章 25: Spiritual Beast’s Soul Essence
The warm firelight from the rising campfire illuminated Tang Qian’Er’s body. However, she still felt quite chilly. This chill came from Mu Chen’s description of the Spiritual Road that she had once longed to enter.
“It seems that the Spiritual Road isn’t a wonderful place, it’s lucky that I didn’t go. Otherwise, not even my bones would remain.” Tang Qian’Er’s heart beat irregularly as she spoke. She did not imagine just how anxious she would be if she had to survive in a place where she could not trust anyone.
“It wasn’t a nice place from the start.”
Mu Chen smiled and lifted his head. He noticed that Teacher Mo was waving to everyone and many students turned their gaze over.
“For this time’s Northern Spiritual Field Training, this place will be our camp. All of you will head out tomorrow from this place and venture into the Northern Spiritual Field for training, where you will confront directly against Spiritual Beasts. Before this happens, I would like to remind you that the Spiritual Beasts are divided into three ranks: High, Middle, Low. Most of the ones at the outskirts of the Northern Spiritual Field will be Low Rank Spiritual Beasts. However, you will still need to team up in order to deal with it.
Teacher Mo looked around as his calm voice echoed throughout the camp. Every single student was listening carefully. They knew that this isn’t a mock battle, but a true fight. A single mistake would cause them to become food for Spiritual Beasts.
“The Low Rank Spiritual Beasts are approximately at the strength of a Spiritual Movement Stage; The Middle Rank Spiritual Beasts are Spiritual Rotation Stage; The High Rank Spiritual Beasts are comparable to the Spirit Stage. In the depths of the Northern Spiritual Field, High Rank Spiritual Beasts exist. Therefore, you should definitely not enter depths of the Northern Spiritual Field!”
When Teacher Mo said to this point, his voice had already become quite severe. Even he would find it a hassle to deal with the High Rank Spiritual Beasts in the depths of the Northern Spiritual Field. These students that just came out from the academy would be like a defenseless sheep.
Everybody nodded their heads. They weren’t foolish enough to joke around with their own lives. Not to mention a High Rank Spiritual Beasts, they would run far away if they encounter a Middle Rank Spiritual Beast.
“At the end of this training, the each member of the top three teams would be able to obtain an Accumulation Elixir.”
Teacher Mo relaxed his expression slightly. He stared at the boys and girls, whose eyes lit up, and smiled as he said: “So, in order to obtain an excellent result, you should work together with your companion. With your strength right now, you must cooperate in order to survive in the outskirts of the Northern Spiritual Field.”
“Yes!”
The students replied in unison.
“After you hunted down the Spiritual Beasts, you should remember to collect the Soul Essence. Although the Low Rank Spiritual Beast’s Soul Essence isn’t something that a Spirit Stage powerhouse would ingest, it will be used to evaluate your performance.”
Mu Chen nodded his head slightly. A Spirit Stage powerhouse has the ability to ingest Spiritual Beast’s Soul Essence. With their strength, they naturally wouldn’t take a fancy to a common Spiritual Beast.
“Teacher Mo, you are also a Spirit Stage powerhouse, what Beast Spirit did you ingest?” A few students asked in curiosity. They were quite interested in the special ability of ingesting a Beast Spirit that a Spirit Stage possesses.
When Teacher Mo heard these words, he hesitated a bit. Then, he immediately formed a seal with one hand and a powerful Spiritual Energy erupted from his body. The golden light condensed behind him and it actually formed into a giant golden wolf that cried into the sky. On the surface of the giant wolf’s body, a lightning pattern seemed to be there. It seemed very powerful and extraordinary.
“WOW!”
Surprised sounds erupted from the camp. Even the West Branch students that were located at the other side of the camp turned their gaze over. They were slightly shocked by the giant golden wolf behind Teacher Mo.
Teacher Xi, who was also explaining the rules to the West Branch, noticed this and pouted his lips. His body shook and a mighty Spiritual Energy exploded out. Behind him, a black lion figure appeared. On the back of the lion, a grey turtle shell was there.
All of the students looked at the Spiritual Beast Soul Essence that the Spirit Stage powerhouses ingested and summoned. They were envious. This power was something that they wanted.
