Chapter 20: Sky‑Curtain Ice Spider, an Existence Beyond the Extraordinary!!

Both lionesses' awakened ability is Ice Claw.

It's not a particularly outstanding ability, after all attaching ice-type spiritual energy to the claws can achieve a similar effect.

The little black panther Lu Na's awakened ability is Ice Wings.

It can use ice-type spiritual energy to manifest a pair of wings, gaining the power of flight.

Unfortunately, the little guy's internal ice energy is pitifully low, so the manifested frost wings can last less than five seconds.

The flight distance is roughly… about 20 meters.

It's still the kind of ground‑hugging flight.

Because flying too high can cause spiritual energy depletion and a direct fall to death…

Even so, this ability makes Chen Mo a bit envious.

Flight provides a broader field of view, offering great help for reconnaissance, combat, and escape.

As for the short‑duration issue, once the internal ice spiritual energy grows, it will be easily solved.

"If the self‑discipline challenge could spawn a Flying Lion, that would be great."

Chen Mo couldn't help but think.

While he was watching the little black panther Lu Na daydreaming, Lu Na was also secretly observing the Lion King "father".

After awakening, the little guy's spiritual intelligence naturally received enlightenment.

It grew increasingly grateful to the Lion King in its heart, and felt fortunate for its past self.

If it hadn't met the Lion King back then, it would now surely be a dry bone on the vast snowfield.

The Lion King's assistance and "adoption" made Lu Na silently regard the Lion King as its own father in its heart.

It hopes that one day it can repay the Lion King.

Unfortunately, it is still too weak now.

Panther, you must work hard!

Looking at the star‑filled sky, the little black panther thought silently.

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Roaring Lion, Day Seven.

Morning.

Ice Lion Territory.

"Roar!"

Early in the morning, Chen Mo roared loudly, beginning the final day of the self‑discipline challenge.

The day's plan starts with the morning.

The Frost Lion Pride has become accustomed to the new Lion King's "abnormal" behavior, and, like the previous lionesses, many imitators have appeared.

Meanwhile.

On the steppe about 40 kilometers from the lion pride, four military vehicles and an off‑road truck were speeding across the snow‑covered grassland.

Each off‑road vehicle was packed with armed soldiers; they had dark skin and wore uniform dark‑green uniforms.

These were troops from the Tansangnila military.

In the rear cargo of the off‑road truck, besides the soldiers, there were two huge iron cages, one of which contained a house‑cat‑sized white mouse curled up.

It was clearly also an extraordinary being, but at this moment it had been injected with a large dose of anesthetic and was in a comatose state.

In the lead vehicle.

"Sir, we are about to enter the interior snowfield of the Great Snow Mountain."

The skinny young soldier in the co‑driver seat fidgeted with his drone controller while reporting to the officer in the rear: "The wind and snow ahead are severe; the drone's detection range is heavily affected, currently it can only scan up to 250 meters ahead, so the vehicle speed should not be too fast."

"Lao Wang, slow down."

Upon hearing that, a slightly overweight bald officer in the rear said to the driver.

He is the highest‑ranking officer of this squad.

It is worth noting— they converse in Chinese.

Because their army's instructor is a Dongxia person, they not only communicate in Dongxia language, but each also has his own Dongxia name.

Soon, the off‑road vehicle collided with the mountain and drove straight into its interior.

These continuous snow mountains were like a mirage, an illusory existence.

"Sir, the snow mountain above us won't suddenly collapse, will it?" the young soldier operating the drone asked anxiously.

"Don't worry, based on other countries' experience, the Great Snow Mountain's official arrival will still take a long time. Don't overthink it; our mission this time is to capture as many extraordinary beings as possible."

The stout officer in the rear offered a comforting word, then skillfully used the intercom to paint a big picture for everyone: "Warriors! Raise your spirits! Colonel Karamu said that anyone who captures an extraordinary being will receive a reward of 5,000,000 shillings (about 13,540 RMB)! Moreover, I will report outstanding soldiers from this operation to superiors; promotion is not a dream!"

Upon hearing that, the soldiers' eyes inevitably lit up.

"Roar"

At this moment, a faint lion's roar suddenly reached the stout officer's ears.

Because the distance was too great and the engine noise was loud, the lion's roar sounded very faint.

"Lao Wang, Sang Qi, did you not hear?"

The stout officer hurriedly asked the driver and the young soldier.

"Heard, sir!"

"It sounds like a lion's roar!"

"Quick! Head that way!"

A joyful expression appeared on the stout officer's previously neutral face.

They have now entered the interior of the Great Snow Mountain; the creatures appearing here are nine out of ten extraordinary beings! As this hunting squad advanced rapidly toward Chen Mo, his far‑sighted vision naturally also spotted this human unit.

"Hei Ge!? So that means I'm most likely still on Blue Star?"

This is Chen Mo's first time seeing a human since his rebirth.

Seeing the fully armed soldiers, he thought and decided to slip away first.

His flesh now cannot fully resist bullets, though at his current speed, firearms find it hard to aim at him.

But after a round of concentrated fire, he might not die but will be crippled! Yet if he runs away now, the lion herd could very likely encounter Hei Ge's unit.

Although fighting humans head‑on would give a high chance of victory, Chen Mo does not want his newly developed lion herd to be spent on such a meaningless battle.

After thinking, Chen Mo still decides to go alone to draw away those humans.

Anyway, his speed is great now; he can maintain a 150 km/h run for a long time, and these off‑road vehicles simply cannot catch him.

He treats it as a morning jog, while continuing the self‑discipline of Roaring Lion!

"Roar!"

Chen Mo orders the lion herd not to move within the territory and runs out himself.

"Roar!"

He roars while sprinting toward the depths of Great Snow Mountain.

He intends to lure this squad into the deep illusion of Great Snow Mountain, where many extraordinary beasts dwell; if he meets them, he can still hunt them.

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30 minutes later.

The convoy chasing along the lion roars can still hear the roars ahead.

But they just can't catch up!

If they didn't see lion paw prints on the snow, they'd think they'd hit a ghost.

"Uncanny, this lion is way too fast!"

Pang Changguan muttered a line, his heart growing more excited.

Such stamina further proves this is no ordinary lion.

After running toward the depths of Great Snow Mountain for half an hour like this, Chen Mo suddenly halted.

Because he saw a gigantic beast ten kilometers away.

It was an enormous spider, its whole body crystal‑clear as if carved from crystal, glittering in the sunlight.

It stood four stories tall, and even Chen Mo standing before it looked rather tiny.

【Heaven Curtain Ice Spider】

【Level:???】

【Combat Power:???】

(End of Chapter)