Mythological Revival: I Can Enter the Apocalyptic Wilderness

Chapter 178 Spiritual Life
Just like the quality of true power, modern science also has quantitative standards for the strength of the soul.

Martial arts scholars record the average soul strength of a new innate warrior as 1.0.

For Xiantian Perfect Warriors, this number is around 1.4. When entering the Mingxin state, the soul strength will rise to 1.8. The increase is not particularly large, because the process from Xiantian to Mingxin is mainly to expel the turbidity in the soul, and Changes in the state of mind through practice.

To truly increase the strength of the soul, one must rely on the God Forging Technique.

Just by cultivating the first level of God Forging Technique, this number can soar to 4.7, and by cultivating the third level, it can reach an astonishing value of 11.4.

As for the beast control master, the average soul strength when entering the clear state of mind is 9.3, and after practicing the third level of body training, it is 48.7. The soul strength is more than four times higher than that of the same level.

As for Chen Jin, his soul strength reached 17.7 when he first entered Mingxin, which was almost twice that of an ordinary beast master.
As for now
As the only high-end instrument in the Transcendent Martial Arts Hall that could test the strength of the soul flashed with light, a line of data was displayed on the screen.

【Detection completed! 】

[Your soul strength is: 41.3]

Looking at the numbers in front of him, Chen Jin couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

Almost nine times the soul power of the same level!
A powerful soul, in addition to being used to perform the secret arts of the soul, is helpful in almost all aspects such as actual combat training.

Now Chen Jin, to deal with warriors who have not entered the innate world, he only needs one look, and the pressure from the soul level will make him unable to move. Even a strong-willed person will feel that his true strength and muscles are as if they are solidified and are not obeying his orders. .

This difference in soul was so great that he didn't even need to use secret techniques at all.

With satisfaction, Chen Jin withdrew his gaze and restrained his soul power.

Of course, powerful power does not come in vain. He can practice so fast at a huge price. The elixir cost 5000 million, but now only less than 500 million is left. If converted into medicine of equal value, The effective Huaxia coins were almost equivalent to the 5000 million he had eaten in ten days.

Even Chen Jin felt that this speed of swallowing gold was a bit exaggerated.

He did not rush back to continue practicing and consume the remaining elixirs, but decided to go to the ancient wilderness to resolve the issue of spiritual-level creatures.

There is still one month left for the training camp of the Qianlong Project. There will be too many people there and he will not risk entering the wilderness.

With this in mind, Chen Jin opened the door and walked out of the testing room.

The instruments for detecting souls are very precious, and are kept in a sealed room. Outside the room is a high-level public training room that transcends the martial arts hall. Those who are qualified to enter here are basically warriors above the innate level.

Chen Jin's appearance attracted a lot of attention, including envy, exclamation, and admiration. There was even an elder brother who came to him and asked for his autograph, saying that his daughter liked him very much.
This made Chen Jin burst into laughter.

However, he has long since become accustomed to it from the initial discomfort.

Just as Chen Jin was signing, the latest news broadcast sounded from the TV hanging at the door.

[January 1th news, the large-scale beast tide that gathered on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean has dispersed into a large number of independent beast groups, moving away from the first island chain and turning to patrol. 】

[The seventh, eighth, No. 11, and No. 19 aircraft carrier group formations dispatched by our army all successfully completed the eviction mission and did not conflict with the herd. 】

[Experts said that the previous large-scale gathering of mutated beasts in the sea may be related to the changes in biological communities caused by ocean currents. Our station specially invited marine biologist Dr. Li Xiande to provide further explanation to the audience.]

[Hello everyone, I am Li Xiande, a full professor in the Department of Marine Biology at Guangfu University. Everyone must have been paying close attention to the gathering of beasts some time ago, but from now on, it seems that these are just a few leading mutant beasts leading the group to hunt. The "clustering" effect caused by the accidental gathering during eating is, simply put, a very rare coincidence]

Everyone in the training room raised their heads and listened to the professor attentively, and Chen Jin was no exception.

He originally thought that the beast herd would soon conflict with humans, but to his surprise, the large-scale beast herd suddenly dispersed two hundred kilometers away from the first island chain.

At first, the military thought this was some kind of small team battle to avoid artillery fire, but later it was discovered that the herd seemed to have really disbanded, directly scattered into tens of thousands of teams, and the movements were extremely chaotic, and there was no trace of them at all. It looks like there is a beast king leading from behind.

