The Sacred Beetle had an ability called Bug Swarm Corrosion. Its exact effect was to release several hundred bugs, and the vision of these bugs would be shared by Holy Pharaoh. Therefore, they could be used as scouts.
"Be careful, enemy attack!"
At the instant he received Holy Pharaoh's warning, Sun Mo bellowed out.
If an ordinary great teacher suddenly shouted like this, everyone might hold a doubtful attitude. After all, the surroundings were very quiet. But Sun Mo was the signboard of the Central Province Academy and was also the strongest rising star. Hence, his words were authoritative.
In the blink of an eye, the teachers and students unsheathed their swords and sabers and began to look around vigilantly.
The senior students even formed a battle formation nearby.
Beep! Beep! Beep!
An Xinhui forcefully blew a copper whistle. The sound was short and intense. This was to remind the small teams that went out to explore the surroundings to pay attention to safety.
The summer wind blew past, causing the branches and leaves in the forest to rustle.
Everyone was concentrating, but unfortunately, there was no movement at all.
"Where is the enemy?"
Sun Mo asked.
This was the advantage of being a spiritualist. They didn't need to speak and could directly use their thoughts to communicate with spiritualists.
Holy Pharaoh continued to search for the target. "10 o 'clock direction, 50 meters underground."
"All of you stay here!"
As Sun Mo spoke, he dashed out at top speed.
Thick and intertwined tree roots rose up from the ground. Sun Mo moved several meters with each step. After that, he pulled out his blade and slashed.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
Saber Qi whizzed out and slashed the ground, causing mud and broken leaves to fly everywhere.
"It's too shallow."
Holy Pharaoh warned, "It's coming!"
Sun Mo also felt a slight tremor under his feet. He immediately leaped up and landed on a huge tree branch.
Rumble!
Mud splattered like a geyser, and below, a thick 'worm' scuttled out. Its head was round, and the middle was full of jagged teeth. When it opened and closed, it looked like a chrysanthemum.
Crack!
The sneak attack missed. The insect's body shrank and then expanded. Like a blowgun, it spat out a large ball of green mucus.
"What the hell?"
Sun Mo evaded.
Pa!
The sticky liquid landed on the spot where Sun Mo had been standing earlier and immediately corroded half of the tree trunk, causing white smoke to emit from it.
"What is this? A python? "
Gu Xiuxun heard the commotion and came over to provide support.
"It's an earthworm!"
Sun Mo's Divine Sight had already scanned this bug.
The Forest Giant Earthworm was a type of giant earthworm that lived in the Darkness Continent. It fed on all sorts of ferocious beasts and was proficient in sneak attacks. Once its prey was dragged underground, it would definitely die.
Note: Its combat power is average, but its advantages are its strong bite force, high corrosiveness of the acid it spits, and outstanding self-healing ability. However, once it enters the ground, it will become an extremely difficult opponent.
That was because the Forest Giant Earthworm moved under the soil as nimbly as a whale in the ocean.
Danger level: A
Note: The meat is high in protein and can be used as feed for birds, especially the heart. After a cultivator eats it, it can increase their recovery ability.
"Earthworms?"
The others who rushed over were dumbfounded. This worm was more than 20 meters long, and two people couldn't even wrap their arms around it. Even a python might not be so thick, and you're telling me it's an earthworm?
However, no one doubted Sun Mo's judgment.
"Hurry up and climb the tree. Once you're dragged underground, you'll definitely die."
At the instant Sun Mo's voice rang out.
Rumble!
The Forest Giant Earthworm charged out from the ground where the students were standing.
Pak, pak, pak!
The soil that was sent flying was like a rainstorm. The giant earthworm bit toward Li Ziqi. There was no solution to it. Her reaction was the slowest and she was the closest to the giant earthworm.
"This is bad!"
Sun Mo executed the Wind King Divine Steps, preparing to rescue her. However, An Xinhui's speed was even faster. Her body flashed and appeared before Li Ziqi. She protected her with one hand and slashed out with her sword.
Swoosh!
It was a simple slash, but it had split the Giant Forest Worm into two.
Ji!
The giant earthworm screamed in agony. As it spat out acid, it dug into the ground, wanting to escape.
"Go to hell!"
Xuanyuan Po wielded his silver spear and descended from the sky. He was like a shooting star, piercing into the body of the Forest Giant Earthworm.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of explosions started to appear within the body of the giant earthworm, causing many bumps to appear on its body.
The great teachers who were about to attack stopped and looked at Xuanyuan Po in astonishment.
This young man was so impressive!
He grasped the timing of his attack very well, and he was also very precise in his attacks. Most importantly, there was no hint of cowardice on his face. Instead, it was filled with excitement.
What was the most important thing if one wanted to become a Battle God?
Talent?
No, it was a warlike heart.
The vast majority of people would be nervous and afraid when facing a battle. However, people like Xuanyuan Po only felt excitement and urgency. To them, fresh blood was the sweetest wine.
