God of Pets

Chapter 359 Mysterious Spirit Group

With a thought, Chen Guan controlled a piece of mud on Huangni Island, mixed it with some water, and shaped it into a small mud bowl that he often made when he was a child.

He and Xiao Qinghua used to play with mud a lot. Back then, Xiao Qinghua's favorite thing was the little mud bowl that Chen Guan made. Every time they finished playing, she would take the little mud bowl that Chen Guan made back home to dry in the shade and use it as a small flower pot to plant some small flowers and grass.

Unfortunately, you can't shape it by hand; you can only control it mentally. The little clay bowls you make are crooked and neither pretty nor delicate.

Chen Guan no longer had the same feelings as when he was a child, so he stopped playing and left it aside, his consciousness leaving Huangni Island.

He still needs to continue practicing his secret techniques; both the Pure Yang Sword Immortal and the Crippled Fist need to be upgraded.

When it was time for the corps to depart, Chen Guan rode the Shining Lion Horse, followed by Fu Tianji, who was dressed up, and then Shi Zhimen and the three battalion commanders.

The troops marched towards the primeval forest beyond the Qilin Mountains. Chen Guan cooperated and followed Shi Zhimen's command, essentially relaying Shi Zhimen's instructions. Naturally, Bai Yueguang and the other two could not say anything.

After several days of sweeping, Bai Yueguang and her two companions discovered that Shi Zhimen was extremely meticulous and thorough in his work, and indeed, he could think of many things that they had overlooked.

Gradually, Shi Zhimen was able to communicate with the three of them on his own, without needing Chen Guan to relay the messages, which was considered an acceptance of Shi Zhimen's existence as an unofficial commander.

Under the sweep of the large force, a large number of mysterious spirits in the primeval forest were slaughtered.

They cleared roads through forests and built bridges over rivers, carving out a major thoroughfare in the primeval forest.

The Phoenix Forest is indeed rich in spiritual resources, with countless birds and beasts. The Yellow Springs River also has a waterway in the Phoenix Forest, and it is even more abundant than the waterways in the Qilin Mountains.

The Yellow Springs River is full of tributaries, and the main channel has more water than the Qilin Mountains.

Compared to the Yellow Springs River in the Qilin Mountains, this should be its upstream.

When Chen Guan first saw the phoenix, he did have some doubts about whether it was a subspecies of the phoenix.

It looks exactly like a fire phoenix, with its entire body crimson, feathers like fire, phoenix feathers on its head, and it also possesses a unique fire-attribute elemental energy. It is a fire phoenix in every sense of the word.

However, the phoenix is ​​different from the immortal bird. When it is killed, its body will spontaneously combust and burn itself to ashes.

Legend has it that the phoenix can be reborn in flames, rather than truly dying.

In reality, it truly died and will not be reborn. The phoenix you see again is actually a different one.

The Phoenix with the third awakening possesses not only the Flame Aberration Elemental Energy, but also the True Demonic Treasury of the Sun. When used, the Elemental Energy on its body burns, emitting a light like the sun. The high temperature generated not only has a scorching effect, but can also burn Elemental Energy.

When the Phoenix uses the True Demon of the Sun, the surrounding free-floating primordial energy will be ignited. If it is not properly controlled, even the primordial energy within the cultivator's body will be ignited.

This is somewhat similar to the Xuanming Yin Fire Palm, but the Xuanming Yin Fire Palm is Yin energy, while the Phoenix is ​​Yang fire, a Yang fire that burns everything and ignites all flames, and it is also area-of-effect.

If a few people encounter the Phoenix, it will indeed be very troublesome. With its wide-range ability and flight ability, it is extremely difficult to kill it. On the contrary, it may ignite their vital energy, causing the cultivators to self-immolate in a tragic incident.

However, even the mighty phoenix was powerless against such a large force. The army's arrows, in a single volley, killed the three-star phoenix on the spot, leaving it utterly helpless and destined to self-immolate.

Because it was an undeveloped area, the information about the Phoenix was not very complete. After killing several Phoenixes, one of them dropped a Secret Technique Core.

The secret technique was called "Flame Blade," and Chen Guan discovered that it was actually the same Flame Blade that Fu Tianji had used before.

"So the Flame Blade is the Phoenix's secret technique." Chen Guan wasn't interested in the Flame Blade, and besides, it was a spoil of war for the legion, which he couldn't keep to himself.

However, this piqued Chen Guan's curiosity. He wondered if the Phoenix could unleash a secret technique with burning capabilities. If it could be combined with the Mysterious Palm and Yin Fire Palm to form a composite secret technique, that would be quite good.

The legion's main task was not to kill the phoenix, but to deal with the gathered mystical spirits.

According to the plan they made before setting off, they were supposed to head straight for the River of Flames.

The River of Flames is a tributary of the River of the Underworld. It gets its name from the red color of its water in that section. The red color is not blood or any real flames, but a type of reddish algae.

The Phoenix likes to frequent the area near the River of Flames, which is also very close to the Qilin Mountains.

Recently, a large number of Mystic Spirits have been gathering near the River of Flames. Their mission is to kill them all or disperse the Mystic Spirits gathered there.

However, when the scouts sent out by Chen Guan saw the current situation of the River of Flames, Chen Guan ordered the troops to stay on the outskirts first, instead of directly attacking the River of Flames.

Chen Guan, Bai Yueguang, and the others went to a high point and used binoculars to observe the situation of the River of Flames.

The scene they saw was even more spectacular than the scouts had described: the banks of the River of Flames, winding like a giant dragon with no end in sight, were teeming with all sorts of mysterious spirits.

A rough estimate suggests that the number of mysterious spirits they can see is probably no less than a million.

“The three awakened demonic crocodile swarms… the three awakened killing crane swarms… the three awakened giant python swarms… the three awakened Vajra giant ape swarms… the three awakened sharp-toothed beast swarms… and some unnamed mystical spirit swarms… each numbering in the tens of thousands… such a gathering of mystical spirit swarms… there must be king-level beings among them…” Zhang Yujian said solemnly.

“With our forces, we probably don’t have enough to wipe out such a group of spirits.” Bai Yueguang also looked solemn.

"We can fight, but it's hard to say how many people will survive in the end," Zhu Hongzhi said.

"The previous intelligence didn't mention so many Mystic Spirits. How could so many Mystic Spirits appear in just a few days? The number must be a million, right? The previous report should have only mentioned around 100,000, right?" Chen Guan frowned.

He wasn't worried about having too many secret spirits, but rather annoyed by the inaccuracy of the information.

“It’s probably because a large number of mystical spirits have gathered here recently.” Zhang Yujian pondered. “The Phoenix is ​​the local tyrant here. It has gathered so many mystical spirits, which means it is going to massacre the Qilin Mountains. We must send the information back quickly so that the captain can be prepared.”

Chen nodded and ordered someone to send the intelligence back first, just in case.

After returning to their camp, the group discussed whether or not to fight this battle.

(End of this chapter)