Chapter 1848: Chapter 1848: Blade-shaped Spiritual Artifact
Dozens of people from the Divine Eagle Sect, all Thunder Tribulation experts level three and above, led by Sect Master Feng Lingxiao, easily broke through the death zone formed by thousands of Poisonous Spiders.
Ye Wumei and Yan Muyu followed closely behind Feng Lingxiao, sheltered by Feng Lingxiao’s powerful Spirit Qi Shield, unharmed by those Poisonous Spiders.
Along with the Divine Eagle Sect, thousands of other experts and Spirit Beasts also rushed through the spider-infested area. Once they reached a safe spot, they turned around and saw the bare bones of hundreds of cultivators who had fallen to the spider attacks, all sighing in relief.
They all understood that these Poisonous Spiders might just be a minor obstacle in the journey, and greater dangers likely awaited them ahead, so there was no room for relaxation.
Continuing forward for dozens of miles, they were approaching some bones at the outskirts of the Ancient Battlefield Ruins.
To the numerous experts entering the Blood Sea Desert, each of these bones might represent an opportunity.
Thus, as they neared those bones, many experts had red eyes and rushed forward desperately, hoping to find some rare artifacts buried beneath the blood sand next to the bones.
Meanwhile, some cautious experts did not rush to approach the bones but observed from afar to prevent any surprises.
The Evil Qi in this area was dense, and even someone like Feng Lingxiao, an eighth-level Thunder Tribulation expert, could not extend their Divine Sense very far, only able to sense movements within a hundred yards around them, making the experts more cautious.
"There might be powerful Spirit Beasts hidden beneath the blood sand here, similar to the Poisonous Spiders or even stronger, so be careful and don’t act rashly!"
Feng Lingxiao observed silently for a moment before speaking to the dozens of Divine Eagle Sect disciples behind him.
At this moment, not far away, a group of third and fourth-level Thunder Tribulation experts surrounded a damaged skeleton, pointing and discussing incessantly.
"That should be the skeleton of an eighth-level Thunder Tribulation expert."
"Oh? Why do you think so?"
"The bones of our Thunder Tribulation experts are distinctive. I deduced this from the bone surface texture and the degree of weathering."
"The sand around the skeleton is piled high, perhaps something is buried underneath."
"An eighth-level Thunder Tribulation expert’s artifacts would likely be Royal Grade Superior, it would be quite impressive if we can obtain them."
"Just afraid there might be powerful Spirit Beasts lurking under that blood sand, ready to attack suddenly..."
"Who dares to go ahead and explore first?"
...
This group of experts clearly came from the same team, and while they surrounded the skeleton, none rushed forward, instead looking at each other, urging each other to go ahead.
"You all are wimps! Let me take a look! But let me be clear, if I find any treasure, it’s mine, don’t try to snatch it from me!"
At this moment, a burly man nearly two meters tall stepped out from the crowd, holding a Spiritual Artifact, marching forward step by step.
The burly man was a fourth-level Thunder Tribulation expert, not weak in strength, he moved like a tiger, mightily. When he was still several yards away from the skeleton, he suddenly roared and swung the Spiritual Artifact in his hand.
Spiritual Energy transformed into a blade light, emitting a "swoosh" sound, slicing into a mound of sand next to the skeleton.
"Boom!"
The blood sand exploded, soaring into the sky with formidable momentum.
"What is that?"
"Seems like a sword!"
"Should be a Royal Grade Superior sword Spiritual Artifact!"
"There is indeed an expert’s artifact beside the skeleton!"
"If this logic follows, there should be more beside the other skeletons!"
"Haha, if we can acquire a treasure, this journey would be well worth it!"
...
After the burly man leveled the sand mound beside the skeleton, the crowd’s gaze condensed on a ruler-long sword hilt and a half-broken blade.
The Thunder Tribulation experts present had sharp eyes, instantly recognizing it as a Royal Grade Superior sword Spiritual Artifact.
The sword had been deeply buried in the sand mound, its Killing Qi masked by the dense Evil Qi; now re-emerging under daylight, the surrounding experts finally sensed the fierce Killing Qi emanating from the sword.
The burly man laughed heartily, waving his hand to scatter the upper blood sand, revealing the entire sword Spiritual Artifact.
Though it had endured countless years of erosion, the sword Spiritual Artifact still emitted dazzling light, shining like new.
Several experts skilled in wielding swords had glowing eyes, enviously watching.
A few experts slightly stronger than the burly man changed expressions, eyes flashing, giving rise to murderous intent for treasure in their hearts.
"You cowards must be regretting now, right? Haha, this sword is mine now; anyone who tries to take it, I’ll fight them to the death!"
The burly man glanced around arrogantly, then swiftly moved forward, reaching out to grab the sword.
At that moment, a seemingly flat area of blood sand scattered, and a dazzling golden light shot from the sand.
An expert like Feng Lingxiao with keen eyes saw the golden light was a Golden Ring Snake as thick as an arm.
The Golden Ring Snake is one of the top Spirit Beasts in the Blood Sea Desert, extremely rare.
Reportedly, the venom of a mature Golden Ring Snake is potent enough to destroy a Thunder Tribulation expert’s level five Qi Sea, disrupt their entire meridian system, and rob them of life within mere seconds, without any remedy.
The Golden Ring Snake leaped into the air, swiftly biting the burly man’s left arm, before disappearing into the sand again.
The Golden Ring Snake’s speed was incredibly fast, its attack executed almost within a single breath, and the burly man only realized after the snake vanished.
"What bit me?"
The burly man muttered softly, looking at the small golden wound appearing on his left arm, vaguely sensing something wrong, but did not pay much attention.
He was a fourth-level Thunder Tribulation expert, with a robust body; an ordinary Spirit Beast could not even break his skin, indicating the thing that bit him earlier had formidable attack power.
The burly man was unaware that death had already cast its sickle over him, right hand grasping the sword Spiritual Artifact on the ground, waving it several times forcefully.
"Good sword!"
The burly man felt the sword Spiritual Artifact was a perfect fit in his hand, imagining how his combat power would enhance with this artifact, he couldn’t help but laugh triumphantly.
Yet his laughter hadn’t lasted long when he felt his Qi Sea get pierced and twisted painfully, he was then struck by a jolt, convulsing violently.
In the next moment, his Qi Sea ruptured, meridians snapped, his life’s vitality quickly vanished, collapsing to the ground.
The surrounding experts noticed his laughter abruptly stopping, his body trembling incessantly, realizing something was wrong. Seeing black blood oozed from his seven orifices and died soon after, they were utterly shocked.
