30: The art of pulling (seeking for further reading)

This was the strongest Extraordinary Creature Chen Mo had ever seen!

The Ice Emperor Flower's power was entirely forged from the piles of corpses around it!

However, Chen Mo was not flustered in the slightest.

The Ice Emperor Flower's most terrifying ability was its enchanting fragrance, which could unknowingly lure other creatures into a deadly trap!

But now, he had seen through it.

Furthermore, the Ice Emperor Flower was an Extraordinary Creature, possessing the natural disadvantage of immobility.

Chen Mo feigned being poisoned by the flower, slowly approaching the Ice Emperor Flower.

As he got within 10 meters—

The Ice Emperor Flower's tendril-like stamens lunged at Chen Mo, baring their fangs and claws.

The next second.

"Roar!!"

A deafening lion's roar suddenly erupted.

The lion's roar created a vacuum zone within a radius of over ten meters, and powerful sound waves swept outwards like raging tides.

Under the sweeping sound waves, the stamens the Ice Emperor Flower had just extended couldn't help but tremble violently.

It flinched in fright, like a snail sprinkled with salt, and quickly retracted its "tendrils."

But soon, the Ice Emperor Flower reacted, and hundreds of stamens, resisting the sound waves, lashed out at Chen Mo like iron whips!

【Ice Whiplash】

Chen Mo immediately activated his Berserk form and swiftly ran over 30 meters away.

Crack! Crack!

The stamens whipped the snowy ground, kicking up flurries of snow.

Chen Mo observed silently, wanting to see the maximum attack range of these stamens.

He found that it seemed to be less than 10 meters.

"So short..."

So Chen Mo moved a little closer, mobilized the Spiritual Qi within his ice core, and unleashed an Ice Storm centered on the Ice Emperor Flower's flower ball.

Gusts of wind, carrying ice blades, swept towards the stamens and the Ice Emperor Flower's main body.

The ice blades clashed with the stamens, producing a clinking sound.

Chen Mo had originally thought that the Ice Storm's ice blades would sever all these stamens at their base!

Unexpectedly, under the stimulation of Ice-Type Spiritual Energy, the originally soft stamens had become hard as iron, and the ice blades only chipped small nicks into them.

Seemingly sensing danger, the Ice Emperor Flower once again retracted all its stamens to the center, then quickly closed its fiery red petals, forming a ball.

The Ice Storm's ice blades struck the gigantic petals, yet caused no damage at all!

Seeing this, Chen Mo was not in a hurry.

Plant-type Extraordinary Creatures that cannot move their main body are actually the easiest to deal with.

Just kite them.

He slowly approached the Ice Emperor Flower, and roared at the constricted Ice Emperor Flower again.

Roar!!!

The powerful sound wave attack passed through the leaves, scaring the Ice Emperor Flower into another shiver.

The next second, the Ice Emperor Flower became incredibly furious, its stamens once again transforming into ice whips, lashing at Chen Mo like a torrential storm.

Chen Mo retreated a few steps, just reaching the maximum attack range of the stamens.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

The crisp whipping sounds were incessant.

However, the damage caused was... 0.

After realizing that its attacks could not harm the Lion King, the Ice Emperor Flower retracted its stamens again.

Maintaining the ice whip state consumed Ice-Type Spiritual Energy every second!

"Fun."

Chen Mo seemed to have discovered something interesting.

The Ice Emperor Flower in front of him seemed not very intelligent, and also had characteristics similar to a mimosa.

A mimosa shrinks when touched, while the Ice Emperor Flower goes berserk when roared at.

When the Ice Emperor Flower retracted all its stamens and shrank back again, Chen Mo used his old trick, ran in front of the Ice Emperor Flower, and unleashed a "face-to-face ultimate" at the flower ball.

Anyway, his lion's roar didn't consume any Ice-Type ability, so he could roar for as long as he wanted.

Roar!

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Roar!

Crack! Crack! Crack!

When the Ice Emperor Flower retracted its stamens, Chen Mo would step forward and roar, and when the stamens lashed out like a storm, he would retreat to a safe distance.

Constant kiting.

