291: Kobold General

This time, he refined a total of fifteen Yang Lightning Beads.

Ten of the purple Thunder Beads were refined using the lightning from the Extreme Lightning Bottle.

The remaining five golden Thunder Beads were refined using the Evil-warding Divine Lightning from the Golden Lightning Arrow.

Although the power of both types of Thunder Beads was similar,

the golden Yang Lightning Beads had an added bonus when dealing with Yao Beasts and evil spirits.

Mu Feng remembered someone mentioning the Demon Abyss Sea in the Trial Tournament before.

So, he specifically prepared some golden Thunder Beads that specialized in countering Yao Beasts and evil spirits, just in case.

After putting away the Thunder Beads,

Mu Feng walked into the adjacent Insect Room to check on the Flying Purple Patterned Scorpions.

In the Insect Room,

the battle of the Flying Purple Patterned Scorpions was nearing its end.

After more than an hour of fighting, only two of the original six Flying Purple Patterned Scorpions remained.

After devouring their other kin, these two Flying Purple Patterned Scorpions had significantly increased in size, and the color of their bodies was getting closer to the complete dark purple.

Regardless of which of the remaining two devoured the other, it should be able to evolve to its complete form.

Mu Feng watched for a while.

He felt that it would still take some time for them to determine a victor.

So, he only gave a cursory glance before exiting the Insect Room.

Back in the main hall,

Mu Feng was not in a hurry to explore again.

He had consumed a lot of mental energy and magical power to refine the Yang Lightning Beads.

He needed to recover.

Otherwise, it would be bad if he encountered a strong enemy.

While meditating and circulating his Cultivation Technique,

Mu Feng sent his Divine Sense into his spirit beast bag to check on the Little Lizard's situation.

This time, the Little Lizard had been in a deep sleep for too long.

It had been about four or five days.

If it weren't for its appearance constantly changing, Mu Feng would have thought there was a problem with the Ancient Puppet Upgrade Voucher.

However, it also further indicated that the changes brought by this upgrade should be the greatest.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have slept for so long.

[Puppet Lizard is in a deep sleep...]

Mu Feng wanted to check its information, but all he got was the news that the Little Lizard was in a deep sleep.

"Still sleeping, alright..."

Mu Feng pouted and withdrew his Divine Sense from the spirit beast bag.

As long as there was no problem, everything was fine.

The Little Lizard had been with him the longest, and their bond was the deepest.

But then again,

based on the experience that the longer it slept, the greater the change, the Little Lizard should undergo earth-shattering changes when it awakens this time.

This made him look forward to it even more.

After checking on the Little Lizard,

Mu Feng turned his attention to the mission point System in front of him.

Speaking of which,

there hadn't been any new missions for two days.

Before, he thought missions could be accepted daily.

Now it seemed that it might be refreshed once a week, similar to the refresh time of the point mall.

One could choose three missions to complete at a time.

"Oh, right, I remember when I completed missions before, it seemed players could post Delegation missions, right? Why don't I delegate the task of collecting Lingxi Grass!"

Speaking of the mission System, Mu Feng had a flash of inspiration and suddenly remembered the player delegation mission he had accepted earlier.

He immediately entered the mission System.

He planned to post a mission to find Lingxi Grass.

He aimed to maximize his strength before the Trial Tournament began.

"Delegated missions, delegated missions, found it!"

After some searching,

Mu Feng finally saw the delegated missions that players could post.

However, just as he was about to post, a red prompt appeared before him.

[Your current mission Rank is too low to post delegated missions. Please raise your mission Rank to D before posting.]

"Ah, this?"

"Only D Rank can post?"

His current mission Rank was F, which was still over a hundred points away from D Rank.

"Alright..."

He had originally wanted to find another way to get the Lingxi Grass he needed.

Now it seemed he could only give up.

He closed the mission System.

Mu Feng then casually browsed the messages on the two world channels.

He wanted to see if there was any new information.

However, after looking around, most of the conversations were meaningless.

Mu Feng scrolled for a while,

then exited the chat channel.

Then he went to check the items he had put up for sale.

He found many comments on them.

"Senior Mu Feng, can I really not exchange for the Wu Feng Ring without Lingxi Grass?"

"Senior is selling bathwater again. Last time it was Fairy Han, I wonder which Fairy will buy it back this time."

"Senior, Senior, can I exchange it with Spirit Stones?"

"A Body Tempering Medicinal Bath refined from a trace of fire attribute true Spirit Bloodline, holy crap, I really want it!"

"This Azure Dragon Halberd looks really cool. It's my first time seeing a Magic Treasure with two forms."

....

There were many comments on all three treasures.

However, most of them were expressions of envy, with only one or two inquiries about exchanging for other items.

