Super God Pet Shop

Chapter 178 Summoning the Entire Force (Third Update)

In the blink of an eye, most of the day had passed.

All thirteen locations of the secret treasure on the map have been explored, leaving only the core treasure area unexplored.

Of the thirteen treasure locations, nine were useful. Each member of the team received one, and there was one left over that was not picked up. Nie Chengkong, taking advantage of the situation, did Su Ping a favor and gave the remaining treasure to him.

Su Ping didn't care about this thing. It was a trash treasure that everyone had rejected. It was a protective treasure, but it could only defend against attacks from ordinary medium-level demonic beasts. It was meaningless to him and was not as practical as his own Divine Demon Battle Body.

However, although this thing was useless to him, he could sell it for money. It would be easy to make several million. He happened to be short of money to upgrade his shop, so he just took it.

The others had no objection to Su Ping receiving an extra treasure. Along the way, Su Ping's Dark Dragon Hound displayed an astonishing reconnaissance ability. If they didn't know that this was Su Ping's first time here and that this area was unexplored, they would have suspected that Su Ping had been here before.

Thanks to the intelligence gathered by Su Ping, they avoided many dangers. Whenever they arrived at a treasure location, Su Ping was able to scout out the situation inside beforehand, allowing everyone to explore with ease and success. He deserves the greatest credit for this.

Among these thirteen treasure locations, the most dangerous encounter was with a mid-level ninth-tier demonic beast. However, thanks to Su Ping's reconnaissance, the group was prepared and had countermeasures. With the cooperation of many pet beasts, they successfully killed it. However, the Holy Flame Bird that Luo Guxue was assisting in the battle was accidentally injured and lost its fighting ability.

The treasure found at this location was not the precious artifact everyone had imagined, but a broken treasure that had long since become ineffective. This left everyone quite frustrated, as their efforts had not yielded the same results.

……

"The location of the core treasure is just ahead." Nie Chengkong's eyes were filled with excitement; this was the moment he had been waiting for.

Everyone looked over.

The location of this core treasure is a huge cave, like a tunnel, pitch black and bottomless.

A foul stench wafted from inside, mixed with the smell of monster excrement, indicating that monsters had once inhabited the place.

"This is the end."

Their eyes gleamed; once they obtained the treasure here, their purpose for this trip would be accomplished.

Su Ping was also looking forward to it. After he retrieved the Star Essence Fruits from here and left with the others, he would be able to continue exploring other Dragon Scale Lands. There were several places he wanted to go, but he didn't know if the treasures there had been taken.

"My Hundred-Eyed Eagle can't explore inside," Zhou Jing said. He could only send his Hundred-Eyed Eagle into the air to monitor the surroundings.

Everyone turned to look at Su Ping, who had been the one to gather intelligence whenever they arrived at a secret treasure location.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Su Ping didn't hide anything and said, "The demonic beast that lives here is a ninth-tier high-level sub-dragon, the Flame-Scaled Blood Dragon. It has extremely strong destructive power and is also good at mental attacks."

"Ninth-tier upper level?!"

Everyone froze, their faces suddenly changing color as they stared at Su Ping in horror.

Nie Chengkong's expression also changed drastically as he stared intently at Su Ping. "You're not mistaken?"

The higher the level, the greater the difference between each rank. At the ninth rank, even a small rank difference is like the difference between the ninth and eighth ranks, which is extremely difficult to overcome! A single high-ranking ninth-rank demon beast can easily crush hundreds of mid-ranking ninth-rank demon beasts!

Their strength is on a completely different level!

Moreover, this is a sub-dragon species, which is extremely powerful even among ninth-tier high-level demonic beasts!

Both Old Mo and the burly man surnamed Chen looked at Su Ping and then at Nie Chengkong. Having already verified things time and time again, although what Su Ping said was shocking, they did not doubt Su Ping's words. At this moment, their only worry was Nie Chengkong's decision.

Nie Chengkong's goal this time was to obtain this core treasure.

Would you be willing to give it up now?

"Captain Nie..." Old Mo hesitated, wanting to speak up and persuade him.

His Scythe Guardian was only a lower-level ninth-rank beast, and he had also suffered some minor injuries during the battle. In addition, he had been infected by the venom of the Black Flame Hell Spider and had not yet recovered, which hampered his combat power. If it were a mid-level ninth-rank demon beast, the combined strength of everyone could still kill it with all their might, but if it were an upper-level ninth-rank beast, the difference would be too great, equivalent to the difference between the seventh and ninth ranks!

The burly man surnamed Chen was also somewhat hesitant. Although his Earth Dragon possessed a ninth-tier upper-level bloodline, it was currently only at the ninth-tier middle level and had not yet reached its peak. Moreover, the Earth Dragon was not strong in attack, only excelling in defense. If Su Ping and the others were defeated, his continued defense would only prolong his death, and he was unwilling to take that risk.

Nie Chengkong lowered his head, his face dark and grim.

Although he didn't see the expressions on everyone's faces, he could sense the thoughts of the burly man surnamed Chen and Old Man Mo.

Not only the two of them, Nie Chengkong could also sense the unease of veteran team members like Guo Yuelin and Zhou Jing, who even seemed more eager to leave than Mo Lao and the others.

"How about... we give it a try?" Nie Chengkong clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

Upon hearing Nie Chengkong's words, Old Mo and the burly man surnamed Chen felt their hearts sink, knowing that he still couldn't bear to give up.

