"Have you finished reading?"
Chen Shu had woken up by now and had simply washed up.
Xie Su Nan said, "I'm done. Shall we leave?"
"Leave for what?"
Chen Shu curled his lips and said, "Although it's unexpectedly powerful, I'm still confident!"
"Brother, can you stop messing around?"
Xie Su Nan pointed to the information on the computer and said, "Is this something we can handle?"
"Let's go!"
Chen Shu ignored him and rode Little Yellow directly towards the spatial passage.
Old Xie wailed, "No, I don't want to die!"
"Don't worry, I'll get you back safely!"
Chen Shu's expression was calm. The teleportation potion could even escape spatial mist, let alone a mere Silver Monarch!
Three hours later,
The two had arrived at the sea. The surrounding ferocious beasts had clearly decreased, evidently due to the fall of the lord.
"If the death potion doesn't instantly kill it, I'll handle it!"
Chen Shu stroked his chin. According to the information he had perused, the Ice Snow Tiger King was likely even stronger than the Black Tree King of the [Living Wood Swamp].
Back then, Liu Feng and others, working together, had not managed to capture the Black Tree King, only killing a Black Iron Monarch, the White Lion.
The two flew at high altitude, avoiding attacking ferocious beasts as much as possible. Even when a Silver Lord actively attacked, Chen Shu did not intervene.
He said he wouldn't attack lords, so he wouldn't attack lords!
The bandit truly had principles!
After a day of flying, Chen Shu and Xie Su Nan had arrived near the spatial passage.
Ahead, white mist spread, obscuring the view, while continuous roars emanated from within, indicating the presence of numerous ferocious beasts.
"Chen Shu, we can't go in! There are at least two... no, three lords in the mist!"
Xie Su Nan's expression was solemn, the insect butterfly on his shoulder emitting a glow.
He knew that Chen Shu's combat power was indeed formidable, capable of even exterminating Silver Two-star lords.
However, facing three lords, the two could only flee.
"Let's wait patiently!"
Chen Shu didn't rush. He ordered Little Yellow to fly higher.
As expected, after a while, the Silver Lords in the mist left with their subordinates and headed straight for the North Imperial City.
When only one Silver Lord remained in the mist, and Chen Shu prepared to force his way through,
"Wait!"
Xie Su Nan immediately grabbed his wrist and said, "Another lord is coming out!"
"There's still more?!"
Chen Shu frowned and stopped his impulsive move.
He could still escape from two lords with ease.
But this was only on Blue Star. What about the other side of the spatial passage?
"Let's ride your pig!"
Chen Shu made his decision and took out the last invisibility potion. Last time, when dealing with Shi Ziming, he had only drunk a little.
Xie Su Nan nodded and summoned the Flying Great White Pig.
The two and the pig downed the invisibility potion.
Soon after, they entered the white mist ahead in a state of invisibility.
Within, not only lords were present, but the number of ordinary ferocious beasts was terrifying.
"Roar, roar, roar!"
The ferocious beasts roared, as if something was constantly bumping into them...
"Your Great White Pig really can't turn!"
Chen Shu hunched down and whispered, "It'll crash into a tree sooner or later!"
"Stop talking!"
Xie Su Nan shushed him. The two plunged into the spatial passage.
...
Whoosh~~
The scenery shifted, and the two arrived in a world of ice and snow. The entire world was left with pure white.
And ahead, a large number of ferocious beasts were gathered, seemingly waiting. Among them were mutated and lord-level beasts.
Thanks to the invisibility potion, none of the ferocious beasts noticed the arrival of two outsiders in their territory.
"Why do I feel like these ferocious beasts have a strange expression?"
Chen Shu whispered. Looking at the ferocious beasts up close, he could see despair and unwillingness on their faces.
"Something's definitely wrong. Who would want to commit suicide?"
Xie Su Nan explained, "The異空間 (yì kōng jiān -异空间) can no longer sustain so many ferocious beasts. They must be sending the unlucky ones to their deaths!"
Chen Shu nodded and no longer dwelled on it, riding the Great White Pig and leaving.
The two headed straight for the depths of the [Ice Snow Island].
Logically, Monarch-level ferocious beasts wouldn't guard the entrance themselves.
Half an hour later,
"Old Xie, look around!"
The two rode the Slime at high altitude, looking down.
Xie Su Nan nodded. The insect butterfly's body was enveloped in a green light, scouting for powerful ferocious beasts nearby.
At the same time, the Flying Great White Pig next to them grunted and unleashed a skill.
A gray light sprayed from the pig's nose and merged with the green insect butterfly.
In an instant, the insect butterfly's green light surged, and its scouting range instantly expanded!
"Huh?"
Chen Shu was slightly taken aback and said, "Your pig..."
"?"
Xie Su Nan's mouth twitched and he said, "Are you insulting me?"
"I'm talking about your pig!"
Chen Shu emphasized again and asked, "What skill was that just now?"
"Augmentation Light. It can strengthen the skills of other contracted spirits!"
There was a hint of pride in Xie Su Nan's eyes. He then added, "But it can only be used on my contracted spirits."
"What a shame."
Chen Shu rubbed the pig's head and said, "It's like it followed the wrong master!"
"??"
Xie Su Nan's eyes widened. You really know how to insult people!
The two spoke as they moved. With the enhanced scouting skill, they avoided the lord-level ferocious beasts in advance and encountered no danger.
...
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
The [Ice Snow Island] was larger than they had imagined. Only now did they see the white mist in the distance.
"We've reached the spatial mist?"
Chen Shu was slightly surprised. It seemed they had traversed the异空间 (yì kōng jiān -异空间).
Xie Su Nan asked, "Should we search along the mist?"
"Do you think the Monarchs are stupid? Ferocious beasts generally don't stay near the spatial mist!"
"That does make sense!"
With that, the two changed direction and continued searching for their target.
Five days later,
The two poked their heads out, hanging from the Slime's mouth.
Chen Shu asked, "Old Xie, are you sure you can do it? You can't possibly not be able to scout a Monarch, right?"
The insect butterfly was only Black Iron level. Although its skills were powerful, it was still a bit difficult to scout a Silver Monarch...
Xie Su Nan did not retort and said,
"If I could find it easily, then there would be many people hunting Monarchs!"
Even a King-level scouting contracted spirit might not be able to lock onto them.
"I guess I was being a bit wishful."
Chen Shu frowned, his eyes constantly turning.
If they had to search forcefully, it would be too difficult. They needed to find another way!
"Chen Pi, how about we look for lord-level ferocious beasts?"
A flash of inspiration flickered in Xie Su Nan's eyes. He said,
"Now, a large group of Silver Lords have been forcibly removed from the异空间 (yì kōng jiān -异空间). They must have received orders from a Monarch. If we search for their traces, we might find the Monarch."
"That makes sense!"
Chen Shu nodded and said, "Then let's look for Silver Lords!"
...
The two changed their strategy. Another half a month of searching passed.
"Another Silver Lord leading its pack towards the spatial passage!"
Chen Shu poked his head out, looking at the group of ferocious beasts in the distance.
The number of ferocious beasts sent to their deaths had decreased. It was probably not long before this riot would subside.
"Old Xie, give me some light. I need to draw the route!"
Chen Shu took out a piece of paper, on which various lines were drawn, representing the beast routes they had scouted over the past half month.
Because of the heavy snowfall on the [Ice Snow Island], beast tracks were easily covered.
The two could only find more beast routes to determine the Monarch's location.
Just then, a green light shot over, blinding Chen Shu.