Super God Pet Shop

Chapter 176 Rapid Expansion (First Update)

The emerald green antidote was injected into the sickle guard's arm, and the swelling in its arm subsided slightly, but the tissue inside was still suppurating, showing no signs of improvement.

Mo Lao's face was somewhat gloomy. He hadn't expected the Black Flame Hell Spider's venom to be so potent that even the Scythe Guardian, a ninth-tier demon beast, could hardly withstand it.

Seeing that their wounds were still not healing, the others also became a little nervous, realizing that the Black Flame Hell Spider's venom was no ordinary poison.

On the other hand, the Dark Dragon Hound was still full of energy, foraging for food among the corpses of the Black Flame Hell Spider.

Nie Chengkong glanced at the Dark Dragon Hound, then at Su Ping, and said, "Brother Su, your Dark Dragon Hound seems to have a high resistance to poison."

Su Ping nodded slightly. The Dark Dragon Hound was basically immune to all poison-type monsters on this Dragon Scale Land.

Of course, it's not just the Dark Dragon Hound; the Purgatory Candle Dragon Beast and the Purple-Green Python are no exception.

To develop such resistance, one must naturally adapt through repeated exposure to death.

Adaptation is evolution.

Although their combat power has not increased accordingly, and their species have not undergone external evolution, their internal structure is evolving rapidly at all times!

When faced with special circumstances like this, the value of their evolved resistance becomes apparent. This is an intrinsic evolution beyond just improving combat power, and it is also included in their qualification assessment.

Upon seeing Su Ping's admission, Nie Chengkong and the others glanced at the dark dragon hound, their eyes revealing a strange and odd look, along with a hint of greed.

Even if a Dark Dragon Hound were given to them for free, they wouldn't bother signing a contract, since mid-level pets are no longer of much use to them and would only occupy a mental space.

But this Dark Dragon Hound is different. Not only is its combat power extremely high and its talent top-notch, but it also has such a high level of poison resistance. It is definitely the best of the best, an extremely rare monster, and its value is no less than that of an ordinary ninth-tier monster, or even three times stronger!

They envied Su Ping from the bottom of their hearts for being able to get such a top-quality pet.

Only Luo Guxue vaguely guessed that this dark dragon dog was most likely bred in Su Ping's own shop. There were naturally rare and extremely rare pets, but one as rare as this was very rare.

Moreover, if such a top-quality pet were to be auctioned, the auction house would definitely publicize it everywhere, and they would hear about it, so it's impossible for Su Ping to quietly snag it.

The only regret for everyone was that this dark dragon dog only had a medium bloodline. If it had a high bloodline, it would have been an incredibly valuable pet, and even many long-lost titled beings would have been envious!

"This antidote can't cure the poison, but it can barely suppress its spread. Let's go," said Old Mo, his face grim. He didn't want everyone to see the Scythe Guardian's wound any longer, feeling somewhat humiliated.

Seeing that he said that, Nie Chengkong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then let's go get the secret treasure first."

Everyone's eyes lit up slightly when they heard about the secret treasure.

Under the reconnaissance and guidance of Guo Yuelin and Zhou Jing, the group quickly ventured deep into the valley. There, they saw a tunnel-like cave carved into the rock wall. As they entered, Luo Guxue used her Sacred Flame Bird to unleash flames to illuminate the cave.

The cave was filled with spider silk and was the dwelling place of the Black Flame Hell Spiders, but there were no Black Flame Hell Spiders left at the moment; they had all died in the previous battle.

The cave was empty, but as the group ventured deeper, they finally found the long-awaited treasure.

This treasure is stuck in a rock wall at the deepest part of the cave. It is a sword, and the blade emits a faint energy fluctuation. This is an ancient treasure, which cannot be created with modern technology.

The treasures have magical effects and can resonate with the star power cultivated by the battle pet master. They can be controlled by star power. Many treasure weapons have destructive power and wonderful abilities that far exceed those of titanium alloy swords built with technology.

While titanium alloy swords are hard and sharp, they lack the mysterious and wondrous properties of the secret treasure, something that technology cannot replicate.

"Is there...a trap here?"

The group looked around nervously in front of the treasure.

Legend has it that the area around a secret treasure is not only guarded by monsters, but also riddled with traps and mechanisms.

Su Ping was speechless when he heard Guo Yuelin's nervous words. Then he noticed that Nie Chengkong, the burly man surnamed Chen, and the others also had solemn expressions and were looking around as if they really thought there was a trap here.

Su Ping was slightly speechless, but without pausing, he stepped forward and pulled out the broken sword.

When everyone saw Su Ping rush forward, they exclaimed, "No—!"

Before he could finish speaking, the sword was already drawn, and everyone froze on the spot.

Nie Chengkong was the first to react. He glanced around warily, making sure no traps had been triggered, before letting out a sigh of relief and saying to Su Ping, "You were too reckless! What if there had been a trap? That would have been so dangerous!"

Su Ping saw that he was concerned about his safety, so she didn't refute him, but she felt somewhat helpless about his thoughts.

All the treasures in this Dragon Scale Land were scattered across the various Dragon Scale Lands by the old Dragon King before his death, and guarded by these demonic beasts, simply to increase the difficulty of inheritance.

