"Hmm?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow, surprised by the simultaneous appearance of two messages.
He surveyed the surrounding white mist with a wary gaze, murmuring,
"It's spatial mist..."
He had once blundered into such mist in the "Blazing Volcano" and found it fraught with peril. Fortunately, he possessed teleportation potions at the time, allowing him to escape unscathed. Otherwise, he might have ended up as fertilizer by now.
Just then, the mist began to spread and churn, as if unknown creatures were stirring within.
Roar!
From within the mist, colossal beast claws were occasionally visible, accompanied by low growls that echoed with chilling killing intent. The creature within was enraged, having intended to cultivate a Silver Monarch, only for Chen Shu to disrupt its plans. Naturally, it sought revenge.
Meanwhile, Chen Shu remained oblivious, as if the mist and the outside world were two separate dimensions.
[Head into the white mist to obtain evolution energy! Humans will gain immense beast taming power!]
At this moment, another message entered Chen Shu's mind.
"Hmm?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow and muttered, "You seem quite eager..." Unlike the first message, this one specifically stated that humans could also benefit. Wasn't this a blatant hint?
Riding his little yellow companion, he approached the edge of the mist, gazing at the legendary forbidden zone with a contemplative expression. After a moment, he slowly extended his hand, as if to probe it.
Just a decimeter from his right hand, a gaping maw, like an abyss, opened, filled with terrifying danger. A faint layer of white mist separated them. Chen Shu remained unaware, though his expression shifted slightly.
[Head into the white mist to gain immense beast taming power.]
[Head into the white mist to gain...]
[Head into the white mist...]
Message after message flooded Chen Shu's mind, incessantly attempting to lure him. Mysterious energies even poured forth, bringing him a sense of euphoria and indeed slightly increasing his beast taming power.
"Come on! Hurry up!"
The gaping maw remained wide open, impatient to swallow Chen Shu whole. However, just as it eagerly anticipated, ten bottles of gray liquid suddenly appeared before it. Chen Shu smiled slightly and even made a waving gesture of farewell.
"Roar!"
Erha opened its maw, and a concentrated [Death Fire Pillar] surged forth!
Boom!
The powerful impact drove the gray liquid into the mist, simultaneously igniting it with intense heat!
"Huh?!"
The creature within the mist froze, completely taken by surprise by the turn of events. In an instant, ten ignited explosive potions shot into the gaping maw, which instinctively swallowed them.
Boom boom!
A deafening roar echoed, causing the very mist to churn as if undergoing some strange transformation.
"Was that it?"
Chen Shu had already retreated, gazing at the swirling mist from afar without noticing anything amiss. He was unaware that his ten "nuclear bombs" had been shoved directly into the unknown creature's stomach.
"As expected, it doesn't affect the outside..."
Chen Shu remained on the lake's surface, calmly observing the churning white mist. He couldn't perceive the white sun or the violent explosions, but he felt an inexplicable sense of excitement.
"Did I hit something?"
He stroked his chin, a thoughtful expression on his face. The messages in his mind didn't feel like cold, unfeeling rules; they felt more like those of a seductive creature.
[Reward obtained: Slime Defense +10%!]
At this point, Chen Shu had received the system's reward. He shook his head and muttered, "I can't see anything, so forget it. Let's look for other treasures!" With that, he leisurely turned and began searching areas outside the mist.
Roar! Roar!
Furious roars echoed from within the mist, intermingling with the violent explosions. The entire mist seemed chaotic. The unknown creature thrashed about in astonishment, utterly bewildered by Chen Shu. Others either obediently entered the mist or turned and left. Why was he throwing in ten bottles of this stuff when he couldn't see anything? This was entirely illogical...
Although the unknown creature suffered no serious harm, it was filled with annoyance, feeling its dignity had been utterly trampled. It hadn't even done anything, yet it had been bombarded first. But it was helpless, unable to leave the mist, and could only endure the humiliation passively.
"Roar!"
It swung its massive head repeatedly and even made a "retch" sound, expelling small white suns. 'I'll vaporize you!' the unknown creature thought, preparing to retract the mist and flee.
Hummm—
The mist began to vibrate at a peculiar frequency, appearing rather eerie. Simultaneously, the mist at the spatial border of the [Qing Yuan Forest] also vibrated at the same frequency. In an instant, the unknown creature silently vanished, returning to the mist at the spatial border. The mist at the bottom of the lake gradually dimmed, as if losing its support.
"Hmm?"
Chen Shu's expression stiffened. The light emanating from behind him alerted him.
"Holy crap!"
He exclaimed as he saw the mist vanish without a trace. The lake was now filled with ten small white suns.
Sizzle sizzle sizzle!
The lake water continuously evaporated into gas, and the entire lake was filled with intense melting sounds. The next second, Chen Shu and his contracted spirit simultaneously vanished from their location, leaving behind only two clone Erhas.
[Spatial Secret Power] was unleashed, and he and his contracted spirit teleported ten thousand meters away.
"It actually tried to blow me up?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow, turned, and prepared to return with his contracted spirit.
Meanwhile, at the Spirit Suppression Army's outpost.
"Commander Liu, is everything going to be alright?" a Silver Beast Tamer asked. "That giant tiger was truly terrifying. I don't think even a Beast Tamer could handle it."
"The higher-ups have given the order; Chen Shu will handle it," the Spirit Suppression Army Commander shook his head and said. "Fortunately, you were wise enough to return. Witnessing his battle is risky."
"That giant tiger was berserk at the time. If we hadn't left, it would have been too late..." The Beast Tamers who had witnessed it had looks of terror in their eyes, having never seen such a fearsome ferocious beast.
"But Commander Liu, his battle didn't seem that dangerous..."
"Not dangerous?" The Commander's mouth twitched. "You wouldn't think so when he starts throwing nukes..."