“I ingested the High Rank Spiritual Beast Golden Thunderwolf’s Soul Essence. The Golden Thunderwolf is ranked in the Myriad Beast Record. However, it is not ranked up high. It is only at the 382th place of the Earth Ranking. Teacher Xi ingested the High Rank Spiritual Beast Rockturtle Lion’s Soul Essence. It is ranked at the 390th place of the Earth Ranking.” Teacher Mo smiled when he saw Teacher Xi’s action. Afterwards, he waved his hand and the golden wolf vanished from behind him.
“It’s such an amazing Spiritual Beast, yet it is only ranked somewhere in the 300s of the Myriad Beast Record’s Earth Ranking? Then won’t the top 100 Earth Rank Spiritual Beast be even more insane? There is also the legendary Heaven Ranking for the MyriadBeast Record… Wouldn’t it be too overpowered?” A few students exclaimed. Just the Earth Ranking was this amazing, just how terrifying would the Heaven Ranking for the Myriad Beast Record be?
“The Spiritual Beasts that are able to enter the top 100 in the Myriad Beast Record’s Earth Ranking are not any ordinary Spiritual Beast. Their strength surpasses a Spirit Stage powerhouse greatly and are comparable to a powerhouse at the level of Three Heavens Stage. Therefore, they are known as known as Heaven Rank Spiritual Beasts, in short Heavenly Beasts.” After he said to this point, Teacher Mo suddenly glanced at Mu Chen. Mu Chen understood what he meant. This is because Mu Chen’s father ingested the Dragonfire Bird, which was ranked in the top 100 of the Earth Ranking. Thus, the Dragonfire Bird should have achieved the Heaven Rank. Normally speaking, it should be quite difficult for a Spirit Stage powerhouse to ingest the Soul Essence of a Spiritual Beast that is stronger than them. For Mu Feng to be able to ingest it, he must have been quite lucky. Mu Feng’s strength is definitely in the top three even among the Nine Territory Lords within Northern Spiritual Realm because of this.
After reaching Spirit Stage, the strongest attacking method is ultimately the Spiritual Beast’s Soul Essence that they ingested. It is considered a powerful fighting force. Therefore, it was natural that their strength will be stronger if they ingested a stronger Spiritual Beast.
“As for the existences in the Myriad Beast Record’s Heaven Ranking….” Teacher Mo paused for a moment and immediately smiled: “Even the powerful individuals at the Sovereign Stage in the Great Thousand World wouldn’t dare to easily attack them.”
“Okay, it’s about time now. You should all rest earlier today. The Northern Spiritual Field’s training will officially begin tomorrow morning!” Teacher Mo felt that he said enough. He waved his hand to stop the excited youths.
When everybody heard these words, they dispersed as they carry a bit of excitement back with them. Mu Chen also returned to his tent and closed his eyes to train. He, once again, tried to see if he could condense the second Limitless Death Seal.
A peaceful night passed by.
The following morning. When morning arrived, many students were already prepared at the camp. They stared excitedly at the inside of the vast forest.
Mu Chen was together with Tang Qian’Er. He swept his eyes around and noticed Tan Qingshan nearby. Mo Ling was actually next to him. It seems that the two of them have formed a team. This surprised Mu Chen a bit. After all, Mo Ling had the strength of a Spiritual Movement Stage Late Phase. If he wanted to find someone to team up with, there are many people more suitable than Tan Qingshan.
“Mu Chen, you formed a team with Qian’Er?” Oh, I formed a team with Qingshan. Since he is a newcomer, it would be a bit risky to come here. I thought that I should take care of him a bit.” Mo Ling said as he noticed Mu Chen and he brought Tan Qingshan over.
Mu Chen smiled slightly and nodded his head. From Mo Ling’s words, he could tell that he wanted to form a good relationship with him. It seems that the majority of the reason why Mo Ling wanted to take care of Tan Qingshan was because he wanted to form a good relationship with him.
“Senior Mo Ling sure is thoughtful.” Mu Chen smiled. He did not have any ill feelings towards Mo Ling. Therefore, he did not object in forming a relationship with him.
They talked and laughed for a while. Then, their voices suddenly stopped. From their right, a group of individuals suddenly separated and a few familiar figures appeared in front of Mu Chen. The one that led the group was Liu Yang, who lost to Mu Chen at the Academy Competition.
Liu Yang stared at Mu Chen. His eyes were a bit cold. The battle during the Academy Competition had impacted his reputation quite a bit. Although his big brother was Liu Mubai, he was secretly scoffed at when he entered the Heaven Class. Thus, his heart was still filled with rage.
Mu Chenonly took a glance at Liu Yang before he tilted his head away to the one beside him. There, a tall and burly boy was staring at him in interest.