Bang!
The Forest Giant Earthworm's body was charred and emitted black smoke as it fell to the ground.
"How did you discover its fatal spot?"
Wang Su was curious.
"When it dodged teacher's wife's sword attack, this spot was clearly defended."
Xuanyuan Po explained.
"Defended?"
Lu Zhiruo blinked and looked at the corpse with a perplexed look on her face. "This huge earthworm doesn't even have arms. How can it be considered a defense? Also, how did you see through it? "
Xuanyuan Po shrugged. "Earlier, it wriggled a little."
"Wriggled?"
Not only Lu Zhiruo, even Xianyu Wei couldn't understand it.
The former was an idiot, while the latter, although they were born with divine strength, their actual combat experience was too little.
"At the instant when teacher's wife slashed at it, it wriggled and dodged the attack."
Jiang Leng explained.
"Teacher Sun, these personal students of yours truly have outstanding talent!"
Wang Su praised and felt a little envious.
Leaving aside Xuanyuan Po and Jiang Leng, Ying Baiwu and Helian Beifang were also extremely outstanding. It was because they had lunged toward the Forest Giant Earthworm's heart.
One must know that the movement of the Forest Giant Earthworm was very short. Almost no one would pay special attention to it. Hence, this depended on their talent.
"With these two students, Teacher Sun, your 4-star title is in the bag."
Jin Mujie was envious.
For the next two days, the Central Province Academy's famous school group continued to move together. They also started to encounter all sorts of dangers, and the majority of them came from the bugs.
In this forest, humans were as insignificant as ants. There were natural enemies everywhere.
On the morning of the third day, everyone split up.
"I've figured it out. Everything in this forest is gigantic."
Xuanyuan Po was eager. "I want to catch a longhorn beetle as a mount. I wonder if it's possible?"
"Are you the Empress Dowager finally realizing it?"
Tantai Yutang rolled his eyes. "Also, when a longhorn beetle flies, its wings will spread out. Where are you going to press on the seat?"
The sickly invalid knew that Xuanyuan Po wanted a flying mount.
"Teacher, where should we head to next?"
Li Ziqi gazed into the distance.
This gigantic forest was as boundless as a green ocean.
"Zhiruo, you determine the direction!"
Sun Mo instructed.
"Ah?"
The papaya girl, who was carving a name on a tree, immediately hid the small knife behind her back when she heard Sun Mo calling her name.
"I... I don't know!"
Lu Zhiruo looked toward Li Ziqi, seeking help.
If they chose the wrong direction, they might not be able to find the secret treasure, or they might face the danger of death. Lu Zhiruo's endurance wasn't something she could handle.
"Don't look at others. Just you, choose a path."
Sun Mo urged.
Li Ziqi gave the papaya girl a helpless look.
"Stop dawdling, hurry up."
Sun Mo believed in his lucky mascot's luck.
Mei Ziyu and Murong Mingyue didn't have any objections, but Li Ruolan secretly tugged at Sun Mo's sleeves.
"Don't be reckless!"
The beautiful reporter reminded, "Be more serious. Many people are waiting to see your performance. If your performance is too bad, your reputation will be finished."
From Li Ruolan's point of view, Sun Mo was too careless when he asked Lu Zhiruo to choose a path.
"It's not like I'm living for others."
Sun Mo chuckled.
Seeing that she couldn't decline, Lu Zhiruo had no choice but to bite the bullet. She broke off a one-meter-long tree branch and placed it vertically on the ground, pressing it with her right index finger.
"Heavens, daddy, I'm your favorite child. Please tell me which direction to go?"
After Lu Zhiruo spoke, she let go.
Pak!
The tree branch fell in the 9 o 'clock direction.
After that, Lu Zhiruo looked toward Sun Mo and pointed there with a timid expression. She felt that she would definitely be scolded.
"We can find the secret treasure if we go this way?"
Qin Yaoguang licked a stick of tanghulu and asked with interest.
"Ah?"
Lu Zhiruo had an embarrassed look on her face. "I forgot. Let me do it again."
After that, the papaya girl repeated and erected the tree branch.
"Heavens, daddy, where can we find the secret treasure? Please tell me. In the future, I'll burn more incense for you during festivals. The thick kind. "
Lu Zhiruo let go.
Pak!
This time around, the tree branch pointed in the 2 o 'clock direction.
"This way!"
Lu Zhiruo pointed.
Xian Yuwei poked Helian Beifang's arm. "Why do I feel that it's so unreliable?"
"Let's move out!"
Sun Mo urged.
"You..."
Li Ruolan was speechless. (Aren't you taking this too lightly?)
However, since Sun Mo had spoken, even if the others had objections, they didn't dare to voice it out. Hence, they set off.
The small group walked and stopped occasionally. When they encountered more valuable darkness medicinal plants or species, Sun Mo would explain them to everyone on the spot.
