Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming-Chapter 551 - 287: The Battle Inside the Tomb [Subscribe Please]_2

"What should we do? Should we continue to enter through the main entrance?"

In the tomb passage, Shen Borong frowned and glanced at Ruan Hongzhuang before asking Zhou Mingde in a low voice.

Zhou Mingde naturally understood what he meant.

After all, Ruan Hongzhuang was injured. If they continued to enter through the main entrance, forcing their way past the stone beasts’ attacks to break through the door, she might not be able to hold on until the moment they breached it.

But if they didn’t enter through the main entrance, they would have to take the risk of the tomb self-destructing.

Zhou Mingde couldn’t help but furrow his brows as well.

Just then, Ruan Hongzhuang took the initiative to speak.

"The two Taoist friends need not worry about me. Although I am injured, if I concentrate on defending against the two stone beasts’ attacks, I can still cope. However, attacking the tomb door will require more effort from the two of you," she said.

Her tone remained calm as she continued, "Of course, if I do less work here and can’t contribute more later, I will also take a smaller share when we divide the treasures at the end. I won’t let the two of you suffer any losses."

Hearing this, a flash of appreciation crossed Zhou Mingde’s eyes, and he made an immediate decision, "Since Taoist Friend Ruan has no problems, then let’s do as you suggest."

Unconsciously, he had become the de facto leader of the team, giving orders.

So after a brief rest outside, the three of them re-entered the hall and launched an attack on the stone door under the assault of the two stone beasts.

And just as the three of them and the wolf were focusing on attacking the stone door, the Earth Armored Dragon suddenly burst out again, launching an attack on the three of them.

This Earth Armored Dragon was like an annoying fly, impossible to kill, but always popping up to be a nuisance.

Due to its harassment, the speed at which Zhou Mingde and his companions were breaking the door was greatly reduced, and they even had to use precious third-tier talismans to save the situation.

After more than three uneasy two hours had passed, the three finally succeeded in breaking through the protection and destroyed the two stone beasts.

Bang!

After the two stone beasts were destroyed, the tightly closed stone door automatically opened backward with a booming sound.

Looking up at that moment, they saw a spacious corridor behind the stone door, leading to an unknown destination, possibly the main tomb chamber.

Compared to the tomb passage they had taken before, this corridor seemed somewhat narrow, its width even less than two zhang.

However, different from the tomb passage, there were many murals on the walls of the corridor, seemingly narrating the life story of the Tomb Master.

"There’s a force inside that suppresses Divine Sense; my Divine Sense can only penetrate about fifteen zhang inside!" Zhou Mingde said in a low voice, describing his situation as he looked at the corridor behind the door.

Hearing this, Shen Borong quickly replied, "I’m a bit better, but I can only reach twenty zhang."

Seeing this, Ruan Hongzhuang also added, "I am the same as Taoist Friend Zhou; I can only project my Divine Sense about fifteen zhang."

"Is it a Formation that suppresses Divine Sense? Or is it some other method?" Zhou Mingde murmured, unable to ascertain the cause.

Upon hearing this, Shen Borong’s eyes flickered slightly and he said, somewhat uncertainly, "It’s probably a Formation. If it were some other method, it would be a very significant move."

Zhou Mingde listened and nodded slightly, then he asked, "So who’s going in first?"

As soon as he spoke, both Shen Borong and Ruan Hongzhuang fell silent, not answering.

Without a doubt, the cultivator who entered the corridor first would definitely encounter the challenges laid by the Tomb Master first.

And since none of them knew what the challenges were or how dangerous they could be, naturally, no one was eager to volunteer to scout ahead.

Seeing this, Zhou Mingde immediately said, "How about this, whoever takes the lead going in will be considered to have made an extra effort, and can take an extra share when we divide the treasures later on!"

"This..."

Shen Borong opened his mouth as if he wanted to object.

However, at this moment, Ruan Hongzhuang cut in and said, "I have no objections, and am willing to let the two of you go first."

With that, there was no more need for Shen Borong to finish what he was about to say.

Zhou Mingde took the opportunity to look at him and said, "So, does Taoist Friend Shen want to take credit for this task?"

