Treasure! Make Your Move! (Seeking Collection, Seeking Rewards)

At the sound of the roar, Lin Mo and the others instantly stopped their joking and looked toward the source.

A few leaps later, they arrived outside a valley not far away.

"ROAR!!"

"OWWW~~"

The furious cries rang out again.

But listening closely, these were the roars of two exotic beasts.

"The sound is coming from inside this valley. Let's go take a look."

After scouting the surroundings and finding no other exotic beasts, Lin Mo said softly.

So, the group silently crept into the valley.

Before long, they reached a bend in the path.

Using the cliff wall as cover, Lin Mo poked his head out to look inside.

What met his eyes were two massive exotic beasts locked in a brawl.

"Golden Armored Savage Bear? Light-Chasing Leopard?"

The moment they spotted these two beasts, Lin Dabao and Liu Peipei both gasped.

Their eyes burned with fervor, and their bodies practically itched to move.

But as their excitement subsided and they observed the beasts' ranks, disappointment set in.

"Damn! Level Five?"

Though each of them was formidable, facing a Level Five exotic beast still meant a considerable gap.

A Level Five exotic beast matched a human Fifth-grade Martial Artist, and even at the same rank, beasts were often stronger than martial artists.

Xiao Ya and Chen Jia were freakishly powerful—they could handle killing Fourth-grade opponents with ease.

But the combat power threshold for Fourth-grade was only 3000.

For Fifth-grade, it was 9000.

A full 6000 gap.

Starting from Fourth-grade, the disparity between each rank was nothing like the jump from First to Third-grade.

Right now, even if they all joined forces, killing a single Level Five exotic beast was nearly impossible.

Let alone the fact that there were two here.

Yet, the Beast Cores of these two beasts were extremely precious.

Especially for Lin Dabao and Liu Peipei—they were practically treasures.

Absorbing a Beast Core of the same attribute could greatly boost the strength of an Awakened with that attribute.

The Golden Armored Savage Bear naturally corresponded to Lin Dabao, who had awakened Earth attribute abilities.

Once absorbed, it could vastly enhance Lin Dabao's physique.

It could also massively increase his Earth element power, thereby boosting his strength and defense.

As for the Light-Chasing Leopard, it was even rarer.

Exotic beasts of the Light Element were already scarce.

Every single one was incredibly valuable.

That was precisely why Awakened with Light abilities were so hard to train.

Now that they'd encountered one, it naturally made the two of them itch with desire.

In the end, they both sighed and prepared to give up.

Though running into these two beasts was no easy stroke of luck, their Level Five strength loomed like a mountain—not something they could handle.

"Wait!"

Just as they were dejectedly about to leave, Lin Mo called out to stop them.

"Brother Mo, forget it. Those two are both Level Five exotic beasts. Even together, we're no match for one," Lin Dabao said, his face drooping as he spoke slowly.

"What's the rush? Aren't those two beasts fighting? Maybe we can snatch the spoils."

"Little Linzi, you wouldn't know this, would you?"

Hearing Lin Mo's words, Xiao Ya immediately put on her old-and-wise act again.

"Level Five exotic beasts have a sense of restraint when fighting each other. They already have intelligence no less than us humans. They definitely won't fight to mutual destruction and let someone else take advantage.

Just watch—after a bit more fighting, those two beasts will call a truce."

Sure enough, no sooner had Xiao Ya finished speaking than the Golden Armored Savage Bear and the Light-Chasing Leopard each let out a roar and pulled apart.

The two massive beasts stood far apart, staring each other down and roaring back and forth, yet neither side made any move to strike again.

It was as if they had shifted from a brawl to a war of words!

Judging by their demeanor, the insults seemed quite vicious.

Baring fangs and claws, spittle flying everywhere!

"Huh?"

But at that moment, Xiao Ya let out a soft exclamation.

"What's wrong?" Lin Mo looked at her with confusion.

"Normally, after a fight, the two exotic beasts would just leave directly, but they're staying right there, neither willing to go. Could it be..."

As she spoke, Xiao Ya closed her eyes, and a mysterious, profound force surged forth, probing deeper inside.

"Mental Power detection?"

Sensing that enigmatic energy, Lin Mo marveled inwardly.

Invisible, intangible, yet the presence of this force could be felt.

Indeed, mental power was extremely arcane.

"So that's it!"

After a moment, Xiao Ya opened her beautiful big eyes, her face filled with shock.

"What's going on?" Everyone looked at Xiao Ya in confusion.

"There's a cave around that corner, and inside, three Hundred Life Flowers are about to ripen."

"What!"

Hearing this, everyone gasped in surprise.

Lin Mo, in particular, showed a look of delight on his face.

The Hundred Life Flower was one of the Rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that could help Zheng Heping rebuild his meridians.

Who would have thought they'd run into it in this remote mountain corner.

This thing could not only rebuild meridians but was also one of the key materials for a Sixth-grade Martial Artist's Tendon Refining.

With this, combined with the right technique to rebuild and temper the tendons, the results would be twice the effect with half the effort, and the success rate would skyrocket.

Normally, finding even a single one was extremely difficult.

Who could have imagined that here, there would be three Hundred Life Flowers at once.

"Damn, what lousy luck! Enter a treasure mountain and come back empty-handed."

At that moment, Lin Dabao cursed under his breath.

They were all good things, but their strength was what it was.

Two Level Five Exotic Beasts were guarding the spot; there was no way they could get the Hundred Life Flowers!

The most agonizing thing in the world was having a treasure right in front of you but being unable to claim it.

Just pure frustration!

"Alright, let's go. We'd better find a place to rest, recharge, and focus on finishing the points mission tomorrow."

Liu Peipei gave a bitter smile, deciding that out of sight was out of mind, and turned to leave first.

"Swoosh!"

But at that moment, Lin Mo moved.

"Lin Mo, what are you doing? Don't be reckless!"

Lin Dabao was startled and immediately shouted.

He never expected that at this critical moment, Lin Mo would charge straight at the two exotic beasts.

What was he trying to do? Get himself killed?

"Lin Mo! Come back! Those are Level Five Exotic Beasts!"

Xiao Ya, Liu Peipei, and Chen Jia all cried out at the same time.

Even Chen Jia, the battle-crazed martial fanatic, didn't make a rash move this time.

Who would have thought that Lin Mo, who usually seemed so calm and composed, would suddenly act like this?

"The Hundred Life Flower—I'm determined to have it!"

Lin Mo didn't look back, leaving only that one sentence.

And his figure had already appeared before the Light-Chasing Leopard.

"Roar~~"

The sudden appearance startled both Level Five Exotic Beasts at once.

When they saw clearly that it was just a tiny human, the Light-Chasing Leopard flew into a rage.

A mere human, whose qi and blood weren't even at the level of a Fourth-grade Martial Artist, actually dared to swagger right in front of him?

The earlier fight had already left it extremely displeased.

Now another human had popped up to challenge its dignity—how could it hold back?

With a furious roar, the Light-Chasing Leopard lashed out with a claw.

Its speed was astonishing.

After all, as a Light Element Mutant Beast, its speed was no joke.

Watching the massive leopard claw hurtling toward his face, Lin Mo showed no fear. In an instant, his entire body was wrapped in crackling silver-and-purple lightning.

"Hegemon Fist!"