Chapter 718 - 436: Superpower: Enhanced Sense of Smell

Chapter 718: Chapter 436: Superpower: Enhanced Sense of Smell

They soon had their answer.

On the cratered ground of the devastated area, they saw a terrifying Mutant Beast, dozens of meters long, lying motionless.

At that moment, the unmoving Mutant Beast on the ground showed no signs of life.

Half of its head was gone. Standing before it was a human in camouflage, weapon in hand.

"CHIRP CHIRP CHIRP..."

The flock of birds, which had intended to land at the water source for a drink, panicked at the sight.

For their own safety, they decided to find water elsewhere. With a flutter of wings, the flock turned and flew off into the distance.

Lin Li held his Spiritual Longsword, gazing at the prey he had killed, its head half-shattered.

Suddenly, he heard a clamor of chirping from the sky. He looked up to see it was just a flock of ordinary birds.

’As long as they aren’t Mutant Beasts, I don’t need to be overly cautious.’

Lowering his gaze, Lin Li crouched down, touched the dead beast, and stored it away on the Mysterious Small Island.

’This thing couldn’t beat me, but its Life Force was ridiculously strong.’

’It took so many devastating hits, and I even shattered half of its head, yet it still held on for so long before finally dying...’

Lin Li recalled his battle with the Silver Ringed Snake Beast, marveling at its tenacious Life Force. Then, he turned and ventured deeper into the wilderness.

According to his plan, he needed to hunt more prey before sunset to provide more Flesh and Blood Essence for the Magical Little Tree.

WHOOSH...

The battlefield, so raucous just a short while ago, fell completely silent with the death of one of the combatants.

A gentle wind swept across the ruined landscape, causing the few intact, low-lying plants to sway gently.

In the distance, golden sunlight filtered through the gaps in the lush foliage of undamaged trees, casting mottled patterns of light on the ground.

CRACK, CRACK...

Beneath the leafy trees, cracks suddenly appeared in the solid ground.

THUMP.

The earth broke open, and a drab gray creature pushed the soil aside with its paws and crawled out... it was a mole.

The creature that emerged was a mole-type Mutant Beast. It was nearly 1.2 meters long with large buck teeth, and it emanated the Spiritual Energy Wave of a Second Order Initial Stage.

After crawling out, the mole Mutant Beast stared in terror at the devastated battlefield in the distance. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ

It had been sound asleep in its underground den when violent tremors shook it awake. Thinking it was an earthquake, it had frantically started digging its way to the surface.

Just as it was about to break through, its Spiritual Perception detected two overwhelmingly powerful Spiritual Energy Waves not far away.

At that point, the awakened mole Mutant Beast finally understood—it wasn’t an earthquake.

The ground was shaking because two unknown, powerful beings were fighting near its home.

Realizing this, the terrified mole Mutant Beast immediately stopped digging upward.

’There are two incredibly strong beings locked in a fierce battle outside. If I pop my head out now, I’ll get caught in the crossfire. I’d be dead for sure.’

It waited quietly in the pitch-black darkness of its tunnel, monitoring the situation with the two powerful beings fighting outside.

Its tense nerves eased slightly when one of the Spiritual Energy Waves dissipated.

After waiting a little longer, the other powerful Spiritual Energy Wave also vanished.

Only then did the cautious mole Mutant Beast dare to crawl out from underground.

Under the bright sun, the sight that greeted it was a cratered, ruined battlefield, splattered everywhere with fresh red blood.

The mole Mutant Beast sniffed the lingering scent of blood in the air. It was about to search the battlefield, hoping to scavenge for any leftover scraps of flesh.

RUSTLE, RUSTLE, RUSTLE...

Suddenly, a sound came from a dense patch of grass nearby—a sound not caused by the wind.

The scavenging mole Mutant Beast shuddered and sniffed the air vigorously.

Due to the distance, it couldn’t smell the creature making the noise in the faraway grass.

