!" (It's you who should worry about yourself!)

Zi Yun retorted unceremoniously, and at the same time, the lightning pattern between his eyebrows instantly burst into dazzling light.

Countless snake-like thunderbolts suddenly appeared from around Zi Yun's body, rushing towards the blades one after another. Accompanied by the sound of thunder one after another, they swallowed up the dark blades in an instant, and then continued unabated, launching Counterattack.

Four-star skill, Fierce Sun level·Thunder trigger!

As soon as he struck out, without looking at the result, Zi Yun looked back and thrust out a claw, which collided heavily with the claws of the Dark Demon Lion behind him, who was preparing for a sneak attack.

A huge thunder pattern with the word "Zhu" intertwined in the void, and the dark flames rising from the sky swept across it. The power of the thunder element and the dark element crushed each other, and finally turned into flying fragments, wrapped in the sweeping storm. Agitated and scattered.

"boom!!!"

With a deep roar, the Dark Demon Lion's body flew out and hit the rock wall hard. The sharp claw that collided with Zi Yun spurted out blood, and the bones were white and white, and the electric light flashed continuously.

Zi Yun shook his paws, flashed, and appeared directly in front of the Dark Demon Lion before it could react.

Zi Yun raised his paw, and a thick dark purple thunder descended from the void, turning into a terrifying thunder spear, which was stabbed into the Dark Demon Lion's abdomen, nailing it to the rock wall.

Four-star skill, Fierce Sun Level·Jingxiao Thunder Fury!

"Roar--"

The Dark Demon Lion let out a scream, and its entire body twitched continuously due to the violent invasion of thunder power. A burning smell came from the pierced abdomen. The instant heavy damage made it lose its ability to fight in an instant.

Solve one.

Zi Yun dodged again and appeared in front of the Nightmare Bat, who was also looking slightly embarrassed.

The large-scale damage caused by the thunder made it no longer dare to spread its body to avoid it like it did when facing Lei Zhu before, so it had no choice but to rely on other means to resist.

After this blow, its breath was visibly weakened, and streaks of electric light traveled around its body. It twitched from time to time, indicating that it had been severely injured.

"Spare my life!" Seeing the Dark Demon Lion that had been nailed to the rock wall, the Nightmare Bat felt like it was dead. It shouted in a hissing voice, but Zi Yun pretended not to hear it.

Spare your life?

Let this guy go now, otherwise it will sneak up on everyone in the black mist if we don't protect him when we get out of the abyss.

Therefore, the Nightmare Bat must not stay!

In the successive shuttle flashes, Zhuyun Potian, which had already reached its peak of momentum, was swung out by Zi Yun from his claws, becoming the final blow to end the Nightmare Bat.

After the blow fell, only a small bat wing bone glowing black was left in the void.

Grasping the bat wing bone, Zi Yun returned to the Dark Demon Lion again, pulled out the thunder spear that pinned it, then grabbed the half-dead Dark Demon Lion and swung it hard towards Xu Ran and the other four little ones. Throw it in the direction.

Just as the battle on Zi Yun's side came to an end, so did the battle on One Man and Four Pets' side.

Under the forcible interference of the endless sleep, the black-scaled leopard lost its only chance to escape intact. At the critical moment of life and death, between being smashed to pieces with a claw and severely injured by a knife, it chose the latter.

At the cost of enduring Xu Ran's sword, the black-scaled leopard escaped from the ground of imminent destruction.

And that knife also left serious injuries that were visible to the bones on its body. The blood flowed out freely, causing the Black Scaled Leopard's momentum to drop rapidly, and it even staggered when walking.

Zi Yun, who returned, raised his paw and gave the black-scaled leopard a hard fight, which made it even worse. Then he dragged it and the dark demon lion in front of Xu Ran like a dog to death.

"I ask, you answer." Xu Ran said slowly, "If you answer correctly, I can let you live. If you answer incorrectly, your life will end here."

The dark demon lion, who had just woken up and was dying, looked at the black-scaled leopard and said in a hissing voice, "Human, what do you want to ask?"

"Do you know about the Star Calming Stone?"

"I know." Dark Demon Lion's eyes flashed slightly and he spoke slowly.

A glimmer of light flashed in the red eyes of the black-scaled leopard, and he nodded quickly as well.

Excitement appeared in Xingchen's eyes, and he was about to continue asking, but Xu Ran raised his hand to stop him.

"Let them talk separately. If they say something different, kill them all."

After saying that, Xu Ran crossed his arms and looked at the lion and the leopard.

These two guys are dishonest at first sight.

Sure enough, after Xu Ran finished speaking, the expressions of the lion and the leopard changed significantly.

Zi Yun casually grabbed it and walked away with the heavily injured Black Scale Leopard, leaving the Dark Demon Lion in place.

"Okay." Xu Ran looked at the Dark Demon Lion, "Tell me everything you know."

"The Star Calming Stone appeared hundreds of years ago." The Dark Demon Lion was silent for a moment, and then slowly spoke, "The Silent Abyss at that time was not called the Silent Abyss, but the Star Abyss."

