Chapter 165: Hunting Plan

Sensing the powerful aura radiating from the Snow God Raven, these bugs rapidly burrowed into the soil or shrubbery and soon vanished without a trace.

Chen Mo paid no attention to these, and instead had the Snow God Raven approach the centipede statue.

"It really is that Great Centipede Evil God!"

After observing carefully, the Little Ice Spider confirmed that this statue was the " contingency" left behind by Lord Ice Phoenix's former nemesis! It revealed a gaze of boundless rage.

The Snow God Raven also cast a curious glance at the centipede statue.

However, just as the Snow God Raven was gazing at the centipede statue, the jade-green eyes of the centipede statue suddenly released a soul-captivating light!

At the same time.

A hoarse, sinister voice suddenly rang out in the Snow God Raven's mind—

"Do you wish to gain power?"

This voice was extremely cold and sinister, and also carried a powerful bewitching force.

"Offer sacrifice to me, and you shall gain power."

"Caw!" (Get lost, crow!) The Snow God Raven wanted to let out a screech, but under the influence of this evil force, it could not make a sound.

"Offer sacrifice to me, and you shall gain power."

This voice echoed ceaselessly in the Snow God Raven's mind.

This voice was full of bizarre bewitching power, and under its influence, the Snow God Raven involuntarily produced thoughts like "I crave power" in its heart.

But it was only for an instant.

The Snow God Raven snapped out of it! Though it craved power, it would never pay the price of its own soul!

Loyalty!

The voice full of bewitching power continued.

The Snow God Raven continuously repeated words like "The Ice Lion Kingdom is good, long live Your Majesty, loyalty" in its heart, and only then barely managed to hold fast to its true self.

At this time, Chen Mo also noticed that something was wrong with the Snow God Raven.

So he swiftly deployed the 【Evil-Suppression】 domain.

Invisible evil-suppressing power erupted from the Snow God Raven, instantly suppressing the trace of evil will that seeped from the centipede statue.

【Evil-Suppression】 had an outstanding effect against this kind of evil existence, thoroughly dispersing it in one stroke.

The evil influence receded.

That sinister voice full of bewitching power finally vanished from the Snow God Raven's mind as well.

The Snow God Raven breathed a sigh of relief, but still felt a lingering fear.

Even though it was not a poison-type creature, it had still nearly fallen prey to the bewitchment.

Fortunately, His Majesty released his mighty power and directly dispersed and suppressed the evil consciousness within the statue.

"Crow, destroy it!"

Chen Mo spoke.

"Caw!"

The Snow God Raven swung its wing in a void slash, and pale-white flames curved into a crescent moon arc that struck the centipede statue.

A mere minor Evil God, actually daring to show off before His Majesty!

However, the soul fire slash landed on the statue and merely spattered a string of sparks before slowly dissipating, without even leaving a single trace on the centipede statue! This soul fire slash was also an ability the Snow God Raven had comprehended after advancing to the King Realm.

Though its attack range was not large, it compressed death energy to the utmost limit, and was the strongest single-target burst skill the Snow God Raven currently mastered! Yet it could not inflict even the slightest damage on the centipede statue.

"Senior Ice Spider, how should we deal with this Evil God statue?"

Chen Mo asked.

His golden eyes were full of gravity; when the Evil God statue was bewitching the Snow God Raven just now, he had not noticed it immediately.

The bizarre power this statue possessed made him feel wary.

"Bring it back to the Ice Snow Divine Temple and freeze it in eternal imprisonment."

The Canopy Ice Spider said solemnly.

This centipede statue contained a trace of the power of rules, and ordinary means could not destroy it at all.

And if one wanted to hide or bury it, even if buried underground for tens of thousands of years, the malice it emanated would still cross the distance and bewitch creatures on the surface into helping it break its seal.

"Not just this Evil God statue, Suanni, I hope you collect as many other Evil God statues as possible. Try to delay or even destroy the Great Centipede Evil God's descent plan."

The Canopy Ice Spider requested.

After discovering this Evil God statue, besides reviving the Ancient Ice Phoenix, it now had one more task.

That was to prevent the Ice Phoenix's nemesis from being resurrected! "As a reward, I can help you with all the problems you encounter on your path of advancement."

"The resources within the Ice Phoenix Divine Temple, you may also use freely."

"Alright."

Chen Mo nodded.

The Canopy Ice Spider's help to him was considerable, and he had a premonition that if these Evil God statues were left unattended, it might truly lead to major trouble!

"According to that Venomtooth Dinosaur leader, the masters of the Misty Forest, namely the Green Dragon couple, also possess an Evil God statue."

"After defeating them, we should be able to obtain one."

"Furthermore, after we occupy the Misty Forest, as long as we keep an eye out for creatures whose strength suddenly increases, we should be able to find the Evil God statues quickly as well."

