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Chapter 68 Dark Gold Echo Beast, Fragment of Accompanying Sacred Artifact

Gu Qing and the other two's expressions changed. Lin Qinghan stood in front of them and once again condensed an ice wall.

However, the next moment the shockwave struck the ice wall, causing cracks to appear on it.

boom!"

The enormous object behind the stone archway also crashed down in the center of the hall, shattering the floor.

This monster was three meters tall and had no trace of flesh or blood.

Its entire body is made up of countless diamond-shaped translucent crystals, and each crystal has visible sound wave patterns flowing inside.

It has no eyes, no facial features, only an octahedral core in the center of its body that emits a blinding light.

"What the hell is this thing?!" Irina frowned as she looked at the monster.

Just then, Melissand's voice came from the contract space.

"Master, this is an Echo Beast, a Dark Gold rank beast. It looks to be around level 15. Be careful of its sonic attacks."

As soon as Melissand finished speaking, the octahedral core in the center of the echo beast's body flickered violently.

"Buzz!"

The space trembled, and a semi-transparent ripple of sound waves spread rapidly outwards from the Echo Beast as its center.

The sonic attack was so fast that Gu Qing and the other two couldn't react in time.

The first to be affected were the ten undead guards that Gu Qing had just summoned to scout ahead.

When a high-density solid encounters extremely high-frequency sound waves, the most terrifying physical reaction occurs instantly.

The ten undead guards who were at the forefront of the attack didn't even have time to raise their bone shields; their skeletons, which were as hard as steel, trembled violently under the resonance of the sound waves.

"Click click click~"

In just one second, cracks appeared on the bodies of these undead guards, and then their bodies suddenly disintegrated, turning into white bone fragments flying everywhere.

"Back off!"

Gu Qing's expression changed, and he quickly retreated, holding the black bone scythe horizontally in front of him.

This sonic attack is far too terrifying.

Irina reacted quickly, holding the dagger horizontally in front of her chest, and glided backward like a nimble cat.

However, the sonic attack was too fast, catching up with Irina and penetrating her defenses.

Irina let out a muffled groan, a trace of crimson stain appearing at the corner of her mouth.

Under such sonic attacks, Irina's prized agility was rendered largely ineffective.

Lin Qinghan, instead of retreating, advanced and slashed out with his Ice Soul Longsword.

The sword energy, carrying a chilling aura, clashed with the sound wave and actually neutralized it.

But the next moment, an invisible audio message entered his ears, making Lin Qinghan feel his head suddenly sink.

The audio, which went straight into his mind, kept churning, causing Lin Qinghan's vision to blur instantly.

The intense dizziness almost made Lin Qinghan lose his grip on the Ice Soul Longsword.

Gu Qing was also affected; her brows furrowed, and she felt a bit dizzy.

Although Cecilia and Melisandre were not released from the contract space, they can still help.

Cecilia acted without hesitation, and the black and white halo flowed into Gu Qing's body along the soul contract.

"Buzz!"

The interwoven black and white halo instantly erected a mental barrier in Gu Qing's mind.

This mental barrier weakened most of the impact, making Gu Qing feel much more relaxed.

At the same time, in the center of the hall, the crystal core in the Echo Beast's chest lit up again, and the sound waves, which were more frequent and denser than before, began to gather momentum.

Lin Qinghan and Irina's expressions changed drastically, and they rushed forward, trying to interrupt the Echo Beast's attack.

Meanwhile, Melissand in the contract space also took action, pouring her power into Gu Qing's body through a soul contract.

Echo Shield!

A dense, purplish-red halo of sound waves enveloped Gu Qing's body.

Instantly, Gu Qing felt the high-frequency vibrational sound waves disappear completely.

My mind cleared instantly!

Without hesitation, Gu Qing charged forward, wielding the black bone scythe.

Reaching the Echo Beast's side, Gu Qing raised the black bone scythe in his hand and brought it down.

Lin Qinghan and Irina's attacks also landed.

However, a ripple suddenly appeared on the Echo Beast's body, resembling a tortoise shell, which actually blocked the attacks of Gu Qing and the other two.

Melisandre then made her move again, unleashing the Abyss Diva.

A ring of purple sound waves emerged from the sound wave halo around Gu Qing, quickly converging into a sharp needle that was almost invisible to the naked eye.

The sharp needle tore through the air, piercing the ripples on the Echo Beast's body, and then stabbed towards the octahedral crystal on the Echo Beast's chest.