Mu Feng rejected them all one by one.

After he was done,

Mu Feng also removed the Black Charcoal Grub as an alternative for the Body Tempering Medicinal Bath.

He still had a lot of this stuff on hand, so he no longer needed to trade for it.

It was better to change it quickly, lest someone exchanged it later.

After finishing the miscellaneous tasks,

Mu Feng retracted his mind and began to fully circulate his Cultivation Technique to restore his state.

After being enhanced by numerous Heaven And Earth Treasures, Mu Feng's absorption of Spiritual Qi was incredibly fast.

Coupled with the sufficiently dense Spiritual Qi in his Immortal Cave,

in less than half an hour, all the magical power he had consumed while crafting Thunder Beads in the forging room was fully restored.

His Divine Sense was still a bit lacking.

However, it no longer affected combat.

Seeing this, Mu Feng no longer wasted time and directly stopped circulating his Cultivation Technique.

There were still three grids left until the crystal treasure chest.

He had to speed up a bit more.

He wanted to get it out as soon as possible before the Trial Tournament.

Arriving at the Immortal Cave hall,

Mu Feng took out the mysterious rubbings to see which direction the route grid was in this time.

"Still south."

Just like last time, the Immortal Cave Secret Realm closest to the treasure chest this time was still the one to the south.

Seeing this,

Mu Feng concentrated and began to investigate the information of the light door inside.

[There is a platinum treasure chest in the Immortal Cave Secret Realm to the south, but you need to deal with the Dog-headed inside.]

"platinum treasure chest?"

"Looks like it's not bad."

He remembered that platinum treasure chests could also yield Magic Treasures.

It should be good.

As for the Dog-headed mentioned, since there was no warning about danger, they were probably trash.

With his current strength, he wouldn't have much trouble unless he encountered a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator.

Even if he encountered a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, Mu Feng felt that he should be able to contend with it.

He attributed this confidence to the powerful Divine Abilities and secret techniques he had just learned, as well as reaching Core Formation Stage in both body and Magic Treasure cultivation.

As for how to deal with it,

he would only know after fighting.

He had chosen the southern Secret Realm.

However, Mu Feng was not in a hurry to enter. To prevent good things from appearing in the remaining seven Immortal Cave Secret Realms,

Mu Feng decided to finish looking at the rest first.

[Behind the eastern light door seems to be a mine of the Flying Spirit Race. There are many unmined Spirit Stone ores inside. If you lack Spirit Stones, you can go in and mine them, but you need to prepare excavation tools in advance.]

[There is a Nascent Soul Stage Drought Demon in the Northeast Secret Realm. If you kill it, you can obtain the Heart of the Drought Demon.]

[The Southeast Secret Realm is a gathering place for the Flood Dragon Wing Clan, extremely dangerous. Anyone below Nascent Soul Stage entering will surely die.]

[There is a Spirit Spring in the northern Secret Realm where you can take a relaxing bath.]

[Oh, the Immortal Cave Secret Realm to the west seems to have several platinum treasure chests, and there's no danger inside.]

[The Northwest Secret Realm is quite interesting. It's actually a Yao Beast graveyard, where many elderly Yao Beasts have passed away. Unfortunately, they are all low-Rank Yao Beasts, which you probably won't care for.]

[The Southwest Secret Realm seems to be a snow mountain Secret Realm, and the resources inside seem quite good.]

...

Mu Feng finished reading all seven Secret Realms in one go.

This time, the overall situation seemed decent.

There were a few that Mu Feng was quite tempted by.

For example, that Yao Beast graveyard. If it weren't for the red prompt later saying that it was full of low-Rank Yao Beasts, he would have wanted to enter.

After all, with so many Yao Beasts passing away there, not to mention other Materials, just the Yao Cores alone would be enough for him to earn a lot.

However, if they were low-Rank Yao Beasts, their value would naturally be greatly reduced.

Besides this,

the Secret Realm with multiple platinum treasure chests was also good.

However, after thinking about it,

Mu Feng ultimately chose the southern Secret Realm he had initially decided on.

Although multiple platinum treasure chests were good,

the crystal treasure chest was more appealing to him.

So, he still decided to stick to his original plan.

"Little Moon, let's go!"

Taking the Little Fox with him,

Mu Feng stepped into the southern teleportation gate.

A flash of white light passed.

Mu Feng appeared in an unfamiliar Immortal Cave Secret Realm.

This was a barren Secret Realm.

As far as the eye could see, it was full of desolate weeds.

It looked a bit desolate and dilapidated.

"Found it!"

This Secret Realm was not too large.

As soon as Mu Feng released his Divine Sense, he saw the platinum treasure chest stored in the Dog-headed camp.

