Chapter 685: Hunting Expeditions
Chapter 685: Hunting Expeditions
The members of the Fengxing Association advanced along the Wuxiang River, maintaining a distance that was neither too far nor too close. If they strayed too far, it would be difficult to spot traces of Monster Beasts, and if they got too close, it would be perilous. They might even be attacked by Monster Beasts. Being killed by a Monster Beast was one thing, but the real danger was being caught off guard and forcibly dragged into the Wuxiang River by a Monster Beast's ability.
Although the members of the Fengxing Association were Ninth Heaven God-Kings, the void suppression force in Wuxiang City was terrifying. They could still fly, but only to a height of two or three zhang, and they couldn't fly beyond the ten-zhang no-fly zone. If they did, they would trigger the rules of the Wuxiang Realm and be forced back down.
"Be careful, there's a Monster Beast."
Fengxing Shenjun, who was leading the group, suddenly flashed his eyes and whispered a warning.
As he alerted the others, he also glanced at Chen Mu, who was also focusing his gaze on a spot in the distance, clearly sensing the presence of a Monster Beast at the same time.
"Chen Mu, your understanding of the Void Dao is profound. From now on, during hunting expeditions, you'll take up the rear of the team."
Fengxing Shenjun spoke to Chen Mu.
The popularity of Void Lineage God-Kings wasn't just because of their banishment abilities, but also their powerful Void perception. This perception was often more useful than the life perception of Creation Lineage cultivators.
Monster Beasts were peculiar, almost like life but not quite. Life perception wasn't always effective, but through Void perception, one could detect most Monster Beasts.
In the Fengxing Association, only Fengxing Shenjun had reached the full perfection of both Creation and Void Lineages. He couldn't manage both the front and rear of the team.
Hunting expeditions outside the city were dangerous. While scouting ahead, one also had to keep an eye on the rear. After all, as hunters, they were also the hunted in the eyes of Monster Beasts. Sometimes, Monster Beasts would silently follow them from behind.
If they weren't careful, they might be ambushed.
At this moment,
In Chen Mu's perception, about twenty zhang away from the Wuxiang River, a Grey Shadow Lizard was lurking near the riverbank. This Monster Beast resembled a giant lizard, about one zhang long, lying motionless on the shore as if waiting for prey.
"It's a Grey Shadow Lizard, not a high-ranked one. We can hunt it."
Fengxing Shenjun quickly made his judgment and smiled at Chen Mu, "Chen Mu, you and I will work together. Seal the void and prevent this Grey Shadow Lizard from escaping back into the river."
"Okay," Chen Mu nodded slightly.
The team members concealed their auras and approached the area where the Grey Shadow Lizard was lurking.
On the grey-brown sandy shore, the Grey Shadow Lizard lay motionless, its body covered in dense grey, shadow-like scales, making it seem almost invisible, like a phantom.
Suddenly,
The Grey Shadow Lizard abruptly moved, sensing something. It let out a hiss and then whipped its tail, ready to dash towards the Wuxiang River.
But almost at the same moment, Fengxing Shenjun's voice rang out.
"Heavenly Lock!"
A surge of void force erupted, forming a miniature world that instantly sealed off the area where the Grey Shadow Lizard was located, causing the Monster Beast's four legs to sink into the ground.
"Hiss..."
The Grey Shadow Lizard, under the suppression of Fengxing Shenjun's void technique, struggled to break free. It hissed angrily, opening its massive jaws slightly to spit out a tongue like a ghostly snake, tearing at the nearby void.
But before it could escape through the torn void, another voice rang out.
"Void Ether!"
The four directions of the universe!
A similarly powerful void force erupted, forming a white misty barrier that covered Fengxing Shenjun's miniature world, combining with it like a void realm nested within a world.
The two void forces worked in harmony, and the powerful suppression force pinned the Grey Shadow Lizard, bending its four legs and forcing it back to the ground.
"Hiss... Hiss..."
The Grey Shadow Lizard was furious, and despite being pinned down, it managed to open its huge mouth slightly, spitting out its ghostly grey tongue to tear at the nearby void.