“You are that Mu Chen? I heard that your reputation isn’t that small recently.” The boy in yellow clothes smiled as he stared at Mu Chen and spoke in a careless manner.
“Chen Tong, what do you want?” When Mo Ling saw these two boys, he lifted an eyebrow and asked in a deep voice.
Mu Chen’s face remained calm. Chen Tong. This name was quite well-known in the Northern Spiritual Academy. Although he could not compare to Liu Mubai, he is still ranked third overall in the Northern Spiritual Academy. He is at the Spiritual Movement Stage Late Phase and is like Mo Ling, an important individual that the Northern Spiritual Academy focuses on nurturing.
“Before, you were always the one that tries to make a show of authority. Why do you have to bring someone over now before daring to come over?” Mu Chen glanced at Liu Yang and he smiled as he spoke.
“Oh, you’re quite arrogant. Let us introduce ourselves? I am the West Branch’s Chen Tong. I wanted to meet the only one, who qualified for the Spiritual Road, a long time ago.” Chen Tong held out his hand and chuckled.
“Let’s go.”
Mu Chen let out a slight smile. He was too lazy to care about these two individuals. He passed straight through Chen Tong’s side. Then, he stopped his footsteps and stared into the distance. At that location, Liu Mubai, who was wearing white clothes and looked exceptionally handsome, was staring over to this side.
The two of them exchange glances. A faint chill seemed to flow in the air and it made the surrounding students quietly closed their mouth.
“If you dislike me, then come at me by yourself. These people are not up to my standard.” Mu Chen gently laughed. He did not stay at that place longer and brought Tang Qian’Er out of the camp. They moved quickly towards the Northern Spiritual Field.
Liu Mubai narrowed his eyes slightly as he stared at Mu Chen. A cold light flashed through his eyes.
“That bastard!” Liu Yang gritted his teeth as he spoke.
Chen Tong let out a grin, but his eyes were quite dark.
“It’s fine. We’ll let him show off for now. There’s always a chance of meeting in the Northern Spiritual Field. At that time, nobody will be watching so I’ll teach him what manners are. He really is…a boy, who doesn’t respect his seniors.”
章 26: Veteran Hunter
“The West Branch people sure are annoying.”
Inside the forest filled with shade, Tang Qian’Er had an angry expression on her face. These people keep coming to trouble Mu Chen, so even a clay figurine would be angry within its heart.
“Only a mediocre individual will not be hit by jealousy.” Mu Chen only chuckled. He looked far behind him and said: “However, that Liu Mubai seems to be quite jealous of me. I don’t think I’ve interacted with him a lot.”
“Liu Mubai?” Tang Qian’Er frowned and said: “He wants to deal with you?”
“Or why would you think that Liu Yang, a newcomer who recently ascended the Heaven Class, would bring Chen Tong over? This was probably incited by Liu Mubai. That guy…He is quite similar to the crazy individuals in the Spiritual Road, but he only lacks a bit of attainment.” Mu Chen said in a faint voice.
“That guy is also really annoying.” Tang Qian’Er’s face turned slightly cold, but she instantly became worried: “It isn’t that easy to deal with Liu Mubai. Liu Yang isn’t the same level as him. Ever since he entered the Northern Spiritual Academy, Liu Mubai had always dominated the title of the strongest within the Northern Spiritual Academy. It seems that he had never lost during these years.”
“Ah, right. Mu Chen, you should be careful about that Liu Mubai. I can’t seem to see through that guy. Although I fought against him before, I still lost badly. Even then, Liu Mubai did not use his full strength.” Mo Ling said solemnly beside him.
“Senior Mo Ling, you are already at the Spiritual Movement Stage Late Phase, if Liu Mubai was able to defeat you…” Tan Qingshan was astonished and he could not resist blurting out these words.
Mo Ling slowly nodded his head and said: “It is likely that Liu Mubai has already advanced into the Spiritual Rotation Stage. That guy… is indeed powerful.”
Tang Qian’Er’s face became serious. If this was true, then it would definitely be troublesome. The gap between Spiritual Movement Stage and Spiritual Rotation Stage was too great.
When she thought up to this point, she stared at Mu Chen. The boy’s face was still as calm as before and he had a gentle smile. That wordless silence and calmness suddenly weakened the worries within Tang Qian’Er, Mo Ling and Tan Qingshan’s heart.
The boy in front of them seemed to have some sort of magic power. It made others believe that he could do many extraordinary things in the eyes of ordinary people.
