My beast can't be a demon.

Chapter 245: The Relics of the Spiritual Beast Guarding the Gate

Zhou Lu arrived at the Explorers Association of Xin Yue College at the agreed time.

Yu Xin and her recruited partners were already waiting here.

Zhou Lu walked forward holding Hua Huo and said to Yu Xin with a smile, "Sorry, I'm late."

Yu Xin was very happy to see Zhou Lu.

She enthusiastically wanted to introduce several of her friends to Zhou Lu.

However, before she could speak, one of the men looked at Zhou Lu unkindly and said, "Xiao Xin, is this the super powerful beastmaster you mentioned?"

As he spoke, he looked Zhou Lu up and down, and said in a contemptuous tone: "I don't see anything special about him."

"Qin Cheng! He is my friend, please watch your tone when you speak." Yu Xin protected Zhou Lu with a grim expression, and the joy she had just felt disappeared completely.

Qin Cheng saw that Yu Xin was angry, and his arrogance disappeared immediately. He grinned at Yu Xin and said, "Don't be angry, Xiao Xin. I'm just worried that he's not strong enough and will delay our business."

Zhou Lu looked at Qin Cheng's dog-licking appearance and sighed secretly in his heart.

That's why he doesn't want to have any contact with such beautiful girls in real life.

If a beautiful girl, especially one in school, doesn't have a few bootlickers around her, it means there is definitely something wrong with her character.

Yu Xin is obviously not a person with a bad personality. This can be seen from the fact that after being crushed by Zhou Lu, she has become friends with Zhou Lu.

People with this kind of personality will always have people who flatter them, even if they are clearly rejected, because they know that Yu Xin will not do anything to them.

An example of the opposite is our senior Wu Xiaoqing.

Sister Xiaoqing is actually top-notch in terms of appearance, but she has almost no suitors in Xin'an College.

This is all because she will literally turn those who pester her into mushrooms. - Although it's only temporary, it's really scary.

Zhou Lu did not take Qin Cheng's hostility seriously.

However, Hanabi was very angry at the other party's tone.

Xiao Caocao was glaring at Qin Cheng fiercely, like a puppy protecting its master, and could attack the enemy at any time.

Zhou Lu felt Hanabi's anger and raised his hand to rub her hat.

As expected, fireworks are still cute.

Zhou Lu sighed in his heart.

Seeing Zhou Lu's expressionless face, Yu Xin was probably worried that Zhou Lu might have some grudges in his heart because of Qin Cheng's words, so she said to Zhou Lu softly and apologetically:
"Sorry, he is the leader of this exploration..."

Before Yu Xin finished speaking, Zhou Lu already knew what she meant.

Sure enough, no matter which world you go to, there will be such epic-level bootlickers.

What do the independently discovered relics mean?
Endless opportunities and possibilities.

In this world, there are so many star beastmasters and super-powerful people who became successful because they discovered relics that had never been discovered by their predecessors when they were young.

Qin Cheng actually took out this information and used it to please his goddess.

Just based on this point, Zhou Lu had to give him a big thumbs up in his mind.

Of course, don't expect Zhou Lu to forgive Qin Cheng's offense just now.

If I hadn't followed you, you all might have died in that ruins.

There is a sealed immortal in there.

With Yu Xin's guarantee, Qin Cheng naturally couldn't make things too difficult for Zhou Lu.

He collected everyone's information with a smile and went to the front desk to register the group.

Zhou Lu originally thought that he would take this opportunity to do something secretly according to the routine in online novels, but he didn't expect that the whole thing would go so smoothly.

It seems that for Qin Cheng, pleasing the goddess is a much higher priority than attacking potential rivals.

It's a pity that looking at Yu Xin's expressionless face, she probably has no idea why Qin Cheng is so attentive.

When Yu Xin was explaining to Zhou Lu, she also mentioned the reason why she invited Zhou Lu to go with her.

She actually had no intention of taking away other people's opportunities.

Qin Cheng probably understood Yu Xin's character, and used the fact that he was not strong enough to invite Yu Xin to go with him as an excuse to persuade Yu Xin to accept.

Yu Xin is also an enthusiastic person.

Since I have agreed to help, I will naturally help to the end.

So he went to the venue to look for a suitable and powerful beastmaster to join.

Zhou Lu had no intention of getting involved in the love affairs of these young people.

He is long past that age.

He just wanted to know when to enter the secret realm and when to kill the immortal.

With the flash of the portal, the group instantly arrived in the secret realm.

This secret realm is not a popular one among the series of explorable secret realms.

