Luo Kai let out a muffled groan as he forced his heartbeat to slow down. He used his psychic power to observe the changes in his body. The cells in the deepest layer of his body had grown dense filaments that connected every cell together. The gaps between the cells were almost undetectable. This scene was familiar. It was the Saint Blood Worm!
He suppressed the turbulence in his body with his strong will and looked up at the sky. The full moon in the sky was only left with a halo. It was strange but beautiful.
The inheritance of the Holy Blood Church was not simple. The Sacred Blood Worm was resurrected, and the reason for its resurrection should be related to today's lunar eclipse.
The Earth was a huge magnetic field, and the magnetic field was divided into negative and positive poles. The flourishing of the power of extreme Yin had awakened the hibernating Sacred Blood Worm in the crystallized body.
The lunar eclipse quickly subsided, and moonlight shone on the earth again. Countless stars decorated the sky. No matter how bright the moon was, it could not block out the bright starlight.
The energy from the starlight was constantly being absorbed by his skin. This way of absorbing energy could easily make people addicted. This might be what the ancients called absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon, absorbing the spirit of heaven and earth.
In the past, he could only absorb the energy of the five elements that had been transformed by the Earth. Now, with the improvement of his mind power, he could directly absorb the energy of the stars. The energy of the stars had no fixed attribute. It could be freely transformed after entering the body. Unfortunately, any energy that entered the body would be absorbed by the energy vortex in his abdomen.
This lunar eclipse seemed to be a normal natural phenomenon, but it was not. The distance between the Earth and the Moon was pulled closer, and the strong gravitational force caused the Earth's magnetic pole to shift slightly.
It was like a butterfly flapping its wings could cause a climate change in another place, not to mention the changes in the magnetic field caused by the lunar eclipse.
The cold current that had swept across the land began to change, from extreme cold to extreme heat. The cold current turned into a subtropical high. The coastal areas were flooded with rain, and the inland areas were plunged into high temperatures and drought. The next day, Luo Kai found that the surrounding snow mountains had begun to melt. This paradise of a valley was showing signs of being flooded by snow.
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In the northwest of Yunling Province, this was an extension of the Great Snowy Mountain in Yunbian. It was also the border between the southwest and northwest provinces. As the cold current receded, the earth regained its vitality. In this boundless forest, a hunting team was marching. They were riding large horses covered in fine black scales.
These black horses were very arrogant. As they walked, they bared their teeth and made unpleasant noises. They sounded like donkeys, scaring the birds and small animals in the forest.
The team had eight men and two women. They were all wearing clothes made of unknown fur. They had rifles on their shoulders and spears in their hands. There was even a wheeled cannon in the back of a carriage. They were well-equipped.
This was a hunting team. They wandered the border between humans and Direbeasts all year round, searching for and hunting Direbeasts. The Black Scaled Horses they rode were a type of mutated creature. They were very fast, covered in black scales that were extremely hard, and had canine teeth in their mouths. They were very fierce, and ordinary mutated creatures did not dare to provoke them.
Direbeasts often invaded human territories, and humans often infiltrated Direbeasts' territories. High risks were accompanied by high returns. Every part of a Direbeast was a treasure, not to mention the gene potions. Their fur and bones were the best materials to make top-notch equipment. In front of huge benefits, all risks were worth it.
The Direbeast Hunting Team was a mercenary group. The members came from all walks of life, and were usually affiliated with the Hunter's Guild. Their work was not limited to hunting Direbeasts, and they would also accept various missions.
The team was led by a Physique Master, and the rest were all Physique Warriors. There were also two Elementalists. They could easily kill ordinary Direbeasts. Their main target was Matured Direbeasts. Recently, all the Matured Direbeasts in the central and southern regions had been summoned to the Direbeast Battlefield. It was a good opportunity to enter the hinterland of the Direbeasts.
About an hour later, an undulating mountain forest appeared in front of them. The path in the forest was rugged and difficult to walk on. There was a thick layer of corrosion on the ground, and the surrounding trees were very dense and lush. There were also many mutated birds chirping in the forest.
The Black Scaled Horse suddenly became quiet. It walked carefully, not daring to make too much noise.
The environment in the wild occupied by Direbeasts was very complicated. There were almost no ordinary creatures. Every creature had their own unique survival secrets.
Unlike the Direbeast Battlefield, the Direbeasts in the wild did not form groups. Instead, they each occupied a territory. Under normal circumstances, they would not be surrounded by countless Direbeasts. Of course, this depended on luck and experience. In the inland occupied by Direbeasts, the scariest thing was not a single Direbeast, but a group of Direbeasts!
Most of the Direbeasts were getting bigger and bigger, but there were also some creatures that evolved to be small and strong. The birds in the forest were the representatives of the evolution of small and strong. Moreover, they moved in groups. Although they were small in size, each of them was like a bullet. Once they were angered, they would have to face attacks that were no less powerful than a machine gun or a storm.
After passing through the forest, a narrow valley entrance appeared in their vision. The members of the team all heaved a sigh of relief.
A strong man in front of them shouted, "This valley is called the Transformation Valley. There are many Direbeasts in the Matured Stage. Their combat power is not strong. Don't let any of them go. Kill them all!"
The team fanned out and explored the valley. As expected, they saw many strange-looking Direbeasts. These Direbeasts did not panic when they saw the humans. Instead, they stopped and looked curiously, as if they had never seen humans before.
On the carriage in the middle of the team, an old man with two vertical eyebrows smiled coldly and said, "Let's begin."
After he finished speaking, he took out a black horned bow from his back. Without hesitation, he nocked an arrow and pulled the bowstring. An arrow shot out like a meteor and killed a Direbeast with huge horns.
He was the captain of this hunting team. His name was Gu He, and he was a physical master who was good at archery.
The hunting team was very experienced and equipped with powerful equipment. One of them was like an iron tower carrying a rocket launcher. The ordinary Direbeasts in the Matured Stage had no power to resist at all. The bloody massacre began.
As they went deeper and deeper, they finally encountered resistance. It was a pack of big white wolves and a huge bear type Direbeast.
Gu He personally took action. With a strong bow, he did not miss his target. Soon, the pack of wolves was slaughtered. Then, he chased after the bear type Direbeast.
A quiet and beautiful small lake appeared in their vision. There was a small wooden house beside the small lake. The bear type Direbeast was lying next to the small wooden house and howling in grief.
Gu He was stunned for a moment. Then, he took out an arrow and shot it.
When the arrow was about to hit the Direbeast like a meteor, a figure wearing a tattered animal skin flashed out and caught the arrow firmly. With his back facing Gu He said in a hoarse voice, "Enough."
Gu He put down the longbow and asked cautiously, "Who are you?"
That person did not answer. Instead, he bent down and stroked the Direbeast's head as if he was comforting it.