Chen Mo laid out his plan.

"Defeat the Corrupted Green Dragon couple, occupy the Misty Forest"

The Canopy Ice Spider was stunned for a moment; it had never expected this Suanni to be so daring in its thinking.

"Shouldn't we... not rush this?"

"The Green Dragon couple are at the peak of the Calamity Realm; it is far too dangerous for you to challenge them now."

"Compared to finding the evil god statue, you are more important!"

It was startled by the Suanni's bold idea.

Seeing the little ice spider's worried expression, Chen Mo laughed: "Ice Spider Senior, of course not right now. That's something to do after I advance to the peak of the Calamity Realm."

Chen Mo already had a plan in mind for his next course of action.

"First, hunt the creatures of low and mid Calamity rank in the Misty Forest, growing stronger bit by bit. After my strength reaches the peak of the Calamity Realm, I'll challenge the green dragon couple!"

From the mouth of the Venom Fang Dinosaur Leader, Chen Mo had learned the approximate locations of these Calamity Realm creatures' lairs.

Moreover, most of these Calamity Realm creatures had a habit of "hoarding" treasures.

Their "treasuries" might contain quite a few Calamity-grade treasures! This was also Chen Mo's greatest purpose in preparing to hunt these Calamity creatures! Of course, before that—

The primary task was still to find a transmission array that could return to the "Ice Phoenix Divine Temple"!

To ensure a stable and safe transmission.

Otherwise, his main body would not be able to come over, and everything would be empty talk.

Besides, relying on the Snow God Crow to struggle alone would be too difficult for the crow.

"Ice Spider Senior, do you still remember the approximate location of the transmission array?"

Chen Mo asked.

"The Snow Domain has changed far too much. In the era I lived in, this place was still a snowplain, but now it has turned into a forest."

The Canopy Ice Spider shook its head.

Perhaps that great battle ten thousand years ago had caused an enormous impact on the Snow Domain's terrain.

Even the Canopy Ice Spider, a native inhabitant, now completely did not recognize the way back.

"But it's not a big problem!"

The Canopy Ice Spider said "calmly":

"The transmission array only has a few positioning spirit talismans with a slight issue; the descent location is more or less accurate."

"The maximum deviation will not exceed 500 kilometers. As long as we cover the entire 500-kilometer radius, we will definitely find the transmission array's location!" "If we can find any landmark buildings, the search speed can be further accelerated!"

"Caw~"

Hearing the figure of a 500-kilometer radius, the Snow God Crow could not help but feel a little despair.

Although it had successfully advanced to the King Realm and its speed had increased rapidly, plus the enhancements of titles like 【Divine Speed Crow】 and 【Berserk Crow】, its maximum speed had already reached nearly three times the speed of sound.

But searching for a tiny transmission array within a 500-kilometer radius would still require considerable effort and time.

And that was under the premise of not encountering any danger.

Chen Mo was also somewhat speechless.

After this incident, the Canopy Ice Spider's image as a "aloof, powerful, and mysterious" senior had vanished entirely from Chen Mo's heart.

Canopy · Unreliable · Ice Spider.

But for now, this was the only way.

"I'm going back first. Crow, if you encounter danger, call my name."

Chen Mo prepared to end this descent.

He still needed to complete his self-discipline challenge, so naturally he could not descend upon the Snow God Crow at every single moment.

Thus, over the next few days, the Snow God Crow, carrying the little ice spider possessed by the Canopy Ice Spider, kept shuttling through the Misty Forest, attempting to find a transmission array that could return to the Ice Snow Divine Temple.

The Snow Domain's gravity was nearly identical to that inside the Ice Phoenix Divine Temple.

The concentration of free-roaming spiritual power in the air was also about the same as in the Divine Temple, but much more mottled.

Among it, poison-origin spiritual power was the most abundant, followed by ice-origin and wood-origin spiritual power.

Perhaps due to keeping a relatively low profile, plus the Snow God Crow constantly hovering at the bottom layer of the Toxic Forest, namely within the Misty Zone.

It did not encounter any particularly powerful creatures.

Moreover, the Snow God Crow also discovered quite a few spiritual plants.

Among them were even two stalks of third-tier (King-grade) divine medicine! Third-tier divine medicine was extremely rare in the real world, yet in this Misty Forest, they could be spotted from time to time.

The spiritual energy concentration in the Misty Forest was simply too high, naturally nurturing many precious spiritual plants and divine medicines.

This was still only the bottommost layer of the Misty Forest's ecological environment. The Snow God Crow guessed that in the middle and top layers of the Misty Forest, there would very likely be even higher-quality divine medicines!

Unfortunately, the two stalks of third-tier divine medicine the Snow God Crow found were both poison-type divine medicines.

