" Mo Xin, prepare to die!"
Chen Rufeng, leading four Five Elements Guards, surrounded Mo Xin.
"Hmph! Overestimating yourself."
Mo Xin could tell at a glance that Chen Rufeng and his four companions were only at the Early Stage of the True Spirit Realm, while he himself had been stuck at the Peak of the True Spirit Realm for several years. If they weren't in a battle formation, he could have defeated them all with a single move.
He wielded his broadsword and slashed incessantly, knocking the surrounding Five Elements Guards off balance and leaving them completely helpless.
"Five Elements Cycle, Fire Dragon Formation!"
Under Chen Rufeng's control, fiery red light rose from the bodies of the Five Elements Army, and all their attacks were imbued with additional fire damage.
The Blazing Flame Army was immediately under immense pressure, but they did not back down. Relying on their formidable individual combat strength, they fought the Five Elements Army to the death.
The battle reached a stalemate. With the Five Elements Army Five Elements Battle Formation as a buff, the Blazing Flame Army found it difficult to harm the Five Elements Army.
However, the Five Elements Army lacked combat experience and their individual strength was too weak. After being disrupted by the Blazing Flame Army's close combat, they were unable to organize an effective counterattack.
If it weren't for the Five Elements Army's extensive training and ingenious battle formation, which allowed them to unite everyone's strength, they would have already been routed.
However, Mo Xin could clearly sense that the Five Elements Army was growing rapidly. The separated members were cooperating more and more seamlessly and adapting to the rhythm of the battlefield.
"No, this can't go on!"
He also discovered a problem: the Five Elements Army's battle formation seemed to form a cycle, and the Five Elements Spiritual Power attacks they launched could actually return to their bodies after being drawn back by the battle formation.
Although there would still be some losses, their endurance was extremely strong. After fighting for so long, the Spiritual Power depletion of this group of the Qi Nourishing Realm cultivators was not more than that of the Blazing Flame Army cultivators.
His original plan was to rely on stronger individual forces to wear down the Five Elements Army.
A higher cultivation level allows for faster absorption of external Spiritual Power, naturally increasing combat endurance, but this tactic is clearly no longer effective.
By now, the Blazing Flame Army has begun to suffer casualties. They are not a ragtag army, but the very foundation of the Flame Blessing Tribe. The death of each member is a huge loss to the Flame Blessing Tribe.
"Fire's Bane, charge!"
Mo Xin made a decisive move. At this moment, the two Blazing Flame Army had merged into one, their momentum rising continuously, and they intended to penetrate through the center of the Five Elements Army.
"The Five Elements cycle, the Water Dragon Strangulation!"
The Blazing Flame Army was incredibly powerful, and Chen Rufeng didn't intend to fight them head-on. The Five Elements Army immediately transformed into countless small teams, like countless waves constantly harassing the Blazing Flame Army.
Clang! Boom!
The Blazing Flame Army displayed its formidable strength, swiftly passing through the Five Elements Army and leaving behind dozens of corpses.
The Five Elements Army's formation was breached by the Blazing Flame Army, resulting in over a hundred casualties, a truly devastating defeat.
"Good! Well done, Five Elements Army! I'll remember you!"
After uttering a harsh remark, Mo Xin led the Blazing Flame Army away without lingering.
Chen Zihu watched the Blazing Flame Army leave quietly, without ordering anyone to pursue them.
Only elite troops can kill elite troops. To save the Blazing Flame Army, at least ten times more of the other elite troops would have to die, which is not his style.
Moreover, Chen Village had finally trained some soldiers who were capable of fighting, and they were all Chen Zihu's precious darlings. He was unwilling to easily abandon them.
" Zishan, send people over to help treat the wounded!"
The Five Elements Army's performance this time was only mediocre, and Chen Zihu was not very satisfied.
However, he also understood that these people were going to the battlefield for the first time, and they were facing an elite army. Their performance was already excellent.
Deep in the Wilderness.
After resting in the cave for a night, Chen Mu and Mingye, along with the Little White Fox, arrived at the edge of the Ancient Desolate Mining Area.
The Ancient Desolate Mining Area was shrouded in a thick purple mist. From a distance, only the outline of the mountains and the towering tree canopies that had grown for countless years could be vaguely seen, making it appear mysterious and eerie.
Purple mist swirls and rolls on the mountain, shimmering with a wondrous halo under the sunlight, creating a dreamlike scene.
"It's beautiful!"
Mingye couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"This purple mist can even block X-rays and ultrasound; it's truly amazing."
Chen Mu's right eye kept switching runes, but to no avail, leaving him utterly helpless.
His right eye perfectly inherited the ability of ' Fate Vision ', and even added several new vision modes. Unfortunately, no matter how he switched between them, he could not detect any objects in the Ancient Desolate Mining Area.
The Little White Fox seemed uninterested in the place, lazily perching on Chen Mu's shoulder and closing its eyes to rest.
Last night, after Chen Mu cooked fish soup, the Little White Fox ate it all, including the fish meat. Only then did Chen Mu realize that although it was only born, it was very well-developed and had canine teeth, allowing it to eat like an adult fox.
"Let's go take a look over there."
The Ancient Desolate Mining Area covers hundreds of square kilometers. Whether or not one can find Purple Soul Crystal depends entirely on luck. Chen Mu didn't make any demands and treated it as a trip.
"It is said that the Purple Soul Crystal are all drawn out by these rolling purple mists. Although this place is sparsely populated, there are countless demonic beasts. Most of the Purple Soul Crystal that are drawn out are eaten by the demonic beasts."
While the consumption of Purple Soul Crystal by demonic beasts does benefit their Divine Power, the effect is far less significant than that on soul cultivators. For them to devour these crystals is a terrible waste.
Chen Mu sighed as he walked.
" Mingye, be careful when you see those purple mists rushing towards you."
Although this purple mist cannot harm people, it can block their senses. If one goes too far into the purple mist, they may not be able to get out.
Mingye was very curious about the purple mist and had been wanting to get closer to take a look. When he heard what Chen Mu said, his expression changed slightly, and he quickly distanced himself from the purple mist.
"Can't get out? Can't I just go back the way I came?"
"It's no use. According to the book, once your senses are disturbed, you'll even misjudge which direction you came from. Whether you can get out then will depend entirely on luck."
However, with our cultivation levels, venturing more than ten meters into the purple mist shouldn't be a problem. If we're careful, there shouldn't be too much danger."
If he wasn't absolutely certain, Chen Mu wouldn't have come here to explore. Although he desperately needed the Purple Soul Crystal, he wasn't about to risk his life for it.
"Roar!!!"
Suddenly, a whistling sound came from ahead. Chen Mu and Mingye exchanged a glance and quickened their pace to rush over.
Beside a vast, open rocky area, a magnificent Golden-Crowned Great Eagle was battling a Purple-Striped Fierce Tiger. The two fought fiercely, their blows sending blood and flesh flying and sand and stones scattering everywhere.
Chen Mu cast Invisibility Talisman on himself and Mingye, hiding behind the low hill to spy on their battle.
Why are they fighting so fiercely? Is there some treasure nearby?