Baby with Daoist Monarch System-Chapter 453 - 169: Searching for the Time Gem (Part 2)

Chapter 453: Chapter 169: Searching for the Time Gem (Part 2)

This meant that under Xu Ran’s guidance, their [Invisibility Skill] had improved tremendously.

At the same time, their mentality also relaxed.

The more relaxed the mindset, the better the outcome.

As a result, it didn’t take long.

While they were walking slowly between the two major legions, two divine-level auras approached from afar.

Looking up, on both sides, both the Crystal Beast and the Resentful God had sent a divine creature each.

As the divine level appeared, the squad members instantly became nervous.

"We won’t be discovered, will we?" Tang Chichi asked.

Guan Xin, Ningshuang, and Zhu Yuheng also showed signs of tension on their faces.

At present, they were walking on the plains between two armies where only creatures with a million Qi and Blood existed, not divine-level ones.

Before their [Invisibility Skill] breakthrough, even creatures with 9 million Qi and Blood could notice a trace of them.

If Xu Ran hadn’t corrected their shortcomings in time, they might have been discovered over the long term.

Even with Xu Ran’s guidance, after improving in stages.

Now that divine-level creatures had appeared, they weren’t sure if they would be discovered. It was unpredictable.

When Tiger Girl saw the appearance of divine-level creatures, a surge of fighting spirit erupted from her body.

"What’s there to fear, if discovered, just slay the two divine levels on the spot. After all, this trial is to test our combat power!"

Tiger Girl remained as strong as ever.

Seeing this, Xu Ran suppressed Tiger Girl’s fighting spirit.

"Don’t rush, your current level of [Invisibility Skill] is enough to fool the divine level."

"Moreover, these two divine creatures, having just advanced, their auras aren’t stable yet, they can’t detect your true level."

"The nearby Mushroom City is your real training ground!"

With Xu Ran saying this, Tiger Girl calmed down.

Indeed, the two appearing divine-level creatures ignored them, focusing on the confrontation between the two armies on the plains.

Seeing this, the squad members breathed a sigh of relief.

This sigh wasn’t about the fear of being discovered, but relief that their [Invisibility Skill] wasn’t a handicap.

At the same time, their mindset improved even more!

They continued on their journey.

An hour later.

By this time, the squad members had become increasingly proficient with their [Invisibility Skill], capable of walking in the air in front of the just-appeared divine creatures without being noticed.

Xu Ran knew that their [Invisibility Skill] was sufficient at this stage, but it needed further refinement, so he led them to the outskirts of Mushroom City.

Arriving at the outskirts of Mushroom City.

The high black-polluted walls composed of various mushroom structures lay within the city.

Each midsection of the paths had an altar.

Around the altar, eight dark green stone pillars engraved with eerie black runes seemed to emit radiation.

Everything was exactly as Xu Ran had seen on his last visit.

The only difference was on the topmost building, the millstone lacked a piece, creating disharmony.

The missing piece was the Time Gem that Zhu Yuheng had absorbed.

Also, during his last visit to Mushroom City, every altar was busily operating. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

But now, many of the altars had ceased their sacrifice.

The squad members also noticed this oddity.

"Big brother, something seems to be missing from the top of Mushroom City?" Tiger Girl curiously asked.

Xu Ran laughed, "The first Time Gem that Yu Heng absorbed was taken from the millstone up there!"

Everyone suddenly understood, "So that’s it!"

They hadn’t expected the Time Gem to be pried off a building like that!

A Time Gem that was so crucial to Zhu Yuheng had been so openly embedded at the top, which was a bit absurd!

At once, Tiger Girl’s imagination ran wild again, "Big brother, do you think there are more Time Gems inside this Mushroom City?"

Hearing this, Xu Ran paused.

You might be right!

Xu Ran’s eyes narrowed, "It’s possible!"

"If the creatures in Mushroom City can use the Time Gem as a decoration at the top, it might not be important to them!"