Even the process of the military dispatching an aircraft carrier formation to drive them away was extremely smooth. Those teams led by high-level mutant beasts had no intention of fighting humans, and turned around and left almost as soon as they met.

After the beast king "Kunwu" also turned around, everyone finally felt relieved.

Mutated beasts are not human beings. They have highly differentiated organizational structures and communication equipment that can transmit information over long distances. Most of them are still creatures that rely on instinct. They do not just scatter and gather together. A gathering of beasts requires Lots of time to prepare.

Now, a large number of experts in marine mutant beast research are studying this rare phenomenon, and several papers have been published. Although there is no definite conclusion yet, at least the crisis is likely to be resolved.

Although Chen Jin was still a little worried, he still followed his parents' wishes and brought his second elder and Chen Wei back. After all, Xiao Nizi was about to start high school.

The entrance meeting for the first year of high school was earlier than the Qianlong Project, so Chen Jin could just go after sending her to school.

Shaking his head, Chen Jin didn't think much more. Now that the threat of beast attacks was lifted, he could explore the wilderness without worrying about teleporting back one day and finding himself surrounded by mutant beasts.

With this in mind, Chen Jin came to the house he bought a while ago. After making sure that no one would disturb him, he activated the ancient book and entered the wilderness.

"Shh!"

The world around him was spinning, and when it stabilized, a dark red pool of blood appeared in front of him.

Five seconds later, Chen Jin's body completely merged into the primitive world, and then he heard the sound of "Gululu", the center of the blood pool began to stir, and a bloody figure jumped out!

In just a blink of an eye, the blood demon monster rushed to Chen Jin's side and stopped suddenly less than three meters away from him. On its face with no visible features, two black eye sockets stared straight at Chen Jin.

Even though he had seen it many times, Chen Jin still felt a chill down his back at the terrifying appearance of the monster, which looked like it had been skinned.

After calming down, Chen Jin ignored this guy and came to his high-level shuttle to check it. After confirming that it was correct, he sat on it and started the spiritual engine.

With a buzz like the roar of a tiger, the shuttle turned into a stream of light and rushed outward. The strengthening of the prehistoric era made this already powerful beast reach a higher level, accelerating to kilometers per hour in just a few seconds. , and the speed is still rising.

The blood demon monster followed him like a shadow, but when Chen Jin flew out of the giant bronze door, the guy stopped in place as if he had been suddenly cast a restraining spell. It seemed that the desire for flesh and blood was not enough to drive it away from him. territory.

Chen Jin didn't care, but used the coordinates of the auxiliary terminal to set the flight direction, took a pill, and began to practice the God-forging Technique without wasting any time.Another benefit of the high-end shuttle is that it has auxiliary functions such as automatic driving, which allows Chen Jin to still practice on the road.

Ten hours later, the shuttle stopped near a great rift valley that almost crossed the entire horizon.

Chen Jin could confirm without looking at the coordinates on the auxiliary terminal that the spirit-level creature should be hiding under the rift.

After all, due to the influence of the Golden Crow, the first condition for biological survival is to avoid high temperatures.

But there is no need to worry about this problem now. After the big hands hunted all the golden crows, there are only a few golden crows blooming in the sky now. It will take years of monkeys and horses and months to restore the former grandeur.

Chen Jin controlled the spirit boat to land slowly. The great rift valley seemed to be much deeper than where the giant bronze gate was. He secretly estimated that he had descended thirty thousand meters, but he had not yet reached the bottom of the valley.

"This guy is hiding deep enough." Chen Jin thought while silently recalling the information about this spiritual-level creature.

During the initial inspection on the rooftop, the species of this creature was given as [Clade of Ringworm].

It doesn't sound like he has any fighting ability.

In Chen Jin's impression, what is the name of a fungus? It's either a mushroom or a bacterial microorganism. How can this have any combat effectiveness?
But to be cautious, he still asked the members of the Mythical Creature Club to help investigate, but he was not so lucky this time and did not get any useful information.

As for the database of the auxiliary terminal, too much data was lost and nothing was gained. The creatures with "bacteria" in their names are basically natural materials and earthly treasures used to refine elixirs.

In other words, Chen Jin knew almost nothing about the spirit-level creatures in front of him.

"Touch."

Just as he was thinking to himself, the bottom of the shuttle paused slightly, but finally touched the ground.

"arrive."

Chen Jin's face condensed and he looked forward. To his surprise, under this abyss, it was not as invisible as the deep stream where the giant bronze gate was. Instead, he could vaguely see a faint blue. The dim light is like entering an underground world where fluorescent plants grow.

