"This feeling..."
Sensing the faint breath as if holding his breath tightly, Yu Ziyu's heart stirred slightly.
It seemed that indeed, following his will, the mist had concealed most of his aura.
However, he wasn't sure if this could fool those spiritual power monitoring devices.
The spiritual power monitoring satellite was only one part of it—it conducted wide-area scanning.
His biggest worry was that the inspection personnel might carry some precise instruments.
But after a moment, as if recalling something, Yu Ziyu shook his head.
He truly feared humans discovering his existence.
After all, he hadn't fully grown yet.
But that didn't mean he would actually hesitate and hold back.
If those people really brought precise instruments and caught his presence, Yu Ziyu wouldn't mind slaughtering them all before fully exposing himself.
With that thought, a rare trace of murderous intent surfaced in Yu Ziyu's heart.
"Whoosh, whoosh..."
Accompanied by the sudden swipes of his branches cutting through the air, the entire valley seemed to stir.
...
At that moment,
"Roar..."
A low roar suddenly came from the nearby ground.
Looking up, Yu Ziyu saw that a flat-headed creature had crawled out from its den, snarling at his main body from within the tree cage.
Faintly, its claws began to grind, as if provoking him.
"This..."
Slightly stunned, Yu Ziyu was puzzled how this little guy had gotten so bold.
Could it be...
He glanced around suddenly.
Sure enough, the previously untamed white crane slowly spread its wings, and the golden monkey perched at his treetop also seemed restless, baring its teeth.
"So that's how it is?"
A cold smile appeared in Yu Ziyu's heart as he figured it out.
It should be that after he condensed his aura with the fog, the oppressive pressure that had been restraining these mutated beasts gradually dissipated.
Hence, these already untamed beasts naturally revealed their rebellious side.
"Hmph."
With a cold snort, Yu Ziyu's branches suddenly cut through the air.
"Snap!"
With a crisp sound, the snarling flat-headed creature that had just crawled out was swiftly sent flying.
"Roar..."
In a low growl, the wounded creature's eyes flashed confusion.
It didn't understand.
Why did this big tree with fading aura still possess such power?
"You guys, these creatures..."
Coldly scanning them, Yu Ziyu sighed helplessly.
Then, his gaze shifted to the flat-headed creature nearby, blood seeping from its mouth, and his eyes suddenly glittered.
Maybe this would work.
After thinking for a moment, Yu Ziyu's branches curled suddenly, wrapping the creature off the ground.
Before it could react, a dense life essence seeped out.
"Roar..."
With a terrifying low roar, the creature's fur slowly grew denser, bristling like a porcupine.
At the same time, its claws gradually lengthened.
The nearly half-meter-long claws radiated a chilling sharpness.
"Do not let those guys enter the mountain."
Like a nightmare whisper, Yu Ziyu's illusion ability activated.
...
Under the grayish sky hung a few fading stars, the earth cloaked in a gray-black veil. Silence reigned, occasionally broken by the chirping of insects from the grass.
"Tap, tap, tap..."
With light footsteps, over a dozen fully armed soldiers slowly entered the mountain.
It was early morning, a very good time.
At this time, most mutated beasts were asleep, making it ideal for inspection.
So, led by Yan Gaoyuan, these dozen or so soldiers left the village and stepped into the mountain at this hour.
As for the fire-element gifted girl, Yan Gaoyuan had already made arrangements.
"Hey, Captain, why won't this fog clear up?"
Looking at the thick white mist, a soldier asked first.
Well, the fog had lasted for a whole day.
From night to day.
And as they went deeper, the fog grew even thicker.
Now, visibility was less than five or six meters.
Inspecting in such a thick mountain fog made the soldiers tense and jumpy, afraid a mutated beast might suddenly jump out from a corner.
"Um..."
After a moment of silence, the experienced captain couldn't explain either.
The mountain having fog was an undeniable fact.
But such dense fog was rare even for him, and he wasn't sure if it was an illusion, but his mind felt a bit hazy, and the trees in the fog seemed clawing and leering as if about to pounce.
"Must be mutation."
Yan Gaoyuan, walking at the front, suddenly stopped, looked at the fog, sighed, and explained:
"The rising concentration of spirit energy can cause bizarre changes in some areas, changes that often can't be explained scientifically."
"For example, the Earth's magnetic field is chaotic now, and electronic communication signals are poor, right?"
Hearing the captain's question, Yan Gaoyuan nodded in agreement:
"Indeed, electronic devices can't work in such deep mountain areas."
"And this is also a sign of mutation."
Saying this, Yan Gaoyuan half-jokingly added:
"If some places mutate, the spiritual power concentration may rise. If that's true, our mission will be much easier."
"Hmm, that's true."
Knowing some background, the captain nodded.
If the mutation really caused the regional spiritual power peak to reach 17,000, it would actually be good news for them.
At least much better than encountering a mutated beast with a spiritual power peak of 17,000—by at least a hundred times.
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