1109: Chapter 674_2 1109: Chapter 674_2 Su Chang’an let out a long breath.
As long as leading the team this time doesn’t cause losses for everyone, the next tasks will be much easier to manage!
It’s not that he covets these items; perhaps he personally doesn’t need them, but the family might!
Su Chang’an had already thought of using the corpses of Western demons to create puppets!
If others don’t want to collect them, they can sell them instead to exchange for resources!
Some envious individuals lacking ability hope to gain benefits from this, but it seems they’ll have to wait for their chance!
Those who joined the demon-slaying task at the beginning were merely executing their assignments.
Some noticed Su Chang’an collecting all these corpses but hadn’t thought to gather the ones they’d defeated earlier!
What they didn’t know was that Su Chang’an silently collected the souls of some demons; these hadn’t been distributed nor shared with anyone else yet!
Su Chang’an acted on a whim, thinking that the family had dispatched so many task resources and rewards.
While completing his assignment now, he should contribute a bit to the family.
He didn’t regret not collecting demon corpses and souls earlier!
Who’s to say there won’t be a long road of collection ahead?
They silently waited for time to pass, and just before the shift change, Xuanyuan Jie arrived with his team!
Su Chang’an nodded to Xuanyuan Jie and explained that the glowing orb inside needed to be collected and the subsequent tasks would be handed over to them!
Xuanyuan Jie understood the detailed handover instructions from Su Chang’an.
He didn’t mind them taking the orb!
After all, the resources they had just smashed open were hard-earned; those who hadn’t contributed couldn’t simply snatch them—it would be truly dishonorable.
Besides, they were all noble clan descendants, each holding their own dignity!
Reputation and honor were their faces when moving through the world!
Out there, they didn’t merely represent themselves; they represented their family as well!
Don’t be deceived by their status as elites of the Ten Great Families and young geniuses of the Cultivation World.
Without familial support, how could they reach such heights?
Individual effort alone wouldn’t be enough—just seeing how hard it is for loose cultivators to advance proves this!
Of course, there are rare cases of powerful loose cultivators who rise to prominence, often through sheer luck, yet they may have sacrificed even more than these noble clan descendants!
Xuanyuan Jie first led his group to reinforce the array.
Once the battle began, they would be engrossed in fighting and might overlook inspections!
If the array were destroyed, it wouldn’t just be about battling demons anymore—they’d face other lifeforms too.
Without the array as a barrier, a constant flow of Western demons would emerge!
It’s not like now, where the array blocks them and only releases batches after others are eliminated!
Thanks to the array, stronger demons inside could not harm humans or break free—it created their advantage!
Su Chang’an, unseen by the naked eye, pulled out his magical treasure for soul collection!
This time, while collecting souls, he noticed something peculiar—the orb stood still and didn’t move!
Su Chang’an furrowed his brow, pondering the phenomenon.
Then, he tried using one magical treasure to collect souls and another to gather objects!
This technique surprisingly worked.
In a swift, hidden operation, the orb began separating—splitting souls and items into two distinct magical treasures: a treasure bag and a storage artifact!
As Su Chang’an collected items into the treasure bag, he found that the previously coveted snake gallbladders and demon cores were not wasted!
It turned out these snake gallbladders and demon cores were inherently tied to their souls!
Had he failed to collect them, the snakes might have cultivated again, restoring their souls, demon cores, and gallbladders to forge new bodies!
A snake ghost, perhaps possessing powers nearly identical to the original snake!
Su Chang’an felt a quiet joy in his heart, but he made no sound.
He decided that his current spoils wouldn’t be distributed, having just shared plenty of items earlier.
These would be handed over publicly later.
It’s not that he lacks compassion—given the Ten Great Families had invested so many resources and sent countless participants on the task, it was only reasonable to submit some items for public rewards!
These rewards could then be distributed to those participating in this task!
Not to mention the weaker cultivators, or those just present among the crowds—they might not have made notable contributions yet, but past performers could also claim rewards later!
What other teams submitted or didn’t submit wasn’t his concern—it rested on individual awareness!
Xuanyuan Jie led a high-powered team composed partly of his family members, some Immortal Sect representatives, and even loose cultivators!
As team leader, Xuanyuan Jie, while reinforcing the array, noticed that once Su Chang’an’s magical treasure had absorbed the transparent orb, new snails began to emerge below!
They looked like snails but had wings, capable of flight!
Initially, when seen crawling up from the ground, they were barely finger-sized.
Yet exposed to light, they began to grow larger!
Such body transformations had been observed before when engaging enemy demons in prior tasks—burrowers growing larger upon surfacing—so there was no panic now!
With the array serving as defense, they needed only to use their abilities to keep striking!
The snails continued to grow bigger and bigger until their size resembled that of a cow.
When small, their legs were almost invisible, but as their bodies enlarged, their four limbs became apparent!
Though called snails, they were merely insect demons, having insect-like front and hind legs!
Their legs thickened immensely with growth, giving the impression of being tens of kilograms heavy!
Some spectators, standing outside the array, wondered whether the meat from these massive insect limbs might be edible like beef!
Such thoughts, however, were the musings of onlookers outside the formation field.
The cultivators preparing for magic combat were entirely focused on their tasks, leaving no room for distractions!
Xuanyuan Jie wasn’t sure what countered these snails most effectively.
Would it be ice, fire, thunder, or other spells or talismans?
Perhaps certain techniques and talismans had no effect on such creatures!
Repeated encounters with Western demon Dao Arts had yielded some battles lessons: no matter the type—bugs or flying insects—they feared fire, ice, and lightning!
Xuanyuan Jie tested an ice talisman while his team worked in seamless unison to attack!
Watching others handle tasks earlier provided learning opportunities, enabling them to collect fire, ice, and thunder talismans during preparation.
Some who previously thought Su Chang’an’s resource spending excessive saw later how plentiful the resulting bounty was—clearly worthwhile!
Being tasked here felt like a stroke of fortune; completing assignments promised immediate rewards!
When tools and magical treasures held utility, they were unleashed without hesitation!
However, not everyone needed to deplete resources unnecessarily—those with ice, fire, or thunder spiritual roots naturally excelled at such tasks!
These individuals held distinct advantages, progressing swiftly through assignments!
Meanwhile, outside the formation, onlookers only witnessed the enlarging snails—which now flew while casting their spells!
Initially, upon their appearance and exposure to light, the snails hadn’t achieved invisibility!
The Demon King likely recognized past task failures and now introduced snails with additional abilities!
These adaptations allowed them to sustain longer engagements without significant energy drain and to target the formation’s weak points!
The snails’ shells were highly durable, and when their bodies turned invisible, they cooperatively rammed their shells against the array!
“Bang!
Bang!
Bang!”
Only the loud thuds against the array were heard, reverberating like thunder claps!
The cultivators unleashed spells in a breathtaking display, yet something seemed off!
A spectacle of fire, falling ice, and crackling lightning filled the air, but no trace of the snails was visible—only the unrelenting impacts on the array!