Hearing the roar, Lin Mo and the others instantly stopped laughing and searched toward its source.
After a few leaps, they arrived outside a nearby valley.
"Roar!!"
"Awooo~~"
The furious roars rang out again.
But listening closely, they came from two Mutant Beasts.
"The sounds are coming from inside this valley. Come on, let's take a look."
After checking the surroundings and finding no other Mutant Beasts, Lin Mo spoke softly.
The group quietly crept into the valley.
Before long, they reached a bend.
Using the mountain wall as cover, Lin Mo poked his head out and looked inside.
Two enormous Mutant Beasts were locked in close combat.
"Golden Armored Savage Bear? Light-Chasing Leopard?"
The instant they saw the two Mutant Beasts, Lin Dabao and Liu Peipei cried out at the same time.
Their eyes burned with excitement, and their bodies practically itched to move.
But after their excitement faded and they discerned the beasts' ranks, they immediately grew disappointed.
"Damn it! Fifth-grade?"
Every one of them was powerful, but against Fifth-grade Mutant Beasts, there was still a considerable gap.
Level Five Exotic Beasts were equivalent to Fifth-grade Martial Artists. In fact, among those of the same rank, Mutant Beasts were even stronger than martial artists.
Xiao Ya and Chen Jia had absurd combat strength. They could still handle killing Fourth-grade opponents with ease.
But the combat power threshold for Fourth-grade was only 3,000.
For Fifth Rank, however, the threshold was 9,000.
A full 6,000-point difference.
Starting from Fourth-grade, the gap between every rank of martial artists was far beyond anything seen from First to Third Grade.
Now, even if all of them joined forces.
It would be almost impossible for them to kill even one Level Five Exotic Beast.
Not to mention that there were two here.
Yet the Beast Cores of these two Mutant Beasts were extraordinarily precious.
Especially to Lin Dabao and Liu Peipei, they were simply supreme treasures.
After being absorbed, Beast Cores from Mutant Beasts of the same attribute could greatly increase the strength of Awakened with that same attribute.
The Golden Armored Savage Bear naturally matched Lin Dabao, who had awakened an earth-element ability.
Once absorbed, it could greatly strengthen Lin Dabao's physique.
It could also greatly increase the power of earth elements, thereby boosting his strength and defense.
As for the Light-Chasing Leopard, it was even rarer.
Mutant Beasts with the Light Element attribute were already exceedingly scarce.
Every single one was incomparably precious.
That was also why martial artists who awakened Light Element abilities were so difficult to cultivate.
Now that they had encountered one, it was only natural that the two of them felt their hearts itch.
In the end, the two still sighed and prepared to give up.
Although encountering these two Mutant Beasts was no easy matter, their Fifth-grade strength loomed over them like a mountain. It was not something they could handle.
"Wait!"
Just as they dejectedly prepared to leave, Lin Mo called out to stop them.
"Brother Mo, forget it. Those two are both Fifth-grade Mutant Beasts. Even if we join forces, we're no match for either one."
Lin Dabao said gloomily, his face drooping.
"What's the rush? Aren't those two beasts fighting? Maybe we can pick up a bargain."
"Little Linzi, you don't know this, do you?"
Hearing Lin Mo's words, Xiao Ya immediately put on an air of old-fashioned authority again.
"Level Five Exotic Beasts know their limits when fighting each other. They already possess intelligence not weaker than ours humans. They absolutely won't fight until both sides are crippled and let someone else reap the benefits.
Just watch. After fighting a little longer, those two beasts will call a truce."
Sure enough, as soon as Xiao Ya finished speaking, the Golden Armored Savage Bear and the Light-Chasing Leopard roared at each other and pulled apart.
The two giant beasts stood far apart, staring each other down and roaring, yet neither showed any intention of attacking again.
It was as if they had shifted from brawling to a war of insults!
From the looks of it, they seemed to be cursing quite viciously.
Baring their fangs, spraying spittle everywhere!
"Huh?"
However, Xiao Ya gave a soft cry at that moment.
"What is it?" Lin Mo looked at her in confusion.
"Normally, once they stop fighting, the two Mutant Beasts should leave immediately. But they've stayed there, and neither wants to go. Could it be..."
As she spoke, Xiao Ya closed her eyes. A mysterious, unfathomable force surged out and probed inward.
"Mental Power detection?"
Feeling that mysterious force, Lin Mo clicked his tongue in wonder.
He could not see it or touch it, yet he could sense its existence.
Sure enough, mental force was incredibly elusive.
"So that's it!"
Before long, Xiao Ya opened her beautiful eyes, her face full of shock.
"What's going on?" Everyone looked at Xiao Ya in confusion.
"There's a cave around that bend. Three Hundred Life Flowers inside are about to mature."
"What!"
Hearing this, everyone cried out in shock.
Especially Lin Mo, whose face actually showed delight.
The Hundred Life Flower was one of the Rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that could help Zheng Heping rebuild his meridians.
He had never expected to encounter it in this backwater corner of the mountains.
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 it, rebuilding and tempering one's meridians in conjunction with a cultivation technique would yield twice the result with half the effort, greatly increasing the chance of success.
Normally, finding even a single flower was extraordinarily difficult.
Who would have thought there would be three Hundred Life Flowers here at once?
"Damn it, what rotten luck! We entered a treasure mountain only to return empty-handed."
At that moment, Lin Dabao cursed under his breath.
They were all good things, but their strength was what it was.
With two Level Five Exotic Beasts guarding the place, it was simply impossible for them to obtain the Hundred Life Flowers!
The most agonizing thing in the world was seeing treasure right before your eyes but being unable to obtain it.
All they could do was worry helplessly!
"Enough. Let's go. We should hurry and find a place to rest, conserve our energy, and finish the point missions tomorrow."
Liu Peipei gave a bitter smile. Out of sight, out of mind, she turned and prepared to leave first.
"Whoosh!"
Yet at that moment, Lin Mo moved.
"Lin Mo, what are you doing? Don't be reckless!"
Lin Dabao was startled and immediately shouted.
He had never imagined that at such a moment, Lin Mo would charge straight toward the two Mutant Beasts.
What was he trying to do? Was he courting death?
"Lin Mo! Come back! Those are Fifth-grade Mutant Beasts!"
Xiao Ya, Liu Peipei, and Chen Jia cried out at the same time.
This time, even Chen Jia, the battle-crazed martial fanatic, did not act rashly.
Who could have expected that Lin Mo, who usually appeared extremely calm and steady, would suddenly make a move?
"The Hundred Life Flowers—I'm determined to get them!"
Without turning back, Lin Mo tossed out those words.
His figure had already appeared in front of the Light-Chasing Leopard.
"Awooo~~"
The suddenly appearing figure startled both Fifth-grade Mutant Beasts.
Once it saw clearly that it was a tiny human, the Light-Chasing Leopard immediately flew into a rage.
A puny human, whose vital energy was not even at the level of a Fourth-grade Martial Artist, dared to strut around before it?
The battle just now had already left it extremely irritated.
Now a human had appeared to challenge its dignity. How could it endure that?
With an angry roar, the Light-Chasing Leopard swung out a paw.
Its speed was staggering.
As expected of a Light Element Mutant Beast, its speed was no joke.
As the enormous leopard paw came hurtling toward his face, Lin Mo showed no fear. In an instant, silver-purple electric currents wrapped around his entire body.
"Hegemon Fist!"
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