A day passed by just like that.
"Sun Mo, do you want to win or not?"
Li Ruolan couldn't take it anymore. She was a reporter and the reason she followed Sun Mo was because she wanted explosive news and shocking material.
"I'll leave it to fate!"
Sun Mo planned to use the dragon-seeking pearl when the competition was about to end. During these few days, he would focus on tempering the students.
When it was close to noon, the sounds of fighting could be heard faintly.
"Sun Mo, let's quickly go and take a look!"
Li Ruolan urged. Someone might have discovered the secret treasure.
"Let's go!"
Sun Mo also wanted to take advantage of the situation. When he brought his small group to the scene, he saw a team of 20 people from the Hundred Seedlings Academy surrounding a three-meter-tall giant ape.
Among them, there were five great teachers and 20 students.
When they saw Sun Mo, the teachers and students who were responsible for guarding the periphery immediately drew their weapons.
"Teacher Sun, please conduct yourself with dignity!"
A middle-aged great teacher spoke, worried that Sun Mo would snatch the giant ape away.
"What do you mean by this?"
Qin Yaoguang frowned.
"If I've misunderstood, I'll apologize."
The middle-aged great teacher swept a glance at the group behind Sun Mo and felt at ease.
"Is this giant ape a mysterious species?"
Xianyu Wei was curious.
"It's not a mysterious species, but because it's very close to humans, we can use it to test medicine. As long as it doesn't reject the medicine, humans will be fine."
Lu Zhiruo introduced, "Moreover, its internal organs can be transplanted into a human's body."
"Second martial sister, you know a lot."
Xianyu Wei was filled with admiration.
"Hehe, I merely read a few more books."
The papaya girl scratched her head in embarrassment. She had always been a little stupid and had never been admired by her junior martial brothers and sisters before. This feeling wasn't bad!
The middle-aged great teacher, Cui Xiangxin, surveyed Lu Zhiruo.
Read a few more books?
Oh please, the records of a species at the level of the Giant Ape were very precious. Even in the Nine Greats, not everyone had access to the information.
The people from the Hundred Seedlings Academy knew that it was because the 5-star great teacher leading the team, Zou Qi, had graduated from the Skyraise Academy and was an expert in the field of darkness species.
Why did Zou Qi not stay in the Skyraise Academy but went to the Hundred Seedlings Academy to teach?
Firstly, the salary given by the Hundred Seedlings Academy was high. Secondly, Zou Qi could take 80% of the gains in the Darkness Continent. If he was in the Nine Greats, he wouldn't be able to get such a share.
At Zou Qi's star rank, he no longer cared about where he was assigned to. He only wanted to improve himself through practical benefits.
As long as he was strong, he could casually choose any of the Nine Greats in the future.
"Teacher Sun, there's no chance. The team leader is Zou Qi, a 5-star great teacher. He's very famous in the wasteland pioneering circle."
Mei Ziyu reminded him in a low voice.
Not all great teachers liked to teach. There were also some who liked to take risks and explore. They were responsible for the exploration of various famous schools in the Darkness Continent.
This 5-star great teacher was clearly a major character at the Longevity Realm. He crossed his arms before his chest and commanded the battle. He was calm and composed, exuding a graceful bearing.
"Let's go!"
Zou Qi spoke. His voice was hoarse, but it was filled with pressure.
"Can't I just take a look?"
Xuanyuan Po retorted.
"Shut up!"
Bzz!
A halo erupted. It was Profound Words, causing Xuanyuan Po to be unable to speak.
"Teacher Zou, why are you doing this?"
Sun Mo frowned. He didn't display any hostility.
"Teacher Sun, if I wasn't giving you face, I would have told you to scram."
Zou Qi coldly snorted.
Zou Qi didn't wish to offend him, or he would have started cursing him.
A 5-star great teacher had the qualifications and confidence to do so.
"Teacher Sun, you guys better leave!"
Cui Xiangxin chuckled. "This giant ape is ours."
"Let's go."
Sun Mo flashed.
After they were a few miles away, Xuanyuan Po unhappily punched the tree next to him. "Teacher, why don't we fight it?"
"Is there a hole in your brain? That's a 5-star major character at the Longevity Realm. He can wipe us out by himself."
Li Ruolan was speechless.
"Don't be anxious. There's still a long time before the competition. There will be plenty of opportunities."
Sun Mo's lips twitched. It wasn't that he didn't dare to offend Zou Qi. It was just a giant ape that didn't even have the qualifications to be on the darkness species ranking. There was no need for him to risk his life.
The group continued to advance. Things were as usual, but in the evening, Helian Beifang was staring at the setting sun with a frown.
"Teacher, there seems to be a big problem."
"What problem?"
Lu Zhiruo came over. This junior martial brother of hers didn't speak much, but he definitely wouldn't speak without thinking. "Did I lead the way?"
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