Full-Time Magister: What kind of demonic tree is this? It's clearly a sacred tree!

Chapter 163 Thought Stone

Zhang Chen stood atop the black miasma, drawing in a wisp of it and nodding slightly.

The toxicity isn't too high! And with the Xuan Snake Demon Armor on him, he should be able to find the Mind Stone!

As he thought about it, a piece of jet-black armor appeared on his body, and with the wings on his back fluttering gently, he plunged headfirst into the poisonous fog.

The layer of poisonous gas was about four or five meters thick. He kept falling down, and after about seventy or eighty meters, he finally stepped onto the bottom, which was covered in decay and resembled a shallow swamp!

Zhang Chen landed at the bottom, then looked up and glanced at the high layer of poisonous gas that blocked out most of the light.

A strange sense of disgust welled up in his heart, as if he had fallen into a dark and sunless deep sea, and was suddenly enveloped by endless unknown, damp cold and darkness! Zhang Chen couldn't help but want to purify it.

The surrounding area consisted of dark mountain walls, and the passage was sometimes as narrow as a crack, sometimes as rugged as a valley path, and sometimes the terrain would suddenly drop.

The most annoying thing was that there was a poison barrier covering his head. If it weren't for the Xuan Snake Demon Armor, Zhang Chen wouldn't have been able to stay inside for even half an hour.

Therefore, it can be said that this layer of toxic gas is a natural barrier for this dark basin. Heaven knows what kind of terrifying creatures will grow and be bred in this terrible place.

"No wonder no one took the treasure thirty-two years ago! It seems the demons here are dark creatures, how disgusting!"

Zhang Chen sighed.

After thinking for a moment, she decided to first check if Nian Shi was in the territory of those commander-level demons, so she asked Bi Fang, "Aunt Jiang Feng, where are all the commander-level demons here? I'll go check on them first!"

Bi Fang let out a soft exclamation and said, "Huh? Logically speaking, such a dark ditch should be inhabited by some demons and monsters that are quite rare in the outside world."

"After all, the poisonous fog hanging overhead is a breeding ground for many dark and venomous creatures; male and female beings can produce countless generations here—"

"But all I sensed here was that monarch and two commander-level demons. I couldn't even sense a few small worms! It's very strange!"

"Oh!? Could you please point out where those two commander-level demons are? Let's finish this quickly!" Zhang Chen said. Below was pitch black, as if they had fallen into a complex maze of valleys. Following Aunt Jiang Feng's guidance, Zhang Chen flew slowly through the Zhang Valley while constantly observing the surrounding environment.

Silence. The entire lake valley remained eerily silent. Zhang Chen could only hear the faint sound of wind passing through his wings. Soon he arrived above a deep pool where seven narrow passages converged. If there were any water flowing here, it must be extremely deep!

The air here is quite murky, and even with his eyesight, he can only see within a radius of 5 meters.

Without much thought, Zhang Chen took out a torch from his personal space, lit it, and slowly descended into the deep pool. Reaching the center of the pool, he saw a dark, looming shadow in the dim light. At first, Zhang Chen was startled, thinking it was some kind of monster, and almost threw a punch. But upon closer inspection, he realized it was a strangely shaped, black rock.

At the point where the rock meets the ground, Zhang Chen saw a box covered in gray netting. This box was clearly a human creation, and the patterns on it were in the style of Magritte.

"You found it so easily?" Zhang Chen said, somewhat surprised.

The moment he picked up the box, strands of transparent silk stuck to his chest. Zhang Chen casually tossed the box into his personal space, raised his torch, and looked at the end of the silk. At the end of the silk, he saw a creature with an unknown number of legs.

The creature's feet, like those of a scorpion or a spider, were distributed on both sides of its body. In the hazy light, it was impossible to count them all. Its legs could grasp the woven silk threads with ease. If one could not see the woven silk threads, one would even feel that this thing could crawl on air!

The creature was crawling downwards, its body bearing a striking resemblance to a human: a head unusually small for its size, a robust human torso, and a long snake tail.

Most of its body was covered in poisonous scales, and its appearance, pieced together from human, scorpion, spider, and python, looked several times more terrifying than any demon in the outside world.

Zhang Chen gave a disdainful smile: "You're really ugly! You should die!"

As he spoke, he grabbed the silk thread at his chest with his left hand, gripped it tightly, and pulled sharply. The demon's power seemed to be equal to its own.

Its strengths were immediately apparent, and it flew over like an arrow released from a bow.

But this was clearly a move to take advantage of the situation. Its front end was long and slender, and although it was only two fingers long, it was extremely sharp. Using Zhang Chen's pulling force, it ripped at Zhang Chen fiercely, determined to tear Zhang Chen, who had invaded its territory, to shreds.

But in Zhang Chen's eyes, it was incredibly slow. He casually reached out with his right hand and pulled out a large, transparent hammer.

Wielding a giant hammer in his right hand, the demon in mid-air was smashed to the ground like a target. It never expected that the human in front of it could be so fast and so strong. Weren't they supposed to be so weak? Fear filled its heart instantly, and countless limbs pressed against the ground, trying to dig itself out of the ground as quickly as possible.

But Zhang Chen clearly wouldn't give him a chance. Another heavy hammer slammed down precisely, and its head exploded like a watermelon filled with green juice.

"Gah~~~~~!"

"Gah~~Gah~~~!"

Another male demon, driven mad with rage, roared. It had been hiding on the mountainside, wanting only to see how its wife would torture these humans to death, but it had died just like that.

It screamed like a madman, its sharp voice piercing straight into the brain, making you feel like your brain was being pierced by the sound!

"Damn it! You're so noisy! Go to hell!" Zhang Chen's giant hammer transformed into a giant sword, and he swung his arm violently toward the source of the sound.

"Buzz~"

The giant sword of space roared and flew out, piercing the Demon Lord of Devouring Hearts where Zhang Chen couldn't see it. The sword's power remained undiminished as it forcefully pierced through the rock, creating a gap in the dense poisonous mist.

Kelly, the nephew of the Hunter Alliance, had just arrived above the Miasma Valley with three others when he saw this strange movement and was so frightened that he sat down on the ground. He immediately led his men to get away from the area!

Zhang Chen, who was below, realized that he might have used too much force. Before the monarch inside could react, he flapped his white wings and rushed out through the gap blasted by the giant sword in the blink of an eye.

Upon spotting Kelly and the others, Zhang Chen's expression immediately became intriguing.

They knew this was a treasure trove just by observing the mental fluctuations! And they knew it so precisely? — Could it be that woman's doing something again?!

Zhang Chen immediately began to suspect Asha'ruya, after all, he had a very bad impression of her!