Chapter 347: Bait

Under the lava, the ancient temple of light golden color shattered, with huge rocks collapsing one after another and large pieces of debris falling, turning into ruins. Shi Hao quickly ascended.

The Kunpeng Treasure Art was completed.

Shi Hao was both delighted and excited. This divine ability was extremely complex and profound, and he had spent a long time comprehending it. It was very difficult to master, but he did not expect to finally grasp it today.

With just a slight exertion, he felt a destructive power, a treasure art of one of the ten ancient fiends reappearing in the world.

Shi Hao tried it out, and a vast aura quickly swept across the entire desolate land. The lava surged up, turning crimson, and white smoke billowed, causing the earth to crack.

His body trembled violently. He quickly stopped, not only because the destructive power was too shocking but also because this treasure art consumed an enormous amount of energy, almost draining his body.

"It seems I need to hurry up and increase my realm. The higher my cultivation, the stronger the power of the treasure art I can display. Otherwise, it will severely restrict the power of the ancient ten fiends' divine arts."

This was a trump card. He believed that with this great divine ability, he would be able to dominate the world in the future. As long as his cultivation was sufficient, he would not fear anyone he encountered.

After comprehending the law, Shi Hao felt it was time to continue improving his realm. Only in this way could his overall strength be fully enhanced.

Fortunately, the time spent cultivating in the light golden temple was limited. This was a great gift. Otherwise, it would have taken at least a few months in reality.

"Just like that, it's completed," Shi Hao said softly to himself while walking through the lava field. It seemed somewhat unreal, and upon careful thought, it was closely related to that lotus cushion.

A primitive rune appeared with a flash of light between his brows, filled with the aura of the Dao. This was a manifestation of having understood the Kunpeng Treasure Art, grasping the true meaning of this original rune.

"Hurry up and cultivate to increase strength."

In the ancestral land, deeper within.

In a hilly area, flames erupted, and the temperature was even higher here. The ground was almost melting. This area was inhabited by powerful beings.

With a "crack," a white pangolin smashed a huge rock, extracting a piece of crimson stone from it and quickly swallowing it.

Not far away, some strong figures appeared, their eyes showing intense light. Almost simultaneously, they attacked, rushing forward and using their weapons to strike at the white pangolin.

"Clang"

Sparks flew. The pangolin, glowing, was harder than iron or stone. White scales appeared with runes, repelling all the weapons.

At the same time, it opened its mouth and spewed out a white light, piercing through two of the people. Their corpses fell to the ground instantly.

"Impressive," some people’s expressions changed.

"Everyone, don't be afraid. It just swallowed divine material, so its movements will become slower. Let's take advantage of this and kill it quickly." Someone encouraged the group.

When mentioning divine material, everyone’s gaze grew intense. Such things were rare and very precious. The large piece just now was particularly rare.

Generally, divine materials were contained in lava or stones. The beings living here consumed soil and stones, and swallowed lava. Their high cultivation was the result of accumulating divine materials within their bodies over time.

The piece just now was not small. If refined, it could probably be sold for a sky-high price.

A treasure tool appeared in the sky, causing the pangolin to leap up and smash it, changing the color of a group of people. Its eyes showed a mocking look.

"Whoosh"

In the next moment, the pangolin's performance exceeded everyone's expectations. It transformed into a white lightning, wreaking havoc here, moving at an extreme speed, darting through the air.

"Thud," "Thud"

It was not very large, only a meter long, even described as small, turning into white light and piercing through the remaining few people.

No one survived; they all lay dead.

"Clatter"

After it settled down, the pangolin spat out a red strange stone. It had not actually swallowed it; the earlier act was just a ruse to lure the enemy. Now it held onto it and began refining, rather than consuming it.

"This guy is quite cunning." The big-eyed girl murmured from afar. She was with several young men accompanying Shi Hao to find fierce beasts in the fire domain to use as bait for capturing the sunfish.

"This is the White Armored King. Indeed very fierce," Shi Hao nodded.

It was said that these beings had a strong aura of hostility. Wherever they went, no grass grew. They slaughtered other beings cleanly. Despite their small size, their combat power index was very high.

The so-called White Armored King, this pangolin was not actually a king but just a long-cultivated one that had reached the later stage of the inscription realm.

Of course, for the big-eyed girl and the others, this was definitely a giant. If they encountered it alone, they would be doomed.

Shi Hao was not afraid. He stepped forward without hiding his presence, immediately attracting the attention of the fierce beast. Its gaze was fierce, radiating divine light.

It sensed danger, arched its body, and then, with a hiss, it shot forward like a white spear, moving at incredible speed.

"Clang"

Shi Hao fought in place without moving, slapped it down, causing it to fall to the ground. Its skin armor cracked, blood oozing, and it writhed in pain.

Suddenly, it emitted a glow, spreading like ripples. These were clusters of light blades attacking Shi Hao.

A circle of halo appeared, enveloping Shi Hao in a light ring. Although he was at the middle stage of the inscription realm, lower than the pangolin, in battle, he surpassed it.

