A Top Scholar in Everything

This smell is really quite pungent.

It was so overwhelming that Baiyu instinctively closed his mouth and eyes.

The accumulated bad breath of countless years even caused Baiyu's pollution level to suddenly spike up substantially, breaking through the fifty-point threshold.

Crack.

Two fissures suddenly appeared on the palms of his hands.

Mouths with forest-white teeth emerged once again.

This was an old issue.

Ever since the Demon Paper incident, whenever the pollution level exceeded a certain degree, these two mouths would appear, and Baiyu didn't feel anything unusual.

After staring into the eyes of the giant black creature, Baiyu endured continuous bad breath output for over ten seconds.

Finally.

The creature stopped.

At this moment, Baiyu could see its true appearance clearly.

It was really massive.

So large that Baiyu found it hard to imagine its actual size. Among the creatures Baiyu had encountered, only that enormous Red Dragon from before could compete with it.

Compared to the Moon Giant he had seen in the Black Moon Divine Country.

This creature made the Moon Giant seem like an ant.

Baiyu wasn't quite sure what chemical reaction had occurred between the Prayer Technique apprentice's ability and the platform; he only knew that after the creature roared, a piece of information suddenly appeared in his mind.

[Magic Elixir: Descent of the Demon Lord.]

[Tier: Unique Magic Elixir]

[Recipe: Five grams of Obsidian, one stalk of Demon Transformation Grass, one hundred grams of Spirit Ascending Water, ten grams of fresh Earth Demon Dragon Flesh.]

[Effect: Upon consumption, gain the "Descent of the Demon Lord" effect, significantly enhancing overall strength for one hour.]

[Limit: The interval between two consumptions of the magic elixir must not be less than three days.]

This information was obtained from the colossal creature before him.

At the same time.

Baiyu also learned the name, or rather, the codename of this enormous creature before him.

Profound Black.

The last huge Red Dragon Baiyu had encountered was named "Great Red".

"Could these two beings be connected? Their names are so similar. Could it be...like the seven Calabash Brothers?" Baiyu's thoughts were filled with ridicule.

Giving mythical creatures such arbitrary names was quite something.

It is worth mentioning.

The appearance of Profound Black is more akin to a giant Husky, and it hasn't been recorded in the scholar space as an elite task, which means it doesn't belong to the category of rare Extraordinary creatures.

The reason could only be twofold.

First, this entity might have surpassed the concept of "rare," possibly being unique, with only one in the entire universe.

Second, this being does not fall under the category of "Extraordinary creatures."

Anyway.

Baiyu didn't care about it.

Because upon acquiring this knowledge, his consciousness felt as if it were tied to a several hundred-jin weight, rapidly sinking downward.

Buzz.

A sudden tremor in his soul.

Baiyu regained control of his body.

His pollution level also rapidly decreased at this moment, swiftly falling below fifty.

The two mouths on his palms closed shut.

The platform on which Baiyu stood cracked in half, revealing two bottles of dark black magic elixir lying quietly within the fissure. According to the information he just obtained, these were exactly the [Descent of the Demon Lord] magic elixirs.

He confirmed again carefully.

There's no mistake, this was indeed the genuine [Descent of the Demon Lord].

After pocketing the two bottles of magic elixir, Baiyu turned around and looked at the shocked Lorna.

"You...you stay back!"

Lorna crossed her twin daggers, her tightly clenched thighs quivering, and her headlights swayed up and down, "Stop right there, what exactly did you just do! Why has the ceremony turned into this!"

"I just disrupted the ritual, haven't you noticed that the platform on the ground is already cracked?"

Baiyu replied speechlessly.

Lorna stared at him skeptically, tightening her twin daggers, as sweat unknowingly soaked her white short shirt, "Are you really Baiyu?"

"Believe it or not."

Baiyu didn't mind her.

Since Lorna didn't attack immediately, it showed that she was already mostly convinced.

He looked down at the cracked platform beneath his feet.

Below.

There was something akin to a hidden door switch.

The entire hall was closed off; after the platform cracked, the power cutting off the black stone door vanished along with the destruction of this mysterious ritual.

But now, the two of them naturally couldn't retrace their steps.

A group of Tier Nine Demons was still above.

Clatter.

Baiyu grasped the mechanism in the platform and gently tugged it, causing a hidden door to suddenly open in the wall opposite the entrance.

The two of them exchanged a glance.

Lorna took a deep breath, clutched her twin daggers, and stepped inside.

...

Behind the door was a deep, narrow stone corridor.

It's hard to imagine such a vast space existing underground.

The two of them weaved through the corridor, and suddenly a violent clash sounded in their ears.

Turning the corner of the corridor, they were suddenly met with a wide-open view.

The corridor ended in a big rock with obvious marks of being moved and rubbed on the ground, indicating frequent access. The sounds of conflict came from behind the rock.

The two peered through the gap.

Outside was a vast area of scrub forest.

This kind of forest was everywhere in the resource area, with a vast area and mostly grayish-black trees.

In the woods.

Meng Siyu clutched the wound on her abdomen, her face pale as gold leaf.

Her eyes brimmed with anger as she stared intensely at the figure ahead.

He Chenghai stood in front with a white robe and a blood-stained sword, an arrogant expression with a hint of indifference.

Next to him.

Their teammate A'an lay nearby, covered with sword wounds, having been dead for quite some time.

And in front.

There were three individuals in black robes.

Their faces shrouded beneath their hoods, making it difficult to discern their features.

Lorna's mouth fell open as her body trembled, her eyes uncontrollably filled with rage.

He Chenghai was a traitor!!

Blood Qi surged through her, and just as she was about to rush out, Baiyu grabbed her, covering her mouth to silence her: "Calm down, if you want to die don't drag me into this."

With these words, Lorna regained her composure.

The two lay prone at the giant rock entrance, observing the surroundings, as the voices of the four conversing flowed into their ears.

"He Chenghai, your efficiency is still too slow; only two Martial Artists, and it doesn't even match the speed at which we've been nurturing demons to kill during this time."

Among the three black-robed individuals.

An old man extended hands as dry as old tree bark, gently inhaling, pulling A'an's body into his grasp.

He disdainfully looked at the long-deceased corpse and tossed it aside: "The Blood Qi is still so ordinary."

He Chenghai spoke coldly, "If some unexpected events hadn't occurred midway, I could have acquired a body with significantly better Blood Qi, but he escaped."

"No need to rush.

We've already accumulated two bottles of magic elixir.

As long as we continue to sacrifice to the God of True Shadow, we'll eventually gather all four bottles of magic elixir, and by then our cooperation will be complete."

Another burly man commented.

He Chenghai nodded, his gaze coldly settling on Meng Siyu, shaking his sword, "Sorry, leader, for the sake of my future, I must send you on your way."

Meng Siyu gritted her teeth.

But at this moment.

A cold female voice beneath a black robe said, "Handle the intruding rats first."

Her eyes shifted.

Scarlet pupils, coldly locking onto the direction of Baiyu and Lorna.