Chapter 273: Now it belongs to him

Su Zhan sent this mark like a signal toward the indistinct will of the Mist.In an instant, he once again felt that chaotic, void-like space, and from its depths, a faint, almost imperceptible gaze from a vast consciousness turned toward him.

This time.

Su Zhan, following the guiding method recorded in the ritual, attached his own intent…

A clear conception.

To this mark, as if submitting an application to that existence.

The range he delineated was a spherical space with himself at the center, with a radius of approximately 1,000 meters.

This area wasn't as large as he wished it could be;it had an upper limit.

The information Su Zhan received in his mind indicated the upper limit was 10,000 meters.

But that wasn't *his* upper limit.

His limit was 1 km.

This was probably tied to strength and cultivation realm.

Su Zhan recalled the Mist incident at Cangnan Fortress.

The coverage area of that Mist far exceeded a radius of ten thousand meters.

Could it be the result of many powerful members of the Transcendence Society joining forces?

Or perhaps it was the work of that Calamity-level Abyssal Colossus?

Whoever it was, that point remained unknown.

He only knew that his current upper limit was summoning a Mist incident with a 1 km radius.

After about ten seconds.

Grayish-white Mist surged forth from thin air.

It appeared out of nowhere, like a curtain being drawn, instantly closing in.

Within a mere two or three seconds, a grayish-white Mist sphere with a radius of over a thousand meters had conspicuously taken shape.

Su Zhan and the patch of woodland he was in were completely enveloped.

Standing at the center of this Mist-wrapped domain, Su Zhan's face revealed excitement.

Success!

He had truly succeeded in summoning a Mist incident.

Su Zhan focused his mind, attempting to dispel the Mist.

But the result was no reaction whatsoever.

Unwilling to give up, Su Zhan tried several more times.

The result remained completely ineffective.

Su Zhan remembered all the Mist incidents he had experienced.

It seemed he had never seen an example of an Aberrant actively dispelling a Mist incident.

Could it be that once summoned, it couldn't be terminated early?

Also, regarding the duration of the summoned incident.

The knowledge he learned back then stated the maximum was three days, or 72 hours.

He currently had no idea how long the Mist incident he summoned would last.

And another point, the flow of time was also unknown.

The flow of time within a Mist incident was different from the outside world.

And in the vast majority of cases, time flowed faster inside.

Could neither of these points be controlled?

Su Zhan's mood sank somewhat.

If neither of these could be controlled, then even he himself couldn't be certain what the Mist would be like.

What if, after the Mist ended, the time flow was too slow, and he was immediately surrounded by enemies outside the moment it ended? What then?

Wouldn't that be walking right into a trap?

Su Zhan felt helpless.

Now, with no one to teach him this skill, he could only research it himself.

He had to master this skill even more carefully, making it one of the deadliest trump cards in his hand.

Within the Mist.

Several figures slowly solidified, appearing on the open ground.

These were three creatures with peculiar appearances.

They were roughly the size of wild dogs, their bodies presenting a translucent grayish-white color, as if composed of flowing mist, their forms unstable, sometimes resembling twisted hounds, other times like multi-legged crawlers.

The only clear feature was the two points of crimson light flickering at their head positions.

Mist-Striding Hounds.

A common type of Mist Creature. Although their form is unstable, they mostly appear in canine forms, hence the name.

As soon as these three Mist-Striding Hounds appeared, they immediately twitched their mist-constructed noses, their crimson gazes sweeping the surroundings, beginning to search for any life forms they could devour.

Their strength was around Medium-risk fourth stage.

Su Zhan knew he was mostly successful.

Their existence proved that the Mist incident he summoned was truly connected to the Mist World.

Su Zhan stood in place, making no move to evade or defend, even deliberately maintaining the aura of an ordinary person.

One Mist-Striding Hound quickly discovered Su Zhan, who was right in front of it.

It lowered its mist-constructed body, its crimson gaze locked firmly on him. The other two were also attracted, fanning out to surround him.

Su Zhan remained expressionless.

He wanted to see.

If his status as the summoner granted him some kind of immunity against these low-level Mist Creatures.

The three Mist-Striding Hounds circled Su Zhan several times, constantly sniffing.

After a stalemate of over ten seconds.

The Mist-Striding Hound that first discovered Su Zhan finally shook its mist-constructed tail, let out a low growl, turned, and ran toward the depths of the forest, seemingly giving up on targeting him.

Seeing this, the other two also lost interest, following it as they ran off to continue searching for food elsewhere.

The corners of Su Zhan's mouth couldn't help but curl upward.

Success.

Even in his ordinary person form.

As the summoner, Mist Creatures still would not actively attack him.

"Transcendence Society… the power you wield is truly terrifying."

Su Zhan muttered to himself, his tone excited.

This power now belonged to him.

At that very moment.

A terrifying Pressure, dozens of times more formidable than those three low-level Mist-Striding Hounds, emerged from the dense forest to the side and ahead.

High-risk level!

All of Su Zhan's muscles instantly tensed, his golden vertical pupils abruptly contracted, and he sharply looked toward the direction the Pressure came from.

He saw an even more massive Mist-Striding Hound slowly pacing out from the shadows between the trees.

Its body presented a dark, dull hue, the mist swirling around it like solid armor.

The two points of crimson light on its head were filled with a savage and brutal aura.

High-risk first stage!

Su Zhan's heart shook violently: "A High-risk level Mist Creature… can they already appear through such a temporarily summoned channel?"

Based on the knowledge he previously learned at Vermilion Bird Academy and the observations and summaries humanity had made about Mist incidents over the years, there was a widely accepted pattern.

From the beginning of a Mist incident, the Mist Creatures pouring out from the channel were generally weaker, many even being cannon fodder without any stage ranking.

As time passed, the monsters that subsequently appeared grew stronger and stronger.

Like the Snake-Tailed Beasts that appeared at Number Three High School in Lincheng, with average strength at Medium-risk fifth to seventh stage, that was already considered a relatively high-intensity incident in recent years, and that was after the incident had been ongoing for some time.

But now, only about a month had passed since the Lincheng Number Three High School incident.

According to common sense, the Mist incident he had just attempted to summon should, at most, attract some mid-to-low-level Mist Creatures.

Yet this High-risk first stage Mist-Striding Hound before him completely shattered this pattern!

"Is the intensity of Mist incidents… increasing overall? Or is it that the domain I summoned is fundamentally different from ordinary Mist incidents?"

Numerous thoughts instantly flashed through Su Zhan's mind.

That High-risk Mist-Striding Hound also noticed him.

The standoff lasted only a few seconds.

The High-risk Mist-Striding Hound let out a low growl. It did not launch an attack against Su Zhan. Instead, as if patrolling its territory, it gave him an indifferent glance before turning with heavy steps toward another direction.

"It seems the summoner's immunity is effective against High-risk creatures as well, at least to a certain extent…"

Su Zhan murmured to himself, but his brows were tightly furrowed.

Successfully verifying the skill's practicality should have made him happy.

But the appearance of a High-risk creature filled his heart with unease once again.