This halo, like ripples, was like a protective divine ring, blocking everything and shattering all the light blades, pushing them outward.

"Bang"

The pangolin trembled violently, many of its scales falling off, and the sound of bones breaking was heard from within its body as it flew out.

The big-eyed girl and the others were astonished. Such a powerful White Armored King had no ability to resist and was heavily injured.

"Roar"

The pangolin roared, completely going mad. Its body burned, and symbols appeared one after another. It exuded a fierce aura, a desperate posture.

With a "boom," the runes spread, and divine energy surged. The White Armored King charged forward like a snow-white sword.

Shi Hao stepped forward to meet it, his whole body emanating a strange force. Golden symbols flashed, and a divine bird's cry was faintly heard.

He mobilized some of the Kunpeng power, slapped out, dispersing the White Armored King’s divine art, and struck its body, causing it to scream. Its bones rattled.

In the end, it lay on the ground, motionless, and all runes disappeared.

What kind of power was this? The big-eyed girl and the others were amazed. The golden symbols flashed, shattering the pangolin’s bones. It was so domineering.

Shi Hao picked it up by its tail, another important prey acquired.

Now, his Qiankun bag already contained several powerful beings, such as the Red Hound and the Mysterious Rhinoceros, all necessary prey.

The scripture he obtained described how to capture the sunfish and prepare the most effective bait, requiring various powerful beings to be refined together.

This was much more effective than capturing a few strong beings and extracting their marrow.

After working hard for these days, Shi Hao finally made progress, catching several, and he was nearly finished gathering them.

They arrived at a large canyon and, after some searching, encountered a fire bear. It radiated endless flames and exuded fierce power but was unfortunately still slain.

A day later, they arrived in a mountainous area where the smell of blood could be detected from a distance. Along the road, they saw some remains, all human bodies.

Clearly, there were powerful beings here, and anyone who entered their territory was killed.

"Whoosh"

Suddenly, a bright light shot out from the mountains, severing two powerful figures in half. They screamed in agony and died swiftly.

"What is that thing? Could it really be such a creature?" The young men around Shi Hao were astonished.

They had inquired from others and spent a significant amount of resources to obtain the information, which revealed that a terrifying creature called the Silver-Winged Mantis resided here.

Shi Hao instructed them to wait here and approached alone. As he reached a small mountain, a brilliant blade of light flew toward him, extremely sharp.

"Clang"

He raised his hand, deflecting the blade of light, and turned to look. On a stone mountain, there was a creature that was entirely silver, shining brightly with a fierce aura.

It was a mantis, about fifteen meters long, translucent and glittering silver, emitting an astonishingly hostile aura.

Its pair of front claws resembled large blades, white and intimidating, adorned with many runes, evidently the treasure weapon of the Silver-Winged Mantis.

Its pair of silver wings were even more translucent, clashing with a metallic clang.

"As long as I can subdue this mantis, I can lure out a large number of sunfish," Shi Hao murmured, focusing on the fierce spirit. His intuition told him it was extremely dangerous.

Although he still needed two or three more types of prey, Shi Hao estimated they would be hard to find. If he could capture this mantis, it would be sufficient for now.

"Whoosh"

A snow-white silver knife appeared in the air, enormous and invincible.

Shi Hao deftly moved aside and then grabbed a giant stone weighing hundreds of thousands of pounds, hurling it at the silver knife.

"Crack"

The silver knife swept through and split the giant stone in half, its sharpness unmatched and indestructible.

Shi Hao was surprised. A black fish appeared between his fingers, and a force of the Great Yin emerged, sending a black wave up into the sky and trapping the knife.

"Whoosh"

With the knife trapped, the Silver-Winged Mantis flew over, covering the sky, and struck with numerous runes, extremely fierce.

Shi Hao engaged in a fierce battle without using the Kunpeng divine art. The fight was intense because the Silver-Winged Mantis had an extremely high realm and was very frightening.

In the end, he successfully subdued and captured this strange creature.

This was a vast magma lake, immense and boundless, red as far as the eye could see, with heat rising and turning the sky a fiery red.

"This is the place. Besides the unique forbidden area in the deepest part of the ancestral land, this should be the largest magma lake," the big-eyed girl and the others brought Shi Hao here. They had someone knowledgeable about the ancestral land guide them, making things easier. Of course, they were also following the instructions from their predecessors rather than knowing everything themselves.

Shi Hao was cautious. He flew to a high altitude and scattered a bit of bait, not daring to throw it all in, fearing waste.

Then, he and his companions retreated and hid by the shore, watching carefully.

Soon, the water sparkled, and in the distance, golden light dazzled, illuminating the entire lake in brilliance.

"That's too many!" The young men were dumbfounded.

In the lake, schools of golden sunfish swarmed densely, surging through the water. The sight was somewhat terrifying.

Shi Hao was delighted. If he managed to catch them all, the amount of divine liquid he could refine would likely push him to the late stage of the inscription realm.