Chapter 2271: Light Film

A golden dragon appeared, and the air seemed to solidify as the surrounding spiritual energy became even more viscous. The true power of Yun Chi Tian, the Conferred God King, was fully revealed, and space seemed as if it could shatter at any moment. The moment the golden dragon appeared, countless spiritual entities surged forward like mad, willing to self-destruct. In an instant, layers of spatial ripples undulated within the mountain gorge.

Ao Feng endured one attack after another. His scales cracked, gruesome wounds appeared on his body, and golden-yellow dragon blood dripped to the ground, sizzling and shattering the rocks beneath.

He unleashed a breath of dragon fire, and dozens of phantom spirits in front of him simultaneously exploded into streams of air, creating a large open space before him.

Ao Feng quickly charged forward. Just as he was about to reach the Earth Store Spiritual Liquid, a luminous membrane suddenly appeared, blocking him.

"It's a formation formed by phantom spirits..."

His face darkened, and Ao Feng felt his scalp tingle.

These phantom spirits not only possessed their own consciousness but could even combine to set up a formation... This far exceeded his imagination.

He raised a claw and brought it down.

The luminous membrane trembled, and layers of ripples reappeared. Even Ao Feng, with all his immense power unleashed, could not break through the formation before him.

"I don't believe it..."

Having reached the spiritual liquid but unable to acquire it, Ao Feng's eyes turned red. If he couldn't break through this barrier, everyone would be besieged and killed by the phantom spirits, and he certainly wouldn't escape either!

Therefore, he had to obtain the spiritual liquid as quickly as possible and return safely... otherwise, all his efforts would be in vain!

Knowing how dangerous this place was, it would be almost impossible to bring anyone else in next time.

This meant... there was only one chance; he had to succeed, not fail!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

With continuous attacks, the luminous membrane vibrated incessantly but could not be torn open.

However, although it wouldn't break, the luminous membrane had become significantly thinner under the relentless assault, and countless spiritual energies undulated outwards, dissipating in all directions.

"It's not a formation. This luminous membrane is a cocoon formed by countless phantom spirits, extracting the most vital essence from their souls..." Seeing this, Zhang Xuan was momentarily stunned, then his eyes lit up.

He had thought it was a formation set up by phantom spirits, but judging by the power dispersing from the attacks, it clearly wasn't.

He guessed correctly: it was because of the presence of this Earth Store Spiritual Liquid that these trees and plants had gained sentience. Precisely because of this, the spiritual liquid was considered their mother.

To protect it, countless phantom spirits had extracted their vital essence over time, accumulating to form this protective membrane.

This meant...

This luminous membrane contained the most essential elements of the phantom spirits!

"Absorbing ordinary phantom spirits can no longer advance my soul," Zhang Xuan pondered. "But will absorbing this... allow my soul to progress further?"

He had just absorbed too many phantom spirits; ordinary soul power could no longer make his soul progress. Since these were essences, they should have an effect.

Thinking of this, he casually swatted away two phantom spirits that approached him and moved closer to the luminous membrane. Sure enough, he felt that the power dispersed by Ao Feng's attacks was greatly beneficial to his soul.

Just absorbing a trace brought about a significant change. It was foreseeable that absorbing more would allow his soul to advance greatly.

What a good find!

His eyes gleaming, he looked forward again and saw Ao Feng continuously attacking, stripping off layer after layer of the luminous membrane. Powerful soul energy surged everywhere, much of it absorbed by the surrounding phantom spirits, making them even stronger.

"What a waste..."

Seeing it being absorbed by others, which only increased the pressure on himself and his group, Zhang Xuan felt his heart ache with regret.

It was a waste for such good stuff to be absorbed by these plant spirits. If he absorbed it, the benefits would certainly be far greater than consuming the Earth Store Spiritual Liquid itself.

"No, this is all mine..."

Unable to restrain himself any longer, he walked towards the luminous membrane.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The golden dragon in the air attacked relentlessly. The violent reverberation caused its claws to drip blood continuously. Under the siege of the surrounding phantom spirits, its physical injuries became increasingly severe; the entire dragon seemed unable to bear it, as if it could fall from the sky at any moment.

"The Great Emperor's kindness to me is as vast as a mountain," he thought. "This thing can allow the Monarch to advance. I must fulfill this entrustment; I will not give up..."

Gritting his dragon teeth, Ao Feng let out a long cry from the depths of his heart.

Most ordinary Monarchs' titles were bestowed due to guidance and favor, but the Monarchs of the four directions were the Four Divine Beasts, and their titles implied a bloodline connection.

Their bond was deeper!

Since the Monarch needed to advance, he would find what was desired, even if it cost him his life!

Attacking frantically, the rebound force grew stronger and stronger. More and more parts of his four claws cracked, and he seemed on the verge of collapsing.

His eyes bloodshot, he knew he had reached his physical limit. If he continued, he might not get the spiritual liquid and instead die here. Ao Feng was about to stop and regretfully retreat when he suddenly saw a young man, who had somehow appeared before the luminous membrane and was smiling as he absorbed the power dispersed by Ao Feng's attacks.

He lowered his dragon head and quickly recognized him.

It was the male God King from the pair who had arrived last.

"Don't mind me, you continue. I'll leave in a bit..." The young man waved his hand and said with a friendly expression.

"..." Ao Feng swayed and almost fell from the sky.

Seriously?!

I almost got beaten to death by phantom spirits just to get to this luminous membrane, and I'm still bleeding all over...

How did you get here without even a wrinkle in your clothes? And you're smiling? What's there to smile about...

The key thing is...

If you had this ability, why didn't you use it earlier? I'm practically dying here...

With a look of resentment, he continued watching and saw the young man furiously absorbing the shattered fragments of the surrounding membrane, which swirled around him like a whirlwind.

Two massive phantom spirits, sensing that the very power that made them strong was being absorbed by this fellow, shrieked in anger and charged forward in unison.

"Be careful..."

Ao Feng cried out, but before he finished speaking, the young man casually waved his hand.

Bang! Bang!

With two muffled thuds, the two phantom spirits exploded into dust and were likewise absorbed by the young man.

Having done this, as if it were a trivial matter, the young man looked up again, his expression earnest, and said, "Don't look at me; you continue attacking the luminous membrane. The membrane is very thin now. If you're quick, it should break in less than ten minutes..."

"Ten minutes..." Ao Feng spat out a mouthful of blood.

He had thought it would break at any moment, but it turned out it still needed ten more minutes...

I've risked my life, and only damaged less than one-tenth of it?

How can I possibly break it now?

With misery in his eyes, he looked down and saw that the young man had already completely devoured the streams of air he had just shattered. The young man then looked at him with eager anticipation: "Keep going... What are you waiting for?"

"Ah..."

With a roar, Ao Feng attacked again with all his limbs. Another large section of the membrane was torn open, scattering light everywhere.

Zhang Xuan nodded in satisfaction and continued to absorb, feeling extremely refreshed.