Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Inside the main hall of the camp.

After settling in, Feng Lan and the other seven, along with Commander Zhang, returned.

"Now that the trial has officially begun, let's discuss how to expand this base."

Zhou Ling glanced at everyone and said calmly.

Although the main factor in the trial is the killing of alien races, successfully expanding the stronghold is also a criterion for evaluation.

However, the evaluation will only take place after this trial is over.

However, the entire process must be coordinated with the expansion.

"Zhou Zhishou, fellow Daoists, this Stone Rock Desolate Star is vast in area. Currently, our No. 3 base has roughly explored the area."

"About five hundred li in radius."

"We often encounter members of the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan in this area, so we can roughly determine that there is a Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan tribe within a radius of a thousand miles."

"Moreover, their strength is not low. Half a month ago, a group of Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan members attacked our stronghold, including two fourth-tier Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan members."

"It caused considerable damage to our base."

"In the past few months, dozens of cultivators have perished."

Commander Zhang solemnly introduced the current situation of Outpost No. 3 to everyone.

Although they knew that Zhou Ling and the others were not weak, they were currently facing the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan, whose exact strength was still unknown, as well as strange creatures lurking in the star mist, so they naturally had to be extra cautious.

"Steward Pei, why don't you share your thoughts first?"

Seeing that everyone seemed clueless, Zhou Ling directly called out names.

"Reply to Chief, I did go to the outer perimeter just now and sensed the situation of these star mists."

"The star mist contains an extremely heavy baleful aura. With my cultivation level, I will be suppressed by about 20%."

"But the alien races have long since adapted to this ominous fog."

"Therefore, fighting the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan in the Fiend Mist would be extremely disadvantageous for us."

"I think we can first set up a warding-off formation, and then proceed steadily."

"Although this progress is slower and more costly, it is more stable and safe, and the risks are within a controllable range."

Pei Qingshuang looked at Zhou Ling with her beautiful eyes and spoke slowly.

"Setting up a demon-repelling formation also requires being done within the demonic fog, which will also lead to attacks from alien races."

"Moreover, once this kind of evil-removing formation is set up, we will have to send people to guard it. If it is discovered by the alien race, we will be in a very passive position."

"So it would be better to just eliminate the nearby Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan tribes and then set up the exorcism array with peace of mind."

Yan Yutian spoke up.

He also learned about the situation at the base.

This is also one of the reasons why, although the base has been established for about six months, its scope has not been able to be expanded.

Setting up an array within the ominous fog is equally fraught with danger.

Moreover, it takes at least two or three days, and sometimes as long as ten days, to set up an evil-repelling formation.

However, the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan also has spies around the stronghold. Once they discover that the humans have set up an evil-removing formation, they will launch an attack.

This caused considerable casualties to the stronghold.

Each time they set up an evil-repelling formation, they returned empty-handed.

"Feng Lan, what do you say?"

After listening to what the two said, Zhou Ling felt that they both made some sense, and then asked Feng Lan for more information.

Although he knew that Feng Lan was not good at strategy, he had no ideas at the moment and planned to gather ideas from all sides.

Let's see what everyone thinks.

We'll make another decision.

After all, our understanding of the alien races on this desolate planet is currently limited, so we must proceed with caution.

Moreover, the trial period is six months, so there's no rush.

First, get a clear understanding of the situation, so as to know yourself and your enemy.

Feng Lan pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "Since the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan actually wants to take advantage of our formation to attack us, why don't we lure them out and take the opportunity to wipe them out?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling couldn't help but show a look of surprise. Feng Lan's strategy was indeed quite good.

As everyone was discussing, a sudden surge of malevolent mist appeared outside the camp, engulfing the entire stronghold within a radius of several hundred feet and turning it into a place where there was no sunlight.

Fortunately, a defensive light shield was present, keeping the evil mist outside.

Everyone was surprised when they saw this for the first time.

It's unclear what happened.

At that moment, a burly monk walked in.

With a solemn expression, he cupped his hands and reported to Zhou Ling, "Chief Zhou, Commander Zhang, the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan is launching an attack on us. Should we respond?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he said in a deep voice, "We only arrived this morning, and the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan launched an attack this afternoon. It seems that they still have quite a few of their people lurking around our stronghold."

"Chief, since the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan has attacked, let's test their strength."

Yan Yutian stood up and said.

He was originally the number one genius of the Dao Alliance, but now he can't even rank in the top ten among the four great grotto heavens.

The battle between Zhou Ling and Qin Yi yesterday, in particular, greatly stimulated him.

I also want to prove myself as soon as possible.

Qi Jianzhi and the others were also eager to try, and "took the head."

Zhou Ling stood up and said, "Since the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan has come so quickly, let's go and see what's going on?"

He then stepped out of the tent, followed closely by the others.

