Chapter 184: The Dragon Mother's Shock

The Ghost-Face Fish below the Calamity level didn't even have the right to compete! A Ghost-Face Fish King had just swallowed a piece of Blood Stew and hadn't even had time to digest it before the other Ghost-Face Fish Kings lunged at it, seemingly wanting to devour it!

The essence blood of the Heavenly Dragon Poison Centipede had a fatal attraction for every single Ghost-Face Fish!

Originally, the power of the essence blood had been sealed and coagulated together, not revealing itself at all.

But after Chen Mo cooked it into Blood Stew, he completely drew out this energy.

The thirst for the Heavenly Dragon Poison Centipede's essence blood was nearly engraved deep within the genes of every Ghost-Face Fish.

So at this moment, they went completely mad! This scene naturally attracted the attention of other Calamity-level creatures.

They were all dumbfounded.

What kind of powerful drug did this Ice Lion pour into the lake, to actually attract so many Ghost-Face Fish?

Nearly half of the Ghost-Face Fish in the entire Blood Sea Lake swarmed toward the Ice Lion's location.

Among them, there even appeared a Fish King at the peak of the Calamity realm!

This old Fish King could be said to be the most powerful existence in Blood Sea Lake. It possessed considerable intelligence, and after smelling the scent of the Heavenly Dragon Poison Centipede's essence blood, it knew full well there was danger, yet still charged out!

It was incomparably confident in its own strength—especially its speed. Even if it couldn't win in a fight, escaping after snatching this piece of the Mother Goddess's essence blood would definitely be no problem.

The other Calamity giant beasts originally wanted to rush over and get a share of the spoils.

But upon seeing the densely packed school of fish, these Calamity giant beasts ultimately held back and decided to watch from the sidelines for a while.

"That Ice Lion is going to suffer!"

The Corrupt Dragon Mother was ecstatic in her heart.

She hadn't expected this Ice Lion to court death like this. Facing a frenzied school of fish, even she couldn't say for certain that she would escape!

After the old Fish King relied on its absolute speed to devour the Ghost-Face Fish that had eaten the Heavenly Dragon Poison Centipede's essence blood, it leapt into the air once more and came flying toward Chen Mo.

Worried that these Ghost-Face Fish would eat and run, Chen Mo had also kept a portion of Blood Stew beside himself.

"Absolute Zero!"

Seeing the oncoming Ghost-Face Fish King and the school of fish, the ice-type origin energy within Chen Mo's body surged.

The next second.

Amidst the dancing ice and snow, the entire world seemed to freeze.

With him at the center, everything within a radius of nearly a hundred meters seemed to have been pressed on a pause button.

Including the old Ghost-Face Fish King that was already right before his eyes.

At this moment, it was only 1 meter away from the piece of Blood Stew in front of Chen Mo.

Yet it was bizarrely suspended motionless in midair.

A short distance of just 1 meter seemed like an impassable chasm! Immediately after, Chen Mo released several small ice tornadoes, directly freezing the dozen or so Calamity-level Ghost-Face Fish Kings solid.

Pack them up and take them away!

The "Time Stop" lasted for merely 5 seconds.

Freezing a creature at the peak of the Calamity realm required consuming a massive amount of origin energy.

It was also because this old Ghost-Face Fish King was too confident in its own speed, daring to charge right up to Chen Mo's face.

That was what gave Chen Mo the opportunity.

Using Absolute Zero to freeze it solid, thereby easily subduing it.

Otherwise, it would probably have taken some time.

Seeing this scene, the Calamity giant beasts watching on the sidelines were all dumbfounded.

A Fish King at the peak of the Calamity realm was subdued just like that!? No way, bro, you're that fierce!? What shocked them even more was the time-stop-like ability Chen Mo had released.

Right now this Ice Lion was using it on the Ghost-Face Fish King, but if battle broke out and it was used on them, the vast majority of Calamity creatures felt they would have a hard time defending against it.

Since when did a terrifying ice-type Calamity like this appear in the Poison Domain!

The Poison Frog King also felt a wave of lingering fear in its heart.

This Ice Lion had used its strength to demonstrate what "even among the peaks of the Calamity realm, there are gaps" meant.

Instantly killing a Fish King at the peak of the Calamity realm—this kind of strength was far beyond what it could match.

This Ice Lion was a divine descendant, and had forged its power to the absolute limit, already reaching the level of invincibility within the Calamity realm! Good thing it had chickened out earlier.

It looked at the Corrupt Dragon Mother beside it with a suspicious gaze.

"Are you sure you were chasing and beating that Ice Lion before?"

"Roar?"

The Corrupt Dragon Mother was also dumbfounded, wearing an expression of disbelief.

Clearly just one month ago, that Ice Lion was still being chased and beaten by her, and now it had already grown to this level!?

Did it have to be this exaggerated! A chill rose in her heart.

With the Ice Lion's terrifying growth rate, did she still have a chance to take back her treasures? Let alone taking the treasures back—she was very likely to face a joint siege from this Ice Lion and the Emerald King Snake! But soon, the Corrupt Dragon Mother thought of something again, and the flames of revenge reignited in her deep green pupils.