There are not many precious resources in the entire secret realm, and there are no powerful spiritual beasts worth cultivating.

Such a secret realm can be said to be a small and transparent existence among all the explorable secret realms.

It is no wonder that the ruins here were only discovered now by the beastmasters led by Qin Cheng.

The level of this secret realm is B.

This means that all the beastmasters present hold a Class B exploration certificate.

In this regard, Zhou Lu did not underestimate Qin Cheng too much.

Being able to pass the exam and obtain a Class B exploration certificate, he does not have much of a problem with his strength.

In addition to Yu Xin and Qin Cheng, there is also a girl named Yu Yanyan, who is considered to be the team's auxiliary.

Yu Yanyan’s pet is a cute jade cat, which is a very classic healing pet.

Of course, as a beastmaster who was able to obtain a Class B exploration certificate, she must have other combat-capable pets.

Like Zhou Lu, Yu Yanyan was also a beastmaster invited by Yu Xin.

Perhaps because all the people in the group are students, the process of exploring the secret realm can be said to be very professional.

After they arrived at the node near the ruins, they did not go to the entrance of the ruins immediately, but first built a temporary camp in a relatively safe area nearby.

Then Zhou Lu and Yu Xin, the strongest beastmasters in the two teams, went to the entrance of the ruins to check the situation.

This relic, which has never been visited by anyone before, is hidden on an island in a misty lake.

Zhou Lu and Yu Xin stood by the lake and could vaguely see figures looming in the water.

Although the other party only revealed a part of its purple body, just based on the part that was revealed, it was a complete behemoth.

"If we want to go there, we probably have to get past this giant beast first." Yu Xin turned and said to Zhou Lu.

And this is why she is looking for powerful helpers everywhere.

"This guy is probably quite powerful." Zhou Lu said, touching his chin.

Being able to grow to such a huge body, its weight alone is enough to crush most spiritual pets.

"By the way, there is such a big guy here. How did Qin Cheng discover the entrance to the ruins on the island?" Zhou Lu suddenly asked curiously.

Yu Xin smiled bitterly and said, "When he came here for the first time, there was no such a big guy in the lake. He came here alone at that time and felt that he was not strong enough so he did not enter the ruins. As a result, when he brought me here for the second time, there was this big guy."

Yu Xin analyzed, "I guess it was when he first came here that he triggered something and released this big guy."

"Just by triggering the ruins, something like this came out. The things in the ruins must be extraordinary." Zhou Lu said, and roughly calculated with his fingers. "From here to the island in the middle, the distance is about 800 to 900 meters." Zhou Lu murmured, "I'm afraid we need to build a ship."

He had no intention of showing off his ability to make things bigger or smaller at will in front of Yu Xin and the others.

People always have some hidden cards.

The more the better.

So, he had no intention of letting Hanabi take out the boat from its tail.

However, for Hanabi, it is an easy task to weave a boat with vines.

"Leave this matter to me." Zhou Lu did not shirk his responsibility and took the task directly.

"Yes." Yu Xin nodded and said, "Yan Yan's jade cat has the ability to hypnotize. We don't need to force a fight with it. We can just go around it."

Without further ado, Zhou Lu did not follow Yu Xin back to the camp, but stayed directly by the lake and asked Hua Huo to start weaving a boat with vines.

Yu Xin might be worried about Zhou Lu being alone, so she left her critical strike Iron Fist Bear next to Zhou Lu.

"Why did you get here?" After Yu Xin left, Xiao Lingyun Yueya also ran out from Zhou Lu's Beast Taming Card.

It looked around curiously and murmured, "Why does this place look so familiar?"

"Have you been here before?"

"Maybe I have been here. But the sect's mountain gate has always been changed, and it has been so long, I probably don't have much impression of it." Yueya said.

Zhou Lu then instructed Xiao Lingyun: "I want Hua Huo to build a boat. Please help me keep an eye on the guy in the lake."

Yueya just glanced into the lake and chuckled, "I think I know where this is."

"Oh?" Zhou Lu, who was watching Hua Huo building a boat with vines, immediately turned his head with interest.

Yueya introduced: "Lingxi giant python, one of the guardian beasts of Yaoyue Sect. This is probably the location of the sect's mountain gate."

Zhou Lu's mind was moved: "The gate-guarding fairy beast? Is it very powerful?"

“They may not be very powerful. Some gate-guarding fairy beasts are used to protect the mountain gate only because of the characteristics of their own skills.” Yueya thought about it and found a very suitable example.