Old Mo sighed inwardly. When he accepted Nie Chengkong's commission, he had already promised to help him retrieve the core treasure and fight to the end. If he withdrew now, not only would he offend Nie Chengkong, but he would also lose his reputation in this circle, and no one would dare to ask him for help in the future.

The burly man surnamed Chen sighed inwardly, even regretting accepting the commission.

Nie Chengkong raised his head, his gaze sweeping across their faces. Seeing their complex expressions, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly. He didn't speak, but turned to look at Su Ping beside him. He suddenly realized that Su Ping, the youngest and most talented among them, was actually the calmest, showing no sign of backing down.

His eyes brightened slightly, and he said to Su Ping, "Brother Su, would you be willing to come with me?"

Su Ping was stunned and said, "Wasn't this agreed upon from the beginning?"

Nie Chengkong felt a surge of heat rise in his chest, choking him. He took a deep breath and said forcefully, "Good brother!"

To everyone's surprise, Su Ping was willing to risk his life with Nie Chengkong when facing a ninth-tier high-level demon beast. It should be noted that even if the core treasure were retrieved, it would not be for Su Ping, but for Nie Chengkong.

Not only did Old Mo and the burly man surnamed Chen find it hard to understand, but the veteran team members, including Zhou Jing, also had complicated expressions. They didn't know whether to say that Su Ping was simple and kind or too trusting of his promises. But no matter what, they could see that Su Ping was a person worth befriending.

"Alright, since Brother Su says so, let's take the risk and give it a try." Knowing that the situation was irreversible, the burly man surnamed Chen immediately went along with it.

Old Mo glanced at him, thinking to himself that he was cunning, but he still said, "Then let's give it a try, but we need to plan carefully first. Also, if you have any other combat pets, summon them all. This is the final battle!"

Seeing that everyone agreed to take the risk, Nie Chengkong breathed a sigh of relief. Without saying a word, he opened up a space, and a ferocious aura surged out. A ninth-order bloodthirsty serpent crawled out from it!

This is a ninth-tier mid-level bloodline demon beast, and it is currently at its peak. Its body is a hundred meters long and as thick as a railway train. Its scales are scarlet. It is an extremely irritable and ferocious demon beast that is very difficult to tame.

Nie Chengkong's ability to control this mid-level ninth-tier demonic beast with his eighth-tier strength is already considered his limit.

While most battle pet masters can only summon monsters that are two realms higher than themselves, this is not the case for ninth-tier monsters. Each small level of a ninth-tier monster is equivalent to a major realm.

Upon seeing the Bloodthirsty Serpent, Elder Mo and the burly man surnamed Chen's expressions changed slightly. They hadn't expected that Nie Chengkong, in addition to the lower-level ninth-rank Demon Beast, would also have a middle-level ninth-rank Bloodthirsty Serpent. One person with two ninth-rank pets—his combat power was too strong!

Zhou Jing and the other team members glanced at the Bloodthirsty Serpent with slight apprehension, but weren't too surprised. They knew a bit about Nie Chengkong's battle pet, after all, they had often fought together before.

Old Mo sighed inwardly, and without hesitation, he opened his own summoning space, from which leaped a Blood Fang Flood Dragon, a sub-dragon beast at the limit of the eighth rank.

This is a hybrid with the bloodline of a king beast. It only inherited part of the king beast's physical appearance, but it does not have the king beast's huge physique and energy. However, it is ferocious and bloodthirsty, and its combat power is extremely strong. Even some ordinary ninth-level low-level demon beasts are unwilling to provoke it.

The burly man surnamed Chen also raised his hand and summoned his second battle pet, a low-level ninth-tier Extreme Flame Tyrant, an offensive type, which perfectly complemented his Earth Dragon. One was defensive and the other offensive, and their combat power was no less than Nie Chengkong's.

Zhou Jing and the others were surprised to find that these two had left behind such a powerful battle pet, which boosted their confidence.

After the three summoned their second pet beast, they looked at Su Ping.

If the Dark Dragon Hound is Su Ping's secondary pet, then his main pet must be even stronger.

Seeing their gaze, Su Ping didn't hesitate either. Facing a ninth-tier high-level demon beast, he also needed to go all out.

When the summoning space opened, a chilling aura slowly seeped out from it, making the pets of everyone present somewhat restless.

The surrounding temperature rose rapidly, and the figure of the Purgatory Candle Dragon Beast emerged from within. Its massive body, over ten meters long, landed on the ground. Although it was not as large as the hundred-meter-long Bloodthirsty Serpent and Blood Fang Flood Dragon beside it, the overwhelming sense of majesty emanating from it was even stronger than those two pet beasts.

"Purgatory...the Candle Dragon Beast?!"

Upon seeing the appearance of this pet beast, everyone except Luo Guxue, who was already mentally prepared, had their eyes bulge out, almost popping out of their sockets.

This is the pinnacle among dragon beasts. Obtaining even a ninth-tier bloodline dragon beast is already quite expensive, let alone the best of the best, the Purgatory Candle Dragon Beast!

The earth dragon of the burly man surnamed Chen, standing proudly beside him, trembled slightly the moment the Purgatory Candle Dragon Beast appeared. Its wings also folded up, and the dragon-level pressure flowing in its bones terrified it.

If it hadn't already reached the middle of the ninth rank and was barely able to withstand this dragon energy, it would have already prostrated itself if it were at the same rank as this Purgatory Candle Dragon Beast.

(End of this chapter)