Free Web NovelChapter 562: Chapter 229: Withered Beast Source Fragment, Wonders of the Ten Thousand Spirits Race
"Daddy, all the tunnels lead to an underground space. Inside, there’s a group of big rats. They seem to be gathered around some glowing thing. Other than that, there isn’t anything else."
Second Child used the Thousand-Mile Eye to investigate for a while before reporting to Yi Tian.
"How deep, approximately?"
Yi Tian sensed a clue.
Every now and then, rats would return here and disappear into their burrows.
They were probably just coming back from poisoning someone else’s territory.
Unlike when they’re in their own territory, these rats weren’t timid at all, completely ignoring Yi Tian and the others.
"Very deep! About half the height of the city wall!" Second Child answered Yi Tian.
"Dig it open and have a look."
It was indeed deep—half a city wall was nearly a hundred meters.
But with his power and Big Bear and Second Bear’s help, they’d be able to dig through in no time.
"Daddy, I can go in and bring out that glowing thing!"
At this moment, Sixth Child jumped out and offered.
"Uh! Daddy almost forgot about you."
Sixth Child could change between tangible and intangible with Invisible Concealment. As long as there was a crack, he could slip through, let alone an entire tunnel.
"Fifth Child, flood the inside and flush them all out!"
Yi Tian didn’t let Sixth Child enter right away, but gave the order to Fifth Child.
At that moment, Fifth Child had a blue Jade Lotus hanging from his neck.
It was the Deep Sea Stone Lotus—Yi Tian had shortened the cord so the fit was comfortable for Fifth Child.
"Okay, Daddy!"
When Fifth Child skipped over, the Deep Sea Stone Lotus swayed on his neck.
After Yi Tian and the others stepped back, Fifth Child did a backflip, landing on a large rock.
"Shhhh..."
Then Fifth Child opened his little mouth, spraying out a jet of water that widened as it shot out.
Because the area was low and uneven, and it was a stone forest rather than a raised mountain, the water quickly flooded the entire stone forest, pouring unchecked into the low-lying places.
In moments, the entire underground space was flooded.
"Squeak squeak..."
One by one, the big rats couldn’t stand it and scurried out from tunnels in every direction.
They covered the hills, a dense, wriggling mass—a sight that made one’s skin crawl.
Some were swept away by the water, their bodies demolished in an instant.
They didn’t attack Yi Tian and the others, but scattered everywhere—some like headless chickens, running straight into rocks.
A few minutes later, Yi Tian handed the Heavenless Bead to Sixth Child: "Sixth Child, it’s up to you now!"
"Daddy, I’ll bring it out immediately."
Sixth Child took the Heavenless Bead, answered, and vanished into thin air.
Yi Tian fell into thought.
The Withered Beast Apostle had twice entered the territory.
Besides giving the Lords a heavy blow, they also left clues to Lords with "ambition."
For Lords, a step ahead meant staying ahead. Once you’ve killed a Celestial Beast and tasted the rewards, you’d want to try for more, however slim the odds.
Everyone knew the Autumn Beast was formidable, but nobody knew what the Withered Beast was truly capable of.
Maybe, just like the Flame Beast, its power would be within what the Celestial Prides could handle.
This is the hardest time for territory members.
Look at the members of Zone 66, wracked with illness, suffering unbearably.
Whoever kills a Withered Beast would gain immense prestige throughout the region.
"Daddy, is it this one?!"
Before long, Sixth Child reappeared next to Yi Tian, holding a little stone fragment in his hand.
A white stone chip, with a faint glow.
"Withered Beast Source Fragment: Traces left by the Withered Beast attract rats, turning them into Withered Beast Apostles. Collect four fragments of the Withered Beast Source to synthesize one full Source. The Withered Beast Source can guide Lords to find the Withered Beast!"
When Yi Tian saw this shard, his eyes lit up.
He already knew that similar nests of Withered Beast Apostles were scattered throughout Zone 10086—even in Zone 66, there must be more than one.
As long as they find these Withered Beast Apostle nests, that would do!
But they had to act fast.
Because after Sixth Child activated Invisible Concealment, the Heaven and Earth Rules limited him to only one hour of free phasing in and out.
Wandering around aimlessly wouldn’t work.
Now it was already dark, but for Yi Tian’s group, night was even better than day.
Howling Moon Silver Wolf was more powerful at night. And Big Bear, Second Bear’s Divine Smell, Second Child’s Thousand-Mile Eye and Shunfeng Ear—none of those were affected by darkness.
"Big Bear, Second Bear, after we travel hundreds of miles from here, focus on searching for the scent of these big rats. Wherever the smell is strongest, tell me at once."
Yi Tian instructed Big Bear and Second Bear.
At this moment, Big Bear and Second Bear’s noses were more effective than Second Child’s Thousand-Mile Eye.
Because now was exactly when the big rats were shuttling between the Lords’ territories, leaving scent trails along the way.
The scent couldn’t dissipate in such a short time. Just now, Big Bear and Second Bear’s Divine Smell was like tracing things back in time.
As long as there was the slightest clue, after tracking the general area, Second Child could immediately use Thousand-Mile Eye to investigate.
"Wooo!"
Big Bear and Second Bear called out, covering the group with their bodies.
This time, it wasn’t convenient for them to ride the Eastsea Falcon.
The Little Kiddos all rode on Big Bear, Second Bear, Howling Moon Silver Wolf, and Yi Tian.
Everyone took another swig of Hundred Flowers Spirit Wine and set off north.
At speeds over two thousand, they quickly left the previous region. In the new area, Big Bear and Second Bear put their noses to work.
They not only found the scent, but soon let Second Child lock onto several Withered Beast Apostles.
However, Yi Tian paid no attention to the Withered Beast Apostles, and instead told Big Bear and Second Bear to keep tracking the scent.
The Withered Beast Apostles were too slow—if he counted on them, by the time they’d collected enough Withered Beast Sources, the Top-level Fog Scroll would probably be over.
Finally, moving at over 2000 speed, Yi Tian and the others, with just ten minutes of Sixth Child’s Invisible Concealment left, found a Withered Beast Apostle nest.
It was a cliff, with cracks at the edge sprawling like a spider web.
