The three of them left the tent, packing everything into their backpacks.
Chen Shu also put away his Slime. He would need to wait some time before he could summon it again.
"Chen Pi, where do we go next?"
The three waited in the cave. The Slime was their only combat strength, and it had to be ready to be summoned at any moment. If it remained outside, the mutated thunderbird couldn't carry something so heavy.
"Next? Straight into the depths of the canyon! There's definitely good stuff there!"
Chen Shu spoke, emboldened by having someone to protect him, and prepared to venture deeper into the Ice Canyon. If he could find a basic-grade mutated fierce beast, wouldn't that secure first place? Ordinary mutated fierce beasts were Black Iron grade. It was only when a species' bloodline was particularly inferior that the mutated fierce beasts would be basic grade.
After a while, Chen Shu stood up, indicating that he could summon the Slime at any time. The three mounted the mutated thunderbird and headed towards the depths of the canyon.
"Hmm? They're really brave!"
Shen Wushuang followed closely behind the trio. As an S-grade Ice Phoenix, catching up to the mutated thunderbird was a simple matter. Soon, the three directly reached the canyon below five hundred meters, an area that already exceeded his designated boundary. Shen Wushuang did not intervene but simply followed from a distance. With his strength, even if they encountered a Lord-grade fierce beast, he could calmly lead the three to escape.
"Why do I feel like the temperature just plummeted?"
Xu Xingxing shivered and took out another sweater from his backpack. Chen Shu nodded slightly. Layers of thin ice had appeared on the surrounding canyon walls. If they descended further, the ice layer would thicken, which was the origin of the Ice Canyon. The canyon below five hundred meters was the true Ice Canyon.
"Be careful!"
Chen Shu's gaze was cautious, his usual playful demeanor gone. The three maintained low-altitude flight. Xu Xingxing was also fully focused; if a crisis arose, the mutated thunderbird would use its skills to escape instantly.
"There are eight fierce beasts ahead! Around level eight."
"There's a group of demonic beasts to the left, numbers unknown!"
"Two demonic beasts to the front left, Black Iron grade!"
Xie Sunan's insect butterflies continuously released energy fields for reconnaissance, controlling all the traces of surrounding fierce beasts. The cooperation between the three was incredibly tacit. Although they were three intern beastmasters, they could still navigate the Ice Canyon with ease.
"Chen Shu said, 'Let's head towards the Black Iron grade fierce beasts, and fly higher!'" Black Iron grade fierce beasts had a high chance of yielding medicinal herbs. The mutated thunderbird changed direction and headed towards the front left. As expected, after a moment, they saw two Ice Apes pacing back and forth, and between them, three blue spiritual plants.
"Eh? Ice Leaf Flower?"
Chen Shu's eyebrows shot up. This was one of the quests they had accepted. At this moment, options appeared before Chen Shu.
[Option One: Pretend not to see and sneak away. Reward: Moderate Beast Taming Power.]
[Option Two: Take advantage of the situation and snatch the Ice Leaf Flower! Reward: Explosive Potion.]
[Option Three: Forcefully kill the two Ice Apes with strength. Reward: Slime's All Stats +5%.]
Chen Shu frowned. The third option was clearly the most beneficial. He asked, "Old Xie, Xiao Xing, do you think my Slime can kill those two Ice Apes?"
The two were stunned, equally taken aback. Xie Sunan patted his shoulder with a look of pity. Xu Xingxing said seriously, "I'm going to report you!"
Chen Shu looked bewildered, "Report me? What did I do?"
"Report you for rushing to your death!"
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. Unconvinced, he said, "So you both don't believe me, huh?" Xie Sunan raised an eyebrow and said, "You want to use facts to prove us right?"
"No need to prove it, actually, I don't believe myself either!"
Chen Shu said, "Xiao Xing, get ready to steal the medicine!" With that, the golden Slime descended directly from the sky and landed not far from the two Ice Apes. Initially, the two Ice Apes looked disdainful, paying no attention to the Slime. But in an instant, the Slime's body swelled, directly transforming into a colossal creature. Its strength was only level eight contract spirit, but its size could already overwhelm Black Iron grade fierce beasts. While it couldn't win, its presence was imposing!
"Little Yellow, give them a roar to scare them!"
Chen Shu planned to use the Slime to attract the attention of the Ice Apes while the mutated thunderbird took the opportunity to steal the medicine. "Fierce beasts," he mused, "their intelligence is at most on par with Tang Shao's level; they're generally not up to much." The Slime widened its big eyes, trying hard to put on a fierce expression. Then, it let out a terrifying roar: "Goojee! Goojee!"
The two Ice Apes were bewildered. Although they felt no threat from the other party, such a large creature naturally could not be allowed in their territory. "Roar!" The two Ice Apes roared and immediately lunged forward. *Whoosh whoosh* The Slime instantly used its Sleepy Strike and fell into a state of slumber. It was ready to sleep, and no one could stop it!
"Quick!"
The mutated thunderbird's eyes flashed with brilliant lightning, and its wings also glowed with blue light. With the boost of two skills, the mutated thunderbird's speed increased dramatically.
"You were hiding your strength in September?" Chen Shu remembered that the mutated thunderbird didn't have this skill when it fought the Wind-Chaser Beast.
Xu Xingxing said, "It was customized after the competition!"
"My apologies."
The mutated thunderbird's speed surged, like a blue streak of light. The two Ice Apes had no reaction; the leader's three Ice Leaf Flowers were instantly stolen. "Roar!" Their expressions turned incredibly ferocious, and their bodies were even covered in a layer of ice. Even though they released their innate skill, Frost Armor, it was useless. The mutated thunderbird's speed was astonishing; they simply couldn't catch up.
"Get close to the Slime, I need to recall it!"
The mutated thunderbird banked and flew directly above the Slime. Seeing that the distance was sufficient, Chen Shu directly recalled it into the beast-taming space. Although it had been attacked by the two Ice Apes, the slumbering Slime could hold out for a short while! The three flew away on the mutated thunderbird, leaving behind only the two enraged and roaring Ice Apes. Before leaving, the mutated thunderbird even spat mockingly and wiggled its hindquarters. Chen Shu now suspected that the mutated thunderbird's mischief was innate and had little to do with Xu Xingxing.