Chapter 22: Ninth Tier Flame Tail

Thick, sticky blood plastered the grass, and its fishy smell immediately began to spread with the chaotic wind, filling the Thick Forest.

Mo Xie stretched out its claws. It looked at the two corpses but simply licked its claws, cleaning its weapons.

Chu Mu also stepped out from the side, his gaze fixed on the Rock Monster that now looked utterly confused.

If a Soul Pet Tamer died, the Soul Pact with their Soul Pet would be broken. The Rock Monster was now free from Ma Zhi’s Soul Pact control, and the orders Ma Zhi had given naturally no longer had any effect.

“Uh, uh…”

The Rock Monster stood there dumbly, stupidly rubbing its head and turning it for no reason. After a while, its gaze finally fell on Mo Xie. However, under Mo Xie’s icy stare, the Rock Monster immediately showed panic. It took big strides and fled deep into the Thick Forest.

A Soul Pet and its Tamer were bound by the Soul Pact. The Tamer could command the Soul Pet to do anything. Once the Pact was broken, the Soul Pet regained its freedom. It would no longer share a telepathic connection with the Tamer, nor that special sense of closeness.

However, generally speaking, after a Soul Pet and its Tamer spent a long time together, they would develop some feelings, more or less. If the Tamer was killed, a masterless Soul Pet could easily turn its hatred towards the killer of its master. The fact that this Rock Monster fled directly clearly showed it didn’t have much emotional foundation with Ma Zhi.

“You didn’t use up much energy, did you?” Chu Mu walked to Mo Xie’s side and asked.

“Wuwu~!” Mo Xie still looked full of fighting spirit.

“Rest in the space for a while. I’ll summon you if there’s a fight.” Chu Mu said. Mo Xie’s stamina had also decreased by about twenty percent. Although it wasn’t a big impact, they were about to face a strong enemy, so it was best to maintain the best condition.

Chu Mu then recalled Mo Xie back into the Soul Pet Space. He picked up the Little Green Worm that had climbed up the tree, took out some dried rations to feed it, and said with a smile, “You did a good job this time too.”

“Shasha~!” The Little Green Worm happily wriggled its body, diligently chewing on the dried rations Chu Mu gave it.

Carrying this special little borer with him, Chu Mu continued walking deeper in. The further in he went, the denser the Thick Forest became. Chu Mu remembered that after passing a small area of fallen leaf forest, it should count as the range of the Inner Island.

Now Chu Mu had stepped into this fallen leaf forest. The soft crunching sound under his feet was quite obvious in the quiet woods.

Chu Mu didn’t dare to walk too fast. After all, the other side also had Soul Pets. If there was a Soul Pet with strong perception, he could easily be discovered.

“Go ahead and take a look. I think I heard some sounds.” Chu Mu suddenly stopped, his gaze fixed on the fallen leaf forest area of the Inner Island. He whispered to the little borer on his shoulder.

The little borer was also very intelligent and could understand Chu Mu’s words. It bent its body, quickly sprang onto a tree trunk, and then rapidly disappeared among the somewhat withered and yellow leaves, moving along the complex branches.

Chu Mu advanced slowly. After walking about another hundred meters, through the rather sparse branches, he saw the figure of Luo Chen wearing light white clothes.

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A short while later, Chu Mu’s scout returned. Using interesting body language, it told Chu Mu that there were three people and four Soul Pets ahead of him. Two people and two Soul Pets were fighting against one Soul Pet, while another person and his Soul Pet were just harassing from the side, not truly joining the fight.

“Looks like Zhou Shengmo and another person are together dealing with that Ninth Tier Soul Pet. The one not participating in the fight should be Luo Chen. Need to find a way to take out Luo Chen first.” Chu Mu thought to himself.

With more people on Zhou Shengmo’s side, Chu Mu could only defeat them one by one to have a better chance of winning.

Chu Mu moved closer again. Just as he expected, Zhou Shengmo’s Fang Wolf was dealing with a Ninth Tier Flame Tail.

Fighting alongside Zhou Shengmo was Tang Xian, who owned an Eighth Tier Steel Fang, a guy ranked among the top five in strength.

“It’s actually Tang Xian. It seems this fight will be very tough. But that Flame Tail’s strength is indeed impressive.” Chu Mu muttered to himself.

Flame Tail: Demon Beast Realm – Spirit Demon Type – Flame Tail Race – High Grade.

The Flame Tail’s body resembled a fierce hunting dog, but its tail burned with a cluster of raging flames. The stage of the Flame Tail could be judged from the color and depth of its flames!

The Flame Tail’s tier was not inferior to the Fang Wolf. If Zhou Shengmo’s Fang Wolf was only at the Eighth Tier, fighting it would definitely be somewhat difficult. No wonder he called Tang Xian, who had the Eighth Tier Steel Fang.

The battle was fierce. The Ninth Tier Flame Tail was very powerful. Its speed, strength, and defense were all slightly better than Steel Fang’s and Fang Wolf’s. Moreover, the Flame Tail could also use Fire Type skills. Zhou Shengmo’s Fang Wolf and Tang Xian’s Steel Fang definitely couldn’t defeat it in a short time.

As for Luo Chen’s Soul Pet, it was a Ghost Wood Demon. It showed he had some sense not to join the fight. The natural enemy of the Plant Realm was creatures with the Fire Attribute. If the Ghost Wood Demon was touched by even a spark from the Flame Tail, it would quickly lose its fighting ability.

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“What was that sound!” Zhou Shengmo snorted coldly. As a High Thought Soul Pet Tamer, his perception ability was clearly stronger than others.

“Sound? Are you imagining things?” Tang Xian’s attention was all on the troublesome Flame Tail; he wasn’t paying attention elsewhere.

“I heard it. Footsteps.” Zhou Shengmo said.

“Oh~!”

The Flame Tail let out a cry. Its large cluster of a tail suddenly swept out a dazzling ring of fire. The fire ring quickly ignited the surrounding plants, forming a circle of fire wall, separating it from Fang Wolf and Steel Fang.

“Don’t give it a chance to escape!” Zhou Shengmo immediately roared. After roaring, he quickly glanced at Luo Chen beside him and said, “You watch the surroundings. There’s definitely something unusual.”

…

“Swoosh swoosh swoosh~!”

Light footsteps trod on the dry leaves, quickly passing under the tree trunks!

In a few moments, Mo Xie appeared beside Luo Chen, its cold claws suddenly flashing!

“Humph, trying to ambush me?” Luo Chen seemed to have already sensed something. He gave a cold smile but closed his eyes.

As Luo Chen closed his eyes, the Ghost Wood Demon beside him stretched out branches like withered old hands. These branches crisscrossed, completely protecting him within.

“Swish!”

The claw swept past, immediately leaving a deep mark on the hand-like branch. The branch-hand was almost broken clean off!

Luo Chen, wrapped inside, was stunned. He looked at the deep mark, and cold sweat instantly slid down! If this claw had been just a bit deeper, it might have directly cut his throat!

“Who!” Luo Chen was furious. Although he had anticipated an ambush, he hadn’t expected his moment of underestimation to almost cost him his life!

Chu Mu didn’t hide either. He slowly stepped out from behind the tree, his gaze coldly fixed on the angry Luo Chen.

Mo Xie, with its incredible speed, had already quickly returned to his side. One man and one fox stood coldly in the shade under the tree, appearing somewhat indifferent and eerie!