"Same race?"
Jiang Yuan raised an eyebrow. If he encountered a member of the same race here, it was very likely that it was Little Fatty's Youhuang. This was because a portion of the diluted Black Dragon bloodline in the Black Flame Python's body had been given to Youhuang, and now, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Youhuang would surely awaken.
"I can feel it absorbing other energy!" the little dumpling said very seriously.
"Is it a fragment of the Soul-Suppressing Stele?" Jiang Yuan said thoughtfully. The most valuable energy to absorb in the underground palace was the Soul-Suppressing Stele.
"General, the balance of death energy within the underground palace has been broken. The Tomb Maiden is likely absorbing death energy!" The Tomb Maiden made this prediction after her death energy fluctuated.
“Absorb death energy! Impossible, how can you absorb this kind of energy!” Jiang Yuan immediately rejected this claim. Even though everything is composed of energy, death energy is no exception. However, death energy itself exceeds the scope of attributes such as the Five Elements, wind, thunder, life, destruction, and chaos, so absorbing it would be extremely harmful.
"Boss, what if the Phoenix can absorb death energy?" The little dumpling asked, staring at Jiang Yuan with a strange look.
"Youhuang!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan silently repeated the name Youhuang several times before suddenly realizing something and saying, "Youhuang was born in Youming, could this place be more like its paradise?"
"Very likely!" The little dumpling looked miserable. It couldn't stand seeing other divine beast offspring do well, because it possessed the unique talent of being the king of all beasts. In its eyes, any divine beast was its opponent, or even its enemy.
"Something's fishy here. It's definitely not right for Yu Tu to recklessly let You Huang absorb energy like this!" Jiang Yuan knew very well whose handiwork this place was, and the dangers that might appear inside were unimaginable.
"But how can we find Major An and Major Tang here, given how we're going to keep going around in circles?" Long Lei asked, puzzled.
"Little dumpling, can you sense the aura of the Nether Phoenix?" Jiang Yuan knew about the little dumpling's talent and ability; this guy was incredibly strong among his own kind, no less so than his own Stone Breath.
After all, the Stone Breath can only detect people who are in contact with the earth. If others are wearing shielding artifacts, his Stone Breath will be greatly weakened, and he may only be able to detect their actions at a very short distance.
"I can feel it!" The little dumpling nodded confidently.
"How about this, we split into two groups. Little Dumpling will take Dragon Thunder and Dragon Fire and follow the Phoenix's senses to find the Desire Rabbit, while I will take the Tomb Maiden to collect all the Soul-Suppressing Stele fragments nearby, and then immediately head to meet up with you!" Jiang Yuan suggested.
He didn't make this suggestion on a whim. In fact, the speed of Dragon Thunder and Dragon Fire greatly slowed him down. If he were to unleash his Divine Wings and combine them with the Swift Thunder spell, he could quickly clear out the surrounding undead and seize the Soul-Suppressing Monument fragments. However, Dragon Thunder and Dragon Fire were only at the eighth rank, and their strength was completely unable to keep up with his pace.
"Boss, am I a bear all by myself?" The little dumpling's expression was worse than crying. If he were to go solo, wouldn't no one want him? He felt so wronged!
"Brother Xiong, is it okay for you to ignore us like this?" Long Lei and Long Huo stood aside with bitter faces. Wasn't this a clear sign that they were being looked down upon for their fighting strength?
"Listen to me, if you can complete the mission perfectly this time, I guarantee I can deliver the bamboo shoots to you tomorrow!" Jiang Yuan said confidently.
"Really?" The little dumpling looked doubtful.
"When have I ever lied to you?" Jiang Yuan said helplessly.
"Then you can't lie to me, or I'll go back and tell Sister Zhaodi that you're abusing me!" The little dumpling was afraid that Jiang Yuan would make up another excuse, so she directly brought up her biggest backer, the other person in the adoption contract—Liu Zhaodi.
"Remember, once you find the Ghost Phoenix, make it stop absorbing the death energy. We'll decide what to do after I get there."
"Don't worry, I, a dignified True Martial Divine Beast, can't even suppress a little Youhuang!" The little dumpling spoke of Youhuang with a face full of arrogance, as if its bloodline was far superior to Youhuang's.
"Take good care of them both, and don't throw tantrums!"
After giving his earnest instructions, Jiang Yuan led the tomb maiden and hurried toward their next destination.
He had his own reasons for choosing to act separately. Speed was secondary; the most important thing was that he enjoyed the unbridled freedom that came with hiding his identity.
As the saying goes, once you put on a mask, you don't care about anyone. Then you can take whoever you want without any guilt.
"General, there's a fluctuation from a small fragment of a Soul-Suppressing Stele ahead! It's still held by humans. Should we go over?" The Tomb Maiden floated behind Jiang Yuan like a ghost.
"certainly!"
Jiang Yuan chuckled as he put on the Golden Faceless Mask, mimicking the sinister and icy aura that instantly transformed upon activating his aura, giving the impression of a demon that had crawled out of hell.
"Humans, we've sensed it!"
Jiang Yuan put away his smile and fixed his gaze on one spot. As long as the Tomb Maiden could sense the fragments of the Soul-Suppressing Stele, he could sense the target person by using the breath of the stone.
"Walk!"
Jiang Yuan moved very fast, his figure darting through the tomb passage like a ghost.
Five minutes later, a mercenary squad was defeated, and Jiang Yuan successfully obtained a small fragment of the Soul-Suppressing Monument.
Seven minutes later, another undead team was killed, and two small fragments of the Soul-Suppressing Monument were obtained from the loot. All the undead, including their strongest captain with two thousand points of soul energy, were refined by the Soul-Refining Pot and ultimately became nourishment for the Tomb Maiden.
In the following period, Jiang Yuan transformed into a ghost hunter, constantly hunting down the wandering undead in the underground palace, as well as the mercenary teams carrying fragments of the Soul-Suppressing Stele. However, he was gentler with the mercenaries, only taking back what was rightfully theirs.
However, in the end, the predecessor of the Soul-Suppressing Monument really did have a close connection with the Tomb Maiden, and it wouldn't be unreasonable to say that it was her private property, so he felt perfectly justified in taking it.
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