Nine Revolutions Star Transformation-Chapter 708 - 728: Profound Ice Giant

This strike was swung by Chu Linfeng with his left hand. Despite being the left hand, the attack power was no less than the right. The wound on the Tyrannosaurus’ neck was enlarged once more, accelerating the beast’s demise.

Chu Linfeng knew there could be no delay at this moment. The urgent task was to quickly obtain the Illusion Stone within the Tyrannosaurus’ body and the Wooden Tokens absorbed from the Ghost Race into its body.

However, the Tyrannosaurus’ body was so massive that obtaining the Illusion Stone was a bit difficult. Chu Linfeng didn’t know where to start for a moment.

"Lin Feng, in general, the Illusion Stones of monsters are either near the heart or inside the head. They won’t appear in other places, so if you want the Illusion Stone, you must target these two areas," Sword Spirit spoke up.

After hearing this, Chu Linfeng immediately had an idea. He considered the Illusion Stone of the Tyrannosaurus more likely to be in its head, so he shook the Cyan Frost Sword and struck it on the creature’s head, producing a metallic clashing sound in his ears.

"It’s really hard enough; this creature’s defense is indeed formidable. Even on the brink of death, it could withstand my strike. The power of the Ninth Layer of the Saint Martial Realm is no joke," Chu Linfeng exclaimed in surprise.

However, with the sharpness of the Cyan Frost Sword, no amount of defense from the Tyrannosaurus could help. Soon, the sword pierced in, and Chu Linfeng used force to cut, creating a long gash in the Tyrannosaurus’ enormous head.

At this moment, the Tyrannosaurus had already lost its vitality due to massive blood loss. Its two massive eyes unwillingly closed, while Chu Linfeng repeatedly used the Cyan Frost Sword to cut open its skull, taking about half an incense stick’s time to completely split it in half.

The sight of blood and brain matter was most disgusting, but Chu Linfeng didn’t care about that. He needed to find the Illusion Stone, believing his judgment was correct, or all his earlier efforts would be in vain.

Because the head was too large, it was not easy to find anything at first even after slicing it open. After searching for a while, Chu Linfeng began to doubt his judgment.

Suddenly, inspiration struck. How could he not use Divine Sense to check? He realized he’d forgotten in his haste. With this thought, he immediately used Divine Sense to scan, and after a few breaths, he discovered a bowl-sized Illusion Stone just at the center between the Tyrannosaurus’ eyes, at its brow.

Knowing the result, Chu Linfeng immediately split open the brow area, and an Illusion Stone appeared exactly as the Divine Sense had shown. He quickly placed it into his Storage Belt.

"It’s indeed large, this one stone is really equivalent to a hundred others. Now there’s only the Wooden Tokens left; I hope the Tyrannosaurus’ stomach acid hasn’t corroded those Ghost Race’s Storage Rings," Chu Linfeng said with a smile, feeling great after obtaining the Illusion Stone.

He then approached the Tyrannosaurus again, continuing to use Divine Sense to check. However, he couldn’t see inside the stomach, but the location could still be accurately determined. What was incredible was the stomach being as large as a room—how much must this thing eat to be full?

Time was pressing, so Chu Linfeng directly used Earth Slash to cut open its body, causing a lot of foul-smelling stomach acid to pour out immediately. Upon hitting the ground, white smoke rose in waves, and the strong corrosiveness was alarming to Chu Linfeng.

"Such disgusting stomach acid, there’s probably not much hope in retrieving the Wooden Tokens. It’s better to give up," Chu Linfeng said helplessly, feeling fortunate not to have entered its body. Otherwise, even if he weren’t corroded by the highly corrosive stomach acid, the foul stench could have suffocated him.

"You indeed need to leave now, as there’s another creature with power comparable to this Tyrannosaurus heading here. Besides, there are so many Ghost Race members in this Land of the Dead; why care for just a few people? Only a day has passed, and with half a month’s time, can’t you obtain a hundred Wooden Tokens?" Sword Spirit said at this time.

Chu Linfeng felt Sword Spirit was right. He couldn’t be fixated on the present situation. Though abandoning these people’s Wooden Tokens was a bit of a pity, personal safety came first. Moreover, slaying this Tyrannosaurus had consumed a lot of his energy, and his right arm still felt sore and weak.

After glancing at the Tyrannosaurus on the ground, Chu Linfeng’s figure flashed and he instantly teleported into the sky. Barely two minutes later, a figure flew through the sky—it was a middle-aged man whose face looked almost like a Ghost Race member, with some facial parts missing.