As the shuttle's glass hatch opened, a touch of moist air poured into Chen Jin's nose.

This made him look surprised. In this prehistoric world with high temperatures, it was really rare to feel the moisture.

Without thinking too much, he carried out the plan he had prepared before.

As Chen Jin's thoughts flashed, three drones appeared in front of him, and with a buzzing sound, they headed towards the dimly lit area ahead.

At the same time, two puppets whose strength was comparable to that of innate perfection warriors, holding reinforced alloy weapons, also appeared beside him.

The experience of living in the giant spirit's place has made Chen Jin more cautious. Now he will no longer rely on the legendary ability of the ancient book to do such reckless behavior as "physically exploring the grass".

He even predicted in advance the low-temperature and dark environment that may exist in the habitat of spiritual-level creatures, and equipped each drone with a heating device and high-power lighting to ensure its normal operation.

"Snapped."

As the spotlights hanging under the drone were turned on, three strong lights illuminated the bottom of the deep stream, and the screen near Chen Jin also displayed the real-time transmission of the drone.

The moist and dark rock wall quickly passed through the screen, and the area with blue light in the distance was getting closer and closer. When the drone flew directly above it, the body of the luminous object also appeared on Chen Jin's screen. middle.

It was actually a huge fluorescent mushroom half as tall as a man. The mushroom was almost transparent, like jelly. It was expanding and shrinking rhythmically, and from time to time it emitted bursts of spores that also emitted a faint blue shimmer.

These spores dance in the air like flying fireflies.

Chen Jin controlled the angle of the drone to move up, and more fluorescent mushrooms appeared in his sight. These mushrooms were densely packed and stretched for an unknown number of kilometers. At a glance, they looked like a long blue snake covering the entire crack. Valley, there is no end in sight.

What's even more astonishing is that on some "fluorescent mushrooms", there are hideous and ugly creatures lying on their backs. They are about the size of a baby, with dark beetles, and their abdomens are also surrounded by a hard exoskeleton, with six sickle-like Sharp forelimbs protrude from both sides of the insect beetle. These creatures use their forelimbs to scratch the surface of the mushroom, insert their sharp mouthparts deep into the mushroom, and suck the juice from the mushroom.

What surprised Chen Jin was that these creatures seemed to know the principle of fishing from the bottom of the lake. After sucking almost all the food, they quickly left the fluorescent mushroom on their hands and knees and crawled to the next mushroom.

At this time, their bodies are already covered with spores ejected by the mushrooms. In this deep gorge with almost no wind, these beetle creatures can carry the spores further.

"A complete ecosystem has actually formed here?"

This made Chen Jin look shocked.

He didn't pay attention to those hideous, beetle-like creatures, because Chen Jin's setting of the Sky Monitoring Platform was to search for creatures above level 6 of the Mortal Level. Since the Sky Monitoring Platform did not detect them, it meant that these beetle creatures were not of a high enough level to serve as a human being. consider.

What concerned Chen Jin was the blue mushrooms.

Although these mushrooms appear to be independent at first glance, they seem to be a whole. Under the illumination of a flashlight, you can see that different mushrooms are connected by dense mycelium like a spider web.

This reminded him of a creature called Armillaria ostrichii that he saw on popular science impurities in his previous life.

This fungus grows in the Maral National Forest in Oregon, America. It is yellow-brown in color and looks just like ordinary small mushrooms that can be seen everywhere.

But after research, scientists discovered that these small mushrooms are just the form of Armillaria fungus on the surface. Each mushroom is actually connected into a whole through the underground mycelium network, and their DNA is the same, that is to say , all these little mushrooms are actually one huge life form!
This living organism covers more than 15 hectares of land, which is equivalent to 21 standard football fields. If all these fungi are added together, the weight can exceed 110 tons. The oldest strain has been tested and found to have a lifespan of more than 8000 years!
It can be called the largest life form on the Blue Star!

Chen Jin couldn't help but wonder to himself, are these blue fluorescent mushrooms in front of him, like Armillaria fungi, actually part of a huge life form?
And this living body uses certain parts of itself as an energy source to support and develop a huge ecological system!
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his guess was correct, so there were only two questions left.

"Can these fluorescent mushrooms be used as an energy source to activate the flesh altar?"

"What kind of abilities does this mysterious spiritual creature have?"

Thinking of this, Chen Jin decided to test it first. As his mind turned, the two puppets beside him walked in neat steps towards the blue colony not far away.

(End of this chapter)