Chapter 106 - 103: Spirit-Gathering Golden Lotus

Feeling the cold wave retreat.The Husky poked its head out to observe.

The Frost Slime’s explosion was incredibly powerful, covering a radius of dozens of meters. Common slimes and wild dogs were instantly obliterated, and the crocodile monsters became more sluggish due to the frost damage.

The combat power of the blue slime is generally at the bottom among elite monsters.

But with its frost explosion skill, its lethality can rival that of Silver Elites. Fortunately, the explosion process is long, leaving enough time for people to dodge.

Hang Yu seized the moment before the frost effect dissipated.

He quickly launched an attack, clearing away the remaining monsters.

Since Hang Yu couldn’t stop the Frost Slime’s explosion, it didn’t leave a corpse, so there was no way to use the Collection Skill. However, Hang Yu still found some materials at the site of the explosion.

[Slime’s Ice Crystal], a level 3 high-quality material.

This ice crystal is an energy crystal formed by the condensation of frost power. It is very fragile and, once broken, releases a strong frost energy. Sometimes it can be used as a hidden weapon, yielding unexpected results whether in battle or against monsters.

As for the other slimes and crocodiles? The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak!

Because the storage space was already quite full, Hang Yu couldn’t put everything in, but leaving it all behind seemed too wasteful.

When Hang Yu looked at the approaching Husky,

an idea suddenly struck him.

Ten minutes later,

Er Gou’s face looked miserable.

Several large bundles made from alligator skin hung on its back.

"Awoo, I’m a Husky, not an ox! Is it really okay for the boss to make me carry so much stuff?"

"Stop complaining, these are all good materials. When we get back, we’ll take them to Fatty’s shop and have him cook them for you."

"Awoo! The boss is so generous!" Er Gou wagged his tail excitedly and said, "Don’t worry, pile it all on! This Husky ox can handle it!"

Hang Yu gathered the materials.

He led the heavily laden Husky to a hidden cave.

Er Gou barked twice at the cave, hearing the echo inside, and its smart canine brain immediately began calculating.

"The echo returned in about 2.5 seconds. At a speed of 340 meters per second, this cave’s depth exceeds 500 meters. This means there’s a large space inside."

The entire cave was more than half flooded.

Less than a quarter of the cave remained.

From its appearance, it looked like a shallow cave you might see anywhere, not realizing it was so deep inside, and it seemed to have a rather large space.

"Although the treasure is right in front of us, I smell a lot of alligators. This means there are many lurking inside, and the cave entrance is blocked by water, so I think it’s too risky to go in hastily."

Indeed.

The cave was filled with water.

No one could say what it was like inside.

Not to mention, Er Gou had smelled the scent of crocodiles.

There were dangerous black-striped crocodiles everywhere, and even Hang Yu couldn’t deal with these ferocious creatures in the water!

"I’ll go in and give it a try."

"If I really can get the treasure, I’ll give you credit."

Hang Yu petted the Husky’s head, then prepared to go into the water.

"Awoo, as a loyal dog, I must remind the boss again, you’re taking too big a risk!"

"Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing. You just wait here."

Hang Yu drank a Turtle Breath Potion first.

This potion, made from Turtle Breath Grass, allows one to hold their breath for thirty minutes.

That much time is more than enough to dive a few hundred meters.

Not waiting for the Husky to say more, Hang Yu jumped into the icy underground river, holding his breath to make himself sink, and slowly entered the cave, swimming forward along the cave.

Erha Spirit might be unreliable in other areas.

But in treasure hunting and pathfinding, it’s absolutely an expert.

Since the Husky said there was treasure inside, Hang Yu believed there was treasure inside. And since he didn’t have to worry about breathing, Hang Yu took care to move slowly through the narrow waterway.

The distance was only two hundred meters.

It took a full ten minutes.

When Hang Yu surfaced, he immediately found himself in a very spacious area, likely with a radius of about three hundred meters, with a natural rock platform in the center.

This platform was also half-submerged in water.

Gathered nearby were many crocodile monsters with their backs exposed, resembling pieces of rotting wood. There were quite a few, probably about thirty or forty. If they were to attack, it would be hard to escape.

But what truly caught the eye wasn’t the crocodiles.

In the center of the natural stone platform, there was an exotic lotus plant.

This lotus plant was golden, with a few lotus leaves, several lotus seed pods, and a blooming lotus flower, emitting a gentle glow. Even without thinking, one knows this is definitely an extraordinary spirit plant.

"Is this... Spirit-Gathering Golden Lotus?!"

Hang Yu’s expression first turned blank.

Then he looked overjoyed.

As expected, Er Gou didn’t disappoint, this treasure was quite a find for Hang Yu!

The Spirit-Gathering Golden Lotus couldn’t compare to the Five-Colored Wisdom Fruit Er Gou had eaten before. After all, the Five-Colored Wisdom Fruit is an epic-level or higher powerful fruit, a rarity even in the Spirit Realm.

But the Spirit-Gathering Golden Lotus wasn’t bad.

It could grow up to King Level.

It provides great help for initial growth!

Hang Yu activated the Stealth Skill, climbed up the rock wall to the top, and like a spider, followed the smooth rock top, slowly approaching directly above the Spirit-Gathering Golden Lotus.

The crocodiles had a good sense of smell.

Some of them had already sensed something was off.

But for the moment, they hadn’t yet discovered Hang Yu’s position.

Hang Yu took a deep breath, looking at the dense crocodiles nearby, then at the enticing Spirit-Gathering Golden Lotus at the center.

If he was even a bit careless,

it would result in being torn to pieces.

Hang Yu calmed his mind and adjusted his state, took out a Skill Scroll from his storage space, then released his grip, falling in free fall from the rock top directly onto the platform.

Countless splashes were instantly created.

Horror Howl!

In the instant Hang Yu landed, he consumed the corresponding spiritual power to release the Horror Howl skill.

This was a level 4 white Skill Scroll, instantly creating a powerful effect, enveloping all the black crocodiles nearby.

These low-intelligence reptiles had never experienced such an intense spiritual attack before. Driven by overwhelming fear, they fled in all directions as if they’d seen ghosts.

The crocodile group was immediately dispersed.

"The effect of the skill is limited, I have to hurry!"

Hang Yu knew the crocodiles would soon regroup, so he had to complete his task before then.

Uprooting the entire Spirit-Gathering Golden Lotus wasn’t realistic. This thing is quite fragile, and any damage to it would cause the whole lotus to wither. Hang Yu clearly wasn’t capable of that, so he could only use the Collection Skill to gather from the Spirit-Gathering Golden Lotus.

"Collection failed!"

"Collection failed!"

"Collection failed!"

"Obtained ’Spiritual Qi Lotus Seed’!"

After three consecutive collection failures, Hang Yu suddenly acquired something.

(PS: Requesting recommendation votes! I rushed to attend my sister’s appreciation banquet, was in a hurry with previous updates, forgot to make corrections, resulting in name errors, which are now corrected!)