Demonic Creature

Perfected Circle Realm technique, Violent Python Roar!

Su Ti opened his mouth, his swollen neck suddenly contracting. Visible sound waves spewed from his mouth, spreading out in a circle and sweeping the surroundings.

Xu Lao and the others, who had already ducked down and covered their ears, experienced temporary deafness. It felt as if a cannonball had landed beside them. For that instant, their blood seemed to freeze, and their hearts felt like they had stopped beating.

The monsters closer to him suffered an even worse fate. Unprepared, their eardrums were shattered by the sound waves in mid-air, their brains froze, and after flying a distance, they all fell to the ground with a series of thuds, or crashed into Su Ti.

Su Ti slightly lowered his hands. It is said that the Violent Python Roar imitates the breath technique of dragons. It is a single technique with two uses, but both are moves that can only be performed in the Perfected Circle Realm.

Long Yuanzheng had repeatedly warned him when teaching him that using this move before reaching the Perfected Circle Realm would 100% result in his body exploding.

And the power of this move is also extremely terrifying. Long Yuanzheng had demonstrated it once when he taught him, using this move to turn breath into a sword, which could pierce through a tree three meters away and still penetrate the ground.

Now that Su Ti had reached the Perfected Circle Realm, he used the Violent Python Roar for the first time, but he did not adopt Long Yuanzheng's method of turning breath into a sword.

Instead, he used another move, the Roar Word Incantation, which is more suitable for group attacks and has greater power in confined spaces.

After using the Roar Word Incantation, Su Ti only felt a sharp pain in his throat, especially his vocal cords, which were so vibrated that he temporarily lost the ability to speak.

This was still under the condition of being in the Perfected Circle Realm and being able to precisely control every inch of his body's qi and blood.

If he had used this move without being in the Perfected Circle Realm, his vocal cords would definitely have exploded, and even his lungs would have burst.

However, the effect of this 'Perfected Circle Realm technique' was also extremely strong. With one move, it directly deafened all these lizard monsters, causing them to lose all combat power in a short time!

Seeing these monsters struggling on the ground trying to get up, Su Ti walked over and directly stomped down. With a crunching sound, a monster's head was completely flattened.

He stomped repeatedly, and in the blink of an eye, three or four monsters died under his feet, as effortlessly as stepping on a few mice.

The remaining monsters were also staggering to their feet on the ground at this time, but they had completely lost their previous agility, swaying back and forth like drunks.

The consequence of shattered eardrums is loss of balance.

Many soldiers on the battlefield whose eardrums are shattered by artillery shells experience this phenomenon.

This imbalance cannot be recovered from in a short time; it requires several minutes, or even tens of minutes.

But Su Ti would not give them this time. He walked over and delivered several kicks, cleanly and decisively stomping all these monsters to death, killing them all.

At this point, all the lizard monsters in the tomb were dead, with no extra eyes remaining.

Before reaching the Perfected Circle Realm, these monsters posed a great threat to him, relying on the dark environment and their peculiar abilities.

But after entering the Perfected Circle Realm, the threat these monsters posed to him was greatly reduced.

One Perfected Circle Realm technique, the Violent Python Roar, directly took down a pile.

Even if he couldn't use the Violent Python Roar for a short time now, if another seven or eight monsters came, Su Ti could still handle them, albeit with some injuries.

His senses and body control were no longer comparable to before.

However...

Touching the dead bodies of these monsters, Su Ti's brows furrowed slightly.

These monsters were actually different from the previous ones. Their dead bodies did not provide him with any energy.

"These aren't Evil Spirits, these are Demonic Creatures."

At this moment, Xu Lao shakily climbed up from the ground. After confirming it was safe, he walked over and looked at the bodies on the ground. After a brief examination, he suddenly looked up and said.

"Xu Lao, how can you tell?"

Su Ti really couldn't see the difference between the two. They both looked strange. But according to the current situation, could it be that only Evil Spirits provide him with energy, while Demonic Creatures do not?

Xu Lao's face was a little pale. Su Ti's roar just now almost gave him a heart attack, and he hadn't recovered yet.

But he still explained.

