EFB Chapter 40: The Phantom Silver-Winged Fiend Tiger
Chapter 40: The Phantom Silver-Winged Fiend Tiger
At the entrance to the dungeon.
After a burly soldier clad in heavy armor checked Lin Zhou's badge, he allowed him to enter the dungeon. At the same time, he gave Lin Zhou a stick of exotic incense, which burned out in exactly one hour.
There was only one wooden plaque, so only Lin Zhou could enter the dungeon.
After entering the dungeon.
A chilling aura swept over us, and even without the olfactory enhancement feature, there were still many different smells permeating the air.
After traveling for over a hundred feet through the narrow passage leading underground, we finally reached the place where the demons were imprisoned. Torches burned on the walls of this dungeon, illuminating most of the area.
"You are too weak. Do not approach within one zhang of any dungeon."
At this moment, a soldier dressed in light armor looked Lin Zhou up and down and then spoke directly to him.
"Brother, do you know where this Core Formation Demon Clan member is imprisoned?"
Lin Zhou politely cupped his hands in greeting.
"Oh?"
"Right here at the deepest part of the first level, there are currently only two demons at the Core Formation stage imprisoned inside the dungeon."
"Young people must remember not to be overly ambitious."
"Demons at the Core Formation Realm are already elite demon soldiers."
"Each of them is quite capable."
"Be careful."
The soldier gave Lin Zhou a deep look and kindly reminded him.
After all, young people like this are able to enter this dungeon, hoping to observe the forms and auras of the demons here in order to break through their own cultivation levels.
Generally speaking, you can only redeem these items using demon-slaying merits earned by your family.
Any merit in slaying demons is hard-earned. If you want to improve your martial arts by observing demons, ordinary demon soldiers between the Dark Force and Transformation Force levels are already sufficient.
Those elite demon soldiers at the Core Formation Realm and above are all quite powerful, but their appearances have undergone many changes. Using martial arts as a reference for cultivation might be counterproductive.
On the contrary, observing too much might become an obstacle for oneself.
"Thank you for the reminder, brother."
Lin Zhou thanked him.
They then headed straight for the depths of this dungeon level.
As Lin Zhou passed by some dungeons, the demon soldiers imprisoned inside revealed pairs of eyes of various colors in the pitch-black environment, most of which showed a mocking expression.
"roar!"
Several demon soldiers pressed themselves against the stone pillar, baring their teeth and letting out low growls.
"Anyone with an itchy skin can test my patience."
At this moment, the soldier who was originally wearing black armor spoke softly.
In the blink of an eye.
Those still somewhat restless demon soldiers revealed a deep sense of apprehension in their eyes, and then calmed down considerably.
Lin Zhou turned around, clasped his hands in thanks, and then...
Finally, they reached the deepest part of the first level. The two dungeons on the left and right sides were clearly different from the other places. Each of these two dungeons had a yellow talisman pasted on it.
The talisman seemed to contain a very powerful force, which was different from the internal energy.
When Lin Zhou saw the two yellow talismans, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes, but he quickly returned to normal.
Since there are demons in this world, it's perfectly reasonable for talismans to exist as well.
Lin Zhou looked towards the dungeon on his left.
In the shadows of the dungeon, a massive white figure lay sprawled, fast asleep, showing no intention of raising its head even when it sensed Lin Zhou's footsteps outside.
From the dark shadows in the dungeon on the right, a black old ape emerged. The ape was nearly 1.5 feet tall, with its long arms hanging down to its calves. It looked Lin Zhou up and down.
"Young man, how about we make a deal?"
A deep, aged voice came from the black-haired old ape.
Geek!
When Lin Zhou heard the old ape speak in human language, although he was prepared, a ripple still stirred in his heart.
Many elite demon soldiers at the Core Formation Realm are able to use their demonic power to refine their transverse bones and speak human language.
This is some information about demons that I learned from Lu Ling.
This information about demons is generally only known to the powerful clans within the city.
Taihu County, where Lin Zhou previously lived, was just a rural area compared to the prefectural city. A few ordinary demon soldiers could easily wipe out that county.
A single elite demon soldier could potentially massacre several cities.
But it is far less impregnable than Qingzhou Prefecture.
"Ugh."
"Though I am a demon."
"But I know that your human warriors need many rare and precious herbs to cultivate. Before I was captured by the Demon Suppression Army, I hid a precious herb in a certain place outside the city."
"A precious medicine that can enable one to advance to the Core Formation stage."
"You're so young; if you were to obtain the precious medicine, wouldn't you be able to soar to great heights?"
"I can tell you the location directly, and all you need to do is give me a portion of that precious medicine next time you come."
"That place is at Lotus Temple outside the city."
"Inside the treasure box beneath the stone tablet of the Fourth Patriarch of the temple."
After the black-haired old ape finished speaking, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth as he looked at Lin Zhou.
"I've only told you this news."
After saying this, the old black ape walked back into the shadowy area of the dungeon.
at this time.
While the black-haired old ape was speaking to him, Lin Zhou also began to use the Illusionary Transformation skill to capture a wisp of the black-haired old ape's aura and examine the demon ape's realm and aura.
[Illusionary Realm: Perfected Transformation]
[Race: Black-faced Demon Ape]
[Skill: Summon Ghost Servants]
"Does not meet the requirements."
"After the transformation, he only possesses the strength of a fully realized Transformation Realm cultivator."
Lin Zhou frowned; this was not what he wanted.
Then, he turned and looked at another dungeon where demons at the Core Formation Realm were imprisoned.
After standing still for several dozen breaths, they finally managed to detect the aura of the Core Formation Realm demon inside the dungeon.
at this time.
Behind Lin Zhou, the old ape in the dungeon stared blankly at Lin Zhou, who was standing there dumbfounded. What was so interesting about that silver-winged tiger huddled up in a ball?
"Got it."
Lin Zhou looked at the prompt panel that was slowly becoming clearer in front of him.
A hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
[Illusionary Realm: Early Stage of Core Formation]
[Race: Silver-Winged Fiend Tiger]
[Skill: Mystic Feather Escape]
...
"The strength of someone in the early stages of the Core Formation realm."
Lin Zhou's eyes lit up; this was exactly what he needed.
Immediately, Lin Zhou's thoughts stirred, and this power flew out from his body and into the body of the Silver-Winged Fiend Tiger, which was curled up in the shadows inside the dungeon.
After a dozen or so breaths, it returned to Lin Zhou's body.
A shapeshifting power rune condensed within Lin Zhou's body, lying dormant, ready to be triggered at any moment.
Right now.
The two illusion runes formed by the illusion words began to emit a pale golden light, and they moved closer to each other and began to rotate around each other.
[Level 1 Shapeshifter Mist Leopard] + [Level 1 Shapeshifter Silver-Winged Tiger] can be combined to create two Level 2 Shapeshifter pathways.
Synthesize the first advanced method [Level 2 Illusionary Transformation Attribute Silver-Winged Flying Leopard], effect bonus: Illusionary Transformation Realm can be upgraded to the late stage of Core Formation.
Synthesizing Advancement Path Two [Level 2 Illusionary Transformation Attribute Black Bone Poisonous Tiger], Effect Bonus: Illusionary Transformation Realm can be upgraded to the mid-stage of Core Formation, and additional Poisonous Fiend skills are added.