261: King of Treasure Hunting

"You can ask around for thousands of miles!

My name, Qiong Shuang, is resounding!"

It held its little head high, trying hard to strike a majestic pose,

"The beasts gave me the nickname 'King of Treasure Hunting'! That is none other than this Little White Flood Dragon!

Treasure hunting and exploring Secret Realms are my specialties! There isn't a treasure land that I don't know about!"

While boasting, it looked at Yao Delong with those big, sparkling eyes, full of expectation and hints, rubbing its two little claws even faster.

The meaning was obvious: leading the way is fine, but bring on the rewards!

Yao Delong looked at this money-grubbing, unmasked greedy appearance and shook his head helplessly, though the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

This Little White Flood Dragon really had 'greed for money' carved into its bones.

He didn't waste words, directly taking an item out of his storage ring.

It was a gorgeously styled necklace inlaid with various dazzling gemstones.

It shimmered with flowing light and aura, clearly a Low Grade Earth-Grade Weapon!

Although the grade wasn't high, it won in terms of appearance; its brilliance had a fatal attraction for a little creature like Qiong Shuang that loved shiny things.

"Catch," Yao Delong tossed it casually.

"Wow! Mine! Mine!"

Qiong Shuang let out an excited shriek, turned into a streak of white light, and instantly hugged the necklace, rubbing its little head against it, unable to put it down, drool almost dripping out.

"Thank you, Big Brother! Big Brother is the best! Don't worry, Big Brother, leave it to me, Qiong Shuang! I guarantee I'll lead you to the best treasures!"

Having received the benefit, Qiong Shuang was instantly full of energy, beaming with joy.

It carefully put the gorgeous necklace around its neck.

Although the necklace looked a bit big for its current size, hanging loosely and adding a bit of comedy, it waved its little claw with high spirits:

"Big Brother, beauties, big guy, and Fire Boy! Follow me! The Treasure Hunting King will take you treasure hunting!"

It took the lead and flew in one direction, not very fast, obviously guiding the way.

Yao Delong and the others smiled at each other and immediately followed.

However, Yao Delong knew clearly that this little guy's so-called 'treasure hunting' was likely mostly about going to places it had coveted before but couldn't defeat the guardian Yao Beast to 'take revenge' and 'pick up some loot' along the way.

Over the next few days, Qiong Shuang truly demonstrated the advantages of being a 'local tyrant', leading Yao Delong and his group through the vast Secret Realm.

They first ventured deep into a crimson Gobi desert where lava boiled.

The earth was cracked, with dark red lava rivers flowing, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of sulfur and scorching heat.

Qiong Shuang had a clear goal, pointing directly to an active volcano deep in the Gobi that was constantly spewing black smoke.

Growing there was a strange Spiritual Plant, crimson all over, as if condensed from flames—the Seventh-Grade Spirit Medicine, Earth Fire Heart Lotus!

Guarding it was a Seventh-Grade Peak Yao Beast, the Lava Earth Lizard King, which was entrenched on the crater, covered in scales like obsidian, and possessed a fierce aura.

"Roar!"

The Lava Earth Lizard King discovered the intruders and let out a heaven-shaking roar.

Its thick tail swept over with immense force, causing lava to splash everywhere!

"Vile beast, stop your madness!"

Yue Shan roared, his giant axe wrapped in heavy earth-yellow Yuan Qi, slamming into it!

With a loud boom, he forcefully blocked the Lizard King's giant tail!

Han Yun's bowstring was like a thunderclap, and golden arrows accurately shot at the Lizard King's relatively vulnerable eyes and joints.

Xiao Huohuo took the opportunity to channel flames, trying to interfere with the Lizard King's control over the lava.

After a fierce battle, Yao Delong seized the opportunity.

The Burning Silence Sword turned into a golden-red stream of light, piercing through the Lizard King's relatively soft abdomen with one strike!

Finally, Lin Qingxue used a strand of ice soul sword Qi to completely freeze and behead it.

