Chapter 248 Mountain Journey, Encounter with the Scorpion Tiger.
"Uncle Fire, so according to your logic, this unlimited-duration trial was your and Uncle Ice's idea?"
"That's right."
At this moment, the Fire Dragon King was beaming with pride. He felt that his idea was absolutely perfect, and even the Silver Dragon King and Ice Dragon King agreed. But little did he know...
Xuan Mo was already on the verge of exasperation, "But this trial is too outrageous! Besides breaking through level 60, you also have to defeat a 50,000-year-old soul beast in the far south to pass the trial!"
"Actually, it's not that difficult, just a soul beast of about 50,000 years, within your tolerance range."
"Please, 50,000 years!"
Xuan Mo rolled his eyes in anger, and was about to throw the chicken leg on the ground, but after thinking about it, he still stuffed it into his mouth.
"Do you think a 50,000-year-old soul beast is like a cabbage, something you can pick at will? That's equivalent to a Soul Saint level Soul Master among humans."
The Fire Dragon King said nonchalantly. "Well, I have no choice. If Di Tian directly sends you to that continent, it won't serve as training, and you won't gain the approval of those old guys. But if you go alone, your strength isn't enough. So, this is the most suitable way: go to that continent after breaking through to Soul Emperor."
After saying that, he seemed to remember something, "In your words, isn't it like leveling up in a dungeon? Just treat this as a dungeon to grind."
"This is completely different!"
Xuan Mo said helplessly, then pointed to the surrounding environment, "Okay, even so, your location should be better, right? Look at the environment of this far south!"
There were towering mountains one after another, majestic and imposing, all grayish-brown due to the geographical environment. However, for some reason, there was a lack of vegetation, and they were all bare.
Moreover, along the way, there were many huge rocks scattered among the mountains, ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of kilograms.
However, ever since Xuanmo was sent to this godforsaken place by Di Tian, there hasn't been a single soul beast or ordinary wild animal, not even a mosquito.
This is what infuriates Xuanmo; it's been almost a week, and he's been eating nothing but his stockpiled food.
"Hehe!"
The Fire Dragon King's awkward laughter echoed in Xuanmo's mind, then he said righteously, "What do you know? Only in this way can you get real training. Alright, stop babbling and hurry up. You're not allowed to leave until you've finished your training!"
With that, he blocked Xuanmo out, completely ignoring Xuanmo's cursing outside.
Then, hiding in his sea of consciousness, he murmured, "This shouldn't be happening. Although the far south isn't as powerful as Starry Sky, Sunset, or the far north, according to Di Tian, it should at least be a mountain range and dense forest inhabited by soul beasts. How could it have become like this? It's too strange!"
Unable to figure it out himself, the Fire Dragon King in his mind asked the Ice Dragon King, "Old Ice, you're quite sharp, do you know what's going on?"
"How would I know?"
The Ice Dragon King shook his head slightly, then focused on the situation outside. "We can only take it one step at a time."
Meanwhile, Xuan Mo outside had no idea what the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings were talking about. He was simply drinking and eating meat while observing his surroundings.
"My god, what a godforsaken place this far south is! There's not even a blade of grass!"
"Roar!"
Just then, a tiger's roar suddenly came.
Xuan Mo turned around and saw a fierce tiger with wings and a scorpion-like tail leap out from the pile of rocks.
The moment it saw Xuan Mo, a red light flashed in the eyes of this peculiar tiger, clearly seeing him as prey.
However, to the tiger's surprise, Xuan Mo's reaction upon seeing it was even more excited than its own eyes!
"A scorpion tiger that's only a thousand years old!"
Without a word, Xuan Mo leaped forward, his martial spirit instantly attaching itself to his body.
"Hahaha! Dinner's sorted now!"
Seeing Xuan Mo charging towards it, the scorpion tiger spread its wings, a purple light flashing behind it, and unleashed a powerful jet of purple flame from its mouth, heading straight for Xuan Mo.
"Hehe, obediently become my dinner!"
Xuan Mo's horns simultaneously shone, their original brownish-black color rapidly transforming into transparency and brilliance. Like diamonds being polished, his soul power condensed in mid-air, meeting the purple flame head-on.
"Whoosh!"
With a simple strike, the purple flame was torn apart, and Xuan Mo, emerging from the flames, raised his fist and slammed it towards the scorpion tiger.
"Awooo..."
Seeing Xuan Mo charging towards him, the Scorpion Tiger, no longer displaying its previous fierce and imposing demeanor, decisively tucked its tail between its legs, let out a whimper, and began to flee frantically.
"Hey, you soul beast, don't move!"
Xuan Mo immediately gave chase upon seeing the Scorpion Tiger run away.
After all, he had spent a week in this mountain range, and it was rare to encounter a living creature; how could he let it get away like that?
As for the Scorpion Tiger, this ten-thousand-year-old soul beast with a slight intelligence, it couldn't help but roll its eyes after hearing Xuan Mo tell it to stand still. Given Xuan Mo's behavior, would it even survive if it stood still?
"Damn it, you soul beast, don't run!"
Not run? If I don't run, am I supposed to just stand there and wait to die?
So the scorpion tiger, already moving at a fast pace, ran even faster, clearly trying to use this opportunity to shake off Xuan Mo.
However, this scorpion tiger ultimately overestimated its own strength and underestimated Xuan Mo's hunting prowess.
So, in no time, in what could be considered an open space, Xuan Mo built a fire, tore off one of the scorpion tiger's legs, plucked its fur, and roasted it.
"After so many days, finally some hot food! The scorpion tiger is a good soul beast indeed."
As Xuan Mo devoured the food, he pondered why a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast like the scorpion tiger would suddenly appear in this godforsaken place. Because after chasing the scorpion tiger for dozens of kilometers, Xuan Mo saw a lush, ancient forest not far ahead, a stark contrast to the barren mountains.
Given the vibrant forest and abundant vegetation ahead, there must be soul beasts lurking there; why would the scorpion tiger bother with this barren mountain?
However, just then…
A series of extremely loud noises suddenly drifted into Xuan Mo's ears from the dense forest not far ahead, causing him to abruptly stop in his tracks.
"That sound... a soul beast? But something seems off? There should be something else."
Xuan Mo pondered for a moment, sensing something amiss, yet unable to quite put his finger on it.
After thinking for a while, Xuan Mo extinguished the fire and headed directly towards the direction of the sound to see what was going on...
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