Commander Zhang and Deputy Commander Gu exchanged a glance, surprised that Zhou Ling was actually going to fight.

Commander Zhang looked serious and said in a deep voice, "Let's go, but we still need to be careful."

Although they knew that Zhou Ling and the others were quite powerful.

But they were facing the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan, who were skilled in soul attacks.

Moreover, various strange and malevolent spirits exist within the malevolent mist, making them difficult to deal with.

Without sufficient practical experience, even a Nascent Soul cultivator would likely perish.

Outside the tent, Zhou Ling and the others looked up at the sky.

Outside, a dense, ominous fog swept in, violently bombarding the defensive light shield.

The light shield shone brightly and made a banging sound.

"With the Golden Cloud Formation, we can withstand the attack of this evil mist. However, if we want to launch a counterattack, each strike will consume three top-grade spirit stones."

"Currently, the stronghold has a total of eight top-grade spirit stones."

Commander Zhang introduced them to Zhou Ling.

Zhou Ling nodded, indicating that she understood.

"These malevolent mists are malevolent formations controlled by the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan using their own bloodline, and they exert a tremendous suppressive effect on us human cultivators."

"If you inhale too much, it will cause stagnation in your meridians, preventing the flow of magical power."

"This is also why our outposts have expanded so slowly."

Commander Zhang was also worried that Zhou Ling would act rashly, so he carefully explained things to him.

Zhou Ling nodded slightly and looked carefully outside the light barrier.

The gray, malevolent mist rolled in, and even though his soul cultivation was comparable to that of the early Nascent Soul stage, it was greatly suppressed.

Normally, the divine soul could extend over a thousand feet, but now it was less than two hundred feet, and the consumption was enormous.

"No wonder the outpost, which has been established for half a year, is only this small. It is indeed too difficult to explore in this evil fog."

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

[You are observing the ominous mist, Intermediate Observation +1]

[You are analyzing the ominous mist, Intermediate Analysis +1]

As the two talents emerged, Zhou Ling's vision expanded rapidly.

It could be seen from about six hundred feet away in the direction from which the evil mist was sweeping.

There was a group of twenty or thirty people from another tribe.

These alien races were all enormous, almost all over ten feet tall, with brown skin that looked like the skin of a lizard.

His facial features were ferocious, with a bloodshot eye in the middle of his forehead, emitting a faint bloodthirsty light.

They are setting up a malevolent mist array, gathering malevolent mist that sweeps towards the stronghold like a whirlwind.

"Head, this is a mist formation condensed by the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan's innate Soul Eye. This mist contains mist attacks, so be extra careful if you encounter it."

Commander Zhang continued to explain to Zhou Ling.

Zhou Ling nodded. Through the [Intermediate Analysis], he had a clearer understanding of the evil mist and the evil formation. The Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan's main attack power came from the blood-red eyes on their foreheads.

Blood Eye possesses powerful soul attack capabilities, and once it condenses into a Blood Soul Domain, it becomes even more terrifying.

Extremely difficult to deal with.

However, from the [Intermediate Analysis], he also knew that the Blood Soul and Blood Domain attacks also had weaknesses, namely fire attacks and lightning attacks.

He happens to possess both of these methods.

"There is a Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan stronghold in the area of ​​six hundred feet in front of us, and there are thirty Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan members in the stronghold."

"Two of them are at the fourth rank, six others are at the third rank, and the rest are at the second rank."

"This current Fiend Mist Formation was formed by those two fourth-tier Golden-Eyed Spirit Race members."

After observing for a while, Zhou Ling spoke up.

Although the two were hundreds of feet apart, Zhou Ling was still able to see the other's situation clearly thanks to the observation of the two gifted individuals.

Upon hearing Zhou Ling's words, the others immediately showed expressions of shock.

"Zhou Zhishou, are you able to locate the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan's stronghold six hundred feet away?"

Commander Zhang swallowed hard, his expression one of shock.

It should be noted that he was at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, yet his divine sense could only extend for no more than four hundred feet within the evil mist.

Although they knew that the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan had always been around the stronghold, they found it difficult to actually find any trace of them.

This is also the reason why we have always been on the defensive.

It seems that being able to become the head of the Tianjian Division at such a young age certainly shows he has some ability.

Commander Zhang felt a surge of admiration for Zhou Ling.

I originally thought that these prodigies were mostly born into prestigious families, with high talent and abundant resources, but lacking practical experience.

Dealing with the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan on a desolate planet won't be so easy.

Zhou Ling's performance completely shocked him.

Feng Lan, Yan Yutian, and the others were equally surprised.

Their divine senses could only extend for about a hundred feet within this malevolent mist.

Moreover, suppressed by the evil mist, it will shrink more and more.