However, at this moment, the numerous God-Kings of the Fengxing Association swarmed in, and the first to act was Guanglie Shenjun. His eyes were calm, and as he raised his right hand, a heavy hammer appeared, which he lifted high with both arms and struck down with ferocity.
"Heavenly Hammer!"
Boom!
This seemingly clumsy and rough strike was, in fact, incredibly agile. With a single blow, it accurately captured the trajectory of the Grey Shadow Lizard's strange tongue, smashing it directly under the hammer and pinning it down with a single strike!
"Brother Guanglie, your skills are impressive."
Witnessing this scene, someone couldn't help but praise.
This move contained the ultimate perfection of the Creation School's mystic fusion, but it was also executed using the methods of the Void Lineage, making it incredibly nimble. It combined the techniques of both lineages, indicating that God-King Guanglie had made significant progress in his dual lineage cultivation. With a bit more time, he might even achieve dual lineage perfection.
Chen Mu also observed closely, his perception keen enough to detect that God-King Guanglie's move contained the fusion of two types of four-sublime fusion techniques from the Void Lineage.
Indeed, this person had already embarked on the path of dual lineage cultivation.
However,
Dual lineage cultivation only significantly enhances one's strength when both lineages are perfected, gaining further recognition from the Origin Dao. Otherwise, the increase in power is not noticeable, and the might gained is minimal, with only a slight improvement in technique.
Therefore, God-King Guanglie's progress couldn't be considered significant. At least, not until he masters the four-sublime fusion of the Void Lineage can he be said to be a step away from dual lineage perfection. Only by truly reaching dual lineage perfection can one ascend to a higher level.
Boom! Boom! Boom!!
The other God-Kings didn't stand idly by, following God-King Guanglie's lead and launching their attacks. Under their relentless assault, the Grey Shadow Lizard roared in anger, but it was suppressed by God-King Fengxing and Chen Mu, unable to move. Its attacks were also restrained by God-King Guanglie, leaving it vulnerable to the onslaught.
After nearly a quarter of an hour of relentless attacks, the lizard's roars gradually weakened. Finally, its neck scales were pierced, and its entire neck was almost completely severed, causing its life force to dissipate.
"It couldn't move at all, unable to defend itself, and it took over a dozen Ninth Heaven Perfection God-Kings nearly a quarter of an hour to finally kill it. This monster beast's tenacity is indeed extraordinary."
Chen Mu stared at the dead Grey Shadow Lizard, his expression not showing much relief, but rather, a deep sense of gravity.
It was just a low-level monster beast that mastered three-sublime fusion of Hydromatic Power. In terms of cultivation level, it was only comparable to an Eighth Heaven God-King. Still, its tenacity far exceeded what an Eighth Heaven God-King could handle.
Even an Eighth Heaven God-King at the peak of their power, when besieged by over a dozen Ninth Heaven Perfection God-Kings, would be instantly annihilated. They wouldn't stand a chance. Yet, this monster beast endured for a full quarter of an hour.
Clearly,
Hydromatic Power had strong resistance against single-lineage Dao powers.
"Excellent! This Grey Shadow Lizard's body is composed of three-sublime fusion Hydromatic Power, worth at least fifty Source Stones. This first hunt has yielded a significant harvest; it seems we're in for a bountiful expedition!"
God-King Fengxing examined the Grey Shadow Lizard's corpse, a smile spreading across his face.
"Hahaha! With Brother Chen's help, this hunting expedition is bound to be bountiful."
Someone in the team laughed and spoke up.
It wasn't just flattery; having Chen Mu on the team made a noticeable difference.
For instance, with only God-King Fengxing's Void techniques, he couldn't completely suppress this Grey Shadow Lizard. It would still retain a sliver of mobility, and with the Wuxiang River just over twenty zhang away and its tough hide, it could have crawled back into the river.
But with Chen Mu's help, the two Void Perfection techniques suppressed the lizard, completely immobilizing it and preventing it from getting closer to the river. In this situation, it was destined to be killed.
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God-King Fengxing smiled at Chen Mu and said, "Brother Chen, your contribution is indeed significant."
