Chapter 2199 - 2192: Thanks to the Boss’s Rocket
On the opposite end of the continent, Zhang Menglong, covered in blood, fell into a patch of forest, surrounded by several fierce beasts staring at him intensely, the strong scent of blood serving as their appetizer.
"Get lost!" Zhang Menglong shouted, causing those warcraft to instantly explode and perish.
"Damn that Xiacon pig!" He looked at his empty arm, realizing not only had he lost the things he snatched, but even many of his treasures were gone; this was the greatest loss he had ever suffered!
He left to heal his injuries; this time, it was almost a serious vitality injury, requiring at least ten days to half a month of rest to recover.
"What the hell did he get that’s making him so strong?" Zhang Menglong began to ponder.
His system allowed him to exchange points for various treasures, granting him large point rewards whenever he completed tasks.
For instance, the Blood Wheel Eye he previously used was worth 1,000 points, the Super Saiyan bloodline was worth 5 million points, and those two divine artifacts were valued at tens of millions.
The amount of points gained was closely related to the difficulty of the tasks he completed.
His system had a main quest to collect soul shards of ancient gods, giving him 1 billion points for each shard collected!
When
he encountered others possessing soul shards of ancient gods, he would get a special sensation, which is why he had been tracking Zhang Menglong for a long time.
Seizing the golden colloid Zhang Menglong obtained was also a task for him, with a reward as high as 100 million!
He initially thought this would be an easy task because Zhang Menglong was just at First Grade Transcender strength, but unexpectedly, he suffered a huge loss, showing that the 100 million points were not so easy to obtain.
"Host, the Xiacon guy’s system might be stronger than mine!" a voice echoed in Zhang Menglong’s mind, "With your current strength, it’s likely you can’t deal with him, but if you collect the second ancient god shard and gain substantial rewards, you might stand a chance!"
"I initially planned on taking that shard later for a higher success rate, but it seems time is no longer on my side," Zhang Menglong muttered to himself.
After obtaining the first ancient god shard, his strength increased tenfold; if he could secure the second shard, he might just have the power to battle Zhang Menglong!
"Host, think well, it’s a nine-out-of-ten-dead situation."
"I, Zhang Menglong, have never failed to survive, and my intuition tells me, although extremely dangerous, I’ll survive and obtain that shard!"
"Alright, then let’s set out!"
...
"Wonderful!" Zhang Menglong was in a great mood, recovering his belongings and gaining quite a lot in addition, he couldn’t help but thank the boss for the rocket.
Zhang Menglong absorbed all the golden jelly into his body, filling about 10% of the progress for the third-grade soul rank.
It seems absorbing the soul power of 100,000 blood slave beasts is necessary to elevate his soul rank to Third Grade!
[Master, did you sense it? Zhang Menglong seems to have a soul similar to yours.]
"Yes, I felt it," Zhang Menglong nodded, "But this guy is indeed hard to deal with, capturing him isn’t simple, otherwise, I’d surely interrogate him till he confessed."
Zhang Menglong took out the jade given by the Emperor and entered the space once more.
The glowing giant still kept its eyes closed.
"Hey, is there more than one ancient human soul?" Zhang Menglong asked.
"Speak! If you don’t talk, I’ll crap right here!"
"You think I wouldn’t dare, huh?"
Saying this, Zhang Menglong actually started pulling down his pants!
The giant of light, under Zhang Menglong’s shameless threat, kicked him out of the space but indeed gave him some hints.
A seed was planted within Zhang Menglong’s soul, but he was not the only one who possessed it, and when someone gathers all the seeds, something extraordinary will happen.
Although he didn’t receive much information, Zhang Menglong could deduce some clues connecting to Zhang Menglong.
The so-called ancient human soul fragment he carried might just be a shard, and there might be many such pieces scattered in this world. If Zhang Menglong wants to solve the final puzzle, he must gather them all.
"Forget about that now, work is more crucial!"
Spending so much time with Zhang Menglong, he hadn’t even completed his KPI for the day, initially planning to hunt 100,000 today.
After checking his spoils, Zhang Menglong once again dived into the intense battles.
Not until nightfall did Zhang Menglong return to the villa exhausted.
"Wow, Menglong, where have you been?"
Zelans and the others wondered, as early in the morning Zhang Menglong disappeared with a look resembling a wild man, now returned disheveled and covered in blood.
"Went swimming in the Blood Pond!" Zhang Menglong casually lied, handing them several small containers.
"What’s this?" The others looked at what Zhang Menglong tossed them, these were small test tubes containing a kind of golden jelly-like colloid.
"A new snack? It looks quite odd!"
"Absorb them; it’ll assist you with your future explorations in the Blood Pond." Zhang Menglong liked to leave a little benefit for his friends while he ate meat.
"Is this the secret to maintaining vision in the Blood Pond?" Zelans immediately linked it.
"Try it and see?" Zhang Menglong maintained some mystery.
The group quickly absorbed the golden jelly into their bodies, finding the taste somewhat disgusting, but the effect was immediate; they could distinctly feel a unique transformation in their souls, with everything becoming clearer within the range covered by soul power!
"You’re remarkable, good brother!" Soren hugged Zhang Menglong’s neck, "Did you truly go to the Blood Pond?"
Initially thinking Zhang Menglong was joking, they realized the liquid on him was indeed brought from the Blood Pond! He actually entered during a Blood Vortex Flow period! He’s crazy! The most astonishing part is he returned unharmed, almost like a miracle!
"Menglong, what did you really do?"
"Killed a billion blood slave beasts," Zhang Menglong said.
"You’re awesome!" The group gave Zhang Menglong a thumbs-up.
After greeting them, Zhang Menglong went back to his villa, "These should be enough to elevate my soul rank to the third grade!"
Zhang Menglong took out the day’s gains, and his soul, like a starved wolf, began greedily devouring this energy...
This process continued until the next morning, as a surge of soul energy awakened almost all the explorers in the villa district from their dreams; they had never seen such terrifying soul power!
Was some being above transcenders descending?