As long as she could obtain the Yellow Springs Tree Fruit, after consuming it, even if she couldn't break through to the Legend realm, she would still reach the limit of the Calamity realm!

When that time came, this Ice Lion would naturally be no match for her!

She still had a chance!

"Pack them all up and take them away!"

After knocking all these Calamity-level Ghost-Face Fish Kings unconscious and then freezing them, Chen Mo handed them all over to the Emerald King Snake to carry.

The vitality of Calamity-level Ghost-Face Fish Kings was astonishingly strong. Even if frozen for a few years, no major problems would arise.

"Hiss~"

The Emerald King Snake hung the Ghost-Face Fish Kings one by one on its body. It was very happy to help with this kind of menial tool work.

"If only I had a storage-type treasure like a storage ring."

Chen Mo couldn't help but think.

It wasn't that there was no opportunity at all.

Once he completed the Self-Discipline Challenge of the Spacetime Travel Lion, mastered the origin energy of space, and combined it with the forging techniques of the Weapon Lion, he might be able to create a spatial treasure for storage!

Just as Chen Mo's thoughts were wandering, the voice of the Poison Algae Crocodile Prince suddenly rang in his heart.

He communicated quietly with Chen Mo through telepathy:

"Roar!" (Ice Lion, how about we join forces?)

"Roar!" (I feel that the Venomous Frog King and the Giant Fang Flat-Mouthed Bat are a bit off. I suspect they may be acting under the orders of the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion, plotting something detrimental to us.) Hearing this, Chen Mo was somewhat surprised.

He had originally thought this Poison Algae Crocodile Prince was an arrogant "second-generation beast" who looked down on everyone, but unexpectedly, it had also noticed something wrong with the Venomous Frog King.

It was far more cautious than he had imagined.

"Fine."

Chen Mo nodded.

He did not sense any malice from the Poison Algae Crocodile, so cooperation was acceptable.

"Let's pretend we don't know each other on the surface. If a conflict breaks out, I hope we can watch out for and help each other!"

The Poison Algae Crocodile Prince spoke through telepathy.

Originally, this Ice Lion and the Emerald King Snake were, in its view, potential partners for cooperation, but not to the extent of warranting a personal approach to recruit them.

But after Chen Mo displayed terrifying strength, the Poison Algae Crocodile already regarded him as an equal existence! Chen Mo nodded and calmly replied with a single "Good." ——————

After Chen Mo caught over a dozen Calamity-grade Ghost Face Fish Kings in succession, the remaining Ghost Face Fish Kings trembled and did not dare to show themselves above the water at all.

The other Calamity giant beasts could not see a single Ghost Face Fish King.

Several beasts cast their gazes toward the Emerald King Snake beside Chen Mo, greatly coveting the Ghost Face Fish Kings on its body.

But after thinking it over, they still did not dare to act.

That Ice Lion was too terrifying!

"Croak!" (Let's continue onward!) The Venomous Frog King prepared to venture deeper into the secret realm, heading for the second area, Poison Bug Valley.

Since they could not catch any more fish kings, all the Calamity giant beasts lacked enthusiasm. Seeing the Venomous Frog King rushing deeper into the secret realm, they naturally hurried to follow.

On the other side, Chen Mo caught another Calamity-grade divine herb, and then kept coming up empty.

Seeing the main group preparing to move on, he and the Emerald King Snake followed as well.

The most important goal of this trip was still the Yellow Springs Tree Fruit, to raise his strength as much as possible, and then defeat the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion.

To master the ley line core of the Poison Domain and push for the Legendary realm.

As long as he became the overlord of the Poison Domain, this Yellow Springs Mother Nest secret realm would naturally fall under his control as well.

Then he could come "fishing" whenever he wanted.

After flying for about 40 minutes, Chen Mo finally flew out of this Blood Sea Lake.

It was called a lake, but its actual area was already about the size of an ocean.

After flying out of the Blood Sea Lake, a massive valley came into view.

The two sides of the valley were formed by neat, continuous mountain peaks, transformed from a segment of the Heavenly Dragon Poison Centipede's remains.

A layer of deep red mist shrouded the valley, and visibility was extremely low.

Even though Chen Mo possessed the title of Observation Lion and had astonishing eyesight, he could not completely pierce through the mist.

The valley floor was muddy and covered in rotting leaves, breeding countless bizarre red plants. They vied with each other in beauty, yet exuded a trace of eerie vitality.

"Hiss~" (Your Majesty, this valley is so eerie. I feel like it's alive.) This bizarre valley made the Emerald King Snake feel uneasy inside.

"Croak!" (This red mist is toxic and will continuously corrode your vitality. Moreover, it is extremely viscous and will greatly affect your forward speed!) The Venomous Frog King said sternly, "Croak!" (All beasts, stay close! Once you get lost in the red mist, you may very well die without a burial place.) "Croak!" (We must press forward in one go and rush through this area. If any beast feels afraid, you can turn back the way you came right now.) Hearing this, several Calamity giant beasts chose to go back.

