Ling Ling narrowed her eyes as she watched the other hunter teams leave, then said:
"Looks like we need to hurry. These hunters are probably after that water element spirit seed too."
Hearing that others wanted to compete with them, Su Miu's gaze sharpened. Looks like we can't keep farming monsters. Three of Bai Xiuxiu's wind element star seeds have been enhanced, and I still have five essence remnants from drops.
But these essence remnants could be sold for better resources. Using them to enhance star seeds might be a waste, and a level three Wind Track probably wouldn't change much anyway.
Su Miu's sharing element was currently at beginner level two. As a result, Di Qiu'er's curse and psychic elements, along with Bai Xiuxiu's wind and lightning elements, were also at beginner level two, since they were linked to his element.
"Let's go. We can't let anyone beat us to it!"
He immediately picked up Ling Ling, called to the other two, and sped away on a Wind Track.
Traveling at full speed, the group soon reached the central region of the Wetland Swamp Forest, where the Swamp Giant Lizards were noticeably more active.
"Help! It's a Warrior Level Poison Swamp Lizard! Help!"
Su Miu and the three girls hid on Little Hill in the distance, watching a fifteen-person hunter mage team get crushed by the Warrior Level beast.
"Fierce Fist! Heaven-Shattering! Die, you beast!"
The leader desperately unleashed intermediate magic, sending flames crashing into the Poison Swamp Lizard, but they barely scratched it.
Meanwhile, numerous Swamp Giant Lizards surrounded them. Desperate to survive, the mages cast spells wildly, but in the end, the entire fifteen-person hunter mage team was wiped out.
Su Miu and the others watched in silence from afar. That hunter mage had been far too weak. His intermediate Fierce Fist had actually been less powerful than Di Qiu'er's beginner level four magic.
The main reason was that Di Qiu'er had a spirit seed boosting her power, while they did not. After slaughtering the hunter mage team with its minions, the Poison Swamp Lizard began a ravenous feast.
Looking at the dozen or so dead Swamp Giant Lizards on the ground, Su Miu had an idea. If only I could absorb those remnant souls. Unfortunately, they're too far away.
"Su Miu, let's retreat. We should stay away from that Warrior Level demon beast. It's too dangerous."
Ling Ling tugged at his clothes, urging him to retreat first; it was simply too dangerous. A thoughtful look flickered in his eyes. With Ling Ling in his care, he really did need to consider the risks. In the end, he nodded.
"Then let's retreat and go around this area."
With that decided, they took a detour, though they steamrolled any servant-level or Advanced Stage servant-level demon beasts along the way.
"We're close! About a thousand meters away. The water element spirit seed should be in that lake."
They rested on Little Hill, and Ling Ling's scans soon pinpointed the spirit seed's location. It should have been in the large lake not far away.
Everyone fell silent as they looked at Greenwater Lake in the distance, surrounded by numerous Warrior Level demon beasts. Ling Ling's brow furrowed at the sight of so many.
They probably wouldn't be able to get it. With that many Warrior Level demon beasts, approaching would mean certain death.
"Let's rest here for the night first. I noticed three other hunter mage teams nearby that are interested in this water element spirit seed."
Su Miu suggested resting for the night. His level two spiritual power had allowed him to keenly detect at least three other mage teams stationed nearby.
Ling Ling nodded, and they settled down to rest. The hunter mages had also set up camp where they were, apparently gathering information about Greenwater Lake.
Sitting atop Little Hill, Su Miu watched a massive Wind Disk sweep through numerous Warrior Level demon beasts. The hunter mage who cast it then fled on a Wind Track. He was clearly a scout.
"Qiu'er, sorry for the trouble, but could you take over for a while?"
Su Miu called to Di Qiu'er. She yawned, then nodded, and only then did he leave on a Wind Track.
The main reason was that he had noticed these hunter mages had killed plenty of demon beasts along the way. He couldn't let all those essence remnants go to waste!
"Ten, twenty, thirty..."
Su Miu swept through an area littered with demon beast corpses, counting the remnant souls.
Once he finished searching one area, he moved on to the next. He collected thirty-eight remnant souls from the first area, then rushed toward another.
"Roar!"
A roar rang out. Su Miu's expression changed, and he turned to see a Warrior Level Poison Swamp Lizard. Cursing his bad luck, he formed a Star Orbit in his hands.
"Mystic Lightning, Thunder Seal, Wild Strategy!"
Azure lightning shot out, striking the Warrior Level demon beast and successfully paralyzing it. The benefit of its penetration effect was clear.
He immediately fled on a Wind Track. With a top-grade spirit seed, a level two Thunder Seal could paralyze a Warrior Level Poison Swamp Lizard for one second.
Su Miu made a mental note of that discovery, then quickly shook off the Warrior Level demon beast. The speed boost from his wind element spirit seed was still crucial.
After recovering some magic energy, he continued gathering remnant souls. Before long, he had collected three servant-level spirit essences and more than three hundred servant-level remnant souls.
"Whoa! A Warrior Level essence remnant! I'm rich! I'm rich!"
Su Miu had scavenged five Warrior Level demon beast corpses along the way. That meant one, two, or perhaps even all of these hunter mage teams could handle Warrior Level demon beasts.
Still, he was the one reaping the benefits. Su Miu had gained four Warrior Level remnant souls and one essence remnant. What a windfall!
After making a full circuit of the surrounding area, Su Miu returned with a haul of five servant-level spirit essence drops, one Warrior Level essence remnant, and nearly four hundred remnant souls.
"Thanks for the effort, Qiu'er. Go get some rest."
Su Miu greeted her, and Di Qiu'er nodded before crawling into the tent to sleep. He then summoned the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear to help stand watch while he condensed essence remnants.
What I just picked up, plus my stockpile, should be enough to condense exactly four servant-level spirit essences.
Once he finished refining them, he looked at the four newly formed essence remnants, unable to suppress his smile. This is amazing! Picking up bargains behind everyone else feels so good.
After finishing the refinement, he began cultivating, hoping to break through as soon as possible. A little after two in the morning, Bai Xiuxiu got up to relieve him.
"Su Miu, leave the rest of the night to me."
"Okay. Oh, right, let me enhance your star seeds."
Su Miu nodded, then gave her all four of the essence remnants he had just refined to enhance her star seeds. All seven of Bai Xiuxiu's wind element star seeds were successfully enhanced.
Only after finishing all that did Su Miu crawl into the tent to sleep. The next day, after everyone had recovered their magic energy, they all hid nearby, ready to reap the rewards of the others' struggle.
Watching the hunter mages begin moving one after another, they made their own preparations. Under the four's watchful eyes, battle broke out along the edge of Emerald Lake.
All kinds of intermediate magic flew through the air, instantly killing countless servant-level and Advanced Stage servant-level demon beasts. Su Miu even noticed an intermediate level two lightning mage leading a group to kill a Warrior Level demon beast.
P.S. Nine updates on June 19, totaling eighteen thousand words.
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