Chapter 252: Slaughter

Chen Mo held the Wanfa Spirit Fruit in his hand; it is said that within the Return Ruins, the power of the Heavenly Law inside this fruit is suppressed.

Yet it is precisely because of this that the spirit fruit can form; otherwise, the law power contained within it would instantly trigger a turbulent storm.

For a Martial Artist to refine them is far from easy.

Chen Mo carefully scrutinized the mysteries of this spirit fruit; he could now roughly determine that he should be in the third layer of the Hundred Beasts Valley.

The giant beasts living here do not differ much in form from those in the first and second layers, at most differing in body size, with slightly improved strength.

Improved strength means these giant beasts have more power of the Heavenly Law within their bodies.

The Wanfa Spirit Fruit obtained from slaying them will also have better effects.

However, the law power contained within the obtained Wanfa Spirit Fruit may not necessarily be suitable for oneself.

Chen Mo is now at the Myriad Phenomena Third Heaven realm, and the laws within his Small World are perfect and complete.

If he wants to go further, he needs to find laws suitable for his own comprehension.

Chen Mo did not rashly attack, quietly retreating half a step, putting away the Short Blade and switching to the Deceiving Heaven and Earth Hammer.

He is situated within it, being constantly refined.

Suddenly, several rustling sounds rang out, and Chen Mo turned his gaze toward the ground.

And according to the cultivation techniques he practiced previously, as well as his own situation.

"Boom!"

He did not relax his vigilance; through the green snake, it could be seen that some giant beasts have extremely strong concealment abilities.

Although not possessing all of the Five Elements, it is enough to make up for his own deficiencies and accelerate his own cultivation.

Chen Mo observed carefully; the law contained within this Wanfa Spirit Fruit belongs to the Wood element.

But even if he only gathered Wanfa Spirit Fruits of the Metal and Wood attributes, the remaining three elements could entirely rely on his own hard cultivation.

Chen Mo did not hesitate in the slightest; the weapon in his hand changed, and the Short Blade instantly transformed into a long blade over four feet in length.

Chen Mo should prioritize choosing Wanfa Spirit Fruits of the Yin and Yang Five Elements type; such spirit fruits are easier and simpler for him to consume and comprehend.

Yin-Yang Law, Five Elements Law, can be gathered or dispersed.

Several deep pits half a foot square suddenly appeared, followed immediately by another deep pit, and the wild grass and shrubs originally on the deep pits were abruptly pressed down.

"Whoosh!" The monster passed through the wind; Chen Mo felt himself surrounded by something in just an instant.

Putting it into his Storage Bag, Chen Mo walked forward cautiously with the Short Blade.

"Ben!" Another strange sound rang out; Chen Mo looked carefully again, but the monster seemed not to be moving.

Just like the green snake he had just killed, with Chen Mo's strength, killing it was naturally incomparably easy.

"Ben-ben!" Two strange roars came; Chen Mo took out his weapon and scanned his surroundings.

In addition, there is another point, which is that the coverage is relatively broad.

But there is one point he can now conclude: this giant beast has used some unknown means to swallow him into its belly.

Within the Tongmai Realm, these giant beasts are definitely not weak, and their vitality is quite tenacious.

The third layer of the Hundred Beasts Valley, although not as dangerous as the fourth or fifth layers.

Chen Mo instantly felt a change; the surroundings seemed like chaos, with Earth Wind Water Fire and Yin and Yang Five Elements laws constantly clashing fiercely.

Chen Mo stared fixedly at the direction from which the sound came; he realized that there was an invisible monster there now.

Even if Chen Mo only gathered a portion, for example, the Five Elements Law requires all Five Elements to be complete.

Fortunately, although invisible, there are too many weeds here, and he could still discover the monster when it moved.

However, this was a futile effort; the world had not changed at all compared to before, and Chen Mo still did not see the monster.

This point alone is enough to make Chen Mo maintain constant vigilance toward the outside world.

Once killed, it is hard to see again, at least in this era it is rarely seen again.

He decisively used his Qi and Blood to stimulate his five senses, allowing himself to further observe the detailed situation of the surroundings.

And even so, it is enough to make their cultivation speed much faster.

But if a Martial Artist of the same realm were to deal with it, it would undoubtedly be much more difficult.

Through the exchange just now, he could roughly judge the strength of these giant beasts.

Even he himself, before it moved, could not perceive anything.

Chen Mo scanned the surroundings constantly, but all he could see were countless wild grasses and shrubs.

It will also evolve a small number of strange giant beasts; these giant beasts are very rare, and most only appear once.

From these footprints, it can be seen that this monster is not small in size.

He cannot see the giant beast, nor does he know what the giant beast looks like.

Likewise, this kind of giant beast is much stronger than those of the same layer, and the law power contained within is the most.

This thing was warm and slippery, but in just an instant, Chen Mo reacted.

He was indeed surrounded by something, and this thing was the body of the giant beast.

The blade light danced like a silver-white ribbon, tearing open everything in front of him.

With a leap, he took the momentum to rush forward.

This giant beast is indeed huge, and Chen Mo is now completely swallowed into its body.

