Chapter 157: Flame City and Crystal Beast
"Big brother, the worst has happened." The bald-headed man said with a bitter face.
"That kid from the Long family is also quite something, to have given that little brat ten mid-grade elemental crystals so generously. I really want to go up and give him a good thrashing. Just like what that kid from the Long family said, if he was more frugal, those ten mid-grade elemental crystals could have let him stay in Flame City for several years. Boss, what do you think we should do now?" The bald-headed big man cursed loudly.
"Xiao San, are there any instructions from the organization regarding this?" The man in purple robes said with a furrowed brow, ignoring the bald-headed big man's complaints.
Even if Longyan doesn't give him those ten mid-grade elemental crystals, he won't be leaving Lianyun City anytime soon.
"The organization just sent back a message, Lord Hede will personally bring people over, our current task is to stare at this person and not let him run away."
The man in black said.
"Which Lord He?" The bald big man raised an eyebrow and asked with a puzzled expression.
"That's Herd, who came from the Dragon God Continent a hundred years ago."
"How did this guy climb so fast?" The bald-headed man asked in puzzlement.
"I heard that he has a great backer in the organization, and the organization is cultivating him without regard to cost, supplying him with elemental crystals and alchemy medicines. Three months ago, Hede took seven high-grade alchemy medicines and entered the upper echelon of demigods." The black-robed man said.
"Ptooey! All seven types of medicine have been used. This handwriting is quite bold." The bald big man spat and scolded in a low voice.
"Who says it's not? I spent over 10,000 years to rise from a lower-ranking demigod to an upper-ranking one. If I wasn't lucky, I would have died several times already. No choice. The fate of people is just different." The black-robed burly man nodded and said.
"Alright. You can also vent your grievances. We're lucky to be alive. That's all that matters." The man in purple robes said with a furrowed brow.
"Also, don't go spreading these words around. Otherwise, there will be trouble."
"From now on, the three of us will take turns keeping an eye on that guy until Hurd brings people over. There can't be any mistakes in between."
"Yes. Boss." The man in black and the bald-headed man said in unison.
It seems that when Herd left the Dragon God Continent back then, something must have happened, otherwise the organization wouldn't be so focused on the Dragon God Continent's affairs, sending out three upper-ranking deities to monitor the transmission array of the Dragon God Continent. The man in purple thought.
About what happened at He De's place, the man in purple knew no less than Xiao San.
Just out of Longshen Continent, He De only had the strength of a lower-ranking sub-god, but he directly enjoyed the treatment of an elder.
At the time of the initial stage of the Middle Rank God, Heerde defeated the top Middle Rank God with a set of exquisite swordsmanship, astonishing everyone.
A seventh-grade medicine, worth hundreds of millions of mid-grade elemental crystals, and it's still something that can't be bought or sold. Not just anyone is qualified to get their hands on it.
All this shows that Hurd is by no means simple.
But what exactly happened on Longshen Continent that made Herd come over personally, the man in purple thought to himself.
An idea flashed through his mind and he involuntarily shook his head.
The possibility is too small.
That rumor is true or not, no one can confirm. Besides, even if that rumor is true, the Dragon God has taken action, and the possibility of that thing staying on the Dragon God Continent is almost zero.
Tian Xin quietly waited in Lie Yan City for a month.
For a month, Tianxin did nothing but either stroll around Lieyan City or quietly cultivate in his own yard.
Three upper-ranking deities have been keeping watch from a courtyard not far from Tian Xin's, taking turns observing Tian Xin's every move.
A month's time was enough for Tianxin to understand some specific situations in Lieyan City.
Lingyuan City is divided into five city areas: East, South, West, North and Central. There are a total of ten Guardian Armies guarding the city, each consisting of three top-tier Demigods and three hundred high-ranking Demigods. Two Guardian Armies are responsible for guarding one city area, rotating every month.
In addition to these ten city defense troops, the Lord's Manor of Flame City also hid more than 40 top-tier demigods.
This strength is indeed formidable, and even Tian Xin can't help but feel a little envious.
If I could swallow this momentum, it would be pretty good, Tian Xin said secretly.
In Flame City, it is forbidden for demigods to take matters into their own hands. The only way for demigods to resolve conflicts is by entering the dueling arena of Flame City.
The rules of the dueling arena in Flame City are simple: only one person can walk out alive.
The dueling arena hosts regular dueling tournaments in addition to accepting life-or-death duels.
Lingyuan City hosts several dueling matches every month. You can buy tickets to enter the arena and watch, or even place a bet if you're interested.
Watching the seats are different, and the money spent is naturally different. The cheapest ticket for the lower seat is ten yuan. As for the most expensive ticket, Tian Xin is not interested in caring about it. He can't afford to buy it, even if he can afford it, he won't spend that kind of money.
He bought the cheapest ticket and Tian Xin entered the arena to watch a duel between upper-ranking demigods.
After all, Tianxin had never seen the specific combat power of the upper-ranking demigod, so it was still very necessary to understand it in advance.
The duel was fierce and ended with one of the two upper-ranking demigods dead and the other severely injured.
He also slightly understood some of the combat skills and techniques of the upper demon gods, and his gains were pretty good.
Although the element crystal is not in bloom, Tian Xin still doesn't worry about this.
Outside is a desert, and this fierce flame desert can also be considered a piece of bad land on the Blazing Spirit Star.
