183: New self-discipline challenge [Time Travel Lion]

Since its Extraordinary Creatures Rank has already reached the Calamity Realm Peak, if it wants to advance further, it must absorb the Earth Vein Power of a Domain.

The Dominator of the Poisonous Territory, Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion, is old and weak. If he cannot continue his Breakthrough, he will soon die.

The core of the Poisonous Territory's Earth Vein is the best opportunity.

Therefore, during this time, it has directly or indirectly collected a lot of information regarding the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion.

“That old fellow is now nearing his end. If he cannot achieve a Breakthrough, he might die within the next few years.”

Emerald King Snake said slowly.

“However, recently, in order to achieve a Breakthrough in his current Realm and live another life, the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion released a piece of news. As long as someone goes to the Underworld Mother Nest Secret Realm and obtains the yellow springs tree fruit, he is willing to exchange it for Earth Vein Power.”

“Underworld Mother Nest Secret Realm?”

Chen Mo had not expected a Secret Realm to exist within the Snowy Domain.

“Tell me more about the Secret Realm.”

Chen Mo continued to inquire.

“I don't know much about the Secret Realm. Legend has it that it was formed from the corpse of the poisonous mother goddess after her demise. It hides countless poisonous creatures and poison-type treasures.”

“Because the Secret Realm is in an unstable state and cannot bear overly powerful forces, only creatures below the Legendary Realm can enter.”

“The Yellow Springs Fruit Tree is said to be located in the core area of the Secret Realm. The core area was formed from the true blood of the poisonous mother goddess, and the aura it emits has nurtured many powerful monsters, making it extremely dangerous.”

Chen Mo nodded and asked again:

“What Rank of divine medicine is the yellow springs tree fruit, that it would make the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion willing to exchange the core of the Earth Vein for it?”

“A 6th-tier divine medicine, which is a Totem-level divine medicine!”

“It is said to possess the power to cleanse Bloodline, greatly enhancing the talent of poison-type creatures. It is enough to help the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion achieve a Breakthrough in his current Realm!”

Emerald King Snake explained, then changed the subject, saying:

“However, I am skeptical about the existence of this so-called Underworld Mother Nest Secret Realm.”

“As far as I know, quite a few Calamity Realm creatures have gone to the Underworld Mother Nest Secret Realm, but not a single beast has come out alive.”

“I suspect the news about the Underworld Mother Nest Secret Realm is highly likely just a smokescreen deliberately released by the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion.”

“This Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion is also a follower of the poisonous mother goddess and possesses a statue of the mother goddess. It is highly possible that he is intentionally luring nearby Calamity Creatures there for a sacrifice.”

Emerald King Snake stated its conjecture.

“Suanni, should we go take a look at that Secret Realm?”

Having caught the keyword “poisonous mother goddess,” Sky Curtain Ice Spider instantly became excited.

“No rush, let me increase my strength first.”

Chen Mo said.

“And observe for a while to see if any creatures return alive from the Underworld Mother Nest Secret Realm.”

Regardless of whether the Underworld Mother Nest Secret Realm truly exists, the fact that the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion is in an aged and weakened state is definitely a good thing for him!

He felt that his overall strength had already stepped into the threshold of the Legendary Realm.

However, he was among the weakest of the Legendary Realm creatures.

As a veteran Legendary, the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion is certainly not his current opponent.

But his strength is far from reaching its limit, or the point where it cannot be enhanced further.

Once he completes the two self-discipline challenges, [Deadly Poison Lion] and [Chef Lion], he will possess a natural advantage against poison-type Extraordinary Creatures.

His Extraordinary Creatures Rank can also be raised to the limit of the Calamity Realm.

Finally, the strengthening effect of [Taotie Lion +] on his body has not been maximized yet, requiring him to consume a large amount of divine medicine and Extraordinary Creatures flesh and blood.

By then, his strength will once again undergo a qualitative change!

Even if he cannot defeat the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion, self-preservation will be more than enough.

Facing the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion directly, he would have the confidence to flip the table!

Time flew by.

In the following period, after Chen Mo collected some divine medicine, he continued his cultivation back in the Ice Phoenix Temple.

These Calamity Creatures had actually entertained the thought of “running away.”

Taking the seeds of these Calamity Spiritual Plant, along with the cultivation techniques, and running to an area outside the Mist Forest.

[Deadly Poison Lion] Day 45.

In the early hours of the morning, after continuously consuming 10 types of poison-type divine medicine, Chen Mo completed the final day of the self-discipline challenge.

[Deadly Poison Lion] has a total of three effects.

The first is a significant increase in poison resistance, allowing him to be immune to all toxins below the Totem-level.

This effect plays an extremely powerful role when fighting poison-type creatures.

This means that most abilities used by poison-type creatures will be completely ineffective against Chen Mo, directly cutting their strength by more than half!