Under Chen Mo's continuous lion's roars, the Ice Emperor Flower's petals and stamens visibly withered.

Actually, if he had fought head-on, the Ice Emperor Flower probably wouldn't have been his opponent either.

But he would most likely get injured.

Chen Mo adhered to the Dao of steady development.

Naturally, if he could avoid injury, he would absolutely avoid it.

10 minutes later.

Chen Mo found that the Ice Emperor Flower's real-time combat power had dropped to less than 80.

Most likely, its internal Ice-Type Spiritual Energy had been depleted.

In short—it was drained dry.

When the stamens once again lashed out at him, Chen Mo noticed that these stamens were not only soft, but also that the ice thorns attached to their surface had disappeared!

So he pounced directly, frost gleaming on his claws, and neatly severed the stamens!

Ice Emperor Flower: ???

It had already gotten used to this rhythm, and then you just charge in!?

Bright red blood flowed from the broken stamens, and the Ice Emperor Flower cried out in pain, trying to retract its stamens, but Chen Mo naturally wouldn't give it this chance, directly pouncing in front of the Ice Emperor Flower and wildly scratching at the central stamens.

The Ice Emperor Flower's first instinct was to close its petals and enter a defensive posture, but the giant lion's speed was simply too fast!

It had pounced in front of it the instant before it could retract its stamens!

Blood splattered!

Soon, the Ice Emperor Flower's petals drooped limply, completely losing all signs of life.

Chen Mo glanced at the Ice Emperor Flower, and only stopped his attack after its attribute panel disappeared.

"Roar!" (Those who harm the Lion Pride shall repay with blood!)

Chen Mo's eyes were calm as he roared at the Lion Pride.

Now, more and more lions within the Lion Pride were Awakening as Extraordinary Creatures; their intelligence was just beginning to develop, and they needed guidance and reinforcement of their sense of belonging to the Lion Pride.

"Roar!" (Those who harm the Lion Pride shall repay with blood!)

...Soon, the lions let out continuous roars, repeating them incessantly.

Among them, Frost Lion Xiong Ba was the most enthusiastic in shouting.

After boosting morale, Chen Mo began to silently devour the Ice Emperor Flower's branches, leaves, and stamens.

Although it was a plant, this Ice Emperor Flower was, after all, a mid-tier Extraordinary Creature, and the Spiritual Qi it contained was quite considerable.

With each bite, a large amount of red "blood" gushed out.

Tender and juicy.

The taste of this Ice Emperor Flower was unexpectedly good, tasting no different from the freshest raw meat.

More importantly—as the Ice Emperor Flower's blood entered his stomach, Chen Mo once again felt his muscles, bones, and other parts gradually strengthening.

After enjoying the feast, Chen Mo found that his Strength and Physique had each increased by 1 point, and his Divine Soul had increased by 5 points!

Indeed, you are what you eat.

The Ice-Type Spiritual Energy within his ice core increased by 89 points, with the Ice Emperor Flower's demon core alone providing 62 points.

It was already a very good harvest.

"Squeak!"

Seeing Chen Mo finish eating the Ice Emperor Flower, the Ice Crystal Rat scampered to where the Ice Emperor Flower had died, and, as before, its little paws began to dig and dig.

"Could it be?"

Seeing this scene, a certain conjecture instantly arose in Chen Mo's mind.

Do these plant-type Extraordinary Creatures always drop seeds when they die!?

Sure enough, the Ice Crystal Rat dug out a seed that looked like a spark from the soil the next second.

【Ice Emperor Flower Seed】

【Slowly absorbing Ice-Type Spiritual Energy, expected to bloom again in approximately 1056 days.】

【If irrigated with Ice-Type Spiritual Energy, growth speed can be accelerated.】

Unfortunately, the growth cycle of this Ice Emperor Flower seed was too long; by the time it bloomed and bore fruit again, Chen Mo estimated that he would have long since outgrown it.

"Squeak!"

The Ice Crystal Rat presented the fiery red seed to Chen Mo like a treasure, then stood with its paws on its hips.

It looked like, "Isn't Little Mouse amazing?"

Chen Mo couldn't help but smile.

"Little Bai is truly interesting."