"Since it was Taoist Friend Zhou’s suggestion, I shall not compete with you for this," Shen said.

Shen Borong’s face shifted through several expressions before he quickly shook his head, declining to be the first to lead the way in.

Upon hearing his words, Zhou Mingde immediately responded with a slight smile, "Since Taoist Friend Shen is so modest, then I will not be courteous!"

Zhou Mingde was decided to scout ahead himself, but he didn’t act immediately. First, he took a Rejuvenation Pill outside to recover his Mana.

Once his Mana was fully restored, he then bestowed the Fire Divine Jackal with the "Beast Spirit Armor" secret technique to let it scout ahead.

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One zhang, two zhang, three zhang…

The Fire Divine Jackal cautiously stepped through the corridor, quickly plunging more than ten zhang into it.

Outside the corridor, Zhou Mingde and the other two watched the Fire Divine Jackal’s figure with tense expressions.

After the Fire Divine Jackal had ventured thirty zhang into the corridor, it finally encountered an attack.

At that moment, intense yellow light suddenly emerged from all four sides of the stone walls surrounding the Fire Divine Jackal, quickly forming a cage and trapping it on the spot.

Then came a malicious roar from deep within the corridor, and a golden flying sword shot out of the void towards the Fire Divine Jackal.

Ao wu!

In a critical moment, the Fire Divine Jackal roared and spat out its hard-cultivated inner core.

The fiery-red inner core flew out of its mouth, colliding precisely with the incoming flying sword.

The flying sword was then knocked away by the inner core, its momentum exhausted as it fell to the ground.

Where the inner core and the flying sword collided, a small rupture appeared as if it had been nibbled by something.

When the inner core returned to the Fire Divine Jackal’s body, the creature let out a moan, and blood trickled from the corners of its mouth.

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The inner core is a Demon Beast’s life-related essence; damage to the inner core can equally affect the Demon Beast’s body, causing internal injuries.

With its inner core damaged, the Fire Divine Jackal would need at least ten years of rest before it could hope to recover its Essence Energy.

Zhou Mingde witnessed this scene with great distress.

Having been together for nearly two centuries, his relationship with the Fire Divine Jackal was akin to that of brothers.

Previously, when Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoquan plotted against Master Jiang, resulting in the Fire Divine Jackal being poisoned, he almost lashed out at Zhou Chun—the junior he deeply respected at the time—which reflected the importance of the Fire Divine Jackal to him.

Seeing that the Fire Divine Jackal was injured, he felt greatly self-reproaching and regretful, regretting that he should not have taken on the task of scouting ahead.

Immediately, he rushed into the corridor, brandishing his Magic Artifact to attack the cage trapping the Fire Divine Jackal.

Unlike Zhou Mingde, who was agonizing with regret, Shen Borong and Ruan Hongzhuang flashed a hint of pleasure in their eyes upon seeing the Fire Divine Jackal wounded.

As a third-rank Demon Beast, the strength of the Fire Divine Jackal undoubtedly exceeded that of its master, Zhou Mingde.

Both Shen Borong and Ruan Hongzhuang had always been wary of the Demon Beast, and therefore had repeatedly yielded to Zhou Mingde’s consistently assertive stance.

But now, with the Fire Divine Jackal injured, the two of them saw new hope for balancing the power between them.

If the injured Fire Divine Jackal could no longer contend with Shen Borong, a mid-phase Purple Mansion Cultivator, then naturally Zhou Mingde would not have the strength to dominate the two of them.

However, while they were pleased, they still had to maintain appearances.

Watching Zhou Mingde inside the corridor still desperately trying to save his pet, Shen Borong soon shouted loudly, "Taoist Friend Zhou, let us help you."

After saying this, he too entered the corridor and started to lend a hand.

Thus, with the help of Shen Borong and Ruan Hongzhuang, Zhou Mingde quickly broke through the yellow light cage and rescued the Fire Divine Jackal.

However, although the Fire Divine Jackal was saved, the task of scouting ahead had not yet been completed.

After feeding the Fire Divine Jackal an Elixir to heal its wounds, Zhou Mingde looked at the dark corridor ahead and then turned to look at Shen and Ruan, who appeared calm. With a resolved grimace, he steeled himself to lead the way personally.