Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming - Chapter 854 - 848: Palace and Immortal Mansion Compete to Flatter
In the distance, while they were talking, the Chaos Storm was getting closer and closer.
With the extraordinary eyesight of the Harpy, they could roughly estimate that in at most ten breaths, the Chaos Storm would sweep here!
Similarly, the Minotaur, having experienced many Chaos Storms, could sense that the natural disaster, capable of annihilating all powerful beings in the Abandoned Land, was about to arrive.
So the two guys who had just announced their surrender were terrified to the extreme!
The reason they surrendered was partially due to the overwhelming power of their opponent, which they simply couldn’t match.
But if they were to persist, they could still hold on for a moment, waiting for the Chaos Storm to arrive, doubting these guys would dare continue fighting them.
If they were ruthless enough, they might even drag these guys down with them, perishing together in the Void Storm!
But they didn’t want to die!
As Divines, their life span was incredibly lengthy.
Even after entering this Abandoned Land, with its harsh environment far from the comfort of the outside world, they could still survive for many years until their life ran out.
The flow of time in the Abandoned Land might be fast, but relative to the outside world, it wasn’t greatly perceivable internally. With their lifespan, they could easily survive here for over a million years, so why would they willingly perish and become just another among the endless bones of the land?
In this cursed place, once dead, they were truly dead, with no chance of resurrection whatsoever!
Thus, they chose to surrender!
But now, they regretted it!
The two guys looked at Qin Feng, feeling both anxious and stifled.
They could see that Qin Feng was in charge here, and the surrounding Spiritual Beasts respected him, indicating that this Human Clan individual was noble and extraordinary!
Yet, no matter how noble, he was just a newcomer, a rookie who had just entered the Abandoned Land, unfamiliar with the horrors of the Chaos Storm. Instead of quickly finding a way to avoid it, he dared to chat leisurely with them here.
More importantly, even if they want to start digging a hole now, it’s too late!
In less than ten breaths, the Chaos Storm would be upon them. They could already vaguely feel the oppressive atmosphere of its approach, driving them to despair!
Turning to look at the towering Divine Turtle, and then glancing at the almost heaven-piercing Life Tree, they felt like crying but had no tears!
How deep a hole would they need to dig to hide these guys?
Not to mention there’s no time left, even if there was, could they dig such a deep hole?
Many powerful beings had tried to dig through the underground, hoping to tunnel through the river of time and escape!
Unfortunately, below the endless bones lies an area shrouded in strange Law, which none could penetrate. Triggering those Laws would result in backlash, completely obliterating them!
Without exception!
And given the size of the Life Tree, even the depth of this bone-laden area might not be enough to bury it. If it keeps drilling downwards, it might unwittingly touch the underground Law.
Qin Feng glanced at the approaching Chaos Storm and then turned his gaze to the Harpy, asking, “How deep do we need to dig to avoid these storms, and how long do the Chaos Storms usually last?”
The Harpy was in despair, reluctant to answer his question.
But seeing the calm expression on Qin Feng’s face, unwavering in the face of such an impending disaster, gave him a sliver of hope.
Perhaps this guy has another way to get through this calamity!
So he forced himself to say, “The deeper, the better; at least half the depth of this Life Tree’s body is needed; otherwise, the Void Storm might lift layers of bones and blow us away!
As for the duration, it’s hard to say; sometimes it lasts for months on end, but the shortest is still over a month!”
“That’s terrifying!”
Qin Feng couldn’t help but be startled upon hearing this.
Though he wanted to ask more questions, seeing the Chaos Storm approaching, he dared not waste any more time. He waved his hand, collecting all the Spiritual Beasts, including the Bimong Giant Beast trapped by the Spider Demon God, as well as the Minotaur and the Harpy into the Demon Refining Pot, leaving only the Swallowing Sky Toad outside.
Qin Feng glanced at the Swallowing Sky Toad, and it immediately understood, leaping up and then diving headfirst toward the ground.
It wasn’t performing a dive, but as it descended, it waved its small claws, manipulating the Space Law to create spatial rifts, directly absorbing many bones below into these rifts as it quickly descended.
At times, if it encountered particularly strong bones that the spatial rifts couldn’t absorb or cut, it would either bypass them and open a new path, or directly open its mouth and swallow the massive bones!
Its internal space was enormous, able to accommodate a few mere bones, though regrettably, these bones contained little energy, providing minimal benefit even when digested.
Thus, carving a path with spatial rifts, the Swallowing Sky Toad descended at a rapid pace.
Meanwhile, Qin Feng, with his hands behind his back, leisurely followed behind, and within several breaths, they had reached a thousand feet underground.
The reason the Harpy and Minotaur despaired initially was seeing so many Spiritual Beasts, especially the gigantic Divine Turtle and Life Tree.
Other than the Spring and Autumn Cicada, the others were of significant size, often ranging from dozens to a hundred feet in size, with creatures like the Light Giant Dragon and Nine-Headed Serpent Hydra being even larger.
So many large Spiritual Beasts would at least require hollowing out a mountain to conceal them.
Unaware that Qin Feng had the Demon Refining Pot, which could house all his Spiritual Beasts inside its space, negating the need for such a large underground cave. They only needed to carve out enough space for Qin Feng to move, nothing more!
Thus, Qin Feng could afford the leisure of questioning the Harpy.
By now, a thousand feet underground, Qin Feng had just instructed the Swallowing Sky Toad to stop descending further, when he felt the endless bones above jolt, immediately sensing chaotic waves emanating from above.
A faint gust of wind followed the passage they carved downhill.