Next, he is going to the Underworld Mother Nest Secret Realm, where he will encounter many poison-type Extraordinary Creatures, and may even fight the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion. This title will be Chen Mo's greatest trump card.

The second effect is the extreme toxification of his body; every drop of Chen Mo's blood and every strand of his hair will carry fatal neurotoxins.

The toxicity is incredibly fierce; just one drop of blood can cause creatures of Calamity Rank low-tier and below to lose consciousness within mere seconds!

Finally, [Deadly Poison Lion] also grants Chen Mo the power to control Poison Origin Spiritual Qi, increasing the power of poison-type Spells by 100%!

This effect is slightly less impactful, as Chen Mo has not mastered a single poison-type Spell, and this is not his primary means of attack.

After experiencing the effects of [Deadly Poison Lion], Chen Mo looked towards the self-discipline panel, wanting to check the newly refreshed self-discipline challenge.

The lock chain above [Hypnotic Lion] had disappeared, and the newly revealed self-discipline challenge was emitting a purple glow.

It was clearly another Calamity Rank title!

[Space-Time Traveling Lion] (Purple)

Self-Discipline Challenge:

1. Comprehend the Power of Space for no less than 8 hours daily, lasting for 90 days. (Includes complimentary Space Comprehension Meditation Art)

2. Transverse wormholes no less than 2 times daily.

3. Transmigrate across 8 different worlds.

Title Effects:

1. Possess preliminary mastery over the Power of Space, allowing cross-world travel. (Unstable; wormholes may lead to other random worlds.)

2. Master Space Origin energy, increasing the power of space-type Spells by 100%.

3. When traveling to other worlds, automatically gain a “legitimate identity” and will not be rejected by the Will of the World.

“This self-discipline challenge is excellent!”

After reading the contents of [Space-Time Traveling Lion], Chen Mo was somewhat eager to experience its effects.

Space energy and Time energy can be said to be the two most mysterious forms of energy.

Extraordinary Creatures capable of mastering these two energies are extremely rare, and are basically all mythical creatures.

Ordinary creatures are almost incapable of mastering these two energies through their own efforts.

He hadn't expected this self-discipline challenge to appear directly this time!

After completion, he will no longer be confined to a single world!

More importantly—his life-saving ability will also undergo a qualitative leap!

Even if he encounters a world-ending catastrophe, Chen Mo can flee to other worlds for refuge.

Furthermore, he will not be rejected by the Will of the World, instantly transforming into a native resident!

When the Black Abyss Demon Dragon came to the Blue Star, it was confined to a corner of the land because it suffered from “lack of acclimatization” and was suppressed by the Will of the World.

Without hesitation, Chen Mo directly selected the [Space-Time Traveling Lion] self-discipline challenge.

After accepting the challenge, lines of light blue text appeared on the self-discipline panel.

These characters turned into light dots and merged into Chen Mo's body.

At the same time, Chen Mo discovered that a spatial cultivation method called [Space Comprehension Meditation Art] had appeared in his consciousness!

This Spell allows it to genuinely sense the existence of spatial energy!

Soon, Chen Mo closed his eyes and began cultivating the [Space Comprehension Meditation Art].

After an unknown amount of time passed.

Chen Mo slowly opened his eyes.

It must be said that the difficulty of cultivating spatial energy is far higher than other energies!

Through the [Space Comprehension Meditation Art], he could only barely perceive the existence of spatial energy.

They were extremely dazzling and brilliant silver particles, but their number was extremely scarce. It is estimated that they only exist in large quantities in special places like bronze teleportation gates that connect two worlds, or Secret Realm entrances.

However, Chen Mo can currently only barely observe them, let alone capture, absorb, or master them.

The reason Chen Mo ended his cultivation was that the Emerald King Snake was coiled with its massive body, quietly waiting in front of him.

Clearly, it had something it wanted to report to him.

“What is it?”

Chen Mo asked with a smile.

Because his strength had achieved a Breakthrough, he was in a good mood.

“Your Majesty, there is new information from the Poisonous Territory side.”

Emerald King Snake said.

“In the early hours of this morning, the second batch of Calamity-level Beast that went to the Mother Nest Secret Realm returned!”

“Although only two beasts returned alive, the harvest was quite abundant. They obtained many treasures, including many Calamity Rank divine medicine.”

“More importantly—they discovered the location of the Yellow Springs Fruit Tree. Unfortunately, it is guarded by a Crimson Blood Poisonous Dragon whose strength is infinitely close to the Legendary Realm, so they did not dare to risk it and had to return first.”

“And the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion also honored his previous agreement, leaving 80% of the treasures to the two Calamity-level Beast.”

“Alright! I have to admit, it now seems that the Underworld Mother Nest Secret Realm should genuinely exist.”

Emerald King Snake said slowly.

