Chapter 298 - 187: Narrow Path

Chapter 298: Chapter 187: Narrow Path

A brilliant flash of a blade streaked past, and a Tier Two Demon was instantly beheaded without a chance to struggle.

Xu Chongyuan, Zhong Guizheng, and the others rushed forward, swiftly and skillfully dismembering the Tier Two Demon.

They kept the choicest cuts of meat and discarded the rest.

That’s how well-off they were!

In the past, they wouldn’t have dreamed of wasting a single piece of meat from a demon; everything had to be put to good use.

However, on this trip into the mountains—especially as they ventured deeper into Daxing Mountain—their perspective had changed completely.

There was just too much to eat. They simply couldn’t finish it all.

Each of them was now carrying dozens of pounds of demon meat on their backs, yet they still couldn’t finish it all even if they ate their fill.

After all, if there was one thing Daxing Mountain had in abundance, it was demons.

Although they were following the safe path scouted out by that Tier Three Demon, "safe" was a relative term.

This path was free of overly powerful demons and treacherous terrain.

As for low-tier demons, however, they encountered them frequently.

No demon below Tier Three could withstand a single strike from Su Mu. He finished the battles before any of them even needed to lift a finger.

Their main jobs were to dismember the demons and then eat.

"See? I told you Junior Brother Su was reliable."

Tossing aside the demon carcass they couldn’t carry with some regret, Xu Chongyuan turned and said smugly, "Even Boss Zhao can’t slay demons this smoothly."

"Senior Brother Xu, are you trying to kill me with praise?" Su Mu said with a faint smile.

"I’m just telling it like it is," Xu Chongyuan said. "Putting everything else aside, if we make it back from this trip, our skills at cooking demon meat will definitely be first-class."

"Let’s stop here for today."

Su Mu looked up at the sky. "Senior Brother Xu, double-check the map and figure out how far we’ve come.

The rest of you, start a fire and cook."

"Yes!"

The group answered in unison.

As a bonfire was lit, the sky gradually darkened.

While eating roasted meat, Su Mu listened to Xu Chongyuan’s report.

"According to the map, we’re almost halfway there."

Xu Chongyuan’s expression turned serious. "From what we’ve seen so far, this map is almost certainly genuine.

This path really can cut across the Daxing Mountain.

It’s a good thing we found it first. Otherwise, once the Demon Court learns of this path, they could suddenly appear right in front of us one day."

"We still can’t be sure if the Demon Court already knows about this path," Su Mu said gravely. "We’ll have to see this journey through to the end."

’If the Demon Court could use this path to attack us, doesn’t that mean we could use it to attack them?’

"At our current pace," Xu Chongyuan nodded, making a quick calculation, "barring any surprises, we should be out of Daxing Mountain in another month and a half."

Their pace was actually incredibly fast, mostly because Su Mu was so formidable.

If it weren’t for Su Mu, their journey would have taken much longer.

It had only been a month, and they had already covered half the distance.

Xu Chongyuan was filled with emotion. He had personally witnessed Su Mu strike again and again over the past month, and he felt more and more that the man was unfathomably deep.

Even though they were both in the Rebirth Realm, he couldn’t for the life of him tell just how strong Su Mu truly was.

All he knew was that ordinary Tier Three Demons were no match for him.

As night deepened, the faint roars of demons echoed from the depths of the forest.

The group’s conversation died down, and they began to take turns resting.

Even with the protection of the Nine Dragon True Flame Array, no one dared to be careless deep within Daxing Mountain.

Su Mu closed his eyes, regulated his breathing, and silently called up his system panel.

[Name: Su Mu]

[Identity: Silver-faced Killer (Concurrent), Taiping Captain (Fifth Rank)]

[Points: 30500]

[Realm: Rebirth Realm (11x Blood Exchange, Body Tempering Extreme Realm)]

[Divine Techniques: Indestructible Golden Body, Blood Body]

[Cultivation Technique: Four Symbols Rebirth Technique (White Tiger Body (Major Accomplishment/+), Black Tortoise Body (Perfection), Vermilion Bird Body (Perfection))...]

[Martial Arts: Li Fire Realm (Major Accomplishment), Kan Water Realm (Major Accomplishment), Xun Wind Realm (Major Accomplishment), Gen Mountain Realm (Major Accomplishment), Archery (Perfection)]

’Finally.’

A wave of joy washed over Su Mu as he saw the [+] appear on his system panel.

After a hard month of roughing it in the wild, he had finally saved up thirty thousand Points.

’The White Tiger Divine Body will reach Perfection tonight.’

Having long been prepared, Su Mu unhesitatingly pressed the [+] next to the Four Symbols Rebirth Technique.

VMMMM!

Su Mu’s entire body trembled violently as his Profound Yellow Blood, eleven times heavier than normal, instantly began to boil.

Every cell in his body seemed to sing with joy.

Currents of mysterious power welled up from the deepest recesses of his being.

New cells began to replace the old ones.

His body was undergoing a complete transformation.

Within Su Mu’s consciousness, it was as if he was witnessing the dawn of time, where a majestic White Tiger was roaring at the heavens.

Xu Chongyuan, Zhong Guizheng, and the others, who had already fallen asleep, snapped their eyes open, looking around in shock and confusion.

They quickly pinpointed the source of the disturbance that had woken them.

They stared at Su Mu, their faces filled with utter shock.

Su Mu was sitting cross-legged, a visible whirlwind spinning around him.

They weren’t sure if it was a trick of the eyes, but they felt as if they could see a majestic White Tiger roaring behind Su Mu.

Just as they were dismissing it as an illusion, a roar like a thunderclap from a clear sky suddenly echoed in their ears.

They all clapped their hands over their ears at once, their faces contorting in pain.