Supreme Star Card Master

Chapter 814: Chapter 628 Shocked to See

Somewhere within the ancient fragments.

A red ribbon burning with fierce flames entangled two waning moon level Cloud Flood Dragons.

Subsequently, thousands of palm-sized gray-white energies surged forth, gathering into a massive hand that struck down heavily atop the two dragons!

With a "bang," under the terrified gaze of the two Cloud Flood Dragons, they were smashed into a severely injured and unconscious state!

After that, the fiery red ribbon wrapped around the dying Cloud Flood Dragons and brought them to a blood-eyed figure in a black robe... it was the Demon Soul Avatar.

The Demon Soul Avatar took out a specially crafted Beast Taming Talisman and activated it. The talisman glowed brightly, releasing rolling green smoke that enveloped the two Cloud Flood Dragons, taking them inside.

The Demon Soul nodded: "Another two rare dragon star beasts, almost there."

"You captured two Cloud Flood Dragons in one go, as expected of Junior Brother Qin~"

Just then, Taishi Hen flew over from afar and landed, holding a Fierce Sun Divine Eagle in his large ghostly clawed hand, which was corroded by ghost energy and barely alive.

Taishi Hen stuffed the divine eagle into the talisman while laughing: "Junior Brother, your [Killing Life Salvation Technique] from the Bodhi Sect is becoming increasingly formidable."

After the Demon Soul slew Fang Yang, he reported the [Killing Life Salvation Technique] to Duan Hai of Wangyue Island, and Taishi Hen, being of the same lineage from Wangyue Island, naturally knew about it.

The Demon Soul grinned: "Compared to Senior Brother’s Ghost Wailing Hand, I’m still quite lacking. That full moon level Fierce Sun Divine Eagle barely had any chance to resist in Senior Brother’s hands, I’m still far behind Senior Brother!"

Taishi Hen laughed heartily: "Junior Brother, don’t be modest. You’ve quietly advanced to the full moon level, and before, at the waning moon level, you completed the full moon level’s slaying task with that Divine Prohibition Technique. Now that you’ve broken through to full moon, even we might not be your match!"

"Senior Brother flatters me~" the Demon Soul replied casually, then added, "We’ve mostly cleaned up this area, so let’s send these star beasts over to Senior Brother Zuo first?"

Taishi Hen nodded and said: "Alright, let’s go!"

The two immediately took to the skies, traveling for half a day before reaching a mountain ravine.

There were a few disciples from the Demon Sky Palace in the ravine, but the most striking feature was a massive bronze square tripod.

The tripod was adorned with numerous star beast images, from snakes, mice, and ants below to dragons, phoenixes, and qilins above, diversely detailed and lifelike.

A brawny man with a square face greeted them: "Junior Brother Taishi, Junior Brother Qin, you’ve returned?"

The Demon Soul and Taishi Hen both cupped their hands: "Brother Huang."

This was Huang Ting, a full moon level disciple of the same lineage as Zuo Quanqing.

Huang Ting inquired: "What have you two gained?"

The Demon Soul and Taishi Hen directly took out their Beast Taming Talismans, releasing all the collected star beasts.

On the Demon Soul’s side, there were six Radiant Moon Star Beasts, while on Taishi Hen’s side, there were four.

Huang Ting glanced over the heavily injured star beasts on the ground: "Cloud Flood Dragons, Fierce Sun Divine Eagles, Barbaric Beasts... these make ten Radiant Moon Star Beasts. As expected from the lineage specializing in producing experts from Wangyue Island, you’ve returned faster than other junior brothers, and with such abundant yield."

Taishi Hen laughed: "It’s truly Junior Brother Qin who’s impressive, outdoing me by two!"

The Demon Soul replied: "Senior Brother has a full moon level star beast, mine are all waning moon level, how can I compare?"

Huang Ting also looked at the Demon Soul, scrutinizing the young talent who had risen to fame within the sect over the past year or two.

"Now that Junior Brother Qin has advanced to full moon and possesses legendary skills, you might have a good chance in the next core disciple competition."

The Demon Soul laughed: "Brother Huang overpraises me, I just recently ascended to full moon, my realm is unstable, and my experience is still shallow. How could I be a core disciple? If you ask me, you and Senior Brother Taishi are more likely candidates."

Huang Ting nodded subtly at these words.

Taishi Hen laughed heartily, waving his hand: "Dare not, dare not."