They did not match its attributes, so it could not eat them.

Chen Mo did not mind; he possessed 【True Spirit Bloodline】, which could freely convert spiritual power of all types.

But what surprised the Snow God Crow and the Canopy Ice Spider was—

After the Venom Fang Dinosaur clan was entirely wiped out by them, it did not seem to have caused any ripples.

The scenario the Snow God Crow had anticipated—"beat the young ones, and the old ones come"—did not occur.

The Corrupt Green Dragon that the Venom Fang Dinosaurs served seemed to have not paid any attention at all to the news of one of its vassal clans going missing.

And indeed, that was the case.

In the Misty Forest, there were quite a few races serving the Corrupt Green Dragon. To the green dragon couple, these were merely "tool beasts" that collected food and treasures for them.

If they died, they died.

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The outside world.

On the African continent.

Almost every city radiated vigorous vitality and energy.

The current Ice Lion Kingdom had already become a true colossus; its various systems and Ice Lion Laws were also gradually being perfected.

At present, the kingdom was divided into a total of 24 different departments.

And every department's minister was now a "big figure" in the Ice Lion Kingdom.

For example, the Frost Sheep Leader of the Ministry of Agriculture.

After the Qi revival, agriculture had become an extremely important industry.

Beyond food, what mattered even more now were divine medicines and spiritual plants that could elevate extraordinary beings!

Moreover, many mutated spiritual plants were also weapons of strategic value.

For instance, the Ice Blast Mushroom, Unstable Ice Fruit, and Flash Acorn had all played major roles in the previous several wars.

After receiving Chen Mo's permission, the Frost Sheep Leader brought a group of "core members" into the Ice Phoenix Divine Temple and began cultivating some third-tier divine medicines and spiritual plants.

After obtaining the self-discipline title of Divine Farmer Lion, its plant cultivation skills had improved enormously.

The proficiency of the Great Spirit Rain Art had also reached a level of consummate mastery.

Its catalysis ability was now no inferior to Chen Mo's at the same stage.

The Frost Sheep Leader hoped that one day, every "resident" of the Ice Lion Kingdom could achieve divine medicine freedom! In addition, there were Bing Li of the Ministry of Education, and the Hydra Giant Serpent of the Ministry of Ocean Safety. Martial Dao Ancestor Lion, Day 35.

Anubis Pyramid.

At the exact center of the pyramid, a skeletal giant lion nearly twenty meters in length stared with full concentration at a mass of furiously burning silver-white soul fire before it.

In the center of the soul fire was a flowing mass of black metal.

Chen Mo was forging a Nether Fire Sword.

As the soul fire forged it, the blade gradually took shape, its outline becoming clear.

The silver soul fire abruptly dissipated, revealing the blade's form.

It was a nether sword approximately one meter long, entirely black, its color dark and understated.

Immediately after, dense death energy surged in madly, as though infusing it with a soul.

Some lines emitting a faint glow flickered and flowed across the blade's surface.

The forging was successful!

Looking at the Nether Fire Sword hovering in midair before him, radiating a faint glow, the soul fire in Chen Mo's eye sockets flickered, revealing an emotion of joy.

This was a Nether Fire Sword of high-grade Lord Realm quality, just a tiny bit short of the King Realm.

And that tiny gap was due to the forging materials.

If higher-quality metal materials were used, Chen Mo could have forged a King-grade Nether Fire Sword this time!

He hadn't expected that he could attempt forging a King-grade weapon so soon.

The second self-discipline challenge of Weapon Master Lion should be completable ahead of schedule.

Chen Mo moved his mind and attempted to control the Nether Fire Sword with his will.

Driven by powerful spiritual force, this Nether Fire Sword darted swiftly through the air like a flying sword from a xianxia novel, cruising back and forth.

The sharp sword qi sliced through the air, letting out a whistling shriek.

This Nether Fire Sword could be imbued with death energy; while piercing through an enemy, it could inject death energy into the wound, thereby preventing the opponent from self-healing within a short period of time.

"Not bad. It would be great if a self-discipline challenge like Sword Immortal Lion or Cultivation Lion came up next."

Chen Mo couldn't help but think to himself.

"I didn't expect you to be quite gifted in weapon forging as well. Not bad!"

Seeing the near-perfectly forged Nether Fire Sword, the Anubis statue beside him said with a smile.

He was increasingly satisfied with this chosen one — not only was his talent outstanding, but he also, surprisingly, had considerable aptitude in the field of forging, just like himself.

More importantly — he had learned from his main body that the power of faith provided by this suanni was growing day by day.

This showed that imperceptibly, the suanni had already come to regard him as an "idol."

Of course, in reality, Chen Mo didn't have the slightest intention of worshipping Anubis.

(End of this chapter)