Chapter 677: Divergence
"Go deeper into the Snow Moon Mountains?!" everyone was startled, but they all came to their senses immediately.
Yes, this is the only way to get more points, the time limit for the preliminary round is only three months, they have wasted five days on the road, another ten days on the outskirts of the Snow Moon Mountains, and counting the time on the way back, if they stay on the outskirts of the Snow Moon Mountains and hesitate, they will inevitably suffer the fate of elimination.
Hua Wutie continued to remind: "We don't have time to hesitate, let's vote!
Eleven of the fourteen raised their hands, including Zhan Chen.
Hua Wutie nodded and said, "Okay, eleven to three, most people agree to move on, so without further ado, let's set off immediately!"
So, they immediately embarked on a new journey, advancing deeper into the Snow Moon Pulse, and in the blink of an eye, three days passed, and the Flower Moon Team was getting closer and closer to the center of the Snow Moon Mountain Range.
The average altitude here is more than 5,000 meters, and there are mountains everywhere that are as high as 10,000 feet, there is no end in sight, and the temperature has dropped to more than minus 200 degrees.
The harsh climate and geographical environment make it difficult for human monks to adapt here, but it has become a paradise for many ice-type monsters, and there are many strange treasures buried under the frozen snow-capped mountains.
In the depths of the Snow Moon Mountain Range, usually only monks who have cultivated to reach the Yuan Shen Realm or above dare to make bold attempts, and even the experienced Hua Wutie has only been here five times, and he still follows others, so he can't accumulate much experience at all.
So this place, for the weak Huayue team, is no less than the Longtan Tiger's Den, but in order to qualify, they have no choice.
Walking on the rugged mountain road, Zhan Chen found that everyone's conversation was getting simpler and simpler, and they all automatically changed into thick clothes, and some people also put up shields outside their bodies to resist the cold and wind and snow in the outside world.
However, Zhan Chen had already achieved the realm of body immortals, and this cold was nothing at all, but it was a stimulus and exercise for his physical body, which would only make his body stronger. Therefore, he still looked light, deliberately wearing a thin long shirt, and he didn't even wear a shield.
When the others saw his unchanged appearance, they all admired him from the bottom of their hearts, and praised: "Zhan Chen, you are too powerful, don't you feel cold?"
Whenever this happens, Zhan Chen will smile perfunctorily: "It's okay, my body is special, it's great!"
Hua Wutie routinely praised: "Hahaha, we can't compare with Brother Zhan, Brother Zhan is a genius and is destined to become a big man!"
Zhan Chen smiled awkwardly, and he pretended to be very happy.
Three days later, while passing through a canyon, they saw a shocking scene.
In an area of nearly five dry meters, there are large craters with a deep line, and there are also large traces of destruction on the surrounding ice walls, apparently after a major battle.
Hua Wutie probed in detail, and based on experience, he made the following judgment: "The traces of the battle here are still very new, no more than two days at most, and it is a fierce battle between a powerful demon beast and a powerhouse of the Yuan God Realm, and there is more than one Yuan God Realm powerhouse participating in the battle, at least thirty or more people, so it will cause such large-scale destruction." ”
"And what about the outcome of the battle?" someone asked curiously.
Hua Wutie couldn't answer, because he didn't know what the result was. At this moment, the two people who were searching in front seemed to have found something, and shouted loudly: "Brother Hua, come and see, there are people here!"
This shout attracted all the people, and everyone gathered around, but they saw a chilling scene, a strong man of the Yuan Shen Realm was put on the stone wall on the side by the ice hexagram, and it was clearly visible that he had been dead for a long time.
Seeing this scene, everyone was silent, and it was inevitable that some rabbits and foxes would become sad.
Seeing the dull atmosphere, Hua Wutie had an idea, pointed to the finger of the Yuan Shen Realm powerhouse, and pretended to be surprised: "Yo, our luck is here, everyone see, the dead corpse still has a storage ring on its finger!"
When everyone said this, everyone's attention was diverted, and after a closer look, sure enough, they all immediately rejoiced, the wealth of the powerhouse of the Yuanshen Realm was a lot of money for the powerhouse of the Immortal Yuan Realm.
"Let's dig him out!" As soon as Hua Wutie's words fell, everyone began to act and dug up the corpse, the contents of the storage ring of this Yuan Shen Realm powerhouse added up to at least 200,000 high-grade immortal stones, which was a lot of wealth for everyone.
However, this was only the beginning, and then, they found eleven corpses of the Yuan Shen powerhouse in the inland of this canyon one after another, they were either frozen like the first deceased, or their bodies were torn apart, and they died in a miserable state.
However, their corpses all have the same characteristics, that is, the murderer who killed them did not take away their storage rings, but this was cheaper than Zhan Chen and the others, and after collecting for a while, they obtained seven or eight storage rings, which added up to a wealth of about three million high-grade immortal stones.
