At ten o'clock at night, Chen Mochuan, who had already returned home, slowly put away Spirit Pivot Primordial Stance's stake, his chest heaved, and he let out a long breath.
He moved his body slightly, and the pain caused him to frown slightly, but his eyes remained calm.
Even though he experienced a fight with Wolf King during the day and suffered serious injuries, he never lost his daily tempered body of Stance Training.
For him, practice is like breathing. It has already been integrated into his instinct and he will not slack off for anything.
In fact, even after killing Wolf King in the afternoon and carrying the loot on his back, he did not waste any time on the long journey back to the temporary camp.
All the time, a part of the mind was dedicated to sinking into the spiritual world, imagining the increasingly solid "god" brand, silently running Seal Spirit Technique, steadily improving the strength of this skill and Mental Power.
Lying on the bed, relaxing, Chen Mochuan finally got some free time.
With a thought in his mind, he prepared to explore the Memory Fragment contained in the Remnant Spirit of the more than forty Wasteland Wolf killed today.
With consciousness sinking into his mind, he began to quickly "flip through" the memory images of ordinary Wasteland Wolf.
However, the result disappointed him.
The memories of these Wasteland Wolf are completely different from the wild Ferocious Beast that Chen Mochuan hunted before, and their life trajectories are extremely monotonous.
Basically, they are captured by the garrison from the depths of the wilderness at a certain period of time, and then released into a designated training area to be free-range. Their daily activities are limited, and apart from hunting, fighting, and reproducing, they also instinctively avoid more powerful beings or human beings. There is almost no experience outside of this "cage".
I investigated more than ten animals in a row, but the contents were similar and there were no valuable clues.
Chen Mochuan no longer wastes time on ordinary individuals, and directly directs his consciousness to the largest group of Wolf King Remnant Spirit with a special halo.
He calmed down and intervened in the torrent of memories of Wolf King.
The memory of his first birth was vague and warm. Wolf King was born into a huge Wasteland Wolf group with hundreds of members. The group inhabited a vast plain with abundant water and grass and numerous prey.
Combining his own understanding of the surrounding terrain of Antu City, Chen Mochuan judged that the plain was roughly located in the southeast far away from the city.
As a rare mutant individual in the ethnic group, Wolf King has attracted much attention and protection since birth.
Under the careful care of the tribe, it grew up smoothly, and its talents gradually emerged. Its strength, speed, and cunning were far superior to those of its peers.
In conflicts with other Ferocious Beasts competing for territory and prey, it quickly became able to take on its own role, and even assisted the group in repelling powerful enemies.
In just two years, its strength had reached Tenth Rank Perfection. The aging alpha wolf took the initiative to abdicate and elected it as the new and energetic leader of the group.
What followed was the ambition to expand.
It led the group into a fierce war with another Wasteland Wolf group of similar size.
In a one-on-one duel between kings, it relied on its superior strength to kill the opponent's leader on the spot and successfully annexed the wolf pack, thereby expanding its territory.
Then, like a victor, it came to patrol the new territory it had just occupied, and stepped into the cave where the dead wolf had been entrenched all year round, symbolizing its status.
However, in the deepest part of the cave, waiting for it is not only a comfortable nest, but also a strange rock wall.
On the rock wall is an extremely uncomfortable "mural"!
The patterns on it are twisted and weird, indescribable, as if they are somewhere between a human and some kind of indescribable ghost. The limbs are entangled and extended at angles that go against common sense, and the face is blurry but exudes strong malice.
What's even weirder is that this mural does not look like it was carved by someone else. Instead, it looks like some kind of evil force "grows" directly from inside the rock, quietly exuding cold, filthy, and depraved spiritual fluctuations.
Almost as soon as Wolf King saw this mural for the first time, a sudden change occurred!
The twisted creature on the mural seemed to "come alive", breaking away from the shackles of the rock wall and turning into a black shadow that preyed on people. With a scream that reached the soul, it swooped towards Wolf King!
What shocked Chen Mochuan even more was that at the moment when the evil shadow appeared in this memory scene, he clearly felt that a cold invisible force had penetrated into his spiritual world!
"Not good!" Chen Mochuan's heart rang with alarm bells. When he exited the immersive state of memory review, his consciousness returned to reality.
