Searching for the Map Fragments

Chapter 8: Searching for the Map Fragments. After obtaining a new map fragment, Mu Chen and the others followed its new clues and set out in search of the remaining fragments. A mysterious, dangerous aura permeated the ruins, and every step was fraught with the unknown. They first headed toward the first dangerous area marked on the map as containing a key, a place known as the Illusion Spirit Swamp. According to the map, the swamp contained not only mud that could devour spiritual power, but also fierce Spiritual Power Beasts lurking within it. When they reached the edge of the Illusion Spirit Swamp, a pungent odor assailed them. Thick fog shrouded the swamp, and low growls drifted faintly through it, sending chills down their spines. "Be careful, everyone. This place may be far more dangerous than anything we've encountered before," Mu Chen warned. He unleashed his Star Power to illuminate the surrounding area, but the fog seemed to weaken the light of his spiritual power, leaving visibility poor. Luo Li took out the Spiritual Power Detection Tool and tried to investigate the swamp. "The spiritual power fluctuations here are chaotic, and there are many powerful spiritual power signatures. Quite a few Spiritual Power Beasts must be lurking inside." They searched along the edge of the swamp for a way in and discovered some rocks that offered barely enough room to stand. The rocks varied in size and were scattered without any pattern, and some were extremely slippery. "We need to follow these rocks and avoid touching the mud as much as possible," Mu Chen said, stepping onto a rock first. The instant his foot landed, the rock wobbled slightly, and ripples spread through the surrounding swamp, as though something had been disturbed. His companions followed one by one, carefully