"On my last visit here, I was apprehensive of being detected by the divine level within Mushroom City, so I didn’t thoroughly explore its interior."

"Now, I can carefully search, perhaps there are more Time Gems!"

Xu Ran began to calculate, eyes on the topmost building inside Mushroom City.

Then, he closed his eyes, letting his Divine Sense scour inside Mushroom City.

Though Xu Ran’s Qi and Blood weren’t high, his true strength could rival the Supreme.

Even with low Qi and Blood, his Divine Sense search was not something a divine-level creature could detect.

Within a short moment, Xu Ran made a discovery.

Behind Mushroom City, the aura of a Time Gem reached them, also embedded at the top of a building.

However, the building wasn’t that tall and was obscured, thus invisible to the naked eye.

"There really is one!" Xu Ran exclaimed.

"But it’s not as large as last time, only the size of a basketball!" Xu Ran was slightly disappointed.

Zhu Yuheng indifferently remarked, "Small is fine, better than none. Besides, the Crystal Beast Egg has hatched, I’m not in such a rush to enhance [Time Acceleration] now."

Since Zhu Yuheng said so, basketball-sized it is.

"In that case, let’s further refine our [Invisibility Skill] inside Mushroom City, and retrieve it later, as it won’t run away!"

On his last visit, there was a formidable divine-level centipede within Mushroom City, with a strength around 15 million, not reaching 20 million.

Although several years had passed, given a divine creature’s cultivation speed, it surely hadn’t surpassed the 20 million mark, weird altar or not.

After all, not everyone’s like Xu Ran.

With the current strength of the squad, facing it solo wouldn’t be an issue, let alone with [Invisibility Skill] on their side.

After a moment’s thought, Xu Ran explained the situation to the squad members.

"The strongest in this Mushroom City is a divine-level centipede with 15 million Qi and Blood but not reaching 20 million. With your strength, combined with [Invisibility Skill], it should be no problem."

"You are to train your [Invisibility Skill] in its presence until achieving Great Success."

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Meanwhile.

Inside the topmost building of Mushroom City.

A giant six-meter-long centipede sat regally on the throne.

Around it floated three basketball-sized black pearls, shining brilliantly like dark suns, illuminating the entire room.

Below the throne, a rat monster with barely a million Qi and Blood was reporting the situation.

"City Lord, the Qi Blood conversion rate of the altar is decreasing, and there’s no solution in sight!" The rat monster trembled.

The divine-level centipede on the throne gazed intently at the rat monster below, evidently dissatisfied with the answer.

But there was nothing to be done.

Recently, the altar’s sacrificial deity, the [Three-Headed Snake], had some unknown issue, causing the Qi Blood conversion rate to plummet suddenly.

Originally, twenty living creatures with 5 million Qi and Blood, plus numerous dead ones, produced 200,000 pure Blood Qi.

But now, it couldn’t even reach 10,000.

Compared to before, it was heaven and earth apart.

This also led to it being stuck at 19 million Qi and Blood, unable to break through the 20 million barrier.

"I see." A voice devoid of any emotion resonated.

The frightened rat below was full of apprehension.

"City Lord, I’ll take my leave then!"

With the door closed, the immense room held only the divine-level centipede.

After some thought, it mumbled to itself, "Perhaps joining with a few cities to launch a war and collecting enough sacrifices would allow me to break through 20 million Qi and Blood."

"Given the altar’s situation, other cities must be facing the same, they too need plenty of sacrifices to elevate their strength!"

After pondering for another moment, "Yes, that’s the decision!"

Just as it was about to stand.

A spatial fluctuation unfolded before its eyes.

Ripples rose in the air, akin to a stone causing waves in water.

A terrifying surge of Qi and Blood Power coupled with physical strength suddenly erupted, warping the space.

Soon after, a sandbag-sized fist flew straight at its face.

The unsuspecting divine-level centipede was suddenly struck hard, its body tilting backward.