Extreme Spirit Chaos Technique

"Take a guess!"

Everyone’s faces darkened. Mu Chen then took out another Storage Ring from his own and emptied its contents, but the result was instantly disappointing. Inside, besides five Signal Flares, five bottles of Hemostatic Pills and Bone Healing Pills, and a black Token, there was only a single day’s worth of dry rations.

Mu Chen looked at everyone with a wry smile. "Did you guys bring any food?"

The four of them all shook their heads. Mu Chen sighed helplessly. He divided all the essential supplies into five equal shares, one for each person, then said, "These are our essentials for the next ten days. The food is definitely not enough. We’ll have to figure something out later."

After speaking, Mu Chen stored the Token engraved with the number 100 into his Storage Ring. Ye Shuangshuang, Mo Qing, and Qing Lei were fine with it, but Little Tiger pouted, his eyes welling up with tears as he stared at the three pastries in his hand. He muttered, "This isn’t even enough for one of my meals."

Mu Chen couldn’t help but grin. He laughed and said, "Don’t worry, you won’t starve."

"You promised, Brother Mu Chen."

"I promise!"

"Hehe, then I won’t cry anymore."

’The people around a monster are never normal,’ Ye Shuangshuang thought with complex feelings, completely forgetting that she was one of those people herself.

"Captain, what’s our next move?" Qing Lei asked, looking at Mu Chen quietly. Unconsciously, he had also started calling Mu Chen "Captain."

Mu Chen said, "Our mission is quite demanding. We need to kill a hundred Second-level Magical Beasts. Even if we spread it over ten days, we’ll need to kill at least ten Second-level Magical Beasts and one Third-level Magical Beast each day. So, unlike the others, we can’t just focus on survival. We have to take the initiative."

Mo Qing nodded. "So what do we need to do?"

Mu Chen calmed himself and carefully observed his surroundings. With his two years of experience living in the Demon Beast Forest, he quickly determined which direction had the highest probability of encountering Magical Beasts. "First, we need to choose a path—one where Magical Beasts are more active."

Little Tiger looked around, scratched his head, and said innocently, "Don’t all the paths here look the same?"

The four of them nodded in unison. "We think they look the same, too."

Mu Chen patted Little Tiger’s head and smiled. "They look the same to you, but not to me. We’ll take this one."

With that, Mu Chen led them down a path where the plants and trees grew in a completely random arrangement...

The wind gently brushed through the grassy fields, sending ripples rolling slowly toward the horizon. The group looked at the scenery before them, but they felt no sense of relaxation.

"Captain, how did you know this path would definitely have Magical Beasts?" asked Ye Shuangshuang, turning her head away from the rippling grass.

Mu Chen smiled faintly. "It’s actually quite simple. If you spend enough time in a forest, you’ll discover something. In places where many people have walked, the trees are arranged in a very orderly fashion. But in places where no one goes, the trees grow chaotically. Most of the time, Magical Beasts are unwilling to ambush humans in areas they frequent. They don’t know if another group of humans will show up during their attack, which would undoubtedly put them in danger. So, Magical Beasts always attack when you’re alone. Now, think back to our surroundings just now."

The four of them calmed down and recalled the scene. It seemed that after entering, everyone else had followed the well-trodden paths. Very few had cut directly through the woods. This was a result of conventional thinking—people subconsciously followed established patterns.

"That’s true."

The four of them nodded quickly. Their respect for Mu Chen grew even more. An experienced veteran of the wilds would definitely be a huge benefit to an inexperienced team.

Mu Chen grunted in acknowledgment and continued, "Alright, let’s keep going in this direction. After all, this is the outer edge of the Demon Beast Prison; Magical Beasts don’t usually appear here. Our goal is to lure them out. So, after we’ve walked a bit further, one of us will release fluctuations of Primordial Power to entice a Magical Beast to attack us."

Since Mu Chen had already established a strong image in their minds, all four readily agreed, and they continued on without another word. They walked for nearly four hours before gradually leaving the absolute edge of the Demon Beast Prison. To their surprise, they hadn’t encountered a single other team in this peripheral area.

"Brother Mu Chen, I’m hungry..." Little Tiger said with a pained expression, rubbing his growling stomach.

Little Tiger had already been unable to resist eating his two pastries on the way. Now, with dusk approaching and after walking for so long, it was natural for everyone to be a little hungry.

Mu Chen scanned the area and said calmly, "Magical Beasts should start appearing around here. Among the five of us, only Mo Qing has the gentle Water Attribute. It doesn’t seem as aggressive, so it should be the easiest for luring a Magical Beast. Mo Qing, you can now release some subtle fluctuations of your Primordial Power. Let them spread out gradually. Be sure to do it slowly."

Hearing this, Mo Qing nodded. Her delicate hand moved slightly, and streams of blue Primordial Power began to flow rapidly from her fingertips. Controlled by her consciousness, the power quickly spread out from under their feet. As the blue Primordial Power passed by them, a gentle and pleasant sensation washed over them, as if it could cleanse the fatigue from their hearts.

Sensing this quality, Mu Chen’s closed eyes lit up. ’This Attribute is definitely one of the best,’ he thought. ’At the very least, it can keep a person constantly relaxed and calm.’

