Beast Taming Patrol

Chapter 587: Chapter 209 Ancient Battlefield Ruins (Requesting Monthly Pass)

Amidst a field of broken walls and ruins, howling winds swept through, one gust after another.

These winds were different from elsewhere, faintly carrying a hint of bloodiness, and even more so a chilling killing intent that wound around one’s heart in threads.

Each inch of soil was stained with blood, and over such a lengthy expanse of time, it had turned a profound black. When one grabbed it, it felt like solidified mud, with a slightly moist sensation that was strangely eerie and unsettling.

This place was the Ancient Battlefield Ruins.

It was said that a thousand years ago, two empires of immense power waged a devastating war here, resulting in countless mighty warriors meeting their deaths, and blood flowing like rivers in an utterly tragic scene.

Since then, this place had become a land of death, until Blood Sea Tower, one of the six major sects, took over and the current tower master moved this entire battlefield, transporting it into the prodigies’ battlefield, turning it into an Opportunity Land.

At a certain boundary of the ancient battlefield, a broken flagpole was inserted obliquely deep into the earth—so deep that two or three people extending their arms could not touch its end, and the flag, with its illegible, decayed inscriptions, fluttered slightly in the wind, casting a shadow on the ground.

In a moment, the shadow stealthily twisted.

Several figures swiftly emerged from within the shadow.

“Brother Lin, with Gui’s Shadow Escape trick, traveling sure has become much more convenient,” Yan Susen stepped out of the shadow and squinted his eyes slightly. After adjusting to the extreme darkness of the Shadow Space, he looked out at the boundless expanse of the battlefield ruins in the bright light, and couldn’t help but exclaim.

“Hee! (｡⊙‿⊙｡)” (No big deal!)

Gui scratched its head, a look of excitement on its face.

The energy consumption of Shadow Escape wasn’t significant. After having reached the IVth stage, even long-distance Shadow Escapes carrying others along wasn’t too draining for Gui at its current state.

The journey from Moonbow City to here had only used up about ten percent of its strength.

Gui indicated that it was no problem at all!

Being able to help was the best.

Lin Su ruffled Gui’s cap, then turned his head to Lu Ziye beside him with a teasing smile, “Mr. Know-It-All, tell us about any opportunities within these ancient battlefield ruins, will you?”

“Hehe!” Lu Ziye patted his chest, “Rest assured, both of you, I’m very familiar with the Ancient Battlefield Ruins!”

“Within these ruins, there are a total of three Opportunity Lands!” Lu Ziye stood tall, “Namely, the Killing Grounds, Soul Suppressing Ladder, and Ghost Fear Cliff.”

Lin Su and Yan Susen exchanged a glance and nodded slightly.

This guy really did know some information beyond the map.

With him around, their efficiency in obtaining opportunities should be much higher.

With that in mind, Lin Su began to inquire, “What exactly are these three opportunities?”

“Don’t rush, gentlemen, let’s talk as we walk!” Lu Ziye chuckled, “Let’s start with the Killing Grounds. This is the most common opportunity within the Ancient Battlefield Ruins. Strictly speaking, the moment we stepped into the ruins, we’ve already entered the Killing Grounds.”

As they talked, the three of them walked a few steps and entered the Ancient Battlefield Ruins.

Hearing this, Lin Su’s expression changed ever so slightly as he carefully observed his surroundings.

Quickly, he realized that as they entered, the blood-tinged winds surrounding them seemed to undergo a new transformation.

In the wind, streaks of blood-red began to appear and eventually consolidated into three somewhat ethereal blood-red figures, wearing armor like warriors. As soon as they formed, they charged at them, brandishing their long swords.

Their aura wasn’t particularly strong; they were merely at the first layer of the Nayuan Realm.

“Brother Yan, have your combat beast attack and try killing them,” Lu Ziye grinned.

Yan Susen nodded slightly and quickly had the Silver Warrior take action.

With a flash of silver light, the three blood-red figures shattered rapidly, but the faint blood-red mist didn’t dissipate. Instead, it slowly merged into the body of the Silver Warrior.

The Silver Warrior’s body shimmered with a blood-red light for an instant before quickly subsiding.

“This is called Killing Intent Body Refinement. It’s beneficial to both martial artists and combat-type beasts,” Lu Ziye said with a laugh, “Those blood-red figures are known as Malicious Spirits, created from the unceasing killing intent and the obsession of countless strong warriors who died here. By killing them, one can absorb their killing intent to temper oneself.”

“We are currently at the edge of the Ancient Battlefield Ruins, so there are only first-layer Nayuan Realm Malicious Spirits. As we go deeper, the Malicious Spirits will become stronger, and the benefits from killing them will be greater,” Lu Ziye pointed towards the deeper part of the ruins, “It’s said that in the deepest parts, even Malicious Spirits of the twelfth layer of the Nayuan Realm might appear.”

“And these Malicious Spirits have one more feature,” Lu Ziye said as he suddenly threw a punch, channelling his elemental force to kill the three Malicious Spirits that had reformed, absorbing the blood-red killing intent before continuing, “They won’t gang up on us. There are three of us, so there are only three Malicious Spirits.”

“Once a Malicious Spirit is shattered and absorbed, new ones will quickly appear,” Lu Ziye spread his hands, “That’s the rule of the Killing Grounds.”

“As long as one doesn’t go too deep and stays on the periphery, the Killing Grounds aren’t particularly dangerous. But one thing to note is that the convergence of Malicious Spirits never ceases,” Lu Ziye’s chubby face was full of seriousness, “Unless you leave the Ancient Battlefield Ruins, the Malicious Spirits will keep appearing, giving you no chance to breathe.”

“So if you get tired, just exit the Ancient Battlefield Ruins and rest outside it for a while?” Yan Susen asked curiously.