“Although the Spiritual Rotation Stage is amazing, it isn’t an existence that could not be deal with. It might be troublesome, but if Liu Mubai was to take action, he will have to pay a certain price.” Mu Chen gently said. There was no vaunting within his words. Only, it did not matter whether it was in the Spiritual Road or the Great Thousand World. If anyone has any ideas towards him, he would definitely make them pay the price regardless of the outcome.
“Forget it. Let’s not talk about this right now. The Northern Spiritual Field Training has begun. We should also officially start now. The two of you are considered our competitors.” Mu Chen looked at Mo Ling and Tan Qingshan as he smiled.
“Then we should take the advantage by striking first!”
Mo Ling and Tan Qingshan exchanged gazes with each other and fiercely stomped the ground as they dashed forward. They were currently at the outermost area of the Northern Spiritual Field. Here, the Spiritual Beasts were quite scarce. Only by venturing in further will they be able to meet them.
Mu Chen stared as the two of them departed. He could not endure letting out a laugh. Then, he gently rubbed his palms and a tiny bit of excitement appeared in his black eyes.
It’s been a long time since he hunted others. If he did not move now, he was afraid that he would become rusty.
“Let’s go as well.”
Mu Chen directed a wave towards Tang Qian’Er and his pace suddenly accelerated. However, he did not follow Mo Ling’s route and instead, went on a slightly different route. During the trial within the Spiritual Road, he understood how to track the Spiritual Beasts’ trails.
The two of them sped up. Within 10 minutes, they gradually entered the outskirts of the Northern Spiritual Field. Sounds of roars would occasionally came from a distance.
Tang Qian’Er followed closely behind Mu Chen. The girl’s pretty face was slightly nervous. She knew that they would lose their life if they were surrounded by Spiritual Beasts in this kind of dangerous place.
And just when she was nervously staring at her surroundings, Mu Chen’s body suddenly stopped. She smashed straight onto him without any guard up. The girl’s soft and delicate body pressed onto Mu Chen’s back. This soft feeling made Mu Chen blink. Behind him, Tang Qian’Er blushed and quickly tried to step back. However, her hand was caught by Mu Chen.
“Shhhhh.”
Before Tang Qian’Er needlessly struggled, Mu Chen had already waved his hand slightly. His eyes pierced through the forest and stared straight ahead. Tang Qian’Er also followed that gaze and she saw a patch of open space. She noticed that there were two blood red bodies with a black horn on its forehead. These two creatures were similar to a tiger and a pig. It leisurely strolled around while emitting piercing endlessly.
“It’s the Low Rank Spiritual Beast Bloodswine Tiger.
Mu Chen said softly. These two Bloodswine Tiger seems to be at the strength of a Spiritual Movement Stage Middle Phase. However, this beast has a thick skin so it should be able to endure an all-out attack from a Spiritual Movement Stage Late Phase. If it were to enter in a frenzy, it would be exceptionally fierce.
“One for each person, is that okay?”
Mu Chen looked at Tang Qian’Er. The girl’s pretty face was slightly pale, but she still managed to nod her head. This was probably the first time that she was going to face a Spiritual Beast head on.
“Don’t worry. I’m here.” Mu Chen smiled as he comforted her.
“Yes.” Tang Qian’Er gently gritted her teeth and her slender hand gripped onto a short sword. She did not want to drag down Mu Chen. She must work hard for their results.
“Let’s go.”
Mu Chen gently said as his body rushed out.
Roar!
When Mu Chen appeared, the two Bloodswine Tiger turned their red eyes over towards him. They let out a roar and a bloody light emitted from their body.
Bang.
With quaking steps, one of the Bloodswine Tiger charged violently like a streak of red light towards Mu Chen. When the other one planned on following it, a sharp, shattered rock wrapped in Spiritual Energy hit its nose heavily. This made it falter and its blood red eyes stared at the delicate girl. It let out a roar and charged over.
Mu Chen stared at the Bloodswine Tiger that was charging towards him. His eyes did not panic and, instead, a hint of excitement flashed through. He stomped and actually charged straight at it.
A human and a beast skimmed by each other. The fierce winds raised the leaves on the ground. The instant that the two of them were about to collide, Mu Chen’s body suddenly took a diagonal step. His right hand gripped onto a sharp dagger and dark black Spiritual Energy quickly wrapped around it.