Hua Wutie took matters into his own hands and divided the collected things, and each of them received more than 200,000 yuan.
At this time, Fang Xingye was moved, and he said to Hua Wutie: "Brother Hua, why don't we withdraw from this game." ”
Hua Wutie couldn't help but be stunned, and asked rhetorically, "Why do you want to quit?"
"You see, even the Yuan Shen Realm powerhouse has died so much, it just means that this place is full of dangers, our Huayue team doesn't even have a Yuan Shen Realm powerhouse, if we encounter any dangerous demon beasts, I'm afraid there is a risk of annihilation!" Fang Xingye gritted his teeth and said it anyway.
"Yes, let's retreat!" shouted many of the group.
Hearing his words, Hua Wutie's expression suddenly became serious, and he asked rhetorically, "Fang Xingye, how many times have you experienced life and death since you became a hunter?"
Fang Xingye didn't understand what he meant, and hesitated for a moment, but still replied truthfully: "No less than twenty times." ”
"Since that's the case, why are you scared again? Since everyone has become a hunter, it is equivalent to being tied to danger, every time you go out to hunt demon beasts, it is a test of life and death, why should you be afraid of this time?"
Fang Xingye couldn't answer for a while, and was silent for a while before saying, "This time the danger is too great." ”
Hua Wutie smiled disdainfully and said: "This is the Demon Hunting Competition, before participating, we have to be prepared to die, if you want to quit, you can, I won't stop you, but I will continue to move forward with those who are willing to move forward!"
With that, he turned his head and walked forward without hesitation, and Zhan Chen and the others naturally followed him.
Fang Xingye stayed in the same place and was in a dilemma, in fact, he was not an exception, and there were three or four people like him, hesitant and wanted to withdraw from the game, but when they saw Hua Wutie and the others gradually moving away, they finally couldn't let go and followed.
Seeing that everyone was following him, Hua Wutie, who had been pretending to be calm, breathed a sigh of relief, just now, he had successfully avoided a crisis of internal division within the Kazuki team.
In fact, a demon hunting team of only a dozen people like them is the most dangerous, while hunting demon beasts, they must also protect each team member, and they cannot be sacrificed, once the number of people in the team is less than ten, it will directly lead to disqualification.
This detail was discovered by Zhan Chen, he stepped forward and said with a smile: "Brother Hua, the scene just now was very real." ”
Hua Wutie shook his head helplessly, and sighed: "What's the way, our Flower Moon Squad is so fragile!" Suddenly, his face became solemn, looking righteous and awe-inspiring, and said: "Zhan Chen, in order to protect the team members, a strong man like us needs to stand up when danger comes, even if he sacrifices himself, he must protect others, otherwise we will be like the demon hunting team just now, there is a risk of being wiped out." ”
Zhan Chen's expression also became serious, and he replied: "I understand, don't worry, Brother Hua, our Huayue team is different from other demon hunting teams, and we will definitely advance to the finals." ”
Hua Wutie nodded and said with a smile: "Brother Zhan, it's up to you! To be honest, if it weren't for your existence, we would have turned back a long time ago, but just because I met you, I believe that we have a chance to succeed!"
This incident is just a small episode, but it makes everyone more vigilant, in the depths of the Snow Moon Mountain Range, there are deadly demon beasts lurking everywhere, and walking in the meantime, it can really be said that you are walking a tightrope on the tip of a knife.
Their boldness and caution finally paid off handsomely, and within two days, Hua Wutie and the others found a group of snow antelopes with a number of about five thousand, this kind of demon beast is six meters tall and ten meters long, it is a docile vegetarian, and it only lives on some spiritual grasses that grow in the Snow Moon Mountains, and its strength is only at the level of the ninth order to the lower grade of the immortal rank.
As soon as he saw them, Hua Wutie exclaimed excitedly, "Great, I have an idea!"
Zhan Chen couldn't help asking, "What's the idea?"
"If we follow that herd of snowy antelopes from afar, we may be rewarded handsomely!"
"Why?"
"Because they're the snow wolf's favorite food. ”
"However, it's possible that some other powerful demon beast is attacking them. ”
Hua Wutie shook his head with a smile and said, "According to my experience, powerful demon beasts will not choose them as targets, because demon beasts generally tend to choose opponents of the same level, or even opponents whose strength is stronger than their own as hunting targets, only in this way can they climb to a higher level, and in the food chain of the Snow Moon Mountain Range, there will not be too many hunters of the same level as the snow demon wolf, if we are lucky, we will soon have some gains." ”
Zhan Chen suddenly said: "I see, it seems that this also requires a certain amount of luck." ”
"But it's better than wandering around without a goal, which is more dangerous. ”
"That makes sense, let's keep up with them!" Zhan Chen nodded.
Subsequently, Hua Wutie immediately conveyed his meaning to every member of the team, and everyone immediately agreed with the captain's decision, and quietly followed behind this group of snowy antelopes, hoping that surprises would fall from the sky at any time.