He stood before the Tyrannosaurus for a while, saying, "Who was strong enough to slay even this creature? The Illusion Stone is gone, which isn’t good. Judging by the recentness of the Tyrannosaurus’s death, the person who killed it has vanished. Who on earth did it? Could it be that guy? But that’s impossible; he doesn’t use a sword."

The middle-aged man then waved his hand, launching a red flame onto the Tyrannosaurus’ body, setting it ablaze. In no time, its huge body was reduced to ashes, demonstrating the power of the man’s flame.

Chu Linfeng, of course, was unaware of the middle-aged man’s actions. If he knew, he’d surely be terrified—the man was actually part of the Human Race.

Flying away, Chu Linfeng felt he had escaped several thousand miles away before he slowly stopped on a mountain peak. The temperature here was slightly low, with occasional snowflakes drifting down from the sky.

Choosing a concealed spot, Chu Linfeng took out the Star Stone to absorb. Restoring Chaotic Dragon Power was the most important thing—without power, acquiring any number of Wooden Tokens would be futile.

A day later, Chu Linfeng’s Chaotic Dragon Power was restored. The aftereffects of using the Qilin Arm were also mostly recovered. After looking up at the distant sky, he stood up.

"There shouldn’t be any monsters here, right? This Land of the Dead is really vast. Flying all this way without encountering a Ghost Race member suggests that finding a hundred Wooden Tokens can only be done slowly," Chu Linfeng murmured to himself.

"How do you know there are no monsters here? There’s a cave a few hundred meters away with plenty of monsters inside, though they’re just low-level Ice Spirits belonging to the Ghost Race. You might be quite lucky this time, as you could acquire many Illusion Stones," Sword Spirit said at this time.

"Ghost Race? Ice Spirits? Sister Yue’Er, I’m really unclear about the monsters here. Didn’t you say there’re beings from the Five Great Races here? If humans appear, are they monsters too? Will killing them also yield Illusion Stones? What’s really going on here?" Chu Linfeng voiced his doubts.

"Actually, even if you didn’t ask, I would tell you. This Land of the Dead is a cursed place. Originally, it was inhabited by normal residents of the Five Great Races. However, an ancient curse changed everything, and everyone here was cursed by an invisible force.

The cursed individuals transform into different monsters based on their power levels. Some of them, upon death, produce Illusion Stones, which are needed to enhance their power. So, Illusion Stones are the energy they most require.

It’s similar to how you need Star Stones for your cultivation; the stronger the monster, the higher grade its Illusion Stone. But advancing in power is also more challenging," Sword Spirit explained.

Even with Sword Spirit’s explanation, Chu Linfeng still did not understand why there was a curse and who had such power. Another point of confusion was why the Ghost Race held this competition here and how contestants could be transported back after a certain time, while the local monsters could not leave.

Though puzzled, Chu Linfeng was excited by Sword Spirit’s mention of nearby Ice Spirits and the prospect of obtaining Illusion Stones. He immediately expanded his Divine Sense in search, and soon located a cave halfway up the mountain.

Stealthily approaching the cave, Chu Linfeng peeked inside and was left speechless by what he saw. The cave was vast—much larger than the underground chamber of the Green Frost Sect and seemed like the lair of these Ice Spirits. Hundreds of human-like giants were quietly inside.

Being completely transparent, each wielded an axe. Chu Linfeng could tell at a glance that these axes were made of Profound Ice, and so were the bodies of the giants.

"You’ve got to be kidding, these are Profound Ice Giants? An Ice Attribute type monster? This is amazing—so this is the Ghost Race, completely transparent. Where would the Illusion Stone be in that case?" Chu Linfeng pondered out loud.

Perhaps speaking too loudly, he startled some of the Profound Ice Giants, who promptly emerged. They hovered silently in the air, seemingly curious upon seeing Chu Linfeng for the first time, perhaps viewing him as a monster, much like he viewed them.

Suddenly, one of the Profound Ice Giants opened its mouth, uttering words Chu Linfeng couldn’t understand. Instantly, a swarm of them poured out of the cave like a swarm of bees.

Seeing Chu Linfeng, they began murmuring as if they didn’t take him seriously at all. Just then, a figure, twice the size of other Profound Ice Giants, suddenly raised its Ice Axe and charged fiercely at Chu Linfeng, closing the distance in an instant.

"Damn it, I didn’t attack you, yet you attack me? Do you really think I’m easy to bully?" said Chu Linfeng indignantly. He swung the Cyan Frost Sword in his hand with force, unleashing an Earth Slash...