But most still chose to press on.

They had already come this far.

By passing through Poison Bug Valley, they could reach the Forest of Yellow Springs, where divine herbs and spiritual plants grew everywhere.

Moreover, many Calamity giant beasts were accompanying their own leaders, so naturally they could not turn and flee out of fear.

"Croak!" (Everyone, keep up!) The Venomous Frog King still took the lead, entering the valley first.

The moment it stepped into the valley, the red plants around the Venomous Frog King all came alive, either extending their branches and leaves or transforming into vines to attack it.

The plants in the valley were extremely sensitive to the scent of unfamiliar creatures, and upon detecting one, they would attack without hesitation.

However, these bizarre plants that were not even at the King realm naturally could not harm the Venomous Frog King in the slightest. The Venomous Frog King could not even be bothered to defend, letting the plants attack it.

This level of attack strength was no different from a massage.

The true threat came from the corrosive flying insects within the red mist.

These flying insects were as large as a fist, resembling mosquitoes, with wings of vivid red.

Their mouthparts were twisted and deformed, like a combination of sawteeth and a drill, incomparably sharp! These poisonous bugs possessed the ability to corrode all things. The fluid they secreted could corrode all flesh and steel, and even spiritual power.

Of course, this fluid was actually a type of toxin as well.

Corrosion toxin.

Even when killed, their blood still carried corrosive power, continuously eroding spiritual energy shields.

In response, the Venomous Frog King's tongue extended and retracted like a vine whip, directly swallowing the corrosive flying insects into its mouth.

It was so fast that a series of afterimages appeared.

The Venomous Frog King harbored deadly poison within its body, and its poison resistance was absurdly high. Although this corrosion toxin would cause it some harm, it could completely withstand it.

After the Venomous Frog King entered Poison Bug Valley, its kin and the Corrupt Dragon Mother followed closely behind it.

Then came the Giant Fang Flat-Mouthed Bat, which used some petrification-like ability to completely transform itself into a moving stone.

Its life aura completely dissipated!

All the poisonous bugs and toxic gas ignored it.

Its kin had also used this same ability. 【Petrification】 was very likely the Giant Fang Flat-Mouthed Bat's innate talent, or they had practiced in advance to cope with Poison Bug Valley.

The giant fang flat-mouthed bats were the relatively stress-free kind.

The Poison Algae Crocodile prince and the main Poison Algae Crocodile force followed after them as well.

As soon as they entered the valley, the Poison Algae Crocodiles found their speed greatly affected.

Moving through the red mist was like walking through a viscous swamp.

In the Poison Algae Crocodiles' eyes, this movement speed was practically no different from a crawling turtle.

To deal with the venomous bugs, the Poison Algae Crocodiles used the abilities 【Hardening】 and 【Iron Wall】, likewise maxing out their defense.

However, they could not completely resist the corrosive venom secreted by the corrosive flying bugs, and faint cracks appeared on their scale armor.

These corrosive venomous bugs were likewise influenced by the remains of the Heavenly Dragon Poison Centipede, possessing a trace of law power. Even if that law power was only one part in a hundred million, it could still inflict harm on them!

Seeing this, the Poison Algae Crocodiles did not panic.

The Poison Algae Crocodile clan was renowned for its vigorous life force to begin with.

The poison algae on their bodies could heal injuries extremely quickly.

As soon as cracks appeared on their scale armor, under the "caress" of the poison algae, they quickly recovered to their original state.

Relying on their formidable recovery ability, they could fully withstand the venomous bugs' biting.

"Roar!" (Let's go!) Chen Mo followed after them as well.

The instant it entered the Venomous Bug Valley, it released the 【Evil Suppression】 domain, just covering the range of itself, the Emerald King Snake, and the Seven-Color Butterfly.

In an instant, invisible power spread outward in all directions.

Under the pressure of this force, the red mist "obediently" scattered away.

The highly venomous flying bugs were instantly crushed and burst apart under the pressure of this evil-suppressing force.

A rain of red blood fell all around Chen Mo.

It was all the remains and bodily fluids of the highly venomous flying bugs.

And under the effect of the Evil Suppression domain, it was as if an invisible giant umbrella hovered above Chen Mo, directly blocking all the blood rain.

The other highly venomous flying bugs were naturally not fools either; after discovering that a great terror existed here, they withdrew one after another and turned to attack other targets.

Chen Mo's surroundings actually became a dust-free zone.

Under the Evil Suppression domain, not a single highly venomous flying bug could get close to Chen Mo!

Let alone the fact that after equipping 【Fatal Poison Lion】, Chen Mo could become immune to any toxin below totem rank—these venomous bugs posed no threat to him whatsoever!

Compared to the other disaster giant beasts' methods of coping, the domain power Chen Mo displayed seemed incomparably overbearing.

Crushing straight through all the way! (End of this chapter)