"It's easy to distinguish. Evil Spirits are dead. They survive on Yin energy, and even the blood in their bodies is cold, fundamentally different from living people."

"But look at these monsters on the ground. Their blood is still emitting a little heat. Although it's weak, their bodies still have body temperature. This indicates that they are living creatures. If they are living creatures and look like this, then they are definitely not ordinary animals as we know them. They can only be demons."

"Demons?"

Su Ti nodded slightly, looking at these monsters that resembled both snakes and lizards, and kept it in mind.

Two days later, on the way back.

Su Ti sat on the high-speed train, touching the blood-red bead in his arms, still contemplating this journey.

After he and Xu Lao and the others finished exploring the Main Tomb Chamber of King Mu, they searched the entire tomb chamber again. In the end, apart from the blood-colored bead in the coffin, they found nothing else.

And the two Mountain Wraiths that escaped, they never saw any trace of them again.

Later, they reached the bottom of the cliff, found Zhu Wendong's body, cremated it on the spot and put it in an urn, and then began to divide the spoils of this trip.

The harvest from this trip was quite abundant. Although they didn't get many valuable Cursed Antiques, the gold, silver, and treasures, and ordinary antiques found in the Side Tomb Chambers alone were worth about twenty million.

The most precious among them was the blood-red bead in the Main Tomb Chamber. Although its origin was mysterious and Xu Lao couldn't identify its material or craftsmanship, its precious value was completely evident.

Su Ti asked for that blood-red bead. Xu Lao and the others wanted to give him some more gold, silver, and treasures, but Su Ti refused.

Xu Lao and the others also put in a lot of effort on this trip, and Zhu Wendong even paid the price of death. These funds would be considered compensation for everyone.

After dividing the money, the two sides said goodbye.

They agreed to cooperate again if there were future situations, but it seemed unlikely.

This journey was too dangerous, and Xu Lao and the others were already thinking about retirement.

Anyway, they had earned enough money over the years, and Zhu Wendong's death was a big blow to them. So, they took Zhu Wendong's ashes back to their hometown, planning to bury him there and give the money to his relatives.

And Su Ti also boarded the train home.

On the train, looking at the scenery constantly receding outside the window, he pondered in his heart.

Although this trip had great gains, it also left many unanswered questions.

In King Mu's Tomb, the mysterious snake cave, the Cursed Antiques taken from the Side Tomb Chamber and Secondary Tomb Chamber, King Mu's disappeared body in the Main Tomb Chamber, and the coffin full of fresh blood with that mysterious bead soaking in it, all made this ancient tomb full of doubts.

Especially the lizard monsters guarding the Main Tomb Chamber at the end, they were actually Demonic Creatures instead of Evil Spirits, which even Xu Lao couldn't figure out the reason for.

However, tomb raiding is not archaeology; you don't necessarily have to figure everything out. Getting the treasure is enough.

Su Ti also agreed with this point, so after thinking for a while without any clues, he gave up.

Rubbing the mysterious blood-red bead in his arms, a continuous stream of cool energy flowed into his fingertips.

This mysterious blood bead, soaked in the blood of King Mu's coffin, was Su Ti's biggest gain from this trip.

Besides providing him with up to 300% energy at the beginning, this bead also continuously provided Su Ti with energy through daily contact.

On the first day, it was 150%, on the second day, it was over 140%. Although it was slightly decreasing, it was always there.

In just two days, Su Ti had already accumulated 300% energy, which was very close to the 400% energy Su Ti estimated for the sixth layer of internal training.

After getting off the train and returning home, Su Ti was lectured for a good while.

This time, he left his hometown of Mingguang City and went to Xia'an City to follow the tomb raiding for about half a month. During this period, the signal was blocked in the mountain village for most of the time. Although he had told his family in advance that he was undergoing closed training at the martial arts school, he was still complained about for a good while.

As soon as he got home and before his butt was even warm, Su Ti received a call.

The call was from Long Yuanzheng, who also gave him a good scolding.

He was practicing well, and suddenly he ran off for half a month. The duel date was approaching, and Long Yuanzheng was also anxious.