"Captain, do we just sit here and wait now?" Ye Shuangshuang asked, keeping a close watch on all movement in their surroundings, ready to react at any moment. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"Yes, we wait. It shouldn’t be long." Mu Chen extended his Kan Realm Spiritual Power. He had been using his Spiritual Power continuously on their journey, but its detection range was now only four thousand meters. In the past few hours, he hadn’t detected the Primordial Power fluctuations of a single Magical Beast. ’It seems the Demon Beast Prison is much larger than I imagined,’ he mused.

Suddenly, just as everyone was starting to get drowsy from the wait, Mu Chen clearly sensed a faint fluctuation of Primordial Power four thousand meters to the southeast. The individual emitting it was not small. The feedback from his Spiritual Power indicated the creature’s size: two meters tall and two and a half meters long.

"Everyone, get ready. The target has appeared," Mu Chen said in a low voice, startling the four who were sitting on the ground. Qing Lei quickly activated his Talent Battle Skill, Shadow Stealth. His body seemed to be shrouded in a black curtain, and in the blink of an eye, he vanished from sight.

The others watched their surroundings nervously, but after several minutes, there was no sign of movement. Mo Qing frowned. "Could the Captain have sensed it wrong?"

The corner of Mu Chen’s mouth lifted. "No, my senses are never wrong. This Magical Beast is no simpleton."

Through his Spiritual Power, Mu Chen had discovered something strange. The Magical Beast was constantly changing its position, its movements seemingly without pattern. Sometimes it drew closer, other times it moved farther away. But Mu Chen vaguely sensed he was onto something. After covering the entire two-thousand-meter area to the southeast, the beast finally chose an extremely concealed route and charged toward them.

At first, Mu Chen had thought the Magical Beast was just being deceptive. But after observing its angle of approach and position, he came to a startling conclusion. Not only had this Magical Beast found the optimal attack route, but it had also chosen the best escape route. A Magical Beast with this level of intelligence was definitely no ordinary beast. It had to be at least a Third-level Magical Beast, and an intelligent one at that.

Heeding Mu Chen’s warning, no one let down their guard. They each watched their surroundings intently. Suddenly, the sound of rushing footsteps came from somewhere to the southeast. The sound was abrupt, as if it had appeared out of thin air.

Mu Chen shouted, "It’s here! Prepare for battle!"

Sure enough, just as Mu Chen’s voice fell, a huge black shadow burst out of the tall grass and landed with a THUD. Only then did Mu Chen and the others see the Magical Beast’s true form. It was... a pig-type Magical Beast.

Mu Chen was very surprised. Pig-type Magical Beasts usually gave off an impression of being clumsy, but this one’s eyes flashed with a glimmer of intelligence. ’It might be a mutation,’ Mu Chen thought.

The beast was pitch-black, with countless sharp, sword-like black spikes growing on its back. The spikes were two fingers wide at the base, tapering to a point. Fortunately, it was only dusk and not completely dark yet. Otherwise, this Magical Beast would have had a huge advantage. At that moment, it was staring at the four people before it with a puzzled expression.

It hadn’t spotted Qing Lei, who was using Shadow Stealth. Mu Chen’s mind raced, and the Magical Beast’s name quickly flashed in his head. ’Saber-toothed Pig. A Third-level Magical Beast. Its specialty is a rolling attack. In the dark, the Saber-toothed Pig is extremely terrifying. It’s like a Dark Attribute Martial Artist, able to exert one hundred and twenty percent of its combat power at night.’

Before anyone could ask, Mu Chen had already relayed the information about the Saber-toothed Pig. Mo Qing looked at Mu Chen with a complicated expression. This type of Magical Beast was extremely rare, and very few people could recognize it, let alone people their age.

There was no time to be distracted. Mu Chen stared intently at the Saber-toothed Pig and continued, "There’s a high probability this Saber-toothed Pig is a mutation. Its intelligence is quite high. It must have thought there was only one person here, which is why it couldn’t resist showing up at dusk. It’s very likely going to try to escape now. Qing Lei, five o’clock southeast, prepare to attack!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Saber-toothed Pig’s expression changed, and it bolted toward the five o’clock position to the southeast. From the evening shadows of the trees, a figure suddenly flashed out. Just as the Saber-toothed Pig leaped, the figure shot forward, brandishing two short daggers. A series of silver flashes quickly forced the Saber-toothed Pig back to its starting point.

"GGRRHH!"

Seeing a figure suddenly appear on its escape route, a cruel glint flashed in the Saber-toothed Pig’s eyes. It let out two furious roars, then suddenly leaped from the ground. It curled its body into a spiky ball, which landed on the ground with a BOOM. Then, it began to spin at an unnaturally high speed. The surrounding air swirled into a vortex, and in an instant, Mu Chen felt a powerful Adhesive Force pulling at his body.

"Hmph, you beast!" With a cold snort, Mu Chen extended his left hand. A blue, diamond-shaped mark suddenly appeared between his eyebrows, and six orange Martial Rings materialized at his feet. The surrounding temperature instantly plummeted by several degrees. Little Tiger and the others, unable to bear the cold, all released their own Primordial Power.

"One-Finger Ice Seal, Profound Nether Finger!"