Conflict

Entering the depths of the Wuling Forest, things were relatively peaceful at first, but as they went deeper, even with Lingling's map guidance and Wang Min leading the way, Lin Chen and his group still encountered a small-scale demon attack.

The attackers were a pack of wind wolves, a type of demon wolf, which are commonly found in the forests of southern China.

At first, only two wind wolves discovered Lin Chen and the others' whereabouts. With their agile movements, they rushed towards Lin Chen and the others in a flash.

Just as the members of the Fire Squad were about to finish off the two demon wolves, Ai Tutu suddenly became interested and wanted to fight the two wild demon wolves to see his true strength.

Lin Chen and the others did not refuse, after all, when Lin Chen first went to the wilderness, he had also challenged the demons in the wild alone.

In the end, Aitutu went through great lengths to finally kill the two wind wolves with his mid-level magic, but this gave the two demon wolves an opportunity to howl and attract their pack.

Fortunately, the wolf pack consisted of only about thirty or forty wolves, and the leader was just a small general-level wind wolf.

Upon seeing this little warrior-level wind wolf, the war-loving Mu Nujiao also became interested. She had the members of Tianhuo's team deal with the other wind wolves, while she fought the little warrior-level demon wolf alone.

Mid-level mages have an overwhelming advantage over servant-level demons. Under the Skyfire Squad's annihilation, the servant-level wind wolves of the wolf pack were wiped out in an instant, leaving only the warrior-level leader.

The leader of the wind wolves originally wanted to escape, but with humans all around, there was no way to escape. He had no choice but to turn his grief and will to survive into power and launch a frenzied attack on Mu Nujiao. However, with the combined effect of Mu Nujiao's two types of magic, he was eventually worn down to death.

After dealing with the warrior-level demonic wolf, the Skyfire Squad collected its spoils, while Mu Nujiao came to Lin Chen's side and said, "Although this wild wind wolf is fierce and swift, and is also a minor warrior-level beast, it didn't put as much pressure on me as the Gil Beast. How exactly do you train your summoned beasts?"

Lin Chen waved to Mu Nujiao, and not only Mu Nujiao, but also Lingling and Ai Tutu came over.

Lin Chen leaned closer and said mysteriously, "It's a secret!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the three of them rolled their eyes at Lin Chen.

After the attack by the wind wolves, Lin Chen and his group became even more cautious. However, in the forest teeming with demons, even with the most skilled scouts and the most detailed maps, it was impossible to completely avoid the demons.

During their journey, Lin Chen and his group encountered four more waves of demon attacks, but the Skyfire Squad quickly dealt with them all.

After walking another twenty kilometers, Lin Chen suddenly felt a rich vitality emerge in the otherwise desolate forest.

"Is this the fluctuation emanating from the spirit seed?" Lin Chen asked Lingling.

"We're almost there, everyone give it your all!" Lingling nodded and said softly.

After half a cup of tea.

Lin Chen and his group arrived at a valley not far away when Wang Min suddenly said, "Oh no, someone has been here."

Upon hearing this, a hint of worry flashed in Mu Nujiao's eyes, which were initially showing excitement.

Lin Chen keenly noticed the change in Mu Nujiao's eyes and immediately comforted her, "Don't panic. Judging from the energy fluctuations the spirit seed is emitting now, it hasn't been subdued yet. In the wild, things are obtained through strength, and there's no such thing as whoever sees it owns it."

Upon hearing this, Mu Nujiao's worry vanished instantly. She smiled slightly at Lin Chen and quickly said, "In that case, let's go in quickly, lest someone else snatch it!"

Lin Chen and his group arrived at the entrance of the valley. Before they could even enter, two men jumped out from behind the big trees on both sides of the entrance.

"The War Bear Hunter Team is on business here. Stop right there!" one of the thin men said.

"War Bear Squad? Never heard of them. Get out of the way, or we'll storm in," Zhang Tian said with a hint of disdain.

"Never heard of it?" The thin man was somewhat incredulous, and continued, "There are few people in the entire Wuling City who don't know our War Bear Squad. Our team has a full five mid-level mages, which is considered an elite team even in a big city."

"So they're local bullies!" Zhang Tian shook his head. But it made sense. Even though Wuling City was near a primeval forest, no danger warnings had been issued in recent years. The strongest force active in the area was at most a hunter team composed of mid-level mages.

"You'd better let us in, or I might really make a move!" Having learned the approximate strength of the other side, Zhang Tian unleashed his magical aura without any concealment.

The thin man wanted to say something, but was stopped by the dark-skinned man next to him, who grabbed his arm and dragged him into the valley.

Watching the two men walk away, even though they knew they were going back to complain, Lin Chen and the others didn't care at all, since their team had more mid-level mages than the other side.

Upon entering the valley, Lin Chen discovered that it was vast and boundless, with almost no end in sight. The valley was filled with all sorts of strangely shaped trees, vines, thorns, and various plants intertwined together.

At this moment, a powerful energy gathered in the valley, and the energy scattered throughout the valley was rapidly drawn back into the depths of the valley.

"Hurry up, everyone! The spirit seed is about to take shape!" Lingling shouted a reminder.

Upon hearing this, everyone quickened their pace and hurried toward the place where the energy was gathering.

When Lin Chen and his group arrived at their destination, a group of people had already appeared in the vicinity, and the two men from before had just arrived at the location of that group.

Lin Chen and his group ignored the group's intentions and walked to the other side of the spirit seed, waiting for it to fully take shape.

For a moment, the two groups of people stood on either side of the spirit seed, facing each other.

The thin man glanced at Lin Chen and the others, then quickly walked over to a man in the group who looked like the captain with a thick beard, and told him what had happened at the entrance of the valley.

After hearing the thin man's description, the bearded captain stepped out from the crowd and shouted to Lin Chen, "Brothers over there, this spirit seed was discovered first by our War Bear Squad. Please leave, or don't blame me for being ruthless."

"Idiot!" Liu Lin cursed. "In the wild, things belong to whoever grabs them, not whoever sees them. If that's the case, what if we found something before the spirit seed had even formed? Would we also ask you to leave?"

When two people don't see eye to eye, a few words are not enough. Before long, the members of the War Bear Squad and the Skyfire Squad started fighting.

Just as Lin Chen and Mu Nujiao were about to lend a hand, Zhang Tian stopped them: "How can you expect to handle everything yourself by having someone else do it? If that's the case, there's no need to ask us for help."

The two sides fought for about ten minutes. When Zhang Tian and Liu Lin both unleashed mid-level third-tier magic, the opposing side finally couldn't withstand it and chose to admit defeat.

"What team are you? I've never seen you in Wuling City before?" the bearded man asked before leaving.

"We never change our names or surnames, we are the Skyfire Squad!" Zhang Tian proudly announced the name of his squad.

Upon hearing this, a subtle, unusual look flashed across the bearded man's face. He then led his squad members and retreated at an extremely fast pace.