Chapter 5: Demon Pond Forest (1)

Chapter 5: Demon Pond Forest (1)

*Whoosh*

Five-spotted antelopes raised their heads collectively as they focused their attention towards one particular spot of the thicket. They silently stood around the clear pond with a layer of blue river grass around it. A few antelopes slowly lowered their heads to graze upon the grass and some finally turned to drink from the clear pond once they saw the appearance of the unknown entity.

'Five-Spotted Antelopes are aggressive creatures. Although they're not carnivorous, they enjoy battles more than anything so much so that they occupy a pond by themselves. But they have a low internal balance which makes them slower than ordinary spirit beasts.'

Their lack of speed is the only reason why Ja Sun took the risk of approaching one of the most dangerous ponds in the outer formation. Even though he was surrounded by spirit beasts behind him, none of them seemed aggressive to him.

He was still covered up by cloak but seeing that there was no one, he cautiously approached the herd of five-spotted antelopes. This was something that other spirit beasts dare not commit.

The five-spotted antelopes had auburn fur with a number of cream spots on their bodies. Their horns were like curved drills and it was due to the wretched weight of the horn that they intentionally lowered their natural speed. Although this species is called five-spots, none of them actually had five spots.

A five-spotted antelope has a single large patch on its back. Once it reaches the cultivation of a hundred years, the large patch is divided into two smaller patches. Next, after reaching the cultivation of thousand years, one of the two patches will divide in equal halves, equalling the number of patches into three.

At the realm of ten-thousand-years cultivation, the spots will number into a total of four spots and finally, a hundred-thousand-years cultivation will result in five spots. At the moment, the greatest number of spots in the group was only two. This chapter is updated by nov(e)(l)biin.com

Aside from a few hundred-year-old spirit five-spotted antelopes, every other antelope was ordinary.

Right now, Ja Sun's green eyes looked especially brilliant. Even his usually dark pupils projected a faint luster that gave him an extraordinary present. His slow approach towards the herd unexpectedly had no negative result. As he walked, the blue river grass around him shimmered strangely and swayed. The blades of the grass would follow Ja Sun's movement, always pointing towards him.

'It works. The three-eyed Golden Lion is one of the most treasured spirit beasts. As long as a Three-eyed Golden Lion exists in an ecosystem, the environment would prevail and so will the spirit beasts. Although my Three-eyed Silver Lion shares a few traits similar to the golden lion, it also seems to have a calming effect on spirit beasts. Until aggravated, they don't seem to approach me with ill intentions...

I can probably use this to abuse the system. But it is too early to form a conclusion. The trait must have considered my second martial soul's ability before forming mission difficulty and rewards.'

Once Ja Sun safely walked to the opposite side of the pond, he slowly removed his clothes. The first to be removed was his cloak.

*Shh*

The cloak fell on the ground gently and unlike Ja Sun's usual appearance, he looked extremely different, slightly feral, too.

Even now, the naturally concave shelter provided by a tree was not the best but Ja Sun couldn't help it. He was loving it!

'Beautiful sceneries like this are hard to come across in my own world. I do miss television and video games but honestly, I didn't even use them that much. All my time was spent in killing, sending violent messages, and whatnot...'

Leaning against the surface of the tree, Ja Sun released his martial spirit, reverting to his normal form. His eyes lost their previous luster but a peaceful smile touched his lips.

'Too bad that behind this serenity is the threat of death. So I can't just sit around and admire nature,' thinking till here, Ja Sun stood up. The Devil Pond Forest is inhabited by many types of spirit beasts. But this forest also holds a number of beasts still at the earliest stage of their cultivation and quite ordinary in nature.

Ja Sun didn't plan to hunt. He planned to separate such beasts from their herds and fight with them. Once satisfied, he would leave.

He was the greatest sinner of his world by killing the President of the Federation. Of course, the masses hailed him as a hero but the more dramatic effects of the collapse of the federation had yet to be revealed. To achieve all of this, planning isn't the only thing Ja Sun was good at. He was a capable fighter, too. And now that he had new techniques to try, he felt his mood turning excited.

Taking a deep breath to calm his urging nerves, Ja Sun recalled the techniques he had set his mind upon.

The Mental Acupuncture Technique would increase his mental energy, the Revitalized Blood Qi Art would increase the quality of his physique, and the Concentric Spirit Technique would further deepen his foundation of spirit energy. These three techniques were without any special attribute and only served to increase the quality of his existence.

However, these techniques cannot be cultivated in a forest where even an ant can be a danger.

So, Ja Sun raised his hand and began striking forward.

Gentle Palm Technique.

The palm technique was divided into three realms. The first realm marks a full completion once he can utilize all the 32 stances of the technique.

To reach this stage, aside from practice, physical mobility and flexibility were also needed.

But Ja Sun didn't plan to tire himself out. After practicing the 32 strikes once, he stopped. Turning around, he touched his cloak and it was still slightly wet. He didn't wear his shoes since he would be needing to activate his martial soul often in case of true danger to pacify the spirit beasts.

'Man... this month is going to be a long one...'