Not only that, the means of this giant beast are also very strange.

Although Chen Mo's strength is currently suppressed to the Tongmai Realm, his own Qi and Blood are vigorous, and his perception is far superior to Martial Artists of the same realm.

Under these circumstances, he still had no perception, which shows how strange the movements of this giant beast are.

The long blade in Chen Mo's hand danced, breaking through everything around him.

Inside the giant beast, it is like having a Yin-Yang Millstone, which can turn all things in the world into its own nourishment.

Chen Mo's physical body shone with precious light, his Qi and Blood were blazing, and dots of golden radiance intertwined, firmly protecting him.

This is a strange omen of the physical body becoming sanctified.

A blazing precious light blossomed, and in just an instant, it scattered all other law powers completely.

Chen Mo swung his blade to hack and slash, carving out a path of survival for himself within the body of this giant beast.

"Ben-ben!" The giant beast let out a shrill roar, yet its form instantly disintegrated.

In just the space of a breath, Chen Mo looked around the surroundings again; he was still staying in the previous place.

Only, a red Wanfa Spirit Fruit had appeared before him; this was what that giant beast had condensed into.

From the start of the slaughter to the end, he had not even seen what that giant beast actually looked like.

If it were not him, but instead any other Martial Artist facing such a giant beast,

perhaps they would not lose their life, but they would definitely suffer heavy injuries.

The laws within that giant beast's body rotated; even if it were not enough to erode all things in heaven and earth, most Martial Artists would find it difficult to resist.

Chen Mo took the red Wanfa Spirit Fruit into his hand and carefully investigated the laws contained within it.

Sure enough, what was contained within this Wanfa Spirit Fruit was the Yin-Yang Law.

This did not differ much from his previous expectations; after all, if it could erode all things in heaven and earth, it had to be either the Yin-Yang or the Five Elements Law.

Of course, the Nirvana Law also has this ability, but the erosion of the Nirvana Law is to cause all things to return to an end.

But within the Return Ruins, it is impossible for the Nirvana Law to evolve into this giant beast.

If it truly existed, the moment this giant beast evolved, it would be directly assimilated by the entire Return Ruins; there would never be a giant beast in existence.

Chen Mo put away this Wanfa Spirit Fruit, his inner vigilance toward the Hundred Beasts Valley rising to a higher level.

Although such relatively rare giant beasts as the one just now might be uncommon, from its strength alone, it is enough to see that the Hundred Beasts Valley is definitely a truly dangerous place.

Especially now that the beast tide has erupted, the strength of these giant beasts has increased, and the level of danger is even higher.

Even if he encountered danger with his own strength, the situation of other Martial Artists must be even worse.

Chen Mo leaped, landing on a treetop to the side.

He stimulated his Qi and Blood to activate his Eye Consciousness, doing his best to gaze into the distance and take everything in the surroundings into his view.

Although the Hundred Beasts Valley has the name of a valley, its interior is extremely flat; with one glance, Chen Mo saw almost everything within a radius of a hundred miles.

But the Hundred Beasts Valley is truly too large; even though Chen Mo's strength is much stronger than Martial Artists of the same realm, he is still not enough to see the entire valley.

As for the scenery beyond a hundred miles, he could only see a rough outline.

But this was already enough; Chen Mo had discovered a base of the Huantian Alliance.

It was about two hundred miles to his northwest; this distance is not considered far, but considering the need to travel within the Hundred Beasts Valley, this definitely cannot be called very safe.

Fortunately, as long as he does not encounter such strange giant beasts as before, meeting other giant beasts only provides Chen Mo with a harvest.

Leaping down from the tree, Chen Mo sprinted at full speed, rapidly approaching the small base of the Huantian Alliance in this area.

As long as he can find the base, he can determine his own position, and then he can think of ways to enter the deeper levels of the Hundred Beasts Valley.

Through the previous slaughter, Chen Mo was able to conclude that the third level of the Hundred Beasts Valley holds no danger for him.

Thus, if he wants to obtain more harvests, he must continue to go deeper and head to the fourth level of the Hundred Beasts Valley.

He has indeed harvested two Wanfa Spirit Fruits so far, but this is far from enough; neither in quantity nor quality is it sufficient.

The Yin-Yang Law contained within one Wanfa Spirit Fruit is not enough for him to break through to the True One Realm.

Moreover, even if it were enough, Chen Mo would not stop; harvesting more Wanfa Spirit Fruits now can all enhance his future cultivation.

Such an opportunity is rare, and no matter what, he cannot let it go.

Chen Mo's speed was extremely fast, but it was inevitable that he would encounter various giant beasts along the way.

Arriving safely near the base along the way, Chen Mo harvested a total of six Wanfa Spirit Fruits.

Among them, one was Fire-element and one was Metal-element; the rest were all laws he had no use for, such as Lightning or Wind.

If one carefully contemplates these laws, they do indeed have a certain relationship with the Yin and Yang Five Elements.

But although they originate from the same source, the two are poles apart.

