novelraw Chapter 351: Although it was brought up
Chapter 351: Although it was brought up
Su Zhan's eyes sharpened.
He also knows the secret method to summon the Mist?
No, given his terrifying strength that even makes Daxia wary, it wouldn't be strange at all for him to know such a thing.
At Mo Yuan's level, he has likely long since touched upon the deeper rules of this world.
Summoning the Mist is a secret for the vast majority of Aberrants, but for those standing at the pinnacle of power, it might just be a tool that is, to a certain extent, under their control.
Su Zhan thought of the magnificent cavity buried three thousand meters underground.
It seems this extremely secretive underground space is probably the place City Lord Mo usually uses to summon the Mist.
Suddenly, the wall of fog in the opposite direction churned violently, and a figure fiercely lunged out from within.
It resembled a scorpion magnified several times over.
Its carapace was covered in eyeballs.An aura belonging to a high-risk eighth-order being emanated from its entire body.
This Mist Creature seemed to regard Su Zhan, who had stepped into its territory, as an invader. It let out a hoarse roar, brandished its massive pincers, and thrust its tail stinger forward.
It had been a long time since Su Zhan was actively attacked by a Mist Creature.
Usually, he was the one summoning Mist incidents to ambush Mist Creatures. Being attacked first now felt a bit unfamiliar.
The reason was that this time, the Mist Creature wasn't summoned by him, so it was normal for it to attack him.
Su Zhan clenched his right fist covered in scales. A wisp of dark red flowing light had already coiled around it as he punched the side of the incoming stinger.
"Thud!"
Amidst the muffled sound, the stinger was smashed aside.
The scorpion-like monster, pained, grew even more frenzied. Its giant pincer sheared towards Su Zhan's waist!
Su Zhan's figure moved nimbly. He sidestepped to avoid the pincer and lashed out with his left leg.
"Crack!"
The sound of bone fracturing was clearly audible.
Seizing this fleeting opportunity, Su Zhan closed in, his right hand's five fingers pressed together like a blade.
"Schlick!"
Dark green, viscous blood sprayed out.
The monster's massive body convulsed violently a few times before crashing to the ground, motionless.
In Su Zhan's vision, wisps of white energy streams drifted up from the monster's corpse.
This was precisely the Life Essence that only he could see.
These white wisps, drawn by an invisible force, vanished into his body.
As the white wisps were absorbed, the monster's corpse lost its luster at a visible rate, turning into a small pile of ashes.
Inside Su Zhan's body, that stream of energy rapidly spread to his limbs and bones.
The severe, curling wounds on his chest and arms transmitted an intense, numb itching sensation as the injuries began to repair at speed. His previously somewhat chaotic aura also gradually stabilized.
Mo Yuan took all of this in.
He didn't see the white wisps, but he clearly witnessed the eerie process of the Mist Creature's corpse turning to dust.
He sensed that after the monster's death, the energy fluctuations within Su Zhan's body experienced a noticeable surge, and the injuries on his body healed rapidly.
Hearing is believing, but seeing is believing even more.
Su Zhan's earlier earth-shattering words were absolutely true!
Su Zhan looked up at Mo Yuan and proactively explained, "The reason I didn't advance directly is because this Mist Creature's strength is too weak relative to my current realm. The Life Essence it provided wasn't enough to break through the bottleneck."
The look in Mo Yuan's eyes as he regarded Su Zhan had completely changed. It was no longer the gaze reserved for a promising junior, but rather an examination of a... miracle!
"Incredible... truly incredible..."
Mo Yuan murmured in a low voice, "Chen Qing, no, perhaps I should call you... Miracle!
You are born to be the bane of the Mist. You possess an unprecedented, heaven-soaring shortcut. You can ascend to the pinnacle of power without bearing the sin of hunting your own kind!
Daxia has struggled against the Mist for over three hundred years. The situation grows increasingly difficult, internal strife is constant, geniuses emerge in every generation yet struggle to reverse the overall decline... We are all like groping in the dark, searching for a sliver of light.
And you, Chen Qing.
You are that variable that tears through the darkness!
You are the greatest variable I have seen in over three hundred years!
Your very existence could change the future landscape!"
This evaluation carried immense weight.
Coming from Mo Yuan's mouth, its credibility was beyond question.
"I originally recruited you because I valued your potential and character, but now..."
Mo Yuan shook his head, his face filled with anticipation: "It is I who need you. Black City needs you. The future of Daxia perhaps also needs your unique power!"
Su Zhan's face remained calm.
He wasn't arrogant, nor was he ignorant of humility.
It was because he understood the uniqueness of his own path better than anyone else.
A year of life-and-death struggle within the Mist World, every hunt, every gain in power was exchanged with his life.
He deeply understood the value of his ability, and he comprehended the heavy fate of potentially opposing the entire world that this ability carried.
In his ears, Mo Yuan's evaluation was not excessive praise, but fact.
He was that variable, that existence that broke the norm.
Therefore, he accepted this evaluation with composure, his heart undisturbed.
"Speak."
Mo Yuan reined in his excited emotions: "What do you need me to do for you? This place can be completely given to you for cultivation. Any other conditions, as long as they are within my capabilities, just bring them up."
Su Zhan directly pointed at his feet, clasping his fists: "Just this place will do.
It is sufficiently hidden, sturdy, can isolate energy fluctuations and external prying. It is an excellent cultivation site. Thank you, City Lord, for your accommodation."
His request was simple and direct. He seized the opportunity to demand more resources.
This exclusive hunting ground was itself the most precious resource.
With it, everything else could be obtained through his own hands.
The look of appreciation in Mo Yuan's eyes grew even stronger.
Not greedy, not impatient, with clear objectives. His character was indeed extraordinary.
"Good!"
Mo Yuan agreed readily: "From today onwards, the usage rights of this underground training ground belong to you. I will grant you the highest authority and ensure this place remains absolutely confidential. No one will disturb your cultivation."
Having said that, he gave a slight wave of his hand.
The Mist instantly dissipated without a trace.
Su Zhan's pupils abruptly contracted.
He... he can disperse the Mist so easily!?
Su Zhan wasn't unfamiliar with existences capable of summoning Mist incidents; he was one himself, and the Transcendence Society was even more proficient in this art.
However, summoning and dispersing were completely two different concepts!
Summoning was more like using a certain secret method to pry open the rules, creating a temporary channel connecting to the Mist space.
Dispersing, however, meant forcibly closing this channel, smoothing out the disturbed rules. Its difficulty and the required understanding of the rules far exceeded that of summoning!
At the very least, Su Zhan himself was completely incapable of it!
He had never seen anyone else do it before either.
After he summoned a Mist incident, he could only wait for the incident to naturally end after reaching a certain time limit. He couldn't actively terminate it.
Yet Mo Yuan had done it with just a casual wave of his hand!
This City Lord was far more terrifying than he had imagined.