Douluo Continent: Become stronger by stealing Tang San's luck!

Chapter 1079 Treasure Hunt in the Ant Nest

Even if you stand in it and continue walking inwards, you don't need to bend over or lower your head at all.

At the same time, Tang Lan could smell a pungent, sour odor in the air, the smell left by the powerful corrosive acid from the Soul-Devouring Ants inside her body.

These corrosive acids are not only their weapon for devouring other soul beasts, but also an important way for the clan to communicate.

Without hesitation, Tang Lan quickly burrowed into the largest Soul-Devouring Ant Nest.

Upon entering, Tang Lan discovered that the underground passages were interconnected, and she could only continue forward along the cave with the strongest aura of the Soul-Devouring Ants.

The cave led downwards, twisting and turning countless times, until Tang Lan could roughly guess that she was dozens of meters underground.

When Tang Lan encountered a few lone Soul-Devouring Ants on the road, she simply waved her hand, and the Ancient Dragon True Flame burned them into dust.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Tang Lan arrived at an underground cave.

The place is extremely spacious, and it seems to be a natural cave that has been formed underground for tens of thousands of years.

The cave walls and ceiling were covered with grayish-white soul-devouring ant eggs.

If you look closely, you'll find that the surface of these eggshells is actually pulsating rhythmically, just like breathing.

There were even faint fluctuations of soul power flowing through the bluish-purple veins on it.

"These should all be Soul-Devouring Ant eggs, but it will take some time before they fully hatch."

"You can take some with you; they might come in very useful later, whether for research or to tame them for your own use."

Ning Xian made the suggestion.

"Hmm, that's exactly what I was thinking. Then let's take all the Soul-Devouring Ant eggs with us."

Tang Lan nodded, and with a wave of his hand, he instantly stored the hundreds of Soul Devouring Eggs in front of him into his storage ring.

After scanning her surroundings, Tang Lan quickly spotted a yellowish-brown crystal.

This crystal is located in the very center of the cave, and at this moment it is radiating a strong sense of life.

"This is a ley line crystal? How could there be something like this here!"

"No wonder these Soul-Devouring Ant eggs hatched so quickly; they absorbed the power within these Soul Crystals."

Tang Lan recognized the origin of this thing at a glance, and a look of surprise appeared on her face.

Earth Vein Soul Crystals are extremely rare within a single earth vein; even among ordinary earth vein soul stones, one might not be able to find a single soul crystal out of ten thousand.

It contains abundant life essence and pure soul power, which is a great tonic for soul beasts.

The effects are especially significant for social spirit beasts.

"You can't touch this thing. If you take it, the Soul-Devouring Ants will sense it, and then we'll be in big trouble."

Just as Tang Lan was about to take the soul crystal with her, Ning Xian stopped her at the right moment.

"Alright, let's prioritize the bigger picture!"

Tang Lan shrugged. Although it was a bit unpleasant to give up something she had already gotten her hands on, she had no choice but to do so for the sake of the bigger picture.

After searching around, Tang Lan discovered three paths leading to the next underground cave.

After careful observation and deduction, although there was no definite information, Tang Lan still chose the central path based on her intuition and experience.

After casually eliminating dozens of Soul-Devouring Ant Queens along the way, Tang Lan arrived at a slightly dim cave.

The absence of the previously abundant soul power here means that there are no longer any earth vein soul crystals or earth vein soul stones here.

Tang Lan casually took out a luminous pearl and used it to illuminate the surroundings before realizing that this was the food storage place of the Soul-Devouring Ants.

The surrounding area not only contained many spiritual fruits from the mountains, but also some recently hunted soul beast corpses.

The Soul-Eating Ants have an extremely wide diet, which makes the entire storage cave taste very complicated, and even gives people a slightly nauseating feeling.

Tang Lan suppressed the urge and continued walking inside, hoping to find something useful.

After searching for a long time without success, just as Tang Lan was about to leave, something emitting a red light in the corner caught her attention.

"This is."

Tang Lan picked it up and examined it carefully. Her brows furrowed slightly, and after thinking for a long time, she still couldn't find anything related to it in her memory.

But Ning Xian immediately exclaimed in surprise, "This is blood crystal! How can there be blood crystal here?"

"How strange! Could there be some secret hidden within the nest of these underground soul-devouring ants?"

This statement made Tang Lan increasingly puzzled, not understanding what secret Ning Xian was referring to.

Seemingly noticing Tang Lan's confusion, Ning Xian spoke up:

"Blood crystals contain extremely abundant blood essence, mostly found on ancient battlefields, and can only be formed by blood lakes formed from the blood of countless fallen warriors."

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"This item is worth several times more than a Soul Crystal. It's a pity there's only one. If there were more, you would have made a huge profit this time."

Ning Xian's voice trembled slightly with excitement.

Tang Lan could tell from the guy's tone that this thing was of extraordinary origin.

So he asked again, "What is the use of blood semen?"

"What other use could it have? It can help human soul masters and soul beasts greatly improve their physical qualities and even extend their lifespan."

"The benefits of blood essence are numerous. Some extremely powerful secret techniques can only be performed using blood essence as a material."

"Quick, let's look again and see if there's a second one."

This time, Ning Xian stopped urging Tang Lan to leave and instead became impatient to find more blood crystals.

But after searching for a long time, they still couldn't find the second crystal.

Tang Lan had no choice but to continue forward, and then discovered three similar food storage locations, each containing one or two blood crystals.

Soon, Tang Lan had five blood crystals in her hand, each one blood-red and radiating a faint aura of blood energy.

"Our time is running out. If we really encounter the ancient blood lake, that will be our good fortune."

"If we don't encounter it, it just means our fate with the Blood Lake hasn't arrived yet."

"Right now, we should try to get out of here as soon as possible. Every second we stay in this place, I feel like someone is watching us from the shadows."

Ning Xian, inside the black blade, spoke with extreme displeasure.

Tang Lan naturally understood what this guy meant by "spying"—it was none other than the extremely mysterious Grim Reaper.

No one wants to be spied on or even have their fate controlled and changed by others. Ning Xian wouldn't have done that back then, and naturally he wouldn't now either.

This time, Tang Lan simply chose the passage on the right, and thankfully, she didn't encounter any more stone chambers storing food.

Instead, they arrived at a spacious cave filled with statues. The cave ceiling was about ten feet high, with rows and rows of stone carvings below.

Among them are statues of various spirit beasts and human beings, each lifelike and vivid.

However, due to the erosion of time, a large portion of these stone carvings are still broken and damaged. (End of Chapter)