He certainly didn't think Su Ti could beat Li Mingsheng, and even planned to have him concede without going on stage. But Su Ti had been gone for half a month without any news, which also made Long Yuanzheng quite angry, so he called him directly and told him to come over immediately.

So, Su Ti, who had just arrived home and whose butt wasn't even warm, could only go downstairs, take a taxi, and rush towards Long Yuanzheng's villa in the suburbs.

Inside the villa, Long Yuanzheng stood in the courtyard with a serious expression.

Sitting next to him was Uncle Liang, the elder who imparted techniques.

One sect master, one elder who imparted techniques, they were all the high-ranking officials and elders of the Dragon Gate now.

Besides the two of them, there were no other people present.

"I say, Sect Master, you don't have to be too anxious. Young people have their own ideas."

Uncle Liang took a sip of tea and said slowly.

Long Yuanzheng said coldly.

"It's too outrageous. You also know how withered our Dragon Gate lineage is now. My three disciples are all useless; none of them can fight. Now, the only one I have high hopes for is this new young disciple!"

Speaking of this, Long Yuanzheng heavily put down his teacup with a bang, stood up and said.

"He has high comprehension. Although his bone structure is poor, he dares to fight and kill, and his will is firm. Such a martial arts genius cannot be left to his own devices!"

"He just joined for such a short time and suddenly disappeared. There has been almost no news for half a month. Now he is so young, it is a critical moment for his martial arts advancement, and he has the strong enemy Li Mingsheng as pressure and motivation, yet he can go out and travel for nearly half a month without any reason! It's simply outrageous! He has wasted precious time in vain!"

The reason Su Ti gave Long Yuanzheng was that he went out to cultivate, but Long Yuanzheng understood it as being unable to endure hardship and running off to travel.

"A jade not polished is not a gem. Today, I will polish him well!"

Long Yuanzheng said angrily.

Uncle Liang slightly curled his lips upon hearing this.

Saying it was polishing, it was actually a father beating his son. Isn't that how the relationship between master and disciple came about?

And speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived.

Accompanied by the sound of a car outside the door, not long after, a young man wearing simple sweatpants and a T-shirt walked in with big strides.

"Master, you were looking for me."

Hearing this voice, Long Yuanzheng didn't even turn his head and snorted coldly.

"You still know how to come back? You've been gone for half a month, you must have gone crazy playing!"

"Don't forget, the day after tomorrow is your duel with Li Mingsheng. Are you planning not to come back even the day after tomorrow?!"

Su Ti chuckled.

"Didn't I go out to cultivate?"

It was better not to mention cultivation; mentioning it made Long Yuanzheng even angrier.

"Cultivation? What kind of cultivation are you doing outside?! Is your cultivation outside faster than me personally imparting techniques and giving you guidance?!"

Turning around, Long Yuanzheng said with a look of disappointment.

"Su Ti! You are still young, and I can understand your playful nature, but you must be honest! The path of martial arts is like sailing against the current; you either advance or retreat. You have such good cultivation conditions now, you should cherish them even more."

As soon as he said this, Long Yuanzheng gasped a few times, and his face also calmed down.

Looking at Su Ti, who was ten meters away, he calmed down and said,

"Since you say you've been cultivating, I'll test the results of your cultivation over the past ten-odd days. It's been a while since we, master and disciple, sparred. Make your move."

Sitting on the chair, Uncle Liang held a teapot in one hand, a cheerful smile on his face, looking like he was enjoying a good show.

It was only natural for a master to hit his disciple; which disciple wasn't beaten into shape?

Su Ti cupped his hands and said,

"Then this disciple will show off his meager skills."

One second Su Ti was cupping his hands, the next second Long Yuanzheng's vision blurred. A terrifyingly large hand, swollen red and black, with blue veins twisting wildly like a palm-leaf fan, directly roared and grabbed towards Long Yuanzheng's forehead!

Before the hand even arrived, the strong wind pressure blew Long Yuanzheng's hair back, revealing his shocked face!

Seeing that hand with its terrifying momentum, Long Yuanzheng's mind at this moment held only three words.

Perfected Circle Realm!