With the simple and crude mind and wisdom of the dragon race, it is already the limit that they can think of these things. How could they know how to set up any traps or mechanisms?

Moreover, this treasured sword was probably not originally in this cave. It was only later that these Black Flame Hell Spiders moved it here, and it was just accidentally stuck into the rock.

Perhaps the next treasure is buried in the excrement of the guardian beast.

Of course, if that were the case, Su Ping wouldn't have become the one to retrieve the treasure.

After waving it twice, Su Ping felt that it was similar to the illusion in the inheritance site, and the replica inside was extremely realistic.

"Who wants it?" Su Ping asked, turning around.

Nie Chengkong was stunned. Su Ping hadn't even bothered to examine it carefully before giving up.

Everyone else was also surprised that Su Ping, who had the first choice, actually gave up this treasure.

However, although they were surprised, no one said anything. Perhaps Su Ping just didn't like swords.

"Let me take a look," said Old Mo.

Su Ping casually handed him the sword.

Master Mo caught it, and star power surged into it. The sword suddenly burst forth with a sharp aura, and a white sword aura that could be seen with the naked eye emerged.

Old Mo raised an eyebrow and slashed at the ground. With a snap, a groove was easily cut into the rock, as effortlessly as cutting tofu!

"So sharp!" Old Mo exclaimed in amazement. Without hesitation, he said, "Captain Nie, I'll take this sword."

Everyone witnessed the sword's sharpness and terrifying power; it was no exaggeration to say it could cut through iron like mud. It was estimated to be able to directly injure the scales of an eighth or ninth-tier demon beast. Such a treasure was already extremely valuable.

When they realized that Su Ping had given up first, everyone felt sorry for him.

Old Mo was quite pleased with himself. He waved the treasure around a few times, becoming increasingly fond of it. At the same time, he glanced sideways at Su Ping, thinking, "He's still too young. He's just wasted such a wonderful treasure."

Although Elder Mo didn't know what other treasures awaited him, he was already very satisfied with this one. After all, who knew what he might encounter next? It might be a useless treasure, or a low- to mid-grade treasure with a weak effect.

The burly man surnamed Chen looked regretful; if Old Mo hadn't wanted it, he would have.

Nie Chengkong glanced at the treasure sword, his eyes flickering slightly, but he didn't say anything. He said, "Now that we've taken the treasure, let's go."

Guo Yuelin looked at Elder Mo with envy and said, "Senior Mo, may I take a look?"

Old Mo was overjoyed, as if he had found a treasure, and said calmly, "Of course." After saying that, he handed the secret sword to Guo Yuelin so that she could examine it. In any case, the item already belonged to him, and he was not worried about others taking it away.

Guo Yuelin happily accepted it and examined it carefully. Zhou Jing also came over, and then Ye Chenshan and Luo Guxue took turns looking at it. Ye Chenshan even used his Gray Lizard Azure Scale Beast to cast an earth shield to test this secret treasure, but the result left everyone dumbfounded. The Gray Lizard Azure Scale Beast's earth shield was as easy to cut open as a wooden board!

Upon seeing this, Old Mo's smile deepened.

"That's too powerful! Even a ninth-tier demon beast wouldn't dare to take a hit from that sword!" Ye Chenshan exclaimed in amazement.

Everyone looked at Old Mo with envy and longing.

Nie Chengkong didn't react much, just smiled. After everyone finished looking, he urged them to check the surroundings to see if anything was missed. Once he confirmed there were no other treasures, he led the team away from the cave.

Su Ping hadn't expected that a broken sword could make them so happy. Surprised, he suddenly wondered if his standards had been raised too high under the system's training...

After leaving the valley littered with corpses, the group followed Nie Chengkong to the next location.

Along the way, Su Ping made no attempt to hide. Using the Dark Dragon Hound's perception, he pointed out some likely hidden monster habitats, which helped the team avoid many dangers and saved them a lot of time.

After obtaining the secret sword, although Su Ping completely outmaneuvered Mo Lao in terms of reconnaissance along the way, Mo Lao was not too discouraged.

He was too lazy to argue with Su Ping about this anymore. In fact, through the previous battle in the Black Flame Hell Spider Valley, he knew that his Earthfire Sleeping Sound Beast's detection ability was inferior to Su Ping's Dark Dragon Hound in some aspects.

After all, he couldn't detect the presence of Black Flame Hell Spiders in the valley, let alone their specific levels and strengths. This was no longer reconnaissance, but an intelligent full-body scan!

Compared to such a monster, it would only be asking for trouble, and Old Mo had already let it go.

After killing several seventh-tier demonic beasts and a small eighth-tier beast pack along the way, the group quickly arrived at the location of the second treasure.

With Su Ping's on-site guidance, the second secret realm was also discovered. The difficulty was similar to that of the Black Flame Hell Spider Valley, and the treasure inside was a broken suit of armor. This treasure had been there for too long and had been ruined by the monsters.

Su Ping naturally refused, the burly man surnamed Chen also gave up, and the others were not interested. So the item had to be temporarily confiscated and distributed to everyone after the merits were calculated.

(End of this chapter)