"At that time, there was no black fog, and the starlight at the bottom of the star abyss was much brighter than it is now, and could be transmitted directly to the entrance of the abyss."

"Xingyuan..." Xu Ran touched his chin, a look of surprise appeared on his face, "You continue."

"The starlight power at the bottom of the star abyss is too huge, and they began to gather spontaneously to form a special crystal." There was some recollection in the eyes of the Dark Demon Lion, "This crystal has magnificent colors and contains huge power. "

"As time goes by, the crystal becomes more and more powerful and begins to actively absorb the power of starlight. The starlight in the star abyss becomes darker and darker, and black mist is born."

"Is the birth of Black Mist related to the Star-Suppressing Stone?" The look of surprise on Xu Ran's face became even more intense.

"Yes." The Dark Demon Lion nodded, "No one knows what this black mist is yet. We only know that starlight power can restrain it."

"The birth of that crystal absorbed a large amount of starlight power, which greatly reduced the restraint of the black mist, and the black mist became rampant."

"That's it." Xu Ran looked surprised.

No wonder there is no black mist at the bottom of the Silent Abyss, because here is the only remaining star power of the former star abyss.

in this case…

Xu Ran and Xingchen exchanged a look.

When leaving the abyss, the black fog may be dispersed by the power of the stars.

"You go on."

"It took a full ten years for that crystal to finally mature." Dark Demon Lion said quietly, "Ten years have passed, and the starlight power in the star abyss has completely disappeared, and black mist has filled the entire star abyss."

"At the moment when the crystal matured, countless Transcendent creatures squatted and fought, and even overlord-level beings intervened. Star Abyss suffered heavy casualties, but in the end it was an overlord-level human beast master who took away the crystal. , missing."

"After that battle, Xingyuan collapsed and evolved into the Silent Abyss it is today."

"And that crystal is the Star Calming Stone you are looking for."

Xu Ran nodded slightly.

If nothing else, the person who took away the Star-Suppressing Stone should be a certain past city lord of Xuanxing City.

He used that star-suppressing stone to build the city-protecting star formation, and this is how the current Xuanxing City came into being.

What the Dark Demon Lion told was consistent with what he knew about the situation, greatly increasing its credibility.

From Zi Yun's side, the content explained by the Black Scaled Leopard was also transmitted through the contract induction.

The two sides can basically match up.

"Then there is one last question." Xu Ran looked at the Dark Demon Lion and spoke slowly, "Where is the birthplace of the Star-Suppressing Stone?"

"The location where the Star Calming Stone was born is in the center of the entire abyss." The Dark Demon Lion was silent for a moment, "But now, it is already a restricted area, and even the Transcendent creatures in the abyss rarely enter."

"Why?" Xu Ran couldn't help but become curious.

"This has something to do with the melee for the Star-Suppressing Stone." The Dark Demon Lion paused, "The place where the Star-Suppressing Stone was born was the battlefield that year. More than one Overlord died here, and the remnants of his life are still there. I will stay here forever."

"That area is filled with all kinds of inexplicable dangers. Even the Beast King may die unexpectedly." At this point, fear flashed in the Dark Demon Lion's eyes.

Obviously, it had seen such horrific scenes before.

"Is it a restricted area..." Xu Ran touched his chin.

This is good news.

In this way, there is a high probability that the place where the Star Calming Stone was born will be well preserved.

As for those inexplicable dangers...

When everyone works together, there is always a way to deal with it.

——

Xu Ran is a man of his word.

Since the lion and the leopard honestly told him about the situation of the Star-Suppressing Stone, he kept his promise and let them live.

As for whether they, who were seriously injured and dying, would be killed by other Transcendent creatures in the abyss... that was not a question that Xu Ran had to consider.

After obtaining the exact location of the birthplace of the Zhenxing Stone, Xu Ran set off again with the five little ones.

However, on the way, Xingchen's mood seemed a little low.

And the reason for its depression is simple.

After understanding the birth process of the Star-Suppressing Stone, it already understood that the possibility of finding a second Star-Suppressing Stone in the place where the Star-Suppressing Stone was born was zero.

The birth of a Star-Suppressing Stone means that Xingyuan's star power is gone. How can the remaining star power allow the second Star-Suppressing Stone to be born?

"Don't be too discouraged." Xu Ran patted Xingchen's head and comforted him, "At least, we have gained something, and the gain is not small."

"Xilu?" (What gain?)

Xingchen couldn't help but ask.

"We know the formation process of the Star Stone." Xu Ran smiled, "Do you still remember the experience of finding the Heart of Thunder Stone for Zi Yun?"

Xingchen was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes lit up.

When Zi Yun evolved into a Thundercat, the most important evolution material was the Heart of Thunderstone, but there was no clue to find this material at that time.

It was finally discovered that a newly formed heart of thunderstone was discovered through clues while knowing the formation process of the heart of thunderstone.

But now, they already know the formation process of the Star Calm Stone.