Mu Chen’s right hand drew an arc. The black light appeared right as the Bloodswine Tiger passed by and a cold light flashed through the Bloodswine Tiger’s eyes as it sputtered out blood.
!
The Bloodswine Tiger crashed severely at the large tree behind him. The giant tree toppled down and the ground shook. The Bloodswine Tiger seemed to cry out in berserk. Its pair of blood red eyes was stabbed by Mu Chen and it became blind.
“Roar!”
The pain almost made the Bloodswine Tiger become crazy. It used the smell in the air in order to switch directions and charge recklessly at Mu Chen. The mane that covered its body was like barbed wire as it stood up. It was like a steel fortress.
However, Mu Chen seemed to be quite calm as he faced the berserk Bloodswine Tiger. He took a step that allowed the Bloodswine Tiger to charge recklessly by his side. Every time the Bloodswine Tiger rushed passed his body, the razor sharp dagger would bring fresh and hot blood.
The hot blood slowly rolled down the dagger. In the end, the Bloodswine Tiger let out a shrill howl and its body stopped moving.
Mu Chen drew the dagger calmly and cut the enormous Bloodswine Tiger apart. That experienced approach would shock even the Adventurers, who hunted Spiritual Beasts for a living. It wasn’t something that a boy at this age should possess.
After he dealt with the Bloodswine Tiger, Mu Chen looked towards Tang Qian’Er. At this moment, the girl was in a slightly difficult position. Although there were many blood trails on the Bloodswine Tiger’s body, it was basically uninjured for a Bloodswine Tiger with thick skin.
Roar!
Just at this moment, the Bloodswine Tiger that was entangled by Tang Qian’Er might have heard the cries of its dying companion. Its blood red eyes instantly flushed red and its originally huge body actually swelled up.
“It went in a frenzy?” Mu Chen saw this and lifted his eyebrow.
“Ah.”
Tang Qian’Er issued out a surprised cry. When the short sword cut onto the Bloodswine Tiger’s body, an impact shocked her instead and the sword flew away. She immediately retreated a few steps and felt a shadow covering her. A smell of blood charged towards her. The Bloodswine Tiger jumped up high into the sky and firmly squashed down like a little mountain.
Facing the shadow coming down, Tang Qian’Er’s face became pale and her body felt as if it couldn’t move.
Shuaaa.
A figure suddenly appeared from the side. Its arm wrapped around her slender waist and a dark black Spiritual Energy expanded through the dagger in his hand. Like a dark light, it cut across the belly of the Bloodswine Tiger from below.
Smash.
Fresh blood fell down. However, this also includes smelly intestines and internal organs.
Mu Chen held onto Tang Qian’Er as they rolled on the ground in order to avoid the heavy press from the Bloodswine Tiger. The Bloodswine Tiger struggled for a moment, before it stopped moving. It was obvious that it has lost its life.
Whew.
When Mu Chen noticed that they successfully got rid of the two Bloodswine Tiger, he let out a light breathe out. Then, he felt the girl’s struggles within his arm and he released her as he smiled. He said: “Are you alright?”
Tang Qian’Er shook her head as her face was flushed red. She looked at the two dead Bloodswine Tiger and amazement appeared within her beautiful eyes. She understood that it was basically all Mu Chen’s credit for taking out these two dead Bloodswine Tiger this swiftly.
“Why are you so amazing? I fought against the Bloodswine Tiger for so long, yet I failed to kill it.” Tang Qian’Er could not help saying this out.
“It’s best to directly aim at its vital parts. You’ll get used to it after you kill a few more.” Mu Chen smiled before he went up to the two Bloodswine Tiger. His dagger cut across its head and a red light flew out. Two fist-size clumps of light slowly ascended. Inside the clump of light, you could vaguely see a miniature Bloodswine Tiger and a faint violent Spiritual Energy fluctuation emitted from it.
This is the Spiritual Beast’s Soul Essence.
Mu Chen recovered the two Spiritual Beast’s Soul Essence and threw it towards Tang Qian’Er. The latter caught it in curiosity. She looked at it back and forth as if she was quite satisfied with their first reward in their life.
Mu Chen could not help but laugh as he witnessed this scene. He wiped off the blood from his dagger and stared further into the deeper areas. His tongue licked his lips gently. It seems that the earlier bloody events reawakened his suppressed desire.
“Let’s go. This is only the beginning…”
Mu Chen tilted his head as he spoke to Tang Qian’Er. Then, he took large strides again. This level of Spiritual Beast still lacks a bit of challenge…
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