88: Foodie sky curtain ice spider (3k)
In just three days.
Chen Mo used iron-fisted methods to conquer one snow mountain after another.
Out of the 64 spirits of the region in the Great Snow Mountain Secret Realm, only the last two remained.
Two Guardians resided in the areas where these two spirits of the region were located.
Looking at the orb in front of him, which was only missing two fragments, Chen Mo pondered how to obtain the last two spirits of the region.
A direct assault was definitely out of the question.
After advancing to the Lord Realm, Chen Mo had observed the territory occupied by the Sky Curtain Ice Spider from afar.
The information panel for the Sky Curtain Ice Spider still only showed its name, the Extraordinary Rank column still displayed three question marks, and all other information was unknown.
Its strength was at least the King Realm! Perhaps even stronger!
As for trying to sneak into the territory and secretly refine the spirit of the region, that wouldn't work either.
After observing the Sky Curtain Ice Spider, Chen Mo searched around the snow mountain but found no spirit of the region.
Chen Mo guessed that although the Sky Curtain Ice Spider and the other Guardian had not refined the spirits of the region, they must have found them and kept them close.
After some thought, Chen Mo suddenly recalled how East Xia had conquered the Guardian of the Green Forest Capital.
That was—the Gourmet Tactic!
This move was simple and unpretentious, but it might yield unexpected results!
The Sky Curtain Ice Spider did not seem to be frozen, staying inside the snow mountain, and its range of activity appeared to be limited to an area of several hundred meters.
Surely the Sky Curtain Ice Spider, having been hungry for thousands, or even tens of thousands of years, couldn't refuse the taste of delicious food?
The more Chen Mo thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.
It was worth a try!
Even if it failed, he wouldn't lose anything anyway.
So he immediately gathered the human chefs and instructed them to prepare a variety of feasts.
Since he didn't know what the Sky Curtain Ice Spider liked to eat, Chen Mo prepared a mix of both meat dishes and vegetarian dishes.
After completing all this, Chen Mo, feeling slightly uneasy, brought his food to the Sky Curtain Ice Spider's territory.
He stopped 2 kilometers away from the Sky Curtain Ice Spider.
Then, he had several Frost Wolves deliver the various delicacies right in front of the Sky Curtain Ice Spider.
These Frost Wolves were the ones Chen Mo had previously captured on Ice Sparrow Mountain.
Trembling with fear, they carried the food and slowly walked toward the Sky Curtain Ice Spider.
Roast suckling pig, chilled rabbit meat, spicy rabbit heads, salads made from various Spiritual Plants, and even a portion of divine medicine.
Just as the Frost Wolves were 100 meters away from the Sky Curtain Ice Spider.
The Sky Curtain Ice Spider's eight ice-blue compound eyes suddenly opened simultaneously, and its massive, glass-like body slowly rose, exuding an overwhelming sense of oppression.
The Frost Wolves immediately prostrated themselves on the ground, their hearts filled with terror.
The mere pressure from the Sky Curtain Ice Spider made them completely unable to move.
The Sky Curtain Ice Spider completely ignored the Frost Wolves and directed its gaze toward the food.
Immediately, strands of ice-blue silk shot out, and all the delicacies sequentially entered its mouth.
Starting with the Spiritual Plant salad, the Sky Curtain Ice Spider began tasting them one by one.
Seeing the Sky Curtain Ice Spider begin to enjoy the food from a distance, Chen Mo slightly exhaled in relief.
As long as it eats!
The Sky Curtain Ice Spider ate with elegance and speed, devouring a whole roast suckling pig in two bites and a spicy rabbit head in one.
In less than 10 minutes, it had swallowed all the delicacies Chen Mo had meticulously prepared.
It specialized in eating everything, regardless of meat or vegetable.
After tasting all the food, the Sky Curtain Ice Spider's gaze suddenly swept toward Chen Mo's location!
Chen Mo, observing from 2 kilometers away, felt the spider's gaze and became slightly nervous.
He knew the Sky Curtain Ice Spider was looking at him!
The next second, an ice-blue stone flew out from beneath the Sky Curtain Ice Spider, rapidly shooting toward Chen Mo, guided by silk strands.
Chen Mo was startled, thinking the Sky Curtain Ice Spider was going to attack him.
However, he quickly realized that this "stone" was actually the fragment of the spirit of the region he had been longing for!
"Huh?"
Chen Mo felt surprised and delighted.
He had originally planned to use the Gourmet Tactic to first establish a good relationship with the Sky Curtain Ice Spider, and then proceed slowly.
He hadn't expected success on the first try.
He didn't expect the Sky Curtain Ice Spider to understand him so well!
"Little Lion, your food is good."
At that moment, a cool, clear voice suddenly sounded in Chen Mo's mind.
This was the Sky Curtain Ice Spider communicating with him!
It could communicate telepathically with other life forms across 2 kilometers without needing Telepathic Ice Silk!
"Thank you for the Senior's gift."
Chen Mo replied politely.
"No need to be polite. I gave you this piece of spirit of the region not because of the food you sent, but because you possess great potential."
"You are only missing the last piece of the spirit of the region, correct? That old turtle is an elemental life form and won't fall for your tricks. Take this! Show it this item, and it will give you the last spirit of the region."
As soon as the voice faded, Chen Mo saw another blue pearl, emitting intense cold air, appear in front of the Sky Curtain Ice Spider. It quickly flew toward him and finally hovered before him.
Chen Mo looked at it for a few seconds.