Chen Mu shook his head slightly and replied, "I merely went with the flow."
Swish.
God-King Fengxing stored the Grey Shadow Lizard's corpse in his pocket.
The God-Kings of the Void Lineage had a unique ability compared to those of the Creation School. Only God-Kings who had reached the Void Perfection level could barely create a small personal space to store their prey.
Others, like God-King Guanglie, who had mastered two types of four-sublime fusion techniques of the Void Lineage, couldn't create a personal space. This was because the void suppression force in Wuxiang City was too strong, and their bodies here were forcibly transformed into flesh and blood, losing the versatile abilities of a divine body and the ability to use it to store items.
"Let's go."
Fengxing Shenjun turned to the group, observing their conditions. Seeing that everyone was in good shape and required no adjustments, he spoke, "Chen Mu, you'll take up the rear and keep an eye on any unusual activities."
"Alright." Chen Mu acknowledged Fengxing Shenjun's instructions with a calm nod.
Fengxing Shenjun led the group forward, with Chen Mu at the back. He extended his Xu Kong perception behind him, scanning for any signs of lurking monsters.
In the outside world, Chen Mu's thoughts could reach far and wide, and his Xu Kong perception could cover an entire void seat. Even if it didn't extend to every corner of the void, the area itself was vast, spanning hundreds of millions of miles.
However, in Wuxiang City, his Xu Kong perception range was limited to only about three hundred zhang.
This was already quite impressive, and it seemed that his perception was even stronger than Fengxing Shenjun's. The reason for this was apparent—Chen Mu possessed the perfect divine body of the Void Lineage, and he had reached the Nine Heavens Perfection in the Void Lineage. Even though he was forcibly transformed into a physical body here, all his traits remained intact.
...
At the bank of the Wuxiang River, about thirty zhang away, a pitch-black giant snake lay coiled.
Suddenly, the void trembled with a buzzing sound, and a violent surge of power erupted. A mighty force of the void suddenly manifested as a miniature world, crushing down and enveloping the black snake within.
"Hiss!"
The black snake instantly reacted with anger, attempting to raise its body, but another force of the void descended, transforming into a white sphere of light that surrounded the area, trapping the snake within.
Suppressed by the combined might of the two Void Lineages, the black snake became sluggish, as if mired in a swamp. It struggled to move, realizing its predicament, and with great difficulty, it turned its head and tried to burrow into the ground.
Beneath its coiled body, a pitch-black hole was revealed, just large enough for it to slither through.
"Not so fast!"
Before the black snake could escape through the hole, a cold shout echoed, and a divine hammer swung horizontally, smashing the snake's head and preventing it from burrowing into the hole.
A barrage of light and shadows followed, with black and white lights of life and death, and surging forces of various phases. The black snake was completely engulfed and overwhelmed.
After nearly half an hour of intense combat, the black snake finally failed to escape through the hole beneath it. Under the combined might of the group, it was slain on the spot.
"Good."
"That's the fifth one. This hunting trip has been incredibly successful!"
Fengxing Shenjun approached, looking at the black snake's corpse with a smile.
Usually, even with him leading the hunting party, there was no guarantee of success every time. Out of three to five hunts, they would often fail once.
But with Chen Mu's addition, they had successfully hunted five times in a row without any monsters escaping!
Especially in this case, the black snake seemed to be quite far from the Wuxiang River, but right beneath where it was coiled, there was a cave. If it managed to slither into the cave, it would surely escape.
Without Chen Mu, the group might not have been able to stop it. The black snake might have endured the attacks and forced its way into the cave. But with Chen Mu's Xu Kong suppression, the black snake's movements were significantly slowed, and it failed to escape.
Normally, after hunting five monsters, the group would consider the expedition a success and return. While they could continue hunting, the risks and rewards would become unbalanced. If they encountered any major trouble, they might have to abandon their previous gains.
However, with Chen Mu's help, Fengxing Shenjun had a new idea. Perhaps they could increase their efficiency and aim for six or seven kills before returning. After all, with Chen Mu's assistance, the success rate of their hunts had significantly improved.
(End of Chapter)
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