It pointed at the fireworks not far away and said, "Just like the Nine-Life Immortal Grass in the past, in addition to being an essential material for immortals to evolve, it is also a life-saving weapon carried by many immortals. Do you think the pure Nine-Life Immortal Grass is powerful?"

The racial skill of the Nine-Life Immortal Grass, Deception, is indeed an excellent defensive skill.

However, since the purebred Nine-Life Immortal Grass only has one racial skill, it is basically a disposable item. It is completely different from the Nine-Life Immortal Grass like Huo Huo, which has transformed from Mengyuhua and has the magical skill of [Absorption].

"I probably understand."

"It's only at the peak of the third level." Yueya looked at Zhou Lu, "Do you need me to help you deal with it?"

For this kind of harmless task, Yueya was still willing to help.

Zhou Lu shook his head and said, "There's no need to expose your presence at this time."

The crescent moon can be said to be Zhou Lu's trump card that dared to come into contact with the immortal. It is better not to expose it unless necessary.

Besides, Yueya had already told Zhou Lu the race and level of the monster in the lake.

With this, Zhou Lu already had the confidence to deal with it with fireworks alone.

A giant python?
Although his strength is very strong, it is not strong enough for Zhou Lu to deploy Crescent Moon.

However, Yueya's words did confirm Zhou Lu's guess.

Sure enough, the ruins here are the Yaoyue ruins.

This is consistent with the system's task content.

This also means that behind the entrance to the ruins corresponding to the island in the lake, there must be a sealed immortal.

As long as she absorbs the power of these immortals, Huo Huo will be able to reach the threshold of quasi-god.

Hua Huo moved quickly, and a small vine boat that looked very nice appeared in front of Zhou Lu.

Zhou Lu rubbed the fireworks that were trying to win credit, and then asked Iron Fist Bear beside him to notify its owner to come over.

"You came so quickly." After a while, Yu Xin came over with Qin Cheng and Yu Yanyan.

Yu Xin said: "I was worried about you being alone, so I brought them here in advance."

As she said this, she also saw Hanabi's work: "Amazing~!"

"My Fireworks is good at more than just fighting." Zhou Lu spared no effort in boasting about his own pet.

Little Caocao was praised by his owner and proudly put his hands on his hips.

"In that case, let's set off." Yu Xin took a deep breath and said to the remaining two people.

Qin Cheng looked at the boat in front of him and said with some concern: "Is this boat really safe? It won't be overturned by the snake's tail, right?"

Hua Huo in Zhou Lu's arms glanced at Qin Cheng.

Xiao Caocao was already thinking about whether to throw this guy off the boat.

"Don't worry, we will try our best to avoid fighting with the giant snake." Yu Xin said directly.

Her idea was very simple. Even if she could defeat the opponent, she would try to avoid fighting as much as possible.

No one knows what is inside this relic, so we should try our best to avoid wasting our fighting power on opening the door.

As they were talking, everyone saw the right moment and boarded the boat, heading for the island in the middle of the lake.

Although the vine boat made by Hua Huo this time was not as sophisticated as the one she made in the secret island before, there was a world of difference in terms of power.

After absorbing a large number of racial skills, Hanabi also gained the ability to use her own leaves and branches to make propellers to assist in the movement of ships.

Even if there is no wind in the mountains at this time, the boat can still move quickly towards the island in the middle of the lake driven by the power of the blades.

However, things were not as simple as Yu Xin thought.

It might be that the vibrations from the ship's movement were transmitted to the giant snake through the lake water. When the ship arrived at the center of the lake, everyone clearly felt the vibration of the ship.

Yu Xin reacted very quickly, and she directly summoned her original spiritual pet, Strange Grass.

For this kind of battle on the water, plant pets that can fix themselves to the deck through their roots are obviously the most suitable.

The next second, a huge wave arose, and the entire ship was lifted to a position almost 90 degrees vertical to the lake surface.

At this moment, several vines suddenly appeared on the hull and tied the group of people to the boat, avoiding the danger of falling into the water - of course, there was one exception.

Qin Cheng screamed and fell into the water.

Hanabi pressed her hat.

Ah~! The reaction was a bit slow.

Qin Cheng was still a little dazed when he fell into the water, but he reacted quickly.

"Fuck! Help me! Help me!"

He shouted almost in despair, even forgetting that he was a beastmaster and could easily summon a spirit pet to carry him up.

Qin Cheng's cry for help did not last long, because the scene before him frightened him so much that he lost his voice.

As soon as the Lingxi python appeared, a large number of vines appeared from somewhere under the lake.

They tied up the giant snake and threw it directly onto the shore.

Throw it to...

ashore?

(End of this chapter)