Chapter 488: Chapter 278: Essence of the Four Great Auspicious Beasts! Circulation of the Six Void Skill, Divine Skill!

Plop!

Ji Chongsheng’s shriveled, pale corpse fell to the ground.

Su Que glanced at the Attributes.

Name: Su Que (21 years old)

Remaining Lifespan: 5256

After absorbing Ji Chongsheng’s Essence, his lifespan had extended by over two hundred years.

His muscles felt a sense of fullness, and his spirit felt a sense of solidity.

Su Que released his Spirit and swept over Ji Chongsheng’s body.

He detected a Storage Pouch hidden within Ji Chongsheng’s garments.

With a wave of his hand, a Qi Force pierced through the air, shredding Ji Chongsheng’s clothing and revealing a white Small Cloth Pouch.

Su Que reached into the void, and with a fusion of Gang Qi on the Small Cloth Pouch, it flew right into his hand.

After obtaining the Storage Pouch, Su Que immediately infused his Spirit into it.

Inside were two Jade Bottles and a peculiar flower emitting a glow.

Su Que stored the Storage Pouch securely and continued reading the books in the Imperial Palace Armory.

Initially, he had read seventy percent of the Armory’s books, leaving thirty percent remaining. He swiftly browsed through them and soon finished reading.

Numerous Martial Arts knowledge of good and evil was absorbed into his heart.

Su Que tossed the last book to the ground, stood up, and swept outside the Imperial Palace Armory.

He headed towards Emperor Jing of Liang’s seclusion place.

There lay the Four Great Auspicious Beasts, which the Liang Royal Family had long kept confined.

He planned to seize the Essence of the Four Great Auspicious Beasts to extend his lifespan again.

From Ji Chongsheng’s memory, he knew these Four Great Auspicious Beasts were merely diluted descendants of ancient Auspicious Beasts.

In ancient times, the Four Great Auspicious Beasts either became the mounts of strong individuals or were raised by some powerful ones.

These strong ones took the Auspicious Beasts with them when they ascended to the Upper Realm.

The truly pure-blooded Auspicious Beasts exist only in the Upper Realm.

Moreover, from Ji Chongsheng’s memory, he learned that the Buddhist Sect in the Upper Realm raised some Auspicious Beasts into spirits, becoming Dharma-Protecting Demon Gods.

’Though the Essence of these Four Great Auspicious Beasts is lacking, it’s better than nothing.’

With this thought, Su Que unwittingly arrived at Emperor Jing of Liang’s seclusion place.

Using his Spirit to scan, he discovered the Four Great Auspicious Beasts: Dragon, Qilin, Black Tortoise, and Phoenix.

The Dragon was trapped in a deep pool, bound by chains with spikes deeply embedded into its spine.

The Qilin was trapped in a cave, shackled by chains forged from Exotic Metals around its four feet.

The chains were engraved with Talismans; whenever the Qilin struggled, a force from the chains would strike, causing the Qilin to roar in rage, revealing sharp teeth.

The Black Tortoise was trapped in a lake, weighed down by a massive stone.

The stone was also inscribed with Talismans, forming a large Array, absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, and, along with the stone’s weight, suppressing the Black Tortoise.

The Phoenix was trapped among a pile of stones, with chains extending from the stones, piercing its wings.

Because Emperor Jing of Liang had ascended to the Upper Realm for many years, he hadn’t cut the flesh or drawn the blood of these Four Great Auspicious Beasts.

And no one else in the Imperial Palace, without Emperor Jing’s orders, dared to meddle with these Four Great Auspicious Beasts.

The Four Great Auspicious Beasts, having had years of rest and recuperation, were unexpectedly full of vitality.

Although they were restrained, they showed faint signs of breaking free.

The Dragon kept twisting its body in the deep pool, with a surge of Qi Blood rising from the wounds where the chains pierced its body.

The spikes embedded in its spine were gradually detaching from its flesh.

The Qilin continued to struggle, its muscles bulging under its fur, exerting immense force to tug at the chains.

Although the Talismans on the chains still emitted restricting power, this power was weakening.

The Black Tortoise paddled its four limbs, emitting bursts of power, absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, struggling continuously.

Fine cracks had appeared on the stone pressing it down.

At this rate, it was only a matter of time before the Black Tortoise broke free.

The Phoenix continuously flapped its wings, releasing flames that burned the chains trapping it red-hot.

After long periods of burning, the chains binding it gradually thinned.

Given more time, the Phoenix would break free of the chains and soar into the sky.

Su Que took everything in with a sweep of his Spirit, fully grasping the situation of these four Auspicious Beasts in his heart.

He tapped the ground with his foot, his figure flying, first heading to the pool where the Dragon was.

He sank his True Qi, using a Thousand-Pound Weight, and quickly descended into the pool.

The Dragon was struggling when it suddenly saw something descending, a fleeting shadow in its eyes, but its nose caught a human scent.

Unable to resist, it opened its mouth wide, revealing sharp, white fangs.

Though a Dragon is considered an Auspicious Beast, it is nothing more than a fantasy of humans.

In truth, a Dragon is, after all, a beast, a fierce beast.

Instead of bringing auspiciousness to people, it actually likes to feast on human flesh.

In the past, wherever a Dragon went, no matter human or beast, all became food in its mouth.

The Dragon had been trapped below for years, though sometimes fed human flesh.

But those were from Martial Artists who had not yet entered the Qi Blood Realm.

For this Dragon, they were far from delicious.

At this time, the Dragon suddenly caught the rich life scent from Su Que’s body, leading its appetite to surge, desiring to devour this person.

The Dragon suddenly inhaled, creating a vortex from its bloody maw, spiraling towards Su Que.

However, Su Que stood in the water like a rock, unmoved.

He immediately extended his hand, and more than ten strands of Gang Qi materialized within the pool.

Following his will, they plunged into the Dragon’s body.

Given Su Que’s current Realm, extracting the Dragon Essence was now effortless, without needing any external help like before.

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