Global Composite Master: Compositing an Undead Army from the Start

Chapter 730: Chapter 353: Coordination Effects, Output Doubled! (Two in One) _1

This Forest of Toxic Mist, enveloped by a strange toxic haze, was difficult to see into from the outside.

However, Chen Mo, with his Eye of Origin, was not constrained by this. It even granted him a considerably large range of exploration. This was an ability often possessed by the destined people, as the village elder had mentioned.

Before entering the Forest of Toxic Mist, Chen Mo first summoned a horde of Skeleton Monsters, attempting to send them in to scout ahead. He discovered that the toxicity in the Forest of Toxic Mist was extremely potent; even Ghosts entering it suffered severe toxic effects. Only he himself, having consumed Wisteria Tea, could withstand such an abnormally potent poison.

Seeing the Skeleton Monsters perish upon entry, Chen Mo had no choice but to abandon his plan of using them for scouting. Fortunately, the Eye of Origin could see far, so this posed no significant problem.

Upon stepping into the Forest of Toxic Mist, Chen Mo immediately felt a wave of dense toxic air wash over him. Looking around, he was met with a vista of lush yet sinister scenery.

Towering toxic trees rose from the ground, their trunks covered in dark-red crystals of solidified toxic haze that resembled congealed blood. The leaves were a vibrant green tinged with an eerie purple, and from them, drops of highly toxic rain occasionally fell. Upon hitting the ground, they would instantly hiss, corroding small pits into the earth.

The ground was carpeted with thick layers of toxic moss, emitting a putrid odor. Countless poisonous insects crawled amongst the moss, their bodies shimmering with multicolored light. Whether they flew, pounced, or crept, they were all extremely venomous creatures.

In the distance, a lake was faintly visible, its water a jade-green, untouched by daylight. Around the lake floated countless lotus leaves, upon which dewdrops shimmered with a captivating light—droplets of deadly poison.

Beside the lake stood an ancient Poison Stone Bridge, its surface riddled with cracks, looking as if it might collapse at any moment. Beyond the bridge, an even denser poisonous mist shrouded the area, radiating an aura that made one’s heart pound.

The sky above the Forest of Toxic Mist was also unusually gloomy, filled with dense black clouds, as if a thunderstorm could erupt at any moment. This environment felt incredibly oppressive and perilous; toxic gases swirled about, and poisonous insects were rampant. A single misstep could lead one into a toxic mire.

Utilizing the powerful detection ability of the Eye of Origin, Chen Mo easily avoided these poisonous insects.

Although his current Divine Power was quite strong, amounting to 3,000 points, and this Divine Power held absolute suppressive effects over professionals, it was not the same for the creatures in the second region.

When Chen Mo had previously entered the second region, he had received The Heavenly Path’s Hint that the creatures in this region were augmented by regional rules. For instance, Chen Mo had been informed that if professionals formed an army array and encountered these creatures, the creatures’ Divine Power would increase multifold, proportional to the number of individuals in the array. This was one type of regional rule, and there were others in the second region.

For example, when ordinary professionals encountered these creatures, even if their Divine Power exceeded the target’s by 100 points, they could not completely prevent the creature from inflicting damage. This was somewhat similar to the effect Chen Mo experienced when using his chaos-grade treasure, the Chaotic Primordial Pearl.

When a professional’s Divine Power surpassed that of these creatures, their combat power was reduced by a fold for each point of difference. Therefore, exceeding their Divine Power by 100 points didn’t mean one could completely ignore the creatures’ attacks. While not as overwhelmingly decisive as completely negating an opponent by surpassing their Divine Power by 100 points (as might have been the case under different rules), this effect of reducing attributes by a hundredfold upon reaching that threshold still offered a powerful suppressive advantage.

Take Chen Mo’s current attributes, for example. His Divine Power was as high as 3,000 points, while most of the poisonous insects he encountered only had several hundred points of Divine Power. The Divine Power suppression alone accounted for over two thousand points against them. Thus, even with the reinforcement from regional rules, if they were to attack Chen Mo, their divine element attributes would be reduced at least two thousandfold.

Chen Mo’s divine element attribute was not low, reaching several hundred thousand. Although his divine element intensity was somewhat lacking compared to the Ghosts he summoned, it was still much stronger than that of these insects. The divine element attribute of creatures in the second region was typically the square of their Divine Power. For example, a creature with 500 Divine Power would have a divine element attribute of 250,000.

Even without relying on Divine Power suppression, my own divine element far surpasses these insects. Chen Mo thought. These insects would barely be able to harm me, but the special effects of their attacks are somewhat annoying. They are potent poisons I’ve never seen before, and I’m not sure if my immunity is up to par. Naturally, it’s best to avoid them as much as possible.

As Chen Mo maneuvered around the poisonous flora and fauna within the toxic forest, venturing deeper, he discovered that the farther he went, the more terrifying the poisonous creatures and toxins became. The toxicity was also extremely potent. Chen Mo even saw some poisonous insects whose toxic effects could forcibly reduce a target’s Divine Power tenfold. It was utterly monstrous.

After entering the forest and witnessing various types of poisonous creatures and toxins, Chen Mo had yet to see the Spirit-Coagulation Poison Flower mentioned by the village elder. Before leaving the village, the elder had shown him what the Spirit-Coagulation Poison Flower looked like. Chen Mo remembered that the flower was very alluring and instantly recognizable. Yet, he hadn’t seen a trace of it along his path so far.

However, I’m not particularly bothered. I’ve only explored less than one percent of the forest, so it’s normal not to have found one yet.

Fortunately, after entering the Forest of Toxic Mist, while primarily relying on the Eye of Origin’s wide-range observation, Chen Mo also remembered to scan his surroundings with his naked eye for any nearby Divine Domains. After all, a Divine Domain could not be detected by perception abilities; it could only be spotted with the naked eye.