Relevant information appeared next to the blue pearl—
"Ice Silk Pearl Orb
An ice pearl formed by the highly condensed silk of the Sky Curtain Ice Spider. Once refined, it can shoot out incredibly tough ice spider silk."
"Thank you, Senior!"
Chen Mo realized that this Sky Curtain Ice Spider was terrifyingly generous!
The old turtle it mentioned was naturally the other Guardian. Did the Sky Curtain Ice Spider mean that if he took the Ice Silk Pearl Orb, he could obtain the final fragment of the spirit of the region?
"Keep growing! When you reach the limit of the Lord Realm, come find me again. I will give you an Opportunity and help you open the door to the Inner World."
The Sky Curtain Ice Spider's voice came again.
"What is inside the Inner World?"
Chen Mo asked curiously.
He had previously asked the Snow Mastiff about what exactly was inside the Inner World.
The Snow Mastiff said that the Inner World was actually a complete Small World.
Although it was called a Small World, its area was even vaster than the entire Blue Star.
The Inner World of the Great Snow Mountain was once a frozen tundra stretching tens of thousands of miles—a truly extreme cold environment where even Extraordinary Creatures could freeze to death!
Moreover, the Spiritual Qi concentration within the Inner World was greater than the current Spiritual Qi concentration on Blue Star, and creatures above the Lord Realm lived there.
Of course, this was the Inner World of ancient times.
Countless years had passed since then; even the divine Ice Phoenix might have perished, and the Inner World might no longer be the same as it once was.
The Snow Mastiff said its last memory was participating in a massive war under the rallying call of the Ice Phoenix.
It had a premonition that its chances of survival were slim, which was why it left behind its will and Soul fragments on the Kings Blood, creating a contingency plan for itself.
"You will know when the time comes."
The Sky Curtain Ice Spider did not answer directly.
"Darn cryptic spider."
Chen Mo grumbled inwardly.
But he didn't dwell on it.
He was merely curious about the Inner World; before gaining absolute strength, he would definitely not venture into the Inner World.
"I am going to sleep. Little Lion, your food is good. You can come often in the future."
The Sky Curtain Ice Spider's cold, desolate voice sounded in Chen Mo's mind again.
Immediately afterward, a fist-sized Extraordinary Crystal was tossed in front of him.
[Large Spiritual Power Crystal]
Chen Mo glanced at the Sky Curtain Ice Spider and saw its eight compound eyes slowly close, seemingly sinking back into slumber.
"So—this is payment for the meal?"
Chen Mo couldn't help but find it slightly amusing.
The Sky Curtain Ice Spider had spoken so seriously earlier.
He actually thought it wasn't interested in food and was only helping him because of his outstanding potential.
Yet, that parting line, "You can come often in the future," immediately exposed its foodie nature!!!
The Sky Curtain Ice Spider was indeed still thinking about food!
And this fellow was surprisingly tsundere; it clearly loved to eat but wouldn't admit it!
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[Gluttonous Lion +] Day 14.
Chen Mo arrived at another snow mountain occupied by a Guardian.
In the center of this snow mountain was a lake that hadn't frozen over, and the other Guardian of the Great Snow Mountain Secret Realm, the Heavenly Turtle, was sleeping within the lake.
Most of the Heavenly Turtle's body was submerged in the lake, with only its shell exposed above the water. The exposed shell spanned hundreds of meters, much larger than the Sky Curtain Ice Spider, and from a distance, it looked exactly like a small mountain.
The size of its true body was even harder to imagine.
[Heavenly Turtle]
[Extraordinary Rank: ???]
It still had a panel so powerful it only showed question marks, likely an existence above the King Realm.
Although the Sky Curtain Ice Spider said that food wouldn't work on the Heavenly Turtle, Chen Mo still decided to try.
The Frost Wolf suicide squad was still responsible for the feeding this time!
The Frost Wolves, having survived the last ordeal, were naturally very "resistant" to this feeding mission.
It was pure luck that the last feeding to the Sky Curtain Ice Spider went well. Who knew if this Guardian would treat them as appetizers and swallow them whole?
But they had no choice.
And the Ice Lion King offered too much!
Chen Mo promised that if they completed one more feeding, he would restore their status as free beasts, so they wouldn't have to mine every day!
The Frost Wolves decided to risk it all.
The Frost Wolves nervously placed all sorts of food by the lake, but the water remained calm, without the slightest ripple.
"Roar!"
Chen Mo thought for a moment and had the Frost Wolves throw the food into the lake.
After the roast suckling pig, chilled ice grass salad, roast chicken, and various Spiritual Plants were tossed into the lake, the surface suddenly erupted as various Spiritual Fish fought fiercely to snatch the food.
Chen Mo hadn't expected there to be fish in this lake.
But the "small island" in the center remained completely still.
Clearly, as the Ice Spider had said, the Heavenly Turtle was not interested in food.
So Chen Mo took out the [Ice Silk Pearl Orb].
The next second, the lake suddenly surged with massive waves, and the Spiritual Fish that were fighting over the food quickly dove back into the water.
The "small mountain" in the center of the lake began to rise.
A gigantic turtle nearly a thousand meters long surfaced. Its shell was covered in moss, resembling a green mountain.
The Heavenly Turtle slowly opened its frost-blue eyes, staring intently at the Ice Lion King a thousand meters away.
"Who are you? Why do you possess the Ice Spider's silk orb?"
The Heavenly Turtle initiated telepathic communication with Chen Mo.
The Heavenly Turtle's voice was ancient and hoarse, carrying the unique aura of the primeval wilderness era.