Compared to the Heart of Thunder Stone, the traces of the birth of the Star Calm Stone are much more obvious.

The Star Abyss is so vast that it ranks among the top three in the entire No. 47 Beast Realm, but it lost almost all of its star power due to the birth of a star-suppressing stone.

As long as they can find similar situations, they can find the Star-Suppressing Stone.

This clue alone is extremely valuable.

"Next, let's go to the place where the Star Calming Stone was born to investigate." Xu Ran chuckled, "There is always something special about the birth of the Star Calming Stone."

"Finding more clues will help us find the Star Stone in the future."

"Xilu!" (Okay!)

Xingchen neighed, his energy re-energized, and even his steps became much brisker.

After calming down Xingchen, Xu Ran turned to Yinghuo, who had been silent for a while, "Why are you depressed?"

"Luho~" (I feel like I can't do anything to help...)

Yinghuo spoke with a troubled expression.

It had just evolved, so it should have been very happy.

But in the battle just now, Lian Twelve had a key interference in the battle situation with the help of Endless Sleep, but it did nothing and needed Xu Ran to distract and protect it.

This made Yinghuo feel very frustrated.

"Compared to you now, Zi Yun, Xingchen and Cancanduo have allocated resources more than ten times, and Twelve has allocated resources two or three times more." Xu Ran touched Yinghuo's head, "Where are these gaps? Can it be made up for so quickly?"

"Haste makes waste. When your strength catches up with everyone else, you will naturally play an important role in the battle." Xu Ran smiled, "If you can evolve into the emperor race, I think your output will not be too high." It will be worse than Zi Yun."

"Meow~" (Let's compare it then!)

Zi Yun shook his tail and spoke unwillingly.

"Luhou~" (Evolve again...)

The desire to fight ignited in Yinghuo's eyes.

It has just evolved once and is still a little far away from evolving for the second time, but it never goes wrong to prepare in advance.

Since you are not strong enough, then try your best to become stronger in all aspects!

"Xi Lv~" (We seem to have arrived.)

Xingchen suddenly neighed and stopped.

On the ground in front, the stardust that shimmered slightly was a bit more scarlet, so that the starlight was also penetrated by blood, losing the pure feeling and being a bit strange.

The air was filled with thin red mist, carrying a disgusting fishy smell.

Such a special area is no different from the battlefield described by the Dark Demon Lion.

"Stars, repel the star rings!" Xu Ran shouted, "Everyone, stay vigilant and prepare for battle!"

"Xilu~"

The stars neighed, and the horn on the forehead suddenly burst out with dazzling light. A star ring formed by the gathering of starlight spread in all directions, resisting all negative forces.

Seeing that the blood mist was easily pushed away, Xu Ran breathed a sigh of relief and entered it with the five little ones who were ready.

As soon as he entered, an astonishing bloody light emerged from the blood mist, flying rapidly towards one person and five pets.

The bloody light paused slightly after touching the repelling star ring, revealing its true appearance. It was an illusory blood-colored creature, and its race could no longer be distinguished because its outline was too blurry.

It seemed to have no self-awareness, only the instinct to kill, and it roared crazily and killed Xu Ran and the five little ones.

"Bah-"

The lightning flashed past, and the bloody creature turned into a wisp of red mist and disappeared.

"This should be the product of the long-term coexistence of residual thoughts and the murderous intention here." Xu Ran speculated, "Without the repulsive star ring, they are hidden in the red mist, and their actions are very covert, and it is indeed difficult to detect."

"keep going."

"Xingchen, do you feel that the star power is particularly strong in any location?"

"叏伦~" (There is one place.)

Xingchen neighed, his amethyst-like eyes locked on a certain location in the distance, and his pace quickened a bit.

One person and five pets moved faster, sweeping away the bloody creatures hidden in the red mist, and finally came to a rock cliff.

The thin starlight became obviously denser in the corner under the cliff. They stretched into countless thin lines and intersected in the center of a pit like a spider web.

The pit was about the size of a fist, and the inner wall had sharp corners, as if it had once been inlaid with a regular spar.

spar…

Xu Ran stepped forward quickly, staring at the pit in front of him.

Is this the location where the Zhenxing Stone was born?

Xingchen came close to Xu Ran, looked at the pit as well, and suddenly spoke after a moment.

"Xi Lv~" (There seems to be something down here.)

"Is there something?" Xu Ran's eyes lit up, "Cancan, look for it!"

"Cha~" (No problem!)

Cancan nodded quickly, shrank its figure to about one meter, and quickly dug into the pit.

Under the pit, there are also countless thin threads of starlight.

They are like withered root systems that once transferred the star power of the entire Star Abyss to the Star-Suppressing Stone without any reservation.

After digging about one meter underground, Cancan's movements stopped.

It was holding a stone as big as a knuckle and as round as jade.

"Cha?" (Is this it?)

"Xilu!" (That's it!)

Xingchen nodded heavily and confirmed immediately.

From this stone, it felt the fluctuations of star power. Although it was not strong, it was very clear.

(End of chapter)