The Echo Beast sensed a deadly threat. Its massive crystal body stiffened abruptly, abandoning its planned attack and instantly concentrating all its sonic power in its chest.

Melissant's sonic needle pierced through, and the two forces, though of the same origin, clashed violently.

Although Melisandre was of a high rank, her level was far inferior to that of the Echo Beast, and she could barely cope with it in a contest of strength.

good chance!

A murderous glint flashed in Gu Qing's eyes.

Lin Qinghan and Irina also realized that this was an opportunity.

Lin Qinghan, wielding a long sword, left a trail of pale, frost-covered shadows as he slashed towards the Echo Beast.

Irina also leaped high into the air, aiming her two daggers straight at the Echo Beast's neck joints.

Gu Qing swung out his black bone scythe, aiming straight for the Echo Beast's crystal core.

The three attacks hit almost simultaneously.

Without the protection of high-frequency sound waves, the Echo Beast's crystal body was not as indestructible as one might imagine.

Irina's poisoned dagger got stuck in the gap of the Echo Beast's neck, and Lin Qinghan's longsword directly severed half of the Echo Beast's shoulder.

Meanwhile, the black bone scythe in Gu Qing's hand directly pierced through the Echo Beast's body, and the tip of the black bone scythe almost pierced the Echo Beast's crystal core.

Large fragments of shattered crystal, mixed with the rampaging sound waves, flew in all directions.

The Echo Beast was severely injured and staggered back a few steps.

But in the next moment, the transparent crystal in the Echo Beast's body turned crimson at a speed visible to the naked eye.

A suffocatingly violent frequency was rapidly compressing within the Echo Beast's wrecked body.

Gu Qing's brows furrowed instantly. This Echo Beast actually wanted to take everyone down with it!

The sonic array patterns on the surrounding halls seemed to echo it as well.

"Retreat immediately! It's trying to destroy the surrounding environment. If it succeeds, this place will be completely destroyed."

Lin Qinghan saw it clearly: the Echo Beast's self-destruction wasn't very powerful, but it did disturb the surrounding environment.

The entire hall will be annihilated by the self-destruction of this Echo Beast.

Gu Qing did not choose to retreat; a dense necromantic power emanated from his body.

He reached out with his right hand into the air and suddenly clenched his fist.

A scythe, its entire body shrouded in a dark blue mist, materialized out of thin air.

With the Netherworld Soul Scythe in hand, the remaining necromantic power transformed into the Netherworld Soul Armor, enveloping Gu Qing's body.

"Cover me!"

Gu Qing suddenly exerted force with his feet, shattering the stone slabs, and charged towards the Echo Beast.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Qinghan swung out the long sword in his hand.

Absolute zero!

A pale, lifeless sword aura shot out from the tip of the sword, striking the Echo Beast's legs.

Then a chill enveloped the Echo Beast, slowing its movements slightly.

Irina also threw out two poisoned daggers, which landed on the Echo Beast.

It's unclear what kind of toxin was on the dagger, but after it seeped in, it actually disrupted the Echo Beast's energy flow.

Gu Qing seized the opportunity to rush in front of the Echo Beast and slashed down with the Netherworld Soul Scythe.

There was no clanging of metal, only the dull sound of a sharp blade cutting through cold water.

Gu Qing's Netherworld Soul Scythe sliced ​​through the Echo Beast's body.

50% of the soul's true damage is instantly unleashed!

The Echo Beast's body stiffened abruptly, and the octahedral core hidden deep within the crystal, which had been flashing wildly, suddenly stopped before being shattered by the Netherworld Soul Scythe.

The massive crystal body instantly lost all sonic support, collapsing like a puppet without its strings, turning into a pile of transparent crystal fragments.

Several top-grade musical crystals and a magic core radiating dark golden light lay quietly among the transparent crystal fragments.

Lin Qinghan breathed a slight sigh of relief, finally having resolved this trouble.

Gu Qing stepped forward and accepted the music crystal; Melissand should find it useful.

Then, Gu Qing handed the dark gold demon core to Lin Qinghan.

He and Lin Qinghan split the profits from the secret realm equally, while Irina only wanted the Blood Coagulation Flower.

After a brief rest, the three continued into the massive stone archway ahead.

Inside the stone archway, black mist surged, revealing a large open area.

Looking up, there was no dome, only endless darkness.

Black mist swirled and surged around this space.

The next moment, the expressions of Gu Qing and the other two became serious.

There are many monsters in this space.

They looked very similar to the Echo Beast from before, and their bodies were also made of translucent crystals, only smaller in size.