“Can you confirm that those two survivors are not decoys deliberately released by the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion?”

Chen Mo countered.

“It seems... it is indeed possible!”

Emerald King Snake looked thoughtful.

“The Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion said that because the casualties were too heavy, he intends to gather all the Calamity-level Beast to explore the Mother Nest Secret Realm together in one week.”

“After Your Majesty’s reminder, I feel like he is trying to pull off a massive trap!”

Emerald King Snake clearly did not have a good impression of the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion.

That fellow is simply synonymous with deceit and cunning, and since he also worships the poisonous mother goddess, he is capable of anything.

“That is indeed possible.”

Chen Mo nodded.

“Then, Your Majesty, should we join the Secret Realm exploration team next week?”

Emerald King Snake was somewhat hesitant.

If the Secret Realm truly exists, this is indeed an opportunity.

But it was worried about being tricked.

“Go! Why wouldn't we go? Even if this is a trap set by the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion, so what? When the time comes, we can just kill the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion.”

Chen Mo said calmly.

With his current strength, even if he cannot defeat the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion, escaping from his grasp is more than enough.

Moreover, he had just activated his crisis premonition to predict whether he would encounter danger when going to the Poisonous Territory.

A sense of crisis did indeed arise in his heart, but it was not strong.

This indicated that there would be no life-or-death crisis.

Seeing Chen Mo's extremely confident tone, the hesitation and worry in the Emerald King Snake's heart instantly dissipated.

It twisted its body and spoke in a strained voice:

“Then, Your Majesty, I will sign you up.”

“Sign up in your name! I will enter the Secret Realm as your subordinate.”

Chen Mo said.

Currently, the nominal Dominator of the Mist Forest is still the Emerald King Snake, and Chen Mo remains hidden behind the scenes.

“Understood, Your Majesty.”

“What about the other Calamity-level Beast in the Mist Forest? Should we require them to go to the Secret Realm together?”

“Follow their own wishes! Tell them about the dangers of the Secret Realm and let them decide for themselves.”

Chen Mo said with a calm tone.

One week later.

Since Chen Mo became the Dominator of the Mist Forest, there has been much less fighting and conflict, and many more busy figures within the Mist Forest.

They were all busy with “farming”!

After all, aside from the “tribute,” all the surplus divine medicine and Spiritual Plant belonged to them!

This amount was enough to tempt any Calamity Creatures!

After these Calamity Creatures returned, they taught the Spiritual Rain Spell to their subordinates.

Thus, creatures as strong as Calamity Rank Lords and as weak as Lord Extraordinary Creatures of the poison-type all began cultivating divine medicine and Spiritual Plant.

What surprised Chen Mo was—

Every single one of these Calamity-level Beast turned out to be a “Grinding Emperor,” farming almost non-stop, day and night.

This was truly because they had all been terrified of poverty during the reign of the Corrupt Green Dragon.

At this moment, the hearts of these Calamity-level Beast were like those who knew they would receive ten times the salary for overtime.

“I love overtime! I must work overtime desperately!”

[Chef Lion] Day 42.

Early morning.

Sunlight pierced through the dense fog, passed through the deep purple, thick leaves of the poison dart tree, and fell upon a lion whose fur was snow-white and spotless.

Chen Mo yawned and glanced at the Emerald King Snake and the Seven-Colored Butterfly.

“Is it just the two of you?”

Today was the day the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion gathered all the Calamity-level Beast to explore the Secret Realm together.

Emerald King Snake naturally conveyed Chen Mo's will.

Beasts that wanted to try their luck in the Secret Realm were to gather this morning at the original Green Dragons Nest; those who did not want to go did not need to come.

As a result, Chen Mo hadn't expected anyone besides the Emerald King Snake and one Seven-Colored Butterfly to show up.

“Your Majesty, the other Calamity-level Beast are probably cultivating divine medicine. They might be worried that going to the Secret Realm will delay the growth of their Spiritual Plant.”

Seven-Colored Butterfly offered an explanation on behalf of the other Calamity-level Beast.

When they can stably harvest Spiritual Plant and divine medicine, who would still be willing to take risks?

With a stable job, who would still want to live a life licking blood off the edge of a blade!

Chen Mo nodded.

Chen Mo didn't really care how many Calamity-level Beast came; he didn't need their help anyway, and it would be good enough if they didn't cause trouble.

Staying “home” to farm was also quite good.

“Then let's go!”

After speaking, Chen Mo conjured ice crystal wings, and along with the Emerald King Snake and the Seven-Colored Butterfly, quickly headed toward the Poisonous Swamp.

Two hours later.

Chen Mo arrived at the Poisonous Swamp.

This was a vast swamp shrouded in miasma and poisonous fog, stretching endlessly like a sea of grayish-brown mud.

And within this sea of mud, various poisonous insects and venomous creatures existed.