Mutation! (Combined Chapter)

Tree Pythons were mostly found in dense forests, though they could occasionally be encountered amid rocky mountains as well.

When Song Changming had crossed the plateau before, he had encountered a Tree Python, and Tang Keca had nearly died there.

Fortunately, Fulan had noticed it in time. The Tree Python also feared light and had been driven back by Fulan's Holy Light Technique.

This time, the commotion from Qiaoqiao Bird crashing into the cliff had likely awakened this hidden Tree Python, leading to that moment of danger.

Knowing how troublesome the creature was, Song Changming did not linger and headed straight down.

Tang Keca and the other two followed close behind, not daring to slow down in the slightest.

Fortunately, the Nine Luminaries were directly overhead now. Under the intense light, the Tree Python did not dare extend its roots into the open.

Had they encountered this Tree Python at night beneath a dim moon, getting away would not have been so easy.

"Master!" Fulan called out suddenly, her voice trembling slightly.

Her gaze had already shifted downward.

Through layers of mountain mist, she saw scattered points of unusual ghostly light.

They were ants looking up at them, each as large as a lion or tiger. Their abdomens bore more than ten slender legs, along with numerous openings that repeatedly opened and closed.

Most importantly, each ant had an expressionless human face where its head should have been.

They simply stared at the group, their gaze inexplicably chilling.

"Ghost Face Ants. These are Mutated Creatures!" Tang Keca said gravely.

"Mutated Creatures?" Song Changming looked at him. It was his first time hearing the term.

Tang Keca dutifully explained.

"When living beings die and their souls are extinguished, the soul power that disperses may not necessarily dissipate. When that soul power