CHAPTER 413: CHAPTER 360: SNOWLEAF GRASS

After Chu Chen entered the Secret Realm, a cold chill surged straight into his body.

He immediately deployed his Soul Skills barrier to block the chill from outside, then waved his hand to summon Lei Yao and Nirvana.

With the two beasts by his side, Chu Chen felt relieved. Looking around, he instantly frowned, as all he could see was a vast expanse of white.

Between the palm-sized snowflakes were tiny shards of ice, and the piercing wind was as sharp as a blade.

Chu Chen quickly took off his casual clothes and changed into the battle suit provided by the Daoist School, then took out a Soul Crystal and embedded it in the chest groove of the suit.

The Soul Crystal instantly radiated white light, creating a transparent defense shield around Chu Chen.

After everything was done, Chu Chen removed the barrier. If he maintained the barrier continuously, his Soul Power would soon be exhausted.

This Secret Realm was rich in ice and wind elements, suggesting it was a rare Ice Wind Secret Realm.

This place seemed perfect for Feng Shuang, perhaps there were plenty of resources suitable for her cultivation needs.

Thinking of this, Chu Chen directly summoned Feng Shuang.

Feng Shuang flew in the air, raising her arms to feel the Ice Wind Power, her eyes filled with delight, and she let out a laugh like silver bells.

Seeing this, Chu Chen smiled and said, "Feng Shuang, see if there’s anything good nearby."

Upon hearing this, Feng Shuang closed her eyes slightly, fully sensing the areas rich in Ice Wind Power.

After a few moments, Feng Shuang suddenly opened her eyes, filled with longing, flapped her wings, and flew westward.

Seeing this, Chu Chen leapt onto Lei Yao’s shoulder, and the two beasts immediately understood and quickly followed Feng Shuang.

After about fifteen minutes, Feng Shuang stopped above a snow-covered area, raised her hand, and summoned several ice cones of substantial length beside her.

Under Feng Shuang’s control, the ice cones directly penetrated into the snow.

A terrible scream echoed from the snow, which was instantly dyed red with blood.

The next moment, the snow suddenly exploded, and snowflakes danced in the air. Chu Chen vaguely saw dozens of white figures emerging from the snow.

Once the snow settled on the ground, Chu Chen could then clearly see what those white figures were.

These were a type of all-white mouse-like Star Beast, shoulder height half a meter, body length up to two meters, claws as sharp as blades, tails like whips, eyes like blood, ferocious faces, teeth like bricks, and angry "squeaky" sounds from their mouths.

Chu Chen didn’t dare to be careless and immediately consulted the Slaughter Atlas to check their information.

Star Beast Name: Long-tailed Snow Mouse

Life Level: Mature Stage

Star Beast Quality: Perfect Level, Middle Grade

Star Beast Talent: Disguise D-level

Star Beast Level: Third Rank Lord Level

Power Talent: C-level

Defense Talent: C+ Level

Agility Talent: B-level

Physical Talent: C-level

Soul Power Talent: D-level

Star Power Talent: C-level

Star Beast Attribute: Ice Element

Star Beast Skills: Tearing Bite (Ordinary Level, Great Success Realm), Tearing Claw (Ordinary Level, Great Success Realm), Ice Armor (Elite Level, Great Success Realm), Ice Whip (Excellence Level, Minor Achievement Realm), Ice Column (Perfect Level, Minor Achievement Realm)

The realm of the Long-tailed Snow Mouse is not high, ranging from First Rank to Fifth Rank Lord Level, individual strength is not impressive, Feng Shuang can handle them on her own without issue.

To be on the safe side, Chu Chen summoned Cage.

As soon as Cage appeared, it shivered, its snake tongue flicked out, emitting dissatisfied "hisses."

Being cold-blooded creatures, the extreme cold of the Secret Realm made Cage very uncomfortable.

Chu Chen kicked Cage and scolded in annoyance, "Go, you’ve put on weight over the days, you need to lose some weight."

Upon hearing this, Cage hissed in anger but still slithered towards the Long-tailed Snow Mouse.

