133: Sixth-level spiritual object - Ink Shadow Spirit Bamboo

The sun slowly rose, and it was the next day, Monday.

Lin Shu received a message from Li Wen and walked out of the wooden house.

Although the environment here was a bit simple, it didn't affect his rest.

He had slept quite comfortably yesterday.

On the path outside, the two were already there.

He walked over.

Li Wen was shaking his phone, a smile on his lips.

"Yesterday, I informed the employer about today's harvest."

"He said there's a huge demand for these Black Scale Beetles."

"The more, the better. Each one will be settled at 15 academic credits from now on."

This was good; for Lin Shu, finding them didn't take much effort anyway.

However, it made Chu Yu and Li Wen a bit embarrassed.

They had contributed too little.

Finding and killing—almost all the work was done by Lin Shu alone.

This made them feel like they were freeloaders.

Li Wen scratched his head, looking a bit awkward, and was about to bring up the matter.

"This mission mainly relied on you alone."

"When we return and hand in the mission, you'll take the larger share of the academic credits."

Chu Yu echoed him; clearly, he didn't have the face to take more.

Lin Shu understood their thoughts.

"Alright, we'll talk about it when we get back."

Lin Shu didn't refuse; academic credits were something one could never have too many of.

Seeing their expressions, he couldn't very well decline, so he might as well go with the flow and accept.

After the discussion, the three didn't linger.

Riding their spiritual beasts, they slowly ascended and headed deeper into the Soul Severing Mountain Range.

In less than half an hour, they arrived at the Black Scale Beetle's location from yesterday.

They prepared for today's hunt.

The group searched thoroughly along the way, all exceptionally serious.

Chu Yu and Li Wen didn't want to be useless freeloaders anymore; otherwise, taking these academic credits would feel too hot to handle.

The effect was immediate; before noon, they had already found five Black Scale Beetles.

This made Li Wen smile continuously, very pleased.

Their figures constantly flitted through the woods.

At this moment, Chu Yu suddenly spoke, but his voice was very soft, like a tiny mosquito.

"Look over there!"

He pointed to a large open space ahead.

The distance was roughly 500 meters.

There was a man dressed in white robes.

He had long hair, and an Iron-Wrist Brute Ox, like an elephant, guarded beside him.

He stood in place, his gaze fixed on the open ground.

There was an entirely black bamboo shoot, continuously rising from the ground.

Dense dark energy wafted in all directions.

And that White-Clad Outlander, the group knew his identity at a glance: he was an Outlander Beastmaster.

Hearing this, Lin Shu and Li Wen looked forward.

Their eyesight was also far superior to ordinary people, seeing everything in the scene ahead with perfect clarity.

The three immediately entered a state of readiness; the appearance of an Outlander member in this area.

Meant that there might be more nearby, and they had to be careful.

Chu Yu stared for a while longer, making a slight judgment.

"There's a sixth-tier spiritual object there—an ink shadow bamboo shoot."

"He's probably waiting for it to break through the soil."

Clearly, he had some knowledge of spiritual objects, able to name it directly.

Li Wen nodded; he also understood this ink shadow bamboo shoot.

He was also familiar with its effects and collection conditions.

"There's still some time; once it fully emerges from the soil, it will be mature."

"But this scene, I always feel something strange about it..."

He wasn't the only one who felt something was off; Lin Shu felt the same.

His gaze constantly swept, looking at the surrounding scene.

Sure enough, in the dense woods opposite, he discovered three well-bred spiritual beasts.

Their attributes and skill combinations were completely unlike wild ones.

Clearly, this scene before them was a play directed and performed by the Outlanders.

Three Outlander Beastmasters were also lurking in the shadows.

Their purpose was to fish.

Lin Shu checked the level panels of these spiritual beasts one by one.

54, 53, 54.53.

Their strength was very even, but they clearly had a numerical advantage.

Rushing in to snatch and fight would be very unwise.

Who knew if they had left any contingencies in that central area?

All of this was unknown.

Li Wen and Chu Yu weren't particularly interested in snatching the ink shadow bamboo shoot either.

After all, their strength wasn't considered top-tier, so there was no need to take risks for it.

Maintaining a sense of awe allows one to go further.

"Let's retreat."

"We won't get involved here."

"Alright."

Lin Shu naturally wasn't willing to waste time here either.

Killing these Outlanders or fighting for this sixth-tier spiritual object wouldn't significantly improve his strength.

There was no need to take such a risk; it was far more practical to just grind more proficiency.

Li Wen said, pulling out a pigeon-egg-sized red crystal from hisPregnant.

Mental energy was injected into it, and suddenly the crystal emitted a strong red light.

Seeing that the two were somewhat curious, he explained.

"This little gadget can serve as a locator."

"I joined a club, and activating this means we've discovered Outlanders."

"People nearby can provide timely support and ensure safety."

This thing was practical, and everyone's minds were quite agile.

They even came up with something like this.

"Alright, no time to lose, let's go."

As his voice fell, the group turned and left.

They didn't look back at the front again.

The White-Clad Outlander looked back.

He had clearly discovered their location long ago.

His Mental rank was as high as the fifth tier, which meant his Mental strength was on par with his spiritual beast's strength.

Combined with secret techniques, his perception was extremely strong, almost able to detect an area within a kilometer radius.

These students were becoming increasingly vigilant; this fishing method seemed to be less effective.

But he wasn't willing to give up.

As the lower-to-middle class among the Outlanders, they had almost no access to resources.

They could only find ways on their own.

"You think you can run after being targeted by us, the four Mu family brothers?"

"It's not that easy."

Moreover, the other side only had three people, and they had a numerical advantage, with one of them not even reaching the fifth tier in strength.

Having lingered in this area for many days, Lin Shu's group was the most suitable target.

"Mu Yuan, Mu Fang, Mu Li, come with me."

"Catch up to them, and let's finish this quickly!"

Clearly, soft tactics weren't working, so they were resorting to force.

If they didn't really lack spiritual beast resources, they wouldn't be willing to take this risk.

After all, in this Soul Severing Mountain Range.

They, the Outlanders, were the weaker party.

But the best way to acquire resources.

Was to kill the students of Central State University.

Then, from the woods, three figures darted out.

"Yes, Big Brother!" * 3

Their bodies moved suddenly, and the four spiritual beasts beside them kicked up dust as they rushed forward.

Their aura was unleashed without reservation.

With such a big commotion, the three of Lin Shu immediately reacted.

They instantly became as if facing a formidable enemy.

Four spiritual beasts were charging towards them with great momentum.

Several skills followed their movements one after another.

Lin Shu frowned at the sight.

These Outlanders had a lot of guts.

They actually dared to openly ambush them.

He directly put Ziyu back into the contract space.

A battlefield involving fifth-tier spiritual beasts was not something he could get involved in.

Even the aftermath of the battle would be too much for him.

Even Earth Splendor could only barely participate.

At this distance, there was no room to escape.

Thus, it seemed they could only be forced to fight.

He wondered if he could find a weakness in the opponent...