60: Conquer by force! Kill the chicken to scare the monkey!
"Ying~" (It's too late, I'm going back first.)
Seeing the Ice Specter fall into deep thought, the Snow Treading Fox Leader did not continue to persuade it but prepared to leave instead.
Too much of a good thing can be bad; saying too much could easily make the Ice Specter suspicious.
The timing was just right now.
After the Snow Treading Fox left, the Ice Wraith Leader gathered all the Ice Specters to discuss the future direction of their entire race.
Having searched for the spirit of the region for two consecutive days without results, the Ice Specter clan was quite anxious.
Finally, they decided to quietly take a look at the snow mountain where the Snow Treading Foxes originally lived.
If it was truly as the Snow Treading Fox Leader said, joining the Lion King's camp seemed like a good choice.
The next day, similar scenes occurred among many other races, such as the Frost Hounds and Snowstorm Horses.
This was Chen Mo's plan.
He didn't need these races to seek Chen Mo's protection or help immediately.
Instead, he wanted to give them a slight sense of crisis and plant a seed.
Next, as long as he added a little more pressure, some races would inevitably choose to contact Chen Mo proactively.
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Day 5 of the [Lion Teacher] self-discipline challenge.
Early in the morning, Chen Mo opened his eyes.
He found Lion Sister at the cave entrance, gulping down cola.
On the day of her advancement, Chen Mo had shared the [Chubby Otaku Cola Lion] title with Lion Sister; this title would provide a massive boost to defense.
Aisha had already grown accustomed to this method of gaining abilities through special training.
Besides Lion Sister, Chen Mo shared the new self-discipline slot with the Frost Lion Xiong Ba.
Chen Mo had noted his "ambition" and his contributions to the Lion Pride.
This time, Chen Mo shared [Gluttonous Lion] with him, which Xiong Ba could complete without even trying.
By the seventh day...
He planned to pretend to reward Xiong Ba by granting him "Divine Meat," allowing him to possess the [Gluttonous Lion] ability and show off his divine power before the other lions.
Seeing Chen Mo wake up, Aisha walked to his side and rubbed her head against his.
"Roar~" (Little brother, are we setting out?)
Chen Mo nodded.
Today, they needed to expand outward and attempt to conquer a nearby snow mountain.
Chen Mo led the Lion Pride on a long-distance raid, crossing three snow mountains.
Finally, they arrived at the foot of a snow mountain.
According to the Snow Treading Fox Leader, this Great Snow Mountain was home to the Crystal Deer, the most cowardly race on the Great Snow Mountain.
If it weren't for the explicit rule in the Great Snow Mountain from ancient times that all Royal Descendants were not allowed to prey on or kill each other...
The Crystal Deer might not have existed anymore.
The possibility of these Crystal Deer having a trump card was very small, and even if they did, the likelihood of them resisting was also very low.
The Crystal Deer were the "chicken" Chen Mo wanted for his "killing the chicken to scare the monkeys" plan!
Chen Mo stepped onto the snow mountain where the Crystal Deer resided, preparing to lead the Lion Pride in a suppression campaign.
"You you~"
Seeing the Lion King, the Crystal Deer herd let out cries and then bolted.
Although that was how deer sounded, Chen Mo felt there was a hint of mockery in it.
Unacceptable!
"Roar!"
Locking his gaze on a Crystal Deer whose comprehensive combat power was significantly higher than the others, he activated Rampage Form and gave chase.
This was most likely the Crystal Deer Leader.
Aisha, Xiong Ba, and the other lions also picked their targets and began a frantic pursuit.
The speed Chen Mo burst forth with now was extremely fast; in the blink of an eye, he closed the distance to a few hundred meters!
Watching the Ice Lion King get closer and closer behind it, the Crystal Deer Leader felt immense panic!
It was quite confident in its speed and originally thought it could escape the Lion King's pursuit, but it didn't expect the Ice Lion King to be so fast!
At this rate, it would definitely be caught!
So, in the next second—
The Crystal Deer Leader suddenly turned around and knelt on the ground with a sliding tackle.
This maneuver left Chen Mo stunned.
Then, the Crystal Deer Leader hurriedly pulled out a Telepathic Ice Silk from its fur, wanting to communicate with the Ice Lion King.
Chen Mo did not refuse.
"You you~" (Lion King, we are willing to submit!)
The Crystal Deer Leader said spinelessly.
Just yesterday, it had also heard news about being able to keep one's original land by proactively surrendering to the Lion King.
After all, who didn't have a few "allied" races they were on good terms with!
The Crystal Deer Leader had heard this news from the Ice Specters.
However, relying on its proud speed, the Crystal Deer Leader still wanted to struggle a bit.
As long as it found the spirit of the region, it wouldn't have to worry about the invasion of the Ice Lion King and other races.
Unexpectedly, the Lion King arrived the very next day and burst forth with such terrifying speed that it didn't even have a chance to escape!
The huge gap in strength made it feel despair.
So it chose to "surrender" directly.
"Roar!" (Too late!)
The Ice Lion King's voice was calm and cold.
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Mo released an Ice Wind Roar.
His original plan was to use the Crystal Deer clan to establish his authority and put some pressure on the other races.
He had to create a scenario where the outcome of being forcibly conquered by the Lion Pride would be miserable, so that the other races would feel afraid.
The more severe the Crystal Deer Leader's injuries and the more miserable the Crystal Deer clan's fate after being conquered, the greater the sense of crisis for the other races.
The gale howled, and terrifying sound waves carrying mental shocks swept out in all directions.
Several nearby Crystal Deer were knocked unconscious instantly.
Under the effect of the Roaring Lion, the lion's roar spread dozens of kilometers away, and creatures on the neighboring snow mountains could hear it clearly.
The Crystal Deer Leader's head was also spinning from the sound waves, but it didn't pass out immediately; it wanted to flee, but was held down firmly by the oncoming Ice Lion King.
The massive difference in size and strength made it almost unable to move!
Soon, the lions returned one after another, having captured quite a few Crystal Deer.
Aisha captured five using Soul Snow.
Of course, a significant number of Crystal Deer escaped to other territories.
Chen Mo didn't bother with these escaping Crystal Deer; rather, he let them go on purpose.
He needed "witnesses" to spread the word about the Crystal Deer clan's fate.
"Roar!" (Xiong Ba, gather them together and keep watch.)
Chen Mo gave Frost Lion Xiong Ba an instruction, then took the Little White Mouse and started "mountain patrol mode" to find the spirit of the region here.
Two hours later.
A light blue pillar of light rose from the snow mountain.
After seeing the pillar of light, the nearby Extraordinary Creatures did not come to join the fun.
After all, they had all heard that terrifying lion's roar earlier.
It was the Ice Lion King!
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Early morning of Day 6 of the [Lion Teacher] self-discipline challenge.
Clusters of Ice Specter figures appeared on Snow Fox Mountain.
"Ling ling~ ling?" (Leader Bing Li, we want to seek Lord Ice Lion's protection. Can you introduce us?)
The Ice Wraith Leader, Ke Lan, spoke to Bing Li.