However, they hadn’t gone far into the underground when the fierce wind blew countless bones into disarray, effectively blocking the passage. Even the remnants of the wind that passed through the mass of white bones posed no threat to him below.
Nevertheless, Qin Feng waved his hand to cast a defensive shield, protecting the area Swallowing Sky Toad had opened in the underground space, preventing any unforeseen collapse.
Though his robust physique didn’t fear being buried beneath endless white bones, he saw no need to create trouble for himself.
After making these preparations, Qin Feng thought for a moment, then instructed Swallowing Sky Toad to open a space hundreds of feet wide horizontally. He then waved his hand to take out a palace-type space magical treasure, tossed it on the ground, and stepped inside.
He, unlike the penniless in the Abandoned Land, wasn’t without a decent divine artifact.
As the Master of Qi Luck of Biluo, Qin Feng, on an unintentional journey, could often acquire plenty of good items, so he lacked no treasures.
He even had several palatial Immortal Mansions, in addition to other slightly lesser treasures of residence, like various towers, bamboo houses, tower ships, and painted boats. If he were to rotate through them, he could endure dozens of chaos storms without repeating one!
In fact, many things were collected by Qin Feng in his early years and were put aside without much attention. He hadn’t had much time to sort it all out, resulting in such a pile.
Swallowing Sky Toad did not revert to its original size, remaining fist-sized, hopping along excitedly behind Qin Feng as they headed into the palace.
At this moment, it was the only one beside its master, reminding it of the days of adventuring with its master during its youth.
Although its power had surged, having reached the realm of Demon Immortal, even under its master’s nurture, among the accumulation of numerous space treasures, its progress remained swift. It might not take long before it advanced to Heavenly Immortal.
This was unimaginable in the past, but it became reality because of being with its master, leading to utmost gratitude and admiration in its simple heart!
When Qin Feng arrived at the main hall of the palace and sat on the central throne, Swallowing Sky Toad gleefully hopped to Qin Feng’s front, crouching by his feet.
Qin Feng chuckled, reached out, and summoned Swallowing Sky Toad into his hand.
He gently stroked its still smooth and soft back for a moment, then waved his hand to summon the Harpy, Minotaur, and Bimong Giant Beast, preparing to inquire about the details of the Abandoned Land.
The Harpy and Minotaur, reappearing before Qin Feng, both widened their eyes in disbelief looking at Qin Feng.
They anticipated that Qin Feng might not fully trust them after their surrender, thus placing prohibitions within them.
But they didn’t expect the prohibition to be so powerful, making any rebellion futile as it would be like trying to stop a car with a mantis’s arm against the Demon Refining Pot’s prohibition!
They were shocked by the strength of Qin Feng’s control and surprised at his unorthodox way of confronting the chaos storm!
Other strong beings in the Chaos Land, even those at the peak of Upper Divine Spirit, when caught outside during a chaos storm, could barely cope.
Like them, they all had to laboriously dig a narrow cave, hiding deep within it like mice, not daring to show themselves.
In contrast, their new master didn’t even need to dig a cave himself. He wasn’t shivering in a bone pile but sat like an emperor in a palace, summoning them to pay respects!
What prestige!
What elegance!
What envy it stirred!
Yet it was merely envy, not jealousy, as the disparity in strength was simply too vast!
Especially when they were drawn into the Demon Refining Pot, they felt the vast law prohibitions within and witnessed the expanse and richness of the Beiming Cave Heaven!
This filled them with both astonishment and helplessness!
If Qin Feng had told them earlier that surrendering would lead them to live in the Beiming Immortal Mansion, they wouldn’t have fought but kneeled in surrender right away!
After all, they had suffered in the Abandoned Land for countless years, surrounded by nothing but bones, slaughter, and plunder. Who knows how many years have passed since they last saw the scenery of a normal world.
Of course, this was their current thought.
If Qin Feng had mentioned having a Cave Heaven World initially, they would undoubtedly still have chosen to fight him, attempting to seize his Cave Heaven World.
After all, submission was never as comfortable as the uncontrolled freedom of independence!
“Alright, tell me about the situation in the Abandoned Land!”
Qin Feng waved, signaling the Harpy and Minotaur to quell their excitement and share what he didn’t know.
As for the Bimong Giant Beast, he summoned it because it was a divine existence. Although it neither practiced spells nor understood divine skills, its robust physique allowed it to modulate its voice to speak human language.
Hence, he let it provide supplementary information.
“Yes, esteemed master!”
The comparatively intelligent Harpy hurriedly spoke, detailing everything he knew about the Abandoned Land, trying to earn more favor from Qin Feng and not let the seemingly honest but somewhat cunning old ox get ahead!
As for the Bimong Giant Beast, it was a simpleton, a glutton, and a battle-crazed being, so the Harpy paid it no mind as a rival for favor.
If the Divine Turtle were here, seeing its demeanor might have triggered some schemes to suppress this birdman daring to vie for favor with the master secretly!
After all, the old turtle always deemed itself as Qin Feng’s top loyal follower, intolerant of a new sycophantic birdman!
The Minotaur tried several times to interject, but the Harpy was quicker in speech, leaving the Minotaur furious, its eyes bloodshot, and nostrils flaring as it glared at the Harpy.
Unfortunately, having just been subdued by Qin Feng, they lacked understanding of their new master’s temperament, so the old ox could only hold back, intending to settle with the Harpy later.
With the Harpy’s account and the Minotaur and Bimong Giant Beast’s few additions, gradually, Qin Feng gained substantial understanding of the Abandoned Land, comprehending its nature!