At the same time, in the center of his spiritual world, the brand with the word "god" that always exuded a warm radiance and silently nourished the spirit, seemed to have sensed the invasion of external evil, and suddenly glowed brightly!
The pure and vast white light instantly swept through every corner of the spiritual world like a tide, covering that strange cold energy.
Under the light of the "god" brand, the cold energy was completely restrained and could not cause chaos at all.
Almost at the same time, "Spirit Devourer" activated autonomously and immediately acted on the immovable energy, starting to "devour" it.
It was like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun. The cold energy full of malice failed to even struggle. Under the dual effects of Seal Spirit Technique and "Spirit Devourer", it was completely annihilated in an instant, leaving no trace.
[Your body is invaded by evil thoughts, "Spirit Devourer" protects itself, swallows the evil thoughts, and feeds itself back, and the strength of Mental Power increases.]
[Mental Power:21.86→21.88]
Using the light emitted from the "God" brand, Mental Power was prompted to carefully examine the entire spiritual world, and then caught a glimpse of the prompts on the golden panel. After confirming that there were no future problems, Chen Mochuan breathed a sigh of relief.
He remembered that Hong Yucheng once mentioned: Seal Spirit Technique After practicing to a certain level, it will have the effect of guarding the mind and resisting the invasion of external evils.
Today, through personal experience, I know that this statement is true.
I couldn't help but feel happy in my heart. Fortunately, I practiced Seal Spirit Technique every day and never slackened off, so my level was not low. Otherwise, even with "Spirit Devourer" to protect my body, my mind and spirit might be eroded and I would not be able to resolve this crisis safely.
At the same time, he also became highly vigilant and curious about the mural.
"In Wolf King's Memory Fragment, there is still such a weird energy imprint. What on earth is that mural? It looks like a visualization picture, but it is too evil----"
After thinking for a moment, Chen Mochuan suppressed the waves in his heart and once again sank his consciousness into Wolf King's Memory Fragment.
This time, he was more cautious and always protected his mind with the light of the word "god".
But perhaps because the initial evil energy had been triggered and eliminated, even though the twisted mural still made him feel uncomfortable, there was no more strange invasion.
Subsequent memories showed that Wolf King seemed to be deeply attracted by the mural.
After becoming the new owner of that area, apart from the necessary hunting and patrolling of the territory, it spent most of its time lying in front of the strange rock wall, staring at the twisted pattern with its green eyes, as if it was "observing" and actively accepting "erosion".
After only ten days, Wolf King broke through the bottleneck of Tenth Rank as if it were a matter of course. His energy and blood changed, and he successfully entered the ranks of First-Order Ferocious Beast!
However, the key memory of this breakthrough seems to have been seriously disturbed by the evil force in the mural, and has become blurred and fragmented.
Chen Mochuan could not accurately grasp what specific "insight" or "power" Wolf King got from the murals. He could only vaguely notice that as the time he spent observing the murals increased, Wolf King's original cunning and ferocity as a beast gradually became mixed with a more chaotic, bloodthirsty, and cruel meaning.
About a month later, one day, Wolf King, who was taking a nap in the cave, was suddenly heard by a loud bang outside the territory.
He was awakened by the dense and crisp gunshots and the miserable and painful howls of his fellow tribesmen!
It roared and was about to rush out of the cave to check, but was horrified to find that a human figure as majestic and steady as a mountain had appeared silently in the depths of the cave, standing next to the weird mural that it cherished so much!
The rage that the territory was attacked and the holy land was invaded instantly overwhelmed Wolf King. It roared, carrying the ferocious momentum of First-Order Ferocious Beast, and rushed towards the human who had his back turned to it!
However, the man didn't even look back. He just waved his backhand casually. The movement was inconspicuous, but it brought about an overwhelming and irresistible terrifying force!
"Bang!"
Wolf King didn't even see the opponent's movements clearly, and felt an irresistible force hitting his chest. His huge body was useless. He let out a miserable scream and was slammed against the cave wall like a rag bag. His muscles and bones were split, his internal organs were damaged, and he suddenly lost his combat effectiveness.
It could only slump powerlessly in the corner, watching the majestic man slowly raise his fist.
"Boom!!!"
An earth-shattering punch! The entire rock wall, together with the twisted mural above, under this punch, was like glass being hit by a giant hammer. It instantly shattered into countless pieces of powder and collapsed!
