Chapter 556: Chapter 320: Martial God Reveals Treasure, Seven Points to the Returning Essence Qi!
The Valkyrie has been captured.
The legendary and immortal Valkyrie lay prostrate before Duan Yun and the Murong brothers, rolling her eyes and sticking out her tongue, having lost all ability to move.
Besides the Jade Pearl Heroes, only Leng Yimeng and Leng Yixue knew about this, and if it spread, who knows what kind of upheaval it would cause.
Because the entire Martial World in Qinghe City was in a frenzy over this Valkyrie, many had even squandered all their youth for it, searching day after day for the Martial God’s treasure, turning from middle-aged men into old geezers.
The Valkyrie and her Golden Temple were the dreams of these people in the Martial World; some spent their entire lives chasing it, unwilling to wake from the dream.
And in less than three months, Old Demon Duan had captured their dream, making her kneel before him.
If this counts as extraordinary, then Old Demon Duan and Green Blade Demon have outdone everyone.
The Valkyrie has been captured, but the Martial God’s secret vault remains undisclosed.
This Valkyrie’s lifelong extraordinary skills, even with extraordinary wisdom, it required the combined effort of the Jade Pearl Heroes to subdue her.
Surely these skills couldn’t have been obtained as easily as just sitting under this Golden Tree like a mother pig, could they?
If so, that would be too unscientific and unreasonable.
Why should he have to laboriously train using extraordinary wisdom to achieve his martial prowess, while this Valkyrie could achieve it just by spreading her legs?
Such unearned gains are shameful.
Therefore, Duan Yun believed there must be a Divine Skill Secret Manual here, otherwise, how could she, a woman, become so powerful?
Is it just because she’s big-breasted and long-legged?
Everyone thought Duan Yun’s analysis was reasonable and soon began searching around, trying to uncover any clues about the Martial God Secret Manual.
But after a round of searching, the group found nothing.
Suddenly, Duan Yun remembered something the village chief’s second son had mentioned, that the Valkyrie and their family were meant to guard this Golden Ancient Tree.
So, their attention returned to the tree.
This tree was astonishingly large, with flourishing branches and leaves, and an incredibly complex root system, making it difficult to locate a treasure trove related to the Divine Skill.
Finding it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack, or rather, in a lake.
The area this tree covered was comparable to a lake.
Duan Yun tried to interrogate the Valkyrie, using many methods that caused her pain and discomfort, but she remained silent.
He attempted to extract information from her by inducing shivers, but this time, he did not succeed.
The Beiming Divine Skill had miraculous effects on those who couldn’t resist or were weaker than him, but the Valkyrie’s power was not lesser than his. Her refusal was like a mental chastity lock, preventing him from achieving his aim no matter how he tried.
This Valkyrie’s loyalty to not betraying secrets was truly admirable.
Duan Yun rarely encountered such a stubborn foe.
At this moment, the Murong brothers stuck their heads into a tree hole, coming out with sap all over their heads.
Feng Ling’er looked on disdainfully and said, "What are you doing?"
"I think the Divine Skill Secret Manual might be in this hole," the Murong brothers replied.
"It’s just filled with disgusting tree sap, and why do you think that?" Feng Ling’er retorted, unconvinced.
"A man’s intuition about holes."
Feng Ling’er and Shen Ying both looked at him with expressions as if he were a pervert.
The Murong brothers, having a quick wit, hurriedly continued, "After passing through the Fairy Cave, we found the Golden Temple, so maybe this tree hole leads to the Martial God’s secret."
Upon hearing this, Feng Ling’er and Shen Ying found themselves unable to retort for a moment.
Perhaps there was some truth to it.
Just as the Murong brothers were about to stick their heads in to explore further, Duan Yun beat them to it, leaping in ahead of them.
He also felt that the Murong brothers’ argument was reasonable.
Re-entering the tree hole, this time without the Valkyrie’s interference, Duan Yun could study it more carefully.
To be honest, this place gave off a suffocating sensation.
Prior to this, when he faced off against the Valkyrie here, he barely managed to turn the tide with his own continuous energy, but the feeling of almost losing left a significant impression.
The sap inside the tree was transparent. Given the enormity of the Golden Tree, the inside of the tree hole was also spacious, giving an illusion of an underground river.
From here, one could see the internal textures of the tree through the sap.
Veins of dark gold color crisscrossed, extending deep into the unknown.
Suddenly, Duan Yun caught sight of two veins within the tree.
These two veins had a faint light flowing within, resembling human blood vessels.
This flow was inconspicuous and difficult to distinguish amidst the sap, but Duan Yun still noticed it.
He followed these two veins downstream.
It was quite far from the tree hole; the light that could penetrate from the entrance was nearly nonexistent.
Duan Yun swam there, somewhat unsure of the depth and time.
The dark environment always gave the illusion that a mammoth beast was swimming around, and occasional debris in the sap always made one think it was the blood and flesh of some demonic creatures, sending chills down one’s spine.
Duan Yun always had the sense that if he continued swimming downwards, he might reach the Netherworld.
This inevitably reminded him of a mythical tree named "Taodou," said to be planted near Ghost Gate, capable of connecting to the Netherworld.
Afterwards, the downstream path was no longer a straight drop; it started to twist and wind.
The protruding tree walls were interlocked like canine teeth, with a twisted feeling, as if many monsters had opened their mouths to devour humans, making it quite perilous.
This should be the root area now.
Only by being inside can you truly understand how robust the roots are; one feels like a fish within.