The Abyss of War Gods is thirty miles from Mount Luoshen and about half a day's journey from Black Dragon City. It is close to the edge of the Dead Leaf Forest. Because spiritual herbs often grow on the cliffs, many demonic beasts gather here.
Mercenaries and young members of families and sects often come here to hunt monsters, where they can receive training in killing and also obtain many treasures.
Qin Xin stood atop a towering mountain peak, gazing down at the canyon shrouded in a thin mist. A look of surprise crossed his eyes. Although he hadn't stepped inside, he could sense that a powerful force was hidden beneath the Abyss of the War God.
After pausing for a short rest, Qin Xin did not linger. Once he found the direction to return to the Eastern Wilderness Academy, he flashed into the jungle.
"Teacher, what exactly is in the Abyss of the God of War?"
Qin Xin, who was rushing on his way, couldn't resist his curiosity and asked Danqing about it.
"It should be a level six demonic beast. Judging from its aura, it seems to have some faint dragon bloodline." Danqing's illusory spirit floated in front of Qin Xin and said calmly.
"A level six monster!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Xin quickened his pace. A mature level six demon beast is comparable in strength to a Yuan Dan realm martial artist in the third stage of the Core Formation realm. With a single step, it can easily kill tens of thousands of Xiantian realm martial artists.
"What are you afraid of? It looks like that guy has been sealed away, otherwise there would be no use in you escaping." Danqing said with a smile as he looked at Qin Xin.
"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Qin Xin slowed his pace and complained to Danqing.
Crack... Boom...
The sudden noise made Qin Xin quickly try to find a place to hide.
But it was too late. With a loud noise, a little boy who looked like a child ran forward with his bare feet right in front of Qin Xin, and the direction he was running was the very spot where Qin Xin was.
"Um?"
Qin Xin looked troubled upon seeing the scene before him, for behind the little boy stood a dozen burly men in mercenary uniforms, who looked menacing.
Although he felt sorry for the little boy, Qin Xin didn't want to meddle and instead chose a direction to hide.
"Damn it! Don't come any closer!"
Unexpectedly, the little boy saw Qin Xin turn around and quickly chased after him.
If you look closely, you'll see that the little boy is chewing on a human-shaped elixir, his mouth completely stuffed. When he sees Qin Xin, a joyful smile appears on his face.
In an instant, Qin Xin and the little boy were surrounded by more than a dozen burly men. Qin Xin's expression darkened slightly because the weakest of the men was at the third level of the Awakening Realm, and the leader was at the ninth level of the Awakening Realm.
"Gentlemen, I have no connection with this little boy, so I'll take my leave now." Seeing that the visitor was hostile, Qin Xin chose to make a quick getaway.
"We're all from the Eastern Wilderness Academy, aren't you going to lend a hand?" The little boy made a whimpering sound as he swallowed the elixir, his bright eyes staring intently at Qin Xin.
"The other side is too strong, you'd better deal with them yourself!" Qin Xin wasn't falling for it. Although he felt sorry for the little boy, he didn't want to get himself involved with more than a dozen big men.
"Hand over our things!" the burly leader roared, staring at the little boy.
As Qin Xin retreated, he glanced at the little boy, who had a high ponytail and wore a small Taoist robe with the logo of the Eastern Wilderness Academy on the back.
"This is mine! If you come any closer, I'll beat you up!" The little boy waved his pink fist, his cheeks puffed out, and said angrily.
"No need to leave, this little guy is no ordinary person."
Danqing's voice suddenly echoed in his mind, and Qin Xin stopped in his tracks.
However, Qin Xin looked at the little boy in front of him and found him to be very ordinary. Moreover, there seemed to be no flow of true energy in his body, so he did not seem to be very strong. Nevertheless, he chose to trust Danqing and stood aside to watch.
"Hahaha, little guy, are you sure you can handle this? I'll smash you into a puddle of mud with one punch!" The mercenary leader said mockingly, waving his fist.