Huang Ting said: "Then let me put these star beasts inside first."

Huang Ting flipped his hand to take out a talisman, activated it with a seal technique, and immediately, thick green smoke rose from the bronze tripod.

The green smoke spread out, covering the numerous heavily injured star beasts on the ground, pulling them all into the square tripod.

"Roar!"

"Howl!!"

"..."

Many star beasts that still had consciousness began to struggle.

But they were already severely injured and had no power to resist, being easily swept into the bronze square tripod by the green smoke.

Inside the tripod came a series of sounds, as if the star beasts were still resisting.

But after a moment, this resistance completely ceased.

Taishi Hen asked: "Brother Huang, has Senior Brother Zuo’s Hundred Beasts Tripod nearly reached the refinement of a hundred Radiant Moon Star Beasts?"

Huang Ting replied: "In terms of quantity, it’s already over a hundred, but we’re still short of around ten to twenty types."

Taishi Hen smacked his lips, a hint of envy flashing in his eyes: "Refining a full hundred types, this Hundred Beasts Tripod can be promoted to a top-tier epic star artifact. Even Burning Sun experts might not possess such a treasure, truly enviable~"

The Demon Soul’s eyes slightly focused upon hearing this.

This enormous bronze square tripod, known as the Hundred Beasts Tripod, belonged to Zuo Quanqing.

The tripod was crafted using a fifth-level material Zuo Quanqing had acquired by chance, not only possessing great power but also holding significant potential.

However, this treasure required multiple advancements. Once a hundred Radiant Moon level or higher epic star beasts were gathered, it would facilitate the tripod’s further enhancement, reaching the peak of epic star artifact status!

Zuo Quanqing had volunteered to explore this ancient world fragment largely to enhance this treasure.

It was then that Huang Ting received a message via the spirit talisman and immediately checked it.

"It’s from Senior Brother Zuo." After checking, Huang Ting informed them, "Senior Brother Zuo seems to have found a hidden Pocket World and instructed me to bring the Melting Furnace over."

Taishi Hen was quite surprised: "A Pocket World?"

Huang Ting nodded: "It’s said to be abundant with high-level spirit plants and materials, but there also seem to be tracks of disciples from Taishang, True Yang, and other sects."

Taishi Hen chuckled: "Oh? Since there’s something good, Junior Brother Zuo, shall we head over there together?"

"Alright."

The Demon Soul, after a brief contemplation, agreed. If they could find some treasures like fifth-level materials, they could find a way to transfer them to the main body later.

Huang Ting used the talisman given by Zuo Quanqing to control the Hundred Beasts Tripod. After a trembling, it shrank to the size of a palm and fell into his hand.

Subsequently, Huang Ting put away the Hundred Beasts Tripod and led everyone to fly up to rendezvous with Zuo Quanqing.

Before long, they passed through a valley tunnel between two giant peaks. After journeying for a while, their view suddenly opened up, leading them into a forest where Star Power was more concentrated.

The group flew for a while longer and soon saw Zuo Quanqing standing on a large stone not far away.

This person had a tall and sturdy build, narrow eyes, a high nose, and thin lips, exuding a sense of rebellious arrogance.

"Senior Brother Zuo!"

"You’re here... Oh, Junior Brother Taishi and Junior Brother Qin are here too?" Zuo Quanqing’s gaze fell on the Demon Soul and Taishi Hen.

The Demon Soul and the other person immediately saluted: "Senior Brother Zuo."

Zuo Quanqing’s lips curled up, and he slightly nodded. He then raised a hand, causing the Hundred Beasts Tripod in Huang Ting’s hand to suddenly fly up and land on the ground in front of him.

Just by a brief inspection, Zuo Quanqing immediately noticed a few more Radiant Moon Star Beasts inside, and they were of types that the tripod didn’t previously contain.

Zuo Quanqing’s eyes brightened: "Not bad, did Junior Brother Taishi and you catch this Cloud Flood Dragon and Fierce Sun Divine Eagle?"

Taishi Hen bowed and smiled: "Yes, Qin Junior Brother and I captured them."

Zuo Quanqing glanced at the two and grinned: "Very good, rest assured, you both will receive your rewards."

Zuo Quanqing would provide sect contribution points equivalent to the value of two Star Cores for a living Radiant Moon Star Beast!

If it’s a Star Beast that the Hundred Beasts Tripod didn’t originally contain, the price would double!

This is why disciples of the All Demon Heavenly Palace were willing to help him capture Star Beasts.

