Douluo: What the hell is the academic master development system?

Chapter 409 Surrounded
Sensing that Ning Tian and Wu Feng were gradually slowing down, Chen Ping used his mental detection to scan the area and found a cave on a sheltered hillside at a high point.

After clearing away the weeds blocking the cave entrance, Chen Ping looked inside and found that the cave was not very large, basically only allowing people to pass sideways. However, the space inside was quite spacious, making it a good place to temporarily recover one's physical and spiritual energy.

The cave here is definitely easy to defend and difficult to attack. If the Grim Reaper had stayed in such a cave back then, he would probably have exploded into a corpse, and there would still be people behind him who couldn't squeeze in.

"Hmm, Chen Ping, that smells really strong."

Ning Tian's delicate nose twitched slightly, and she immediately smelled the lingering stench in the cave, causing her to frown.

"Hehe, we're the ones staying here, so don't complain about the strong smell of the original owner of this cave."

"My mental scan tells me that there should be a few soul beasts that are not too big living here, but this cave is too complicated, and I don't know where they are hiding."

As he spoke, Chen Ping took out a water pouch and gulped down two mouthfuls.

Ning Tian and Wu Feng also knew that when hunting souls, one couldn't be too particular. What they said earlier was actually just a reminder to Chen Ping to be careful about the original owner of this cave.

The three of them rested in the cave for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea before putting away the milk bottles and restoring their soul power to about 70-80%.

They emerged one by one from the cave. It was only noon. After turning around at the peak of the mountain range and going down a narrow slope, the three of them finally entered the main ridge of the Jingyang Mountain Range.

When Chen Ping first arrived, he observed the terrain of the Jingyang Mountains from the air. The main ridge of the Jingyang Mountains is elliptical.

Although it was his first time here, he could imagine the general distribution of soul beasts here from the situation in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Those living on the outer edge of the mountain range are definitely relatively weak soul beasts, while the further in you go, the stronger the soul beasts will naturally become.

As long as you don't go too deep, there shouldn't be too much danger.

Under Chen Ping's mental scan, the three of them didn't encounter any particularly powerful soul beasts.

Even if one or two happen to be unable to avoid it and insist on blocking the way, they will immediately run away with their tails between their legs after Chen Ping intimidates them by taking advantage of Xue Di's fierce power.

Because of this, the three of them easily climbed the first peak on the outer edge of the main ridge of the Jingyang Mountains.

Like most mountain ranges, the Jingyang Mountains rise higher as you move inland from the main ridge, but not all of them are steep; some are relatively gentle.

After a day of observation, Chen Ping also discovered that within the Jingyang Mountains, all metal-attribute soul beasts were much stronger than normal, while other-attribute soul beasts were considerably weaker.

The main reason for this is naturally the extremely rich minerals in the Jingyang Mountains. Even just nibbling on some coarse ore can greatly enhance the abilities of these metal-attribute soul beasts.

It can be said that if you put the same type of soul beast of the same level together, the metal-type soul beast in the Star Dou Forest may not necessarily be able to defeat the metal-type soul beast in the Jingyang Mountains.

After all, rare metal ores are indeed scarce in the Star Dou Forest and are unevenly distributed. Under such circumstances, there is naturally no opportunity for a metal-attribute soul beast to dominate and become the only one to hold sway.

"The view from the top of the mountain is absolutely spectacular."

Seeing Chen Ping slowly stop, Ning Tian and Wu Feng also immediately stopped.

Wu Feng couldn't wait to crane his neck and look down, eager to take in the spectacular view from a thousand meters high.

The jungle below stretched out in the field of vision, like a rolling, solidified green ocean. The towering trees seemed tiny at this moment, like emerald steel nails deeply embedded in the earth.

The gaps between the tree canopies are deep and dark, like cracks in the earth. They are extremely dangerous, yet they make people want to take a second look and etch this rare and wonderful spectacle into their hearts.

However, Wu Feng's gaze was involuntarily fixed on the scene directly in front of him, and the mountain beneath his feet abruptly ended there.

What lay beneath their feet was no longer a gentle slope or a narrow descending ridge, but a dizzying vertical cliff.

What unfolds before our eyes is a magnificent sight: the earth has been brutally cleaved open by an invisible giant axe.

My gaze followed the almost vertical, barren, massive rock face beneath my feet and plummeted downwards.

The visual impact of the kilometer-long drop made Wu Feng's heart pound violently.

The biting mountain wind howled relentlessly, violently tearing at the three people's robes and hair, emitting a piercing whistling sound.

Ning Tian also gasped. Unlike Wu Feng, she didn't lean out too much, but her gaze was still awestruck by the suddenly revealed, magnificent cliff.

She gently tugged at the back of Wu Feng's clothes, her voice sounding tense in the wind: "Be careful, the wind is too strong."

Seeing this, Chen Ping laughed and said, "We estimate that we are now more than a thousand meters away from the bottom of the mountain. If we roll down from the top, it probably won't even take a minute to reach the bottom."

As he spoke, Chen Ping stood on tiptoe and looked at the other mountain ranges.

His memories of auspicious beasts living in the Star Dou Forest wouldn't work in the Jingyang Mountains; finding soul beasts would require a bit of luck.

However, before they could slowly inch their way down the mountain range and enter the core area of ​​the Jingyang Mountains, Chen Ping suddenly felt a chill run down his spine due to his keen senses.

Although he found nothing in his mental scan, he still felt a chill run down his spine and subconsciously turned his head to look at the way the three of them had come.

Ning Tian and Wu Feng also noticed Chen Ping's suddenly serious expression and turned to look back at where they had come from.

Chen Ping's True Sight Eye slowly opened between his eyebrows, a heavenly eye piercing through the mist on the mountain peak, gazing into the distance and taking in the scenery at the farthest reaches.

"Oh no, we look like we're in trouble."

Chen Ping scanned the area and saw that a series of silent figures were gathering from all directions toward the mountaintop.

They made no sound, and the color of their fur was as golden as the rocks on the mountains after being illuminated by the sun, making it impossible to see clearly.

If it weren't for the fact that Chen Ping's True Sight Eyes possessed a certain degree of sensory ability, he probably wouldn't have noticed these golden-haired beasts until they crouched down and crept right up to them.

With a flick of his wrist, Chen Ping equipped his arms with a Twin Dragon Rapid-Fire Cannon, a gift He Caitou had given him some time ago.

After successfully breaking through to the Soul King realm, He Caitou upgraded all his equipment to level 5 Soul Tools, and some of these degraded Soul Tools ended up benefiting Chen Ping.

(End of this chapter)