Because this desert hides a large number of crystal beasts.
Jing Beast is a kind of ferocious beast that naturally forms in this world's energy. There are many places in the Cultivation Realm where such ferocious beasts exist.
The Crystal Beast does not use magic or aura, and its intelligence is extremely low. However, the Crystal Beast's entire body is made of crystal stones, which are incredibly hard, making its attack and defense capabilities extremely strong. Moreover, the quasi-god's spiritual attacks have no effect on the Crystal Beast.
The rank of Jing Beast is divided into nine grades based on its strength. Grade 1 and 2 Jing Beasts are all white, grade 3 and 4 are all red, grade 5 and 6 are all yellow, grade 7 and 8 are all green, and grade 9 is all blue.
The forms of Jing Beast are diverse, similar to those of magical beasts, such as mouse-like, tiger-like, leopard-like and so on.
Moreover, three-star and above crystal beasts can fly.
The weakest first-grade Crystal Beast only has Saint-level strength, while the strongest ninth-grade Crystal Beast's strength is comparable to that of a top-tier Demigod, extremely formidable.
A top-tier demigod encounters a 9th-grade blue crystal beast. If there is no 9th-grade weapon in hand, the only choice is to quickly escape.
Even if a top-tier demigod has a ninth-grade weapon, the possibility of killing a blue crystal beast is extremely low, because there will never be a lack of green crystal beasts around it.
In the cultivation world, it is extremely rare for a 9th-grade blue crystal beast to be hunted and killed. Even if it happens, no one knows how many top-tier quasi-gods joined forces or what kind of price they paid to achieve it.
The crystal stones on the Crystal Beast's body and the Crystal Core inside it are both very precious alchemy materials, worth a lot of money.
Crystal stones can be used to forge weapons, while crystal cores can be used for alchemy and cultivation.
The strength of the Seventh-Rank Crystal Beast's crystal stone is comparable to that of a Seventh-Rank weapon, and it can be used directly as a weapon. However, if used to forge a weapon, a Seventh-Rank crystal stone can even be forged into a Ninth-Rank weapon, provided that a very skilled craftsman is the one forging it.
Using a crystal core for cultivation has better effects than an elemental crystal, which is also the goal of many powerful quasi-gods who hunt down crystal beasts to further increase their strength.
The crystal core inside a seven-star beast is far more precious than the best quality elemental crystals, and one high-quality crystal core can be sold for dozens of times the value of top-quality elemental crystals.
The stronger a Crystal Beast is, the more valuable its Crystal Stones and Crystal Cores are, making it naturally harder to kill.
Inside Flame City, many demigods rely on hunting crystal beasts to obtain crystal stones and crystal cores, which they exchange for elemental crystals to enhance their strength.
However, every year, many demons die in this desert, and there are no shortage of high-ranking demons among them.
Moreover, in history, top-tier demigods who fell in the Blazing Desert were not a small number.
Tian Xin is very interested in the Crystal Beasts of this world. Apart from the crystal stones and crystal cores, Tian Xin is also interested in the Crystal Beasts themselves.
If it can be domesticated, its uses will be great, Tian Xin thought involuntarily.
"I have seen Elder Chel, Lord Head." The man in purple robes said with a respectful bow.
A month later, He De and his party finally arrived at Yanling Star's Lieyan City.
Thirteen people followed Hede, twelve of whom were upper-class demigods and one was a top-class demigod. This lineup is not small at all.
Cher, a top-tier demigod who specialized in dark magic. The man in purple robes had been seen a few times before and was somewhat familiar.
Cherlong personally came forward, and the purple-robed man was very surprised.
Cherlong Lao is quite high in the organization's position, has always been low-key and rarely interferes with things inside the organization.
Why did you come out with Hurd this time?
"Kreis, has that lower-ranking deity ascended?" Hert asked, nodding.
Cher stood behind Hurd with narrowed eyes and a expressionless face, giving Krais a slight nod to indicate that Hurd was the leader of this group.
"In a small courtyard in the northern district of Flame City, Xiaosan and Xiaowu were still there watching, so neither of them came to welcome Elder Chel and the adults." Klay's heart skipped a beat, but his face remained calm as he hastily spoke.
"Has anyone found out about your actions?"
"No, our actions are very secretive and no one would think that the purpose of three upper-ranking gods staying in Flame City is to monitor a newly promoted lower-ranking god."
"Has he been in contact with anyone else besides that young man from the Long family?" Heerde asked.
"No."
"This thing is done well, I will report it truthfully to the top. Next, you three listen to my command." Heide said with satisfaction.
If the middle-ranking god Tian Xin wasn't evaluated by the Lord as being no weaker than a typical upper-ranking god, the organization wouldn't have sent three upper-ranking gods to monitor this transmission array.
Of course, Hurd would never give Klausler an explanation for this reason.
Only five people in the entire organization know about the news of the main artifact's appearance.
"Yes, Lord Hurd." Klaus said with utmost respect.
"Now first take us to the North District, I want to see that Ask-the-Sky," said Hert.
Ask the sky.
This name is just as strange as 'Tian Xin', who knows if there's any connection between this Tian Xun and that mysterious Tian Xin.
This person's background must be thoroughly investigated, thought Hurd.
"Yes, sir, follow me." Klaus said hastily!