"Click!"
A flash of purple light, and the leader's swinging fist snapped, blood gushing out!
"ah!……"
Cries of pain rose from all sides, and in an instant, more than a dozen burly men were sent flying backward in different postures, many of them hanging on the treetops.
Qin Xin was truly astonished by the little boy in front of him when he saw this scene, because he could tell that the little boy had sent these people flying entirely by relying on his physical strength.
"Hmph! What a bunch of annoying people! I told you not to chase me!" The little boy shook his fist and said angrily, then turned his gaze to Qin Xin.
"I thought you ran away. My name is Longmu, a name given to me by a stinky old man, although I don't really like it." The little boy came straight up to Qin Xin, sniffed around, and seemed to smell something. His face lit up with joy, and he began to introduce himself in a friendly manner.
"My name is Qin Xin." Qin Xin had not yet recovered from the shock and answered instinctively.
"Are you going back to the Eastern Wilderness Academy?" Long Mu asked Qin Xin in a childlike voice, his eyes clear and innocent.
Qin Xin naturally didn't want to be with the little boy in front of him. After being tricked by that little girl Ya Ru, he learned his lesson and realized that even though they were all from the Eastern Wilderness Academy, there would still be many dangers in this Dead Leaf Forest.
However, Longmu was like a shadow, following Qin Xin wherever he went, and he couldn't shake him off no matter what.
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As dusk fell, a thin mist slowly rose from the forest. Qin Xin didn't rush on his way. Instead, he found a safe place, lit a campfire, and the meat of some unknown monster sizzled under the heat of the flames, with golden fat constantly seeping out.
Longmu stared intently at the nearly cooked monster meat, his small mouth covered in drool, which he wiped with his sleeve from time to time.
"Teacher, who exactly is this guy? I can't shake him off no matter what I do," Qin Xin asked in confusion.
"A person? Who said he was a person?" Danqing's voice echoed faintly in Qin Xin's heart.
"If not a human, is it a ghost?" Qin Xin said.
“This little boy might be a newly transformed spirit beast,” Danqing said after a pause.
"A spirit beast?"
Qin Xin was somewhat surprised. He had heard a lot about spirit beasts. The difference between spirit beasts and demon beasts was that spirit beasts were intelligent and could cultivate from birth. Once they reached level seven, they could take human form and cultivate like martial artists. Demon beasts, on the other hand, only those with powerful bloodlines could have thoughts and cultivate, and they could only remain in the form of demon beasts forever.
"But it doesn't look like one. Logically speaking, a spirit beast can only transform into human form at level seven, but this little boy in front of me has nothing to do with a level seven spirit beast." Danqing was also a little puzzled, but still believed that the little boy in front of him was a spirit beast.
"Could you take that egg off your body and roast it to eat?"
After finishing the large piece of monster meat, Long Mu's belly became round and bulging. He stared at Qin Xin and said embarrassedly.
"An egg?" Qin Xin asked in confusion. If it was an egg, then it could only be the Heavenly Phoenix Egg in the Heavenly Phoenix Futon.
"Yes, if I could eat that bird egg, I should be able to grow a lot bigger. I'm too small right now."
Longmu pouted, clearly dissatisfied with his physique.
"I still need that egg, so I can't eat it for now."
Qin Xin refused Long Mu's request to eat the egg, but after thinking for a moment, he said, "However, if you are hungry, I have some spiritual medicine that I can give you."
"Very good."
Longmu jumped up happily like a child, and Qin Xin took a spiritual herb from the fragmented map space and gave it to him.
"From now on, we're good friends. If anyone bullies you at the Eastern Wilderness Academy, I'll beat them up for you!"
Long Mu hugged the spiritual medicine Qin Xin had given him and started munching on it. His smiling face was completely filled with the medicinal herbs. As he spoke, the juice of the herbs spilled out, and he quickly closed his mouth.
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