However, these demons all roamed within the black mist, not daring to approach it, as if they were being kept as pets, and did not launch any attacks against them.

"Master, the monsters here don't have that sonic self-destruct ability, and this space doesn't have those sonic patterns. These monsters are far weaker than that Echo Beast."

Melissant's voice rang out, causing Gu Qing's brows to relax slightly.

If more monsters like the Echo Beast from before appear, things will really get difficult.

"Let's take action and eliminate these monsters!"

Gu Qing gripped the Netherworld Soul Scythe and charged straight down.

The Nether Soul Scythe still has some duration left, so we can't waste it.

Lin Qinghan and Irina exchanged a glance and followed.

After what they had just experienced, they had subconsciously come to regard Gu Qing as their pillar of support.

Holding the Netherworld Soul Scythe, Gu Qing charged into the horde of demons below and wreaked havoc.

Lin Qinghan and Irina also kept attacking, quickly killing these monsters.

Although these monsters were also level 14 or 15, their combat power was far inferior to that of the Echo Beast, and the three of them could easily deal with them.

To avoid any unforeseen complications, Gu Qing immediately released all the undead guards, who charged directly at the monsters.

Irina, standing to the side, looked shocked.

This was the first time she had ever seen so many of Gu Qing's spirits.

The combined strength of so many undead, plus Gu Qing's own combat power...

This guy is absolutely terrifying!

Gu Qing swung the Netherworld Soul Scythe, slicing through the two crystal demons in half as easily as cutting tofu.

Lin Qinghan, who was not far away, leaped up and thrust out his Ice Soul Sword in succession.

"Frost Storm!"

Streams of icy sword energy shot out, like flying snowflakes, stirring up a blizzard that swept towards the surrounding crystal demons.

A large number of crystal monsters were frozen on their own, and then quickly shattered by Lin Qinghan.

Irina handled the situation with ease.

She moved with incredible speed, like a shadow darting among the crystal monsters.

Irina's two poisoned daggers transformed into black light, precisely piercing the crystal monster's neck and other vulnerable joints.

The toxins then spread, directly damaging the energy patterns within the crystal monsters' bodies and instantly paralyzing them.

This was a crushing defeat with no suspense whatsoever.

Gu Qing and the other two were, after all, top-tier combatants among the freshmen. If the attack from that Echo Beast hadn't been so bizarre, they wouldn't have ended up in such a sorry state.

Fifteen minutes later, Gu Qing caught up with the last crystal monster and shattered it with his black bone scythe.

The entire vast space fell silent once more.

Gu Qing and the other two were slightly out of breath; the intense battle of killing demons had taken a toll on their stamina.

"There are quite a few monsters here, but none of them are as powerful as that Echo Beast," Irina said, kicking away a piece of broken crystal at her feet.

Gu Qing nodded, then glanced around.

Then, Gu Qing frowned slightly.

"There doesn't seem to be any other passage leading to other places. Could this be the final stop in the secret realm?"

Lin Qinghan frowned upon hearing this: "During the battle just now, I checked the surroundings. There's nothing but black mist and rocks here; there's absolutely no vegetation growing here."

Irina quickly scanned her surroundings, her expression turning anxious.

Isn't the Blood Coagulation Flower here?

Lin Qinghan looked at Irina and asked, "Could it be that your aunt sensed something wrong? The Blood Coagulation Flower isn't in this secret realm?"

Irina shook her head: "Impossible! Although my aunt can't get in, her perception is extremely strong, she would never be wrong."

Gu Qing glanced around and said, "There might be other hidden places. Let's search them."

After all, the fragments that Melissand sensed were here, but she couldn't sense them anymore after entering. There's definitely something strange about this place.

The three of them quickly searched the surrounding area, but still found nothing.

Just as the three were wondering, the entire space suddenly trembled violently.

Then, as if guided by something, the surging black mist around them quickly headed towards the center of the space.

Rumble~

The fragments that had been formed from the crystal monster that had just been killed seemed to be drawn by something, trembling slightly before quickly flying to the very center of this space.

The crystal fragments combined quickly to form a crystal altar.

Then, the black mist that had been drawn there quickly condensed on the crystal altar, forming a jagged fragment that shimmered with a deep purple light.

The fragment was covered with intricate patterns, but there were no traces of carving.

It looks like it was made by nature.

Melissant's surprised voice instantly resonated in Gu Qing's heart.

"Master! This is it! This is the fragment of my companion artifact!"