111: Special Discovery

While the Divine Martial Forbidden Army went to inspect the Beast King's lair, Gu Chang began to carefully analyze the Beast King's situation.

First and foremost, its most obvious characteristic was its size; it was definitely much larger than any other beast Gu Chang had ever seen.

Its length, approaching five zhang, made it feel inexplicably shocking even when it was lying on the ground, not to mention its body was sufficiently robust and powerful.

The special rhomboid scales covering its surface looked to be palm-sized each, densely layered together, appearing to possess powerful defensive capabilities.

Three rows of extremely sharp bone spikes grew on its back, extending directly from head to tail, making its defense incredibly comprehensive.

Its four limbs were thick, its claws sharp, and their hardness even surpassed that of steel.

Although its head had horns, they were not particularly large, merely making it appear more intimidating.

Its largest mouth contained three rows of sharp, triangular serrated teeth, starkly indicating that this Beast King was a fearsome carnivorous existence.

"Ding ding ~"

Gu Chang picked up a fallen scale and gently tapped it, discovering that it could produce a metallic sound, fully demonstrating that this type of scale was by no means ordinary keratinous scales.

"Collect all these scattered scales!"

"They might be of great use later!"

Realizing that the Materials on this Beast were indeed extraordinary, Gu Chang immediately said this to the Divine Martial Forbidden Army beside him.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing Gu Chang's words, the Divine Martial Forbidden Army immediately began to act, and soon the scales scattered around were collected.

Before Gu Chang could conduct a more thorough search, Ma An, who had entered the cave to inspect the situation, had already arrived beside him.

"Your Majesty! Your prediction was indeed correct; there is indeed a problem within this Beast King's lair!"

"These are some stones we found, and there's also some kind of moss growing in the lair. Additionally, we discovered that it seems to be some kind of ancient ruin inside, but we couldn't identify which Dynasty it belonged to."

He held a completely crimson stone in his hand, its surface covered with a layer of something resembling slime mold.

"Let me take a look first."

Gu Chang took the crimson stone and immediately controlled his True Qi to permeate it. He then instantly discovered an anomaly: this stone seemed to have the effect of absorbing True Qi, and at the same time, he felt that the stone had become somewhat warmer.

"As expected, there's something strange. Are there many of these stones in the cave?"

"Many! Especially deep within the cave, they are everywhere!"

"As soon as we entered, we immediately felt a peculiar sensation of heat, a feeling like our Qi and blood were boiling!"

"..."

Ma Wu recounted the situation inside the cave to him in detail.

"Alright, I understand!"

"Next, leave a thousand people to guard this place, allowing no other person or Beast to approach. The rest of you, follow me back for now!"

After listening, Gu Chang immediately understood that there might be deeper secrets within that cave, and he instantly made his decision.

What he needed to do now was to first bring back the Materials he had acquired, and then find professional personnel to conduct research.

As for the exact purpose of those stones, slime mold, and ancient ruins, it would certainly be difficult to determine in a short period.

"Yes!"

Soon, the relevant arrangements were carried out, and for safety, another True Martial Realm expert from the Divine Martial Forbidden Army was specifically arranged to be stationed there.

Afterward, the rest of the group, led by Gu Chang, returned to the Shenwu Dynasty's Realm with their gains from this expedition.

When they returned to the previous city with the Beast King's massive body, cheers immediately erupted, one after another!

"Your Majesty! Ten thousand victories!"

"Long live our Emperor!"

"Divine Martial is invincible!"

"Hahaha!"

"..."

Especially those elite soldiers who had personally faced the Beast King's terrifying might naturally understood just how powerful this monster was, and even the True Martial Realm master Wind Dao Lin felt extremely shocked.

Yet now, the Beast King, which had been so unrestrained and flaunting its power yesterday, had become Gu Chang's prey, and it even appeared to have been captured alive. This was enough to show that Gu Chang possessed overwhelming power to achieve this!

Gu Chang specifically stopped in this city primarily to boost morale. Once his objective was achieved, he immediately departed.

After all, the important thing next was to process the gains he had, not to show off.

Considering the Beast King's immense strength and difficulty in control, Gu Chang did not bring it to a location close to human cities but instead took it directly to a training ground deep in the mountains.

Then, to restrict its movement, he specifically used sufficiently sturdy chains to shackle its limbs and body. Of course, the most important reason was that Gu Chang frequently came here to practice, and with him present, that Beast King wouldn't be able to cause any trouble!

"Go and gather a group of experienced physicians and craftsmen for me! I want them to determine the uses of all the Materials from this Beast King!"

"Additionally, gather a group of craftsmen skilled in research and arrange for them to go into the Beast King's cave to investigate what exactly is going on inside."

After imprisoning the Beast King, Gu Chang immediately gave his orders. He saw immense value in the Beast King now, and he had to find a way to make good use of it next.

"Yes!"

Soon, Gu Chang's orders were relayed, and the relevant personnel quickly prepared themselves, then, led by the Divine Martial Forbidden Army, they arrived at the training ground and deep within the Southwest Hundred Thousand Mountains.

"Currently, it can be confirmed that the Beast King's flesh and blood definitely contain even greater Qi and blood power, and its scales, bones, claws, and similar Materials can also become high-quality Materials for crafting weapons."

"However, the main problem now is what the specific effects are. It must be guaranteed only after rigorous testing and verification."

Once the physicians and craftsmen he needed were brought to him, Gu Chang immediately took out some collected Materials and handed them over.

"Your Majesty, rest assured! We will definitely clarify the uses of these things within a few days!"

"Hiss ~ These scales are not simple!"

"This stone is also not right!"

"..."

These experienced physicians and craftsmen were almost immediately drawn to these Materials.

Gu Chang did not need to concern himself with how they would determine the properties of these Materials; he only needed to wait for the results.

A few days later, the relevant results, after repeated testing and verification, were directly delivered to Gu Chang.

"Indeed! The Beast King's flesh and blood have an incredibly exaggerated effect on replenishing Qi and blood. An ordinary person, even if they used just one drop of blood in medicine, would probably explode and die directly due to being unable to handle the nourishment."

"However, such an effect is perfectly suitable for a True Martial Realm martial artist like me!"

After achieving the True Martial Realm, ordinary medicinal herbs and barbarian beef had almost no effect on him anymore; at most, they could only replenish consumption after his Qi and blood were depleted. Beyond that, they could no longer further his martial arts strength.