CHAPTER 367: CHAPTER 367: COMPLETE VICTORY

Chen Guan didn’t expect Fu Tianji to be so powerful; the Ghost-faced Serpent was at least a Level 30 top-tier force, and it was slain just like that.

It seems that Fu Tianji’s strength has grown significantly since their last battle.

"Could it be that Fu Tianji’s level is still increasing in this state?" Chen Guan was somewhat puzzled.

In any case, it’s a good thing; he originally thought there would be a tough battle, but it was resolved so easily.

After Fu Tianji smashed the Ghost-faced Serpent, he immediately rushed toward Chen Guan’s direction.

Chen Guan noticed the Secret Core condensed from the colossal Ghost-faced Serpent was not brought back by Fu Tianji and somehow lay beside the serpent’s corpse.

Chen Guan immediately realized that Fu Tianji had lost consciousness and wouldn’t covet such things like a normal human.

Moreover, all eight of Fu Tianji’s hands were holding the Profound Iron Mace and Purple Gold Gourd Hammer, leaving no hand to grab the Secret Core.

Chen Guan felt a twinge to go pick up the Secret Core.

To his surprise, Ghost Eye was faster than him, its massive body quickly darting towards the corpse of the colossal Ghost-faced Serpent.

Chen Guan knew Ghost Eye was undoubtedly heading for the Ghost-faced Serpent’s body, and he hesitated slightly, considering whether to let Ghost Eye devour the corpse.

If Ghost Eye consumed it, it would likely achieve the Third Awakening, while Chen Guan didn’t know when he could achieve the Third Awakening, leaving him unable to summon it for a long time.

However, with just a slight hesitation, Chen Guan allowed it to swallow the Ghost-faced Serpent’s body.

Opportunities like this are rare; since Ghost Eye had such a chance, he let it undergo the Third Awakening first.

As they reached the Ghost-faced Serpent, Chen Guan jumped off Ghost Eye’s back and reached to pick up the Secret Core left by Fu Tianji on the ground.

Ghost Eye, on the other hand, directly rushed toward the Ghost-faced Serpent’s body, starting to devour from its tail.

This soon resulted in a bizarre scene, with Ghost Eye’s body being smaller than the colossal Ghost-faced Serpent, yet it managed to slowly swallow the entire corpse.

The Ghost-faced Serpent’s body inflated Ghost Eye’s entire form, making it look like a puffed-up balloon, with only a serpent’s head sticking out at last, as it could swallow no more.

It looked like a snake swallowing an elephant, a truly eerie sight.

With the colossal Ghost-faced Serpent slain, no one disturbed the Phoenix group anymore, allowing them to regain order and continuously feed on the Ghost-faced Serpents carried downstream by the current.

The pressure on the downstream troops eased up tremendously; they looked at Fu Tianji, who stayed by Chen Guan’s side, with awe and reverence in their eyes.

They were also greatly encouraged, thinking that if even such a terrifying colossal Ghost-faced Serpent was blown apart, what else did they have to fear?

Chen Guan felt somewhat worried whether Ghost Eye would burst, but Ghost Eye eventually managed to swallow the entire Ghost-faced Serpent, then remained there motionless, appearing on the brink of collapse as it slowly digested.

The Secret Core Chen Guan picked up was hastily put away, for it wasn’t safe to study it there.

As he handled it, Chen Guan quickly sensed the information it contained.

Secret Skill: Frosty Cotton Hand (Unparalleled).

Cultivation Requirements: Pure Yin Body.

Primordial Energy Consumption: 72.

Skill Level: 1.

"This Secret Skill suits me perfectly. The Primordial Energy Consumption is actually 72 points, second only to the Pure Yang Sword Immortal." Chen Guan was already contemplating learning the skill as soon as he was alone.

After the colossal Ghost-faced Serpent died, the Ghost-faced Serpents kept surging down, and the troops battled tirelessly from day to night, and then from night to dawn, until the Ghost-eyed Python tide finally retreated.

Everyone seemed on the verge of collapse, but more felt joyous instead.

After slaughtering a large number of Ghost-faced Serpents, nearly every soldier had acquired a Ghost-faced Serpent pet, along with several Ghost-faced Serpent Secret Skills and Secret Techniques.

It was best if they could use them; otherwise, they could exchange them for points.

Chen Guan, Shi Zhimen, and Bai Yueguang dared not relax after driving back the Ghost-eyed Python tide, fearing whether the Phoenix group might turn on them instead.

Thankfully, the Phoenix group did not charge at the troops. Instead, they returned to the giant trees, where a clear chirp rang out from the largest tree.

When the Phoenix group heard that chirp, they swiftly took to the air again, forming a red sky-covering canopy.

Chen Guan and the others tensed up, ready for battle, but saw that the Phoenix group wasn’t charging them but diving towards the ground or into the river, using their claws to grab one Secret Core after another.

These were Secret Cores burst from Ghost-faced Serpents killed by the Phoenix group, far more numerous than what the troops managed to produce.

Since Secret Spirits couldn’t absorb or learn the Secret Techniques and Skills inside the Secret Cores like humans, most Secret Spirits used them as energy supplements, merely absorbing their energy.

Petified Secret Spirits also couldn’t live through Secret Spirits as pets, which meant Secret Spirits killed by wild Secret Spirits wouldn’t undergo petification.

At this moment, the Phoenix group grabbed a Secret Core each, then flew over the troops, releasing them from their claws.

The Secret Cores rained down on the empty land in front of the troops, clearly a gift from the Phoenix group.

Chen Guan was delighted at the sight of the piled-up Secret Cores on the ground.

These were resources sent by the Phoenix group, not costing any points to anyone, directly becoming the troops’ private property.

Chen Guan hastily ordered the collection of all Secret Cores, to be packed into bags and carried by their pets.

With a resounding victory in the battle, Chen Guan and company naturally wouldn’t provoke the Phoenix group again. Even if they could win, they couldn’t be eradicated, serving as a natural defense line against the Ghost-eyed Pythons.

After Ghost Eye had fully digested the Ghost-faced Serpent, it indeed molted, achieving the Third Awakening, and then returned inside Chen Guan’s body, no longer summonable.

Returning with a vast haul of spoils, the entire troop was thrilled upon reaching their base camp.

The sheer volume of resources they had brought back was staggering, with all sorts of Secret Spirit Materials and Secret Cores filling countless bags that formed little mountains on the campgrounds, causing an uproar throughout the entire troop.

Upon hearing the news, Xiu Haofeng couldn’t close his jaw for quite some time.

He couldn’t fathom how Chen Guan managed to achieve it.

But the Secret Spirit materials they brought back were undeniably genuine, especially those small mountains of Secret Spirit Materials containing a significant number of Third Awakening Secret Spirit bodies.

Despite rumors spread by informants, no amount of disbelief could deny the material evidence.

"Damn it..." Xiu Haofeng cursed, slamming his cup down.

According to informant reports, it was under Shi Zhimen’s command that Chen Guan’s team managed to disperse a congregation of a million Secret Spirits.

The remarkable performance led Xiu Haofeng to suspect whether Shi Zhimen had been pretending all along.