If Chen Mo wanted to contemplate them to comprehend the Yin and Yang Five Elements, the time required would only be extremely long.

Stepping into the base, Chen Mo finally let out a sigh of relief; no one has entered this place for now, and he is the only one here.

This base is very simple; the outer perimeter is built with more than ten bluestone pillars, each of which is buried deep underground for more than several zhang.

Apart from the wooden house built, there is only a sand table measuring three zhang by three zhang placed within the base.

This is also normal; the reason this base can exist safely is mainly because of the Array in the surroundings.

And those seemingly plain and unremarkable stone pillars are the foundation of the Array here.

This Array was laid down by predecessors, and those who came later only know how to use it; as for how to change it or lay down a new Array,

this point has long been unknown in this era.

Therefore, in this base today, apart from the wooden house and the sand table, which were built in this era,

all other things are left behind by predecessors, and no one dares to touch them for fear of destroying the Array here.

Chen Mo walked to the sand table to examine it carefully; the situation recorded in this sand table is slightly more detailed than in the map.

Most importantly, it marks the location of this base and has directions carved in by hand.

It also uses the sun within this valley as a guide; with the sun as East, other directions are very easy to judge.

Chen Mo browsed through it carefully and kept the general route in his mind.

If one follows what is recorded on this sand table, he only needs to travel another three hundred miles to the southwest to approach the teleportation site here.

From this teleportation site, he can perform a short-distance teleportation, which can send him into a deeper level of the Hundred Beasts Valley.

Of course, if he feels that the danger here exceeds his ability to bear, he can also choose to head to the upper levels of the Hundred Beasts Valley from here.

Having determined the direction, Chen Mo immediately left this base.

Halfway there, he harvested another three Wanfa Spirit Fruits, one of which contained the Rain Law.

If one cannot obtain the Water-element Wanfa Spirit Fruit, this can also serve as a substitute.

After walking another dozen or so miles like this, Chen Mo suddenly sensed something unusual ahead.

Although those exotic beasts cannot be perceived by normal means, ordinary rhinoceros giants would make a great deal of noise.

Therefore, throughout the journey, Chen Mo had kept his Ear Consciousness activated.

However, he now heard that Martial Artists were fighting a few miles in front of him.

Chen Mo did not rush to move; he quietly leaped up, perched on a tree to the side, and focused his vision to look carefully.

A wolf and a tiger, two members of the Demon Race, were hunting down a Huantian Alliance Martial Artist; such a situation was indeed rare, but Chen Mo had long anticipated this.

But upon looking more closely, he felt something was wrong.

These two members of the Demon Race appeared very composed, and not only the Demon Race, but the hunted Huantian Alliance Martial Artist also appeared very composed.

This was very strange; logically speaking, in this situation, both sides should be using all their means.

Chen Mo was suspicious and did not rashly intervene, merely watching from afar.

"Fellow Daoist, I have come to assist you!" A crisp, resonant voice rang out, and a young woman with a slender figure was seen wielding a heavy blade as she charged toward the Demon Race.

She shielded the white-robed Huantian Alliance Martial Artist, who was fleeing, behind her.

Chen Mo raised an eyebrow and leaped forward to follow.

He recognized the person who had arrived; it was none other than Lin Pingyan, who had been following Xu Yingping that day.

Chen Mo was not very familiar with her, but they were acquaintances who had crossed paths many times.

He could not fully trust others, but since it was Lin Pingyan, one thing could be certain: she definitely belonged to the Huantian Alliance side.

Yet, in the blink of an eye, the fleeing Huantian Alliance Martial Artist suddenly turned around and launched a counterattack.

Lin Pingyan clearly had not expected this situation; seeing a fellow Daoist of the same alliance being hunted, she had not thought much and had taken the initiative to help.

She had completely failed to anticipate that the person she had stepped in to help would turn against her.

"Clang!" With the sound of metal clashing, Chen Mo flicked his long blade, deflecting the short sword that was stabbing toward Lin Pingyan.

He could now confirm that this person was not a Huantian Alliance Martial Artist at all, but a great demon of the Demon Race that had undergone Shape Transformation.

Unlike the Human Race, when the Demon Race enters the Return Ruins, they can not only reveal their true form but also retain their Shape Transformation form.

The reason the opponent did this was to lure a few Huantian Alliance Martial Artists over.

After all, why hunt hard themselves when it is faster to kill other Martial Artists and directly obtain the fruits of their labor?

From the Absolute Law Treasure Garment revealed on its body, it was also clear that they had definitely killed other Martial Artists before.

As the long sword was deflected, that member of the Demon Race stopped acting; in an instant, its figure changed, and it also revealed its true form.

Although the Demon Race can undergo Shape Transformation into humans, for them, revealing their true form is the most comfortable and grants greater strength.

The three members of the Demon Race coordinated tacitly, forming an encirclement to trap Chen Mo and Lin Pingyan firmly.

"I didn't expect that two would come at once this time; this is an unexpected harvest." The wolf demon spoke, a glimmer of cunning and ferocity flashing in its eyes.

And almost the very first moment the voice fell, it lunged over directly.

(End of this chapter)