At the moment when the rock wall completely collapsed, the mutation regenerated!
A translucent, constantly twisting and changing "thing" with the same image as the creature in the mural suddenly jumped out of the broken rock!
It seemed to have no entity, somewhere between reality and reality, and its speed was astonishingly fast. It ignored all the falling gravel, and like a twisted ghost, shot straight towards the entrance of the cave, intending to escape!
The majestic man snorted coldly, his voice was not loud, but it carried a kind of majesty that suppressed everything.
He moved very quickly. Almost at the moment when the "thing" appeared, the figure appeared at the entrance of the cave like a ghost, blocking its escape route. He opened the five fingers of his right hand and grabbed the void!
An invisible majestic suction force was generated, and the twisted "thing" that was escaping quickly seemed to hit an invisible wall, letting out a scream that pierced the soul and was full of pain and resentment. Then it was forcibly shot back, struggled to fall into the man's palm, and was firmly imprisoned by an invisible force.
"Hmph, Evil Spirit! I let you escape by chance earlier. Do you think that by being attached to this dead thing, you can hide the truth?"
There seemed to be a faint light flowing in the man's palm, and the twisted creature called "Evil Spirit" trembled violently in his palm,
Struggling, black air as thick as ink continued to emerge from his body, and his harsh roar quickly became fainter.
"Zizizzi----"
In just a few breaths, the black air dissipated and the roaring stopped.
The twisted "Evil Spirit" in the man's palm had disappeared without a trace, as if it had never existed.
It was only then that Chen Mochuan, through Wolf King's sight, saw the face of the man clearly. He was actually the chief officer who had met Garrison Base today, Ou Zeming!
The next memory will be simple.
Wolf King, who was seriously injured and unable to resist, was taken away by the soldiers who entered the cave later, and was eventually sent to the designated training area [A3], where he was "captive" and lived a relatively leisurely life for two years. Finally, he died today.
His consciousness completely returned to reality, Chen Mochuan lay on the bed, frowning slightly, and fell into deep thought.
"Evil Spirit----" He whispered the word he heard from Ou Zeming in a low voice.
"This kind of thing is obviously more weird and difficult to prevent than Ferocious Beast. Not only can it be attached to dead objects such as rocks for a long time, it can also subtly affect and even catalyze the advancement of creatures like Wolf King. Its residual thoughts can actually parasitize in Memory Fragment and invade me----"
"Moreover, it requires military masters of Ou Zeming's level to track and kill them personally. The level of danger can be imagined."
"But I have never heard of the existence of Evil Spirit in any public channel, and there are no relevant discussions or records on the Internet - it seems that the official may have intentionally controlled the dissemination of relevant information."
Chen Mochuan looked deeply, "This kind of intangible, unpredictable, and mind-eroding thing, once known to ordinary people, can easily cause widespread panic. It is indeed a wise move to limit its existence and information to a certain level!"
"In addition, there may be some deeper reasons——" His thoughts continued to diverge, and he was touched by the strange memory picture.
"Evil Spirit----Cult----"
"Both of them carry the word "evil", and the Evil Spirit on the mural is both weird and twisted, and also exudes a faint evil aura that lures depravity and confuses the mind - this seems to have some similarities with the doctrines of distortion, sacrifice, and pursuit of extraordinary power preached by some cults."
"Is there any secret connection between them?"
Chen Mochuan shook his head slightly, forcing his divergent thoughts back.
"What do I want with these things? These are too far away from me right now. Even if Evil Spirit really makes trouble with the cult, it's not my little Martial Warrior's turn to worry about------"
"Whenever you encounter such weird and incomprehensible things in the future, the safest way is not to provoke them, don't be curious, and stay as far away as possible. Preserving yourself and accumulating strength are the first things you should do."
But Chen Mochuan understands that in the final analysis, the reason why he has this idea of "avoiding others" is due to his own lack of strength.
If you have the most powerful strength in the world like Wu Kong, you can suppress everything with the flip of a palm, so why worry about these monsters?
When talking about improving strength, Chen Mochuan naturally thought of that Mutated Wasteland Wolf King, and couldn't help but feel hot in his heart.
He couldn't wait to sink his consciousness into Martial Drill Space, and directly locked onto the Wolf King spirit body, which was the largest and most ferocious in aura.
Communicate and connect without hesitation to start today's first Mind Martial Drill.
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