“Haha, kid, what’s your name?” Just then, the mysterious figure pointed at Chu Feng and asked with a face full of joy.
“Chu Feng, that’s a demon beast. Its cultivation is unfathomably deep, and it has mastered an extremely powerful barrier technique. It’s very likely a purple-robed Spirit World Master. Don’t let your guard down,” Egg’s voice sounded in his mind before Chu Feng could even answer, issuing a cautious warning.
“Really a demon beast? Can demon beasts become Spirit World Masters?” Chu Feng was quite astonished.
“Demon beasts are the same as humans. Ordinary ones indeed don’t possess Mental Power, but some with special bloodlines, or those that have consumed special things, can generate Mental Power and become Spirit World Masters too.”
“The one imprisoned within that barrier is definitely a demon beast, and a specially bloodlined one at that, an extremely intelligent beast. Otherwise, it couldn’t have cultivated its barrier technique to this level.”
“Look, within that barrier, there are many breaking runes. Those are very profound runes, something only a purple-robed Spirit World Master could condense. It was likely imprisoned here for trying to seize the ultimate treasure within, and it must have employed powerful means to escape, but failed.”
“So you must be careful. The treasure here isn’t so easy to take. If things look bad, just leave first,” Egg continued to warn him.
“Hey! Kid, why aren’t you speaking? Did I scare you silly? Hehe...” The sharp-fanged demon beast grinned at Chu Feng.
Chu Feng ignored it. Instead, he carefully scanned his surroundings before turning to leave.
Although a great figure was before him, and although he knew a treasure lay here, Chu Feng also understood that none of this had much to do with him.
Because even such a formidable being was imprisoned here. Chu Feng knew he wasn’t qualified to take anything from this place.
“Hey! Kid, don’t go! Don’t go! Keep me company and chat for a while!”
Seeing Chu Feng about to leave, the demon beast grew visibly flustered, but Chu Feng still ignored it and continued walking out, because Egg kept reminding him not to engage. It would surely try everything to get Chu Feng to help it escape, and if it got out, it might even harm him.
“Kid, do you want to become a blue-robed Spirit World Master within two years? I can help you!” Suddenly, a voice came from behind Chu Feng.
*Thud!* Hearing this, Chu Feng halted in his tracks. The prospect of becoming a blue-robed Spirit World Master was far too tempting. He asked, “Within two years, make me a blue-robed Spirit World Master? Are you certain you can do that?”
“You kid, you probably don’t know who I am. Forget it, there’s no point explaining too much to you. Anyway, I possess a method that can drastically enhance a person’s Mental Power, allowing them to commune with the power of a blue barrier in a short time and become a blue-robed Spirit World Master of a generation. And you’re lucky, kid, because I’m now prepared to pass this method on to you,” the demon beast said with absolute conviction.
“You and I are strangers. Why would you teach this technique to me? Besides, why should I trust you?” Chu Feng remained cautious, knowing full well the extraordinary existence imprisoned within that barrier.
“I never deceive anyone. Don’t be afraid, I won’t harm you. I just don’t want my techniques to be lost to the world.”
“Of course, if you can become a blue-robed Spirit World Master, I hope you’ll help me, working from the inside out, to open this barrier that restrains me and grant me freedom again.” Seeing Chu Feng so wary, the demon beast stopped beating around the bush and laid out its situation and purpose directly.
“Alright then, tell me the method!” Chu Feng thought for a moment before asking.
“Kid, after I tell you the method, you won’t abandon me and leave me here, will you?” The demon beast narrowed its eyes, a shrewd glint in them.
“Do you have any other choice?” Chu Feng gave a faint smile. Although he knew the figure before him was a super-powerful existence who had defeated two supreme geniuses a century ago, he felt no fear toward it at the moment.
Chu Feng didn’t show excessive deference either, because he held the absolute initiative. Only by maintaining this initiative and overpowering it in spirit could he extract benefits from it.
“Haha, good kid, you’ve got some nerve speaking to me like that. But I like it.”
“This method involves tempering your Mental Power with special tools. I can tell you the location of these tools, but I hope that once you succeed, you’ll come back and help me. After I get out, I’ll give you even greater rewards.”
After saying this, the demon beast waved its massive arm, and purple barrier energy surged forth. A barrier map condensed from runes materialized before it. Chu Feng didn’t hesitate; he quickly committed the map to memory.
“Senior, if what you say is true, this junior will certainly return to help you. At that time, you won’t need to offer any further rewards. Consider it this junior’s repayment of your grace!” After clearly imprinting the map in his mind, Chu Feng finally lowered his guard and bowed deeply to the demon beast.
“You kid being able to set foot in here shows you have some ability. I’ll be waiting here for you.” The demon beast seemed to genuinely trust Chu Feng.
“Senior, actually this junior is quite curious. What kind of treasure is truly hidden here?” After a moment’s thought, Chu Feng asked.
“Heh, the treasure is definitely a good one, but I haven’t seen it myself. You’d better stop coveting it. Look at me, and you’ll know that thing isn’t so easy to take.”
“If I weren’t exceptionally clever and hadn’t prepared enough food to last me two hundred years, I’d have starved to death in here long ago,” the demon beast chuckled.
Hearing this, Chu Feng was shocked. First by the formidable power of this Asura Ghost Tower, and second by the demon beast’s foresight in actually preparing two hundred years’ worth of food, proving it had anticipated this fate all along.
Afterward, Chu Feng didn’t ask any more questions. He turned and descended the Asura Ghost Tower. However, the moment he stepped out of it, he was stunned by the scene before him.
Chu Feng had imagined many possibilities for the moment he left the Asura Ghost Tower. He’d imagined people ignoring him, the Boundary Clan mobilizing against him with drawn swords, and the Spirit World Master Guild extending an olive branch.
But he had never imagined that when he stepped out of the Asura Ghost Tower, the entire plaza would be filled with people standing there, and that both the Spirit World Master Guild members and the Boundary Clan members would be looking at him with gazes filled with adoration!