Chapter 362: Blood Mist Nemesis

Ranqingmo's beautiful eyes flickered, she nodded, "Yes, grandfather."

"Mm, go find him quickly, we'll set out after the birthday banquet ends."

Ran Jianfeng waved his hand, signaling Ranqingmo to step back.

"What?"

"General Star Lu Jing is also coming?"

At the entrance of the 131st Grade A Cave, many officers who had taken the Yuanxi exploration mission stood up with a swish, their faces full of surprise and excitement.

"If I remember correctly, General Star Lu Jing is a very powerful mental Talent Endowed!"

"Yes, I've heard his mental power talent surpasses even those reclusive old monsters."

"Now the Yuanxi exploration mission is much easier; with such a mental Talent Endowed, the blood mist etc. basically won't affect us."

A bald man with ferocious scars shook his head and said, "You're being presumptuous; why would General Star Lu Jing protect us? He has no such duty or obligation."

The bald man's words brought the excited few back to reality.

In the troop, a handsome-looking back-headed sunglasses man chuckled, "That's how it's said, but as I understand, General Star Lu Jing has saved thousands on the battlefield; we're hardly a shortage."

"I think the same; General Star Lu Jing's fame spreads far, this time we've latched onto a big thigh!"

A somewhat aloof elder sister also smiled and said, "This mission should be secure, but most importantly we need to build a good relationship with General Star Lu Jing; this connection is no worse than a five-hundred-thousand military merit!"

"Hehe, we certainly know that General Star Lu Jing will someday stand at the pinnacle of the Martial Way; being able to go on a mission with such a figure has used up all our good luck for this life."

"By the way, why hasn't General Star Lu Jing arrived yet? We're just waiting for him."

"Don't rush, wait a bit longer."

A group of over ten people waited another two-plus hours, until the sun began to set.

"General Star Lu Jing has arrived!"

"Look over there!"

The setting sun, dim twilight.

At the far edge of the setting sun, a tall, upright figure bathed in brilliant golden afterglow, with a long sword slung at his waist.

This scene gives a feeling of tranquility and harmony, as if one were inside an oil painting.

The officers who had waited long, upon seeing this figure, all rose and went forward to greet.

"General Lu Jing."

"Sir, you've arrived!"

Lu Jing's expression was calm, he gave a slight nod.

"Mm."

"Sir, everyone is already assembled; when do you think we should set out?"

The bald man smiled and stepped forward to ask.

Lu Jing glanced at everyone present.

Most of these people are at the Martial Sect Realm and Martial Marquis Realm, with two also being third-realm mental Talent Endowed.

"Are the supplies and such all ready?"

"Sir, everything is prepared, enough to feed us for a month!"

"Alright, let's set out."

Lu Jing's calm voice sounded.

The group of over ten all became alert, entering the Cave in an orderly manner.

After half an hour's journey, we finally saw the true appearance of the Yuanxi.

It is a black-purple spatial rift about four to five stories high and over ten meters wide.

Around the rift, many outposts were set up, with numerous soldiers on duty.

"Sir, we've arrived at the location."

The bald man went to the outpost, greeted the guarding soldiers, then handed over the Yuanxi mission certificate.

Lu Jing carefully observed this spatial rift.

Unlike the chaos when a Lord-level Aberrant Beast appears, this Yuanxi is extremely stable.

Outside, lights shine brightly; inside the Yuanxi it is pitch black, as if it could swallow light.

Lu Jing tried extending his mental power to contact the Yuanxi, but it couldn't reach in at all.

Everything is ready; we just need someone to lead the way in.

Everyone looked eagerly at Lu Jing.

Lu Jing shook his head and walked to the front.

Buzz—

Just like piercing a water curtain, Lu Jing only felt a chill on his body and then appeared in the middle of a huge canyon rift.

"Such a strong bloody smell..."

In this huge canyon rift, everywhere was filled with large expanses of light blood-colored mist.

The mist is thick, condensing and not dispersing, moving slowly with the airflow.

From afar, it looks like a living creature.

Light coming from somewhere gets swallowed mostly, causing very low visibility here.

And within the impenetrable blood mist, from time to time there are chilling roars that make the scalp tingle.

Also, dark shadows of unknown creatures dart through the blood mist, climbing up and down the canyon cliffs at extreme speed.

"Fortunately, mental power can still be used normally."

Lu Jing tested it; the blood mist exerts some suppression on mental power, but the effect is minor, his mental power can still spread far here.

He extended his mental power domain outward, exploring the full scope of the canyon.

The figure that had just flashed by was also captured by mental power: a wolf-like creature whose teeth grew long enough to pierce its chin, and its fur was blood-red as well.

Sir, everyone has come in.

The bald, burly man stood behind Lu Jing, gazing at the thick blood mist, and said softly: "Should we continue probing deeper, or first rest and recuperate?"

Lu Jing understood his meaning; actually, as long as they remained stationary here for an hour, they could finish the scouting mission.

This is the safest way to accomplish the mission.

Lu Jing said calmly: "You can choose to stay here; I'll go ahead alone to take a look."

Sir, please be careful!

Several people stared at the eerie blood mist beside them, so frightened they didn't dare to breathe.

The two Psychic Talent Endowed who had come with the team extended their mental power from the rear, forming a shield to protect their minds from corruption.

Lu Jing's feet twitched slightly, and he appeared ten meters away.

The blood mist here was even thicker.

Lu Jing inhaled a little of it, feeling no discomfort in his body.

He simply opened his mouth like a whale drinking water, sucking all the nearby blood mist into his body.

Instantly, visibility jumped up several levels.

The officers behind also witnessed this astonishing sight, each one turning deathly pale from fright.

This blood mist is the bane of martial artists; not to mention inhaling it, even just getting it on the skin will corrode a martial artist's inner heart and mental power.

Lu Jing actually inhaled it like smoking, taking big gulps, which truly exceeded their imagination.

They merely stared at the motionless Lu Jing, worried that in the next second this General Star would undergo an aberration and turn into a monster that attacked friend and foe alike.

Fortunately, Lu Jing's complexion remained normal.

At this moment, Lu Jing was inwardly inspecting the condition inside his body.

After entering his body, the blood mist rushed straight toward the diamond figurine.

It was quickly evaporated completely by the seven-colored light emanating from the diamond figurine, vanishing without a trace.

His mental power was truly too pure, completely the nemesis of these blood mists.

It seems this reconnaissance can be made much easier.

Lu Jing no longer lingered, continuing forward.