Since Zhou Ling was able to reach an astonishing several hundred feet, one can imagine how terrifying his divine sense was.

"Should we activate the magic array to eliminate the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan from this stronghold?"

Commander Zhang then asked Zhou Ling, his tone becoming much more respectful.

"Why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut? They're just two mid-stage fourth-tier golden-eyed spirit race members."

"I can handle this on my own."

Zhou Ling shook his head.

Currently, the stronghold only has eight top-grade spirit stones, enough to activate the magic array attack twice.

We should still use it sparingly.

Although he had a dozen or so top-grade spirit stones on him, he naturally couldn't waste them unless it was absolutely necessary.

One top-grade spirit stone is equivalent to one hundred high-grade spirit stones.

Even Nascent Soul cultivators in the Dao Alliance rarely have the opportunity to obtain top-grade spirit stones.

"Zhou Zhishou, isn't it too dangerous for you to take action personally?"

Upon hearing this, Commander Zhang hurriedly spoke up.

The camp was only a few hundred feet away from the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan's stronghold. If Zhou Ling were to make a move...

That means entering the ominous fog.

Currently, not only is the evil mist pervasive, but the evil spirit array is also rolling in.

Even with his peak Nascent Soul cultivation, he wouldn't dare to enter rashly.

Zhou Ling is only at the late stage of the Golden Core realm. Even if he is powerful, how could he possibly fight against two mid-stage fourth-tier Golden Eye Spirit Clan members alone?

"It's alright. Since we've discovered their camp, we must eliminate them in one fell swoop. It will be much easier to set up the exorcism formation afterward."

Zhou Ling said calmly.

He then said to Feng Lan and Yan Yutian, "Feng Zhizheng, Yan Zhizheng, each of you take the others and follow me, one on the left and one on the right."

"Yes, take the head."

"Yes, take the head."

Feng Lan and the other person bowed and replied.

Pei Qingshuang and Qi Jianzhi then followed Feng Lan, while the other three followed Yan Yutian.

"This is our first battle in the trial, so everyone be careful. It would be best if we could wipe out the enemy."

"But personal safety is the most important thing."

"Everyone's robes must be in an activated state."

Zhou Ling then gave further instructions to everyone.

This is our first battle against the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan, so let's treat it as a training exercise.

Moreover, before setting off, Zhou Ling also improved the robes for everyone.

This grants the robe the ability to defend against attacks from Blood Souls.

Therefore, as long as one is careful, it is still possible to block the attack of the fourth-tier Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan's Blood Soul.

"Yes, take the head."

Everyone bowed and replied.

Seeing that Zhou Ling was going to deal with these golden-eyed spirits alone, Commander Zhang wanted to speak up to stop him, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Are you planning to see how strong Zhou Ling and his group are?

If that doesn't work, they'll take action.

After all, this trial was mainly for Zhou Ling and his group, and he and the cultivators at the stronghold were just cooperating.

"Kill with me!"

Zhou Ling waved his hand.

His entire body transformed into a streak of azure light, instantly flying out of the camp's light shield.

At the same time, flames and spiritual light emanated from his hand.

The blazing sun suddenly unleashed a torrent of fiery flames.

Suddenly, a burst of intense flames surged forth like a raging torrent of fire towards the evil mist.

The moment the evil mist came into contact with the spiritual flame, it instantly dissipated and was burned away without a trace.

In an instant, a rocky area several hundred feet high appeared in front of them.

A forest of black rocks stands tall.

"Such a rapid spiritual flame, it must have reached the fifth rank!"

"Fifth-tier Spirit Flame!"

Seeing the astonishing power of the spiritual flames, both Commander Zhang and Deputy Commander Gu couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

The cultivators from the other strongholds behind them were also shocked.

No wonder Zhou Ling was so confident; it turns out he had such a trump card.

"The blazing sun, burning the heavens, falls!"

With a loud shout from Zhou Ling.

The blazing sun, already several dozen feet in size, resembled a golden fiery dragon as it crashed down towards the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan's camp.

The fiery dragon roared down, and wherever it swept, not only did the evil mist quickly dissipate, but the evil soul array condensed by the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan also fell apart, appearing utterly vulnerable in the face of the Blazing Sun Heaven-Burning Flame.

"Ugh! What the hell is this?"

Seeing the fiery dragon suddenly burst through the air, the leader of the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan let out an incredulous roar.

After all, from the appearance of the Blazing Sun Flame to its attack, it was only a short time, less than a breath.

"Boom!"

The blazing sun, scorching the heavens, unleashed a devastating barrage of flames.

The two fourth-tier golden-eyed spirit race members were swallowed up before they could even react.

"what!"

"what!"

Bloodshot eyes erupted with golden light, attempting to block the spiritual flames, but all was in vain. After two screams, it abruptly ended. (End of Chapter)