The appearance of the Dog-headed was very similar to its name.

Human body, dog head.

It looked a bit fierce.

However, from its aura, its strength was only average.

The camp was very close to his location.

He could reach it by just going around this mountain.

This saved him travel time.

Taking the Little Fox with him,

Mu Feng quickly headed towards the Dog-headed camp.

In just a few breaths,

Mu Feng arrived at the mountain in front of the Dog-headed camp.

Looking down from the mountain, the Dog-headed camp inside was clearly visible.

The auras of these Dog-headed were not strong, but to be on the safe side,

before the battle, Mu Feng still released his Spiritual Eye Divine Power to investigate their information.

[Name: Dog-headed Soldier]

[Realm: Mid Stage Foundation Establishment]

[Introduction: A creature in the Cave World, with a human body and a dog face. It has a keen sense of smell and can detect various hidden presences. They are naturally brutal and enjoy actively hunting human Cultivators and other Immortal Cave creatures.]

[Skills: ....]

.....

"Mid Stage Foundation Establishment, indeed very weak."

Seeing that the opponent was only Mid Stage Foundation Establishment, Mu Feng didn't even bother to look at their skills.

This was clearly cannon fodder.

There was nothing good to see.

If he were to look, he would look at the leader or shaman here.

Skipping the Dog-headed Soldier's information,

Mu Feng shifted his gaze to other areas.

Before long, Mu Feng saw a Dog-headed that was much taller and more imposing than the previous cannon fodder.

It held a large axe in its hand, looking incredibly mighty.

Seeing this, Mu Feng immediately released his Spiritual Eye Divine Power to investigate its information.

[Name: Dog-headed General]

[Realm: Dan Formation]

[Introduction: The leader in the Dog-headed camp, powerful. After transformation, it can be immune to most Spell attacks.]

[Skills: Dog God Descent, Great Axe Attack, Weakness, Dog God Barrier, Frenzy.]

Checking skill details.

[Dog God Descent: The Dog-headed General offers its essence blood, praying for the Dog God's possession. After possession, the Dog-headed General's speed, strength, and attack are enhanced, and its body becomes immune to most Spell damage.]

[Great Axe Attack: The Dog-headed General swings the great axe in its hand to attack its prey. It is powerful and has penetrative power, capable of ignoring shield defenses.]

[Weakness: The Dog-headed General chants a Spell to apply a weakening buff to its prey. Prey afflicted with Weakness will have greatly reduced speed, strength, and defense.]

[Dog God Barrier: The Dog-headed General summons a barrier, sealing itself or its enemy inside. The barrier is extremely sturdy and immune to most Spell attacks.]

[Frenzy: The Dog-headed General can apply a Frenzy buff to Dog-headed Soldiers. Dog-headed Soldiers afflicted with the Frenzy buff become fearless, feel no pain, and have greatly increased speed and strength, but their defense will decrease.]

...

"Dan Formation, can be immune to most Spell attacks after transformation."

"Several skills also seem pretty good."

"Especially the Frenzy at the end."

Mu Feng quickly read the Dog-headed General's information.

To be honest, the Dog-headed General's Realm was not high.

However, its skills were quite powerful.

They were all various buffs.

Some were for itself, and some were for enemies or Dog-headed Soldiers.

Mu Feng took a look.

There were quite a few Dog-headed Soldiers in this camp.

If they were all afflicted with the Frenzy buff, it might be troublesome to deal with them.

"It seems best to use thunderous means to kill it instantly."

"Without transforming, the opponent is still quite weak."

After reading all the information,

Mu Feng quickly came to a conclusion.

However, the current problem was that this Dog-headed General was quite cautious, and its dwelling was in the center of the camp.

There were also many Dog-headed Soldiers guarding it.

Even with his spirit hidden toxic wall skin, it would be difficult to carry out a stealth assassination.

The main reason was that the Dog-headed Soldiers' dog noses were too good.

They had the ability to detect hidden presences.

So, Mu Feng couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't be discovered if he snuck past.

"Should I just use Thunder Beads?"

"Forget it, it seems a bit overkill."

Mu Feng shook his head and quickly dismissed the idea.

The Thunder Beads were specifically prepared for the Trial Tournament, so there was no need to waste them here.

Besides,

he wasn't unable to defeat this thing.

He just wanted to kill it quickly.

If he really couldn't think of anything else, at worst, he would just exert a little more effort and directly push through.

"Hmm."

"Why don't I just try out the new Divine Ability, Mystic Bird Transformation?"

He hadn't had a chance to use this new Divine Ability yet.

He also didn't know how powerful it was.

It was a good opportunity to test it on these Dog-headed.