Ch 409: The Mysterious Black Cloak

Now, using the runes in his palm, Shen Yun Hao could finally move freely between the Blue Cave and the White Cave.

However, using the Gatekeeping Runes required consuming a certain amount of Spiritual Energy, which was not a significant consumption for Shen Yun Hao.

Moreover, the runes on his hand could only open the White Ice Crystal Wall; he had no way to deal with the other three Blue Ice Crystal Walls.

“Counting the previous four, and the six behind… does that mean every ten Blue Crystals can activate a rune?”

Thinking of this, Shen Yun Hao continued to throw Blue Crystals into the Light Curtain.

Sure enough, after throwing in ten more Blue Crystals, another rune lit up and then entered Shen Yun Hao’s palm.

The “forbidden” character still existed, but the color had deepened slightly.

This time, he didn’t need to hesitate; Shen Yun Hao quickly tried the three Blue Ice Crystal Gates.

He found that the left gate could be opened, but the other two still couldn’t.

Even if Shen Yun Hao threw all the remaining Blue Crystals into the Light Curtain and activated two more runes, he still couldn’t open the other two.

“From what I can see, the situation is already very clear… thirty-six runes, a total of thirty-six Blue Crystals are needed to activate them all. Solving the Ice Beasts in the White Cave only yields forty-three, which can only open the left gate… the remaining Blue Crystals need to be obtained by killing Ice Beasts in the left cave!”

Understanding this, Shen Yun Hao stood before the Left Ice Gate, took a deep breath, and without hesitation, stepped through the Ice Wall.

The Gatekeeping Rune could melt a small hole in the Ice Wall for passage; to enlarge it, more Spiritual Energy would have to be consumed.

The small hole would not immediately dissipate, so if there was danger on the other side of the Ice Wall, Shen Yun Hao could quickly return to the Blue Cave.

Therefore, the hole should not be opened too large, to avoid those Ice Beasts also passing through the Ice Wall to cause trouble…

Shen Yun Hao passed through the Ice Gate and found himself in a completely new Ice Cave. The color of the Ice Crystals was ordinary white, but this cave was different from the one he had been in before. This place was not a circular space, but a long tunnel that could be continuously deepened.

After observing for a while, Shen Yun Hao sensed that something was moving deep within the cave.

He quickly concealed his Aura, knocked down a large Ice Crystal to block himself, and silently advanced into the cave.

Although he didn’t know if the Ice Beasts here only had Heat Sensing, to be safe, he used an Ice Crystal to conceal himself!

Moreover, the cultivation of the Ice Beasts here would certainly not be lower than the three he had encountered before. In a direct confrontation, Shen Yun Hao would not be able to win; he had to be careful.

As Shen Yun Hao went deeper, the temperature became lower and lower. The white breath he exhaled condensed into tiny Ice Crystals the moment it left his lips. Strange scratches began to appear on the walls of the cave, as if they had been scraped by something huge and sharp.

After turning a corner, Shen Yun Hao finally saw his target… a huge White Crystal Beast.

The beast resembled a giant tiger, its entire body made of translucent white Ice Crystals. It was lying on a protruding ice platform, seemingly in a dormant state.

“Is it only this one?”

Shen Yun Hao quietly grabbed his Fox Tail, activated True Sight, and found a clear blue core in the beast’s abdomen and chest, which should be the beast’s Weakness.

What concerned him, however, was that some Ice Crystal fragments were scattered around the Tiger-Shaped Beast. Combined with the claw marks he had seen on the walls…

“Could it be… that these beasts can have Internal Strife? Did this guy kill the other two?”

Shen Yun Hao frowned, “But if it did, where are the Blue Crystals it dropped? Could it have swallowed them all?”

After much thought, he still couldn’t find a clue.

“This beast’s Fighting Strength is unknown. If its Speed is as agile as the Ice Crystal Weasel, then I’m done for today. I must find a way to probe it first…”

However, as he was concentrating on devising a strategy, the Tiger-Shaped Beast’s ears suddenly perked up, and its Ice Crystal eyelids suddenly opened, revealing a pair of sapphire-like eyes!

Shen Yun Hao’s heart tightened. Hiding behind the Ice Crystal, he immediately suppressed his Aura to the extreme.

This beast… seems to have eyes! It can see!

This was undoubtedly terrible news for Shen Yun Hao.

However, the beast on the ice platform did not discover him, but turned its head towards the passage on the other side of the cave.

The next second, a Shadow Figure, like a ghost, darted out from the passage, accompanied by a blood-colored light that aimed directly at the tiger’s forehead.

Shen Yun Hao was greatly shocked… There were actually other people here!

“Ding!”

The Shadow Figure was very fast, and the giant tiger seemed to have no time to react, and was immediately pierced in the forehead by a pitch-black Long Sword.

Unfortunately… the forehead was not the tiger’s Weakness. Although the powerful sword pierced in, it only made the beast more frenzied.

“Roar!”

The giant tiger roared, raised a crystal-formed upper limb, and slammed it down at the Shadow Figure in front of it.

The speed of this palm was extremely fast, producing a sonic boom!

The power of this claw alone was much stronger than the Giant Serpent’s Power… at least it had the Attack Power of a late Soul Control Realm!

The Shadow Figure naturally dared not take it head-on, immediately drew its sword and retreated, barely dodging the claw, revealing its form in mid-air.

At this time, Shen Yun Hao could finally see clearly that the attacker was completely covered in a black cloak, appearing blurry in the already dark cave. He wore a silver Mask, revealing a pair of eyes. In his right hand, he held a pitch-black Long Sword engraved with strange Blood-colored Runes.

“What a thick-skinned beast… I don’t believe I can’t deal with you!”

The Man in Black slowly spoke, his voice hoarse and unnatural.

Shen Yun Hao hid in the corner, not daring to breathe. From the Man in Black’s words, he had obviously encountered other giant beasts.

Perhaps, the other two giant beasts in this cave were killed by him!

The Tiger-Shaped Beast let out a low growl and slowly stood up, its entire body of Ice Crystals emitting a crisp clinking sound.

The Man in Black, however, was unhurried. He took out a Paper Talisman emitting golden light from his bosom. In an instant, the temperature of the entire cave seemed to rise by a few degrees.

“Damn! What kind of Talisman is this? It can actually suppress the Cold Qi here?”

Shen Yun Hao was startled.

The Man in Black bit the tip of his tongue, spraying a mouthful of refined blood onto the Talisman. The Talisman suddenly shone brightly with golden light, and after a moment, it transformed into a ten-foot-long Fire Dragon, roaring as it lunged at the beast.

Wherever the Fire Dragon passed, the white Ice Crystals instantly vaporized, turning into wisps of white mist that dissipated.

However, facing the Fire Dragon, the Tiger-Shaped Beast suddenly opened its mouth and spewed out a stream of Blue Cold Current, colliding with the Fire Dragon, causing a deafening roar.

At the same time, the Man in Black did not slacken, but once again transformed into a Shadow Figure, wielding his Long Sword to attack the tiger’s back!

“Zeng!”

That sword pierced it, shattering several more Ice Crystals!

“Strange… why is he hitting such an off-target location?”

Shen Yun Hao murmured softly, and after a moment, suddenly understood,

“Without a Fox Tail, this guy can’t see the tiger’s core Weakness!”