In fact, Chu Chen was joking with Cage; its size had increased significantly, but not just from blood nourishment, it had also consumed a bottle of Cyan Dragon Essence Blood.

Its realm had also risen from Third Rank Commander Level to Fifth Rank. If it consumed the other two bottles of Cyan Dragon Essence Blood, it might reach about Eighth Rank Commander Level.

Upon seeing Cage, the Long-tailed Snow Mice were initially terrified, but as they sensed Cage’s presence, their attitude immediately shifted, eyes fierce, they seemingly wanted to devour it alive.

Among the mouse group was the Mouse King, which let out a sharp screech, and the mouse group instantly attacked.

The mice split into two groups, one attacking Feng Shuang, the other rushing towards Cage.

Rich ice elements quickly gathered towards the mouse group, instantly forming ice armor.

Seeing this, Chu Chen secretly nodded. The power of the Long-tailed Snow Mouse wasn’t strong, but they were cautious, quite wise indeed.

Feng Shuang took the initiative, slowly raising her right index finger, where abundant wind elements gathered at her fingertip, gradually forming a whirlwind.

With the addition of Star Power and Wind Power, the whirlwind at her fingertip rotated rapidly, visibly growing in size.

Feng Shuang flicked her hand and the whirlwind at her fingertip was instantly flung.

After leaving the fingertip, the whirlwind didn’t dissipate; instead, it rapidly expanded, converting into a massive tornado, two meters wide and over ten meters tall.

Moving quickly, it reached the mouse group swiftly, capturing all the snow on its path, which was promptly pulverized, revealing the frozen ground beneath the snowstorm.

At this moment, the mouse group realized the terror of the Wind Tornado, immediately halting and trying to flee quickly from this dangerous area.

But formidable suction emanated from the Wind Tornado, pulling the mice back several steps instead of letting them escape.

This led to their distance being drawn closer once more; the Long-tailed Snow Mice let out sharp screeches, filled with terror.

The Wind Tornado showed no mercy, and amidst screams, pulled them inside.

At that moment, the Wind Tornado seemed more like an unfeeling meat grinder, the mouse group sustained for only a few seconds before transforming into blood and spreading in the wind.

The fight over at Cage was very straightforward; it relied on its huge physique, charging and crashing through the mouse group, sweeping away several Long-tailed Snow Mice with a single swipe of its tail, and instantly strangling several with its coils.

Wooden vines and prison ensued, sealing the fate of the restrained Long-tailed Snow Mice into death.

Cage fought with vigor, savagely eating its way through, which utterly broke the already timid Long-tailed Snow Mice, who lost all will to fight and turned to flee back to their burrow.

Unexpectedly, the Mouse King blocked their retreat with ice cones, killing those who attempted to flee first.

The remaining mice were terrified, stopping completely, not daring to retreat at all.

Cage looked gratefully at the Mouse King, knowing that without its obstruction, it wouldn’t have had a full meal.

At this moment, several tall ice walls descended from the sky, trapping the mouse group.

Before the mice could react, the ice walls exploded directly, and the shards were like flying daggers, making the mice appear as targets.

The gruesome scene reappeared, displeasing Cage, who was never one for soft meals, being used to high-speed collisions.

Chu Chen ignored the finicky Cage and instructed Nirvana to scour the Long-tailed Snow Mouse’s burrow.

A moment later, Nirvana returned with a palm-sized white herb in its mouth.

Chu Chen scrutinized it and couldn’t help his disappointment; Snow Leaf Grass, a Yellow Rank Lower Grade Heavenly and Earthly Treasure, can enhance the control over Ice Power for Ice attribute Guardian Beasts.

Though seemingly useful, it was actually not very effective, but the rich Star Power within could advance Feng Shuang’s realm.

Chu Chen tossed the Snow Leaf Grass to Feng Shuang, who directly grasped it and started munching.

This greatly dissatisfied Cage; despite its efforts, the Long-tailed Snow Mouse was too small, and it had eaten only half to its satisfaction. Compared to the physical exertion, it was simply not worth it.