They successfully harvested the precious Earth Fire Heart Lotus.

Subsequently, Qiong Shuang led the group into a rotting swamp filled with poisonous miasma all year round.

Here, ancient trees were twisted, branches and leaves were rotting, and various poisonous insects and strange beasts lurked in the mud, while colorful, deadly poisonous mist floated in the air.

Their target was a strange object growing on top of a huge rotten tree in the center of the swamp, emitting a faint blue light and shaped like a lingzhi—the Sixth-Grade top-tier spirit material, Myriad Poison Miasma Mother!

Guarding it was a group of extremely troublesome Seventh-Grade gregarious Yao Beasts that could spit corrosive poison, the Poison Arrow Frogs, and a Seventh-Grade Swamp Poison Crocodile that lurked deep in the mud, was huge, and could control the poisonous mist.

This time, Lin Qingxue's ice soul power shone brightly.

She channeled the Ice Soul Starfall, releasing a large-scale ice soul chill, freezing and purifying the pervasive poisonous mist, greatly weakening the environmental threat.

Lin Shishi cast exquisite water-type Spells to carve out a relatively safe path in the mud and used a water curtain to protect everyone.

Yao Delong and Han Yun were responsible for long-range suppression and picking off the annoying Poison Arrow Frogs.

Yue Shan and Xiao Huohuo joined forces to deal with the thick-skinned Swamp Poison Crocodile.

After some maneuvering, Yao Delong suppressed it with his Sword Domain, Han Yun broke the Poison Crocodile's defense with an arrow, and Yue Shan's giant axe finished it, successfully obtaining the Myriad Poison Miasma Mother.

Finally, Qiong Shuang sneakily led the team to a strange valley where fierce winds blew and thunder was faintly visible—Wind Thunder Valley.

The valley was filled with jagged rocks and was shrouded year-round in violent gales and silver lightning that struck from time to time.

Deep in the valley floor, a long staff, dark gold all over and wrapped in wisps of electricity, was thrust into the ground!

The staff body was engraved with profound thunder patterns, emitting powerful Heaven-Grade Weapon fluctuations!

Guarding it was an Eighth-Grade fierce bird that controlled the power of wind and thunder—the Silver Wing Thunder Roc!

The Thunder Roc had a wingspan of nearly ten zhang, its silver feathers were like knives, and its body was wrapped in dazzling electric snakes, its aura terrifying!

"Eighth-Grade!"

Everyone's expressions changed. This was already beyond the scope of what they could face head-on.

"Big Brother! Watch me!"

Qiong Shuang volunteered, its little eyes flashing with cunning light,

"I'll go lure that silly bird away! You guys take the treasure while you have the chance!"

It had great confidence in its own speed.

Without waiting for Yao Delong to respond, Qiong Shuang suddenly turned into a streak of white light, its speed soaring to the extreme.

At the same time, it opened its mouth and spat out a provocative icy breath, accurately spraying it onto the tail feathers the Thunder Roc cherished most!

"Screech—!"

The Silver Wing Thunder Roc was instantly furious! It hated others touching its beautiful feathers the most!

It flapped its wings, whipping up terrifying gales and thunder, turning into a silver lightning bolt, and chased wildly after the "little bug" that dared to provoke it!

Qiong Shuang was so scared it let out an "Aow", pushed its speed to the limit, and desperately wove through the gaps between the gale and the thunder, with danger at every turn!

The Thunder Roc was even faster, its sharp claws constantly grabbing down with the power to tear through space, grazing Qiong Shuang's scales several times, scaring it into screaming.

Taking advantage of the precious time when the Thunder Roc was led away by Qiong Shuang, Yao Delong and the others did not hesitate.

Braving the remaining gales, they rushed towards the valley floor!

Yao Delong grabbed the dark gold long staff; it was extremely heavy in his hand, and a violent force of thunder traveled up his arm, making him feel slightly numb.