But this didn’t deter it. The mole Mutant Beast raised a paw, rubbed its nose, and began to channel the Spiritual Energy in its body, fully activating its awakened Superpower.

A faint golden Spiritual Light bloomed around its nose. In an instant, its sense of smell was enhanced more than tenfold. The bloody scent in the air became overwhelmingly strong, and it could now clearly discern the various smells coming from the distant patch of grass.

’This scent is...?’

Using its awakened Superpower to enhance its sense of smell, the mole Mutant Beast immediately caught the very familiar scent of humans.

If it were just two or three humans, the mole Mutant Beast wouldn’t have been afraid.

But with its Superpower-enhanced sense of smell, it detected the scent of more than ten humans.

With so many humans, its experience told it that its own Second Order Initial Stage cultivation level was no match for such a large group. For its own safety, the mole Mutant Beast decided to leave immediately.

RUSTLE, RUSTLE, RUSTLE...

The cautious and timid mole Mutant Beast scurried into the bushes to escape. A minute or so later, more than a dozen Exotic Beast Hunters in camouflage, carrying various weapons, emerged from the dense grass.

Among the group were the very same Exotic Beast Hunters Lin Li had urged to flee—led by the Hunter with the unfortunate hairline.

Just as they’d said they would while escaping, they had gone to find other Exotic Beast Hunters for help.

Their luck had been quite good. Not long after they fled, they ran into a powerful team of Exotic Beast Hunters on the road.

The lead Hunter was at the Second Order High Rank. After learning what had happened, he had immediately brought his teammates to provide backup.

"What is this...?"

The Exotic Beast Hunters stared at the devastated scene, their faces grim.

"You said the young man who held off the Silver Ringed Snake Beast for you was a Second Order Middle Stage Cultivator?"

After inspecting the signs of battle, the Second Order High Rank Hunter who had come to help turned to his peers and asked doubtfully.

The Hunter with the unfortunate hairline nodded. "Yes, we clearly sensed the Spiritual Energy Wave of a Second Order Middle Stage from him."

"But based on my years of experience, a Second Order Middle Stage Cultivator is completely incapable of causing this level of destruction..." the Second Order High Rank Hunter said.

"..." The Hunter with the unfortunate hairline fell silent, unsure how to answer.

"Perhaps your earlier worries were unnecessary..." the Second Order High Rank Hunter said.

"Why do you say that?" the Hunter with the unfortunate hairline asked. The others also looked at him, their eyes full of confusion.

The Second Order High Rank Hunter pointed to something in the distance and said, "Look over there..."

Everyone followed his finger. When they saw what he was pointing at, shocked expressions appeared on their faces.

THUD, THUD, THUD...

The sound of hurried footsteps broke the silence of the battlefield as the newly arrived Exotic Beast Hunters approached a massive, severed half of a Mutant Beast’s head.

"It’s the head of the Silver Ringed Snake Beast!!!" exclaimed the Hunter who had seen the ferocious beast with his own eyes just a short while ago, along with his teammates.

"With half its head blown off, there’s no way it could have survived, even if this Silver Ringed Snake Beast was at the Second Order High Rank.

Based on your description, the young man who helped you escape was completely calm from start to finish. Now, seeing the remains of the Mutant Beast’s head here at the scene, the answer is obvious.

The young man you were worried about was most likely hiding his true cultivation level. In reality, he could have handled the Silver Ringed Snake Beast all by himself," the highly experienced, Second Order High Rank Hunter deduced.

Even as he came to this conclusion, the Hunter was shocked himself.

According to the eyewitnesses, the young man wasn’t old—twenty-two or twenty-three at most.

’To be able to single-handedly kill a Second Order High Rank Mutant Beast at such a young age... his cultivation talent is terrifying.’

"So that young man was that powerful all along!" The rescued Hunter with the unfortunate hairline and his companions were stunned, muttering to themselves in a daze.

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