Taishi Hen chuckled: "Then, thank you, Senior Brother Zuo."

Zuo Quanqing waved his hand and then took out a Beast Taming Talisman, releasing many severely wounded Star Beasts. Upon counting, there were more than a dozen!

Then, Zuo Quanqing raised his hand to form a Seal Technique, causing the green qi in the Hundred Beasts Tripod to surge out again and sweep these Star Beasts away.

Huang Ting was quite astonished and said: "A One-legged Heavenly Bull and Tan Mountain Ghost, even such incredibly rare Star Beasts are here!"

Zuo Quanqing laughed heartily: "This Ancient World Fragment is indeed a treasured land, with endless strange and exotic beasts!"

Huang Ting nodded, yet suddenly saw something else.

"Is this... an Ink Qilin? Even in ancient times, it was extremely rare!"

"Ink Qilin?"

The Demon Soul, who had been observing the surroundings of this Pocket World, immediately turned his head and saw a Bloodied Ink Qilin among the many heavily injured Star Beasts, being absorbed into the Hundred Beasts Tripod.

This Ink Qilin had more than half of its scales shattered, one of its Qilin horns broken, its entire body was bloody and battered, almost unrecognizable!

But the Demon Soul recognized it at a glance...

"Mo Fei?!" The Demon Soul was shocked.

He never expected Mo Fei to appear here and be captured by Zuo Quanqing as material for the Hundred Beasts Tripod!

The Star Power in the Demon Soul’s body suddenly accelerated as he watched Mo Fei being swept into the Hundred Beasts Tripod, instinctively he was about to intercept.

But in just an instant, as his mind rapidly turned, he immediately restrained himself.

"If I act now, I absolutely can’t save Mo Fei..."

The Demon Soul’s eyes flickered, not to mention Zuo Quanqing, even Huang Ting and Taishi Hen were very powerful.

If he were to ask Zuo Quanqing for Mo Fei, it would be difficult to come up with a reasonable excuse in a short period.

Moreover, Zuo Quanqing’s selfishness and overbearing nature would certainly not let Mo Fei go; this would only arouse suspicion.

However, to fully refine the Star Beast’s Strength with the Hundred Beasts Tripod takes time, usually three to four days.

It’s not the right time to act now; there’s still some time to wait for a better opportunity...

The Demon Soul contemplated secretly, knowing Zuo Quanqing was immensely strong. If all else failed, he’d have to risk everything with the Burial Sun technique.

Watching Mo Fei, unconscious, being pulled into the Hundred Beasts Tripod, the Demon Soul’s eyes unknowingly began showing a trace of coldness.

"Since Mo Fei is here, his main body should be as well. There’s almost no sense of it now, so the main body must be far away..." the Demon Soul thought quickly.

"Junior Brother Qin, what’s wrong?" Taishi Hen’s voice came beside him, rather surprised, "The Star Power in your body seems a bit unstable?"

The Demon Soul glanced at him, chuckling softly: "Senior Brother must have sensed wrong."

"Is that so..." Taishi Hen scratched his head, laughing.

By this time, Zuo Quanqing had already absorbed all the Star Beasts into the Hundred Beasts Tripod, turned around and said to everyone: "Since we’ve arrived at this treasure trove, let’s each act on our own.

Additionally, if you meet any Taishang Sect members, and if the opportunity is right... kill if you can!"

"Yes, Senior Brother!"

Zuo Quanqing glanced at Taishi Hen and the Demon Soul, then flew away decisively.

And the remaining people, either alone or in groups, also dispersed and left.

Taishi Hen approached the Demon Soul and said: "Junior Brother Qin, shall we go too?"

The Demon Soul smiled: "Senior Brother Taishi, with so many exotic beasts and treasures here, it’s more efficient if we search separately."

"Aren’t you worried about running into Taishang Sect members or other powerful ones?"

"Even if we encounter them, as long as they aren’t Core Disciple level, it shouldn’t be difficult for Senior Brother to handle them, right? As for me... no need for Senior Brother to worry, I prefer to act alone."

Taishi Hen pursed his lips: "Alright then, Junior Brother, be careful, and contact me immediately if anything happens."

"Okay."

The Demon Soul responded, then leaped deeper into the area.

"Good intentions mistaken for a donkey’s liver and lungs~" Taishi Hen shook his head, glanced in the Demon Soul’s direction, and then also set out on his own...